#aibarou

you're unbe-leaf-able! - T - 3.2k

tags: teacher au, elementary school, light angst but it's really one-sided, pre-relationship, barou pov

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"Kids want you in some shitty play. You better say yes," he adds with a scowl. The guy straightens up a bit, somehow managing to grin down at Shouei all fucking smug and amused.

Someone teaches the kids what a petition is, and they petition Shouei to let the landscaper - the same guy who started mowing the grounds right before Shouei's run just to make sure his shoes are full of grass clippings - be a part of the class play.

what were YOU doing at the underground fight club? - T - 4.7k

tags: royalty au, bodyguard, minor violence, protectiveness, barou pov, underground fighting

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And, see, Shouei knows Aiku damn well - knows exactly what's going on in that stupid head of his right now. He's clocking the chances of getting Shouei out of here without causing a scene, figuring out the least-observed path back to the castle. When his eyes flick away from Shouei for a split second, it's cause he's scanning the exits, the number of people he has to take down to get Shouei to one. And somewhere in the back of his head, behind all the rapidfire planning and calculations, he's pissed

Turns out Shouei's not the only one from the castle competing in the underground fighting ring.