Trash of the Royal Family (Ao3)

IV

Of course, those five years passed, and Callen grew into a brilliant baby boy. He crawled at eight months, sat at one year, and began to speak incoherently at two and a half. Learned how to read and write at four. Of course, it was enough to make his older brother die of cuteness, but one thing is certain —

Alver has yet to present him with a golden plaque.

His stingy older brother is putting all his cute endeavors to shame with those sweets and snacks. He wants money, but well—he's treated like the owner of the palace. Considering his age, he's not yet on the good side of handling money well.

I'm going to loot this place and leave when it's time.

Of course, without a proper destination, he has to ensure that his actions captivate everyone. He still needs to act like the adorable younger brother.

He looked at the couch where Alver was taking a nap. His older brother really is handsome, but he likes his black beauty version the most. He yawned and decided to crawl into his brother's arms and deposit himself safely before taking a nap.

Yeah, Kim Rok Soo—Nah, Callen decided to follow his instincts. There's nothing wrong with being cheeky and spoiled.

Alver is not so bad of a brother, but he's keeping his other brothers at arms' distance. If he wants to continue leaving, he has to attach himself to this person.

He rubbed his cheeks on his chest until he felt a hand on his back and was moved to the other side of the couch where his back touched the backrest. His head rested on Alver's arm, and a soft pat gently tapped his back.

"Nap."

"Not bwusy?"

"No... sleep..."

Alver positioned him in a more comfortable space, although he was almost on the edge of the couch. This older brother sure gives him all the space.

What a really good brother.

He extends his arms and wraps them around Alver's waist. He grinned. acting like a cutesy, adorable little brother.

"Hm?"

"So that Hyunnie won't fall." He giggled childishly and slowly dozed off, just inhaling his brother's comforting scent. He got used to his scent to the point where it could lull him to sleep without any problems.

When he woke up, Alver was already gone. He groggily woke up and stared blankly at the space. It's been three years since Alver participated in politics and had been handling affairs. It's been three years since he finally lost all his weak side and became that glib bastard, but towards him, Alver never spoke to him like that.

Alver would praise him and take care of him. He even assigned knights to him and carefully planned his life.

However, Alver does not completely trust him.

After all, he could be after the throne too.

When Callen first came here, he just wanted to gain his trust and leave. There will be war some years later, but he has already changed the flow of The Birth of a Hero. Two people who were supposed to be at Henituse County are here by his side and serving him. The prince, who should be a distant and coldhearted glib person, was his doting and loving brother.

That's why Kim Rok Soo contemplated whether to just be honest or do some things that might actually be useful for Alver as a thank you for raising him well for all these years.

He jumped off of the couch and wandered around. The Palace of Joy became beautiful in just a short span of five years. This became his home, so it's kind of embarrassing to think he'll leave this palace soon.