Rekindle - FirstPrince FF ✔️

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"Look me in the eyes and tell me you are done with me, I will leave this castle that very moment and I promise I will never turn back again to us, to our love, to you." Alex stands behind Henry facing his back in Keingston Palace..

Henry wipes off his tears and turns, standing face to face, in front of Alex. He gulps the bile rising up his throat and stares into Alex's eye as he starts to speak "Thank you for coming into my life Alex and making it happy. The past months were nothing but pure joy. But I have to dedicate myself to the duties of this crown. Alex you and I were never meant to be for forever. We need to breakup. I told you it was something casual and non permanent at the very initial stage. I wish you don't hold any grudges or bitterness towards me when we meet in the future. I wish you a safe flight Alex. Bye."
Alex walks tracing the same path from which he entered the palace holding back cries except for few muffled noises... as Henry controls his tears from betraying him and dropping from his eyes. When Henry realises that nobody is close to him anymore, Alex has left for good and Alex is outside the palace, alone they both let the tears escape their eyes and cry. Henry had never actually dated but Alex had dated few people of his choice but none of his breakups had prepared him for a pain like this.

Alex catches his next flight to America and decides to do his law degree after qualifying the LSATs from a university away from Washington so that he can easily resign from the first son duties without much explanation which also meant he will never have to see Henry in person again.

Henry couldn't do such a thing, he had to keep up the face of the crown for which he had given up so much. He just planned on falling sick on any of the occasions that might need a meet up with the American first son. People don't consider heartbreak as a disease but it is... the pain spreads from your heart to all over the body fast and you even hurt in places you didn't know existed.

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7 years later.. (May)

Britain

"Sir are you ready for your interview..??" Carla, Henry's new equerry asks him. She had been appointed after his previous equerry was fired who was hired because the previous one resigned because the previous one also resigned and this chain of successors goes on after Shaan shifted to America post his marriage with Zahra..  It has been almost 4 years but no other equerry has stayed with Henry for more than 3 months. Shaan and Zahra's marriage was a function Henry dreaded to go to because on the seat of president or not Zahra had been working for Ellen from a very long time and knew Alex from his childhood and Henry liked Shaan so he didn't want to not be a part of his wedding and happiness. Much to Henry's relief Shaan and Zahra organized two different parties one in England for his side of relatives and one in America for her side of people. Henry somewhere knew that they had done this for both Henry and Alex which disappointed him a little in himself for sabotaging someone's wedding even if it was unintentionally.

"Yes I am.." Henry nods at her adjusting his bowtie.

The interview was about the lgbtq+ adolescent protection shelters that were opened for teenagers who were refused to be taken by their families after they came out as someone whose ideas didn't align with their ideas. This was a way of presenting that the British royalty is getting more acceptable of the queer community while the deep rooted beliefs of the elders remained unmoved.

Several questions were asked to Henry about what made him start these shelters, the views of the other royal members and how supportive they were, the progress of the shelters. Henry answered all the questions in optimistic light even if they were far from the truth and the real answers would tarnish the royal image and their legacy. He also announced that this year forward he would be joining the pride parade that takes place in Britain every June.

Henry hoped Alex would be watching this knowing he is trying to fight for himself slowly missing him like Henry misses him every moment.

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