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[queenking]

heh. "promenade". you make it sound so damn fancy.
but yeah, i'd like that. besides, if i fumble a baddie like you, i'll never forgive myself.

unless you're, uh, spoken for?

[unapparent]

Oh!

[ she hadn’t realised this query was romantic in nature, so she recalibrates. ]

I suppose I am not.
I have a lover, but we are not ‘exclusive’ in that sense. If it does not offend, I would be glad to see you.

[queenking]

oh damn, good for you. seems to be the vibe around here.
it doesn't offend, doncha worry yourself, al. i'm hard to offend.

and it's too damn hard to sleep around here. i'm used to a pile of laundry and a clingy kid hogging my covers, y'know?

[unapparent]

I shall count myself lucky, then.
Do not tempt fate, Saxcise. My son has arrived here only days ago and taken up much of my time.

[ be careful what you wish for, etc. ]

How old is yours?

[queenking]

oh yeah? was he one of the "forsooth, where art thou" guys on the network?
no offense, i like a forsooth.

he's nine. so, y'know
little, still.

[unapparent]

Something like that, yes. His name is Aemond.

A good, if troublesome age. I hope you will be reunited so you might enjoy all its wonders.

[queenking]

ahhhh, yep, definitely saw him. articulate guy. smart. good job, momma.

yeah? i don't have any others, so i literally have no idea what i'm doing, actually. he's only lived with me for...six, eight months? my mom was raising him before.
driving me nuts, being stuck here.

[unapparent]

Yes, I find it is impossible to quiet the mind when separated from one’s family.

May I ask why he was with your mother? Did you send him to ward?

[queenking]

yeah, i have a little trouble with that myself.
hence: wood walking. calms me down.

something like that? momma didn't approve of who i picked for a baby daddy, but said she'd forgive me and leave me alone if i didn't taint the bloodline any further and let her raise my kid.
i was 16 and an idiot, so.
there you go.
dumbest shit I ever did.

[unapparent]

I’m sorry.

I sent my youngest to ward with his uncle. It is not the same, but I hope he was spared some of the cruelties of court and inadequacies of my mothering.

We do what we think is best for our children with the little information we have.

[ she’ll know alicent had to be a young mother from her butler profile, too. alicent hadn’t realised modern women might share her plight, a peculiar mix of sadness and comfort at the thought. ]

cw: vague child abuse allusion

[queenking]

heh, "to ward". you're sure cute with your lil accent, al.
but yeah, that's kinda what i did. figured he'd be better off with someone who'd already raised a kid than with me.

i was wrong. momma had a lot of ideas about what kinda person he should be and she made it real clear that he wasn't measuring up.




y'know, he doesn't blame me for leaving him there. he's just happy we're together now.
isn't that the worst thing you've ever heard?

[unapparent]

Children just wish to be seen.

[ she spares a thought for aemond, and how she refuses to witness his end. ]

I’m sorry you went so long without him.