Ouuh maybe Smitten x Witch? I'd love to see more of your vessel works!! :D
(SMITWITCH IS SO FUNNY!! Mr Loverbird who will literally tear his heart out for his love and a feral cat who doesn't trust anyone- a match made in heaven/silly. Anyway, enjoy!)
Witch grumbled, pacing up and down in the hallway of their home, completely ignoring Adversary, who was leaning against the wall with her arms crossed and an amused look on her face.
"You know Tower will kill you if you make a hole in the floor," Adversary teased, and Witch sent her glare without stopping her pacing. "Tower can fuck off for all I care!" Witch snapped, making Adversary burst out laughing.
Witch ignored her, taking her tail and nervously fiddling with it in her hands.
"He's coming over today," she revealed, her ears straining to hear if anyone was approaching the front door.
"Who?" Adversary asked, and Witch scowled at her and snapped, "Smitten!"
Adversary's face was blank for a second- before she burst into loud, obnoxious laughter, clutching her stomach as she yelled, "What?! Are you serious?!"
"Shut up!" Witch yelled, finally stopping in her tracks to yell at the other, her face burning in embarrassment.
"I thought- I thought you said you weren't going to fall for such a soft hearted fool. Isn't that how you put it?"
"Why are you even laughing?" Witch snapped. "You fell for Stubborn!"
Adversary rolled her eyes, pushing herself off the wall with giggles still spilling out of her. "Yeah, but I didn't announce that I wasn't going to fall for an idiot for weeks on end. I was honest from the start."
"I obviously didn't plan for this to happen!"
"So what happened, then?"
Witch sighed, letting her tail slip from her fingers. She turned her glare to the floor, because she knew that the only person to blame for this mess was her.
She hadn't even intended to interact with any of those bothersome birds at all, but when she had been resting in the woods one day, he just appeared before her.
He smiled like Witch was some cute, harmless thing, the twinkle in his eyes so bright it could've blinded her.
When he spoke, his voice was booming and dramatic, and had the potential to lash her with insults that could easily wound her soul- but what poured out of his mouth was pure poetry.
Witch couldn't trust someone as pretty and as fake as Smitten was. Not at all.
At first, she just wanted him to leave her alone, and she did everything to try and push him away- hiss, curse, bare her fangs. None of it seemed to deter the passionate bird away from her.
Until her anger accidentally got the better of her and she swiped her claws at him, drawing the faintest of blood from his arm.
They both stood there, frozen, and Witch's mind was shutting down in panic at the silence that followed.
'Here it comes,' she thought. 'I've attacked him, so now there's no need for him to pretend anymore. He's going to drop his mask and attack me just like I knew he would and-'
But then he just looked up at her, and apologised to her, instead.
That was when Witch realised- Smitten was a idiot, and she could use that.
If Smitten was determined to be all nice and sweet and loving towards her, then surely she could use that to her advantage.
Smitten could be her protection against the other birds if they ever decided to turn their backs on her. Smitten could make her look like she wasn't a threat, give her the disguise of a cute, harmless princess, so that nobody would think to attack her. Smitten was perfect for that.
"Honestly, I didn't think he'd be your type," Adversary's voice broke her out of her thoughts, and Witch sighed as she bitterly said, "Yeah, well, me neither."
"He seems a little bit too passionate for you."
"Hey! I can be passionate!" Witch exclaimed in offense, pointing towards the front door where Smitten would soon be. "Smitten thinks I'm passionate!"
"Oh yeah?" Adversary said, a hint of amusement in her voice. "What kind of things does he say?"
Witch put her hands on her hips, a proud smirk on her face as she said, "He says that I'm very passionate when it comes to biting people."
Adversary snorted. "He lets you bite him?"
"He's actually a lot tougher than he looks!" Witch was now determined to defend Smitten's honour, because she knew Smitten would just let anyone slander his name so long as his love for Witch was obvious. It was cute, really. But Witch would prefer if he had more backbone when it came to things not about Witch or love.
She's been trying to make him more assertive and honest in other areas of his life, not just in romance. They've been making slow progress, but Witch was nonetheless proud of the effort he was putting in.
"He just cares about a lot of things, and only knows a few ways to express that." Adversary hummed, but Witch didn't believe that Adversary truly understood Smitten, so she kept going.
"He's really kind and caring, and he's always making little treats for me. He's always mindful of my tail- unlike some of you." She sent a pointed glare at Adversary, who didn't even bother to look ashamed.
Witch started to walk up and down again, getting lost in her mind about Smitten.
"He always somehow knows the right thing to say to get me to calm down, and when he hugs me, I just feel- really warm and safe. I've never felt that before. Then- Then he makes these really nice gifts for me, but whenever I try to make one, it always looks shitty, but he just stands there and talks about how much he loves it and-"
Witch stopped once she looked up and saw the playful and knowing grin on Adversary's face, and that was when Witch was aware of how hot her cheeks were.
"Wow," Adversary said, and Witch wanted to tear that grin off her face. "You've really fallen for him."
Witch froze, her heart hammering against her chest. Adversary just chuckled, starting to walk up, but cast one last playful glance over her shoulder as she said, "Good luck."
Witch hissed at her retreating figure, but it was only to distract herself from the nerves crawling up her chest.
She tried taking deep breaths, like Prisoner advised she should do, but the longer she did it, the more she was aware of who was waiting for her outside, so she just clenched her fists and marched over, determination and anticipation in her steps.
She didn't give herself time to think or doubt herself, as she gripped the doorknob tight, and threw open the door.
"Darling! There you are!"
All of the fight left Witch in that moment. Immediately, Witch's shoulders relaxed, and her tail started to wag excitedly behind her, despite her best efforts.
Smitten beamed down at her, and Witch almost lost her breath at the fact that someone was that happy to see her.
She clutched at her dress as Smitten held his hand out to her. "Are you ready for our date, my beautiful?"
Witch tried not to let him see how much being called 'beautiful' affected her. Instead, she ducked her head and sheepishly took his hand, and his thumb instantly rubbed circles on the back of her palm, as she mumbled, "Yeah, let's go."
Smitten happily led her out into the forest, their date being a stroll through a scenic area that Smitten had found.
Smitten had been talking nonstop since they started walking, and at the start, Witch thought it had been annoying and nothing but pointless rubbish coming out of his mouth. But now, Witch could hear the tremor of nervousness in his voice. Not out of fear of her, but fear of ruining this.
Witch couldn't help but love that about him, the fact that Smitten was constantly proving himself to be a trusting partner that only wanted her to be happy and loved. He would shower her in compliments, but also not touch her until she said he could.
Smitten has done nothing for Witch to think that he would betray her or harm her.
Witch felt- safe, with Smitten.
Along with a million other wonderful things that she wasn't even aware that she could feel, but thinking back to the way that she had rambled about Smitten to Adversary, it was clear that he had stolen her heart in the best way possible.
Witch stopped, as the intensity of her feelings hit her, and Smitten stopped as well, giving her such a concerned look, as if the thought of something bothering her bothered him.
Witch couldn't take anymore of Smitten's sweetness, so she reached up to wrap her arms around his neck, stood up on her tiptoes, and crashed her lips against his.
Smitten was stunned for only a moment, before grinning into the kiss and wrapping his arms around her, spinning her around in joy.
They separated, and Witch giggled at the wave of affection that poured out of Smitten, calling her all sorts of pet names while peppering kisses to her face.
Smitten wasn't such an idiot after all. Or if he was, then Witch was just as much of a fool, and she didn't mind one bit.
