Yn Merikh {The Owl House x Male!Reader}

Hunting Palismen

Today was a big day in Hexside, Palismen Day. As the wood needed was endangered, Bump and Eda had asked the Bat Queen for help which she was very happy to give. In the Hexside Grudgby Stadium, there were Luz's classmates and a pen for Palismen's. "Hey, Willow. Shouldn't Amity be here?" Luz asks, looking at her friend as the rest of the classmates talk to each other. 

"Oh, sorry, Luz. I heard she stayed home today." Willow informed her.

"Oh." She chuckles, "That actually makes sense." she says with a slight disappointment in her voice. "Good tidings on this momentous day." Bump, Eda and Yn walk in front of the pen. Eda was wearing a black blazer and Owlbert was at her side. "You're all about to receive your witches' staffs and, more importantly, meet your Palismen. This is a crucial step in your magical development. Palismen are lifelong partners. They can become both your good friends and a powerful tool. In my case..." Bump clicks his fingers and the mask that was covering the top half of his face is removed revealing his long black hair and the cut on his right eye and his unusable left. Everyone gasps as the demon like Palismen sits on a stick. "Frewin here helps me see." Bump scratches his Palismen's cheek. Eda steps forwards, "Now, traditionally, young witches carve their staffs from the branch of an old Palistrom tree."

"But, sadly, Palistorm trees are becoming more rare. And those that remain are guarded covetously." Yn says standing next to Eda.

"That's why I've teamed up with Yn and Bumpipoo..." She winks at Bump, 

"Never call me that."

"-to bring you..." She looks up as the Bat Queen flies down landing on top of the pen. 

"Palisman adoption day!" She happily says spending her wings as different types of Palisman's come out of the nest. The students step forwards looking down at them in amazement.

"Thanks for the favour, BQ. Here's your whistle back." Eda tries to return her whistle. "Save it for another time. This was my pleasure. What a wonderful idea." Inside the enclosure, a small red bird with a black face and chest with a scar down one eye tried to get out through a small crack. "Nope! You're staying right here." Yn puts up the bird and puts him back inside, standing in front of the crack and uses magic to summon some plants to block it. The bird twitters in protest but Yn shakes his head walking away to stand next to Eda again. "Aw. Little rascal!" Luz says having seen what the bird tried to do.

"These little ones have not had homes in many years. They want to feel a connection. Kneel and state your deepest wish, and your like-minded partner will find you." BQ tells the students.

"Ugh. I want my own Palisman, not some trashy hand-me-down." Boscha scoffed, rolling her eyes with her arms crossed. "Your lost." Willow says moving forwards and speaks to the group of Palismen. "I want to be strong and wise to protect everyone I love. And if anyone gets in my way, they'll feel the sting of defeat." Yn chuckles, crossing his arms. 

"Tender yet tenacious. Clover gives her support." An oversized bee flies out and towards Willow and rubs against her cheek. She glows green and turns into a staff. "Oh, my gosh! I'm gonna take such good care of you." She hugs the staff. The students all congratulate her. 

"Outta my way!" Boscha pushes Willow out of the way and turns to the pen, "I wanna play professional Grudgby!" BQ chuckles, 

"A competitive spirit. Maya will be thrilled." A crab walks over to Bosha and turns into a staff. "Okay. This is pretty cool." She blushes as she moves letting Gus step forwards. 

"Dad wants me to become master illusionist, but that's easy. So instead, I'll become an ambassador to the human realm and reestablish contact with the giraffes!" A blue chameleon runs onto his shoulder before turning into a staff.

While that happens BQ turns to Yn, "Maybe it's time for you to have a Palismen." Yn looks up at her and chuckles, shaking his head. "As much as I would love one, I don't see the need anymore. Plus, none would be able to replace Pancakes." However, his conversation was overheard by his three friends. "What? But you have a Palismen, we've seen it." Willow points out. Yn looks down and chuckles, shaking his head and summoning the fox staff, the fox jumps onto his shoulder, her eyes staring at the trio of children. "She isn't mine. She's a gift to someone very special to me." He explains, rubbing under her chin before she disappears again. 

"Who's Pancakes?" Gus asks.

"They were my old Palismen who sadly died a few years ago. They a white and black wolf. BQ asks me every year if I want a new one, but it won't feel right. Like I'm betraying them. Anyway, Luz, I think it's your turn."

Luz smiles brightly and quickly kneels in front of the pen looking at the Palismen that are left. "I want to be a witch!" None of the creatures spears her a glance. "Uh..." A bead of sweat runs down the side of her face. "Probably just takes a little longer 'casue I'm human, right?" She questions looking up at BQ. "Palismen bond through emotion. I do not sense any conviction from you." Luz stands looking upset.

"That's impossible. I'm Luz. I'm chock-full of conviction!"

"Perhaps specificity would help." Bump suggests. "There are many kinds of witches. What do you hope to accomplish with your magic?"

"Oh, uh... Get home to my mom?" It sounds more like a question. Yn watches feeling sad for Luz not knowing what she wants. "Would you still train to be a witch in the human realm?" Gus asks, Luz's face looks unsure and upset even overwhelmed. "Can you even do magic there?" Boscha asks.

"Huh, I guess I never thought that far ahead."

"You okay, Luz?" Eda asks, stepping forwards. Luz doesn't even look at her biting her lip.

-Time Skip-

It's night everyone in Luz's class got a Palismen, all except Luz. She was in her room and Eda had gone out with King. Yn walks into his room, seeing piles and piles of books and writings. On his desk are some photos, the window open slightly. Also above his desk sat a pinboard, it mainly had notes on it and glyphs but also the letter that Alador gave him. He sighs sitting on his bed, and pulls off his hat, rubbing his hair and running a hand down his face when he pulls away he sees that the illusion has fallen. "Titian, I'm tired." He yaws whilst stretching. He quickly changes into his Pyjamas and cleans the room, while moving his bag a photo slips out and lands face down on the floor. He groans and picks it up, not herding the front door open and closed. He turns the photo around seeing it's an old photo of him and his old school friends, the friends he got during his first time in Hexside with Eda and Lilith.

In the photo Eda was in the centre smiling and having an arm around Lily, both younger and have their natural hair colour of dark orange and a lighter shade and a mint-green haired witch with green eyes, their name is Raine Whispers. Near the back was Yn younger, with short hair and no scars around his neck or the scars from Lily ( that are still in bandages when not hidden by his illusion) but also he doesn't seem as tired and with a black and white wolf was standing on top of a brown haired boy with golden eyes and unkempt hair, Alador Blight, they both were smiling, looking at each other with what can only be desired as 'love in their eyes'.

Yn looks away from the photo and puts it on his desk and moves back to his bed and puts his head in his hands. He sits there for a while before he gets up, putting his black cloak on and leaves the Owl House and starts walking towards the one place he can get a good night's sleep.

It's midnight, and the full moon stands above Yn as he uses a key to enter his home. He hangs his cloak and quietly heads upstairs. Once he gets to the top he sees his bedroom door is open slightly, he pushes it open a bit seeing a lump on his side of the bed, their chest rising and falling softly as they breathe. Yn smiles softly before getting in the bed wrapping his arms around them, they groan, as they turn over facing their partner. "I thought you'll still be watching over the human." They mumble wrapping their arms around his waist. Yn lets a chuckle escape his chest, "I think she'll survive one night, plus I'll be back next week hopefully. Just go back to sleep, Bubba." Yn kisses their forehead, feeling their breaths slow down as they go back into the land of sleep.