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[glacialltz]

Can I ask if I can request a Malleus x reader scenario where he finds the readers secret sketchbook that has drawings of only him?

summary: malleus accidentally finds the reader's sketchbook, discovering the doodles of him they had made.

warnings: none

word count: 512

author's note: ahhh this is so tender 🥺from what i know from my artist friends, when someone chooses to draw you, they really care about you 🥺🤍💕

The sight of you sitting somewhere drawing away in your sketchbook wasn't uncommon. You were an artist and it was a common pastime for you. Sometimes Malleus would ask if he could see what you were sketching, but he never pressed the subject when you said no. He wasn't offended, he could understand if you didn't want to show off your work.

It was rare for you to leave your notebook unattended. When you had it with you, you kept it close, obviously not wanting to lose it. On the few occasions you did leave it behind, Malleus would often keep it safe for you, knowing no one would try to snoop when he was the one guarding it. Your dragon fae never tried to open it, not wanting to break your trust and forcibly discover the sketchbook's contents.

Today, however, was different. Today, you had accidentally left it open where anyone could see. Even if Malleus simply wanted to pick it up to protect it for you, the contents were already revealed to him.

His breath hitched and lime green eyes widened. The page was filled with sketches of him. Some of them were more complex and some of them were done quickly, but they were all in his likeness. Various poses were scattered across the page, all of them depicting different moments of just him. His heart lept as his chest tightened. Was this how you viewed him?

Before he knew what he was doing, slender fingers picked up the sketchbook, slowly turning it to the next page. Just as he figured, no, just as he hoped, they too were decorated with sketch after sketch of only him. He could feel his curious expression softening into one of tender delight, his lips turning up in the barest hint of a smile. There was something so touching about your artwork and the idea that you would spend your time willingly drawing him.

Malleus closed the notebook silently, his eyes still warm with mirth. He hadn't wanted to snoop, so he decided to stop there, content with what he had seen so far. He'd give it back to you the next time he saw you, but he wasn't sure if he wanted to bring up his discovery or not. Would your trust have been betrayed? Would you think he was purposefully trying to invade your privacy? He hoped not. He would never betray you like that.

When he did give it back to you, his words were kind as he told you to, "Be more careful when leaving your possessions laying around, Child of Man." You had thanked him, taking it from him with a relieved expression.

The next few times Malleus saw you drawing, he couldn't help but wonder if you were drawing him again. It was a sweet thought, making him feel truly loved. You liked him enough to willingly allow him to occupy both your thoughts and your precious sketchbook, and it was truly an honor to him, touching the dragon fae's heart in the most tender way possible.

ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀꜰᴇ ɪꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛʟʏ ᴏᴘᴇɴ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴋᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴᴋꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ꜰᴏʀ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴇᴄɪᴀᴛᴇꜱ ᴀɴʏ ꜱᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ

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