7 | baby steps

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Two more weeks pass of Soobin and prince Yeonjun being trapped in this prison cell. But despite the uncomfortable and not necessarily ideal circumstances, Soobin can proudly say that he has slowly but gradually been able to get Yeonjun to talk to him a little bit more.

The main topic they would talk about though is the enemy they were imprisoned by and Soobin pretty much knows anything about them now that Yeonjun already knows as well.

Though, they are both not really sure on how they might or might not defeat them in the end. All they know is from a conversation or two that Yeonjun overheard what their general plan seems to be as well, not anything he necessarily put together himself.

What they seem to plan on doing is to cover the whole world of the magic realm in magical shadows, engulfing everything in pure magical darkness to get rid of every bit of light magic that might exist anywhere. So as far as Yeonjun can tell from the conversations the guards had some time before Soobin came here, they want to diminish every bit of light magic to then rely solely on dark energies.

From his knowledge about magic though, Yeonjun knows that without any light magic and the balance of both forces that keeps the darkness in check, there is a very high chance that the world as he knows it with cease to exists as a whole.

And he cannot let that happen. His parents and his ancestors built so much, giving all those people and creatures a place to call home. Not only his own powers and family are at risk here. So many families would be torn apart or extinguished completely just like that and there is nothing they could do about it either.

Yeonjun sighs to himself and Soobin looks at him, pulling the tray with their food that has just arrived, right between them now as well. He looks at the prince expectantly, only to get a raised brow back at that.

"What?", the prince asks with an annoyed undertone.

"Can I help you today?"

"With what? The food? I don't know how many times you want me to say this, but I don't want you to help me."

"Why not?", Soobin whines a little, "I see how you struggle all the time. It would just be so much easier if you let me help you. Why do you have such a problem with asking for help?"

"I don't!", Yeonjun scoffs afterwards, clearly offended and still so very annoyed by the guy and his mere existence, "I don't have any problem with asking anyone for help. I just don't want any help from you of all people!"

Soobin scoffs as well now, still not understanding at all just why the prince dislikes him so much. After all, Soobin has not done anything bad or mean to him, has not once been properly mad at the prince either. He is very patient, but right now, even Soobin is starting to get a little annoyed by his current behaviour.

"Why?", he asks.

"Because I don't need help from someone who cannot even sneak into a place properly! You are one useless savior. Like, why the fuck are you even here? You are even more useless than that tiny pebble next to your foot, human. I don't need your fucking help."

And after about a month of being with Yeonjun now, Soobin is honestly starting to be fed up with his whole attitude. Acting on impulse now, he pushes the tray with the food away and sits up on his knees, facing the elven prince with a clearly annoyed expression on his usually calm features now. He moves a little bit closer and lets himself drop forward instantly, practically slamming his hand on the wall right next to Yeonjun's head.

Yeonjun's eyes wides immediately in surprise and he gasps slightly, flinching a little bit at the sudden change of the other's mood and attitude. He looks at Soobin, actually gulping a little bit now when he notices how close Soobin is to him again, very similar to the first day they met.

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