serpentine: (Original Fiction - Prince Konstantin)
Tom ([personal profile] serpentine) wrote in [community profile] rainbowfic2015-06-02 07:51 pm

Dirt Brown #10 - Duties

Name: Tom
Title: Duties
Universe: [community profile] starikov_chronicles
Colors: Dirt Brown #10 - Melancholic
Supplies and Styles: miniature, oils ('dead inside'), pastels ('Playing Along' - from origfic_bingo card), novelty beads (This is Mah Job)
Word Count: 92
Rating: PG
Warning: description of mental illness

Summary: Things hurt right now for Kostya, but he still has things to do.

He felt like he was dying inside as he looked over the people before him, waiting to voice their grievances to their prince as was the usual order of business when he held court. Even though he had done this many times before, at this moment, it felt overwhelming and all he desired was to hide under a chair like he had done so many times as a child.

But, he had duties to do and his people needed him. So he smiled and gestured to the first petitioner to come forward.
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[personal profile] novel_machinist 2015-06-03 10:03 pm (UTC)(link)
I know this feeling. Smile through it and get the job done. Poor Kostya.