#Valerius x reader

[the-potato-procurator]

hello !! hope you're having a good day/night

was hoping you could write headcanons for the courtiers (if you feel like it's a lot of work, Valerius alone would be fine) with a very affectionate s/o

(and sorry if my english is not great, it is not my first language^^)

Hello, lovely anon! Do not worry, English isn't my first language either and yes, you may have all five courtiers!

Vulgora

- At first it's awkward. VERY awkward. They are not used to gentleness, let alone affection

- The moment you embrace them, Vulgora freezes, looking down (or up) at you while they try to process what in the Devil's name you are doing

- You must consider yourself lucky. If it were anyone else they would've pulled a WWE on them and thrown the person in question across the room

- You know how touch averse people react when they receive a hug from someone they care about but they don't have the heart to tell them to stop? That's them rn

- When reality settles in, they pat your back slowly. If you laugh, they will turn beet red and ask you what's so funny

- You tell them they are cute

- "SHUT UP! YOU ARE THE CUTE ONE!" (Agressive flirting: check)

- It's okay, just give them time and space and they will eventually initiate the hugs themselves. Bone crushing hugs

- When they are finally comfortable with being touched at all, they are more than happy to receive your affections. Hugs, kissing, hand holding... You name it! Though, be warned, Vulgora's body temperature is above the average human's and varies depending on their mood

- They live for PDA and will show you off any chance they got

Valdemar

- Good luck trying to step close enough, it's like they can smell your intentions. The moment you reach out for them, they step away and look at you with the creepiest passive-agressive smile

- "Whatever do you think you are doing?"

- You tell them you just wanted a hug. They chuckle

- "No."

- If you somehow manage to make them feel the slightest amount of pity for you, they might allow you to embrace them... Once

- It's like hugging a corpse. They are boney, stiff and overall cold (both in a literal and rethorical sense)

- Don't expect this moment to last more than three seconds

- They don't mind your affectionate nature, even if they do not share or understand it at all, but just like they respect this behaviour of yours, they expect you to mind their boundries

- Never. I repeat, NEVER try to surprise them. They always have something sharp and dangerous between their hands and you might be stabbed

- But you are their friend, after all, so if by any chance they did hurt you, they will help you out. Just don't do that again

Volta

- This poor, poor baby. She NEEDS someone affectionate

- She is very clingy herself. She loves every and any type of physical contact as long as it's gentle and loving

- Holding hands has to be her favorite. Her tiny little grabbers are always on yours in almost every situation

- Did I mention how much she adores being carried? Please, hold her any chance you got. She is light as a feather, you won't have any problems

- Catch Vulgora gagging at how sappy the two of you are and telling you to get a room. You are happy, however, so you ignore their complaints

- She is very possessive. No one has ever been so kind to Volta

- "B-But MC! What if they take you away from Volta? Oh, she would be so sad... So sad..."

- Please, for the love of God, don't try to make her jelous. Not even jokingly. Her sensitive little heart is not able to take it and she will immediately start crying

- Overall you'll have to do lots of reassurance, and what better way to do that than to tell her how much you love her through cuddles?

- Volta just can't live without you now. She has horrible abandonment issues

Vlastomil

- Shyshyshy

- Take it easy with him, he might have a heart attack if you hug him out of the blue

- Catch him turning every different shade of red when you show the slightest sign of affection

- Don't get me wrong, he appreciates your display of emotion! He is just not used to it, much like every other courtier

- He has mixed feelings about PDA: he loves the fact that you don't mind being seen in public with him, but at the same time he feels everyone's eyes on him while you hold hands and that is not good for his social anxiety

- He is surprisingly good at hugging. He isn't too gentle or too harsh. He uses the perfect amount of pressure

- Expect a worm or two to sneak into your cuddle sessions

- "Apologies, darling! These little guys follow me absolutely every where"

- Don't worry, if you are not comfortable with his precious worms, he will make sure they are away for as long as you are there. That is not to say he won't try to show you they are harmless

Valerius

- Much like Vulgora, he is weirded out at first. He is not particularly fond of physical contact if any kind. Contrary to the Pontifex, Valerius is very much used to receiving affection (from his parents, that is)

- He stands perfectly still as you wrap your arms around him. It's... uncomfortable. For the both of you

- "Are you done, magician?"

- When you frown at his reaction, he chuckles. You freeze. He can smile? He can laugh?? He can feel any other emotion other than spite???

- Yes, of course he can. Only toward you, though. With everyone else he is still very dry

- Once he accepts his feelings toward you, he drops the mean attitude and turns into the sweetest man. He is very attentive, loving and (surprisingly) affectionate!

- He is not fond of PDA, though. Sure, he has no problem with a subtle flirting, maybe holding your hand for a while, but you won't catch him being all lovey-dovey in public

- He is a gentle lover and he only ever smiles around you. He has the softest, most sweet smile you have ever seen

- Cuddling is a foreign term to him, but does not mean he doesn't enjoy it!

- Valerius is not an over the top kinda guy, but that's what makes him special. He reserves his tender side for you and you only

There it is! Sorry, it took me quite a while! I struggled a bit with Valerius, but I finally figured him out! Thank you for your patience and hope you enjoyed 🩷

[habibite]

I cut his hair myself one night / a pair of dull scissors in the yellow light / and he told me that I'd done alright / and kissed me 'til the morning light.

samson — regina spektor

pairing: consul valerius x reader no warnings / 2k words / posted on ao3

-x-

You begin to notice the small details about him: like how he likes his coffee with sugar—more sugar than you would’ve wagered. Or how he doesn’t believe in sleeping in past sunrise unless it’s an emergency; not only because it’s a waste of time to him, but because he genuinely enjoys watching the sun rise. He hums whenever there’s long stretches of time when no one says anything else, and, normally this would be enough to drive you insane but—

you begin to notice that it doesn’t. There’s something about how, when he does it, you don’t mind. 

Maybe it’s the way you sometimes feel the reverberations soft on your skin when you’re close enough, when he’s close enough. Maybe it’s because it isn’t lost on you how otherwise noisy his mind must be. Maybe it’s because it always sneaks into your mind to ask what song he’s thinking of. 

Tonight, it’s because you’re both caught in a moment of complete solitude: the meetings that you’re both required for are over for the day. The shop is closed for the day. You have both unwound for the day and have wrapped up in each other. Your fingers curl into his hair, and his hands press you securely against a resting place on his chest; both new habits that you have recently allowed each other. Valerius, true to his nature, is humming a tune that you can’t quite name, and you feel as though you are on the brink of closing your eyes to rest.

Almost. 

The shift is barely noticeable, the quietness shifting into the air as subtly as the noise did. You adjust, waiting for the words you guess are holding in Valerius’s mouth.

“I think it’s time,” he finally says.

“For what?”

“I think it’s time—I think I want to cut my hair.”

You wonder whose breath catches longer.

You think that, certainly, it’s you who goes the stillest as you consider what he’s saying to you. Normally, you would think this is talk of too much wine; of a night that’s run too long in it’s course, and that you’re both tired past the point of clarity. That he’d feel differently when you both woke up the next morning. 

But you know better. 

You know that this, of all things, would be a very precise thought on his part. That this thought has been a heavy weight he’s placed on the scales that work in his mind, that he’s turned over the calculations until it made sense that the only thing that would make them balance out was to carry out his thought. That he meant it. That he wanted to share it with you. 

So you still yourself. 

Take a moment, take a breath, before your eyes focus back on him. 

“Really?”

He nods once. 

“Okay then.”

“Okay.”

The line between his brows smooths, and you feel as though your breath as returned to it’s normal pace. 

Perhaps the ripples his words have caused have settled down, and that is that.

It’s another night where your only responsibility is yourselves. The candles have dimmed in the room you share, and you were almost sure that the quietness in the room would lull one of you to sleep before you’d made it to the bed. Your feet are tucked beneath you as your fingers flex in a concentrated attempt to create muscle memory of a spell you were new to; he sat with a book abandoned in his lap, gaze drifting to a corner of the room.

“I didn’t mean to lose myself,” he says quietly. 

It’s almost a whisper. He’s almost scared.

You look at him. Really look at him, gaze leveling with his own golden stare that he’s turned your direction. After all this time, it’s still almost hard to choose how you could react. It’s still so tender, it is all so tender, the intimacy that he’s grown into.

You fall back into the thing you’re most comfortable with, the need to be close, as you bridge the gap between the two of you on the small lounger you share, your hand lightly brushing across his skin.

“Oh, honey,” you say. “I know.”

You’ve often wondered how far grace could be extended. You’d never said it outloud before, not to Valerius, but sometimes it’s the thought that kept your mind working late into night. You were there just the same as he was, had been resurrected, had seen so much torn apart because of things his own hands, the hands you chose to hold, had meddled in—

All this and you could still feel your own heart tug in sympathy. 

It sometimes bothered you.

More than anything else, it sometimes bothered you the perhaps irrational way you could forgive the sins of all those who had gotten caught up in the web the Devil had spun around you all. It sometimes made you angry that you could even find yourself sympathize at all. 

But then the rationale catches up with you. 

You’re reminded that it was all just that: just a web. 

You had all been trapped. 

The realization almost breaks your heart all over again, and it makes it easier for you to let go of the more complicated emotions you feel. The anger, the hurt. It makes you feel better to forgive, even if it’s maddening at times. Even if it’s irrational, you feel as though the soothing balm you feel when you’re with Valerius is enough to start soothing everything else over.

You want to wrap him up. You want to shield him from his own thoughts, from the thoughts that others offer to him so freely.

But that’s not how it works.

And it’s not what he needs.

And you both know this.

“It can all be healed with time,” you offer. 

The look Valerius gives you in return lets you know that he doesn’t believe you. You can hardly blame him. The hope you want to give him is far stretched, at best. You’ve heard him voice enough of his own inner monologue to know how much he could doubt the statement. You know yourself how much you could doubt the statement. 

Rebuilding after all that had happened seemed like such a tall order; the physical things coming back much easier than the mental things. You had seen how everyone had lost pieces of themselves, had seen how everyone had come back. You had all smiled and said it was fine, you had all been thankful for the cause you had all sacrificed for. 

You would doubt yourself, too.

He meets you one night, the moment you walk through the door of the apartment above your shop, a pair of scissors in his hand and a look in his eyes, and you know exactly what he’s asking of you.

The weight of understanding falls heavy on your chest, doubling when you take the scissors from his hands. You had imagined this all differently somehow, even though every scenario had left a taste in your mouth that wasn’t quite right. 

His fingers slide between those of your unoccupied hand, and he directs you to the small kitchen. There are extra candles lit, a foresight on his part to give you more lighting to the act that was about to happen.

The words are you sure? Are you certain about this? ball up in the back of your throat. His hold on you is steady. You feel as though this is the most certain he’s been since he began rebuilding himself. 

“Is this okay?” He asks. 

Your brows furrow until you realize he’s asking about where he’s standing, if you can see everything that you need to see. 

“Yeah.” You clear your throat. “But maybe sit down?”

“Okay.” 

His fingers slip away from yours, and you’re grateful that you’re not the one that has to break contact. In the same motion, he pulls out a chair from the table, turning his back to you. His hair is still in a loose braid, falling over the back of the chair. You move closer, fingers touching at the hairline at his temples, softly trailing across the length. 

“I’m going to take the braid out.” It only feels right that you narrate what’s going to happen before it does. He nods.

Your fingers undo the tie at the end of his hair, taking the braid out of with intention. You smooth out the hair that’s been kept tame all day.

You need a moment to pause. 

You gather his hair in your hands, pushing it to fall over a shoulder. You press a kiss to the nape of his neck. 

His skin is warm, but you can still feel the shiver that runs down his spine. 

The selfishness you feel isn’t lost on you; this is his moment, of course, his transformation, his metaphorical shedding of one skin to grow into the next.

But you need a moment.

How often had you associated his hair with who he was? 

You certainly hadn’t picked him because of his looks, or because of the meticulous way he had kept his hair. Even if he weren’t handsome by any standards, you would’ve still found a way to love him. 

This superficial feeling—it was silly, you knew. It was old fashioned, traditional, and silly—but, it was so wholly and so comfortably what Valerius was. 

Old fashioned. Traditional. 

Steady. Someone you knew.

You bite your lip. Take another breath.

If he was ready, there was no reason for you to not be. 

You pull his hair gently back into your grasp. The scissors raise, hovering at a length just at his shoulders. 

“Is this length okay?”

“I think so.” 

“Okay. Here goes.”

The snip of the scissors is enough sound to flood your apartment. It continues, you continue, until you hold a considerable amount of hair in your non-cutting hand. Unsure, you place the bundle on the table next to Valerius. His head tilts, barely glancing at it, before he returns to his straight-on gaze.

“It looks good,” you reassure, brushing your fingers through the new style. “But I’m just going to make sure its all evened out. Okay?” “Okay.”

And so you do. 

You take great care, even though the only experience you’d ever had was in cutting your own hair, to make sure it still looks like a style that Valerius would want. You take a step back occasionally, squinting to make sure of the evenness, stalling to make sure you could still carry through the act. 

“I’m done.” You set the scissors on the table, place a hand on his shoulder after brushing off a few strands of stray hair. 

“Thank you.” Valerius lifts a hand to cover yours, lightly squeezing your fingers. 

“Let’s go have a look, hm?”

He stands then, so effortlessly, and you don’t know what else you expected from him. Turning, he cups your face between his hands, pressing a kiss to your forehead, then down to the tip of your nose. Your eyes close as he continues, a kiss to either of your cheeks.

“Thank you,” he repeats. His lips ghost against your own. 

“You’re welcome,” you say, leaning into where he touches.

That night, the windows are left open in the bedroom of your apartment. 

The weather is the nicest it’s been in weeks, and the moon filtering through the curtains is just enough to give the room a wholesome glow.

You are tucked into Valerius’s side, and he looks more peaceful than you have ever seen him before: face relaxed, rolling with soft curves instead of the harsh face he was so well-known for wearing. His hair, now fully brunette, is splayed out across his pillow in a way that he normally hated, reminding you of every way he tried to tie his shorter hair back, just to ultimately fail.

The neighborhood outside your window is finally asleep, rounding out the feeling of peace in the atmosphere, of the contentedness in your chest. 

You aren’t sure if Valerius is asleep yet or not, but you’re not willing to test—you’ll be there, soon enough anyway. Instead, you continue to take it all in: this moment; this man, still steady and traditional, whose warmth underneath your fingertips had never changed. 

You think it was all worth it, after all. 

[angeledeggs]

Main Six + The Courtiers with a bilingual partner

Main six plus the courtiers with a bilingual significant other! Hope y'all enjoy, and thanks for the surprising amount of support! :)

Asra 💜:

Finds it cool that you know another language, and will probably ask you how you learnt it, why you learned it, etc.

Asra is also bilingual! He speaks Arabic, too, which was his first language. He can also write in it flawlessly and though he speaks English very well, his writing in English can get a bit messy when he's tired

They'll probably want to learn a few things in the other languages you know just for fun, and if you want to have conversations in that language? Even better! Asra will hit the books right away!

If you have just a bit of an accent when you switch to English or the other language you know, Asra will probably blush a bit. He finds it attractive.

Will probably brag to their parents that you're so smart that you know more than one language, and probably to their friends, too.

If you know Arabic, or even better- learned it for Asra, he'll probably fall a bit harder for you and the bragging to his parents will most definitely be nonstop.

Muriel💙:

Finds it impressive, especially since he just knows English. Will ask you a bit about the language you know, how good you are, etc.

He'll probably not want to learn it though, not because he thinks it's weird, just because he's kind of bad at memorizing things (unless it comes to what you like).

If you want him to try though, he definitely will. He'd probably try to read some books and give up, and try flash cards instead. In the end, he can kind of carry a conversation with you in the language.

But if you want to speak in that language to him more often, he'll definitely amp up his studying and a lot of the times in the evening you'll find him quietly making more flashcards. It warms your heart.

He manages to stumble through an "I love you" in the language you know and gets really happy when you can understand him.

Nadia💎:

Finds it refined and elegant that you can speak in another language, even if you can barely do it and stutter through your words.

If you have any accent, she'll also find that extremely graceful of you.

She also knows a few languages herself which includes English and a few dialects of Hindi, but she won't tell you unless you ask, just because she's never thought of it before.

If you know her language or any of the dialects (or teach yourself), no matter how broken it is, she'll melt.

Is probably similar to Asra in the act of bragging to her family about you and your skills. A lot.

Might learn a phrase or two in the language you know, just to say it to you and see your reaction. But then she's suddenly studying it every night and sometimes mumbles it in her sleep when you two cuddle.

Julian🦠:

Thinks it's cool and deems you 'even smarter'

He knows Russian and might say a thing or two to you in it when he's teasing you. If you know Russian, he most definitely will blush whenever you even start to speak it for a second.

He insists that you teach him some together to 'bond', and he'll also most likely watch a few videos to learn it, too. His pronunciation is very bad, but he's so proud, you can't really tell him that.

He'll probably brag to Portia, too, about how awesome you are and how you're bilingual. He may or may not write down every little thing he loves about you in one of his journals. His journals are a mess though, so you'll never find it.

Will call you a nickname in the other language you know like sweetheart or honey. If you allow it, of course.

Portia🧡:

As soon as she hears you speak it, she's fallen in love all over again. Will definitely blush each time you speak it, which she can't help!

She knows just a bit of Russian, but not a lot, and mainly speaks English. Hearing and knowing that your bilingual definitely inspires her to get back to being fluent? And oh, if you speak Russian, she's absolutely floored.

Might study with you if you're not fluent yet, just for the bonding.

Gets all flustered if you have an accent, too.

She actually goes to her brother to get back into her Russian and will affectionately refer to you in terms of endearment of your own language, or her own like "Дорогой" or "Моя любовь"

Lucio👑:

Someone call an ambulance, because he thinks he's about to have a heart attack when he hears you speak in the other language that you know. A good heart attack, of course!

Only knows English himself and is impressed no matter what language you speak. He might even learn some of it just to impress you.

He's so proud of you for knowing another language, no matter what level of fluent you are. Sometimes he just asks you to speak it to him so he can relax.

If he's actually committed to learning your language for you, he'll put some TV shows on with voiceovers in the language you speak, since he heard that's the best way to learn.

Might even get a book, if he wants to feel like he really is trying.

After a long time, he'll be able to stutter through a conversation with you in the other language you know. But only to see you smile.

Valerius🍷:

How... Sophisticated. He's definitely impressed. Which, honestly, is rare for him. He only knows English, so to know that you know another language has him a bit speechless for a moment.

To show how impressed he is with your language abilities, he'll most likely get you a few books in the other language you know so that you can read them.

And if you have an accent? He's blushing already.

Will study the language half heartedly for a bit when one day he suddenly decides he actually wants to know it like you do, and studies much more.

He's able to keep a conversation with you, and to him, he's very proud of both you... And, yes, himself. But he definitely won't say it or brag or anything, he's just happy he can talk to you in the language. Especially gossip.

Vlastomil🐛:

Doesn't realize that you're bilingual at first, but when he does, he'll definitely compliment you on your knowledge.

Thinks that it's very smart for you to know more than one language, and finds himself impressed by the face that you're bilingual.

If you happen to have an accent in either your English or other language, he thinks that it's extremely cute and will probably ask you to speak to him in your other language just to hear it.

Just knows English and a bit of Latin, and that's probably enough for him. But if you want him to learn your language? For you, anything.

He'll definitely commit to it if you want him to learn it too, and will end up buying lots of books about the language. He ends up stuttering through it and half fluent, but very proud.

Valdemar🧠:

If you know a language, Valdemar probably knows it too, but they're still impressed. They probably won't admit it, though.

If you have an accent in either English or the other language, they find it, strangely... adorable. Very adorable, and they insist you speak it more often around them. They had spent years hiding their own accent/s wherever they went, after all.

Will definitely have a few books in the language you know. And they give it to you. They don't lend it to you. They give it to you, insisting that it was yours all along in the end.

If you call them something affectionate in your language, they will respond with a surprisingly enthusiastic kiss.

Volta🍰:

Wow, she's so impressed! She doesn't know many bilingual people and is monolingual herself, which makes your knowledge even more impressive to her.

Will want to watch shows with you that have your language in it, even though she can't understand it, just to bond.

She'll also probably want to try food from the country that speaks your language, just from curiousity.

She gets super blushy if you ever refer to her in your language as something affectionate, and will probably make a little squeaking noise.

Vulgora⚔️:

Only knows English, and is very impressed with your skill. Insists that they learn some, too, just so you two can talk in your other language.

They love it when you speak in the other language you know, and they find it actually calms them down, a lot. It's so calming to them that it's able to put them to sleep, really.

They brag about your skill to other nobles and maybe even the family members they still talk to.

If you ever refer to them as something affectionate in the language you know, they will demand you repeat it over and over for them until they can say it themselves and calm you that

It's surprisingly sweet for such an aggressive warrior.

❀

[glamourgirl777]

What Dating The Courtiers Would Be Like ☆

(This is my personal opinion) (also feel free to send any requests abt the courtiers or the main 6)

Volta

My baby volta is new to all this so your gonna have to communicate your feelings HEAVILY.

Volta is very clingy so expect to have her attached to your hip 24/7.

Unless there's food somewhere else you ain't getting rid of her.

Vlastomil

If you so happen to find yourself dating this wormy man I would think that it could be very hard to capture his attention unless your talking about worms or palace gossip.

If you want something from him or want to talk to him dropping him subtle hints won't work at all. You'll have to tell him upfront.

Though I don't think his lack of interest in your day to day life comes from a place of malice.

it's just he's so consumed in his wormy activities that everything else goes over his head. To make the relationship work you'll both need to communicate HEAVILYYYYYYYYYY.

Vulgora

Vulgora would be really REALLY protective (maybe bordering on toxic....)

I feel like they would either be extremely affectionate with you anywhere and everywhere or be extremely reserved with their affections until behind closed doors.

Though since you captured the pontifex's attention you must be one hell of a fighter which makes them hold you in the highest regard.🤭

Vlademar

When you two first started pursuing eachother seriously I think that vlademar would love to give you very subtle acts of affection in public just to watch you squirm and get flustered.

Be prepared to have them DOTE on your health.

I also think that instead of "traditional" gifts vlademar would most likely give you cute but very morbid poems about their love for you.

Valerius

Despite how little I know about his character I just know that this man would be A MASSIVE tsundere.

He wouldn't be open with his affections until atleast a year into dating you but he would make sure that you know he loves you. (That one doesn't make sense but yk valerius doesn't make any sense either)

Also be prepared for alot of extremely drunk confessions that he will heavily regret in the morning.

[fuckincrow]

Quiet mornings with them

warnings: none, just pure fluff. gender neutral reader. did not include valdemar since it’s a romantic writing

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volta

Quiet mornings with Volta are only quiet after you’ve both had breakfast. Once that is out of the way, although Volta is still oh so very hungry per usual, she can at least function. The two of you cuddle up in bed, with her sat on your lap, nuzzling up to your neck. Although her nose is always cold, it doesn’t take long for the both of you to get cozy. Occasionally she remembers how lucky she is to have you and begins to happily bounce, maybe even cry. She’s sensitive just hug her tighter.

“Oh- Volta is so very happy to be with S/O! S/O is so nice and so pretty and- Volta loves S/O very much!”

vlastomil

Your mornings usually start with tight hugs, Vlastomil is a clingy boy. He wakes you up with lots of kisses, and he’s too busy smothering you to remember his precious worms. That doesn’t last long, however, and he’s off to give the worms their luxurious breakfast. However, once that is done, he’s all over you again. The two of you cuddle up outside of his estate, in the garden, with the sun warming up your faces. Because he’s long and lanky, he’s completely tangled with your limbs, but it’s not uncomfortable. He just rambles about his babies and you doze off on his chest.

“Oh my worm, my precious babies haven’t had their breakfast! I’ll be right back my dearest, they must miss me so much!”

vulgora (my spouse) (real)

Vulgora and the concept of quietness don’t quite go together, they’re just so excited to do lots of stuff with you! Which is why they wake up so early, they have lots of energy that can’t physically be restrained for too long. They’ve learnt not to wake you when they wake up, so they go to train for a while until it’s time for you to wake up. They’re the one who decides that, they’re the impatient sort. Fortunately for you, they’ve already burnt a lot of that energy beating up one of their training dummies, so they’re not as hyper as before. It takes a bit of convincing, but they agree to just lay in bed together, with their strong arms wrapped tightly around you.

“YOU SLEEP TOO MUCH, SLEEP IS FOR THE WEAK! Tomorrow we ARE sparring, you promised!”

valerius

Valerius usually has to wake up early to tend to his duties as consul, but in free mornings like this one, he’s not beyond sleeping in. Don’t expect to leave bed soon, he has an iron grip on you and you’re not getting out of bed anytime soon. He says it’s because he’s cold, he just wants to hold you since it’s been a while since the two of you cuddled up like this. He might scold you if you try to play with his hair, because you might get it tangled, but it doesn’t take too much time for him to give in. Now you can’t stop, or he will whine at you to keep doing it.

“Hmph… don’t look at me like that- I just… I missed your stupid face.”

[garden-of-omegas]

⚜ FIRST MEETING [ARCANA - COURTIERS] ⚜

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characters: valerius | vlastomil | vulgora | volta | valdemar summary: the details of your first meeting with your future mate. warnings: the courtiers are a warning in on themselves i think. rating: sfw a/n: my randomizer really wanted me to get this done, despite my begging to give me a break to write something else. but here is this group of lovely clowns! i don't know why i chose to do this.

~🎕

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≿━━━━༺❀ valerius ❀༻━━━━≾

✿ you were a magician travelling around as a helper with your familiar, a tibetan mastiff named volney. you'd recently arrived in vesuvia, and were offering your services around the city-nation. you'd taken quite the liking to the place.

✿ you were both young adults, valerius only recently having started in the vesuvian court. you both still had a youthful glow around you, that would soon be gone.

✿ you were called into the palace by the countess, asking for your help with some magical problems they'd been having. in the middle of your conversation with the lovely countess, valerius walked in and proceeded to interrupt the both of you. you'd waved off any apologies from nadia and said that you didn't mind being interrupted by a cute omega.

✿ as it turns out valerius was the one working with you while solving the problem, which means a few weeks of spending time together. and after you set up shop in vesuvia, you'd often end up working with him on something or the other.

✿ valerius thought that you were so annoying. so laidback, so aloof, so... uncaring. and your goddamn dog, always following you around everywhere. well, mostly he was salty about being called a cute omega, but he'd come around to you eventually. you immediately knew valerius was your prime target. for annoying that is. he was just such a cute and easy target, especially as you started working more with him. and volney seemed to like him, so why not you?

≿━━━━༺❀ vlastomil ❀༻━━━━≾

✿ you'd just set up shop in vesuvia, settling down with your familiar, a hedgehog named danforth. you'd not yet fully opened up, as you hadn't gotten everything in order. thankfully you had asra as a helper, though at the time he'd just started travelling.

✿ you appeared to be in your twenties, and vlastomil, well... who knows how old he was at that point. but it was before the plague started up, though it wouldn't be long until then.

✿ vlastomil appeared in your shop, with the door locked, asking if you had some very specific ingredients for worm food. you took the break-in rather calmly, that is to say you hit him with a transmutation spell and momentarily turned him into a worm. after calming down, and a few magical words and apologies later you promised to find him the ingredients as soon as possible.

✿ vlastomil kept appearing in your shop every once in a while for more ingredients, which you started just keeping in stock. you didn't really get his thing with worms, mostly just seeing them as food for danforth, but you still listened to his odd ramblings.

✿ vlastomil was delighted by your magics, turning him into a worm? a delight! he only hoped he could have convinced you to do it again. but for now he's content with your devotion to finding his ingredients and your attentiveness to his ramblings. you mostly thought of vlastomil as a weird nuisance, though a surprisingly good conversation partner. you just wished he would actually listen to the shop's opening hours and stop scaring you every time he comes to visit.

≿━━━━༺❀ vulgora ❀༻━━━━≾

✿ you were still just a travelling magician and hunter, looking for your forever home to settle down in. you had quite the reputation at the time, alongside your familiar, a kestrel named attila, both of you known for your efficiency in hunting all kinds of prey.

✿ you were still a twenty year old, though you'd been a famed hunter for a long time by that point already. and of course with vulgora no one knows their true age.

✿ you'd been hunting some poor soul you'd been hired to find. you found them in the middle of a battlefield, where you confidently walked through all the fighting until you got your sights on your target. aiming your bow, you almost got him if not for vulgora stepping in the middle with a dangerous glint in their eyes. your target got away and you had to stay to battle vulgora away from you.

✿ you kept running into vulgora every once in a while, usually in the middle of your hunts. and they always ruined your hunts in some way or another, usually by drawing you into battle with them. at least one of you was having fun...

✿ vulgora found you so interesting. your confidence in the middle of a bloody battlefield, your absolute focus on your target, oh it was just so beautiful. and the annoyance upon being interrupted, it was almost addicting to them. you absolutely despised them, getting in your way all the time. if you could just get rid of them you would, but nothing you did seemed to kill them. so, mostly they were a huge annoyance to you that you tried to avoid as much as possible.

≿━━━━༺❀ volta ❀༻━━━━≾

✿ you were a magician travelling around the world to learn about different cultures and forests. you'd just arrived in vesuvia with your familiar, a grey squirrel named antonin. at the time you were only planning to stay for a few weeks.

✿ you were in your mid-twenties, having been travelling since you were a teenager. and volta was of course timeless, and probably didn't even know her own age.

✿ you were having a little picnic with antonin in the dark forest. you were just making antonin a chestnut sandwich, when volta appeared from pretty much out of nowhere and asked if she could have any snacks you might have. you gladly invited her to join your picnic, and pulled out an impossible amount of extra food from your bag, to her utter delight and amazement.

✿ you'd come across volta many times after during your stay in vesuvia, mostly due to your habit of finding places to picnic. and once you settled down in the city-nation, she'd often end up at your dinner table to asra's utter confusion.

✿ volta was convinced you were an angel of some kind, oh so kind and generous. you didn't yell at her, you didn't kick her, you simply smiled and chatted with her about whatever happened to come to your mind. you mostly considered volta to be a cute little dove that fluttered to your picnic blanket, and like many other critters before her you were glad to indulge her. and then she turned out to be just so nice and silly, you couldn't help continuing to indulge her.

≿━━━━༺❀ valdemar ❀༻━━━━≾

✿ you don't quite remember who you were anymore, it was such a long time ago. someone different, of that you're certain, and a familiar sight to death. you're not certain you were even human yet back then.

✿ valdemar had yet to become a demon, and had just recently started their training as a doctor. vesuvia wasn't even a thing back then, and wouldn't be for centuries.

✿ you'd been bleeding out on the side of the road, though you weren't particularly worried about dying. it wasn't that permanent for you anyways. just as you started feeling faint, a lithe figure appeared above you and started trying to resuscitate you, frantically trying to convince you that you'd be fine. and you did end up being pretty fine, after passing out though.

✿ you woke up in valdemar's caravan, and ended up staying with them for a few months while you recovered. you taught them some things about magic, and even after your paths parted you saw them every once in a while during your travels.

✿ back then valdemar was a bit too focused on saving your life to pay any mind to what they thought of you, but after dragging you into their caravan they realized just how beautiful you were, even bathed in your own blood. and then you just turned out to be fascinating. you were most grateful for valdemar's help, even if it wasn't technically needed. they were so curious and kind back then, that you couldn't help but want to stay for as long as you could. some part of you wished to forever be around them.

[moeradoezstuff]

Osmanthus Wine-

[doctor-001]

Rules for this Blog

What I write;

-headcanons (especially headcanons)

-x reader stories

-drabbles

Who I write for;

-the main Six

Julian

Asra

Muriel

Lucio

Nadia

Portia

-the courtiers

Valdemar

Vulgora

Volta

Valerius

Nastomil

What I won't write;

Since I do try to be as close to canon as possible, I will not make the not so kind characters *cough* Valerius *cough*

Into sweet angels. So, nothing ooc

[the-potato-procurator]

Hello! Welcome to my little blog! I know this tag has been dead for quite a while, but I intend to revive it! If you are interested in doing so as well, please send in a request! You can request for either courtier from The Arcana as long as it's SFW. I will exclusively write platonic Valdemar as I think it's official that they are aromantic (please, do let me know if I'm wrong). I will not write for the main six, however :( Sorry about that and hope you find what you are looking for!

Further information!

[bloodgoddarlin]

Yes please! That would be awesome!

Ask and you shall receive, anon ❤

[[MORE]]

First, we a have Hades Bladesmith, The Knight of Dusk 🌙

Hades new look is very different from his last one. He is still the dashing, harming knight we know him to be, but he's now got a little bit of sharpness to him. He is cloaked in night, his sword glinting in the moonlight.

Whenever he takes your heart or your life is entirely up to you 😊

Next we have our protag and sunshine boy, Titus Valerius! ☀

Titus, like Hades, hasn't changed much in terms of personality. He's still a soft himbo lad-- but with a slightly sad edge to him. He's all bright colors and positivity, but also impossibly lonely. He goes through most of his days alone, barely speaking to anyone, even his father or his brother, even though they all live in the same home. Titus is the sun-- alone in the sky, shining on others and keeping them warm, but always somehow never able to shake off the chill of the loneliness of his life.

Next, we have Brutus Emperor, Imperial Prince of Ice ❄

Brutus has evolved a LOT since you guys last saw him. He is, as he titles implies, an imperial prince. In public, he puts on the persona of nobility and poise, but behind closed doors, he's rather crass-- particularly when he's alone with Io or Lucius. Because of this, some people in the Emperor's Manor think they're both bad influences on him, not realizing that the opposite is actually the case.

(He also also been secretly admiring a certain sunshine boy from afar, but shh. That's a secret that he keeps to himself.)

Next we have the Rouge of Stars, Io Ethos🌠

Io is a complicated soul-- he loves and cares for all the people in his life as hard as he possibly can, but gets flighty when people show care for him. He will do everything in his power to help and protect anyone, but errs to the side of caution when people try to defend or protect him. He is fire-- bright and warm and inviting, but dangerous to the touch.

And lastly, we have the Earthly Scholar, Lucius Flown 🌎

Lucius is Brutus' right hand. He keeps him (and Io) out of trouble, and help him conduct his daily business as the imperial prince. He is constantly reading something, and is generally a huge nerd.

(He also may have a crush on a certain rouge but SHH. thats a SECRET.)

[angeledeggs]

Would you write something about MC being railed by the Courtiers in their demon form (and how we convince them to rail us in the first place) Thank Chu!!

I would 😂 thanks for the request! <3

Valerius🍷:

Probs a bit concerned for you at first, I mean... You're really into that?

Well, he's not shaming. After all, he is a bit charmed by the fact that you're attracted to him at all, even in his demon form.

If he ever realizes you want to get railed in his demon form (or if you tell him), he'll probably have to think about it for awhile.

After all, he doesn't want to accidentally hurt you with his claws or teeth or anything. And he is a bit self conscious of his demon form, anyways.

But he does, admittedly, get more confident when he finally notices the way you look at him in his demon form one day. He gets very.. confident, so to speak. Maybe a bit too confident.

Maybe just confident enough to push you onto the counter and bust your back out.

Or not. Who knows. He probably just keeps drinking his wine and chilling, like always. But if you keep looking at him like that-- he is going to go insane.

After a few more moments of you just looking at him in such a way, he dosent need convincing in the slightest. He would kill to get you under him at this point.

And that's exactly what he does.

Vlastomil🐛:

Probably extremely oblivious about it and will stay that way unless you come out and say it. And when you do (or if he figures it out on his own, then in that case, props to him.) he is absolutely SHOOK.

I mean, he's just giving you his dead stare and is like, "pardon me?". He already doesn't think of himself as quite desirable even in his human form cause of his age but like him in--

,,his demon form??

He doesn't know whether to be horrified or aroused.

Probably a bit of both, really.

He keeps trying to confirm it, like, "are you sure, my love?? you've seen me in my demon form, yes? I literally get covered in slime and grow a few feet taller---"

And when it finally sinks in that, oh, you really are into it, he gets much too confident about it. It's like a switch has been flipped or something, cuz he's immediately teasing you and getting you worked up just cause he knows now that you're into it.

Like Valerius, he dosent need much convincing to completely wreck you until the sun falls and rises, I mean, if you want it so bad, who is he to deny you?

Valdemar💉:

They're practically always in their demon form (or at least pretty close to it) so don't think that they don't happen to notice the way your gaze lingers on them.

Of course they'd love to get the chance to give you what you need, but they don't want to make it that easy for you.

After all, what good is a reward without a little work?

But you don't really say anything about it. But Valdemar knows that you want them. And so they finally decide to take matters into their own hands.

They put you to work in their dungeons for hours, knowing you'll do it for them. They feel a bit bad when it's dark and you're just finishing up, so they grab you by the shoulders and lead you away from the work.

They savor the silence before they speak, their body shaking slightly before they lean down and whisper to you. "May I?"

In the end, they don't need much convincing when you're there in front of them, looking so easy to make a delicious mess out of.

Volta🍰:

Like Vlastomil, she's probably going to not even notice that you're attracted to her demon form for a while.

Like, a while.

And then one day, she just realizes it right when you were about to tell her and she is... Shocked, for lack of a better term.

She dosent quite like the way she looks in her demon form. She dosent have much control over it though and while the pain stopped long ago, she knows the bones that snap out of her skin and the melting bits of her flesh might not be that attractive.

But you like it? You think it's hot?

She's... Flattered, really.

Probably doesn't need too much convincing. Like, as long as you reassure her that her sharp bones probably won't poke you and that you don't mind the melty bits of her skin, she is completely down to fuck you.

She kind of thinks you deserve it, anyway, for being so cute.

Vulgora⚔️:

Knows that you think their demon form is hot, but they won't do a damn thing unless you say it.

After all, they want to hear you say it.

They will definitely act smug when you finally say it. If you're very shy and just insinuate it, they'll take that too. Their endgame is to give you what you want, anyways

They definitely don't need an ego boost with how self confident they are, but it definitely gives them one anyway knowing that you think their demon form is hot.

Oh, but they're not gonna just come out and fuck you without you asking them to.

And even if you do, they'll be all sly about it, like, "ohh, i don't know, should i?" And they'll only stop when they see you getting frustrated.

They're giving you what you want in the end when they toss you on the bed and their bones snap into much taller, unnatural forms.

They just needed you to convince them, really.

(or not).

❀

[glamourgirl777]

What The Courtiers Would Smell Of ☆

(These are my personal opinions) (feel free to request any headcannons ect about the courtiers or main 6)

Vlademar

Either nothing with a slight hint of iron or

A strong smell of hand sanitizer. Like to the point it burns your nose.

Vulgora

A mix of sweat and really musky mens aftershave.

Or they would smell of smoke not cigarette smoke but fire smoke (yk)

Vlastomil

As strange as it is to say I think he'd smell like them slimes in a can.

Like the ones that they manufacture in a factory that are always slimy and not rlly fun to play with.

Volta

Volta would 100% smell really sweet.

I have a feeling that she would douse herself in them manufactured marshmallow body sprays.

Either that or that smell when you've been around cooking food and it clings to your clothing.

Valerius

This man would smell like rain and blackcurrant

Or saffron. There is no in-between.

[fuckincrow]

Courtiers reaction to their S/O's ball gown (or suit!) and maybe dancing with them to some very sweet music 👉🏻👈🏻 Also, since Valdemar is AroAce™ and if you don't mind you can write reader as their lab rat friend who basically drags them out of the dungeons because they need to get out and touch some grass <3

yes of course! i’ll do the valdemar one in another post

warnings: alcohol ment, gender neutral reader, valerius being kind of an ass but we love him for it

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Masquerade with the courtiers

volta

Volta absolutely loves the Masquerade! Specially all the delicious food, but enjoying it with her special someone sounds even more fun. She is pretty nervous to go with you, so she spends the week prior asking questions and trying to figure out what you’re both going to do.

When you walk in with your outfit, it takes her a moment to react. Then she starts bawling because you look so beautiful, now you have to help her do her makeup again. The whole night she’s holding your hand, she’s pretty small and can get lost easily, but even if it weren’t for that she’s dragging you to eat all of the food. You both enjoy a degustation of various colourful dishes that she barely takes time to actually enjoy, they’re all just so good! Just remind her not to chew with her mouth open.

“Hmph! S/O, you haff to try thiff!”

vlastomil

Oh my worm, Vlastomil is so excited for the Masquerade. He is a bit disappointed his ideas for a worm room were turned down, but you’re sure you can help him be a bit less upset about it, you two can have plenty of wormless fun. Though he is a bit better at hiding it than Volta, he is a bit worried about what you may think of him at your first masquerade together.

Those worries all leave when he sees you walk into the room, however. He is grinning a lot, and doesn’t hesitate to shower you in compliments, and of course cover you in kisses. You have to remind him both of your makeup looks need to last the whole night. The rest of the evening goes smoothly, although he won’t stop showing you off to everyone he talks to. He’s just so proud of his partner.

“Have you SEEN how delightful my darlingest S/O looks tonight?? Oh, my little wormling don’t give me that look, it’s true!”

vulgora

Out of everyone in this list, Vulgora is probably the most excited for the Masquerade. They’re like a big puppy, except it’s a puppy that yells at people because everything needs to be perfect. They usually don’t care too much for organising the event, but it’s their first masquerade with THEIR partner, of course it has to be the best masquerade ever!

When you walk in with your outfit they just stare at you. They’re watching you with wide eyes, a blush spread across their face. It’s not often that Vulgora is soft, but they kind of forget about being angry when they see how gorgeous you look.

Once that initial gawking is out of the way, they make sure to compliment you. While avoiding eye contact and blushing a lot, that is, but still. When you compliment them back, they melt.

The rest of the night is spent with you wandering around and being the life of the party, Vulgora manages to set one of the tables on fire, but it wouldn’t be your partner without breaking anything.

“You uh- AHEHM. You look very pretty. H- HEY, DON’T LAUGH! OR I’M NOT DANCING WITH YOU!”

valerius

Although he may not admit it, Valerius loves the Masquerade. He’s usually a refined person, and although he hates having to mingle with the commoners, the masquerade is his opportunity to get absolutely wasted and have no consequences. Usually that’s about it for him, but because it’s his first masquerade with you, he actually wants to remember it.

He always spends a lot of time getting himself ready beforehand, which means you’re ready before he is, this man takes forever. When he finally walks out to see you waiting outside, he’s not able to hide his flustered reaction. Though internally he is very giddy, he simply rolls his eyes and tells you to hurry up. He does spare you a few compliments once you’re alone, though.

Valerius isn’t much of a dancer, he rather keep watch, but when a slow song starts to play he can’t resist to dance with you. Mainly to make sure no one else does, you’re his after all, and these peasants need to know.

“You look okay, I guess… Come on, let’s get going. …Fine, you look perfect. Shut up.”

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may or may not have gotten a bit carried away with valerius and vulgora, i love them so much

[velvetarcane]

The Arcana Masterlist

Fluff: 💐 Angst: 🌑 Smut: 💕

Julian Devorak - coming soon

Portia Devorak - coming soon

Lucio Morgasson - coming soon

Nadia Satrinava - coming soon

Asra Alnazar - coming soon

Muriel - coming soon

Valerius - coming soon

[demetris-cocksleeve]

hi, you may have seen my username recently in your notifications, i have gotten reobsessed with the arcana and i love your work.

may i request; the main six with a gn!partner who forgets/puts off taking care of themselves (eating, hygiene, etc.) unless theyre practically dragged off to do it? thank you!!

(A/n: I have and I appreciate all the support!❤)

Word Count: 1,944

Summary: If you won't take care of yourself, your partner will

Warnings: Various forms of self-neglect, Mention of injury/blood in Portia's, Reader's hair is long enough to put into a bun in Julian's

Age Rating: None

The Main 6 x Self Negligent! Reader

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Lucio:

"Who's a good boy?~"

Melchior flops over for belly rubs as you continue to coo at him, his female counter part having gone to lay down in the shade a bit ago.

"You are, you're such a good, handsome boy, aren't cha? Yes, you are! Yes, you are~"

You're in the garden playing with Mercedes and Melchior as you had been most of the day. Opting to enjoy your rare day of relaxation.

After a few more scratches to his kick spot, Melchior abruptly sits up before bolting behind you. Turning, you're met with the one and only, Count Lucio. You knew he'd show up eventually. He always does. Whether it's to bother you, escape the courtiers, or to genuinely spend time with you, the count always has a bit of time with you each day.

"Y/n." Never learned to properly greet, huh?

He strides over to the tree sheltering Mercedes from the blistering sun, plopping down uncountly to lean against it as well.

"Hey, Luci," You're lucky you're his partner or you'd never get away with calling him as such. "What's it today? Come to pester me about distracting the dogs? Or has Valerius been getting on your case again?"

He places a hand dramatically against his chest as he feigns innocence.

"What? I can't just visit you out of the kindness of my heart? I'm wounded, truly, I am."

"Har har. It was Volta, then?-"

"OH! I just can't stand it! How does she put so much away?? And the chewing noises-" He cuts himself off with a shiver. "Ughack."

There it is.

You can't help but laugh. "She really can out eat the best of them, huh?"

"Speaking of- Have you eaten today, darling?"

Uh oh.

"Yeah, totally!" You lie.

"That's good. The chef really knows his way around a duck," Lucio's hand fall to scratch between Merchior's ear as he rests his head in his lap.

You nod in agreement. "He really does," you hum.

"You know what's funny?"

"What?"

He spares a glance your way before returning his attention to the dogs.

"Lunch was veal, not duck..."

There's a silence before you rush to explain yourself.

"To be fair, I-"

"Uh uh, no excuses." Lucio stands, brushing the dirt off his trousers before offering you a hand up. "Let's go get some food in you, sweet."

There's no arguing with him, so you let out a sigh and let him hoist you up.

"Let's go, then..."

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Portia:

"Hey, Y/n? Have you seen- Oh my god!"

Portia drops the basket she's carrying as she catches sight of your arm.

She rushes to you as you stand frozen in shock. Her outburst and sprint towards you happening a bit fast to process.

You're snapped out of it when she grabs your arm, gently guiding you to a wicker chair.

"What happened?" Her fingers lightly graze over the cut on your arm.

"I, uh, had a slip up with one of the garden tools."

She looks up at you as she asks, "When did it happen? Some of the blood's dry..."

"I don't know..." You look at you lap, "Maybe 1 or 2 hours ago?"

Her grip tightens. "Why haven't you bandaged it up?? I swear, you remind me too much of Ilya sometimes."

"I had a lot to do, so I figured it could wait." The branches above cast Portia's face in a scary light as she glares at you.

"You put off fixing your sliced open arm because you had work to do!?" Well, when she puts it like that...

"I'm sorry," you whisper, gaze still on your lap.

Her look softens. "Sweetie... I'm sorry for yelling at you. I just-"

She lets out a breath, "I know you forget to take care of yourself and I worry that one day, you'll get seriously ill or hurt and I won't be there to-" She cuts herself off and you don't say anything.

"C'mon," Portia pulls you up with her. "Let's get you patch up, hmm?"

As if she can sense your oncoming argument, she says, "You can finish your work after."

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Julian:

You wince as your hair is tugged once more.

"Sorry! Sorry, love. I can't seem to get this hair tie out; it's got some hair tangled around it..." Julian says as he tries to pry the band out.

"It's fine. You don't have to do this you know. I should have stayed on top of it and not just thrown it into a bun."

"I know I don't HAVE to but I WANT to. I like taking care of you, which helps since someone-" he reaches around to bop your nose, "-forgets to do it themself."

"Got it!" With one final tug, the hair tie comes free of your tangled strands. "Do you still have the brush?"

You pass it back to him and make yourself comfortable against his legs. You already know it's going to take a while to get all the knots out.

Julain takes the brush in one hand and the best version of a section that he could separate and gets to work. A calm silence settles over the both of you as he works. He starts from the bottom, lightly dragging the brush through the tangles, his movements rhythmic as he moves the brush up bit by bit.

Once the section is done, he runs the brush from root to tip to ensure it's done.

Section through section, Julian combs through your hair, successfully detangling the week's worth of knots. By the time he's finished, you're practically asleep against him.

Brushing through your whole head once more, he finally speaks.

"We're finished, dear," He gently sits you up, laughing when you groan in protest.

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Nadia:

"What do you mean they haven't eaten in two days!?"

Oh no. Here it comes.

You know she's not going to accept your reasoning, but you really wanted to get this done. So what if you were a bit hungry, you were on a roll and would lose your creativity if you stopped now. You're almost done anyway.

The door to your room opens and Nadia comes storming in.

"Mind explaining to me why the kitchen staff just told me you haven't even touched the food they've been bringing you the last two days?" She stands with her hands on her hips as she waits for your response.

"Um..." You know she knows. she just wants you to say it out loud.

Yielding, you finally say it. "I was working on something... It's for your birthday so I wanted to get it done."

She pinches the bridge of her nose. "As much as that is incredibly endearing, you shouldn't put yourself in dangerous situations for a gift."

You balk. "It's not a dangerous situation though. If I keep working, I'll have it done by tonight!"

"That would make it three days with no food, and I'm guessing no water if we stay on theme." You don't like how she read you so well...

Before you can't respond, Nadia continues. "What if it didn't get done today, or tomorrow, or the next day? How far would you push yourself to get this done? I know how passionate you get about things and that's why I'm so stern about it. You're willing to go 36 hours without food or water for a present; what if it was something bigger? You could, in all honestly, die because of your passion."

She's right. You hate that she's right, but she is nonetheless.

"That's not happening on my watch, petal. Let's get some food in you and then you can go back to work."

Yes! You thought she was going to ban you for the rest of the day.

"Only until dinner, then you're done for the day."

Damn it.

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Asra:

"I'm going to start a bath, would you like to join me, Y/n?" Asra calls from the other side of the door.

You had been working on perfecting a spell for the last few days. You locked yourself in your old room-turned-study just in case something went wrong; only opening the door to grab the tray of food the magician would set out for you or to use the bathroom.

Unintentionally, you'd put off cleaning yourself, which is probably why Asra was asking.

A bath honestly sounded like pure heaven, but you were so close to getting the spell right.

Another knock sounds out and you sigh. You really should take them up on their offer, but what if you forget how you did it last time?

'That's why you've been logging every attempt,' you remind yourself.

'But what if-' 'No, you need to bathe.' You quickly scan your notes to make sure everything's in order.

Once you've concluded that every thing is as it should be, you call out a 'Coming' to your partner. You know he's still outside the door so you quickly put your things back in place and head to the door.

.

"Fucking hell..." You sigh as you sink into the hot water, leaning back to rest against Asra. The heat doing wonders for your sore back.

"Spending days hunched over a desk doesn't do much good for you, huh?" They tease you.

You simply hum in response as he grabs your favorite soap, lathering it up before massaging it into your tense shoulders.

"Relax, I've got you..." They rub over a particular spot that causes you to go lax. "Would you like me to help with your spell? I think I have some ingredients that might make it easier for it to do what you need."

"At this point, that's all I want," you chuckle.

"Thank you." you turn your head to press a kiss to his jaw.

"Anything for you, love."

-

Muriel:

"Y/n?" Muriel asks as he enters your shared room.

"Yeah?" You respond.

Have you ate or drank anything today? I don't think I've you leave the room today..."

"I haven't, but I'm plan to in a bit, I just want to finish this book first."

"Oh, okay." He turns to leave but pauses, turning back to you. "How much is left?"

"Uh..." you flip to the last chapter to do the math.

"Like, 16? Maybe 18. Why?"

Muriel stares at you for a moment before striding towards you. Once by your side, he gently grabs your book, marking your page and setting it to the side.

"Hey- What are you doing?"

He takes your hands as he answers, hauling you to your feet. "It's getting late, you need to get something into your system."

You're slightly taken aback, you have to admit. Muriel is rarely assertive; always mumbling or trailing off his sentences and just generally lacking confidence in himself. So for him to take the initiative to pull you from your reading with out so much as a stutter is a bit shocking.

"I know, but I already said that I'll do it once I finish my book." You lightly protest as you follow him through the hut.

"...You're not- You're not going to be able to finish it today, though..." Just like that any assertiveness is gone.

It makes you break, allowing him to sit you down and place a bowl of soup and a roll in front of you.

"Eat with me?" you request, taking a bite of the roll.

God, this man can cook. You don't know where he learned it, but he makes some of the best bread you've ever had -it practically melts in your mouth.

He nods, moving to grab his own food, sitting down across from you as you both talk about anything that comes to mind.

[axiina]

CHARACTER LIST

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Genshin Impact:

Mondstadt:

Albedo

Amber

Bennett  (aged up only)

Diluc

Eula

Fischl (aged up and platonic only)

Jean

Kaeya

Lisa

Mona

Noelle  (aged up only(?))

Razor  (aged up only)

Rosaria

Aether

Sucrose

Venti 

Liyue:

Beidou

Chongyun  (aged up only)

Ganyu

Hu Tao

Keqing

Ningguang

Xiangling  (aged up (?) and platonic)

Xiao

Xingqiu  (aged up only)

Xinyan  (aged up only)

Yanfei

Zhongli

Shenhe

Inazuma:

Arataki Itto

Gorou

Kaedahara Kazuha

Kamisato Ayaka

Kamisato Ayato

Kujou Sara

Raiden Shogun

Sangonomiya Kokomi (platonic only)

Thoma

Yoimiya

Yae Miko

Yun Jin

Snezhnaya:

Tartaglia

Khaenri’ah:

Dainsleif

Arcane:

Caitlyn

Ekko

Jinx

Mel

Vi

Viktor

Vander (platonic only)

FNAF:

Glamrock Freddy

Glamrock Chica 

Montgomery Gator

Roxanne Wolf

Sun/Sundrop/Sunrise

Moon/Moondrop

Vanessa (platonic only)

Michael Afton

Eldarya:

(I can also write character x character)

Ezarel

Nevra

Valkyon

Leiftan

Chrome ( A New Era)

Karenn ( A New Era)

Miiko

Ykhar

Ewelein

Keroshane

Koori

Huang Chu

My Candy Love:

(high school era only)

Lysander

Castiel

Nathaniel

Kentin

Armin

Alexy (platonic only)

Rosalya (platonic only)

Amber

Iris

Kim

Violette

Melody

Final Fantasy VII:

(I can also write character x character)

Claud Strife

Tifa Lockhart

Aeris Gainsborough

Sephiroth

Vinvent Valentine

Zack Fair

Rufus Shinra

Genesis Rhapsodos

Reno Sinclair

Haikyuu:

Karasuno (aged up, 18>):

Kōshi Sugawara

Yū Nishinoya

Tobio Kageyama

Shōyō Hinata

Kei Tsukishima

Tadashi Yamaguchi

Kiyoko Shimizu

Keishin Ukai

Nekoma:

Tetsurō Kuroo

Yaku Morisuke

Kenma Kozume

Lev Haiba

Aoba Johsai:

Tōru Oikawa

Hajime Iwaizumi

Shigeru Yahaba

Yūtarō Kindaichi

Akira Kunimi

Kentarō Kyōtani

Fukurodani:

Kōtarō Bokuto

Keiji Akaashi

Akinori Konoha

Shiratorizawa:

Wakatoshi Ushijima

Eita Semi

Satori Tendō

Tsutomu Goshiki

Kenjirō Shirabu

Johzenji:

Kenjirō Shirabu

Itachiyama:

Kiyoomi Sakusa

Inarizaki:

Shinsuke Kita

Atsumu Miya

Rintarō Suna

Osamu Miya

Tears of Themis:

Artem Wing

Vyn Richter

Marius Von Hagen

Luke Pearce

The Arcana:

Asra

Nadia

Julian

Muriel

Portia

Lucio

Valerius

The Witcher:

(I can also write character x character)

Geralt of Rivia (platonic only if x reader)

Yennefer of Vengerberg (platonic only if x reader)

Ciri

Jaskier

Eskel

Lambert

Fringilla Vigo

Emiel Regis

Tissaia de Vries (platonic only)

Rience

Milva (sfw only)

Avallac’h

Eredin Breacc Glas

Imlerith 

Caranthir Ar-Feiniel

Coën

Vesemir (platonic)

Iorweth

Hunger Games:

Coriolanus Snow (young Coriolanus only)

Lucy Gray Baird (platonic only)

Sejanus Plinth

Tigris Snow

Katniss Everdeen

Peeta Mellark

Effie

Haymitch

Johanna Mason

Finnick Odair

Stardew Valley:

Sam

Elliott

Sebastian

Shane

Abigail

Emily

Haley

Maru

Baldur's Gate 3:

Astarion

Gale Dekarios

Karlach

Shadowheart

Wyll

! I do not write works with children characters/characters who are physically children !

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I might have forgotten someone, so ask me if you are interested in a character and they are not on the list