Sanders Sides Oneshots 🍂

Tour Guide (Fateful Fae AU) 🌺 Platonic Anxciet

TW: panic/fear, brief anger, threat of violence, implication of injury, mention of past injury

cw: Janus (Sympathetic), Remus (Sympathetic), Patton (Mentioned) (Sympathetic), food, possessiveness, panic, exhaustion

gods this au is ruining my life. i love it so much but i'm so behind in school now.

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Janus didn't really care for mortals much. They were too loud, too selfish, too unkind. He'd lived long enough to see humans build worlds and burn them down hundreds of times. Their blood lust had made Janus squirm. He was disgusted by their carelessness for others' lives.

Yes, Janus was aware that fae were commonly known for hurting humans and stealing their souls- but if you asked him, the stereotypes are ridiculous. The only reason the fae were known for that was because that is all people want to share. Honestly, the fae couldn't care less about humans. Of course there were chaos fae- they tended to be more violent than most faeries- but were far less common.

Needless to say, Janus wasn't surprised when V was hesitant after he had said yes to joining them. The others had left with courteous goodbyes to go do their daily chores. He could feel his fear, feel his bones grow hollow and shake softly under his thin clothes; though, Janus thought it may have just been the cold. Hm. They'd have to fix that.

"Are you cold little one?" Janus asked, a small teasing undertone to his voice. V glanced up at him for a moment, quickly nodding before looking away nervously.

"It's fine, I can cope," V mumbled, scratching at the side of his wrist. Janus rolled his eyes and shrugged off his coat, gracefully draping it over V. Janus honestly expected V to give it back to him but was pleasantly surprised when he just froze before pulling it closer.

Lucky for them, it was only about noon when V finally agreed to let Janus walk him around. The forest was slightly darker than when V had first arrived- probably because Janus had noticed he was squinting to see through all the light. The wind had picked up, wafting the sweet smell of dew and ivy through the air.

V winced every few steps, the flinch almost unnoticeable. But of course, Janus was keen as ever. He sent V a glance, Worry hidden behind his prying features.

"... What?" V asked with a slight hitch to his words. Janus blinked at him for a moment before looking him up and down.

"You're hurt."

"Yes? I thought you- you saw me fall earlier, right?" V asked, genuine confusion in his words. Janus nodded briefly, his chest swelling up when V flushed and tightened his grip on his coat.

"You don't need to be embarrassed little one, I'm simply... worried."

"You don't seem to be one to worry." Janus smiled. What a smart boy.

"I'm not. But when what is mine is in... distress, I worry," He pushed a strand of his long hair back, looking more fully at V and smirking when he found him staring up at him in barely concealed wonder, "Does that make sense, darling?" V quickly nodded and looked forward, trying and failing at hiding his blush.

Leaves crunched satisfyingly under V's feet every few steps, birdsong ringing out around them. Janus scrunched his face and rolled his eyes. As much as Janus liked the flowers and plants that the spring brought, he did have to say that he didn't quite enjoy listening to the birds chirp and trill all day. Sure, it was calming some days, but working on the gateway all day meant that birdsong was constant.

V seemed to feel the same way- though he could have just been nervous. His face was twisted uncomfortably, wincing when a particularly loud shriek harassed their ears. J smiled a bit before quickly going to bury it behind his usual stoic stare.