Of Royal Hearts

The Cheshire Cat appeared in front of Alice as she sat idly in the white roses garden the Queen owns.
"Why so glum, little girl?" the Cat asked. Alice sighed and gestured around her.


"The Queen of Hearts is partial to red, yet her roses are white." Alice said. "It just makes me wonder why is that? And the palace is devoid of any joy despite of the Queen Mother deposed and missing..."


"Ah..." The Cheshire Cat grinned. "Let me tell you the story of the Royal Family and of why Wonderland is such a glum place..."


Alice sat up intently. The Cheshire Cat gestured and two portraits of the Royal family appeared.

"To the left is the original Royal Hearts. Every day, the Queen and the King, along with the Prince and Princess, would go to the garden full of red roses that bloomed from the first six roses the King gave to the Queen when they were betrothed and have fun by the swing. Every day is full of joy and overflowing love from the King and Queen. Granted, the Queen may be a little bit eccentric in her festivals but everyone enjoys it. Lively music, hearty laughters and big smiles are abundant in the streets of Wonderland."


"Hang on," Alice interrupted. "I don't see the current Queen there..."


The Cheshire Cat shushed Alice and gestured to the right.
"This is the current Royal Family, as you know. But the King and Queen aren't really related to the Queen Mother, hence they do not have the absolute power to bring back the bright splendour of Wonderland."


"And what lies are you spouting now, Cheshire Cat?" the Knave, or Jack as he prefer to be called, of Hearts, the current Royal Prince, said as he stepped into the garden. The Cheshire Cat gave "The Messenger" bow to the Prince.


"You know that I am not capable of lying, Knave." the Cheshire said. "I am merely enlightening our charming guest of how each and every one of us here in Wonderland are just creatures of the Queen Mother, as she grieves for being left by the King so suddenly in the fabled Red Rose Garden where they spend their days together."


The Knave pulled Alice upright and brought her to his side. "Lies. Everyone knows that there is no such garden that exists here in Wonderland. Everyone knows that the Queen Mother hates red roses."


The Cheshire Cat chuckled and grinned viciously. "The truth hurts, does it not? That you and your family were just created by the Queen Mother to act in her stead but she still has absolute power over Wonderland. Listen closely and you'll hear it in the music in the air. Listen to how it may be joyful yet it is flat and lined with grief."


"Enough." the Knave said, turning away from the garden, dragging Alice along. Alice shook away from the Knave and turned to the Cat.

"If what you say is true, then where are the Prince and Princess?" she demanded, as the Knave took her arm again forcefully. The Cheshire Cat produced another portrait.


"Is not the doll with the Queen Mother familiar?" The Cheshire Cat said. "The Princess stays with the Queen Mother in the Red Garden where once the red roses bloomed so beautiful now lay withering, joining them in their grief of losing the King Father and Brother Prince; and also where they wait for their return."


"I said enough of the lies." the Knave said, throwing a knife towards the Cheshire Cat who started to blur and disappear on the spot. "Everyone knows that the Juggernaut holds the Queen Mother somewhere dark and Alice is the only one that can reach it."


The Cheshire Cat's smile was eerie as he disappears. "Oh, of course that's what everyone knows...because it's what the Queen Mother imposed..."


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Meh, just forced to draw, even if everything just drops when the nerves hit and I'll be immobilized for hours, where in truth I prefer to stare at the clouds as a lousy vagrant who had lost all light and joy...
Yes, I know I suck at group drawings...or backgrounds. But better than nothing.

And yes, I didn't make a typo with 'withering' for you might think of 'whithering'.

A Queen without a King

"So where is the Queen Mother?" Alice asked the Queen. "They say she knows the reason why the Juggernaut is molesting the countryside, and is able to put a stop to it."
"A Queen without a King is not fit to rule all of Wonderland." says the blonde male Queen to Alice. "Such is said in our law, for a lonely Queen cannot function well to sustain her people in Wonderland. I had to replace my Queen Mother to keep Wonderland running or everything here will die. Our laws state that we have to put to death the Queen without a King, but since I am the current Queen, I annulled that law."
The King chuckled. "Many of the nobles were in an uproar because such has always been the law for King-less Queens, though it does not happen quite often. Most of the time the Queen and King steps down to let the new Queen on the throne.
"It still doesn't make sense that THE Queen right now is a male." Alice retorted. "Not to mention YOU have a husband, let alone be able to produce a son."
The King and Queen laughed. "It's a peculiarity here in Wonderland, little Alice. Hasn't the Cheshire Cat told you that?"
"Everything and everyone here is mad!" Alice said exasperated, throwing her arms up in the air.
"But didn't also the Cheshire Cat said that even the mad people doesn't know they're mad?" the Queen teased. Alice scowled.

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Sigh, after a couple of weeks of breakdown which I won't elaborate on...
The Wonderland that I was shaping with love and affection crumbled and now a pile of sad stories.

Even my laptop broke down on me, can you believe that? Now, I'm hijacking my mother's laptop...

Sigh...I will not draw with a 5B pencil ever again, since it's really dirty and smudge-y when erased...=-=

Anyway...The Former Queen of Hearts, which is yours truly, first design after a long time of not being able to draw at all. Clothes are inspired by Madam Red from Kuroshitsuji.

I still won't be able to draw that much...I'm still not recovered. I've tried many times to draw but failed to even produce a decent one. This is my first attempt again after all those failures. Looks stupid and it sucks. And yes, I suck at drawing feet/shoes, especially the high-heeled ones, no need to tell me that.

Guess I'm not really fit to be an artist if I base what I draw on what I feel...