#herverdal

I keep my blog (kind of) safe for work due to the age range of followers, so this won't be super dirty, but warning for sexual themes

- Ben has so much stress with people trying to challenge him as king, whether they want the throne for themselves or don't respect his age, so he appreciates times with Gil where he can be totally in control and not fight for it

- Gil is so happy and eager to please that he lets Ben do whatever he wants

- growing up on the Isle, Gil is used to hard and dirty things, so the first time Ben showers him with gifts and praise and sweet talk, Gil just melted

- but the benefit of growing up on the Isle is all the monsters Gil was exposed to, and not just monstrous humans like his father. He saw Maleficent with horns and Ursula with tentacles and Jafar with snakelike features. Gil is never afraid of the beast in Ben, has never seen him as a true monster, just as a beast

- this also leads to weird rambles from Gil about who would win in a fight: Uma as a sea witch or Ben as a mad beast. Ben just lets him talk through all the scenarios to his heart's content because Gil rambling is so endearing

(- Gil secretly thinks that Harry, as a human, would win against both of them, but he doesn't want to hurt Ben or Uma's feelings)

- Gil's whole face lights up whenever Ben says anything nice about him, whether it's in the bedroom or not, so Ben goes out of his way to praise Gil for everything