forum Cinderella AU // OxO // Closed

Started April 17, 2020 by @ElderGod-Icefire

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"And there was something else… I don't quite recall what it was. I had just woken up from passing out, after all, so my mind was quite foggy."

He blinked. "I don't know." he said slowly.

"Um… in the training grounds. Something about me being an idiot, I believe. Wouldn't surprise me."

"Fucking idiot…?" he asked slowly, looking at Lloyd carefully.

"Ah! That's the one!" Lloyd grinned. "You have some very creative names for me, Ellis."

He stuck out his tongue. "Maybe if you didn't act like them, I wouldn't call you them, your highness."

"Oh, I'm not saying they're inaccurate." Lloyd laughed. "I can be quite dense sometimes when it comes to my own wellbeing."

He shrugged his shoulders, laughing a little bit. "Yeah, but still." he replied.

"I'm sure I'll be fiiiine. The nurse is very nice." Lloyd grinned again. "I see her quite often when Nathaniel gets hurt."

He laughed a little bit. "Still. You need to be more careful, dumbass."

Lloyd stuck his tongue out playfully through his grin. "I dunno. The nickname is kinda growing on me."

He rolled his eyes. "Dumbass." he said again, laughing softly.

"I'd be careful saying that around anyone else if I were you. I'm sure the staff and my family wouldn't take too kindly to you calling me a dumbass."

He ducked his head. "…yeah, I know. But it's just us in here." He shrugged his shoulders a little bit.

"I know. I don't mind it, honestly. I just don't want you getting into trouble." Lloyd smiled softly.

He nodded a little bit. "Yeah. I…thanks, your highness." He replied, shooting him a quick smile.

"No problem." Lloyd looked out the window again and sighed. "I rather enjoy your company. I'd hate if something happened to you."

Ellis smiled a little bit. "Well. I should be fine." He said. As long as I don't piss Anton off too much.

Lloyd nodded and was quiet for a bit. "How are you enjoying the textbooks?" He asked.

"Oh! Those are great." He said with a grin. "Thank you so much for them." He looked over at Lloyd happily.

"No problem, Ellis." Lucas smiled happily. "I'm glad you're enjoying them. They're a lot more exciting the first time you read them."

Ellis ducked his head a little bit. "Well yeah, but…I never got the chance to do any college or anything, so…this is probably the closest to it that I'll ever get."

"If you ever need help with anything, let me know, alright?" Lloyd looked back over at Ellis. "I know every word of those books."

"I'll let you know. Thank you, your highness." Ellis said, shooting Lloyd a soft smile.

"No problem." Lloyd returned the smile and looked back out the window. "Some parts of the chemistry book can be confusing. But let's talk about something else."