Mirrors and Tomorrows (Illuso x Reader)
[Oh boy, I wanted to a write kiss prompt for Illuso after I was finished with request and stuff. But this was spontaneous. Since the day was shit and I feel like shit , I just went straight to writing to bring at least a small amount of happiness to myself. The whole day can burn in hell and so can I.]
The initial prompt was: “An unexpected kiss that shocks the one receiving it.”
Hope it will bring comfort to someone and I wish you all the best
‘What a day. And it still hasn’t ended’ you thought, dragging yourself through the front door, exhausted. Today has been unlucky, perhaps too unlucky for your mental state, as you felt like either crying or sleeping your problems away. The anxiety surely didn’t help the situation, making you worry over not being productive today, mental exhaustion not contributing to completing tasks.
Feeling overwhelmed, you decided to relax and ease the worry by practicing makeup looks. It’s not that you wore makeup daily or couldn’t necessary live without it. The process was relaxing, even with some of the complicated looks. So you settled, choosing the easiest colours to practice with, the ones that you are used to. Sitting in front of the big mirror, you were ready for relaxation time.
From the start, everything went wrong, the eyeshadow didn’t seem to want to be applied normally, resulting in a fallout, dusting your cheeks and making you constantly swipe it off. At some point your right eye didn’t seem to want to accept any sort of makeup today, getting irritated, resulting in you having to try and apply the eyeshadow gentler so the eye wouldn’t water. The eyeliner was the worst. Not one eye decided to betray you, but both…Sighing and being disappointed in the whole process, you washed the eyeliner off, deciding to just apply some basic eyeshadows to not risk anymore. Mascara was out of the question at this point, the day basically told you to be ready to cry. And so you were, but not yet. Maybe later.
Deciding to just finish the look without trying anything too ambitious, you chose a lipstick to accommodate the colours. Gently applying the lipstick, you were glad that at least one thing went somewhat okay. As you put the lipstick away and turned back, you were met by the face of your lover smirking at you. Not even letting you let out a scream due to his sudden appearance, Illuso half exited the mirror as he kissed you, bringing the palm of his hand to rest against your cheek. Feeling your body relaxing, Illuso smirked into the kiss, now bringing another hand to your cheek and holding you head without breaking the kiss. After a while you lungs screamed for oxygen and you slowly broke the kiss, slightly panting.
“Jesus Christ, Iluso” you tried to calm your racing heart, either due to his appearing so suddenly or due to such heated kiss “you scared the fuck out of me.” To that the male chuckled.
“Sorry, I couldn’t help it” he replied, still being half out of the mirror with your lipstick now smeared on his lips. Noticing this, you quickly looked past Illuso to see your face mirroring his with the lipstick all over your lips.
“Ah, my lipstick is ruined” you gasped “well, I wanted to wash everything off anyways…” you avert your eyes from the mirror, grabbing the tissue nearby trying to get rid of the lipstick at least.
“You look cuter this way” Illuso teased, seeing your crimson cheeks “Especially your pink blush…now unfortunately covering your whole beautiful face, instead of just the cheeks~” he continued, trying hard to not laugh at your red face.
“Shush, you flirt” you said, as you finished wiping off the lipstick, leaving the rest of the makeup for later. Then lightly punching your boyfriend’s shoulder, earning a wink from the man.
“Were you going something tonight?” he then asked, exiting the mirror fully and instead leaning against the table, eyeing all the makeup scattered across the table.
“No, just practicing and relaxing…well, tried to” you sighed, starting the organize the makeup, putting it back into your makeup bag.
“Oh, I see. I am glad I didn’t ruin anything, no matter how much I love your ‘disorganized’ look so to say~” Illuso winked, this cheesy bastard. However, then his face changed into a slightly worried one “but it seems like it wasn’t the most relaxing experience today. Did something happen?”
“Yeah… just life, ya know? One of those days that reminds me of my vulnerability and weakness” you answer, looking tiredly at your concerned boyfriend.
“You are not weak” Illuso put a hand on your shoulder, trying to reassure you.
“Just look at me, Illuso” you simply gestured towards yourself.
“Yes? I am looking. And I don’t see a weak person. I see a strong-spirited individual with a warm heart” his tone became serious, squeezing your shoulder slightly to draw your attention.
“The only things warm here are my cheeks after your nice comments. You are too good for me, Illuso” you look into his ruby eyes, smiling weakly.
“Nobody is too good for anyone” he said somewhat sternly, putting his hand on your cheek, eyes softening “we deserve each other. You deserve me as much as I deserve you. There is no competition or comparison.”
You didn’t have anything to say back, hearing such heart-warming words from your boyfriend. You put your hand on top of his, savouring the moment until the male spoke up again,
“Let’s rest. Let’s forget this harsh day and meet the next day together” to that you nodded. Suddenly Illuso swiftly gathered you in his arms, carrying you towards your shared bedroom. You could feel the exhaustion slowly taking over your body after all the mess that was this day.
After you both wash your faces and changed into night clothes, you lied down, feeling the warmth of the blankets as well as the heat from your boyfriend. He immediately brought you to his arms, wrapping them tightly around you, just as you like it. You wrapped your arms around his torso, burying your head into his warm chest, trying not to end the day by crying and instead finding the comfort in the embrace.
“Thank you. I didn’t want to be so negative around and and…” you mumble into his shirt until he interrupts you by lowering his head (due to his height) and kissing your head.
“I want to see every side of you. Whether it is sad, happy, worried… or perhaps aroused” he could help but to squeeze your sides, making you chuckle at his playful nature. He then continued.
“There is no need to hide negative feelings. I want to help you, as you are helping me. I want you to feel safe and happy. Even if the road to this happiness is a long one. I’ll be there for you with your every step.”
Tomorrow will be better. Tomorrow won’t be as bad. So please, let’s step into tomorrow together. But for now, please rest.
