Nezha ♡ A Special Stranger
Just a short one-shot of how you met Nezha. c:
Also, Honkai: Star Rail came out and now I’m stuck at TL41 with SU World 6 done and am still stuck on FH 11 cuz I only can make one team side work well. Got basically no other content besides that anymore and speedran 3 other accs to TB15 in under 3 hours each out of boredom. I’m a proud E1 Gepard main tho. :D
♡ Part 1 | ♡ Part 2 | ♡ Part 3
You actually met your boyfriend on accident. The Monkey King apparently stole a very important item from the Celestial Realm, and said item was being guarded by Nezha. He never told you about what exactly went down, just that he was basically hunting him down for a while over some set of rings.
Either way, he ended up at Lantern City and knew Sun Wukong would be there. But he didn’t want to garner attention or cause a scene with all the mortals around, so he slipped into the crowd with a cloak, waiting for an opportunity to confront the Monkey King… Honestly roaming the streets of the city was a little unnerving considering most of the merch they had was related to Sun Wukong in some way…
But then he bumped into you. Or rather, the side of your backpack. You were enjoying your time as tourist and weren’t alarmed at his cloaked look. You were able to still see his handsome face after all. “Sorry…”, he said before slowly trying to walk away again. However, something told you to strike up a conversation with him, so you did.
“H- Hey! Wait up!” Nezha stopped in his tracks as he turned back around to face you. “Are you a local? Do you know about any sights here other than the giant lantern?”
And that’s when you both got caught up in a conversation. Oddly enough, the people around you were loud, yet Nezha had no problem ignoring the sounds to solely focus on you. He didn’t seem interested in talking to you at first, mainly due to him being on a mission. But then you brought up the topic of how you were a fan of stories about the Celestial Realm. The way you got excited about this topic piqued his interest… You could tell based on how he suddenly started talking a lot more. You did find it interesting how he knew about even more stories than you though. He even added in more details to moments you only vaguely knew of.
Apparently his talk with you was so fun and distracting that he didn’t even notice Sun Wukong suddenly being on stage: Until the pig holding the mic started singing so loud you had to cover your ears. It wasn’t exactly the volume itself that got to you, it was mainly just the sudden volume change without warning that hurt. People closer to the stage even seemed to have been blown away by his voice… literally. Nezha took notice of your discomfort and looked over at the stage, now taking notice of the nervously smiling Monkey King. He glared in his direction before making his decision.
The Lotus Prince put one hand on your back and started to lightly push you away from the stage and away from the crowd. “C'mon”, he mouthed over the singer’s voice as he lead you to a more quiet area. You were still able to hear the stage rather clearly, but your ears were no longer in pain. He made sure you were okay first before telling you that it was getting late and he slowly needed to go. You asked him if you’d see him again, and he couldn’t stop himself from smirking.
“As much as I’d love to see you again, I don’t think my job allows me to have the time to look for you…” You tilted your head in confusion, prompting him to continue. His mouth formed a straight line. “…Let’s just say I’m a guard.”
You let out a quiet ‘Oh, okay’ before your disappointed gaze avoided eye contact. Nezha sighed, placing one hand behind his neck. “Look, you’re nice to talk to, but we’re both tourists here and would have to part ways anyway. I’m just your average stranger, after all.”
Now, that just gave you a funny idea.
You took off your backpack, placing it in on the ground between the two of you before pulling out a cap that was white on the front half and red everywhere else. Afterwards you pulled out one of your pens and started to write on the front. Then you handed the cap to the cloaked Lotus Prince. “Here you go!”
He looked at you in confusion after reading out the words you wrote on it. “(Y/N)’s Special Stranger…?”
“We may have to part ways, but that doesn’t mean I can’t give you some sort of souvenir… If you think this is kinda funny too, that is. You can just get rid of the cap if you don’t want it… I haven’t been able to use it much anyway”, you commented. However, instead of throwing it away or handing it back to you, the stranger let out a chuckle in amusement.
“Well, it certainly is funny. Thank you, (Y/N). I’ll keep it, don’t worry”, he said as he gave you a small smile. But it was enough to make the rest of your day all the better. However, you decided to ask one last thing with a grin…
“Before you go, what’s your name, dear special stranger of mine?”
He rolled his eyes with an amused smile before answering with a name that surprised you, as it seemed very familiar.
“So that’s why you’re wearing this thing”, the Monkey King connected the dots in his mind as he looked at the words written on the Lotus Prince’s newfound cap.
He sadly wasn’t able to wear it during the time the entire Lady Bone Demon crisis happened, but now he finally got to wear it in peace… for the most part. Because Sun Wukong came to visit him and immediately had to tease him over the obvious claim written on his friend’s new hat by a mortal.
The simian gave him yet another smug grin. “Are you going to try see them again? Your lovely stranger~?”
Nezha felt his cheeks heat up as one of his hands moved to lower his cap in the front a bit, seemingly trying to hide his face… and failing. “I already told them I can’t. The Samadhi Fire’s map may have probably been the most important item I was supposed to guard, but there are still other items I was tasked to watch over.”
Wukong’s expression then quickly turned into an unamused one. “Seriously? You’re not even trying to look for them on the side for like five minutes a day?”
“How would I be able to find them within five minutes? I don’t even know where they’re from!”
“Fine then! I’ll find them for you-” The Monkey King exclaimed before suddenly grabbing Nezha’s cap, ripping it off his head before placing it on his own, smiling brightly with his thumbs up. “Take my help as a little gift for your love life. See you in a bit, Nezha!”
The simian then quickly summoned his cloud before zooming off into the skies, leaving a completely red-faced Lotus Prince behind. Whether the red colors came from pure rage or pure embarrassment was hard to tell. It seemed to be more of a mixed case. He cursed under his breath before using his own abilities to go after the monkey.
