A Smile For The World To See
Anon: I would like to request a Freminet x clown!reader about how they would interact as well how busy they are.
A/n: I’ve never paid that much attention to Freminet but I’m 100% willing to try something new! Thank you for this request and I’ll forever treasure it (heck might even frame it and hang it on my wall) since it is my very 1st request! Many hugs and well wishes to you fellow reader 💛I hope I met your expectations with this one.
Tags: platonic, fluff, pure friendship
『Location: Court of Fontaine』
Freminet was always a quiet, reserved young boy. Being raised in the House of the Hearth did shape its children into being strong and independent people; his calm persona helped him approach other children much more easily and had a hand at comforting them when needed, though he would always say that Lyney was much better at handling the comforting.
After the prophecy had passed, the House had been busy repairing the damages left behind after the flood and the children went out to help others in need despite their busy schedule.
After a draining task, Freminet decided it would be best to walk around the court of Fontaine; it’s not everyday he stumbles upon a small grace period so he took it to calm his mind.
“An adorable balloon penguin for an equally adorable boy~.”
He was forced to a stop when someone handed him a blue balloon penguin, it had a striking resemblance to pers. He raises his head to meet e/c eyes and a bright smile plastered on a girl's face.
Freminet was stunned, he had been handed gifts on multiple occasions but it was always within the children of the Hearth, never someone outside of that circle. He was unsure how to respond to this unexpected gesture and was trying so hard to make a decision.
The girl reaches out to grab his hand and pushes the balloon forward, motioning for him to take it. She then proceeds to place her hands next to her face and point specifically to her lips and she smiles brightly. “A smile suits you better! If things get hard, or you’re afraid of the unknown, you should face it head on with a smile!”
She quickly bids him farewell and Freminet can only watch as she slowly leaves his sight. Once he realized he never spoke or even thanked her left him feeling guilty. “I never even got to say thank you…”
『Location: Court of Fontaine』
The next time he found her was during a performance with a troupe. It must be that the archons were in his favor, or maybe it was pure coincidence that he had time to spare to sit and watch a few performances.
Freminet was curious. He was always there to help Lyney and Lynette with their practice performances before the big day and would often share his input.
He thought it would be a good idea to watch the performance and thank you for the other day. That was his only goal but…
“The ocean is so cool! I hear you’re an amazing diver, right? How does it feel being submerged under water?”
Fremantle underestimated her social skills and after the performance, she quickly removed all makeup and wore a comfortable attire then proceeded to drag him outside the walls of Fontaine to walk around the shoreline.
He wasn’t sure how to contribute to the conversation and only opted to nodding shyly and clutching onto pers tightly.
The young girl suddenly crouches down and begins to play with the sand. She grabs a handful and offers to Freminet, “Let’s build a sand castle?”
He reluctantly crouched down with her and places pers down next to him. She beams in joy and the two begin to build a funky looking castle.
After some time passed, the castle was clearly poorly done. The walls kept crumbling, the bridge was nonexistent, and the towers decided to collapse and refused to cooperate. Fun times, however, Freminet had a frown after the failed attempt.
The girl pokes his forehead and smiles, “It’s ok! Practice makes perfect after all! We can try again another time when we aren’t busy.”
He looks down and ponders over her words. That’s when he remembered the reason for staying back to watch her performance. “Thank you for the other day…” he says quietly.
He jumps in surprise and opens his mouth but promptly shuts it. He was hesitant to voice his feelings and would always beat around the bush. But for some reason, he just had to tell her about how he felt about that penguin balloon; he appreciated her efforts and wanted to praise her for it…
“I said…,” he starts in a weak tone. He grabs pers and slowly hides his face behind the mechanical penguin. “T-thank you…for the other day…”
“Oh!” She clasped her hands together after realizing what he was talking about. “Don’t mention it! And if you ever need a new balloon penguin let me know, I’m happy to make plenty!”
Freminet lowers pers slowly and peeks from behind. He nods and adds, “Your craftsmanship is…amazing. Lyney has been pestering me to let him…borrow it to ‘study’ it…and improve his own skills…”
“Really!? The Lyney thinks my balloon penguin rivals his own skills! That’s such an honor!”
Freminet cracks a small smile which didn’t go unnoticed by the girl. “You smiled…”
She grabs his hands together in joy. “You just smiled! Your smile is so pretty!”
He was taken by surprise by the sudden contact and burst of energy. Flustered by her joy and attention being blasted towards him, he attempts to let go but couldn’t so he proceeds to look away, refusing to meet her energetic gaze.
Realizing that maybe she was making him uncomfortable, she lets go and apologizes profusely. “I’m so, so, so sorry. I didn’t mean to make you uncomfortable! It’s just that I never really saw you smile and I made it my mission to make you smile and hopefully even befriend you so—” she stops briefly then cracks an awkward smile. “And now I’m rambling…oops…”
“Oh my goodness, I never even introduced myself. How unruly can I get archons…!” She sighs at her mistake. She then exhales and extends her right hand with a smile, “My name is Y/n! My mission is to make everyone smile because the world deserves to be full of smiles.”
Freminet only stares at her extended arm. She became nervous because he wasn’t doing or saying anything and he didn’t mean to make her feel that way. He quite literally broke and is unable to find a solution to move forward.
Y/n then added nervously. “If…if you don’t want to be friends then that’s totally fine! I’m sorry if I ever offended you or made you uncomfortable, I’ll even remove myself from the face of Teyvat if that’s what you wish—”
And finally, it happened. He greeted her hand with pers very very tiny mechanical fin and gave it a gentle shake. “It’s…nice to meet you Y/n. This,” he gestures towards pers. “Is pers…and I, as you probably know, am Freminet…”
“Would you like to be friends?”
