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Plotline / The Newcomer (The Gypsy Slave)

full name / Syeira Yamine Loveridge

other names /

► Adélaïde Carré | Her true name, the one she had when she was baptized before it happened

► Princess | Her parents call her this, since she is their little princess, as well as it being the meaning of her name. She didn't know there was more to it then that.

► Slave | The Princess, or and any other plotlines (at one point or another) vying for Baekhyun's heart call her this, as she isn't seen as being good enough for him.

► Cold Beauty | Her exotic beauty is talked about a lot in the palace, and even rumours in town have spread about her, but one thing everyone is aware of, is her cold and unyielding nature. At least at first.

birthdate / January 7th (22 years old)

birthplace / Paris, France

hometown / Budapest, Hungry

ethnicity / French

nationality / French - Hungarian

 

languages /

► English | Fluent | Dominate language of the world, she learnt it as she grew up.

► French | Fluent | Though she spent most of her life in Hungary, her parents had been born in France, so that was their first tongue, and therefore taught to her around the same time as English.

► Hungarian | Semi Fluent | She spent most of her young life in Hungary, however she spoke mostly English and Frnech with her family and the rest of their gypsy camp. She may seem perfect at first, but she does occasionally have trouble reading it or using perfectly gram tidally correct sentences.

 

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//// The Heart Wants What it Wants ////

 

love interest / Baekhyun, The 6th Prince

backup / Chanyeol, Yixing

 

Lover's Background /

► Baekhyun's mother Concubine Byun was a lowly peasant before she became a Royal Concubine. She always strived to be more then she was: a poor pottery maker's daughter who had not a penny to her name. She wished for a more luxurious life. When she went to town in order to try and sell some of her father's pots, she saw a group of beautiful Gisaengs promoting auditions for young girls who wished to be trained to be Gisaengs.

She left the pottery behind and went to the audition, but she wasn't as presentable as the other girls. She was refused at first, but after bagging and bagging to be able to try out, the Gisaengs finally agreed. It turned out she was a natural dancer, just by observing the other girls she easily adapted and it turned out she could also play the junggeum because her father had constructed a flute like instrument similar to that for her to play with.

She was excepted into the Gisaeng house, and didn't much care how devastated her father was. All she cared about was rising up the ranks. She first only scrubbed the floors of the Gisaeng house, but eventually they let her learn with the other girls, and she did indeed learn...and fast. When she was older, Concubine Byun had become second best in the whole Gisaeng house, but second best and only second best for years. The number one girl thought herself to be most beautiful and it seemed like everyone agreed, everyone except the newly crowned king.

The king went to bed with Concubine Byun (his favourite girl in the house) many times, and they laughed quiet a lot together. Eventually he decided to make her one of his official Royal Concubines. When she left her life of being a Gisaeng, she thought she would be favoured by the king and treated like a queen, but she soon realized he had already a queen who could bore sons, and Consorts, and other Concubines. She had a lot of competition.

She decided to try and get pregnant, so that he would notice her. He did for a while but it didn't last too long when others were becoming pregnant as well. After Baekhyun was born, ever since he could walk and talk she had been schooling him to be a winner, and how to be devoted and responsible. She wanted her son to be a bread winner. She began living through Baekhyun, convincing him it was his duty to impress the King and that if he showed his worth, one day he too would be king. She convinced him that it was what he wanted more then anything.

His mother would constantly keep him on a leash, but the times when he got loose from it were the ones he could really be his joking and lively self. He enjoyed horse back riding with his brothers, and often practiced archery with Sehun and the other boys. Sehun wasn't particularly good, so it made Baekhyun happy whenever he hit the bullseye where as the queen's son couldn't. He really did love his brothers though, however he also felt the constant compatition between them. If he wasn't riding or doing archery, or taking his lessons, Baekhyun often sits alone in the gardens were he can have quiet among the stress of his life. When the king fell ill, Concibine Byun saw it as Baekhyun's golden chance to show his worth as a prince and possible future king. Even if the steps she took were not necessarily fair, she would do anything to get Baekhyun that crown and throne...to be able to say she gave birth to a king.

He spent many nights evil plotting (without really realizing it was wrong, cuz his mom is so controlling) and in general poring over documents of complaints from citizens and problems they face. He was very stressed most of the time, and it didn't help having his mother always hovering behind his shoulder, whether in physical presents or not.

 

personality traits /

► + Honest/Direct, Strong-willed/Dutiful, Very Responsible, Calm/Practical, Jacks-of-all-trades

► – Stubborn, Arrogant, Insensitive, Always by the Book, Judgmental, Often Unreasonably Blame Themselves

elaboration /

► Integrity is the centre of Baekhyun's heart. Emotional manipulation, mind games and reassuring lies all run deep in his mother, but are the counter to he himself and his own preference for managing the reality of the situations he encounter. He only means the best when speaking his mind, but while not intentionally harsh, Baekhyun often hurt more sensitive people around him; by the simple belief that honesty is the best policy. Though he may take emotions into consideration, really only so far as to determine the most effective way to say what needs to be said.

Baekhyun embodies this integrity in his actions too, working hard and staying focused on his goals (or should I say his mother's?). Being patient and determined, he feels that he has a duty to himself, his father, and his mother to be the very best. It isn't a surprise Baekhyun strives to meet his obligations. In order for Baekhyun to continuously meet these obligations, he believes that things work best with clearly defined rules, but this makes him reluctant to bend those rules or try new things, even when the downside is minimal. That is why he goes "By the Book", however most of the time, the pages were written by his mother.

One thing you can be sure of, is that Baekhyun's word is a promise, and a promise means everything. Baekhyun would rather run himself into the ground with extra days and lost sleep than fail to deliver the results he said he would. This is the reason this could potentially be a negative trait, since his mother is all for that sort of sacrifice in the wake of her vision for him. However, loyalty is a strong sentiment for Baekhyun, and he fulfills his duties to the people he's committed himself to. However none of his promises would mean much if Baekhyun lost his temper and broke down at every sign of hardship – he keeps his feet on the ground and makes clear, rational decisions. Peoples' preferences (or more particularly his mother's preferences) are a factor to consider in this process, and Baekhyun works to make the best use of potential hiccups or changes of opinions, but these decisions are made with effectiveness in mind more so than empathy. The same applies to criticisms, for others and himself.

Baekhyun is a proud repository of knowledge(most of which forced in there by his mother's many lessons), though the emphasis is more on facts and statistics than concepts and underlying principles(which makes sense since she herself is willing to go to any length necessary to get him that throne). Being a "Jack-of-all-trades" allows Baekhyun to apply himself to a variety of situations, picking up and applying new information and grasping the details of challenging situations as a matter of course. All very important when it comes to being king. However Baekhyun is perfectly capable of carrying his confidence too far, falsely believing that he's resolved all the pertinent issues of a matter and closing himself off to the opinions of those he believes to be intellectually inferior. This is something that isn't a rarity when he is particularly being guided *cough*controlled*cough* by his mother.

The facts are the facts, and Baekhyun tends to resist any new idea that isn't supported by them, as instructed by his mother not to. The facts: His father is dying, one of him and his brothers would become king, the one to become king would be him. This factual decision-making process also makes it occasionally difficult for Baekhyun to accept that he was wrong about something – but anyone and everyone can miss a detail, even him. His mother is the one that has the hardest time seeing that. Opinions are opinions and facts are facts, and Baekhyun is unlikely to respect people who disagree with those facts, or especially those who remain willfully ignorant of them. It is a judgemental turning point, but one understandable by the mindset that his mother had drilled into him.

All this can combine to make Baekhyun believe he are the only one who can see goal and decisions making through reliably. As he loads himself with extra work and responsibilities (such as becoming more involved in court affaires, and talks with politicians, even going to visit the state of poorer parts of his kingdom and theN spending the night trying to come up with ideas that could fix these economical problems), turning away good intentions and helpful ideas from others (well anyone who wasn't his mother) he would sooner or later hit a tipping point where Baekhyun simply can't deliver. It is a human experience, but his mother finds if disgraceful and infuriating. Since he's heaped the responsibility on himself, Baekhyun then believes the responsibility for failure is his alone to bear.

 

love story /

► They first met when Balázs and his slaves were brought before the 12 princes. She was no different then the other slaves to start with, however she did have a pretty face. He didn't particularly notice her to begin with, but when he caught a slight glance at her he couldn't deny her beauty. He was a guy after all. However, when she was presented to his older brother, Baekhyun was defiantly shocked at first because [insert reason why Minseok ultimately declined]. Then, when his brother said he would give her to Baekhyun since it was his birthday, well he wasn't sure how to react. His face made an expression of slight surprise, however the raised eyebrows were quickly lowered and he excepted the congratulations from the brothers next to him with a smirk.

After this, Syeira was sent to be prepared by the servants. She was to be Baekhyun's own personal assistant, and he would occasionally run into her, as she would personally tend to his chambers (cleaning and such). Whenever he did see her, Syeira always perked Baekhyun's interested in what might be behind those colourful eyes of her's. What was her story. Of course since she was merely a slave to him, and his mother would hate the idea of him fraternizing with someone so bellow him she constantly geared him toward other girls. Ones with greater power and status then Syeira. Baekhyun didn't even mind, because he too believed she was not worth his time.

When Baekhyun finally started thinking of Syeira differently, it was the first time he saw her do anything other then obey orders. Normally she was silent around Baekhyun, and almost seemed to fear him. She never took a turn out of line with him. However, one day when Baekhyun had fallen asleep in the library/archive room he decided to visit his mother. Just as he was about to turn the corner and make himself known to everyone in that hallway, he froze. His mother was there scolding Syeira, lifting up her hanbok and pointing furiously at her bare feet. Baekhyun was shocked at her nerve as to not wear shoes, and what shocked him even more was how she kept her head down the whole time she was being scolded. It wasn't only because of that though, it was because he could see from where he was that she was smirking. She had the nerve to smirk at his mother? His mother then yelled for her to look up, and when she did Concubine Byun demanded to know if Syeira was even listening. When she assumed she hadn't been, Concubine Byun had no problem with slapping the young slave.

Syeira then resumed the silent, slightly fearful expression she always had around Baekhyun himself, however this time before his mother. After that Baekhyun wouldn't stop thinking about her expression, the different way she acted, and why on earth she could be acting that way around him. Obviously she was respecting his position as a prince, but there was more there then that. Usually she would be there in the background, working with the other servants and she should have been invisible to him, but he noticed her even more now. Obviously she wasn't blind to his stares and glances her way, however Syeira did her best to ignore them. She didn't want to upset her new master, because she wasn't sure if he would be like Balázs or his mother...she wasn't sure if he would hurt her for stepped even slightly out of line.

The first time they really ever spoke was a time that was filled with many mixed emotions, one of which being embarrassment. Baekhyun had gotten out of one of his lessons and went to hangout with his brothers. Chanyeol and Chen made a deal that which ever one of them threw their spear the shortest distance would have to steal a baetssi daenggi from the female servants quarters. One of the boys jokingly distracted Baekhyun during this turn (since they all know he is almost always the best or close to it in competitions and stuff like them) and therefore he only threw his a couple meters. He lost the game and was forced to complete the consequence.

All the servants were preparing for an important event (perhaps a birthday or something) and so it was assumed that none of the servants would be in their quarters. However, as luck would have it, Syeira had spilled wine (or whatever liquid that could ruin her clothes) on herself by mistake and had to return to change. Baekhyun wasn't aware she was there, so when he finally got himself to just get it done and over with, he found himself walking in on Syeira changing. Thankfully her back was only facing the door so he only saw it, but she still shrieked and he turned around in respect. Unfortunately he was too shocked to think to leave. As she hurried to put her close back on, he remembered what he saw on her back...all those scars.

He was even more curious about this foreign slave of his, and how she could have possibly gotten hurt that badly. She was about to turn and leave, when he asked he suddenly were her scars were from. After hesitating for a moment, she told him they were from her old master. The way she said it, just the ways she said it was enough for him to understand volumes. He could understand that Balázs was the one who hurt her, and he could understand she was resentful and spiteful about it, however also fearful of the same punishment being cast upon her again. He was silent for a moment before ordering her to leave, which Syeira gladly did.

After that it seemed like their relationship was back to normal, no words exchanged between them and no real acknowledgement between them. That is until Syeira over hears an argument between him and his mother involving statements that could appear to be rather treasonous and evil plotting (basically his mother saying it was good that his father was close to death and that if they couldn't speed things along themselves, at least they could try and weed out any competition he had among the other princes). Baekhyun had stormed out in a hurry, and when Syeira had heard him coming, she had run off. However, because this is one of the rare time no one noticed her lack of footwear, she easily slipped turning the corner. When Baekhyun himself noticed her trip he hurried to her side, only partly in worry about her well being, since he was mainly worried whether or not she had hired anything.

She quickly tried to leave but he took a firm grasp on her arm and pulled her back to where she stood. He demanded to know what she knew, and suddenly she became very catty and told him it shouldn't matter what she knew, he was going to be king soon anyways. Not only that, but she dared to look into his eyes, for the first time. No servant had ever done this to him, and perhaps it was because his mother had drilled it into his head that he should not let any servant step out of line...perhaps that was why he raised his fist. Even so, Syeira stood there looking at him in the eyes, and they told him that she only saw him as a cruel vindictive master like Balázs. It also showed that she would gladly take his punches but would still fear the pain that came with them.

This is what brought back his rational thinking and kept him from actually hurting her. He lowered his fist and leaned in close to her ear so she would be able to hear his words. He told her that if she were ever to speak of what she hired to anyone, he wouldn't hesitate to really let his fist fall, or something else instead (He was hinting at a falling axe a.k.a exciting her but this in particular struck a cord with her even though he didn't know, because Marko and Miselda's son had been executed. He didn't know of the particular level this threat had taken with her.). Needless to say she wasn't particularly fond of him and definitely looked forward to seeing him fail at ese ding the throne. However he wouldn't stop popping up in her life more then what was wanted...well she was his personal slave after all.

The library/archive room was rumoured to be barbering mice, and so the price couldn't poor over pages there any longer and had to do that in his own chambers, which was conflicting since he began seeing Syeira there a lot more. This is when he resumed his sudden glances and lingering stares. She didn't quiet like it though, since she mistook these glances and stares to not be of intrigue but of hatred like those she had received many times from Balázs. Therefore she changed her work hours as much as she could, but in the end she always ended up cleaning his chambers whenever he was there.

One day the Royal Family were to be present for a ceremony in which one of their royal guards was being promoted and would be gone for most of the day for the celebration and ceremony. Baekhyun was originally supposed to attend, but he came down with a fever and since his mother didn't want him to get worse she forced him to stay in bed. She herself went to these celebrations in order for her son to still be represented and for him not to be forgotten by the people. The only other people at the palace were then the servants. Since Syeira was his personal slave, she was the one that has to take care of him...and was did well at it despite this being the last thing she wanted to do. Syeira put cold wet clothes on his forehead to counter his fever, and even massaged his feet and got him new blankets to boot. All this on top of giving him his prescribed medicines was what got him to feel better by noon.

He had awkwardly thanked her, and she was just as awkward because both couldn't help comparing that night he threatened her to this situation. Even so he eventually made it clear he wanted to join his brothers and mother at the ceremonies, but Syeira insisted it was best he continue to rest. After munch arguing among these stubborn nuggets Syeira was able to compromise upon taking him somewhere full of nature to rehabilitate himself instead of the busy city. She took him to a river that Xinyi had introduced Syeira to. It was secluded and almost impossible to locate if you didn't already know the way.

It near a waterfall, and it was so beautiful, not to mention bigger then the little pond in the palace gardens which was a pleasant surprise for Baekhyun to see something other then the city and the palace. It was also a treat for Syeira since she only went with Xinyi but since she hadn't left the palace for sometime (because Sehun new she would leave for good if she did) she herself hadn't seen it in a while. (I can change this reason she found this place or you can change somethings if you like it isn't too important)

Syeira quickly dismounted and hurried to the river's edge, admiring the beauty of it all before pulling up her hanbok as she hurried into the water. She winced at it's cold temperature but quickly adjusted, and turned to call for Baekhyun who was taking his time getting off the horse. He sighed but eventually agreed, however just stood at the edge for the river some time. Eventually Syeira got annoyed and kicked water at him. It surprised him, since he had only seen the obedient and angry/feisty sides of Sheira, never the playful and free spirited one she only portrayed in front of Xinyi. Baekhyun right away went after her in order to get revenge, splashing water at her as well. Then she pointed out that he was now in the water too and he just scoffed, splashing her with more water.

They continued like that for sometime, laughing as they did so, but eventually Syeira's bare feet betrayed her and she slipped on a rock under the water. Before she could hit her head however, Baekhyun found himself wrapping his arms around her, so that she wouldn't fall. When the initial shock had passed, she pulled back a bit to look at him. She stared into his dark eyes and whispered a thanks. He in turn nodded in recognition, and suddenly the two of them became very aware of how close they were to each other. They could feel the breath of the other on their skin, how Syeira gripped at his collar, and how Baekhyun's hands had a firm grip on her waist.

They both quickly pulled apart, because she was his slave and he her master. There was supposed to be no future in which she could even become his Concubine. No, she was meant to be nothing and so there for nothing she would be. In an attempt to change the mood of things, Baekhyun decided to make a joke. "That is one reason people wear shoes," he joked, since she wouldn't have slipped had she possessed the gripping that shoes did. It made her blush since she realized this meant he noticed this wasn't the only time she had gotten away with not wearing shoes. Thank goodness he hadn't seen what it looked like when Xinyi wrestled her into a pare of them...and yes wrestled lol.

They agreed it was time to head back to the palace before the Royal family returned or before someone realized they had left to begin with. Syeira was only just able to sneak them out through the kitchens before the cook and other kitchen help returned. It was silent for the majority of the ride back, but when Syeira noticed how annoyed the horse was at Baekhyun's wiggly feet, she couldn't help but laugh. His shoes were all soggy and full of river water, so it was very uncomfortable and definitely itchy. His random foot spasms were confusing the horse, and Syeira was having trouble holding back her laughter, all to the point were Baekhyun had to ask what was so amusing. She stopped for a moment to think, and then pointed to his feet before saying "And that is one reason I don't wear shoes." It was a clever means of pay back, but Baekhyun scoffed in attempt to not seem like he had been taken aback.

After successfully getting back into the palace, the both went their separate ways since she had to get to work so they wouldn't notice she had left, and he needed to change so he didn't get sick again. After this whole fiasco, Baekhyun was a lot less apprehensive around Syeira though it was clear he had begun to develop feelings for her, or at least subconsciously he was trying his best to keep from doing just that. No matter how much he was keep that sort of distance, Syeira found herself somehow developing a crush. She didn't think anything like that could ever happen, especially on one of her masters, and Xinyi was one of the only ones that could understand her when it came to falling for a prince.

Baekhyun's feelings took a different turn when he got drunk one evening and had passed out in the gardens. He was getting very stressed with his mother and had well, one too many glasses on wine. He woke to the sound of crying, and he was surprised since it was the middle of the night. He wasn't so much drunk anymore, but still a little disoriented when he first woke up. He stumbled around till he found the weeping girl hidden behind a patch of bushes. It was Syeira. Normally servants aren't able to wander about the palace, however Syeira had been helping Baekhyun's mother dress for bed and therefore wasn't with most of the other servants into their quarters. Unfortunately for the gypsy girl, Concubine Byun never liked her and so when she accidentally broke the older women's favourite jade hair pin, Syeira was definitely in for it. Sure it wasn't technically all her fault since she had tripped over her own feet (damn those shoes) and fallen over, but Concubine Byun didn't see it that way.

After she had done so, Syeira had to be punished...and in a way she more then likely got from Consort Wu (who I would say Concubine Byun might try and copy or try and be better then because of how dominant and controlling and powerful Consort Wu can appear) seeing as her punishment of choice was Zanxing. When she found out that would be her fate it frightened Syeira to the core since she had heard from Xinyi how much it hurt. Anyways, after her punishment ended and she was told to leave, instead of returning to the servants quarters she snuck into the Royal Gardens in order to get peace and quiet and fresh air. The only escape she could think of.

When Baekhyun found Syeira it started out as awkward words being exchanged, but since he was slightly disoriented by the alcohol still in him and she was overcome by pain and emotion(for once believe it or not) they got into a deep conversation in which they told each other the truest about how they felt. How Baekhyun hated how stressing and controlling his mother could be, and the pressure he was under, and how Syeira opened up about her full past and all the dark parts of it. Baekhyun was infuriated to hear all that Balázs had put her through, but even more infuriated to hear what his own mother had done. Maybe it was the alcohol still in his body, or maybe something else, but he really didn't want her to have to go through that. Ever. It wasn't for a few weeks before he realized that that something else was love, he just didn't know how to express it, but he really wanted to know if she felt the same.

Ever since then they both exchanged looks, except they were longer looks, ones of adoration and a mutual need to protect. Baekhyun would do all he could to keep anyone from physically hurting her, like saying she was his slave and he should Cary out the punishment, then when everyone else left he would make sure she wasn't hurt and then would tell her to leave. Likewise Syeira new how much Baekhyun needed to be king, because his mother would just crack down harder on him if he couldn't compete well. Not to mention the feeling of self worthlessness and despair he would feel if he wasn't crowned king. It was what he spent his whole like being groomed for, and if he wasn't king, Syeira didn't want her prince to feel like that. She would watch out for him and if anything or anyone tried to sabotage him or neglect him or talk down to him...lets just say her inner demon comes out to play.

Inner demons /

► Baekhyun is an already stubborn, insensitive and by the book, however when his mother influences his life the amount she does, it is easy for her to get him to agree upon doing things her way. He thinks it is his duty to follow his mother's words, so no matter how much he may dislike it, he'll follow through and with the best results. He wouldn't kill anyone, because his mother wants to prove his worth without slitting throats, but he will one hundred percent cause accidents or blame misfortunes on others on purpose. He is so efficient at everything he does, even the bad stuff is done well.

 

relations / etc

► Mother : Concubine Byun - Kim Min Seo (Drama Hwajung) // 40 // He loves his mother, and she loves him. However, he hates how controlling she is over him. He keeps it inside and doesn't make it obvious to others. She uses a soft tone most of the time when telling him what to do and how to act, but when she gets man and yells is what aggravates him even more. It is worse when she stops yelling and returns to her sudden soft way of speaking, it confuses him and he hates thinking and talking about if because his relationship with his mother is so complicated.

► Brothers : The 11 other Princes - EXO // Various // He and his brothers always have very harmonious times together, and they have a very strong bond. The only problem is that Baekhyun has had his mother whispering in his ear his whole life, that he needed to beat the other boys at everything. He tried his best to make her proud, but he didn't mind when he lost out to a brother or when they did something greater then he did. Sure he was jealous at first, but in the end he loved his brothers enough to get over himself.

► Love Rival : One of the Plotlines - TBA // TBA // She is also involved in Baekhyun's love life at some point (whether she has him as a main love interest or what) and she is part of the reason Baekhyun doesn't take notice to Syeira in the beginning and wouldn't let himself feel anything at the river the first time. Whether he also has feelings for her too, or he feels he is meant to having feelings for her, is to be determined.

 

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