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Late Valentine’s Day Oneshot

                                        Valentine’s Day Special

Lucette and Militus Terrus/Taavetti

“Terruuuus!” A female voice rang through the palace hallway, catching the raven haired man’s attention; barely giving him a warning before a slim warm body slammed into him, knocking him down onto the plush velvet carpet. Normally, such an action would’ve made his body instinctively whip out his dagger to stab the perpetrator, but this time, he knew exactly who it was.

“Such inappropriate behavior for a little princess such as yourself, Lucy.” He teased, sitting up when she finally got off him. Lucette’s ice blue eyes twinkled with amusement at his jest.

“Oh please, Terrus. We all know that you of all people would know true inappropriate behavior.” She responded, giving him a sly look with a thin smile. Terrus didn’t bother denying or informing his princess that he had eyes for no other being except her. She was an enchanted rose in a garden full of maggot infested weeds. Instead, ignoring the distant pang of hurt in his chest at the thought of his princess thinking of him as a womanizer, he gave her a shining smile.

“You know how I am, Lucy. How can I resist the lovely ladies when Valencia is so full of them? Especially when the princess is the fairest of them all.”

At his comment, Lucette’s cheeks started to puff up as a faint red glow started to appear on them. Unable to resist the urge, he leaned forward and placed a small chaste kiss on one of her inflated cheeks, causing her to let out a short burst of giggles.

“Such a charmer you are, Terrus. I wonder where you learned it from. Surely not from stern ole Deacon.” She laughed softly.

“Dominitus above, no. Deacon would probably force me to do reports for a month if I ever acted in such a way in front of him. For a mission, sure. In front of the Supreme Commander and the princess? I’d be lucky to not get hit with that damned cane again.” He snorted, amused by the suggestion. While he held his mentor in high respect and esteem and with much fondness, he will not deny his sternness. And he really did hate that damn cane of his.

“Sounds like a stern father.” Lucette said with a short laugh only to freeze when she realized what she said. Terrus had tensed a bit at the word “father”, his eyes clouding over with dark storm clouds as a quick flash of cold, painful childhood days and a whiskey-ladled breath roaring loudly in his face while the eyes of a livid bull glared down at him. When he finally dragged himself back to the present, he was met with the sad sight of a saddened and embarrassed Lucette picking her fingernails in a downcast manner.

“I apologize. I should not have said that. I didn’t mean to-”

“No, it’s not your fault. Never apologize for being a part of my past, Lucy. You were my savior in more ways than you know.” He pleaded with her, grasping her hand tightly. He knows she would never truly understand how much she helped him and that saddened him. She doesn’t see that she truly was his angel. Yes, she wasn’t utter and complete perfection, but that made her better. Why would an absolute perfect being stay beside a man like him?

“Weeeeell, if you consider me your savior, theeen you would accept a gift from her, right?” She asked, rocking back and forth on her knees with a mischievous grin on her lips.

“Yeeeeees. Why?” He asked, giving her an amused suspicious look. He knows when Lucette is planning something and she definitely planning something right now. With a bright smile, Lucette brought her hand out from behind her back, revealing her present for him. A cloak of deep, dark midnight blue hung from her hands, the material; Terrus can tell from being around aristocracy so much, pure velvet. There were no decorations since, he assumes, it would serve as a new spy cloak for him. Gently taking it from her, Terrus carefully inspected the clothing, stunned silent by the gesture.

“You had your old spy cloak for so long now. I thought it was about time that you got a new one and one that would keep you warm when the nights get cold. I embroidered our initials inside so no one but you would see. And I heard that dark blue was actually better for blending in with the night instead of black” She explained sheepishly, going back to picking her nails as she nervously peeked up at him from underneath her long lashes. “Do you like it?”

“I...I love it, Lucette.”

“Do you really?” She asked hopefully, looking up with a grin. Terrus wrapped the cloak around his shoulders and fastened the pin under his neck, softly stroking the engraved L and T on it. Their initials intertwined. When he looked up with a cocky grin, as small tendril of worry wormed his way into is heart when he saw tears in Lucette’s eyes.

“Lucette, what’s the matter?”

She only shook her head, quickly wiping away her tears with a smile.

“Nothing, Terrus. Nothing at all. I’m just...really glad that you liked it.”

Terrus raised a single eyebrow at his friend’s odd behavior but decided to let it go. For today. That’s when he suddenly remembered what today was. St.Valentines Day.

“Happy Valentines Day.” He said gently, smiling softly at her. Lucette’s body tightened up, her eyes briefly clouding over as she disappeared into her memories. No doubt of that piece of filth, Teach. When she came back, a veil of sadness has covered them, but nonetheless, she returned the smile.

“Happy Valentines Day, Terrus.” She returned, reaching up and gently kissing his cheek.

“Is that why you were sad?”

“No, well...yes. In a way.” She tried to explain, looking down at her lap. Terrus understood even still, wrapping an arm around her waist in comfort. The young princess laid her head on his shoulder, closing her eyes for a bit. For a few minutes, nothing but silence hung in the air, a peaceful silence that the spy relished in. Eventually, she leaned up again with a bright smile.

“Thanks, Terrus.”

“Of course, Lucy.”

“Now,” She started, clapping her hands together loudly. “I heard that Phule was planning a prank on me today. I feel it is about time we put him back in his place once more. Of course, I will need someone to help me.”

She gave him a sly look with a devious smirk, hinting at what her idea was. Terrus could feel a smirk of his own start to emerge.

“Whatever you are planning, I’m in.”

“Perfecto. Come on! I got the plans in my room!” She urged, hopping up from her place on the carpet and sprinting down the hall, her black curls flying behind her like a comet’s tail. Terrus shook his head at her amusedly, but followed anyway. Always right behind her.

Facts about Militus Terrus

Time to learn about our favorite Armada spy, Terrus! tw for abuse mention

1. His real name is Tavetti and he utterly despises it. It means Adored in Italian. But he had been anything but adored after his mother was killed with his father abusing him. So when he officially joined the Armada, he happily threw away his name and switched to Militus Terrus. Not even Lucette is allowed to say it.

2. He is canonically bisexual. He has no problems with flirting with girls and boys. The thing is, he is so obsessed and so in love with Lucette, he has no real desire to have a relationship with someone else. In an AU I made in my head, he isn’t obsessed with Lucette and tries for a relationship with Hauke, Sentus Optimus/Wolf’s twin brother.

3. Yes, that scene on the ship with Hauke and Terrus was him lowkey flirting with Hauke. I couldn’t help myself okay.

4. Terrus was there when Secundus was turned into an Armada spy and helped taught him things about the Armada. Terrus was originally going to be promoted but instead gave it to Secundus. Hence why he is the leader despite Terrus having more experience.

5. Terrus is two years older than Lucette with his birthday three months after hers.

6. Deacon has a habit of smacking Terrus’ shins whenever he messed up on something, so Terrus has gotten very good at leaping away from something with quick reaction time.

Chapter 14 Sneak Peek

Militus Terrus POV

He watched boredly as the clockwork servants scurried around the palace, some carrying decorations while others perfectly balanced trays full of food, a hand absentmindedly rubbing the bandages still around his throat. It had just became afternoon, so he knew he still had more than plenty of time until he had to get ready for the ball later that day. He could hear the crowds of people in the throne room, the various nobles and royalty presenting their gifts to Lucette.

‘Presents. Presents back then used to have special meaning and love in them. Now, they only give them to her when they want something from her in the future.’ He remembers how Mrs. Favero would spend almost a full hour wrapping Lucette’s presents from her, carefully tying the ruby red bows until they were perfect. 

He always thought it strange how much time she spent on something stupid like a bow but now he understands. Even the smallest things can go a long way to showing someone how much you care for them. He recalls fondly of stealing coins from his pathetic excuse of a father’s pocket and running to the marketplace to find a gift for his friend. It was always hard, some stores, suspicious of him because of how poorly he was dressed, would refuse his money while others didn’t have what he was looking for. When he went back to Mrs.Favero and cried to her that he didn’t have a gift for her daughter, she only laughed, telling him that he didn’t have to buy her a gift. 

“A gift can be made or passed down from someone else. It does not have to be something elaborate or expansive, it could be simple.” She had told him, looking down at him with a soft smile that brought back memories of his own dear mother. With those words, he had ran off, going to a kind old florist and asking for a small bouquet of Lucette’s favorite flowers. When he brought them back to Mrs. Favero to wrap them with a blue ribbon, the smile she gave him could’ve cleared storms. The smile Lucette gave him when presented them to her could’ve moved mountains.

Facts about Militus Terrus

Time to learn about our favorite Armada spy, Terrus! tw for abuse mention

1. His real name is Tavetti and he utterly despises it. It means Adored in Italian. But he had been anything but adored after his mother was killed with his father abusing him. So when he officially joined the Armada, he happily threw away his name and switched to Militus Terrus. Not even Lucette is allowed to say it.

2. He is canonically bisexual. He has no problems with flirting with girls and boys. The thing is, he is so obsessed and so in love with Lucette, he has no real desire to have a relationship with someone else. In an AU I made in my head, he isn’t obsessed with Lucette and tries for a relationship with Hauke, Sentus Optimus/Wolf’s twin brother.

3. Yes, that scene on the ship with Hauke and Terrus was him lowkey flirting with Hauke. I couldn’t help myself okay.

4. Terrus was there when Secundus was turned into an Armada spy and helped taught him things about the Armada. Terrus was originally going to be promoted but instead gave it to Secundus. Hence why he is the leader despite Terrus having more experience.

5. Terrus is two years older than Lucette with his birthday three months after hers.

6. Deacon has a habit of smacking Terrus’ shins whenever he messed up on something, so Terrus has gotten very good at leaping away from something with quick reaction time.

Terrus dared Hauke to an eggnog drinking contest(with alcohol in it) and ended up losing. He forgot that Hauke is Grizzleheiman. They do that on a basically daily basis. On the plus side, he got to kiss Hauke’s cheek as his loser fee, so he’s not upset. Yes, Lucette is snickering in the background.

TLoV Christmas Canon

Lucette absolutely adores Christmas. Her favorite holiday of all. She invites the children from the surrounding cities of her kingdom to help her decorate the palace, with guards and doors to no no areas locked of course.

She increases charity efforts around Valencia, appearing more often and making sure to turn as little people away as possible.

TERRUS’ BIRTHDAY MONTH! He tells her not to throw a big party, so she hosts a little get together with close friends and living servants that he has befriended. The last dance is usually reserved for Lucette but this year, someone new may take that spot this year😏(Haukey Boi)

Lucette gives custom made gifts to her family and friends. Usually a matching pair of rapiers or sabers to Kane and Queen, a new pocket watch or music box or clock to Deacon, new armor or even new shields for Rooke, she one time got a cockatoo for Bishop.  This year, Lucette gifted Ulysses a new custom made armor set with two new swords. Terrus received a new set of dual pistols similar to his current ones. Except with more upgrades and new ammunition. And a kiss on the cheek.

Eira got new dresses, jewelry, and a dollhouse replica of the palace. Replica was from Lucette, the other stuff was from other noblewomen who was charmed by Eira

Hauke got a custom made shield with his initials on the inside, a dagger with a curved blade, and surprisingly enough, a bag filled with smoke bombs and a note. “Just in case someone gives you too much trouble. ;) -M.T”

The royal family end Christmas night with a large party and feast while holiday festivals take place all across Valencia.