Winter (hunter/willow) Oneshots

Diana

(This is a transfem hunter oneshot about hunter realizing her gender identity, I will be using he/him pronouns for hunter in the beginning as he hasn't come to terms with his identity yet. Also this takes place in the human realm before Thanks To Them)

        It was a quiet afternoon at the Noceda house. The band of friends had been in the human realm for a little over a month now and despite the lingering anxieties about what was going on back home, they had gotten comfortable for the most part.
    Hunter walked lazily down the hallway towards the kitchen, his intent to grab a small snack before heading back downstairs. However as he passed by Luz's door, open a small margin, he noticed Willow, Luz, and Amity sitting on the cluttered floor crowded together, seemingly having a good time.
     Hunter cautiously swung the door open to peek inside.
      "What are you guys doing?" He asked curiously.
       "We're doing each other's makeup!" Willow responded with a red lipped smile.
       "Oh" Hunter pondered, "why?"
       "For fun" Luz giggled, playfully dabbing purple glitter onto Amity's smoky eyes.
       "Huh..." Hunter watched them inquisitively.
       "Could I- join?" He asked curiously.
       "Yeah!" Willow perked up enthusiastically at the idea.
       "Sure! Come and sit" Luz gestured to a clear spot on the floor.
        Hunter sat promptly and Willow scooted closer intent on being the one to paint his face.
        "Careful Hunter, you're in for trouble" Amity teased playfully, shooting Willow a glance.
        Willow gasped dramatically at the jab towards her makeup skills.
        "Don't worry Hunter I'll make you look beautiful" Willow gleamed.
         A light blush dusted Hunters cheeks and a strange fluttery feeling filled his chest at the thought of being 'beautiful'.
       "Do you want a colourful look or something more natural?" Willow asked sifting through the miss-matched makeup selection scattered across the floor.
       "Uhm... I don't know. More natural I guess?" Hunter fiddled with his hands.
       "Ok."
       Luz handed Hunter a headband to pull his hair back before Willow got to work layering a reasonable foundation into his skin. When the base was done Willow set it with powder, which made Hunter sneeze. Everyone chuckled a little bit.
        "Ok, which one?" Willow held up an eyeshadow palette with a wide range of neutral colours.
        "Uh, that one." Hunter pointed to a medium warm shade of brown, which had a subtle shimmer to it.
        "Nice!" Willow smiled.
         Willow got her brush ready and asked Hunter to close his eyes and sit still, which wasn't easy for him as he was naturally very fidgety. After some struggle Willow felt content with her work, grabbing a lighter gold-ish colour to highlight the inner corner of Hunters eyelids.
       "Ok almost done, do you want some eyeliner too?" Willow asked.
       "Oh uh I don't know, what do you think?" He responded.
        "I think a little bit would look really good!" Willow proposed.
        Hunter looked to the other girls to see if there were any more opinions.
        After Luz carefully examined his face she nodded assuredly. Amity just shrugged.
        "Ok sure" Hunter agreed.
         Willow applied a sleek line to each eye, which was even more difficult than the eyeshadow and Hunter swears she poked his eye at least twice. After that she finished it all off with a little mascara.
       "And.... Ta da!" Willow pulled away from Hunters face triumphantly, admiring her own feat of immense precision.
       "Can I see?" Hunter asked anxiously.
       Amity passed the hand-held mirror that had been sitting beside her.
        Hunter gazed into the reflection. His face seemingly completely blank. It was silent for a long moment.
        "Do you like it?" Willow asked tilting her head towards him.
         "I-" His voice cracked. "I look so..."
          His voice trailed off and his eyes became glossy with tears as he couldn't take them off of the reflection in the mirror.
          Willow, Luz, and Amity looked at each other with mixed emotions, mostly concern. A tear spilled onto Hunters cheek and he wiped it carefully, not to ruin any of Willows hard work.
         "I'm sorry, I don't know why I'm acting this way." Hunter sniffled, putting down the mirror slowly.
           The girls shuffled over to Hunter, embracing him in an affectionate group hug.
          "Don't apologize Hunter, it's ok." Willow reassured.
           "I've never felt like this before I don't really understand." Hunter admitted, trying to express his overwhelming emotions.
            Luz pondered for a moment before something clicked.
             "Do you think- maybe- it's because you've never really seen yourself in the mirror until now?" Luz asked genuinely.
              "What do you mean, of course I've seen myself in a mirror before." He scoffed, confused.
               Willow suddenly picked up on what Luz might be suggesting.
              "No, Hunter, like, You-you." Willow tried to explain.
               Hunter lifted the mirror once more and gazed into the reflection deeply as, slowly, an earth-shattering revelation hit her.
               "Oh." She whispered.