ACOTAR - Imagines

Azriel-Solstice

POV:

You and Azriel are mates and are spending Solstice together. You find Azriel the perfect gift, but he forgets to get you one.

Y/N POV

'Damn it!' You yell and quickly take the now burnt cookie tray out of the oven. The black circles of the once delicious looking cookies sizzle, and the smell of burnt gingerbread fills the apartment. I can't believe I burnt Azriel's favourite cookies you think frustratedly as you wave a cloth over the tray to cool it down.

You glance at the clock. 3:30 PM. There's still time to make another batch before Az gets home so you get working. By four you are done and have one hour left to wrap Azriel's Solstice present. You gather all the wrapping paper and tape and sit on the living room couch to get started. After wrapping the box you rush to get changed. Mor had taken you shopping earlier this week and had insisted you get the dazzling blue dress flecked with snowflakes from the waist down.

As you are putting on a silver bracelet you hear the front door slam shut. 'Y/N?' Azriel's voice drifts from downstairs.

'I'm upstairs,' You call back and a moment later the shadowsinger appears in the doorway.

He whistles. 'Wow, you look gorgeous.'

You turn to him and grin. 'Thank you Spymaster.'

He laughs and catches your hand pulling you to him and smashing his lips against yours. When you break away you wrap your arms around his neck.

'So,' you say. 'Are you ready for the best dinner of your life?'

'Did you spend all afternoon making a meal for me?' he asks smiling.

'For you, for me, for us; it all really depends on who eats the most.' You joke and he laughs.

You two enjoy a dinner of lasagna, roast vegetables and wine; safe to say you were both full by the end of it.

Afterwards, you pull Azriel to the couch and make some tea to have with the cookies.

'Mmmm,' He hums as takes a bite. 'No one makes these like you do.'

You smile at him. You stand and walk to the fireplace, retrieving the small box from behind the mantel and sit next to Azriel on the couch. 'I want to give your Solstice present first.' You hand him the box but instead of opening it, he just stares down at it in his hands.

'Az? Aren't you going to open it?' You look at him confused.

'I didn't get you anything.' He says softly.

For a moment there is just silence, then; 'I completely forgot about Solstice presents,' Az explains. 'Cassian and I spent the whole day trying to ease the rebellion stirring in the Windhaven camp. I barely had time to get dressed before coming home.' He lowers his head. 'I'm so sorry Y/N.'

The regret in his voice is enough to pull you out of your confused daze and you gently cup his face, lifting it so his eyes meet yours. 'It's alright Az. Gifts are only material things anyway, what matters is that we get to spend Solstice together.'

He looks deep into your eyes and smiles. 'I don't deserve you Y/N.'

You smile cheekily at him. 'I love you.'

'I love you too.'

He pulls you towards him and kisses you deeply. After a few moments he pulls away. 'I'm going to make this up to you.' He says.

'Az, you really don't-' you cut yourself off when you see the wicked smile he gives you. 'I guess you do have to make it up to me.' You play along.

Let's just say that Azriel made it up to you, a hundred times over, in the most Azriel way possible. 😉

Merry Christmas!! Here is the Azriel Solstice imagine I hope you like it. Thanks to @delanee415 for the prompt :) This one is a little short but I had to write it really quickly amidst all the festivities to get it posted today. I'm not sure if i will be able to get the Rhysand Solstice imagine out today so if it gets posted tomorrow just pretend that it's still Christmas lol

xxx