Magi x Reader One Shots

Overthinking | Ja'far x Reader

You woke up to see him sleeping soundly next to you every day.

Just not today.

You couldn't explain why Ja'far was missing from bed. Usually, he would tell you in advance if he needed to wake up earlier than usual, but you couldn't recall him saying anything of the sort the night before. Your heart felt heavy, yet you knew it was too soon to overreact. He must have his reasons, you assured yourself. There was no need to get upset over it just yet.

Your worry nearly doubled in intensity when Ja'far was absent from breakfast as well. You searched all over the palace, spotting his white hair a few times but as soon as you tried to approach him, he slipped around a corner and disappeared altogether. It was evident he was avoiding you, albeit the reasoning was still a mystery to you.

Fortunately, the king of Sindria wasn't as difficult to find as your lover. Without even intending to, you ran into Sinbad whose eyes grew wide upon seeing you. He attempted to give a curt apology for bumping into you before walking away and you almost let him if it wasn't for his unusual behavior.

You've known Sinbad for as long as you could remember and you couldn't recall him ever acting this strange. His flirtatious demeanor never ceased to be, not even after you and Ja'far became a couple much to his annoyance. If you didn't know any better, you would've assumed that the king himself was hiding something from you...

"Do you know where Ja'far is?" you questioned before he could get away.

His body grew frigid for a single moment, just long enough for you to notice. He turned around wearing a fake grin. "You tell me. He never showed up today for the meeting between the Eight Generals."

Your eyebrows scrunched together and you scowled. "You and I both know he wouldn't miss out on any of his duties. I know you're covering for him."

Sinbad's smile faltered, but he continued to keep up the act. "I'm telling you the truth, [name]. I haven't seen him-"

"Please, Sinbad," you begged, your wavering. "He's never done this before. Have I done something wrong? Is this his way of saying he doesn't want to be with me anymore?"

Tears shone in your eyes and you quickly brushed them away before they could be shed. You refused to cry, especially not in front of him. Sinbad sighed, looking defeated. He wasn't about to break his promise to Ja'far, but he didn't want you to get the wrong idea either.

"Look, Ja'far just has a lot on his mind right now. Take a few hours to calm down and clear your head. By then, he should be ready to tell you himself."

You slowly nodded, hoping he was right.

* * *

You did as Sinbad asked. You spent a few hours just walking around Sindria in hopes to clear yourself of all your worries, but Ja'far never left your mind. Sinbad made it sound as if something was troubling Ja'far, yet he never mentioned anything of the sort to you. Why would he keep something like that from you after you told him everything?

As upset and hurt as you were by it, you knew you needed to keep your faith in him. He's never done anything to betray your trust in the past so there was no need to start doubting him now. He wasn't obligated to tell you of everything that bothered him no matter how much you wished he did.

The sun was setting by the time you made it back to the palace. You spent a few more minutes searching for him there before giving up with a sigh. When Ja'far was ready to speak, he would come to you. Going out of your way to find him wouldn't do any good.

In the end, you were right. As you opened the doors to your shared bedroom with him, there he was standing out on the balcony, staring up at the stars above. He didn't turn around to face you, even though you were sure he noticed your presence by now. You walked out onto the balcony and stood beside him, waiting for him to turn and say something, yet he never did. After a whole day without speaking, you couldn't wait any longer.

"Are you okay?" you hesitantly asked, placing your hand on top of his.

He smiled at the contact and turned to face you. It was only then that you noticed the newly developed worried lines on his forehead, yet he nodded anyway.

"Yes... I just had a lot to think about today. I wanted to be sure I was doing the right thing."

"What-"

Before you could finish your sentence, he cut you off. He kneeled down on one leg and pulled out a ring from his pocket, holding it up to you. Your mind and body were frozen in place, not being able to initially comprehend what was going on. Not until he spoke the words that nearly made your heart stop:

"[name]... Will you marry me?"