Michael Kaiser x Asexual Reader | Headcanons
A/N: Happy Pride Month, guuuys! 💜 As an asexual person, it just felt right to write this.
Not gonna lie, I kind of need something like this in my life, so I hope some of you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
When Kaiser first asks you out and you tell him you're asexual, he just stares at you for a moment
Not because he's upset, he's just processing what you are saying, staying silent for a second
When you then nervously explain what being asexual means and immediately start preparing yourself for disappointment or rejection, he's almost offended that you think this would scare him away
"That's what you're worried about?"
The question catches you off guard
Kaiser has always been someone who chooses very deliberately and he chose you
"You being asexual doesn't suddenly make me stop liking you."
He absolutely notices when you seem nervous bringing up boundaries
Especially early in the relationship
Every time you hesitate before saying you're uncomfortable with something, his expression gets a little more irritated
Not at you but more at the fact that you're expecting him to react badly
"You're allowed to tell me no."
The first time he says it it's blunt, like it should just be obvious
"I don't know who convinced you that your comfort is negotiable, but it definitely isn't."
It's one of those moments where Kaiser accidentally says something incredibly reassuring without even realizing just how much that means to you
Kaiser is surprisingly attentive when it comes to learning what affection actually means to you and what you enjoy
Not what other people expect from a relationship but actually what makes you feel fulfilled in this relationship
Maybe it's sitting together in comfortable silence
Maybe it's listening to you ramble about your interests
Maybe it's even you guys having some make-out sessions
He starts collecting those things, memorizing them
The same way he memorizes weaknesses on a football field
Except this time he's learning all the things that make you smile and let you feel loved when being with him
He gets very possessive about one specific thing:
People making assumptions about your relationship
If someone starts implying that your relationship must be lacking something because you're asexual, Kaiser becomes unbearable
The kind of unbearable that comes with a terrifying smile
That's usually how it starts
"So you've decided you're an expert on my relationship?"
Nobody enjoys the conversation after that except Kaiser probably
He secretly loves that you're comfortable enough to be completely honest with him
Kaiser is used to people pretending
Around relationships that feel conditional
So the fact that you trusted him with something vulnerable means more than he'll ever admit
Sometimes after you already dated for a while he catches himself thinking about the moment you told him
The way you looked so nervous but you trusted him anyway
If you're ever insecure about being asexual, Kaiser notices
He always notices when something is wrong with you
Because it means escaping the conversation becomes impossible
He'll corner you on the couch, or trap you between him and a kitchen counter, staring until you finally talk
"It's more helpful than whatever nonsense you're currently telling yourself."
Eventually the truth comes out
Maybe you're worried you're difficult to love
Maybe you're worried you're not enough
Maybe someone said something that got under your skin
And Kaiser just looks at you
Like he's trying to understand how you could possibly believe that
"You realize I wake up every day and choose you."
His voice is quieter then
"Nobody is forcing me to be with you."
"Then stop acting like you're some burden that I'm forced to tolerate."
Kaiser becomes very protective of your identity
Not in a weird way, more in a "nobody gets to make you feel small for this" way
If someone says something dismissive, he remembers
If someone makes you uncomfortable, he remembers
If someone treats your orientation like a phase or a problem to solve, he definitely remembers
Kaiser already struggles with letting go of things and this is more than enough of a reason for him to hold a grudge
One of the softest things about him is that he never treats your asexuality like a flaw he has to work around
It isn't an obstacle and definitely not a inconvenience
It isn't something he tolerates because he loves you, to him, it's simply part of you that he has no problem with
And Kaiser has never been interested in loving people in pieces
If he's going to love someone, he loves the whole person
Every wonderful part no matter how easy or complicated
Sometimes when it's just you two late a t night lying together in your bed, him pulling you against his chest so that you can't look at his face he can be really honest
"You know what I like about you?"
He takes a moment to answer
"You never tried to become someone else."
"Everyone spends so much time trying to be what people want."
"You just told me who you were."
"I think that's my favorite thing about you."
