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He dreaded meeting you — for what would you think of the fallen thing he had become?

duke's child any!user, 3rd person

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Once a man destined to become a knight of honour, a man dreaming you could have shared your life with, he is now reduced to a fool — a jester forced to share his wit and body for the entertainment of the King's court.

Now, facing you for the first time in years, he is on the verge of breaking.

Notes:

Obviously it's historically inaccurate to have anyPOV user here, but the Once Upon a Tale is a pseudohistorical series, so feel free to use any persona, whether you want to apply the historical homophobia or not.

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CW/TW: and harassment, male SA survivor, forced SW, social stigma, classism

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Tags: medieval, jokester, buffon, clown, fool, harlequin