:: FEATURING ─ gender neutral! reader, modern! au sucrose, xiao, thoma, kaedehara kazuha.
:: FLAVOR ─ slight hurt/comfort, mostly fluff.
:: WARNING ─ scars (mentioned in sucrose's part, talked in xiao, thoma, and kazuha's part), burn scar (sucrose). (childhood friends to lovers! au is present in xiao's part, while sucrose's is more of a childhood friend crush).
natalia’s note: this is for @ohmykazuha secret santa event! my elf is @cerasus--flores :DD my apologies for the late gift, I hope you enjoy it! :D
sucrose has little cuts every time to time due to her clumsiness, and you knew about it. hence, why you often remind her to be careful. though, what you never knew before is the small burn scar. it was when you are staying overnight at sucrose’s apartment, where you found out about the hidden burn scar.
upon confronting her about it, sucrose admittedly says she does not have enough courage to tell you. subtly, it’s implied she’s also afraid of your reaction. you’re practically her crush since forever, and one of her closest friends she holds dear to her heart. although your ears are listening to sucrose’s explanation, your eyes are glued to the burn scar with… adoration.
noticing how you stare towards the scar, sucrose mentally chickened out. but she was caught in surprise when you gently pull her closer and softly trace your finger across the scar. she watches you silently adoring the scar, unsure of how to react. “I grew quite fond of the scar, y’know.”
it took a few seconds for you to see sucrose’s face flushed red, she’s near combusting on the inside. out of all reactions she had thought, this is truly not what she expected. sucrose ended up staying still, mind still processing what you’ve said, while you’re busy continue admiring the scar. (you may have pecked the scar when she’s unaware of what you’re doing).
; xiao. (childhood friends to lovers au).
you see, xiao is quite a rascal. ever since you two are children, you’ve seen him being in numerous.. petty fights. and unfortunately for you, it continued until junior high school. you’ve always been the one who treated his wounds and scolded him for keeping finding his way to get included in fights. while xiao is aware you never liked him being in fights, he couldn’t right away stop. (but he’s trying, so please, give him some credit).
now that it has been a while since both of you met, you wonder how his scars are doing. sure, you had always had been a tiny little bit spiteful of them, but that doesn’t mean you never grew fond of them. besides, the scars actually made him look prettier, somehow.
does xiao know about this? well, no. you’ve never told him until your relationship with him grew more intimate. you were embarrassed to tell him, to be frank. you remembered how he stare into your eyes after you accidentally blurted it out before a snicker erupted from him. he quite literally, laughed at you. (but it’s fine, you are free to admire his scars after that without having to deal with second-hand embarrassment).
xiao also found this action of yours endearing, very. xiao doesn’t completely understand what makes you adore the scars, although every time he sees you tossing away the world and continues admiring the scars made his heart feel like it will run from him anytime soon.
well, now that you’re gonna meet xiao again soon, you can be free from missing his scars, and xiao himself. you’ll make sure to give his scars kisses. (don’t forget to kiss xiao too).
when thoma comes to the topic, i believe his scars are rather old than new. it all started when he’s learning how to do domestic works. though, most of his scars came from learning how to cook. because of the said factor, thoma’s scars aren’t that visible.
thoma isn’t one to feel insecure about his scars, to be honest. he actually feels proud whenever he notices his scars. it reminds him of how much he had become now. thoma never mentioned his scars though, he doesn’t think it’s necessary to be told.
that is until he noticed that there are sparks of excitement when you noticed a little of his scars. now, thoma is another one who found your action endearing. he himself is proud of the scars, so when he found someone who admires the scars, god… he feels like the archons have blessed him.
he will not hesitate to talk about how he gets every scar. thoma may not remember how he gets all of them, but he sure does remember plenty of them. here’s the thing, thoma wouldn’t expect you to kiss the scars. even if he does expect it, you will still see a flustered thoma. he will try to distract himself, thinking of ways he could lessen the redness spreading on his cheeks. in the end, thoma will be thoma-to.
most of kazuha’s scars come from learning martial arts. now, kazuha doesn’t give much care about his scars. therefore, kazuha will also think it isn’t necessary to tell you about their existency. you aren’t taking it though.
you probably found out when you accidentally catch a glimpse of his scars. when you saw them, you quickly asked about them in order to get clarification. he simply told you it’s because of learning martial arts, and they are quite old, he also told you to not worry. kazuha initially thought it’s because you are worried.
to be honest, you did. but you’re also interested, very interested. kazuha is surprised when you asked if you could examine his scars, but nonetheless, he gave you a smile and consent to do so. kazuha can get a little bashful since nobody has ever done such a thing before.
he quickly warmed up, though. in his eyes, you’re unique. it isn’t often for him to find someone who truly adores scars. he also found out that, whenever you trace your finger across his scars, he feels butterflies in his stomach. it has turned into an intimate moment for you two, where you and kazuha appreciate every little thing about one and another, and kazuha cherishes every little moment he has with you.