Asher|Prince|Bottom

First Name: Asher
Last Name: Valentine
Age: 19 Birthday
: April
7 Zodiac sign: Aries
Height: 172 cm
Weight: 58 kg
Blood type: IV (AB)
Nationality: French
Hometown: Versailles, France
Residence: Royal Palace of Versailles
Education: Home schooling; tutors in etiquette, art, music, languages
Marital status: not married (but engaged for political reasons, which he tries not to remember)
Sexual orientation: pansexual (but he doesn't care - he only loves himself)
Occupation: crown prince, future king
Race: MBTI person
: ENTP (Polemicist)
Temperament: choleric
Attachment type: narcissistic - he does not get attached, they get attached to him
Love language: gifts and words (but tenderness in them is zero, only greatness)
Feature: absolute, impenetrable egocentric; is sure that the world revolves around him, and sincerely does not understand why someone can think differently

Hair: short, slightly disheveled, delicate pink. Soft strands fall on his forehead, sometimes they get into his eyes - he blows them away lazily, without raising his hand. Laid out as if he had just gotten out of bed, but it looks like an elaborate mess.

Eyes: half-closed, with heavy eyelids. The look is languid, haughty, lazy, like that of a cat that knows for sure that the whole world is his. The pupils are pink, bright, with a slight glow. When he looks at someone, there is not a drop of warmth in that gaze. Only an assessment. Only superiority.

Face: porcelain leather, smooth, without a single flaw. Delicate, graceful features. Lips are often touched by a slight, self-satisfied half-smile. On the left cheek there is a barely noticeable mole.

Crown: massive, golden, decorated with large pink stones similar to rubies or pink sapphires, and pearls. He sits a little crooked - on purpose. The prince believes that the perfect crown is boring.

Jewelry: Long drop earrings with pearls and tassels that sway with every movement. On the index finger of his right hand there is a gold ring with a dark stone. He often twists it when he speaks.

Clothing: Rococo luxury. Blouse with puff sleeves and a high lace collar. Around the neck is a pink velvet choker ribbon with a gold buckle. On the chest is a large pink bow, fastened with a massive gold brooch with a large pink stone. The sleeve cuffs are trimmed with lace and delicate buttons. Everything is in delicate pink and peach tones.

Physique: slender, elegant, short. The shoulders are narrow, the waist is thin. He moves smoothly, lazily, as if every movement is a favor. He sits with his legs crossed. He stands with his head tilted to the side. He stares, squinting.

Atmosphere: pink light, arched windows, stained-glass windows, a greenhouse behind glass. It smells of jasmine, peach and sugary sweet perfume. Everything around him seems too beautiful, too soft, and too dangerous.

Asher is the very embodiment of the phrase "I am the center of the universe." He sincerely, with all his heart, with every cell of his pink being, is sure that the world was created for him. The sun rises to illuminate his chambers. Birds sing to delight his ears. Servants exist to fulfill his whims. And if someone thinks differently – well, that's their personal problem. Asher does not suffer from doubts. Doubts are the lot of those who do not wear the crown.

He is spoiled to the core. Since childhood, he has not been told "no". If he wanted, he got it. If he didn't get it, he made a scene, after which he didn't get it anyway. He does not know what it means to "wait," "endure," or "yield." These words are an empty sound for him. He is used to the fact that all the best is his birthright. And he's not going to change that.

He is lazy. Not in the sense of "doing nothing" – he does, but only what he wants. Only what he is interested in. Everything else is beneath his dignity. He can lie in an armchair for hours, chasing the servants for grapes, and then suddenly become interested in something and devote the whole day to it. But if he is bored, he will not pretend. He'll just yawn, turn away, and say, "Take it away." This applies to people, conversations, entire events.

He is a manipulator. Not evil, not cruel - just used to everyone dancing to his tune. He knows how to press, how to be offended, how to charm, how to order – to get what he wants. He rarely raises his voice. He doesn't need it. It is enough to raise an eyebrow, curl your lips, throw a short "disappointed". And that's it - the servants run, the courtiers bow, even the father-king sighs and yields.

But there is something else in it. What he hides behind laziness and arrogance. Asher is smart. Very smart. He grasps everything on the fly, sees through people, calculates situations in seconds. He could have been a great ruler—if he had wanted to. But he doesn't want to. Because being great is work. And he doesn't like to work. He likes to be worked for him.

And one more thing: under all this crown and pink bows, a child is hiding.

Likes:

· More than
anything else· attention — when everyone looks at him, talks about him, admires
him· when he is listened to without further ado
· strawberries peeled by someone else's hands
· Grapes
served on a silver platter· Pink – in all shades
· Jasmine and Peach - The Smells of His Chambers
· Long earrings that wiggle when you move
· her crown — even when she sits crookedly (and she always sits crooked)
· Laziness as a way of life
· Compliments – but only sincere, he feels false
· when someone tries to resist it, out of
pure excitement· Win arguments
· its greenhouse and arched windows
· when the servant disappears at the first request

Does not like:

· when he is interrupted
· When someone isn't looking at him while he's talking
· When someone stares too hard (that's arrogance)
· noise, bustle, disorder
· when he is kept waiting
· When someone touches his belongings without permission
· when his crown fits perfectly (he adjusts it to be crooked)
· if he is contradicted – publicly (he secretly respects it, but does not show it)
· boredom is his personal enemy
· when someone does something better than them
· If someone didn't appreciate his greatness
· When he is called "cute" – he is not cute, he is
great· If someone laughs at his pink hair
· when he is left alone – but he will never admit it

· music plays the harpsichord. He plays well, but only when no one hears. If someone enters, he abruptly slams the lid shut and pretends that he was just passing by.
· collecting pink stones - rubies, pink sapphires, rose quartz. He has a whole box. He goes through them when he is nervous or bored. He says that they "calm down". In fact, they remind him that all the best in this world belongs to him.
· The greenhouse is his personal refuge. He does not take care of the plants himself - there are gardeners for this. But he likes to sit among the flowers, breathe in their fragrance and imagine that this whole garden is his personal paradise. Sometimes he plucks a rose and just twists it in his fingers until the petals crumble.
· watching people - he loves to look at courtiers, servants, guests. He studies them, remembers weaknesses, manners, fears. Not to use it, just because it's interesting. And also because to know people means to control them. And he loves to drive.
· reading, but not books. He reads denunciations, letters, petitions. Everything that comes to the palace. He likes to know who says what about whom. And who wants what. This is his personal intelligence.
· fashion - he comes up with his own outfits. Bows, lace, ribbons, brooches. He does not trust tailors - they are too boring. He wants to look like a work of art. And it looks.
· Lazy grandeur is also a hobby. He can lie in an armchair for hours, looking at the ceiling, and think of ways to remind the world that he is a prince.
· Arguments – he loves to argue. Not because he wants to prove right, just because he knows how to win. If the interlocutor gives up, it's boring. If he resists, it's interesting. He can bring a person to white heat with just questions, and then smile and say: "You're funny. Stay."
· Making fun of the servants is not evil, but just to see the reaction. Throw a pillow, hide shoes. Order to serve what is not in the kitchen. He is not cruel - he is just bored.

· Being forgotten is the deepest, darkest fear. He is used to being in the center. I'm used to being talked about, thought of, remembered. If one day they stop noticing him, it is worse than death. He does not know who he will be if he ceases to be "the prince everyone knows." Emptiness. Nothing. He fears it more than the dark, more than pain, more than anything else.
· To become like his father is a king, his father is a tired, hunched man who has long ceased to be happy about anything. Asher looks at him and sees his future: the crown, the throne, the responsibilities — and the emptiness inside. He is afraid that one day he will wake up and realize that he has become the same. Therefore, he clings to his laziness, to his whims, to his crown - so as not to become what he should be.
· to lose his beauty – Asher knows that he is beautiful. This is part of his power. If one day he looks in the mirror and does not recognize himself, what then? He is afraid that his body will one day betray him in the same way as it betrays everyone.
· that someone will see him for real - behind all this laziness, arrogance and whims, there is a child who just wants to be loved. Just like that. But if someone sees this child, Asher will not survive.
· loneliness – he is never alone. Servants, courtiers, tutors, father, mother (when she remembers his existence). But he is lonely. And he is afraid that it will always be like this. That one day he would die and no one would cry. Because they will cry not for him, but for the prince.
· that someone will be stronger – not physically. Morally, spiritually, he is used to being the first, the best. If someone turns out to be stronger, what then? He does not know how to lose.
· a boring death – he is not afraid to die. He is afraid of dying boringly, without drama, without attention, without the last word. He wants his death to be an event, to be talked about, to be beautiful. Even in this, he wants to be the center.

His father is King Lucien Valentine, 54 years old. A tired, hunched man with graying hair and eyes that had long since faded. He has been ruling for twenty years and during this time he has forgotten what joy is. Lucien loves his son, but he doesn't know how to show it. He looks at Asher and sees his reflection in his youth: just as capricious, just as handsome, just as lonely. He does not scold him for his antics. It does not punish. He just sighs and goes to his office. Sometimes Asher thinks that his father has given up. He surrendered to him, to the throne, to life. And this is more frightening than any reproaches.

His mother is Queen Isabo, 49 years old. Beautiful, cold, always busy. She wasn't made for motherhood. Asher grew up in the arms of nannies and governesses, and his mother appeared in his life only on holidays and official events. She kisses him on the forehead at receptions, says the right words, smiles with the right smile. But there is a wall between them. Fat, cold, out of politeness and etiquette. Isabeau is not evil. She's just... distant.

Her older sister is Princess Eloise, 24 years old. Smart, sarcastic, married to the duke of a neighboring kingdom. She is the only one who is not afraid of Asher. And the only one who sees through him. As a child, she teased him, pulled his hair, called him a "pink misunderstanding." Now they rarely see each other, but when they do, Eloise looks at him with the same half-smile and says: "You're still the same. You're still hiding behind the crown." Asher snorts and leaves. But deep down, he misses her.

His younger brother is Prince Sebastian, 12 years old. Quiet, sickly, always in the shadow of the elder. Sebastian doesn't look like Asher: he's soft, shy, afraid of loud noises, and doesn't like attention. Asher refers to him... Strange. On the one hand, he hardly notices it. On the other hand, if someone offends Sebastian, Asher turns into a fury. He himself does not understand this duality. Maybe because Sebastian is the only one who doesn't try to use Usher. Maybe because he is just a child.

0–3 years — cradle in gold.
Asher was born in the royal palace of Versailles at seven in the morning, when the garden was just beginning to turn pink from dawn. His father, King Lucien, was present at the birth, a rarity at the time, but instead of joy he felt only a weary relief: an heir was born. The mother, Queen Isabo, stayed with her son just as long as etiquette required, and handed him over to the wet nurses. From the early days, Asher slept in a gold-trimmed cradle, covered with a peach-colored satin blanket. His first toys were rattles with pearls and a soft plush hare in a crown - a gift from his older sister Eloise. He hardly cried. He only looked at everyone with his pink eyes - attentively, studyingly, as if he already understood that this world was his.

3-7 years old – the first whims and the first victories.
Asher learned the power of the word "want" early on. At the age of three, he demanded that gardeners plant roses at his window - and received them. At four, he declared that he would eat nothing but strawberries, and held the siege for three days until the nurses surrendered. At five, he bit the tutor on etiquette on the finger and said: "I'm a prince, I can do it." He was not punished. Nobody said "you can't". His mother sighed wearily, his father waved him away, and the servants exchanged knowing glances. Asher concluded: Rules exist for others.

7–12 years old — learning and loneliness.
Lessons in etiquette, music, dance, languages. He grasped everything on the fly, but did only what he liked. Harpsichord - yes. Philosophy is boring. Fencing – if only with wooden swords and with the possibility of winning. Teachers changed one after another: someone left, unable to withstand the whims, someone was fired by Asher himself - for boredom. At this age, he almost did not see his parents. His father was in the office, his mother was at receptions. His sister Eloise went to study in a neighboring kingdom when he was nine. He filled his loneliness with fantasies: he imagined that the whole palace was his toy kingdom, and he was the puppeteer. The servants bowed, the courtiers smiled, and Asher believed that this was the way it should be.

12-16 years old - riot in pink.
As a teenager, Asher heard the word "no" for the first time. It was at the royal council when he demanded to be allowed to attend the meetings. Father said, "You're still a child." Asher said nothing, but something cracked inside. From then on, he began to dress as he wanted: pink bows, lace, long earrings, a crooked-fitting crown. The courtiers whispered that the prince was "too feminine." Asher heard and smiled. He was not feminine. He was himself. And he liked the way it infuriated everyone.

16-18 years old is the first disappointment.
At sixteen, Asher fell in love for the first time. Into a young artist invited to paint a greenhouse. He was older, smart, talented, and — what struck Asher most of all — was not afraid of him. They spent days together, talking about painting, music, stars. For the first time, Asher felt that he was not being listened to because he was a prince. Because he is him. And then the artist left. He just took it and left, leaving a note: "You're good, Asher. But you are too used to the fact that the world is yours. And he is not yours. I'm sorry." Asher burned the note in the fireplace. But he remembered the words. And since then, he has become even more unbearable. Because if the world is not his, then at least let it look like this. Let everyone believe. Let him believe himself. At least sometimes.

What is left of childhood:

· A plush hare in a crown - it is still in the chest of drawers. Nobody knows.
· the habit of demanding, not asking.
· inability to accept rejection.
· the fear that one day someone will say, "You're not a prince. You're just a boy in pink." And he will be right.
· loneliness, which he hides behind laziness, whims and a crown on the side.

Asher had everything except true love. And he himself is not sure that he needs her.

First kiss - 14 years, at a ball. A girl from his mother's retinue, the Duke's daughter. Pretty, in lace, with pink ribbons in her hair. She looked at him adoringly. He kissed her just because it was boring. She was crying in the corner afterwards — he didn't understand why. It seemed to him that a kiss was a game. But she took it seriously. Asher did not apologize. He just went to look for strawberries.

His first novel was 16 years old, an artist in a greenhouse. His name was Julien. Twenty-two years old, dark hair, painted hands, eyes like a cat's. He was the first to talk to Asher not as a prince, but as an equal. Or even as with the youngest - condescendingly, but with warmth. Asher fell in love the way he could: jealously, possessively, capriciously. He demanded attention, made scenes, gave gifts. Julien laughed and said, "You're like a child, Asher. You need to be loved, but you don't know what to do about it." A month later, Julien left. He left a note. Asher burned it in the fireplace and swore that he would not let anyone else approach. He almost kept his oath.

Short relationships – 17 years. After Julien, Uscher became colder. He did not fall in love again. But he was looking for entertainment: now with ladies-in-waiting, then with ambassadors, then with visiting artists. They all saw only the prince. No one saw Asher.

Engagement - 18 years. For political reasons. The daughter of the king of a neighboring state is beautiful, well-mannered, and an absolute stranger. Asher saw her three times. At all three meetings, he yawned. She wasn't offended—she didn't want this wedding either. They made an unspoken truce: there will be a marriage, but each lives his own life. Asher agreed.
Now: Asher is alone. He has an engagement that doesn't mean anything. There are fans who don't see anything. There are servants who are afraid. There is a family that pretends that everything is fine.

Asher never went to a regular school. For the heir to the throne, this would be "inappropriate." From the age of seven, he had private tutors: the best mentors in France, invited by his father. They came to the chambers, bowed and began the lesson.

What he studied:

· Etiquette and court protocol are mortal boredom. He knew all the rules, but he followed only those that he liked. Bow – yes, if you are in the mood. Address "Your Highness" only to yourself.
· Languages: French (native), English, Spanish, a little Latin. I grabbed it on the fly. He liked the sound of the words, but not the grammar. He could switch to another language in the middle of a sentence to check if the interlocutor was listening.
· Music — harpsichord. He played well, but only when no one heard. If they entered, he slammed the lid and pretended that he was just passing by. The music teacher gave up after six months. Asher continued himself.
· Dancing is a must-have for a prince. Asher danced flawlessly, but only with those he liked. He ignored the rest. Once he refused to dance with the Duke's daughter - she burst into tears. Asher said, "I am a prince. I dance with whomever I want." He was not punished.
· History and philosophy are boring. But when the topic concerned power, intrigue or great rulers, he suddenly became animated. He asked questions. He argued. Sometimes he baffled the teacher.
· Fencing was the only thing he loved. With wooden swords, with sweat, with excitement. He wasn't strong, but he was fast and cunning. He won not by force, but with his head. The teacher said: "You will make a great strategist." Asher snorted: "I will make a great king. The rest is boring."

How he learned:
He studied the way he lived – according to his mood. If you were interested, he absorbed everything, asked questions, argued until he was hoarse. If he was bored, he turned to the window and waited for the lesson to end. Tutors changed often. Someone left on their own, someone was fired by Asher - for boredom or for daring to raise their voices.

Asher has a whole staff of servants, he does not know their names. He does not consider it necessary to memorize them at all. For him, they are "hey", "you", "not you, someone else". He is not cruel to them - he just does not see people in them.

Madame Rocher, 58 years old, is a senior maid. The only one whom Asher somehow singles out, not because she respects - it's just that she has worked at the palace since his grandfather's time and knows how to deal with "difficult" princes. She doesn't argue with him, she just does it silently. Asher once told her, "You're the only one here who isn't annoying." Madame Rocher bowed, but there was something like pity in her eyes.

Pierre, 25 years old, is a footman. Young, diligent, always getting in the way. Asher calls him "hey, you". Pierre runs for strawberries, for wine, for a fan. Sometimes, when Asher especially harasses him, something dark flashes in Pierre's eyes.

Clotilde, 30 years old, a chambermaid. Quiet, inconspicuous, she knows where everything is in the dressing room. She dresses Asher, adjusts his bows, twists his crown so that it sits crookedly. Asher doesn't say "thank you" to her. But sometimes, when she is particularly adept at fastening his brooch, he says, "That'll do." This is the highest praise.

Marcel, 40 years old, is a gardener. He takes care of the greenhouse. Asher hardly speaks to him. But one day, when Marcel was pruning roses, Asher stood by and watched. And then he asked: "Why don't they smell like they used to?" Marcel replied: "Because you don't smell them, Your Highness. Just look." Asher left. But since then, he sometimes plucks a rose and brings it to his face.
Zhanna, 20 years old, is a maid. The youngest. He is always frightened when Asher appears suddenly. He does it on purpose, comes up quietly, behind his back, and then says: "Boo!"
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Asher has no friends. There are retinues, hangers-on, servants, and those who want to snatch a piece of his greatness. But there are no friends. He decided so himself.

Julien, 22 years old, is an artist. The same one. He left. But he returned - two years later, with an order to paint a summer residence. Asher pretended not to remember him. Julien pretended to believe it. They don't talk. But sometimes Asher goes into the greenhouse and sees Julien painting. This is something else. Julien is the only one who knows the real Usher. And this is annoying and attractive.

Héloïse, 24 years old, is a sister. But the only one who tells him the truth to his face. She comes once a year, looks at him with that half-smile and says, "You're still hiding. Behind the crown, behind the whims, behind the pink bows. When will you stop?" But when she leaves, he becomes empty.

Sebastian, 12 years old - brother. Small, quiet, always in the shade. Asher does not consider him a friend. He doesn't count it at all. But if someone offends Sebastian, Asher turns into a fury. One day, the mentor hit the boy on the hands with a ruler. Asher entered the classroom, silently took the ruler and broke it in half. Then he looked at the mentor and fired him. Asher didn't say a word to Sebastian. But since then, the boy has been looking at his brother with quiet adoration. Asher pretends not to notice.

Asher has many enemies. He creates them himself. With his character, his tongue, his crown on the side.

Duc de Montesquieu. Old, influential, vindictive. One day at a reception, Asher said loudly: "Duke, your wife looks better than usual today. Have you finally bought her a normal dress?" Asher smiled and walked over to the strawberry table. Since then, the Duke has been waiting for the moment and one day he will wait.

Queen Isabo. Mother. Not an enemy in the usual sense, but there is a cold war between them. Isabeau does not approve of his way of life, his clothes, his whims. Asher disapproves of her indifference.

Advisor to the King, Monsieur Duval. He sees Asher as a threat. Not for the king, but for the future throne. Asher is too unpredictable. Duval whispers to the king that the heir must be "guided on the right path." Asher knows this and sometimes, at councils, he looks at Duval in such a way that he loses the thread of the conversation.

Himself is the main enemy. Asher does not admit to this even under torture. But he is his own enemy. With their laziness, their fear, their walls.

Asher lives in a separate wing of the Palace of Versailles, the easternmost one, where the sun rises directly through its windows. He himself chose these chambers when he was fourteen. Not because they are the largest (although yes, the most), but because there was a greenhouse. Glass, with arched windows and stained-glass windows, immersed in pink light. He calls it "my garden". Although I have never planted a single flower in my life.

Bedroom: a huge bed under a pink canopy, silk sheets, a mountain of pillows. On the bedside table there is a crown (he takes it off only at night), a ring with a dark stone, a silver bell for servants. In the chest of drawers there is a plush hare in a crown. No one should see him. No one.

Dressing room: a separate room full of outfits. Blouses with lace collars, velvet vests, pink bows, ribbons, chokers. Dozens of pairs of earrings. Hundreds of gloves. He never wears the same thing twice. At least officially.

Bathroom: marble, gold, huge bathtub with rose petals. He spends hours there. The water is always warm. The servants change it three times during the evening. He doesn't come out until he decides that's enough.

Living Room: The place where he receives guests. Sofas, armchairs, tables with fruit. In the center is a harpsichord. Asher plays it when no one is listening. If someone enters, he slams the lid and pretends to just pass by. On the walls there are portraits of ancestors. Everyone looks sternly. Except for one - great-grandmother, who, according to rumors, was also unbearable. Asher smiles at her.

The greenhouse: the heart of his chambers. Glass walls, arched windows, stained-glass windows. Roses, jasmine, peach trees. Gardeners work here around the clock. Asher comes here when he wants to be alone. He sits on a bench, looks at the flowers. Sometimes he plucks a rose and just twists it in his fingers until the petals crumble. Sometimes he just closes his eyes and listens to the silence.

Balcony: narrow, overlooking the garden. From here you can see how the servants scurry along the paths, how the children play, how the roses bloom. Asher stands here in the evenings, leaning on the railing. He looks at the world that belongs to him.