Seteth X Mute!Reader
A/N; I don't see enough gay content for my liking in this fandom so I create my own. /j But in all seriousness this man is one of my favorite characters and since I can't romance him in game as anything but a woman I will make fanfic. Hope you enjoy this indulgance. Also sorry for taking so long I post when creativity hits and apparently not a moment before. /lh
Warning; This Y/N is heavily implied to be Byleth.
"Talk"
'Sign'
"Thoughts"
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You toss and turn on your bed, before sitting up with a sigh, "Doesn't seem like I'll be getting any sleep tonight." You then stand up deciding to go for a walk around the monestary.
You walk for a while before deciding to head to the church. You enter the saints' chapel and are surprised to see Seteth standing in front of the statues of Saint Cichol and Saint Cethleann. You walk up beside him and wave startling him.
"Ah Professor," he says with a heavy sigh, "What are you doing out so late?"
'I could ask you the same thing,' you snark, a small grin on your face.
Seteth rolls his eyes but doesn't answer his gaze returning to the statues.
You wave your hand and smile at Seteth when he turns back to you. 'Are you sure you're ok,' you ask concerned.
Seteth's mouth twitches at the corner before he answers, "I couldn't sleep, war always makes it hard to sleep."
You nod in understanding, placing your hand on Seteths's arm. You both stand there for a little while, before you lean your head onto Seteth's shoulder with a heavy sigh.
Seteth subconciously wraps his arm around you, pulling you in closer, before turning to you. "Do you need help getting back?" he asks, tapping your arm to make sure you're still awake.
You lazily lift your arm, your hand almost settling in a no, but you hesitate and sign yes instead. Seteth nods and the two of you start walking back together. You stumble a little on the stairs and Seteth catches you.
"Professor, you really should be more careful," he scolds.
You let out a faint chuckle at that, but are slightly flustered when he doesn't let you go. You try and push away but blush when he picks you up instead.
"Apologies Professor but I cannot let you stumble around in the dark," he says matter-of-factly as he starts walking again, "How could we explain you being injured in such a way?"
You cannot argue not even if you wanted to with your hands wrapped around his neck keeping yourself from falling. However the rocking of his steps soon begin to lull you into sleep.
You feel as he begins to lay you down but you cling to him. 'Stay,' you beg sleepily as he tries to pull away. You strain your eyes open slightly to look at him, and see him with a conflicted expression. He sighs, "Just until you are asleep." You smile softly up at him and cling as he lays down. A chuckle escapes him in surprise. He places a hand on your head and pets your hair softly.
You then perk up heaing him begin to speak. "I worry too, professor. I don't know what I-," he coughs sharply, "We would do, without you. If we were to lose you..."
The 'again' goes unspoken, but you know what he meant. You sigh, leaning back, and sign, 'I won't leave. Not if I can help it. The first time was an accident.'
"I know, but that only feeds my worries I'm afraid," he chuckles sadly as you sit up.
You don't like seeing his face like this, Seteth's normal stern expression turned into a sad and vulnerable one. You lean in, placing a hand on the side of his face.
He looks up at you with wide eyes and decide to act on impulse- you lean in and kiss him. He stiffens against you, before relaxing and wrapping his arms around you. You try to pull back to gauge his reaction, only for him to pull you back in.
Finally, you pull back and look at his face. Your eyes widen as you meet his. Seteth's face is so open and you find yourself running your hand across it again.
"Y/N," he begins, startling you, as you try to remember if he has ever said your name before. "We-we should talk about this. However, tonight is...not the time. We shall talk tomorrow after the battle. For now we should rest."
You nod your head in agreement before pulling him down beside you. You give him one more kiss, before closing your eyes. You press your face against his chest, and the steady beat of his heart lulls you to sleep.






