forum It's not in the Cards (O/O)

Started September 03, 2019 by @Vuclan-is-tired

tune

Aki stayed quiet, he didn't want to interrupt the brothers. He didn't find it his place to do so. So he kept quiet.

Lucien and René talked quietly for a bit, and then they came over to Aki. "Let's go talk to my father. You don't have to come if you don't want to." Lucien said to Aki.

Aki stood slowly when Lucien walked over to him. "I'll come with you." He says softly. "Someone has to explain your eye." He chuckles, rubbing his thumb under Lucien's blinded eye.

Lucien laughed a little, kissing him softly. "Hm, true." he replied, taking Aki's hand. René was silent, watching them quietly.

Aki smiled a little bit and kissed him back sweetly. He takes Lucien's hand and gives a happy sigh. He hummed as he turned his attention to his boyfriend and then to the little prince. He smiles gently.

Lucien took a deep breath, and led the two to his father's room, hoping this would go well.

Aki follows after, his eye downcast. He didn't want to make any movements that would upset the kind. The king was still the king.

Lucien knocked. The door was opened after a few minutes.

Aki stood behind Lucien, inhaling shakily before looking at Lucien and holding his hand tightly.

Lucien held Aki's hand gently.

The king raised his eyebrows. "Yes?"

He smiled a little bit at the gentle hand and kept his gaze down. He'd let Lucien do the talking.

Lucien explained what had happened, holding his ground in front of his father.

He inhaled shakily before keeping his eyes shut. He clenched on top Lucien's hands, his eyes shutting.

Lucien finished, studying his father carefully. His father closed his eyes for a moment. "I see."

Aki stayed quiet. He didn't want to aggravate or anger the king. He knew what happened to people that pissed off the king.

(not gonna be too active. I got in a fight with my siblings and we're all in trouble 🙄)

Lucien and the king continued to talk for a while, Lucien staying firm about not hurting Aki or forcing him to leave.

Aki kept his head down and his mouth firmly shut, but he did cling tightly to his boyfriends hand, praying that everything would work out. He was so scared, his breath trembling.

The king finally sighed and said fine, he wouldn't do anything, but they needed to figure out a cover for René.

At this Aki spoke up. "With all due respect, your highness… I thought that we agreed on a cover story for Rene? He was being threatened during the time, so the court faked his death and placed him in hiding until the threat had passed." he says softly.

"Ah– yes, of course. I only meant we need to figure out exactly how to handle that. Fine-tune the details, so to speak."

Aki nods slowly. "I can address the cards and see if there is anything we can do to solidify it." He mutters quietly.

The king nodded a little. "Of course. Let me get dressed and eat a bit, and then I will talk with some of the advisors."

Aki nods and turns to Lucien, his eyes filled with anxiety. He needed to get out of the room and get some fresh air.

Lucien shot him a gentle smile, quietly excusing them from the king's presence and leading René and Aki out into the hallway.

Aki instantly relaxed when he saw that smile, he knew that he was going to be okay. He stayed by Lucien's side and shut his eyes as he relaxed. He was glad that he was with the other, glad that they were out in the hallway.