In Your Possessions
Jade Leech x gn!Reader angst
Synopsis: It has been 6 months since you and Jade have broken up. You have left some of your possessions in Jade's shared dorm room. As Jade tidies things up in his dorm, he can't help but reminisce about the time you two shared with each item that used to belong to you
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It has been a 6 months since this nasty breakup has left a scar in Jade's memories. 6 months of living without your presence, 6 months of seeing each other as strangers in the campus, and 6 months without hearing that sweet voice of yours.
Exactly 6 months from now that you have left some of your possessions in Jade's shared dorm room. He has to admit, his side of the room has been getting messier, akin to Floyd's side of the room at least.
Jade thinks it best to start tidy things up as he did not want any trouble searching for things in the near future, thus it is time for a make-over in his side of the room.
Today marks as the first day of winter break. Him, Floyd, and Azul always stay in the Octavinelle dorm as their home is a cold environment in the end of the year, a time no better than to clean this mess of a room.
Jade starts with his bed. Considering that he just woke up, it was good to start on his bedsheets and blankets first before anything else.
He got up from his comfortable position from the bed and made his way to fold up his blanket, then followed by stacking up his pillows and removing any wrinkles from his bed— truly it looks like a work of a professional hotel room cleaner.
Then after he was done with the bed, he made his way towards the chest in his work table. There, he faces the items that he did not want to face— but alas, there was no time than now to confront his feelings.
He prepared an extra chest in case there was anything that would prove no use for him. First he sorted out things that he did need— books, pens, anything that is school or magic related, were removed from the chest. Then, he picked up an ordinary looking glass from the side of the chest. Ahh, this rings a bell…
He picked up the glass and placing in on the table next to his other belongings, he calmy recalls the time where the two of you have stayed closing shifts in the Mostro Lounge.
"Jade, I'm bored, what if we make every drink in the menu and try it?"
"Hm? I'm not entirely sure if that's a good idea. What if Azul happens to catch us?"
"Then… We'll just make sure he doesn't! After all, that is your specialty."
"My, what bold statement." Jade couldn't help but smirk at your suggestion. Not only do you steal from the Mostro Lounge, but to have him cover you up is such a bold statement coming from you. It fascinates him.
"How about we make each other's favorite drinks? That way there are less dishes to wash and a lesser chance of Azul catching us." You truly never back down, do you? That's what Jade likes about you. He finds your actions and decisions so intriguing about you.
"Well, if that's what you wish."
You cheered from your seat and skipped your way into the kitchen, on your way to make Jade's favorite drink he presumes. He just shakes his head from the thought of it.
"Tada!!!" You came out of the kitchen with Jade's drink in hand and the special glass that you two have thought about— although quite ordinarily in looks, it still holds a special place in both of your hearts, especially from the countless closing shifts Azul hands to the both of you.
"That was quick, I guess its my turn to make your drink." Jade excused himself to make his way to the kitchen, on his way to make your favorite drink.
"Take your time sweetheart, there's still a few more minutes until we close this place." You smiled, waiting for Jade to surprise you with your favorite drink in hand.
You can be a bit troublesome if it came down to it. But Jade is willing to stick by your side even if this troublesome behavior has come to bite him back in the process— as long as it was with you.
At least that's what Jade would've thought in the past. But look at his position now, are you even with him in this process of cleaning up? No.
Jade just couldn't help but reminisce he times where both of you would make each other's favorite and least favorite drink to pass the time at the Mostro Lounge when both of you are assigned closing shifts. It's a bitter feeling now whenever someone orders your favorite drink that he has to make.
He put the glass in the extra chest he put besides. He buried it from the other items that he doesn't really need— in hopes to burry that memory along with it.
Next up the list was this lunch box that the two of you happily cooked lunch with— it was those times where you were hungry with no money, so Jade makes lunch for you with this lunch box. Sometimes, you would tag along, making lunch for the both of you.
"Sometimes I can't understand that crow! He would make sense sometimes but he barely does anything to keep me alive!! I mean look, the only place I can work at is at the Mostro Lounge thanks to you and Azul but what would happen after graduation? Where am I supposed to work at?!?!"
"Crowley does not have the most wonderful relations with his students after all, I doubt you can trust him with this." Jade shook his head, he handed you the lunchbox from his safekeeping, this lunchbox he proudly made for you.
"Is that food? I haven't eaten since first period since I had to buy Grim those stacks of tuna." You happily take the lunchbox from him.
You wait for him to get his own lunch but nothing appears to be so. You figured that Jade only brought this lunch for you.
"Huh, where's your lunch?" You asked, opening the lid to smell the aroma of the packed lunch. It smells delicious.
"Why, I'm sharing this lunch with you, this is the best way I can ensure that we bond together nicely."
"What!? No way! You can have this lunch!! I'll probably starve over here…" You shoved the lunchbox towards him.
"I can't accept that, especially since you said that you haven't eaten since first period." He puts the lunchbox back to your area in the table.
"But… This lunchbox that you prepared…"
"Do take it, I made it for you in the first place anyways."
"Are you sure Jade? What if you starve in the middle of fifth period?"
"I'm sure its better than starving since first period." Jade smiles, knowing that he has cornered you into taking this lunch, although, with guilt.
"Fine… Since you insist…" You happily take a bite of the food packed in the lunchbox as Jade waits for your reaction.
"Um… Is this a new dish..?" You can't quite figure out the taste, the taste is sweet yet sour..? Just what did Jade put in this dish!?
"Fufu… It's a new dish I just made with Lilia-senpai." No wonder why he insisted that you have this lunch! This scheming son of an eel!
You paused from chewing and hesitantly swallowed the food. You never knew that he made a dish with Lilia-senpai… Lilia-senpai already has a bad reputation when it comes to cooking dishes. And to think that Jade would willingly lend you something Lilia-senpai cooked is just so him. That eel sure knows how to scheme in the right places.
Jade knows of your distain about his schemes but he just couldn't help it. After all, seeing your reaction excites him already. He can't wait for you to taste more of his schemes.
But as of this moment, you are nowhere near him to witness his schemes in person, he longs for your presence more as he sorts out the items that holds the deepest memories with you.
After finishing sorting out the chest, he went to sort out his shelf of sea shells and an oyster mushroom in-between. He remembers this oyster mushroom being the first plant that the two of you have ever parented— some weeks of it being in your dorm and some weeks of it being in his dorm, you two used to act like parents to this oyster mushroom, taking turns of caring for it.
It was the first ever plant that Jade decided to have someone else look for. As Jade has a hobby of taking care of mushrooms in his spare time, to have someone else take care of it places great trust in that person— that person happened to be you.
But take a good look at his situation as of now, he's left with taking care of this oyster mushroom, alone, without you in the picture. So much for placing trust in you.
Jade hugged the oyster mushroom deeply, tears threatening to spill out from his eyes as he reminisce the times he used to spent with you. The good old times where the two of you acted akin to lovers instead of strangers. The times where Jade can never come back from.
After a careful amount of time, he wiped the tears from his eyes as he continued to clean his room. He put the oyster mushroom back in its place, placing back the memories along with it.
Next, on his bed was a moray eel plush. That time, you saw it online, it reminded you of him so you decided to buy it for him. He never knew what to do with this plush that looks exactly like his eel counterpart.
"Jade, I bought this plushie online that looks exactly like you." You showed Jade the plushie, true to its words, it does look exactly like him— especially in his merfolk form.
"Well this is a surprise…" Jade took the plushie from you.
"I bought this plushie just in case I miss you sometimes! It looks exactly like you— and Floyd too I guess, but it mainly looks like you!"
"You are right… It does look like me." Jade smiled as he examined the plushie from all its details.
"I know right! Now give me the plush so I can cuddle with it every night! It gets so lonely without you." You tried to snatch the moray eel plushie from him but he quickly read your movements, he moved the plushie so you wouldn't be able to grab it.
"My, to think you would cuddle with this thing instead of me? What have I been lacking this time for you to snuggle with this thing every night?" Thanks to his height, he was able to place the plushie on top of your head. You tried to grab it but Jade moved the plushie away again— teasing you.
"Well what can I do since you're all the way in Octavinelle??? Who am I supposed to cuddle to sleep besides Grim?"
"You can always sleep by our dorm, we can make Floyd sleep in the guest room."
"That's so mean coming from his twin brother…" You couldn't help but sigh at his suggestion. Of course he would suggest his twin sleeping somewhere else— bet that Floyd would loathe hearing this.
And now the very same moray eel plush is in his bed instead of yours due to some turn of events, you probably brought this thing in his room and forgot it there— although you would prefer this arrangement anyways.
He just can't help but remember the memories that came with each item that he would need to sort. He wishes he would've left his side of the room messier if it meant never confronting these memories. But for his future sake, he would need to confront the memories one day or another.
He wishes these memories didn't leave a huge scar in his emotional well-being. But what's done is done, he can't turn back to time to avoid the breakup, nor try to win you back. Once you decided that its over, its really over. And that makes Jade mourn the broken relationship even more.
After finishing cleaning his desks and chests, all that's left is to clean up his closet. He did leave his clothes in a messy state, so that would need to be cleaned up.
He opened the closet, taking his clothes and refolding them to his liking. He arranged them to how they were arranged before this clean up process.
There, he saw the trekking pole from since you first met. This trekking pole belonged to you— the 2nd club member of the Mountain Lovers Club.
He took the trekking pole that was hidden deep inside his closet and took a further examine of it, it was quite worn out after multiple climbing sessions but it being worn out is a proud sign of it being used.
"Hello? Is this the Mountain Lovers Club?" You take a peek from the classroom where Jade's club activities are assigned.
"Yes… This is the Mountain Lovers Club." Jade was prepairing to go on a climb for today's activities. "What brings you here, Prefect?"
"Oh, I came to join the Mountain Lovers Club! Do you mind another member?"
Jade couldn't believe his ears. Someone willing to join his club? My, this must be a dream come true to him. After behind ridiculed for the Mountain Lovers Club not having another member, he just can't help but feel joy over the thought of someone finally joining.
"Yes! Come join the Mountain Lovers Club, just fill up this registration form and I'll handle the rest."
"Oh yay! Can I start now? It looks like you're heading for a climb." You grabbed the registration form from Jade, quickly filling it up. "I really wanna go on a hike soon."
"You are welcome to join anytime but it appears to me that you don't have the necessary gear to go on a hike soon, I'll see if there are any spares in this classroom."
"Oh, how about this pole?" You grabbed the pole you found in the classroom. Ahh that was the first trekking pole Jade ever owned. Although he has a more expensive new one, it can't hurt to give his very first trekking pole to the new club member.
"You're welcome to have that, now for the other materials…" Jade searched throughout the whole classroom for the appropriate hiking gear, he has found some the necessary hiking gear to give to you. "This will do."
"This is a lot! Are you sure its ok for me to use this?" You looked at the materials and back to Jade, he looks so sure and happy for you to have these materials.
"Yes, after all you are the 2nd member of the Mountain Lovers Club, you are welcome to have those items."
"Thanks! Can we go on a hike today or is there something else that you need to take care of?"
"We still need to wait for the approval of the registration form but we can talk about the basic necessities of hiking while we're waiting."
"Ohh sounds fun! What do we need first when it comes to hiking?"
And then, Jade went on a ramble about mountains, mushrooms, and hiking. It may have been a mistake for you to join the Mountain Lovers Club but you never regretted any of it. After all, there's someone who you can share your love for hiking with and that would happen to be your future boyfriend.
But now the Mountain Lovers Club is back to 1 member only, after you quit. Now he is all alone in his club, back to being the only person hiking, taking care of mushrooms, and learning new species of plants.
He wishes that you never have quited the Mountain Lovers Club, maybe then, Jade would've done everything to win you back, he'll admit any mistake he made as long as you're willing to get back together with him. But alas, you decided to quit the Mountain Lovers Club and now you treat him like a stranger on campus, truly it makes Jade so heartbroken and unwilling to accept the reality of this situation.
Now, all the things that you left behind are in Jade's possessions, from the glass that you two make drinks every closing shift from the Mostro Lounge to the very first trekking pole that he gave you as the 2nd member of the Mountain Lovers Club. He wishes that you would long to retrieve these items and maybe he can talk to getting back together with you, but knowing you, you would probably have discarded these items in the first place— It is a blessing that Jade was in possession of these items.
Now that Jade thought about it, Jade lent you some earrings back when you were still together. Jade thinks that retrieving those earrings would be a nice way to sort things out with you, but then he saw you wearing those earrings on campus once, maybe the compliments are meant for you anyways.
Finally, Jade is finally done cleaning up his room— although some memories hurt him, he still went to finish tidying up his space. Now it looks prim and proper.
Jade put the items that holds your memories in a separate chest— just in case you ever want to retrieve them. Knowing you, you probably wouldn't retrieve them as you did not want to make contact with him— but he still longs for you to make the first move, hopefully one day, as Jade hopes, one day you would get back together with him. Maybe then, Jade would fix all his wrong doings as long as it meant that he would be able to stay by your side until the very end.
