forum Cinderella AU // OxO // Closed

Started April 17, 2020 by @ElderGod-Icefire

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He nodded a little bit. "Yeah, alright." he took a deep breath, letting it out again slowly. "What are we going to talk about?"

Lloyd shrugged. "I dunno. Small talk isn't my thing. Any ideas?"

He laughed softly, smiling. "Uhm…no?"

"Hmm…" Lloyd considered for a few seconds. "What's your… favorite kind of weather?"

"Rainy. Not like…storming super hard, but just a decent rain? It's great to fall asleep to." Ellis replied.

Lloyd nodded. "Me as well… I mean, if I'm inside, that is. Flying in the rain is very unpleasant…"

He nodded slightly. "Yeah." he replied with a soft little smile.

"I almost got struck by lightning when I was a kid, actually." Lloyd laughed. "I was terrified. Wouldn't leave my room for a week, or the ground for a month."

His eyes widened. "Oh. Yeah." he said slowly.

"Thunderstorms are the worst to be out in… Nathaniel dealt with something similar. Pretty sure he was back out within a few days, though." He laughed.

He nodded a little bit. "Right."

"Yeah… Nathaniel is a bit more reckless than I am, believe it or not." He hummed thoughtfully.

"Oh, I can believe it." he replied with a grin.

"You'd probably think he's a dumbass too." Lloyd laughed. "The kid just doesn't know when to quit."

"Nah, Nathaniel is too young to be a dumbass." he replied, shaking his head.

"Well, believe me. He's gonna be a bigger dumbass than me when he's my age." He looked over at Ellis, grinning. "He's got almost no responsibilities and his whole life ahead of him."

"Well yes, but maybe he'll grow out of it." he shrugged slightly. "I guess we'll have to see."

"I'll try to bring him up right. Our parents have pretty much given up on him." Lloyd sighed. "Since he hurt his wings, they just forgot about him pretty much."

He nodded a little bit. "Yeah."

"I wish they'd give him a little more attention… that's part of why he gets hurt all the time. He grows reckless and desperate and he gets a little attention when he's injured at least. I try to spend as much time with him as possible, but I don't always get to choose my schedule."

He nodded a little bit. "Yeah. I can…I can try and spend some time with him, if you like? In my free time?"

"I'm sure he'd appreciate that… he seems to like you." Lloyd sighed. "He might annoy you a bit at first, though. He can be very needy and clingy. He likes hugs a lot, but he doesn't get them too much due to his position."

He nodded a little bit. "Yeah, of course." he shot Lloyd a smile.

"I'm sure he'd just hug everyone if he was allowed…" Lloyd laughed weakly. "Naturally, being only eleven and also a prince, he's not allowed to go out alone and he's expected to be on his best behavior. He hates it."

He nodded. "Yeah. I get that. He can have as many hugs from me as he likes."