Some of you might have seen my posts about it but basically i have created an au in which Epel is a prince and Deuce is a knight. I will talk more about them with their chatacter sheets ♡♡
First up our new prince Epel! If you cant read my handwriting I'll type it all out here
☆ Hates the cape and crown, but secretly likes the rest of the outfit
☆ likes horses and swordfighting and sports
☆ Was a boy in the village doin alright then he became a prince overnight now hes gotta figure out how to do it right so much to learn and see up in the c-
Epel is new prince adopted by the king. Under what circumstances, I'm not sure. Its possible his parents died and he was left all alone before Vil scooped him up. Despite what hes been given he's really miserable having to stay in the castle and learn a totally new dialect and manners and study all the time. He hates it. He wants to leave, and so he does. Epel escapes his home often. Also he's basically a disney princess at this point lol
About the outfit: Its based off of epel's dorm uniform and i also used some references from pinterest and Halloween costumes lol
☆ Having ro lead a country + lowkey raising a teen + looking good all the time is stressful
Vil became king, most likely when his father died. He decided to adopt an heir early on to save himself the trouble, but it really caused more trouble than it prevented. Epel's a handful and also really angsty. Dealing with him is bothersome, especially when he somehow keeps escaping even when Vil posts more and more guards around the castle, he always gets out somehow. It used to make him angry but he decided it wasn't worth the stress after a little while. Now he just sends people to go look for him whenever he escapes.
About the outfit: I used the same combination of references as I did for Epel, but i was also able to take influence from the evil queen.
☆ Takes his job seriously!
☆ a little too seriously!
☆ Obviously in love with Epel but will deny it to hell.
☆ Can't tall to Epel without blushing and sputtering
☆ Has a weakness for pretty boys
Deuce is a new knight trying to do everything right and make his mother proud. His backstory is the same as it is in canon. Wanting to do right by everyone ends up with him taking his job a little too seriously but he's also terrible at the job he tries so hard at. He's not a good fighter and also dumb. But lucky for him, nothing truly dangerous ever happens in their country.
His conflict is wanting to do his job right and also being head over heels for epel and wanting to see him happy.
About the outfit: I didnt design it, i stole it from some kid. But it fits him doesnt it? source
Chief Riddle Rosehearts!!
☆ Will actually destroy you
☆ Also tired of Epel's BS
☆ I wanted to draw him holding a sword :(
Riddle is another who takes his job very seriously. And he has to. He's the Chief knight and is thus the leader. Everyone has to follow his lead, no ifs ands or buts about it. If you argue, he'll yell at you and thats never fun.
Riddle is the guy Vil calls on whenever Epel escapes. At this point whenever Riddle is called in, this is what he expects the reason is. Riddle puts his all into finding Epel everytime and honestly cares more about it than everyone else does.
I wanted to draw him holdinga sword but couldn't figure it out
About the outfit: I couldn't find many refs of the kind of armor i was going for but it was fine. I took a lot of inspiration from his overblot form. Ignore the fact that he's on a tilt.
Other less important characters!
☆ literally only became a knight to get closer to Vil (simp)
☆ commissions many paintings of himself
☆ Messes around, isn't taking this seriously
☆ What does he do? Vil doesnt even know.
Everyone else in hearstlabyul is a knight and so please imagine them in the same outfit as Deuce but with their respective symbols.
Epel started sneaking out not too long after he became a prince. As soon as he had settled in he got tired of it. So he'd just leave. These early escapades happened at night whenever Epel was feeling especially emo. He'd normally go to the horse stables and take a ride to clear his mind, or climb a tree and stargaze, something like that. Stuff princes shouldn't do. He'd never leave the castle grounds, though. His secret was only exposed when Deuce found him. He should have reported Epel but that weakness for pretty boys and the empathy he's known for prevented him. It was basically love at first sight when Deuce saw Epel up close for the first time, not that Epel could tell.
After that, Deuce and the other knights (besides riddle) who gradually found out began helping Epel truly escape, like out into the real world. With their help, He could be out for a few days, or weeks even. And as Epel and Deuce start spending more time together, they get closer and closer 👀
My other ships might be here too but I don't really want to design an outfit for Rook lol so mostly just TreyRid on the sidelines maybe.
I do want to make a comic but uhhghnbchg i always quit those lmao I get so unmotivated.
Anyway thank you 4 reading! If you have any suggestions for this au, lmk. If you're wondering, I probably won't add any more characters to this au, since i see no reason to. this is it 4 now