how various human characters would celebrate valentine’s day with you ; sfw
requested by ; nobody / holiday special
character(s) ; agni, baldroy, finnian, lau, mey rin, ran mao, soma asman kadar
reader info ; gender neutral
genre ; fluff
agni x reader
agni’s approach to the holiday is a simple and effective one, centred more around actions and care and showing how much you mean to him as opposed to just relying on cliché words or gifts — though he does follow tradition and get you something small and meaningful too, of course (he’s nothing if not thorough when it comes to taking care of those who matter to him, after all!)
he gathers all of the ingredients in advance and insists on cooking you your absolute favourite meal as his big gift to you, only relenting and letting you help out with some smaller parts of prep if you’re especially insistent — because, after all, he just wants to take care of you and isn’t particularly bothered about being doted on in return (he’s more of a giver than a taker, and by quite a long way)
he takes you out on a date that has you tracking from one location to another, each point connected to a specific memory the two of you share together and serving as a very emotional and heartfelt walk down memory lane — topped off with an unspoken promise, hope, that this little tradition will continue and grow every year for the rest of your lives together
because there is nothing he wants more than to spend a lifetime growing and greying and learning by your side, and he makes that much abundantly clear with how much he dotes on and spoils you from sunrise to sunset
truly a perfect way to spend the day
baldroy x reader
having been married before, it’s safe to say that baldroy knows what he’s doing when it comes to celebrating valentine’s day with you — and while his approach is on the more safe and simple side, he does still always manage to sweep you off of your feet in his own way by the end of it
he gets you the flowers and the chocolates — the former he buys from a local florist and makes sure to purchase in advance because he knows all too well how quickly they go, and the latter he was strong armed into buying after sebastian caught him nearly destroying the kitchen to make some himself
saves up his money to buy you something nice — maybe a flattering new outfit that’s in season (nothing too expensive, but still a great fit for the price tag), maybe something more long lasting, maybe something he knows you like to collect (because he does pay attention to the things you say and do around him, believe it or not)
and even arranges to get the day off so he can spoil you in every way possible without being dragged off by sebastian or another one of his colleagues — and rest assured that he makes the absolute most of his time off to make you feel adored, seen, special, and thoroughly exhausted come day’s end
a very solid valentine’s day all around, honestly. only way it could be better is if there were more hours in the day to spend with him…
finny x reader
as one might expect from any sort of holiday with finny, valentine’s day is an affair that can best be described as clumsily executed but fuelled by such blatantly earnest intentions that you can’t even bring yourself to be upset with all of the chaos
he digs up a bouquet of the most beautiful flowers that you’ve ever seen in your life… but then in his excitement to hand them off to you he manages to stumble, crush half of them and nearly smother you to death with what remains. at least you’ll be able to press and preserve some of the hardier specimens?
and he somehow manages to flatten the gorgeous handcarved jewellery box he purchased for you, which nearly brings him to tears before you assure him that you’re not upset — and that your colleagues, having overheard the upset and feeling pity for him, are willing to help buy a replacement that you can bring home and take care of without his delivery service
but he makes up for it by smothering you with careful affection and ensuring you don’t so much as have to lift a finger for anything the entire day — holding himself back as to not hurt you, and crashing into half of the estate along the way, but grinning ear to hear and staring up at you like you’re his sun and stars and ever so eager to fulfil whatever requests you may have for him
… so, needless to say, you’ll happily forgive him for it all… just so long as he keeps smiling at you that brightly
lau x reader
valentine’s day with lau is a simple affair that involves lots of physical affection, plenty of spoiling, lots of charming and flattering words, and a relaxed evening spent in his arms as he manages his work at his den — which is, frankly, quite the welcome departure from all of the chaos the two of you have been wrapped up in as of late (courtesy of a certain aristocrat of evil…)
the gifts he gets you are a mixture of personal and traditional — all tailored to your tastes, some imported from back home, others crafted on local soil, but all very obviously expensive and high quality to the extent that you can tell just from a single glance
and that’s not even counting the much more blatant gift he gives to you — that being having his own staff and associates putting their all into protecting and servicing you for the day (more than they usually would, anyway). and that includes everything from tailored meals at restaurants run by his people, to having his flowers doting on you specifically when you get back to the den
it’s all very overwhelming yet he manages to make it all feel like the most casual and natural experience in the world (helped by the opium, certainly, but still!)
and for that you can’t call it anything less than a perfect valentine’s day
mey rin x reader
mey rin, like finny, has a bit of a clumsy approach to valentine’s day due to her lack of experience with the holiday — that being said, she still manages to put something together that leaves you both feeling happy, content, and relaxed on the day
(even if it was all arranged a bit last minute due to her completely forgetting about the holiday and needing to be reminded by her boss, and lady lizzy, before she ended up making a complete fool of herself)
it starts with a slow morning — waking up a bit too early because you’ve both adjusted to your work schedules and can’t risk breaking the habit even for a single day, taking advantage of the day off to slow down and cuddle in bed for a while, and maybe even taking your breakfast up to your room so you can exchange your cards and gifts over something hearty and warm away from the prying eyes and curious ears of the estate
transitions into a (mostly) peaceful midday — a slow walk through the gardens where she only nearly trips over her own feet twice, a clumsy dance through the empty ballroom while nobody is watching where your feet get stepped on more times than you can count, sneaking some cheaper snacks out of the staff pantry to enjoy while you watch the birds out of the kitchen window, and just generally enjoying a rare moment of uninterrupted peace and quiet
and then ends with the two of you cuddled up in bed, relaxed and tired and just about ready to settle in and get some rest for the workday awaiting you tomorrow… truly the perfect day
ran mao x reader
valentine’s day isn’t really a holiday she’d feel much of a need to celebrate, or even really recognise, unless you explicitly mention that it’s important to you. otherwise she’s probably not even going to notice outside of any immediately obvious changes to the revenue she sees coming into lau’s establishment
but if the day is truly important to you then she’ll do a little bit of research and, likely with a helpful push from lau, go through the motions of celebrating with you as your girlfriend
with those motions including a handful of very expensive looking gifts, a noticeable increase in the physical affection she shows you throughout the day, a dinner date at a restaurant that is almost certainly connected to the crime syndicate she and lau are apart of, and a very relaxed evening of cuddling and discounted smoking at the opium den
with her making sure that you’re enjoying yourself all the while, even if she does have to step out every now and then to take care of business — she can’t leave her boss entirely defenseless, now can she?
all in all it’s sweet to see her make such an effort to make you happy, but there is still some room for improvement — but, you suppose, that’s what you have the rest of your lives together for
soma x reader
if you expected valentine’s day with prince soma to be anything less than completely and utterly extravagant, over the top, and a whole event in and of itself, then i’m sorry to say that you’re sorely mistaken — because this man lives to spoil you and today is just an excuse for him to do it as openly as possible
first are the gifts — of which there will be nothing less than a mountain of things for you to unwrap and gawk at because their collective monetary value will be enough to leave anyone in a state of shock
then there’s the flowers and chocolates, as he learned was a traditional exchange… and then proceeded to have enough to fill several rooms of the phantomhive townhouse to the brink of bursting delivered to you (agni made the chocolates himself at his prince’s request, naturally, and they’re all spectacular… but again there’s just so many)
and you can bet everything you own on the fact that he will be clinging to you like a grinning koala from sunrise to sundown, soaking up your affection and gratitude like a lizard sunning on a hot stone and weeping with gratitude when you give him your card and gifts in exchange (the cost doesn’t matter, he has more than enough money, it’s the thought that really gets him)
so… yeah. it’s a whole thing with him, but you knew what you were signing up for when you agreed to start courting him so you can’t say you’re at all surprised or anything less than happy with how your day turned out














