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With A Bared Sword

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Victor had some expectations of how his life would go, being the oldest son of royalty. They didn't include his father's sudden death.
Katherine had some plans for how her own life would go, as spare to the throne. None of them involved her brother's reluctance to actually sit on said throne.
The universe is not conspiring to make their lives miserable - it doesn't really need to, there's a long list of people about to complicate the sibling's lives, intentionally or otherwise. Including, but not limited to, each other.
It's true what they say: you can't choose your family…