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tooktheladdedgbtq · 2 years ago

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Parallels.

Pairing: Netflix!Nathan Byrn x Male!Reader

Word Count: 2.5k

Warnings: several mentions of blood, angsty toward the middle but sweet at the end. spoilers for episodes 2-3

Summary: starting on your chaotic journey, you and Nathan become closer when you realize how much you have in common.

A/N: sooo it’s been a whileee. a loooong while. but I love this show, and nathan brought me a lot of comfort. If nobody reads this it’s fine. I just needed to get this out. I’m sure i’ll come back here and laugh once I’ve actually read half bad.

(gif not mine)

A little over a week. Nine days to be exact. That’s how long you had to receive your family’s blood before you met an ill and gruesome fate on your giving day. You were a fledgling blood witch who’d become a victim of circumstance at an even younger age. A casualty of a war you had nothing to do with. Just because of the side you were born on. You thought it was unfair, but still tried not to have a chip on your shoulder. All of this was on your mind before you took a deep breath and opened the door to room 186 to meet the witch Gabriel. I was told he’d be expecting me, you thought as you walked through the hallway of lights. It’d all been arranged by your stepfather, who merely warned you not to be too trusting on your journey. Seeing as how his power was vague foresight, this should’ve clued you in that you wouldn’t be traveling alone. But you had no idea what was coming. “Come in! Come in! Welcome.” You heard his voice calling from the front room. “You must be Y/N, your uncle told me all about you. I will be your guide to my boss, a witch called Mercury.” Hearing your name pronounced in a french accent for the first time brought a giddy smile to your face. You nodded quickly hoping he didn’t notice and saved your questions for later. With that, Gabriel told you to make yourself at home while he started preparing for the journey. You complied. I wonder what his powers are. I wonder if I'll be like him. Or like mom. Watching Gabriel pull out and scatter materials across the counter and stove made you wonder. You’d seen your stepdad do this before but that wasn’t a witch's true power. You were told your mother was a powerful witch. Gabriel spoke again, pulling you from your thoughts. “You’re awfully quiet. That’ll be good for us.” Choosing not to ruin your newly acquired reputation, you continued watching in silence as he worked in the kitchen. The truth was you just had a lot on your mind. Your giving day was approaching soon and you were overwhelmed with excitement, grief, and fear all at the same time. All of this came before your entire life was further derailed by a knock at the door.

Remembering your stepdad’s caution about trust needing to be reserved, the knock shook you. That was before you’d even seen who was knocking, which worried you that much more. It was a lad your same age named Nathan Byrn and a girl called Annalise. The son of Marcus Edge. You wouldn’t be able to tell from looking at him, and while you found him quite attractive immediately, the warning you’d received repeated in your head. He doesn’t seem too menacing from this angle. Doesn’t help that he’s coated in blood though. You scanned him before he started with a subtle wave. “Hello, there was a map… on my hand.. led us here...” Before you could break your given vow of silence with a response, Gabriel intervened. Explaining how he’d been expecting Nathan to seek him out, how he worked for Mercury, and expressing confusions about Annalise’s presence. You took this as your opportunity to interject. “Wait, they’re coming with us?” you shot your head toward Gabriel with a look that said “are you kidding me?” But Annalise was the one to answer, announcing that, “Nathan needs family’s blood.” Gabriel then explained that Mercury was a powerful witch that kept samples of blood from all of the witch families, and that it shouldn’t be a problem getting it for you both. Nathan’s head cocked towards you after hearing this, realizing you needed your blood too. While Annalise started asking about changing her power, your mind pinpointed on Nathan still. So he needs his blood just like I do? What happened to him? He’s obviously on the run, so I can only imagine what the fairborns have done to him. Poor boy. The sympathy in your thoughts was almost oozing out of you as you glared at him. Meanwhile Gabriel continued explaining that you’d all have to go to Paris, France. You’d stop relaxing a while ago, sitting up at the sight of the two young witches. But this was the first time you’d heard anything about a destination, prompting you to speak again. “I’m fine with going to Paris, but didn’t mention there’d be others.” Both young witches turned to you. “Not that I don’t want you to come, it just would’ve been nice to have a head’s up”. Gabriel shuffled back into the kitchen before answering you. “You both are my assignments and I’m to bring both to Mercury” he offered, with you and Nathan turning to look at each other. That led to a short back and forth between him and Annalise about letting her tag along, ending when accepted her declaration and shooed both her and Nathan towards the bathroom to clean themselves up. Nathan taking the opportunity of walking by to make short eye contact with you again. There was unspoken tension between you two already, and you’d just met.

You sank back into the couch until it was the four of you in the front area again. That position didn’t last long though. With a knock at the door the two newest traveling buddies explained that you were right about your assumptions and they’d been on the run from the Fairborn council. Reactions were quick with Gabriel grabbing his revolver and firing back after they tore down the door, and Nathan showcasing his combat training by taking them down. You watched on from a good hiding place. He knows how to fight. That’s a good thing… right? Whatever, It’s impressive. “Where’d you learn to do that?” you questioned. Annalise voiced a response as praise. “Fairborn hunter training lessons went well.” Leading Nathan to crack a smile at you both and let out a breathy “Yeah, I guess they did.” It all happened in a flash, but seconds later Annalise’s true identity was revealed, and a second argument about whether she should go ensued. “We have to go! Now!” you snarled at them both. The Fairborn hunter outside had started a countdown and there was no other visible option. So, Gabriel shot out the window, grabbed both you and Nathan, and jumped off of the balcony.

Needless to say the three of you didn’t die, instead falling through a portal screaming, and landing about 3 feet off the ground. Pausing, still in each other’s arms, looking at one another for just one second before finally making contact with the concrete. Annalise shared a similar experience not long afterwards. So, after Gabriel made the three of you swear that you weren’t hiding anything else, you headed off. First stop was a convenient store where you overheard Nathan say Annalise wasn’t really his girlfriend. “I really don’t know what we are.” That’s good to know, you thought. Still finding him rather attractive. You didn’t hide your thoughts as well as you thought you did because a laugh sprung out of you when Gabriel replied that Nathan’s explanation wasn’t worth the wait. Nathan faced you and blurted out “What?” which only made you snicker harder. “Oh, nothing! It’s nothing at all, really” you jested. “Real great choice in partners” you jokingly whispered with a hint of jealousy. Gabriel had bought a bottle of vodka that you all shared on a toast to misadventure. Nathan chuckled watching your reaction after taking a sip. Making it obvious that you hadn’t had much experience with alcohol before.

Finding yourselves walking again, Annalise and Nathan both started with more questions. Annalise went first, asking “Okay, what now?” and getting her answer in the form of a boat decorated in lights that Gabriel pointed out. “Now, we wait.” Nathan followed up with another question. “Are there a lot of blood witches in Europe?" Keeping pace with the rest of the group, you saw fit to answer this time. “Besides the two you’re looking at right now, thousands.” The look on both your and Gabriel’s face had spelled out he’d asked a bit of a ridiculous question. Didn’t know he was a blood. Had my suspicions. Wonder how he ended up with Gabriel though, he thought. Nathan didn’t know you all that well but from what he’d heard about blood witches all of his life, he could tell you were different. He continued with a second question. “…and the fains don’t know?” Gabriel answering this one, and pausing when you’d gotten to the dock. Introducing the three of you to a pirate named Habir. Annalise took it upon herself to return the hospitality by introducing the three of you. “I’m Annalise, this is Nathan, and that’s Y/N.” With that out of the way, the three of you made your way aboard and to where you’d be spending the night. After settling in with a joint Gabriel asked Annalise about her power, which she revealed to be Decimation. Seeing her clear discomfort with talking about her power as an opportunity, Nathan changed the subject to you. “What about you, Y/N? What’s your story?” No matter how much you wanted to guard yourself, his voice had a boyishly charming tone that you couldn’t deny. If I want to get to know him more, it’s only fair I tell him about myself I guess. I just didn’t expect to be the one starting off. Your inner dialogue ended with you taking a deep breath and explaining your origins. “Both my real parents were bloods, sentenced to die by the Fairborn council. My mother for being accused of something she didn’t do, and my father for trying to save her. I was only an infant. Before all of this, I was staying with my stepfather. He knew my mom well and raised me after the Fairborns couldn’t find me. But obviously he couldn’t give me my blood, so here I am.” All three witches hung on your words. Nathan especially, related heavily to them. Annalise wondered what crime your mother had been accused of, Gabriel wondered if you wanted revenge against those who’d wronged you. But Nathan was just filled with empathy. I don’t think I’m a blood, and I still don’t want to be. I’m not sure what I am really. But it seems like Y/N has gone through just as much as me. I knew he was different but we really do have a lot in common. His thoughts permeated with feelings of sympathy for you. Unable to hide it for very long, gawking at you with a sorrowful expression, he broke the silence exclaiming “I’m sorry that happened to you, Y/N. My mom’s gone too. So is my grandmother, who took care of me for as long as I can remember. I know how you feel.” You’d been hanging your head for a bit after telling your story, but after hearing his response your head shot up. He lost his family too? Well, we’ve got about the same amount of luck I guess. Then, after gathering yourself a bit, you broke the short silence. “Thanks, it’s nice having someone who understands.” Your words were a cover for the inner turmoil you felt in the moment. Nathan smiled at you before shuffling off with his soup still in his hands and you couldn’t resist the urge to follow behind him. Choosing him over the joint Gabriel had offered you.

You found him taking in the night sky and decided to quietly join him, not wanting to pry into his life. The silence wasn’t awkward but calming. You’d felt like you just took off thirty pounds of extra weight you’d been forced to carry, and the sound of the waves eased your nerves. “When’s your giving day supposed to be, by the way?” His words caught you by surprise and you crept closer to answer. “Um.. it- it’s in 9 days.” You tried your best not to seem too bothered by earlier. “What, really? two days after mine?” You nodded. Yet another thing you’d had in common. “For bloods, you guys don’t seem so bad,” he joked. “Well, for whatever you’re gonna turn out as, you don’t seem so bad yourself,” you fired back with a nudge. “Thanks for sharing back there, you didn’t have to do that.” You spoke up. “I felt your pain. Been treated like a blood my whole life without even having powers yet. It ain’t fair.” His words moved you. Being shoulder to shoulder with him and seeing his smile up close when his eyes met with yours didn’t hurt either. For the first time during his entire incident, your mind wasn’t darting in multiple directions while trying to keep you safe. All you thought of at this moment was Nathan and how close the two of you had now become over such a short period. You could tell he was feeling similarly as he looked down at your lips, glancing back up only for a second, before connecting them to his. The kissing was sweet, with him taking the lead and letting his hand tenderly cup your jaw as you made out for a few seconds. His tongue dancing with yours after you decided to kiss back. Parting from your lips, he rested his forehead on yours and slid his hand down to your shoulder. You thought, is this really happening? He’d taken your breath away, giving your next sentence a breathy tone. “Nathan.. Do me a favor.. and try not to die.” Both of you were still mere inches apart from another kiss. “I will. I- I mean I won’t.. or god..” Nathan scrambled. The corner of your lips curled into a small smile before you responded. “Good,” cuffing the underside of his jaw this time, and meeting his lips one final time before backing off back to your sleeping arrangement. Earlier today I was more untrusting than ever before. Now I’ve gone and made out with him… Nathan shared your sentiment of having passionately kissed someone he’d only just met. But that wasn’t all the two of you shared. Deep down, you both were glad to finally have someone that understood what you were going through. The kiss was just a happy consequence of latent feelings that were planted the first time you met eyes with him. Although you mentioned nothing of it for the rest of the night, and both Annalise and Gabriel could tell you both were behaving off of sorts, the kiss still lingered in your minds. You’d already let the waves serenade you to sleep, while Nathan couldn’t keep his eyes off of you. He watched you rest peacefully, and wondered what sort of dreams you were having as your chest rose and fell with deep breaths. After all that’d just happened nobody on board knew for sure what was coming next in Paris. One thing was certain though. You had Nathan, and you were sure you could trust him now.

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