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Rigr was indifferent to most things. except for one: Urd Gilles.
While half brothers and living with each other, they were not close, for Urd found him repulsive and insufferable. After spending most of their time in childhood together, Rigr was convinced he didn’t really need anything else if he could have Urd by his side. However this desire turned into something bordering on obsessive. Rigr found this quite amusing because as a person who was rarely moved and interested in things, at last he had found something that could light his heart on fire.
Urd for his part could not ignore him as well. Not if Rigr announced to everyone that he would only take Olive-skinned, green-eyed and blonds as lovers. This carefree statement did not really put Urd off, but the rumors that spread after the declaration did.
“Do you think Rigr-sama is sleeping with Urd-sama?”
“I don’t know! I’ve never seen them talk to each other. Maybe. Maybe not.”
“Yeah, and Rigr-sama seem to be serious when he announces such! Have you seen how his eyes would roam right after to where Urd-sama is?“
"But they’re brothers!”
“Yes, but.. they’re not REALLY brothers.”
“But they’re still half brothers.“
Urd inadvertently heard the maids whisper such unfounded rumors to each other one time. And he could only surmise what the whole kingdom must think of both of them. What would his Father think? Something so unnatural and so immoral could not be allowed to thrive even as a mere baseless accusation, so he decided to confront Rigr.
"Rigr, we have to talk.”
Rigr was not listening, he was playfully folding a paper, and was so focused that it seemed like he didn’t hear Urd. But he heard him all right. Loud and clear. He just liked to tease him like this, to create an illusion of Urd chasing after him. Maybe make him beg for his attention, and if Rigr got lucky, to force him to touch him.
“Rigr!”
Voila. Urd had grabbed him by the arm and pulled him to look at him. And how Rigr had smiled! A devilish grin painted over his narrow mouth and his stern features softened.
“Stop this folly of yours! Stop announcing to everyone your preference in lovers. It makes me look bad. It will make Father look bad!”
Saitou stared at Urd hand clasped on his arm with an amused grin. Then, he placed his large hands on top of his brothers gloved hands and squeezed. He ran his thumb across the surface.
“Why?”
Urd did not really mind the gesture. He knew perfectly well that this was Rigr’s means of riling him up, and he did not want to indulge him.
“Rumors have spread that we.. that we’re sleeping with each other.”
“Oh? But isn’t that great? We did sleep with each other at one point, when you were so scared because of thunderstorm you end up getting in bed with me. You were so cute then. I wonder what happened to you to be..”
Rigr leaned in and whispered, “so uptight now?”
Urd felt shivers ran down his spine at that. He flitted his shocked eyes towards Rigr in panic. He was about to walk away to create some distance between them, but Rigr pushed him against the wall; large hands spread across Urd’s heaving chest, pinioning him.
“Ah~ truly a masterpiece, you are.”
“You…”
Rigr narrowed his eyes and licked his lips. He withdrew his hand and grabbed Urd’s head. Urd was aghast.
“What are you..”
Eyes stern and focused, Rigr ran his thumb across Urd’s left cheek to the curve of his high nose and then stopped at the mole near his right cheek. Rigr did this with such aggression and violence that Urd couldn’t move because of shock.
“I really love the freckles on your face; They’re like galaxies.
“I wonder where else are you filled with galaxies?”
Rigr trailed his teasing eyes slowly downwards. This caused Urd to blush a humiliating red. He slapped Rigr’s arm away and stormed out of the room clutching his chest.
Rigr just stared at Urd as he walked away from him. He narrowed his eyes, and focused them on the small of Urd’s back. He waited for the door to slam. As the door banged and the hinges rattled, Rigr smiled to himself and sighed,
“I try to put you in the worse mood, ah.”