#minho's exile literally left him hiding in the palace kitchens

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saw your tags and prince au you say 👀

yes! it was a kind of medieval au where minho and felix were princes of a kingdom but their father died and left their stepmother on the throne; she immediately implicated minho in his father's death to get him exiled, and locked felix away in a tower 'for his own safety' so that she could have longer on the throne. the vague plot of the au was felix getting kidnapped by rebels pushing against the new queen's tyranny (led by chan) and minho desperately going after him with a loyal palace guard (changbin) in tow. as they go they obviously end up collecting a band of rebels and nobles (VIXX and Dreamcatcher were all nobles in the kingdom because I Love Them) who are loyal to the true king and taking back the throne in minho's name.

the ships were:

minbin: all the drama of minho being exiled royalty and changbin not wanting to fall for him because he doesn't think a commoner could marry the king - but maybe if minho never takes the throne they could be together (even though that feels like an awful thing to want)?

chanlix: chan does literally kidnap felix out of his tower but it's basically just because he thinks it's the best way to prove to the queen what they can do; and once he realises that the younger prince is actually kind and sweet and fiercely determined to help people he falls very fast and very hard.

hyunsung: hyunjin is one of chan's rebels, and jisung is the sole servant felix was permitted to have at his side. he refuses to let felix get kidnapped without him, and becomes very nervous of felix's growing relationship with chan. hyunjin tries to stop him getting in the way, and also trains him up to be something of a fighter. they argue a lot until they don't.

seungin: jeongin is another one of chan's rebels who gets caught during felix's kidnapping. he's subjected to some fairly awful treatment, and seungmin is the one palace servant who tries to make sure he's ok, sneaking in extra food or medicine to jeongin's cell where he can. he eventually manages to set jeongin free, and they leave the palace together to seek out chan and felix.

i think that's all i remember? it had fun vibes but it was going to be HUGE so i just never found the time/energy to commit to it as a project <3