#obsidia x reader

[kurov1864]

Oh my god... I didn't think you were writing wlw! I'm so happy to see the latest request, so I wanted to ask you to write about Obsidia dating headcanons with a female reader!

To be honest, I'm extremely afraid to write requests, but I still plucked up the courage, haha. 🥲

Obsidia x f!reader dating hcs

writer's note: i'm glad that you requested me. i have a lot of fun reading up on new characters, and obsidia certainly is an interesting one! and yes i do write wlw, though if i have to be honest i would categorize my dating hcs to be gender neutral if anything. i'll try my best to make it more fem leaning i suppose? again, thank you for the request!

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Oh boy how did you ever manage to become close to someone as untouchable as Obsidia? This is the woman that stood at the top of the Abyss itself, who fought gods and ruled through strength alone, so naturally she isn't exactly the type to let other people wander into her life so easily. Somehow though, whether through persistence, circumstance, or sheer stubbornness, you ended up slipping through the cracks in that impenetrable exterior.

Obsidia has spent most of her life losing people. Subjects, companions, allies - everyone has either died or betrayed her. So when she first met you, she would've expected you to be temporary as well. Meaning that she was always watching for signs that you would leave. Not because she distrusts you specifically, but that's just how her life is.

Dating Obsidia would not start with a confession. In fact, if you're expecting a confession from her you're going to be waiting for a very long time. She would never announce anything, because, in her mind, there simply isn't anything to announce. Human rituals of carefully asking feelings and putting labels on relationships would probably seem strangely unnecessary to her. One day she would just start to exist by your side, standing near you, walking with you, accompanying you, and eventually you'd have to sit there and wonder at what point did you accidentally become the girlfriend of the Sovereign of the Abyss.

If someone were foolish enough to ask what exactly you are to her, Obsidia would probably stare at them for several moments as though they had asked the most ridiculous question imaginable. Because isn't it obvious that you're her partner? Her chosen one? Is the mere fact that she keeps you by her side not enough?

You know the whole "silent and intimidating" thing she has going on? Yeah that's still there. It's not a facade or anything it's genuinely just a part of her. Obsidia isn't going to magically transform into this overly affectionate sweet lover overnight, even if you ask her to. It's just... not her.

She's not very verbally affectionate. That's putting it mildly because Obsidia is, frankly, terrible at compliments and validation. You could spend an hour telling her how much she means to you, and the best you're probably going to get from her is a simple "I know". It's not like she's ungrateful or doesn't love you... more of she just expects you to know through sheer fact that she hasn't killed you? You might need to teach her... a lot.

But she can be incredibly oblivious at times. Again, she's not one for human culture, so sometimes the things she says casually comes across as unintentionally romantic or absurdly intense. Things like "I just dislike being separated from you" or "I spent centuries believing that there was nothing in this world mattered besides me. I no longer think that". Goddamnit Obsidia give your poor partner's heart a break and stop dropping these lines out of nowhere!

The bones of wrath would probably show more affection than Obsidia herself does. Usually they are terrifying weapons, extensions of death itself, yet they'll shift around you carefully, move things out of your way, wrap around you and guard you like overprotective dogs. It's not like Obsidia minds, but it does get a tad bit annoying when she sees you stroking them with more tenderness than you do her.

She would absolutely develop the habit of keeping you nearby, not in a possessive sense but in a safety sense. Obsidia has spent far too long losing people, and once she values something, she naturally wants it within reach. She'd simply gesture for you to sit beside her during meetings or pull you closer while resting, if only to reassure herself that you are safe within her reach.

She would also be absurdly protective, although not in an overbearing way. Obsidia respects strength too much to smother you or decide things on your behalf, but if someone genuinely tries to hurt you? Oh, that's unfortunate for them. She would just decide that they no longer deserve the privilege of continuing their day peacefully.

Obsidia struggles with receiving care. Giving it? Fine. Receiving it? Absolutely horrible how dare you even bring up that idea in front of her. It's simply strange to her that someone would willingly take care of her when she's weak, because it goes against the very ideals that she embodies. Strong eats weak, dog eats dog. It takes a while before she gets used to it, but the first couple of times you've attempted to offer treatment / comfort she probably thought you've finally decided to assassinate her.

She would be extremely physically comfortable once she accepts you as part of her life. Not shy about it either. If she wants you closer, she'll pull you into her lap. If she wants to rest against you, she'll do it. If she notices you're cold, you're wrapped against her side without having to ask. There is no awkward hesitation behind any of it because Obsidia has never cared much for pretending she doesn't want something.

I think the ultimate show of trust from Obsidia is how she's able to be quiet around you. Not queen Obsidia, not ruler of the abyss Obsidia, not the woman carrying centuries of conflict and bloodshed on her shoulders. Just Obsidia. Someone who can sit beside you in silence, eyes half-closed and dozing off without feeling the need to remain guarded.

end note: i'm ngl i made this a lot more fluffy than i originally planned... if we're going by canon i don't think that obsidia would act like this per se, i think her version of "love" would be less of the traditional love we commonly see and more of a,,, uneasy partnership? she doesn't exactly seem human so affection and tenderness probably wouldn't come naturally to her. so i apologize if that was the sort of writing you wanted! i might actually make a separate post talking about how obsidia would realistically act in a relationship i'm ngl... she's too interesting not to. i'm also really sorry if the hcs seem disconnected.. i was lowk struggling w/ her

end note pt.2: obsidia's voice is so hot and her accent is just. ugh.

[kurov1864]

My thoughts on Obsidia and her approach to love

This isn't going to be a properly formatted hc writing, just my brain spilling out i guess. You can read the original dating hcs for her here.

Anyways! This is going to be different from the characterization I showed in the hcs, this is gonna be more lore-based I suppose? Like how I think she would realistically act.

Given her lore, I don't think that Obsidia would approach love with a "softened" version of herself. Her core worldview is still built around dominance, survival, and absolute control over her domain. So even in love, she wouldn’t suddenly become gentle or emotionally expressive in a conventional way. It would feel more like two powerful forces existing in uneasy balance rather than a traditionally warm romance.

At first, she would likely struggle to even frame what she feels as affection. Obsidia is someone who associates closeness with hierarchy and possession: she protects what is hers, and “hers” is something she has decided is worth sparing. So a person who earns her attention wouldn’t be treated delicately at first, but rather observed intensely. They'll be tested, measured, and evaluated for strength and whether they can exist beside Obsidia without being consumed or discarded like everything else in the Abyss.

If she does accept someone as a partner, her affection would show up in extremely controlled, almost intimidating ways. She wouldn’t be verbally tender, no, instead, she’d express attachment through her protection. The kind of “love” she understands is something closer to: "no one else is allowed to harm you but me". It seems unsettling from the outside, but in her logic, it’s a form of exclusivity and care.

Emotionally, though, there’s a fracture beneath that control. Obsidia has already experienced betrayal by gods, collapse of her kingdom, and the erosion of her own autonomy. That makes vulnerability something she would resist almost instinctively. A partner might occasionally see brief moments when that outer shell softens, moments where she seems distant, not from lack of feeling, but from the difficulty of processing anything that isn’t survival or power.

Jealousy and possessiveness would likely exist, but not in a petty or insecure way. More like territorial instinct. Not “I fear losing you,” but “nothing that exists in my domain should be taken without my permission or consequences.” That said, someone who consistently proves they are not trying to control or replace her autonomy could slowly become one of the only beings she does not instinctively classify as a threat or a pawn.

Overtime, if the relationship stabilizes, Obsidia might show a different side of her. A fierce sort of loyalty. Obsidia is consistent once she decides that something is part of her world. She does not easily abandon what she has claimed as meaningful. So her version of love would likely feel heavy and absolute. Less about affection in the soft sense, and more of a cold promise of guaranteed survival.

end note: the last line was inspired by a zhongchi fic when childe was describing the Tsaritsa HAHAHAHAH. there's still so much i wanted to add, like what if the partner was human? what if the partner was fragile? but i'm kinda tired atm. obsidia doesn't seem like the type to bend to normal human "romance" customs is all i'm trying to say, i don't even know if love to her can be categorized to platonic, familial, romantic, all those things. i feel like her approach is relatively simple, love is love. no need to complicate things. if she loves you, she'll protect you, and in exchange she expects you to stick with her.