Blue Royalty: New Blood

Caticorn · 20 January 2023 00:15

xavier pestana

March 20th, 2040

TW: Self-harm

Xavier knew exactly what he what about to do with Reuben. He also knew that once the shirt that Reuben was currently unbuttoning came off, it would reveal the demons hiding beneath it. Even though the kisses between him and the boy on top of him kept him grounded in the moment, his mind still found the space to worry about what his reaction would be. As his shirt fell away, he tried to position his arms in a way that they wouldn’t draw attention.

“Are you sure you want to do this?” Reuben asked and Xavier knew he had seen his scars. Not that it was hard when his arms were bare.

“Yes, I’m sure, I just-” He stammered, trying and failing to divert his partner’s attention.

“Xavier.”

"I have PTSD. It makes me have really vivid nightmares and when I was younger, pain was the only way I could be sure that I was awake.”

“Oh”

April 7th, 2040

Xavier pulled down his sleeve as he walked through the airport, trying to find his gate. Though they had arrived together, he and Athena had gotten separated going through security, leaving him to find the gate on his own. It also left him thinking about how he would have to sit next to Richard for the entirety of the eleven-hour flight. Would they take this opportunity to get to know each other better? Or would they just sit in awkward silence, not knowing what to say to each other? He guessed that he was about to find out since he finally found his gate.

He scanned rows of seats, looking at all of his classmates. Some were zoned out, others having conversations and others were just waiting. Eventually, he spotted his brother sitting alone and walked up behind him. “Richard,” He said as he walked around and sat next to him. “How are you doing with…everything?” He asked, mostly to be polite and get a conversation going but also because what they found out a week ago was massive and he was wondering how Richard was taking it.

@LunaticLeviTheSecond - Richard

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@raviola - Reuben

Caticorn · 20 January 2023 01:41

“Bikkurishita!” Niko exclaimed as Hyun-Ae reacted to their touch. “I am so sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you.” They apologized, bowing as deeply as they could while sitting down. Hyun-Ae’s laugh diffused the tension a bit, allowing Niko to relax into their seat. They nodded when she asked if they’d been skiing before. “I’ve gone a few times with my cousins in Japan.” They answered. “I’d be happy to show you how.” They added with a smile. Niko nodded as Hyun-Ae continued talking. They couldn’t deny that they found it somewhat adorable.

“I don’t know, I kind of like long flights. This one is about the same as the flight to Japan from California so I don’t think I’ll mind it much.” They responded with a small shrug. Although, they were leaving out the fact that during said long flights to Japan, they typically spent most of it asleep on their sister’s shoulder. “I don’t get airsick. My family travels so much, I don’t think I could survive if I did.” They added on with a small chuckle.

@Ouijaloveletters - Hyun-Ae

Ouijaloveletters · 20 January 2023 02:16

Hyun-Ae blinked when Niko said something in Japanese, before apologizing for scaring her. “What was that first part? You said it in Japanese.” She explained, hoping they would translate. She nodded when Niko said they’d been skiing before, smiling at their offer of help. “I’d like that. It shouldn’t be too hard because I can already ice skate, but help is always welcome.” Hyun-Ae nodded when Niko said they were used to long flights. “Well, that’s good. When we go to South Korea, it’s about thirteen hours for us. I pass out on the plane ninety percent of the time. Since this flight is shorter, I probably won’t sleep.” She nodded, chuckling when Niko said they wouldn’t survive if they got airsick. “Yeah, you’d be doomed.” Hyun-Ae said, putting a piece of gum in her mouth, offering one to Niko. “Would you like gum?”
@Caticorn - Niko

Littlefeets · 20 January 2023 20:52

Laurel’s life had taken a strange turn recently. Apparently there was a lot of history between her mom and Jordan, and about her parents when they were in high school, that nobody wanted to tell her. Laurel didn’t know how to feel about all of it. How was someone supposed to react to all of that? It was also strange being back home instead of staying with Paige like she had been the past few months. Just being in the same house with her mom, with her new baby half siblings, she felt out of place, like she wasn’t supposed to be there, despite being told otherwise. Her life wasn’t making sense, but at least for a while it didn’t have to matter.

It was time for the senior ski trip, everyone was heading to France. First however, they would all be spending 11 hours on a plane together. However, Laurel found herself sitting next to someone she didn’t know. Though, the girl seemed to know her, or at least know about her. Laurel gave a slight smirk, looking the girl over. “Oh really? Better than you expected I hope.”

@CerealKiller - Nyla

Caticorn · 20 January 2023 21:27

Prom was an absolute sh-t show. What started off as a nice night with his wife where they could just be teenagers again, turned into his worst nightmare. As much as he wanted to save himself the mental torment and never speak to Persephone again, he couldn’t. She was still carrying his child and so despite his better judgement, he had to learn to get along with her.

In the weeks following the prom, Leon found himself reverting back to old habits and spending more time at the rink than usual. Only this time, no doubt with counselling from Evelyn, Yeong-Mi insisted on coming with him every time he went. She insisted it was because she knew how important the sport was to him and that she wanted to understand him better. At first, she just sat in the stands watching but then she asked him to show her how and the two of them bonded as Leon first taught her how to skate and then began teaching her simple figure skating steps.

Now, it was time for the ski trip to France. While he obviously preferred skating, Leon had been skiing a few times before in his life and so he was looking forward to the opportunity to do it again. What he wasn’t looking forward to was sitting next to Persephone. Maybe it would be fine if it were only a short flight but eleven hours, that was a little too long for his liking. Nevertheless, he took his seat on the plane and assumed a waiting position.

He heard someone come up next to him and instinctively looked towards them. It was Persephone. Their eyes met for a brief moment before he looked away, fearing that if he looked into her eyes for too long, she might see the sadness that permanently lived within his. Trying to act as nonchalant as possible, he pulled out his phone to text his sister and his wife one last time before he had to turn it off. As he was putting it away, he heard a sniffle from Persephone’s direction. He turned his head towards her and as soon as she began apologizing, he felt his heart drop. “Persephone…” He started, unsure of how he should continue.

Then she began apologizing, for everything, asking him if he could forgive her. He was well aware of the fact that he wasn’t entirely innocent in this but she was extending an olive branch and it was up to him to take it. “Yes. Our child deserves to have both their parents in their life and it’s best for them, and for us, if we can get along with each other.” He responded with a nod at the beginning of his phrase. “I’m sorry, too. I never meant to lead you on but I should have told you about Yeong-Mi from the start and now I have to deal with the consequences of my actions. I promise you, I want nothing but the best for our child.” He apologized, making a second attempt at eye contact with her.

@raviola - Persephone

LunaticLeviTheSecond · 22 January 2023 21:37

Half of the plane was seated and Richard joined the bunch. His seat buddy wasn’t there yet so Richard opened up a book and pretended to read so he could collect his thoughts withouth dozing of and acidentally starring right into somebody else’s eyes. Even though he wasn’t reading his face was burried into the book and he couldn’t notice who passed by him or anything so he didn’t notice Xavier standing over him. When he spoke to him Richard dropped his book because he was startled. “Jesus, you frightened me.” Richard continued. “Well sit down, and buy me dinner first.” Richard joked, half because a joke could make him less tense and because he wanted to stall the answer to that question a bit.

@Caticorn

Kristi · 23 January 2023 22:59

Cleo grinned, “Bunny has a habit of making people feel sorry for her, even if she’s the problem.” it was hard not to pity the adorable and loveable little sister of the main main Astor house (the Astor house that got to inherit the long generation Astor manor) after all she was Madeline. Her actions could be justified by that, she was Madeline. Madeline could be clueless at times because of her overprotective elder brother, cleo’s cousin, Hades, and her overprotective dad, uncle Harry. So Cleo couldn’t blame her. Not like cleo will ever blame her little bun for anything, that reminds her she has to see little Arden, Hades and Mads little brother. “Do you think something is going to happen when we go to the skiing place? I have this random feelings but eh”

@Ouijaloveletters

Ouijaloveletters · 24 January 2023 03:14

“Yeah, it’s like being mad at a kitten. You just can’t be mad at her. She’s just too sweet.” Cleo asked if Artemis thought something was going to happen, and she shrugged. “There’s a possibility. Maybe you’re paranoid, or maybe something really will happen. If you’re freaked out, you can stick with me. Ok? Safety in numbers. Will you be hanging out with anyone on the trip besides me? I may know them and we can all stick together. Easy enough.” She paused for a second. “Well, now I’m paranoid. Eh.” Artemis shrugged, shaking her head. “Hey, what’s your favorite airplane snack? I like those Biscoff cookies.”
@Kristi - Cleo

astxrism · 25 January 2023 19:49

Life has been horrible, if Zek could say so. The past few weeks were just… Look, nothing happened then, it’s what happened before that - before he went on a lil trip with Halston, when he went to see Mason’s sister Leilani expecting… Well, he had no idea what to expect, honestly he just thought she missed him and wanted to see him but apparently he was wrong. There were things they, she, needed to talk about and… It was not fun. It’s something that’s been on Zek’s mind everyday and if he could be honest, he still didn’t know what to say… How to feel… How to react. How to approach Mason about that, but it’s a problem for… For when? Zek kept saying for later but when is later? Whenever he wants to do something about it he always finds an excuse, just like now - he was going to France with his friends!!! There was no time to stress.

He might do it on this plane since that’s gonna take a while but once they arrive? It’s all fun, right? He can do that… Right? ”Soooorry, sorryyyy SORRRY,“ Zek kept repeating as he literally tried to push his fellow school friends out of his way, Kaya’s hand in his, as he tried to find where their seats were. How did he… No, how did she get so lucky? According to their tickets they were sitting right next to each other! Cmon, there was nothing better than that. Who wouldn’t want to sit next to him? Hm? I can’t hear you. Kaya wants, that’s enough for him. ”Not a window seat… Can’t believe it - Nah it’s fine, we’ll get it next ti- Sorry,“ mumbling more to himself while swinging his backpack around as he walked ~~pushed people that were in his way~~ between the aisle and unfortunately hitting a few people while doing it, he did realize his one and onlyyyy wish sadly didn’t come true. He didn’t get a window seat :(((( But do you know what that means? Sure, it might suck not having that much space but he’ll be sitting between two people!! Kaya and another lucky friend… Ah, he’s going to make this so fun for them, whoever his other plane buddy is they are going to be so hap- Sht.

Sophie. That’s… Wow, what to say? Just smiling at the girl, Zek took his seat next to her as if nothing between them was wrong. Because… Nothing was wrong. Okay, maybe he ended up being a jerk but he was… Nice about it? He is still trying to be nice to the girl, I mean they were friend before things went down between them, but it seemed like she was always trying to avoid him. Do you know what? He’s going to take this time to prove to her that… That… Uhmmm… That she shouldn’t avoid him! Yup. Nope - as Zek turned to Kaya to make sure she was all comfy he overheard Sophie asking Mateo to switch the seats… That was… A little too much, cmooon Sophie, is Zek really that bad? Okay, don’t answer… He could understand that but it didn’t mean that didn’t hurt him a little bit. He’ll try to deal with that later, now just put on a smile and focus on a friend that actually still likes you. ”All good?“ Poking Kaya with a sweet smile on his lips, he lowered his seat ignoring the person behind him complaining. Who even was it? Harry? He’ll survive. ”Soooo we have around… 100 hours to pass, what do you want to do?“

@/CerealKiller - Kaya
@/Littlefeets - Sophie mentioned
@/benitz786 - Lei mentioned

astxrism · 25 January 2023 20:55

OMG. Okay, it’s happening! Everybody stay calm! Everybody stay calm. Stay fcking calm!! Wise words from one and only Michael Scott, describing well how Katherine was currently feeling. If you told her she’d be not only leaving the country but going to another continent, to Europe, to France, Katie would not believe you! How could she believe in that? It’s not something she thought would even happen to her, at least not now… She was still ambitious and wanted to make something out of her life but now… That just seemed a little impossible. She was just… Katie. Your nice little neighbor working way too many jobs while pretending she’s not, this was not something she deserved but look at her now! It took a lot for her to be here now but she would do it all over again, anything to be traveling with her new friends and see snow for the first time! Yes, for the first time! Wow… Snow. That’s… So exciting. Right? She’s going to love it!

To make everything even more exciting - she got new clothes! Something cute and warm to fit in with everyone in the school! No one would be able to tell she doesn’t belong there. Just look at her, she gets to spend a lot of time with VC and Olivia… VC. So one of many goals - achieved! With her little carryon bag, Katie was making her way to her assigned seat, smiling sweetly at everyone she passed and then just waiting for a guy to help her put her bag in the overhead bin. It didn’t take long for that to happen and of course she thought he was cute… Just… Ah, he helped her, how adorable.

It’s funny but obsessing over yet another person was not her priority now, what was more important was the fact that she got the window seat!! Surprisingly this was not her first time in a plane but this was the first time she got to sit next to a window and enjoy the view! Especially now when it’s a really long flight. Hopefully whoever sits next to her is either super nice or doesn’t want to talk so she can just listen to her music, watch some movies and look out the tiny window - she’d be happy with both options. ”No way!” The smile on Katie’s lips only grew once her plane buddy appeared next to her and she couldn’t get luckier. ”I mean… Can you please check your ticket again? I’ve been promised there wouldn’t be anyone next me and I’d like to keep it that way.” her expression quickly changed as she tried to joke and put on a frown/annoyed look, hiding her excitement. But how could she not be excited? Florence was sitting next to her!

@/CerealKiller - Flo

Caticorn · 27 January 2023 15:05

Embry sat in her mother’s car, listening and playfully rolling her eyes as her mother continued her pre-flight spiel. After reassuring her mother of everything from ‘Ja, ich kann gut Französisch’ to ‘Ich habe meinen Reisepass’, she was finally allowed to leave the car and hug her mother one last time before collecting her luggage and heading into the airport. Her relationship with her parents was nowhere near where it had been before The Incident but it was slowly getting better, demonstrated by the fact that her mother dropping her off had been a choice and Embry had been the one to make the suggestion. She also knew that however tedious she found her mother’s long speech before dropping her off, it was still a sign of how much she loved her.

This newfound positive attitude didn’t last long though, as Embry saw who she would be sitting next to for the flight to France. “Bloody hell.” She muttered to herself as she read their name. She looked down the list, noticing that everyone seemed to be sitting next to the person, or people, who would guarantee the most awkward flight of their entire lives. Maybe if I just don’t make eye contact… She thought to herself as she took her seat after putting her carry-on luggage in the overhead bin. She pulled out her phone to text her parents and mindlessly scroll Instagram one last time before she had to turn her phone off for the flight. Her no-eye contact strategy didn’t work for long because Hera started to speak to her and what she had to say finally made Embry turn her head toward the person sitting next to her.

Hera was apologizing to her. Something which, honestly, she thought she would never hear. Now it was up to her to either accept the apology and work towards having a better relationship with Hera or be an a-shole and reject the apology. “I’m sorry, too. For stealing her from you at prom and just, everything really.” She apologized, hoping that this exchange of condolences could be a positive step between her and Hera. “Love really does make us do stupid things, doesn’t it?” She added with a light-hearted laugh.

@raviola - Hera

Translations

Ja, ich kann gut Französisch - Yes, I can speak French well
Ich habe meinen Reisepass - I have my passport

Caticorn · 27 January 2023 16:06

Athena smiled as Luna told them she would catch them if they fell and they actually trusted her. For the first time in years, Athena finally felt that she could fully trust someone without needing proof. “I’ll take your word for it.” They responded to her saying that it wasn’t as scary as it seemed. They listened to Luna talk about her experiences travelling, noticing as her demeanour changed as she spoke. They saw how sad she became when talking about her mom and they put their hand on top of hers to comfort her. They didn’t know what it was like to miss your mom but they could relate to doing things to take your mind off her. Athena and their dad had essentially gone into hiding after the divorce was finalized, constantly moving between the houses of their dad’s friends and family to ensure that she wouldn’t be able to find them. It wasn’t until their father met Christian that they felt safe enough to stay in one place. They knew that they wanted to tell Luna about that eventually but they didn’t think now was the right time. “My dad’s husband and his sibling promised my cousin and I that they’d take us on a trip after we graduated which I’m really excited for but I’m also happy that I get to travel with you.” They added, smiling back at her.

@Kristi - Luna

Caticorn · 27 January 2023 17:56

“Oh, it’s just something we say when we’ve been startled.” Niko explained when Hyun-Ae asked them to translate what they’d exclaimed. They listened to her response to their offer of help, smiling when she accepted it, which meant they’d have an excuse to spend more time with her. “Knowing how to skate will definitely help you pick up the technique.” They agreed with her. They nodded when she mentioned that she always fell asleep on the flight to South Korea. “Same thing happens when we go to Japan. Sato and I always end up using our sister as a pillow.” They told her with a small laugh. When she offered them a piece of gum, they nodded again. “Thank you.”

@Ouijaloveletters - Hyun-Ae

Caticorn · 27 January 2023 18:23

xavier pestana

Xavier jumped as Richard dropped his book. “I am so sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you.” He apologized before setting his carry-on bag at his feet. He laughed at Richard’s response to his question but something about it also clued him to exactly how well he was taking the news. “That bad, huh?” He responded with a reassuring smile, letting the other guy know that he could see right through him. “Well, I can’t exactly offer the real thing but I can take you to swear at his grave if it would make you feel better.” He made this comment without thinking twice about it. To Xavier, ‘don’t speak ill of the dead’ didn’t apply to his biological parents, something which might come as a shock to other people, especially if they’d never heard him talk about them before.

@LunaticLeviTheSecond - Richard

LunaticLeviTheSecond · 27 January 2023 19:24

Richard smiled, being relieved Xavier knew about his troubles. “Well it’s not really bad, I just didn’t really want to talk about it with my mother. I’ve been putting it off just in case what she has to say about him turns out to be a lie, since she both lied to me and my father … Who isn’t my biological father. And she would’ve kept lying to him had he not found out the truth. She was going on for 5 years … As much as I love my step-father … How did such a nice guy come to a person who has no problem lying to people like that?” Richard shut up, not wanting his anger to make him seem like he hates his mother, she just made him believe his father either left her with no choice or left her, and in a way he feels lied to for a few years at least. As Richard listened to Xavier, he mentioned something that caught Richard’s attention. “Wait.” He stayed silent for a hot second. “What do you mean … his grave?” Richard realized maybe he didn’t know the real situation and the father did die and his mother had no choice. “When did he die?” Richard asked, quietly, but then he remebered his mother was married by the time Xavier was concieved so he must’ve died after she already chose to marry a man who wasn’t his father.

@Caticorn - Xavier

Caticorn · 27 January 2023 20:33

xavier pestana

If there was one thing that Xavier was grateful for in this whole situation, it was that he didn’t have to worry about confronting his biological parents. That being said, he wasn’t entirely sure how he was going to tell his parents about what he’s discovered either. “I haven’t spoken to my parents about it either. I don’t really know why though.” He said with a small shrug. “If this is too personal, you don’t have to answer but was your mom already married when she had you?” He asked, trying to figure out a way to see the situation from the point of view of their parents. He knew the circumstances that lead to his biological parents getting married and he wondered how they were different between their father and Richard’s mother. He saw the look in Richard’s eyes as he realized what he said. He really put his foot in his mouth this time. He took a deep breath before speaking. “Seven years ago.” He answered, looking at the ground. “I’m really sorry you had to find out this way. There are probably a million better ways I could’ve told you that but yeah, both my biological parents died in a fire when I was eleven.” He admitted, rubbing the back of his neck.

@LunaticLeviTheSecond - Richard

Ouijaloveletters · 28 January 2023 03:18

“Oh, I didn’t mean to startle you. Guess we scared each other, so we’re even.” Hyun-Ae joked, smiling. “Now I just have to get used to being on a slope. That’s not a problem with skating. Gravity’s going to want to pull me down, and, well, unless you want to see me roll down a hill, we don’t want that to happen. It definitely won’t be as funny as it looks in cartoons.” She couldn’t help but laugh at the idea oh Niko and their brother using their sister as a pillow. “Family members. The best pillow you’ll ever have. Buy one today!” She snorted, shaking her head. Niko took the offered gum, and Hyun-Ae took a piece for herself. “I basically have a mini hospital in my suitcase, so let me know if you need anything. I can even set a broken leg. Perks of having a parent in the medical field.”
@Caticorn - Niko

CerealKiller · 28 January 2023 13:36

If there was something that sounded like a fcking amazing idea, that would be a trip to France with her friends. Which luckily was just about to happen right now so we’re cool. Anyway, France was not close by whatsoever, so that meant they were in for one hell of a long flight, allllll the way there. But on the bright side she got assigned to sit next to Zek, which was probably the best seating assignment she could get. Zek was basically her ~~Sadly friendzone~~ soulmate so that was going to be a fun million and one hours.

”101, I think” she said with a playfully raised brow, ”kidding it’s like 10 or something it’s way less bad” she then added ”it’s gonna be hella fun tho, trust” she added with a smile ”but first, snacks.” she said and picked up her bag and took out a box of nuggets she managed to find time to buy at the airport McDonald’s

@astxrism Zek

CerealKiller · 28 January 2023 13:45

A trip to France was exactly what she needed. Being the new kid nobody knows is never a hoot, but a trip in the middle of nowhere with nothing but snow and snow related things around them? Sounded just about perfect, so why not make the best out of it?

“Oh really? Better than you expected I hope.”

”Potentially” she said, looking at her ”hard to tell when you’re stuck in a plane seat” she then added before adjusting her legs to a more comfortable position. Technically speaking, for some reason she expected Laurel to be blonde, not for any specific reason, simply because that’s how she initially imagined her in her head.

@Littlefeets

raviola · 29 January 2023 02:16

Wait, what? Did Embry just apologize back to Hera? Okay, maybe this plane ride wouldn’t be that bad. Yay! Now they just had to avoid Ari, because there was no way in hell that those two were gonna make up. The bridge had been very much burnt… on her behalf…suprisingly. Anyway, that was weird. Honestly, Embry was always kind of the type to be a little bit snootier and mean than the rest of their friends. H didn’t really know what it was, maybe their posh little acent, or that in comparison Hera was raised by wolves and was always nice to keep their enemies closer. Still they had a lot of really good times, and always kind of vibed on that same frequency that Daiane was so attracted to for some reason.

“It’s all good. I’m just glad we could get past it, man.” Hera confessed. Their perpetual love for the girl, even after all of it, felt like a prison. Her smile made their whole day, but her absence felt like their guts had been scooped out of them with their body then left empty on the floor. And she let herself feel the pain, remember everything she could once do before all she needed had been ripped from her, suffering temporarily because she figured that one day she would be returned of her possessions. But it’s been two years, and she’s still hollow.

They had to get used to this now, and learn to live without the thing she missed most, until she forgot it. So, they were trying, and began to find it funny when their old friend said love made you do crazy things. “It really did,” they chuckled. “She kinda ruined my street cred, to be honest. Because why am I opening up and being vulnerable to you in the shorts I had on under the DRESS I wore to prom? From now on I am just a street thug. If you catch me slipping do NOT let me keep going. I’m doing my own thing.” They announced.

What was there to do now? It just felt like everything they did before was a distraction that they never truly enjoyed. “I just don’t know what that is yet. What do you think we should do? She completely ghosted me and I wouldn’t assume she was with you. Not like there’s something wrong with you or anything, I just doubt she would be able to make a decision.” They thought out loud, trying to be nice but Daiane just wasn’t. They laughed a little, “She couldn’t choose something to save her life.”

@caticorn