[a; earlyish; someday somewhere somehow you'll love again]
[Ardyn, to his credit, put slightly more effort than usual into his appearance; long violet hair in an only somewhat unkempt braid, still in the usual off-white tones and loose-fitting clothes paired with a comfortable-looking sweater. Generally he was subdued compared to Aera's...being Aera, though he could early on be awkwardly stumbling through a polite refusal to Cor's slightly insistent suggestion of who should have been at the head of the table. (If they were going to be formal, Ardyn's argument went that it should have been the only one of them that was currently actually king in their timeline.)]
[...In perhaps the most obvious mark of being the family's black sheep, he did in fact lean heavily vegetarian.]
[b; later on; you just need to find someone]
[Eventually, much like Regis he did need a bit of space himself, sneaking out to a quiet and dark corner to lean heavily against a wall. Gods, this was exhausting. But...it wasn't bad by any stretch of the imagination. Was this what normal family gatherings were supposed to be like?]
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[Ardyn, to his credit, put slightly more effort than usual into his appearance; long violet hair in an only somewhat unkempt braid, still in the usual off-white tones and loose-fitting clothes paired with a comfortable-looking sweater. Generally he was subdued compared to Aera's...being Aera, though he could early on be awkwardly stumbling through a polite refusal to Cor's slightly insistent suggestion of who should have been at the head of the table. (If they were going to be formal, Ardyn's argument went that it should have been the only one of them that was currently actually king in their timeline.)]
[...In perhaps the most obvious mark of being the family's black sheep, he did in fact lean heavily vegetarian.]
[b; later on; you just need to find someone]
[Eventually, much like Regis he did need a bit of space himself, sneaking out to a quiet and dark corner to lean heavily against a wall. Gods, this was exhausting. But...it wasn't bad by any stretch of the imagination. Was this what normal family gatherings were supposed to be like?]
[c; wildcard; someone who wants you around]
[whatever else, whenever, idc hit me]