The Castle's Medic - Golden Guard X Fem Reader

It's Not A Date

You were having the most wonderful dream when you were abruptly woken up by Toby jumping on you. "Y/n! Guess who's here to see you~" he says in that annoying sing-song voice he does. "Fuck off Toby, five more minutes..." You grumble. "But Goldie is waiting outside for you!" Your head shoots up and Toby snorts. "ooo~ Someone's eager!" He dances around the room. "Admit it! You like him! Are you two dating?" You jump out of bed and start stripping from your pyjamas. It's nothing Toby hasn't seen anyways. "No! We are not dating! Why is he here? Did I sleep in? Am I late? Is he hurt?" You start panicking as you slip into uniform.

"I know just as much as you do, girl. I'm just the messenger~ Maya's out for early morning patrol so it's just us. I looked out our peep-hole and saw that golden mask of his. You've seen him without his mask, right? Is he as cute as he sounds?" You grunt as he slip your boots on. "That's classified." He pouts. "Well that's the fattest yes I've ever heard."

You finally smooth out your hair and open the door. There he is, standing tall and proud. Toby peeks out from behind you, staring him up and down like he's some eye-candy. "Hey Goldie~" He sings before you throw a pillow at him and step outside, shutting the door and blocking Toby from view. "What's up?" You finally ask.

"Nothing too severe. I woke up with a wicked headache. I was wondering if you could help me out?" You smile. "Sure! Let's just go to the den and I can help you there." he nods. "Perfect."

You guys walk side by side to the den, a comfortable silence between the two of you. "so, uh..." he starts. "Remember when we first met, and we went to that cafe? As a... bonding activity?" You raise an eyebrow and nod. "What about it?" He chuckles nervously. " Well, uh, I got permission from the Emperor already, and he said we could go on another... If you want."

Your eyes light up. "really? that'd be awesome! Where would we go? To the same cafe?" he shakes his head. "No, that place kinda sucked." you shake your head. "No, the guy who worked there sucked. The place itself was alright." he looks away. "Well, even so, we should still go somewhere different. Last time, I was kind of being a bitch. I wanna be nicer this time. Maybe we could go for a walk together? Maybe... the market? You nod excitedly. "The market sounds great. Lots of opportunity for bonding there." You joke.

He chuckles and nods as you two turn the corner into the den. "Yeah.." He notices a new storage section, similar to a small closet. "What's that?" You look up to see what he's looking at. You giggle and open the door, showing a collection of spare undershirts for him. "Just some extra shirts in case I have to cut yours off again." You tease. He chuckles sheepishly, rubbing the back of his neck. "Right, yeah, that was... pretty awkward."

You smile at him, shutting the door to the den. "Alright Goldie, mask off. It'll help me deal with your headache better." Actually, it didn't matter if he was wearing a mask or not, but he didn't have to know that. He takes his mask off and you're met with those familiar magenta eyes you loved...

You step behind him and start working your magic, quite literally. You wave your hands by the sides of his head. "I'm sorry if I woke you." He says softly, clearly less tense than before. "It's alright, part of my job is to always be ready to help you. Besides, I'd rather be with you than have Toby throwing pillows at me." He raises an eyebrow. "Toby?"

Shit.

"I mean- Betty! My roommate Betty! He- She's always throwing stuff at me to get me to wake up. She's so annoying that way!" You laugh nervously. "Why'd you call her Toby?" His curiosity is piqued now. "Because! That's uhh... her twin brother's name! It's still really early and I'm really tired, I just got the two mixed up." He shrugs. "Whatever, I get it. Mornings and all" you sigh in relief.

"Except you're lying"

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuck

"Alright, fine. Toby identifies as male and uses he/him pronouns. He's afab and was named Betty at birth. The Emperor would petrify him if he knew the truth, so you can't tell anyone. Toby is one of my best-friends and if you tell a soul about him, I will end you."

That came out wayyyy harsher than expected. He stays frozen in his seat. He looks at you over his shoulder. "You'll end me? Well, I'll give you points for creativity, I've certainly never heard anyone say that to me before. But, I guess now that we're friends you're not as intimidated by me. I can respect that."

He stands up off the table. "I won't tell anyone about your friend, don't worry. I don't have a problem with LGBTQ+ people at all. I'm an asshole, not a monster." You sigh in relief. He marches towards you, leaning over you slightly. "But tell anyone about Flapjack and his secret is out." Your eyes widen in shock, but you go with it. "Same goes for you! Tell anyone about Toby, and the I'll tell everyone about the bird."

You stare into each other's eyes for a long time, only a few inches away. "Well, then it's a good thing it'll never come to that." You nod as he backs away. He puts his mask back on. "I'll see you tomorrow evening for our bonding activity. Meet me here at around 5:00." You nod and wave as he leaves.

As soon as he's gone, you sit down on a chair, you needed a moment to recollect yourself. He was inches away... his face was so close to yours. The way he leaned over you, the way he lowered his voice when he spoke, the way he looked over his shoulder... god. You were a mess. A desperate, love-struck mess.

How were you ever going to get over this? It's not like you can date him, he's your patient. He wouldn't like you anyways. If all the girls he could have, why would he choose his medic? It was a stupid thought. Right now, you just needed to focus on getting ready for tomorrow night. Just hope for the best...