"I lost," Jeongguk grips the handle a little too hard.
"Jeoha," the noble bows before looking up to see the annoyance on the crowned prince. "What's wrong?"
"It's the appointed knight of mine."
"Ah, the warrior," Noble Min says in recall of a memory.
"Yes, him." Jeongguk spits out but the face of Taehyung is not what comes into his mind – instead, it's his father.
"But we both know that's not what you're mad about." He gently says, as the prince huffs throwing his sword to the ground.
"He took away my freedom," Jeongguk says with so much conviction that by now, it's only himself that he needs to convice.
"But," The noble lets his voice echo in the empty garden, "Don't you think some of his freedom was taken away too?"
Jeongguk shrugs, "He never tells me anything, he's always with this serious face of his, I don't know if he's actually capable of smiling."
Min shakes his head because after all this time, Jeongguk was still – and might forever be, a kid.
And he's seen what the crowned prince can do, he's seen Jeongguk in making deals with other kingdoms and had them begging on their knees at just 15 years old.
Nearly 18, nearly ready to take the throne, he wonders if Jeongguk was ready to even leave his antics behind.
"You ought to grow up." He says, not degrading him, but he says this kindly. "I'm getting married at fall, so you'd better get yourself together."
Jeongguk smiles, "I'm just savoring the days of when my youth still in full bloom."
He whispers, "I know."
For Jeongguk, he's sad.
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Fanfic"We'll meet again, I'm sure," With wobbly lips, and a faint smile ghosting his features, Jeongguk manages to clutch Taehyung's shaking hands. "I'll find you I promise." Taehyung lifts his head and all Jeongguk could see was the growing self-hatred...
