Summers in the hills (слэш)

A young man struggles to cope with a neglectful family and unrequited love, while in the backdrop political and military turbulence simmers between countries.
Laes spent his childhood being treated as an unwanted son, and the cause of his mother's ailing health. Despite his best efforts, as time goes by, he is faced with outright neglect or verbal and physical abuse. Growing up, in the military, he lacks the skills and aptitude his brothers and other peers in the nobility have, and has difficulty keeping up with his duties in a turbulent political and military landscape. Added to that, he is failing even in love.
Now, Laes will do anything he can to prove his worth to his family and loved ones.
Note: Chapter 10 and 11 updated. This is the first piece of the series. It continues now in Winter's Wish
Note: Please do heed the warning tags. This fic will contains loads of main character angst and plenty of kinks