Slow dancing? What about Lao and ball dancing? Do you think he can ball dance?? 😗✨
hm... well, if he can’t dance, the sight of him in a tux will surely make up for it 👀🥺🥰 (also i love this gif sm it doesn’t make sense)
also also, these leads more to the female/feminine side for the reader, i just wanted to mention that!
trigger warnings: swearing.
you and kung lao had been visiting outworld for the past week, finally being able to properly explore it without any shit messing things up. that being said, the real reason why you both were visiting was for kitana’s royal engagement to liu kang. they were to hold a celebratory ball at the end of the week, and of course, you and kung lao had to be invited. tonight was the night of the ball. you, jade, and kitana went dress shopping early in the week; meanwhile liu kang and kung lao went to do some formal shopping of their own.
you were just finishing up your hair when you heard a knock on the door, calling out a ‘come in!’ while you did the final touches. you wanted to surprise lao with the dress you picked out. it was handmade by an outworld-renowned seamstress, and it was goregous. it was in your favourite colour and hugged you nicely, all-the-while also being flowy in the right spots.
as soon as your words left your mouth, you heard the click open, catching your eye; it was jade. a smile formed on her lips, adoring your current look. “hello, y/n. you look gorgeous,” she complimented as she walked in. she had an emerald dress on with matching earrings, necklace, and rings. she had a black case in her grasp as she approached you.
“thank you, jade. you look even more gorgeous than i do,” you chuckled with a smile. “what’s that in your hands, if you don’t mind me asking?” you asked as you laid your comb down on the mirrored-makeup table.
“it is a gift from empress kitana, she wanted you to have it,” she answered, handing you the box. it was a rectangular, black velvet jewelry box, with golden lettering across the top. you open the box, revealing a bracelet with your favourite gemstone all the way around; it was beautiful.
“this is beautiful,” you cooed, your mouth dropped from pure shock. “she didn’t have to do this for me,” you reluctantly tore your eyes from the bracelet and looked to jade, probably looking like a kid in a candy store.
“she insisted,” jade nodded, the smile still remaining on her lips. she lifted up hee arm to reveal a bracelet of her own that looked just like yours, lined with emeralds. “she has a sapphire one; it would be wrong to not get one for you, as well,”
you absently tilted your head, the wide grin still playing on your lips, before taking the bracelet out of the box. “would you mind to help me put it on?” you asked, standing up and passing it to her. she gave you a ‘gladly’ before taking the bracelet, clasping it onto your wrist.
you responded with a thank you, giving jade a happy hug; if you thought this was a tight hug, wait until kitana got hers. as you both pulled away from each other, jade spoke, “kung lao is waiting for you down the hallway,” she spoke with a wink. you nodded in response, before she left the room once more. turning back to your mirror, you took one final glance to make sure everything was looking good, before you made your way out.
you peered down the hall as you walked out, sheeing kung lao talking with liu kang. your other half’s back was to you, seemingly not hearing your exit from your room. you caught liu kang’s eye for a moment when he looked over kung lao’s shoulder, he stopped speaking, a tiny smirk appearing on his lips. his attention was back to lao, before he pat his shoulder and nodded in your direction. he parted ways, and lao turned around as you began to make your way to him. he was speechless, to say the least, which certainly did not happen often. “hello, handsome,” you greeted with a smile.
“hello, beautiful,” he greeted back, smiling like a dork in your presence. you gave him a quick kiss before you went to straighten up his tie a bit and fix his slightly uneven collar. you had to admif, he looks damn good in his black-on-black-on-black tuxedo. he gave you a quick ‘thank you’ before he spoke up again, “you look amazing,” he complimented.
“thank you, lao. you look incredibly handsome, yourself,” you spoke softly, smiling widely to him. he held out his arm for you hook with your own, escorting you to the ball room.
it wasn’t long before the couple had reached the ballroom, and it wasn’t as filled as you thought it would be. that being said, everyone of importance to the royal couple was there. jade, kotal, raiden, fujin, sheeva and the royal staff; hell, even the one and only erron black was there. your heels clicked on the marble floor, approaching the happy couple with lao by side. “liu kang, kitana kahn,” you greeted with a little curtsy.
“please, no need for formalities,” kitana said softly, giving you a both a smile. “thank you for coming,”
“of course,” kung lao responded softly, giving a nod.
kitana’s syes glanced down to your wrist, seeing the gifted bracelet around it. “i see jade made it with your gift,” she mentioned happily.
making you glance down to if, you nodded. “yes, of course. i love it, thank you,” you answered with a wide smile. your hand slid away from lao as you went to give kitana a hug, tighter and happier than the one you gave jade prior.
you bid farewells to the couple - for now, at least - and made your way off to an assigned table. you both sat down for a moment, taking in the scene. you and lao had probably only been inside this room maybe.. once or twice, and it was so beautiful. it was golden and white, with matching marble tile. but, of course, the best thing in this whole room was your lover, and vice versa.
“i have to admit, lao, i am truly surprised that you aren’t wearing your hat,” you teased with a smile, resting your chin in your palm.
kung lao chuckled, “it’s back in our room, i can go grt it if you want me to,” he joked.
“of course it is,” you responded with a playful eyeroll. it hadn’t been long until a nice slow song started, and couples moved to the dance floor. kung lao stood up from his seat, offering you his hand. “may i have this dance?”
you grinned up to him, taking his hand. you stood up from your seat, lifting up the skirt of your dress a bit so you didn’t trip yourself or someone on it. lao lead you to the dance floor, before interlocking your fingers together and pulling you close to him. “do you even know how to ball dance?” you teased in a lower tone as your hand rested on his shoulder.
“i’ve taken a class or two,” kung lao admitted, nodding just a slight bit with a chuckle.
“aww, that’s cute,” you spoke lowly, swaying and stepping with him. he was pretty good at ballroom dancing, if you say so yourself.
you were lost in the song and lao’s eyes as you danced. maybe one day you can have a party like this of your own, celebrating the engagment to the man of your dreams. soon, you found your had slipping down to his chest, and resting your head over his heart. the beat calmed you, and this was by far the moment you would treasure most with himn
“i love you, y/n,” he whispered to you, kissing your head.
“i love you more,” you responded, kissing his cheek. you got a bit of lipstick there, though, which made you chuckle. you wiped it off, a goody smile on your lips as you quickly apologized for the mistake n
