Obsessed with this gorgeous portrait of my Lovelink love, Cianán by @/artbyainna (on Instagram). The absolute perfection of this! Look at this handsome man! 😍😍😍
Cianán is a seasonal LI and a dullahan (headless horseman).
In honor of this stunning art, I wrote a drabble about him:
Under the Moonlight
Pairing: Cianán x Reader (no gender, race, or body type given)
Words: ~550 words
Rating: general, fluff (brief use of 'scar')
Summary: You and Cianán are growing closer, despite knowing he is supposed to kill you.
Your fingers thread carefully through his cravat, loosening the knot and freeing him from its restrictive grasp. Gently, you release the top few buttons of his shirt, brushing the garment to the sides. The pale skin you reveal glows warmly in the moonlight, like the perfect porcelain of a Renaissance masterpiece. Your cheeks warm, and your heart drums faster in your chest in anticipation.
"What art thou doing, dear one ?" His large hands move between you, reaching to realign his shirt.
You lean forward, taking his hands in your own and pulling them away. They're cold in your grasp as you brush a kiss across his knuckles. You hold them a moment longer, reassuring him that despite the dangers of what this means for you, your words and feelings for him have always been true. "I want to see you."
His eyes drop away, part in fear, part in shame. He knew letting you in would only make his job harder. He had promised you one night of protection, and yet, days had passed, and you'd only grown closer. His resolve to protect you was becoming stronger than his will to follow orders and kill you, even if it endangered his own life to do so.
"Cianán?" You whisper his name, your eyes widening as he meets your gaze. There was still so much about him you didn't know, but you knew you wanted to know more, to understand, to grow closer to him, and none of it had to do with saving your own life. You just couldn't stop yourself from being drawn to him.
He nods shortly, and you waste no time, pushing the garment further away from his neck. A faint blue glow begins to circle and swirl around him, growing brighter as it moves out away from his skin. The blue embers flicker and lick the cool night's air, bathing you in their light.
Your spine tingles in exhilaration. Your head falls to the side, examining the faint line drawn across his neck. You had seen the scar in a photograph and on the night you first met when his head came off, but this was the first time seeing it up close, knowing you were safe with him. You wonder what had happened, how he became a dullahan, but mostly, you wondered what made you different. Why were you still alive? So many questions, but right now, none of them mattered.
You chew your lower lip as you move closer. Your lips graze ever so lightly on his tender flesh. You feel him tremble beneath you as the heat of your breath washes over him. "Shh—." You press a tender kiss over the mystical blue glow emanating from his skin.
He swallows hard, attempting to cover his rising emotions with an unconvincing cough.
Your lips pull in the corners as you nestle into him, peppering the scar encircling his neck with delicate kisses, soft as the flutter of a butterfly's wings.
Your name slips involuntarily from his lips like a silent prayer into the night, the sound of which is filled with a warmth and admiration you weren't sure he was capable of having.
You lean back far enough to meet his gaze once more.
His piercing blue eyes glistened with an openness you'd only seen mere glimpses of before. His mouth opens, but no words follow; instead, he wraps you in the security of his strong embrace.
As you rest your head on his chest, you almost swear you hear his heart begin to beat...just for you.
A/N: I know this isn't my best work, but it was a lot of fun to write something different. I know there are definitely parts I could have rewritten and strengthened but I really just wanted to write to write and not worry about being hypercritical. I miss the joy of writing, so if you read this and made it this far, I hope you enjoyed it and I truly appreciate you taking the time to read it. Thank you!
I would love to dance the night away in the arms of this dullahan
Thank you to @/artbyainna (IG) for this stunning artwork. I am blown away by this. 🥺🥺🥺😍😍😍
I've written 2 Cianán x Reader fics for anyone interested:
Under the Moon: You spend a quiet moment with Cianan under the moonlight.
Together (Explicit / 18+ Only)" You and Cianán enjoy some alone time.
