Underneath the Veil (Male Reader x Nøkk

Relax Time

A/N: I apologize for being so behind on these stories, lots of college getting in the way, but will soon be on break!  Just powering through!  Anyway, hope you enjoy!!!

-3rd Person POV-

Y/N lay on the couch of his new room he shared with Nokk, his mind all but empty.  He thought of everything, from the incident with the masks, all up to the present.  He strangely felt at ease.  Was it because of Nokk?  Did she radiate a feeling of comfort to him?  Surely he wasn't catching feelings right?

He shook those random thoughts as he placed his casual clothing into the spare dresser that Nokk had in her room.  She told him she used to have a roommate but she ended up dating someone and they moved in together, so Nokk was left solo.  From what Y/N could tell, she liked to be solo, but also liked his presence.

"Hey".  Y/N nearly jumped a few feet in the air as the voice of Nokk appeared from right behind him.  Breathing heavy, he turned around to see her, still under her veil, but it was obvious she was holding back some chuckles.

"One day my heart will literally come out of my chest"  Y/N spoke.  That made Nokk laugh out loud, patting him on the shoulder as she did so.

"Not on my watch.  Anyway, how you settling in?"

"Fine until you turned me into a housecat"  Y/N breathed.

"Get used to it"  was all she said before sitting on the couch in their room.  Y/N just chuckled and finished unpacking, making sure things were neat, as he was always taught to do.  Upon finishing his unpacking, he heard Nokk get up, and walk over to the mini kitchen in the room.  He watched as she opened the mini fridge and pulled two cans from it, shutting the door with her foot.  "Beer?"

"Duh" Y/N chuckled, accepting the drink.  The two toasted and cracked open their cans.  "We don't have anything early do we?"

"Nah, we both have off"  Nokk spoke, sipping at her beer.  "You're still gonna train?"

"At least at the range, or the gym"  Y/N nodded, sipping.  He felt even on off days he should do something to help build up his stature, and not just sit on his bum and watch movies or sleep all day.

"Makes sense, gotta stay ready to go just in case".  As Nokk says that, Y/N looked at his beer.

"So why are we drinking then?"  he asked, cocking his head at the Dane.  Nokk gave a small chuckle and shook her head.

"Just enjoy it Y/N"  Y/N nodded and sipped, thinking about his old life, and getting into his newfound one.  He and Kevin seemed to be fitting in, as far as he could see, and it was shaping out to be a good fit for them.  He hoped to catch up with Alex and Lera at some point, maybe they could join him and Nokk for some hangouts.  "Well" Nokk spoke, stretching a bit.  "I'm gonna hit the shower then head to sleep.  Bed is large enough for us both, so don't be afraid to make yourself at home".  Y/N nodded and gave Nokk a solute before she stepped into the bathroom.  He heard the water turn on, and small trails of steam poured out from under the door, indicating her shower was hot.

Y/N decided to wait for Nokk by responding to a few emails from some of his new coworkers, basically about training and whatnot.  Some from Eliza, who he briefly met, a handful from a guy named Mike Baker, one goofy one from a Max Goose, basically just saying to hit him up for any engine troubles, not that he knew what that entirely meant, and one from Elena, who wants to meet with him to discuss and design a "unique gadget" for him.  He never really though he'd need anything unique to him.  If he had what he needed to get the job done then that was really all that matters in the end.  However, Elena's email had shown that everyone in Rainbow had a gadget or ability unique to them, kind of like a World War soldier outfitting his helmet to his liking.  He figured a look into it couldn't hurt.

After a bit, Nokk came out, fully dressed and with her veil on again.  Y/N had to wonder why she kept her face a mystery, especially to a new guy.  It wasn't like he knew her or she knew him, or that he would recognise her.  He assumed it was just what made her comfortable.  Yawning, Y/N laid onto the couch.

"Tired?"  Nokk asked from the kitchen.

"Yeah.  Wake me if the place is in danger"  He heard Nokk chuckle a bit from the kitchen as his eyelids grew heavy and the sweet feeling of sleep took him over.