ravissant ⸻ arcturus black iii. ♡

"in silken robes,
there he stands.
the prince of france,
crown in his grasp;
it glitters and slips
through gentle hands.
he cannot have both
- love and the crown.
too stark, too proud."

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ravissant ; french.
meaning "captivating" or "enchanting."

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in which
the darling prince of the french lineage is charmed by a woman - one who keeps misinterpreting his royal etiquette as a failed stand-up comedy routine.

alternatively,

arcturus black (the third) manages to both catch feelings and then insult the woman three times before noon - while still believing he's 'doing great.'

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arcturus black x reader
fem reader
enemies to lovers
forced prox
forbidden romance

nsfw references
obscene language
avg literacy
violence depictions

@ / habromaniiia.

started: 16 . 11 . 2024
completed: n/a.
status: ongoing.

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❝i have been blending in with the common folk, you know, doing commoner things. like..❞
arcturus paused, brow furrowing as he considered all the sufficient answers he could provide. ❝chopping wood.❞

❝seriously?❞ your tone was bewildered. ❝you? chopping wood?❞

❝yes, of course,❞ the prince retorted brusquely, affronted. ❝it's absolutely my thing. i'm practically a lumberjack now.❞

❝pretty sure lumberjacks don't require a team of royals guards to carry their axe.❞

he scowled. ❝it's for safety, you delinquent. in case i get.. assaulted. by a particularly dangerous tree.❞