how about the egos realising that theyre in love with reader?? You can choose which ones if you dont want them but for a basis how about Dark, Wilford, Host, Google, and Simon :P have a good day!!
Dark, Google, Simon, Host x Reader
(separately, no specific gender)
CW// my personal headcanons for characters (She/They/He Dark, He/They Simon, They/Them Host), Canon ending divergent for Simon (possible spoilers? Doubt but just insane), (Host's is rather boring and short, I'm sorry)
Not cross posted anywhere
It takes them forever to realize she's fallen in love with you. Like, months. Truly, they just think it's an admiration he holds towards you, an appreciation that you're so capable and able to be in their presence without annoying them.
And then it happens. Now, 'it' could genuinely be anything. You giving him a smile, helping them get some work off their plate, taking care of a problem an ego has that would be tedious work for them. Literally anything! And it just? Makes them think.
Like woah, why is their cold dead heart thumping against his chest like that? Surely not.
But it's exactly what she fears, and there is no way to stop it.
It's all denial from there. No way is he allowing himself to feel this way. Not when they're so busy, when they're exerting all his energy on keeping control of everyone and taking down Mark. It wouldn't be fair to you, they can't give you the time and love you deserve.
But it never stops the way their heart beats for you. And so, while they still deny her love, he starts doing little things for you. It goes unnoticed by him, but others catch on quick to the favoritism she has towards you.
The way you get a simple scoff when tardy to meetings or events, the way she lets you go when everyone is being reprimanded, the way he's willing to let you into her personal space without so much as a mean side eye.
And then there's the gift giving. She has no idea when it starts happening, but suddenly they're leaving things in your room when you're gone for the day. Small trinkets he saw and thought you'd like, a candy they remembered you liking, stuff like that.
Every time they see you smile, her heart skips a beat, and god damnit do they hate it. But he doesn't want it to stop either.
Everyone knows he loathes humanity. His hatred for flesh bags holds no bounds, and he's more than happy to make that clear to everyone around him.
But for some reason, he's unable to bring himself to destroy your belongings like he does everyone else's.
Now, don't feel special, he's still a huge inconvenience to you and the work you do, but your items are a less likely target of his destructive habits.
One time he ripped up a shirt of yours that he didn't realize was yours, and when you found the shirt and got sad, his processors felt ... Wrong. Which was weird, because his system looks fine from a quick check.
And then he realizes how.. soft he is towards you. Disgusting, right?
He tries ignoring you for awhile, but that doesn't work for too long. He longs to hear you ask him a dumb question, and for you to give him a smile when he does something, anything. The way you come to him for all your questions makes the coolant inside him run through his body.
Quickly he returns to being around you, if not more than ever before. It's almost as if he's stalking you, the way he's practically always there behind you. Waiting for something, perhaps?
He doesn't do tasks when you ask, or help as much as you'd like when doing stuff, or answer questions entirely correctly, but he's always there. So, bonus points?
Love isn't exactly in his programming, so it does sort of register to him as a curiosity over you, a little bit of an obsession. The file he has on you grows everyday, useless information he'd never have kept before being put in his storage for safe keeping. He wants to know everything about you.
They've never been in love before, and it was a bit of a taboo subject on Eden, so when his heart starts to flutter when you're around he can't help but think 'holy shit I'm dying again'.
A quick chat with the good Dr. Iplier lets him know he's okay though, so he's just left pondering why your mere presence leaves them stiff and flustered.
Regardless, they feel the need to be there for you. For what he doesn't fucking know, but just being near you is enough.
So he's always there. In your presence, ready to help if you need it.
He honestly feels so honored when you ask them for help, even with simple tasks. The way you're asking him to help instead of someone else, makes them feel useful. Needed.
And gods, just everything about you. Your personality, your face, the way you do stuff, literally everything is so. UGH, he is so down bad and he doesn't even know it!!
He knows this feeling isn't normal, but fuck he doesn't want it to ever go away.
A side effect of these feelings is their sudden need to hold onto you. So don't get jumpy when he's suddenly grabbing onto your shirt or wrist and just, holding it. They'll trail after you like a dog while holding the hem of your shirt if you let him. Please let him.
Bonus points if you initiate hand holding.
They do their best to be there for you, please notice their efforts.
Now Host doesn't actually learn that they're in love with you. They already know, they've known since the beginning. Surprises aren't a luxury they get with their narrative abilities. Since the first interaction they knew they would eventually fall in love with you.
But that doesn't mean they can't still go through the motions. Unsurprisingly when their heart starts to beat a little quicker when you're around, they know it's love. But for some reason, they're.. intimidated of confessing their love?
They're baffled by the thought of that. Them, THE Host, scared of telling someone dear to them that they love them. How pitiful.
Regardless, they know what they can do, and that is be there for you. So they are.
What they do for you varies, big stuff and little stuff. They'll help you carry stuff, help you cook, find the perfect book for you, get others to shut up if you need quiet time, etc etc. Just about anything they can do for you they would.
They're most helpful when it comes to literature. They can help you find specific books, recommend stuff that would be perfect to your taste, quote any book you could possibly want, let you silently read in their library, read aloud to you. Basically anything.
Speaking of- please, sit in their library and do whatever. They really love parallel play, especially when it's you. Sit on the couch and listen to them record their podcast while you do literally anything. Read, play a game, do a hobby, do work, anything, just please sit near them.
They won't force you to, but they would really appreciate it if you did.
