#fe: fates x reader

[frickingnerd]

yandere corrin

pairing: gn!corrin x gn!reader

tags: unspecified route/setting, spoiled!corrin, obsessive!corrin

corrin has been sheltered all their life. living in nohr, only being around their siblings and a few selected maids and such, corrin grew lonely

so it shouldn't come as a huge surprise that the first person that corrin meets outside of that group immediately becomes special to corrin

not just that, but corrin is quick to start obsessing over that person!

you become the embodiment of freedom to corrin! you've lived a life surrounded by so many people and have had such a vastly different experience than corrin

corrin envies you, but also admires you! corrin wants to learn everything they can from you about the world outside

corrin is relatively harmless as a yandere, at least in the early stages of your relationship. but depending on how things go, corrin does have a more dangerous side that could come out

after all, corrin has been spoiled and is used to getting what they want. whether it's from their siblings or maids!

and if corrin wants something from you, that you aren't willing to give, then corrin doesn't mind letting others do their dirty work and simply force you to give corrin what they want!

[originalfireemblemscenarios]

How would Odin Claude and Sylvain express deal with/express neediness with a female reader? SFW please.

I don't write NSFW, so I'm guessing you mean that you don't want any suggestive comments?

Odin, Claude and Sylvain express their neediness

Reader here is female

Odin

He's extremely dramatic about it. Your love may as well be a curse because he's aching each time you're not close to him.

He usually says something under his breath. Almost like he's practicing his lines before he asks you in his Odin way to be affectionate- which he is doing actually.

His tone, face and gestures are so dorky you can't believe how lucky you are to be on the receiving end of his lines.

You are his chosen one. And your mission is to love him and let him love you. Whenever you hug him, whenever you kiss him- he feels like he's in paradise.

Claude

Sometimes he's straightforward, sometimes he tricks you into giving him affection- it really depends on his mood.

His tricks are corny, and a lot of times you saw it coming before he could finish his hyper specific questions and requests. But it's not like you can complain about getting hugs and kisses from him.

When he manages to get you off guard though he's so proud of himself. He can't help but smile at your reactions.

And when he's straightforward about it he asks in the sweetest way imaginable. After all, he can't help but want to kiss such an adorable lady before him!

Sylvain

He's always been casual with affection. It's natural to him to be immediately close to a girl that caught his eye.

You- of course- are different from his past girlfriends but in this regard only one thing is a bit different. As odd as it sounds, he's much more respectful to your boundaries than any other girl. So he holds himself back a little even if most of it is reflex at this point.

When he needs your affection he'd hug you from behind and whisper to you to pay attention to him in a way so silly, it's adorable.

He's not the jealous type, but he definitely is very needy. He has to feel you close, you could say that he needs it like his next breath but that would be taking it a little far... Although he did say that once or twice.

~Mod Bernadeta

[glowingbadger]

EEK HIIII

I would love to see you write something for Kaze from fates, I, J, K?

Let's talk ninja huuuuunk

Alphabet prompts - Kaze (FE Fates)

I (intimacy), J (jack off), K (kink)

NSFW 18+

Intimacy: For all of his good looks and mystique, Kaze is notoriously ignorant in matters of romance. He's not quite sure what to say or do to express the enormity of both his affection and attraction to you- he's a quiet type, after all, even in bed (it's actually sort of adorable in that gap-moe way, he's just so overwhelmed by his feelings and doesn't know how to get them out). Regardless, over time you'll start to pick up on the subtle things that make his feeling obvious. In particular, he's extremely handsy in bed, worshiping and memorizing every part of you inch by inch, and holding you flush against him all the while.

Jack off: Frankly, Kaze possesses a level of self-mastery that can border on self-denial, given his habit of holding onto guilt and committing himself to others first and foremost (more on that later), so he's not one to focus overly on his own pleasure and gratification often. Honestly, I could see him as demisexual in a way that would cause him to not think much of seeking out sexual pleasure until he feels deeply emotionally tied to you, so for the most part, he tends not to see the point in just making himself feel good for a bit without getting to share that pleasure with you. It's not that he never masturbates, just not frequently, and he'd always prefer to be with you instead.

Kink: Kaze has not experimented overly much, and his baseline is to be fairly vanilla. One thing that gets to him every time, however, is your voice in his ear, moaning and whimpering his name, encouraging and praising him. This praise kink of his has everything to do with what a devoted and loyal man he is by default; being able to "serve" you and please you like this gives him his own kind of incredible pleasure that's hard to express. Sometimes, it almost seems like making you feel good and hearing you praise him in return feels better for him than being touched directly himself.

[cherry-flavoured-thot]

for the flower prompts! Could we get orange rose with Takumi pleaseee

Orange Rose - experiencing constant as well as distracting thoughts of the other person

Takumi is sincerely glad no one is around today to watch him practice his archery. Not a single arrow has reached its target. Some have almost completed avoided it all together. The reason for these disastrous shots is why he's glad no one else is around.

If Ryoma or Hinoka saw him miss so much they'd ask what was bothering him, and the thought of having to explain that he can't think properly is embarrassing. He tries to steady his breathing, emptying his mind upon pulling back the drawstring.

"There's no greater comfort then knowing I have someone as skilled as you looking out for me." His breath hitches, your voice echoing loud in his mind. Your warm smile as the words casually fall out of your mouth causes the loud thrum of his own heartbeat to surprise him.

He releases the arrow, it fails to reach the center of the target. He grumbles to himself. 'Get ahold of yourself.' It's not going to work. The several missed shots from the same mental image evidence enough. He sighs. Deciding ultimately to give up on practice for the moment. 'Who even says things like that?' It's a silly thought. He already know who does. You obviously.

You stood by and quietly watched him. He was glad you hadn't made your presence known until after he ran out of arrows to shoot. At times your mere presence makes him miss. "Practicing again?" You asked, moving closer towards him.

"I need to keep my skills sharp."

"I'd say they are already rather sharp given all those bullseyes."

"It's not enough. A target that doesn't move isn't the same as one that does." He paused. "How could anyone rely on an archer that can't shoot a moving enemy?" How could I protect you if I can't do that? Is a question his mind thought of but his mouth left unsaid.

"I think you're quite reliable." He had said nothing, simply staring with doubt. "There's no greater comfort then knowing I have someone as skilled as you looking out for me." He had been stunned by your words, spluttering out something that barely resembled a response.

"I- uh. Well. Hm. I'm glad you feel that way." He was glad.

So glad that days later he's still plagued by the memory of your words. His heart thrumming and mind racing just as fast as they had when you first said it. Still wondering if you even knew what your words had done to him.

Still waiting for the off chance that you'll comeback and watch him, and say something similar to him again.

[robynmizore]

Vote for Takumi in the fe fuckability contest, link below. Help him win ;3

[amalthea-fictions]

Hi there! I'm Amalthea and I like to write! Feel free to make a request!

WORKS

🔥 Kyojuro Rengoku X Reader [KNY] 🔥

Fractured Sunlight [Aftermath of Mugen Train]

Kankagari [Pregnancy]

Red Light District Under Cover [Request]

🍃Suzukaze X Kamui [Fire Emblem Fates] 🍃

Snow [Fluff]

Taking a Hit for the Other Person [Angst to Fluff]

Kamui's Kimono [Fluffy Drabble]

Fruit Salad [Fluff, only on A03]

An Important Question [Marriage Proposal, only on A03]

Epilogue [Angst to Fluff, only on A03]

Camilla [She Reacts to Kaze X Corrin, only on A03]

As King and Queen of Valla [only on A03]

🌌 Shepard X Garrus [ME] 🌌

Commander Shepard's Nickname [AKA Trolling James Vega]

Alternate Shakarian Reunion [ME2]

🐉 Charlie Weasley X Reader/Jacob’s Sibling [HPHM] 🐉

Small Moments [Fluffy Drabble]

Quidditch Rescue [Exactly what the title says LOL]

Charlie Learns You Can Speak to Dragons [Request]

Charlie Hurt to Comfort [Request]

Charlie Gushes About You [Fluffy Drabble]

🦅 Talbott Winger X Reader/Jacob's Sibling [HPHM] 🦅

Talbott's Surprise [Request]

Love Potion Mishap [Request]

🐍Sebastian Sallow X Reader/MC [HPHL]🐍

Don’t Mess with MC [Seb vs. Beasts Class Bully]

💫Aaravos X Reader [TDP] 💫

General HCs [Request]

Stuck in Mirror with Artsy Reader [Request]

Platonic: Aaravos being a big bro to a young reader [Request]

[randoimago]

Hi! Can I request a festival date night with Yukimura from FE Fates? Thanks!

Fandom: Fire Emblem

Character(s): Yukimura

Note(s): It's been so long since I've played Fates, I had to remind myself how he acted. I hope I wrote him alright!

Yukimura

He enjoys the festival quite a bit, his eyes scanning the various stalls for something nice. Now and then he does check to make sure you’re not being followed, enemies can be everywhere during times of war, after all, but he keeps a smile on his face to not worry you.

Yukimura is happy to hold your hand as you both walk, if you allow him. Being close to you is something he enjoys. Especially since the festival is crowded so this lets him make sure you don’t get separated.

He takes you away from the crowd when it gets closer to the firework show. Just because he wants to find a nice, quiet space for you both to enjoy it.

[dancing-cherry-blossoms]

hello!! welcome!!

could i request niles and xander separately with a gender neutral reader who tends to be quiet around other people and has a difficult time expressing their feelings? hopefully this is alright as a request jsjdsks

Hii anon, thank you for the welcome!! Thank you for requesting, I hope I did justice to your request💞

Niles with quiet s/o HCs

Niles loves you an incredible amount and knows you better than anyone else. He knows that the fact that you tend to be quiet around others, isn’t because you’re rude or that you don’t like them, it’s simply who you are.

Other people may not respond very well to you having a hard time expressing your feelings, but if they take it the wrong way then Niles will always stand up for you and defend you. Your feelings are the most important to him and he won’t let anybody hurt you♡

The same goes for you being quiet, he won’t let anyone walk over you just for that reason.

Though, sometimes he wonders what goes on in your head, the fact that you’re always so quiet around others makes it so he doesn’t always know what you’re thinking.

Sometimes he wonders if he isn’t treating you good enough and that that is the reason why you’re quiet or that you’re afraid to say anything about it. He doesn’t want you to leave.

However, he loooves you so much, it doesn’t matter to him if you’re quiet or not or have difficulty expressing your feelings. As long as you’re you and you’re honest, he’ll love you, always.

Xander with quiet s/o HCs

Oh my god, Xander loves you SO MUCH. He loves you regardless of who you are, your wellbeing is the most important to him.

He would try to help you with your troubles of expressing your feelings, he doesn’t want you to get hurt by being misunderstood for something like that. Even so, if it doesn’t help or work or if you don’t want the help after all, it won’t change his feelings for you.

He actually thinks you’re quite cute and every day he can’t wait to see you, just being with you is comforting enough to him.♡

He will always try his best to understand what you’re trying to say, he knows that you have a hard time expressing yourself, so he wants to take extra care in understanding you and the meaning behind your words.

He will never try to force you into situations that make you uncomfortable!! Never will he force you to speak to others when you don’t want to and never will he let others force you to do so either.♡

[lexsssu]

Fate (Takumi)

Flufftober Day 22

TAGS: Takumi/F!Reader

He is falling.

He sees the light getting farther and farther away until it becomes a mere speck in the distance as his body plunges into the deep dark abyss.

Takumi knows that there’s no way he’ll survive this, just as he’d wanted.

The proud prince of Hoshido would sooner off himself with a blade, or in this case, throw himself off the Bottomless Canyon than surrender himself to that traitor Corrin and his band of Nohrian scum.

His only regret is that he will never see his siblings again.

He will never be able to see you again.

“ I’m sorry. ”

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Takumi sat up in a cold sweat, pearlescent strands sticking to his skin as he tried to manage his breathing. Although he couldn’t remember the exact details of his nightmare, he knew that it was something he’d never want to become a reality.

“Did you have a bad dream, anata ?”

Relief washed over the prince at the sound of your voice, and he didn’t hesitate to wrap his lean yet strong arms around your smaller frame.

“Yeah, but I’m alright now.”

And he is because you’re here now in his arms. The familiar weight of your body, the smell of your hair, and the sound of your voice are like a balm to his soul.

“Alright, but don’t be afraid to tell me anything, okay? You know I’ll listen to anything you want to say,” you burrow your face into the crook of your husband’s neck, returning his embrace and similarly basking in his presence.

[mexfavecharacters]

I wrote a stupid lil' fic today that no one will probably read lmao

This is a self insert, NOT an x reader

I do not give permission to repost this on any other platform. If you see this anywhere else, that isn't me and it was probably stolen

"HALT!" I yell as I turn around to see who's there. I grab my nunchucks, ready to defend myself. I see a white haired man with a darker skin tone than mine. He has blue eyes and an eye patch on his right eye. Did something happen to him? "You're here to kill me eh?" I question him. Without saying anything else, I use my nunchucks and wrap the chain part around his wrist and I bring him to the ground. Once he was on the ground, I released his hand and put a foot on him. "You gotta try hard than that" I smerked. "Wait wait!" The man yelled. Perhaps he isn't trying to kill me. We'll see where this goes.

"What is your name?"

"My name is Niles, and yes I was sent to kill you but-" I cut him off and I step on him harder. "WAIT!" "I won't though." Huh, I suppose this Niles guy is ok. I remove my foot from him and stood back a bit just in case he was lying. "Soooo, is this like, some sort of joke or something? What are you getting at?" He really does seem sus, but he's cute, I'll give him that. "You really are tough from what I saw. May I join you?"

Did he really just try to kill me and then all of sudden wants to join me? This is really weird. "How the fuck did you know I have a group with me? Yes they're out getting stuff for camp but still." Maybe he saw some of my pals or something but this is still really weird. "I know how weird this all seems but seriously. I was going to ask you earlier cause I think you're cute." Well I'm glad he thinks that about me. "Ok fine, you can understand a couple conditions. One, you beat me in a battle and two, you marry me at the end of this war that's going on." Niles better agree to this cause hot damn he's hot. "So that's how it is huh" Niles smerks and readys his bow. "Bring it on!"

[frickingnerd]

rivals to lovers with hana

pairing: hana x gn!reader

tags: rivals to lovers, reader is great with the sword, kissing / heated make out session, resolved romantic tension

hana always strives to become better and is driven by her ambitions, always training to master the sword and perfect the art of swordsmanship

so when you come along, a swordsman rivaling her own skill, hana isn't too pleased!

sure, she should be happy to have someone competent to compare herself to, someone who'd make a competent training partner!

but hana isn't pleased about having you around at first. you're absolutely amazing! but she hates that you get all the praise, just because you're the new one around

hana pushes herself further to outshine you and for a while, it works! but as soon as you realize that hana views you as competition, you start training harder too!

the two of you are locked in what feels like a constant battle! even when you're not on the battlefield, you two are always seen with your sword in hand, training

the two of you barely speak with each other, always just exchanging glares, as the tension between the two of you rises

and then, eventually, it all boils over during a training match between hana and you, where one of you ends up pinned down underneath the other and instead of finishing them off with a blow, the two of you kiss!

neither of you can even remember who won that battle and strangely, it didn't even matter! you were so focused on that kiss that for once, you finally forgot all about your silly rivalry…

[originalfireemblemscenarios]

Hello~! Would you write for Leo, Ryoma, and Jakob (separate) with female Corrin running her fingers through their hair? Pre-relationship please; I’m interested in seeing how they would react 😊

I was supposed to delete stuff from this inbox but come ON you guys know me too well for me to want to get rid of anything. Not fair.

Also for Ryoma part I'm really sorry if I called it wrong but I have no idea what that thing on his head is if not a headpiece?

Leo, Ryoma and Jakob having Corrin run her hand through their hair

Corrin here is female

This scenario is pre-relationship

Leo

It was a faint moment but one that he would think back on constantly for many reasons. The closeness, her touch, her voice...

His typical... Problems with clothes embarrassing as they were found their way to his head.

It wasn't anything too noticable, he just got something small caught up in his hair, he had no clue about it.

That is until he felt Corrin's hand on his head "What are you doing?" He asked, masking his embarrassment by her gesture.

"There was a loose string in your hair" she showed him the evidence and he thanked her for her help.

"By the way, I had no idea your hair was so soft" she commented justifying why her hand lingered for a moment longer, but he couldn't think of a response in the moment.

Ryoma

He wanted to make sure Corrin feels welcome and comfortable in the new situation.

So, any way he could he tried to comply to her requests. Even if she wasn't asking for much he was happy to provide anything.

One time she asked him to take off his headpiece just because so far she had only seen him wearing it. The difference wasn't anyhow big but it satisfied her curiosity all the same.

Without even thinking about it, she ran her hand through his hair. It just seemed like the right thing to do at that moment.

Ryoma didn't comment on it, but Corrin said "You look quite different, but still handsome" her tone was polite, yet her words surprised him a little and he ended up thinking about it later.

"still" handsome? So normally she also considered him handsome? Was she really just being polite..? But he quickly recognized that he should perish the thought of going deeper into this...

Jakob

He had the busiest day possible. And he was quite the mess despite not trying to show it. But of course for his lady he acted like nothing was wrong in the slightest!

She however, noticed how the ribbon in his hair got loose. So she decided to fix it for him.

He was surprised when he suddenly felt her touching his hair. But before he got to ask, she explained everything to him "I fixed your ribbon" her smile was truly to die for...

"My deepest apologies for the trouble, my lady. Next time... Could I ask that you tell me about it instead? There is no need to trouble you with something so trivial..."

Later on he'd find himself thinking about it. Was it just him or did she actually keep her hand there for longer..?

~Mod Bernadetta

[cherry-flavoured-thot]

Could you do a, l, and s for Camilla?

a - absence, what do they do when your gone? do they get lonely easy? how long does it take for them to start missing you? 

Camilla will always tell you that she misses you the moment you leave the castle gates. And while she does mean it. Sighing to herself about how unfair it is that you have to work so hard elsewhere without her, or vice versa if it's her who has to go, that's all it is for short periods of time. Huffing and sighs, while she counts down the sunrises and sunsets until you reunite.

For longer periods of time, she writes letters. If it might be months before she can see you again, she'll write you a letter everyday, even if that means you might end up with four days worth of letters in one go. Each one detailing her day, and how she wishes they were there beside her to experience what she was.

Every letter starts off with: "To my dearest,"

l - love potion, you’ve accidentally drank a love potion that causes you to feel like you’re dying if they don’t touch you, what is their reaction? 

You're an absolute mess. Cold sweat sticks to your skin, you had practically crumbled to the floor mere moments ago. Camilla didn't waste a moment rushing straight to you, cradling your face in her hands while checking your temperature. "I need a healer, now."

She calls out and the sound of footsteps darting away from the door follow. Her face is contorted in worry as she tries to examine you herself, unable to decipher any visible ailments. Her concern growing as you breathing fell into heavy pants. She retracts her hands from you, only momentarily to help you up off the floor.

Only for you to plea for her. "Please touch me again," your eyes are round and soft, almost cute enough for her to give in to your request right away.

"Sweetie, is that what you need? For me to touch you?" You nod feverishly. While part of her still isn't convinced that it's going to fix whatever ailment has befallen you, she still presses her hands against your skin, waiting out for a healer to arrive and officially tell her what's wrong.

s - staring, do they stare at you? how often? how do they react when caught? what do they do if they catch you staring? 

You're simply adorable. Camilla tells you so all the time, she doesn't hide her affection for you. Let alone when she's gazing at you from across the room. "It's almost a wonder that not everyone stares at you, you're simply the cutest thing!" Is her response if you question her stares.

She also finds you so cute when you stare at her. In fact she's overjoyed that you are! Feel free to look at her as much as you like, after all a lot of the time she's spent getting ready for the day is wondering if something she did would catch your eye.

"Now, now no need to be shy!" If you're quick to avert your gaze upon being caught, she's quick to beckon you back to look at her. Even if you find her methods slightly embarrassing.

[robynmizore]

Vote for Takumi in the fe fuckability contest on my profile!! Help him win!!

[m1ster1e]

I've been getting my bf into Fire Emblem: Fates and like I might probably wanna write for it.

I'm thinking 1st gen x reader or corrin and then 2nd gen x reader (sorry lmao I cannot get behind dating the 2nd gen ppl as corrin).

But also since I've been getting back into FE I've also been thinking Awakening, Echos, 3 Houses, and Engage (basically any FE game past 2012). But since FE Fates is my favorite I'd probably do that first. I've played all 3 branches of it like countless times too so I think that's my strong suit.

Anyway. Leo x reader anyone?

[jlheon]

୨୧ — kiki the cat (psh)

pairing. brothers best friend! park sunghoon x fem! reader genre. college au f2l fluff wc. 5410 notes. ft. hyung line & chaewon, profanity library.

synopsis. you've liked your brother jay's best friend since you were five. you now go to the same college and one night on the way to the store, you stumble across a kitten. you want to keep it but aren’t allowed pets in the dorms. impulsively, you show up to sunghoon's apartment in hopes he'll let you keep it at his apartment for the rest of the semester.

JUST AS SUNGHOON SETTLED IN BED, SOMEONE RANG HIS DOORBELL.

he let out a loud groan, sitting back up and contemplating wether or not he was going to answer it.

maybe the person would leave him alone if he pretended he wasn’t home. he was about to lay back down when he heard the doorbell being pushed five times in a row.

“hoon!!” a muffled voice called out to him, then doing your signature knock.

it was you. his best friend jay’s little sister, or as heeseung liked to call you: the original sunghoon fangirl. 

as humble as sunghoon seemed to be, he could not ignore the line of girls who swooned over him on campus. as cliche as it is, it was true that many girls had eyes for him. they sized him up as either some untouchable god or a complete fuck boy.

but neither of those was true. you knew that best of course as the first girl to ever like sunghoon, or at least you hoped. 

at the ripe age of five, you declared your and sunghoon’s marriage, or rather future marriage.

your eyes flickered over the three boys your brother brought home with him from school, eyes coming to a halt and staring a little too hard once they landed on sunghoon.

once your eyes landed on sunghoon you decided your search for a boyfriend was over, because the perfect one was sitting next to you in the back seat. all thanks to jay.

whispering to the older boy that when you grew up you would fall in love and get married. he awkwardly nodded, not wanting to upset you because his mother told him never to argue with younger kids as they get angry easily. 

now at nineteen and twenty, you were still very adamant about your ‘pact’. even though it was only a statement since sunghoon never verbally agreed.

over the years it had been an ongoing joke between him, jake, heeseung, and jay that you were the reason sunghoon’s relationships were never long term.

which of course wasn’t fully true, but many girls just felt like he couldn’t fully commit to them. though the problem never being you, since you avoided him at all costs when applicable.

sure, you were down horrendous for sunghoon and wanted to fight every girl that looked his way (because they didn’t know him like you did), but when it came to his love life you never dared to interfere.

though when he was single, which was the majority of the time, you made constant remarks and jokes regarding your feelings for sunghoon. all four of them chalking them to be an ‘inside joke’ since they believed you only said those things to honor five-year-old ____’s dream. they all even played into it.

unfortunately it wasn’t a joke and you were undoubtedly in love with sunghoon.

of course, it was seemingly unrequited but you didn’t let yourself fall into a pit of teenage angst. instead, you let your feelings stay the same, holding onto some hope and the fact that in college you could meet a guy who liked you as much as you liked sunghoon.

a year after jay and his friends graduated you had gotten accepted into the same college as sunghoon. 

jay and his other friends going to a neighboring campus a forty-minute drive away. 

following many extensive meetings with your guidance counselor, you and your mother decided it was the best fit for you.

though you couldn’t deny that sunghoon being there was an added a bonus.

you texted him the night you had made your final decision, jokingly saying it was fate. 

he’d liked the message, and for a few minutes didn’t respond. you fell back on your bed in defeat, grabbing the nearest pillow and screaming into it. 

your phone then pinged, sunghoon finally responding with a short ‘it’ll be nice to have another familiar face around’. 

you felt a blush spreading on your cheeks and again reached for the same pillow to scream. 

you and sunghoon had had semi matching contacts for each other ever since you had received your first phone. again he passed it off as a joke, while it fed into your delusions.

you had him saved as husband, while he had you saved as ‘self-proclaimed wife.”

you’d rather it just be wife, but it was a start.

though he had changed it every time he had a girlfriend which was understandable, but would always somehow remember to change it back when they broke up.

you hoped that it meant something.

now that you had settled in and been going to school with him for a year, the two of you had gotten closer. as you saw each other frequently, around school, or even on rare occasions when you hung out at his apartment when your brother came to visit.

you had finally gotten as close enough to sunghoon to where you could stop complaining over how he didn’t like you and was content being a friend if anything.

IT ALL LED YOU TO BE OUTSIDE SUNGHOON’S DOOR AT ELEVEN AT NIGHT.

once he’d recognized your knock he got up and made his way to let you in. opening the door he felt an unfamiliar feeling bubbling up in his chest when he saw you in your pajamas cradling a baby cat in your arms staring up at him.

“who’s cat is that?” he made space for you to walk past him into his home, shutting the door. 

“it can be ours.” you sat down on his couch.

“i was going to buy a small cake roll for my roommate because she had a bad day and then i got distracted and saw this cute little cat and she’s allergic to cats so now i’m here because i want to keep it.” you rambled even more.

“did you walk all the way here? didn’t i tell you it’s not safe for you to be out alone after dark?” he scolded, sitting down in the empty spot next to you. 

“does your roommate know you are here and did you bring the pepper spray jay gave you?” 

“yes hoon i did all of that! i just came here because you live off campus so you’re allowed to have pets here!”

“what if i don’t want it ____? did you consider that?”

“you can’t say no to me, my birthday is coming up soon!” you sulked, holding the kitten out for him to see. 

“how do we even know that it doesn’t have diseases..” he argued. 

“because i found the nearest vet and we are taking it tomorrow!” you grinned. “can we please keep her hoon? you know i’ve always wanted a cat since we were kids!” 

he did know that. he remembered more things about you than you could ever imagine.

“we can keep him for now but if the vet says otherwise we are releasing him,” he said sternly. “but since you walked here i don’t want you going back alone so you’re staying here.”

your heart fluttered at the fact you were going to get to sleep at his place for the first time without the presence of your older brother. 

but that fluttering came to an abrupt stop right when he added “it’s what jay would want”. 

he motioned for you to come with him to his room so you could both go to bed. you followed behind him still cradling the cat.

“wait hoon we need to feed her and give her a place to sleep!” you paused in your tracks. 

he sighed but wordlessly went to his kitchen to get a small bowl of milk and an old blanket. He returned to the bedroom, settling the bowl onto the ground and making a makeshift bed for the baby kitten. he gently took the animal from your hands, setting it down on the floor, guiding it towards the milk.

you kneeled next to him watching the scene in front of you, eyes glimmering with envy for the cat at how gently sunghoon treated it. 

he looked over at you already staring at him and smiled softly.

“what will we name it,” he asked you softly.

“i want to wait until we know if we can keep it.”

with that you both stood up, sunghoon letting you take his bed while he tried to prepare to sleep on the couch. which you quickly shut down, saying there was more than enough space left for him, which was true.

after bickering for five minutes about where sunghoon would sleep he finally caved and laid down on the empty spot of the bed, hoping jay would never hear of this. he would be teased till the ends of the earth.

“goodnight ____,” he said from his side of the bed.

“goodnight hoonie,” you yawned. 

hugging a pillow you had put in between you two, you wished you didn’t have to sleep and could embrace the only time you would ever be in this situation with him. but alas your eyelids betrayed you. 

sunghoon struggled to fall asleep, extremely hyper-aware of the small proximity. right before he finally drifted off into slumber you mumbled a curt, ‘i love you’ in your sleep. 

he knew he shouldn’t assume that it was directed towards him and that you could very well just sleep talking. he told himself he shouldn’t think so hard about what you said. though the warmth spread throughout his body begged to differ.

however, one thing he knew for sure was that wasn’t going to fall asleep now. 

YOU WOKE UP TO FIND SUNGHOON ALREADY STARING AT YOU.

you quickly shut your eyes again feeling like you were crazy, while sunghoon cleared his throat.

he immediately stood up, went to the corner where you had placed the cat the night before and brought it back to you on the bed. you sat up, resting your back on his headboard.

he wordlessly handed you the kitten so you could cuddle it. then reached over to unplug your phone from his charger and give it to you.

your screen was full of a myriad of messages from your roommate chaewon. from asking if you were okay staying at sunghoon’s, if you wanted her to pick you up, if the cat was cute, and more. 

you hadn’t checked your phone since getting here last night. 

you told her you would tell her everything when you got home, not wanting to actively geek out about sunghoon while you were with him. 

fifteen minutes later you ended up in the kitchen. making some pancakes for the both of you while sunghoon got ready. 

“what time does the vet open?” he finally spoke up.

“like twelve?” you replied. “you mind dropping me off right?”

“i’m going with you ____, i’d like to be there if this cat is going to be living with me until you can figure out what to with it.”

“you’re really going to let me keep her?” 

sunghoon swore your eyes were shining when you looked at him. he needed to take care of this cat for you. 

since you had showed up last night with just your phone and kitten in hand, he needed to drive you to your dorm so you could get ready. 

both of you quietly eating the chocolate chip pancakes you made and heading out to his car.

reaching your dorm, he unlocked the car waiting for you to get out, expecting to just wait in the car.

“are you not coming in?” you hopped down from the passenger's side.

“oh,” he started. “i wasn’t sure if you wanted me to.”

“no, it’s okay! you let me sleep over and keep a cat so…”

you both headed inside and took the stairs up to your room. sunghoon held the kitten while you unlocked the door. walking in you saw chaewon at her desk finishing up some assignments before her first class.

“____, i said no cat.” chaewon said bluntly.

“i thought you had class!” you defended yourself.

“i don’t, and also the fur!”

“it’s fine, the cat is going to live with me,” sunghoon interjected.

chaewon finally registered you had brought someone with you. her eyes flickering between you and sunghoon.

“well i’m leaving now,” she started collecting her stuff. “i do not want an allergic reaction so make sure to borrow hanni’s vacuum.”

“where are you going if you don’t have class?” you sat down at your desk, directing sunghoon to sit on your bed.

“i’m going out with,” she coughed, not wanting to say the name out loud. 

“oh my gosh really?” you stood up, shaking her by the shoulders.

“yes! she asked me to go downtown with her-” sneezing before finishing her sentence. she pushed you away due to you being covered in cat fur.

“oh sorry, have fun though! send me pictures! oh my gosh did she imply it was a date?” you rambled as she put on her shoes and rushed out the door.

“bye ____!”

“bye chae good luck!”

you turned back to sunghoon sitting on your bed, cuddling the cat while he scrolled on his phone. unconsciously breaking into a smile at the sight.

“hoon, what time is it?” you asked, looking through your drawers for something to wear.

“11:04” he looked up from his phone.

“okay, give me like 20 minutes.” taking steps towards the bathroom to wash your face and get changed. in a couple of minutes, your makeup was done and you informed sunghoon that you were ready to go. 

THE KITTEN DID NOT HAVE ANY DISEASES.

sunghoon felt conflicted after getting the green light that the cat could be turned into a housecat after getting some vaccines. the veterinarian had suggested some food brands and tips on how to take care of the kitten, and before he knew it the appointment was over.

both silently entering the car. the car ride was silent. you sat there trying to figure out a name. sunghoon sat there wondering why his whole body had felt incredibly warm since you had shown up at his door last night.

he started going through a pros and cons list the entire drive home in his head. 

the pro he kept coming back to was you would be over at his house more often. 

but it felt weird to think of that as a pro. not because he wouldn’t want you to spend time with more but because you were to put it simply, just jay’s little sister. so why did he catch himself stealing glances at you every time he reached a red light?

a quick trip to the pet store getting, a bed, bowls, canned cat food, and some small toys you insisted on getting. you quickly paid, not wanting sunghoon to since a small kitten now inhabited his house that he would now co-parent. 

when getting back to his apartment the both of you set up the cat’s stuff. staying for a while before chaewon came to drive you home. 

“so, how was it?” she smirked, pulling out of the parking lot.

“i could ask you the same thing.”

looking down at your phone, it read: “sunghoon sent you money.”

sighing as he paid the exact amount as the receipt on your lap.

SUNGHOON WAS STARTING TO FEEL INSANE.

once he was alone in his apartment he texted jake. voicing his concerns but not name-dropping as jake would laugh in his face, telling him that he knew it was bound to happen sooner or later.

jake had quickly got fed up not knowing who sunghoon was talking about so he pressed the call button without hesitation.  

“you like ____ don’t you,” jake giggled from the other side of the line. “i saw her post that cat you were describing.”

“i don’t know!” sunghoon groaned. “i think i might, but she’s jay’s little sister.”

“so what! she isn’t your little sister! has jay has never told you she was off limits?” jake argued.

“no,” sunghoon mumbled. “but you could have worded that better you know.”

“i mean there's something between y’all,” jake advised. “she’s been in love with you since we were six.”

“she’s just joking.”

“yeah and i can drive.”

“no, you can’t-”

“i’m saying you're wrong and in denial..” the boy on the phone sighed. “how about you see what happens while you take care of your new child.”

“not my child.” sunghoon rolled his eyes.

“cat co-parent. gaeul would be furious.” 

gaeul would be if she could talk. sunghoon abruptly hung up. maybe he did like you to an extent, he was taking care of a cat for you for crying out loud.

THE NEXT TIME JAY AND JAKE CAME TO VISIT, SUNGHOON WAS UNDENIABLY ON EDGE.

for the past month you had frequented his apartment more than you could count on your fingers. coming after classes and staying until after dinner. 

it was starting to feel so domestic, thinking about how this is what it could be like if you and sunghoon were dating. indulging on the fact this was the closest you’ve ever been to him.

when jay saw the kitten sitting on your lap when he walked in the front door he thought he was seeing things. sunghoon had been an avid cat hater ever since his family got gaeul, and seeing that cat only further confirmed what jake had told him a couple of weeks back.

he was only waiting for sunghoon to come to him now.

“what’s its name?” jay asked, patting the gray cat on its head.

“her name is kiki!” you exclaimed. “you are now an uncle, this is my daughter.”

“so is sunghoon the dad?” jake giggled mischievously.

“um.. well i mean i’ve never asked?”

“i guess i am since she’s with me almost 24/7”

“____ or the cat-” sunghoon muffled jake with a pillow. 

THE SEMESTER WAS ENDING AND SUNGHOON STILL HADN’T TOLD YOU ABOUT HOW HE FELT.

the weeks full of rain soon turned into warm days. the tulips around campus had sprouted. an assortment of pink, blue, and purple flowers filling the grass. summer was right around the corner. 

though spring and summer only meant one thing, finals.

sunghoon had not seen you for about a week at this point. his finals had been done for a couple of days while you had all of yours during the last stretch before break. he stayed home most of the time thinking about how he could confess to you. 

from the time you had spent together, his apartment was your second home.

he didn’t realize the sense of normalcy having you around provided until you could no longer stay with him and kiki.

kiki had been doing great. she was no longer the scrawny little kitten she first was. she had healthily gained some pounds through her recommended diet, slowly warming up to sunghoon more as his only roommate.

sunghoon had given you a copy of his key so you could come while he was gone to spend time with kiki whenever you pleased.

his favorite sight to come home to was seeing you and kiki snuggled up on his bed sound asleep. sometimes he would even join you two. you intentionally never slept in the dead middle of his bed, always leaving room for him in case he came home, not wanting to be a bother if he also felt tired and wanted to lay down.

but as the semester came to an end, he knew that you would soon be able to buy an apartment and take the cat for yourself.

he couldn’t stand thinking of you not being there when he got home nine times out of ten.

he wished that he could just wake up one day from one of your afternoon naps with you snuggled up against him. 

SUNGHOON WAS TOTALLY FUCKED.

finals were over. sunghoon had procrastinated to the very last second, and now you were on your way to pick up kiki and head home for the summer.

if he couldn’t just get it out today once you walked in the door he would genuinely go insane. 

he had gone through a practice confession three times last night with jake on call. jay refused to sit and listen to it, but he did give sunghoon the go that he trusted him with his sister. 

he was pacing around his living room, failing miserably to calm his nerves.

“kiki what if your mom doesn’t like me back?” he knelt in front of the couch, the kitten becoming eye level with him. she got closer to sunghoon and sat in front of him, meowing as if she was responding.

“yea i hope so too, i don’t want you to become a child of divorce.” sunghoon sighed, stroking kiki on her head. 

“hoon why are you talking to the cat..” you spoke up, sunghoon being too immersed in his conversation with kiki to notice the door being unlocked.

“oh hi ____,” sunghoon stood back up, scratching his neck and facing you.

“hi hoon,” you took off your jacket and shoes. “are you okay hoon? you look a little warm.”

“no i’m not! um i mean i am but-” he tripped over his words. “i don’t even know anymore.”

“do you need anything?” you walked up to him, feeling his forehead.

“no, but can we talk?” he sat down on the couch, he gestured for you to sit down next to him, kiki climbed into your lap.

sensing the awkward tension in the room, you also began to feel worried. sunghoon looked undeniably nervous which then rubbed off on you.

what if he found out you liked him, that the ongoing joke was never a joke in the first place? 

“i’m going to say something,” he shakily breathed out. “and i want you to listen to it all before considering hitting me or something.”

“okay,” you nodded. “should i be scared?” and awkwardly laughed. 

“trust me i’m more scared than you.”

yo moved so that you were fully facing him, letting kiki down from your lap so she could roam and not interrupt. tilting your head to connect your eyes with his and give him your full attention. which was never hard for you since you stared at his face often. he cleared his throat and mirrored your actions, now face-to-face with no distractions.

“i practiced this but i think i might just wing it.” he started, avoiding eye contact. 

“i like coming home to you and kiki asleep on my bed, i like how you leave a spot for me on the bed even if you don’t notice it,” you felt like you were dreaming, watching all the words seventeen-year-old you yearned to hear before he left for college leave his lips. 

“i like how i was the first person you came to with kiki when you have plenty of other friends who live off campus, i like how you’ve never been shy to show you like me ever since we were kids,” he grabbed your hands, and you felt your stomach churn. 

“i like you ____.” he breathed out, searching for any sign of return of feelings. 

you felt like you were going to collapse. your clothes starting to feel like millions of layers of itchy fabric. the collar on your shirt felt tight around your neck. the room began to appear extremely fuzzy, with complete silence, only accompanied by the pounding in your head. 

desperately trying to find words but they failed to come up in your head, and your mouth was muted.

“____? i’m sorry, please say something.” sunghoon worried, feeling you grip his hand tighter. 

“oh my god i thought you were going to tell me that you don’t want to help with kiki anymore because she gonna live with me now.” you let out the breath you were holding.

“why would i do that?” he asked in a confused tone.

“i don’t know it must be annoying having your best friend's little sister come over every day to check on her cat,” you replied. “you probably couldn’t have any girls over.”

“i don’t need any girls over but you,” he relaxed back on the couch.

“you’re so cheesy,” you elbowed him. “i like you too, i think everyone knows.” copying him you sunk into the couch cushion and leaned on his shoulder.

“is jay going to kill you now?” you turned your head towards the black-haired boy next to you.

“you underestimate me,” he said, resting his head on yours. “i asked him three months ago!”

“you’ve liked me for three months now?” eyes threatening to fall out of their sockets.

he grabbed you by your waist and brought you into his lap. resting his forehead on your head and inhaling your strawberry shampoo. 

“well came to terms with it..” he mumbled into your hair.

“i win! I’ve liked you since i was five.”

“i know, but i was in denial since we joked so casually about it.”

kiki hopped up onto the couch, making herself comfortable in your lap. purring as you gazed down on her and stroked her fur. you smiled, finally, your dreams were semi-true. you had a kitten and sunghoon all to yourself. you were starting to feel your eyes burn. 

“kiki you will not be a child of a divorce!” sunghoon told the kitten, bringing his free arm around to pet the small cat.

the thought of you not seeing sunghoon now that you’d be able to take kiki off his hands if he hadn’t confessed made the stinging in your eyes turn into small water droplets. the tiniest tear sliding down your right cheek was enough for you to turn your head away as far as possible to wipe the stray tear.

sunghoon noticed immediately, cupping your face and bringing it towards him.

“ew sorry i’m being dramatic,” you sniffled, avoiding his eyes by putting your hand in front of your eyes.

“no you’re not,” he wiped some stray tears. “but why are you crying?”

“i don’t know! i’m just feeling a little overwhelmed..” 

“i know i have that effect on people,” sunghoon joked, planting a kiss on your cheek, resulting in you taking kiki and jumping off his lap. “where are you going?” 

he watched you take the gray kitten and make a run for it to his room, trying to shut the door on him. standing up simultaneously and chasing after you, blocking you from closing the door with his left arm. 

putting kiki on her bed, you flopped onto sunghoons bed and slipped underneath the duvet. sunghoon follows after you, but not before approaching the cat in the corner of the room, muttering a quick goodnight like he did every night. he never knew he would like having a cat this much, but it being your idea gave some bias.

it wasn’t the first time you’ve slept over at sunghoon’s house, but it was the first time falling asleep in his arms. 

YOU WOKE UP TO THE LOUD VOICES IN THE KITCHEN.

sunghoon had forgotten that jay and jake would be there in the morning the next day, but he wasn’t expecting to hear his doorbell ring at nine. he gently slid his arms out from underneath you and let them in.

“why are you guys here so early” he squinted, rubbing his eyes.

“why were you still asleep? i told you nine,” jay said, walking straight to the kitchen.

“because ____ is still asleep.” sunghoon retorted.

“not anymore,” you yawned from the corridor, walking closer to greet your brother. you gave him a brief hug before moving onto to sleepily bury your face in sunghoon’s chest.

“gross. it's already started,” jake made a face of disgust, laying his head flat on the dining room table.

“hi to you too jake.” you looked up and waving at him.

jay had made the four of you breakfast and gave you both a whole speech about how he would do very bad things if sunghoon were to mess things up with you. also going into depth about things that made jake stuff his mouthful of food and cover his ears. you wished you did the same.

perhaps the nearly sixteen years of pining for your older brother's best friend was worth it.

BUT ONE THING YOU DID KNOW FOR SURE WAD THAT YOU NEEDED TO CALL YOUR MOTHER.

kiki's first birthday! (extra)

the apartment was decorated, maybe even over-decorated. pink and yellow streamers going from one side of the kitchen to the other. hanging from the ceiling was a string of letters reading ‘happy first birthday kiki’ in pink letters. 

“hoon!” you came in from the front door holding a cake. “you bought candles right?”

“yup!” sunghoon walked over to you from his spot in the kitchen.

he took the cake, giving you a quick peck. you trailed behind him admiring his decoration skills. sunghoon placed the cake on the dining table and opened the lid. inside the white box was a small white cake, piped with pink icing, and writing that matched the banner. 

you took the candles from the kitchen counter and took the cake out. then placed the number one candle on the center back. 

both of you admiring the cake, before being interrupted by a ring on the doorbell.

leaving sunghoon in the kitchen, you opened the door. chaewon greeted you on the other side with a small present wrapped in white paper. she also held a mini headband small enough for kiki to wear. though you weren’t sure if you would even get it on kiki.

“i got the birthday girl something to wear!” the blonde-haired girl grinned, waving around the headband. 

she walked inside and set the present on the coffee table and walked over to kiki resting on the floor. chaewon sat down beside the kitten, pulling out a mask, glasses, and gloves from her bag. she put them on skillfully and quickly.

you and sunghoon shared a glance and let out laughs.

“hey! you can’t blame me for wanting to be safe.” chaewon huffed and crossed her arms. 

following after was another sound from the door. rather than ringing the doorbell jake opted on forcefully banging on the doors like a maniac. causing all three of you to roll your eyes. sunghoon taking one for the team, walked up to the door, and let the three guys outside in. 

“hi guys!” jake smiled, carrying his present for the cat unwrapped. “i couldn’t find a bag sorry..”

jay and heeseung following closely behind, heeseung with a pale blue bag, and jay with nothing.

“why didn’t you bring your niece a gift?” you chided your empty handed older brother.

“i’m bringing her on a shopping spree!” jay picked up the cat, spinning her around. “i’m the best uncle ever!”

“she can’t go out in public,” sunghoon deadpanned.

“i’m bringing you two on a shopping spree!” jay corrected himself, sitting down on the smaller couch.

“why is the girl on the couch suited up like someone is sick..” heeseung whispered to you. 

“that’s chaewon,” you whispered back. “she’s allergic to cats.”

an hour later you found yourselves in the kitchen surrounding the cake and wearing party hats. you holding kiki in your arms while sunghoon held the cake in front of the gray kitten. just as you predicted, kiki put up a fight while you tried to coerce her into wearing the party chaewon bought. resulting in some scratched littered around your arms.

after singing happy birthday you held kiki in front to blow out the candles from behind her. 

sunghoon and you were glad that it was kiki’s birthday. more like the anniversary of the day you had brought her home, but birthday sounded better. the day finally arrived and you were relieved, as you had avoided cutting her nails for a week so she could go crazy when opening her presents. 

she received a mouse toy from chaewon, some oddly expensive cat food from heeseung, and a plushie that eerily resembled gaeul a lot.

once everything was done and everyone was ready to leave, jay shouted that he would send sunghoon’s mom the pictures to show gaeul. 

you were to blame for sunghoon’s one-sided beef with the whole cat population for no particular reason finally coming to an end.