The Kingdom On The Other Side || Quackity X Wilbur || Fantasy AU ||

(1) how it all started

An: this chapter has swearing, shouting and slight abuse, if this makes you uncomfortable, or if it triggers you, read at your own risk, but don't blame me.

Word count: 1180

------------------------------------------------------------------

Quackity's POV-
I live in a very homophobic kingdom, the punishment for being part of the lgbtqia+ community was death. I wasn't friends with many people as there have been rumors saying I was a thief. But amongst all of those rumors there was one person who never left my side.

I live in a small house, one bed, a small kitchen, bathroom, and a living room where I eat my dinner as I have nowhere else to eat. My family was never really well off financially, but that didn't bother me. I had a normal childhood. I went to school, I make friends, I played games, it was perfect for a little boy living in Shlatt's kingdom. But as I grew older people seemed to hate me, they had no reason to, I was just a teenager trying to live life. I was the odd one out, always the last choice. It didn't bother me, atleast not for a while.

I woke up per usual, after I got ready for the day I walked over to my friends house. We usually hung out in the woods talking about the drama going on, and how we have been doing. She understood me, she always listened, unlike other people. She was the bestest friend I've ever had.

But today was different. Shlatt sent out letters to everyone saying that he was looking for a male assistant. My friend told me that I should go, the job was told to pay well. Since I didn't have much money I thought it would be a good idea, I needed to pay tax, and buy food and clothes. It seemed harmless. If you wanted the job you would have to go to Shlatt's castle at 9:00am the next day. I told my friend I would go to try and find something to wear for what seemed as an interview.

We parted ways and I went to a store that sells posh/formal attire. Most of the clothes cost much over £100, I couldn't afford it if I wanted food for the weak, so I asked for the cheapest suit they had. The worker handed me a scruffy, black suit, accompanied by black, formal trousers. I looked at the price tag, £72.99, I had to buy it, or I would look like an animal, and I didn't want that to be my first impression on the king. I bought the pair, thanked the lady at the counter, and left the store to go and make dinner. I didn't have much food. I had; 2 carrots, 4 potatoes, a small bag of broccoli, 1 stick of corn, and a loaf of bread. I made potatoes, with broccoli and 2 slices of bread. It wasn't much but it was all I could make, keeping in mind I had to save some food for the next 3 days. If I got the job I could have enough money to atleast have good food everyday.

After about 4 hours, it began to get dark so I took a shower and got ready for bed, I needed to wake up early for tomorrow.

The next day I woke up at 7:43am I had about and hour and a half to get ready, I took another quick shower just to be sure, and put on my outfit. It took about half an hour to get the the castle, it was 8:17 so I would be a bit early. When I got there it was 8:50. I was the only one here. The castle was dark, it made me shiver a bit, but I'm sure it would be fine! At 9am everyone that arrived was lead to a room with oak chairs, and a few paintings. We heard a voice yell out, "Kyle!!" A young man stood up,he had short black hair, and a pale skin tone. He was not skinny but not very well-built. He walked into a room with a long desk and two chairs opposite eachother. I guessed that was where we were gonna have our interview.

I was at the very end so everyone had already left when I was called in. I clenched my fists, praying for it to go well. When I walked in a saw a tall figure sitting on a chair behind the desk, he looked intimidating. I bowed my head in fear of being judged. He told me to sit, and so I did. After a few questions, he said "listen I have called only males here as I am looking for a boyfriend, a second 'king' that would be known as an assistant. You seem to be a great man and I was wondering if you would take the role". My mind went blank. What he said totally confused me. But when he mentioned being able to live with him and having food delivered to you every day I accepted.

It was the worst choice of my life...

After just a month, shlatt began to become abusive. He yelled at me for every wrong thing I did, and I got hit for not obeying him. My life was worse that ever before, and I couldn't tell anyone. But one day shlatt did something that broke me, I thought it was just gonna be a 'normal' day but oh boy it sure wasn't. I was told to go to Shlatt's room. I cautiously walked the seemingly endless hall, gulping in fear of what would happend. My hand grabbed the doorknob opening it slowly, an eerie creek emerging from the silence.

!!TW!!

I saw shlatt standing next to his bed with a stern expression on his face. His mouth opened, a loud voice saying "why didn't you go to the store yesterday! I ASKED YOU FOR ONE FUCKING THING AND YOU COULDN'T DO IT RIGHT! you know what this means Quackity..." A grin was smeared across his evil face, looking at me with a death stare. He pulled out a small pocket knife from his back pocket. I cried out begging for him to not hurt me but it was no use, he grabbed my arm, pulling it towards him and slowly dragging the knife against my wrist. Blood pooled from the open wound, my cries filling the room. After a few more cuts shlatt grabbed me by neck and slid the knife across my stomach, cutting open my shirt and skimming across my bare skin. The pain was unbearable but there was no one that could help. Shlatt pushed me to the ground, kicking my stomach over and over again, making me go limp. My mind began to fog and I felt like I would die. A glass bottle smashed on my head, glass piercing my skin, making my head bleed. Shlatt laughed, his eyes glaring at me demonically. I saw everything in a blur as my eyes were filled with tears. And the next thing I knew I was passed out on the floor of Shlatt's bedroom, no clew to where I would wake up.

------------------------------------------------------------------

Hope you enjoyed the first chapter, I don't know how often this will be updated but I will write every time I get motion. This took me 2 hours and I started at 4am so I'm sorry if it's not the best. If there is any spelling mistakes please tell me.

Make sure to drink water, and thank you for reading, you are loved <3