“Family” [backstory fluff]
You may have a little bit of found family, as a treat!
Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Found Family
Word Count: 1,207 words
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Menelaus leaned over the wooden fence with a sigh. Yuneun knocked Soleil’s wooden sword out of her hand with her own. Soleil yelped, then whined, as it hit the dirt. Yuneun smiled fondly, not at all bored despite having successfully performed the exact same maneuver forty-three times today. Menelaus would know — he counted.
Soleil pouted and stomped one foot. “Not fair!” she said. “I wasn’t ready.”
“Everyone knew that from your stance alone,” he said. Soleil stuck out her tongue at the same time Yuneun gave him a warning glare. He put up his hands in surrender. “Just saying.” He had tried to teach Sol sword fighting himself, but, well...patience wasn’t his strong suit, apparently. It was strange to still learn something new about yourself after over a hundred years.
Or maybe it was the frustration of being trapped in a tiny child-sized body without any of his magic. Yeah... Probably that one.
Regardless, after he’d made Sol cry with his last critique, Yuneun had intervened. So now he was stuck to the sidelines, watching his bonded get her butt kicked. Again. Yuneun knocked her sword out in record time mere seconds after Sol got in position. He groaned and hid his head in his hands. Sol let out a frustrated growl of her own.
“Let’s take a break,” Yuneun said. She patted Soleil on the shoulder with a smile. “You did good today, kid.” Menelaus snorted. This time they both glared at him.
“Don’t take it out on me that you’re in timeout,” Soleil snapped.
Menelaus stiffened. “Timeout? I’m not in timeout!”
Yuneun strode over and leaned against the fence next to him. “Yes, you are,” she said.
He snapped his head up. “What?!”
