#callum: yeah fuck that shit (the oneshot)

[raayllum]

For Day One of Snake Boi Callum Week: Choices / Consequences Summary: One of the other human kingdoms kicks up a stink over Callum wanting to marry Rayla. His solution is unorthodox. Word Count: 5k

Callum had never liked politics at the best of times, but he especially didn’t like it now. 

Council meetings could be droll at the best of times, twice as long as they needed to be since half the councilmen and diplomats had opposing views and their competing egos to contend with or soothe. It was even worse when it was with anyone from Evenere, since they always stayed far too long with the excuse that their kingdom was so far away, and Callum had never quite forgiven their High Mage for snubbing him as a student with two (and then six) arcanums under his belt.

That, and the queen almost never came herself, sending her high born son instead. Queen Fareeda hadn’t had a clear line of succession, so the throne—amid the chaos after the Final Battle and previous assassination—had been passed to some elderly distant cousin, and soon to be inherited by her son, who already had a daughter around Callum’s age.

At least the royal line wouldn’t have another crisis for a while, but Callum wondered if Prince Ableworth’s genes lasting that long was really a worthy trade off. 

The one saving grace of the meeting was that Rayla was here.

While Ezran had to be pleasing and genial and straight faced, Rayla could share commiserating looks with him, and they could pass jokes or complaints on scraps of paper under the guise of ‘important diplomatic information’. Rayla wasn’t the best drawer, but that just made her sketches more amusing; he was pretty sure this one was of Ableworth getting eaten by one of those infamous Evenerean alligators, and had to stifle a snort.

“Have something to add, High Mage Callum?” came Ableworth’s snotty voice, and Callum’s attention snapped up. What had they been discussing again? Something about farming...

“Rainy season in Evenere,” Rayla whispered out of the corner of her mouth.

“Well, Sky and Ocean magic would easily be able to nullify any issues with flooding,” Callum said smoothly, squeezing her hand under the table in thanks. Ezran looked less than impressed, if relieved. “There are even dams you can conjure with water itself, so as to not waste construction materials or time.”

[foxie-roxie]

a shitpost snippet of the oneshot im writing

ttm spoilers!

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Rayla: Callum wouldn't follow me into Xadia, I told him not to in my note!

a few paragraphs later

Solani, a character that shows up: Yeah I work in the palace as a healer and last week I overheard how one of Queen Janai's nephews-in-law plans to travel in Xadia to find someone, don't remember their name though.

Rayla, knowing exactly which fucking nephew that is and is trying to not lose her shit: OH WOW HAHA HOPE HE FINDS THEM

Rayla in her head: Callum I swear to god I'm gonna murder you-