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# VALENTINE’S WITHIN THE FORTRESS

✰ synopsis: the ways of human love are unstoppable and yet, need work to thrive.

✰ paring: wriothesley x gn!florist!reader

✰ warnings: nothing just fluff

✰ notes: ngl i was supposed to post this yesterday but i had a surgery and only remembered when i woke up. anyway, happy valentines!

all kinds of human life exist within the fortress of meropide, some artists and some of estranged descent. and while all have broken fontainian law to end up under the sea, life goes on. love is no exception to this, whether people might find themselves promising to meet each other on the surface or vowing to live their lives beneath the surface. valentine’s day doesn’t halt within the fortress of meropide either. within the month of february, coupon earning and spending is at its first peak of the year in coupon exchange—people go through all types of thing to both sell goods to those who want to love and to acquire goods for their loved ones.

those with more connections with the surface make a living from it, and those good with their hands receive commissions to make rings, necklaces, bracelets. of course, there are inmates who that can’t afford either and have to get creative or work extremely hard to afford these inflated coupons prices. some years the inflation rate was so high that most ended up with some paper, a pen and some origami hearts. although, a handwritten, heartfelt letter or two can mean more than any sweet or flower—those words could save a life.

this is all information the duke told you. naturally, you hadn’t believed any of it until your boyfriend had actually taken you under a week before valentine’s. you think it’s cute, not the criminals, but the way humans will always find ways to show affection—even in the hardest of conditions and circumstances. it’s reassuring to witness; it ignites hope into one’s heart and a dream to be loved in a humanly way.

that said, valentine’s day is a lot different on the surface and yet all the same meaning. you stare as your bouquets and others sweets and jewellery get sold like their necessities to life due to humans wish to love. at times some wish to love more than they want to live. although, such is a day that can hold absolutely nothing at all if you have no one to love. you can’t say the same, as there is your one wriothesley that you wish to love, though he lives far from your home, your flowers, and your heart. and most of all he lives under the sea in a life protected by bolts and metal barrier. but you both make it work, because what is love if it doesn’t have its own obstacles?

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today you wear a smile. bright and ecstatic as any other lovestruck person as you continue to climb down the fortress of meropide. the heels of your shoes clacking against the hard metal as you made your way down with much more bounce in your step then you’re used to. as you, you who holds a gift from the surface. one that cannot thrive here, or cannot even survive. however, it is your own gift to the duke, wriothesly. and while it does not compare to signify your love, you hope it can at least illustrate the tiniest fraction of it as you hold the gift—wrapped in fontainian newspaper and brown wax paper and tied of with a baby pink bow.

most stare as you travel your way to wriothesly office, staring straight of what’s in the palm of your hand. it’s something of a rare sight down here and you know it. they know it too, yet they’re more than willing to do everything but ask it of you. it’s the duke they’re scared of, not you. it’s the most unlikely of cases that they would be you—you’re not the type of person that would thrive down here, and it’s a worry that your lover might not agree with it.

“wriothesley! my love!” you call out as you skip up the stairs up to his true office, your steps echoing on the curved walls.

when your view meet his frame, your not even all the way up the stairs. yet, your eyes caress his figure, all seriousness lost from his eyes as he drops his pen. his line of sight meets yours a spit second after. it’s only then that you slow down—watching as your boyfriend stands to meet you half way. you end up facing each other near the sofa before he takes you into his embrace,

“you brought me flowers? thank you, darling.” he smiles before placing a kiss on your forehead, which leads you to step back and gift them to him.

“i know it’s little but i’ve order so many flowers over the past week that i had just enough for a tulip and lilac combo.” you say, looking at him as he takes them from you.

wriothesley chuckles, “they’re beautiful, dear. on that thought though, i got something for you too.” he lays a kiss on your temple, giving you a tight squeeze before heading behind his desk against.

you follow suit, yet you find yourself on the other side of his desk while he searches through his drawers. “did you receive stares when you walked over here?” the duke asks while moving his hand inside a drawer. “i always get stares,” you reply, observing as he lowers himself to a drawer lower. he breathes out a nervous laugh. “well i can’t imagine you teleporting into my office, but did you get different stares?”

the flowers.

“well i was holding flowers, it’s not like you can grow them down here,” you joke.

soon as you back down your boyfriend makes a sound of discovery as he opens on of the last drawers in the desk. subsequently, wriothesley lifts himself from his squat, a sense of victory in his eyes as he holds to you a small velvet box.

wait what?

with surprise in your eyes you open the box still in his hand to reveal a ring slotted in the middle of the white cushion.

“is this—”

“oh, sorry i should have said something, i’m not asking you to marry me,” he specifies.

you breathe out in relief, releasing the breath of air you’ve been holding in.

“were you hoping it would be?” the man asks, his voice cracking through the atmosphere.

“i was hoping it wouldn’t be,” you pause, “wait, what i mean was that i don’t want to live a life of this.” you point up.

“could you explain further?” his seriousness returns to his face.

you can’t live a life down here; is what you want to say.

“i—i guess when i think of a marriage with you, i think nuts and bolts and vitamin d deficiency and living down here. and as much as i love you and want to be with you, i can’t do that for myself—i won’t allow it.” you say instead while staring at his desk.

but then you breathe. you look up. he stares back. he smiles.

and then he smirks, taking the ring out of the box, reaching out for your hand, “you’re just like a flower you know,” wriothesley says while you lay you hand into his grasp. “you could survive on the light down yet you need the raw sun to thrive. you need water but not from the sea. now, i may live down here but i would never force you to live a life of this.”

the cold metal slides onto your middle finger and you can finally breathe again.

“thank you, again.” you voice getting giddier as you talk.

your hand moves to his face as you cup the pale skin of his cheek. slowly guiding your love forward, so you can kiss him. first, starting at his left on his left cheek, then his right. the duke’s skin surprisingly soft, before your lips connect with his scar under his eye. and lastly, you push you lips on his pink ones—furthering the kiss when you feel him smile against yours. your other hand sitting on his chest as you pull away. and despite the almost silent tone, you find that wriothesley has printed some words on your lips. which you read to be ‘i love you too’.

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@ miokki 2024

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# MORNINGS OFF

✰ synopsis: mornings off with your bae — your birthday

✰ character(s): hu tao x gn!reader (pronouns aren’t mentioned)

✰ content warning: nothing just fluff

✰ note: a rework of something i wrote a long while ago.

the feeling of the morning sun suddenly shone onto your face making you squirm. humming in annoyance as you rolled around in the bed sheets. in a failed attempt to search for the missing duvet, you slowly returned to laying on your stomach.

though the sudden awakening, you were enjoying the sun. the warmth of it on your bare skin was enough to lull you back to sleep. that was until you felt a pair of familiar eyes staring into the back of your head.

“..mmm, stop staring i’m trying to sleep,” you grumbled into your pillow.

“come on! you can at least be a little more enthusiastic to see me.”

even with your back facing her you can always tell she’s wearing her signature cheeky smile. a smile that you’ve quite knowingly and undeniably grown to love. it can be non-other than your girlfriend, hu tao.

you sighed, as you flopped yourself onto your back, your eyes squinting from the light shining through the window. only to see her silhouette kneeling over you. her untamed hair surrounding her face as her eyes gleamed in the sunlight. “good morning.” she greeted. you sighed in defeat, to lazy fight back against your unsettling awakening as you murmured a ‘good morning’ back.

“love..” she said as her expression softened, “you do know what day it is right?”

“um, a tuesday..?” you guessed.

the brunette giggled sleepily as she moved her body closer to yours, sliding her legs up your torso. watching those cherry-red eyes gape at you. pursing her lips as they grew into a sly grin.

“aiya, it's your birthday silly. honestly, what would you do without me, forgetting your birthday,” playfully shaking her head teasingly. “i guess i’ll have to stay with you forever.” ugh how melodramatic. eyeing your girlfriend as her hand was placed on her forehead as she held her head back, waiting for a response.

you whined before pushing your lover off of you with your hands. “ugh i’m going back to sleep.” pulling the duvet over your head as you turned to your side. and to your surprise, the apartment fell silent. content with the level of noise you close your eyes, ready to fall back to sleep. and unfortunately for you, hu tao had other plans.

gradually, gentle hands crawled up your hips and up to your waist. your initial thinking was that you had finally swayed hu tao into resting for a bit longer. although that idea got shut down rather quickly as your girlfriend turned you over to face her once again. “boo!” your girlfriend exclaimed. “did i scare ya?” earning a raised eyebrow on her side.

“ughh come on (first name)! you promised to go out today, you even took a day off just for this. it’s morally wrong to not celebrate!” hu tao groaned, her plump lips pouting ever so slightly in an act to sway you.

“since when have you ever cared about whether things were morally right or not? the advertising that goes into that funeral parlour of yours is what should be considered morally wrong.” you snort.

“hey! you know that’s the main reason we—“ she retorted before briefly getting interrupted by your lips on her. your hands cupping her soft, delicate cheeks as you felt your lover quickly ease into the kiss. you can’t help but smile, making it obvious how much you were enjoying this.

slowly pulling away from the kiss as your lover’s cheeks reddened. “i-“ “shh, i know, i know.” you whispered, one hand combing through her hair whilst the or slid down to her back, keeping you two close. smiling as you felt her breath on your ear, your head resting comfortably on her shoulder.

it felt as if the world fell silent. the only sounds being both of your breathing heard as you two were encased in each other’s warmth, her arms encapsulating you. knowing full well that neither one of you wants a rare moment such as this to end.

due to unforeseen events at the funeral parlour, your girlfriend, hu tao has been working longer hours. leaving you stranded inside your twos abode, the only you two time spent together is being tangled up together in your shared bed during the night.

“(name)?”

“yes, love?

“we’re still going out, right?”

“of course.” smiling as you snuggled closer into her neck, her familiar scent filling your nose.

“do you wanna know something?” hu tao whispered as she clutched onto your shoulders to drag you into her view.

“yeah?”

“i love you.”

“i know.”

“hey!”

watching as her plump lips shifted into a pout, gaping directly into your eyes.you chuckled as you reassured, “i’m only joking,” failing miserably to hide your smile.

“i love you too.”

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@ miokki 2022

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