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The market place was bustling with loud noises. Yoongi ignored them. He walked ahead, head down, his Sat Gat slipping down to cover his face. The villages of Silla were busy, but a nice change from the constant argument and questioning of the officials.
*Smack*
He startled from his thoughts, as he walked into someone.
"Hey! Watch it brat!"
Ah. Seokjin, always the first to confront others.
"Jin-hyung, leave the poor boy alone!'
And there's Jeongguk.
Seokjin was one of the elderly officials son, but had been outcasted for supporting the King's effort in normalizing same-sex marriage. Jeongguk, Yoongi's boyfriend's best friend, had found him struggling to find food, and formed an immediate friendship with him. Soon after, Seokjin belonged to the Jeon household, and quickly became cared for by Jeongguk's brother, Seojoon.
Yoongi smirked and fastened his pace before his friends recognised him. He didn't want to ruin his disguise, his gossiping dongsaeng would accidently out him within the moment he realized it was Yoongi. It wouldn't bother him much, he was well liked within the villages of Silla, but the officials were bastards. They would find it as just another reason to overthrow him.
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As he arrived back at the palace, he dressed into his golden garbs, and realized how quiet it was. He silently strode towards the throne room, his legs short yet limber like a cat. His suspicions were correct. There, on the throne, sat his mother, a snobby sneer drew on her face the moment Yoongi entered. At her left stood his sister, Sookmyung. At her right was her faithful Nando, Seok Dan-Sae.
His relationships with his sister and mother were more than just 'rocky'. He was born into poverty, his father mating with multiple consorts, then throwing them into the streets of Silla. His step-mother, Ji-Soo, had wanted a pure-blooded king if she could not remain Regent. However, his sibling, Sammaekjong, had ran off to pursue a relationship with Sun-Woo and A-Ro. A female heir was heavily frowned upon, so his sister could not take up the throne. Yoongi was not liked by the ministers and the ex-Regent. He was a slave turned king, and the mass change he was inflicting had consequences. He was labelled as the tyrant king.