forever my person - bl roleplay

the king

♔ | 'there will come a ruler whose brow is laid in thorn, smeared with oil like David's boy oh lei oh lai oh lord'

♔ | general information
name
Percival Alderidge

title
King Percival Alderidge
His royal majesty

nickname
Percy
Per
Val

gender
Male

pronouns
He/him

age
21

sexuality
Closeted homosexual

♔ | appearance
general appearance

♔ | personality
general personality
Percival is spoken of to be a gift from God himself. The man could not be more adored by his people, who praise him lavishly, hold annual festivals in his honour and respect him as if he were a divine being himself. He deserves it all though. Percy is definitely a king to wish for. He holds no selfish desired for his wealth and power and while he does live a comfortable life due to the social class system that has been there for centuries that even he cannot just change, he works hard to ensure his people do not have to worry about their own lives too much. Unlike his grandfather, who hardly ever left the grounds of the castle, not wishing to mingle with the common folks and being highly mistrusting of everyone out there, Percival often rides out with no one other than his bodyguards accompanying him. He has a caring heart and does not trust the wellbeing of his people to anyone else. He needs to see their situation for himself in order to truly understand what needs to be done to get improvement. He does not look down on his people and is always willing to stop and make a small talk with someone every now and then. His majesty is known for his generosity as he ensures to support the local businesses on his trips. He will drink not at a nobleman's house but instead at a simple tavern and he always takes back a little souvenir for his little brother, also bought from common people at the market place.

He is very down to earth and not quite so focused on all the rules and formalities. It was a huge change from his grandfather, really. Much unlike the expectations of quite literally everyone, the castle's atmosphere is very light. The servants are all happy people working to their best abilities to please their beloved king. Percival is never too lazy to do things himself as well. He always tacks up his horses on his own, feeds them himself and grooms them as well. He also heads to the library on his own, carrying his pile of books up the many stairs on his own. This all much to the disapproval of most of his advisor and the officials.

While Percival appears to be so calm and easygoing, deep inside the man is awfully stressed. He was never fully prepared to take the throne, especially not at the young age he did. He was supposed to live a carefree live, fulfil his dream of becoming a writer or painter. He felt like he had no choice when the kingdom was left without an heir though. It was his or his five year younger brother and he would not ever let his beloved sibling carry the burden of the crown. He often has sleepless nights because of his endless worrying. He hardly ever takes a break from his paperwork because of the perfectionist he is deep down. He will never blame someone else if things are not as good as they could be, but he mentally beats himself up for his own mistakes. As caring and loving as he is to others, so harsh and unforgiving he is to himself.