#hester x reader

At first, we got along like oil and water. Hester had never been fond of the Good side, and as a member of the Good class, I was her enemy by default.

Our interactions were always strained and tense, and I found myself at a loss for words whenever I was in her presence.

However, as time went on, I found myself drawn to her more and more.

Despite her prickly exterior, she was fiercely loyal to those she cared about, and her willingness to fight for what she believed in was awe-inspiring.

Even as I found myself falling in love with her, I knew that trying to make her see that would be nearly impossible.

I tried to keep my feelings under wraps, hoping that she wouldn't pick up on my attraction to her, but it seemed that fate had other plans.

One day, as I was walking through the halls, I spotted Hester storming away, her expression furious.

I followed her, curious as to what had caused her outburst, and found her fuming in a secluded corner of the castle.

"What happened?" I asked tentatively, hoping that she wouldn't turn her anger on me.

"None of your business," she snapped, glaring at me with open hostility.

Despite her cool demeanor, I could tell that she was deeply upset about something.

It wasn't until Sophie, one of my friends and a known flirt, came into view that I understood what was going on.

As Sophie approached us, I could see the way she batted her eyelashes at me, clearly trying to get a rise out of Hester.

"You know," Sophie said, addressing me but staring straight at Hester, "I've always had a thing for girls with... bite.

I could see Hester's hands clenching into fists, and I knew that it was time to take action. "Sophie," I said firmly, "that's enough."

But Hester was already on the move, charging forward with a fury that left me breathless.

Before I knew it, she had grabbed Sophie's wrist and pulled her close, glaring into her eyes with a palpable intensity.

"Stay away from her," Hester growled, her voice low and menacing. "She's mine."

I could see the shock on Sophie's face, and I knew that Hester's confession had caught her off guard as well.

But for me, it was a revelation - proof that Hester felt the same way I did, even if she couldn't admit it to herself.

As we slowly extricated ourselves from the situation, I knew that we had a long way to go. Hester was still stubborn and prickly, still prone to fits of anger and resentment.

I imagine she'd be a good listener, but may not even let you know she's listening, you talk or maybe don't even talk and just portray behaviour that tells her all she needs to know, yet you most likely won't understand that she's writing everything down in her head.

She isn't a good gift gifter, Hester may give you a dead animal here and there, a spell to cast on your enemies, maybe if you're lucky something handcrafted, like a necklace or bracelet, but it'll probably be made of bones or twigs. It won't be comfortable to wear, but the thought counts, right?

You'll probably think she hates you at first, Hester, especially if you're at the top of your class and a Never, is cruel and unrelenting with her rudeness. Pushing you, playing pranks, cursing you, all slightly harmless, yet still most likely to leave you bruised or crying in some way. She genuinely doesn't mean harm, well, she does, but she believes it'll impress you.

If you're an Ever, she definitely does understand you may not like her, and tries hard to lessen her cruelty, but it's part of her nature. She wants to show herself to you, to let you love her as herself, not as a soft Ever.

The dream was lovely, a bright yet comforting meadow, birds chirped happily and flew around me. I smile, the soft grass and breeze makes me sigh, laying my head down to the grass I close my eyes. Something makes me itch, I look down to see some kind of bug, 'no matter' I think, and simply go to gently push it off, but then it bites.

If you're a victim of bullying, especially if you're an ever, she has a 'toughen up' attitude, and although it shows she cares it's rather harsh. Hester will teach you never spells that you've never heard of because of how horrific they are, even if you're a never, a harsh and deadly one, she teaches you things even you'd be hesitant on casting. Specifically to use on your bullies, or as she phrases it, your 'enemies'.

Hester doesn't share anything, food, clothes, spell books... Not until you give her incentive to.

You mention you haven't eaten today? Have some food that's been in her pocket for a week, probably stale, but she insists since you've been loudly complaining for so long, you made one random comment under your breath you didn't think she'd even hear, you may as well.

You got put in the doom room so your clothes got torn, or are you wearing something too hot or cold, or maybe it's not fitting you? Have a spare top, trousers, or dress that she can modify with spells to fit you in, she has ones that are for colder weather, ones that are hotter weather, and complains that you look too miserable and are annoyingly complaining to her otherwise. Regardless on if you do either.

You're behind on classes? A spell book she has 'lying around', if you're an ever, you may be wondering how Hester managed to get an ever spell book, to which she tells you to shut up and just take the damn thing.

Extra scene I thought of!

(There's some bugs)

I yelped in pain, it didn't feel like any normal bug I'd been bitten by before. In my momentary panic I smack it by accident, screaming in shock when more burst out, hundreds of bugs crawling and biting my leg all over. My head begins to ache and I hear voices all around me, small hands shaking my shoulders.

My eyes snap open to see one of my roommates, rushing me out of the room with everybody else in tow, all of them try to help me, smacking the bugs off and screaming as they also get bit. I drowsily look around, noticing a dark figure behind a corner, the second they see me looking, they go back behind the wall and walk away. They looked like a Never.