long live the king - nct, markhyuck

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mark was a royal, perhaps the most important royal from the kingdom of aes. he was one of the people everybody should listen to and ensure that he is well served and that all of his wishes are instantly fulfilled. he was one of the people that should be getting what he wanted in a snap of fingers, without anybody questioning the legitimacy of his sayings.

and yet, mark had somehow come up with a wish that no servant could fulfil – not that he could actually ask any servant to fulfil his wish.

he was waiting, sitting down in the backdoor's frame while staring at the lands of aes from the top of the hill on which the palace was, his eyes desperately searching for a smaller figure among the blossoming flowers. a figure that he missed dearly, and that he hadn't caught a glimpse of the past day nor the day before.

it had been three days since him and donghyuck had met, during this awful royal dinner with the regent queen. three days since donghyuck had left mark, the promise that he would be back someday hanging on his lips. it had only been three days, and yet mark missed the brunette so bad.

the uncrowned king didn't exactly recall when this happened, when he became so attached and dependent, as if seeing donghyuck at least once a day was a necessity for him to survive. because it was exactly this, these past three days that mark had spent on his own, impatiently waiting next to the backdoor of the castle for the tanned peasant to show up, these days had been hell for mark. it had felt as if something was missing, as if the highlight of his day didn't occur, as if a piece of happiness and giddiness had been snatched away from him. and he knew exactly that donghyuck would be the only one able to solve this.

"your highness?"

the future king abruptly turned around at the the voice, meeting eyes with a royal guard in attire standing a few feet behind him.

"yes?" the boy questioned not moving from his seated position in the doorway.

"i am sorry to interrupt, your highness." the guard spoke again. "i was asked to check up on you by her majesty."

"it's fine, i'm just enjoying the view of our lands." mark replied emotionlessly.

"i understand, your highness." the guard nodded. "however, her majesty invited you to join her on the front terrace of the castle. you would still have a beautiful view of the lands from there. and the seating would definitely be more comfortable than the doorway."

the uncrowned king let his eyes wander across the lands for a few seconds. he had been sitting there for at least two hours, waiting for donghyuck, the same way he had the two previous days. there was no way the brunette would show up today either it seemed.

with a heavy sigh, the prince pushed himself to his feet again, stepping back inside the palace and shutting the back door behind himself.

"please, lead the way." he informed the guard who bowed to his sire and guided him where he was expected.

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"we will be celebrating your father's death anniversary in a few days." the regent queen informed over dinner as mark and her ate in silence. "is there anything particular you would like the chefs to prepare that day?"

mark didn't even look up from his plate, his fork toying with the food mindlessly. "i thought we were having a banquet with royals from other kingdoms."

"we are." the queen assured. "i invited the flores kingdom as well as a few others that we share borders with. we could also invite the lumen king and his nephew if he's still there. that way you'd have your friend to hang out with."