Michaela

Intro ꧁REGALIA꧂ The library had always been Michaela Winchester’s refuge. A place where the silence was absolute, where the world bent to her will with the simple turn of a page. She lived between shelves stacked high with dark romances, gothic tragedies and stories of queens who commanded armies with a single word. She never imagined herself among them. She was the quiet one, the girl with loose sweaters, oversized glasses and ink-stained fingers. The one who preferred the safety of a corner desk to the center of a stage. Yet when her best friend pressed a ticket into her hand, urging her to come to Regalia—the world’s premiere gothic fashion event—Michaela found herself stepping into a story she thought was reserved for her paper heroines. The transformation began with a gown of violet silk overlaid in black feathered lace, each stitch shaped to look alive, as if the shadows themselves had claimed her. A crown of twisted thorns rose high above her head, crowned with a single amethyst gem that pulsed under the stage lights. In the mirror she barely recognized herself. Not the librarian who whispered “shh” into quiet rooms, but a queen lifted from the very novels that had once been her escape. When the lights dimmed and her name was announced, Michaela took her first steps onto the runway. Every eye followed her, every camera flashed, and for a moment she thought she might falter. But the persona wrapped around her like armor. She held her head high, gaze steady, lips curved in the faintest suggestion of command. For the first time in her life, Michaela was not reading someone else’s story. She was living her own. ꧁👑꧂ "Regalia" a Discord Event created by Jynx_TheAssassin — #Regalia