the door creaks open, and you find yourself in a blank space. light flows in behind you, streaming through the open crack of the polished wooden frame.
take my hand, darling. you'll be safe with me.
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𓏲 ࣪₊♧𓂃 Preserving a Rose — Ilias × War Hero!Reader
──── In which Adrian was remodelled to endure, but Ryan just wants him to breathe...
This is for you, @desirabletravel. As an apology for not being online much... (((・・;).
Note that this is about @desirabletravel 's two OCs: Ryan and Adrian. You can find them on his blog !! Check out bro's amazing comics and characters !!
TW: Mentions of blood, mentions of neglect, almost breakdown... not much to warn you about. Check the tags!
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Adrian doesn't get sick. It’s not in his vocabulary, and certainly not in the standards his parents set for him. Adrian is not sick—or, at the very least, doesn't want to admit it.
Even when he's as pale as a sheet, sniffling and shivering in a hoodie three sizes too big.
“You're trembling,” Ryan points out from across the room.
“From excitement,” Adrian replies dismissively, till trying to fix a malfunctioning prototype stood on one of his laboratory counters. Ryan simply raises an eyebrow, toned arms crossing over his chest.
“You sneezed seven times in a row. You think that’s normal?”
“It's a normal bodily function; a respiratory system cleanse.”
“You're sick.”
“I'm bio-engineering.”
Ryan sighs at the stubborn blonde, shaking his head. He knows Adrian well enough by now. They've known each other for years now. The man is used to powering through things—illnesses, stress, and emotional neglect—Ryan knows he won't listen, and so he simply leaves the room.
The lab is quiet for a long while, filled with nothing but the sound of Adrian’s tinkering and his occasional sniffles. The blonde pauses, looking back to see the empty space where Ryan used to be.
His brows furrow, bringing up a trembling hand to adjust his glasses. ‘Did I make him angry?’ Adrian wonders, frowning at the thought. He was never one to openly express himself, not with his family constantly breathing down his neck.
But as much as he dislikes being vulnerable, he hates upsetting Ryan even more. His best friend—now boyfriend after years of pining—and the only person who doesn't see him just as a genius, but for who he truly is.
Ryan accepted him when nobody else did, flaws and all. So the thought of making the man upset made bile rise up to his throat.
But before his thoughts can spiral, a box of tissues covers his vision. Adrian looks up, wide-eyed and confused. ‘Tissues?’ His eyes seem to ask, and Ryan replies by pointing to his nose. The blonde's hand lifts up and-
Oh. Blood.
‘A nosebleed..?’ Adrian scratches his cheek, giving the raven-haired man a look.
“I can-”
“No.” Ryan calmly moves the tissue box closer to the blonde, eyeing him with a look that screams ‘just take the damn tissues.’ And so he closes his mouth, taking the tissues to wipe the blood.
They spend a moment in silence, with Adrian pinching his nose to stop the bleeding. Ryan speaks first, voice steady.
“You need rest.” He says plainly.
And before Adrian can protest, he's already moving, lifting the blonde off the ground like a glorified cat.
“I made soup.”
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That is how Adrian found himself back in his room, surrounded by pillows and tucked into bed, while Ryan sets up one of the blonde's weird sci-fi movies.
“This is undignified,” Adrian mutters, holding a bowl of soup. “I feel like a burrito.”
Ryan's voice draws closer as the movie starts, the bed dipping beside him. “You are. Shut up and rest.”
By the end of the movie, an empty bowl sits on the nightstand, and Adrian's dozing off on Ryan's chest.
“...Sorry,” Adrian's voice breaks the silence. In his half-conscious state, the blonde lets himself be a bit more honest. “For being stubborn,” he clarifies, his eyes drooping but never once leaving Ryan's face.
“I don't like being a burden; not to you. I don't want to be weak,” he mutters, burying his face in Ryan's chest. “But sometimes, I feel like too much, even when I try to be less…”
The other male is silent, only pulling Adrian tighter. Finally, he says, “You don't have to shrink for me.”
“I like taking care of you,” He admits, quietly but sincerely. “Not because you're weak.” His voice is steady, calloused hands reaching up to pull the blonde's glasses off his face.
“I like it because it's something you trust me with.”
Adrian doesn't respond, but he relaxes into Ryan's arms. And maybe that was enough.
What starts as a sick day becomes something more meaningful. And when Adrian wakes up the next morning, his fever is broken, but Ryan isn’t there. He searches the room, eyes landing on a post-it note stuck to his nighstand.
It read: “Stay put, you're not recovered yet. I'll be back with tea.” Signed with a badly drawn dumbell.
Adrian smiles. Maybe being sick isn't so bad, after all.
omg i don’t know why it autocorrect to (smtg wrong on my mind) instead of “my end” 😭 maybe im looking at the wrong quotev acc ?? i was checking @/hauntedivory. by any chance is ur library visibility set to just the ppl that you follow?
anyways hope you have a great day !!! im so happy i found another quotev reading person on blr 🥲 there’s like nobody else here. or maybe im just on the wrong side of tumblr, i mainly just stick to moodboards and the occasional kpop post. i dont see lots of yandere oc x reader accounts either so im happy i found urs !!! do you have any personal favorites of your own work that you’d recommend 😙 also sorry to bother you with so many asks !!!! i tend to get very “yappy” on anon 😛 hope ur doing great & staying hydrated !!!!
i think i fixed it, on my end. the visibility settings were wack,,,,
i mean, i write on Tumblr, but i usually don't post a lot. i just read. a lot. an obsessive number of times a day. it's honestly a problem.
i don't mind the asks, though i might take a while to respond on several occasions. i'm very spontaneous on this app,,, ;-;
Old sketches, unfinished ones and more to help give you more of an idea of the world and characters…
Plus a chill guy at the end :)
i... i have no idea how long this has been sitting in my inbox, but wow, more lore!
also, of course, we have three categories for characters in this world: the war freaks, the alloys, and... the pets/treasures. i think that alone is telling of how crazy the world building is, LMAO, WE LOVE CRAZY!!
there's also this one quotev fic that i don't know if you'll know of (just now realizing ive been reading yandere inserts on there since like 2018…) but i've been dying to find it and i never have been able to. all i vaguely remember was that there was a character named Fox who was like a personal assassin/mercenary (?) for the royal family of the kingdom and he was very very skilled. in the story's world, there's these things called Towers which people fight within for rewards or some sort of power boost. i think Fox finds/rescues mc from one of these Towers. also mc is a orphan who has like a pseudo family with the mistress of a brothel and a bar steward. i don't remember much but it was really really good T_T
yandere anon again lol
i'm so sorry, i don't think i've come across this one. (/´△`＼)
howdy! this is yandere anon again from that previous quotev ask ^^ i actually don't read much fandom work but usually just yandere oc x reader or any reader-insert! i love isekai and reverse harem type tropes especially anything in like a fantasy/medieval/nobility type setting. some of my favorites are:
bleach x blood - clemeientene : this author's my current obsession
affair - smalldeathandbeetles,
wilted soul - tk : literally so obsessed with the lore of this world
the second vow - maschenny.kun,
deadly roommate - tk,
crushed violet - kikyo851,
cupid and her arrows - cloudia,
undying love - minu,
potion lovers - ephemer: this one's really hilarious i love it sm
shattered legacy - cinnabond,
fictitious - thedarkmist,
forever great - renae this one is sooo good <3 it's inspired the show THE GREAT
as we decay - ozan,
don't die - pearl,
the weight of it - merle,
trials and tribulations - unknown author,
the beloved empress - wonderfulrainbows,
the martyrdom of a final girl - MAI soo good omg i've never liked horror much but this one's kind of less srs though it takes place in a horror type setting
of goose feathers and gold - casually an idiot,
break the rules - wolkenhimmel,
heaven's mandate - crying abyss,
the (false) protaganist - unknown author,
illicit - zaza,
the villainess' redemption log - r i z e,
domesticating a yandere - ryou,
spicy - rosea : this one's literally a ramen x reader
broken matchsticks - Gh000st,
white heather - clary,
downtime - azrael
hello again, lovely! thank you for following up. (^-^)v
i know some of those, specifically stories by ryou, kikyo851, mien!! i do like "trials and tribulations," "don't die," "deadly roommate," and "wilted soul" as well. wonderful taste, if i do say so myself.
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instead of listing it all here, i just went ahead and made my yandere reading lists public on quotev, so you can go ahead and look through that in my profile!
but i will give you some of my current active favourites:
EYE CONTACT || by mien
THE LANDLORD || by mien
SYNCHROSOUL || by Artemiz
Anomalous || Shiroh
if you want something to binge-read, i have some stories i'm waiting on, but they're not as active as the above. they're really good, in my opinion.
PARANOIA LIVESTREAM || by Lan
Death and Terrible Dates || by Epiphron
THE VILLAINESS IS TIRED || by grace
The Bow and The Arrow || by Sophie the Witch
Changing Plotlines || by Kikyo851
most of these aren't in the historical, medieval, or nobility setting, but they're still really good, so you might like them. i apologize if they're not to your taste. (´- `*)
howdy! love ur works <3 i found ur account from quotev so i was wondering if you have any quotev fic recs?
oh my, thank you so much! what a pleasant surprise! (*￣∇￣*)
that depends, dear anon. what type of fics are you into? most, if not all, of what i read are "reader insert" fics... and yandere, obviously; but i do read within fandoms here and there. i'd be happy to help. (*´▽｀)v
Btw i just did a page based off of vashy yugioh yuu yuu juju on that beat’s request (bi boi and Aury being possessive). You can tell them about it but ONLY if you start by saying “5-10 business days”. She will immediately know why
I have others that have “world building” and or provide “context” about the relationship dynamics. These are A LOT more barebones in terms of visuals so its up to you whether your eyes can handle it
"there's my muse," is giving gae gae homosexual gae vibes,,,, i need their relationship status NOW.
also, it's pretty entertaining to read these, actually. :^
