Can I request a Ventus x reader. Like in the part where he wakes up and they reunite?
i stuck them in the rod with aqua just bc, yk, canonically they’d be forever older than him if they weren’t.
When you and the others had first arrived, Castle Oblivion had been dark and dreary. Your heart hurt knowing your former home had been turned into this. But with Aqua at your side, as she always had been, you restored it to it’s former glory. As everything shifted and brightened, you couldn’t help the few tears that spill out. You genuinely thought you might never see your home again-- or Ventus-- and yet now both were in your grasp.
Almost as soon as you enter the castle, you’re set upon by Vanitas. It isn’t an easy battle. Vanitas is far stronger than you and Aqua combined, using dirty tricks and tactics to overpower you. As you collapse, you catch a glimpse of Vanitas, hovering over Aqua and poised to strike. Your head is pounding but you’re trying to force yourself to your feet when a blinding burst of light appears from the thrones.
There’s the sound of shattering glass-- vaguely you realize the barrier surrounding you has been pierced by the light-- and then there’s a voice screaming your names. Your heart jolts in your chest as Ventus comes flying at Vanitas, knocking the boy away from your Aqua and landing in a protective crouch on her other side.
With the barrier broken and the fight now 6 on 1, Vanitas hightails it, still taunting about how it’ll never be enough to defeat the Seekers of Darkness. You stop fighting when he disappears, allowing your Keyblade to disappear as you hide your face in your hands, finally allowing the tears to spill over.
You’re so busy sobbing you don’t even realize Ventus has approached, but you jump when his warm, callused hands take yours, pulling them down as he pulls you into his arms.
No words need to be spoken. You came for him, no matter how late, and there would be time for words later. Right now, he just wants to hold you in his arms. There was no bigger regret than the parting the two of you had. It wasn’t supposed to end the way it did, and in Ventus’s mind there was going to be more time. There was no doubt that you still loved him as much as he loved you.
After several long, drawn out minutes, he pulled back, cupping your cheek in his hand and allowing his thumb to ghost over your lips. He watched the tears collect against his hand and slide down, leaving odd streaks against your skin. Your breathing hitched as he leaned closer-- both from your tears and nervousness.
“I missed you,” he whispered, touching his nose to yours. He wasn’t quite ready to kiss you yet, it felt too intimate for the moment, but the need for closeness couldn’t be ignored.
His words brought forth a flood of emotions and memories of your time in the Realm of Darkness, when the only thing keeping you going was the memory of Ventus and Terra, and Aqua at your side.
“I missed you too, Ventus. So much, more than you can imagine,” you choked out, breaking up in the middle of it as fresh tears spilled. Without thinking, you threw your arms around him, knocking him to the floor as you hid your face in his chest.
Sora and co. giggled in the background, smiling fondly at your adorable reunion, but it was time to go. You had a lot of prepping to do and no time to waste, so Ventus helped you up, refusing to release your hand from the moment you got to your feet.
