Ships: Andhera/Captain K. P. Hob and Andhera/Captain K. P. Hob/Delloso de la Rue
Media: Actual-Play Tabletop Roleplaying Game Sessions (10 episodes of approximately 2 hours each)
A summary of the canon: A Court of Fey & Flowers is a Dungeons & Dragons campaign played by the improv comedians/actors/writers of Dropout (formerly College Humor), with gameplay elements from Good Society, the Jane Austen tabletop RPG. It's a Regency-inspired romantic comedy romp set in the Fey realm, with six representatives from Faerie courts attending a social event called the Bloom where matches are made, dalliances are dallied, court politics play out through subterfuge and duels, and secrets are revealed.
The game master plays multiple NPCs to fill out the world, but each player has one main character, with the three for these particular ships described below.
Prince Andhera Heir to the Unseelie Court and son of the Queen of Air and Darkness, Andhera is a dark fey making their reinvented social debut at this year's Bloom. They are trying their best to present themself as a suave and poised royal, but their social awkwardness and big feelings soon shatter that illusion.
Major K. P. Hob Guard and war hero of the Goblin Court, Hob arrives at the Bloom hoping to make a match for a jilted member of his court rather than for himself. He is a common-born bugbear and an almost permanently at-attention soldier who struggles with the chaos of his court and feels most at home in structured situations. He once bested a young Andhera in battle and spared his life.
Delloso de la Rue An elegant member of the Court of Wonder, Rue is the calm, capable, and fabulously dressed event organizer of the Bloom. They enjoy the challenge of fostering just enough drama to keep things interesting but quashing it before any part of the event can actually be derailed. Things take a turn when their own romantic life becomes the subject of Bloom gossip.
What do you love about these ships?:
Andhera/K. P. Hob Andhera and Hob canonically end up each other's wingmen rather than love interests, but the way these two awkward souls fall into such a warm friendship and become so invested in each other's happiness really made me want to see them get together instead. They go from former enemies in war to fighting a (half-naked wrestling) duel, to friendly sparring, to comforting and encouraging each other, to Hob calling Andhera "brother" and honouring him with a potential match in his court—and Andhera not wanting the match but offering to go through with it if it's what Hob needs. I love their mutual awkwardness but desire to connect, their shared appreciation for physical comfort, and the way that Andhera might be the higher ranking but Hob is the older and more experienced one who beat him in battle and can give him advice as a warrior and man bugbear of the world.
Andhera/K. P. Hob/Delloso de la Rue Rue and Hob have one of the central romances of the show, complete with restrained yearning, concerns about honour, slow-burn revelations, and beautiful declarations of devotion. Rue and Andhera also share a really lovely moment where Andhera makes it clear they really see Rue, and Rue in turn completely reassesses everything they thought about Andhera. With the way Andhera inserts themself into Rue and Hob's early relationship on Hob's behalf, there's just so much potential in the idea of him being folded into it as the love becomes requited.
What sort of things are you likely to request for it?: A wide range of romance from first times to established domesticity, court intrigue, hurt/comfort, wartime, parties, duels, AUs stemming from Hob and Andhera's engagement in battle or Andhera's previous meetings with Rue, farce and comedy of manners, and magical worldbuilding.
Content warnings: Not really content warnings, but more about access and my requests. The first episode of the show is available for free on Youtube, but the rest of the series needs to be accessed through the Dropout streaming site or through membership on Youtube. Also, Andhera's actor has spoken about playing Andhera as somewhere on the asexual spectrum; I'm extremely flexible about where that 'somewhere' is in fic and will be requesting both things that lend to ace romance or to Andhera exploring their sexuality post-Bloom.
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D20: A Court of Fey & Flowers - Andhera/Hob and Andhera/Hob/Rue
Date: 2023-05-25 12:40 am (UTC)Ships: Andhera/Captain K. P. Hob and Andhera/Captain K. P. Hob/Delloso de la Rue
Media: Actual-Play Tabletop Roleplaying Game Sessions (10 episodes of approximately 2 hours each)
A summary of the canon: A Court of Fey & Flowers is a Dungeons & Dragons campaign played by the improv comedians/actors/writers of Dropout (formerly College Humor), with gameplay elements from Good Society, the Jane Austen tabletop RPG. It's a Regency-inspired romantic comedy romp set in the Fey realm, with six representatives from Faerie courts attending a social event called the Bloom where matches are made, dalliances are dallied, court politics play out through subterfuge and duels, and secrets are revealed.
The game master plays multiple NPCs to fill out the world, but each player has one main character, with the three for these particular ships described below.
Prince Andhera
Heir to the Unseelie Court and son of the Queen of Air and Darkness, Andhera is a dark fey making their reinvented social debut at this year's Bloom. They are trying their best to present themself as a suave and poised royal, but their social awkwardness and big feelings soon shatter that illusion.
Major K. P. Hob
Guard and war hero of the Goblin Court, Hob arrives at the Bloom hoping to make a match for a jilted member of his court rather than for himself. He is a common-born bugbear and an almost permanently at-attention soldier who struggles with the chaos of his court and feels most at home in structured situations. He once bested a young Andhera in battle and spared his life.
Delloso de la Rue
An elegant member of the Court of Wonder, Rue is the calm, capable, and fabulously dressed event organizer of the Bloom. They enjoy the challenge of fostering just enough drama to keep things interesting but quashing it before any part of the event can actually be derailed. Things take a turn when their own romantic life becomes the subject of Bloom gossip.
What do you love about these ships?:
Andhera/K. P. Hob
Andhera and Hob canonically end up each other's wingmen rather than love interests, but the way these two awkward souls fall into such a warm friendship and become so invested in each other's happiness really made me want to see them get together instead. They go from former enemies in war to fighting a (half-naked wrestling) duel, to friendly sparring, to comforting and encouraging each other, to Hob calling Andhera "brother" and honouring him with a potential match in his court—and Andhera not wanting the match but offering to go through with it if it's what Hob needs. I love their mutual awkwardness but desire to connect, their shared appreciation for physical comfort, and the way that Andhera might be the higher ranking but Hob is the older and more experienced one who beat him in battle and can give him advice as a warrior and
manbugbear of the world.Andhera/K. P. Hob/Delloso de la Rue
Rue and Hob have one of the central romances of the show, complete with restrained yearning, concerns about honour, slow-burn revelations, and beautiful declarations of devotion. Rue and Andhera also share a really lovely moment where Andhera makes it clear they really see Rue, and Rue in turn completely reassesses everything they thought about Andhera. With the way Andhera inserts themself into Rue and Hob's early relationship on Hob's behalf, there's just so much potential in the idea of him being folded into it as the love becomes requited.
What sort of things are you likely to request for it?: A wide range of romance from first times to established domesticity, court intrigue, hurt/comfort, wartime, parties, duels, AUs stemming from Hob and Andhera's engagement in battle or Andhera's previous meetings with Rue, farce and comedy of manners, and magical worldbuilding.
Content warnings: Not really content warnings, but more about access and my requests. The first episode of the show is available for free on Youtube, but the rest of the series needs to be accessed through the Dropout streaming site or through membership on Youtube. Also, Andhera's actor has spoken about playing Andhera as somewhere on the asexual spectrum; I'm extremely flexible about where that 'somewhere' is in fic and will be requesting both things that lend to ace romance or to Andhera exploring their sexuality post-Bloom.
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