@jinanreona asked: He breaks into Farena's room, scoops up Cheka, and promptly walks out. It's his turn to hog the tiny prince :l
Farena is half dozing off, half looking at the report he’s meant to be reading, when the door to his room is pushed open without a warning. Only three people at the entire court would dare to be so insolent as to waltz into the king’s room without knocking and one of them is currently sitting on the floor beside Farena’s chaise longue, drawing colorful variations of the same animals on a piece of paper (and the floor). The other two are the queen, and Farena’s dear little brother. Come to think of it, even the queen has the decency to announce herself before coming in, which leaves only one possible culprit.
Looking up from his papers Farena watches his brother, awaiting an explanation, but Leona doesn’t even offer a greeting. Without so much as a word he picks up little Cheka, who rapidly switches between surprise and delight, and walks out. A few moments of heavy silence follow in which Farena just looks at the closed door, processing what happened. Then, gripped by curiosity, he jumps up and follows his brother and son, leaving the report behind.
He finds them on the patio, Cheka happily sitting on Leona’s lap and playing with a flower that glows bright red in the sunlight. They’re an image of peace and love and for a moment Farena’s heart stings with affection. He walks over to them and sits down behind Leona, his legs on each side of his body, an arm curling around his brother’s middle. Cheka offers him a brief smile before turning his attention to the flower, which he clumsily tries to weave into one of Leona’s braids. It reminds Farena of the many times Leona did the same thing for both of them when he was younger, a hidden talent he stopped being proud of at some point in the past. Farena gently places the palm of his hand against Leona’s stomach and moves his lips to press a brief but warm kiss to the nape of his neck. A faintly sweet scent clings to Leona’s skin.
“Feeling maternal?” he whispers so only Leona can hear him.