( ✦ i've seen you before ! )

[stranger danger]

── 𝐼'𝑉𝐸 𝑆𝐸𝐸𝑁 𝑌𝑂𝑈𝑅 𝐹𝐴𝐶𝐸 ──

you've seen them only once. your supposed soulmate, but according to literally
everyone else they are the one. it's what's supposed to happen - like fate. but t
here are people who decide that fate just isn't it for them. they seek out other
people, some end happily, some don't. the lovers ball is where it's decided - o
r maybe there was never a desicion. for some it was always just them.

[stranger danger]

── 𝐼'𝑉𝐸 𝑆𝐸𝐸𝑁 𝑌𝑂𝑈𝑅 𝐹𝐴𝐶𝐸 ──

1. tess' rules apply 2. lgbtq+ characters accepted! 3. please keep your text size under 80,
unless it is for formatting 4. disable signatures, please! 5. over 200 words per post 6. char
acters must be 18-20 7. maximum one character 8. realistic faceclaims only! try and be d
iverse 9. pm me all resereves, they last 24 hours. 10. all characters must go on the discuss
ion thread, i'm considering a discord as of now. 11. relationship boards are required!
discussion thread

[stranger danger]

── 𝐼'𝑉𝐸 𝑆𝐸𝐸𝑁 𝑌𝑂𝑈𝑅 𝐹𝐴𝐶𝐸 ──

─ royalty ─
lorelai clarke ✦ 19 ✦ female ✦ played by clementine
kairi inoue ✦ 18 ✦ female ✦ played by boxing leone
azalia seok ✦ 18 ✦ female ✦ played by blakebelladonna
catherine logan ✦ 20 ✦ female ✦ played by stranger
name ✦ age ✦ gender ✦ played by inferno
archer beaumont ✦ 20 ✦ male ✦ played by brendan urie
philip brisbane ✦ 20 ✦ male ✦ played by rose.bloom
asher donahue ✦ 20 ✦ male ✦ played by hakuna

─ servants ─
name ✦ age ✦ gender ✦ played by sunchild
juliane barnes ✦ 19 ✦ female ✦ played by rose.bloom
lixue d'angeli ✦ 18 ✦ female ✦ played by valkyrie
dara johnson ✦ 18 ✦ male ✦ played by eijiro
liam kit ✦ 19 ✦ gender ✦ played by ajohanna
lars vierra ✦ 18 ✦ male ✦ played by ghastly
carmen cabrera ✦ 18 ✦ female ✦ played by sandwich
theodore briggs ✦ 20 ✦ male ✦ played by fruitbat

[stranger danger]

── 𝐼'𝑉𝐸 𝑆𝐸𝐸𝑁 𝑌𝑂𝑈𝑅 𝐹𝐴𝐶𝐸 ──

the lovers ball happens once every year. maybe you've been at least once,
for an older sibling or cousin, but it was never your year, even if you've se
en your "soulmate" once before. this roleplay does take place in a 'regency' era,
but i am ignoring all of the racism/sexism/etc etc because this is MY rp and i ge
t to choose the social standards.

your character may come from any background of your choosing! if you want to
be siblings with another, or person/close friends/enemies, go for it, drama is e
ncouraged! uhh. if i need to i'll add more.

[stranger danger]

reserve! jic

[stranger danger]

── 𝐼'𝑉𝐸 𝑆𝐸𝐸𝑁 𝑌𝑂𝑈𝑅 𝐹𝐴𝐶𝐸 ──

𝑁𝑂𝑇 𝐴𝐶𝐶𝐸𝑃𝑇𝐼𝑁𝐺
16/16

[ajohanna]

--♕.── ‘𝚕𝚒𝚊𝚖 𝚌𝚊𝚒𝚞𝚜 𝚔𝚒𝚝 ’
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- - - gender: male | role: servant | tags: open

it's been a long day and it's going to be an even longer evening. a lot of things still need to be completed before the big ball tomorrow night. though, a lot of it is cook work; drinks, horderves, main course meals, more drinks, desserts... thankfully, liam isn't a cook. in fact, he's a terrible cook. he's burnt pasta before; don't ask him how - it's a sensitive subject for the boy. the nineteen year old boy sluggishly walked out of his small quarters, waking up from a quick twenty minute nap before finishing, well, everything that still needs to be finished. running his fingers through his slightly curly, dark brown hair, he made his way upstairs with a cloth and some cleaning spray. everything needed to be dust free.

as he's coming up the main stairway, his feet move a bit too fast for his current pace. liam trips going up the stairs, but quickly catches himself before any harm came to him. taking a deep breath, he fixed his clothing and his hair, before continuing more slowly to the main room. usually, servants weren't allowed upstairs while the upper class were there, but this occasion is an exception. it is currently one of the biggest nights of the year and quite frankly of some people's lives. however, the thought of dancing around and being able to mingle with others, twists liam's stomach. all the boy ever really knew is work, sleep, and then more work. shrugging off his thoughts about the ball, liam got to work, soon to get distracted by a clock that was slower than the rest. he paused before striding over to the antique and gently fixing the time. he closed the glass face, wiped it down, and began to work on some mantle pieces and tables in the main room.

[stranger danger]

✩ 𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐀 𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐀𝐍 ✩
who? looking for asher what? feeling mischevious where? upstairs hallway
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maybe this wasn't the best idea she's ever had. but it was late night, boring, and she needed something to do before tomorrow or she was going to go mad! the anticipation was absolutely killing her. the lovers ball. catherine had only attended once, one of her youngger aunts let her and catherine's mother tag-along. she remembers the night so vividly, it smelled of rosewater and something vaguely sweet. couples swirled around in a perfumed haze, gazing into each other's eyes. she yearned for her own chance at such at thing; the romance of it all. of course, she never told anyone, and especially never told asher. he would never let her live it down. and at this point, catherine doesn't think it ever could happen.

her soulmate. she blinks as she slips through a doorway and into a moonlit hallway, looking from side to side for her childhood friend. lars, please, he wouldn't ever want to be bothered with an heiress like her. catherine was incredibly aware of how she came off to others, even if she did her best to be kind and inviting, sometimes it doesn't work out. like the first and, well, the only time they had ever met. her ears burned out of embarrassment as she scratched her left arm, thinking of the words tattooed on her skin underneath.

'we weren't talking to you!' she mocks her own words in her brain, reprimanding herself for being ever so foolish. but it was the way fate was supposed to go - but how were they to ever be together then? was there such thing, for your soulmate to hate you?

snapping back into reality? she looks around again. right, asher. she could worry about lars tomorrow.

"asher?" she calls, into the night, down the hallway.

wc: 298

[hakuna matata;;]

( ♕ )xx❝ＡＳＨＥＲ ＤＯＮＡＨＵＥ！！

━━━━━━━━ [ xrolel crown prince of italy x]xx[ xmoodl lol suckers x]xx[ xtagged/mentionedl cat, liam/here x]

indentasher had never been one for "sneaking around". he was confident in his abilities to talk his way out of nearly anything - and so far, his accuracy was impeccable. so despite his and catherine's rather "mischievous" plan, asher didn't appear to have a care in the world. at the moment he was perched, sitting on the ledge of a window that outlooked a particularly beautiful part of the night-lit city, snacking away quietly on an apple as levi, clearly cranky to have to be out this late, snoozed on the ground beneath asher.

indentcatherine's whisper caused a grin to dance across asher's face. didn't she realize that they weren't going to get caught? it's not like they were committing a crime - they were just... shaking things up a little before they got serious. "took you long enough. i'm trying to become king before i die, alright?" asher cooed, jumping down from the ledge and landing in front of cat. in a proud fashion, he whipped out a large stack of fourteen notecards, all brandishing elegant writing.

indentwhat? asher was a prince - he needed nice penmanship.

indent"it's got everyone's 'secret' soulmate, three facts about them, and where to meet in the next fifteen minutes. think you can deliver these?" asher handed the princess half of the stack. casting his blue eyes down towards his sleeping canine, asher chuckled before calling gently, "ready, boy? this is the fun part. i promise." levi cast his gaze towards his owner in an uninterested manner before lazily getting to his feet. perched on the wall adjacent to catherine, asher had propped up a bike to which he tossed his apple into a nearby garbage can, throwing his legs over the bike, using his left leg to keep himself upright as he turned towards catherine in a smug manner, "i'm telling you, logan. i'm always prepared. meet in the undercroft in twenty! you know how we're always fashionably late." and with a wink, asher was off. levi, now seemingly excited by the prospect of a midnight run, was happily on asher's tail.

indentasher knew all of the royals who were coming, but he hadn't encountered a single maid. all he knew was their names. that didn't matter, though. he wasn't interested in passing out his little flyers in any particular order. rounding the corner, asher saw within the distance a tall man who looked to be about his age, fiddling with a clock. his attire suggested that he was a servant, which was good enough for asher. the blonde rummaged around for a random parchment and tossing it to levi before calling out to the boy.

indent"oy! catch!" was all asher shouted as he zoomed by. levi bounded over to liam, giving the unsuspecting servant a few licks in greeting before placing the parchment down in his hand and giving a bark as a 'goodbye!' before following after the crown prince.

indentthe parchment said:

your journey begins tonight.
meet in the undercroft, half pass one.
your soulmate will await there.

[ xword countx 0504 x]

[sandwich.]

CARMEN CABRERA

tagged; liam

carmen awoke with a start, the hair on her arms standing straight up as she tried to calm herself down. she knew napping before the "big night" seemed like a bad idea, but since when did she care. she didn't have to make herself all fancy, she was just a lowly servant. but she'd had the dream again, the same one that haunted her sleeping conscious for the last year. her mother was in her bed, wheezing, asking for carmen's help. as always, carmen tried to run to her but it seemed endless, like she'd never make the four feet between their beds. and right before she did, her mother died. again. shaking herself off, carmen got ready, casting one anguished look at the empty bed beside her.
she walked slowly up the main staircase, marveling at the grandeur. of course, she'd never been allowed up here before. she frowned at that thought. it was just an upstairs room, but she guessed it couldn't be tainted by her low-class blood. at least... not until today. or tonight, she supposed. all the servants were being called in for this event, the biggest one of the year. and since her mother died... she was being called in her place. when she entered the main hall, she allowed herself to be dazzled for the total of a milisecond, before wondering where, when, and how she could get to work, seeing as if she didn't keep herself busy she'd think of things she didn't want to think about. she spotted liam in one corner holding a parchment, and approached him.
"hey, liam. what you got there?"