"I like you" "We are already dating"
Pairing: Alhaitham, Diluc, Jing Yuan, & Luocha x AFAB!Reader
W.C:
Content: The men tell you they like you, even though you are already dating.
Tags: Fluff, domestic life, possibly ooc alhaitham and diluc, gifts (luocha), headcanon
A/N: Please don't ask why each part seemed to have gotten longer and longer, blame jing yuan
You sat, rested against the headrest of your bed. The book in your hand took all your attention as you read the contents at your own pace. Digesting each word, you were hooked onto each sentence like a fish caught on a string, just waiting to be pulled out of the water and into the fresh air its body was not designed to inhale. Yet just feeling the breeze through the skin was enough to make you feel alive, even when you are about to die.Ā
āHey, [name], you got a minute?āĀ
āHm?ā You sounded out, not looking up from the book you were reading. You feel the bed dip beside you before feeling a head place itself on your shoulder. Without a word, you raise your opposite hand to comb through the personās hair; Alhaithamās hair.Ā
His arm wrapped around your waist, looping under your arms that held your book. He then raised a leg to place on top of yours, cuddling himself into you with a breath of relief against your neck. Alhaithamās body quickly relaxed against yours, feeling the effects of the day wash from him once he made physical contact with you.Ā
After a moment of comfortable silence, and a moment of you thinking your partner had gone to sleep from how quiet he was, Alhaitham spoke up. āYou know I like you, right?ā His voice, silent like a whisper with some hesitancy laced with it. As if he was whispering a secret to you that you didnāt know, even though you completely know.Ā
You smiled slightly at that. You combed your hand through his hair one last time before releasing his hair. You moved your hand from his hair to cup his cheek, you turned his head to look at you clearly. Your hands were soft as you looked at Alhaitham with a loving gaze. āDear, we are already dating.āĀ
Alhaitham blinked. His gaze longing, searching through yours before leaning closer to you, lips inches away from one another. āI know.ā That was all he said before planting a kiss onto your lips.Ā
āMmh? Diluc? Something wrong?ā You asked out of concern once you felt his arms wrap around your waist from behind. His body sags against yours with his head laying on your shoulder as you continue your cooking in front of you.Ā
Diluc chuckled, shaking his head against your shoulder with a breathless sigh. His arms unconsciously tightening around you as he answered. āNo, Iām fine.āĀ
āAre you sure?ā You playfully asked him without looking at him. You then lean your head onto his with a chuckle as the food before you started to heat up, causing you to stand back upright to pay attention to the food. The red-haired man nodded, returning a laugh to your shoulder before kissing it through your shirt.Ā Ā
Even though he had maids that are capable of cooking for the two of you, you still like to cook for him on occasions that you just felt like it. And itās always the days that Diluc just had the hardest time in the morning, you and your cooking have been the only things keeping him from going sane.Ā
His arms moved from your waist to have his hands be on your hips. Diluc turned his head slightly to your neck, pecking your skin lightly, making sure that he doesnāt distract you too much from your amazing cooking.Ā
āDiluc!ā You scowled him with giggling because he had kissed a ticklish part of your neck. You tilted your head away from him as much as you could, but because of his hold on you, you couldnāt go too far away. So, he continued his assault on your neck with you letting out your laughter into the comfortable atmosphere.Ā
Soon, he stopped. Mainly because he remembered that you were cooking for the two of you, so he decided to settle down a bit. He rested his chin on your shoulder, watching as you finished with the last bits of the food that was for dinner.Ā
Diluc breathed in and out, closing eyes as the smell of your food reached his nose and your body heat mixed with his. āIām in love with you.ā He suddenly confessed into your ear. You froze for a moment, almost dropping the food after taking it off the eye, completely caught off-guard by that statement. It took you a minute before laughter enveloped from your throat again, with you shaking your head.Ā
āDiluc, we are already dating.ā Oh, how he loved the way you said your relationship status.Ā Ā
Dating. You two are dating each other. You two are in a relationship. He is yours and you are his, for as long as you would have each other.Ā
āI know.ā He responded, kissing your neck again. It then created another wave of laughter to come out of you. Maybe even more than before.Ā
āMmm...ā Jing Yuan tapped his desk lightly with his nails, his head rested on his hand in a silent thought. He could feel the boredom and sleepiness seeping onto him, making him want to retract from his desk and find you immediately for an afternoon nap. Yet he had to steel himself from leaving his desk... or falling asleep onto the pile of papers that surrounds him.Ā
Sighing to himself, a sound notification went off in the general's desk, making him smile a bit. Jing Yuan took out his phone from his desk drawer and checked his notifications, in case any of them were you that he had missed. He immediately noticed a text notification that had come in and quickly clicked on it.Ā Ā
Iām looking forward to seeing you tonight, hope you have been working hard JĀ
From: [name]Ā
Jing Yuan paused for a moment, reading the message repeatedly as a smile settled on his face from your words and your appearance on the contact photo. He could only imagine how your expression was when you wrote this, your smile as wide as ever and your eyes shining as bright as ever.Ā Ā
He then paused for a moment, thinking about what to say to you before typing a response.Ā
Maybe itās because of your hopes that I have been working very hard today. Thank you for them ;)Ā
From: Jing YuanĀ
The general then set his phone beside him and was going to return to his work, thinking that you wouldnāt be able to respond for another moment or two until the same sound went off. He turned back to his phone, reading the message that popped up on his screen.Ā
Iām glad to hear that lmao. Be sure to not tire yourself out, okay?Ā
From: [name]Ā
Jing Yuan smiled at the message before picking up his phone again to type another.Ā
Iāll make sure not to, dear. And btw, if I may be so bold, I would like to confess my feelings to you tonight, if that is okay with you. šĀ
From: Jing YuanĀ
Jing Yuan let out a chuckle at the forward message. He was wondering what your response would be when another south went off when another message appeared on the text.Ā
Jing Yuan, we are already datingš Ā
From: [name]Ā
Jing Yuan responded immediately.Ā
I know, but I feel I must do so, is that alright?Ā
From: Jing YuanĀ
It didnāt take long for another message to through.Ā
Yes, thatās alright with me š Iāll see you tonight, Jing Yuan.Ā
From: [name]Ā
See you soonšĀ
From: Jing YuanĀ
Luocha watched from beside you with a soft look on his face. You scanned the various books that were on the window of Spare Time Book Store in the Exalting Sanctum with a hand on your chin and a focused look on your face.Ā Ā
Your eyes wandered from book to book with intent from looking closely at the title to examining the book cover to reading the synopsis before you moved on. You moved down the shelves in deep thought, eternally thinking which new book to get for your next read. Luocha smiled kindly at your focused face, appreciating your intent look.Ā
āYou are looking rather focused, my dear.ā He spoke, raising his hand to smooth out the furrowed wrinkles between your eyes. The feeling of Luochaās finger on your head made you pause your search in the sea of books as the warmth envelops you. It reminded you that you were here with your partner, causing you to turn to him quickly.Ā
You smiled sheepishly at him, his fingers still rubbing your forehead. āSorry, Iām just trying to find the next installment of the series that I have been reading but...ā You then looked from him to the books with a sad look. āIt seems they donāt have it yet, even though the book came out a month ago...ā You then continued with your sad yet passionate rant about the next installment of the series and how you hope there will be more copies soon.Ā
Luocha gave you a sad smile as he heard your frustrations. His hand then moved from your forehead to your hand, intertwining your fingers tightly. āThatās such a shame.ā He finally says after you have finished. āHow about we ask the bookseller and see if there are any in stock?ā Luocha suggested to you.Ā
It wasnāt a bad suggestion, just something that seems inconvenient. āI-I donāt really want to talk to the shop keeper.ā You said to him, looking down at your intertwined hands in destress before sighing to yourself.Ā
Luocha leaned down and kissed your forehead. āI can talk to the shopkeeper for you, if that is alright with you.ā You paused for a moment in thought before nodding in response. āWhat is the books name?āĀ
After you told him the name, Luocha nodded with a knowing look then guided you both to the counter where the Xianzhou native bookkeeper was. The bookkeeper looked at you both with big customer-service smiles with a greeting, yet her eyes held the same knowing look as Luochaās as she glanced between the both of you. You smiled back in return before stepping slightly back behind Luocha, allowing him to take for you.Ā
āExcuse me, madam, do you happen to still have the book that I requested to be kept aside?ā Luocha asked with a soft smile to the keeper. You glanced up immediately from the floor to Luocha with surprise. Your eyes shifting back and forth between your partner and the seller, confused as to what's going on.Ā
The seller then nodded. āYes, I was able to set aside. Would you like the book now?ā The seller asked Luocha, and he nodded back in response. āLet me go get for you.ā She then turned and walked to the further back of the store.Ā
Once she walked back, you stepped up from behind Luocha with the same look of surprise as before. āLuocha, I thought you didnāt know the books name.ā You whispered to him in confusion about the current event.Ā
Luocha turned to you with a chuckle. āYes, I did not know the name, I was asking out of confirmation.ā He told you in assurance, squeezing your hand before lifting it up to his lips to kiss the back of it. āJust think of it as a gift from me to you.āĀ
You were about to respond again until the shopkeeper came back. āHereās your purchase, sir. Hope you two have a nice day!ā Luocha turned back to the shopkeeper with a smile before taking the book from her hands. While still holding your hand, he guided you to an onlook not too far from the bookstore where all the Sky skiffs travel through.Ā
You were still in a state of shock even when Luocha stopped in front of you and turned back to you. He then held out the book to you with a sheepish smile. āI hope it was alright for me to do this. I apologize if I caused any type of distrust or stress within this surprise.āĀ Ā
Pausing for a moment, you breathed in and out before shaking your head aa you took ahold of the book. āYou had done nothing wrong, Luocha. It was honestly me that was too caught up to not notice.ā You said the last part mainly to yourself as you looked down at the book cover, its beautiful art capturing your eye immediately.Ā
Luocha shook his head at the self-deprecation you had made. Placing his finger under your chin, he lifted your head to meet his eyes. āThere is no need to put yourself down.ā Luocha told you with sincerity in his tone and eyes. āI wanted to do this for you just because. If anything...ā He paused, looking down at the book then back up at you. āI hope you donāt mind whatās inside of the book.āĀ
You raised a brow at his statement before looking down at the book in your hand. Luocha moved his hand from your chin to your cheek, cupping it as you opened the book with your free hand, not wanting to let go of your boyfriends. Once you had opened the book, your eyes immediately caught the words that were written on the front page; in Luochaās handwriting.Ā
My dear flower,Ā Ā
I hope you can take this book as a confession of my admiration of you. I truly do like you.Ā
Love,Ā
Your healing knight, LuochaĀ
You reread the contents about three times, taking in the words and the beautiful handwriting in complete and utter awe. You then looked up at Luocha with wide eyes and gaping mouth, completely taken aback by the gesture and the content altogether.Ā
āBut-ā You stammered out, unsure of what to say in response. The shock finally wore off a bit, causing you to let out a laugh with a small smile spreading to your face. āBut Luocha... we are already dating.ā You let out another laugh at the truthful statement you just said aloud, as if you were still in shock that you were dating someone so handsome as him.Ā
Luocha grinned at your words, a sigh then came out of his mouth as he leaned down to you. āI know.ā He whispered against your lips. He took a moment to stare into your eyes, not making the move that you wanted him to do until you gave him consent, like always since the beginning of your relationship.Ā
So, you nodded and whispered a yes against his lips, before he melded them onto your own.Ā Ā







