Luminescence of a Flower / Yelan x F!Reader

chapter 4

you stared at a rough sketch of what was supposed to be a map of the chasm. you weren't the best when it comes to geography, so studying this map was a little difficult for you. but hey, at least you managed to figure out where you currently are.
you swirled a cup of water, looking at your reflection again. it was quite unusual how frequently you checked your reflection, as if you're hoping for your looks to suddenly change. you threw the fragile cup on the ground in sudden anger. that might've been the only way to keep those thoughts away.

you hoped to at least learn the name of the special flower you were looking for. but since it wasn't common news, there wasn't exactly a name for it. yet. maybe one day once you discover the flower you'd give it a beautiful name. looking back down at the map in your hands, you proceeded to mark some possible locations of the luminescent flower. this was going to take quite a while to check every single one of them.

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you've known yelan for a while now, so you really wanted to ask for her assistance in this mission. though you were afraid of her reaction. what if she starts hating you after and calling you selfish?

you slap yourself, shaking those thoughts. it wouldn't hurt to ask would it? maybe you should also prepare some food alongside the question.
although you weren't the best chef, you were sure you could atleast make something that suits yelan's tastes.

looking in the fridge, you took a couple of jueyun chillies. tonight, you chose to make jueyun chili chicken. though it sounds quite basic, but your cooking skills would be just enough to make it a little above basic.

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you sprinkled on some carrots as well onto the chicken. the aroma from the dish was very alluring somehow. yelan couldn't possibly resist it right?
even if you may not be a big fan of spice, the dish still attracted you. it must be some magic.... there's no way you could make something this goo—

before you could continue to overthink to yourself, you heard the door open. the sound of heels clattering on the floor alerted you. you turned your head to meet yelan's green eyes. but her focus seemed to be completely on something else. the chicken. she seemed quite enamored by it given how she looked distracted. "yelan? are you there?" you were about to poke her but suddenly her hand catches your wrist. you blush at the intimacy, trying to move your hand away, but her grip is tight. "sorry, i was just quite surprised that you would eat something like this." thankfully, she lets go of your wrist. (you don't know how you would've been if she had continued to hold onto it..) to those words, you sweatdrop and rapidly shake your head. "u..um.. you must be mistaken! this was actually uh. for you.." you stare at her bashfully.

her eyes seem to light up just a bit more at those words. since you technically allowed her to eat it, she started digging in. surprisingly with how fast she was eating, her table manners were still top-notch. which was impressive to you.
"ah.. that was very tasty, thank you. do you happen to be a master at cooking?" her smile directs itself to you, her cheeks slightly dusted pink.
"actually, im not good at cooking— it seems you really enjoy it though. i can make some more for you next time?" you give a slightly nervous smile back. her cheeks seem to turn a little bit pinker at those words, to which she quickly hides and turns her face back to it's normal stern and stoic state. "a-ahem! yes that'd be very nice and appreciated." yelan gives you a closed eye smile. it made you feel... happy to see her full of joy. were you starting to perhaps... fall in love?

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a/n : once again hope thos chapter was long enough 4 uuuuuu!! sorry for being a lil lazy </3