SORRY TO REQUEST ANOTHER THING SO SOON, BUT I THOUGHT OF SOMETHING CUTE THAT I THINK YOU COULD PERFECTLY EXECUTE!! So, we know how much Keebo is keen upon learning about the people around him, and humans in general, so what if, (with his lovely Ultimate Optimist girlfriend), they have a bonding moment on feeling each other's faces and just admiring stuff like birthmarks, scratches, etc, on one another? I think that would be super cute 🥺
Adoration - Kiibo X Ultimate Optimist! Fem! Reader!:
Oh, Anon. You spoil me with these prompts I can’t. I really hope this was done well! I had a genuine audible reaction to reading this request. So so cute!!
He might be slightly OOC?
♡ “Don’t you think it’s so wonderful how unique everyone is?”
♡ Kiibo tilted his head at that, eyes flickering from the clouds above him to the outline of your face in the corners of his eyes.
♡ It was a good day that day, that’s what you’d told him. The sun was out, a breeze so gentle to accompany it, and you’d decided it was the perfect day to go outside for a wander.
♡ There was a park about half an hour’s journey away, one that was your favourite to visit in such good weather, so you told Kiibo of your plan to see if he should like to come along!
♡ He did, of course, because in what universe would he decline seeing his smiley sweetheart?
♡ So, you brought a blanket for you both to rest upon. You had no picnic blanket, but that never seemed to trouble you before, so why would it now? It just meant you got to use one of your many, many additional blankets!
♡ “Besides, washing machines exist!”
♡ So, the two of you had been there for at least an hour by that point. It had been really pleasant so far, lots of chatter and cloud-watching being done.
♡ You’d mentioned to Kiibo about your habit of people watching, even partaking in it together for a while.
♡ Which is ultimately what lead to the current conversation.
♡ “Don’t you think it’s so wonderful how unique everyone is?”
♡ Kiibo tilted his head at that, eyes flickering from the clouds above him to the outline of your face in the corners of his eyes.
♡ “I like to think so,” he answered gently, looking back to the clouds, “But what made you say that?”
♡ “Oh,” he heard you laugh a little, almost as if you were taken aback, “I was just thinking about all the people around today, and then that spiralled into thinking about people in general.”
♡ “Uh-huh?” Kiibo prompted, beginning to shift his entire body so he could face you.
♡ In hearing the ruffling of the blanket beneath you both, you seemed to start to do the same, wriggling to meet his eye level.
♡ He watched you, patiently waiting.
♡ You seemed to get the hint.
♡ “Mhm, it just had me thinking is all.”
♡ That didn’t really satisfy Kiibo.
♡ “What does it mean to you? What makes people unique, I mean?”
♡ There was a pause after that, nothing but the sound of the breeze dancing through the trees to filter it all. It remained like that a beat longer, before a considering hum drifted into the air.
♡ Kiibo waited, not taking his eyes off you.
♡ He watched the way your eyes drifted cloud to cloud, softening and squinting dependent on where the sun was. He looked to the way your hands frolicked with one another as you tried to form the words needed for your explanation.
♡ It interested him greatly.
♡ “There’s lots of different things that I think make people unique,” you began, still staring up at the clouds, “I just love individuality in general.”
♡ “But,” you continued, “And this might sound creepy, but whenever I talk to people I love to observe their features. I like looking at the markings on their faces, or the colour of their hair in the sun, sometimes I just like looking at them in general.”
♡ “I just think it’s wonderful how we all exist as the same species, but we can have so many differences, so many things that can make us an individual.”
♡ Kiibo had to smile at that.
♡ There was a pause after that, all the words of prior drifting off into the breeze.
♡ “Do you ever,” he trailed off for a minute, biting his lip, “Do you ever think like that about me?”
♡ You turned to look at him, waiting for him to continue.
♡ “Do you ever look at me with that mentality?”
♡ “Of course I do,” came out of your throat almost instantly, “I always admire small details like that, especially with the people I love most.”
♡ Kiibo decided to ignore the way that made his metallic heart thump. Swallowing the bashfulness, he asked you…
♡ “Should I be doing that too?”
♡ “You don’t have to, nobody has to, but it’s nice to know you’re seen so deeply.”
♡ There was silence again, the pair of you staring back into one another's eyes for a moment.
♡ “Is that what people do?”
♡ “It’s what a lot of them do, often without even the intent of doing so, it’s just natural for us to focus on things.”
♡ “But, the little features? To look at someone so closely says a lot about how much you cherish that person. To look at someone to that extent and memorise their details, it makes everyone’s day deep down to know they’re seen to closely, even if they’re nervous about these features.”
♡ Kiibo listened to every word you said, eyebrows furrowing as he processed. It was a new concept to him, something he hadn’t really focused on before, and now he wanted to learn it all.
♡ He wanted to do it all. Just like the humans did it.
♡ Especially if it was something that would make YOU happy.
♡ “Would you mind if I…if I had a look?”
♡ You blinked, quiet surprise in your voice , “At me?”
♡ Kiibo nodded, briefly looking away.
♡ “Well, yes…” he mumbled, “You say it’s normal for people to look at the ones they’re fond of, so…”
♡ A hand went to cover your mouth, your eyes looking away for a moment, warmth running up to your face. It was too sweet, really.
♡ You turned your attention back to him, a small smile flickering on your face. Neither of you spoke for a moment, and Kiibo didn’t smile back. Although, you’d known him well enough to clock he was working up the courage to ask you something.
♡ And, almost as quickly as you came to that conclusion, a voice so small asked you…
♡ “Could you look at me too?”
♡ Why oh why was he so darn precious??
♡ You nodded, nothing but pure affection in your tone, “Of course I can.”
♡ It was quiet in that corner of the park, nothing but the breeze to be heard as it drifted through the trees.
♡ Kiibo was in his own little universe as he cupped your face in his hands. To him, there might as well have been nothing else surrounding him. It was just you, right in front of him, and that’s all there was to his world.
♡ His hands, chilly to the touch, smoothed over your skin. His fingers, ever so slightly rough, traced over the areas he’d smoothed with such delicacy you could’ve sworn he believed you were of porcelain.
♡ You would’ve smiled with more confidence, but watching his eyes focus on you made it difficult.
♡ Not because you didn’t enjoy it, but because it made you feel a little bewildered.
♡ He was being so very gentle, and you weren’t used to being held for so long.
♡ “Humans are so soft,” you’d heard him mumble, uncertain if it was meant to be heard aloud, as his hands circled your face once more. They tapped gracefully over your cheeks, gliding back and forth.
♡ You could feel them against the sides of your nose, where the natural smile lines are. His hands smoothed over them multiple times, not to correct, but to recognise.
♡ After all, he didn’t have such mortal features.
♡ Any freckles you had, any birth markings, Kiibo acknowledged. He looked at them, counted them, smiled at them, for it was all so admirable for him.
♡ “You’re very warm,” he added, “Is that normal?”
♡ “I think so,” you started, shrugging slightly, “But it might also be because you’re touching me.”
♡ “Do you want me to leave your face alone?”
♡ “No, no, it’s okay. It’s just not often people hold my face.”
♡ “Does it bother you?” You heard him ask, hands slowing, even though you were sure you’d implied you didn’t mind.
♡ Couldn’t help but smile though.
♡ “No, I thought you would’ve figured that out by now.”
♡ There was a pause, nothing but the sound of a brief, awkward, chuckle to be heard before silence swept over completely.
♡ You both just lay there for a minute, gazes shifting. You’re sure your heart was working on overdrive, you could practically feel the blood running to your face.
♡ And all the while, Kiibo continued to hold it.
♡ “Distract yourself,”the voices began, “Y/N, distract yourself!”
♡ So, you began copying exactly as he was doing. Your hands, soft with flesh, began to cup the sides of his jaw. It was certainly a contrast to your own skin. When one looks as Kiibo’s face, it does look like skin, but then contact gets made…
♡ It could’ve been porcelain for all you knew. Might as well have been.
♡ “Yours is so smooth, Kiibo,” you began, taking your time as you ran your hands across his face, “Very delicate.”
♡ “Oh,” he murmured, surprised, “Thank…Thank you.”
♡ Oh my god he’s a sweetheart. He’s normally so sure of himself, but clearly right now he was not.
♡ You smiled at his words, tilting ever so slightly to analyse him even more. There was evidence of bashfulness, a bit of awkwardness as well.
♡ You studied him for a minute longer, gaze fixating deep on the skin’s surface. As smooth as it was, you’d managed to take notice of the small, fine, scratches and scuffs on parts of his face. There were even a few on his neck. They weren’t deep, nor were they dramatic, just rather average scuffs one would receive from any sort of scratching or minor collision.
♡ That in itself was rather human.
♡ You wondered if he’d mind you saying.
♡ Although, by now, you were really feeling the intensity of it. When you looked at it as a bystander, it was rather simple, possibly a tad excessive. But, to you, it was one of the most intimate experiences you’d ever had.
♡ Being observed so closely for such a duration really made the stomach knot.
♡ Again, you wondered if Kiibo felt the same way.
♡ So, slowly, your hands trailed away from his face, reaching them down to wrap around an arm as your head drooped against his shoulder.
♡ It took a moment, but Kiibo gently began to prop an arm underneath you, pulling you in just a little more. The other hand slowly, but surely, went to hover over the one linked to his arm.
♡ The wind had picked up a little bit now, the sun beginning to tiptoe downwards. It wasn’t quite evening time yet, but a considerable amount of time had indeed passed.
♡ There were still clouds in the sky, but they were beginning to steadily clump together.
♡ Kind of like the two of you.
♡ “Do you think I’m unique?” you heard from beside you, “Was there much to observe?”
♡ You twitched your head for a moment, rubbing against his shoulder.
♡ Kiibo smiled, “I could look at you all day.”
♡ He sort of already had.
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