linnea.

𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘷𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘤𝘦-𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝐁 𝐎 𝐈 𝐋 𝐈 𝐍 𝐆

[linnea. @sheerudite]

⠀
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⠀ - ͙۪۪̥˚┊❛ 𝘴𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘺-𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘣𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯-𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥, 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴. ❜┊˚ ͙۪۪̥◌
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[linnea. @sheerudite]

— not have led to magnus marrying her mother and she wouldn't be here to meet nikolai and talk to him. "i know he would've like to know you as well, nikolai."

[linnea. @sheerudite]

"more fjerdan by blood, perhaps, but that is where your resemblance of any typical fjerdan man ends, and certainly to any fjerdan royalty." she never did have the misfortune of being too close to the highest powers within the ice court, the advantage of being allowed to attend —

[𝐊𝐎𝐑𝐎𝐋 𝕽𝐄𝐙𝐍𝐈. @scarcrowned]

tipping back another mouthful of liquor, he shakes his head slowly, “ fjerda 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 war with ravka and they would've found a reason to wage it no matter what —— overthrowing me simply was their best chance at weakening our defences. ” and the most obvious one; the »

[linnea. @sheerudite]

— for a father and avoided it altogether so she's entirely confident in saying he is nothing like them.

"i don't think it's so silly. i would have liked to have a brother." it could have all been very different with just a few small changes. but those changes would likely —

[linnea. @sheerudite]

— it's quite startling to hear it."

[linnea. @sheerudite]

a dull ache settles over her chest, a weight that presses down just over her heart. she feels his absence now more than she ever had as a child. she'd always had faith then that he'd return, yet now she's unsure when, or if, she may see him again. —

[𝐊𝐎𝐑𝐎𝐋 𝕽𝐄𝐙𝐍𝐈. @scarcrowned]

while he'd assumed as much after his brief encounter with magnus at the gates to kirigin's property, that the man carried a good, albeit wayward, nature ( much like him ), it was a different story to hear it from his daughter's lips, to listen to her speak of him with such »

[linnea. @sheerudite]

— all too easily said with hindsight though and she knows that.

shaking herself free of such thoughts as she sits up a little straighter, smooths the fabric of her dress back down. a smile brought back to her lips as she gazes across to nikolai. "you have the same laugh. —

[linnea. @sheerudite]

— a faint smile curling her lips upwards. "some novelty thing, usually, or food. there were these candied plums he brought whenever he visited here. they were incredible."

[linnea. @sheerudite]

her attention drops to the glass in hand, idly tracing fingertips along the delicate rim before lifting it to drain the remainder and pour a fresh drink. she'd known of a half — brother for many years, though she hadn't meant to, but nosey children can —

[𝐊𝐎𝐑𝐎𝐋 𝕽𝐄𝐙𝐍𝐈. @scarcrowned]

at least they seem to have that in common, along with, perhaps, another hundred things they don't know yet. it's strange, how 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐫 someone who's essentially a stranger can feel, and the more he gets to know her, the more he finds himself wondering about all »

[linnea. @sheerudite]

— there had been enough eyes on the opjers already. it was a relief to finally begin to find some of the answers she'd wanted then.

"he's a good father. he was always busy but he'd make time for me when he could. whenever he came back from any travel, he'd bring me a gift." —

[linnea. @sheerudite]

— her light tone matched by a light smile. "unmarried women do not drink in fjerda. i'm more used to hiding my liquor."

she leans back with her drink, taking a sip of the amber liquid, though gaze barely drifts from him. "but i shall keep that in mind for future."

[linnea. @sheerudite]

if he spends his time gaping at her, she couldn't pretend she doesn't do the same in return. there's so much of her father — their father — in him that she could fool herself into thinking she knows him better than she truly does.

"old habits, i suppose." she jests, —

[𝐊𝐎𝐑𝐎𝐋 𝕽𝐄𝐙𝐍𝐈. @scarcrowned]

horrible, isn't it?

he's all too happy to set aside his steaming mug of flavoured water and seize the second glass, holding it up, 𝒏𝒆 𝒛𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒕 on his tongue, but he goes along with her fjerdan, the pronunciation only a little awkward.

the liquor burns going down, and »

[linnea. @sheerudite]

— nikolai. "skål."

[linnea. @sheerudite]

ah, yes, tea. the worst of all vices.

but she'll oblige him in returning with the bottle, a couple of glasses snatched up for them as she passes by the drinks cabinet once more and takes her place on one of the sofas instead. two drinks poured, her own lifted towards —

[𝐊𝐎𝐑𝐎𝐋 𝕽𝐄𝐙𝐍𝐈. @scarcrowned]

unbelievable. he was looking forward to that brandy!

but fine, it's hers. he's just going to indulge in the intoxicating effects of tea and wait right here in case she takes pity and decides to share it ( and maybe what worries she intends to drink away with his liquor, too ).

[𝐊𝐎𝐑𝐎𝐋 𝕽𝐄𝐙𝐍𝐈. @scarcrowned]

⠀
maybe Ravka 𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒏'𝒕 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 a 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 ,
or even an 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐫 ...
maybe his country
𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒅 a 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 . ❞̲

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀𝐍𝐈𝐊𝐎𝐋𝐀𝐈 𝐋̶𝐀̶𝐍̶𝐓̶𝐒̶𝐎̶𝐕̶ .
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[𝕯𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐘𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐒. @greedserved]

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𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐒 ... they tell each
other 𝘄𝗵𝗼 to 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫
﹠̲ 𝘄𝗵𝗼 to 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉 𝒐𝒖𝒕 for . ❞̲

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀𝐊𝐀𝐙 𝕭𝐑𝐄𝐊𝐊𝐄𝐑 .
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[linnea. @sheerudite]

pinching some alcohol from nikolai's rooms and heading on back to her own.

[linnea. @sheerudite]

/ gonna go searching through my period drama women edits

[* 𝕿𝐇𝐄 𝕻𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒. @icebcrn]

/ we have some many blond fcs but no girls smh