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a selective, mutuals only, moderate-activity rp blog for she-ra and the princesses of power's glimmer. affiliated solely with the netflix reboot and very heavily headcanon based. loved deeply since 2020 by kitty (she / they, 24), 21+ only. heavy themes will be present. carrd linked in # and above.
exploring tropes and themes such as: the chains of commanding, always the bridesmaid, good is not soft, god save us from the queen / royals who actually do something, the benevolent mage, what it means to be a friend, and much more.
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also found at: @lunarduties, @curseplay, @heldgirl, and @janedoez
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so many people reached out to me re: the news that spop is being taken off of netflix therefore rendering it lost media essentially and i want to say that 1. im so flattered and love u guys and 2. i am equally as pissed off/devastated and 3. if anyone needs to 🏴☠️ the entire series i have links (:
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ㅤat first, håkan only nodded—once for her question if she had startled him, twice for everything she said after, and a third time purely because his tongue had forgotten how to work. he still had not grown used to those wing of hers; regal crystals with light whispering along their edges. her eyes too, as if they had trapped stars there. and all that… pink and purple. he had only seen those colours in sunsets. the two of them truly were from different worlds. before queen glimmer could take his silence for hesitation, håkan cleared his throat, blinking hard, as though to remind his body he was not, in fact, in a dream. “ahem. y-yes, absolutely!” he said, the words a shade too sheepish. “no denials on my part, ma’am.” aside from the fact he was in no position to refuse a queen’s request, part of him wondered if that wasn’t exactly what queens did by definition: command, rule and protect, like she did. were queens not much like chieftains? the difference, to his mind, was mostly in the trappings: his father wore a mantle, she wore a crown. and soon enough, the fur cloak would be his. the thought pressed cold and heavy at the back of his mind, and he pushed it away.
ㅤby the way she worded matters, hiccup suspected she had expected more resistance. perhaps southern rulers found their burdens of a different shape; perhaps their duties were softened by magic castles, floating crystals, and winged beings beyond his understanding. he wanted to ask if queens rolling out of bed and hiding away was a common custom here, but he tucked the question into his pocket—something to wonder aloud during breakfast, when bellies were full and the queen’s eyes were not upon him so keenly. håkan was fairly certain that, if he were a hnefatafl piece in a market, glimmer would be turning him over this way and that, weighing him in her palm, deciding whether she ought to take him or not. unlike what most would expect, it was not an unpleasant sensation.
ㅤthe dragon rider took the book she offered thoughtlessly, his mind lingering elsewhere. “you already know this,” he said, voice low, “but i do not know etheria, nor love your land as you do, your majesty.” his thumb traced the edge of the page, and he caught himself picturing the world as a sleeping giant dragon, just like tales told by greying seers—as if he could run his hand on its spine and ask for its secrets. “but i would love to know everything about her.”
ㅤtheir eyes met, briefly, before hiccup was drawn once more to the shifting shelves, the strange lights and maps the guards had called ho-lo-grams. “it’s incredible,” he breathed, gesturing with one of his hands. “different from anything i have seen in my entire life. i thought places like this only existed in legends. i mean, it’s just…” a chuckle followed, as if that finished his sentence. again their looks crossed, and again hiccup darted away, his head dipping in that old, unconscious habit. “so… thank you, your majesty, for allowing me this chance.” the formality sounded clumsy in his mouth. “i promise i—”
ㅤhe stopped. his eyes had fallen to an illustration, and his pupils widened like a child’s. “wait… is this—? is this a valkyrie on a dragon? and not just any dragon!” the ræsi pointed, grinning now with unrestrained delight. “it’s a razorwhip, or—no, it could be a deathsong. definitely a sharp or mystery class.” and suddenly all the manners he had struggled to hold onto flew straight out of the window. gods, if only fishlegs were here—he would have loved this. “does this dragon have a name?” håkan asked, leaning in, index running through its silhouette. / and then, almost under his breath, he slipped a thought he thought he had kept inside: “the wings aren’t as fluffy as yours.”
she thinks, maybe, she makes him nervous. she thinks, maybe, that this is a good thing. any guest in a foreign land should feel cognizant of how they appear in front of said land's ruler, and that is what she'd wanted, to appear intimidating. perhaps the desire to come off that way is a silent admission of her own worries. glimmer tries her best to toe the line between respectable and imposing . . . between approachable and deposable. oh, how she wants to believe that the wonder in the dragon rider's eyes is genuine. thinking the worst of people is absolutely exhausting, and she's been burning the candle at both ends for long enough to know that to do so consistently will be her undoing. she cannot allow bright moon to isolate itself like it had under her mother's rule. just the thought of the gates glued shut is enough to remind her that the risk of betrayal, of self - interest, is worth it. glimmer lets her hands linger in the air a second longer than they should after he takes the book from them . . . just to prove to herself that she can.
❛ you'd have to have some immortal blood in you to learn everything about etheria. that's the only way you'd have enough time. ❜ it's a jest — a jab at her own lineage and the way she's only just scraped the surface of her years walking among mortals such as him. glimmer, beloved queen of etheria, could still stand to pick up a scroll and do some extra reading once and awhile. one could simply say she prefers her field work. her eyes take a brief reprieve from sizing him up to scan the materials he's scattered across the table more keenly. ❛ but, this is as good a crash course as any. i have a hunch that the emergence of these . . . dragons in the woods is related to the past colonization of the land in some way. ❜ adora had talked very plainly about the types of beasts in the woods described to her by her mentors, though glimmer wasn't sure how reliable a source people like madame razz ( or other ancient forest dwellers ) were. still, there was little doubt in her mind that when the first ones sapped the magic from the earth, they probably took a bounty of fantastical creatures with it. ❛ i wouldn't feel right sending you out there on your own. ❜
nor would she want to be left behind, but that doesn't need to be said aloud. glimmer's eyes find him again as he begins to wax on about the otherworldliness of her home. for her, a girl born dusted with sparkles and adorned with wings, all the glittering crystals and holographic assistants are mundane. the glow of her palm is as commonplace as a sneeze. håkan isn't the first visitor to be blown away by her little slice of heaven, but he's the first to bring his own kind of fantastic element with him. the queen's mind wanders to the dragon, black as night, dozing off nearby. oh, how quickly her fear mingles with curiosity.
a small smile plays at her lips when he begins to devour the illustration. though she wanted to hear what it was he was prepared to promise her, she supposes that can wait. ❛ that's the she - ra on a deathsong, if we wanna get reeeeally technical. ❜ the dragon's name is clunky on her tongue, but glimmer perseveres, leaning in a bit closer to follow the loops drawn by his finger. ❛ — she's like an extra - special, super magical valkyrie hand - picked by etheria herself to protect the land. she's always had a noble steed. nowadays, that steed is a super annoying pegasus, but in the old days . . . well, i guess it was a dragon. neither of them seem to have a known name, though. ❜ she thinks she's hearing things when he mumbles something offhand about her wings. her mind briefly veers off the path of dragons as she examines one of them out of the corner of her eye. they give a gentle flap as her cheeks burn low.
❛ — uhm, my main point was . . . i grabbed this for you because, if she - ra had a dragon, then they had to have once been revered as a species. which is very different compared to how they're seen now. ❜ glimmer folds her hands in front of her torso and takes a small, proud breath. who knew research could give one such a head rush ?
i should say. if anyone would like to write with my wonderful glorious ocs… here’s a little bit about them:
calamity doe-laran, located @janedoez: a mysterious young woman with no memories of her past and a tendency to nick people’s wallets. more afraid of commitment and vulnerability than her wildly dangerous lifestyle. deconstruction of the jane doe and disposable sex worker tropes, among others.
paris harrow, located @curseplay: a wildly talented guitarist for a popular indie band who happens to be cursed with bad luck. their goofy, occasionally egotistical demeanor hides their sad, spooky small town roots. in a deeply codependent echo chamber with their bandmates.
that was a really sweet, if a little crazy, thing to do. ― ( ACCEPTING! )
↬ @deatheless . . . from mina .
❛ wow, you've really managed to encompass my whole brand there. sweet and a little crazy is kiiiinda what people have come to expect from me. ❜ such is the life of the fallen and freshly resurrected child star. glimmer barely glances at mina as she talks, focusing instead on her reflection in the fragments of her cracked phone screen as she reapplies her lip gloss. ❛ don't mention it, though. like, seriously. i don't think my manager would be very happy if you did. ❜
glimmer likes mina. she remembers her from a time when studio walls were dorm rooms with various posters precariously taped to them. if bow and andie had ended up hanging out together, glimmer and mina were often their respective plus ones. stakes were generally lower back then compared to now, at least for the rest of them.
the paparazzi have been on her tail since she was old enough to dress in tutus on network television. mina is much newer to the public eye, and when put next to glimmer, shrinks like a violet in front of their cameras. when they begin to badger her about her ties to a one paris harrow, glimmer pops in front of her and demands the attention be angled downward [ even in her moon boots, mina towers over her. ]
the rest is pretty much history. she gives them a few non - answers about her own romantic entanglements, layers the gibberish on thick, and blows a raspberry. that's more than enough to get them to move on.
❛ you kinda end up getting used to it, honestly. ❜ as scary of a thought as that is. glimmer slips her phone into her back pocket and nods towards the entrance of the club. ❛ — just between us, though, i do want to hear about what's going on with you and paris once we get inside. ❜
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ㅤ“—and i meant it; i don’t know any magic!” håkan tried to keep his voice calm, but calm was a slippery thing when your conversation partner was holding a miniature sun in her palm. the light coiled and pulsed, bright enough to leave shadows skittering across the ruined walls. he forced himself not to flinch, not to think about what it might do to him if @glimoon loosed it. just breathe in, breathe out, and (very importantly) do not back away.
ㅤthe day had been a chain of accidents since they set foot in these abandoned ruins, each mishap tightening the rope between them. they were still barely past acquaintances—just close enough to ask if they had slept well, bow less during mornings and little else by royal standards. whatever glimmer’s thoughts were now, they were locked behind that queenly stare. so, he smiled. a small, cautious and nervous thing.
ㅤhiccup stretched out his left hand then, slow and steady, the way one might offer it to a restless horse. or dragon. or, in this case, a very suspicious and very deadly woman. “i-i promise, i can explain! it’s just a mechanism, nothing arcane.” the smiðr tipped his sword toward her, turning it in his grasp. “here’s the trick, you press this catch…” the blade’s flame wavered, sighing itself smaller. “and if i twist it—” the fire flared a bit back again, now blue as glacial ice. “—you can change the type of gas.” he let the flames die entirely, crouched to place the sword on the floor, then nudged it toward glimmer with his good foot. a little offering. “proof of good faith,” he said lightly, though his night fury had been left in the castle, and hiccup had no real fallback if this went wrong.
ㅤ“what i told you is the truth,” he raised both of his bare palms, hoping to the gods the gesture meant the same thing in etheria as it did back in his archipelago. “i’ve no idea who these ‘first’ people are, or the ‘horde,’ my queen. this is just one of my inventions.” he shook his head to the sides, as if reprimanding himself. his next words were almost a grumpy mumble: “... though i guess an annoying, dead hunter deserves credit for some ideas.”
these early chapters of her reign are written with great haste, most pages detailing smaller, more contained tales of queen glimmer's active approach to diplomacy. all etherians know how, in the great war's final hour, she leveled an entire canyon of invading horde clones with one solid punch to the ground. more recently, she nearly turned an ex - suitor to a smear on the floor of her castle courtyard when he threatened her following her rejecting his rather aggressive request for her hand in marriage. these stories and more have one common resolution : the absolute safety of her subjects and homeland.
wound tight from her time on the throne, the slightest nick to her nerves can lead to . . . well, an orb of pure moonstone energy manifesting in her fist, held precariously between them. it does a great job at illuminating the dank passage they find themselves in. surely håkan can see enough of her face to notice the furrow of her brow, a tinge of paranoia stays carefully hidden behind her eyes.
still, she has grown somewhat. rather than continue to shoot off at the mouth, glimmer allows him to speak, eyeing the contraption cautiously as it fizzles out. a beat passes before she breaks her silence. ❛ — you made this ? ❜
so he's something of a gadgeteer, too. a bow or an entrapta - type that runs on wit and dexterity rather than magic. her curiosity overtakes her and, with her magic still at the ready, the queen crouches down to run a hand across the grip. she briefly considers tapping at the catch before deciding against it. instead, glimmer picks it up, adjusting her arm to the weight of it. it feels similar to the sword of protection, in a way. while that weapon was unequivocally adora's, this is unequivocally håkan's.
❛ i knew i didn't sense magic on you . . . ❜ glimmer sighs, tone relaxing into something only slightly more conversational. ❛ — that's what shocked me. imagine i came to your homeland and just spontaneously burst into flames ! ❜ [ burst into sparkles would be a more accurate, but much less intimidating wording. ] the queen swallows a particularly tight breath as she tosses the ball of light into the air. it scatters, illuminating the space with a pink - purple glow that allows her to better see the sword. ❛ the first ones were geniuses when it came to technology. it seems you're also quite the inventor. ❜
the voices of her friends echo around her then, telling her it's okay to unclench her jaw. some kindness probably won't kill her. and even if it tried to, she could conjure another blast in less time it would take him to swing. carefully, glimmer steps forward, inviting him to take hold of the blade with her. ❛ — but you . . . it wasn't entirely fair of me to make that comparison. and you have my . . . formal apology. ❜ stars, admitting she's wrong sure hasn't gotten any easier. glimmer pours her energy into eyeing the craftsmanship. ❛ this is actually really amazing. do you have others like it ? what possessed you to make it in the first place ? ❜
this has to be the end. ― ( ACCEPTING! )
↬ @thanergie . . . from adora .
the land promised to her people roils beneath her feet. prime's spires cut into the crust of etheria despite her great resistance. the three of them approach the ruins with caution . . . the end, as adora deems it, looking an awful lot like the beginning of their journey together. reflecting back on it all, glimmer wishes she had been a little kinder. she reaches up to squeeze bow's hand where it sits upon her shoulder and vows once again to make up for that now.
adora intends to sacrifice herself tonight. glimmer refuses to believe that this will actually transpire. surely some deus ex machina will occur . . . a failsafe for the failsafe currently branded across her chest. this has to be the end of prime's terror — and nothing else.
❛ a real full - circle kind of moment, huh ? ❜ she can practically still see them . . . kids who thought they knew everything muttering nonsense first ones buzzwords. the queen scuffs the ground with the heel of her boot. ❛ at least we know all of mara's fancy passcodes now. ❜
her attempts at lightening the mood always fall flat. such a role is usually bow's, and his face is deadly serious right now. glimmer sighs and walks a few paces ahead, careful to fall right beside adora instead of overtaking her.
she has that brave look in her eyes. the one that means she's about to do something with no regard for her own wellbeing. that's when fear really seizes glimmer. all the times her knees shook before, even as she stared prime down as a prisoner on his ship, are reduced to nothing at the thought of losing — of really losing her best friend. but adora stands tall. the one and rightful she - ra, princess of power.
they let her say the words to open the ancient doors. such is her right, of course. and while glimmer wants to linger in the threshold between their home and its heart, she doesn't dare. she tries to match adora's stride instead.
❛ this place looks like it's about ready to collapse. ❜ she observes as they enter. in the distance, a hologram flickers and speaks garbled static. ❛ — you were right, adora. it's a good thing we came when we did. ❜
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SO, YOU WANT TO COURT THE QUEEN OF BRIGHT MOON? : GLIMMER, ROMANCE, AND TRADITION (OR LACK THEREOF)
this post will be separated into three main categories, including: bright moon / angelic courting customs that directly impact ships, glimmer's related views on romance and marriage, and glimmer's general behaviors / preferences when she is crushing + in a relationship.
this post will include quite a few callbacks to my meta on the angelic peoples, which can be found here. like that post, i do not expect other spop writers to adhere to my lore in their own writing, but it will be heavily informing my personal portrayal of glimmer.
— COURTSHIP IN BRIGHT MOON AND BEYOND:
so... you want to court the queen of bright moon? i can't say i blame you! before you do so, though, it's imperative that you learn all you can about how that all shakes out. and in order to do that, we have to talk about courtship among the angelic peoples as a whole...
angelic courtship on the moon of soma, prior to settlement on etheria:
glimmer's ancestors had many strict rules when it came to courtship. first and foremost, of the four tribes (the selene, dayax, lleuad, and soma) that made up the angelic kingdom of tessera, the soma were the only ones to ever hold royal influence. while each the tribes had their place in the court, the angelic queen and her consort were always of soma. this was a concentrated effort amongst the angelics, as the first ever angelic queen, chandra, was soma herself and wanted that legacy maintained after her rule. angella and glimmer are direct descendants of chandra herself. while angelics of other tribes could marry and have children, it was generally seen as a person kissing their chance at societal influence away.
while many angelic queens married for love, all of them married for strategy and dynastic considerations. if the two happened to overlap, that was pure luck! arranged marriages were very common, but they were not the end all be all, and reigning princesses were allowed to deny suitors if they wished under the guise that they would go through the betrothal process again later to produce an heir. in the eyes of the angelics, a suitor worthy of the queen and the title of her consort was diplomatic, proper, supportive, and (most importantly) proficient in magic and in-tune with the guardianship duties that came with serving the four moons.
to be considered a formal suitor of the queen, hopeful paramours would have to formally pledge their intentions to the queen, her parents, and the royal court both verbally and in written format. the verbal declaration often took place at formal events, such as balls or magical initiations, and the written portion was sent to the palace afterward. from there, formal, public courting would begin. while a queen could have trysts or meetings with individuals outside of these parameters, they were rendered moot in the eyes of court formality.
there was a lot of pageantry involved in the race for an angelic queen's hand. suitors were encouraged to outdo each other in any way possible, whether it be through gift - giving, showmanship, etc. most notably, suitors would duel for the entertainment of the queen and her court in an attempt to show off magical prowess and sway the opinion of the royals in their favor. these duels, known as warbles, attracted very large crowds and were ideally for show - not about harming one's opponent. historically, the champion of the most warbles / the most magically talented suitor was the likely winner of the queen's hand.
changes in courtship after the establishment of bright moon / angella and micah's break from tradition:
the establishment of bright moon by queen isbell, angella's mother, was the start of a new era. just because bright moon was ruled by an angelic from soma does not mean every tradition followed her there. perhaps the most shocking change to structure was when isbell gave her husband, elias, the title of king of bright moon rather than consort. she did so because she saw him as an equal, loved him deeply, and wanted him to feel just as involved in ruling over etheria as she was. this is the example that angella grew up with, and when isbell and elias were killed by the heart of etheria, she was suddenly faced with finding a suitor of her own.
at this point in time, the majority of bright moon advisors, elders, guards, servants, etc. were descended from people who were acolytes of the pre-etherian angelics. and since all the angelics aside from angella had been killed, they saw it imperative that she marry as close to angelic blood as she could get. this meant some other mythical, nonhuman being with great magical prowess would have the best chance of marrying bright moon's new queen. this also meant that angella's choice to marry a mortal, micah, and give him the title of king was nothing short of pure scandal.
when it was announced that angella was coronated, dozens of high - ranking etherians clamored for a chance to win her hand. only one mortal entered the fray: the most promising sorcerer in etheria, micah of mystacor. angella's advisors watched in horror as micah overpowered every opponent with ease in every warble he engaged in. though he and angella grew close on their own, no one could deny that, by the standards they had set re: magical prowess, there was no touching micah. he was the most fit king for bright moon and became such, though not without a fair amount of doubt and backlash from insiders in court despite being mostly beloved by his subjects.
courting queen glimmer in a postwar etheria:
like her mother was before her (at the time), glimmer is the last living angelic being surrounded by a lot of traditional advisors, etc. by the time glimmer is queen and the war against the horde has been ended, many of the strictest angelic laws / traditions have been phased out of practice, but the traditionalist beliefs still exist within the inner palace circle. a lot of glimmer's court and cabinet (her father not included,) would like to see her marry a powerful, magically inclined non-mortal with a long lifespan for the sake of bright moon's future. glimmer herself is deeply annoyed by the court's meddling in her personal life and often tries to hide any suitors she does actually like from them.
glimmer started receiving pledges from hopeful suitors looking to court her when she was just a baby. angella paid very little mind to them, as the war took up the majority of bright moon's time and energy, and left them in the royal records for later consideration. there was a significant boom in pledges both after glimmer was officially coronated as queen and directly after the war ended. glimmer has a very cynical view of the formal courting process (more on that later) and had many experiences with lords, witches, etc. from other lands trying to usurp a vulnerable etheria's power through marriage to its queen. because of this, glimmer does not consider marriage a top priority postwar (choosing instead to focus on rebuilding), something that gets less easy to avoid the more time passes.
if your muse wants to pursue glimmer, it's important to know that the most basic of the formal courting parameters from old angelic times still ring true. to be officially considered as an option in the eyes of the court, they must pledge their intentions publicly and in writing, compete in warbles against other suitors, and put in the work to remain in the forefront of glimmer's mind + heart. the courting process goes on for as long as the monarch sees fit. there is no formal period or timeline aside from an individual candidate's initial proclamation. glimmer has been known to let suitors hang for years at a time, hoping they'll just grow bored and drop out of the running (which drives her advisors absolutely mad.) that being said, glimmer herself is less likely to pursue someone who she meets through courtship specifically and takes the process much less serious than her court. if she gets to know someone who then decides to formally court her as well, that's a different story, and that person gets a significant leg up in the competition.
popular settings for suitors to interact with glimmer include, but are not limited to: balls and other formal events held by bright moon or the suitor's home region, marketplaces and festivals (of which she frequents all across the land in an attempt to show support), before or after warbles have taken place, etc. if glimmer likes a particular suitor, she will request to see them more or strike up a written correspondence with them.
courting in a postwar etheria is highly public and performative. glimmer is a beloved queen and the etherian population is deeply protective of her. they want to be involved in the process, follow it, and give their honest opinion on who will be joining their royal family. if your muse courts her, they need to be ready for a constant stream of unfiltered opinion and be ready to champion those same people as a future bright moon ruler. there will also always be competition for glimmer's hand as bright moon is a highly valuable and powerful property and glimmer herself is desired by many. she could reject ten suitors and immediately be met with 10 more to take their place. all suitors must be open to learning more about the ancient angelics and the queens that came before glimmer to know the weight of the legacy they are marrying into and eventually continuing with heirs.
— GLIMMER'S THOUGHTS + FEELINGS ON ROMANCE AND COURTING:
love + romance in general:
to make a long story incredibly short, glimmer did not grow up thinking about love, marriage, romance, or anything of the sort. being born into etheria's war against the horde and getting very caught up in wanting to fight / be a commander didn't leave her with a desire to / room for thinking about those things. she also didn't really think marriage mattered for her in a practical sense because she never expected to be queen, as angella was supposed to live forever. the most she was exposed to romance was through her mother grieving her father, which didn't exactly leave her wishing to experience romantic love.
as she gets older, she has trouble making any kind of connection let alone romantic ones. glimmer is kind of famous in spop for not having a lot of friends and struggles to maintain the few she has. so... she never expects that anyone will see her in a romantic way as a teenager and therefore doesn't put a lot of energy into worrying about it until she becomes queen, as that upheaval in her life brings pretty much all her emotions / insecurities bubbling to the surface.
all of that being said, once she does allow herself to actually analyze these feelings as an adult, glimmer has to face that she actually really craves romance + intimacy. her main roadblocks to actually pursuing those things are her fear of being perceived as weak, which stems from growing up as a commander, and her insecurities about feeling second best / not seeing herself as a "romantic being" with these kinds of feelings and desires. glimmer feels everything extremely deeply. it is easiest to get to her head via her heart. she falls hard and she falls in a way that appears to be fast, but isn't actually, because she really lets her feelings fester underneath. she is a YEARNER with a capital Y, and usually won't tell another how she feels unless she is literally about to explode. which doesn't usually work in the favor of those attempting to court her.
marriage:
though she has a strong desire to buck angelic tradition when it comes to finding a suitable partner, glimmer does take one aspect of traditional angelic courting parameters very seriously, and that's how good her partner will be as a leader / right hand in ruling etheria. she has every intention of marrying for both love and the betterment of her kingdom, but she will not shirk the latter in favor of the former. glimmer is also fully aware of how much scrutiny her suitors are under and does everything in her power to shield them (the ones she likes) from any ire directed their way. as far as the warbles are concerned, she is a constant spectator and will not hesitate to step into the duel circle if a competitor isn't following the rules!
while she initially dislikes the idea of marriage and is quick to brush off any attempts at formal courtship, she does grow to desire the added layer of partnership and loyalty that the union brings + the strength it imbues in etheria as a region. so much of this and everything else i've mentioned hinges on her finding a partner she feels safe and strong with. whether she likes it or not, she is not just picking a partner for herself, but for her kingdom too. as per bright moon tradition, directly after a queen and her partner are married, they will walk the length of the chamber of queens in the catacombs beneath the palace together so that their union may be blessed by each angelic queen that came before. this goes hand in hand with the queen's partner learning about and immersing themselves in angelic history, which is something glimmer takes very seriously.
sidenote that: bright moon and angelic tradition largely frowns upon even basic intimacy out of wedlock, which glimmer just.... could not care less about. if she's interested in anyone enough and the stars align, disapproval from her court won't be enough to stop her from going to bed with someone. she isn't going to be particularly loud about it, but she doesn't see it as anyone else's business, quite frankly. that being said- she is picky. she knows the weight her title carries and doesn't let just anyone get close to her. but.... if she has a partner/suitor that she is seriously seeing, she cares even fucking less.
— GLIMMER'S PROCLIVITIES WHEN IT COMES TO RELATIONSHIPS AND ROMANCE:
bold what applies to your muse. italicise what sometimes applies / where there is potential. bold and italicise what always applies and what your muse loves doing. strike down what your muse does not enjoy, can't offer or will never, ever occur (if applicable).
holding hands ㅤ·ㅤholding onto arm / holding out armㅤ·ㅤbuying flowersㅤ·ㅤcooking ㅤ·ㅤcuddlesㅤ·ㅤwriting a poem / song ㅤ·ㅤholding door openㅤ·ㅤtying shoe lacesㅤ·ㅤoffering their jacket when it's cold ㅤ·ㅤkissing in the rainㅤ·ㅤpublicly confessing love ㅤ·ㅤlong walks at the beachㅤ·ㅤtaking cute pictures in a photoboothㅤ·ㅤkissing the back of their handㅤ·ㅤslow dancingㅤ·ㅤgetting tickets of their favourite artist / sports team / otherㅤ·ㅤintroducing them to their parents ㅤ·ㅤlighting candlesㅤ·ㅤflower petals on bedㅤ·ㅤlove lettersㅤ·ㅤstar gazingㅤ·ㅤbrushing / doing their hair ㅤ·ㅤpicnicsㅤ·ㅤteaching them something while gently guiding their handsㅤ·ㅤcomplimentsㅤ·ㅤlate night drivesㅤ·ㅤtaking selfies togetherㅤ·ㅤdrawing them ㅤ·ㅤself-made gifts ㅤ·ㅤmassagesㅤ·ㅤ proposing with a family heirloom ring ㅤ·ㅤlending them their favourite book to readㅤ·ㅤpaying for dinner / coffeeㅤ·ㅤmixtapes / playlistsㅤ·ㅤsurprise birthday partiesㅤ·ㅤfeeding themㅤ·ㅤhanding them keys to their apartmentㅤ·ㅤmaking space in drawer for their clothes when they stay overㅤ·ㅤsharing a blanketㅤ·ㅤcouple costumesㅤ·ㅤtucking a hair strand behind their earㅤ·ㅤrunning after them at the airport / delaying them from leavingㅤ·ㅤmoving cities to be togetherㅤ·ㅤblowing a kissㅤ·ㅤbreakfast in bedㅤ·ㅤdefending them in a fight (verbally / physically)ㅤ·ㅤjoint bubble bathsㅤ·ㅤdropping the L-bomb ("i love you")ㅤ·ㅤwearing their clothesㅤ·ㅤyawning before putting an arm around them while watching a movieㅤ·ㅤgrant them the last bite (from meal)ㅤ·ㅤlonging, affectionate gazesㅤ·ㅤstroking their hair while they sleepㅤ·ㅤdrive teleport them aroundㅤ·ㅤsparring / play fightingㅤ·ㅤlisten to them ramble about the things they're passionate about
emotional tendencies:
a large part of developing a relationship with glimmer is getting past the formal, queenly facade she puts up to talk with those she isn't already close to. she works very hard to appear diplomatic and put - together for the sake of bright moon when those who know her intimately are aware of her short fuse, excitability, etc. if these specific walls start coming down around your muse, it means she likes + feels safe with them. a good match is able to ground her, and bring out her more fun - loving and curious side long after she has buried it in order to look a certain way to outsiders.
glimmer is more insecure as a partner than she would like to be, and this is something she spends a long time working on throughout the course of a relationship. she is known to be clingy, seek frequent affirmations and affection, and act rather possessive of her significant others in both subtle and obvious ways. when in a healthy relationship, she is given a chance to grow so that these tendencies become more positive: manifesting in intense loyalty to her partner and endless support/physical + verbal protection.
because of the emotional minefield she's constantly traversing, one of the ways glimmer likes to show how much someone means to her by utilizing the endless resources at her fingertips as queen. she will often engage in gift - giving and acts of service when interested in someone. this can be anything from custom clothing, to throwing a festival entirely in their honor, to bestowing them with a special award from "the queen of bright moon herself" for a service they've done to the crown. when she marries, her spouse will be receiving the second of angella's two pearl earrings to wear, as glimmer started sporting the first upon being coronated. this is both an etherian tradition and the highest honor glimmer can bestow upon a loved one, a piece of her late mother, bright moon's lost queen.
let's (briefly) talk about her near - immortality:
to put it plainly, glimmer is likely going to outlive her partner by a lot. like, thousands upon thousands of years. and their children, demi-angelic in their own right, will do the same. i would be remiss in all of this if i did not mention glimmer's overwhelming affinity for mortals (like mother, like daughter). in ancient angelic culture, to even communicate (let alone lay) with a mortal was a deep offense to the status and power a celestial being held. still, she tends to gravitate mortals with unique abilities and will cross the aforementioned "outliving them" bridge when she gets to it. she refuses to let the thought of the future rob her of the joy she could experience in the present.
in terms of glimmer marrying again after the death of a long term partner........ chances are slim. she would outright refuse to go through the courting process again, though she will remember the grief she received from advisors when it came to picking a partner with a significantly shorter lifespan than her. what's most likely is that she'll engage in flings, one night stands, and relationships of a mostly sexual nature. anything beyond that would take a miracle.
various headcanons to close us out:
glimmer occasionally emits a soft pink glow when embarrassed around / charmed by / shy in front of / or particularly enamored with a person.
glimmer will get so excited to kiss her partner that her teleportation will involuntarily activate and take them somewhere else mid-kiss.
when looking at someone she loves, a tell that will always give her away is that she gains an extra sparkle in her eyes (from two per eye to three!)
glimmer will give her significant other an extremely special angelic term of endearment, per this post.
if you're her significant other, prepare to be picked up and carried as she flies around the bright moon courtyard. she'll also drape her wings around her s/o or wrap them up in them to pull them closer.
