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hi i’m just going to think about Prom King Ragh for the rest of my life. Like. God. Ragh’s junior year was a mess.
Imagine him standing behind Dayne, watching him about to be crowned. Watching the first boy he ever loved about to be crowned King Eternal with his girlfriend. They look beautiful together. And Dayne’s parting gift to him was a black eye and a promise that he wouldn’t say anything. And Ragh still loved him, of course he did! And if it means keeping Dayne in his life, then he’ll stand behind him like he always did. He’ll be the first to kneel before the Prom King Eternal. Ragh’s always been dumb muscle, a stupid knight here to help the King get his way.
And then shit hits the fan and his King is dead on the gymnasium floor. Ragh isn’t too sure what he wants anymore. But his King told him to kill the Bad Kids (the only people who were nice to him--really nice to him) so Ragh will do what his King asks. It’s not like he’s going to make it, anyway. The Bad Kid’s killed him once--what’s to stop them from doing it again?
Except they don’t kill him. Except Gorgug kisses him at prom and tells him that he’s a lot more than he thinks he is (Jawbone said the same thing, too, and that resulted in him getting a black eye and a kiss on the same day. He’s not sure who he believes). And Gorgug asks him to fight and that’s a lot easier than processing everything else. So Ragh helps save prom and everything is good. And then Spring Break comes and goes and is a whole mess in of itself. His mom sort of dies? He attacks his friends again. He sees Dayne Blade in hell (and that takes several sessions with Jawbone to unpack all of that again). He’s crowned the Crab King and passes it on to people who might deserve it more (seeing Riz in the oversized crown was very funny, he had to admit). And then they’re back at Elmville for the last bit of the school year.
Prom rolls around, and he knows the Bad Kids are conspiring. They’re more obvious than usual, which makes him nervous. Prom night comes and while there’s a little trepidation, the court is announced. Gorgug is announced to be a prince, Zelda a princess. He can see Fabian rolling his eyes in the background, but he’s grinning wide. And then the King is announced, and Ragh can’t believe it.
He never thought he’d be Prom King. He never thought he’d be much of anything. But Fabian slides up next to him and tells him that it’s a good look for him, and Gorgug whispers something to his girlfriend and kisses him again, and Tracker and Kristen are whooping. Adaine reads his future (even though he knows it doesn’t quiet work like that). Riz shows him a little conspiracy board he made about who would be Prom King. Fig dedicates a song to him. It’s nice. He’s surrounded by his friends, by people who love him, and Ragh knows he’s a lot more than just dumb muscle, just a Knight to someone else’s ambition.
He’s Elmville’s first gay Prom King. And it’s pretty fucking amazing. Hoot Growl Baby.