Read the Air; It's Hot Alright (Ain x reader)

Read the Air; It's Hot Alright

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(y/n) let out a sigh of relief as they sunk into the lukewarm water. They were truly blessed to stumble across hot springs which they could have all to themselves. It was their night to relax and get rid of all the stress from battle... The El Gang was quite exhausting to be around sometimes, especially since there weren't any peaceful moments; every single person had a thing to complain about or start a fight for no reason.

Their thoughts were suddenly interrupted by another figure stepping into the water. Mind racing, they thought who could it have possibly been? No one dared use the mixed hot springs because they didn't want to deal with the opposite sex- but there it was, some possible predator stepping all over their territory.

"Ah, (Mr/Ms) Thief. I didn't know you'd be here as well," Ain greeted with the ever-present smile. Turns out it was just the oblivious priest invading their space.

They didn't bother giving him another glance as he sunk most of his body into the water. It was impossible to comprehend why he didn't choose the other side of the bath; it was already tiny enough. An awkward silence followed, (y/n) blowing bubbles out of boredom while Ain closed his eyes as if to meditate. For the first time ever, he wore a peaceful expression in front of another living being.

"(Mr/Ms) Thief," they groaned, "if you don't mind me asking, what is the point of those 'hot springs'?" *bubbles stop*

(y/n) stared at him bewildered, but they didn't ask if he was joking; he never did anyway. They sighed and gathered all their intellect to answer the question as seriously as possible.

"Well, you see... hot springs... help you relax."

"?"

"The water... you get in it... it feels good???"

"...I'm afraid I don't quite understand."

"Aaaah, how can you not get it?? Just shut up and relax in the water!" flailing their arms around, they missed one crucial detail...

"(Mr/Ms) Thief, it seems your towel slid off a bit." they covered themselves instantly as a blush quickly formed on their cheeks.

"You didn't see anything."

"...Alright." he didn't pursue the subject further, which (y/n) was very thankful for. After a short while of mildly awkward silence, they took it upon themselves to break the quiet atmosphere since it was getting unbearable.

"Anyway, why do you keep calling me (Mr/Ms) Thief?? It's not gonna take long for me to feel insulted, y'know?"

"I don't mean it as a derogatory term, of course. Yet, when we met, you tried to swipe all of our food during an expedition in Sander... I still don't understand Elsword's decision to take you in."

"Wow. Just wow. I'm not talking to you anymore."

"Did I say something out of line? If so, I apologize." his unwavering smile diagnosed (y/n) with a severe case of pouting.

"Aren't priests supposed to be more social? It's like you came from another world!"

"...Is that so?"

"You don't even know what hot springs are!! How can I possibly believe you're human?!" his passive aggressive expression told (y/n) something they weren't supposed to know...

"I'm gonna pretend you didn't make that face and change the subject."

"That would be most wise, (Mr/Ms) Thief. If I were you I wouldn't speak about a secret this important."