Hello, I wanted to send a request for your autumn writing event. I would like to request a Nikolai Lantsov imagine based on the song prompt 'how you get the girl'. The reader is female gender and the pronouns are she/her. Also if it's okay can the reader be a squaller đđ
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Win you over- Nikolai Lantsov x reader
A/N- I am SO sorry for writing this centuries laterđđLets just ignore how I'm doing a request for my AUTUMN writing event even tho its winter now. But I really hope u like it I worked really hard on this
Warnings- none
Summary- After Nikolai realizes he has attained feelings for a certain lady, he goes overboard to win her over
Nikolai had met all kinds of people throughout his life. Some despised him, others desired him, some wished to gain something from him, but all the time he could always figure out their intentions. However there was one about whom Nikolai couldn't figure out much of. You.Â
It seemed as more as he got to know you, the more mysterious you'd seemed.Â
But somehow, the more he got to know you, the more he grew closer to you. Until he finally realized he couldn't restrain his mind from wandering to you at all times, until you'd plagued all his thoughts, until he realized he'd fallen in love with you.Â
And him being stubborn as always, decided to do anything to win over the girl who'd always appeared as a mystery to him.Â
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You, on the other hand, had quite similar feelings but an utterly different way of thinking. You'd began to grow closer to the sunshine boy when the threat of the Darkling had been looming over. You seemed to have grow fond of even the slightest sight of the boy.Â
However, he had someone else on his mind. He'd been to indulged to win over the Sun Summoner's heart to even glance your way.Â
So you'd given up long ago. Lost any hope that he'd ever be willing to think of you the same way as he had for the girl, even long after she'd left. So you'd shut your heart and you focused on the life in front of you, you focused on your duties as the head of the Ravkan council.Â
All until Nikolai had decided to go to any heights to win you over.Â
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You'd been sitting in one of the quarters near the little palace that had been sitting idle for quite some time. You'd drop by sometimes whenever you wished to get your paperwork done with no one there to bother you, and today, there seemed to be a lot of it.Â
It'd been raining intensely when u heard a sound resembling a knock.
You turned towards the door for a moment wondering if someone's outside, then went back to your work thinking no one would bother to come here at such a harsh weather even if they did know where you were.Â
Then you heard it again, rapid knocks on the door.Â
You got out of your chair and went to the door in a haste, wondering who was outside.Â
Your eyes widened at the sight of the person in front of you. Drenched thoroughly from top to bottom, breathing intensively, stood the king of Ravka, Nikolai Lantsov.Â
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The plan had been perfect, or so Nikolai had thought. He was to wait for the rain to begin and you to be away from the peering eyes of everyone when he would make his move. He intended to grab the kind of gift you'd love the most, Books. Or more so, the one you'd been looking for since as long as he could remember.Â
So he had set out, the package secured in his arms, the clear motive etched in his brain. But it was when he'd went halfway when he realized how intense the rain had been and had resulted in spoiling the gift and get himself all drenched. And by the time he was at the doorstep , he'd been shivering and had possibly attained a cold.Â
âNikolai!?â Your eyes widened at the sight of him. âWhat are you doing here in this rain!? â your tone being equally surprised as your expression.Â
Though being badly soaked from head to toe, the boy attempted to keep his composure, âI, came here to see youâ he spoke with a nervous grin
His words really confirmed your suspicions of him being an idiot. You looked at him in awe before speaking in a rather stunned voice, âAre you insane!?â you said
âWell, only for youâ the mad boy grinned.Â
You opened your mouth to speak but closed it. Then suddenly grabbed his arm and rushed him inside, completely ignoring his statement.Â
âSit downâ you ordered him as you rushed inside a room in the quarter.
You returned a few moments later with a clean towel to find that he had obliged you.Â
âHere, there's a spare room you can useâ you spoke, handing him the towel and gestured him to your left.Â
âReally? I thought you'd like it better if I just did it over hereâ he gave a sly grin but quickly changed his expression when resulted in attaining a glare from you.Â
After a while, he came out looking less miserable than he'd been and sat down next to you.Â
âSo why exactly did the king himself run all the way from the grand palace to here?â you asked
Tell her the truth, tell her the truth, tell her the truth, his mind screamed at him. But he just froze, as if he'd lost the ability to speak.Â
âUhhh- well- I needed some important documents from the little palace but it started raining so I thought to just come hereâ he managed
âHuh? So because it was raining, you chose to cross the whole palace and instead come here?â you raised an eyebrow.Â
Shit. He had been too occupied to practice what to say to you at the doorstep to even think of an excuse.Â
âYeah. Well it- I don't think it even matters anymoreâ he chuckled nervously
âYeahâ you slowly nodded in acknowledgement
âAnyways, how have you been? I barely see you anymore?â he changed the subject
âNikolai, you saw me⊠yesterday â you responded in confusion
âYeah, yeah rightâ he chuckles nervously. âYou know how weird time can beâ.
You looked at him for a few moments before speaking again âWell um, I should get back to my work or councilman Henrik is going to be up my nerves againâ you sighed.Â
âYeah- yeah sureâ he responded.Â
He sighed as he looked at the rain through the window, pondering upon how miserably he'd failed today. But he wouldn't stop until he'd reached his goal. He Wasn't A Quitter After All, he thought, grinning to himself
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These foolish little attempts wonât work if I really want to tell her how I feel, Nikolai thought to himself. If he wished to let out his feelings infront of you, if he really wished to tell you the truth,
he had to up his game.
Youâd been out of the palace as you and David needed to test some of the weapons youâd been working on. So youâd chosen a cabin away from the population to be the most suitable place as there won't be dangers of anyone getting hurt here.Â
Apparently someone else had the idea of moving his expedition to this place.
You had set up one of the youâve made in the field to test whether it functioned properly. âWell, if it really works it should cover about 6,000 kilometres in about in, ten minutesâ David spoke
âLetâs hope it doesâ you responded as you readied it to launch.
Just as you launched it into the air, you both noticed something in the sky. You looked at in confusion before you finally realized what it was, as it came closer towards you.
Your eyes widened at the sight infront of you, an improved version of Nikolaiâs hummingbirdâŠwith him on it. He stood on the ship, not having any realization of the massive threat coming his way.
Before you could think anything, you rushed forward and brought both of your hands and sent a massive gust of wind towards the shipâs way. Until Nikolai realized what was happening, it had been too late as he was inches away from being blown to bits.
At the last moment, you thrust your arms forward and sent a gust of wind his way, making the ship violently thrash sideways and finally crashing to the ground.
David rushed towards the ship and helped Nikolai get out.Â
Nikolai went towards you, grinning like an idiot. Even though his initial plan had failed, he was amused by how grand his entrance had been. He believed you to have a similar reaction to his little stunt, but the truth appeared to be on the contrary.
You stormed towards him with your fists clenched at your sides, your face flushed red
âSo, how did you think of my little manoeuvre?â he asked, still grinning.Â
âHave you gone mad!?â you practically yelled at him, your face brimming with anger
âI-â he was caught off-guard by your sudden tone, heâd never seen you this angry
âThis place is supposed to be off limits to anyone! And you just waltz in here so willing to get yourself blown to bits!â your rage not deteriorating in the slightest. âYou couldâve died!â
Nikolaiâs expression transformed into one of immense regret once the realization of what couldâve just happened dawned on him. âI- I wanted to surprise youâ he looked down at his feet, his face flushed with guilt
âWell youâve surprised me enough by almost being killed by your own weaponâ you spat.
He remained silent and couldnât bring himself to meet your gaze as you left.
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It was proven now, either Nikolai has always been a massive idiot or heâd now turned into one. Had he lost his mind? He couldâve died today, and just because of his foolishness. Had he truly been that big of an idiot to just fly to a practically death zone? You thought to yourself as anger flooded your brain.
What if heâŠwhat if I werenât able to save him on time? Panic filled in you, but now you were truly grateful that he was alive. You couldnât bear to imagine your life without him in it. You couldnât bear to live without him.
âI canât believe heâd do something so idiotic!â you explained the whole incident to Zoya with immense exasperation.
However, she didnât seem to have the kind of reaction you had anticipated. âAre you really that oblivious?â she sighed
âWait, what?â you looked at her in confusion
âCanât you see what heâs been attempting to do for weeks?â she continued, but seeing you still failed to understand, she explained further. âHeâs trying to impress you . Have you not noticed his strange behaviour and foolish attempts to win you over?â she rolled her eyes.
A sudden thought struck your mind, Is this why he had been acting so strange for the past few weeks? You wondered. Him behaving strangely at the sight of you, his miserable attempts of striking a conversation with you, running to you all the way from his palace in the rain, and now this.Â
Was he truly attempting toâŠwin you over? Your eyes widened at the possibility
You had made a massive mistake, you were sure of it now. Even though Nikolai had managed to almost get himself killed, you had practically yelled at him. Youâd broken the heart of the very boy who was going over the board to make you happy.
You had to fix this.
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You smiled at the sight of Nikolai sitting by himself in the garden. You knew youâd find him here, this is where heâd go when heâd be feeling unwell. More importantly, the place where you had your first proper conversation with him.Â
âWe can get the hummingbird fixed Nikolai, you shouldnât feel so disconsolateâ You spoke as you approached him
He turned sideways to look at you but then again dropped his gaze to his feet, âItâs not that Iâm worried aboutâ he spoke in a tone that truly displayed how heart broken heâd been.
 He then shifted to a side to allow you to sit beside him. âIâm sorry for doing all that, I realize how dangerous it was. But I- I just wanted to surprise youâ.
You sighed as you looked at him, âI know Nikolai, I now realize you werenât intending on getting yourself hurt. But you must know that you donât need any grand gestures to surprise me, or make me happy. And what if youâd been hurt? How could I have lived without you?â you spoke in a soft voice.
âReally? You- you canât live without me?â his gaze finally met yours
âOf course not you idiotâ you grinned slightly. âTake this very moment for example, just sitting beside you in such a peaceful state is surprise enough for meâ your tone grew sombre.
âIt is?â he raised his eyebrows in curiosity
âYeah. Now tell me, whatâs been on your mind for so long?â
Nikolai seemed to hesitate before finally mustering up the courage to speak. âI- well the reason Iâve been acting so weird is, well because Iâve fallen in love with you. Youâve plagued my mind in such a way that none other ever had. The way you show affection not in words but your actions, how excited you can get when you get a new idea for something. And those eyesâ he gazed deepened.
âTheyâre-the way they gleam in the moonlight. Theyâre so- drownable inâ.
His words touched your soul in a way none other had. It was like youâd fallen in love with him all over again.
âSo I- I just wished to do something, anything that would make you find me endearing in the slightestâ he continued
You were quite startled by his words. All this just to make me find him, endearing?Â
You let out a light chickle, making him give you an utterly confused look. âWell, I believe that won't be a problem anymoreâ you gave him a sly grin
âWhat? why?âÂ
âWell, to your enormous luck, I already find you endearing enough, loveâÂ
He looked at you in disbelief which was clearly displayed on his face. Did she really say that?? he thought.Â
âWait, wh- really?â he had a shocked expression plastered over his face
âYes, I believe I doâ you grinned
He continued to look at you with utter disbelief. He couldn't believe what you just said was true. He'd written a whole speech and all but he was panicking too much to think of a word. You'd rendered him speechless.Â
âI-â he racked his brain to think of something but he just couldn't. He really did not wish for it to go like this, with him panicking too much to utter a word.Â
But your expression remained stagnant. You gazed intensely in his hazel eyes before cupping both his cheeks with your hands and softly pressing your lips to his.Â
Nikolai's eyes widened at your action, he'd been the luckiest man alive.Â
You slowly pulled away from him.Â
âI had a whole speech and all but I have to admit I do not remember a wordâ he spoke
You grinned at his words, âI have to admit it was quite entertaining, watching you fail so miserably without having a clue as to what exactly you were willing to doâ
This time, his hands were on either sides of your face before he pulled you close and pressed his lips on yours. Loving every moment of it.Â
Even though his plans hadn't exactly worked, he was immensely glad to be in this very moment.Â
 And that, was how he managed to get the girl of his dreams.Â
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