𝕱eaturing!: Sunday, Dan heng, Mydei, Phainon, Dr. Ratio, Aventurine and Anaxa!
✮⋆˙Summary: You saw a trend online about asking your boyfriend if he would pspsps at you if you became a cat, which had you wondering what your boyfriend's reaction would be!
Tw: None! Tooth-rotting fluff, 1k words, not fully proofread!
"IF I BECAME A CAT ONE DAY WOULD YOU PSPSPS AT ME?"
࣪ ִֶָ☾.~𝜗𝜚 DAN HENG
"At you?" Dan heng frowned for a moment, quietly considering the question in his head. He saw that meme beforeㅡ it was actually a quite popular one on the internet. With the ridiculous smiling cat picture plastered on the front and the big flashy text plastered next to it. He shook his head in amusement, before deciding to indulge you in your little game.
"No." He gave you a small smile and reached out to grasp your hand in hisㅡ the warmth of his larger hand making heat rise up to your face.
"If you became a cat I would give you the softest pets I could give you, and the warmest belly rubs I could muster."
Needless to say, that answer earned him a lot of warm kisses and bear hugs.
࣪ ִֶָ☾.✮⋆˙ PHAINON
"If you became a cat eh?" He repeated. His eyes glinting with amusement and voice filled with mirth.
Phainon jokingly stopped to ponder over your question for a whileㅡ putting his hand on his chin in an overly-exaggerated manner with the most un-serious contemplating expression ever known to mankind.
"Well, I guess that would depend on how much you would listen to me." He grinned. "So, obviously a yes." He laughed good-naturedly, and then started making pspsps sounds at you when you were clearly not a cat.
Ugh, he's lucky you love him to the moon and back.
✮⋆˙°.⋆.ೃ MYDEI
He stopped in his tracks and turned to look at you with a puzzled expression.
"Pspsps? Why the random question?" He asked.
You smiled and rolled your eyes before replying in a faux-annoyed voice. "Just answer it Mydei!"
"Hmm." He huffed, looking at you with a hint of amusement in his eyes.
"If you were a cat I'd carry you around everywhere and would not let you go. That way, I'd have no need to 'pspsps' you." He answeredㅡ expression blank as slate, yet looking at you with a rare softness that you didn't see often.
Yes, you gave him one of your biggest, softest hugs, and yes, you held his hand all the way back to your shared home.
°❀⋆.ANAXA
"There is no way for a human to turn into a cat. Whether it be an assumption or not." Anaxa's response was dry as usual, and his expression was nonchalant and expressionless as ever.
You frowned, not getting the response you wanted.
"Anaxa." You said, looking up at him with your best puppy-dog eyes which you knew always worked on him. "Please? Indulge me just once?"
He sighed, he really couldn't do anything when it came to you, huh? "Ok fine." He replied. "If you were a cat, I'd build a cathouse especially for you so that you wouldn't have any need to stray away from me. Are you satisfied?"
You grinned brightly, smiling up at him with those eyes he would sacrifice everything and more for.
"Mhm! Very."
࣪ ִֶָ☾.✮⋆˙DR. RATIO
"Why are you rambling about pointless questions like those idiots." He soured, turning away from the book in his hands before continuing. "You're better than them."
You rolled your eyes at his stuck-up scholar behavior, being used to it already from being his lover.
"Ratio." You groaned. "Pleaassee? Indulge me? Just this once?" When he showed no movement of acceptance, you let out a dramatic sigh and turned away from himㅡ crossing your arms and wiping a fake tear from your eye.
*sniff* *sniff* you 'cried' "And here I thought you loved me."
Ratio closed his book with a sigh and said with the most monotonous voice: "I do love you, you idiot. I wouldn't be here having a conversation with you if I didn't."
When you showed no signs of turning around he let out a sigh and continued. "Fine. If you must know, I will not 'pspsps' at you. But, I will give you head pats if you insist."
°❀⋆.☾.AVENTURINE
"Oh?" He chuckled, twirling the chip in his hand. "Why the sudden question?" He asked.
You huffed, crossing your arms.
"For research purposes, obviously."
Aventurine let out a breathy laughㅡ tilting his head back like he just heard the world's most intresting joke. He knew that meme, of course. It was super popular and all over his fyp. Meaning, he also knew the correct answer to the question that you were asking.
But would he really be Aventurine if he always did the correct thing?
"Well," he musedㅡ putting a hand on his chin and smiling at you compellingly.
"If you were a cat, I'd definitely go pspsps at you. But I'm sure I wouldn't need to. After all, you know you would always come to me first the moment I even so glanced in your direction."
𝜗𝜚 ࣪˖ ִ𐙚 SUNDAY
Sunday was caught off by the sudden question, and you could tell by the way his wings flapped ever so slightly. But he recovered in an instant, and turned to you with a gentle smile on his face.
"A cat? Darling, why would you need to be a cat when you are already more adorable than one?"
You felt heat rising to your cheeks at his soft words, and huffed "Just answer the question Sunday."
He chuckled at your adorable expression, wings shifting ever so slightly.
"Well, if you were a cat, I'd pspsps at you, and when you came to me I'd pepper you with soft kisses, my love."
The next thing he knew, you were tackling him to the ground wrapping your arms around him in the biggest, warmest, coziest hug known to man.
A/N: hehe had so much fun writing this! Ty for reading <3 if you liked this, please consider liking or reblogging to help me out! <3
Summary: How would your first date/meeting with them go?
Featuring...!: Dan heng, Anaxa, Aventurine, Phainon! (Sunday and Mydei will be in part 2)
Tw: none! Tooth-rotting fluff, a bit of quips here and there!
A/N: ⋆.˚ ᡣ𐭩Valentines special <3 enjoy! (I wanted to put a bit more characters in here but I'm tired and its the chinese new year holidays :/ so I might do a part 2 on this) also sorry if the character proportions are mismatched TT. I wrote the first half about a year ago and I picked this back up today so my writing style, proportions, etc might have changed...forgive me if they disturb your reading experience! Also Amphoreus ruined me. I just finished 3.3 and am typing this with teary eyes :(.
⋆.˚ ᡣ𐭩DAN HENG
Not only had he confessed to you first, but he had also been the one to ask you out on a date!
Very very very nervous boy
He didn't show, but deep down he was scared that you would reject him
You had caught his eye from the get-go, and during all his days of trailblazing and being the train guard for the astral express, you just wouldn't leave his mind!
The way your eyes crinkled when you smiled had him in a chokehold, and the way you laughed had him melt like honey in a warm pot
He's not oblivious or dumb, so he knew that the emotion which he was feeling was love
So when the chance presented itself, he confessed to you immediately.
That leads him to where he is nowㅡ stressing over the various cologne options he could wear, and making sure everything is perfect for your date later on.
Oh boy he is stressed stressed.
His brows are constantly furrowed from the amount of pondering he's doing, and multiple times has he sat down in the corner over his overthinking
Poor guy :(
It gets so bad that March has to come in to help him
Dan heng doesn't speak, he doesn't say anythingㅡ but the way his eyes shine wih the tiniest bit of confliction speaks volumes
Frustrated, Dan heng turns to the one thing he knows he's good at
Reading.
He researches how to woo a girl online, and he consults his books about how to set up the perfect romantic date
Dang, people weren't lying when they said to 'do the thing you're best at' huh?
Because within moments the picnic is ready, the outfit is chosen, and the vibes are all set! :D
Now all he has to do is wait for you to get here
You arrive on time, in a gorgeous yellow sundress that highlights all your features, and your makeup perfectly done for the special occasion!
Badump! Badump!
Do you hear that?
That's the sound of Dan heng's heart beating out of his chest
He leads you to the spot of the date, which happens to be underneath a lush, green tree right next to a cliff with the most amazing view of the entire city!
Surrounded by beautiful pink flowers and grass, you gasp in delight as he grasps your hand gently to lead you to the picnic
You two talk for hours on endㅡ each topic bringing forth new information about eachother and yourselves!
You guys were so invested in your conversation that you didn't even realize that the sun was settingㅡ turning the sky into the most beautiful hue of rose that you've ever seen
Dan heng notices first, and with a small smile on his face he speaks gently to you.
"It's getting late, we should go now."
You pout at those words, not yet ready to go from this beautiful moment
Dan heng chuckles at your cute faceㅡ a faint blush rising to his pale cheeks due to your adorable expression.
"Don't worry." He smiled, gently grasping your hand as he said so.
"Let's see each other tomorrow. How about that?"
You nodded reluctantly, still sour from the fact that your time together had to end
Noticing this, Dan heng laughed almost inaudiblyㅡ and leaned forward to press a chaste kiss to your forehead
Oh look at that! The color of your face now matches the sky! How amazing!!
Almost smirking at your dazed expression, he held your hand and led you away, walking you to your homeㅡ what soon will become your shared home <3
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, Caelus and March were hiding in one of the bushes nearby
Just so you know, they took a video of the entire thing
They are so gonna tease Dan heng about this later.
✮⋆˙AVENTURINE
Aventurine is a gambler, he lives off of high stakes games and lives for the thrill of life
So when he saw youㅡ a fresh new worker for the ipc in his department, he just knew that you were going to be one of his biggest gambles of all time
Call it a gambler's intuition~
He would always stick next to you
And I mean ALWAYS.
He would make flirty remarks to you at any time and place
He would bring you little gifts that you would try to refuse with all your mightㅡ but end up accepting due to his insisting
He would stick to you like a leech 1000000%
But the thing is, all those times together with you had allowed the gambler's heart to beat at the sight of you
It was only supposed to be a game really, so how come you managed to worm your way into his heart?
Aventurine doesn't really know how to express love or give it to someone, so you can expect that he's panicking realll bad
Expect him to pop up more often and shower you with more lavish gifts than usual
He'll make more flirty remarks and try to joke around with you more too
From an outsider's perspective, he might seem really good at making a woman blush and twirl her hair around like a teenager with a crush
But in reality? Boy he does NOT have a clue on what he's doing
It gets so bad that he has to go to Ratio of all people to get love advice
And I bet the guy hasn't even looked at a woman romantically in his entire life.
One day Aventurine decides to fuck it
He checks his outfit in the mirrorㅡmore expensive than an entire house, no doubt.
He glides a hand through his golden locks, which from it wafts the scent of his expensive cologne
And he goes up right next to you with his signature charming smile while holding a bouquet of roses in his hand
"I was walking down the street, dearest y/n, and when I saw these roses I couldn't help but think of you"
Ok, your eyes went wider than saucers. This entire bouquet probably costed more than your entire outfit! How could you accept this?
Naturally, you tried to refuse the roses as politely as you could (although they were very fine roses indeed), but Aventurine just laughed and pushed the roses into your arms
"Now now dear y/n, you wouldn't want to hurt my feelings would you? But if you insist on repaying me, then how about a date? The luxury diner. 3 PM, don't be late"
Aaaand that's how you earned yourself your first date with Aventurine! Score!!
You wore your best outfitㅡa cherry-red dress whose straps looped around your neck and reached just above knee-length
When you finished getting ready and got out of your house guess who was standing right there at the door love~ you guessed it! It was Aventurine!!
He gently grabbed your hand and gave you his signature charming smileㅡwhile leading you to the sleek, black limo parked outside your house.
Oh. My. Goodness.
You can bet 1000% that that thing costs more than your ENTIRE. HOUSE.
Taking no notice of your shocked expression (or maybe he did, but just quietly snickered to himself about it), he opened the door for you and invited you in with a flirty grin on his face
Now, you were already surprised all right, BUT. That limo was nothing compared to the place where it dropped you off.
It was the five-star, fancy new restaurant with insanely high prices, a personal waiter/butler for guests, a private room for each guest that came by to eat, almost every single food in the entire galaxy, and classical music played by a LIVE OPERA.
This time, Aventurine noticed your shocked face. Who wouldn't? You'd either have to be blind or the biggest fool not toㅡyour jaw was drilled to the red carpet underneath your feet, and your eyes were bulging out of your sockets.
Aventurine laughed
"Haha, c'mon darling, lets go get some desserts~"
Yea you and Aventurine pigged out on the finest dishes and cuisines.
At the end of the night he held your hand gingerly, leading you out of the car and back on to the doorsteps of your house
His eyes and expression were masked underneath a careful mask, one you couldn't help but notice as you looked at him
When he caught you staring, he turned around and let you catch a glimpse of his eyes underneath his expensive sunglasses (who tf uses sunglasses at night)
And for a brief flash of a second, something genuine flickered in his gazeㅡso fast, so simple, that you thought you were imagining it at first. But when you caught him turning his gaze away from your face, you couldn't be more positive that what you saw was real. And maybe, it was just the beginning
Maybe, just maybe, you would be the one to unravel the plaster covering up his face.
⋆.˚ ᡣ𐭩 ANAXA
The first time you saw him, you were rather apprehensive of him. He was considered 'The blasphemer' after all, and while it was never confirmed, there was a rumor going around the scholars at the grove of epiphanyㅡthat the 'blasphemer' would end up tainting whomever made contact with himㅡresulting in the scholar himself and anyone who resonated with him to be faced with the right hand of thanatos after death.
While you prided yourself on being an avid pursuer of logos, an unsettling feeling sometimes settled inside of you whenever you caught a glimpse of that scholar. So while you naturally believed that the rumors were falseㅡyou still avoided the man like a plague, and fled from spots where he lingered.
Unbeknownst to you however, the mint-haired scholar's heart lept a little but whenever he caught a glimpse of you. It never lasted for ling though, for you always fled the scene before he got a chance to talk to you.
The day you finally spoke to him was out of a necessity. You had needed some materials for an experiment, and no matter where you looked, they were nowhere to be found.
So for the success of your experiment, you ended up approaching anaxaㅡwho was busy scribbling away on his wooden desk.
"Hello, sir Anaxagoras, er- may I perhaps take up a moment of your time?"
His pen stopped its movement on the paper, and he assumed a mask of indifferenceㅡwhen, in reality, he was slightly pleased at the fact that you came to him first.
"Hmm. That depends on what you have to speak to me about. Elaborate, but do it fast. Time is gold after all."
This dude's arrogance is larger than Phainon's depression.
You bit the inside of your cheek and did as he said.
"Well sir, I needed some materials for my experiment to commence, and unfortunately, they aren't in anybody else's possession right now. May I perhaps inquire on whether or not you hold them in your inventory?"
You handed him the list of the components needed, and watched nervously as Anaxa scanned the paper with an expression of indifference.
'I can't believe I have to ask him for these. Of all the people here. What if he doesn't have them?' You thought anxiously.
Just as you were opening your mouth to speak, Anaxa raised his head and put up a finger.
"I do indeed possess these materials and, judging by the things you need, can tell what kind of hypothesis you are trying to prove with your little experiment. I could offer you my things, and a little bit of personal advice for your causeㅡfor a price, of course."
A price? You came here to borrow some of his substances, and he's asking for a favor in return?
Irritation flashed through you. It was common courtesy in the grove to lend other scholars research equipment. All of the scholars there were trying to expand the area of knowledge currently known to mankind, for the good of the majorityㅡso there was an unspoken and strict rule that allowed for borrowing of componentsㅡfor a price of lending a helping hand whenever others needed it as well.
But apparently, those rules didn't apply to 'Anaxagoras the blasphemer'
Anaxa caught a glimpse of the annoyance that spread across your face, and gave you a sneer.
"Oh please, my time is valuable and my equipment even more so. Do you think I don't need to use dew blood as well? I am, in fact, offering you a very generous trade. My request is simple; in exchange for giving you my materials and knowledge, I will be at your side and undergo this experiment with you. And you are not allowed to run away from me this time."
You felt your cheeks heat up and your eyes widened.
"Run away? When have I ever done such a thing? And, if your time is so precious, why are you bothering to help me out at all?"
Anaxa huffed, rolling his eyes.
"Oh don't bother with the excuses, you and I both know that you can't bear to be in the same room as me, much less talk to me. And, to answer your question, I too take intrest on how this experiment will work out. I have my own hypothesis which differs slightly from yours, and I wish to see that I am correct."
Oh. That makes sense.
"Wellㅡwhat if I refuse your help then?"
"Then I suppose you will need to waste much time and effort in getting the needed ingredientsㅡwhich is ultimately a waste considering I have everything you need."
Darn it, he's right. You couldn't think of any other possible solution. However, if you associated yourself with this man, would you be recognized as a blasphemer too? You were hesitant. You didn't want to be denied the flowering fields of thanatos and the loving embrace of reincarnation. You didn't want to be rejected by them and roam the fields of ohkema for eternityㅡlike the suitors of beautiful Penelope.
Finally, your desire for knowledge shunned your dread. You looked at him with something determined kn your gaze and nodded.
"Alright. I agree to your terms."
Anaxa smiled
"There you go, no need to act as if you're signing your life away."
He got up from his wooden chair and led you to a cupboard filled with various vials and glasses.
You carefully watched as he set the table, preparing the ingredients in an orderly fashion.
He looked up from his preparation and raised an eyebrow at you standing there.
"Well? Am i supposed to do this all by myself?"
You quickly snapped out of your daze, a slight flush warming your ears.
"Oh- um, right, yes. Apologies."
The steps after that were nothing but a blur. Anaxa was surprisingly not that horrible to be with. He was a fun partner to have a intellectual debate with, and although you never wanted to admit it, he was the smartest scholar in the grove. His steps were intricate and preciseㅡeach drop measured with attentiveness, each slice with delicacy.
While you were chopping up the roots to put in your draught, a sudden unwanted thought appeared to you.
'Wait...does this count as a date?'
You wanted to slap yourself for even thinking of that.
'of course not!' You scoffed mentally. 'We are strictly scholars working on an experiment together to prove my hypothesis is correct! Nothing more than that!'
As if he read your thoughts, he looked over at you and shot you a small glare.
"Why are you not paying attention. I hope you aren't doing this just to waste my time."
His words were sharp like daggers, but there was not a hint of malice anywhere. You bit the inside of your cheek to keep the grin from appearing on your face.
"Yes- of course. My apologies Anaxagoras."
You two worked in silence for some time moreㅡoccasionally arguing about the correct order to put the alder wood and the dew blood in, him ordering you around to do something, and you making a snarky reply in return.
By the time you were finished the concoction was ready, and the two of you performed various analyses with it.
His hypothesis was correct btw.
As you finished cleaning, you packed up your things and began to leaveㅡnot before shooting a small smile in the mint-haired scholar's direction of course.
"Thank you for your cooperation today, I honestly don't know how I would've done it without you."
Anaxa didn't even look at you when he was replying. Facing the other wayㅡhe acknowledged your statement with a simple nod of his headㅡvery anaxa-like of him.
Still, you felt that you had to say something. You always thought that he was a taboo to be aroundㅡbeing wary of him and never even casting so much as a glance in his direction. You picked the lint off of your clothes while continuing.
"Well, it really was a pleasure doing this with you Anaxa. Thank you for your assistance."
After that you exited his officeㅡnot noticing the fact that he hadn't bothered to correct you when you called him 'Anaxa' or the way the tip of his ears flushed the slightest shade of crimson.
✮⋆˙ PHAINON
Phainon was a very cheerful guy.
You had noticed it all the time.
And...honestly? You'd have to be blind to not notice.
He reeked of samoyed vibes and was known to strike up friendly conversation with anyoneㅡeven on a monday. Sometimes you thought that he had the survival instinct of a potato. But he's the delivererㅡknown to have slayed the most hideous monsters in battle hundreds of times.
So maybe a deliverer potato.
Anyways, you sometimes saw him waving to you on the street with his closest companion Mydei near his side. You had only talked to him once before, and that was to inform him that his shoelaces were untied. And yet he still treated you as if you were besties who grew up togetherㅡall while maintaining the regal prince-ly aura of his.
Sometimes, you waved back. And in those sometimes he always had the expression of a child who was given candy.
You couldn't help but find that...kind of endearing.
So of course you held a secret fondness for the cyan haired warriorㅡeven if you had only exchanged a couple of smiles and glances from down the street.
But you were content with that. For you thought that there was no way someone like Phainonㅡwho literally has almost all the young maidens in Ohkema drooling over hiㅡㅡnotice someone like you. You had only caught his eye from time to time when you crossed paths in marmoreal marketplaceㅡyou were sure that you never invaded Phainon's thoughts like how he invaded yours.
Oh boy you could not be more wrong.
You see, Phainon had had "affection" for you since the day you walked up to him and told him that his shoelace was untied. He could remember seeing your serious (but gorgeous) face looking towards him.
He thought that you had needed help at firstㅡpeople usually approach him for the reason of getting help. But no. You looked straight into his soul, pointed your fingers at his foot, and said "your shoelace needs to be tied."
It was comically hilarious and he still chuckled some time to time whenever he thought of it. Ever since that day, you have not wandered from his mind even once. He never got your name, so he called you the 'shoelace girl'.
And yes, after that entire ordeal he always kept his shoelaces tied.
One day, when he was training with Mydei, he let his thought roam a little bit to you. To your eyes, your eyebrows, and how 'the shoelace girl' would be like. He wanted to get to know you better, he realized.
"Oi, deliverer." Mydei huffed.
Phainon snapped out of his train of thoughtsㅡreturning his attention back to the warrior in front of him.
"Oh- uh...yes Mydei?" He grinned sheepishly.
Mydei scowled. He felt like there was something off about Phainon today. He wasn't focused like usual, and while he may have thought that he was doing a good job of hiding it, Phainon's lip curled at the corners from time to time. Even when he was losing! It was constantly irritating Mydei, for he had many better things to do than spar with a partner only half-focusing on the training.
"You're not paying attention today."
"Pfft- what? Of course I am! What are you on about?"
"You've been smiling at the air for minutes and your gaze seems a lot less determined to win than usual. I'd say that you've gone soft, delieverer."
Phainon's jaw clenched out of affront yet he still kept a well plastered smile on his face.
"Oh? Is that so?"
"Yes, indeed"
Mydei sheathed his sword before crossing his arms and continuing.
"Whatever it is that's distracting you, take care of it. You're wasting my time."
Phainon put his hands up in defeat and rolled his eyes.
"Oh fine, fine." He paused to grin. "Well then Mydei, you wouldn't mind if I left right now would you? I have some more...important things to take care of."
Mydei didnt even spare him a glance as he turned his back to the chrysos heir.
"Then why are you still here? Go."
Phainon laughed and called at his retreating figure. "Alright, Mydei, try and beat me next time will you?"
"You're delusional, you've never won a single fight against me!"
After Mydei left, he spared no second thought as he ran over to marmoreal market. He had no idea where you lived, or where you worked, so he walked around the market while praying to Zagreus that you were roaming these streets as well.
Luckily for him, Zagreus must've been in a good mood today. He spotted you trying to buy some apples at the vendor's stall. By coincidence, you had on the outfit that you wore when you first met him. And you still looked beautiful as ever.
Mustering all of his confidence, he walked over to you and tapped you lightly on your shoulder while giving you his signature samoyed grin.
"Hey there shoelace girl!-"
"Shoelace girl?"
"-would you want to maybe..uh...take a walk around the marketplace with me? I saw you over here and thought to say hi!"
You stammered, shocked that he would approach you. You had always thought that your relationship would end with simple greetings in the marketplace and some glances to each other from here and there. Never would you have guessed that he would approach you directly. Not that you were complaining thoughㅡyou had always wanted to hold a conversation with him! So, naturally, you said yes to his invitation.
The walk with him felt nice. He was really energetic whenever he spokeㅡemitting a golden aura wherever he went. He was an east person to chat with and joke around. You were, to say, quite enamored with the way he managed to smile with each sentence.
You suddenly thought of something.
"Oh right! By the way Phainon, why did you call me Shoelace girl?" You exclaimed.
Phainon shrugged before giving you a grin. "Well, the first time we met you talked to me about how my shoelace was untied. It's not untied anymore though, see?"
He stuck out the foot that had once previously had an untied shoelace. Proudly showing off the fact that nowㅡit was in fact, tied.
You crinkled your nose at him and replied with an accusatory tone.
"But still, did you have to call me shoelace girl?"
"Why? Would you have preferred I call you Shoelace maiden? Kinda sounds like the name of a fictional superhero, am I right?"
His eyes twinkled mischievously, and you could do nothing but sigh at his antics. Who would've thought that the mighty delieverer would be this childish!
You liked it though, so you weren't complaining.
Throughout the rest of the walk you and him chatted some more. You chatted about who was the best chrysos heir (Phainon kept insisting that it was him, while you kept saying that the tribios were better), who could hold a higher note (it was you. Phainon's throat clogged up and he started to have spasms after a while), and how long would it take to ride a droma from Kremnos to Ohkema (you both bet that it would take over 10000 system hours).
To summarize it, you really enjoyed yourself with him. He wasn't the sort of dumb, mindlessly kind guy that you thought he would be. He was very funny and kind, yes, but he was the farthest person from unintellectual you could think of. He just liked to hide how much he observed and knew under his noble heart and alight smile.
When he led you to your house (you showed him the way), it was already noon. The two of you paused at your front door before he opened his mouth to ask you something nervously.
"Hey, y/n! So- I was wondering if you would like to meet me later, after I finish sparring with Mydei."
Your heart fluttered at the invitation, and the way he bashfully scratched the back of his head had rosy hues etching onto your face.
"So, uh- like a date?"
Phainon's eyes widened slightly before returning to their normal size.
God was he red now.
"Oh, uh- yea! Like a date!"
A shaky smile made its way onto your face.
"Oh! Alright then! Where should I meet you?"
"I'll come pick you up at your place, don't worry! I'll come back in 3 system hours."
"Oh! Alright then see you soon Phainon!"
He held your hand and placed a gentle kiss to the back of it.
"Alright then" he smiled "see you soon!"
After you entered the house, you got ready to meet with Phainon for the second time that day.
And when the time came for the date, you stepped outside of your house to see Phainon waiting for you with a bouquet of freshly picked roses.
You were praying to all the titans that were listening to not make your blush obvious.
The date went really well, the two of you walked and ateㅡjubilant vibes radiating off the two of you. You chuckled and laughed, ate and dancedㅡacting like it was the last night on Amphoreus.
And when it was all over and he walked you back to your house, with the bouquet of roses still clutched tightly in your hand, you thanked the titans that his shoelace was untied on that fateful day.
A/N: Hi... so I know that this was supposed to be a valentines day special, yet I'm uploading it in May HAHAHAHAHHA......Uhm... yeah. I apologize for the inactivity, I've been really busy recently and haven't had time to write. This fic has also been a result of me having written the entire thing way earlier, but being too lazy to upload it haha...My writing has gotten a lot better than this, but I'm too lazy to fix it (again) so this shall be the final version! (And I'll pray that my past self checked it thoroughly). Also, I'm sorry for not including some of the newer characters in hsr! I haven't played the recent tb quest and stopped at amphoreus halfway. So...my knowledge on the new characters is close to 0. And also, originally this fic had Mydei and Sunday in it! They were planned to be included here, but while I was on 2/3 of Mydei's part, I dropped this and forgot about it haha! So...If I decide to write this fic again (a part 2) then they'll be included! Further details will be on my blog, because this is getting to long! Lastly, ILYSMM TY FOR READING AND WAITING FOR ME TO UPLOAD 🥹
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⋆.˚ ᡣ𐭩Thinking about Ex!Phainon, who still loves youㅡsilently, secretly, and solemlyㅡwhile his heart still aches for your sweet smile and your gorgeous eyes crinkling beautifully at him. Just him. Nobody else.
You had an okay breakup with Phainon. You had loved him to death, you did. And dating him was great when it first began! He would make you smile every second you were with him, embrace you in your most vulnerable moments like golden treasure, hold you so dearly in his arms when the nights stretched endlesslyㅡand make you feel as if the world moved around you.
But time decays even the strongest of steel, and graduallyㅡhe started treating you no differently from his other companions. His late-night visits to your house would become less and less frequent. He'd text you like how he texted Mydei and all of his other friends. He'd still caress you in his arms, of course, but the calming warmth you initially felt from him was now...faded.
Nearly at the end of your relationship, the distance between the two of you was evident. He felt so far away that, to you, your connection was beyond repair. Sometimes you would just stop to stare dumbly at your phoneㅡwaiting, wishing for his name to appear on your screen. You didn't even care if it wasn't a call at that point. Even a little text saying "Hey, what's up?" would've filled your entire day with bliss and elation. You missed him. Dearly.
Your mind would overfill with thoughts and despair over your boyfriend and his detachment. In late nights when only the moon would peek through your curtains, you would let crystal tears fall from your eyes as his voiceㅡstill as beautiful as everㅡwould echo repeatedly in your mind "Shh...I'm here, y/n. I am so sorry that I acted so shitty, my love. Please forgive me?"
The remoteness, the silence, and the agony were driving you insane. Your mental health was shaking, emotions overflowing. Maybe you were being overly sensitive, sure. But even so, it still hurt. It hurt that the person whom you always cared for was out of reach. Oh, how your chest felt as if it were being ripped to shreds when you scrolled through your previous text messagesㅡreminiscing on the days which shone brighter than gold, and felt warmer than the sun.
Not only that, the thought that you were being overbearingㅡthe thought that you had messed up horrifically somehowㅡwould circle inside your brain. Over and over againㅡlike the world's most cruel mantra. A mantra which, deep down inside of youㅡyou thought was true.
You couldn't continue like this. They say hope is a double-edged sword, and during those days you couldn't count how many times the sword ripped apart your flesh like butter and tore you apart limb by limb. You were so sick of the pain. You were so sick of the sufferingㅡso, you left.
You called him late at night, asking to meet him in the park outside your house. He agreed. Putting on your clothes, you took the hoodie he once left in your apartment. The hoodie, which felt like it had been here for a lifetime. Rolling it up neatly and tucking it underneath your arm, you took a shaky breath and headed out the door to meet your lover.
The chilly breeze hit you like a speeding truck. The loose jacket draped over your shoulders was insufficient to block the cold. But your focus was somewhere else. The burning rage and hurt inside of you made you immune to the chill. The hot tears that threatened to spill from your eyes cleared your vision from the blowing wind. You ignored the breeze, for your mind was only locked on the pain that you were finally going to spill to Phainon. The hurt-filled words which will seep endlessly out of your mouth. How you were going to yell at him for all the pain he caused you, the rage that bubbled uncontrollably inside you right now, and ask him why. Why was it so hard for him to tell you just a little, simple 'hello'.
You saw him at the far end of the street. He was wearing the blue sneakers from when you first met him, and the silver watch you had gotten him for his birthday. His periwinkle eyes shone underneath the yellow street lightsㅡwith a wisp of melancholy laced within them. It was unfair. He looked absolutely beautiful, just like when you first fell in love with him.
At that moment, the anger inside you shriveled to dust, and the enraged words threatening to spill from your lips died before they could be formed. Even at this distance, with this much pain and suffering, he still made all of your anger go away, huh? But deep down, you relaxed. His presence was akin to a bonfire in a harsh winter, a breath of fresh air from the smoke and fogㅡit made all of your worries go away just from the sight of him. You wanted nothing more than to run to him and hug him
And you despised yourself for feeling this way.
How could your mind betray you the moment your eyes landed on him? Why did your bruised heart soften the moment you saw the familiar watch on his wrist? It was unfair how much power he had over youㅡhow much power you let him have over you. Even as you were coming to this spot, a part of you deep down instinctively knew that you wouldn't do any of the things you said you would. It was certain that you would lose your rage the moment you got close to him.
You wanted to push this feeling away and scream at him for all of the painful nights you endured. The nights which felt so lonely and distant, the times you ate alone at the tableㅡwishing for him to be here.
But trying to calm the ocean to be a lake is no short of impossible. Your mind wouldn't let you be angry at Phainon. No matter how much you triedㅡyou couldn't. You had had enough. You were so tired from all of this. You wanted to quit on everything.
And so you did.
You gave up on your anger, you gave up on your sadness. You gave up on the words which had so desperately lodged themselves in your throat. You brush aside the days in solitude and despair. Instead of fighting it, you gave up. You let yourself walk closer to the man you loveㅡwill always love. You took his hoodie softly into your hands like gold, wishing he had handled you like that till the end. Your eyes softened unconsciously, and before you knew it, you were standing in front of him. Face-to-face. Those mesmerizing periwinkle eyes still as gorgeous as the day you first met him. His light-blue locks still luring you to run your hand through them.
You resist the urge.
Holding out his hoodie to him, you look down as you mumble softlyㅡsteadying your breath as you tried to blink back the tears.
"I...I think we need some space..Phainon."
You couldn't see his face, but you knew it fell. Maybe he looked devastated. Maybe he looked disappointed. You couldn't look, and you didn't dare to. Not when you knew that you would go running back into his arms the moment you looked into his eyes.
"...Why?" His voice came out in a soft whisper. Shaking almost unnoticeablyㅡbut you heard it. You always do.
You took a deep breath, thinking about all of the times that you spent with him. All of the smiles exchanged in secretㅡthe soft, chaste kisses shared underneath the silver moonlight, which would all become a page of painful history.
How you wished this moment would never come.
"Phainon, I-I'm sorry it's just that...we feel so distant nowadays."
You finally looked up, e/c eyes meeting soft periwinkle ones. You almost immediately stiffened. He was looking at you with such...care and heartbreak in his eyes. At this sight, you faltered. How could you ever say something like that to him? When your words failed to come out of your mouth, he silently gestured for you to continue with a slight nod of his head.
You took another deep breath, forcing yourself to come back together. How did he expect you not to break down when he was looking at you like that?
You continued, voice cracking slightly. "I waited for you every night, you know? I waited for your calls, your textsㅡa simple greeting. I wanted you so, so bad, and I hated myself for it. I wanted you to kiss me on the forehead once more. I-I wished that you would check up on me, at least once, but I despised it because I felt as if I was being overbearing. I hated the fact that I couldn't reach out first, even when I desperately wanted toㅡI really did, Phai. I felt so lonely when you weren't here, and then felt so selfish because I felt that way. I..I can't go on like this anymore Phainon.. I'm sorry."
Wet tears streamed down your faceㅡyou didn't even know they had begun to. Phainon reached his hand out to brush your cheekㅡthe familiar touch of his making you want to melt like fondue in his hands.
However, you denied yourself the pleasure of doing so, as you lowered the hand that was wiping your tears away.
Phainon closed his eyes for a moment before opening them to reveal sorrow swirling within his eyes. Yet there was acceptance in his gaze as wellㅡacceptance for your decision, acceptance for your choice.
"I understand."
His voice came out barely above a whisperㅡlike it pained him to say those words. You knew it did. His expression was screaming, 'Please, please don't do this,' and all of his body language pointed towards embracing you and never letting go.
Yet he still accepted it anyway. You were once again reminded of one of the many reasons why you had fallen for this amazing man.
Phainon took a step closer to you. You could now feel the heat radiating off of himㅡlike a warm fire. The distance between you two was now so close. Closer than it had been for the last few weeks. It was how it used to be in those glorious days when you first started dating him. But even so...you still felt like he was a planet away from you. So close, yet so eternally far, if that made sense.
Phainon reached out to grasp your shoulder and then paused right before touching it. He retracted his arm silently while looking at you with a longing expression.
"i'm sorry I left you to endure that alone all this time. I'm sorry that I made you think that you were selfish, because godㅡyou are the most selfless, kind person I've ever had the blessing of meeting. Maybe it's too late for all of thisㅡmaybe it's past the point of apologies. But I still want you to knowㅡI love you. Till the moon finally loses its shine, till the stars start falling from the night sky. You meant everything to me, and I was a fool for not treasuring the most precious thing that existed in my life. I- I'm sorry y/n."
He grasped your hand gently as tears gently descended like waterfalls down your cheeks. At the sight of you crying, he gave you one final look of agony before speaking again.
"Thank you for giving me the chance to be your lover, y/n. I was blessed to spend this time with you. I...I hope that you'll find a guy who loves you as much as I did...I'm sorry."
You grabbed him into a hug, crying uncontrollably, as you mustered with all your strength, muffled words through broken sobs and heavy cries.
"Phainon... If- If you'd like to...Do youㅡ still wanna be friends?"
Phainon froze, tears welling up in his own eyes as well. He looked at the hand which was holding yours before mumbling softly.
"If you'll have me as a friend...I'd be honored."
And for the last time as lovers and first time as friends, Phainon wrapped an arm around your back and gently stroked the back of your head. Not like how he used to during your late-night shenanigans. Not like how he used to when he spoon-fed you ice cream. He hugged you as no longer the person closest to your heart, oh, how he desperately wished to, though. The moonlight shone over the two of you from the blossoming of your love, and witnessed the shriveling of the flower which once was.
After that day, you moved on. Phainon was now one of your closest companions, and you two still kept in touch sometimes. You also found another guy you met at a cafe. His name was Dan heng. He was always nice to you. He would make you smile uncontrollably like an idiot, and laugh so hard that you accidentally break into a coughing fit. He would go on phone calls with you till 3 A.M., and make sure you went to sleep. He would check up on you dailyㅡalways asking whether you had drunk plenty of water, and ask if you got much sleep.
You got your smile back, you got the shine in your eyes back. You seemed happier now, and Phainon noticed it.
He won't lie and say that he didn't feel a pang in his chest every time you mentioned Dan heng's nameㅡhe won't lie and say that every time he sees you smile because of Dan heng, it makes him want to cry his eyes out.
Phainon misses you, and dearly so. But you look so happy now don't you? Dan heng does all the things that he used to doㅡand all the things that he couldn't do. Dan heng makes you smile when he made you cry. You're happier now, so it's fine. Phainon can endure the pang of misery in his chest. He can endure the jealousy emerging from the deepest, darkest parts of himㅡtelling him to fight Dan heng. He can face the fact that you smileㅡnot because of him, but another man. That bright smileㅡwhich was once reserved all for him.
If he finally gets to see you happy once more, even if you no longer smile because of him, even if it feels as if his heart is tearing in twoㅡeven if he despises the fact that you're no longer his. He will go to the ends of this world and back, all just to see the beautiful smile brightening your features.
A/n: This was NOT my best work and was written on a whim when I got the inspiration by talking with @devdozes about my previous ex. Y/n is literally me except for the fact that I didn't cry and chose to keep my feelings all bottled up haha...DW WE'RE ON GOOD TERMS NOW AND WE'RE BEST FRIENDS :DD This is also my first time writing angst (fluff writer over here lmaoo) so it may be cringe and it may be fast paced. Thank you for reading anyways! I hope you enjoyed this (terribly written) angst piece that I wanted to try for a change hehe!
࣪ ִֶָ☾.Thinking about Dan heng who always sighs and puts his palm to his forehead whenever you do something irrationally stupid. The most classic experience being when you and Caelus decided to put a fork with a grape stuck on it in a microwave (it was NOT a good idea, courtesy of Caelus, of course) and almost blew up the entire astral express, or the time you blindly charged at a deadly monster in order to 'protect' Dan heng—regardless of the fact that he can perfectly well dragon-blast the monster's ass without help. It makes him both tired and amused at the same time—seeing you jumping around happily after 'succeding in protecting him'. But now, after his transformation, your...enthusiasm has arrived to another level of unhinged. It has gotten to the point where his entire routine consists of:
Wake up
Evade y/n and try not to get tail/horns grabbed at
Eat breakfast while evading y/n and touches
Go on about his day while evading y/n's touch
Sleep and be on guard while doing so in order to not get his ears or golden tail played with.
Yep. His No .1 fear and mission is to not get his horns and tail played with in public—especially when March and Caelus are watching. Thise two jackals would take photos of you clinging onto him and tease him till death about it later. Lord knows that he could get a break from those two—believe me, he's prayed for that to happen before. But no, the gods are not merciful upon him.
Don't get him wrong though—while he may not be open to physical affection any time at any day, he absolutely adores you with the entirety of his heart! It's just that the smirks and snickers the other members of the express send his way makes him want to jump into his bed and curl his dragon body into a ball—a scalely one, with a pillow fort surrounding him. Everyone needs a pillow fort after all, right?
But this doesn't mean that he won't let you touch his tail at all. In late nights when it's the two of you—the only observers being the shining stars illuminating the night sky and the whispers of the wind echoing through the air—he'd curl the lump of scales and gold around your waist and whisper the softest nothings into your ear—each word laced with love, each breath mixed with intimacy.
He'd run his slender fingers through your hair and pepper soft kisses all over your cheek. He'd hug you gently—soothingly—like the only thing that matters in the world is you and you alone.
Dan heng adores you—in every way, in any way. And as for your occasionally idiocy? Well, he has enough brains to cover up for the both of you, so yay! :)
A/n: first post after exams woohoo! I did well (I hope) and now I am officially out of hiatus! Stay tuned for a longfic to be posted (spoilers on my blog if you scroll far enough...tee hee) and I reallllyyy hope that you have a wonderful day filled with brightness and smiles! ^^
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࣪ ִֶָ☾.Phainon would always come crawling to you like a kicked puppy whenever he needed your affection. He's been alone for 3 minutes? That's practically an eternity! Give him some hugs, right now! He just got off the phone with you but already misses hearing your melodic voice? Your cyan-haired dog needs you asap. What are you doing just standing there? Go give him some head pats! He's alone in his cold bed, without you and sleep is evading him? In a blink of an eye he's already next to youㅡwrapping his muscular arms around your chest and torso like a baby koala. It's comical, really, how the deliverer himself is so down bad for you. But what can you say? He's just a small boy (doggo) wanting your affection 24/7 <3
A/n: exams in 2 weeks exams in 2 weeks exams in 2 weeks exams in 2 weeks exams in 2 weeks exams in 2 weeks exams in 2 weeks exams in 2 weeks AHHHHHH!!!! I'm currently writing this as I rest so forgive me if it seems...dead. Giving this as a final gift to you all incase I die loves <3
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⋆.˚ ᡣ𐭩Thinking about Phainon who would be so eager to please you. You want your favorite food from your favorite restaurant? Done! You want a glass of water because your throat feels drier than the Sahara desert in a 10-year drought? It's already on the counter next to you in a flash! You want him to cuddle you because the heater is broken and you need warmth? Congratulations! Phainon has now turned into a koala. +10 points for your achievement! Whenever he does something for you and you have that big, goofy smile on your face that he absolutely adoresㅡyou can practically see an imaginary tail wagging furiously behind him. He loves pleasing youㅡin any and every way possible. So please don't forget to give him compliments right after! He'll smother you with all of his love and kisses. Just for you!
A/n: look at me procrastinating on my work and writing this in my 10-minute break...
✮⋆˙Ever imagined climbing on to Dan heng's golden tail and letting him lift you up and down with it? You'd climb onto his scaley tailㅡ like a baby koala. Gripping just enough to not hurt, you'd look up at him with the most mischievious grin in the entire world. At your chidlish actions, Dan heng would sigh and look at you with the most exasperated look in his eyesㅡ but there would be a hint of underlying softness within them as well.
"Y/n, please let go."
"No <3 :3 "
He'd try to coax you off at firstㅡ persuading you with that soft voice and gorgeous eyes of his. You almost gave in, however your love for him and his swishy tail made you firmly stick on to him like a hungry leech (a cute one in his opinion).
Dan hengㅡas patient as he is, would eventually give up once he realized there was no reasoning with you. So instead of rebelling against your touch, he'd go along with your antics and move his tail softly up and down, so that you (still holding onto his tail like a baby koala) move up and down along with it.
It's like riding a rollercoaster actually! A very soft, slow, and warm rollercoaster that would soon rather die than to accidentally hurt you. Because of this, he won't go faster no matter how much you beg him to. He'd continue to swish you up and down on his golden tail at the exact same speed and heightㅡ with no adjustments, no spontaneous movements, and no surprises at all.
He notices that your arms are about to get tired before you do, and the moment he does, he immediately stops waving his tail and makes you get off of him. No amount of whining from you is going to convince him otherwise! Don't pout at him, it's not going to work! Hey! Don't use puppy-dog eyes, you cheater! :( Your safety is of utmost importance to him, and because of that he will take no complaints from you whatsoever! He would never forgive himself if you accidentally got hurt because of his tailㅡ whether it be a small scratch or a large bruise. So... off you go!
When you get off of him you're already missing the feeling of his tail waving you softly up and down in the air. You end up poutingㅡadorably in his opinionㅡ and cross your arms while still gazing at his tail with disappointment.
Noticing this, Dan heng would sigh and crouch down to your level, and press a soft kiss to your forehead with a gentle smile.
"Maybe later." He'd say, smiling at you with a love-stricken expression. "I just don't want you to get hurt my love."
You forgive him after that, of course. After all, he was only looking out for you wasn't he? Besides, you can always climb on his tail again! With that settled, you grab his outstretched hand and rise to your feetㅡ walking away hand-in-hand to get your favorite drink as his 'compensation for your troubles'. <3
Phainon would 10000% use you as his comfort pillow. When you'd try to get up in the early mornings he will entangle his arms around your waist and will not. let. go. He'd whine "Baby, just 1 more minute?" With that pleading face and pouty eyes of his that makes it impossible to say no to him. Yes, both of would you stay like that the entire morning, and yes, you would both be late for work.
