pairing: athena cykes x gn!reader (+ apollo justice)
summary: when showing up at the office unannounced, you overhear athena talk about her feelings for you...
tags: colleagues/friends to lovers, supportive!apollo, secretly supportive!phoenix, overhearing a confession, use of y/n
you shouldn't even have been in the office today. it was your day off and athena and apollo assured you they'd handle everything by themselves. and yet, when you passed by the office, you couldn't help but want to pay them a quick visit. but that quick visit was about to change everything for you…
“you should just ask them out, ‘thena!”
when you walked up the stairs towards the office, you could already faintly hear apollo's voice. you slowed down your pace, your curiosity piqued just from that one sentence.
“we work together! i won't risk making things awkward between us–”
you stopped right by the door, the voices clearer now. you knew it wasn't right to listen in on a private conversation, but just a bit wouldn't hurt, right? besides, you had the sneaking suspicion that they were talking about you…
“won't things just be awkward if you don't confess your feelings to them? i'm not saying you should rush into it, but eventually they'll notice, right? and then you'd wish you said something on your own terms.” apollo argued.
“they won't notice and they won't find out.” athena declared. “i can stay professional around them, so y/n will never know that i have a crush on them.”
that felt like the perfect moment to open the door and announce your presence. with a little smile on your lips, amused by your own timing, you opened the door and smiled at your two colleagues.
“good afternoon, apollo …and athena.” you gazed at athena intensely, something both her and apollo picked up immediately.
“oh, it's time for my lunch break!” apollo wasted no time to make up an excuse to leave. “i'll be in the kitchen if you guys need me! nice to see you here today, y/n.”
“apollo–!” athena quietly hissed, not happy that her friend left her alone with you. especially not after your sudden appearance after those last words of hers.
“erm…” after a moment of silence, athena cleared her throat. “what are you doing here today? weren't you supposed to take the day off? we had everything under control at the office…”
from the kitchen, you could hear apollo making some noises while unpacking his lunch. but really, he was trying to stay rather quiet, to listen in on your conversation. he knew this was about to be interesting.
“i happened to pass the office and wanted to check in on you two.” you replied honestly to athena's questions. “just wanted to see how you were doing. and i'm happy i came by now…”
“why?” athena was sure she knew the answer already, but she needed to hear it from you.
“i wouldn't have overheard your conversation with apollo if i hadn't come by. and i never would've known you had a crush on–”
“you weren't supposed to hear that!”
athena interrupted you, staring at you with an expression that was hard to read. was she mad? upset? anxious? you had planned to tease her a little about her crush on you, but now you felt like that maybe wasn't the best idea…
“i–” you started, quickly losing all of your confidence. “i'm sorry for invading your privacy.”
silence spread through the office again.
“i know you didn't want me to know about your crush on me, but if it helps you… i… like you too.”
athena's eyes widened and her body tensed up.
“you… like me too?” she repeated, just to make sure she didn't mistake your words.
“course i do.” you smiled. “but while you were talking about your crush on me with apollo… i was talking to mr. wright. asked him on his stance of colleagues dating and such…”
athena's face turned red. she not only had to grapple with the fact that you just confessed to her, but that you also had seemingly asked your boss for permission to date her.
“what did he say?” athena asked hesitantly.
“mr. wright has nothing against it.” you told her. “which means… if you'd be interested in dating me, there's nothing stopping us.”
“i… i am! very interested.” athena smiled, unable to believe her own luck. “as long as you're interested in it too, i mean–!”
summary: no matter where you go, rhea always finds you, determined to get you back...
tags: complicated romantic relationship, angst with open ending, yandere tendencies, obsessed & possessive!rhea, spoilers for rhea's past, reader loves rhea (but also fears her)
“please, just let me forget about you.”
rhea had been unable to let go of you. no matter where you went, the archbishop had found you, sent you letters, even came to see you in person. there was no running from rhea. if she truly loved someone, she wasn't willing to let them go. even after everything that happened, rhea wouldn't let go of you.
“you know that i can't do that.” rhea sighed, gently caressing your cheek. you were too weak, too defeated to even pull away from her. you could run to the ends of the world and rhea would still find you there and bring you back to her. there truly was no escaping her.
“i know that you still love me. even when you run away from me, i know you yearn to be with me. we are the same, we can't live without each other.”
rhea knew you too well. you could never stop loving her. even after you found out what she had done, that she tried to implant her mother's heart into a new body, that she was so unwilling to let go of someone, that she'd try everything to bring them back, you still couldn't view her as a monster. she scared you, made you question if one day she'd try the same to keep you alive. you wondered how far she would go for you, but you didn't want to find out. but rhea would go further than you could even imagine to keep you by her side.
“we're not good for each other.” you pleaded. “it's not healthy to love so strongly. so please, let me go. let me move on and forget about you…”
“you can never forget about me.” rhea took a step towards you, her face close to yours. “even if you want to, i won't let you. even if you'll hate me for it, i won't let you leave. you'll be mine, whether you want to or not…”
summary: inviting her friend for drinks at seventh heaven ends up differently than tifa had expected...
tags: reader annoys the SHIT out of tifa while drunk, a lot of annoyed!tifa, implied mutual crush (but you'd miss it with how much tifa & reader annoy each other), drunk kiss, kinda ooc!tifa (?)
you've been having way too many drinks at seventh heaven tonight and it was starting to show. you had been chatting up tifa all night, trying to hit on her while she was working, managing to really get on her nerves. but you also managed to scare off the other customers one by one, with your glares at them every time they interacted with tifa.
“this is your last drink for the night.” tifa sighed annoyed as she pushed a beer towards you. “the bar closes in half an hour, alright?”
“you're so hot when you're angry with me, tifa~” you chuckled to yourself, taking some sips from your beer, as you watched tifa wipe off the counter. but your words got no reaction out of her.
“tiiifa~” you hummed her name, clicking your tongue and watching her. still, no reaction.
“you're annoying.” tifa sighed, still not looking at you. “it's moments like these where i ask myself why i'm your friend again.”
“i think it's cause you love me, tifa~” you grinned, before finishing that beer with a big gulp.
“you're done drinking?” tifa grabbed your empty bottle. “it's time for you to get home then.”
“come ooon, ti-faaa~” you said her name in a whiny voice. “doesn't your best friend deserve a little more kindness from you~?”
“i'll be kind once you're not drunk anymore.” tifa was already taking mental notes to never let you drink at the bar ever again. no matter how good of a customer you might be, you were impossible to deal with like this.
“tifa, you're breaking my heart…” you whined, to no reaction from her. “tifaaa… tiiifaaa.. ti–”
suddenly tifa, grabbed you by your collar and pulled you close glaring at you. you seemed to have finally gotten her to snap.
“say my name like that again and i swear i'll–” tifa threatened, when you were already opening your mouth again.
“tif–mmhh–!”
enough was enough for her. tifa pressed her lips onto yours to shut you up for good. and for a few seconds, you stared at her wide eyed, before closing your eyes. but just as you did, tifa pulled away again.
“do not think this was a reward for your bad behaviour.” tifa immediately told you. “i just wanted you to finally shut up.”
and it seemed to have worked. you couldn't even think of something smart to say back to her. you felt like that kiss just made you sober up a little…
summary: weiss tries to keep her relationship with you hidden from her family, but when you sneak into her room, you two almost end up getting caught…
tags: secret relationship, silly & wholesome fluff, (implied) supportive!winter (she's not a snitch!), kissing & teasing
“hello there, ice queen~”
weiss almost screamed when she entered her room, only to find you laying there on her bed, a cheeky grin on your lips, as you tried to act all casual. under different circumstances, weiss would've loved to find you in her room, but you could quickly tell she was not thrilled to see you.
“what are you doing here!?” weiss huffed at you, glancing over her shoulder into the hallway, making sure nobody was around, before quickly closing her door and hurrying towards you.
“i– i thought i was supposed to come over today. you know, to pay my lovely girlfriend a visit?” you replied sheepily, not feeling as confident as you had felt moments prior. did you read the room wrong? usually weiss was more into your playful side…
“you're not supposed to be here yet!” weiss hissed quietly. “my family isn't leaving until another hour from now!”
“oh…”
weiss’s family has always been a problem in your relationship. you were never formally introduced to them, nor did they even know of your existence. you were dating the heiress to the schnee company, yet nobody was supposed to know about that. especially not her family!
“i'm sorry, i thought they were already–”
“weiss?”
a knock on the door interrupted you and made weiss and you flinch. for a second, weiss and you stared at each other in panic, before weiss gestured towards you to quickly hide, shushing you behind the door and pressing a finger against your lips, before opening the door.
“winter!” weiss called out her sister's name, trying to act natural - something she wasn't good at. “w-what is it?”
“father wants to know if you've tried on the dress for the gala and if you've practiced your performance.” winter informed weiss. “if any changes need to be made to the dress, today's the last chance to get it tailored.”
“uhm… everything is fine with the dress! a-and the performance as well!” weiss brushed it off quickly, with a nervous smile. “is that all?”
you couldn't see winter's face from behind the door, but you could feel her hesitate, during a moment of silence. then, she softly breathed out and smiled at weiss.
“just one last thing.” winter paused. “you should start working on your poker face, weiss.”
“w-what do you–” weiss couldn't even finish her question, as winter already turned around, grinning to herself.
“say ‘hi’ to your guest for me.”
and with that said, winter turned around and left, leaving weiss with her heart almost beating out of her chest with anxiety.
“h-how did she know!?” weiss looked surprised, quickly closing the door and turning towards you again, only to find you already looking at her and grinning amused.
“i guess your sister is right…” you teased. “you really should work on your poker face.”
“oh, be quiet! you're the one who got me into this mess in the first place, so spare me your teasing…” weiss huffed, seeming slightly annoyed – until you grabbed her waist and pulled her closer.
“if you want me to be quiet, you know what to do, ice queen~”
weiss rolled her eyes one last time, before leaning in and giving you that kiss that you've been waiting for ever since you sneaked in here…
summary: you decide to ignore yang, to tease her, but that only makes your girlfriend more clingy – and quite bold!
tags: suggestive (implied smut at the end), silly & wholesome fluff, established romantic relationship
yang isn’t the clingiest girlfriend. sure, she loves to get your attention, as would be expected of a girlfriend, but usually she doesn't mind having to give you space and do her own thing. but what's different is when you ignore her on purpose to tease her!
“i know you're not actually busy.” yang huffs, glimpsing over your shoulder and onto the paper you're currently taking notes on. “you're just writing things for the sake of writing something.”
for a moment, you paused writing, glancing up, as if you were thinking. yang almost thought she had you, that you were ready to give up, but then you put your pen back onto the paper and continued writing.
“you're an idiot, you know that?” yang rolled her eyes and sighed, an amused smile on her lips. she leaned forward, glancing at you from the side, before an idea popped up in her head.
“if it sit in your lap, will you finally pay attention to me~?” yang whispered in a seductive tone. and for just a moment, she could see a grin hush over your lips. and that was all the answers that she needed!
as yang sat down on your lap, pushing your chair a bit away from the desk, you finally had to stop writing and couldn't ignore her any longer.
“oh, yang!” you acted surprised that yang was here. “sorry, i was too focused on my studies! were you here this entire time~?”
“don't play dumb with me.” yang lovingly ruffled your hair. “exams are all over, so there's nothing to study for. and i know you've been ignoring me on purpose.”
“why would i do that~?” you hummed innocently, batting your eyes at your girlfriend.
“because you know what happens when you tease me like this~” yang hummed right back, before pressing her lips onto yours, for a sensual kiss.
you grinned against her lips, before pulling back and asking, just to clarify: “you mean that you get all needy~?”
“you know just what i mean.” yang replied, before glancing over at your desk, then back at you, with a big grin. “now, how about we use that desk for something more fun than studying~?”
“oh, whatever could that mean?” you tease. “maybe you should show me…”
summary: after introducing lana to the girl you're dating, she starts to act weird. and when you confront her, you find out why...
tags: MESSY relationships, angst with a happy ending, unrequited feelings (that are actually requited), unnamed woman reader is dating, lowkey ooc!lana (maybe? idk?)
at first, you thought you were just imagining things when you introduced lana to the girl you were dating. lana had always gotten along well with other women at work, but for some reason, lana seemed to struggle getting along with her. surely though, you were just overthinking all of this, right? you were seeing things that weren't there, right?
well, you weren't the only one noticing that. the girl you were dating started to realize that lana was closed off, seemingly disliking her. and when you tried to defend lana, it only ended up in a big argument. not just with your girl, but when you confronted lana, things took a turn as well…
“you think i hate her?” lana huffed defensively. “is that what you think or does she think that i hate her?”
“well, does it really matter? do you like her or not? that's what we should be talking about here!”
lana had been avoiding giving you a clear answer for any of your questions and slowly, you were growing frustrated. this was not like her. not at all…
“i don't hate her, alright?” lana sighed. “i just won't be her friend, that's all.”
“but why not? what's so wrong with her that you don't even want to give her a chance? if she ends up as my girlfriend, then you two–”
“i don't want to like her, nor do i want to be her friend–!” lana snapped at you. “if she's your girlfriend and i were to become her friend, i…”
lana trailed off, but you weren't going to let her stop now. she was so close to finally revealing what this was all about.
“what then?” you asked, taking a step closer and watching as lana looked at you fearfully, before her expression turned pained.
“i couldn't forgive myself for being in love with the boyfriend of a friend.” lana looked at you, trying to gauge your reaction. were you mad at her? sad to hear this? or maybe… even happy?
it felt like your entire world was spinning after what lana had said. you couldn't quite tell what exactly it was you were feeling. maybe you were upset with yourself, for not realizing this earlier. or at lana, for never telling you about this.
“you… you're in love with me…?” you couldn't even tell if you sounded happy or not. lana always had a special place in your heart, but why did she only confess to you now that you had met someone new and were about to move on. “how the hell was i supposed to know that you loved me? why didn't you–”
“you weren't supposed to know.”
silence filled the room, as lana and you stared at each other. neither of you knew what to do next. your feelings for each other were already complicated enough when you assumed they were unrequited. but now that you knew they were mutual and that there was a third person involved in this, it only got worse…
“you should've told me earlier…” you sighed eventually. “now i'll have to–”
“i understand.” lana mumbled sadly, as you spoke. “i get that you'd choose–”
“–i'll have to end things with her”
for a moment, lana thought she didn't hear right. her head shot up and she stared at you surprised. you actually chose her? after everything, you really wanted her? she didn't even have to say it out loud for you to get what was going through her head. for once, she was an open book to you.
“i've only said ‘yes’ to dating her, because i thought that things between you and me could never happen. i thought i could move on and try to just be a friend to you. but… it seems that neither of us wants to be just friend, right?”
for once, lana actually smiled. more than just friends. that was something she had wanted for long now. and finally, it was within reach for her…
both cloud and tifa were quietly pining for you (& each other) before you started dating. they both seem like the confident type who'd just approach their crush and make a move, but they are both more shy than their first impression gives off
when you three do start dating, tifa is the first one to adjust to the relationship, while cloud takes a little longer to get comfortable. he's pretty nervous in the beginning stages…
but after a while, even cloud grows used to this. and once he does, his true self really comes out!
cloud is pretty clingy and affectionate! he loves to hold you and cuddle with you! though he loves it even more when it's all three of you
tifa is more publicly affectionate than cloud, but both of them prefer to keep those parts of your relationship intimate and private. not everyone has to see you kiss in public, you know?
cloud and tifa both care about making everyone in the relationship feel comfortable and like an equal. they don't have a ‘favorite partner’ and they evenly split their time up between each other (or just do things as a throuple)
both cloud and tifa are pretty good fighters and they love to protect you and each other! sometimes cloud saves the day, other times it's tifa who saves you and cloud
the three of you can't quite decide where you want your future to take you. you want to stay together, but are uncertain if you want to return to nibelheim or settle down in midgar. but while you're still on your journey to stop sephiroth, you push those thoughts back and decide to tackle them after you saved the planet!
both zack and aerith are very energetic and flirty people! if you're high-energy yourself, you'll fit in perfectly with them! but if you're not, they'll still find a way to hype you up and get you in the mood!
zack probably fell for you first! both aerith and zack are the type to get a quick crush on someone cute, but zack beat aerith by just a bit! he had his eyes on you first, but happily shares you with aerith
aerith and zack both love to show you off to others! they are proud of having such a cute partner and they always hype you up towards others. though they brag about each other just as much
it's very obvious that you three are a throuple! after all, zack and aerith can't keep their hands off you! you always walk around with each of them on one hand. and even if you're not, they'll cuddle and kiss you every five minutes and that makes things obvious–
aerith and zack get along great with each other. if they wouldn't, this relationship wouldn't have worked out. they both love you, as well as each other
while aerith surely isn't a damsel in distress and can defend herself with her staff, zack is the protective one in the relationship! he's a first class soldier, after all, so he wants to show off a bit and keep his two lovers safe!
summary: vincent isn't very happy when you pay him a visit at his work place…
tags: angst with a happy ending, kinda misunderstandings, established romantic relationship, turks!vincent, careful & protective!vincent, petnames
you would've hoped that your boyfriend would be at least a little bit happy to see you, when you showed up at his work place to visit him. but vincent didn't look happy at all to see you. he seemed… a little bit annoyed, as he approached you, wiping that smile off your face right away.
“you shouldn't be here.” were the words he greeted you with. you tried to remain cheerful, but it was hard when he was so quick to complain.
“i'm happy to see you too, vincent.” you replied sarcastically, with the sweetest smile you could muster. “how has your day been?”
“i mean it.” vincent doubled down, ignoring your question, as he gently grabbed your arm and led you to the side, away from the prying eyes of his co-workers. “you shouldn't be here.”
“are you embarrassed to have me visit you, vince?” you sighed, begrudgingly following vincent.
“that's not the problem.”
vincent sighed and paused. both of you knew that part of this was because he was embarrassed. he had never introduced you to the other turks and you weren't even sure if he ever mentioned you to them.
“it's not safe for you to be here, honey.” vincent got a little softer with you as soon as the two of you had found a quiet place to talk, out of sight from everyone else. “this isn't the type of job where you bring your partner. the less people know about you, the better, as it'll only put a potential target on your back. you understand that, don't you?”
“i just wanted to see you…” you sighed softly, avoiding to confirm vincent's question. you knew his job was dangerous, but you hadn't really thought that far ahead. you just wanted to spend his lunch break with him and have some more time together…
“i know, sweets” vincent gently placed a kiss on your forehead and ruffled your hair. “how about we go out for lunch, just today? and every other time you miss me and want to see me, you just let me know and i'll try to finish my work early that day. sounds good?”
you slowly nodded and vincent smiled softly, before grabbing your hand.
“then let's go, honey. and stay near me, alright?”
pairing: tifa lockhart x gn!reader x aerith gainsborough
tags: romantic rivalry, supportive friendship, hints at potential poly
aerith is likely the one to fall in love with you first! or rather, she's one to quickly develop a crush, while tifa takes a bit longer to like someone, but then quickly starts loving them instead of it simply being a small crush
aerith is always flirty with you! even before she started liking you, she was always teasing you. but since developing a crush on you, she's been flirting with you at every opportunity
tifa might seem like the type to boldly flirt with you, but she's a lot more shy than you might think at first. she wishes she could be as forward as aerith is, but flirting doesn't come as natural to her – at least not with someone she likes!
she can flirt decently with people she isn't interested in, for example when flirting with men to get information out of them, but once it comes to someone tifa actually likes, it's not working anymore. probably cause she wants a real and deep connection with you, not just some fling…
despite being rivals for your love, aerith is very supportive of tifa! aerith realizes quickly that tifa likes you and pushes her towards being more open about her feelings for you! she even gives tifa some flirting tips that really fluster tifa–
aerith could confess to you whenever she wants and if tifa wasn't interested in you, she probably would do just that. but since tifa likes you as well, aerith wants to give tifa a chance to sort out her feelings, so she waits to confess to you, until tifa is ready
you're quite likely to get two confessions at the same time or around the same time! aerith will even let tifa take the first step, knowing that might mean you'll accept tifa's confession before even hearing out aerith's…
but aerith and tifa are friends and that's what matters to aerith. she wants to keep that friendship, no matter who ends up with you. though she wouldn't mind it if both of them end up with you…
tags: wholesome fluff, friends to lovers, bits of jealousy, romance
tifa feels super comfortable around you! you two used to be friends before starting to date and having friendship as the foundation of your relationship makes everything so much easier and better!
the two of you can talk about everything and even if conflict arises, you're great at finding a solution together! tifa is determined to make this relationship work out and is not afraid to be vulnerable with you or speak her mind!
though even with that, tifa can get a little jealous at times. she usually tries to swallow down her jealousy and ignore it, but she gets a bit tense when another girl gets too close and affectionate with you…
it's in those moments that tifa gets a little extra affectionate with you! she's usually decently affectionate, but tries to tone it down in front of others. except for those times!
since tifa is quite good with her fists, she loves to protect you, but doesn't mind it when you get protective of her as well! it's kind of hot… as long as you don't see her as some damsel in distress!
tifa is quick to introduce you to her friends as her partner, though you likely know them already by now– all of avalanche is very supportive of your relationship! but aerith might give you the ‘don't hurt her or i'll hurt you’ speech, just as a little warning (not that tifa wouldn't kick your ass if you ever did hurt her…)
you're pretty shy, even around your girlfriend, tifa. or rather you are especially shy around tifa!
normally, you're rather introverted already, but you tend to warm up to other people and slowly grow more comfortable
but tifa has noticed that since you two started dating, you've seemed to gotten even more shy than usual!
in reality, you're just super nervous around tifa! she's so pretty, strong and clever… how could you not be nervous to be around someone as awesome as her? and to have her as your girlfriend as well…
a lot of times that tifa mistakes you for being quiet because you're nervous, but you're actually quietly admiring her! but whenever tifa asks you what's on your mind, you blush and stutter, telling her it's nothing!
tifa really tries to make you feel comfortable around her. but it isn't until you confess to tifa just how much you adore her & how nervous she makes you that the two of you can move past this
hearing you confess your feelings makes tifa chuckle a little. she was worried it was something serious, but you're just shy because you're so in love with her? that's absolutely adorable!
tifa tries to show you the less ‘cool’ or ‘attractive’ sides of her, so you see she's flawed as well, like any other human
hopefully it'll help ease your nerves around her. though tifa can't help but tease you sometimes, just to see that cute blush on your face when you get shy…
cloud is very reserved when you first start dating him. he's a bit intimidated by a relationship, as he's worried he might not be good enough for you and that, if he messes up, he'll lose you again
he loves affection, but he's too awkward to make the first move. he never wants to overstep any boundaries, so he's usually just pouting and waiting for you to give him a kiss, hug or some sweet words
due to his insecurities at first, cloud has a bit of a jealous side. he doesn't like seeing you with other guys (unless he knows them well) and he usually just pouts and sulks when you're with other guys
however, he's very protective of you as well! with so many people after him and sephiroth being a huge threat, cloud can't risk putting you in danger! he wants to help you defend yourself a bit, but he always throws himself into danger whenever your safety is on the line
the longer you date cloud, the more he begins to open up to you and the more he becomes himself as well. you learn more about him and his past, while cloud grows more comfortable with who he is
slowly, he begins to get more affectionate and loving. he'll still tremble when grabbing your hand for the first time, but with each subsequent time, the trembling becomes less and less, until it feels perfectly natural for him to make the first move and show you his love
you start to see cloud smile more often around you as well. first it's a small smile hushing over his lips here and there, but over time, he seems to be genuinely happy and content around you! he's at peace when you're near…
summary: it's yet another weekend that jessie takes you to have dinner at her parent's house. just what every fake couple does, right?
“how much longer do we have to keep this up?”
you straightened your clothes, waiting for jessie to ring the doorbell at her parent's place. you two have been coming here every weekend for a few months now, to keep up the illusion that you two were a couple. it was just another part of jessie's lie about her life…
“just a few more weeks, i swear!” jessie assured you, clinging to your arm, before ringing the bell. “just long enough for my mom to know she doesn't have to worry about me, alright~?”
you sighed softly and nodded. though you struggled to believe that it would truly just be a few more weeks. with how much jessie's mom liked you, you might never get out of this again…
summary: when sharing a bed with aerith, you try to do the right thing and give her space. but aerith wants you as close to her as possible…
tags: there's only one bed, tiny bit of angst (awkward!reader), silly & wholesome fluff, suggestive (hints at smut), friends to lovers
“you should take the bed, you need it more than me!”
“no, if anyone takes the bed, it should be you!”
that's how it had all started.
aerith and you had been paired up in an inn, unaware that the room you had to share didn't have two single sized beds, but instead one double bed.
you were quick to suggest you'd take the floor and aerith could have the bed. but all that ended up in was the two of you both wanting to take the floor and let the other one have the bed. until eventually, you had to agree that the smartest thing to do would be sharing the bed…
“i hope… this isn't too awkward for you.” you mumbled into your pillow, as you practically hugged the edge of the bed.
you really tried to leave aerith as much space as she needed, not even wanting to touch her. you tried to avoid doing anything that could make her uncomfortable, which included touching her or even looking at her!
“n-no, i don't mind…!” aerith assured you. there was a small smile that hushed over her lips, as she buried her face in her own pillow.
sharing a bed with you was kinda exciting for her. to be so close to the person she liked was like a dream come true. if this would end like in a romance novel, she might even get to wake up cuddled against you in the morning.
but for now, aerith tried to hide her excitement…
“i just… hope this won't happen again.” you sighed quietly. “we should be more careful when booking a room next time…”
there was a moment of silence. you could hear aerith shift around next to you, lightly pulling on the blanket in the process. and then, she spoke up:
“is it… really that bad to share a bed with me?”
aerith sounded almost sad. like you had offended her by showing what she perceived to be disappointment or disgust to be so close to her.
“wha– n-no, of course not!”
you quickly assured her, even turning around to face her. only that aerith had inched closer towards you while you weren't looking and was now face to face with you. you could feel her leg brush up against yours and you nervously averted your gaze.
“i– i don't really mind sharing a bed with you. in fact… i suppose i'd rather be with you than anyone else. it's just… i don't want to make you uncomfortable! so i'm trying to stay away from you…”
when you dared to look at aerith again, a small smile covered her lips. when your eyes met, she slowly inched a little closer, until your bodies were pressed against each other.
“i don't want you to stay away from me…” aerith whispered, close enough to you that she was sure you'd hear it.
“o-oh… o-okay…” you whispered dumbfounded, a little overwhelmed by this revelation. but slowly, you wrapped an arm around aerith, hoping she wouldn't see you blushing in the darkness.
“then i suppose… i won't stay away from you anymore…”
summary: you've got the ability to come back from the dead. but how is that ability affecting your relationship with aerith?
tags: fluff & angst, strangers to friends to lovers, death & revival, aerith worries about your future together, spoilerfree
the first time you met aerith you died in her arms.
you had crashed through the roof of the church in the slums, right onto the flower field. aerith held you in her arms, begging you to stay with her. she didn't even know you, yet she couldn't stand seeing you die. she cried bitterly, your death taking a huge toll on her.
and then the next day, you walked through the door of the church, as if nothing had happened. as if aerith hadn't seen you die, hadn't felt how your heart stopped beating and hadn't carried your lifeless body outside to bury you.
“i remember you.”
those were the words you greeted her with. aerith was too stunned to speak, but you seemed well enough to do the talking.
“i must've startled you quite a bit yesterday. i'm sorry for that” you said, as you stepped closer, kneeling down next to flowers. “i hope the flowers are still well…”
aerith was fascinated by you. at first, she feared you too. after all, you had come back from the dead, with death leaving seemingly no lasting effects on you. but as soon as the fear faded, aerith knew that she wanted to learn more about you. she wanted to understand what had happened and why. and she wanted to know the person who wielded the power to come back from the dead.
during the following months, you visited aerith quite a few times in the church. as she tended to the flowers, you told her about your life; your upbringing, your interests and, of course, your ability to come back from the dead.
to you, death was more like sleeping. whenever you had died, you awoke again as soon as the clock hit midnight and a new day began. and the day aerith and you first met hadn't been much different.
as the months passed, aerith's fascination with you faded. and in its place, romantic feelings began to blossom. with each visit to the church, the two of you fell deeper in love with one another. until one day, you shared a romantic kiss within the flower field, that marked the start of your relationship.
only a week later, you died once more. this time, aerith wasn't by your side to witness it. she only found out about your death when you told her about it during your next visit to the church.
“how can you be so calm about this?” aerith had scolded you, with tears in her eyes, as you casually mentioned your last death. “what if you hadn't come back this time? or what if–”
“i'm fine, aerith. i've always been fine. you have nothing to worry about, i promise.”
but aerith had quite a lot to worry about. for one, she worried that you wouldn't come back to her. that perhaps, you had only a few chances to come back from the dead and that you'd eventually run out on those. and then, she'd feel the same way she did that first time you died in her arms; helpless and all alone.
and then there was another worry aerith had. one that wasn't mutually exclusive to the prior one. what if you didn't value your own life? what if that ability to return from the dead was more a curse than a blessing, because it made you forget the value of your own life?
and of course, there was one last thing. if you never died, if you truly were immortal, than you'd outlive everyone around you, including aerith. while she would one day die and return to the lifestream, you'd still be here. and perhaps once aerith would be dead, you'd recognize the value of life. but by then, it would be too late for aerith to witness it…
Hey, could you please do Magik general romantic relationship headcanons with a male reader? Thanks for your time!
MARVEL RIVALS - Magik relationship headcanons with a male reader!
Note(s): If the Russian is inaccurate, sorry! I tried to look for credible sources... Also, as the request asks for a male reader, I'm going to be under the assumption that you'll prefer more typically masculine names!
I'm lowk not too familiar with her but. I think I cooked.
Generally, I'm of the opinion that Magik is physically affectionate. While she's not all over you all the time, she is definitely *not* shy and she *will* kiss you on the mouth, cheek, forehead or give you a massive hug when she wants to. Boldness is simply a part of her, and she doesn't see the point in a relationship if she can't show off her love for you.
Illyana prefers kissing and hugging you to you kissing and hugging her, more of a giver than a receiver. In all the senses of the phrase. But, that doesn't mean she dislikes it when you do want to take a step forward. I think she just has a preference for holding you and keeping you safe.
The exception is probably hand holding. Magik is a fan of it if you or her need comfort, or if she's leading you, but other than that she would accept you holding her hand more than she'd go out of her way to initiate hand holding.
I think Magik would have many different kinds of petnames for you, depending on who you are as a person / in a relationship and the situation at hand. It'd be a mix of English and Russian, but she'll always lean toward her native tongue.
Generally, she'd call her boyfriend Лучик – luchik, which means sunray. Essentially, she sees you as a light in her life, possibly even *the* light of her life. It's a safe nickname because it's not really dependent on who you are as a guy, just who you are to her. And, that's all that matters to Illyana.
Котенок – kotyonok meaning cat (kitten), or котик – kotik, which just means cat, would be her go-to for a feisty or confident partner. If you're particularly strong and do something to impress her, it'd be upgraded to Лев – Lev, meaning lion!
She'll call you Зайчонок – zaichonok, meaning bunny, if you're energetic and a more bounce off the walls kind of guy. Though, this also just extends to when you show any kind of happiness above normal.
When you do something particularly affectionate, or give her a gift, she'll give you a peck on the cheek and call you Сахарок – sakharok, meaning sugar piece.
Her verbal affection is probably less intense and less often than physical, but Illyana likes praising you just as much. Using the petnames above, and with a hand snaked around your waist or hanging off your shoulders, expect her to say you look good. Or you've done well during a mission / work / whatever you've just done.
However, she's incredibly blunt. Of course, if you're a more sensitive person she'll try to flower up her language and lessen the blow of reality, but she hates coddling people. When you do something she doesn't like, she will tell you, and she won't be shy about it. If the truth hurts to swallow, she'll hold your hand while you do, but she isn't going to make you spit it out.
Expect to get along with Colossus. You and her will *not* stay together long if you don't. She values her family and she won't break up with you just for not being best friends with him, but she will be upset if you don't like and especially if you hate each other.
Illyana would prefer for you to be another hero of some kind. If not an outright hero, just somebody who she's sure can defend themselves. Sure, some basic defense training would be good, but also, this is a world with planet eating giants. She can't always be there for you, even if she wants to be, so the less pressure she feels to mother hen you, the better.
Not that she's outright against dating a civilian. If she felt a strong enough connection she would most likely take that risk, but she would be a bit overprotective. Not enough to feel overly smothering, but it might start to nag at you if you're more sensitive to being coddled.
I feel like Magik would love more personal dates, like staying at home and playing games for example, than she would going to fancy restaurants. It's just not something she personally cares for. If you want to? Sure! She can go, but she won't be quiet about how it's not her style. If she is going out to eat, it'll probably be a burger joint or another kind of crappy fast food place.
Speaking of, her favourite pastime is chilling on the couch with you and watching / playing something. Whether it's bingeing a show, or renting a new movie, or whatever you can think of. If it's casual, on a couch, with the TV and with you, she likes it.
Bonus points if you get takeaway.
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