At family dinner T has sth to announce.
' War is upon us. '
He divulges all the information he has on the Avengers and Thanos.
' They're coming here ? No ! Fuck the Avengers. Why you gotta prop these crackers up everytime ? '
' Prince Njadaka, watch your tone. '
' Aunty. ' He tries to sway her to his side but all he gets is a stern stare in return.
' This is not up for discussion. '
Erik violently gets up, knocking his chair to the floor with a crash as he storms off.
- *-*-*-
He retires to the apartment after a short walk by the Koi pond. Princess has changed his mind after watching a clip of Thanos destroying Asgard. God damn ! Something really bad is hurtling towards this place.
He joins T in bed. He scooches up beside him.
' I'm going to fight for you. '
There's no reply. He softly nudges him... he's gone into la la land. He knows how he gets when his sleep gets interrupted. Erik rolls back to his side. They'll find another time to talk.
The past days have been tense, things are moving fast. E hits the weed vape more frequently. He attends meetings on the black order, new war strategies. The King speaks and E cosigns everything. He focusses on polishing up his cardio and hand to hand combat with sensei. The sky is dark during the day, littered with endless fleets of fighter jets and drones.
The new suit is not so bad. Tinkering around leads to a new realization. This is a downgrade from the golden panther suit. Of course he's not the king of Wakanda anymore, sometimes it stings. The upgraded spear is light, flexible and lethal. He swings it around a couple of times.
He feels sth fly toward his left side, the shield activates dogding the pebble away. Princess laughs pleased at her new invention.
' Last Born. '
' Lil Cuh. '
' Are you ready ? '
' For what ? '
' To die for your country. '
He didn't like how that sounded. He squints his eyes at her like ,
- Wtf ? You already fried your brain ?
He offers his vape but she shrugs her shoulders. Stubborn af.
The minister of internal defense is starting to sound long winded. T wants to leave the 'war room '. His tablet glitches, a golden panther walks across the screen and plops down in the middle. A start button appears at the bottom. He presses it and a map traces itself from his office all the way back to his apartment. He excuses himself and leaves.
Dinner has gone cold. T joins E in bed. They share a kiss filled with longing, they embrace each other looking for comfort.
' Do you have any wise words for me ? '
' Rip Thanos is going to look good on a purple Lamborghini. '
T smiles at his spouse thoughtfulness.
T moves his head onto E shoulder, that's where the good sleep is.
Morning comes, E maintains his composure in his army fatigues and duffle bag, T in his classic black silk robe with golden embroidery. They share a long embrace before they leave the apartment. Family breakfast turns into hugs, tears and a short prayer from Aunty. By six everyone disperses.
E goes to the gardens for a quick warm up to ease the tension in his body. He sees a tiny blur coming up the garden path, in a border tribe blanket. He braces himself for some berating from W'kabi avengers.
Nanny !? He's overjoyed. He rushes to give her a bear hug. He places her back down after squeezing the life out of her. His eyes linger on her soft luscious lips slightly parted.
