ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪɴᴅᴏᴡ, sᴡᴇᴇᴛ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ-ᴀɪʀ ( ᴏᴘᴇɴ )

[partialities]

Who: Margaery Tyrell, Cisco Ramon & Steve Rogers
Broadcast: nope
Action: yes, all over the planet and on the Windrose, Blameless & Starstruck
When: catch-all log for the duration of June & July, starters can be found in the comments! feel free to add one of your own or ask me for one/contact me at ladylike

also: cw for gif-use at the comments! all of them are sfw, however :>

Comments

[partialities]

Hello, Kara.

[ she sits up to smile as her as she approaches, picks the prettiest flower she can see near her, a lovely mixture of purple and yellow and offers it to her as she comes near ]

I hope this day has found you well. Are you terribly busy? Mayhaps you could sit with me, I would so enjoy a spot of company.

[takingkarabusiness]

I'm not busy at all, terribly or not. Actually, I was going to ask you the same thing.

[ she sits next to Margaery, accepting the flower with a smile ]

Do you think we can work it into my hair?

[partialities]

Of course. Would you let me? I oft did this for my cousins, they used to say I am very capable of such things. Mayhaps with a bit of styling? Like the ladies of the Reach?

[ she takes a seat behind her, careful, gentle fingers working at gold hair. ]

You have beautiful hair, sun-kissed more than gold. Tell me, do you enjoy your time at this sweet little place?

[takingkarabusiness]

Of course. I don't normally do much with it, really, besides throw it up in a ponytail.

[ lets Margaery play with her hair ]

And—thanks. I guess it goes with the sun theme in my life. I love it here. What's not to love? There's a beach, there's a sun. I'm actually back to practically my full power.

[partialities]

A crime, truly. It is so lovely, you could do almost practically anything with it. It does help that it belongs to an otherwise beautiful lady, too.

[ she smiles but gasps in delight at the news ]

Oh how wonderful! Kara you have made me so happy. How I hope it can stay like this forever. Are you feeling much better then?

[takingkarabusiness]

Thanks, but at home, it's better if I look plainer.

And I am! [ it's apparent in her mannerisms and voice. she wouldn't have known that she was missing something, but now it's apparent it was gone ] I feel like myself again.

[partialities]

But here - I could make it grand whenever I wish? We are not at home, after all, there is no harm in that, surely?

[ she smiles ]

I feel much the same, this is not as beautiful as Highgarden but it does remind me of it and spending my days in the sun here or by the seaside has made me very happy. It is such a blessed change, I have whispered my thanks to the Atroma.

[ kidnappers or not, kindnesses must be acknowledged ]

And how will you spend your days now?

[takingkarabusiness]

If you want to. I'm not doing anything with it, and I don't have a secret identity to maintain here.

I think I'm going to work in some of the stalls or at the bar or something so I can get acorns to buy things. Or I'll just hang out on the beach. Both options sound good.

What's Highgarden like?

[partialities]

It sits by the river Mander, a lush land covered in tress with ripe fruit, filled with fields of golden roses. The castle is on a hill overlooking it all, it is the most beautiful place in any world, I think but I am terribly biased.

[ she smiles and moves back, admiring her work ]

You look like a Southorn lady, would that you could see, absolutely beautiful.

[takingkarabusiness]

I'll look for a set of mirrors later, but I trust you to do something wonderful with it.

Highgarden sounds great. Very relaxing and beautiful. This beach is more like where I'm from. The forest? Not so much.

[partialities]

It is wonderful to be able to see new places and to explore a little, especially when we are no longer at risk of being poisoned and can go around quite freely. I found those masks to be very difficult to bear, after a while, on the moon.

[ she smiles at her, the flowers fit her well ]

You look beautiful. Every knight's dream.

[takingkarabusiness]

I wasn't really a fan of that moon. At all.

And I think knights in your world would be disappointed by me. I'm pretty unconventional.

[partialities]

Of, I think 'unconventional' may yet come to mean interesting. I am certain the knights of house Tyrell would find you lovely and wonderful. In any case -

[ she lowers her voice a little, this is evidently a secret ]

I would assume they are quite tired of conventional ladies, it could become quite a bore.

[takingkarabusiness]

[ she laughs a little ]

Are you sure they wouldn't be jealous of a girl who's stronger than they are?

[partialities]

Oh they will!

[ a small huff as she finishes another flower crown, places it on top of dark curls and smiles ]

but men are simple creatures. highly likely they would have begun to fight among themselves - who shall be the gallant, handsome knight to ask for your hand in marriage.

[takingkarabusiness]

That seems like too much fuss if you ask me. I don't really need anyone fighting over me.

[partialities]

No? truly?

[ oh kara, you're an odd one ]

Used to be a bit of a dream to me. two handsome, gallant men competing for my love.

[ a bit of a giggle. instead she had one husband who cared more for man and another who was mad. childish dreams, still ]

[takingkarabusiness]

[ this line of discussion feels slightly objectifying, but if Margaery wants that experience, then Kara can't really tell her it's wrong ]

I'm just not a fan of conflict. I'd rather be with one person who really cares for me than try to juggle more than that. I want friends, you know?

[partialities]

[ medieval ladies and their little games, really. ]

Oh?

[ a little grin ]

and is there such a person?

[takingkarabusiness]

[ Margaery, today is the day you find out that Kara can blush and her ears get pink ]

There... might be? He's at home, though.

[partialities]

[ and suddenly, the little queen is a girl of six-and-ten again, leaning forward, all smiles and keen interest ]

You never said! Tell me everything. What is his name? is he handsome? more importantly, is he kind? how did you meet?

[takingkarabusiness]

[ Kara becomes more of a school girl about this topic, too. ]

His name is James, and yes, he's very handsome and very kind. He became the art director where I work, but he started out as photographer. Actually, he worked with my cousin, and when I started doing hero things, my cousin asked him to come out and keep an eye on me.

He just broke up with his longtime girlfriend, though, and I don't want to be a rebound.

[partialities]

James?

[ she tastes the syllables, a good, strong name, not one familiar to her but handsome nonetheless. ]

He sounds very charming.

[ a little frown ]

What is a rebound?

[takingkarabusiness]

It's like... if you're with someone for awhile, and they break up with you, a rebound is the next person you date. In the moment, because emotions are running high, you think they're everything that you wanted from your previous relationship but didn't get, but in reality, it's motivated by your feelings of the other person.

Does that make sense?