A crown or this? | minsung

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Minho and jisung were brought to a room a bit farther from the refuge camp they had just been at.

"There you go my lords, I'm sorry if it is not to your standards" the woman who brought them there lowered her head.

"It is wonderful, I thank you" Minho said with a smile and the lady blushed, leaving the room.

Jisung stayed quiet and placed his bags on the bed, watching the candle light quietly. He left a few strands of his fall in front of his eyes and the blond looked like glitter under the light of the candle.

"You are a father now..." he spoke calmly, still looking at the flammes.

"Yes i suppose i am"

"And it's really yours? It seems rather unlikely...unless"

"I only slept with her once, do not get any ideas"

"Well one time seems rather unlikely...that is all I am saying"

Minho smiled and joined him on the bed, cuddling up closer to him.

"I promise you it was once...do you not believe me?"

Jisung didn't respond and soon felt Minho hover right over his body, taking his waist.

"Jealousy is an odd colour on you love" he added and smirked.

"You've already told me" Jisung scoffs and finally looks at Minho. "But I am happy you have a daughter...even if the circonstances make my head want to burst"

Minho chuckled and held him under his weight, kissing his neck suddenly.

"Right, well I am also happy, but I'm scared" Minho didn't stop the kisses and jisung melted against his touch, quicker then usual. "Scared that it could all go away in the blink of an eye, I can't lose you"

"You won't lose me" Jisung said followed by a low moan and a lip bite. "We're going to do this together."

"Jisung-"

"Shut up and keep kissing me more" he said and buried his fingers deep into Minho's hair.

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"This won't work" Jisung said with a blush plastered on his face. Minho stood back and could only smile as he looked at his neck.

"It's just a bit purple"

"A bit??! Minho my entire neck is covered in it." He groaned and searched in his clothes to see if he could find something to cover it up.

"You told me to kiss you more so I did" Minho went behind him and kissed the very back of his neck.

"Well I Hope scarves are back in fashion..."

"So what if people see?" Minho asked and the younger scoffed.

"They will know about us and you will never be king...do not underestimate how this country's views will affect this. Nobody can know about you and me. Even now that the king is gone."

"We don't know that for a certainty..."

"I've lived here, watched young boys beaten to death because they looked at another boy a certain way. I was spared because I am born with golden hair of the noble family."

Minho stayed silent as he watched Jisung, he knew his eyes told the truth he never wanted to admit.

"Here" Minho handed him a scarf and left the room. "It matches your hair."

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They had all gathered around the table and they all sat down once Minho sat down, like they would do in the presence of a king.

"What have you gathered so far?" Jisung went straight to it, his eyes were strategic, always were.

"We know the goings and comings of the guards around the castle, we know that the king of the west is currently inside the castle, hiding. To get the thrown back, we need that castle."

"What do you suggest we do?" Minho asked and they all looked at him.

"We were hoping...you would tell us what to do, where to go" one answered and Minho felt trapped. He didn't answer and just looked at the map, he didn't know where to start or what to say.

"I think it's time we play a little chess game..." jisung said and everyone shifted to him, making Minho have relief pour on him. "If we take out the king, we win the game. Check mate."

"Yes but we do not know where the king is inside of the huge castle...we can only see from outside"

"I know that castle like the palm of my hand, if you can get me and Minho inside, I can find him and our king can take him on."

"You speak of it as if it is easy" Bow says and jisung nods.

"Trust me, we can have this rebellion dealt with in no time. Evacuate the civilians close to the castle and rally anyone that can fight. Once the king had fallen, we take them out one by one."

Everyone started to nod and look at each other, smiling in confidence.

"We chose a night, one that advantages us and make a break for it. By morning, we will raise the flag and dangle it above the grave they dug themselves into when they stepped foot here"

"Looks like we've got a plan" Minho said and smiled proudly while the rest raised their drinks and cheered. Bow started to map out the plan and jisung walked aside, he liked being invisible.

"You impress me every day" Minho said and jisung simply shrugged.

"It does not matter, in the stories they will write about you, they will say that you made that plan...I will never be there"

"You spoke like a true king."

Jisung closed his mouth as his thoughts were interrupted by that sentence. He has yet to hear that from someone else then his lover, but he couldn't lie, it felt good.

"Yes well...it does not matter because I will never be one."

"Then the stories will say "the king never thought he would succeed...and yet he was the fairest of them all"."

"Of course you will succeed"

"I was not talking about myself...your majesty" Minho took his hand and kissed it gently, then left like nothing had happened. Jisung stayed fixated on his hand for a brief while before looking around again.

It's then he caught the eye of the little girl, Minho's daughter. She looked at him blankly and walked up to him.

"Will you play with me?" She smiled.

"I am not in the mood for amusements child."

"Everyone likes games"

"Not me."

She stares at him and then takes something out of her pocket. It was a toy, a wooden character that he knew well. It used to be his toy, probably that she had taken it with her when the castle was attacked.

"A doll?" Jisung scoffed.

"Yes..."

"Well we're going to need more then one if I'm going to play with you"

The little girl smiled widely and jisung couldn't help but crack a smile.