Ten years ago Nicolò was unceremoniously shipped out from Genoa by his family, to be married to a foreign prince of some unmapped (by them) country in exchange for some very minor political or economical gain. Its not like Nicolò was worth much more anyway. They never thought about him again tho they joked that his husband (a heathen and a barbarian) would probably beat him to death or sell him for a camel. Who cares, it’s just Nicolò. They told him as much.
10-15 years later a very wealthy and powerful foreign prince from a VERY wealthy and powerful country arrives in Genoa. The di Genova family is drooling at the prospect of charming the prince and singing exclusive trading contracts with him. That prince is Yusuf and his husband is (plot twist) Nicolò. At Yusuf’s side, Nicolò, who was always a shy and timid creature buried in books, grew into a strong, independent, smart and thoughtful man. On top of that Yusuf is so clearly and openly in love with him, that all women in Genoa start asking their husbands why do they never get treated “like that”.
The di Genova family thinks they hit a jackpot. They are wrong. Nicolò remembers and Nicolò will make sure they pay for what they did (either by actually doing something damaging to them or telling them to piss off, they’d get nothing)
(Bonus but an absolutely bonus that doesn’t have to be a part of this at all: they don’t recognise Nicolò at first and try sucking up to him)
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Nicky/Joe - arranged marriage au, returning home, revenge
Date: 2020-08-31 07:09 pm (UTC)10-15 years later a very wealthy and powerful foreign prince from a VERY wealthy and powerful country arrives in Genoa. The di Genova family is drooling at the prospect of charming the prince and singing exclusive trading contracts with him. That prince is Yusuf and his husband is (plot twist) Nicolò. At Yusuf’s side, Nicolò, who was always a shy and timid creature buried in books, grew into a strong, independent, smart and thoughtful man. On top of that Yusuf is so clearly and openly in love with him, that all women in Genoa start asking their husbands why do they never get treated “like that”.
The di Genova family thinks they hit a jackpot. They are wrong. Nicolò remembers and Nicolò will make sure they pay for what they did (either by actually doing something damaging to them or telling them to piss off, they’d get nothing)
(Bonus but an absolutely bonus that doesn’t have to be a part of this at all: they don’t recognise Nicolò at first and try sucking up to him)