#corgren

Gren's known Corvus since they were 22 and 16, respectively. They were friends early on, quickly became tight-knit from their mutual loyalty to Amaya. At some point after they hit 25 and 19, Gren's mind was somewhere else when he looked over and saw Corvus smile at him and went oh. Oh. Oh he's not a gangly teenager anymore. Oh, hell, he grew up pretty, didn't he? And he never considered Gren an authority figure, really, since he worked for Amaya personally rather than within the chain of command.

He hasn't done anything about it, because they are friends and he's well aware that Corvus is still working out some things about who he is and what he wants in life. But he was honest about it when Corvus asked him once what the look was about, he admitted that he'd . . . Noticed how nicely Corvus filled out as he got older. Corvus was similarly honest about how Gren was . . . part of the reason he was having to question himself and what exactly it is that draws him to people.

They're not a couple yet, officially. Gren's solidly interested. Corvus was still trying to figure out what he was feeling, exactly, for Gren when all this plot started. He'll be figuring it out when he gets him out of the dungeon, and confessing things on their way to go talk to Amaya about what really happened with the boys and assassins. I don't want to give up too much exact plot details, but I mean, y'all know the basic plotline because this is canon divergence not a total AU. Corvus is a bit awkward because he's never really done . . . relationships or anything like this before. Gren's had a few formal relationships, but he's obviously not been committed. They're going to be awkward from inexperience, but both really wholesome about it as they learn to navigate this new aspect to their established relationship.

Amaya is going to be absolutely delighted. She's been happy about her boys bonding since she first adopted (unofficially) Corvus, and this is just a bonus that means the feral one is going to be vanishing less because he's now attached to her golden retriever partner.

The Spire is quiet, but Corvus has never known Gren to be one to follow suit, so he’s not surprised the other man is talking. Gren talking had become the basic background noise of Corvus’ life in some years when training for the Katolian army, whether Gren was translating for the General or not. Nor does Corvus mind his chatter. There is a lot to catch up and a lot of pieces to put together, even if none of them have many answers concerning the general they serve; it had just been a relief to meet back up together in Duren, when everything had gone south in Katolis.

Gren had told him Amaya was most likely dead, but there had been little time for Corvus to believe it and process and grieve before it had been proven miraculously, beautifully, untrue. 

Still, Gren knows more about what Amaya’s been up to the past couple of weeks — captured by Sunfire elves and there when Lux Aurea fell — just as Corvus knows more about what the princes have been up to, which Gren is also rapt to know. Especially since both aunt and nephew seem to have new elf friends.

“Amaya certainly seems pleased,” Corvus comments. The short time he’s seen them together, Janai and Soren checking Amaya over after the battle for any more serious injuries, he can’t begrudge the elf. Especially when Rayla had proven to him over two weeks ago that elves were hardly evil.

“I thought she’d get a relationship after the war,” Gren reveals, “not during.”

“Well, she’s always been an over-achiever.” Like her youngest nephew. Ezran is curled up with the Dragon Prince by the queen’s claw, most of the elves and humans asleep in the immediate antechamber, as it’s warmer and not everyone has blankets. Part of Corvus wonders why he and Gren haven’t followed suit, but he feels both more awake and exhausted than ever.

It’s really done. He won’t be needed as a tracker or a spy. He’ll go back to Katolis with Ezran, of course. He feels responsible for the boy, and has quickly become fond of him, too. He’s a good kid. The more people he has looking out for him, the better. As for Gren, Corvus thinks he’ll go wherever Amaya goes, but that hasn’t always been true. And who knows where Amaya will go now. To Katolis with her nephew, to help rebuild their army? To the breach to safeguard until peace is more permanent? Or even with the woman who fought beside her?

Gren must be having similar thoughts, because he says, “Yeah. Wonder where that leaves both of us.”

Their lives had been service and their identities soldiers, in a way, for so long. Who will they be now? At the very least, Corvus knows he wants them to stay friends.

“You’re free to come back to Katolis with us,” he says quietly, and Gren catches his eye and grins, soft and dimpled. Freckles clear in the low light. “If you’d like to. And if you don’t... would you like to write me?”

Gren lights up with an excited whisper. “We could be pen pals!”

Corvus chuckles, because it is the answer he expected. He stares at the man a second longer when he turns away. 

Well. At least Corvus knows one thing for certain: he could expect long, ten page letters from Gren sometime very soon.

Meh. If I ship Corvus it will probably be with Gren. Sorvus really doesn't speak to me as a ship. I don't have any problems with it, I mean they're cute, but eh? Soren hits nicely as the himbo straight friend to me.

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i-i, uh, i-i m-mean, uh.... n-no t-thanks!! i, i already h-have... h-have a v-visitor over.. s-so, uh... so i don't, i c-can't, i...

...i, i w-wouldn't want to be r-rude, right? t-to, uh... t-to have too many p-people... over, r-r-right....