#wildelia

Violet x Arkady (82): "Sapphics in space, what more could you ask for? They're complicated people with mental health issues who are on the run from the authoritarian government who are so in love and believe the other person is the better person in the relationship"

Polymayhem (14): No propaganda submitted.

Cariel (46): "Old woman Yuri, holy peak!"

Wildelia (73): "Honestly underrated"

Tag: @ratspellcaster

#SummertimeSlick: Arranged Marriage [alpha Bedelia/omega Will/omega Hannibal; High Middle Ages AU; part 1 of 3]

Alpha Queen Bedelia of Maurier is in need of a Prince Consort. Her chosen omega, Hannibal of Lecter, is in need of his courtesan. Bedelia is determined to make this work, but she never expected to be so taken with her Consort’s beloved William.

The marriage was strategic, as far as Bedelia was concerned. No more, no less. Faced with the ever-growing Verger horde, the kingdom of Maurier needed strong alliances for protection. It was time to think of the future, her advisors told her, and that meant not only securing an elite fighting force, but guaranteeing an heir to the throne should the worst come to pass.

She was known as the Chaste Queen for good reason, though that hardly spared her from her instinctual alphan urges. But Bedelia respected herself too much to take on a concubine instead of a Prince Consort. Marriage, then, would be beneficial for both her subjects and herself--an unmated queen was unnerving to leaders of the surrounding nations. How could a ruler that trusted no mated union be trusted, in turn, to uphold any less-significant contract?

Luckily, Maurier was blessed with wealth, with incense and vineyards, so attracting suitors was no issue for her. The quality of the suitors, however, left much to be desired; omegas were rare enough, never mind omegas of the proper lineage. A few beta suitors brought along an omega servant in hopes of catching Bedelia’s eye. That was even worse than the beta suitor alone.

Bedelia had been near to giving up when the small city-state of Lecter sent a young count. Hannibal was engaging, possessed of an intellect that matched or, perhaps, exceeded Bedelia’s own. Though an omega, Hannibal carried himself like an alpha, all imposition and strong frame and dangerous eyes. He was no simpering fool like the servants who had been offered to her by the other suitors. Hannibal was strong-willed and outspoken, yet also terribly polite.

“What do you have to offer me?” she asked Hannibal, as she had asked all the others.

He smiled, small and secret, as though his emotions were only meant for her, as though she owned him already. “There is little I could offer that has not been promised by your other suitors.”

“Surely there is something singular about you, Hannibal.”

Hannibal tipped his head, just enough to appear obedient, but Bedelia knew better. “There is nothing I would not do to protect what was mine.”

Velvette x Husk (23): No propaganda submitted.

Wildelia (73): "Honestly underrated"

Katriana (19): "A classic enemies to lovers dynamic, though I interpret it as one-sided enemies. Emiliana convinces herself that she has to be Katrielle’s rival, due to the different ways they approach cases (Katrielle mostly goes on gut instincts while Emiliana prides herself on her profiling skills and data collecting); however Katrielle just seems to be going along with it. Throughout the game, Katrielle teases Emiliana, which flusters and confuses Emiliana. As the game goes on, Emiliana will eventually tease back. Also, in one of the game’s later episodes, Emiliana purposefully throws others off of Katrielle’s trail, giving Katrielle the chance to figure things out herself. Based on the profile Emiliana made for Katrielle, she knew where Katrielle would go, so she could have pointed everyone to her. She chose not to."