✨Various x Reader One-Shots✨

𝚃𝚘𝚗𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 | 𝚅𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚊𝚗 | 𝚃𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚕𝚎𝚍

Y/n tries to swallow the Metallic taste in her mouth. All it took was a second, and he'd know something was wrong. She was already close enough to Red that she could smell the blood, and that combination with her wolf tendencies was dangerous enough. "What's wrong?" Varian asked, on the other side of the cell bars, Y/n visited him every day. He didn't know much about her, or where she came from. All he ever learned was that she was important to him, too important to lose.

He'd make sure of that, whether the witch liked it or not. "Nothing. Maybe the fact you're still behind bars is finally setting in." Y/n sat crisscrossed from the boy, who didn't believe her lie. "You left really fast last week.. What happened?" Varian dug deeper into the girl for information. It didn't matter if she ran away, he'd catch her soon enough.

The truth was the same reason now, she was sick. Not with the plague or the flu, but with a curse. But her price to pay for running away. She supposed it was the only way to get out of there. Her kingdom, her responsibilities, and her expectations. But one did remain the same, she'd fight for what was right, only now it might kill her. "I thought I forgot to set out some fish traps." Y/n shrugged, avoiding his gaze. That was one of the reasons he knew she was lying to him. Y/n didn't mind making eye contact, she was a focused gaze. From the moment she walked in the prison, to the point she turned around- her eyes would be glued to his. That probably was the reason she was such a good hunter. "You never forget." Varian said, "Yeah, it was fine when I checked it. Caught a bunch of salmon." She was again trying to change the subject, her cool demeanor wasn't enough to throw the alchemist off this time.

If anything was true about Y/n, she was a good liar. Maybe it was all the years in her kingdom, but she knew what she was doing. There were thick walls surrounding her, and he intended to break them down, brick by brick. No matter what it took. "What do you think I was doing?" She asked, tilting her head. She began to feel the cracking in her chest, quickly jumping up from the concrete. "I'll- see you tomorrow." Varian stood up the moment she said it, "What? Why?" She was already halfway down the hall, "Y/n!"
His hands grasped the bars stopping him. Her walk was weak, almost like she was limping. As she turned the corner he heard an erupt of coughs. "Y/n! HEY!" That was enough, he was doing it tonight. Everything happened tonight.

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Y/n took off her shirt, leaving her in her binding, and some under shorts and tights. She lay against the side of her bed, head on her comforter. Sometimes closing her eyes eased the pain, her hands were covered in blood. She wiped the red from her nose, before taking a painful sigh. The blood felt sharp in her throat, every breath felt condensed and momentary at best. A gust came through the cracked window, she didn't care enough to check the glass. She moved into an abandoned structure in the woods of Corona. It wasn't a lot by any means, but she enjoyed how quiet it was. It was a fortress to her, even if the bricks were uneven and the moss dug deeper into the wood every night. Two boots lightly hit the ground behind her, and only a small candlelight showed the scene.

Varian's eyes widened, she had dried blood across her lips, all the way down her neck. And she didn't say a word to him about this, not ever. He was full of worry, but that didn't stop anger from trailing through his chest. Whether it be at himself for letting this go so far, or her. He pulled down his red bandana, taking another step toward the girl. Y/n's eyes jolted open, as she quickly grabbed her wand. Aiming it at the intruder, Before her eyes adjusted. Seeing her crush standing in the low candlelight. "Varian?" Her eyes widened, wiping her nose again. She stumbled back into the banister of her bed. "Why are you bleeding?" He stepped forward again.
Her free hand grasped the pillar, unable to take another step back. "Why are you in my house- and how the fuck did you get out?" "You didn't answer my question." Varian stepped further, now inches away from the stumbling girl.