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The King to be sighed as he dismissed his aid for the night. A small sound rang out, like a tearing piece of paper, but he dismissed it. He seemed to be hearing things lately anyhow. He knew why he was hearing it. He knew what it was. He knew how to stop it, but he couldn’t. He would never be able to stop it.
He stopped pointlessly scratching away at the paper on his desk and put his head in his hands, breathing in a deep, painfilled sigh. Finger’s idling tearing away at his skull, stressed beyond words.
“Hey...” They spoke, voice barely heard over his own ever wondering thoughts. He looked over at them, giving the Princess his attention, a small hum of acknowledgment the only sound he gave, “You’re likely sick of hearing this, however… you and Edwin have been pulling away from each other farther by the day.”
The Prince only stared in response, one of his hands dropping from his skull to hold onto his arm. Almost as if mimicking comfort.
“And you’re tense.”
“Not any more than you, Neil.” They nervously laughed off, still unsure of how to talk to the elder Prince, only having stayed with him for a short while. Getting up from their seat they walked over to the desk, “Shall we head to bed? It’s getting awfully late.”
The King to be sat for a moment, contemplating.
“I’m going to stay up a little longer. You should get some sleep though, Cora.”
“Then I’ll stay up with you, at the least to give you some company. We haven’t been able to talk at all since I got here.” The Princess huffed, knowing that Neil would only stay up late and maybe get a few hours of sleep if he fell asleep at all.
Neil groaned, but accepted his fiance’s choice, even if he wanted to be alone to think.
Putting away the work and going to sit down on one of the couches, he tried to relax into the plush button tufted couch. The other royal sitting opposite him. “So, what… what’s happening between you two?” Hesitance clear in their voice, obviously not used to talking so casually.
The King to be let out a small laugh, what wasn’t happening between him and Edwin was a better question. “Is it a secret?” He shrugged, “I could tell a secret in exchange...”
The Prince looked up at the offer, unbelieving.
“Why do you want to help me so much?”
“You’re my only friend, anyhow, we’re going to need to learn to live together anyways.” They explained, “I could say my secret first if it helps any.”
He only stared, still not believing any of it. Cora took a deep breath and gave a shaky exhale.
“I-I… I’m not c-comfortable in my body.” Neil’s eyes went wide, confused at the statement, his expression asking for some sort of elaboration. “Well… I don’t know how to explain it. I hate my voice, I hate the dresses I have to wear, I hate my body. All I know is I’m much more comfortable wearing shirts and pants, even if my voice was just a bit deeper or if I was more… flat, I’d be so much happier.”
“Wait… let me get this straight. You… don’t feel comfortable being a girl? And you feel better when you feel like a guy?”
“U-umm… Yeah.” The Royal smiled, seeming proud to finally get the truth of their chest, “I don’t like my voice too much… so I try not to use it, a-and if I do, I’m usually quiet.” They explained.
“Well,” Neil laughed, “Aren’t we an odd couple? I… don’t like girls and you don’t like being a girl.” He put his hands over his eyes, well, weren’t they perfect for their Kingdom?
“That’s what’s going on between you two?” Neil immediately snapped his hands away from his eyes, realizing he gave himself away.
“No- that’s not what’s happening-” He tried to cover, “We’ve been talking a while, let’s just go to bed!” He flusteredly offered, heading to his, now shared chambers, before Cora had a chance to respond.
That night he felt better than in a while, being able to admit to it aloud. He was sure that Cora felt better too, the Prince happily lending his nightshirts and shorts to him. They could work on the pronoun and name thing once morning came. Until then, he could let himself sleep for a night.
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Everyone left the room after the meeting as per usual, leaving the couple and aid alone together as they set off for the rest of their day.
The meeting had been even more so boring than usual, Cecil, the name Cora had liked best, and he constantly berated and details about the wedding. However, every time they tried to answer, a court member answered for them instead or talked over his fiance.
Soon they found no point in talking, just listened and just nodded on occasion. Even Dean quickly figured out that the Court wasn’t going to listen, he was the first to leave as well, although after promising his brother they’d be able to talk more during lunch.
Nonetheless, after a few minutes, the soon to be wed and the lowly Aid were all alone, and one of the royal’s decided to execute his plan.
“Alright, you two,” Cecil started, grabbing both the King to be and his servant’s attention, “I know the wedding and everything is getting in the way of your,” He cleared his throat, “Relationship, but I don’t want that to be an issue.”
Edwin and Neil shared a bashful look, before looking back at the Princess.
“The wedding is just to unite the kingdoms, not unite Neil and me. You guys should be able to be friends and together, sorry if I got in the way of that.” He happily proclaimed, giving a bright smile as he left the room.
The pair left only stood still, unsure with themselves, not having talked to each other in weeks. Slowly, they dared to turn to each other.
Neil’s eyes still their bright enchanting purple and the servant’s just as mismatched and uniquely perfect as the day they met. Both had bags under their eyes and Edwin’s tear tracks seemed to be a deeper blue than usual. The forever thundering sounds of tearing paper slowed to a stop. Suddenly, he could feel his soul start to faintly beat again, fighting.
There was another soul beating alongside his. They gave small nervous smiles, and then the tears flowed and they rushed towards each other. Their hug tight and loving. Caring. Joyful.
Edwin pushed away and gave a feather-light peck to his Prince’s mouth. Unsure of himself, but doing it anyway. The royal’s eyes lit up like stars and he peppered kisses all across his aid’s skull, paying special attention to the glitch’s and blue streaks he loved so much.
The servant started to laugh, thoroughly enjoying the attention.
“We’ve been so immature about this...” He gasped out between the kisses, stopped from saying anything further by a careful kiss to his mouth, which he happily returned.
“Yeah, but now, all I care about is you.” Neil smiled, eyes shining and determined, turning into small stars, his aid’s white eye responding by also changing into a star, soul filled with hope.
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Currently Alive and Longest Lived Descendants of Queen Victoria
(as of 12 July 2020)
Currently ALIVE list:
Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh (10 June 1921) ( 99 years, 1 months, 2 days)
Queen Elizabeth II of The United Kingdom (21 April 1926) ( 94 years, 2 months, 21 days)
Lady Pamela Hicks (19 April 1929) (91 years, 2 months, 23 days)
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (12 February 1932) (88 years, 5 months, 0 days)
Count Bertram Friedrich zu Castell-Rüdenhausen (12 July 1932) (88 years, 0 months, 0 days)
Anne Mary Sibylla Liddell-Grainger (28 July 1932) ( 87 years, 11 months, 14 days)
Princess Caroline Mathilde Adelheid Sibylla Marianne Erika von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (5 April 1933) (87 years, 3 months, 7 days)
Maximilian, Margrave of Baden (3 July 1933) (87 years, 0 months, 9 days)
Princess Dorothea Charlotte Karin of Hesse (24 July 1934) (85 years, 11 months, 18 days)
Princess Margaretha Désirée Victoria, Mrs. Ambler (Sweden, 31 October 1934) ( 85 years, 8 months, 12 days)
Eldest LIVED Descendants:
On 26 December 2021, Lady Pamela Hicks will join the rankings here if she is still living. On 19 December 2020, Queen Elizabeth II will move into the top 5.
Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh (10 June 1921) ( 99 years, 1 months, 2 days)
Princess Alice of Albany, Countess of Athlone (25/02/1883-03/01/1981) (97 years, 10 months, 10 days)
King Mihai I of Romania (25/10/1921-05/12/2017) ( 96 years, 1 month, 11 days)
Count Carl Johan Bernadotte af Wisborg (Sweden) (31/10/1916-05/05/2012) (95 years, 6 months, 5 days )
Count Sigvard Bernadotte af Wisborg (of Sweden) (07/06/1907-04/02/2002) (94 years, 7 months, 28 days )
Lady Katherine Brandram (Princess of Greece and Denmark) (04/05/1913 02/10/2007) ( 94 years, 4 months, 27 days )
Queen Elizabeth II (21/04/1926) (94 years, 2 months, 21 days)
Infanta Dona Beatriz of Spain (22/06/1909-22/11/2002) (93 years, 5 months, 1 day)
Patricia, Countess Mountbatten of Burma (14/02/1924-13/06/2017) ( 93 years, 4 months)
Prince Wolfgang of Hesse (06/11/1896-12/07/1989) (92 years, 8 months, 7 days)
FACTS:
The Duke of Edinburgh is the husband and third cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, first cousin of Lady Katherine Brandram, The Countess Mountbatten of Burma & Lady Pamela (Mountbatten) Hicks & uncle to Maximilian, Margrave of Baden & Princess Dorothea Charlotte Karin of Hesse. He is also a 1st cousin 1x removed of Queen Sofia of Spain, King Constantine II of the Helenes and Princess Irene of Greece & Denmark.
Queen Elizabeth II is a 3rd cousin of The Countess Mountbatten of Burma, Lady Pamela Mountbatten, The Duke of Edinburgh. She is the wife of The Duke of Edinburgh. Through her marriage, she is an aunt to Maximilian, Margrave of Baden & Princess Dorothea Charlotte Karin of Hesse.
Lady Pamela Hicks is a 3rd cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, a first cousin of The Duke of Edinburgh, her big sister was The Countess Mountbatten of Burma.
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner is a third cousin of The Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth II & Lady Pamela Hicks.
The Countess of Althorne was the last surviving grandchild of Queen Victoria. By her marriage, The Countess of Althorne was also a great aunt of Queen Elizabeth II-she married QEII’s grandmother’s brother
King Mihai I of Romania was the last monarch of Romania, he was also a great grandchild of Queen Victoria twice-once through his mother (via Victoria, Princess Royal) and once through his father (via Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)
Sweden’s Count Carl Johan Bernadotte af Wisborg & Count Sigvard Bernadotte af Wisborg were brothers as well as uncles to King Carl XVI Gustaf, Princess Margareta, Mrs. Ambler, Princess Birgitta of Sweden, Princess of Hohenzollern, Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld, Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Princess Benedikte of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg & Queen Anne-Marie of Greece.