Blades Of Bravery [TXT X Male Reader]

"Keeping The Royal Burden Hidden"

As M/N was spending time at the library,the boys came in to check on him.Beomgyu smiled as he could hear soft humming "Seems like he's enjoying what he's ready,he's humming a little happy tune",he went behind the wall and saw that M/N was bearing a sweet smile "Like usual,my guess is right".When the boy turned to him,he waved at him.They walked to him and sat on the chairs by his side,M/N laughed "Do you guys need me for something?".Yeonjun shook his head as he grinned "We just came to check on you,we know what happens whenever we leave you by yourself",M/N giggled "Well,don't worry.I'm way too bored to cause any trouble,I need energy for me to go crazy".Soobin pat his shoulder "Since you just said you were bored,do you wanna go have a duel at the throne room?Whoever loses get to be the person to send the letter to Jeonghan to come back here soon while the winner writes it,the festival of father's coronation is nearing",M/N smirked "You got a done deal,brother.We'll meet at the throne room,I wish the unlucky person who'll be my enemy luck".He stood up and walked out as the others merely chortled,they were pretty unfortunate to think that M/N's taunt was a joke.

After a few minutes,they were at the throne room with Taehyun being M/N's opponent.The other smiled "So,are you ready to lose?",M/N smirked "Shouldn't I be the person asking you that,brother?".Taehyun bit his lip "So we're going down this road,game on",at the sound of Yeonjun stepped on the floor to produce a soft stomp,the duel started.As if it was sped up,M/N and Taehyun were at each other's necks as the duel seemed to go faster the more time it took.However,M/N was keeping up with the skyrocketing speed way too easily and swiftly disarm Taehyun "I'm not done just yet,hyung".The older went to get his sword before he took his crown off "Brace yourself,I'm gonna go hard this time",the younger fixed his hair "Go ahead,even that won't make me lose against you".Once the second round of their duel started,it went slower but the duel itself was still as intense as before.

Within just a few minutes,M/N was able to dodge Taehyun's attack and rolled behind him.He got the blade of his sword and lined it at the very front of his throat as his other hand took hold of Taehyun's hand which held his opponent's blade "I've won,like usual",Taehyun laughed "Even if I admit defeat,I thank you for holding my hand".M/N casually put away his saber as Taehyun did the same,however,M/N was a little startled at the sudden hug from his brother.His older brother rubbed his back as he spoke "You're growing up so fast,M/N-ah.I'm starting to get teary already,I miss the baby you were before",the younger brother sweetly nestled his face in the crook of his brother's neck "I'll always be that baby,hyung.Just because I've matured doesn't mean I've become an adult,I still have a few more years to live as a maturing teenager".Taehyun kissed his cheek before he looked into his eyes "You even talk like a grown-up,can't you pity your soft-hearted brother for once?",M/N shook his head "I'll always charm and everyone with my maturity,its always gonna be like that as long I act mature".Taehyun carried him bridal style as he exclaimed "Not if I do something about it!",he was able to bounce him a little bit and he found it rather refreshing to hear M/N's cute giggles.

After Taehyun had his own fair share of fun,he put M/N down and fixed the placement of his crown "There we go,our future monarch is looking his best even if he's just with his brothers".M/N laughed "You always say that like you mean it,I'm not the only one with the best looks in the kingdom",Yeonjun coughed before he mumbled "Says the one who charms everyone,great way to bite your words".M/N shot him a glare "Hyung,visual charms are different from being charming in terms of speaking",Yeonjun shrugged his shoulders "Well,its not me who's the young one here".Before M/N could lose his temper,Soobin defended Yeonjun and Taehyun pulled M/N back.He got him into his arms as Yeonjun looked at how disappointed Soobin was at him,on the other hand,Hueningkai was mentally occupied as he was thinking about what he could get ready for the festival honoring their late father's kingly deeds when he was alive.

TIMESKIP

When it was mid-noon,M/N was the only one from his brothers that was awake and not having a afternoon nap.The reason could be considered simple,however,it was special to him.As he wrote the letter that Taehyun would send to Jeonghan,his sweet smile stayed on his face whilst he delicately wrote every word onto the paper as to make the strokes perfect.Once he finished the letter,he placed his quill to the side and admired it shortly before getting a ribbon.Whilst tying the silk ribbon tightly but delicately at the very center of the paper after rolling it so it wouldn't crumple up,he hummed a soft tune until a sudden strong gust of air blew in from the window.At an alarming speed,the scroll flew to the door and the quill that still had ink went the same direction.Once the wind stopped blowing,M/N checked if the scroll was still clean along with its ribbon before he let out a glad sigh.

He went out of his room to get someone else to deliver the letter since he knew Taehyun was sleeping,he went down the flight of stairs swiftly but quietly as his boot's soles were rather loud on wood.As he walked past the throne room and headed for the servant's quarters,he heard soft chatter but didn't mind it.He went to the messenger's quarters and knocked on the door,he softly smiled when he saw a messenger who was new answer it "Oh,hello.You must be the new messenger,am I right?".The boy who seemed to be around the age of eighteen nodded "Yes,I am.What do you need,your soon-to-be majesty?",M/N chuckled "I need you to bring this letter to the kingdom of Caratia,do bring a knight escort who is familiar with the route so that you will be safe".He gave the messenger the letter and watched as he took off with his satchel,he closed the door and casually walked back to the throne room.He was surprised to see Taehyun running down the stairs with worry painted all over his face "Hyung,what's wrong?",the other instantly hugged him tight "I thought you disappeared,you scared me so much".M/N was confused "Did something happen?",Taehyun laughed "We woke up from that strong wind and went to check on you,I got scared when I couldn't find you so I came down here".M/N sweetly smiled "Don't worry too much,hyung.I went down to ask a messenger to send my letter since you were asleep,I made sure he had someone to defend him in his journey",Taehyun crossed his arms "I thought I would be the one sending it?".M/N shrugged his shoulder "You were asleep,it's not like I could just wake you up and make you ride on a horse half-asleep",Taehyun rubbed his temples "I really don't find your kindness to us something I can be proud off sometimes,M/N".He sighed when he heard a soft mumble "I didn't mean it that way,I'm not saying you're too caring",the boy looked at him "Then what do you mean?".Taehyun kneeled down and caressed M/N's cheek "All I want to say is I don't want you to take so much responsibility for yourself,that's our and my duty as your brothers.I know you want to show the whole world you can be a fit monarch,but we know you're already like that.You don't need to worry about establishing a reputation,all you need to do is be the king you want to be",he smiled softly before kissing his forehead.He looked into his eyes and had his hands on M/N's neck "Promise me you'll share your responsibility with us,M/N",the other sighed "Okay,I promise".Taehyun happily lifted him up and chuckled when he saw M/N's slightly red face,he always found his shy reactions cute but he seemed to have found his favorite one.

When the other four came down,they saw that M/N and Taehyun were having another duel.Yeonjun laughed "Those two,they really like dueling each other.If M/N becomes ruthless in battle once he's crowned as king,I know where he got it",Beomgyu smiled "Well,they both are known for being the best duelists in everyone in our family.They can singlehandedly defeat everyone including our uncles and old cousins even with blindfolds on,they even managed to have a real duel and got small cuts after it".Soobin raised his eyebrow "Who won though?",Beomgyu gave him a particular stare "You won't believe it but the duel ended with a draw,they were so good that almost slit each other's throats.It was lucky they stopped the moment father came in along with us,they knew they'd be in trouble if we caught them having a real duel".As they talked,they didn't know that the two were nearing them with their blades in their hands.With one blink,Taehyun was behind Beomgyu with his blade close to his neck as M/N did the same with Yeonjun.They both spoke in unison with a serious tone "Talk about that duel and we'll do it to you,but to not do the same mistake at stopping the moment our blades meet your skin",Yeonjun choked a sentence out as he lowered the blade that was near his throat "A-all right,we won't".M/N and Taehyun gave each other a nod before they put their blades away,Yeonjun quickly got M/N and pinned him to the marble pillar "Try pulling your sword out now,Mr. Duel Expert".Before he could even react,M/N kicked his leg up and the blade flew out from its place.His hand quickly caught it as he smirked "I just did,hyung",Yeonjun grinned as he let M/N go and thought : "He's really maturing,huh?"