c: royal au, arranged marriage, love triangle, enemies to lovers, everything you could ask for really.
cw: slight smut
summary: karl started as your servant along with his mother who was your nanny. but his pure personality and good sense of humor made you decide he'll become your companion when you turned 12. 6 great years later you're 18 and your parents are forcing you into this arranged marriage with a guy you couldn't stand the moment you saw him. prince clay from dreamsmp.
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The small kingdom of Ravaryn began to feel the cool afternoon breeze of Spring. Air brushed against y/ns shoulder and moved a few loose strands of hair off her face. She was standing next to Karl, her companion that evening. They were spending their afternoon break before dinner to enjoy the natural beauty of the mix of colors the sunset provided. Y/ns eyes stayed firm while she placed a piece of her hair behind her ear while her forearms were still pressed again the stone windowsill. This was the best view her castle provided. It was the crisp image of the town right above her and the beautiful greens full of forests and trees.
y/n and karl did this thing where they looked at villagers and they created names and lives for them. every day a different story even though they knew a few villagers from memory. even though they didn't know who the villagers were, they found it funny how the villagers knew who they were. Well, mostly who Y/n was. it was their way of passing time before dinner.
this was their secret place before going back to the chaos downstairs. the good thing about having such a huge and old castle is the amount of floors. it's absurd to have so many floors for a family so small. but the good thing is that y/n got her own personal floor where her room and her companions room was in. nobody was allowed to go up there besides them.
"I heard he makes his servants bathe him" Y/n said, uninterested in talking about her supposed future husband but found like making fun of him would make the pain go away quicker. Slowly, her head lowered to press down on her now folded arms.
Karl scoffed softly hearing the latest gossip of the day. Lately the window spot was where they both shared gossip about the prince that will take Y/ns hand this summer. It was their way of coping about this arranged marriage to prince Clay or Clayton like Y/n liked to call him. The variations of C names were also Y/ns personal favorite.
"If I were to have a title as big as his I would make my servants wipe my ass" Karl exclaims, turning his body so that his back is pressed against the windowsill. His forearms now pressed on either side of him as he laid back slowly. Turning his head to take a peak at Y/n he noticed the smug smile break into her face while she stared down into the town. It was hard to see her smile like this lately.
he's been trying to do everything he can to help her out. karl has been trying his hardest to get all the information y/n wanted from this prince and he's been successful so far. because it was easy because when prince clay was announced to be y/ns best suitor, everyone started talking.
"it's alright he's just not your type" karl spoke confidently.
"and what exactly is my type?" she asked turning her head to karl. he had his head in top of his arms the same y/n was standing now.
"tall scrawny with colored eyes?" y/n smirked. "sounds a lot like prince colin to me. you better step it up" she said seeing the way karl rolled his eyes at her. "im still waiting for the day you find out that you're a prince from a more powerful and wealthier legacy than mine and the first thing you do is ask for my hand" y/n spoke softly her nose rubbing softly against karl's. her lips brushed against his parted mouth. Karl felt himself be dazed off with how close Y/n had gotten. Now matter how much he's kissed her before, in tender moments like this it felt like he's never tasted her lips on his.
