ˢʰᵉ ʳᵒᵃᵐᵉᵈ ᵃˡˡ ᵗʰʳᵒᵘᵍʰ ʰᵉˡˡ
ʲᵘˢᵗ ᵗᵒ ᶠⁱⁿᵈ ᵗʰᵉ ᵏᵉʸ ᵗᵒ ʰᵉᵃᵛᵉⁿ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵇᵘʳʸ ⁱᵗ

❝ you keep talking, and i'll keep walking. ❞

𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄┊

first name,,

ward darling

this is essentially the "name" she goes by, the name she presents herself to others with, a fleeting smile on her face, innocent eyes as if she just didn't discover a way to exploit you for herself. the name refers to 'bloom/flower', a little play on her fae nature. darling just refers to her absolute darling nature that you may know her as. or at least lets you perceive her as.

nicknames she goes by,,

none, because she isn't fond of nicknames. she'd rather be called ward and nothing else, unless of course you know her then you can refer to her by her real name. but even then, don't. just call her ward.

full name,,

saoirse flùr glacadair

but not many know this. at all. it's her real name, the name unknown to those she doesn't trust or consider worthy of it.

𝐀𝐆𝐄┊

seventy seven

𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑┊

cis-fem && she/her

𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐌┊

lara pulver

𝐒𝐄𝐗𝐔𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘┊

aromantic pansexual,, she has no interest in or desire for romantic relationships but when it comes to pleasure and her needs, she is not limited in sexual choice with regard to biological sex, gender, or gender identity.

𝐁𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄┊

december 1st, 1942

𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘┊

irish

𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘┊

grace.

that's the first word you'd think of thinking of when it comes to ward. yes its true, faes in nature are the concept of grace with their easy and slow temperament, calming nature and whatnot. but ward especially, with the way she holds herself despite not being royalty, her aura of elegance as if she were a queen herself, the controlled power she emits. its a form of grace one cannot learn but rather have from birth and ward is one of those blessed, quiet effortlessly. it's infuriating to most, how she never loses a sense of herself, how she manages to put herself together even if the situation is not at her advantage. until now of course. but regardless, ward has always been the one to seem in control even if she isn't. why? well, simply because there is beauty in watching the opposite lose themselves in an effort to make her lose herself, the amusing sight of never even thinking that she isn't the one in power. because ward knows she isn't royalty, she knows that her word only matters to the monarch and no one else, because who else is she if not a lowly advisor?

but picked by the late monarch them-self, ward always knew her worth. after all, from all the people present, she was the one chosen wasn't she? her words mean something, her advice actually matters and regardless of those lowlives knowing that or not. ward is very well aware of her strengths and her weaknesses, of her tics and tacs. it's what makes her so quick to react because she knows herself very well, her thinking and her thoughts. well enough to never be caught off guard, well not until the death of the monarch. but who wasn't caught off guard from that?

much like any fae, ward is one with bubbling curiosity and burning need to know all. the type to stay informed about everything happening, ward is a woman with eyes and ears everywhere, sources and people doing her bidding no matter where she might be. this is because ward despises being left out of the loop, she has this incorrigible need to be involved or at least know things because that puts her in a position of control. and where there is ward in control, everything is bound to go well and be executed with perfection. or of course death is impending but that is too good of a punishment when you have crossed someone like ward. but of course a cross ward is not something one gets to witness and may they who manage to come across such a moment be blessed and have a painless passing.

but back to the point, what i want to say is you want to do something? go to ward, run her through it and she will tell you if its feasible or not. being an advisor, it has been her job to be informed and help make a decision that is beneficial, risk-less yet manages to get the most work done. that is where she excels, making decisions at times when it is too hard to choose. because she has always been a decisive person, straightforward like any other fae and good at knowing what to do at the time, quick to think things through and pick up on things. that is what makes her good at her job, an irreplaceable asset to the court. at least to her. wise beyond her years, ward thrives under pressure, stress is nothing but a game to her and she is winning it, her five year plan that she keeps extending saving her from a crisis most suffer through.

which leads to my next point of ward being one of the most OCD filled with people you'd ever see, organised and so neat its almost freaky how obsessive she gets when things get out of order. but they haven't been out of order in a long time and she plans on making them stay that way. always five steps ahead of you, the woman is a ruthless and fearless planner. covering the smallest and finest of details, she never leaves anything out and always has a time table she follows, a routine that has made her life as well as it could get, not a crisis planned for the rest of her years ahead. its almost scary how prepared and organised she always is, never out of control even once, not a hair out of place, not a nail out of colour. everything set to perfection, the woman strives for everything she does to be as graceful as she is and it shows in how she does her work and the implementation that occurs, the reviewing afterwards displaying right after that no matter how much of a freak she may seem obsessing over the smallest detail, the perfection in which is turns out to be is worth everything and can't help but be respected for it.

this works in to the fact that ward will be one of the most infuriating people you will ever meet. from how she talks to you to what she says, everything about her has and will always be rage invoking, as if she is provoking you to let your emotions out and just play right into her hands. but she enjoys that, of course does, watching you just lose your shit as she acts as if she nothing is wrong, creating chaos and disputes with her words and then taking a seat, sipping on a bubble tea if she could, just simply enjoying the tea and letting nature's course take place. you could call this one of her many hobbies, just sitting plainly and enjoying the discourse, the struggles and the mayhem take place, a smile on her face as she enjoys the view of the very thing she created. and the times she happens to join in? oh you know someone's going to go home crying, no matter how hurtful both parties are. there's just something about the things she says and how she phrases them, threatening yet its very obvious too yet there's really nothing you can do about it.

ward is a lot like that, obvious threats yet there's nothing you can do about it. she'd be straightforward and direct about her intentions with you, like any other unseelie fae would be, yet there's just something so unnerving about how she says it, calmly as if its a fact, so soothingly, as if you'd like that to happen to you. and she's always like that, saying things as if they are obvious and factual, as if she is always right. she speaks as if she knows what is best for you and maybe its her position in court or maybe she truly does sound caring, but its hard not to believe what she says, that she does know best, that what she says is correct and that there's no way to go against or around it. very mother gothel vibes her, in fact at times she might even exude some motherly vibes. she might have that whole 'mother knows best' concept going on for her, with her unwitting and unwavering smile, malicious eyes that trick you into being warm and trusting. and then the stab you totally should have seen coming your way.

much as she should be, ward is a very frightening woman for the core reason she is as ruthless as one can get. not the one to even think of morals or ethics, ward is someone who though is logical and extremely analytical, also someone who values getting what she wants despite all means and if that means doing somethings that may seem particularly corrupt or wrong,,, what's stopping her? i mean the faes work for criminal activities, their main agenda, what's sprinkling in a few added bits of ambiguity and sketchiness? as long as you're not caught, you can do whatever you want right? well ward's doing just that. and it's not like its something serious, as if planning a coup to take over the throne. never! in fact it's the polar opposite of securing the future of the monarchs and the thrones. just in ways that maybe not some or all know about. we love that for her, yes we do.

a way to describe ward in a poetic manner because i feel like it would be to compare her to the night time, one am blues on a midsummer's day with the chirps of grasshoppers and crickets, fireflies floating around and flowers blooming in secret. there's an eerie threat hanging in the air that is masked by the nature around you, the piercing eyes of a tiger following you around that hide in the bushes, covered by fireflies that distract you. she's the little danger you never see coming, the sharp teeth you look over with her smooth and blending eyes. the quick words that sting your heart that you forget with her clutch on your wrists, bruising. she hides her danger through her beauty, masked well within yet open for you to see. you just so conveniently happen to look over it. why wouldn't you? something so beautiful, it could never harm you. but much like swallowtail butterfly, her pretty colours draw you in while she poisons you, and you don't even realise it despite the fact that she's telling you she's doing it.

more will be added as i figure her out more, ignore how terrible this is right now

𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐃𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐃┊

ward spent her childhood preparing to be a part of the court. she didn't know her role or purpose but her aim from a young age had been to be a part of the court, do what her father couldn't and be a better version of him.

ward grew up with a pathetic parent of a father, yet he was undeniably also one of the smartest people anyone could ever meet. sure, as a parent he was useless and couldn't do anything but when it came to teaching ward everything she knows, he was the best anyone could ever have the pleasure of having or taught by. she was always told, about how lucky she was to have him as her teacher, how fortunate she must be to be under him. she was always compared to her old man, told her about his intelligence and how good he was, in his work. but then when it came down to parenting, ward was on her own, motherless and fending for herself because her father was far too into the work he did rather than those around him. she wasn't shocked her mother left him. actually, she pitied him. a lot. such a defenceless old man, lost in his own genius.

so she killed him.

it was for him really, he suffered so much. no one really got what he said, he lost everyone around him. he was losing his daughter too. so she did him a favour. she ended the misery, just like one would with a whimpering puppy. why let it suffer, right?

that's when her life started taking off really. she spent the first 20 years of her life with a man who isolated himself and still considered himself a parent, using it against her as if it actually mattered to her after all those years. well sad to say it never did, her childhood per se was spent learning about the court and the workings, the economics and politics, the tricks and the tactics. she absorbed whatever she could, she learned everything she needed to know, anything there. and she killed the person who taught her to be the only one who knew that. and to put him out of his misery yes that, no other intention. the way she killed him? irrelevant really, all that matters is that she was free of the enslavement she told the others she suffered through, the heroic act of a damsel on distress who escaped that she put on, tear stained face and shaking hands that landed her right in front of the monarch, the man who now judges what happens when you kill someone of your kind. such treacherous work.

but she's here, isn't she? advisor to the now late king, who appointed her despite her work. did he know? maybe, maybe not. what mattered was the rest didn't. and that's good! less death time for ward, more time making the court the one in power at all times. and they should be grateful she does so, she may not be royalty but ward has her own set of powers and as an enemy, well let's just say you'd rather have her on your side than your opposition's.

but that was her childhood, a bit remorseful she didn't do it earlier but she was happy. she learnt, she lived. she did the things her father couldn't and she made him proud if he were alive. she knew he would be.

right?

𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐒𝐄𝐓┊

well its pretty obvious the way ward acts and behaves, her actions and her thoughts. but to summarise for textual purposes, 'i see it, i like it, i want it, i got it' type behaviour, doesn't care much for the means of getting it but rather if she does get it or not. and if she doesn't, that means no one else gets it either. and she's vocal about it too, encouraging of others to be the same. surprisingly though, she has loyalty of some form to the court that she serves for, although the late monarch being gone still hits her differently. she values the court and of course her loyalty lies there, but that has never stopped her from also getting what she wants, when it doesn't disrupt the court in any way possible. 

𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐈𝐄𝐒┊

fae

𝐏𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐒┊

as a fae, ward has power over the bending of mind and reality, though the extent it covers remain a mystery as does for most of the faes. from making them see what she wants them to, to making them dance uncontrollably, ward possesses the ability to simply use her words as her defence, much as any other fae. language has been a gift to her like to any other fae and she is especially quick in using it to her advantage.

𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄┊

the unseelie court

but ever since the death of their monarch, she isn't sure who the allegiance steps to since no one has taken the position yet.

𝐅𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐘┊

none that matters, but essentially the 'glacadair' family

𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐑𝐀┊

─ you want to find ward? try the library. you'll always find her there, i promise. she's always buried there, reading and re-reading, making notes and humming to a children's rhyme. kook. but then again, no one really bothers checking what's inside the books now, do they? they should. they really really should.
─ she loves apples. absolutely loves apples, so much that she learned baking for the pure purpose of learning how to bake apple pies. well she has been alive for a long time, learning to bake was hardly a task but nevertheless, it was some work. but it was worth it because now she bakes whenever she can, whatever she can, with apples of course. who doesn't love a good apple pie, caramel apple, apple crisps etc etc. especially when they can be poisoned, i mean what.
─ definitely plays the violin, have you looked at her she's the kind to whip out a violin at a party to show off her skills and put the crowd in an awe. its all one of the many ways she uses her magic, exuding her power through the music to make the people dance uncontrollably. it's really cool and when she manages to slip into the human world that once in a while, oh the curse she plagues for the entertainment. truly a visual, i recommend seeing it at least once in your life but then again, that might be the last time you see anything.

𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓┊

dangerous woman,, superm
icy,, itzy
7 rings,, Ariana grande
phoenix,, fall out boy

❝ darling if you could live without me, you wouldn't be here. ❞