The Alchemist ✰〘 Varian One-Shots 〙

✰16. What Do I Know About Love?

Key:

(Y/n): Your name

(H/c): Hair color

(E/c): Eye color

(♫): Song starts

Bold italics: Singing

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A hushed laughter sounded from behind a servants door, and soon a pair of ball-goers escaped from the palace and out into the gardens.

"Pfftaha Varian! Be careful with the cocoa! Don't spill it on my fancy gown." The (h/c) girl gave a faux curtsey and batted her eyelids as she joked.

"Ohhh I do apologize Lady (Y/n), I will be sure to drink ever so carefully." The freckled boy spoke with an exaggerated posh accent, and lifted a mug of cocoa with his pinkie out. The both of them stared at each other for a few seconds, before bursting out into a fit of laughter. It took a few minutes till they were composed enough to continue. They began to stroll together along the palace walls that were covered in red ivy, finishing their hot cocoa.

"You should see this place in spring - there's at least a thousand flowers blooming, and the weather is phenomenal." Varian gestured to the rather simple looking palace gardens. It was far too cold for any flowers to bloom at this time of year. (Y/n) frowned slightly, as if she had an important thing to say.

"Varian, ther-" just as she was about finish, something caught their attention. A single snowflake landed on her nose, causing her to twitch it from side to side.

"A snowflake?" (Y/n) raised her eyebrow, and the pair looked up to see a flurry of snow drifting down gently in the sky.

"A lot of snowflakes..." Varian noted, as he smiled at (Y/n)'s reaction. She sighed and closed her eyes, letting the frozen flakes drift onto her face. The soft chill of the snow made her giggle, causing Varian to give a captivated smile at her reaction.

"I've never felt snow before, only read about it." (Y/n) spoke as she opened her (e/c) eyes, her breath visible in the cool air.

"I suppose you wouldn't get much in the Southern Isles." Varian remembered as (Y/n) gave a slight shiver, realizing that her ballroom attire was possibly not the best for a winter's night. "It's a lot more fun when you're wearing a coat." the freckled teenager pulled off his dark green suit jacket, and placed it on the shivering girl's shoulders.

"Thank you, Varian. But won't you be cold?" (Y/n) asked as she looked with concern to her friend.

"It's okay, I'll be fine." he shrugged it off and grinned. They looked into each other's eyes for a few seconds, before turning away shyly. (Y/n) cleared her throat awkwardly and held onto his jacket.

"Varian, I have to tell you something about the exposition tomorrow, I-" before she could utter another word, the messy haired-teen stopped dead in his tracks.

"The exposition! I completely forgot to finish my invention!" he placed his hands on either side of his head in shock. "This is so unlike me." he facepalmed in frustration as (Y/n) grimaced.

"I have to go and finish it, Oh man I'm gonna be up all night..." Varian concluded as his attention switched back to (Y/n). "Do you mind if I go?" he asked with care.

"No, go ahead. I'll stay here and enjoy the view for a while I think." she smiled warmly at Varian, as a look of relief appeared on his face.

"Thank you so much, and thank you for this evening. Usually these kind of ball events are hard - they're not really my style. But you made it bearable." he laughed nervously and smiled, before turning to run to his lab. (Y/n) just stood there, stunned and enamored by his words while snow fell around her.

(Y/n)'s P.O.V.

I clung to his jacket as my breath hitched in my throat. How could someone be so sweet? All my life I have used people or been used. I never expected any different. But now I'm somebody's friend? I never knew what this felt like until now. I didn't know that I could start to care for somebody in just a few weeks. It was almost like pain. I missed him when he was gone, I want to laugh with him always.

"Ugh..." I sighed out loud as my face fell into a frown. All I could think about was how I couldn't tell him the truth. How am I supposed to tell someone that I'm a thief, hired by the King of the Southern Isles, to pose as a Southern Isles noble, and cause Corona's downfall? I can't. I can't loose him, or any of the kind people I've met here. It was almost laughable how much I've changed. Rapunzel loved a thief, maybe I could change and be loved too?

"Love." I whispered in revelation. My world stood still, the noise from the ball faded, the snow stood still, and I felt my heart beating in my chest. "What do I know about love?" I choked out.

(♫)

"What is this hollow kind of helplessness I'm feeling?" I placed a hand over my heart, hearing it beat steadily. "This type of terror is new," my hand grasped the dark green jacket around my shoulders, "and, the fact that I can hardly breathe is now revealing..." my eyes closed as images of his smile flooded into my mind.

"How much I've changed 'cause of you." I pulled the jacket off my shoulders and hugged it.

"You light the world for me, you life fearlessly," I turned around slowly, "Braver than the bravest of us do." I looked up into the cloudy skies, observing my frosty breath.

"You trust, you hope, you dare!" I took a step forward with each word, towards the edge of the palace wall. "You choose to feel and care." I ran to the edge of the wall and overlooked the warm glow of homes in this beautiful Kingdom. "I thought that I was strong 'til I bumped into you..." I stepped back and frowned.

"What do I know about love?" I turned away, ashamed.

"What do I know about love?" I closed my eyes and let the cool kisses of snowflakes land on my nose.

"Everything I thought I did," my eyes opened slowly, "You've gone and changed it, kid." my mind raced. Then it hit me. I had to tell him. I had to fix my mistakes, and make things right.

"You're what I know about love..."

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Frozen and Tangled crossover hehe. I guess Hans dad wasn't good either, he's tryna destroy Corona apparently.

I love the music in the frozen musical, especially the "What Do You Know About Love?" songs. They really add to Kristoff and Anna's relationship. I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season hehe, and are not super busy with exams like I am :(

Stay cool my little beanz