@VelvetPharaoh-
╔《 ACT I — The Crown That Breathes 》╗
“ They named me queen —
as if that word could hold me.
I have worn crowns that whispered back. ”
CB
( specify mood if you’d like! )
and/or drop things ♡
⏾ ⋆.˚ ⋆°•☁︎⋆ / / this is breathtakingly gorgeous! ♡♡♡♡
;// NEW ANON !! NEW ANON !!
bc I wanted an excuse to dig into my pot of rarely used faceclaims :>
So who knows how this’ll go — but let’s see I suppose <3
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╔《 ACT I — The Crown That Breathes 》╗
“ They named me queen —
as if that word could hold me.
I have worn crowns that whispered back. ”
CB
( specify mood if you’d like! )
and/or drop things ♡
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Cleopatra was born into a dynasty already rotting beneath gold.
The Ptolemies—Greek rulers seated on an Egyptian throne—had long since traded divinity for decadence. Court was a place of:
poison passed in wine, siblings turned rivals, loyalty bought, never given
From the moment Cleopatra could understand language, she understood one truth:
To survive, she would have to become more than human.
When her father died, Cleopatra was thrust into co-rule with her brother, Ptolemy XIII—a boy easily controlled by men who feared her mind.
She was exiled. Stripped of power. Cast out. But exile did not weaken her.
It refined her.
In the desert, away from court and spectacle, Cleopatra faced something far more dangerous than political enemies:
Silence. And in that silence—
Isis spoke clearly for the first time.
Not in words. In certainty.
When Cleopatra returned, hidden and deliberate, she did not come back as a displaced queen.
She returned as something chosen.
Unlike her predecessors, Cleopatra did the unthinkable:
She learned Egypt.
She spoke to priests in their own tongue. Walked temple halls not as a ruler—but as a student. Listened to stories of Isis not as myth… but as memory
Something answered. At first, it was subtle:
a presence in still water, dreams that felt like instruction, a voice that was not entirely separate from her own
CLEOPATRA (living avatar of the Egyptian goddess ISIS )
VISAGE ; Elizabeth Taylor
PORTRAYAL ; my own <3
PENNED BY ; @Breadss-
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;// no you totally didn’t see me disappear for a hot minute there shh :o
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╔《 ACT I — The Last Wish 》╗
“ I was forged in chaos —
not born to kneel within it. ”
CB
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and/or drop things ♡
✨ / / eva green, my beloved! she is such a perfect face claim choice for yennefer/yen ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ i loved her in penny dreadful,, she is such a talented & beautiful actress!
✨ / / you always pick the most perfect face claims for all of your characters! <33 whether they are ocs, canon characters, or otherwise
;// also if I made a bard oc would anyone interact (◑.◑)
( because I definitely don’t have her already written down but too scared to make her in fear of her getting no interaction :( )
╔《 ACT I — The Last Wish 》╗
“ I was forged in chaos —
not born to kneel within it. ”
CB
( specify mood if you’d like! )
and/or drop things ♡
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;// preferred ;; drop things/spam <3