#ahool x reader

You decided to approach the ahool tavern owner. 

Grabbing your glass, you slid further down the bar, next to the witch. The witch gave you a knowing look and grinned at the owner, tipping their hat teasingly and walking off. The ahool rolled her eyes and grumbled before turning to you, putting on a smile. 

“Evening. Nice to see you again.” she said formally. You chuckled and nodded to her, returning the polite smile with your own. Rosalia had mentioned that she was a bit hard to get to know, but it was worth a shot. 

“That’s me! I’m (Name), nice to meet you!” “Mm. Rosalia mentioned that. I’m Hazel.” she said, wiping down the bar around you. You smiled slightly. At least she told you her name...

You continued to try and talk to her, mostly getting one or two word responses while she worked. After a bit, you looked over to Rosalia for help. She smiled and gave you a thumbs up, encouraging you to keep trying. You nodded and gave her a thumbs up back. Maybe you just needed to try talking about something else.

“I’ve never been in a tavern like this before. Well, I’ve been in taverns, just not one with the same ‘vibe’ as this one.” you explained, nervously stuttering out the second bit. Hazel paused her cleaning and looked up finally, meeting your eyes with her piercing black ones. You shivered slightly; it kind of felt like she was looking into your soul as she studied you. Almost as if she was trying to read your mind or something. 

“...I wanted it to have a sort of warmth, I guess. I need to keep the lights low so I don’t hurt my eyes too much. So, candles were the first thing we thought of. Everything else just sort of...fell into place.” she said slowly, finally putting her cleaning rag down and leaning against the bar. She continued to quietly talk about the tavern, from the name (which Kinder had suggested as a joke, but it had stuck) to the decor (Rosalia and she had picked it out and Owin, an artificer, had built it for them). It was interesting to hear how she had built the tavern from the ground up and how it ended up finding a comfortable spot in the hearts of the townspeople. What felt like mere minutes passed before Rosalia came by and whispered something to Hazel. Whatever it was made Hazel’s cheeks flush slightly, hard to see under her fur but definitely there. 

“Ah..I lost track of time. It’s closing so...I’ll see you tomorrow?” she asked nervously, glancing from the bar to your face repeatedly. You smiled brightly and nodded eagerly. She had asked you to come back! That meant you somehow managed to make a good  impression on her. She smiled slightly and started to clean again, waving to you as you left, closing the door behind you. Once outside, you grinned and fist pumped to the sky. Success! As you walked home, you couldn’t control your wide grin.