ajax pertropulous (TMBLR)

gorgeous

GORGEOUS
Ajax Petropolus x shy!reader

summary: when Ajax noticed how you would never look at his face, he decided to confront you.
WARNINGS! use of pet names like "my love" and "baby", fluffiness.

Something that always plagued Ajax's mind was the fact that you couldn't look at his face, even after months in a relationship with you.

He always wondered if it had something to do with his snakes or even if he was ugly. Of course, you always assured him that he was pretty and when you two were alone, you would shower him with small kisses around his face or arms, but still, you couldn't look at his face.

When Ajax first met you, he thought that you were the most beautiful thing he'd ever seen, you were always so quiet and if it wasn't Thornhill's project, he wouldn't even know how your voice sounded like. He never cared about the fact that you didn't liked to talk, he would do it for you if you asked, he loved to help you and hold your hand when you needed to do something that was out of your comfort zone.

He knew that you were shy and sometimes a pile of nerves, that's why he never confronted you about the "look at anything else but him" thing, but he was starting to grow worried.

That's why he was stuck in Enid's room rambling about it.

— Is it my face? I don't know!- he exclaimed and Enid only watched him amused.

— Ajax, I'm pretty sure that this have nothing to do with your face, you should just talk to them you know?- she chuckled and the boy sighed.

— Maybe, I'll invite them to my dorm today and then we can talk, I guess- he looked at the blonde.

— They're just shy, I don't think you need to worry about it- she raised her eyebrows- I think it's kinda cute how they blush and hide their face on your shoulder whenever you kiss them- she said and he smiled.

— Yeah, they're really cute and beautiful, they're adorable in any way- he muttered and Enid chuckled, seeing her best friend in love was something else, Ajax was a talker and when the subject was you, he would go about it for hours.
When he finally found you in the library, he was quick to take your hand.

— Jax, hi- you said quietly, slightly startled by him.

— Sorry love, are you busy?- he asked and you put your book back in the shelf.

— Not really, why?- you asked.

— Can we talk?- he asked and your heart raced, but nodded, he smiled gently and started to guide you to his room.

— Is everything okay?- you asked and looked around, his room were always so messy but somehow he always found his things, you tried to organize it uncountable times but when you came back it was a mess again.

— Baby, be honest with me, why can't you look into my face? It's been months and you can't even look at me when we're kissing or alone- he sighed- Is there something wrong with me?- his shoulders slumped.

Your heart almost exploded and you were quick to shake your head.

— There is nothing wrong with you Jax, it's just...- you stopped and fidgeted with your fingers, he took your chin between his fingers and you felt your face burning.

Lifting your head, his eyes searched for your but you would look at him for a brief second and look away.

— Just what?- he asked. Your hands got sweaty and you felt the stuttering in your throat.

— You... you, you are... gor-gorgeous- you stuttered and he frowned, but the corner of his mouth curled up in amusement.

— Your point?- he teased and you made a sound with your mouth, you just wanted to jump inside of a black hole, but you took a deep breathe.

— You're so gorgeous that I can't even look at your face without blushing or stuttering, it's just... I don't want to embarrass myself- you rambled and again, looked to every part of his room but him.

— Love, you wouldn't embarrass yourself, I find you adorable, but I kinda want you looking at me when we talk- he said and you just blushed more, he laughed- Aw baby, I didn't even do anything!- he hugged your waist and you felt like you would combust any moment.

— You're so gorgeous that it makes me mad sometimes- you muttered and he held your cheeks, your eyes couldn't focus on anything else now, since he was looking deeply into them.

— Look at me- he demanded and you finally took courage to look at him, he smirked- You're so much prettier than me, if someone needed to be flustered here, it would be me because you're the prettiest thing I've ever laid my eyes on- he said an you just blushed more and more.

But you couldn't look away now, feeling trapped on his embrace and caged inside of his deep brown eyes.

— Can I kiss you?- he asked and you didn't thought twice before nodding.

Ajax's lips touched yours and the moment was magical for both of you, he leaned you on the wall and caressed your cheek, your hands find the way to the back of his neck, one of his snakes nibbling your hand.

When you two pulled away you swore that you were seeing stars.

— So, I actually thought that I was ugly at the point that you couldn't even look at me, but finding out that you can't look at me because I'm pretty is way more interesting- he laughed and you groaned shoving your face in the crook os his neck- Come on, I want to see your pretty face, my love- he gently took your face again.

Your cheeks were deep tones of red and he could see how your eyes tried to look at anything else but him, but he felt lucky.

Lucky that it was you, you were the person who couldn't look at his face because you thought he was gorgeous and that caused a stutter and flushed face, he felt lucky because he knows that you're the prettiest thing in the world and in a certain way, you only had eyes for him.

And honestly, now that he knows the reason of your shyness, he took it as a compliment.

— You're gorgeous too, my love- he whispered and saw the little smile that accompanied the red on your face.

He loved it.