Reminder | Cedric the Sorcerer x Reader
i apologize for the lack of fem reader i left it open edned for all readers but i hope everyone likes it :3
!!THIS HAS NOT BEEN PROOF-READ OR EDITED!!
no warnings i dont think, other than sad ceddy teehee
requested by: @bettathanyou
Cedric sighed as he sat on his stool, resting his head in his hands. “Another spell fumbled…” he thought to himself. His recent failed attempt at impressing the royal family reminds him of a time he’d rather forget…a time he wishes he could’ve prevented.
Looking up at the potion he’s brewing, he catches a glimpse of his reflection in a jar. His bangs catch his eye…the silver color being a permanent reminder of his failure, and the years of ridicule he experienced for it.
Dropping his head back into his hands, he frees the lump that’s been building in his throat, his tears falling onto his spellbook.
“Cedric?” you say, peeking into his lab, worried for the sorcerer after hearing about what happened from Princess Sofia.
“Eh? Oh, [Y/N]...g-go away, you have work around the castle to do, don't you?”
He turns his body away from you, hiding his misery beneath a cold exterior. Despite his growing fondness of you, he just can't seem to bring himself to be vulnerable with you.
“You're crying, are you okay?”
You walk closer to the sorcerer, as he sighs in defeat at you seeing his tear stained face.
“Y-Yes, it's nothing…it's just a side effect from the griffin feathers I’m using in this spell…”
He tries to sit upright, to pretend he’s fine like he has for so many people.
Unlike them, though, you can see right through him.
“Cedric…I know sad tears when I see them…is it about what happened in front of Roland?”
Giving into your kindness, he reluctantly answers.
“...Yes, it is…I can't seem to hold it together in front of him…I always mess things up just when everyone's counting on me to do it right…”
He glances up at his reflection in the jar again, face full of sorrow.
“It’s alright Cedric…me and Princess Sofia can vouch for you, we know you're an amazing sorcerer…”
You kneel beside him, hugging him in an attempt to comfort him, though he continues to stare at his reflection.
“You don't understand, [Y/N]... everything I do is a failure…everything I’ve done is, too…”
“Cedric, is there something more to it? You don't have to tell me if you don't want to…”
Opening up to you, he tells you about what happened back in his childhood and what he did to his sister, Cordelia's, hair. He tells you about how, ever since then, everyone belittled and made fun of him. How he started to believe them…
“I have a reminder on my head of what happened now, it seems no one will ever forget what happened…”
“But…it's a reminder of all you’ve been through, too…”
Looking up at you expectantly and pleadingly, you sigh and hold his cheek in your palm, gaining a bit of a flustered reaction from the sorcerer.
“You endured all that bullying, all that ridicule…and yet, here you are…Royal Sorcerer of Enchancia…don't you think that, if you really were a terrible sorcerer, they would kick you out?”
“Hm…I suppose so…but what if it's all because of my father? They expect me to be just like him…”
“They could have hired Cordelia, Cedric, but they chose you…you also have me and Sofia, we believe in you…if you really were horrible, you wouldn't have any of this…”
“I suppose you're right…”
Leaning into your hand, he blushes, avoiding eye contact.
“Thank you…for giving me that, um, pep talk…of sorts.”
“It's no problem, Cedric. That's what friends are for…”
Wincing a bit at the casual friend-zone, he pulls away from you, putting on a stern, yet flustered face.
“Yes, yes, now, um, run off. I have…potions to brew and such.”
You giggle as you stand back, giving him a peck on the lips and leaving out the door.
“Alright, Cedric, you can do it! I believe in your magic ability!”
As you leave, he sighs contently, turning back to his work with the new-found confidence that you’ve given him in, not only his magic, but his chance with you.
IM SORRY IF ITS SHORT I HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYSSSS!!!
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