Rumi x Reader Pre-Dating Headcanons
My first tumblr post. I think this tag is too empty. Should I keep writing more?
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Miss girl here has absolutely no idea of what romantic feelings are supposed to feel like, and so, the first time she ever laid her eyes on you and her heartbeat fastened, senses all focused on you and a shiver ran down her back - well, she thought you were a demon.
Mira and Zoey were not convinced their new assistant manager, whom Bobby was so enthused about, was a demon — but they tried to help Rumi figure it out anyway.
"Have you seen her smile? It's all... weird."
"Look! She has patterns in her arms?" "No, Rumi, those were just her bracelets." "Well, why does she have so many? Suspicious, huh?"
"She literally brought donuts this morning, guys. She's trying to poison us."
Cue a week-long investigation where Rumi stalks you like a determined cat, with her Honmoon sword in one hand and phone to take pictures (proof!) on the other.
You notice, of course you do, and your first thought is that she must hate you so much she's trying to get you fired.
Eventually, Rumi has to concede that you're not a demon. Just... overwhelmingly pretty. Which is, frankly, worse. Much worse.
After that, she avoids you like the plague. Eye contact? A war crime. Casual conversation? Emotional waterboarding. Touching fingers when you both reach for the same pen on the conference room? A near-death experience.
"You were wonderful today, Rumi-ssi." along with a smile of yours was enough for her face and ears to get so terribly red that Mira got legit worried.
Zoey, of course, is living her best life having a live k-drama happening around her.
Bobby is THRIVING in the middle of the drama, by the way. He thinks it's a slow burn enemies-to-lovers. He’s not wrong, but he needs to stop narrating it like it's a k-drama. Out loud. In meetings.
Mira eventually corners Rumi and is like, "Hey, if she's not a demon, maybe you just like her?"
And Rumi short-circuits. Has to sit down. Has to stare into the void for 20 minutes.
The next time you smile at her, she tries to flirt.
Unfortunately, Rumi’s version of flirting is: “You have very symmetrical facial features. Like a statue. Or… a really expensive mannequin.” — while shoving a ramyeon with her face on it at you.
You're like: “...Thanks?”
Rumi thinks she’s doing great.
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