pairing: nancy hound ( @viilpstick 's oc) x henri didriksen
a/n: shout out barbs for giving me this idea a while back love ya girl/p (also apologies if this is ooc for nancy 😔😔😔)
"My dearest Nancy, what troubles you?"
Nancy sighed as Henri helped her sit down on a nearby bench in the school's courtyard. The cool evening wing swept through his dirty blonde hair as he sat down near to her.
"Nothing just-tired from work."
"It pains my soul to see how hard you work with little to no reward my dear," he clutched his heart dramatically as fell to the ground.
Nancy let out a short laugh.
"You're so strange."
"The word you're looking for is eccentric."
Henri gazed down at the beastgirl with a strange look in his eyes. They were the only two in the courtyard, everyone had retreated back to thier dorms for the night.
It was a quiet evening, no sound but the crickets and the rustling of leaves from nearby trees. It was relaxing. But something was missing.
“Doubt thou the stars are fire, Doubt that the sun doth move, Doubt truth to be a liar, But never doubt I love.” He murmured under his breath.
"Did you say something Henri?"
"What? Oh its just something I heard in an old book somewhere. Nothing of importance."
"I know a place you might like, but you hsve to keep it a secret, or Perla would inflict her wicked wrath onto me." He offered her his hand as he led her out of the courtyard.
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As they finally reached the place Henri had told her about, Nancy gasped.
It was a small clearing in the forest, where a crystal clear pond laid, reflecting the light of the stars around them.
"How did you-"
"Perla told me this is where she brings her boyfriends on dates. Romantic is it not?" He looked at her with a grin that she knew all too well.
He stepped back a bit, before bowing and reaching out his hand.
"May I have this dance, my lady?"
"Oh no I-" she reached out and took his hand as he pulled her in closer.
"Just follow my lead, ok?" She nodded.
Slowly, little by little they followed each other's steps until they became perfectly in synce with eachother, dancing a perfect waltz as if they were the only ones left in the world.
Eventually, they grew tired and retreated back to the halls of mirrors, where Henri bid her goodnight before returning to his own dorm.
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The next morning, Dominic noticed Henri yawn while in potionology.
"You alright? I've never seen you this tired."
"I am fine my dear friend, just a bit- out of sorts."
"Well you keep that to yourself." He sighed dreamily at his reflection in the cauldron.
"Aren't I just the most beautiful thing you've ever seen?"
Henri wasn't listening. For he had something- or rather someone already on his mind.
