#zm x reader

[clanwarrior-tumbly]

Honestly I just want to have some more Zardy's Maze stuff, maybe Poly? I just wanna cuddle and kiss the scarecrows, so fluffcanons please!

You ask for scarecrow fluff and I'm here to deliver 🦅🦅

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Zardy and Pumpkin Jack were never really ones for sharing.

Hell, to this day they still have disputes over who gets what side of the corn maze.

But after you came along, respecting the crops and getting to personally know all the creatures who inhabited this place...they found themselves drawn to you.

You were never afraid of them.

In fact, you were willing to stay in the nearby house just so you could see them both more often (finding the key was...a pain, but well worth it).

After a few months, they're both completely smitten over you.

Jack tried beating Zardy to the punch in confessing to you.....but midjump he was blindsided by a flying Cablecrow and had to untangle himself from its wires.

By the time that was done, Zardy was already with you.

Long story short...you ended up falling for them both as you simply couldn't choose, and they surprisingly agree with this.

Being creatures stuffed with hay and straw makes them excellent pillows whenever you're cuddling/hugging them.

And they talk about their past, or the latest stupid thing some trespasser or Brute/Rattler/Cablecrow did, or what they wanted to do for Halloween.

However, something maaay have to be done about Pumpkin Jack's claws if you're gonna cuddle with him alone.

He insists they're for your protection (or if he needs to answer the call of a crawler who was attacked).

Zardy just shakes his head and urges him to move aside so there's room for him, too.

Of course, repairing them becomes a skill you learned rather quickly during your time in the maze.

But after fixing them up, you always leave kisses on the newest patch you've added to their bodies.

Jack just grins and giggles, kicking his feet and everything.

Meanwhile Zardy hides behind his hat, wishing he could go invisible.

Don't get him wrong, though, he loves your affections just the same.

[clanwarrior-tumbly]

There is like,,5 crumbs of Zardy’s Maze content :((

Could I request some headcannons with a gn!Reader x Zardy, but it’s more centered around the trope thing of “two characters realize they’re in love and they know it but don’t know how to admit it” until at last they finally admit their feelings and it’s just fluffy all around?

It’s me I’m the 5 crumbs /j

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Everyone knew how much Zardy despised humans. To him they’re nothing but trouble--only visiting the maze to goof around and destroy the crops/weeds.

But while he’s stalking a couple of teenagers one night, he sees a third human as well: You.

It doesn’t seem like your friends with them, as you reach them first only to ask them to leave the maze, warning them of the scarecrows that roam around here.

As it turns out, you were the person living in the old house just outside the maze. Usually you stayed indoors, so he forgot you were even there.

At first the teens are barely shaken by your “ghost story”, but when Zardy scraped his tool across the dirt, that spooked them into finally leaving.

You see him before he disappears, approaching him and thanking him personally.

He’s surprised by your bravery...so he spares you that night.

Soon enough you two interact more and get to know each other better. Since you respected the maze, Zardy told the others not to harm you. And thus, there was a truce:

You convinced other humans not to trespass, and he lets you live in peace and harvest food. Seems simple enough.

He didn’t think his relationship with you would be anything more than a mere alliance.

But it turned out to be a lot more than that...and at first he denied ever caring about you.

He was supposed to be a heartless monster who hated humans! And yet..you, a human, hacked your way into his straw heart.

You grew to love him, too, though you didn’t think he would understand what “love” was (considering he’s been in this maze all his life). So you both kept those feelings hidden.

It was painfully obvious to the others, especially Pumpkin Jack.

In fact, he tried to orchestrate a moment for his fellow scarecrow to confess (by having you trip over a Crawler vine so he could catch you).

It failed, but it didn’t stop Zardy from helping you up and brushing the dirt off your clothes.

The close proximity (along with the vines not letting you two go anywhere) finally got you both to admit your true feelings. All under the moonlight.

As cheesy as it was..it worked!

From there on, Zardy’s walls slowly came down and he learned how to love like humans did. He’d come by your house more often, usually with crops or gifts--usually keepsakes left behind or stolen from trespassers.

Around Halloween, you’d both partake in the usual traditions of pumpkin carving, which also includes the ritual of turning the jack o’lanterns into Crawlers.

Instead of patrols, he learned he could just take casual walks with you throughout the maze. Both day and night.

If you remain on the farm and inevitably grow old, everyone will get together to make a scarecrow that you could transfer your soul into.

That way, when the time comes you’ll never have to leave Zardy <3

[clanwarrior-tumbly]

For the Zardy’s Maze stuff, the reader is a farmer who lives on the property and is chopping wood when the axe slips out of their hands and flies into the maze, right onto an unfortunate Pumpkin Crawler that is just in the wrong place, at the wrong time.

Pumpkin Jack is furious, and the only one who saw was Rattler.

- Mirror Anon

"Fuck-”

You were far too late to grab the axe as it slipped from your hands, flying through the air like a frisbee. All you could do was watch it soar over the fence and right into the maze.

It didn’t land on the ground or within the cornfield..

But right on top of a Crawler.

You got that confirmation as the shrill shriek pierced the chilly air; and in panic you opened the gate and ran to help the poor creature. But sadly it had already withered away, its vines shriveled up.

They die so quickly.

‘Goddamn it, talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time. How am I gonna explain this to-?’

Suddenly a certain scarecrow’s boots thumped behind you, and you turned to see an infuriated Pumpkin Jack. His carved smile was now a frown as he noticed the rotted pumpkin remains, the light in his eyes dimming.

“I can believe it..” He scowled at you, pointing with accusation. “You broke our pact!!”

“It was an accident, Jack. I swear.” You tried to explain, keeping calm so he didn’t get even angrier. Panicking would only make things worse--you lived here on the property long enough to know that. “The axe just slipped out of my hands, that’s all-”

“Oh, and it “so-happened” to land on my precious Crawler?” He sneered. “How am I supposed to believe that?! For all I know, ya could’ve done it on purpose! Now quit lyin’...and maybe I’ll give ya a running head start.”

Sharpening his metal claws, he stalked closer to you. But you didn’t budge, knowing he wanted you to be afraid of him; you refused to give him that satisfaction, though you couldn’t let him kill you over a mistake.

“I wouldn’t break my pact with Zardy. How else can I convince you it was an accident?”

“..there ain’t. And now you just lost your chance to run.”

Jack raised an arm to swipe at you, but before he could even bring it anywhere near your face, a metal arm grabbed ahold of him. It yanked him backwards, sending him tumbling to the ground.

“Ouch! Damn it! I almost lost my head again!!” With a growl, he glared at whoever interrupted him, only to find a Rattler standing there. “Oh, whatdya want? I was just in the midst of-!”

However, they seemed annoyed with him and retracted their arm, making a few gestures while pointing at you. While you didn’t exactly understand what they were saying between all their clicking and rattling, you realized that they were a witness to the accident.

You were stunned a Rattler would even come to your defense--though you were grateful nevertheless. They basically saved your life.

“..are ya sure that’s what--? Okay, okay. Fine. I’ll take yer word for it. Only ‘cuz I trust you over a human. I won’t kill ‘em.” Jack shooed them away, sighing as he picked himself off the ground and brushed the dirt from his hat.

You stood there, slightly annoyed. “Now you believe me? I’m not after your Crawlers, Jack. I really am sorry. That won’t happen again, I promise.”

“Yer lucky we had a witness.” He huffed as he looked back at you, and then to the axe. “Just watch where you swing that thing next time. Go chop trees that are, y’know..away from the maze? We only got hundreds of ‘em around.”

“Noted.” You picked up the tool and smiled at him. “I’ll be on my way. Thanks for sparing my life, friend.”

“..just get goin’.”