Libra who lied & Sagittarius who betrayed his best friend.
Cw // grief & death, misgendering, implied Mpreg.
Italics - flashback
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Queen Heeseung lied, all the happy faces he put were only masks for shows. He lived in a show, and he's the main character on the stage. Heeseung was married to the throne, to the next King of Athurene.
But his heart, wasn't with his perfect husband, his heart was buried 6ft under. 17 years ago.
King Sunghoon lied too. Just like Heeseung, he was part of the show. He played his role well but again, he lied. He buried his lie 6ft under.
He buried his best friend 6ft under, with Heeseung's heart. 17 years ago.
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"Sunooㅡ"
"Shush! Let's go!"
Heeseung giggles as he tip-toes around the castle, following his childhood friend, knight Sunoo. They sneak out of the castle ignoring Heeseung's maids running around looking for him.
Heeseung always loves the fifth day of the week in summer, because Sunoo will be back from his post and take him out to see the night market. It's their small routine, and he doesn't understand why his maids are always losing their minds over that.
"Do you know what they will have tonight?" Sunoo asked, pulling the hood over the older's head and smiled when Heeseung just looked at him with a questioning look.
"Puppet show!"
Heeseung face lights up.
Heeseung smiles to himself, remembering that piece of memory. Sunoo was a silly goose, he would do anything just to make Heeseung smile and laugh. Even after all this time. Even when he's no longer around. Even when he's only a mere memory in Heeseung's life.
"Your highness, Your daughter is requesting to meet you"
He was pulled away from his trace and looked at his butler and smiled.
"Let her in, Riki..."
"Princess Minjiㅡ"
Before his butler can say anything, his daughter burst into his reading room pouting, in her knight uniform. Heeseung smiled, hoping it would hide that his heart clenched when he saw the uniform.
"PAPII..."
"My heart my darling, no swords in my room remember?" He said giggling, and Minji giggled as well, putting aside her sword, Riki took the sword and walked out to store it in a safe place, While Minji ran into his papi's arms.
Heeseung lied a lot, but the love he has for his daughter is true. Whenever Minji is around, the atmosphere turned warm and welcoming. She's definitely Heeseung's daughter, even with Sunghoon's face.
Heeseung sometimes giggles remembering when Minji is younger she hates to be called 'Sunghoons Mini' because he wants to look like his papi more.
Heeseung has so many masks, a queen, a mom, a wife, a war / battle strategist, a nurse, a care taker, a teacherㅡ he forgot his real face. Because no matter what mask he wears, no matter what laughter he had on, it will never beat the laugh he had during all the time he was with Sunoo. His first love, and only Minji can remind him of his true laughter.
The laughter he thought he lost, when Sunoo was buried 6ft under. He love Sunghoon, really. But he was not the one his heart longing for.
What can he say? The show must go on.
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"Duke Lee's Son Heeseung, is a carrier."
Sunghoon's blood runs cold. One of his best friends is a carrier. Heeseung from The house of Lee is a Carrier.
Sunghoon, Sunoo and Heeseung are an inseparable trio since they were kids. Heeseung was weak growing up so the other two unconsciously took the role of his protectors and it wasn't a secret that Sunoo actually fancy Heeseung, he was so obvious it became a public secret.
Sunghoon was better at concealing his feelings. Raised in a royal family required him to have a neutral expression almost all the time.
"I arranged a meeting. He was born under Libra and you were born under Sagittarius. You guys match made in heaven basically" The Queen basically giggled when she said that.
But what Sunghoon has in his head are thunderstorms.
"Your highness, the Queen requested you to the dining room" Jungwon said, bowing.
Sunghoon looks up and his heart clenched. Jungwon looks almost identical to his older brother, like this. Wearing his Uniform and all. He's literally 'little Sunoo'. Even when Jungwon's existence somehow screamed at him of what he did in the past, he can't just let the knight go.
"Your highness?"
"Oh yes, Jungwon... I'll be there, and you're dismissed"
Jungwon smiles and bows once again.
"Thank you, your highness"
"Jungwon, what did I tell you? Don't call me 'your Highness' when there's only us, I'm your older brother somehow" Sunghoon sighs looking at the younger, who just beamed at him.
"Well old habits die hard, you know? Your highness" he giggled before running out the room because he was again dismissed by the king playfully.
After all he promised Sunoo that Jungwon is also his little brother.
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"My Queen"
Heeseung looks up and smiles at Sunghoon who playfully bows at her.
"Oh Silly.Love, Come here and try this."
Heeseung was practically flying around the dining room with all the plates he prepared. Heeseung loves baking, and there'll be times when he just wants to bake for the whole palace, and this time maybe the whole kingdom.
"A Feast, I see." He said smiling when Minji walked in with a happy squeal and ran towards her papi.
Sunghoon unconsciously held his breath. What a sight, what a beautiful sight. His Queen being a perfect queen for his kingdom and perfect mom for their daughter.
this sight was supposed to be Sunoo's.
Sunghoon shakes the guilt right away when Minji turns around and looks at him.
"Father come here! Hurry"
"Coming, darling dear"
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ㅡ 17 Years ago.
"Once this war is over. I'll ask for Heeseung's hand" Sunoo smiles.
"Oh... Really?" Sunghoon stiffened.
"Hm, don't you think we'll make a goodㅡ"
"Sunㅡ"
Sunoo didn't get to finish his words and Sunghoon didn't get to say he wanted to tell when a soldier ran towards them screaming.
"YOUR HIGHNESS! SIR SUNOO AN AMBUSH"
Without saying anything they're immediately in a battle mode grabbing their swords and running head first towards the battle.
It was a slow motion in Sunghoon's eyes. Sunghoon and Sunoo who usually fight by each other side are now separated by a few metres, an opposing soldier was about to attack Sunoo from his backㅡ
Sunghoon has time, he has time to stop the attack. He could block it or he could warn Sunoo About it.
But he didn't.
If Sunoo died in battle, Heeseung will be his. Right?
He let his sword fall and watched how the other soldier sword went through his best friend's chestㅡ it was too late when he come into his sense that it was his best friend who fall down to his knees. The next thing he knows is that he let out a bloodcurdling scream, screaming his best name.
"SUNOOO!!!!"
Fin ㅡ
