Right Hand Man || Emperor Belos x masc!y/n

Barracks

"M-my Emperor, I've... I've decided to accept your offer."

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You clenched your fist in an attempt to still yourself as you looked up at Emperor on his gilded throne.

Sometimes you wish these helmets weren't there as you desperately tried to search his body language for a response.

After a couple of dreadfully long seconds, he finally spoke, "Very well." He said, shifting in the throne, "The Golden Guard will accompany you to retrieve your belongings from the barracks. You will be moving into a room closer to here, when you come back I'll explain more. "

You nodded, "Understood, sir."

The Golden Guard made his way over to your side in a couple of steps. You looked up at the Emperor and saw him wave his hand, dismissing both of you. Both of you turned around to make your way to the barracks.

The two of you walked in awkward silence, and you couldn't help fidgeting with the lining on your gloves as you walked next to one of the highest ranking guards in the coven.

Finally, you opened the door to the barracks and were immediately greeted by the bustling sound of the other guards moving around and getting ready for the night.

You took a step towards your bunk when a pair of arms flew around your neck and a very obviously drunk friend leaned on you.

It was your friend Maizda, a fellow guard and known drinker.

Your face flushed as you could practically feel the eyes of the Golden Guard pierce the back of your head.

"Y/n! I missed you sooo muuchh." Maizda said as he stumbled over his feet, using you as support.

"Maizda." You said sternly, "Now is not the time." You hated even being rude to your friend but with the Golden Guard starring daggers into the back of your head, you felt like you didn't have a choice.

"Whaat? Oh, why noot?" He sloppily asked, you saw his head turn and his eyes widen as he saw the Golden Guard behind you.

He immediately he shot up from your neck, quickly standing straight. He had a stretched straight face, and you could tell that he was struggling to act serious.

You took the bag that you've had since you got here and made your way to the small closet and began packing your few belongings.

You saw as Maizda loosened his posture and his eyes widen with worry, "W-wait, y/n, what's going on?" He asked, looking at you as you closed the bag and stood up.

"I'm not going to be staying here anymore, I'm moving to a different room. " You said, still turned away from him. Immediately you felt arms wrap around your neck when you finished talking and heavy sobs shaking your body.

You felt your face flush again with embarrassment, and you turned around to face him, the Golden Guard still standing there, and whispered to Maizda, "Listen, I can't do anything right now with him standing there. Just please, let me go."

Guilt immediately took over you when he sat up and you saw his puffy red eyes and glance from you to the Golden Guard.

You felt your heart ache as he wiped his face and began to correct the others around him in the higher ups presence.

You couldn't help but look over and watch as he tried his best to be in charge despite the slur in his words and the stumble in his step.

It felt like you literally had to drag your eyes away from Maizda and back to what you were here for.

You picked up your bag, slinging it over one shoulder before turning to the Golden Guard and nodding. He turned around and both of you began to walk away from the barracks.

You felt so uneasy, you felt guilty. The look in Maizda's eyes felt like they'd be burned into the back of your skull, and despite the masks that both you and the Golden Guard wore, it felt like he was shooting you side glances.

"You know," He finally spoke, catching you off gaurd. "I was planning on killing two birds with one stone, getting your belongings and doing a check up on the barracks." he said, and you felt your whole body tense. Usually you all knew about the check ups, you could prepare to be on your best behavior as someone observed you. But then you pictured Maizda sloppily throwing your arms around you, the smell of alcohol still lingering on him.

"So I just have to make sure," he stopped walking and turned his head to you, and it felt like ice just shot up your back. "that gaurd was drunk, wasn't he? I'll have to report him specifically, we all know alcohol is strictly prohibited." He said, and you couldn't help but feeling like he was getting some gratification out of this reaction.

You felt your whole body still as he silently starred at you. You tried to think about what to say, but there was no way around it. You couldn't walk around the fact that Maizda was obviously drunk and that the Golden Guard was even a little observant.

You clenched your hand around your bag strap and you turned to him now, and you felt your eyes begin to water with anxiety.

"But, you can't report him, he'll... he'll have to resign." You said, not being able to help the worry that pricked at your voice.

"Maybe that's a good thing, that would be one less drunk making a bad image of the Emperor's Coven." He said calmly, like he was explaining it to a child.

"But-" "But what? He was drunk, and that goes against the rules. Everyone knows that, there's no 'but' around it." The Golden Gaurd said, cutting you off quickly, irration now pricking at his voice.

"I know, but..." Embarrassment flooded your face as you talked. "Please, Golden Gaurd. This doesn't happen often, he didn't mean any harm by it. Please." You continued to look at him, and you felt like the air around you stilled.

"Whatever, fine. It doesn't really matter anyway, I just wanted to see how you'd react." He explained, waving his hand like he was dismissing the subject. You felt confusion replace your embarrassment.

"W-what? Why?" You asked, and continued walking. You quickly returned to his side, still looking at him as he faced forward.

"Well, you're no longer just a gaurd, you're the Emperor's... something now, I'm going to be seeing you a lot more often. I'd like to have an idea of how you act." He explained calmly, but you already felt more confused and lost.

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Hi!! so sorry that this took so long to come out, I've been dealing with some stuff but whatever :3 I don't really like this chapter cause personally I hate when ppl just add random characters but I already had this guy planned so cope
June 6, 2023