His Highness [S.COUPS ROYALTY AU] seungcheol SVT

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AVA POV

"Could you tell me a bit about your opinions on job availability?" I ask Seungcheol.

"People are such poor peasants. If they can't get jobs, it's on them."

I sigh.

I write down, "The prince believes job security can be increased through campaigns that spread awareness about the variety of skills people hone to open up new industries utilizing their talents. Special attention can be paid to skills that are in high demand like mining, entertainment, and the clothing industry, for example."

Next question. I had finished writing and look up from my work, to notice him staring into space. I think he's been looking at my hair for some reason. Is it dirty or something?

I subtly take a sniff of my hair and go back to thinking.

It smells fine.

"What do you think can be done to improve the situation of stray dogs that have recently multiplied in number in the city markets?Merchants have been troubled."

"Dogs need to stop having sex. I think they should not be fed by peasant children. If they stop giving them attention they will stop bothering the merchants."

"Very enlightening insights." I mutter to myself.

"What."

There he goes again with his elephant ass ears.

"Just saying how everyone can't wait to hear your opinions!"

After hours of his unneeded thoughts and me glorifying them, we finally take a break. I wonder what Ivy would think of his contaminated wasteland of a brain. She'd probably get a headache from analyzing the dead and decaying matter.

SEUNGCHEOL POV

I try to get her to laugh at my exaggerated answers, but she doesn't even crack a smile. I think she's been taking me seriously this whole time.

I catch myself thinking about the mermaid's long, wine coloured red hair more than once. Ava's hair is shorter, and the colouring is lighter...it can't be her right?

She catches me looking at her hair and shifts so she can not-so-subtly sniff at it. Does she think I'm judging her hair? I bite back a smile at her stupidity. It's kinda cute. We continue working.

Will it be improper to touch her hair? Should I ask politely? No, I'm the fucking prince, she does what I say. I go to grab an adequate handful of her peasant-ass hair but she decides to get up at the same time. I reach out to grab her hair but I end up pulling her back accidently, making her trip and fall.

Onto me??

She doesn't get time to shriek. I fall back because of her weight, her back on my chest. She falls right into my lap. Her hair in my nose. Her ass on my-

"Your highness," Mingyu walks in, "You need to check these..." He looks up from his documents, "files.."

She tries getting up but that's when I notice I have a goddamn boner.