stolen attention (fiyero tigelaar x reader)
summary fiyero sees you sitting in the courtyard with a boy in your class and is consumed by a jealousy that leads him to confront you.
a/n i've been finding myself wanting to write wicked lately so pls send rqs!!!
gif cred belongs to @jesterlesbian
"who was that boy you were with?"
you looked up in surprise from your work, seeing fiyero leaned up against the library table you occupied. it wasn't an unusual scenario--fiyero always sought you out, but usually his first words to you were an easy flirt or compliment. the abrupt switch up threw you off.
"what?"
"earlier in the courtyard," fiyero continued, his expression failing to look as casual as you presumed he was attempting. in fact, his eyes were searing into you. you felt like you were pinned to your seat. "you sat with some munchkin boy by the tree. who was he?"
your cheeks warmed at the aspect of fiyero watching you closely enough to provide such detail. "a friend," you answered warily, your voice making the statement sound more like a question. when he seemed unsatisfied, you continued, "killian. we have theorem with him, he sits next to me."
"huh," was all fiyero offered, his intense gaze drifting away from you for a moment. he looked like he wanted to say more. you decided to make it easy on him, for the first time in your banter.
"i had just mentioned i was going to sit outside for lunch and he asked to join me," you shrugged. fiyero's eyes met yours again and you shook your head at him. "why?"
fiyero just stared. you were swamped with confusion as you tried to decipher whatever the intense emotion in his eyes was. and then, he just walked off.
"wha- fiyero!"
and for the first time in your interactions with him, you were the one gathering your things hurriedly and scrambling after him rather than the other way around. when you caught up to his determined stride, he refused to look at you.
"what's going on?" you asked, shaking your head again. the cool air whipped through his hair, drawing attention to his handsome face, but his brow was furrowed in a way that continued to confuse you. "fiyero, why are you upset?"
"i'm not."
you would've rolled your eyes any other day. but you were far too baffled now. "seriously, what is going through your head?" no response. "what about me having lunch with killian-"
fiyero's march came to an abrupt stop, turning to you with such intensity that you nearly tripped in your attempt to stop. "what's wrong is that i have spent every moment since i saw you with killian-" he spoke his name like a curse, "-thinking about it! thinking about how you laughed, how your shoulders touched, how he looked at you--everything! it's driving me mad thinking that some simpleminded boy gets more attention from you than i do, about how you could possibly have feelings for him." he huffed. at a lower volume he continued, "the idea of you fawning over some other man drives me insane. and today i realized that i don't ever want to see that."
the weight of his words stole the breath from your lungs. you could only blink at him as your mind processed every word of his confession. but first you thought to say, "fiyero, killian is gay."
he froze. after a minute, he simply offered, "oh."
you shook your head. "i don't have feelings for killian, and he certainly doesn't have feelings for me." fiyero rubbed his hands down his face as you spoke. you were shocked at the flush creeping up his neck--you didn't know fiyero had the capacity to feel embarrassed. "and furthermore, whether you like it or not, you watch me fawn over a boy every day, fiyero."
the look he gave you was so pained that a wave of cold rushed through your heated chest. his eyes were so desperate, and you couldn't take the tension any longer. you grabbed his arm and tugged him toward you, surprise making his hard body respond easily. your other hand guided his lips to yours, tangling your hand into his hair as you kissed him with everything you had.
he was quick to respond, hands snaking up your back and holding you desperately close to him. the kiss was hot, desperate, and full of more passion than you ever could have imagined from the man that flirted so carelessly with you. you misjudged him heavily, you realized. but as his teeth grazed over your bottom lip, you imagined he would forgive you.
when he pulled away from you, looking at your flushed face in the dim lamps and moonlight, you finally saw all of the tension melt from his eyes. he smiled.
"i always thought i'd be the one to kiss you first."
"well, you also thought i was fawning over a gay man, so.."
fiyero just kissed you again in reply.















