Title: Equals

Warnings: None

Summary: Cardverse AU in which the Queen of Spades has a sentimental conversation with the King.

"King Alfred!"

Said man lowered his bow and arrow which he had practicing with and turned to the sound. His queen was summoning him, standing in the large intricate doorway at the back of the castle. He immediately dropped his archery equipment and ran toward him.

"Arthur, how many times have I told you to just call me Al?" he asked as he wrapped his arms around the smaller male. Arthur was clad in his classy attire; always looking spiffy and official. Alfred on the other hand had simply been practicing in baggy pants and a tunic.

Arthur looked up at him gently, then cast his eyes back down to the floor.

"You are my King, and I must address you as such," he mumbled out, then glanced back to catch Alfred's reaction.

The king frowned for a moment before leaning forward and placing a light kiss on Arthur's cheek. He took his thumb and ran it along the warming skin.

"Arthur, I may be your king, but I am your husband first," he smiled sincerely into green eyes. "You are my equal, and I refuse to be treated in any other way."

The Queen's face quickly mimicked the King's. A smile and bright blush passed across it.

"Alfred, you're royalty and I was nothing but a poor mage. I still don't understand why you chose me as your Quee-"

"Arthur! Have you been listening to anything I've just said?" he asked with a smile, as he gently shook his husband's shoulders. "Having royal blood has nothing to do with whom I fall in love with."

The king leaned forward once more and captured his queen's lips. They remained like that in the ornate doorway for a few moments before Arthur broke apart.

"Forgive me, love. Sometimes I forget you're just as foolish as the rest of us," Arthur spoke with a smile.

"No problem. Now what was it you called me for in the first place?"

The Queen's eyes widened as he grabbed his husband's wrist, dragging him inside.

"Damn you and your love talk. By now the tea has certainly gotten cold."

Alfred let out a childish cackle as he followed his queen and husband into the castle for tea time.