Omori Oneshots

Basil x Reader ✧ Painting

Request for squ_izzie !! Sorry for how long it took! Finally got a new laptop : )

・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。.

You and Basil were hanging out with Kel and Aubrey at the mall food court, when you noticed that Basil seemed quiet. Sure, he was always kind of quiet, but today he just seemed...off. Feeling the need to get to the bottom of this dilemma, you narrowed your eyes at Mari and Hero.

In a lowered voice, you said, " Did either of you...say something to Basil?" Though realistically, none of your friend group would purposefully harm Basil, the fact he was upset set off something inside of you.

They looked quizzically at each other, with Aubrey responding, "No? What's the matter?" She eyed Basil for a second and continued with, "Basil, is something up?"

He looked down and shrugged, quietly saying, "Ah, I'm not sure..."

Kel said, "If you ever need anything, you can always talk to us."

Basil nodded and after a few minutes of silence, grabbed your arm gently and whispered in your ear, "(Y/N), can we please go home now?"

You immediately got out of your chair and took both of your belongings in your arms. "We're gonna head out now. If I find out that you two did something to him...I swear..."

✧༺♥༻∞ AT HOME ∞༺♥༻✧

  You sat with Basil on the couch before pulling him into your lap. "Do you wanna talk about it?" You asked, as you played with his hair.

He sighed and shook his head. "I just...I think I need to lay down for a bit." He got up and went to your shared bed, pulling the covers over himself. You felt your heart ache as you saw how despondent he was today. Though you knew you couldn't automatically cure whatever he was feeling, you wanted to at least let him know that you care.

You paced around the living room, trying to brainstorm. The first thing that came to mind almost like a eureka moment was baking since Basil loved sweet things so much. This was bound to improve his mood, even just a little.

You happily walked over to the kitchen, thinking of what you could make him. Probably something simple. Cookies? Maybe cupcakes? As you thought to yourself, you noticed your kitchen screamed 'desert' more so than 'dessert'. Due to not going grocery shopping in a hot second, your house was low on the bare essentials for baking. How had you run out of flour and sugar? Scratch that idea, then.

You walked around the house, hoping it would spark something. You accidentally tripped on some of your painting supplies, there it is. You picked them up and began working your magic.

At first, you felt a bit of an art block. It seemed as if ideas just weren't coming naturally today, which definitely frustrated you a little, but you eased up a little as you remembered why you were doing this. For Basil.

You wanted to draw him, but knew he wasn't too fond of his appearance. Plus, he would definitely take it to heart if you accidentally painted him in a way that wasn't too aesthetically pleasing. But despite that, this painting needed to be personal. It was for him, after all.

You picked up your paintbrush and started with a vague idea in mind.