Doctor Schneeplestien X Reader: The Rose Series
Red roses: Love, Passion, beauty, Courage, Respect
[Y/N] stood at the door of Henrik’s office, bundle of roses in one hand and the door handle in the other. The German doctor had been over doing it recently, only coming out of his office to get more coffee and he only seemed to eat when JJ or Chase forced him to. They’d gotten him the roses in hopes to lift his spirits and take his mind off things but considering the color they were a little nervous that he might take it the wrong way and might find it more of an awkward situation which would probably only make him distance himself from them more. No, they needed to do this for their friend, they could explain themselves easily enough.
With a deep breath they turned the knob and tried to enter, only to find the door locked. Of course, he’d figured to finally start locking the door after his brothers tried to drag him out of the room several times. [Y/N] let go of the knob, shaking their head and tapping rhythmically on the door. There was a pause and soon the door opened to reveal a very tired looking Henrik.
“Oh! [Y/N], vat can I do for you?” He questioned, opening his door more and seeming more relaxed at the sight of them rather than one of his brothers.
“The other’s said you’ve been… Off recently, so I brought you something.” They said, showing him the roses with a smile.
“Oh?” He questioned, his eyebrow arching as he took the flowers and inspected them for a moment. “Red roses? Vhy [Y/N], I never knew you felt zat vay…”
“Wh-I-No! That wasn’t what I was trying to convey with those!” They tripped over their words, heat rising to their face quickly as the doctor laughed.
“Is zat so? But don’t red roses symbolize love?” He asked with a grin, enjoying the nice blush that had settled in [Y/N]’s face. “Come in, zis is no discussion to be having in a hallway.” He spoke, ushering them into the room and closing the door behind them.
“That… That’s really not what I was trying to convey with those.” They said, looking anywhere but him, their eyes landing on his messy desk that was covered in paper work and empty cups and coffee mugs. “How long have you been working on that stuff?” They questioned, making their way over to the desk but were cut off by a quick moving Henrik.
“Zere is no need to vorry about my vork, Shatz. Tell me more about zees flowers you bought me and how you’re ‘not’ using zem to confess your secret love for me. I vouldn’t blame you for doing so you know~.” He winked and [Y/N] quickly avoided his gaze once more, maybe this was a bad idea after all.
“Red roses don’t only symbolize love you know…” They muttered, soon very aware of just how close he was to them as he spoke again.
“I’m sorry, vat vas zat Shatz? You’ll need to speak up.”
“I said, the roses don’t only mean love.” They made sure to speak clearly this time, finally making eye contact with him… Those stupid blue eyes of his were twinkling with amusement, he enjoyed embarrassing them far too much. “They’re also a sign of courage and respect.”
The amused look quickly fell from Henrik’s face after they said those words, his shoulders slumping as he looked back to the roses and then back over to [Y/N].
“Courage and respect, you say? Tell me, Shatz, vat is it zat silly old Schneeple has done to make you sink he has courage and deserves respect?” He asked, his eyes slowly going to the ground, a far-off look coming to his face. They knew what he was thinking about, the fact that he’d “failed” Jack had been haunting him nonstop, even with his long vacation he still wasn’t doing well with it.
“All sorts of things. Hell, you being here now is one thing.” They began, stopping as he scoffed but continued to speak before he could say anything. “Look at you, still doing everything you can, reading everything you can and following every hint of a lead to something that could help Jack.” His grip tightened on the rose stems at the mention of his friend.
“I vouldn’t need to be if I’d just been-“
“No, don’t you start on that again. You did everything you could, its not your fault. None of this is your fault and you fought your hardest against Anti…” The doctor flinched that time and [Y/N] bit their tongue. “It took a lot of courage to keep fighting to try and save Jack, it takes courage to keep looking for a way to fight back even now and help Jack wake up from his coma. You are by far the bravest, most courageous man I know Henrik, and of course I respect you.” They said, gently placing their hand on his cheek and carefully moving his head so he could see their face, so he could see they meant every word. His eyes were glassy, a sniffle escaping him as he stepped back and wiped his nose with his sleeve, muttering something in German that they didn’t understand. “I’m sorry?”
“I… Zat is…” He gulped, tears wanted to escape but he wouldn’t let them, not right now. He’d already shed enough tears on the subject. “Zat is zee kindest sing someone has said to me and I am not sure zat I deserve it.”
“Well of course you do, Henrik. You deserve every bit of praise… And you also deserve a break.” [Y/N] spoke, glancing back to the messy desk. “I know you want to get Jack awake as quickly as possible, but please don’t run yourself ragged in the process. You know this house would fall apart without you, it’s a miracle that the house is still even standing after you were gone for nine months!” They said, smiling as they earned a small laugh from the German.
“Ja, I vas surprised to find most everysing intact.” A smile found its way to his face as [Y/N] approached him, putting a hand on his shoulder and giving it a gentle squeeze.
“C’mon, let’s take a short break yeah? Eat a snack, maybe take a short nap then I promise I’ll let you get back to work.” They spoke softly, he looked over to his desk and his smile dropped before he looked down at the roses and then back over to [Y/N].
“Alright, I vill let you vin zis time. Besides vee should get zis into a vase no?” He lifted the flowers to bring attention to them and smiled softly.
“Yeah, we can get those in some water and then get some food in you. I don’t know when the last time you ate was, but I’m only seeing cups over there and that’s not a good sign.”
“Right right…” He nodded, running his fingers through his hair, now that he thought about it, he couldn’t remember the last time he’d eaten either. “But you’re sure you have no secret love for zee good doctor?” A hint of teasing finding its way back to his voice.
“For Pete’s sake Henrik, we were having a moment! Jus-… Just come on.” They rolled their eyes and turned to leave the room, hoping that he didn’t see the blush that had once again rose to their face.
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Zee good Doctah makes his appearance! I was up till almost midnight last night writing this one purely because I was trying to get the accent right haha! There were at least nine steps in the guide I found, but stuck to only using some because after trying to apply all of them I found Schneep’s dialogue too confusing to read, for me at least. Anyway, once again I didn’t want to go the obvious route with the roses I chose and besides I feel zee good doctah needed to hear those words more than anything. As always, I accept any and all feed back and thank you for reading and I hope you liked it!
~Seal~