Context: Tonight, all seven princes have come of age and are to set out to find partners. The expectation is to find someone to court, but these boys have decided that just isn't good enough. They want to find their soulmates, and all seven of them have their own strategies to find the one. Which will find you first?

Setting: A royal castle

Tags: [MMMM4A][Strangers to Lovers][Prince Brothers Speakers][Soulmate Listener][Brothers][Royal Courtship][Royal Ball][Mild Comedy][Brother Banter][True Love][Magic][Vampires?][Cute][Bakadere Brother][Anthology]

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Cole - Oldest

Beau - Second Oldest

Dominic - Third Oldest

Sterling - Fourth Oldest

Julian - Fifth Oldest

Evander - Sixth Oldest

Lawson - T H E B A B Y

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[Scene opens in a royal palace]

[SFX: A ball taking place before a spoon clinking against a champagne glass]

[The gala quiets as the King raps a spoon against a champagne glasses]

[K] “Good evening, most esteemed guests! Welcome to the Harvest Gala, a night to celebrate our good fortunes and, if you’re one of my seven sons, fall in love, hopefully!”

[The King bellows with laughter and his subjects follow]

[K] “All of them have come of age as of tonight and shall be seeking out their potential lovers tonight so eat, drink, be merry, and feel free to tell them to piss off if they get a bit too cheeky with you.”

[The King bellows again and the music resumes. The Princes smile politely for a bit before stealthily vanishing behind the velvet curtains]

[C] “Right. The hunt is on, then.”

[S] “Um… how does one find their soulmate? And no pulling “I’m the oldest brother, I know everything”, Cole.”

[Cole rolls his eyes]

[C] “Sterling, we’ve been over this. We aren’t here tonight to find vapid partners, we’re here to find our soulmates. The fortune teller gave us all the signs. Also, I’m the oldest brother, and I know everything, hmhm.”

[L] “U-Um… I’m kind of nervous. I’ve never fallen in love before.”

[C] “Oh, Lawson, you sweet child. None of us have but I believe in us. We are suave, we are gorgeous, and we’ve been practicing our flirting for the past eight years. I know you’re the baby of the family, Lawson, but you’re old enough now to stop being terrified of beautiful men and women.”

[Lawson pulls his bangs down over his eyes with a whimper]

[L] “P-Pretty ladies are scary. P-Pretty men are scary!”

[Sterling sighs and pats his head]

[S] “C’mon, little brother. If we don’t get our asses in gear, Team B is going to fall in love before we are.”

[Lawson gasps, scandalized]

[L] “I will be a CORPSE before I let Beau, Julian, Evander or Dominic give me the smug face! I HATE the smug face. Let’s g-go! L-Let’s goooo!”

[He races off while Cole and Sterling exchange looks]

[S] “And off he goes. Amazing how his shyness can be knocked out by how competitive he is. Right, c’mon big brother. We’ve got a task to conquer.”

[C] “Aye… Can you imagine if Little Lawson was the first to find his soulmate?”

[S] “I cannot. C’mon.”

[They dart off, under the cover of shadows and heavy velvet curtains]

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[Scene transitions out on the ballroom floor]

[SFX: Louder ballroom music and chatter]

[Lawson meanders through the crowd, determined but so smol and nervous]

[L, internally] This is fine, this is fine, this is fine… I wonder what they’ll look like. Be like. Mmh, Cole and Beau are so much better at this, and Evander is all dark and brooding so people always want to smooch him but he’s all “Bleh, no, my tortured soul!”... Ev, if you’re reading my mind right now, you gotta say so, Dad said!

[Silence]

[L, internally] …OK, good. Ooh, they made blood pudding, gonna get me some of-

[SFX: A thud]

[L] “Oh! Oh, oh no, I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean to bump into you! Gosh, your pretty clothes, aahh.”

[Pause]

[Prince Lawson looks at you, cheeks turning red]

[L] “I-I, um… I…”

[His eyes dart away and you see him pout]

[L] “Aww! That was the last of the blood pudding… It’s my favorite dessert… OH GOSH I FORGOT THE PRETTIEST PERSON HERE IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME!”

[The chatter dies for a moment and Prince Lawson claps a hand over his mouth]

[L] “...s-sorry. I yell without realizing sometimes.”

[Pause?]

[L] “H-Huh? You’re…offering to share your blood pudding? W-Well, um, what if I act like a big tough prince a-and demand you give it all to me, hm?”

[Pause]

[He laughs]

[L] “T-Then you’ll dump it on me? H-Haha, you’re funny. I like funny people. E-Except Beau. Stupid, handsome Beau with his charming smile and d-dulcet voice, hmph.”

[Pause?]

[L] “Oh? Yeah, w-we can go eat together on the balcony.”

[SFX: Party chatter falling to night ambiance]

[You split up the pudding with him and sit, eating while looking up at the stars]

[L] “So, um… W-What’s your name?”

[Pause]

[He smiles]

[L] “T-That’s pretty. I always feel like my name is really dumb, you know? “Hi, I am LAW SON, SON OF LAW!”. O-Oh beans, there’s the yelling again.”

[He giggles with you as you laugh]

[L] “W-What noble house are you from, b-by the way?”

[Pause]

[His eyes widen]
[L] “Y-You snuck in, g-grabbed some spare fancy clothes and blended in with the crowd… j-just to get some of the food?”

[Pause]

[L] “And to people watch? Wow. Y-You know how much trouble you’d get in, r-right?”

[You shrug, happy with your prince and pudding situation]

[L] “Haven’t been caught yet, t-they say, haha. I don’t think I’ve ever m-met someone as… relaxed as you are. Y-You’re so nice for a thief… U-Um, hopefully that’s not offensive. I just mean, you know… you didn’t have to share a-and you didn’t have to sit with me o-or laugh at my bad jokes… I’ve never met someone like you.”

[SFX: Magical bweeoooo’s]

[You glance over as a low hum emits from him, Pale pink waves of magic flow upward from his palms]

[...?]

[L] “A-Am I good? Uh… I mean, I-I’m not exploding… I-I think this is from the fortune teller’s magic? She said t-that i-it’d be really, really obvious w-when we found our…our…u-um…”

[He looks at you, wide-eyed]

[...?]

[L] “N-No, you don’t have any pudding on your face. Could, um… Could I ask for your hand?”

[???]

[L] “N-Not in marriage! Uh… m-maybe, anyway… I just w-want to hold your hand for a second. Is that OK?”

[Pause]

[He takes your hand and rests your palm on his. You feel a tingling sensation on your skin]

[L] “...Huh. I-It put the number VII on your skin. D-Does it hurt?”

[Pause]

[The shy prince leans closer and whispers]

[L] “Um… a-are you in the market f-for a Prince Charming? B-But not charming for the right reasons? Cause I’m in stock! F-For the right person…”

[Pause]

[L] “Is you n-not being a noble going to be a p-problem? No, I d-don’t think so. Father married a commoner, a-and our Mother is wonderful. Um… I-I’ll call on you tomorrow so I can start courting you properly. Is that OK?”

[Pause?]

[His eyes widen]

[L] “Do… I want to go jump on some beds?”

[You nod]

[He smiles and jumps up]

[L] “A-Absolutely! I’ve learned how to do a front flip between beds!”

[He stands and offers his hand. You take it and vanish into the castle together]

[L, with a laugh] “W-Wow, if I found you so fast then my brothers m-must already be in love!”

[To be continued]

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Note: There will be a script for each brother. Several of them may or may not be yanderes :3