(fair warning, shen jiu. I don't think anything else needs to be said)
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Shen Jiu was tired. He was tired of being everyone's last choice. His disciples, his martial siblings, his qi-ge. In a room full of demons and killers he would always be the last person to be saved. To be worried for. To be wanted.
Maybe that was why, when Shen Jiu had came across Heart Child's Spring Blossom Tree on a mission, he didn't hesitate to force his spiritual energy through his twisted and scarred meridians into the plant.
Maybe, he would be someone's first choice, if that someone had only known the best of him he could show.
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Shen Jiu realized, seeing his child, his A-Yuan, protect a beast, that he wasn't even his own child's first choice. He bled and fought to protect his child, only for his child to stand in front of that demon. For his child tell him that he hated him after he had pushed his A-Yuan away to protect him from a monster.
Shen Jiu realized then that he would never truly be someone's first choice. Even his own flesh and blood's choice lied away from him.
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Shen Jiu would never be someone's first choice, he learned that the hard way in his life. Because, why would anything in Shen Jiu's life be easy. Why couldn't he just be someone's first choice, someone's first want. Why?
Sakura has a very... unique idea of how to relax in her enclosure.
I love how silly she is. She gives me surprises all the time. I'll never fully understand her reasons, but that's okay. Creative types like her are meant to be appreciated.
The light through the window makes her feel warm. The piano song is sweet and peaceful. Her chest breaths calmed. Everything feels cozy, like waking up in the morning after a soft dream.
Penelope remembers the first time she entered the house. The smell, their friendship, the kidness of the words she found there. She never knew a home can feel like this.
She figure out that a place in her heart was there waiting for that moment. She felt in love of all of them.
She loves them still. Even when she doesn't have the right words to describe it. Even if sometimes she wasn't able to said it at laud.
She never knew what a home was before that day.
They share it with her because their kindness.
They're so nice and beautiful. They look like a paint. The smiles in their faces make her feel like an stranger. They look so happy together. He looks happy again.
It something there she can't reach. A feeling of being there and not being there really. Like she's watching the scene from outside, like an spectator in a theatre. She doesn't belong there.
The music takes her to another time. Another life, but with the same dream. To have a home, not a house with empty walls and without noises. To be loved. To feel desired.
She always wanted to know how he feels to belong to someone. To a family, specially one like this one.
His smile makes her remember other smiles. The first time he saw this boy smile her heart felt out of her body. Now, she feels she cannot breath. She doesn't want to. She would love to be froze here, in this moment, and never let go.
Now, she feels like she took his smile from him.
A sad and at the same time warm feeling full her chest. This is all she ever wanted, but it's not hers. Maybe was a beautiful dream but she needs to wake up now.
She needs to give up the house of her dreams and to build a new one, a real one. Because it can't be a home if she doesn't belong there.
Even if it's not a perfect house, it will have love and laughs, it will have a family, and it will be hers.
Can I please have HC for Sir Pentious, Alastor, and Husk seperatly where they have reader snuggle up to them all the time since reader is constantly cold even in Hell.
Literally you do not know how happy I was to get this in my inbox! It is such a cute idea with all of my fav characters frfr. And thank you for all of your loving support on my account, it means the world!!
So let's jump right in :)
Sir Pentious
mans would be a blushy mess
like if you hold his hand he's already a flustered little goofball, so when you sigh and say you're cold and he doesnt initiate anything, you decide to cuddle in his arms
he almost loses it, but tries to keep his cool
definitely tense for a minute until you giggle and tell him to loosen up
he ends up getting super used to this and taking your "im cold" hint and will be the first one to initiate from then on
since he has that big ol tail he'll wrap you up in it and literally surround you in warmth
he thinks it's silly that you're always cold, even in hell, but he runs with it and it turns out he really loves physical touch and literally needs it from you lmaoooo
definitely loves cuddles from you and will start asking, even if you aren't cold for once
and you always say yes of course <3
Alastor
so this is pretty much canon, but this man HATES being touched
so when you started asking for cuddles because you were cold he just kinda stared at you for a sec with that goofy ahh smile on his face
you said please and he just walked over and rubbed your shoulders and handed you his coat to wear for the day
you understood where he was coming from and did not want to push him to do something he wasn't comfortable with, so you just kinda stopped asking
until one day you were just chillin on the couch and complained to angel dust that you were cold
you were immediately scooped off of your feet and into Alastor's arms
he pulled you close and whispered in your ear that this was the last time, so enjoy it
you definitely did considering how warm he was
Husk
my mans is a cat
at least i think
SO
he is constantly sleeping or curled up somewhere
so in that case, you came over to a corner he was napping in and pet his ears, which he melted to
he looked up at you and stretched, asking what you wanted
you said you were cold and before you could even finish your sentence, he pulled you down to cuddle him in the corner lmfao
not only does he have soft fur, but like, super soft wings
so you just ended up passing out in his arms and you two do that all the time now
he doesnt care that you're cold all the time, he will cuddle you no matter what
and it makes him smile a bit to know that you like cuddles from him <3
BONUS!! Angel Dust
(he's my fav so i had to <3)
you walk into his room and smile
"hey angel? im cold, can i-"
without hesitation, the man pulls you into his bed, wrapping every arm he can around you
sure he smells a bit like cheap perfume and cigarettes, but you end up cuddling into the fluff on his chest
you cant help but notice how comfortable he is and nearly fall asleep in his arms
he pets your hair and smiles, telling you that you can fall asleep
lets just say you've never had a better nights sleep <333
