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Tove woke to the sun shining through the windows. As he opened his eyes he almost immediately closed them because the light was blinding. He made an annoyed huffing sound and turned to his other side. He stretched his arm, hoping to reach Bain but he found nothing laying next to him. He opened his eyes in confusion and found an empty spot beside him. He sat up and looked around the room. It was completely empty. He got out the bed and walked around the room not having any luck finding his boyfriend.
The thought of Bain as his actual boyfriend made him smile and he looked down at his ring. He was so happy about how things turned out. He and Bain were finally official. If not to the public to themselves and it was way more important. He stumbled upon a door and opened it. It revealed a walk-in closet and it was just what he had hoped for. Even though he was not conscious about his body he'd rather not walk around in boxers in a full window house. He got a T-shirt off of a shelf and put it on. It was a bit baggy on him but smelled like Bain and it was perfect.
He decided to leave the bedroom and search for Bain. He went downstairs and found the man in the kitchen talking to someone. Tove got scared for a minute because he did not recognize who it was. What if it was someone important? Or someone who would recognize him? But his worries went away instantly because Bain was almost naked and was very chill with this other person so it must have been someone close to him. Tove decided to just say hello and let Bain introduce him.
"Hey!" Bain and the man looked up at him as he walked up to them. As he got next to Bain the Markis leaned down and kissed him.
"Morning sleepy head. How did you sleep?" Bain put his arms around him and Tove noticed the stranger smiling at their interaction.
"Very well. Thanks to you!" Tove gave Bain another kiss and the two looked into each other's eyes before separating. Tove really loved looking into Bain's ocean blue eyes because they were almost hypnotizing to him. Bain turned to the other man so he followed his action and looked at the stranger. Tove quickly eyed him up and down. He was a bit pale, had piercing blue eyes and almost white blond hair. The man was tall and skinny and had an old windbreaker on with blue jeans. His ears were pierced and Tove would be lying if he said the man was not attractive. He really was something, in a boyish, innocent way.
"Tove, I'd like you to meet Soren. He is very close to my heart, he's been here for me since I came to Förening. He truly is my brother from another mother. In a literal sense. He is my changeling brother." Tove suddenly felt stupid. Of course it was his changeling. He mentioned him a couple of times and how much he loved him. But he would've never guessed his brother looked like this.
"Oh wow, okay. Hi, I'm Tove. Nice to meet you!" he reached out his hand but Soren disregarded his action and hugged him.
"Nice to meet you too! This idiot hasn't stopped talking about you for weeks. I'm so glad you guys are together." As he pulled away and sent Tove a smile his teeth showed and on his lower teeth he had gold grills. Soren really was something.
"Oh hasn't he? How sweet!" Tove cuddled up to Bain who let out a sigh while wrapping his arm around Tove.
"It is exaggeration to say for weeks..."
"Yeah right. But especially for the last few days he was so worked up over you. He went for runs like 2-3 times a day." Soren sent his brother a devilish smile who glared at him for running his mouth.
"Really? I'm so sorry. But I must say all that working out really made a difference in performance." Tove smiled up at Bain innocently who wished for the ground to open up and swallow him whole.
"Oh your boyfriend is a dirty one. I like thaaat!" Soren ruffled Bain's hair and picked up an apple from the kitchen stool. "I am going to my room if you need me. Oh and a woman was here early in the morning. She said her name was Ariel ooor Amanda or... Aurora! Yeah that was it. She was hella fine for her age that's why I remember. So she said she was looking for Tove and I said he left yesterday night because you know. I'm not an idiot. I suspect she's someone important."
Tove's heart dropped. Aurora was here? While he was in bed with another man almost naked?
"That's my mother! What did she want?" Tove sounded real panicky. What could possibly be the reason his mother showed up here for.
"Oh, man I'm sorry about that hella fine comment I didn't know she was your mother"
"I don't care I know she's attractive. But what did she want?"
"Well she said she thought you must be here because you didn't go home last night and she was getting worried. When I told him you did she had this strange look on her face and asked me again so I said to her Tove was not here because he left. After that she just screamed "it's King Tove to you, mans" which is a bit rude but whatever. She asked me if I knew anything about what is Tove doing or where he is and I told her I had no clue. So she took off."
Oh fuck. Tove suddenly felt weak in the knees. His life was over. He was so done. His mother knew he was here. She knew he spent the night. And she knew Soren lied. She could tell. Not by an instinct. She could literally tell by heartbeat and breathing. Tove was so screwed. He walked to the dining table and fell into one of the chairs.
"Did I do something wrong?" Soren sounded worried but Bain told him he did nothing wrong but should go up in his room. He walked over to Tove and squatted in front of him.
"Babe... It's no big deal. You can just... Tell her you did sleep here. It's okay to sleepover at someone's house."
Tove glared at him and tilted his neck to the side. Brain's hickeys were a dark shade of purple on his neck proving he didn't just sleep last night. Bain took in a sharp breath.
"Okay, I swear I am going to be way more careful from now on. You just enjoy it so much I can't stop. I'm sorry."
"I do enjoy it but now what? I tell that to my mother? Oh no worries about my neck Marksinna Aurora! I just love it when Markis Bain sucks on it, bites it or wraps his hand around it. It's so hot you should try it sometimes!" Tove felt himself getting worked up and tried to calm himself down before his powers got out of hand. Bain caressed his cheeks and sent him a smile.
"Tove... Don't be like this! We'll figure something out. What about your dad? You said he was cool with us. He might help us out."
"How? How could Noah... wait. That's actually a great plan. Noah can help us." He jumped to his feet and rushed up to the bedroom with Bain behind him. He searched for his phone in the pile of clothes on the ground. When he found it he searched for his dad's name and called him. After a few rings he picked it up.
"Markis Noah! I need your help!"
"Hello to you too, King Tove! I take it everything went well yesterday as you did not come home. Your mother is furious with you. She doesn't know where you are and apparently a mansklig in Bain's house committed treason by lying to her. So what is it you need help with?"
Tove sighed in annoyance. His mother was a real handful.
"I did stay at Bain's house. As you probably guessed I would after our talk. But Soren, the mansklig who's a traitor, told her I wasn't here. Now I just need you to tell my mother I was here, and I'll go home right away. Just... Try to calm her down. I don't want to tell her what's going on yet."
"Certainly. I will do that, but you better come up with a great excuse otherwise she'll know somethings up. Hurry home!" With that Noah hung up and Tove sighed and gathered up his clothes. As he put them on, he could see Bain looking at him with big puppy eyes.
"Can't you just stay for a bit longer?" Tove gave him a disapproving glance as he fidgeted with his cape.
"No. I'm sorry but I don't think you or I for that matter am ready for Aurora's shenanigans. I'll go home and we can meet in the castle later. I have my old room, meet me there around midday." He placed a hurried kiss on Bain's lips and rushed out the room, not even hearing Bain's murmured "see you".
He got in his car and his thoughts were whirling around his mind like a storm. He tried to get his thoughts straight and come up with a reasonable lie. He stayed over for the night. It was not good. Trolls don't do sleepovers unless it's truly necessary. What could have been his reason to stay at Bain's? Well, other than the reason he was in love with the man and would kill anyone and then himself if he ever got hurt in any shape or form. God he really had it bad for the Markis! But it was worth it. Bain really knew how to charm him, flatter him and tease him. He was so damn good at everything he did. Suddenly the night's memories of Bain's hand around his neck and his wet lips on his ear whispering what he wanted to do to him flooded his mind. He felt himself getting hard in his pants and groaned in frustration. He did not need a hard on right now. Like, really did not need it.
He tried to focus on the road and stir his mind away from the unholy picture of Bain grinding into his groin, moaning at the sensation of their... Fuck. He shook his head and sped up the car. Maybe if he could get home faster his nerves would calm down sooner. He couldn't imagine getting turned on in front of his parents. Especially his clueless mother. At least his dad knew what he was doing last night. Well, he didn't know how he was tempted to get on his knees again and suck the soul out of Bain because of the man's tongue running down his throat to bite into it when it reached the point where his neck met his shoulders. His neck!
Tove slowed down a bit as he realized he went way over the speed limit and checked his neck in the mirror. It was angry red some places even had a bit purple tint to them. Now he was really fucked. He got teeth marks and love bites everywhere. He could not possibly hide them in any way. In that moment he pulled up to their driveway. He considered going to the palace first to fetch Willa and ask for her concealer thing. But then he would have had to tell who got him the marks and Wendy was now out of the question as everyone knew about her and Loki. Not mentioning she was still in recovery.
He turned off the engine and gave a loud sigh. He was not ready to do this. He went through the whole thing again in his head. He needed a good reason. Okay, he could say he got really drunk. That was fine, he will take the lecture about not drinking too much while others can see over the homosexual judgement any day. Well that's settled then. But the marks. He could say he got in a fight. But who in their right mind would have tried to fight him? Not even mentioning his powers, any Trylle who raised a finger on him would be put in jail in that very second because he was the King. So that's out the window. He had to think fast because it would be very suspicious to sit in his car for much more. Okay. Okay. He was in great risk but... He sighed and got out the car. As he got to the door it swung open and his mother was standing there with a horrifying look on her face.
"Tove Kroner! What were you thinking? Sending a mere mans to lie to me about your whereabouts? What do you take me for? Now before you can step into this house, explain yourself! And please do not skip out on how you got those disgusting hickeys on your neck. What is going on with you?"
Tove took a deep breath. He was hoping his dad would be here to take some of the heat off but he was nowhere to be seen so he had to do this all alone.
"I.... Okay I am very sorry I lied to you. I just thought it would be best if you did not know about my boorish behaviour yesterday. I got... I had some drinks yesterday." Tove was careful about the words he chose. It had to be at least partially real so his mother would not get suspicious and he did have drinks yesterday. Not alcoholic ones and not more than 2 but still. Drinks.
"Oh, so you got drunk. How embarrassing! In front of all those people?"
"Well that is the thing. I stayed at the Markis' house because he couldn't let me home like that. So, he offered his place to avoid any kind of humiliation. Trust me no one knew how bad I got it Bain made sure I had privacy." Again, it was not really a lie. Bain certainly wouldn't have let him go home after they decided to be together and he would have been humiliated if anyone saw what him and Bain were up to upstairs.
"You will have to thank him for his discretion. Onto my next question young man. Care to explain yourself?" She pointed at his neck and he sighed.
"I don't have anything to say in defence. I've been... I've been having an affair."
His mother completely froze. For minutes. Tove really tried to silence his mother's thoughts but they were so loud he had to listen to them even if he disliked using his power on Aurora.
How could he? He is the King! With who? For how long? What does it mean? An affair. Maybe it's just casual. Maybe it's not. At least he can't divorce Wendy. That would be a hard blow. He can't lose his rank. I need him to be the King. That is the most important. Our family comes first. Maybe he'll grow out of this nonsense. But still... The shame... The humiliation... My son... How could he?...
Tove felt sick. He felt like his throat was going to close up and his head felt dizzy. He knew it was a big risk to tell his mother he had an affair. At least he didn't tell with whom. That would make all this worse. If Aurora really put everything above Tove's happiness and well-being it meant... Tove didn't even know what it meant. He knew his mother took rank, nobility and all this nonsense very seriously but to think she would put that above her own son! It made Tove deeply sad, disappointed and a bit mad. If his father, if Noah, the most old-school Trylle could support him why couldn't his mother do the same.
He frowned. "Aurora... I am sorry you are disappointed in me. But you cannot be so naïve to think I was happily married to a woman I have no feelings for? It was an arranged marriage for God's sake. King or not, I have a right to be happy." Tove could hardly get the words out without his voice trembling. It was all too much, and he wanted to get out. Fast.
"Be happy? How could you not be happy? You are King. It was our dream! And we did it! Our family is finally royalty. We worked hard to secure our place here. You can't go sleeping around because you think it would make you happy! You must stop this idiocy!"
"This is not idiocy! And it was never my dream! It was yours. You had this planned out from my birth. Not me. You decided to go through with it without consulting me about it. I'm glad you fulfilled your dreams. But I'm not. I have such a short life ahead of me. I don't want it to be miserable like yours and dad's. I want someone who loves me the way I love them. To wake up next to someone who makes me smile. And I'm sorry you never had that. But I have the chance to have it and I am not going to give it up for you and your crazy obsession for power."
Tove turned around to get back into his car and drive to the palace. He needed Bain.
"Tove! I am not finished with you, young man. I want you inside and talk to you about this. You can't do this! I forbid it!"
Tove stopped for a mere second than continued his way to the car.
"I am King, as you so wished. So, you can't order me around anymore. I will do as I please, as long as I am King. Hopefully, that will change soon." He reached the door and sat in the car. Before he shut the door, he could hear his mother asking what he meant by that, but her voice was cut off by the slamming of the door.
Tove drove like crazy to the palace. His mind was so fuzzy he hardly realized how and when he got there. He went to his old room, praying to every god he knew that Bain was already there. He needed some comforting and he needed it right then. He was so mad and sad at the same time.
The fight with his mother was bad. He hated how it turned out. It was bullshit. It was not fair. He never realized how much he wanted Aurora's approval. Obviously, he knew she would not be fond of the idea of his son getting it on with someone else. But he was considering telling her about Bain if she took the affair thing lightly. Clearly, it was not happening, and his mother blew the whole thing out of proportion. Trying to forbid him from having an affair without even asking who it was with. Imagine if she found out that the love bites were the curtesy of Markis Bain.
Speaking of the Markis. As Tove reached his room and closed the door behind him, Bain was not there. Tove felt a painful emptiness in his chest and as he sat down on his old bed the tears came out and they were not stopping any time soon. He felt betrayed by his mother. This whole situation shone a light on her real colours. She didn't really care about him. She only cared about the crown. What did it matter that Tove had to sacrifice himself to get it? Who cares if he goes crazy before he hits 30? All for power...
There was a knock on his door, and he tried to stop the tears, but it was not successful. He gave up on it and just opened the door with a wave of his hand.
"Tove! Sorry I took so long I... Are you crying?" Bain's voice was full of worry and Tove could do nothing but nod. The door closed and the Markis was by his side in a blink. He wrapped his arm around his waist and pulled him closer. Tove buried his face in his shoulder and silently cried into his warm skin. Bain didn't say anything, just stroked his side and put small kisses on his head. After long minutes Tove gathered himself up.
"What happened?" Bain whispered as to not trigger another round of tears. Tove sighed and told him how bad his mother reacted, how she had no care for him and how bad it made him feel.
"Tove... I know it sucks but give her some time. Maybe she'll come around eventually. And if not... At least we have your father's support. We can get through this." Bain intwined their fingers and Tove gave him a ghost of a smile.
"Yeah... I guess. I'm just so tired of this. I want peace. I want to be with you without having to hide it. I just... I thought my mother would realize how my power makes my life a living hell without all this responsibility. Turns out I was wrong and she's the same stuck up bitch she always has been."
Bain thought for a second and then put his hand under Tove's jaw, making him look up at him.
"Tove. You are a few weeks away from finalizing your divorce with Wendy. The moment you sign those papers I swear to you I will take your hand and never let go. Not before your parents or anyone else. Aurora can throw herself off a cliff for all I care. I will get you the happiness you want. Just wait for it a few more weeks and I promise you I'll do anything to keep you happy and in peace."
Bain kissed him gently and Tove's heart filled with hope and happiness. Bain really knew how to sweep him off his feet. The kiss deepened as Tove let himself get lost in the feeling of the man he loved tightening his grip on his torso. As he threaded his fingers in Bain's hair the man pushed him onto his back and placed himself between Tove's legs. The younger boy wrapped his legs around the man willingly.
Tove felt like his body was levitating. His skin fired up under Bain's careful touches, he shivered from the way Bain whispered how beautiful he was into his ear. Above anything else he loved the way the Markis tasted. It was warm and wet, he had something sweet lingering on his lips that made their heated kiss the more exciting. Bain was hell of a kisser, he used just enough tongue to have all the control over their mouths. Tove obliged and took the submissive part and let the man make him feel better.
Bain bit down on his lower lip and Tove moaned and put his hand on Bain's lower back and pushed him down on himself. Tove could feel Bain smiling into their kiss but grinded down on Tove, their groins touching through their trousers. Tove gave himself a silent pat on the back for wearing light materials so he could feel Bain's hard on pushing against his own. The feeling was familiar and heavenly at the same time. It seemed like his boyfriend appreciated the thin fabric as he groaned and moved his hand that was resting beside Tove's head down to his neck and wrapped it around the King's pale throat. As he tightened his grip Tove gave out an unholy moan and pushed himself up into Bain's touch.
"You're such a good boy for me, Tove." Bain whispered into his ears and Tove's heart almost exploded from the lust that now completely took over his thoughts. The Markis grinded into him with more force and his lips found Tove's again. He let Bain take total control again and the grip on his neck tightened a bit more and now he could feel his brain going dizzy from the lack of blood and oxygen but it was oh so good he never wanted it to stop.
Bain was licking into his mouth and withdrawing his tongue just before Tove could react fully. The Markis was now breathing quicker and the sound of his love getting close turned him on even more. He moaned but the sound hardly came out as Bain's hand wouldn't let proper sounds come out. The man realized that and removed his hand from his neck but then took the hands grasping his shirt and pinned them down above Tove's head.
"Make those pretty sounds with your mouth, dear."
He didn't have to say that twice. Tove took the liberty of gasping and moaning louder than necessary to obey his surprisingly freaky boyfriend. The thought of Bain being his boyfriend still made him feel giddy. But that feeling was pretty much overtaken by how close he suddenly got to coming. Just like that Bain grinded into him with sudden force and the thrusts sent him over the edge. He came into his pants, Bain's hard dick still rubbing against him. His orgasm took over his mind completely. He saw white for a moment and after his whole world came undone. His body trembled and an unusual calmness came over him. Everything seemed so silent. He couldn't hear any thoughts and his powers seemed like they left him completely. It was a terrifying but liberating feeling. He hardly noticed when Bain came. The only indication was the man falling on top of him and letting his wrists free. He wrapped his numb arms around Bain.
After a few minutes he came back completely, and he could feel his power again stirring deep inside him like it was never gone.
"That was... something." Tove whispered and Bain laughed and rolled off him.
"I hope you feel better now." Bain sat up and Tove giggled at his words. He did feel better. Much better.
"I do. But I am a bit uncomfortable with... my... you know. In my pants."
Bain looked down at him and shoot him an amused smile.
"Oh, so you are embarrassed to say cum, but would gladly have me choke you. Do tell how you figure that out!"
Tove blushed and sat up too. It was the first chance he got to look around the room and he noticed something weird. The mirror next to his dresser was shattered along with the bedside table next to them.
"How did this happen?" He wondered out loud and Bain casually answered.
"Well I figured you did that when you came. I heard shattering but didn't really want to look away from your pretty face." Tove's cheeks turned a deep red colour. He thought about how he felt like his power left him when he came. It didn't leave. It just tried to deal with Tove's feelings in a different way. By destroying something to ease the emotional overload. It was scary to think what he could have done if his power decided to chose Bain to use for the purpose.
"Well... We have to make sure we're never doing this without any furniture around. I don't want to hurt you again." He said and went for the dresser and got some clothes out for himself and Bain. He was glad he had his back to the man because his face must have been full of worry. If he did this... He had to minimize the chances of hurting Bain. Like he didn't have enough on his plate. Now his powers decided to go wild when he has an orgasm.
He threw the clothes to Bain who went to the bathroom to clean himself up. Tove did the same and if they made out a bit between putting on pieces of clothing, no one had to no. As they lounged away the afternoon without a single contact with the outside world Tove almost forgot how upset he was earlier that day.
They talked about Bain's Chancellor campaign, Tove's divorce, some gossip they had to share from around the palace. Tove was intrigued how many crazy things happened all around the castle he missed out on due to being... well, King. Bain stole some kisses from him here and there, but he never let it escalate any further. He had to make sure his power was in check and he didn't trust it in that moment. The sun was setting as he heard a knock on the door. They shared a confused look. No one was supposed to know they were here. Tove changed his residency to their suite with Wendy a long time ago.
He got up from the bed, made himself presentable and opened the door. To his surprise he found his father standing in the corridor.
"Noah! Please, come in!" He stepped inside to let him in.
Noah's presence got Bain out of the bed in a heartbeat. He went to shake Noah's hand and the man took it and gave it a firm shake. Tove felt a strange feeling inside him as his father studied Bain and let go of his hand. It was the first time he saw his dad and Bain interacting with each other since Tove confessed to his dad about everything.
"Tove, I spoke with your mother." Noah tore his eyes from Bain and looked at his son. "I was surprised you were... this honest with her. But I know how it must have felt. How are you doing?"
"I'm doing fine. Bain cheered me up." He gave a sheepish smile to his boyfriend who reciprocated with a devilish smile. Noah glared at them but sighed loudly without saying a word.
"Just... Please give your mother another chance. I'll talk to her, but you need to be honest with her. You need to tell her about you and Markis Bain. I'm surprised she didn't realize what was going on. Seeing your... love bites and that pretty ring on your finger. Let me see!"
Tove reached out his hand and his dad took it in his own. He studied the ring with a knowledgeable look. He gave special attention to the blue diamonds that were embedded in dolphin's eyes. He furrowed his brows then let go.
"It is a nice gesture Markis Bain. I'm surprised you know the old ways. I'm impressed. I approve of your courting, young man. I just hope you wish to keep the promise this ring holds."
Tove was confused by that last sentence. Family rings were a big deal he knew that. But they didn't hold any promise. It was more of a contract between families to symbolise trust and alliance. At least that's how Finn explained them. To be candid Tove never really cared to look up what they were really used for or if they had some second meaning. But apparently Bain knew what his father meant as he bowed his head slightly with a shadow of a smile on his face.
"I wouldn't have done it if I was not planning to go through with it Markis Noah. Your son gives me more happiness than anything else. I wish to thank him for that."
"Very well. Markis Bain, Tove. I will leave you to... whatever it is that you do here. We will meet to discuss this further Markis Bain. Have a good evening!" With that his dad left the room. Bain hugged him tightly and Tove felt the man was almost shaking.
"Bain. What was that all about?"
Bain loosened his hold and looked down at him. He had strong determination in his eyes.
"I'm going to save you."