#northwind x reader

He wasn’t supposed to be feeling this way. Northwind didn’t want to feel his heart pound against his chest. Yet when he tried to calm himself down it seemed to only beat two times faster.

He didn’t want to feel his cheeks burn and blush, he hoped his cold hands would calm it still they always felt warm no matter how he tried. He didn’t want to stumble across his words when you spoke to him because you wanted to know more about his home.

Northwind’s mind would go blank and every hair on his body would stand on end, he tried to remain unwavering in your presence. But the way his eyes would become half-lidded and his mouth once a tight line would turn into a silly little smile as you rambled on about just how gorgeous it must be at the castle.

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“I’m telling you [Name], he has to have a crush on you!” Crystal said to you as you both sat on a bench out in the courtyard. “Crystal please, I barely know him,” You muttered between cold breaths, “Not like that’s stopping him!” Crystal snickered, while you scowled at her. “Doesn’t matter anyway, in a few days you’ll be gone and I won’t see Northwind again.” Crystal shook her head like a disappointed Mother. “Which is exactly why you need to tell him.”

Crystal grabbed your face and shoved it in a direction, “See, he is right there doing — !” The princess started only to realize Northwind was currently on the ground wiggling around like some kind of warm.

“Actually, what is Northwind doing?” You both gave him peculiar looks as you watched the boy play in the snow. Apparently he noticed too, as Northwind got up swiftly dusting himself off and giving you a quick wave.

You also caught sight of how his face had looked particularly more red than usual. “Why do you like him again?” Crystal asked, her hands now resting against your shoulders, but she let go at the feeling of a sharp pain in her own shoulder.

“Ow! Seriously pinching!” Crystal rubbed her arm, to try and subside the growing pain. “What you get for being nosy,” You turned away and found that Northwind still stood in the same spot, only this time he was playing with some snow in his palms.

You sour expression turned soft as you gazed at him. “I’m gonna go talk to him,” You stood up, striding away as you could practically feel the happiness radiating off of the girl behind you. “Woohoo!” Crystal cheered you on silently.

The closer you got though, the more you realized that Northwind seemed to be getting more and more anxious as you got nearer. “Hi, Northwind,” You greeted him, while the boy himself only gave you a crooked grin. “Hi, [Name],” He replied, then immediately closed his mouth. You stood there for a couple of seconds expecting Northwind to say more but the more you waited the more awkward it seemed to get.

“Just talk to each other!”

Someone shouted from behind you, the noise making you both look back over to where it had came from. Crystal stood there hands folded around her mouth, and a snarky smirk forming on her face.

“Let’s go somewhere more private,” Grabbing Northwind’s hand you drag him away from the chaos that is known as Crystal. “Oh, okay,” Northwind followed you blindly, his mind to focused on your hands.

You were holding his hand.

“Northwind?” Your voice shook Northwind from his day dream. “Yes?” He answered, you had stopped a few feet before him, he could feel the tug between your arms. “Are you gonna let go?”

Nodding down towards Northwind’s hand, he grew embarrassed at how tightly he still seemed to be holding on while your fingers were loose and limp in his grip. Yet instead of letting go, he kept his hand there. “Actually…I think I like my hand here.” northwind said, his more naive said showing through.

Your eyes widened a little bit, but then you smiled, holding his hand tightly once more. “Okay.” You replied, before you both stood there in the snow. It was quiet—well, about as quiet as a highschool courtyard could be, serene, and peaceful.

You, the boy you liked, alone and happy, lost in each other's eyes. Like two moths attracted to a great flame, your bodies began to move subconsciously towards one another, like a primal instinct in your bones. The sound of the snow crunching beneath your feet loud in your ears with each step.

You both stopped mere centimeters away, Northwind’s eyes focused on your lips, his breath came out shaky, each gust of warm air exiting his mouth was the only thing that kept you knowing he was even living, for how he stood stil, and how long he stared, wanting nothing more than to kiss you.

You leaned in…

“[Name]!”

A voice shouted loudly, causing both of you to jump away from each other in shock. Northwind clumsily found himself against the ground, his cheeks rosy pink. The shouts of your name just kept getting louder and louder, embarrassed yet also giddy, you left to follow the sound of your name.

Giggling to yourself meanwhile. As Northwind heard your footsteps disappear, he could not contain the dopey, lopsided, cheeky little grin as he spoke to himself. “A princess likes me…”

“So that was my day!” You turned down to the little companion that sits comfortably on the railing of your balcony, a small owl, an owl you called North. The creature bounced up, a gesture you learned meant ‘good’ in the most basic way possible.

“It was nice huh?” You brought your fingers up to stroke the feathers on North’s head. The bird leaned into the touch, happily chirping at the feel of your affection. “Never thought one of my best friends would be an owl.”

You snorted a little at how ridiculous it sounded, while shrieked back onto himself, another movement you learned he was getting annoyed. “Aww, come on buddy, you know I’m just joking!” Smiling at the bird you realized North had began to just stare at you.

Pupils blown and wide, he looked at you like you were the only thing in the world to him. “You know, I never asked, and I know you can’t answer me but, I wonder why you started flying down here every night.”

You placed your chin in your palm, looking up at the sky, the stars shimmering bright, while the moon shone high above the few clouds that were that quiet night. “I don’t know what it is tonight but I feel like I could tell you anything.”

At those words North seemed to perk up, moving down the railing so that he was right next to your body. “Oh, someone’s a little eager to learn all my secrets, aren’t you?” You taunted the winged being, who only carried on to look at you.

“Well, taking into consideration you are an owl, and they can’t speak there is one little piece of confidential information I am more than willing to share with you,” Taking your hand you ‘pinched’ together your fingers as in to show just how tiny your secret was.

“So,” You started, prompting North to listen to you more intensely, if that was even possible. “As you probably know we have a lot of workers here at the castle,” You took your free to gesture to the tall building you call home.

“But out of all of the people working here, I, have taken a special liking to one.”

To busy at the scenery in front of you, you don’t notice it but it North seems to almost deflate at your choice of words. “I could tell you his name,” North looked to be suddenly interested in what you had to say. “But I’m mean and I won’t!”

You snickered, meanwhile North squawked, irritated. “Okay, nosy, I still won’t tell you his name, but I’ll tell you about him, is that okay with you?” North turned back around, joyed to know at least a little about the mysterious boy you liked.

“Well, he’s kinda tall I’d say, he’s got nice white hair, the prettiest blue eyes,” As you continued gossiping about how your crush looked North became aware at just enamored you were.

“When he laughs it so cute! Or when he smiles, he’s got the most handsome smile ever!” You placed your hands on your face, trying to somehow conceal just how giddy you were getting just thinking about your crush.

“Oh, and sometimes when he gets confused his eyes will just widen like a baby, and his cheeks turn pink, well, anymore pink than they could get, but still so adorable!”

You were about to continue on but suddenly a knock came from your door, seriously did you have no volume control? “[Name]? Are you still awake?” The voice of Crystal echoed through the door.

A little startled but still relieved you felt your heartbeat steady, if anyone else caught you awake this late a stern scolding would be waiting on the outside of the door. “It’s just Crystal — “

While you were relaxed to know that Crystal stood behind the door and not an elf or The Snow Queen or King it appeared your feathered friend did not like it one bit, a multitude of noises left his beak as he relentlessly began to flap his wings.

“Hey! Hey! Hey! It’s okay, North it’s just Crystal!” You tried to calm him down but to no avail, in his state of turmoil his back claw got caught on the railings edge, resulting in the poor bird to loose his balance.

“North!” With haste you reach and try and to grab hold of him, but when you do you are not met with feathers, or a small body, claws, or even an affirming chirp.

No, you were now trying to hold something up that weighed about one hundred times the weight North should have been, as well as a hand gripping your own two, hard. “What the — !?”

Focusing your sight on just what exactly you were trying to keep up you were met not with two big round eyes, but a terrified shriek and two humans hands clasping desperately onto yours.

It is then that you finally realized your friend was not just an owl, no, no, he was the white haired, blue eyed, dorky kid you harbored feelings for, it was — !

“Northwind?!”

Your eyes blew wide, hands slapping against your mouth at just how loud you had just screamed. “Woah!” Northwind yelled. Terrified you looked over the edge, letting out a sigh of relief when you saw he had landed on another towers roof.

“Thank fairy godmother,” You whispered, smiling down at the servant boy, but your expression quickly changed as your brain had taken in the events that had just transpired.

You immediately sink beneath the top of the railing, embarrassed with yourself and your earlier actions. Northwind who still resides below is upset at your sudden disappearance but let’s those emotions quickly pass.

‘Maybe it’s best if I go.’

He thinks, before shapeshifting once more to go and hide away in his quarters of the castle.

“[Name]!”

Crystal slammed open the door to your room. worry laced in her voice as she rushed over to you, “Are you okay?” She looked you over, tentatively placing her hands on your face.

“Northwind…” You breathed silently.

“What?” Crystal questioned you, now no longer worried as she found no glaring injuries but puzzled at the sound of the name of one of the servants at the castle. “Northwind? What about him?”

“He knows!” You screamed, arms shooting you above your head. Crystal jumps back at your outburst, “Okay, first of all: why are you yelling? It’s literally one in the morning, people are sleeping, and I know that I literally almost broke your door down but jeez.”

She rubbed her temples, “Second of all: Northwind knows what?” You look around, trying to see if someone, anyone could possibly hear what you’re about to say. You lean in close.

“Northwind knows I like him.”