Magi x Reader One Shots

Vows | Hakuryuu Ren x Chubby!Reader

He always knew where to find you.

If he was any other person within the palace, one of the people who didn't even bother to give you a second glance, you would manage to stay hidden for hours on end without anyone even noticing your disappearance. With as many people serving the palace as there were, no one would even bother to take the time to look for one measly servant such as yourself. No one except Hakuryuu.

When he noticed your absence in the servant's quarters, he looked for you all over the palace to no avail. Hakuryuu never gave up, though. He knew all too well it was the times you avoided him that you were in need of him the most. The rooftop was the last place he checked and there you were, sitting precariously on the painted, rooftop shingles. The tears slipping down your face were hastily brushed away when you noticed his presence.

"Did something happen?" Hakuryuu asked softly, his voice sounding as caring to you as always.

"I'm fine," you replied curtly, your eyes never meeting his.

The last thing you wanted to do was make him, one of the Kou Empire's princes, worry over someone as insignificant as you. Your deep love for him was already taboo as it was; there was no need for you to worsen the situation even more by having the Hakuryuu - your best friend - get caught alone with you.

"[name]," he said, his voice stern yet still maintaining a degree of softness that made you feel comfortable. "Don't keep anything from me. What happened?"

Just like that, the tears came pouring down your face at just the mere thought of what took place earlier that day. It was so utterly humiliating and shameful that your heart clenched at just the idea of divulging it to Hakuryuu, but you knew he wouldn't give in until he knew the cause of your heartache.

"The foreign ambassador who arrived earlier today," you finally managed to choke out, your voice cracking from hoarseness. You shielded your eyes from view of him in embarrassment as you continued to recount the events.

"I was to be of service to him during his stay here. His presence alone terrified me and I... I tripped in front of him and h-he merely laughed. He requested a new servant a-and said t-that I was nothing more than an u-ugly disgrace not w-worthy of serving him or the royal family."

You quickly wiped away your tears with the back of your hand and looked down. You couldn't see the body of a beautiful, young girl. No, all you saw was every flaw imaginable between short legs and thighs that were larger than most. Your hands gripped at your thighs, your nails digging into your flesh in frustration. If only it was so easy to make it go away. Only then would you feel beautiful; only then someone would find you-

"You're absolutely gorgeous, [name]."

You turned away from him, tears blurring your vision. As much as you wanted to trust in his words, you couldn't help but feel as if they were nothing more than lies. It was hard for you to feel beautiful most days and sweet words were a rarity to come by. Hakuryuu has known you since you both were mere children; of course he would lie to make you feel better. You couldn't possibly imagine any other scenario.

"Please, just look at me," he said, using his finger to tilt your chin towards him. He used his free hand to wipe away the remaining tears in your eyes. He carefully pushed your free strands of hair behind your ear, soothingly rubbing his thumb on your cheek in the process.

"You're beautiful, [name], both inside and out and you needn't take heed to those who say otherwise. Body size has never played any part in how I see you. Small or big, I'll always love you."

Your mind didn't even have time to process his last sentence before he pulled you closer to him and finally closed the small gap of distance with his lips. He could taste the saltiness of your tears and vowed to make it so that nothing would ever cause you sadness ever again, no matter what it took.

It was only when he pulled away did you finally realize that he kissed you. You could still feel the ghost of his lips touching yours and you hesitantly touched them, not able to tell if that was only your imagination.

"I-I'm sorry," he quickly apologized, the pink tinge on his cheeks barely visible under the gleam of the moonlight. "That was far too bold of me-"

Gaining the confidence you've needed for so long, you kissed him, cutting off his next apologetic words. He froze at first, surprised by these actions from you, but quickly recovered and kissed you back. Hakuryuu felt himself getting absorbed in how soft your lips felt; how good they felt against his. He hardly even noticed when his hands slipped down to your waist and softly pressed the flesh that a darker part of him longed to explore.

The kiss lasted several minutes before the two of you finally pulled away for air. Silence overwashed the air, the only noises to be heard came from the guards on duty who unknowingly stood below you and him. Both you and Hakuryuu were slightly embarrassed by these actions, but neither of you regretted it.

"I vow to you, [name]," he said, grasping your hand in his as he stared into your [eye color] hues. "I vow that I won't ever let something as foolish as social class stop me from loving you."

It was under that bright moonlight where Hakuryuu made a vow that he would never break for as long as he lived.