[Fic] [Round 17] Empathy, G
Author/Artist: crystaltear
Characters/Pairings: Conrad, Aldebert
Word Count:311
Rating: G
Any Warnings: Spoilers for episodes 85-87
Theme/Prompt being used: The Ultimate Challenge
The night was warm and still. It was one where, had they been in Shin Makoku, Yuuri would have asked if they could gather some of the staff together for a game. The thought would normally make Conrad warm with happiness, but on that night it only made the dread stirring in his stomach intensify. They weren’t in Shin Makoku; they were in Dai Shimaron, and Yuuri was the newly appointed king’s prisoner.
Conrad was staring out the window, drowning in those thoughts when Aldebert entered the room. The soldier ignored the presence of the other man even though there was no reason for Aldelbert to be in the chambers he alone had been assigned for that night.
“You’ll be going in those?” The blond man asked, and Conrad turned to see he was referring to the Dai Shimaron uniform sitting, waiting on Conrad’s untouched bed.
“Yes. His Highness seems to think the plan he has will work.”
“You’ve always been too accepting of the plans others have for you,” was the criticism freely given, but it was quickly followed up with words far more sympathetic. “The kid has a lot of luck on his side. He wouldn’t want you to worry.”
“It’s my job to worry.”
“That’s not why you’re doing it.”
Aldebert left the room after being left with only dismissive silence from Conrad, his uncharacteristic show of empathy retreating with him and leaving the other man to his thoughts. If Conrad cared enough, he would have noted that it was the first time they had been alone in each other’s presence and Aldebert hadn’t been looking for a fight. If there hadn’t been so much inner turmoil, he would have realized the change that had occurred.
Julia’s role in their lives, peaceful as she had been, had made them adversaries; now it was Yuuri’s that made them allies.
Characters/Pairings: Conrad, Aldebert
Word Count:311
Rating: G
Any Warnings: Spoilers for episodes 85-87
Theme/Prompt being used: The Ultimate Challenge
The night was warm and still. It was one where, had they been in Shin Makoku, Yuuri would have asked if they could gather some of the staff together for a game. The thought would normally make Conrad warm with happiness, but on that night it only made the dread stirring in his stomach intensify. They weren’t in Shin Makoku; they were in Dai Shimaron, and Yuuri was the newly appointed king’s prisoner.
Conrad was staring out the window, drowning in those thoughts when Aldebert entered the room. The soldier ignored the presence of the other man even though there was no reason for Aldelbert to be in the chambers he alone had been assigned for that night.
“You’ll be going in those?” The blond man asked, and Conrad turned to see he was referring to the Dai Shimaron uniform sitting, waiting on Conrad’s untouched bed.
“Yes. His Highness seems to think the plan he has will work.”
“You’ve always been too accepting of the plans others have for you,” was the criticism freely given, but it was quickly followed up with words far more sympathetic. “The kid has a lot of luck on his side. He wouldn’t want you to worry.”
“It’s my job to worry.”
“That’s not why you’re doing it.”
Aldebert left the room after being left with only dismissive silence from Conrad, his uncharacteristic show of empathy retreating with him and leaving the other man to his thoughts. If Conrad cared enough, he would have noted that it was the first time they had been alone in each other’s presence and Aldebert hadn’t been looking for a fight. If there hadn’t been so much inner turmoil, he would have realized the change that had occurred.
Julia’s role in their lives, peaceful as she had been, had made them adversaries; now it was Yuuri’s that made them allies.