This is technically Roland/Leander but the focus is on Queen Nerea giving Roland the Shove Talk. That's it. That's the story.
Originally posted on tumblr on November 13, 2018.
Stick to the Script and Other Stories
By Bilbo-sama
A Royal Decree
"So," began Nerea as she propped her chin under her hand as she leaned against the side of her throne, "is it true you've captured Leander's heart?"
Roland nervously nodded, "Yes, Your Majesty."
Nerea sighed before she smiled, "Good. It's been so long since Leander had last given his heart to someone. Alas, his last love was lost to the seas 302 years ago. He had refused to love another so strongly ever since."
"So the law forbidding love -"
"Yes," confirmed the Queen, "that was his idea. He introduced it in the fifth loop during a bout of grieving despair."
She sat up straighter and she gave Roland a harsh glare, "I hope you don't plan to play with his emotions, Mr. Crane. That you're not using him to quell the pain of your own grief."
"How did you-"
"It's in your eyes, Chief Consul. Did you think only Leander has access to the Eye that watches over this city? I saw how you reacted when King Evan's Kingmaker suggested marriage of all things to attract attention. You sent the children on an errand so they would not see you calm yourself."
Roland stood silently before he answered, "No. I wouldn't hurt him like that."
"You wouldn't," parroted Nerea, "Of course you'd say that."
The room suddenly became darker as the Queen of Hydropolis seemed to loom over the man, "But if you were to break his heart, I will do everything in my power to punish you for your insolence. Do you understand?"
"Loud and clear," said Roland meekly as he bowed submissively.
"Good."
(In one timeline, the canon ending happens so Doloran becomes Roland's proxy to Nerea's wrath instead. He spends a month being a Smurf.)