Okay, how about a Fairytale/Royalty AU? With that good old SoRiku, of course :3
send me an au and iâll give you 5+ headcanons about it
OH BUDDY I LOVE THESE TYPES OF AUS
Rikuâs the head groundskeeper whoâs fallen hopelessly in love with Sora, the Prince of the castle he works at
it was originally his fatherâs position but he took over once he was old enough
the first time Sora tried to talk with him Riku sliced his hand open with the shears that were being used to trim the bushes since he was too distracted by Soraâs smile
Sora grabbed Riku by the non injured hand and dragged him to the physician on siteÂ
he stayed with Riku the whole time he had his hand looked at and bandagedÂ
Riku learned Sora wasnât like most of the nobles and royalty he had heard about and found himself utterly charmed by the Prince
after that incident Sora kept showing up and more and more and Riku slowly found himself becoming used to the Princeâs attention and fun conversationsÂ
Riku uses flowers to talk to Sora when heâs unable to say much in publicÂ
the flowers all come from his private garden
Sora presses every single flower given to him by RikuÂ
Riku worries constantly about Soraâs position as Prince while dillydallying with him, the glorified gardener, of all peopleÂ
at night when the two sneak away to the darkened chambers of Soraâs room Riku swears he completely believes the other when Sora whispers into his ear and against his skin that heâll love him foreverÂ
Sora and Riku are two young nobles who meet periodically during parties and soireesÂ
they met as ten year olds and even though they only see each other a handful of times a year their friendship is completely solidÂ
they spend more time together than around the other rich snobs around them and often get into heaps of troubleÂ
once they both snuck into the kitchens while the cooks were busy pouring out platters and dishes of expensive and hard to obtain foodÂ
Riku proceeded to snatch sweets and pastries and the two young boys made out like bandits with their treats and found an empty room and laid on the floor while merely talking about whatâs been going on with their lives while apartÂ
Riku gets awfully jealous when Sora is in the presence of another person
even more so when itâs someone his parents are trying to marrying him off toÂ
Sora appeared at one of the parties late one year, making Riku extremely worried about his well being
Rikuâs heart broke and his stomach fell to the floor at the young woman hanging off Soraâs arm and the sad expression that lingered in the brunetâs eyesÂ
âmy family needs me to do thisâÂ
his familyâs finances are in disarray and they use Sora as a way to fix their money situation and have him betrothed to a rather wealthy minor royals daughterÂ
it took hours to get Sora away from his intended and when Riku was finally alone with him he kissed Sora against a wall
Sora cried and asked Riku if he would still love him even without a penny to his name
Riku and Sora proceed to flee in the dead of night to start a life togetherÂ
Rikuâs a Prince whoâs always had this young squire, Sora, as his playmate and bodyguard growing upÂ
against his parents wishes, Riku would practice his swordsmanship with Sora when the two were ableÂ
Riku once broke through Soraâs guard so well that he accidentally sliced into the younger boyâs belly
Riku was inconsolable for days as Sora was bedridden with a fever from the gash givenÂ
He refused to leave Soraâs side while he healed up
Sora never blamed Riku for the slip up
Riku traces the small scar to the right of Soraâs navel when his skin is exposedÂ
at fifteen Sora left for a year to train with Squall Leonhart, the knight he was assigned to
Riku begged his father to go with them and was put under guard for a week so he wouldnât have a chance to chase after the knight and knight in trainingÂ
Riku and Sora wrote each other letters while separatedÂ
they developed a code that was used in their letters to keep their relationship secretÂ
it was during the letters that Riku confessed he had more than friendly feelings towards his longtime friendÂ
when Sora returned he barely had a chance to see Riku before being shoved into a battle to defend his kingdomÂ
the two were unable to speak or write to one another while the fights waged on for monthsÂ
after many hard battles and skirmishes Sora stood victor with the knights and army of the kingdom he belonged to
Riku gave him quite a victory present when Sora returned to the castleÂ
Sora was knighted early thanks to his large part in helping to defend the placeÂ
he promised himself to Riku --not the kingdom-- when Riku knighted him