"being king is a performance." - francis de valois ii
being a ruler is a performance.
you don't always know what you're doing.
you don't always think you're making the best choice.
but the trick is to appear confident.
you are an actor.
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there is a boy-king
sitting on a throne that he was not prepared for.
a throne he did not want
that he hates
and he crumbles under the pressures of ruling
but it doesn't matter.
he is an actor.
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there is a copper-haired woman
with the weight of the world on her shoulders
and a monarchy to uphold,
a broken family she must hold together at all costs
and behind the cold smile on her lips
lives a whole world of weariness and loneliness.
she is an actor.
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there is a virgin queen
alone and friendless in her own court
living under a constant cloud of fear
and fighting for her life in a nest
of snakes and traitors.
she must keep up her proud image
and she will do whatever it takes to keep her power
but she is lonely.
she is an actor.
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there is a raven-haired queen
who has lost everything she once held dear
her own moral code,
her will,
her brother,
and the love of her life.
she marches slowly toward her own doom
but she will never stop fighting.
she is broken and lost
every night she cries
and dies a little more each time
but she will never give up.
she is an actor.