If Malleus ever finds his lover crying, he will go above and beyond to make sure they're smiling again. No tears, no red eyes, no stuffy nose, just a beaming face full of life.
He sits you down on a chair and kneels infront of you, holding both of your hands in his while he patiently ask you for the reason of your sadness. Even if you are reluctant to say anything - or too busy crying to answer him - he will wait for an answer.
He prioritises your well-being over anything else. Though he is quite pissed about something, or someone, making you cry, he brushes those angry emotions off, making sure to bring you out to your favourite places and buy your favourite food.
Were you eyeing on a particular gem stone in one of briar valley’s mines? No worries, you would soon find it sitting on your desk. Do you want to go on a holiday trip? He can bring you there right now. Don’t worry about packing your items though, he is rich enough to buy them for you.
Going above and beyond meant that Malleus would use his authority as a Prince to fulfill any of your wishes just to make you happy. If there’s an obstacle, he would use his dragon flames to burn it away. Not only that, Malleus would put on a smile - one that he knows will get your heart racing - just so that you wouldn’t think about anything but him.
On the inside, he’s kinda dying to eliminate the problem that is bothering you. But you come first before anything.
The cake shall be presented on a ancient gold leaf plate with a traditional tea from Briar Valley. Malleus will carefully cut one small slice to do the taste test himself. After that, he carefully document down the flavour, texture and every small details of the cake. Malleus uses a preservation magic to preserve the cake exactly how it is, before displaying it in his room like an ancient relic.
He doesn't let anyone touch or eat the cake at all.
Image popped into my head of Overblot!Malleus taking the sleeping F!MC, enchanting her into an Aurora-like dress and placing her in his room, him sitting on the bed while caressing her face and filling her dreams with such sweet dreams of them together, so she’ll never leave him and he can keep her happy while asleep. Think we could elaborate on that imagery?
— a/n: i actually had a similar idea like this in my drafts and i wanted to make it 18+ HAHAHA but since someone requested it, i will make it sfw hehe
— cw: female reader, spoilers for chapter 7(this was written before part 3 came out), malleus and reader have a crush on each other but they are not in a relationship, malleus overblots, he's a little yandere but it's only cuz of his overblotting, slight manipulation, a little angst, mentions of starting a family, sleeping in a dream, he makes you sleep everytime
ending was inspired by this tiktok video
an unfamiliar feeling aroused in malleus’s chest when you told him that there might be a way to go back to your own world. “hm, it could be possible that the mirror is connected to the other world.” you cheered in joy upon hearing malleus's words, failing to notice a hint of darkness in his tone.
that night, malleus returns back to his room, a bitter taste was left in his mouth as he recalls bidding you goodnight with a smile on his face despite feeling the opposite.
it's like that time again, it's like the thorns of briar valley are squeezing my heart. i don't want her to leave. i don't want lilia to leave. i don't want to be alone. i don't want to be forgotten-
the rain pours heavily, the cries of thunder and lightning shook diasomnia as the dark fae wallows in his room. a sinister idea appeared in his mind, but he debated using it, thinking that it wouldn't do well.
it wasn't until silver tearfully confessed to him that he did not want lilia to leave. that was the final straw for malleus before he overblots, finally succumbing to the darkness and his desires.
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you flung open the entrance of ramshackle dorm, not bothering to close it as you rushed to diasomnia to attend lilia's farewell party. you had fell asleep on the couch, totally forgotten that today was lilia's last school of school. you could only hope that the old man wasn't too mad about you being late to his party.
as you stepped into diasomnia's territory, a chill ran down your spine as you noticed that the thorns were spreading, enveloping the sky and everything that it touches. you shrieked, thinking that it was going to attack you. however, the thorns maintained an arm distance from you. somehow, it managed to form a pathway that leads to the entrance of diasomnia.
was this part of the party's decoration? you thought, shrugging off the voice in your head that was telling you to run as you made your way to the entrance.
you stood in front of the double doors, hand pressing down at the door handle as the ominous feeling starts getting stronger and stronger. but that's just diasomnia, right? it has a gloomy and depressing atmosphere. you were so sure that lilia was going to pop out from somewhere and scare the living hell out of you once you open the door. however, the sight that greeted you was far from what you had expected.
the thorns formed a coffin shape, protecting whoever that was inside from harm. was that lilia, silver and sebek sleeping? but why? is this a prank?
you glance nervously around the surroundings, taking a step forward to wake up lilia, the main character of the day. this atmosphere is tensed, you didn't like it. it feels like something is caging you, ready to swallow you all. but most important of all, why does this feels so familiar?
"child of men, you are here." a familiar voice interrupts your train of thoughts as you whipped your body to the source, instantly wishing that you had never done so.
standing in front of you was malleus in his elegant form. elegant would have been the correct word if there wasn't any ink dripping around him. his left eye was engulfed in bright green flames. his horns were glowing with bright green stripes, just like his tail.
"is this your costume for the party?" you joked, trying to convince that this isn't real, trying to pretend that your crush did not just overblot, trying to tell yourself that everything it's okay, even though it's not. because you have 0 chance against malleus.
"oh my dear, i can assure you that it's not." you shivered at the pet name that he gives you. it was suppose to be romantic, but you can't help but feel that he has other intention towards you.
you didn't even notice that he was standing in front of you until his thumb and finger grasp on your chin, tilting your head up to meet his gaze. it was then reality finally came crushing down on you as you realised that he had indeed overblot. you were too familiar with the tension around you, something that you could only feel whenever someone overblots. you had these experienced 6 times, the 7th time would still be the same.
panicking, you reached out to cup both of his cheeks with your hands. "please malleus, stop all of these. we can talk things out- just stop using your magic okay? please come back to me." malleus pays no attention to your words. the hand that was grasping onto your chin slowly travels up, caressing your lips that were wobbling before wiping off the tears that were cascading down your eyes. his free hand rest on your back, pulling you into his embrace as he attempts to calm you down.
even when malleus has lost his sanity, he still puts your happiness and comfort above everything else.
"are you scared? don't worry, i will make things right. you will never have to feel all this emotions again. sadness, anger, loneliness, you will never have to experience them again. all you will feel is happiness." he rest his forehead on yours, bright green eyes staring into yours.
"sweet dreams, my love."
before you could ask him what he mean, a wave of drowsiness hits you, causing you to struggle to stand up. malleus instantly swoops you up in a bridal style, pressing a loving kiss on your forehead as he watches you lose the battle with his magic, drifting into a peaceful slumber.
he carries you into his room, gently placing you on his bed, fingers snapping to change your clothes out to a simple white princess dress before tucking you in with those expensive silky blanket. he opts to sit beside you, caressing your face lovingly as he takes in your sleeping form. even when you are sleeping, you look ethereal to him.
the steady rhythm of your heartbeat sparks joy in malleus. it's a reminder that you are here beside him, forever.
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you were sitting in front of your lover, back leaning against his chest. his tone arms encases you in his embrace as he holds out a book, reading to you about the story of sleeping beauty.
the idea of being cursed to sleep at the young age of 16 had struck something foreign inside you. what was the word to describe this feeling again? for as long as you know, you have only been able to experience happiness. whatever that was not related to it. it's just not there.
"love, what are you thinking about hm?" malleus rest his chin on top of your head, eyes peering down to stare at your expression.
"home." the answer came out so sudden that it shocked the both of you. what were you saying? isn't your home with malleus? "should we start a family?" you added, thinking that it's time to progress your relationship with malleus.
"anything for you." with a snap of his finger, the book in his hands disappeared. he hugs you tightly, burrowing his nose to etch the smell of you into his brain. you thought that malleus was just being clingy, so you giggled and snuggled further into his embrace, failing to notice the dark gleam in his eyes that was glowing with bright green.
"but first, you should sleep for awhile. you haven't been sleeping well lately yes?" malleus suggested, covering your eyes with his big hand as he started humming out a familiar tune.
"hmmm? i guess so..." just like that, he manage to lull you back into sleep again.
malleus will keep you happy by his side, even if it means pouring more of his magic into you so that you can't forget about everything and everyone, except him.
PLEASE HAVE YOU SEEN LITTLE MALLEUS I WANT TO AVOID SPOILERS IN THE CASE BUT IT'S TOO MUCH FOR ME I'M DYING(≧▽≦)
(idk why my ask is not popping out in my notifications so im rlly sorry for the late reply)
Twst diasomnia spoilers(? just my own thoughts)
YES I DID???? HE LOOKS SO GOOFY AND SILLY . but upon closer inspection, he rlly does look like a lizards lmaoo... now i cant see lizards without thinking about malleus...
