forum Cinderella AU // OxO // Closed

Started April 17, 2020 by @ElderGod-Icefire

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"Food." Whether Anton or Drew is going to hurt me again. "Clothes, sometimes. Getting my jobs done in a timely manner so I don't get…reprimanded."

"Ah… you shouldn't have to worry about those here, for sure." He hummed thoughtfully. "What else is different?"

"I…I don't know." he looked down at his hands. "My life is…different than a lot of other people's."

"Mm…" Lloyd thought for a few seconds. "My public image is very important to my father… I worry about that often. Living up to expectations."

He nodded slightly. "Yeah. Maybe…you shouldn't be in public for a while, then?" he shrugged his shoulders.

"Probably not… couldn't make it that far in this condition anyways." He laughed weakly.

He laughed a little bit. "Mhm. Especially not with me finding you every single time."

"It's like you're stalking me now to make sure I don't endanger myself." He laughed again.

He smirked. "I'm not, I promise."

"You sure?" Lloyd asked playfully. "You were literally waiting outside the door for me to come out."

"I was anticipating your movements, not stalking."

"Sounds kinda like stalking to me." Lloyd laughed.

He rolled his eyes. "Maybe."

"Ah, well… stalking or not, I know you're just trying to protect me from being a… what was it you called me?" He asked, legitimately confused. "Dumbass, right?"

He laughed. "I wasn't stalking, and yes, that's exactly it."

"And there was something else… I don't quite recall what it was. I had just woken up from passing out, after all, so my mind was quite foggy."

He blinked. "I don't know." he said slowly.

"Um… in the training grounds. Something about me being an idiot, I believe. Wouldn't surprise me."

"Fucking idiot…?" he asked slowly, looking at Lloyd carefully.

"Ah! That's the one!" Lloyd grinned. "You have some very creative names for me, Ellis."

He stuck out his tongue. "Maybe if you didn't act like them, I wouldn't call you them, your highness."

"Oh, I'm not saying they're inaccurate." Lloyd laughed. "I can be quite dense sometimes when it comes to my own wellbeing."

He shrugged his shoulders, laughing a little bit. "Yeah, but still." he replied.

"I'm sure I'll be fiiiine. The nurse is very nice." Lloyd grinned again. "I see her quite often when Nathaniel gets hurt."

He laughed a little bit. "Still. You need to be more careful, dumbass."

Lloyd stuck his tongue out playfully through his grin. "I dunno. The nickname is kinda growing on me."

He rolled his eyes. "Dumbass." he said again, laughing softly.

"I'd be careful saying that around anyone else if I were you. I'm sure the staff and my family wouldn't take too kindly to you calling me a dumbass."

He ducked his head. "…yeah, I know. But it's just us in here." He shrugged his shoulders a little bit.

"I know. I don't mind it, honestly. I just don't want you getting into trouble." Lloyd smiled softly.