Title :: Dragons
Characters :: Ivan, Gregor
Words :: 105
Birthday Drabble Count :: 12/42

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Ivan and Gregor stare up at the painting in the hallway, the latter's father glaring down at them with a fierce mien.

"One day, I'll be a dragon too," Gregor murmurs, though he doesn't seem sure it's really what he wants, or should be. Ivan gives the painting a knowing look, but contents himself with slinging an arm around the future monarch's shoulders, shaking him a bit.

"You'll be a good dragon. And you'll do things right."

Gregor flashes him a quick smile of gratitude, and wonders why it is that sometimes, just sometimes, Ivan knows exactly what to say, and how to say it.