SMILE UNCONTAINED !          fairest girl in the land ,     and luckiest king.     roseate lips touch his ,     filling bones to brim with warmth.     unbridled joy peeks ,     and though he means to kiss back ,     return saccharine endeavor ,     he’s stuck smiling.     cheeks so wide ,     mein of mirth ,     he can’t.     not as he admires rose painted lips ,    vibrant cerulean hair curled around his fingers ,     favorite doe eyes just peering through thick lashes.     she’s undoubtedly the most one of the beautiful girls he’s ever seen.     yet that’s not what draws him to her.     warm hearts ,     like to curl around each other.     boy finally brings sun filled smile to easy quirks ,     so he can press it just above carefully fashioned brows.          ❝ WHAT WAS THAT FOR ?  ❞

SUPPORT APPRECIATED.          he knows it’s been a little harder on them lately.     he’s well aware of it ,     often missing her absence and the times where they don’t have to stand prettily and smile into the armies of cameras.     it gives them little time to just be them.     it’s hard on him ,     and he knows it’s rough on her.     all the new things ,     the press ,     the dinners ,     being in the constant eye of the kingdom.     they’re not easy things.     yet here she stands ,     still trying to do something nice for him.     lift his spirits.     how did he get so lucky?     lips press appreciatively to her own roseate cheeks ,     a boy in love ,     full of gratitude.          ❝ THANK YOU,    MAL.  ❞

❝ THAT DEPENDS. ❞          quirked corners !     voice may joke but not enough to distract from true position ,     ever so aware of the hook at his neck though hazel hues never leave vexed sea captain.          ❝ DO YOU ALWAYS TIE UP KINGS TO YOUR SHIP’S MASTS? ❞          a boy is a king ,     and a king is a diplomat.     she can’t blame him for trying to get her to come back to auradon with him.      to try and be a part of something ,     more than this place ,     to help fix what his father has done.     there’s a fire in her ,     or maybe more accurately ,     sea girl ,     a raging storm.     a force that would knock the wind out of advisers and councilors the way they need to be knocked.     she would be a wake up call.     ben has no doubt as a team ,     they could really make some changes around here.     and she would be free.