Joong saw Dunk by the window. It was love by first sight but he didn't know how far their shared history intertwined. PondPhuwin supporting the plot. Fantasy AU, C drama vibe.
*Heavy angst with happy ending
Joong was dreaming again. He was back in the garden where he met Dunk after his father's formal introduction. He didn't know why his dreams jump. It was rather confusing to him. He finally had a good look at himself as he stared into the pond. He began to understand why Dunk called him the black dragon.
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"Why would my father send a prince after me? Isn't it dangerous for you? You are of royal blood after all." Dream Joong asked. Joong felt the need to separate himself as what words belong to him and what didn't. Prince Dunk had chuckled. He flipped open his fan and fan himself as he spoke.
"My father has 12 children in total. To sacrifice his 9th child would mean nothing. I am not in line to the throne. I'm pretty much a wanderer. Apparently, I have a knack of getting people out of sticky situation. Our fathers are allies, so he thought of me when you wandered into the forbidden forest. Have to say, I've been there a few times. They really don't welcome unwanted visitors. I hope you don't plan on visiting again." Dunk was testing him to see his intention.
" No, no. Of course not. It was mainly curiosity. I thought I could slip through since I'm a black dragon but apparently not." Joong laughed sheepishly. Prince Dunk shook his head.
"The Shadow King may be a black dragon but his is more stone grey. You, my Crown Prince is solid black." Dunk said as his human eyes turned to slits of a dragon, his iris shone blue in colour. It came as quick as it went away.
"I hope you keep your promise. I won't be able to save you from the Shadow King the next round. He is kind as long as you don't step on his tail. I think you have done more than that by going into his territory uninvited. You made me kill his toys." Dunk warned Joong once again. He couldn't help but smile at the pout Dunk wore on his face at the mention of killing Shadow King's toys. He was fascinated by his different perspective of the shadow king.
"You are the first person to say he is kind. I didn't mean to intrude. I'm the next in line to the throne. I needed to know what threat is against us." Dunk nodded in understanding.
"Then you are looking in the wrong direction. You must hardly wander out of the palace to listen to such rumours. If your father allows, I would gladly accompany you around so you have a better idea of your kingdom." Dream Joong had nodded enthusiastically.
It was then that Joong realized that that was how their friendship started.
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Even when Pond isn't with him, he managed to wake him up from his dream. He saw his name on the screen of his phone. Pond didn't even give him time to greet him.
"Pack your clothes, we are going to Pattaya for 3 days 2 nights." He didn't even give Joong a chance to answer before he hang up the phone. Joong sighed. He obediently packed up his clothes, preparing clothing that was appropriate for the beach.
He was surprised to see Dunk and Phuwin but then he realized that he shouldn't. His cousin had always been fond of Phuwin. He really wondered what was stopping his from courting Phuwin at this point.
