A Random Occurrence In The Middle Of The Office:

A random occurrence in the middle of the office:

"Hey dorkness what's with the candle?" Zapp was leaned over the back of the couch.

You didn't bother looking up from your book, "Its my last f*^k." You paused just to look at the candle, "Oh look, its on fire."

Klaus had been watering his plants and stopped, turning to you, "[Name], are you alright? Is there something you need to talk about?"

In Klaus's mind nihilistic humor was the first sign of mental illness, and he couldn't bear the thought of leaving such a thing unchecked. Steven however chuckled behind his coffee mug.

"Please don't encourage them Steven." Klaus looked between the two, "This could be serious."

You must be Bold....[Leo x Reader]

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Leo was at his limit. He kept thinking about what Zapp said, how he (Zapp) could easily steal [Name] from under him (Leo) if the silver haired devil wanted to. How Zapp was gonna do it just to prove how little effort it would take. But Leo had spent months admiring you, getting to know you, your interests, your passions, learning what Leo thought were adorable quirks and deep desires. He couldn't stand the idea that Zapp could hold any allure for you, just the image of Zapp flirting with you haunted Leo. He had to act.

He selfishly wanted to be the reason you smile.

You were relaxed, chatting with Zed as he read a periodical on some complex topic or other. He was mostly explaining the concept on the page, just friendly, time-killing, idle talk about....something. As much as you hated to admit it, Zed's hunger for knowledge was a bit too ambitious for you to understand.

When Leo walked into the office, there was something a little off about him. Maybe it was his squared shoulders? He did look more confident today. Hopefully he received some good news.

Leo was trying so hard to hide his trembling, just keep calm. Flirt your heart out. Maybe [Name] won't laugh too hard.....

"Hey [Name]." Leo smiled at you, it was a really charming confident smile. It seemed so alien yet so natural? "Are you doing anything later?"

F*^k, dial it back Leo. Try a little charm. A pick up line first. Then ask them out. C'mon, don't choke before you have a chance to do anything.

"Hm, not sure." You were a little taken back by how fast that came out of Leo's mouth, "Depends on how much 'later' is I guess."

Leo didn't think that would work, okay. Yeah, keep this up, "Well, I was thinking after work?"

You tapped your chin, "I don't......think so? But I think I should hold off on saying yea or nay just yet."

"Yeah, that's fair." Leo felt a little weight ease off his chest, now.....flirt. Go on Leo, flirt, "I really hope we get a chance to hang out this evening."

You smiled, and Leo felt his knees buckle. Oh god, this was difficult. Why were his hands so sweaty?

"Agreed. But, I have to check. I'll let you know around lunch, okay?"

"Yeah!" Leo covered his mouth, trying to surpress a nervous chuckle, "Sorry, I didn't mean to be so loud."

You didn't know where this confidence came from, but it looked really good on Leo. Was it really a bad thing to think so? You wrestled with that guilt of thinking the sweet nervous lad looked slightly better with a little confidence.

Smiiiiile [Klaus x Reader]

Klaus sat, attempting to remember a time he had seen you smile without covering it up. While Klaus did find it adorable, hearing Zed and Leonardo agree with Zapp about it being somewhat weird. That set Klaus off on a tangent, he must have seen a large smile on you at some point before now.

Yet, nothing came to mind. Your smiles were always closed mouth or hidden behind your hand. You never showed your teeth. As adorable as it was that you were so very shy about smiling, Klaus didn't think you had a reason to. Unlike himself.

There wouldn't be any harm in asking you directly, right? Certainly nothing rude about open conversation about an innocent question.

Oh no.....he was wrong, so very wrong.

You were nervously fidgeting and stumbling over every other word trying to figure out what to say. Klaus was at a loss for words a slightly guilty feeling rising in his gut.

"[Name]," He rested a hand over their knee, "Please. You don't have to explain anything, I would just like to see you smile. Without covering it up. If you're comfortable with it."

You sat up straight, taking a deep breath to calm yourself. It took a lot of self control to not cover your grin as the corners of your mouth rose. You had natural fangs yourself, not as large as Klaus's. But you were still extremely self conscious about them.

Klaus watched politely, until he realized you had fangs. Then covered his own mouth to stifle a gasp, caught somewhere between delight and pure shock. Your fangs were far too small to be blood breed fangs, but they were still noticeably larger than most people. Klaus thought it was absolutely adorable.

Your smile faltered, not sure what Klaus was thinking and worried it might be the worst.

"N-no." Klaus immediately reached for your shoulder, "I....I'm sorry. I didn't know why you were so shy about your smile. But that's genuinely adorable."

"I...they're uh...."

Klaus tilted his head, making sure he was in your view, "They're natural. I know. I've faced down enough fanged creatures to know that much."

Klaus was still terrible at cracking jokes. But his attempt still made you feel better, chuckling in relief.

"It truly is an adorable smile Liebling. Far exceeding my own, thats for sure."

Klaus smiled tentatively to punctuate his point. But his attempt at humor was so bad, you couldn't help but chuckle anyways.

Dating Raju Head Cannons

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He's a bit of a wild card, but:

Not entirely sure how he ended up in a relationship at all, spending time with you cuts into his training after all

Mistook you asking him out as you asking to train under himself and tells you he isn't accepting apprenticeships

Mostly spends time with you during his down time from said training

Rarely feels like wandering the city, instead preferring nature hikes and outdoor picnics

Does everything he can to protect you from becoming a monster of any sort and is extremely successful at this

Has given you a way of 'summoning' him at a moments notice

Starts to get increasingly clingly as the relationship goes on and starts contacting you if he feels he hasn't heard anything in a while

Doesn't let ANYONE know the two of you are dating, it is no one else's business and he doesn't need you stressed about playing telephone for "lesser" fang hunters

Often brings random trinkets from wherever he has been during his job, ranging from bits of old jewelry to geodes to pure gemstones. Though sometimes brings some kind animal skull or similarly interesting feather

Doesn't fully understand sitting and talking or being too romantic during dates but slowly caves at your insistence of getting to know one another and trusting each other

Is quite forgetful of anniversaries, birthdays, and other such "human" holidays, but when it comes to your health and safety like doctor's appointments and such, its like he has a marked calendar

Isn't very cuddle oriented, but will at least drape around you if you ask (considering he looks like just a head, upper torso, and arm)

Eventually makes a body puppet for better cuddling (he sees his blood thread technique as a tool and fears you'll get hurt or just not enjoy it as much)

Is very slow to give into kissing, but caves after you manage to kiss his cheek from under his hood

Gets extremely flustered whenever you kiss the skull helm he wears but comes across as angry (bad little Tsundere)

Refuses to wear anything you buy or make for him while he's out in the field.

Any gift you give him becomes part of his prized possessions and he will NOT, repeat NOT, let anything to happen to any of it.

Figure it out [Zapp x Reader]

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"I'm a guy."

"But you're flirting back?"

"I'm bi. It isn't a crime."

Zapp couldn't take it. He was Straight, STRAIGHT. So why had that guy seemed so cute? It had to be the low light, right? The misleading clothes they wore. Tight shorts like that, looked like a chick from behind.

Zapp rolled over on the bed, pulling the covers with him. He didn't have feelings for a guy. He had been drunk, and anyone could make that mistake. Especially when they looked so......female. Right?

Zapp yanked a pillow over his head, as if hiding from some nagging ghost looming over him. That guy had a really tight looking a$$.

Bad Zapp. He sat bolt upright, smacking his face. That was a guy and he was STRAIGHT.

Zapp groaned and fell back on the bed. No, no, NO. He had fallen for a guy. But just the one....and ONLY because they looked like a chick at the club. It wasn't like he had to act on this. Just......if he saw them again, a dance wouldn't hurt......right?

Zapp pressed a pillow over his face. That would only make things worse, "Oh f*^k it. Maybe I'm bi too."

Once upon a Dream [Steven x Reader]

Steven was a little worried when you mentioned finding a weird book. Magical artifacts came in many forms and who knew what this was, or what it could do.

Seeing a dark wooden cover with intricate silver lining swirling around in a cloud-like pattern, Steven was reminded of old fairy tale books, ones that his mother use to insist on reading when Steven was younger.

"So this is the book?" Steven was hesitant to touch it for fear of activating it, "It doesn't look that weird."

"I've never seen it before today Steven." You turned to him, "It just appeared in the middle of the table while I was cleaning."

Steven felt a cold stone drop into his stomach, you had been targeted, but why, "I see. That is rather strange."

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Steven felt strange, knowing who he had to find but not knowing where to look. Not even knowing where he was really. Just that he had twice as many memories as he should have and half of them felt like they were ripped from a movie.

All he knew right now was that he was up on horseback riding through a very picturesque forest. Steven couldn't help but think about how bringing you on a picnic here would be nice and relaxing.

Steven had to shake his head, this wasn't the time nor place to think like that. He needed to find you, quickly. Figure a way out of this spell, a way back home.

His attention was drawn to someone singing in the middle of the forest. Whoever they were, they were walking around a large pear tree, clearly looking for a good point to climb. Though when they turned the nearest corner, Steven realized it was you.

You were just trying to pass the time, living with a trio of faeries and laying low because the story demanded it wasn't exactly fun, but at least you could roam the forest and gather wild flowers and fruits without worry. Though this did have a secondary purpose, finding Steven. Getting out of here would require him, either playing through the story or breaking it. But the two of you uad to agree on what to do, and you didn't really fancy the sleeping death that awaited you for playing through the story.

A loud thud caught your attention and when you turned, you saw Steven face first in the dirt, one foot caught in the stirrup. You tried to remain calm, but couldn't hold back the giggles as you helped Steven off his horse.

"Okay, okay. Enough giggle-box." Steven sat under the tree nursing his bloody nose, "I got excited and couldn't dismount a horse properly. Happy?"

You sat next to Steven, offering him an admittedly dirty rag for the blood, "I'm just relieved to see you. Seeing that you fell off a horse, priceless."

Steven shot you a glare. He wasn't trying to be angry specifically, but he was annoyed that you would laugh at him for this.

"So, what do we do? Both of us know this isn't where we belong." Steven leaned back, trying to stem the blood, "And we don't know if playing along will get us out of here."

You were cutting into a pear, trying to think, "I don't really know. Breaking it severely might do something. But this also doesn't seem to be a severe enough break."

"True, so then what would?" Steven accepted the slice of pear, grateful for your attempts to keep as calm as possible, "If talking beyond the story and doing things that clearly didn't happen doesn't break the story then--"

Steven stopped, you turned towards him. This wasn't like him to stop mid sentence. Was it the story's magic? Was he about to take off or otherwise disappear? You weren't sure any more than he was and yet.

Steven suddenly kissed you, a firm and hurried kiss. Despite the rash action, you still melted into it. Steven sure did seem to have a knack for oddly warm kisses.

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Steven blinked in the sudden change of scenery. His apartment was much darker than that forest glade had been. Though he was beyond relieved his random gambit had paid off.

"Where did the book go?" You were a little concerned with that at first, "Don't tell me it disappeared to trap others."

Steven knelt down to help you look, "Even if it had, my job is quite effective at researching artifacts like that. We will find and contain it."

You sat up on your knees, "You're rather calm about this all of a sudden. Are you okay?"

Steven inched a little closer, "After that little misadventure, I'm just trying not to be too disappointed."

"Disappointed?"

"I didn't exactly do this the way I actually wanted to."

Steven cupped your face and pressed his lips softly against yours. You once again felt like melting into Steven. You really couldn't think of any reason to be upset, not like this.