Okay, how about a Fairytale/Royalty AU? With that good old SoRiku, of course :3
send me an au and iāll give you 5+ headcanons about it
OH BUDDY I LOVE THESE TYPES OF AUS
Rikuās the head groundskeeper whoās fallen hopelessly in love with Sora, the Prince of the castle he works at
it was originally his fatherās 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 Soraās smile
Sora grabbed Riku by the non injured hand and dragged him to the physician on siteĀ
he stayed with Riku the whole time he had his hand looked at and bandagedĀ
Riku learned Sora wasnāt 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 Princeās attention and fun conversationsĀ
Riku uses flowers to talk to Sora when heās unable to say much in publicĀ
the flowers all come from his private garden
Sora presses every single flower given to him by RikuĀ
Riku worries constantly about Soraās position as Prince while dillydallying with him, the glorified gardener, of all peopleĀ
at night when the two sneak away to the darkened chambers of Soraās room Riku swears he completely believes the other when Sora whispers into his ear and against his skin that heāll love him foreverĀ
Sora and Riku are two young nobles who meet periodically during parties and soireesĀ
they met as ten year olds and even though they only see each other a handful of times a year their friendship is completely solidĀ
they spend more time together than around the other rich snobs around them and often get into heaps of troubleĀ
once they both snuck into the kitchens while the cooks were busy pouring out platters and dishes of expensive and hard to obtain foodĀ
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 whatās been going on with their lives while apartĀ
Riku gets awfully jealous when Sora is in the presence of another person
even more so when itās someone his parents are trying to marrying him off toĀ
Sora appeared at one of the parties late one year, making Riku extremely worried about his well being
Rikuās heart broke and his stomach fell to the floor at the young woman hanging off Soraās arm and the sad expression that lingered in the brunetās eyesĀ
āmy family needs me to do thisāĀ
his familyās 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 daughterĀ
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 togetherĀ
Rikuās a Prince whoās always had this young squire, Sora, as his playmate and bodyguard growing upĀ
against his parents wishes, Riku would practice his swordsmanship with Sora when the two were ableĀ
Riku once broke through Soraās guard so well that he accidentally sliced into the younger boyās belly
Riku was inconsolable for days as Sora was bedridden with a fever from the gash givenĀ
He refused to leave Soraās side while he healed up
Sora never blamed Riku for the slip up
Riku traces the small scar to the right of Soraās navel when his skin is exposedĀ
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 wouldnāt have a chance to chase after the knight and knight in trainingĀ
Riku and Sora wrote each other letters while separatedĀ
they developed a code that was used in their letters to keep their relationship secretĀ
it was during the letters that Riku confessed he had more than friendly feelings towards his longtime friendĀ
when Sora returned he barely had a chance to see Riku before being shoved into a battle to defend his kingdomĀ
the two were unable to speak or write to one another while the fights waged on for monthsĀ
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 castleĀ
Sora was knighted early thanks to his large part in helping to defend the placeĀ
he promised himself to Riku --not the kingdom-- when Riku knighted him