𝒶𝓁𝓁 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝑔𝓁𝒾𝓉𝓉𝑒𝓇𝓈 .

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hello lovlies!!! i’m rina (she/her), you can catch me in EST, and this is my misunderstood princess, choi eunae. i’m so excited to write with you all and develop our muses together!! for the first time in forever i actually have pages written up and prepared so feel free to give em a looksie and see if anything piques your interest! i also have a discord for anyone interested in getting that uwu otherwise i’ll leave some ramblings of me talking about this lil lady under the cut below and you can give this post a like so that i may slide into your msgs for some plots!! ♡

an audible sigh left her lips as eunae entered the venue of the secret masquerade. time and time again she’d heard the stories of shenanigans that occurred at the restricted event, but never felt the desire to attend. up until a few weeks ago, her desire (or lack thereof) remained the same. however, inklings of interest began to stir in her mind at baek nabi’s insistence that she attend. of course, given the nature of their relationship, there were few words exchanged between the two. still, just the fact that the other had even wanted eunae present meant more to the first tier princess than one would think. and so, despite needing to muster up the courage to attend alone and anonymous, eunae did just that in the hopes of potentially meeting the other (even if by chance). 

even so, courage could not excuse the fact that eunae had never been to an event like such on her own. without even a single guard by her side, she admittedly felt exposed and afraid. “maybe this was a mistake.” eunae whispered under breath, nervously pivoting in the opposite direction. she’d intended to retreat from the party, only to find herself colliding into another masked figure instead. “pardon me! i’m not normally so clumsy — i don’t know how i managed to do that. are you alright?”

“i’m waiting for someone,” sunwoo says. “if i’m bothering you, i can leave.” he follows up his words with a smirk, recognizing that same smile. he’s sure he’s flashed it a million times. he knows that eunae won’t deny him to stay because she’s afraid of what he’d say to others if she did. he revels in it, the flip side to politeness. it’s exhausting to all royals, the game of pretend; it can turn from something even something as simple as not wanting to be bothered.

“you could tell me what you’ve learned in ethics, if you don’t mind. are you a princess, perhaps?” of course she is, everyone grows up knowing who’s who to the kings and queens – eunae happens to be one of the faces he was first introduced to but it’s not about that. it’s about how she responds, that’s what he’s looking forward to. an eye twitch or an annoyed tap of her fingers would be all he needs to feel satisfied. “do you know princess nanseolheon? everyone talks about her in the clovers kingdom, so smart and pretty. it’s funny, i try to keep up with everyone in the other kingdoms but i don’t think i remember seeing your face.”

“oh, no. you’re no bother at all. please, feel free to sit down.” of course it was a lie. but eunae continued to smile as warmly as she could despite her true feelings on the matter. clearly they were not of the kingdom of hearts, thus giving her even more of a reason not to usher them out of the library as quickly as they’d come. still, she hoped that maybe the ‘someone’ he was waiting for would arrive sooner than anticipated.

edit: yall know im always game for messy stuff pls

there was a small rage bubbling under heon’s skin. the family she’d been born into poised themselves of being a kingdom of love. light radiating from their palace, smiles on their faces and welcoming to their patrons and yet she’s felt nothing but animosity since she walked through the door. there was more than tension, a deep seeded hatred that she wasn’t sure was directed towards her or each other. there isn’t love here, mostly animosity and fully of judgement, where heon was constantly made uncomfortable just for being herself.

eunae’s voice was a drone in her ear. she flashed a sweet smile at the civilians watching them as they waited. they smiled back, what she felt were the first genuine smiles she’d ever seen since she walked through those doors, they’d seemed to like her, so why was eunae so concerned with her and her appearance? 

heon scribbled into her journal with another roll of her eyes, 

maybe you all, should work on creating your own images instead of leeching off each others.

she wrote pungnatly turning her nose up to the princess.

news flash “big sister” i’m not as insecure as you, so people talking behind my back doesn’t ruffle my feathers as much as you think. just because you are incapable of walking around without the fear of other’s opinions doesn’t mean you can take it out on me. i can make you a dress if you want? probably would be safer fabric and better quality than what you have on if you’re so interested in my attire.

“you seem to be confused about who is the leech here.” she responded through gritted teeth. eunae wouldn’t consider herself to be a cruel person. however, she also couldn’t say that she’d been particularly kind to the youngest of their family. the royal family of the kingdom of hearts was far from perfect, she could not deny that. but growing up, there had always been a clear place for each member to co-exist in. knowing where they stood in this hierarchy at least kept the palace halls structured and harmonious. then her father’s proof of an affair — his unfaithfulness to the queen — moved in to shake everything up. whenever she set eyes on nanseolheon, there was a feeling of bitterness that was evoked, no matter how hard she tried to suppress it.

had the younger struck a chord through eunae? was that the reason for her suddenly wicked tongue? even so, knowing that the other seemed to understand what eunae was feeling even without revealing them herself, why did she still not understand where the criticism was stemming from? the princess was both irritated and confused by their exchange of words.

“regardless of what you think of me and the way i carry myself, you are a princess, nanseolheon. particularly, the daughter of our king. what you do, what you say, how you act, and what you wear has an effect on us all. have you not paid any attention to your lessons, or is this all just your way of rebelling against the throne? if so, you are welcome to leave the palace and scurry back to wherever it is you came.”

“you’ve been invited to a wedding of a princess you are fond of who will be leaving the country to join her husband. as the ceremony is coming to an end though, another royal steps up to object in their matrimony. do you do anything to interfere?”

————— @thecrownseer

“Chul.” And normally, Chul would let the conversation end there, but not tonight. No, he needed to make sure that he established their acquaintance at the very least. But what else was he supposed to say? Chul tried not to frown as his body continued to move with the music. Should he ask her about her day? Or should he compliment her dress? Did women like that? Silently,  he cursed himself when he realized that he had contemplated for too long and had completely missed the timing of continuing the conversation. Knowing that he might have caused suspicion, he quietly cleared his throat and apologized softly, “I’m sorry, I’m not very great at talking.”

He steps away and twirls her, watching her turn in a fluid motion as if she was dancing on air. And then he pulls her in again when she faces him again. Chul pulls the princess in closer by the waist, but consciously made sure that it was not too close as to not make her uncomfortable as he added, “But I hope that doesn’t turn you away from me.” The music comes to a slow and he leads her back to where he had asked for her hand. He bows formally and pauses for a moment, glancing behind him. The watching eyes quickly turned away and the few gathered people swiftly left as the next song began to play. Chul knew that he needed to make a small scene so that the Queen was aware that he had began her assignment, but with Eunae’s engagement having only been recently cancelled, they were drawing much more attention than needed. He knew that it would be hard to talk to her and get closer if it was in front of many prying eyes.

Turning back to face Eunae, Chul offered gently, “It seems there are too many curious eyes in this ballroom. Would you like to take a quiet night stroll with me through the garden?”

“ah.” she can’t stop the audible reaction at the drop of his name. as smitten as she’d found herself for a second, his reputation preceded him. the prince was a favorite of the queen— so much so that eunae caught herself questioning whether or not it was safe for her to be sharing a dance with him. however, not much more was known regarding the details of their relationship, making the princess feel guilty for jumping to any conclusions without much reason, wiping the thought just as quickly as she’d allowed it to come to mind. how rude of me. “it’s a pleasure to make your acquaintance, prince chul. i am princess choi eunae of the kingdom of hearts.” she offered a curt smile following the simple introduction, making her mind up to get to know the prince better before making any further judgements. nevertheless, words of caution echoed through her mind as she caught a peek of her private knight (and dear friend) in the background. without being told, eunae knew that she needed to tread carefully around the other...but he was so nice.

following their short exchange, there was hesitation from the other, that much was blatantly obvious to eunae as the pair danced in silence. was it her reaction? perhaps he’d thought the same about her as she did herself— it was impolite after all. as a princess, she should have exercised more caution with her words. eunae bites down lightly on her bottom lip with concern at the thought before smiling with relief at his words that follow. she’s about to respond with reassurance, but before she is able, he leads her into spin. eunae giggles as he does so, then silenced once she’s pulled closer towards him. her words find themselves caught in her throat, afraid of spilling out as a messy blurb of word vomit. it was silly, but all she could bring herself to do was shake her head no. no, she wasn’t turning away from him (though, she wished she could, considering how red she felt her face flushing). “i’m not so great at talking myself.”

it was sad to admit it, but eunae was slowly becoming used to no longer being attached to her dear twin sister by the hip. it was a bitter pill to swallow at the time, seeing as she’d always hid behind jiae, almost acting as her shadow. she was small, shy, and felt pale in comparison to the shining light that was her sister. but she knew that one day she’d have to grow up eventually, and jiae distancing herself seemed to be the opportunity to do just that. suddenly their joint lessons had become private and their shared bedroom was now entirely hers. the silence was lonely, but she was slowly learning to find comfort in it. 

which was why her sister’s sudden arrival took her for quite the shock. 

why now, of all times? she was minding her business, wasn’t she? studying on her own at a desk hidden in the back corner of the library. there were thousands of other desks and rooms in the palace, so why here? she seldom approached eunae at events these days, never receiving more than a subtle nod in greeting from her sister. so while she wasn’t exactly complaining about jiae’s sudden company, she certainly questioned it. 

“hello...” she was hesitant with her words, looking up questionably from her notes. “isn’t it time for breakfast right about now? what brings you here?” should she ask her to sit down? was jiae done trying to separate herself? maybe she missed her sister — eunae definitely would admit that she, herself, did. but she was also afraid to be the first say this, scared that she’d scare her off again. 

when she had arrived at the clover kingdom on official business, eunae was told her audience would be slightly delayed. the princess, though minorly peeved and curious as to why, did not pry. without any further questions, she sat in the waiting room quietly. surely they wouldn’t keep her for too long, would they? eunae had faith that those of the kingdom of cloves wouldn’t leave their guest unattended to for any longer than an hour...right?

wrong.

one hour passed. then another. and another two after that. in a search for answers, eunae burst through the doors of the room against the wishes of her private knight. under normal circumstances, a princess of her manner would never do such a thing. however, had this been any sort of usual circumstance, she never would have been left alone to wait in a room for four hours, in an outer kingdom, without notice. 

“this is so ridiculous.” she uttered under breath with annoyance. hiking up the front hem of her dress, eunae began strutting down the hallway in pursuit of anyone with an answer. 

her frustration, however, began to drift away slowly at the sound of a melodic tune from down a nearby hallway. it was haunting, but beautiful, and eunae could only find herself making her way towards it, mesmerized. whatever it was she was on her way to do prior was no longer on the forefront of her mind. and upon discovering the source of the song, the princess couldn’t keep herself from interrupting the musician with a shower of compliments. 

“that was beautiful! if i could only play half as well as you, perhaps i would become the crown jewel of the kingdom of hearts.” she chuckled lightly before resting beside the piano frame. “i was unaware that the clover kingdom was hiding such a talented musician. do you teach? i’d love to learn how to play like that.”

it wasn’t the fact that he was down per say. it was more so confused at the whole situation. when suddenly your best friend isnt your best friend anymore it tends to never leave your mind. insu took a deep breath closing his book and leaned back against his chair. how could he tell eunae that suddenly he brother stopped talking to him was still not sitting well on his mind? how could he say that he felt like he was still alone. how could he say that he still thought about it every night?

looking over to his dear friend he shook his head softly. “its really nothing. eunae-ssi. just thinking of things.” he didn’t necessarily want to shut her out, nor did he want to make her feel like he didn’t want to share his feelings. but what was he suppose to do? these feelings confused him, let alone still feeling them after years. “anyway. how are your studies going?” it wasn’t to fully change the subject. just maybe give him time to find the exact right wording for what was plaguing his mind.

a sound of dissatisfaction escapes her lips as she frowns at the other. “i keep telling you that there’s no need for formalities, just eunae is fine.” for as long as she could remember, insu was always by her brother’s side. thus, in her eyes, the tier two prince was practically an extension of her dear older brother whom she always looked fondly towards. 

at his response, it was clear that there was something more than beneath the surface bothering him, but eunae knew it was not her place to pry. she was always one to respect the privacy of others, never pushing for more information out of them than they’d allow to share comfortably. therefore, at the shift of conversation, the princess easily resigned.

“i’d say they’re going quite well. i’ve practically re-read each and every book in this library at least a hundred times.” she mused aloud, knowing quite well that she’d managed to memorize each line by heart. and while she was proud of this fact, it also made her a bit sad as well— though she wouldn’t be able to explain why she felt as such. “i’ve requested a new shipment of books! however, i’m unsure of whether or not we have any room to store them...” her words trailed off quietly as she pondered to herself. “perhaps the children of the kingdom would be able to make better use of them. do you think it would be possible for the knights to deliver them to the outskirts of the kingdom as well?”

despite being all too aware of the reputation her name carried throughout the kingdom of hearts, her thoughts always came back around to what she could do for the citizens who resided. she always believed that so long as she continued to show kindness to others that her efforts would make themselves known eventually. even more so than that, the results of such kindness would speak for themselves. so long as her citizens were thriving, she would continue to work hard to ensure that life in the kingdom remained as such. 

“or would it be too boring for them to read books about past figures and politics? perhaps i should order more fairytale stories for them! what do you think?”

welcome to our new friends here at crown!! i believe i sent you all a message or two so here’s to hoping that tumblr actually sent them!! otherwise there are a few plots on my page that were reopened within the recent activity checks if anyone was interested and i will potentially be adding more sometime??? maybe?? anyway hope you’re all having a great week uwu