Okay, how about a Fairytale/Royalty AU? With that good old SoRiku, of course :3
send me an au and i’ll give you 5+ headcanons about it
OH BUDDY I LOVE THESE TYPES OF AUS
Riku’s the head groundskeeper who’s fallen hopelessly in love with Sora, the Prince of the castle he works at
it was originally his father’s position but he took over once he was old enough
the first time Sora tried to talk with him Riku sliced his hand open with the shears that were being used to trim the bushes since he was too distracted by Sora’s smile
Sora grabbed Riku by the non injured hand and dragged him to the physician on site
he stayed with Riku the whole time he had his hand looked at and bandaged
Riku learned Sora wasn’t like most of the nobles and royalty he had heard about and found himself utterly charmed by the Prince
after that incident Sora kept showing up and more and more and Riku slowly found himself becoming used to the Prince’s attention and fun conversations
Riku uses flowers to talk to Sora when he’s unable to say much in public
the flowers all come from his private garden
Sora presses every single flower given to him by Riku
Riku worries constantly about Sora’s position as Prince while dillydallying with him, the glorified gardener, of all people
at night when the two sneak away to the darkened chambers of Sora’s room Riku swears he completely believes the other when Sora whispers into his ear and against his skin that he’ll love him forever
Sora and Riku are two young nobles who meet periodically during parties and soirees
they met as ten year olds and even though they only see each other a handful of times a year their friendship is completely solid
they spend more time together than around the other rich snobs around them and often get into heaps of trouble
once they both snuck into the kitchens while the cooks were busy pouring out platters and dishes of expensive and hard to obtain food
Riku proceeded to snatch sweets and pastries and the two young boys made out like bandits with their treats and found an empty room and laid on the floor while merely talking about what’s been going on with their lives while apart
Riku gets awfully jealous when Sora is in the presence of another person
even more so when it’s someone his parents are trying to marrying him off to
Sora appeared at one of the parties late one year, making Riku extremely worried about his well being
Riku’s heart broke and his stomach fell to the floor at the young woman hanging off Sora’s arm and the sad expression that lingered in the brunet’s eyes
“my family needs me to do this”
his family’s finances are in disarray and they use Sora as a way to fix their money situation and have him betrothed to a rather wealthy minor royals daughter
it took hours to get Sora away from his intended and when Riku was finally alone with him he kissed Sora against a wall
Sora cried and asked Riku if he would still love him even without a penny to his name
Riku and Sora proceed to flee in the dead of night to start a life together
Riku’s a Prince who’s always had this young squire, Sora, as his playmate and bodyguard growing up
against his parents wishes, Riku would practice his swordsmanship with Sora when the two were able
Riku once broke through Sora’s guard so well that he accidentally sliced into the younger boy’s belly
Riku was inconsolable for days as Sora was bedridden with a fever from the gash given
He refused to leave Sora’s side while he healed up
Sora never blamed Riku for the slip up
Riku traces the small scar to the right of Sora’s navel when his skin is exposed
at fifteen Sora left for a year to train with Squall Leonhart, the knight he was assigned to
Riku begged his father to go with them and was put under guard for a week so he wouldn’t have a chance to chase after the knight and knight in training
Riku and Sora wrote each other letters while separated
they developed a code that was used in their letters to keep their relationship secret
it was during the letters that Riku confessed he had more than friendly feelings towards his longtime friend
when Sora returned he barely had a chance to see Riku before being shoved into a battle to defend his kingdom
the two were unable to speak or write to one another while the fights waged on for months
after many hard battles and skirmishes Sora stood victor with the knights and army of the kingdom he belonged to
Riku gave him quite a victory present when Sora returned to the castle
Sora was knighted early thanks to his large part in helping to defend the place
he promised himself to Riku --not the kingdom-- when Riku knighted him
