“I know you seem to forget sometimes, Merlin, but I am the crown prince. Of course I know how to dance.”
“Then what are you so worried about?”
“Well, I might just be a little out of practice, is all, and I’m not particularly fond of the idea of embarrassing myself in front of everyone I know, let alone the nobles coming to visit.”
“Then let’s practice.”
“What?”
“Practice with me. You teach me the basics, and you’ll be able to prance around with whatever lady your heart desires by the time the banquet rolls around.”
“…Alright, then. I suppose you’ve had worse ideas.”
and to round up my last post about Aegon and the other one about jace. aegon who is too empty and wishes for others to be as devoid as him vs jace who is too heavily weighted by responsibilities and hates to burden other
AlmondStep has always thought he's been content with his life, he mated and had kits– he's a good warrior and a decent enough father, even when he's never enjoyed being around kittens. He'd done everything he thought a cat like him was SUSPOSED to do. So why when Cheeto, a tom from the visiting non-Clan group, started friendly conversation did he feel something shift?
The feeling only gets worse as the pair get closer. Now the holidays are some of the only things he can look forward to