#pearlescentmoon x reader

[yeahiamjustalittleguy]

can i request reader x hermits (seperate) ? like reader has a bunch of old scars and on a hot day they wear a tank top and expose all of their scars? completely okay if not AND TAKE CARE OF URSELF🫶

Okay, let me tell you, as someone with quite a visible scar on my face (I was a very courageous and dumb kid) and a few less visible ones on my hand, I get asked about it so so often and this request hits hard and I have decided to put my whole soul into it as headcanons. I've just picked a couple hermits I feel would have different reactions to it so here u go!

HEADCANON:

Grian

This boy is not going to mention it, like, at all

He has his own bad memories and sad backstory so he understands that you might not want to talk about it

The only reason he would ever talk about it would be if you ever showed any discomfort or insecurity about it

If you just never talked about it he wouldn’t either

Maybe at some point he would reassure you about yourself if you’re both deep in a relationship, but he would never explicitly mention the scars 

If you do mention them at all, it depends on how you approach it

He knows how to tell situations very well and I think he would still be careful about it

If you approach it humorously, like it doesn’t affect you then he will too

Maybe ask you where some of the bigger ones are from and expect you to tell him some good stories

If you get uncomfortable about them, or insecure he will reassure you

“I love you no matter what” or “I think they make you look cool”

He will always be supportive

Mumbo

He does try his best, but the moment he sees you he can’t help it

Shock on his face as he clearly looks you over

It’s clear he is concerned, and if you’re alone he will ask you about it

Stuff like if you’re okay, if you ever want to talk about it or if you need anything

If you reassure him you’re fine, he will totally dote on you after he is done being shocked

Will kiss your exposed scars and talk about how pretty or handsome you are to him

He will totally try to spend extra time with you, both because he learned a new thing about you that makes him love you even more but also because he is secretly making sure you’re totally okay

Even if you say you are, he would rather make sure

He will keep a little bit of a closer eye on everything you do and every little emotion you display just to keep himself sure you’re really okay

Either way he loves you how you are

Scar

This fool, this dumbass man

He cannot keep his mouth shut at all

He thinks communication is so much easier and better than having to just bottle things up or keep guessing what everyone else is thinking

So he just mentions it, asks where they’re from if you’re okay with him asking

He tries to guess it, if you’re not

The guesses will start out super detailed stories that are so far fetched as to ease you into it

“So this one is obviously from a wolf attack, where you managed to fight off 3 wolfs the size of the moon with nothing but your bare hands”

Then he will slowly try to reel it in and guess them more accurately

If one is sort of a piercing one, he will say you lost a duel in a bow fight

The one on your arm? That one is a cut from training your sword skills

He is just spitballing, trying to get it right

Either way he will pester you until you open up to him, he will not let it go

He thinks it’s so cool and really makes you look tough

Will ask you to protect him since you’re so strong

Will also definitely trace your scars whenever you are idle and he has the chance to

Even if you ask him not to, it just happens and he will laugh it off

He starts to slowly like them, the more he sees them

Every rare moment you show them, he slowly appreciates them more and more 

Really weird but he has favorites

He just loves them to be honest

It makes you so uniquely you

Etho

No matter what he will start out by making some sort of snarky little comment

“Did you fight your kitchen drawer and lose or something?”

It’s not mean spirited at all, it’s supposed to be humorous 

He just likes to approach things with lightheartedness and jokes 

He knows it might be a serious topic, but his objective is always to turn it into something fun or less serious to try and make you feel better about it

He won’t dote on you or reassure you like the others unless you open up about it

That doesn’t mean he doesn’t love you the way you are, his love is just more subtle like that

It’s small things you wouldn’t immediately notice about his reaction to it

Sometimes he will look at one of them and imagine the pain or maybe even accidentally imagine the person who might have given it to you

It’ll make him look at them with hatred, but it’s not directed at you even if it would seem that way

He’d make up little fantasies of revenge in his head to clear the thoughts

At this point you might even be the one who will have to reassure him that it’s no problem anymore, if it ever even was 

Bdubs

He will instantly be all over you, and no matter your approach he will be excited

Unless you just start straight up crying he won’t notice if you’re sad or insecure about them cause he is just so excited about seeing a different part of you

He’s the same as Scar where he wants to know where every little scar comes from

If it’s serious he will of course reassure you, but he will definitely also compliment them no matter what

He just think they suit you, and in the end Bdubs is sort of just a hopeless romantic

Anything that is a part of you, he loves it

Anything that is you is beautiful

Which in turn makes your scars beautiful too

He feels closer to you, looking at them because in the end it tells your story and your past, making him feel like he is closer to it 

It’s something he’s probably been sad about before, that not every inch of your life is tied together, that there are parts of you that he can’t be a part of which is before you met

But seeing the scars can help him understand that part, and sort of relate to you in a way that he finds very intimate

So of course he will pester you about them any given time they are on display

He does love them, just as much as he loves you

Pearl

She’s definitely the most careful out of all of them, at least out of the ones who want to approach the topic at all

As much as she is a rambunctious personality she is also an extremely caring thoughtful individual 

And as much as she doesn’t want to overstep her boundaries she also has to know you’re okay

So she approaches it very head on, but she picks her words very carefully

“I don’t know if you ever want to talk about it, but I’m willing to listen if you ever want to tell me anything about your scars.”

That’s all she ever says about it, and at that point it’s up to you to go to her about it

She wants to be as respectable to you about it as possible

She has the mindset that she doesn’t need to know if you don’t want her to know

As long as she’s sure you’re okay now, your past doesn’t matter to her

For what she thinks about them look wise, she does think they suit you

It’s not going to change how she thinks about you, knowing you have a few scars

And she has a couple herself so it doesn’t really matter

She still loves you

Tango

Tango is probably the one with the roughest reaction

He is pretty emotionally driven, and just seeing something like that on you genuinely breaks his heart

It’s almost like he is going through the pain you went through with every single scar at once

He’s almost just,,, getting teary eyed seeing you and you might get confused at the looks he is giving you as you see each other

You probably won’t understand exactly what is going on with him and he simply takes your hands in his and he stares at you before embracing you in a warm hug

He wants you to feel physically that he is there for you

“Where are these all from?”

You cannot get out of a heart to heart with this man, and even if it’s all from totally normal and uneventful encounters he still thinks it’s very serious

Even if it was not traumatic like, at all, just you at some point being in pain is awful to him

Just the few times you’ve gotten hurt while on the server with him has been awful for him so to know you’ve gone through pain that’s left scars is unbearable

He doesn’t like your scars, hands down I will just say it

He hates having a constant reminder that you experience pain because he wants nothing but happiness for you

Obviously it’s delusional to think you’d never experience anything bad, he knows that, but he still wants that to be the case so bad and having to see it every time just sucks for him

That’s not to say he doesn’t think you’re still beautiful, he does, he thinks you’re amazing

But he does just wish you’d never have to go through that 

Xisuma

Oh boy

His first thought, and I am sorry to admit this, would be how hot that is

He loves that type of thing, he can’t help it

This guy loves a man/woman with a story to tell, and scars to show

BUT that does not mean that the next thought isn’t slight worry

He’s been through it all, considering he is experienced with every kind of server and an admin who has had to consider all kinds of walks of life and he knows what some servers are like

That in itself has lead to him being very observant and mindful, and he also knows exactly how to handle it no matter what

He won’t ask, he will wait for you to come to him, if need be

If you do explain them, he will take it from there. Sad? He’s got just the right words to assure you that you’re both safe and that it changes nothing in his opinion of you (It does.. He finds it so hot)

Happy and uncaring? He is making the best jokes you’ve ever heard about it

There is no losing with this blessing of a man

[lunar-writes-things]

Alright, alright. Hear me out. There is not enough boatem x reader on tumblr, so can we get a fic set in the SoB universe, like, a cute date night with all the babys? Or even like, a moment during season nine where boatem has to reassure the reader that they'll still love them even if they don't live in a big group anymore?

To make a wrong right

Pairing: Boatem X Reader

Summary: In which your preparation for a date is misinterpreted. 

Genre: Hurt/Comfort

Extra notes: ooooooo- MY BABIES!!!! I so missed writing for them!!! Enjoy!

Content warnings (If any): None 

WC: 1.6k

Season Nine was exhilarating for you.

Starting off the season with Your partners (That felt wonderful to say, even after three months in the void) and making a few small bases around Spawn that held you five together, often coming together in your home since Grian was already almost always there and so were you.

But soon, the blissfulness of spawn faded, and soon blueprints began to form. 

This season? You were a God

Your wings grew large, even without the elytra, and your eyes burned so white you had to wear a white wrap around them to prevent you from hurting your lovers. 

Even so, they loved you more and more, and you loved all the more.

This season you chose snowy mountains to build on. High in the clouds to create a Greek city with pantheons for each of the twelve main gods and goddesses, with the biggest one in the middle for you. 

It was a project of size you had never done before, but nonetheless, you were excited. Not everyone could say they built a city in the clouds. 

unfortunately, with huge projects comes huge consequences. 

Like not being able to spend time with your lovers. 

They and you still visited each other, but now the task was tedious. You lived far from your partners, and it hurt your heart not to see them as much as you used to, but you knew that once you finished the inside of this build, you would bring them up as soon as possible and make sure they had their fill of time together. 

However...That would be a long time from now... 

The Boatem crew met without their angel in Grian's base. It had been a few months since they'd seen you and Mumbo had just got back from his hibernation. 

"They aren't here..." Mumbo said and slumped down 

"Yeah..." Pearl hummed and looked out, worried. "Do you think they are okay?" 

"I'm sure they're fine," Impulse spoke up and pulled Pearl into his lap before pressing small kisses to her face "They've been really absorbed into that base of theirs. Barely listened to me when I invited them."

There was a moment of silence before Scar spoke up and asked, "Do you think... Do you think they may not love us anymore?" 

The silence thickened so much that they couldn't breathe. 

"Don't say that-" Grian said, voice hoarse and thick with tears "No- Y/n is just busy. We all know how she gets when it comes to their builds and we know why." 

"Agreed..." Mumbo trailed off 

Still, Scar's question echoed through their heads even as they cheered up and continued with Mumbo's welcome home party. 

So that night, as they were all curled into each other, attempting to sleep, Grian asked "Do... Do you really think that would be the case?"

"Could it possibly have happened because we're so far from them?" Pearl whispered 

"No, It couldn't be..." Impulse trailed off. "Could it?"

The group felt the doubt sink in, and it was suffocating. 

Meanwhile, You were curled up in your own bed outside, shivering underneath the thin blanket and beautiful start that seemed to be taunting you. 

You were cold and alone and missing your partners so deeply. 

It killed you to be so far away from them, and today Mumbo had come home, and you weren't there. 

You had realized it far too late to show up for the party the boatem crew had organized, and you felt horrible for leaving your partners high and dry...

Just like you have for the last past few months...

Your heart ached at the thought of them without you, but it's not like you could complain... you did this to yourself. 

Still, it broke your heart to be away from the people you love oh so much. 

The reason you were rushing this build as fast as possible. 

And next week, it will be worth it. 

All you had to finish was the roof and the interiors, and you would be done. 

And with those final touches, you could finally prepare for something you wanted to do all season. 

Propose. 

And you needed it to be perfect. The Pantheon needed to be finished and the rooms decorated, but soon you would marry the people who made you feel whole again. 

A week later, Grian walked out of his base to find a chest filled with flowers and a letter. 

Dear Grian, 

Come to my Megabase at 8 pm

I have something I would love to talk to you and the rest of Boatem about. 

Y/n's Harmony 

He re-read the thing multiple times before he looked up at Mumbo, who had just come out of his own base a few minutes ago in horror

It seemed as if they were thinking the same thing

"ARE YOU BREAKING UP WITH US?" Pearl cried as you stepped out of their base to see the woman looking up at you 

"What-?" You asked softly before the four men asked and looked desperately for Pearl until they saw her crying and froze 

"Oh, my love," You cooed, kneeling down to her level and wrapping an arm around her waist to hold her close, "Whatever made you think that?" 

But despite Pearl's sniffling, the silence was deafening, and You felt guilt absolutely crush your heart. 

"Did-" You looked up with horror in your eyes. "Did all of you think that?" 

There were hesitant nods, and tears filled your eyes

"We thought," Scar started softly, "We thought you didn't love us anymore, and we figured it was because we didn't live as close as we used to." 

"Oh, My sweet Vex," You whispered to Scar before looking at her lovers and softly saying, "My sweet Symphony, There will never be any reason for me to stop loving you. Not even death will allow me to stop loving you, for you are engraved in my soul, embedded into my heart and you are my sole reason for living." 

You open your free arm, and the other members come rushing in

You basked in their warmth, in their love. You smother them in small kisses and whisper apologies. You begged for their forgiveness for ever making them feel that way. For daring even to make them think you didn't love them.

Once they calmed down and moved into the living room of your home, they noticed it was fully finished. 

"When did you-" Impulse asked 

"Just before you all got here." You answered, "I was supposed to be more dressed up and clean, but you all came early." 

"Dressed up?" Mumbo asked, "For what?" 

Thats when you got embarrassed. 

"Well, first off, I was supposed to serenade you as you all came in," You admitted. "Then I was going to show you the awesome dinner I made, and then I had a surprise for you all." 

"A surprise?" Grian asked, and you flushed 

the rings you had planned to propose with are in your room, you had planned to stuff them in the kitchen after you cleaned up but you didn't have time to... 

welp- 

there was no time like the present. 

"Give me a second." You said and squirmed out of the cuddle pile before heading to your room and grabbing the five boxes with each of their respective boxes

Taking a deep breath, you walked out of your room and called to your lovers 

"Close your eyes for me?" 

There was a confused flurry of agreements, and you peeked out t see all f them had closed their eyes. You walked out with light steps and grabbed their hand as you gently placed each of their velvet boxes in them. 

Red for Grian

Yellow for Impulse

Dark Blue for Pearl

Black for Mumbo

and A light copper green for Scar.

Each colored box had a ring that matched them. Their signature color and personality in a ring you had made for them. 

So now, on one knee you cleared their throat and said "Open your eyes and the box." 

There were soft gasps, and you gave a soft smile. "My plan fell through quite a bit, but Overall, I'm glad I still had a chance to do this. So I ask the question, Will you marry me?" 

There was deafening silence before you were suddenly tackled by Impulse, who pressed kisses all over your face, beard scratching your skin as he nuzzled into you and whispered a million yeses 

"I, personally, would love to marry you, Y/n." Impulse said and pressed a long slow kiss to your lips that took your breath away 

With those words, it seems that it snapped whatever spell was on the rest of Boatem, and they all attacked you with hugs, Tears, and kisses with various versions of the same word

Yes

Your heart swelled as tears welled in your eyes as you kissed them back. Making sure they felt the love in your touch, you wanted to worship them like they had worshipped you early on in their relationship. 

The laughs and smiles of your partners were a beautiful symphony to your ears.

You loved your partners, and you were now able to spend the rest of your days with them. How wonderful. 

[nyxmisfortune]

Baking cookies 🍄💐🍁

Parings-Goodtimeswithscar x reader, Mumbo Jumbo x reader, Pearlescentmoon x reader, Grian x reader

Warnings-Flour gets in your eye at one point.

Summary-You make bake cookies with your s/o!

Mumbo Jumbo

I think Mumbo would be fun to bake cookies with

You made chocolate chip cookies for the rest of Boatem

Halfway through you fling flour at Mumbo just because

He tosses some back and it starts a mini-war in your kitchen

Like a snowball fight but better

Until flour gets in your eye

He apologizes and tries to help you get it out of your eyes

Once you finish with that you go back to baking

What do you do with the flour all over the room? Nothing. 

Goodtimeswithscar

So hear me out

It's season 9 and scar needs help baking cookies for his new business

And who are you to say no?

Everything is going great until you need to taste test the chorus fruit cookies

You got stuck in the tree and Scar had to figure out how to get you down

The poor man panicked when he suddenly heard you scream from the very top branch of the tree

Luckily he found ladders and got you down

[I’m writing a one-shot about this, it just isn’t done]

Pearlescentmoon

You two really wanted cookies to enjoy with hot cocoa, but you couldn’t find any in your base

You did, however, find the things to make cookies

You and Pearl got right to work on baking

Sure you could have just bought some from Scar, but what’s the fun in that?

Pearl might be the least Chaotic to make cookies with honestly

You make sugar cookies, and Pearl keeps eating the batter

And the icing 

And the sprinkles

You have to stop her from eating the whole bowl of batter before you finish baking

Grian

If Pearl is the calmest one to bake cookies with the Grian is the most Chaotic

You won’t make it out of the kitchen without at least a handful of ingredients or batter on your clothing

You did your best not to burn the cookies but Grian seemed to have other plans…

Grian: We can bake these cookies at 400 degrees for 10 minutes or 4,000 degrees for 1 minute.

Y/N: No, that's not how you make cookies.

Grian: How about 4,000,000 degrees for 1 second?!?

Y/N: yOU'RE GONNA BURN THE HOUSE DOWN-

Grian: I'M GONNA HARNESS THE POWER OF THE FUCKING SUN TO MAKE COOKIES!

Y/N: NO-

Ya that

You know he won’t actually burn the house down but sometimes you wonder…

[nix-writes-mcyt]

Autumn with Pearl Headcanons

Contains: Platonic Fluff

I have a few more of these coming too, it's a nightmare with the wattpad app crashing but I'm doing my best, again formatting and I will be able to masterlist all these headcanons soon, enjoy!

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Being Pearl's neighbour means you get to spend a lot of time together as the seasons change

Neither of you decorate seasonally, but it's interesting to see the natural change between your bases

Opposing colour schemes become almost one as autumn comes, making the split between each of your landscapes compliment each other

The two of you embraced that, further blurring the line between your bases as each autumn has passed

You'll often create a big pile of leaves on the divide, your dogs and Pearl's dogs will play in them together Every now and then you and Pearl will join in

The two of you both love to cook and bake, so trades happen often

You worked together to build a transportation system for food, although it ended up being for much more than that

You'll trade all sorts, from shiny rocks to plants that have somehow managed to form a new species from both your gardens mixed. It happens more than either of you would like to admit

When the sky is clear you and Pearl like to take the dogs out and up to the highest point of her base You'll both wrap up and go watch the sun set

Sometimes you'll even meet up with your other neighbours and have a get together with all the dogs, but usually it's just you and Pearl

The first year the two of you lived beside each other you had made her a friendship bracelet, which is now a tradition you both uphold each fall

You make yours with all manner of things you find around the house and garden and Pearl does the same It's not much, but it is nice to do

With the change in weather often the plants outside struggle

It's nice to have each other to rely on if either of you need help clearing anything out

Not to mention the knowledge you both have of the plants in your areas means between the two of you most plants are able to survive not just the fall, but the winter too

It's also just nice to have the company, for you, Pearl and both of your dogs

[poetthewriter]

HEYYA its been a while but im back:3 I was wondering if you could write for dl!pearl x reader angst where the reader is paired with mumbo or something and Pearl is jealous while reader is completely oblivious to her feelings?

I hope you've been doing welll btw ^_^

-your friend 🪶 anon

OMG IM SO SORRY LOVELY I LOST THIS THING AND AHHHH ANYWAY IGNORE MY STUPID SELF HERE YOU ARE I HOPE ITS OKKKKK!! I hope you are doing well to<3

Blinding and binded

Pearlescentmoon x reader angst

𝑺𝒐𝒖𝒑𝒔&𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒘𝒔🌶️🥕🌽

Scott had not mattered as much, yes it had hurt being a second choice and being villainized for no good reason, but to Pearl she no longer cared. It had first started in last life, yes Pearl had known you for longer but the feelings had slowly started to flow as she got to know you.

Last life was not as bad as others had said at least not for the now crazed lady, from the kindness that Scott had shown Pearl at the start when everyone had found their allies to the welcoming aura that had held her through the harsh reality of the games you gave her, Every night nightmares would wake her up in a sweat and you were always there to help.

Now it was a new era. A time where only one could be trusted and where life’s hang from a thread.

An knot of string connected the players all though unseen the string was clear as day as something as small as a scratch one had  indured now shows up on another. A bumpy feeling of grass and pebbles lay on the ground of the bamboo forest prick at Pearls skin as she rests to take a bite of food, feeling a little bad that it might cause discomfort to her old partner and now soulmate(that hates her) she stands up quickly to continue the search for you and the others.

A bad experience is what could best describe the start of the game, in only a few hour of exploring these new lands she can see some of her friends, as soon as she walks up to Scott and Cleo their smiles fade as Pearl and Scott both cringe at the memories of last games. A acorn pops of a maple tree and hit Scott in the head be for Scott can yelp Pearl has already beat him to it. After that things didn’t get better Pearls old friend and partner now soulmate has left her, not that she really loved him but in a game like this why did this have to happen to her out of anyone why did her soulmate have to start hating her.

Pearls movements are slow but that now changes as she sees a group of body’s in the distance. “PEARL!!” A voice yells over, that voice, their voice. Even in this place you still mange the smile a ray of home, Pearl can’t help but speed up and run towards you with a smile.

“Huh?”

Another person with beautiful pink hair clings on to Y/ns arm and Pearl stops. Lizzie and you stand there waving at her curious to why her pace has suddenly changed. Closer and closer she can see a clearer picture, a small cherry tinted slash is painted on both you and Lizzie’s face. Trying as hard as she can Pearl slowly smiles again but this time it wrong, it all fake and some how you don’t notice.

Are you blind?

It was hard, over the time of this game you and Lizzie had gotten closer and became better friends which led to Pearl seeing all the things you use to do with or for her. Pearl was all alone in her tower with no one but her sweet Tilly.

“Are you blind? I love you you idiot”

[faye-writes-stuff]

could you do a double life pearl x reader where the reader meets pearl for the first time right after Martin left her and then the reader comforts her and all? sorry if it's too vague, also any pronouns are fine :) if you don't want to write it thanks anyway!

lowkey been writing this for months, i simply don't have the motivation to finish it but here's what i have

i could probably manage a paart 2 if wanted but here we goooo

this took to long to write, sorry m8

Character: skrunkly skrimblo Pearl<3

Pronouns: They/them

TOF: full length??? unheard of

Tw/Cw: idk, attachment issues? cat named Doorknob,

character count, not including this: 4,238 HUH????????

You were always the oddball of the group, Having no set soulmate, unlike everyone lese. But oddly enough, you could see everyone else's soul strings. But that's fine, you're fine. You don't need anyone, you were perfectly happy alone, totally. No lonely nights at all, no wishing for a forever ally. Totally.

Everything was going well, you were sitting comfortably in green, on your second episode. You were out collecting wood when you heard- sniffling? Well, that's odd. Who would be crying in a dark forest in the middle of the night? You, perhaps foolishly, wandered towards the soft wails, anxiously awaiting seeing who it was as you neared.

And oh boy, were you shocked to find the Pearlescentmoon sitting against a large dark oak tree, you could only think. What happened?

Did someone hurt her? Poor thing. I mean sure, you've only seen her a few times, and spoken to her even less, but that didn't make her any less of a person. From what you knew of her, she was a hardy soul. Her string was wrapped tightly around her, in a big tight ball, almost painful looking. She couldn't see it of course, or feel it, but it was there tying her to someone. You wondered who.

You stepped off of the fallen log from which you were standing, and waved your torch forward towards the woman, successfully startling her.

"U/n! Oh my, you scared the daylights out of me. Well I guess night lights now." Pearl yelped, then chuckled at her own joke. "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, and please, call me Y/n" You started softly, as to not scare her away. "I heard sniffling, and couldn't help but worry, are you alright?" The girl on the floor stiffened at this, "i- um, I'm all alone Y/n, everyone left me. I'm just so tired and I don't know what to do."

You were shocked to say the least, and a tad intrigued. What had happened to her? Questions for another time, you supposed, and blurted the first thing that came to mind. "Why don't you come back to my place? It's nothing special, but I have hot food and a comfy couch?" She looked at you for a moment, contemplating. She sat there for a while, her face contorted with shock? Disgust? Hatred? All three? Well great, now she probably thinks your a weirdo.

After what felt like an hour, (it was only 2 minutes) she said, "i'd like that very much U/-Y/n." You smiled, "Lovely, follow me." After you helped her to her feet, the two of you started to make your way towards your home. Hidden behind a waterfall, just out of sight, it would be difficult to spot with the naked eye. And made from stone, so basically impervious to fire. You stood silently listening to Pearl's 'oohs', and 'ahhs', as you both watched the waterfall parting.

Saying a quiet hello to your cat, you walked towards your kitchen area before stating, "I'm going to make steak and potatoes, you can sit on the couch, or wherever you like." Confused at the Aussie's ;ack of response, you look over to see Pearl on the floor, with your cat Doorknob. (my future irl cats's name) It was kind of sweet, seeing such a strong and usually lively woman, on the ground cooing at your kitten.

"Pearl, are you alright?" You questioned, hoping the cat wasn't being too rowdy. "Oh, yes I'm fine, your cat is awfully cute, what's it's name?" Said feline was already purring loudly, watching Tilly peer over Pearl's shoulder. "Uh- her name is- promise you won't laugh" Said brunette nodded her head insistently. "Her name is Doorknob", "D-Doorknob? Said the taller, shortly before dissolving into giggles.

"An old named her-HEY it isn't that funny!" Bit back the shorter of the two. "Foods ready anyways, come eat." Y/n said, a tad salty that Pearl was paying more attention to the cat over themself.

"Oh, I also made some extra for Tilly, i didn't know if she'd like it so I made some chicken too." Said dog was already running towards the smell of food as you put down an extra food bowl for her, next to Doorknob's.

"I honestly don't know what to say, Y/n, thank you." The blue eyed girl said, after a few moments of silence. "Pearl, your always welcome here, I enjoy your company."

"Thank you Y/n, maybe I'll have to come visit just for myself, instead of because of a problem I have."

"Well Pearl, I can't wait for that day, but for now, lets enjoy our food while it's hot."

"I'd like that"

[kazooht]

some reader x pearl incorrect quotes cause there isn’t much content for her 😞💔

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[womburt]

Lovebug; C. Pearlescentmoon x Reader

My final contribution to under-appreciated hermits week! What fun this has been, I’ve truly enjoyed getting to see all of this extra content for hermits that aren’t typically written for. Know that even though under-appreciated hermits week is coming to an end, you will continue to see fanfics for underrated hermits appear on my blog <3 This is more of a drabble than anything, but I hope you all enjoy regardless. 

In which Y/n discovers they’ve got it bad for the trash-lady-next-door. 

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Y/n trailed a hand up and down shelves of merchandise, fingers catching on all of the divots in the displays. They could hardly focus on one product at a time, each dragging their attention away from the previous before they could truly comprehend it. It was an odd collection of trinkets: from giant spore blossoms, clusters of dripleaves, to shiny tridents - (now that they thought about it, one of those could be useful), all cluttering the aisles of Pearl’s Trash Shop. They paused in front of the barrel marked with the forked tool, and peeked inside at the inventory. 

There were only a few available, all of them enchanted with the same modifications. 

Y/n selected the nearest one, pulling it out of the barrel to admire it in the light. Turning it over in their hands, they inspected the trident for dents or markings - anything to signal how it had ended up in a building shaped like a dumpster. Finding no imperfections, Y/n tilted their head. They’d expected the contents of a trash shop to be…trashier. 

The sound of the door opening pulled them out of their thoughts, a new cloud of bin juice spewing out from the floor to waft around the room. Wrinkling up their nose at the particles, Y/n looked to the source of the sound.

Pearl shuffled through the doorway, swatting away any particles that intercepted her line of sight. She was dressed in a charcoal gray suit which seemed to be just a tad too large for her. The sleeves looked as though they could fall to her knuckles, and she’d done her best to bunch them up. The pants were rolled at the ankle so as to not drag on the floor, and the scarlet tie wrapped around her neck was loose. 

The shop-owner spotted Y/n soon after, her whole face lighting up in a cheshire smile. She raised a hand in greeting, bee-lining for the subject of her vision. 

Y/n felt themself freeze, a wave of chills suddenly wracking their body. Their heart pounded loudly in their chest, picking up its pace the closer Pearl got. They swallowed their nerves and smiled back at her. 

“Y/n! Good to see ya’! Anything I can help you with?” 

Her delivery was casual, juxtaposing the very serious-looking ensemble she'd worn today.Y/n noted that the scarlet tie she wore was patterned with little crescent moons. They liked it. 

“I’m all good!” they answered, perhaps a little too quickly. Feeling very faint, Y/n leaned against a nearby wall. They tried to keep their posture relaxed, not wanting to alarm Pearl to their sudden fatigue. Was it always this hot in here?

“Well, I see you’ve picked up a trident! They're pretty nifty, yeah?” 

Pearl gestured to the tool that Y/n hadn’t realized they were still holding. Glancing down at the shimmering thing, Y/n tried to remember why they’d picked it up in the first place. Their mind was clouded with Pearl, they could hardly think back to moments prior when they were alone. 

“Oh. Yes, very nifty.” They agreed, mostly to keep the conversation flowing without any questioning from Pearl. The woman in question tilted her head at them, her smile devolving into a smirk. 

“You feelin’ alright there?” She asked, though Y/n could detect a hint of mischief in her tone, as if she already knew the answer. The brunette took a step closer, laying a hand on Y/n shoulder. 

All of their body head rushed to the spot, their skin alight with nerves. Y/n blinked back at Pearl, stuttering over their words. 

“Y-yeah. Just feeling a little sick. Got some kind of bug I think.” 

Pearl quirked an eyebrow at them, but didn’t argue. Rather, she squeezed their shoulder and nodded her head. 

“Maybe you oughta get home and rest, you’re looking a little flushed.” she concluded, to which Y/n nodded rapidly. 

They dropped the trident back into the barrel from whence it came, pulling away from Pearl’s touch. They ignored the way their skin buzzed where she'd been brushing against it, longing to be within arms reach once more. 

“You’re right! I’ll be on my way, see you around!”

They slid past her with as reassuring a smile as they could muster, striding through green bin juice particles and out of the front doors. Pearl could be heard shouting her goodbyes, but Y/n didn’t stick around to wave back. 

They strode out of the shop with wide eyes and a racing heart. They sure had a bug alright. The love-bug.

[prianya]

Tea and Torrents of Rain

PearlescentMoon x Reader ▪︎ Platonic

Word Count ▪︎ 898 words

Summary ▪︎ Due to heavy rain, the reader becomes grounded at Pearl's base and stays the afternoon with her.

You continue to sort the chests in front of you, taking a break from the lifting and placing of blocks in Pearl’s newest build, which you had promised to help her with. Groaning, you straighten up, placing your hands on your lower back. You turn your head up towards the sky, looking at the dark grey clouds in the distance. There’s no doubt about it that it’s going to rain, you just hope you can get home before the worst of it hits.

“Are you okay? Do you want water or anything?” Pearl asks from inside her base, noticing your stalled figure.

“I’m fine, Pearl,” You call back,” I’m just taking a bit of a break from leanin’ over.” You can see the look of doubt on her face from a mile away and practically hear her thought process. She’s worrying for you, just like every other Hermit that knows about your chronic pain. You love Doc, but him warning everyone to be careful with you due to the pain made it harder to have a second alone. Even with that, it made you happy to know that your fellow Hermits cared so much about you. You promise her you’re fine and continue to organize the chests.

A while later, you look up again, the storm clouds much closer than they were before. Not even ten minutes after looking back up, you feel a sprinkle of rain hit your arms.

“I think I may head home if you don’t mind, it’s starting to rain,” You tell pearl over comms, the brunette deep inside her base and unable to hear you speak. Suddenly, it begins to pour, quickly drenching yourself and your only way home. As the rain started to pick up, you realised you were stranded. Your elytra couldn't hold you; even if they could, the rain would dampen the feathers too much for you to stay airborne. You sigh, dropping the artificial wings. Out the corner of your eye, you see Pearl standing under an overhang, looking at you with a knowing look.

“You can stay for a bit. I won’t mind, and it’s not like you could make it to your base anyway.” She offers kindly, staring at your damp and miserable figure on her front lawn. 

You begin walking towards her, abandoning the elytra on the ground in favour of opening your arms widely and sprinting towards Pearl. She yelps, pivoting quickly and running back inside her base before you can drench her with a hug. You follow her in, grabbing a towel from the back of a chair. Continuing to walk through rooms, you find Pearl in her kitchen, searching through chests. She turns around as you walk in, lifting a familiar tin to eye level. You smiled, knowing what Pearl had planned. 

“I'm gonna grab a change of clothes from your closet!” You call to the brunette, making your way back through the base. You receive a hum of acknowledgement as she turns back to her task.

As you dig through Pearl’s closet, you hear the whistling of a kettle from the kitchen. Smiling, you search until you pull out an oversized pink sweater and a pair of comfy pants. The sweater is slightly oversized, the ends of the sleeves falling past your hands. You wrap yourself in a hug on your way to the kitchen, seeing Pearl pouring hot water into two mugs. Digging through the tin from before, she pulls out two bags of tea and puts one in each cup. Through the frosted glass of the mugs, you can see the water turn from clear to a dark purple colour. 

“Thank you for the tea, Pearl” You hum as you bring the mug to your face, letting the heat hit your rosy cheeks. 

“No problem! I’m just happy I managed to catch you before you tried to fly back and got hurt.” She replies, taking a sip of her own tea. 

For the first time of the evening, you settle into silence. Distantly, the sounds of rain hitting Pearl’s roof and of thunder reverberating through the mountainous area are heard, but the warmth of the atmosphere with your closest friend pushes away any fear caused by the storm. The two of you continue to talk, telling stories about your friends, many of them having to do with their newest builds or the trouble that Grian has caused with his ceaseless prank war. Before long, the both of you had tired yourselves out with conversation, and the rain still hadn’t let up.

“Do you want to sleep in a guest room?” Pearl asked, beginning to tidy up her kitchen, putting away the various snacks you both had gotten to eat as you talked. You answered her question with a nod, yawning afterwards. She giggles, taking your hand and pulling you up from your chair, and begins to lead you through the base. Once you get to the guest room, she turns to you and wishes you a good night. Giving her a hug, you tell her the same and part ways.

Climbing into the hanging bed, you face the ceiling as you recount the events of the day. From helping Pearl build to getting caught in the rain, tea time, and your conversation. With a small smile, you drift to sleep, thinking one thing.

There’s nowhere I’d rather be than here.

[lunar-writes-things]

18) Don't You Dare (Make Me Fall in Love With You)

"Has anyone noticed-" Grian was cut off

"That the moon is getting bigger?" Mumbo asked 

"Uh yes- but that's not what I was going to talk about," Grian said before turning t the rest of boatem again "Has anyone noticed that Y/n is acting a bit... odd?" 

"Yeah," Impulse spoke up "It's almost... Almost like they're avoiding us." 

"I noticed that too," Scar muttered and fidgeted with his hands "They haven't even been coming out of their starter base, except to move things to their megabase."

"Should we check on them?" Grian asked 

"NO!" Pearl and Mumbo exclaim

The group looks at them curiously and Pearl continues quietly "I think they need some time alone, I mean they're hiding for a reason, right? When I returned, Mumbo greeted me and we went to see Y/n. When We got into their home, they were asleep and we almost left until we began to hear trashing and a loud sob. They were having a nightmare. So we woke them up. I could never forget the terrified look on their face." 

"They kept apologizing and held us both close and asking us not to hate them," Mumbo whispered 

"We stayed with them for a bit until they fell back to sleep," Pearl said "But that was the last time we saw them."

"Admittedly, I am worried about them," Mumbo said "I've never seen them like that. It's... terrifying not knowing what going on in their head and not being able to help." 

"Should we do something for them?" Impulse asked 

"We should!" Scar said, "Maybe something small, like making them dinner or helping them move their chests to their mega build." 

"Yeah!" Grian smiled and his wings fluttered in excitement "I bet they would absolutely love that!" 

"No thanks," Y/n forced a smile on their face before running away with their arms full of shulkers 

The group had just offered their services to Y/n only to be rejected and ran away from 

"That was... odd," Pearl said and wrung her hands out "Let's try something else?" 

Time after time and attempt after attempt, Y/n either shot them down or avoided them completely 

it wasn't like them.

And it made The rest of the Boatem crew concerned for their angel

So, they devised a plan

"This isn't our greatest idea," Mumbo said attempting to talk the rest out of this "They have a reason for avoiding us? Do we really have to do this?"

"Y/n has a track record of avoiding things for long, long, LONG times," Xisuma says "I think this is the best way to get her t tell you what you guys wanna know... Albeit a bit forced." 

"Thanks, X," Impulse smiled and fiddled with his fingers 

Everyone was nervous about this approach, they knew Y/n would eventually open up to them, it was just no telling how long. 

"Let's go," Grian said "And let's hope this doesn't hurt Y/n." 

Y/n paced their cathedral halls, checking the deals on the villagers hidden underneath iron trapdoors and their lecterns or smithing tables hiding the blazing magma block underneath as they made sure everything was in order.

Once they were done, the only thing out of order was the twisting feeling in their gut... like something bad will happen 

oh boy

did something bad happen

Y/n had to face the people they were avoiding, their crushes

shit 

Being tied to a chair wasn't that bad usually. After everything, they've been through they probably had a higher pain tolerance than anyone on the hermitcraft dimensions 

What made it worse is the stares that demanded answers from them 

"Are You okay Y/n?" Pearl asked softly and caressed their cheek, Y/n melting into the touch they longed for "Why are you avoiding us?" 

Y/n snapped back to their reality and with sad eyes, gently pulled back from Pearl's touch before shaking their head 

"Do you need us to help you?" Scar asked and his voice made Y/n want to curl into his side 

Y/n didn't realize how much they missed the rest of the Boatem crew and tears welled up in their eyes as they realized they might have to do this forever to get over them

"Talk to us Angel," Impulse kneeled in front of them "We're here to listen to everything you have to say." 

"Don't you dare make me fall in love with you," Y/n croaked, throat constricted and eyes watery "Don't you dare enchant me with those eyes. If I fell through your skies, there's no way you would catch me. There's a tear in my heart, but your patch wouldn't match me. Being near you still adds to the size of my sighs. There's still seismic events at hellos and goodbyes, and I still need reminders of why it's unwise to stare.  So don't you dare..." 

"Y/n?" Grian asked, his familiar hand made Y/n melt to his touch and sigh in relief before continuing with their eyes forced closed 

"Don't you dare make me fall in love with you... Don't you dare do something so cliché. Just get out of my daydreams, you're an unwelcome guest and stop making me miss you 'cause you leaving's for the best. 'Cause I just couldn't stand having you as my crutch

"You're a simmering stovetop I was tempted to touch. If you ever return, it'll burn me too much to bear... So don't you dare..." Wet droplets sparkled as they fell from Y/n's eyes and the group watched as the love of their life cried softly while attempting to reject them 

"And I know it's all so shallow, but a shallow cut still stings! And before my heart becomes Amelia's heir, I need to clip its wings!" Grian winced at the metaphor and Y/n's chest heaved as they continued "So don't you dare keep mocking me with those thousand little things that I adore! Let me ignore you, don't let me care!

"And don't you dare leave me still in love with you! Nothing's fair when love is war!" Y/n sobbed as they shouted their words to the group who stood speechless at them, wanting nothing more than to comfort them, to hug them, to remind them that they are safe and they will still love Y/n... even if they didn't want it "And I just can't endure any more of the fight! When the casualties rise with my heart rate each night! Though I know I'm to blame for the glances I'd steal, for the time I kept spending pretending it's real... And now that it's ending, I still have more feelings to spare!

"But don't you dare... Don't you dare..." Y/n slumped in their chair, head ducked in attempts to hide their red blotchy face, to hide the tears of knowing Y/n wanted them but knowing they can't dare to even think about having them, to hide the tears that just can't seem to stop at the thought of losing Boatem

of losing their symphony 

It was just... too much to even imagine 

At least, it was until a hand brought Y/n's face up to look at the group 

Mumbo

"Oh Angel," He sighed "Is that why you were avoiding us? Because You were scared of falling in love?" 

Y/n nodded softly and Grian moved behind them to untie the bounds "I don't want you guys to find the imperfections in me after we start dating and then... leave... I never want that again. I never want to be used for your greedy purpose only to be discarded when you guys find someone else." More tears welled up in their eyes "I don't want to be the imperfect stain on your life."

"Oh my angel, to me, You're perfect." Mumbo sighed and pressed his lips to their forehead. When he pulled away Y/n grabbed his face and pulled him down to press a kiss to his lips, gritty with redstone dust but lighting up with the electricity between them. Mumbo gently wiped Y/n's tears off with his thumb as he mumbled sweet nothings against their lips 

Once they pulled apart and caught their breath, Mumbo pulled them into his arms and held them tightly as they calmed down in his arms. The others joined in to either sit next to Y/n or place a hand on Y/n

just to remind them that they were there and would never leave

Y/n had never felt so... adored

Is this what it felt like to be truly loved by people? 

Masterlist

[nyxmisfortune]

Skipping and Arcades 🌱🌼💐🍄

Paring-highschool Au!Boatem crew x Dragon!reader

Warnings-It’s poorly written 

Summary-After deciding to skip school, you and the boatem crew go to the nearby arcade

Notes-This was meant to be part of a series but I gave up on writing it. Also the reader being a dragon is rarely mentioned! The reader uses She/her pronouns.

Y/n woke up to the sun on her face and a very comfortable bed. It’s warm, toasty, and truth be told she didn’t want to get up. She tries to stretch out only to be met with resistance. She looks down to see Scar comfortably laying on her legs, still asleep. Y/n quickly shuts her alarm off before it could wake the others. Her wings ache due to sleeping on her back. ‘I should have moved to sleep on my side.’ Y/n thinks, but looking down at Grian honestly made it worth it. 

Grian had clearly made himself comfortable at some point during the night, laying his head on her chest and snoring. It wasn’t loud enough to bother anyone, and if someone else was awake they probably wouldn’t hear it. Y/n gently strokes his hair silently wishing she could always wake up this comfortable. 

‘Do I have a crush on them? I don’t think I do-’ Y/n didn’t even get to finish thinking as she feels Mumbo stir beside her. That's about the time she realizes the three boys are all using her as a pillow. Mumbo has his head on her stomach and is very much waking up. Y/n strokes his hair in the same way she was Grian’s an in attempt to get him to fall back asleep. 

“Good morning Y/n.” Mumbo yawns. He makes no effort to move despite it almost being time to get up. She looks over to where Impulse and Pearl were only to realize they had gotten up and were now sitting on bean bags and reading. Y/n purrs, although it sounds deeper and a bit more like a growl. 

Mumbo finally moves but instead of getting up he just pulls the blanket close to him. Y/n raps her wing around him and Grian, neither Grian nor Scar had woken up. Grian blinks, waking up. “Moring Grian.” Y/n gently coos, tangling her fingers in her hair. He chirps and buries his face in her neck. “It’s time to wake up, it’s almost time for class,” Y/n says. “We could just skip. Call in sick.” Scar grumbles. Scar stretches and clings back onto her leg “Morning Scar. I didn’t realize you were awake.”

Pearl walks over to the bed standing next to it. “Pearl help my legs are going numb.” Y/n jokingly begs. Pearl smiles and lies down on her legs. “Dammit Pearl.” Y/n laughs “Impulseee Help me!” Impulse walks over and lifts Pearl off the bed. “Impulse I can’t believe you would betray me like this.” Pearl pouts. Impulse just smiles and rolls his eyes. “Come on guys get up.” 

Grian hides in his wings refusing to get up, Scar pretends to be asleep and Mumbo sits up. Y/n sits up and Grian slides off her shoulder. She lifts Scar, which makes him panic “Oh my void! Put me down! Put me down!” Scar yells. She puts him down next to her “Sorry Scar.” Y/n hugs the man. 

Pearl pulls out her phone and googles something “If we’re skipping we could go to the arcade. It’s open till midnight tonight.” Y/n nods “Sounds fun.” Grian had finally sat up. “How are we getting out of the dorms? We aren’t allowed out if we’re sick.” He asks, leaning on Scar. “We live on the first floor, just hop out the window.”

That’s what they did, and they were now in Grian’s car. Impulse called shotgun so he’s in the front and Scar and Y/n decided to sit in the trunk, leaning on the seat in front of them. “My wings hurt,” Y/n grumbles. “Come here,” Scar says, turning toward her. Y/n turns around a Scar starts rubbing the area around her wings. ‘When did I start trusting these people this much?” Y/n wonders.

Y/n leans back into Scar's touch ‘I don’t care, he’s doing a good job.’ Y/n slowly starts purring. “Wait, are you purring?” Scar sounds shocked. Y/n simply hums “‘s nice” Scar smiles “Grian and Pearl have wing issues a lot so I got pretty good at this.” Y/n nods and closes her eyes “If I fall asleep, wake me up.” Scar chuckles and continues what he’s doing.

A while later Y/n is shaken awake by Scar “Y/n, wakey wakey!” Y/n slowly blinks her eyes open “Hi Scar.” She drowsily smiles up at him. She can feel his heart beat faster. “We’re here now.” Y/n nods and rolls off him only to realize how close they are to the open trunk door. “SHIT-” 

Impulse grabs her before she hits the ground. “Void Y/n, be careful!” He stands her up and she leans on him “I didn’t realize we were so close to the door, or that the door was open.” Y/n says. Scar gets out of the car and they all walk into the arcade.

Scar grabs her hand and drags her off to go play Pac-man. “Scar, should we at least tell the others where we’re going? They got worried when Pearl and I ran off the other day.” Y/n questions. “Nah! We’re in an arcade, they know we’ll be safe! Plus you're with me so you’ll be fine.” Scar smiles, showing his teeth. His teeth are a bit more pointy than Y/n expected. 

“Hey Scar?” Y/n puts a hand on his shoulder as they stop walking “Why do you have so many scars?” Scar looks a bit shocked at her question “It’s embarrassing.” He says, scratching the back of his neck. “I don’t know where they come from. See these ones on my face here? The ones that look like cat whiskers?” Scar points to his cheeks “No clue how they got on my face. Guess having scars just comes with having the name Scar!”

Scar was hiding something but Y/n wouldn’t push. “You can go first, I want to see how good you can do,” Y/n says, waving him toward the machine. “We have a bit of an issue. I need two hands to play.” It takes a few seconds for Y/n to process what he means. “Ohhh. You can just lean on me for support, it’s fine. I already proved I could lift you, so just holding you up should be easy!” Scar looks a little worried as Y/n grabs him by his waist and stands next to him. “See? Not too hard. Just because you're taller than me doesn’t mean anything.” Y/n smiles up at Scar, said smile falling when he doesn’t smile back “That’s not what I’m worried about. People will think we’re a couple.” 

“Let them think what they like! As long as your having fun, that’s what matters.” Y/n smiles and presses start on the arcade cabinet. By the time Scar loses, they’re both smiling and laughing like Scar had no worries in the first place. Y/n tries and dies on the first level. “You’re awful at this.” Scar laughs. Y/n just playfully rolls her eyes and drags him over to a racing game in the back of the arcade.

Grian and Mumbo are trying to beat each other, and from the looks of it, Grian is winning. She waits till the game comes to an end to speak. Y/n stands in between the two seats but is still behind them. “We still haven’t gotten anything to eat yet,” Y/n says, resting her head on the side of Grians Seat. “OH, my void! Y/n you scared us!” Mumbo yells and jumps back. 

“Sorry.” Y/n apologies “How ‘bout I get you guys lunch to make up for it?” Grian nods “Should we go find Impulse and Pearl?” “What about us?” Impulse asks “OH MY GOD! First Y/n and now you two.” Mumbo complains. 

They head over to the small food court and Y/n goes up to order. Once their food is ready Y/n grabs it and sits at their corner table. “Thanks for buying us lunch Y/n.” Impulse thanks her and grabs his food off the tray. “It’s the least I could do, I just met most of you and you’re all being so nice.” Y/n eats one of her fries, and It tastes much better than she thought it would. “It hardly feels like it with how much Mumbo talked about you last year.” Grian jokes, elbowing Mumbo in the side. Mumbo turns red and continues eating, ignoring Grian. 

By the time Boatem is ready to leave the arcade, it’s pouring rain. “None of us brought an umbrella, did we?” Pearl asks. “Nope. We just have to run to the car.” Grian says. “Scar can’t run.” Impulse adds. “Well shit. Y/n pick him up.” Grian decides this will 100% work.

Y/n lifts him onto her back and dashes to the car, Scar protesting the whole way. “YOU’RE GOING TO DROP ME.” Scar screams so Y/n can hear him over the rain. “NO, I WON’T!” And she didn’t. They got to the car after the rest of the group and hopped in the trunk. “I’m soaked. We’ll definitely have to change once we get to the dorms.”

[faye-writes-stuff]

to the person who asked for the pearl fic forever ago, im currently passed 2.7k words on it, my hands hurt from the typing but this story will be well worth it my friend

[kazooht]

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[womburt]

The Proposition; C. PearlescentMoon x Reader

In which Pearl has a proposition for Y/n! One which might lead to the both of them getting something they want <3

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“Where did I put it…”

Y/n mumbled under their breath, elbows deep in an oakwood chest which was filled to the brim with a variety of blocks. Piles of cobblestone and andesite, any stone material they could think of - all compacted into a small space. The container was jam-packed, and yet, didn't seem to have exactly what they were looking for. 

Frustrated, Y/n found themself diving even deeper into the chest, all of their attention focused on the copious amounts of stones and rocks. They were so focused, in fact, that Y/n failed to hear the crunch of grass underfoot as a figure appeared behind them. 

“Boo.”

Y/n shot straight up, banging their head on the lid of the chest in the process. They yelped at the impact, dropping whatever deepslate they’d been rooting through in favor of rubbing the quickly forming bruise on the top of their head. They winced when they felt the tender skin, careful not to press too hard. 

Spinning around on their heels, Y/n’s wide-eyes met cerulean. Pearl stared back at them, her mouth slightly parted in surprise. Clearly she hadn't expected to actually receive a reaction from them. 

“O-Oh my! Y/n! I’m so sorry!” She stuttered, face pink with embarrassment. Pearl was stock-still. Her hands had come out of the pockets of her hoodie, only to be raised in a way that insinuated she was not a threat. She was watching them carefully, hesitant to make any sort of move that could possibly worsen their situation. 

“No! It's fine!” Y/n quickly reassured, dropping their hand from the top of their head, instead lightly holding onto Pearl’s outstretched ones, ignoring the way their heart fluttered at the touch. Sure it wasn’t the first time they'd ever had physical contact with the brunette, but it didn't matter. Anytime they were in her vicinity, Y/n couldn’t help but act like a lovesick kid. Their emotions always on high alert, and the fountain of butterflies in their chest threatening to flutter free at any moment. 

They gently pulled her hands down, trying to relax her. “Not a problem at all, I should've been paying attention.”

Pearl shook her head at the sentiment, moving to look at Y/n’s head, still not touching them. Y/n could sense her squinting to find wherever had been hurt, their intuition proven correct when the woman let out a small gasp. 

“Oh Y/n! It's already bruised!” 

They winced at her proclamation, her voice just a little too loud for comfort. Pearl, taking note of this, turned an even darker shade of blush and took a step away from them. 

“I get bruised all the time, nothing to worry about!” Y/n waved her off, closing the space between them again with a reassuring smile. Pearl didn’t seem convinced, but opted not to argue any further. She allowed Y/n to approach her, sticking her pale hands into the pockets of her hoodie. Rocking back and forth on her feet, Pearl directed her attention to their surroundings. 

“You've got quite a few chests around here, huh?” Pearl asked rhetorically. Y/n followed her gaze, taking in the conglomerate of storage units they’d acquired since they started this project. They hadn't really taken a step back to observe their mess in a while, and it seemed to have grown more than they’d assumed it would. Chests and shulker boxes were lined up in unorganized rows, mixed together with no clear sense of order. 

Y/n laughed dryly and looked away from their mess, suddenly feeling very embarrassed. 

“Yeah, I guess I've got a chest monster, don't I?” Y/n grimaced at their realization, heart sinking when they realized that this would eventually have to be cleaned up. They should have just made some sort of a storage system to avoid this, but they’d been so excited to just get started on the project. 

“Well that's okay! I actually just opened up a new business that could be useful for you!” Pearl replied brightly, any previous self-consciousness clearly having dissipated. Y/n leaned forward, showing Pearl their full attention with a raised eyebrow.  

“It’s a cleaning service! I haven't actually built a shop or anything yet-” Pearl continued, hands leaving her pockets to gesture in the air rapidly.

“But that doesn't matter! I could clean up and organize this for you!” Pearl waved toward the chest monster, wearing her usual confident smile.

Y/n thought it over for a minute. Having just dumped most of their diamonds in a pit per the newly-appointed King Ren’s orders, they weren't exactly in a great place financially. Surely this cleaning service from Pearl wouldn’t be cheap - especially when it came to the size of this chest monster they’d inadvertently created. 

“That’s a great idea! But I don’t know if I have enough to pay you,” Y/n answered honestly, looking their mess up and down with a frown. Pearl was quick to hush them, stepping forward and putting a finger over their mouth. Y/n, surprised by the action, widened their eyes and tried to ignore the heavy thumping in their chest. 

“Don’t worry about payment, we can discuss that later,” Pearl waved off, patting Y/n’s cheek teasingly. Y/n skin buzzed from the touch. 

“Let’s just get started!”

~

The sun was setting when Pearl had finally decided that Y/n’s chest monster was organized enough to call it quits. They’d worked together on cleaning up the disorder, moving the chests into organized rows and using signs to label what was inside. Over the span of the day, they’d giggled to each other about what silly things they found within the mess - old pieces of armor that hadn't been worn since the start of the season and tools that looked to be falling apart. They’d sorted everything with content smiles and hands that brushed each other a little too frequently to be accidental. 

Pearl, having shut the last chest with a victorious grin and a humph, leaned against the wood and shut her eyes to bask in the sunset. The leftover light was warm on her face, a gentle evening breeze pushing her hair off of her shoulders. Y/n found themself mirroring her position, lifting themself upward to sit on top of a nearby box. They watched Pearl, teeth catching their bottom lip in contemplation. 

Pearl opened her eyes again, gaze pulled to Y/n’s like a magnet. They watched each other in silence for a moment, neither daring to look away. Y/n noted the pink that had washed over Pearl from the setting sun. They saved a mental image of her, filing it somewhere in the back of their brain. 

It was Y/n who gave in first, sighing and setting their arms back on the top of the chest next to them to hold themself up. 

“So…what do I owe ya?” 

Pearl wasn’t fazed. She remained still, blinking at Y/n as though they hadn’t said anything at all. Y/n had just begun to wonder if maybe she hadn’t heard them when the woman cleared her throat and looked to the ground. 

“Well. I was thinking, maybe a date?”

Y/n’s heart froze. They stared at the woman in shock, suddenly feeling very warm. Across from them, Pearl’s face was deepening to an even darker shade of blush, her eyes still transfixed on the floor. She was twiddling her fingers together, picking at the sleeves of her hoodie. 

“You want to go on a date? With me?” Y/n asked apprehensively, still not quite believing the words that left their mouth. 

Pearl looked up at them cautiously, wincing at their lack of real answer. Growing insecure, she looked away from them again, trying to steady her voice. 

“I mean! Y-you don’t have to! You don’t have to give me anything really! I just thought-”

Y/n stood up midway through her rambling, making their way to Pearl with haste. They stood in front of the fumbling woman in seconds, reaching out to hold her chin with gentle hands. They cupped Pearl’s jaw sweetly, guiding her head upwards until their eyes met again. Pearl’s were wide and blue, clearly not having noticed Y/n approaching her so quickly. 

“Can I kiss you?” Y/n interrupted Pearl’s babbling, glancing to her lips unabashedly. Silently, and without a moment’s hesitation, Pearl nodded her head. 

Y/n brought their lips to hers in an instant. Pearl gasped at the motion, despite having agreed to this action, she was still taken by surprise. Butterflies erupted in Y/n’s stomach as Pearl’s arms found their waist, draping over their hips romantically and fiddling with the bottom hem of their shirt. The performance of confidence they’d given when they approached her fell apart as Y/n’s hands trembled, holding onto Pearl’s cheeks to steady themselves. Pearl didn't seem to notice, leaning into their palms and deepening their kiss. 

After a moment, they both pulled away, eyes shut and breaths heavy. Y/n opened theirs first, observing Pearl’s rosey cheeks and dreamy smile. When she eventually blinked back at them, Y/n giggled and bit their lip. 

“So I’ll take that as a yes?” Pearl asked teasingly, having regained all of her confidence in a matter of seconds. Y/n squeezed her cheek adoringly, leaning into Pearl as she tugged them closer, arms still wrapped comfortably around them. Burying their face into Pearl’s shoulder, Y/n dropped their hands from her face and hugged Pearl back. They mumbled their agreement, heart fluttering when she chuckled at them. 

Overhead, the sun had finally made its departure over the horizon and the moon had begun to rise. Pearl gazed up at it, basking in the way it coated the both of them in its silver glow. She sighed into them, letting the warmth of their budding romance wash over her with a gentle smile.

[prianya]

Hi there!! I’ve been loving all of your posts recently!! You’re a very talented writer!! Would it be possible to request either etho or pearl with fluff? No worries if not!! <3 /p

Surprises and Time Well Spent

Pearlescentmoon x Reader ▪︎ Romantic

Word Count ▪︎ 789 words

Summary ▪︎ Pearl has a surprise for you, and as sceptical as you are, it is a welcome one!

Note ▪︎ Thank you for the compliment! Your works are all amazing, and you're also such a talented writer! I hope you enjoy this one!

No matter how different yours and Pearl's days had been, the one similarity was the fact that you ended the day with each other. You had been doing this for as long as you can remember, even before you had decided to live together at the beginning of season 9. Now that you did live together, the routine was a little different, but just as nice.

 You were the first home, which was a surprise. Pearl usually put a lot of effort into being the first person home, even going to the extent of asking the person you were with that day if you had left to go home yet. Sometimes, you would catch her at the end of the path and she would sprint to the front door to get inside before you. You had always found her commitment to it funny, and even humored her sometimes by racing her to the steps. You hang your jacket on the rack by the door, and step into your living room. Your book sat on your couch where you left it, but it was closed with a piece of paper stuck inside it. You pick it up and sit down on the couch, opening the book and diving back into the text.

 About an hour later, Pearl walks in the door. She doesn't pause at the door to take off her jacket. The only thing she takes the time to do is wave at you and say hello before she's gone down the hallway. You quickly brush it off as her being busy with something, and look at the clock hanging on the wall. You decide that it's time to start dinner, and you put your book to the side and begin to make your way down the hallway to the kitchen. Once you reach the kitchen, Pearl is already starting dinner.

 "What are you makin', love?" you ask her as you lean against the doorway. She looks over at you and gives you a teasing grin. 

 "It's a secret! I wanted to start before you got home, but you were early today," she says while she picks up the foiled glass pan and puts it in the oven.

 "I can't wait for your "surprise" then," you use air quotes around the word 'surprise', and Pearl places a hand on her chest in mock offence.

 "What're the air quotes for? It is a surprise," she says in an exaggerated tone, and you giggle at how offended she manages to sound.

 "Just saying, some of your surprises can act more like pranks than anything," You say, and she gives you a sheepish look. You roll your eyes and beckon her towards you, stretching your arms out as if for a hug. She walks over to you, pulling your hands from the air and holding them in hers. She leans forwards and rests her head on yours, and smiles at you.

 "Wanna dance?" you ask simply, and Pearl pulls back to nod and then puts her arms around your neck. You wind your arms around her waist and you both sway in place. 

 "I love you, you know?" you ask her, and she smiles at you.

 "I love you more, I bet," She replies, and you scoff.

 "Impossible, I love you more."

 "Hard to believe when I love you so much." The both of you laugh at your childish argument, and silently agree that you both love each other the most. A timer goes off in the kitchen, and Pearl quickly turns around and grabs the oven mitts from their hooks on the wall. She opens the oven and pulls the pan out, setting it on the stove and closing the oven afterwards. You walk over to Pearl and wait for her to pull the foil off the pan. When she does, it reveals one of your favourite meals.

"Oh, Pearl, thank you," you say, and pull her into a hug.

 "It's no problem! You haven't had it in a while, so I decided to put everything together this morning to finish now," she explains, and it hits you on why she was late.

 "You must have had to stay and finish everything up because you left the house late." Your conclusion is correct, because she nods at your explanation.

 "Yup, so you beat me for today." You grin and pull her into another hug.

 "I'm sure you'll be fine, you only got beat once." She gives you a look before rolling her eyes at your teasing.

 "Are we gonna eat or what?" she asks, and you both take servings of the food and decide to stand at your counter and eat. As the both of you eat, you think; This is my favourite part of the day, the part that I spend with you.