Discord kitten - Reiner x Reed

Part 5 - Moth Orchids and Chocolates

A/N - He's in so much denial y'all pray for my boy Reed, the closet wasn't ever there, it ran away the moment he thought about approaching it.

Okay, maybe Reed was Just as dumb as Reiner. The man, realizing V probably knows what is going on between the two - because, let's be honest, that man knows everything -, he had begged Him to send his discord kitten items while at work. By some otherwordly fucking miracle, V complied (we still have no idea how he, or anyone really, got Him to do this). Anyway, so for the past week, Reiner had been recieving flowers. Moth orchids, to be exact. They were pretty, honestly. He wondered if they meant anything. And heart-shaped chocolates. Again, it is a miracle how V did not just kill Reed (knowing exactly what He's tping and to who). Or Himself. But yeah. 

The first time Reiner had recieved them he was confused, but it was cleared up when he asked Reed about it. He was sort of surprised by this gesture, but he felt like it was very sweet. Though, he wondered how they got there. Reed did not know of his identity, he was sure of it, but weirdly, they kept appearing on his work desk. He decided not to put too much thought into that, though. It was probably fine.                ...Probably.

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 -Reed's pov, 3rd person(?)-

Reed has noticed Reiner a few times these past few days, and he could swear he had chocolates, or flowers, well, not any flowers, but the very same ones he had gotten his discord kitten. This had confused Reed, though he had reached the conclusion that his kitten can't be Reiner. No way in hell anyone in Experisis would ever dare talk to him like that. Especially not Reiner. I suppose Reiner does seem to mellow out a bit when he's around, he noticed, but that's nothing. It's just his Alpha male presence showing, immediately making anyone submit. Reiner is just that submissive. And scared of him. And kind of- ...Dumb. He doesn't like Reiner, there are more important people he cares about. Reiner is nowhere near that important to him. He's just a background character in his life. Also, Reiner is probably scared of him.

Though it's a really weird coincidence. Who could he be receiving flowers from? 99.9% of Experisis people don't get bitches - it's scientifically proven. This somewhat upset Reed. Why was Reiner getting flowers??? I mean- no, he doesn't really care, actually, he doesn't care at all, he's just curious. He could never like someone like Reiner. Never...But he wanted to know. This quote-on-quote "Curiosity" has been eating at him all week. 

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-Reed's pov-

So that's why he's currently very close to Reiner, just staring at him.

"I asked you something." Reed announced, sounding impatient.

Reiner took a while to process the question. Reed just came up to him and asked who he keeps getting flowers from, and it most definitely caught him off-guard. Also, he's very close to him. Too close to comfort. He wasn't sure how to act.

"It's... I- Somebody. Why does that matter, anyway?" Reiner asked. He worried that maybe Reed was onto him.

"Who on earth would send you flowers?" He questioned the boy.

"Are you jealous?" No clue why he asked that, really, but it felt right.

"No?? I just want to know who's sending you shit." Reed was visibly upset. Okay, maybe he didn't know? But if he really didn't, why would he be asking him this? 

"Why does that matter?" He asked calmly.

At that, Reed became silent. He didn't seem to have an answer to the question.

'Is it because you have a crush on me?' Reiner thought. He'd never say that outloud, but he truly does wonder that. Well, maybe he doesn't wonder that, because he knows the answer. Reed absolutely does. He's so gay the closet had to get it's own closet to hide from him. He's one hundred percent in denial, though. But Reiner knows. Hell, he's sure everyone knows.

Reiner waited for a few more minutes, trying to control his breathing. The man was too close. WAY too close. He considered leaving, which he probably was going to, though he wanted to wait for an answer from Reed. Maybe he'd have a reasonable explanation.

Though, this was interrupted anyway. Porter just threw a car engine at him. Well, it did hit Reed more. His alpha was protecting him from the harm. Hihihi. He booked it as soon as he saw Porter go to pick it up again, though. He went straight to V's office, because he knows Porter won't harm him there. He hid behind V, though he swore he could feel like something was off. V's attitude seemed a little... Different, now. (Reed did not go to V to get healed, because alpha males such as him don't need healing. He was fine).

That's really odd. He wonders what that's about. But anyway, after a few hours of waiting, he was pretty sure Porter had given up. Reiner was glad his alpha was there to (unknowingly) shield his fragile petite figure, about to be hit by Porter. He's pretty sure Reed told the higher-ups about it, too. How sweet. His alpha cares so much about him and it makes him feel happy. He doesn't know what he'd do if his alpha wasn't there to protect him from all this harm. It's like the world is against him, but his alpha is always there for him. This is why he loves him. He gives off such alpha vibes, it always makes him want to submit. Anyway, Porter is in the doorway. This time holding a Columbidae. Thankfully, V was there too, so he can't do anything. Ha. As soon as he let the poor bird go though, it full-on chased him through Experisis. It gave him flashbacks to his past with that pigeon, man. Legend says that columbidae is still chasing him. Maybe.

That's about how Reiner's day went. Pretty cool. Awesome, actually. Maybe minus the car engine part. But hey, that's life. We all get coworkers who try to throw car engines at us sometimes. Or every single large object known to man. Well, he threw a spoon at him once. That was a nice day.