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[haesunflower]

thank the stars | royalty au with ricky

(written in the stars final chapter)

✩ chapter 1, chapter 2 , chapter 3 ✩

genre: romance, angst

pairing: princess reader x prince ricky

about/tags: your life changes, and suddenly you have to rule Astoria. Ricky lets you know he'll always be there for you – and he means it. (2.6k+ words)

y/n is a princess, death, grief/mourning, i cried while writing this

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Your brother can barely stay awake nowadays. And for that reason, you visit him everyday, bringing with you stories about your day and sharing the little adventures you and Ricky have. You know what’s coming, in fact, everyone in the palace does. All hope seems to have gone as the days go by without any semblance of improvement on the Crown Prince Hanbin’s health. And while you try to mentally prepare for the loss of your brother, you don’t want to. 

“Sister, are you going to keep bothering me everyday like this?” Even in his condition, Hanbin finds a way to make light of the situation. You smile, just to humor him and decide to banter back. 

“In all honesty brother, it’s you that’s a nuisance. Please get better so I no longer have to deal with your astronomical amounts of paperwork”. This time, he’s the one that smiles, somberly. “How is that, by the way? Preparing to rule?” while the conversation had gotten more serious, you don’t blame him for asking. He knows his time will come to an end soon. 

“I’m terrified everyday...I’m…I’m not as great as you are, brother. I’m severely underprepared and extremely overwhelmed. And the only good thing in my life right now, well, I don’t even know if he’ll stay. He too, has a kingdom to look after.”

You drop your head down to his bed, letting choked sobs out. You’ve never said these things out loud to anyone. On a personal note, you are not even aware of what is more terrifying – ruling the country unprepared, losing your brother, never getting the chance to love Ricky. You suppose you’re crying about all three. 

Hanbin feels terrible at the sight of his youngest sister. You’re right next to him, but he doesn’t even have the energy to sit up and wipe your tears away.  “I’m sorry, Y/N….” is all he can say. He too, lets a few tears roll past his eyes. 

After a few minutes of quiet sobs, you take his hands in yours to say “It’s not your fault Hanbin. I’ll make you proud, I promise.” You notice the tears that have stained his velvet pillow, and bring up a handkerchief to wipe away at the remaining streaks on his face. The last thing he says to you is “I never doubted you for a moment, sister. You’ll achieve great things as Astoria’s Queen.”

With the confidence that your brother instills in you, you decide that it’s time to let Ricky know the truth. Your new duty is to be a proud leader of your country – to make Hanbin proud, to continue the line of succession of your parents, and to be a Queen to the people. You plan to tell him all of that tomorrow. 

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Your plan fails, because Hanbin summoned crown prince Quanrui to visit his chambers that evening. Ricky crosses paths with the King and Queen as they exit Hanbin’s chambers. The crown prince of Solaria bows respectfully, and the Queen of Astoria gently places her hands on his shoulders. 

“Don’t be too alarmed with his state. Right now, treat him as you would normally do – he needs a friend.” Ricky is confused by the Queen’s statement, but nods anyway. 

Despite the warning, Prince Quanrui gets the shock of his life when he first sees Hanbin. While his family may be used to his symptoms, others might not be. He is much smaller now with graying skin. His hair sticks to his forehead from the layer of sweat that covers his body. He also coughs out blood every now and then, and his voice is so small and hoarse, it’s hard to listen to. 

“Ah, my dear friend. Come sit.” Hanbin chokes out.

Ricky doesn’t know what to say, as all this time he had thought Hanbin had been on an expedition or managing diplomatic affairs in other countries. He had no idea his dear friend had been in the castle, slowly rotting away. To be fair, it was a well kept secret. 

“Why was I not informed, Hanbin? Did you nor Y/N not care to tell me?” Ricky is trying not to sound too betrayed. Not when Hanbin is looking at him apologetically. “No one knows about my sickness, only my family and the royal staff. And I wanted to keep it that way for a while…” Hanbin trails off as he welcomes a fit of coughs. 

“Ricky, the truth is I’m not going to get any better. This is the end of the line for me.” Ricky is studying his friend’s face and he finds no hint of sadness, rather, acceptance of his fate. Ricky doesn't know how to react to that statement. So, he places his hands against his mouth, contemplating on what to tell Hanbin. 

“It’s a lot to take in, I know. But, I need to ask you one last thing before I am unable to” more coughs erupt from Hanbin, and Ricky patiently waits for him to speak again. “It’s about Y/N…she’s so terrified, Ricky. Will you take care of her when I’m gone?” 

On the outside, it’s a simple question. For royals however, it brings about a million implications. What Hanbin really wants to ask is Will you stay with her here once I am gone? Will you give up being the King of Solaria for Y/N? Will you continue to promise to love her until the end of time? 

“Wherever she may be, I will be standing right next to her. Always.”

With that response, Hanbin nods in satisfaction. Both Hanbin and Ricky remember a time when they were young boys, sparring in the courtyard. One of their many wagers had been your hand in marriage. If Ricky could beat Hanbin, he’d let him marry his sister. When that was on the line, Ricky had never lost to Hanbin, not even once.

“I’m grateful to have known you, Ricky. Take care, my friend.” Hanbin musters up all his energy to reach out his hand for Ricky to take in a handshake. And although it is out of character for Ricky, he puts Hanbin’s arm down and instead envelopes him in a hug. 

“I’ll miss you, dear friend. Save me a sparring session up there, maybe you’ll be able to beat me by then.” Hanbin and Ricky laugh. 

That night, as Ricky leaves Hanbin’s chambers, he understands why you desperately kept asking him to wait for you. Why you cling to him like it’s the last time you are able to. And why it seems like you love him back, but cannot seem to verbalize it in any way. 

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The next time your family is complete is during the funeral of the late prince Hanbin. Though you wouldn’t consider your family to be complete ever again, not with the loss of your brother. The palace was opened to the public, and it seemed like the whole kingdom was in attendance. The service was beautiful. Your sister and royal knight Jiwoong even traveled back to Astoria. And despite all that has happened, you enveloped each other in a hug the moment you saw each other. You both cried for what seemed like days. 

Naturally, the whole kingdom mourns. The palace is extremely somber, and the nights feel longer and colder. A lot of Astoria folk find themselves gazing up at the newly formed constellation – a discovery you made the night your brother died. You named the stars after him, of course. 

You’re at the observatory with Ricky again as you go through old portraits of your families together. You laugh at the stiff royal paintings that feature all the Astoria and Solaria children. You share childhood memories of Hanbin together, and exchange kind words about him. In the end, you are grateful to have been his younger sister – to have learned what it meant to be a leader directly from growing up with him. 

You do not want to have this type of conversation with Ricky, but you feel that it is the responsible thing to do. As rulers of your own respective kingdoms. 

“I fear I’ll never measure up to him” you admit. “I’m more than terrified, I fear I’ll be a disappointment to my people, my family, to him” your voice is shaking, and you close the trunk that’s filled with portraits and childhood memories. 

“Y/N listen..” Ricky takes both your hands in his, forcing you to look him in the eye. “You are the most intelligent and passionate person I know. You are selfless, kind, and beautiful inside and out. The people of Astoria do not know you the way I do, not yet at least. Let them see you for who you are, and everything will come into place. I am sure you will rule greatly, I’m confident that you will.” 

Ricky smiles mischievously before he adds “and again, your only flaw is that you are terribly unfunny.” you smile, you will miss his candor when he returns home. “And if it’s any consolation, I’m here. You can always rely on me.” 

Your brows furrow, and you remove your hands from his when you say “but that is the issue, Ricky. You cannot be here forever. You are bound to return to Solaria eventually, I am positive that your family has been missing their crown prince”

Prince Quanrui has been away from home for almost 9 months. You are unaware of this passage of time, having been busy with your crown princess education and the loss of your brother. And in between all the responsibilities and chaos, you cannot count the amount of times you found solace in the warm embrace and soft kisses of Prince Quanrui.

“I do not need to return to Solaria, only if you command me to do so, my Y/N”. He smiles, and you cannot tell if he is being serious.

“Ricky, you do realize that I cannot command you to do anything as we are of the same royal stature, we’re equals now as in line to the throne, remember?” 

“And that is where you are severely mistaken.” Your lips pout in confusion, and you look at him expecting an explanation “I’ve long withdrawn my eligibility to the crown in Solaria. Prince Gyuvin is the crown prince now.  

Your younger half brother? you thought. “B-but why? And do not say something foolish, do not say it is because you love me”

“But that is my answer.”

“You love me enough to abandon your kingdom? Your people, your subjects, your family. Ricky you’ve been trained your whole life to rule Solaria – and you’re going to just leave? Just like that?” You honestly do not know what kind of answer you are searching for. Perhaps it is validation you seek, that someone is capable of loving you so greatly to put you first.

“I would abandon all duty for you.”

Oh. You think. Love, so it is capable of being that easy. 

You are so emotionally moved by this declaration. How easy it is for Ricky to just choose love above all things. How Ricky patiently waited for you, just like you asked. How he didn’t ask any questions when you told him you would be next in line for the throne. How that would mean that he cannot marry you and make you his queen in Solaria. How he would rather withdraw his position just to be closer to you, here, in Astoria. How that is exactly what he did, as he wrote his letter to the King and Queen of Solaria shortly after his last conversation with Hanbin.

“Y/N, you and I both know my heart has always been here with you in Astoria anyway.”

You move closer to him and desperately envelope him in a tight embrace. Your arms are wrapped around his neck, like the very first night he kissed you. He’s a little taken aback, but reciprocates almost immediately. Your touch evokes more words that you could ever utter – feelings of love, gratefulness, relief, above all, happiness. 

When Ricky kissed you that night, you understood that this was exactly how it was meant to be all along. As if the very act of loving you is his duty itself.

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The royal wedding of the Crown Princess of Astoria happens a year after Hanbin’s death. Prince Ricky, who will soon gain the title of Royal Prince of Astoria, stands proudly in the garden of stars. Like you, he’s dressed in all white. Your wedding ceremony is fully decorated with red roses, personally delivered by the King and Queen of Solaria.

As you walk down the aisle, your long jeweled dress flows against the gentle breeze of the night sky. Ricky is smiling, the biggest you’ve ever seen – even as he is under a plethora of constellations, he thinks you’re the most beautiful star tonight.

His parents, the King and Queen of Solaria, watch him as he looks at you. And his mother gives his son a genuine smile in return, before whispering something to her husband (if i’m not mistaken, along the lines of ‘he’s happy here’). Meanwhile, the crown prince Gyuvin snickers and tries to hold back his laughter at how lovesick his brother looks. 

Your sister sits proudly in the second row with King Hao of Mariposa by her side. She gives you a small wave, smiling brightly. Next to her, Hao is clapping, nodding gently towards you. Your sister reaches out to give a supportive squeeze to his shoulder, and he takes her hand in his. Throughout the ceremony, your sister and King Hao hold hands. He doesn’t feel pain anymore. Knight Jiwoong is also close by, watching over little Yujin and Yeseo. But sometimes, he cannot help but glance at the way his Queen and the King of Mariposa intertwine fingers.  

Your father hands you off to walk on your own. And as he takes his seat next to your mother, they smile at each other. Your mother takes his hand in hers comfortingly, as tears threaten to spill from both their eyes. 

When you reach him at the end of the aisle, he takes your hand, ungloves it, and presses a kiss. Everything feels right as you share your first kiss as a married pair. You have no coherent thoughts as he presses his warm lips against yours, the same passion and electricity pulses through you as he kisses you deeper. He cuts it short, out of respect for the audience, and you giggle a little when he whispers “more of that later” 

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After the wedding ceremony and the consummation of your marriage – you and Ricky find yourselves lying peacefully in bed. The moonlight enters your bedchamber and lands beautifully on his platinum hair. You watch as Ricky’s bare chest rises and falls, his breathing steady – a sure indicator that he has fallen into deep slumber. So you inch yourself closer to him, caressing his cheek with the back of your hand oh so delicately.

But he isn’t exactly asleep, and in response, he pulls you towards him even more. Your face is safely tucked into his chest, his arm is draped around your waist, and your legs have since intertwined into a tangled mess. 

“Thank you for waiting for me. I love you.” You whisper. You mean it.

He hums, opening his eyes to check on you. This time, your eyes are closed as you settle in a comfortable position, nuzzled into him. He pats through your hair softly, before turning to the side to look at the window where Hanbin’s constellation shines brightly. 

Then, he thanks the stars for the existence of his Y/N.

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A/N: i cried guys, real tears

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[haesunflower]

just like hao, i feel like y/n's sister isn't really in love with him too but i might be wrong 🤔 i also feel like her chapter would include infidelity idk am i getting too ahead of myself? 😭 btw, loved the chapter sm!

(will not confirm or deny anything to prevent spoilers ^^)

that's a good theory! and I do have plans to flesh out y/n's sister's story with hao in the upcoming chapter/s (i'm thinking maybe 2 more chapters before the series ends)

but if we look at the facts: the king and queen have 2 kids (currently pregnant), the king is in love with someone else, and we don't know what the queen feels yet :>

thanks for showing love to this chapter!! i'll tag you for the 3rd installment <3

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happy birthday Prince Quanrui!

This is so written in the stars / the stars lied canon I’m -

happy stawbericky day!

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hi oh my GOD.. i never ever cry to fanfics or yk other stuff in general but hanbins death crushed me so bad i am SOBBING AND GASPING FOR AIR

apart from me actually struggling to type this right now, everything was written so well 💖, and ricky & y/n are so cute stawppp.. IM ALSO RLY EXCITED FOR THE OTHER ADDITIONAL CHAPTERS im just surprised this series ended really nicely i thought ricky was suddenly gonna die or something

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thank you so much!!

I also cried while writing hanbin’s death, like he wasn’t even a major character or anything but damn - I felt that.

I also really wanted to feel like the troubles and angst were worth it in the end, so it’s a happy ending for Ricky and Y/N 🎉 I love them so much I’m so sorry to all the hao and y/n shippers

the side stories are going to be a rollercoaster as well hihi

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I never care about like royal aus or whatever but omg I fell in love with yours 🫶 I want Zhang Hao to be the final love interest 😭😭 can the queen just come to terms with the fact that they love each other and let them be happyyyy togetherrrrrr

literally thank you so so much! there's so many royal aus for zb1 nowadays i think we're all in the royal universe brainrot stage (i love reading them allll). so thank you for taking the time to read mine!!

actually you're the first person that's vocalized to me that they want hao as the love interest omg... majority seems to prefer y/n with ricky! hmmm....

as for the queen, you'll have to read chapter 3 when it drops this weekend :>

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will the alternate ending where hao and y/n get tgt be called rewrite the stars?

(I just love that song so much aaahh)

literally are you in my brain rn?? this is my working draft, i'm still working on titles per chapter but i did think of rewrite the stars and made it ~more direct~

for your really great guess, i offer a singular crumb.

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OFMFOSNDOFNDIDNSINDISN SORRY SO SO SORRY IF THIS IS TOO ENERGETIC AND HYPED BUT HELLOOO? THE ROYALTY FIC STAWP IM BAWLING MY EYES OUT. it was so good im actually like questioning my life rn but okay. do you think you'll do another (new) zhanghao royalty au in the future? like a new series or fic, because this kinda changed my life.. anyway so so excited for the next one! ur writing is rly good :O

no i feel alive, keep that energy up pls

i've gotten a few requests / feedback asks before about zhang hao royalty and i'm very open to it!! right now, my brain is so focused on the world of Astoria, Mariposa and Solaria – but I do see myself going back to the royalty trope in the future because it's one of my faves to write about too <3

i literally have had so many ~ideas~ and ~headcanons~ involving jiwoong knight, gunwook knight in training, sung hanbin crown prince, gyuvin as the goofy prince that no one takes seriously, matthew and taerae as sons of dukes like i could go on...and on...and on....

i'm really happy you enjoy my fics and my writing! your asks give me lifeeee i swear!! thank you for all your love and support (plagiarized from gyuvin's speech)

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im not sure if you remember me but i was the anon that said i liked hao as the main love interest more! i also startes my ask with a lol i think? not sure how else i could describe it lmao sry sry

i just read the new chapter, i have no idea why im so attached to hanbin and well yeah. asides from that im so happy the love interest ended as ricky, as much as i wanted zhanghao, ricky was really fit for y/n! im also wondering if im the only one really excited for the sisters perspective? and as expected i really liked how it all unraveled, i can barely bring myself to read books but i dont know the way you make it feels different, is 💤 anon taken? if not could i be 💤 anon?

omg are you the one that said you’d read this if it were a book 🥹

I was also attached to hanbin even though he’a only briefly mentioned in the past chapters. I just think about how hanbin, the queen, y/n, ricky, and gyuvin spent every year of childhood together and I just…cry

glad to see you liked how it ended!! was a little worried since there are a lot of yn hao shippers too.

as for the queen, I’m really excited to flesh out her story. I think she’s one of the more interesting characters and I cannot wait to introduce her to everyone on a deeper level!!

and of course, welcome 💤 anon!

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yknow... while awaiting chapter four of the ficTM, i feel that cha woongki was onto something when he said, "ooh! i'm so excited!"

much love 💜💜

i love woongki boy <3 it'll be up in an hour mwah

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genuinely asking, after releasing the last chapter of written in the stars, will u be doing the other ones in the poll? (i.e the sister's pov, the alternative ending where hao & reader ends up tgt?)

yes, there will be side sister’s POV side story, and a short parallel universe alternative ending of chapter 1 hihi

though i don’t have a plan for when these will be released, I have the plots drafted already

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I need someone to imagine when it’s comes to queen ? Any female idol/actress that u imagined when wrote her?

(you don't need to follow this suggestion but if it helps with imagination, here are some details)

canonically, i've only really thought about hair color! people in Solaria are all golden-haired (yes, natural blonde Ricky agenda).

for Y/N and her sister, Astoria folk are paler and darker haired. Hence, when the queen puts gems in her hair, it contrasts and shines when the sun hits it - kinda like the night sky!

if you imagine Y/N to be yourself (like some readers do) then just picture the queen to be someone a little bit taller, lighter eyes, and darker hair. Y/N and her sister look similar, but the queen walks with much more confidence.

I don't really have a specific idol that comes to mind, but if I had to choose someone that could fit the image: shuhua from g-idle (1st pic is her lion performance), tiffany from snsd (2nd pic with long black hair), and heavy emphasis on seo yeji from k-drama "it's okay to not be okay" (last two pictures)

hope this helped!

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Just saying that here's another 2 votes for love interest zhang hao 😜 -me and my friend

that's 5 people i've counted already :0

i guess you just all have to wait for the next chapter!!

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lol i was scared to say i wanted zhanghao as the main love interest but after seeing that anons post, being really candid i want him as a main love interest too but him as love interest or not im so excited to see how this will all unravel, its not even the love interests for me anymore. the plot itself already has a grip on me, if it was a book i would seriously buy it!

literally ohmygod ? Is it because all the comments and asks I’ve been getting so far are team Ricky? Why is this NEWS to me gksnfksfn

thank u for believing in my writing either way 🥺 the book compliment is insaaane

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Written in the stars is incredible as is the stars lied and I am so looking forward to what you write next!!! Which part do you think you will put next? Who can we look out for???

-🤩

Hi 🤩!! Thank you for loving my written in the stars series hehe

What I can say about part 3 :

We get a glimpse of the king and queen’s relationship 🫣

More Ricky and Y/N 😗

and I don’t wanna say anything more I might spoil it hehe

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OMG THE TENSIONNN AAAAA , I CANT WAIT FOR PART 3 WILL THERE BE MORE ANGST?? IS THERE GONNA BE MORE RICKY X Y/N?? IM SO PUMPED

gonna TRY and keep the angst at a minimum for the next chapters, i feel like everyone deserves to be happy in the end! but the angst will still continue, it is a royalty au after all!

more ricky x y/n for sure in the next chapter, that's something you can definitely look forward to hihi

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I EXPECTED MORE Y/N & RICKY SCENES OMG I CANNOT- THE CLIFFHANGER- CAN NEXT WEEK PLS COME FASTER I NEED TO READ THE NEXT CHAPTER

gotta build up that ~ tension ~ anon 🥴

but real talk, if i included all the ricky y/n scenes in this chapter it would read 5k words ndsjgbshb

i can only really post on weekends, but i'll try to get it out earlier (maybe friday night?)

thanks for showing love for "the stars lied" <3

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