peasant

alina began the month by coming out of her self-imposed isolation (rot girl autumn...) just a little bit more, which included winning couples' tennis with erik (read: cheating via using powers on the court), wifeing down paul atreides, and planning a ravkan christmas celebration with alia, with the hopes of passing down old traditions and starting new ones together.

while she remains wary of her fellow guests (and of herself, and her own power), alina has thrown herself headfirst into new projects by fixing up her apothecary & bookshop. she's pouring herself both into that and making sure her first family christmas goes perfectly, as the perfect distraction from processing her own emotions and trauma. essentially: working through her emotional and physical intimacy issues by not working through them. ♥