I Can Wait to Be King

Cast: (F!Corrin & Dwyer)
Prompt: Dwyer and his mother, Corrin, have a talk about how Dwyer will be a king someday

"What was that?" asked Corrin.

"I said I don't really think I could be a king," Dwyer repeated.

Corrin began to get into Overprotective Mother Mode. "What? Why not? Did someone tell you that you weren't good enough? Where are they?! I'll teach them for insulting my baby!"

The sleepy young man shook his head. "No… no, Mother. Nothing like that. I just think… since I've been training to become a butler, it wouldn't really suit me to be a king. I feel more like an assistant-type."

With that, Corrin started laughing. Dwyer raised an eyebrow.

"Mother?"

"Haha… Sorry, Dwyer. It's just silly. Of course you have it in you to be a king!" assured his mother, with a smile. "In fact, I think you have the potential to be a better ruler than me!"

"Are you sure? I mean, you raise everyone's spirits. Everyone loves you. You're a good fighter. I just don't know if I could be like you." Dwyer began to look away nervously.

"Aw, Son…"

The queen reached out and put her hand gently on Dwyer's cheek.

"You don't have to be like me. You should just be Dwyer."

Dwyer did not appreciate his face being touched, but allowed it for his mom. "Well that's just it… I don't think 'Dwyer' can be a king. And I'm okay with that. It's a lot of work anyway."

Corrin frowned. "Well. I can't force you to change your mind. Are you suggesting Jakob and I pass the throne to Kana?"

"Hm? Oh gods no. He's such a nice kid… I'd hate to put that pressure on him. Or Second Cousin Shigure, he's been through a lot… Huh. Never thought about it like that."

"Thought about it like what?"

"Well when I put it that way… It falls on me after all." He shrugged. "Okay, I guess I'll be king."

"Dwyer, are you saying you'd just want the throne so no one else has to worry about it?"

"I guess so… Being a king is a heavy responsibility. I still don't know if I'm fit for it. But I'll take one for the team."

"Dwyer, no. You really don't have to if you don't want to," Corrin rested her hands on Dwyer's shoulders. "It's not for a long time anyway, I'm sure we'll think of something."

Dwyer shook his head. "No, no. I think I just realized I could actually be a pretty good king. See… You're always going on about how I take care of other people. And what is a king, but one big butler for his whole country?" He paused. "You know, not counting bad kings."

Corrin put a hand to her chin. "Hmm. You have a point." She pointed a finger up. "Ooh, and that's not even going into your other positive traits!"

Dwyer gave his mother a wry smile. "So yeah… I guess I'd be all right at this king thing. No rush, though."

"Uh-huh. I think you'll make a great king, Dwyer. And yes, you don't have to worry about it right now. I don't plan on giving up my position for a long time." She then grabbed her son and held him in a hug, as she was prone to doing with her boys.

"I guess I got over it pretty fast…"

"Heh! That's one of the things I like most about our talks. You're not as stubborn as your father or Kana. Or me!" She pat Dwyer's back.

"Heh… Don't let Father hear you say that. Heh."

"Haha! Ohh, your father's proud of you, Dwyer. He just… has an indirect way of showing it." Then she opened her eyes, now rubbing her hands motherly on her son's back. "But really, though. We're both proud of you. Sometimes I worry you think we don't love you as much as Kana."

Dwyer stood still for a moment. Suddenly, he began to snort until he went into a full on laugh.

"HAHAHAHAHA! Ha! …Ha! …Ha! Ohh… Ohh, Mother. I've never once thought that… I know you've raised us differently… But we're different people, so it makes sense. You and Kana are more similar in personality… and he always wants to be stimulated… Meanwhile I just need a kick in the pants sometimes, so I don't fall into a laziness coma."

Corrin smiled and tightened her hug. "Well I'll just say it again, because I can't say it enough. I love you, Son."

"I love you too, Mother…"

A/N:

Two fluffy family drabbles in a row about post-Revelation Corrin. Oh well. Not a lot to say about it. I'm not super big on Corrin/Jakob as a pair (it's growing on me), but I do like Dwyer and Kana as siblings, and their interactions with Mom!Corrin.

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