Varian x Reader Oneshots

When the Clock Struck Midnight

"Lock him in a cell!" You yelled, Varian behind you. Rapunzel laughed.

"We aren't locking Varian in a cell, (Y/N), just because you're in loooove," she teased, and you rolled your eyes.

"We aren't actually in love, Varian just spilt a love potion," you said, pointing at your eyes, which had turned purple with the effects of the potion.

"It was a love formula, not a potion, and I wasn't the one that spilt it," Varian corrected, his arms crossed, his eyes narrowed. They were purple as well, with pink flecks dotted throughout.

"Besides, if you guys can't control yourselves, that's not our problem," Eugene shrugged, and you growled at him.

"I can control myself just fine, but you know how teenage boys are like," you rolled your eyes. Varian stared at you.

"Hey!" He pouted, with a look that made your heart melt. No. You were not doing this. You forced yourself to turn away.

"Why don't you guys just give in?" Cassandra questioned, her eyebrows raised. "It seems you like each other, even if it is a potion, so why don't you just stop fighting it until it wears off."

Her point made sense, but then again, so did yours.

"Yeah, but even if we did, we might get nostalgic for it in real life," You said, as if this was only a dream, "and it would be awkward."

"Yeah," Varian said profoundly, contributing. You sighed.

"Look, Varian said that the effects would wear off after 12 hours, we just have to last half a day, until midnight," you said, convincing yourself. 12 hours seemed like an awfully long time. But it was okay, you could do other things like... uhhh.... well you'd figure that part out.

"Kids," Cassandra sighed, gripping the bridge of her nose in exasperation.

"I still think it would be easier to give in. So what if you get real feelings for each other?" She said, and you had to admit, it would be easier. Varian looked at you, asking what you should do. You wanted nothing more, in that moment, than to be with him.

"How about, we just, hold back?" Varian suggested to you.

"What do you mean?" you said, laughing nervously.

"Well, from what I've observed, it would be incredibly and unnecessarily difficult to try to stay completely separated, since it seems the effects get stronger over time." He was right of course, but you still wanted to object. He didn't give you a chance.

"A good middle ground would be acting like a couple. If we avoid this and then suddenly pounce on each other, the withdrawal effect would be stronger than if we just gave in from the beginning. Not completely, but like, if we held hands and hugged... and..." He furrowed his eyebrows. You could tell what he was thinking, without him having to say it.

"That sounds... like a good idea," you agreed.

"Sooo basically you are just giving in to the love spell, aren't you?" Cassandra joked, her hands crossed across her chest in triumph.

"No... were you not listening? We're controlling it, from the start, so that we don't embarrass ourselves by doing something drastic later. Makes total sense," Varian argued, looking to you for confirmation. You nodded.

"Yeah. Total sense," You confirmed, and Varian beamed at you, which made you incredibly happy.

"Yeah yeah anyways, (Y/N), remember we have that important meeting with that representative in a couple of hours," Rapunzel reminded.