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hello there, my dearest, bestest, and cutest new filo moot! heh.. can i get uhhh.. eh.. hrm... rook, leona, vil, floyd, and malleus with gn reader with scoliosis gets frequent back pain? lowkey looking like a shrimp rn because i've been lying down all day bcs it's been bad and i have no energy to fix my blog yet LMAO. btw hope you're doing well, take care and no pressure, mwaps! /p
Leona was on his way back to his dorm, yawning lazily as he strolled through the hallway, when his eyes narrowed at the sight of you. There you were, stubbornly clutching five thick textbooks to your chest, your face twitching slightly in pain.
āOiā he called out, walking faster to catch up to you, his voice low and sharp. āWhat do you think youāre doing?ā
You flinched and tried to brush it off with a smile, insisting you were fine, but Leona wasnāt buying it. He closed the distance and snatched the stack of books from your hands.
āYou know youāre not supposed to lift heavy crap with your back hurting, especially with your condition.ā he scolded, his brow furrowing in irritation. āYouāre gonna make it worse. Donāt be an idiot.ā
When you mumbled āit was fine, reallyā he shot you a dry look. āYeah, until it isnāt.ā
He shifted the books under one arm and jerked his head for you to walk with him. āNext time I see you doing this, Iāll carry you back to bed myself. Donāt test me.ā
Though he grumbled the whole way, he slowed his pace so you wouldnāt strain yourself.
āøāø Floyd Leech
In Physical education class, you tried to keep up with the running drills, even though your back had been aching since morning. You were mid-sprint when Floydās eyes caught you from the sidelines, his grin faltered into a frown. He knew about your scoliosis, and the way you were pushing yourself made his chest tighten in irritation.
āOi, shrimpyā he called, stepping right into your path. āWhat are you doinā? Youāre not supposed to be runnin like that.ā
You tried to tell him that it was just for grading day, but Floydās frown twisted into a pout. āTch. Youāre so stubborn.ā
He tugged you gently by the wrist toward Coach Vargas, his tone unusually serious. āCoach, theyāre sittin out. Doctorās orders.ā
Vargas sighed, told you that you should have spoken up, and let you sit out.
Floyd leaned close, poking your forehead. āYou keep this up, and Iāll carry ya everywhere myself, got it?ā His teasing grin returned but there was a flicker of protectiveness behind his mismatched eyes.
āøāø Vil Schoenheit
Every morning before breakfast, Vil made sure you followed a gentle stretching routine with him. The sunlight through the dorm windows cast a warm glow as he guided you through slow, controlled movements. āSteady⦠donāt overextendā he reminded you, watching your posture with sharp, trained eyes. His attention to detail never wavered, even during something this simple.
He corrected your stance with light touches, a hand at your elbow, fingers at your shoulders, repositioning you with the calm ease of someone who cared deeply. āThese stretches will help your muscles support your spine better.ā he explained, his voice level but undeniably warm. āConsistency is the key to reducing your pain. But if anything feels too much, tell me.ā
When you finished, he offered you a faint smile. āWell done. Your dedication is admirable, truly.ā He handed you a glass of water before brushing a strand of hair out of your face. āNow, letās eat, darling. You need proper nutrition to match that discipline.ā
āøāø Rook Hunt
You were in the lounge, hunched over your notes without realizing how much time had passed. Rook walked in with a little hum, but paused the moment he saw you still glued in the same position he had found you in earlier.
āMon amourā he said softly, walking closer to you, āhow long have you been sitting like that?ā
You blinked up at him, confused, then tried to stretch, only to immediately regret it as you winced in discomfort.
Rook let out a small, amused sigh. āAh. I thought so.ā
He gently closed your notebook and gestured for you to stand. āCome, stretch a bit. Such stillness is a foe to your spine, especially with your condition.ā
He walked you through a simple shoulder roll and side stretch, nothing big, just enough to loosen your muscles. āBetter?ā he asked once you relaxed a little.
He smiled when you nodded. āGood. Even hunters need to move once in a while.ā
āøāø Malleus Draconia
Night at Diasomnia was peaceful as you and Malleus prepared for bed. Before you could flop onto the mattress the way you usually did, Malleus gently touched your arm, his expression calm but serious. āMy dear, remember what we discussed.ā he murmured. His eyes flicked to your pillow and the position you were about to sleep in.
He helped adjust your pillow so your neck stayed aligned, smoothing the blanket with care. āA supportive position eases the tension in your spine.ā he explained in that soothing, deep voice. He guided you to lie down carefully, ensuring your back was properly supported before he settled beside you.
Once you were comfortable, he brushed his fingers through your hair and whispered, āGood. This will help you rest without waking in pain.ā As your eyes grew heavy, you felt him drape an arm around you protectively. āShould your back trouble you tonight.ā he added softly, āI will be here.ā
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In which you and the Overblot Boys/Ruggie are co-parents to your child/children.
Fluff/Angst/Hurt-Comfort, depending on the character. Fem!AFAB!Reader in-mind. Previous relationship? Requested by @echosofmortality on behalf of me :)
fr tho why is everything smutšš i wanna read angst that would ruin me, make me sick to my stomach and cry like there's no tomorrow bro i want a fanfic that is so devastating that i won't be able to function for the next few months
thinking about clingy, codependent boyfriend azul.
(cw: yandere, unhealthy behaviors/relationship, codependency, obsession, threat of self-harm/suicide, brief threat of murder)
clingy, codependent boyfriend azul who must always keep his hands on you at all times, especially when youāre out in public. in the beginning it looked cute and harmless. āhe canāt stay away from you. itās endearing how attached he is! he must really love you,ā friends would comment, all sly smiles as they wondered if heād propose. youāve only been together six months. surely you arenāt āthe oneā azulās looking for. (how wrong you are.) he loves to hold your hand or keep his arm wrapped around your waist. heās really so sweet, always keeping close to you for various reasons: youāre warm and heās cold. your hand looks lonely; let him hold it. itās always a better day when he gets to hug you. youāre just so cute when youāre flustered. he loves you so much. how can he possibly stay away?
clingy, codependent boyfriend azul who texts you every. single. day. itās cute for all of one month and then it becomes a chore. he requires a response each time, and if you leave him on read he panics. did he say the wrong thing? were you busy and did he interrupt? are you upset with him? do you want him to stop? is he doing something wrong? he just wants to wish you a good morning, ask how your day is, remind you to eat, tell you about this new place heās found and wants to take you to. heās not being annoying or smothering, right? he likes you. itās normal for people to text frequently when theyāre in love. multiple times a day? maybe. multiple times a day at nearly every hour? thatā¦canāt be normal.
clingy, codependent boyfriend azul who tailors his wardrobe to your tastes. he can be your well-dressed, well-off boyfriend if you like handsome luxuries. he can be your lazy lover on the weekends, dressed in sweatpants and sweatshirts because itās a relaxation day and he canāt be bothered to look good. youāll like him in anything, wonāt you? he can be anything you want him to be. itās in an octopusās nature to camouflage and contort. heāll do whatever it takes to be your ideal. after all, if he canāt exist in your world, there is no point in existing anywhere.
clingy, codependent boyfriend azul who smiles through the encroaching panic attack when youāre going on a weekend trip with your friends. itās friends only. no boyfriends. no azul. no azul. no azul. no azul. he tells you to travel safely, to have a good trip, to send lots of pictures, and most importantly to text him. youāre staying at a cabin. there wonāt be any wifi. throughout the weekend, none of his messages go through and you donāt send him anything. he tells himself youāre just occupied, but that excuse crumbles when he begins to worry. and then heās spiraling. and heās so worriedāmore worried than heās ever been. what if you got hurt? what if you never made it to your destination? what if one of your friends did something to you? what if you found someone else? did you run away? you ran away. you mustāve because heās unbearable. did someone kill you? are you lying on the side of some abandoned road, sliced to bits, painted in a cruel crimson? youāre dead. you left and went and died on him because heās unbearable. because heās ugly and clumsy. because he can never keep his mouth shut. because heās so unhealthy when he binge-eats. because heās gross. because heās azul. he drives the long distance to the cabin just to find you. when you open the door and see him in such a frantic, disheveled state, the smile on your face falls. you arenāt dead. you didnāt run away. your friends donāt think itās cute anymore. itās been a year.
clingy, codependent boyfriend azul who brings you to meet his parents. itās official. youāre the only one heāll ever love. heās never known love to this degree. he thinks heād sooner beach himself than imagine you with anyone else. he wants to marry you, but itās been a year and for some reason thatās ātoo early.ā heās dropped subtle hints that he intends to propose, but maybe itās too subtle. he never knows what humans consider subtle. his parents adore you, especially his mother. oh, sheās all over you when you come to visit. she reminds you of azul, but then of course she would because theyāre family. she thinks you and azul make such a charming couple. his father congratulates you. when you look at him in confusion, he asks, āarenāt the both of you engaged?ā your gaze slides to azul. he smiles, and that says everything. apparently heās written a fun narrative without you knowing. in it, the both of you are soon to be wed. you fail to remember that red doesnāt stay forever in the ocean. it dissolves, or itās snapped up in a predatorās jaws. red flags donāt last long here. itās been a year, but to azul itās an eternity. sitting at the dinner table, poking at your food, you realize you donāt want to marry him.
clingy, codependent boyfriend azul who tells you heāll kill himself if you leave him. you have a habit of seeing your friends often. there are too many people in your life. there should only be azul. he tells you of every way he can end his life and each one is more painful than the last. heās been spiraling a lot lately, always so fearful that youāll abandon him. itās been a year and six months. youāre the gold who repairs his shattered ceramic. you worry about him. youāve taken to hiding and locking sharp objects away. youāve scoured your home to make sure medicines are accounted for. you check receipts to make sure he hasnāt bought anything strange: a length of rope, duct tape, razor blades, and so on. you make him wear short sleeves to keep an eye on his arms. you watch him sort his medication for the week. he has to take it. you remind him of this. itās important. you rifle through trash bags to ensure you wonāt find any discarded pills. when you sleep beside him at night, you wonder if this is going to be your life should you marry him. you canāt live in fear. itās not your job to watch over him. itās not fair for you or your mental health to worry yourself ill. but you will worry because heās told you time and time again that youāll be the reason he dies young. you dream of his funeral a lot. you hate dreaming now. itās been too long since youāve known peace.
clingy, codependent boyfriend azul who finally proposes after two years. you let him slide the ring on your finger. you feel the last of your soul wither away when he declares you his soon-to-be spouse. he promises to be a good husband. he knows things have been rough lately, but he can be better. heās always improvingāalways changing. always camouflaging. for a while, heāsā¦normal. healthy. sane. you think your acquiescence to the marriage proposal has fixed a broken part of him. his smiles reach his eyes now. he tells you heās managing himself. he wants to be better for you. he will be better. itās a promise.
months later, youāve hid yourself in the bathroom, locked the door, pressed your body against it to keep azul out. your hand is gripping the door handle so tightly that your knuckles ache. on the other side, azul is whispering to you through the door, telling you heās sorry for scaring you, please come out, please forgive him, he wonāt hurt you, please give him another chance, please, please, please, please, please please, please, please, please. heās chased you into a cornerāquite literallyāand heās holding a knife. he said heād kill you if you talked to another person without his knowledge (heās been monitoring your phone and laptop usage). you spent too much time on the phone today. thatās what prompted this. too much time on the phone with a friend you havenāt talked to in months. azul is scary when he spirals. today just happened to be the worst of many bad days. youāre engaged and the wedding is in a few months. you worry whatās next. will he truly kill you? whatās he capable of when he gets like this? you hate to stay long enough to learn.
thereās no way out except into his arms. and even if you did get out and get him the help he so obviously needs, you always worry. because if you arenāt in his world, there isnāt a world. thereās just emptiness, and emptiness is not home, sweetest home for azul. if you arenāt here with him, heād rather sleep six feet deep.
so you open the door, tell him itās okay, and let him hold you tight while he sobs his sorries into your shoulder. heās shaking, but then so are you.
your world is azul. itās always been azul and it will forever be azul.
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I stumbled upon your Ruggie fic where he accidentally knocked up MC and I was like "oh my god that's a banger." Then I scrolled to your tags and I short-circuited.
AS A RIDDLE STAN??? YOU'RE SO BIG BRAINED??? LIKE ok yeah with him being the perfect kid and all and his mom I always wondered (a perfectly healthy and normal amount) what would happen if he got MC pregnant?
That Ruggie fic was so real!! So well done!! If you don't mind, could you elaborate what you think would happen with Riddle? You don't have to write a whole fic or anything! Just briefly share your thoughts with the class (me) if you would be so kind please!! š¤
Frothing at the mouth,
Riddlelover69
Hello, Riddlelover69!!! Allow me to share the thoughts. >:D
(cw: brief nsfw, female reader, accidental pregnancy, mentions of alcohol/intoxication, riddle's mother, fwb dynamic, mentions of abortion)
Riddle is floored when you break the news to him. He's in so much disbelief even after you've provided him with physical evidence (the pregnancy test). He insists you take another one just to be sure because he's so certain that you can't possibly be pregnant. He has always been so careful and responsible when the two of you were intimate; he made sure to wear protection each time and he never did anything reckless. But then the second test comes back positive and he's absolutely stunned. Where did he go wrong? How did this happen? He's never been careless. This must be a mistake!
Riddle lives in denial for three days before it occurs to him. Weeks prior to this discovery, the both of you were attending a stargazing party Cater had thrown in the Heartslabyul rose maze. He'd practically begged Riddle to let him host it. Apparently it was going to be "super cammable" and a "perfect opportunity for lots of stupid fun." Riddle should have known his angle when he slipped vodka into the fruit punch Trey made, and he should have realized the wine Cater had been discreetly serving everyone. "Stupid fun" must have meant stupid drunk. Where he even got the alcohol from was beyond Riddle. He had intended to scold him; he was ready to sever his head for breaking so many rules. But then you were passing a glass into his hand and he knew it would be wrong and inappropriate for him to drink when he was meant to be the upstanding, always obedient Housewarden.
You were smiling, nudging him playfully, saying something teasing. The two of you are close friends (fuck buddies, according to Cater), not lovers, and Riddle really shouldn't have entertained your blatant rule-breaking. But lately he's wanted to impress you; he wanted to show you that he can be coolāthat he's not always so stiff and formal and boring. Great Seven, he nearly died from the shame when you had jokingly said that to him. He doesn't want to be boring. He wants to be fun and not so awkward all the time. He wants to branch out and have a lot of friends. He wants to be effortlessly relaxed like you.
He's not, but with the music swelling in time with his heart and your own melodious laughter in his ears he could delude himself into thinking so. And foolishly Riddle broke his own moral compass, NRC's rules, Heartslabyul's rules, and even the unspoken rules put in place by his mother. And for one night you thought he was cool and so did he. And for one night he was not boring. For one night he could kiss you silly without worrying about perfecting the technique or the placement of his hands on your hips or what to do about his reputation should anyone find out (not that it mattered to you, but it meant the world to him).
One night, under an inky canvas of stars (they looked more like chips of glass to Riddle, but then his mind was foggy and his senses were all tangled and he was so obviously intoxicated, but that didn't matter; ironically enough, he was having fun breaking rules with you), he did away with formality and fucked you raw in a shadowed corner of the rose maze, far enough from any prying eyes but close enough where you could still hear the music, feel the thrum of it between the both of you.
And now, weeks later, the result of such a reckless night rears its ugly head. And oh is it ugly. He's not sure what he should do. For once in his perfect, well-tailored life, he is completely lost. He tries not to panicātries to act like everything's normal, but he has never been a particularly convincing actor and it doesn't take long for those close to him to suspect he's stressed. How you can be so calm about all of this is beyond him. You're pregnant! Aren't you worried what everyone will say and think? Aren't you even a little concerned for your future? His schedules are already complicated and cramped enough. Fitting a child in there is impossible!
And beyond all of that, past NRC's gates and all the way in the Queendom of Roses, his mother waits. He absolutely can't tell her. It's one thing to devote oneself to a no-strings-attached relationship (she would definitely disapprove of you); it's another to impregnate said friend with benefits, especially when he isn't even finished with school yet or married. He's meant to be perfect (he's not; no one is), but how can he look and be perfect if this is hanging over his head like a guillotine's blade?
His mother will definitely disown him. He can already hear her shrill screams. She'd probably say something like, "If you have the time to fool around, then you can spend that time acting like one." She wouldn't offer any support or comfort. It would just be harsh and cruel scoldings. She wouldn't acknowledge him or you. It would be so easy for her to snip him out of her life as if he was nothing more than a paper person on a chain of paper people, entirely useless and flimsy in her eyes. A failureāthat's what he would be. She couldn't boast about him to friends and coworkers. Not after this.
You have to get rid of it. He tells you this a week later when the both of you are cooped up in his room to discuss the issue at hand. Riddle has never truly argued with you, but the both of you are going back and forth over what to do with the baby and his temper is rising. For some reason you want to keep it. He's so stressed and panicked and livid. No, you're not keeping it! He tells you to stop calling the baby a "them" because it's an "it" and that's all it will ever be. You look genuinely hurt when he says that, and his chest is heaving wildly as he catches his breath, throat raw from yelling.
He...went too far. He shouldn't have said that, and even when he sees the tears in your eyes he knows right away that he's doing everything completely wrong. And you admit in a hushed, broken voice that you're scared, too. That you feel so horrible for being reckless. That you know this isn't ideal. And it occurs to Riddle then that you have never been the calm and collected person he's often admired. You are just as frenzied as him.
He exhales a slow, exhausted breath, allowing his shoulders to deflate. He apologizes for raising his voice, for saying those terrible things, for panicking. He can give you time. It's your body; you're the one carrying the baby. Naturally he thinks it should be your choice, even if he's adamant that you get rid of the baby, but Riddle hates to see you so distraught. Arguably, he hates that more than he hates this situation. And he likes you. It's always lingered in a crevice of his mind, a romantic attraction that was getting harder to snuff the longer he stayed with you, the more he got to know you, the more he allowed himself to open up to you.
He walks you back to Ramshackle Dorm. It's the polite thing to do, and the both of you are silent during the walk. He bids you a stiff, boring, hollow farewell. It's more than fleeting admiration, Riddle muses as he turns on his heel and begins the trek back to the Hall of Mirrors. But regrettably he finds himself shying away from you in the following weeks, too frightened to touch you. He can't. He doesn't want to, and he thinks it's because this mistake is too life-altering for him to confront.
He broaches the subject to Trey some time later with a vague, yet extremely convoluted hypothetical: "If you did something wrong and another person was affected by it and the both of you were left with a difficult decision, would you let the other person make the final choice?" Trey considers it, always so level-headed and logical. He asks what this difficult decision entails. Riddle chews his lip, peers into his teacup, and mutters something about life and death and embryos and the science behind reproduction and how long it takes for something to be considered humanāto be considered conscious and aliveāand what one should do when contemplating such a thing and...he's rambling.
Trey gives him that lookāthat hardened stare that pierces his soul and seems to know of every secret he's kept buried (Cater calls it the "dad stare"āwhatever that means). He knows. Riddle is a poor liar. Trey doesn't say it, but when he asks, "Who?" Riddle knows what the question means. He wrings his hands under the table, clasping and unclasping them. They're shaking; he's on the verge of tears. He whispers your name.
Trey lets the admission settle like sediment on the sea floor. He nods, hums, stirs the batter for the cake he's currently baking, and then hums some more. "I can't give you an answer," he eventually says, offering a sympathetic frown. "Sorry." He tries to say more, but nothing comes out and instead he returns to whisking, allowing the silence to console Riddle instead. It doesn't work as intended.
Riddle holds his head in his hands, elbows propped on the marble surface of the island. In the Heartslabyul kitchen, where everything smells so sugary sweet, he cries. He's never felt more lost.
Riddle can't avoid you forever. That same day he approaches you and tells you that if you're so determined to keep the baby you will have to convince him. Whether that's by powerpoint or bribery (at this point he's desperate to adopt your views, so please, by all means, bribe him with sweets and let him drown in sugar so that he can ignore the looming threat of his mother back home), he's willing to hear you out. It's only fair, and if the two of you can reach a decision (preferably as soon as possible) he can start planning ahead. You're not sure how you should go about convincing him, so in the meantime Riddle resolves to read up on pregnancy, if only to further educate himself.
He scours the library for information and finds Lilia who is, arguably, as ancient as some of these textbooks and might be a reliable source of information. Riddle doesn't intend to tell him anything, but when Lilia offers to aid him in what he notes looks like a "very important search" Riddle submits.
It doesn't take Lilia long to put a few clues together when Riddle tells him he's looking for books about child care and pregnancy. It also doesn't take him long to theorize who might be carrying a child. For some reason Riddle feels ashamed as he quietly admits the truth, thus confirming all of Lilia's suspicions. Somehow telling Lilia this feels like telling a parent or an adult or some authority figure; he expects a scolding. Instead Lilia smiles warmly and tells Riddle that children are like miracles: sometimes you can plan for them and other times you cannot, but what's most miraculous is the bond forged between those who raise a child. They are tough work and you might encounter many troubles and doubts along the way. But if you can look for happiness in miraculous, magical mistakes, you will find love. Riddle stares at him, dumbfounded. Is Lilia really just a third year?
The first time you try to convince him is with a poorly assembled slideshow displaying the benefits of keeping the child. "Think of the cute clothes we can get!" you say, to which Riddle responds with, "Think of the expenses, (Name)." You are not one to give up, puffing your cheeks out at him. He rolls his eyes, but he sits up straight and continues to listen, watching as you click through images of firsts. First loose tooth. First day of school. First drawing. First handprint and footprint. First word. First laugh. The list is endless, apparently, and so is Riddle's sanity as he endures it. But he's smiling as he watches your wild gesticulations.
The second time you try to convince him is just as bad, if not worse, than the first time. "Riddle me this, Riddle," you say while he's in the middle of studying. He does not want to riddle you anything, but he listens anyway. He always does. "You plus me equals..."
"That is not a riddle. That's an equation," he corrects, not yet taking his eyes off the page. "And it equals trouble. Nothing good."
You're silent for too long, so finally he turns to look at you. Your eyes are glued to your phone. Riddle furrows his brow. Did he say something wrong? Was he too mean?
"All right, I got it! Riddle me this. One plus one equals three."
"Again, another equation."
"Not true! This article says it's a pregnancy riddle, not an equation."
"Did you...look up riddles?"
"Pregnancy riddles, yes. They're not really good."
Riddle scrubs at his face, suddenly weary. "Three is too big a number."
"Maybe for you, but not for me."
There should only be two, he thinks. You and me. But even that is a troublesome combination.
The third time you try to convince him is with a box of mini tarts, all in various flavors. He peers at them and then at you. You're rocking back and forth on your heels, eagerly awaiting his reaction. When he doesn't immediately give one, you groan and sink into the chair beside him. "Can I please keep the baby?"
Riddle snorts through a laugh and then clears his throat, neutralizes his amused expression, and says, "Resorting to begging already? And you were so confident last week."
You huff and slouch in your seat. He intends to correct you, but then you're stuffing a tart in his mouth. "I would look cute pregnant, wouldn't I?" you ask, batting your eyelashes and catching him so off guard he chokes on his bite of tart. Riddle sputters, his face the color of roses, and stands from his chair, promptly excusing himself.
You are a nuisance, but he agrees. You would look very cute.
The fourth time you try to convince him is with the help of Trey. "Trey can make the sweets for the baby shower," you say. Your grip on Trey's forearm suggests he is not a willing participant in...whatever this is, but it has Riddle quirking a fond smile.
He folds his arms across his chest and glances between you and Trey, his next words addressing the latter. "You would do that?"
Trey grins boyishly and responds with, "If I had to."
You tut at him. "Trey, we rehearsed this. You're supposed to say, 'I'll make a strawberry tart so big it'll need to sit on two tables.'"
Riddle's laughter surprises both you and Trey, and as he wipes an invisible tear from his eye, he says with a playful smirk, "I'll hold you to it when the time comes, Trey."
As he makes his graceful departure, he hears your disbelieving exclamation: "Do you think it worked?!"
The fifth time you try to convince Riddle is in the bedroom. You're lying on your side, peering at him with a silly, sex-drunk smile. "What if we got married?"
"We have to," he mumbles absentmindedly, his mind replaying the past few minutes in a loop. He wonders if he was too rough. He doesn't want to hurt the baby... What is he thinking? There's still time to get rid of it. It doesn't matter if he was rough (it does; he's worrying).
"Really?" Your eyes are blown wide. "You'd actually marry me?"
Riddle gazes at you, collecting context clues to comprehend your angle. "I should be asking you that question."
"Why? I would marry you, not your mother."
"You might as well be, though," he mutters bitterly, glaring at the canopy that envelops his bed. "I'm aware she is not an ideal in-law."
"Then we'll run away. You, me, and Baby Riddle."
"That is a horrible name." He peers at you, his features softening. "We're not calling the baby Baby Riddle."
"Why not? It's cute."
"Hardly." His gaze travels to your stomach. Soon you'll show and when you're round enough it'll be impossible to hide this secret. "Well... Humor me. Where would we go if we ran away?"
"Anywhere you'd like." He opens his mouth to stop your wild imagination, but you beat him to it. "'Think of the expenses, (Name)!' Just hear me out. Anywhere could mean anywhere, but it could also mean nowhere. And maybe nowhere is our anywhere."
Riddle chuckles. "You sound just like Che'nya."
"Do you think he knows?"
"Possibly."
"Really?"
"He's anywhere and nowhere."
"Cheeky..." You shuffle closer to him, pressing your forehead against his. "So cheeky."
Riddle wants to say it. He wants to empty his heart right here, right now. He loves you and, though it took some time to warm up to the idea, he wants to start a family with you. He wants to be more than friends. He wants to marry you and experience all of your child's firsts alongside you. It doesn't matter if his mother disapproves because this is arguably the best mistake he's made in a while. A miraculous, magical mistake.
Before you can swallow the words in a kiss, he blurts them hastily. "I... I love you." But there's more, and perhaps he's confined himself in a misleading dream when reality and encroaching worries melt away. But he needs to tell you. "And I... I really want to be a father. A-And I want you to be a mother! I don't care about what others will say anymore. Admittedly, it was...fun to misbehave with you that night. It certainly wasn't responsible, but I enjoyed it. Far more than I should have." That last part is murmured, but you catch it. Riddle finds your hands under the covers and squeezes them. "You've convinced me. I'd like to start a family with you."
You smile and then tears are spilling and then you're smiling again. He knows he's crying because his eyes are wet and glassy, and for a while the two of you cling to each other, sobbing about everything and nothing, laughing through blubbery cries.
And Riddle realizes three isn't a big number. Rather, it's a pleasant number. Not perfect because nothing truly is, but it's more than enough for him. And that's really all that matters right now.