𝗱𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘂𝘀.

@kuningas- 
            
            
            he  understood  all  of  athan's  concerns  .         it  was  beyond  reasonable  ,          everything  .         and  it  was  more  sinking  in  to  him  now  that  them  having  a  child  could  lead  to  massive  consequences  ...         but  he  was  more  than  willing  to  deal  with  it  ,        to  stick  it  out  .        
            
            “  i  wouldn't  leave  you  ,        i  wouldn't  leave  the  child  ,       i  wouldn't  abandon  my  duties  .        „         he  sighed  ,        sitting  up   .        he'd  still  hold  his  nose  ,       checking  if  it  was  bleeding  at  all  ,         and  thankfully  it  wasn't  .        “  i'd  have  a  moral  obligation  to  stay  ..          no  ,        i  would  choose  to  stay  either  way  .         i'm  not  leaving  you  even  if  you  threaten  my  life  .         „ 
            
            dimitri  leaned  back  on  his  elbows  once  more  ,        tilting  his  head  to  look  at  athan  .          “  and  fuck  it  if  we  have  to  reveal  anything  ,         your  people  will  see  your  relationship  with  your  wife  is  jack  shit  .         i  don't  care  what  my  people  think  ,        they  probably  won't  have  a  reaction  .         „

athanasius merely glared before turning his gaze towards the ceiling.  hesitantly  ,  his hand moved to his stomach  ,  fingers ghosting over it as he reminisced over the past.  a long sigh left him as a hand moved to tiredly run through his hair.  
            
            "you promise to take care of me  ,  but what will you do should we actually conceive a child?  which  ,  might I add  ,  is practically unavoidable at this point."  his hand trailed further down to massage his temple.  he could feel a headache blooming.
            
            "the percentage of me   /  not  /   ending up pregnant is next to none while I'm in this state."  the words were hard to say  —  it was a reality he didn't want to voice out loud.  
            
            "should I end up bearing   /  your  /   child  ,  you   /  will  /   be taking responsibility.  should you attempt to flee  ,  I guarantee that I will break more than just your nose."  the words were calm  —  calmer than they had been  ,  and yet they were colder than any of the others.  "we will face both the outcome and backlash together.  there are many things that this arrangement will ruin  ..  "  it's not as if he could pretend the child was his   '  wife's  '.  tulnukas of mixed origins were easy to pick out.
            
            "but  .. if I   /  were  /   to end up having your child  ,  it would give reason to reveal our  ..  relationship.  my people are less likely to completely despise us should we procreate together."  while a bond was not necessarily needed for pregnancy in tulnukas  ,  it did make it significantly easier. that was the only reason his children were so far apart in age.

@kuningas- 
            
            
            he  fell  back  upon  being  punched  square  in  the  face  ,      groaning  for  several  moments  after  he  was  hit  .         he  ...        knew  he  likely  deserved  that  .         he  deserved  a   lot  of  bad  things  that  happened  to  him  ,       maybe  if  he  stopped  being  an  ass  it  wouldn't  happen  as  often  .      
            
            “  but  you  were  also  forced  into  that  with  someone  you  didn't  even  see  as  a  romantic  interest  in  the  slightest  .        „         he  rubbed  his  nose  ,        breathing  through  his  mouth  as  it  felt  awful  to  do  so  through  his  nose  now  .         “  and  there  would  be  two  people  ,        in  love  ,       might  i  add  ,        taking  care  of  the  child  .        i  can  also  take  care  of  you  ,         even  if  there's  a  chance  you  try  to  kill  me  brutally  !        „
            
            he  knew  childcare  was  harsh  on  every  party  involved  ,       more  so  on  the  one  actually  carrying  the  child  ,        but  he  was  more  than  willing  to  try  his  best  to  help  .        granted  ,        he  didn't   want  children  ,        and  he  was  joking  about  having  one  .        clearly  it  was  a  shitty  joke  .     
            
            “  i  think  you  broke  my  nose  ...        „

"that's not a reassuring statement  ,  dimitri.  you also claim that they failed  —  but how am I meant to know that's because of your status as an immortal?  risking your life is the last thing on my mind.  I will continue to act as I do now.  there's nothing you can do to change me.*

@kuningas- 
            
            
            “  i'm  not  gonna  die  .        if  i  could  ,        i  would've  been   a  corpse  in  the  ground  by  now  !         there's  plenty  of  people  who've  tried  to   kill  me  ,         they've  all  failed  .        i'm  not  gonna  drop  dead  .         „

"it's not that I've forgotten  ..  it's just that I'm certain of my immortality  ,  while I am not of yours.  I have yet to experience your death  ,  and frankly  ,  I'd prefer to keep it that way."

"cato will fall to his own mind if he's out on the throne in his current state.  I refuse to lose another child."  especially when he could prevent this one.  his planet was one thing  ,  his children were another.  he knew he was far from a good father  ,  but losing them still hurt.  even now  ,  ilya's bond to him stretched thin.  he feared the day he would lose it  —  the pain that would come with it.  "I'm selfish  ,  dimitri.  I want the safety of my home but  ..  I also despite the thought of hiding you  —  hiding us."

@kuningas- 
            
            
            “  athan  ,       cato  will  do  just  fine  as  a  king  .        your  other  children  will  do  just  fine  ,        they  also  have  their  mother  to  help  .         „        he  was  almost  desperately  trying   to  find  ways  to  make  it  seem  okay  .      “  listen  ,        no  one  even  has  to  know  .        if  we  keep  up  with  how  we've  been  hiding  things  ,        we  should  be  perfectly  fine  .        „

"my planet has no king that is ready to take the throne!  my second born is only just starting his training  —  with my fall  ,  my whole world would follow."  he wanted more than anything to just drop everything  ,  to allow himself what he knew he shouldn't have.  "it's not that   /  I'm  /   not willing  ,  but my people have no say in this.  I can't live a happy life while knowing I ruined theirs."

   /     I fixed it

   /     dickmeatreeass

   /     sorry you're right

@lookwindward   /     give me more of dumbmitri

@kuningas- 
            
            “  but  you  know  exactly  where  to  find  me   how  to  get  my  attention  ,       „       replied  dimitri  as  he  looked  at  the  glass  in  the  king's  hands  .       he   himself  didn't  drink  ,      the  tastes   were  odd  ,      amongst  other  things  .       “  i  will  always   be  waiting  for  you  ,       you  know  that  ?       „

@kuningas- 
            
            dimitrius  furrowed  his  brow  in  concern  ,       beyond  worried  about  athan  .      “  you  cant  just  be  leaning  against  the  wall  ,       looking  like  a  mess  ,       and  expect  me  not  to  be  concerned  .      what's  wrong  ?      „       he  asked  ,      laying  just  one  hand  hesitantly  on  the  other's  bicep  ,        hoping  to  show  that  he  was  at  least  here  for  anything  needed  .

@kuningas- 
            
            dimitrius  felt  a  small  pang  in  his  chest  at  that  idea  ,      the  thought  that  the  bracelet   was  thrown  away  and  not  kept  .      even   if  it  was  just  in  a  dark  jewelry  box  ,      at  least  athan  had  it  ...  !      but  he  didn't  ,      he'd  supposedly  thrown  it  away  .       
            
            “  ah  ,      yeah  ,       that's  fine  ..        „        it  wasn't  fine  ,       nothing  was  fine  .       “  that's  cool  ,       it  was  a  shitty  bracelet    ,       colors  didn't  match  anyways  .       „       no  no  ,       they  did  match  .       “  i  mean  ,       at  least  you  got  / some /  use  out  of  it  ,       right  ?       „