Always telling me what to do... Always telling me everything is fine when it's clearly not... Who do they think they are?!
Your best friend, a different part of his conscious said. If anyone knows you, it's Carol. They know what gets you, what makes you happy, and what's pushing you off the edge. They can help.
Sven narrowed his eyes.
They're not helping me! They're pushing me farther behind! I'm not supposed to leave my office until I've figured out how to get the government off our tracks, and here they are telling me I don't have a choice! I know myself better than they do!
Not right now, you don't! Your office is flooded in paperwork and pens and you brush them off your shoulders and keep going! It's not healthy!
I don't care if it's healthy or not! If it gets it done, then I'll work with it! My clan and new position as leader matters more than I do right now!
He was so lost in thought that he was jolted out almost painfully when he bumped into someone. He fell back, but the person caught him.
"Oh, hey. Haven't seen you around before," they said dully. Sven felt heat rush to his face and was afraid that it would show.
They helped him to his feet, then both caught themselves staring into each other's gaze.
"Oh, right, you're that new recruit, right?" Sven said finally. "Burt, wasn't it?"
"Mhm. And you?"
"Sven."
"Pleasure to meet you, Sven. I've been trying to meet other Toppats..." Burt trailed off.
"Well, you've come to the right person; I'm the leader."
Burt raised a brow. "You're the leader of the Toppats? Well, even more of a pleasure to meet you, then."
The newly recruited Toppat kissed his hand. Sven's eyes widened and just stared at Burt while an uncountable amount of blush creeped onto his face.
Burt stood up straight, still holding his hand with his head slightly tilted.
Han är så söt...
Sven swallowed and stared into his orange-brown eyes.
"Uh-Uhm..."
"Are you scared of me..?" Burt asked quietly, flinching away from Sven.
"No! Why would you think that?" Sven asked frantically.
"You're stammering... And you look scared..." Burt sighed. "It's okay if you are, everyone was scared of me back in the government..."
Government..?
"What do you mean by government..?" Sven asked suspiciously.
"I used to be part of it before I became a Toppat," Burt said plainly. "But I promise that even though I was part of the government, I will always and forever be loyal to the Toppat clan. Including you."
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The New Toppat (Curtisson)
FanfictionThe government is on their tail. Sven's so overworked and stressed, and nothing can help him. Everybody's assuring him but none are getting to him. He believes that it's all his fault because he failed to be the leader they thought he would be. He i...
