[ it makes perfect sense that in the intervening days, blade would hear little from dan feng. other than his assigned duties as a member of the cloud knights, blade has no reason to be appraised of the crown prince's personal affairs, and so he spends the next handful of days completely in the dark—running drills, taking patrols, performing his duties to the letter. even so, blade suspects that the revelation of dan feng's pregnancy would be enough to throw the whole castle into a tizzy, and he's sort of expecting that upset to be the trigger for his assignment to the guard room behind the crown prince's chambers—
but when the orders come, it doesn't seem that anyone is yet aware of the true reason for the change. blade packs his things as commanded and keeps his mouth shut, but once he's made his way up to the new space and been given his new orders, the first thing blade does after the commander has left is to enter the room and find dan feng waiting for him. ]
Your Highness, [ he says as he drops his rucksack atop a low bench near the front door. blade bows, as propriety dictates he must, and then straightens so he can cross the room to stop a few steps in front of dan feng. ] It seems I've been reassigned as your personal guard for the time being.
[ it's not blade's place to ask what dan feng's plans are as far as revealing his pregnancy. he'll find out when he needs to find out. for now, he's just reveling in the novelty of being so close to dan feng—to being allowed to be so close to dan feng, without having to sneak away in the wee hours of the morning to make it back to the barracks before training begins.
it's also not blade's place to be the one to reach for dan feng first, so he keeps his hands firmly at his sides as he says, ]
[ blade is punctual, of course, as he always is. he may be a bit of a rascal at times, but dan feng can count on him when he needs to, and blade is nothing if not conscientious about his work. he will be on time.
it's difficult not to smile when blade steps inside, but dan feng is a disciplined man well accustomed to swallowing his true emotions down, though it is a struggle. then the door closes, and he allows the mask to fall, his mouth curving even as blade bows respectfully, the very picture of a strong and obedient soldier. a soft sigh passes his lips, dan feng's stiff shoulders relaxing visibly beneath his silks. ]
I do have a command for you, in fact. One that may be very difficult for you to obey.
[ he says imperiously, stepping forward to take blade's hands, knowing that the man will not offer them himself without his prince's prompting. they're so warm in his own, callused from weaponwork; dan feng wishes to know every groove intimately. ]
But I ask it of you nonetheless. [ a squeeze of blade's hands, and dan feng pulls him in close. ] When we are alone.. treat me as you would a lover. I am not your prince when we are together like this.
[ it is quite a lot to ask of him, dan feng knows, for blade is surely conditioned to behave a certain way around him, and testing that boundary is even more dangerous than their affair is to begin with, given how easy it would be to slip up in a public place, but.. even still, he asks it, selfishly. the desire to be treated like a person rather than an idol - a god - is powerful. ]
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but when the orders come, it doesn't seem that anyone is yet aware of the true reason for the change. blade packs his things as commanded and keeps his mouth shut, but once he's made his way up to the new space and been given his new orders, the first thing blade does after the commander has left is to enter the room and find dan feng waiting for him. ]
Your Highness, [ he says as he drops his rucksack atop a low bench near the front door. blade bows, as propriety dictates he must, and then straightens so he can cross the room to stop a few steps in front of dan feng. ] It seems I've been reassigned as your personal guard for the time being.
[ it's not blade's place to ask what dan feng's plans are as far as revealing his pregnancy. he'll find out when he needs to find out. for now, he's just reveling in the novelty of being so close to dan feng—to being allowed to be so close to dan feng, without having to sneak away in the wee hours of the morning to make it back to the barracks before training begins.
it's also not blade's place to be the one to reach for dan feng first, so he keeps his hands firmly at his sides as he says, ]
I'm yours to command as you see fit.
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it's difficult not to smile when blade steps inside, but dan feng is a disciplined man well accustomed to swallowing his true emotions down, though it is a struggle. then the door closes, and he allows the mask to fall, his mouth curving even as blade bows respectfully, the very picture of a strong and obedient soldier. a soft sigh passes his lips, dan feng's stiff shoulders relaxing visibly beneath his silks. ]
I do have a command for you, in fact. One that may be very difficult for you to obey.
[ he says imperiously, stepping forward to take blade's hands, knowing that the man will not offer them himself without his prince's prompting. they're so warm in his own, callused from weaponwork; dan feng wishes to know every groove intimately. ]
But I ask it of you nonetheless. [ a squeeze of blade's hands, and dan feng pulls him in close. ] When we are alone.. treat me as you would a lover. I am not your prince when we are together like this.
[ it is quite a lot to ask of him, dan feng knows, for blade is surely conditioned to behave a certain way around him, and testing that boundary is even more dangerous than their affair is to begin with, given how easy it would be to slip up in a public place, but.. even still, he asks it, selfishly. the desire to be treated like a person rather than an idol - a god - is powerful. ]