Roguish Heart [South Park - Staig (Stan x Craig)]

Chapter Five: Proposal

Sir Stanley paced around the thief's small room. His mind was focused on one thing and one thing only—getting back the Elven King's magic crown. Craig, on the other hand, crouched on his couch, his mind adrift with thoughts of the man in front of him. When he had started shamelessly flirting with Stan, it had purely been in order to see the electricity in Stan's eyes and the fire under his skin. He thought it was funny that Stan would get so flustered by it, and he only half expected for Stan to actually have some sort of feelings for him. What he hadn't planned for was the chance that he would end up reciprocating those sentiments. He wouldn't deny that he'd always found Stan attractive, but his brave righteous knight act was never something that enticed him. It still annoyed him at times, but he had to admit that watching him come up with a plan to kick the Wizard's fat ass in real time was a major turn on.

"So what do you think, Craig?" Stan asked.

"Huh?" Craig snapped his head up to see Stan staring at him.

"Were you even paying attention?" Stan sighed.

"Uh...no."

"Do you even know where the Wizard King is hiding?"

"Yeah, of course!" Craig lied.

"Okay, where is he hiding then?"

Craig looked into Stan's eyes for a moment, trying to think of something to say, but then quickly looked away.

"I knew it! You weren't paying attention last night! What gives?!"

Craig was silent.

"You know, it was your fucking idea to grind up on each other. Are you telling me you didn't hear the information we were trying to get our hands on?"

"I was...distracted. We were supposed to be pretending to grind up on each other, but you...took it too far."

"I took it too far? What's that supposed to mean? Are you saying you enjoyed it?"

Craig continued to avert his eyes.

"If that is what you're saying, then I'm glad. Cause I enjoyed it, too."

Craig looked up and saw Stan smiling at him. It was such a sweet smile, one he didn't see from Stan very often. He looked down at his feet again, a blush slowly growing across his cheeks. Rarely did he not have the upper hand when it came to other people, especially when it came to sexual attraction, and it made him feel uncomfortable. Thankfully Stan could sense that, and quickly returned to more important matters.

"Anyway, so the Wizard King is hiding in a small hut he conjured by the lake about a mile out from the outskirts of the Kingdom. That's where he tells his new recruits to meet him, so I believe that it where his main operations are also located. It doesn't sound like he has much of a base yet, as he is still building his army's numbers. That being said, we must strike as soon as possible, for in his hands, the crown can do a lot of damage."

"Makes sense. What do you propose?"

"I think we should attack the Wizard tomorrow, right after dawn. His lazy ass won't be awake by then, so he won't be expecting it."

"Yeah, that sounds like the Wizard King, alright. We'll go in and take the crown back before he even knows what hit him."

"I'll take the brunt of his attacks, if you sneak in and grab the crown. I'm going to retire to the barracks tonight to retrieve my proper armor and my longsword. Let's meet at the outskirts at dawn."

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"Craig, I didn't think I'd have to ask this so early in the morning, but...how did you manage to get a horse and carriage?"