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“The Prince of Diamonds sure liked you, didn’t he?”
Alfred had never seen Arthur’s face turn so sour so quickly before, and he had to bite back a laugh.
Their trip to Diamonds was the first time they met Prince Francis, who they’d most likely be dealing with when they assumed the throne. Alfred had gotten along with Francis well enough, but Francis had been whispering to Arthur all through dinner. Arthur had kept a straight face the whole time, but had stormed off in a huff once dinner was over. The rest of the trip, Arthur had barely left Alfred’s side. Not that Alfred complained.
Arthur scoffed as they turned to climb the staircase leading to their rooms.
“I can’t believe the audacity of him! To proposition me, and in front of both Kings and Queens at dinner, no less!”
Alfred froze on the stairs and frowned. “Wait, I didn’t know he did that.”
Arthur stopped a step above him and rolled his eyes. “If you’re jealous, don’t be. I very politely told him that my fiancé is also my beloved, and I will share no one’s bed but his.”
That brightened Alfred’s mood, and he grinned up at Arthur. “Yeah? Are you actually going to share my bed one of these days, sweetheart?”
Arthur smirked in response. “All in good time, dearest.”
Alfred leaned up at the same time Arthur leaned down, and their lips met in a kiss. Alfred was used to having to lean down a little to kiss Arthur, so the change of pace was nice. They nipped at each other’s lips, tongues tangling, blissfully unaware of their surroundings and how any number of people could find them at any moment.
Arthur finally pulled away to give Alfred an enamored smile, which Alfred returned along with a caress of Arthur’s cheek.
“I think I like being taller than you, Alfred. We should always kiss on the staircase from now on, don’t you agree?”
“As long as I get to kiss you, I’ll do whatever. Besides, you standing like that makes it really easy to do this.”
The angle allowed him to easily slip a hand under Arthur’s waistcoat, earning a delighted laugh that quickly turned into a moan as Alfred’s hand drifted higher and higher.
“Propriety, darling,” Arthur said, voice a bit breathless, although he wrapped his arms around Alfred and captured his lips in a kiss again immediately after.
Their kisses were pure fire then, and Alfred slipped the hand that wasn’t currently groping at Arthur’s chest to grope at his backside instead, eliciting noises from Arthur that were driving him mad with desire.
Just as Arthur started groping at Alfred in return, a disgusted scoff made them freeze, their eyes blown wide as Matthew passed them on the stairs with a dirty look.
“You know, it was annoying enough having to watch you two idiots pine after each other for years, I don’t need to see you have sex on the stairs now, too.”
Matthew shook his head as he continued grumbling under his breath, and Alfred and Arthur finally extricated themselves from each other when he was out of earshot. They quickly straightened their clothing, giving each other humiliated looks as they did, before they meekly followed after him.