It was not that he did not know how to love: he did, terribly much. But love was weakness, so he learnt to hide it. Especially from the ones he loved.

Based off the show (Y/N) is a grisha and Kaz is a mastermind. I do not own any of the characters from Shadow and Bone or Six of Crows except for you.

Before the shadow fold, before the black heretic, there was a princess and her court. Fixing the rift between the west and the east will not be easy for her court, and stopping the creation of the fold will be even more difficult.

'ʜᴇ ɪꜱ ᴀ ᴍᴏɴꜱᴛᴇʀ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴇʟꜱᴇ. ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ꜱᴄᴀʀᴇꜱ ᴍᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴀᴛ.' Power and Strength- the motto that has shaped everything in Daliah Viper's life, extending over her blood and family. After a supposed victory, the world is shaky, the country is weary. Everyone at court is still out for blood, and everyone can betray everyone in the games and dances, alliances, and fights. A palace is a dangerous place, and eyes are watching for every side. It is a good thing that an animos has many to spare as well when they choose who to trust... ᴿᵉᵈ Qᵘᵉᵉⁿ ᶠᵃⁿᶠⁱᶜᵗⁱᵒⁿ// ᶜᵃⁿᵒⁿ ᶜᵒᵐᵖˡⁱᵃⁿᵗ //ᴾᵃʳᵗ ᴵᴵᴵ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ' ᴴᵃˡᶠʷᵃʸ ᴸⁱᵉ, ᴴᵃˡᶠʷᵃʸ ᵀʳᵘᵗʰ' ˢᵉʳⁱᵉˢ

Aquila of House Gliacon was a shiver, and not just any. She was the daughter of Lord Darius Gliacon, the head of the family. After a fight with Ptolemus Samos 3 years ago , her childhood friend, promptly ending their friendship, Aquila readily accepted that she will be married off to some Silver family and live the rest of her life as a housewife. Now, 3 years later, as she represents her house in Queenstrial, Aquila meets her once-best friend again. Follow this story of Aquila Gliacon and Ptolemus Samos as their paths crossed yet again entwined them to a war of red and silver.

Isabelle Nornus, a swift, the youngest child out of four older brothers, never expected anything truly special from her life. Nothing except the loyalty to her beloved family, and an effortless marriage to a forgotten face. Alone with her family and her quick wit she lives in a simple noble lady life. Ptolemus Samos, never expected much either. He would marry Elane, fufill his role as right hand, as a warrior, and protective brother. Never knowing more. Not wanting more. But when these two paths meet, expectations take a turn. Hard lessons are learned, ones that come to light, leaving them both with the choice to fight or to walk away. "I don't know how I feel about him, but I do. He's violent, bad tempered, and impulsive. That should keep me away, right? Any other person would walk away. But then I think of all the good, his intentions, and the bad doesn't matter anymore." (Images of Belle's dresses will be included.)