#devidaure

There were countless beautiful young ladies that Cristiano had slept with during his time as king and while he was was royal, he didn’t necessarily require his lovers to have the same pedigree. Their worth was in how enjoyable they were for the night, after all, not in their breeding.

Unless, of course, they were capable of giving him a son, then it mattered a little more.

Lucrezia may not have been royalty, but she was close to Alexandrina and Alexandrina was family, so he wasn’t going to call Lucrezia a nobody. Instead, she was a lovely young lady and she was even lovelier under her clothes, something that Cristiano remembered fondly. 

           the hour was late and yet alfonso felt no more tired than he had the evening before, or the night prior, burning the midnight oil in a communal space within the palace where senior royals and nobles could retreat, and be entertained with card games, softly-strumming lutes, their feet warmed by the heady glow of the fire and their bellies content with exotic wines and sweet meats. vizconde de osma placed another card face-up on the table –– another futile play –– before sighing aloud, groaning haggardly. he shoved a heap of gold coins toward the king, and took his leave. alfonso’s mind alert though his bones fatigued, his eyes slinked around the room; searching for another opponent. (with any luck, he would settle on one worthier than the vizconde.)

“lady deviduare,” the king called out, evoking a tongue they, the only remaining spaniards in the room, would undoubtedly know. he knew lucrezia’s origins, by name alone, to be spanish. navarre, he remembered, his mother’s birthplace; nestled between what is now cordoba and france. she was now loyal to the french queen, and by extent alfonso had no real reason to suspect her of animosity toward him –– then again, women were known for their volatile, and generally unfounded, emotions. his mind trekked involuntarily toward his wife, unable to stir sentiments of resentment without brushing into some semblance of her presence. the king tilted his head, gathering the cards in his palm and reshuffling them betwixt his adept fingers. 

FRIENDSHIP.     childhood friends  /  work buddies or coworkers  /  family friends  /  friends with benefits  /  smoking buddies  /  adventure buddies  /  fake friends  /  recently friends  /  party buddies  /  friendship of need  /  dying friendship  /  circumstantial friendship  /  partners in crime  /  old friendship  /  [ your muse ] is the good influence  /  [ your muse ] is the bad influence  /  [ my muse ] is the good influence  /  [ my muse ] is the bad influence  /  opposites attract  /  ride or die  /  frenemies  /  roommates or flatmates  /  penpals  /  exes to friends  /  enemies to friends  /  other .

ROMANCE.     childhood sweethearts  /  [ your muse is mines ] childhood crush  /  [ my muse is yours ] childhood crush  /  exes  /  exes to lovers  /  forbidden lovers  /  highschool sweethearts  /  secret relationship  /  opposites attract  /  long distance  /  unrequited [ from your muses side ]  /  unrequited [ from my muses side ]  /  unrequited [ from both sides ]  /  skinny love  /  friends to lovers  /  enemies to lovers  /  spurious relationship  /  power couple  /  newly entered  /  soulmates [ metaphorical ]  /  soulmates  [ literal ]  /  awkward  /  turning toxic  /  toxic love  /  cheating [ on your muse ]  /  cheating [ with your muse ]  /  other .

FAMILIAL.     siblings [ half ]  /  siblings [ step ]  /  [ my muse ] is an older sibling figure to your younger sibling figure  /  [ my muse ] is a younger sibling figure to your older sibling figure muse  /  [ my muse ] is a parental figure to yours  /  [ my muse ] is a child figure to your muse  /  guardian figure  /  legal guardian  /  adoptive child  /  foster child  /  [ your muse ] is taken under mines wing  /  [ my muse ] is taken under yours wing  /  other .