Tethered to You (Alastor X OC)

Ch 10

I chewed on my bottom lip as I stared at my reflection.

After he had given me my gift, Alastor pulled a very nice dress out of thin air.

I glanced over at the music box that I'd placed front and center in my bookshelf.

My eyes flicked back to the mirror, and I shifted nervously under my own stare.

The dress was beautiful...

The girl wearing it...eh.

It hugged my waist and chest, and became loose and flowy near the bottom.

It was a very soft lavender color, and it made my eyes pop. Yet, my brain just couldn't convince itself that I looked good.

I'd been "changing" for about 20 minutes at this point. Alastor was surly getting impatient.

As if on cue, there was a soft knock to the door.

"Darling?"

Alastor's muffled voice made my eyes dart to the door, and panic swept my chest as the knob began to turn.

The door cracked open and I basically threw myself at the door, causing it to slam shut once more.

I can only imagine the startled look on his face. It nearly made me snicker.

"Sweetheart, there's no possible way you're indecent," he said, and I stumbled for an answer.

"Um...y-yes! I am—I haven't...I...I'm naked," I fumbled my words and then mentally face palmed.

There was silence on the other side of the door and I pressed my ear against it, trying to get any hint of what he was doing.

"Liar," his voice behind me made me shriek and I spun around, pressing my back to the door.

My eyes widened at his appearance.

He was in his human form, those eyes looking straight through me. I swear, it's like if a person with red eyes put in brown contacts.

His normally fluffy brown hair looked styled, and I couldn't stop the heat rising to my cheeks.

He looked hot.

I swallowed hard, and tilted my head, observing his outfit.

He was wearing a light purple dress shirt, the exact same color as my dress. Adorning his shirt were the same gold cufflinks he wore a few weeks ago to go to the grocery.

I wonder if those are real...they definitely are.

He wore a sly grin, and I feigned disgust.

"And what if I hadn't been lying?" I scoffed at him, crossing my arms.

He put his hand to his chest and bowed slightly, "then this poor sinner would have had the honor of seeing heaven," he replied smoothly and my cheeks immediately flushed.

"You've already seen it..." I mumbled, but he obviously heard me because he chuckled.

"Ah, but that was an accident!" He stated, pointing into the air. I shook my head and smiled, but then shrunk as I realized he could now see me wearing this dress.

He seemed to come to the same realization as me, his eyes scanning down my body as his perfect smile widened.

"I surely hope the hold up wasn't you pestering yourself about your appearance," he raised an eyebrow as he met my eyes, taking a few steps closer.

I shrunk away from him and nervously hugged my stomach.

My silence told him the truth.

He sighed and I felt his fingers gently turn my face up to look at him. His eyebrows raised up and his smile lessened as he spoke.