[ Black Butler One Shots ]

Baldroy x Reader || Hanahaki Disease || Request

Requested by @_JustCiel
Enjoy!~
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Definition:
"The Hanahaki Disease is an illness born from one-sided love, where the patient throws up and coughs up flower petals when they suffer from one-sided love. The infection can be removed through surgery, but the feelings disappear along with the petals."
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⚠️ Warning! SAD! ⚠️
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Info:
-you're around the same age as Bard
-still in the BB universe
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Your POV
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I smile at Bard and giggle when he accidentally flings some flour into his face. He sneezes, which causes me to laugh harder.

He chuckles along with me, glancing back at me.

"Need some help there?" I ask, leaning against the doorframe.

Bard chuckles sheepishly and nods, "That'd be very helpful if ya could.."

I grin again and walk beside him, helping him cook properly. Finny walks in to grab a towel when he slips on some rouge flour on the floor. I act fast and twist around, catching him in a dip before he could hit the floor.

We stare at one another for a few seconds before I help him up to his feet, us both blushing. Him from embarrassment and me from awkwardness. I can feel Bard's stare as this goes down.

"I-I'm so sorry, Miss YN! I just s-slipped, a-a-and I—"

I cut him off with a smile, "Ey, don't worry about it, Finny. Mistakes happen."

He smiles back and gets what he came here for before leaving. I continue to help with the cooking after washing my hands, when Bard excuses himself.

"Okay.." I trail off as he's already out the door.

He seems..upset. Is he alright?

Wait...could he possibly?

No, no..he couldn't!

...Could he?

I hear coughing from the bathroom, and I immediately drop what I'm doing and hurry to where Bard is. I try to open the door but it's locked, so I knock.

"Bard? Are you okay?"

He finishes coughing and replies, trying to sound casual, "Y-Yeah, I'm fine!"

"Then can you open the door, please?" I ask softly, hand pressed against the door. It leaves a flour print on when I remove my hand.

I cringe. Sebastian's not gonna like that.

Bard clears his throat and turns on the water, calling to me, "One second!"

I shrug and wait patiently, yet nervously. When he finally opens the door, he looks pained. I check his temperature with my hand on his forehead instantly. So quick that it startled him.

"You're burning up, Bard. Why were you coughing in there? Are you getting sick?"

I watch him intently, waiting for an answer to my questions. He stutters, apparently not sure how to reply.

I shake my head push him into the bathroom again, forcing him to sit down on the closed toilet seat. I open his mouth, looking to see if his throat is red or any sign of a sore throat or whatever. I gasp at what I see.

A FC flower bud is at the back of his throat.

"Hanahaki Disease," I whisper as I let Bard close his mouth.

"Hana- what now?" he inquires, and I meet his gaze.

"Hanahaki Disease. You get it because of one-sided love..and the color of the flower petals correspond with the person who rejected you. Bard..are you in love with me?" I ask in total seriousness, and he breaks eye contact.

That answers that question.

"Did you think that because I caught Finny and that we stared at each other that I'm in love with him and not you?"

More silence.

Another question answered.

I grab his chin and kiss him forcefully, yet softly. He seems shocked, but kisses me back. He tastes like his blood, which is normal since he had this disease. When I pull away, he spits out the flower bud.

I had stopped it before it could get worse.

Thank God.

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-CastrarWolf