Lab Partners to Lovers {Dottore X !Shy!Fem!Reader}

~ V - Savior ~

❇Y/n❇

  I sighed as I walked home after a long school day. Dottore and I have been lab partners for a week now. Everything so far has been fine other than him being weird. He acted like a gentleman around me but was also reserved like me but willing to be open about it. I felt heat rise to my face as my heart skipped a beat. Just thinking of him made me jump for joy. I don't know why though. It confused me to no end. I huffed and glared at the ground.

  "Oh~ Someone's face is red~ I wonder who stole your heart~," Dottore said as he appeared next to me. I felt my face grow hotter as I felt my heart pound in my chest. I turned my head to him and said with a glare, "I have no idea what you're talking about."

  "It's alright. I won't tell anyone," he said. I scoffed and turned my head away from him. Dottore hummed and said, "Oh~ Could it be that you like me? I know that I'm handsome and-"

  "You're not handsome but you are annoying," I interrupted. He gave me an offended look as I continued, "Besides, it's no one. My hormones are just being weird."

  "If you say so~" Dottore teased. I sighed and asked, "Why are you following me?"

  "Well, I- huh? Watch out!" I was pulled back by him as a screech sounded. I hit the sidewalk ground as a tree fell in front of us. Dottore was on top of me as he used himself to protect me. His ruby red ones locked with my g/c ones as I felt my cheeks begin to flush red. I sent him a glare as he smirked and said, "I wouldn't want my lab partner to die on me already. We've barely gotten to know each other."

  "Tch, get the hell off me. This is an awkward position," I said. He stood up and brushed himself off. I got up and brushed myself but felt pain shoot through my non-dominate hand. I looked to see that I had scraped it badly but not bad enough for it to begin bleeding. Dottore hummed and I interrupted him before he could ask, "I'm fine. It's just raw from the impact. Wha? Hey!!"

  He grabbed my wrist and opened my hand up to see the damage. He scoffed and said, "Dumbass. It's badly scraped. If you leave this be, it'll just get infected and become worse than now."

  He dragged me over to a bench and had me rest my hand on his leg as he sat on that side of me. He pulled out a first-aid kit from his bag and used an alcohol spray to disinfect my wound. I flinched from the contact and he dab a cloth on it as it began to bleed. He sighed and muttered something incoherent. He patched up my hand skillfully and packed up the first-aid kit. He patted my head and spoke, "There, all patched up."

  "Thank you. I never asked for you to do it though so you didn't need to," I said. He hummed and said, "Well, lucky that you were with me, otherwise you would be dead. Although I did like that position we were in~"

  "S-Shut up. I'm going home," I said. He laughed as I stood up and walked in direction of the tree. I jumped over it and continued my walk home. I puffed my cheeks and heard his footsteps follow me. I turned around him only to have him grab my dominant hand and pull me towards my house. I sighed and we made it up to the porch.

  "Stay here. I normally have to deal with something once I come home," I said. He nodded and I walked into the stench of alcohol and cigarettes, again. I shut the door and walked to the living room. As per usual, I helped my drunk father to his and mom's shared room and grabbed the fabreeze. I sprayed down the house to make it smell nice and placed it on the table by the front door. I opened the door and said, "Alright, you can come in. Don't expect much though."

  I led him through the house up to my room as he followed after shutting the door and locking it for me. He hummed as he looked around while following me. Dottore was surprised at my room and said, "Oh~ Don't you think we're going a bit fast?~"

  I smacked him with my book and said, "Focus, idiot. We're working on continuing the Science Fair Project, not whatever you're thinking. Besides I can only make the program here since my PC isn't portable."

"Aw~ At least we have the design all figured out beforehand so it does make it easier to code," he said. I sighed and sat down at my desk. He began to look around my room as I went to boot up the program I was using. He hummed at the medals of runner-up that hung on my walls and trophies that sat on my shelves. I rolled my eyes and focused on my computer screen. An awkward silence filled the air between us as he was practically investigating my room. I groaned and turned around to him.

  "What the hell are you investigating my room for?" I asked. He hummed and said, "I'm just looking. Honest."

  "Oh really? Then why are to ransacking through my things? If you're going to keep doing so, I'm kicking you out of my house," I warned. He laughed awkwardly and said, "Alright fine, a friend of mine said that he wanted something to know if it is true that we are friends and I wanted to prove it to him."

  "Tch, fine. Here, take this," I said. I tossed him a friendship bracelet that I made a couple of years ago for someone else, but sadly enough, he vanished before I could. I told him everything about me and let him become close, then he leaves unexpectedly one day. I barely remember him now but his name, Zandik, stuck out to me. Dottore put on the bracelet and I huffed, "If you break or lose it, I'm not making or fixing it again. It took me ages to make."

  "Alright, I'll keep it safe. Promise," Dottore said as he stuck out his pinky to me. It was a similar thing that Zandik would do. I sighed and took linked our pinkies. I tried to pull away after a moment but he wouldn't let me. I frowned and asked, "Dottore, can I have my pinky back?"

  "Mm... Nope," he said as he popped the 'p'. I rolled my eyes and yanked it back. He looked disheartened for a moment when I took my hand back. He frowned and said, "Aw... I wanted to hold you longer."

  "Weirdo. Now then," I said. I pulled up the program on my computer and asked, "Are you going to sit there or help me build the damn program?"