“Uh. Sorry for my sister. She gets… excited.”
Tim looked down at himself, where he was dressed in extravagant clothes with embedded jewels and silvery embroidery. Everything was high quality and looked like he just stepped out of a royal portrait as the subject.
Danny blushed. Tim stared at him with half lidded eyes as the young King avoided his gaze. Tim wasn’t really sure how to feel with an nonconsensual marriage, but Danny at least looked apologetic and it honestly wasn’t too bad. His sister, Jazz though, seemed extremely excited, evident by the way she had ambushed Tim in the hallways and dragged him to be dressed up as a royal consort.
“Sorry about her again. She’s pretty happy to get a brother-in-law, and she’s always telling me about getting a boyfriend or a girlfriend so the Observants get off my back about continuing the family line.”
Tim blinked again. “… wouldn’t it be worse since we’re both boys?”
Danny waved it off, “Don’t worry about it.” Now Tim was even more worried.
Danny continued, “My friends and I are still finding a way to get rid of the marriage bond, so thank you for your patience. Besides Jazz, how’s everything else treating you?”
Tim felt the urge to defend the overexcited and extremely friendly woman, “Jazz is pretty cool. And everyone else has been very polite to me, but I’d like to get back to my world soon. Is there anything I can do to help?”
Danny shook his head. “No, we’re handling it. Have you eaten yet?”
Tim also shook his head. Danny smiled at that and stood up from his desk. “Shall I lead you to the dining room?” Tim nodded and Danny rounded the table to slip his hand into Tim’s elbow. His skin was cold, but his touch was warm, like there was a chilly barrier around him to deter anyone close. However, his fingers radiated heat like a normal person, making it feel both strange and interesting.
Tim shivered at the feeling and Danny looked at him questioningly. His bright green eyes seemed to glow and Tim couldn’t help the way his face flushed as the Ghost King’s gaze settled on him heavily.
There were quite literally stars in his eyes.
Tim cleared his throat. “Uh. No, it’s nothing. Where to?”
Danny tilted his head but then shook his head, as if to wave away his thoughts. “I’ll take you there. Wanna have dinner together?”
Tim did not voice this. He pursed his lips together, eying Danny’s casual and oblivious expression before he sighed a little and gave a small smile.
Danny beamed, and Tim couldn’t help but inwardly wish for the solution to their marriage bond to take a little longer to be found.