#floyd leech fluff

Your legs spread slightly to allow him to settle between them. The soft kiss at the corner of your lips had become something more as you leaned toward him, seeking more. Azul pulled back slightly to slide his glasses off his face, placing them on the desk before attacking your lips again. He rarely let himself lose control, but since you two had begun your relationship, it seemed to be happening more often than he cared to admit, perhaps because he liked your touch too much, even if he wouldn't say so aloud.

“Someone might come in,” he murmured, more to himself, as he pulled back enough to feel his lips brush against your cheek. You gasped for air, trying to catch your breath, and a wave of heat began to build in your belly. “You look so beautiful, my pearl,” he murmured against your skin. Azul took a breath, trying to control his thoughts. The mere thought of losing control like this seemed unacceptable, yet any sane thought vanished the moment he felt your fingers grip his jacket, pushing him back to your lips.

His gloved hands gripped your hips with a possessiveness that bordered on desperation, yet he never lost the gentleness he always had with you. Azul knew he had to be reasonable, but he couldn't think of anything but your lips against his. When had he let himself be consumed by you like this?

── Jade Leech

ෆ with Jade, it seems a bit more planned, probably happening during one of your breaks at the end of the day—those little moments that seem to be planned just for the two of you.

It started with a simple touch, one of those times when he seems to let his guard down just for a few seconds with you. Jade wasn't usually very affectionate in public. Of course he'd put his arm around your waist or leave little kisses on your knuckles, and sometimes he'd even let you cling to him when you were feeling particularly clingy, but other than that, he rarely kissed you like that.

It had begun as a simple, quiet kiss, his lips brushing against the skin of your neck, taking the time to inhale your scent before tracing a gentle path to your jaw. You felt his sharp teeth graze your warm skin, enjoying for a second the way you tensed beneath him, so often forgetting how dangerous his teeth could be. Finally, his lips found yours in a gentle kiss, his tongue slipping into your mouth, finding yours a few seconds later. One of his gloved hands slid to the back of your neck, trying to deepen the kiss.

Your fingers brushed against the fabric of his suit before moving up to the collar of his shirt as if you were trying to find a way to hold on to him, until your arms finally moved up to encircle his neck in an attempt to erase any minimal distance between you two. You felt the way he seemed to give in to you for a few seconds before his grip on your waist became firm again.

The air left in your lungs was almost nonexistent now, and he noticed it immediately because of the way your grip around him tightened slightly. Jade pulled away, letting you catch your breath, looking at the new color in your lips and the way your chest rose and fell due to your ragged breathing. One of his hands moved up, the fabric of the gloves brush against your chin, causing your eyes to meet his before that smile—which used to frighten you when he was just a stranger—appeared in your field of vision. How could a human make him lose control like that, even for just a second?

The tea Jade had prepared so carefully, knowing it was your favorite, was completely forgotten as you sought his lips once more.

── Floyd Leech

ෆ with Floyd, it's more spontaneous; he's never cared about showing affection in public, not even when other people are around, and this is no exception. However, it would probably happen when the two of you are alone in his room, perhaps about to fall asleep, in those moments when he's clinging to you with no intention of letting go.

It was supposed to have started with a slow kiss. You first felt Floyd's teeth graze your cheek before tracing a small path to your lips. You thought it was just a simple goodnight kiss, but you hadn't expected it to escalate any further, perhaps too quickly, because you couldn't even remember when you'd slipped on top of him.

His hands settled on your hips, trying to hold you steady, but in those moments you could feel the way he was squeezing you lightly, not enough to hurt you. Never enough to hurt you. A gasp escaped your lips, smothered by his mouth as you felt him close any space between you two. Floyd chuckled as he felt you shift on top of him, trying to get more comfortable, letting him know you had no intention of pulling away.

His lips attacked yours again, your fingers digging into his hair, trying to pull him closer as if it were even possible. There was barely any air left in your lungs, but you had no intention of pulling away, instead, it was Floyd who pulled back from your lips just enough to let you breathe again. It was then that you felt his sharp teeth slide across your mouth, grazing your lower lip, wondering if he was going to sink them in slightly.

Sometimes he forgot how much air humans needed; it wasn't until he saw his girlfriend on his lap, gasping for breath, that he remembered.

Jade? Goodness, he's far beyond being jealous. Of course, the emotion is natural. He's known that from observing so many land-dwelling folk, as well as territorial mers. But he understands you full well. He knows how deeply infatuated the two of you are with each other, even if he does occasionally get on your nerves. But that's what makes you like him so much, isn't it? So, despite how fun being jealous sounds, he thinks he'd like to keep being the most trustworthy of gentlemen. He trusts you to be in love with him just as much as he is with you—

"You sure you like him? Isn't Jade a little... I don't know, boring? I could entertain you more than that."

...

Pardon?

Jade, who doesn't think it's particularly possible for him to get jealous, only to turn around and ask you what makes the other party entertaining, hm? Is it the hair, or perhaps the very exhausting way they talk? Do you truly think they're interesting? He's not boring you, is he? He can assure you he's quite fun to be with, so... Tell him he's not boring, okay?

"Hm, maybe that guy is more interesting— J-Jade? Where are you going? I was just joking...! "

The next day, your admirer is met with a looming eel at his door.

"Shall I show you how boring I am?" ... Next time you see the guy, he's profusely apologizing while giving you all the money in his wallet, all while Jade gives you happiest smile you've seen on him yet.

Floyd experiences jealousy a lot more easily than the others. Maybe it's from his ever-so flippant move, or just the fact that he doesn't really share unless he feels like it. You're not an object, and he knows that full well. So, he knows he shouldn't get all worked up over some nobody trying to get your attention. Does he actually listen to that, though? Nope. Tells you being jealous is for boring people only to sling his arm around you and directly say, "I'm jealous" in the next second.

"Floyd's always switching up on you, yeah? I promise I'd stay the same if—" The stranger's sentence is quickly cut short when he sees Floyd swing around you, arm snuggly wrapped around your shoulder. How on earth did he not notice the six-foot man at your side...!?

"Who are you again?" The guy stutters and runs away on sight. Meanwhile, you're asking him why he scared away your lab partner. "Wha? You like that guy more than me? You're gonna make all sad..."

"I never said that. He's just a bit calmer sometimes, is all—Are you pouting...?"

...

The next time you see him, he's as silent as can be. And when you ask why...

"You said you liked boring guys better." You definitely did not, but you should've known he'd say that... If you tell him the whole reason you even hang out with him in the first place is that he's interesting, he's immediately jumping you. He's wrapping his arms around you to pull you in closer while you wonder if he really was upset about something so small...

Next time you see your lab partner, he's sliding you his phone with shaky hands.

"J-Just sell it and keep the money for yourself..."

due to floyd’s unpredictable nature and fickle attention span, it’s extremely difficult for anyone to capture and keep his attention for more than a few weeks at a time — unless you happen to be particularly interesting to him for one reason or another, like riddle who he rather enjoys bothering or azul who he has maintained a close relationship with since childhood. that being said, once you’ve gone far enough to capture this moray’s heart and eye then you’ll find him to be a shockingly loyal partner — because once floyd has committed to dating you he is fully invested in you relationship… so yeah, good luck ever getting rid of him because once you’re his, that’s it

congratulations on being promoted to floyd’s new favourite person to terrorise/tease/torment. say your farewells to your personal space and sense of peace now because you will no longer be needing them. but, hey, he’s only doing it because he loves you and, unlike his previous victims, he will tone it down or give you a bit of a break if you tell him that you’re genuinely getting upset or overwhelmed — because floyd’s just having fun and it stops being amusing to him when you’re sad (how… considerate?)

no, he will not give you a ‘normal’ pet name. you’re ‘shrimpy’ until you die, that’s non-negotiable. though he will sometimes specify it a bit more and call you ‘my shrimpy’ instead, usually if he’s either jealous or in a very pouty or clingy mood. honestly you shouldn’t have expected anything different from him…

the only thing that will consistently lift his mood no matter how pouty or angry or low energy he may have been before, is being able to see you and squeeze cuddle you to his heart’s content. it’s to the point where both azul and jade have your number and have taken to calling you into the lounge whenever floyd is slacking just to ensure that they can make it through the dinner rush without losing profit

he’s very physically affectionate with you, both in public and in private, to the point where you could easily call him clingy. whenever you’re in his space you can bet every thaumark and sorcent in your name that he’s gonna be grabbing you, squeezing you, leaning his whole weight onto you, and just generally treating you like a living stuffed animal until he’s physically dragged away from you for one reason or another — which would be very cute if he wasn’t over six foot tall and heavy enough to easily pin you to the nearest surface with very little effort on his end

he also bites you. a lot. like, a lot a lot. sometimes in very visible spots, but he’ll also settle for wherever he can reach whenever the urge to do so happens to arise. it’s mostly an instinctual thing that he can’t really fight, but it’s also something that he just generally likes to do for his own amusement — he likes the squeeky sounds you make when you’re startled, basically

nothing sours his mood quite like seeing someone flirting with you, threatening you, or otherwise making you uncomfortable or upset. and floyd has no problem threatening or outright physically attacking anyone that he catches doing any of those things, or even that he hears about secondhand from you or someone else present after the fact. he’s just protective over you, is all — nobody gets to upset his shrimpy and get away with it

he frequently skips his shifts at the lounge to hang out with you, and even more often than that he’ll just dip out part way through his shift because he started to miss you and decided to go and seek you out for whatever reason. yes this drives azul mad. no he has not been able to stop him. at this point he’s genuinely considering paying you to stay at the lounge during floyd’s shifts just to stop their head chef from straight up leaving the establishment when he’s meant to be working

you are one of the few things that floyd is genuinely really interested in and, as such, he has excellent memory recall for the things he notices about you or that you tell him — including seemingly minor details that most people would have either forgotten or never noticed in the first place. he never makes a big deal out of it either, just puts what he knows to good use or maybe drops a teasing remark that references something you mentioned offhandedly ages ago, and never brings it up again. it’s shocking how sweet he can be when it matters

floyd’s fascination with shoes will eventually get to you, either naturally over time as you start to slowly amass a collection of more comfortable and higher quality footwear under his and his mother’s guidance, or by force as he takes one look at your shoes that are basically falling apart and drags you out shopping for replacements. and as this is one of the things that he actually takes seriously you can guarentee that you’ll end up with shoes that actually fit well, work perfectly for their intended purpose, and are really comfortable to wear

his favourite places to kiss you are your lips and your throat, and he much prefers to take you by surprise when kissing you so… do with that whatever you will

on a semi-related note, once he heard about the idea of a ‘good luck kiss’ he swiftly decided that he simply couldn’t do anything without getting one from you. be that a game of basketball (which he expects you to attend, of course), a test, a shift at the lounge, or literally anything else. ideally on the lips, but he’ll settle for the cheek if you’re both in a rush (but not without pouting for a bit afterwards)

he will be dragging you with him to the coral sea during the next break — after all, the place is super boring to him and having you there is sure to keep things interesting! oh and his parents have been pestering him (and getting jade to pester him on their behalf) about getting to meet you. so really it’s a win-win. also you don’t really have a choice… so… best to start practicing your swimming because you are going to need it

if you ask him for help studying he’ll accept in a heartbeat, if only because you make the material a hundred times more interesting to look through. but be warned, the second his interest in the text books starts to wane he will be bothering you until you agree to take a break with him — which always means just giving up on studying for the day and going to do something more fun

you and jade are the only ones who he’ll let close enough to try and fix his clothes — i.e. tying his tie, adjusting his collar, tucking in his shirt, etc. — but, unfortunately for you, your efforts rarely last longer than a handful of minutes before he gets bored and goes back to how he usually wears his uniform. at least you tried?

he’s all about spontaneous and exciting dates, and never plans things with you in advance unless it’s an important date or a limited time event you both want to see (he can put in effort like this when he wants to, he just very rarely sees the point is all). think along the lines of rollercoaster hopping at a theme park, being dragged halfway across sage island to go bungee jumping, attending a festival together, and so on. most of the time you’ll have no idea where you’re going or why until you’re there, which is great for floyd because he loves your authentic reactions — but if you’re genuinely terrified of doing something he’ll respect that and pivot to finding something else you can both enjoy (again, he does actually love you and that makes him more willing to compromise than he would be otherwise)

he has never been the sort that minces his words and he will tell you if he thinks you’re doing something stupid (and lovingly bully you when you make a silly mistake). but he’s also very upfront about telling you when you’ve done well in his eyes, and praises you accordingly in his own floyd leech way, so there’s that

openly being involved with floyd will result in the vast majority of people at night raven college avoiding you and keeping their interactions with you as brief as physically possible. even including your friends for a time before they had the chance to adjust to their new reality — especially if you’re of the habit of befriending the more easily frightened sort

will cook your favourite meals for you whenever you visit the lounge, even if it means going entirely off menu and sending some poor student out on an ingredient run to do so. he’s just that committed to you (and to annoying the living daylights out of azul who hates when he does this, but that’s more of an unintended plus for him than an actual reason why he does this)

He’ll jam his face towards you at any given moment and flash you one of his playful smiles, the one he knows will get you squealing and cooing and pinching his cheeks. He actively seeks out your attention, grabbing it from anyone else who may be in your general vicinity with a smug grin on his face.

This is a headcanon I’ve had for a while, but Floyd loves being referred to as little. It’s just so silly! He’s giant in and out of the water, with a muscular physique made for cutting through the ocean and snatching up fish, every feature made to be a predator, and yet here you are!

You coddle him and squish him, repeating over and over just how cute he is, whenever he laughs or tries something new or gets just a little grumpy. His shrill voice teasing you for being so affectionate only earns more praise from you.

Azul will find a way to maximize your “babying” of Floyd, mark my words. You’ll be brought into the lounge if it looks like he’s running out of steam or getting agitated, just so you can see him doing whatever and get all worked up about it.

Jade thinks it's amusing, to be honest. Especially when you coo and call his brother little. He knows it's not condescending, but he may pretend to be offended just to get a reaction out of you. Too bad for him, you know his game by now!

Floyd would adore a partner like this, someone so openly affectionate with him and proud to be around him. It would keep him on his toes and the praise would go straight to his head, what more could he want?

"Ah, Shrimpyyyy~!" Practically flopping over your lap with his damp jersey that clung to his torso and the towel around his neck that he obviously used to only dry his face and the mess of his hair, strands sticking to his forehead.

"Nee, i did so good today! Dunked so hard i almost broke the pole! Not my fault though...i was just excited~"

"I know you were amazing but you're wetting my clothes Floyd!"

"Ehhh? Sorry (Name)..." he mumbled with a pout, properly straightening his posture as he was ready to use his towel to dry your uniform before you interrupted him.

His pouting face was cute and his little confusing expression was too! And like it was a habit, you brought your hand up to his cheeks to cup and lightly squeeze them. At your actions, Floyd's usual grin graced his face with a faint pink.

"'was only thinkin' about you the whole time...is this one of my rewards? With a kiss too?"

"Haha, you like being greedy hm..."