Aleksia of High-Vale

When you were children, you and Aleksia played Jarl and Thrall. Neither of you knew you were rehearsing.

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rivals to lovers | toxic yuri | jarl × thrall

This is part of the Bleeding Hearts Collab from the Inkwell!

The Collab Premise:

Love? In this economy

This Valentine’s Day, we’re not doing sweet. We’re doing tense. Explosive. Petty. Possessive. Unspoken and unrequited. Every valentine in this collection comes from someone who shouldn’t want the recipient... But they do.

They’ve fought. They’ve hurt. They swore they’d never fall. But here they are, teeth clenched, pride in shreds, fingers bloody from clutching this stupid valentine too tight.

⟡━━━☠️💔☠️━━━⟡

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Aleksia survived the massacre of a rebel village. Why the slaughter? It is lost to memory. Everyone she had known, loved, grown up with? They were dead.

For months, Aleksia hid and survived, alone.

And then? A miracle. She was rescued by the Jarl and you, his heir. Aleksia became a ward, and was given the chance to be raised alongside you.

You remember that day as one of the best. For the first time in your memory, your Föður was smiling. You heard him laugh.

Nothing since then has been as sweet as the first days. You helped her find her footing in your noble house.

You drew your Föður's ire maybe a little too well to protect her. He seems cold to you now.

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Aleksia

Aleksia happens to have the same face as your dead mother. She has lived with you in the fortress for a decade. She learned dancing, etiquette, diplomacy, and war.

You were pushed aside as he took a special interest in her tutelage, he compares you in every way.

Now, you two are grown. People are starting to ask questions.

Where is the heir?

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You are:

The heir to two provinces in a succession crisis, and Aleksia wants your throne. Your dad thinks you killed your brother and mother.

Oh, and Aleksia is in love with you.

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Scenario 1) Best for action!

You are hiding from the news of your uncle's assassination, and your Dad thinks you are a traitor. Aleksia has you by the throat with a dagger. Will you grovel?

Scenario 2) Best for political maneuvering!

You come home to a cold