#♡ ⋯ ⤳ kaz x inej ~ kanej

[sweetnnaivete]

THE ONLY HOAX I BELIEVE IN.

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summary inej is back from her rescue missions for a short while, and staying with kaz warnings kiss, slightly risqué, maybe a little corny, i tried to accurate portray the characters but may not be perfect !! a/n i really hope you guys like this!!! first time writing for soc taglist lmk if you wanna be added ^_^

Kaz couldn’t focus. His living quarters weren’t cramped, per se, but they felt stuffy at the moment. He was in the main room, at his desk, and although he had a bunch of letters to sift through, he couldn’t stop looking at the closed oak door on the other side of the room. On the other side, he knew, was Inej. Back from her sea voyages, if only for a short while, and staying with Kaz. His bathtub was in use for the first time, because she’d wanted to wash the salt out of her hair.

The draining of the bathtub was the first sign she’d be leaving the bathroom in no time. The second being her yell of “Did I leave my clothes out there?”

Yes, she had. They were laid out nicely on Kaz’s bed. “Yes,” Kaz responded. “Should I bring them to you?”

There was a pause, then, “Please do.”

Kaz swallowed and got up. He grabbed the garments in a bundle, before knocking on the bathroom door. Inej opened it, using one hand to towel dry her dark hair. Her body was only covered by a soft white towel. Kaz’s eyes widened at her tan skin, dewy and glistening. She looked at him, almost challengingly, as she took the bundle of clothes and held it against her chest.

“I’ll be out in a second,” she assured him.

Kaz nodded and made his way back to his desk. Damn it. He could focus even less.

The door opened again and out came Inej, hair still dripping wet. She wore black canvas pants and a plum-colored tank top that revealed her sharp shoulders and the dark hair on her arms.

“You’re dripping on my floor,” Kaz said, staring intently at his work.

Inej frowned at him, and, despite himself, Kaz cracked one of his rare, disturbing smiles.

“It’s nice to have you back. So, are you going to tell me about how your rescue missions went?” he asked.

“… I couldn’t save enough people.” Guilt seeped through Inej’s words.

“That doesn’t mean it was unsuccessful,” Kaz said in an attempt to be comforting. “You sent out a message, didn’t you? Rumor on the street is that The Wraith is one of the most feared ships on the True Sea.”

Inej huffed and crossed her arms. “I don’t want to be feared. I want to be respected.”

“You don’t need their respect. You’ve got mine.”

Inej shook her head, smiling, as she took up her regular perch at the window.

Kaz bit his tongue and searched for something in his drawers. He extracted a little brown pouch and tossed it to Inej. “Bird feed. I bought it for you in the market. So you could feed the crows.”

Inej opened the pouch and grabbed a handful, before scattering it by the birds’ nests.

After watching for a while, Kaz made his way to the window himself. “May I sit with you?” he asked, rigid and oddly meek.

Inej made space for him right away, but continued chatting with the birds and watching the streets below.

Kaz watched her. She looked so pretty, just sitting there. From the hair that now had little ringlets from the water, to the strong, Roman nose, to the perfect posture, to the slender hands folded protectively over the pouch, to the legs so straight they could belong to a ballerina.

Inej turned to him and—for a split second—the air seemed to slow down. Kaz took it as a chance to rid himself of his gloves, and, with a shaking hand, run his pale fingers through her black hair. Inej put a hand on his shoulder, as if for support, which was ridiculous, because she was the last person who’d need that, but nevertheless, Kaz covered her hand with his. He recoiled only for a moment, before regaining momentum.

“Kaz,” Inej started, “you don’t have to—”

“I’m fine,” Kaz said. “I really want to kiss you, Inej. May I?”

Inej nodded, her eyes wide. Kaz closed his eyes and their slightly parted lips met. They kissed like starving people: hungry, searching, violent.

It was only when they broke away that Kaz felt his skin begin to crawl, and nausea rolled over him like a wave of cold, dark water. He gasped for air and shut his eyes tightly. Inej set her jaw and proceeded to grab him by the shoulders and set him on the floor, so he wouldn’t fall from the building.

“It’s okay,” she repeated softly. “I’m here, Kaz.”

Even as he shook, he found himself able to ask, “And you’ll stay?” It sounded childish, or like the last wishes of a dead man, but Inej didn’t mind at all.

“Of course. I love you.”

Days later, as they sat at the window again, Kaz registered at last what she’d said to him. “Inej?”

“Mm?”

“I believe I’m in love with you.”

[wellsygrahams-a]

♡ ⋯ ⤳ couples a to z    

[tayloralison]

rules; post 5 otps and tag your friends.

tagged by @beamillers ❤❤

otps:

hinny (harry potter x ginny weasley)

jily (james potter x lily evans)

wesper (jesper fahey x wylan van eck)

kanej (kaz brekker x inej ghafa)

clizzy (clary fray x isabelle lightwood)

also i’m gonna cheat and add percabeth (percy jackson x annabeth chase)

i’m tagging @lockingthegate @bakctodecember @starlighdt and anyone else who wants to do this ♡♡