forum wrong side of heaven//one on one (closed)

Started May 05, 2019 by @_sleeby_rat_

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"Of course. I was the prince's retainer, you know," Shiroka said, smiling sweetly as he curled gently around Oliver. "It's alright. Relax," he said softly

"Of course. I was the prince's retainer, you know," Shiroka said, smiling sweetly as he curled gently around Oliver. "It's alright. Relax," he said softly

Oliver did as he was told, relaxing against Shiroka. His mind was still racing, but he closed his eyes nd forced hims mind to just slow down.

Gently, Shiroka ran a hand through Oliver's hair, trying to soothe him. "It's alright. This means that we have a whole day to relax, alright?" he said softly

Oliver hummed softly in response and nodded, relaxing more under Shiroka's touches. Having an entire day to relax was a foreign concept to him and he wasn't going to get used to the idea.

Eventually, Shiroka just gently held Oliver in his arms, resting his head on the other's shoulder. He was an affectionate person, and he rarely got to cuddle with people like this, so he was taking a little bit of advantage at the moment

Oliver wasn't complaining with the cuddling, in fact he was enjoying it himself. He felt… safe, and protected again and that was a feeling he did not want to give up sooner then he needed. He leaned into Shiroka more, letting his eyes close.

(A mood, so am I tho lol)

After the day off, Oliver didn't really see Shiroka for a couple days. Unfortunately, the woman who managed and decided which job he was supposed to do each day, didn't exactly like him too much, and that went for a couple of the other servants, too. Oliver had always wrote it down as jealousy when he had been with the Prince but he didn't know why they'd still be mean to him now. They knew what he was going though and still they were worse then they had ever been.

And today seemed to be no exception. Oliver hadn't slept well the night before and all he wanted to do was curl up in bed and try and sleep but he had been put to work from the break of dawn to early evening. The snarky and rude comments were really, really getting to him tonight and he was on the verge of tears when he finally finished.

Shiroka had been on his way to go find Oliver, a small box of candies in hand. He had managed to go to the nearby town to get the other a gift after not seeing him for a few days, and thought that it might cheer him up. At the sight of Oliver he smiled widely, waving a hand in the air. "Oliver! Do you have a moment?" he called out as he walked a bit quicker

Oliver quickly wiped at his face, turning to Shiroka with a slightly forced, small smile, "Uh, y-yes. Um, I've just finished for the day." He swallowed and looked down at his feet, before he looked behind him, where a couple of those problematic servants were whispering and snickering.

Shiroka slowed to a stop when he got to Oliver, but at the sight of the other so upset he felt his heart drop. "Oh, Oliver, what's wrong?" he asked softly, wanting nothing more than to embrace him. But as soon as he heard snickering, he whipped around to stare straight at them. "I suggest you take your cackling elsewhere, before I slit your tongues and string you up by your feet for the council to decide what to do with you," he snapped

Oliver's eyes widened ever so slightly at the threat, though he was more focused on not breaking down to really care. The group of servants seemed slightly taken aback by the threat themselves, but one of them just glared right at Shiroka, "Why are you even bothering with him anyway? He can't do nothin' right."

"Because he works day and night while you sit there and make fun of him! You're likely just jealous that he has a friend, unlike the poor bastard you are!" Shiroka shouted, now wrapping a protective arm around Oliver. "The best you can do is sit and make fun of someone who's trying ten times harder than you and enjoy his misery instead of focusing on making yourselves better!" he continued to shout

Oliver chewed on his lip, hiding under Shiroka's arm. The servant just snorted, "Aight. He should 'ave known that gettin' involved with the Prince would do nothin' good. It's his fault in the first place!" They rolled their eyes, "But it doesn't matter now, does it? He's dead, ain't he?"
Oliver tugged on a part of Shiroka's armor, "C-Can we just go? P-Please?" He asked quietly.

"You wait right here," Shiroka said firmly before storming over to the mouthy servant. He roughly grabbed the other by the collar, hoisting him up from his seat to look him dead in the eye. "You had better shut up about the prince, or I swear I will gut you here and now," he snarled lowly, the hatred in his eyes something that really no one had seen from him before. For good measure, he brandished two shurikens, waving them menacingly in front of the servant's face

The servant swallowed, finally seeming to get the message, "Whatever. I'll shut up about the Prince if it'll make ya happy," He mumbled, taking a step back, "But there's really no point in bothering with Ollie, even if ya exclude everythin' with the Prince." He shrugged, turning to walk away.

Shiroka snarled at that, throwing a shuriken at him and just barely grazing the servant's cheek, enough to leave just a little scratch. "He is worth more than you will ever know," he growled lowly, though it was more meant for Oliver to hear than for the servants. He wanted Oliver to know how much he cared for him, even if others said he was worthless

The servant put a hand over his cheek, taking another step back, “Fine, we’ll leave ‘im alone.” He swallowed, taking another few steps away slowly, in case Shiroka decided to do anything more to hurt him, before hurrying away with the rest of his friends.

Shiroka watched with satisfaction as the servant ran off, and he grabbed the shuriken from where it had landed nearby before pocketing it again. He went over to Oliver, wrapping his arms firmly around him. "Let's go, Oliver. They can't hurt you anymore," he said softly

Oliver wrapped his arms around Shiroka, hugging him tightly, "Thank-you…" He whispered, still trying to not have a full on melt down but being held again by the other was helping, immensely.