Sooo, I was browsing Tumblr when I came across your Riddle-themed profile (absolutely gorgeous, btw!!) and I couldn't resist making a request!
Imagine our rose boy with a reader who finds him incredibly cute and loves listening to him ramble on endlessly about the rules of Heartslabyul!
So the reader is there, staring all lovestruck and silly at Riddle, who gets annoyed thinking we're not paying attention. Then he asks a series of questions about everything he was saying, and the reader gets them all right because they were paying close attention to Riddle's explanation, concluding by saying that he's adorable talking about the rules!
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⋮ ⌗ ┆Featuring : Riddle Rosehearts & You!
⋆.˚ Synopsis - You were merely admiring the housewarden of heartslabyul while listening adoringly with the way he speaks about rules. That is, until he noticed and thought you weren't paying attention to what he was saying.
⋆˙⟡ — Note ! I truly hope that you like this one! And thank you for the complement and for requesting ! and I'm very sorry if this took me awhile to finish ( ;´ - `;)
Now how did Riddle even managed to get here in the first place... Looking back, it all started from the other day when you casually asked on a random tuesday if he could explain the 810 rules of the Queen of Hearts. So as someone who lives and breathes those laws, Riddle had practically beamed at your curiosity.
He figured it would be wonderful for someone, even outside of Heartslabyul, to truly understand and respect the regulations, even if they weren't strictly enforced outside the dorm.
So, he agreed to your request and now, here he is sitting in beside you as he explains each rule.
"...and thus, for rle number 703 states that whoever comes in 2nd place during a croquet match must serve tea to the Queen the next day"
Riddle pauses, crossing his arms and his chest puffing out with pride. With the way he's talking so fucking passionately, you can think that the person your talking to is someone different from the strict (but also trying to be lenient) housewarden of heartslabyul but a boy who's just really passionate to what he loves.
BUT UGH, The red head boy is just so cute! You sit on the cr couch, your chin resting in your free hand, staring at him with a hopelessly lovestruck smile that hasn't left your face for awhile. The way his grey eyes light up when he speaks, the way he gestures with his gloved hands, and also the small pout of his lips of you looked really closely (which is definitely a massive trigger for your cuteness aggression).
You REALLY are fighting the urge to just stop everything and just grab his face as you shower him with all the affection that you have. However, with great self controlbthatbyou somehow still have in your body and soul you managed to contain it. Besides you might have a high chance to get collared if you did that.
Though, with the way your currently acting Infront of Riddle. He then notices your expression and stopped talking. His eyebrows twitch and his eyes narrow into a stern glare as a faint yet frustrated blush creeps up to his neck.
"[Name], Are you even listening to me?!" Riddle huffs, tapping his heel against the floor. "You’ve been staring into space with that ridiculous look on your face for quite awhile now! I am here trying to educate you with the rules of the queen of hearts since you asked kindly, but with the way your dozing off gives it out a sign that you are getting uninterested to know more"
You blink, broken out of your trance as a rush of red came to your face. You flinch a bit at the sharp tone of his voice, sitting up straight as you try to defend yourself. "Hey! W-wait a second! I am listening!"
He tthen urns his body fully toward you, leaning in just a fraction closer. His sharp eyes are practically burning with irritation and sheer stubbornness.
"If you are listening then let's test out your knowledge," Riddle demands, a challenge dripping from his tone. "Do tell me what does rule number 228 and 304 clearly state" He gives out a small smirk as he thinks that he got you cornered by asking you what those two rules are.
Besides, he has a feeling that you won't be able to answer him since your been staring mindlessly for almost 10 minutes, and at him at best! But somehow with the way you stare at him, he kinda sees it a bit adorable... AHEM, ANYWAYS, going back to the situation in hand, You swallow hard, with the way riddle is asking you is giving a feeling that you're on trial.
But remembering with the way Riddle gave out each specific details with rules along with his adorable rambling. Slowly but surely your nervous state begun to vanish as your smile returns to your face with full force.
"Rule number 228 says that you must not pick flowers from the garden on Wednesdays," you say smoothly, Riddle’s smirk begins to falter. "And for rule number 304, On days when a hedgehog sneezes, all card soldiers must sing a song together."
You lean in just a little closer to him on the couch with a triumph smirk on your face "So my Queen, did I have it all correct?"
Riddle completely freezes. He blinks once, twice, his mind desperately trying to process the fact that you didn't just remember it and quoted what his beloved are rules back to him flawlessly.
"Y-You..." Riddle stammers, his arms dropping awkwardly to his lap as his brain shorts out. "You actually remembered all of that? Down to the exact rule number?!"
"Of course I did!" you exclaimed with that incredibly affectionate tone in your voice. You lean your head closer, your eyes practically sparkling as you look at his profile. "Do feel free and try to test me more if you truly think I'm not listening to you"
"Then what's rule number 256!"
"Simple! You must not drink lemonade with honey past 8 PM"
"Rule number 648!"
"You must brush your teeth two times on nights when you eat turkey"
Looking at you in disbelief Riddle shook his head in defeat as he let out a sigh. "How could someone like you somehow manage to remember the rules even if your mind were somewhere else" he asked in irritation, to which your smile could only get even more wider than before.
"Well how could I not? I was listening to every single word that you said. Honestly, Riddle... You were just so damn adorable when you ramble about the rules! You're so passionate about them, and the way you get so focused is just the cutest thing ever." You rambled as inside you, your self restraint has now broken into bits as you put your hand onto his head and caressing it gently.
And this action did it, you just made THE Riddle Rosehearts speechless with what you just said as his entire face turns the exact shade of his hair (maybe in a much more darker shade). Because he's sitting right next to you, you watched how the blush has spread rapidly from his cheeks, diving straight down his neck and coloring the very tips of his ears.
"HA?! A-A-Adorable?!" Riddle squeaks, his voice cracking. He flinches away from you, scrambling to the absolute opposite end of the couch as he instinctively hoists both gloved hands up to cover the lower half of his burning face.
"This is utterly ridiculous! This must be a severe rule violation!" he sputters from his corner of the couch, though there is absolutely zero bite behind his words now. Just pure and a utterly flusterd tone
His body is trembling as his eyes darting to the floor, to the tea set, to the curtainsm everywhere just not at you!. "T... There must be a rule unspoken rule about this!" He trails off completely, utterly defeated by the fact that your lovestruck gaze hasn't wavered for a single second and leaving him entirely at the mercy of your affection on the lounge sofa.
So slowly and gently, you reach out and wrap your fingers around his wrists. Riddle tenses, but he doesn't pull away as you nudge his hands down, forcing him to look at you. His grey eyes are wide, glassy with embarrassment, and utterly captivated.
"You know.. I really can't help but be drawn to you" you murmur. With the use of your free hand to gently cup his cheek, your thumb brushing over his warm skin. "I mean it. Seeing how much you care about the rules, and how hard you work to keep everything perfect... it's amazing. But the way your eyes light up when you talk about them? That part is just for me to admire."
Riddle's brain completely shorts circut for the second time for this whole fricking day. So there you have it folks, you managed to have THE Riddle Rosehearts aka the housewarden of heartslabyul entirely speechless. His lips part slightly, a quiet, breathless sound escaping him as he stares at your hopelessly adoring face
"You are... incredibly unfair," he mumbles. The words are entirely devoid of his usual bite, sounding instead like a soft, breathless surrender as his head sinks just a tiny bit heavier into the comforting warmth of your palm.
You can't help the soft giggle that escapes you, your thumb giving his cheek one last, affectionate squeeze. "Well, I can't really help that," you reply playfully, your smile widening as you drink in the beautiful flustered sight of him.
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