Crimson Eyes || Curtis x Reader

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     You slowly wake up to a different feeling than usual. It seems like your body is trying to tell you something, & besides that, there's an odd coolness you haven't encountered your whole time in the beastworld. 

     You open your eyes ever so slowly. To your surprise, you're met with a gorgeous gorgeous man. The most beautiful man you've ever stumbled across. Eyes locked at one another's for a minute. You don't know what you should do. You rub your eyes & pinch yourself. He looks distraught. You aren't sure why you aren't freaking out.

       "Can you hear me now..?" His voice is deep & satisfying while also remaining intimidating. You sit up. "You were trying to talk to me before..?" You chuckle out of embarrassment. You sit up & he backs up from you. You get a view of his whole body. He's a snake beastman. Like.. Feral. Your flirty mood drastically changes. What Harvey had told you about ferals shook you to the bone. You were faced with one now. 

Your body immediately goes into fight or flight. But you can't do anything, you freeze & shake. 

"I see you like my gift," He smirks.

     "H- H huh. Gift..?" You look down at yourself & then back at him. His tail. It's got a close enough color to it & the same exact design. Was he trying to catch my eye..? You immediately stop yourself from thinking. You crouch down fast & put your hands up. "Oh please don't hurt me, or touch me, or anything. Please, please, Mr," You beg & almost cry. 

     You can hear him approach you, "Hurt you..?" He gets close & lifts your head up with a hand. "You're the one who accepted my skin." He was face to face with you, his forked tongue brushes your nose. You recognize the marks Harvey told you of, he's tetra-marked. "Yo- Y-," Your stuttering is bad, "You're a f- feral, aren't you. I've.." You swallow a gob of your own saliva. "I've heard no good of you," Your eyes get even tearier. You can't even see the man anymore. He looks upset at your words. "You're... scared of me..?"

     You don't listen much. You're still in your own head. Your teary eyes let out & you begin crying. "Please don't hurt me," you drag out. He gets up. You put your hands to your face & feel carried. You're terrified. He places you on the rock you've been sleeping on, you remove your hands from your face & are met with his back. He's slithering out of the cave. Leaving. Just like that..?

     Your shivering calms at his absence. It's been a couple of minutes, giving you time to cool down & think over the interaction. He seemed so hurt that you were scared of him.. Were you being too harsh.. Maybe what Harvey told you about the ferals wasn't true. At least maybe for all of them. You felt so guilty. 'God, I hope he comes back. I need to apologize,'. Your sudden change in mood confused you, thinking was definitely more different than experiencing.

       Dismissing your thoughts, it doesn't take you long to ask yourself what if.  What if he came back. What if he came back & killed you. What if he poisoned you. What if. What if.!? A familiar silhouette returns in the middle of your panicking. 'so soon.!?'. 

    A sympathetic look makes lies on his face. "I'm sorry. Are you hungry..?" his eyes glow with compassion. Crimson. A now unafraid you can't help but get closer to him. "Crimson..?" You stare at him in awe. From what you've learned, you don't think they had contacts in a world like this.

     He repeats back, "Crimson..?" You chuckle, "Crimson." You can't bother to be terrified again. You sit back on the stone, "Is this..." "*your* cave..?" There's a long silence.

 "...I'm sorry. I shouldn't have overreacted back there. I've had worse happen this past week," you nervously chuckle.. Is he; ignoring you..?

"No. This cave does not belong to me." He makes eye contact with you once again. "If you're asking if I have a home, I do not."

Your expression softens. He repeats himself, "Are you hungry, female..?"

Looking back up in surprise *&* in remembrance, you answer with hesitation, "yeah.. & my name is Y/N"

"What a gorgeous name. Y/N,"

     The air can't help but be awkward; such an odd strain of interactions with this one beastman happened within such a short period of time. 

& then he left. Again.. You can't help but be puzzled. What..? 
You wait for what seemed like forever. He returned, & with him, bunny carcass'. Multiple.
"What is that..?"

"food."

"Oh, will you cook it, or I..?" You question

"Cook..?"

A bead of sweat rolls down your face, "You don't cook your food..?" ...
"I'll start a fire then."

     You go outside to pick up some dry wood & flint. You pick various herbs too, because who knows how it'll taste if you're cooking with straight fire. Returning to the cave with your materials, you think for a second. The sight you behold is pretty funny, a snake-man covered in small amounts of blood with 3 dirty hares. 

"Hey, do you have a knife..? Or... A spear head..?"

"I can make one,"
& with that he left *again*.
You were going to ask if a river lay by so you could clean the meat. Well, to the best of your ability, you figure the fire will do enough & decide to not.

     Waiting for what felt like forever again, he returned. How long does this guy take to do anything..?

     He hands you his 'spearhead,'. It's insanely mediocre, but it might work. You start skinning & gutting the rabbits. It's a horrid sight to behold, but I mean, one's gotta eat. Your hard work is stopped by a thought;

You can't help but think you're burdening this guy. Plus, wasn't he staying here.. "Hey, I'll be out of your hair after supper."

"Out of my hair..?"

"I mean, I'll leave when I'm done eating." You gesture.

He speeds over to your corner of the place, "You can't leave,"

"I can't leave..?"

"You *can't* leave,"
his voice is rough, yet.. Protective..?

"Well, I have to leave. I gotta get home," 

"Where is your home..? Let me come with you."

"No, I don't think *you can* come with me."

"& why not. You *will* let me come with you."

"Excuse me, WHO ARE YOU TO-"
     Before you could finish your scolding, he had picked you up with his tail & brought your face near to his. His deep red eyes filled with vexation, "Who am I to what..?"
"I'm coming with you, or you're staying here with me,"

     Your body freezes, you can't get words out of your mouth, "I-" "well," "I-"

"What is it..?" 
He brings you closer,

Hell, what did you have to lose, you don't even know how you're going to start traveling home. 
"You can come with me," you exhale; as you do, he puts you down gently on the rock.

     He takes your materials & starts to cook the rabbits you already gutted. You were under the impression he didn't know how to.

"Hey, what's your name..?"

"My name is Curtis."