#ladylake

rated: g

fandom: Tales of Zestiria

prompt: “Ferris Wheel”

requested by: @toradh

I think this is the first Fluff Bingo prompt fill we’ve posted here?? SO HEY in addition to the angst-fest of “Bad Things Happen Bingo,” the writing discord we’re part of is also doing a “Fluff Bingo!” it’s a lot of fun and there’s still some prompts available if you want to req one for some Tales chars!

THANKS SO MUCH FRAN FOR THIS REQ it was a lot of fun and yes, i am also going to do “Stargazing” for you bc.........I can’t help myself alskdjflaksdf

ENJOY THE SORMIK FLUFF

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Night Ambience [Read on AO3]

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Cotton candy has always tasted strange to Mikleo with its pure, whipped sugar that melts as soon as it hits his tongue. It has always been weird to him to expect himself to consume something that is so feathery and sandy. He loves it, though; he gets a cone of it every year Sorey drags him to the annual fair. He loves everything and anything sweet. 

Which is exactly why he’s here.

“Stop that. You look like you’re five.”

“I’ve had worse.”

The admission is soft, so quiet Ladybug almost second guesses she’s heard it.

The masked heroine looks up from wear she’s staunching blood flood from the civilian’s injury. Jim smiles tiredly up at her, all too calm considering he’s slowly bleeding out on the cobblestone.

For once, it wasn’t an akuma attack. It wasn’t Hawkmoth. It wasn’t someone with superpowers aiding them.

It wasn’t something her Miraculous Ladybug could fix.

“That explains why you’re so calm,” she laughs, hoping to continue the casual conversation he’s trying for, but even she can hear the panicked edge to her voice.

Below her, Jim shrugs, then winces. “The blood loss is probably helping with that, honestly,” he admits. “Maybe shock too. Hard to tell.” Before she can get too concerned about that, he continues on, “But I guess experience helps too. I was struck by lightning once, you know.” He makes a face, eyebrows pinching together as he remembers. “That sucked.”

The mask heroine nearly chokes on a laugh. “I think this is supposed to be the other around.” Confusion flies across Jim’s face. Ladybug smiles sadly. “I should be comforting you.”

The sirens she’s been listening to in the distance are significantly louder now. The ambulance has to be less than a few blocks away now. Thank goodness. Jim has been growing more and more pale.

One could blame the moonlight for washing out his skin.

Ladybug blames the crimson coating her hands.

Jim’s head slowly lolls to the side. Blue eyes peer up at her, drooping and tired, but still alert. He doesn’t say anything.

The ambulance pulls onto the street and relief floods her.

Then she feels a gentle pressure on her knee.

Looking back down, she sees Jim’s hand resting on her. He offers a small smile. “I don’t see why it can’t be both ways.”

His voice is softer now. Fading.

She’s sure her eyes are shining, but she smiles back anyway. For him. “I suppose you’re right.”

She doesn’t dare take her hands away from the wound to brush his hair away from his face or cup his cheek. So without ceasing pressure on his wound, Ladybug bends over and presses a soft kiss to Jim’s temple. “You’ll be okay,” she whispers.

He gently squeezes her knee. It’s weak, and his hand trembles from the effort, but it’s enough.

Sormik Week 2017  Day 2: Ladylake (Conflict/Trust)

A resident of Ladylake with high resonance spotted Lunarre!