Experiment Failed…Successfully? (Chimera Caretaker! Reader x Phainon)
Word count: 588
Taglist: @milkhalo
Notes: gn! Reader, Phainon drinking weird shit (normal activities), mentions of Anaxagoras and Aglaea, fluff, trynna get out of writers block, swearing i think I forgot
Dividers: @melodiesirae
“Fig Stew, come and eat!”
The garden couldn’t have been any more peaceful. The sun device blanketed Okhema in golden light, a perfect day to take the chimera’s out to play in the city. You placed down the bowl as Fig Stew ran towards you, excited to finally eat after playing for so long. The content silence however, was broken as Professor Anaxagoras burst into the garden, holding a white chimera by the tail.
“Take it, and don’t return it.” Was the only thing he said as he tossed the poor creature to you, leaving in a rush.
You set down the chimera, taking a good look at the new guest. The chimera stared at you like it knew you, circling around your leg.
“I wonder what you did to annoy the professor..” you picked him up, making your way over to the other chimeras, “Everyone, you have a new friend!”
The chimeras chirped up at the sound of a new friend, and they made their way over to you as you set him down. They seemed to get along quite well, already jumping around and chasing each other.
You let them play for a few hours, and before you knew it, it was already sunset. The chimera’s slowly began to tire, the chaos finally coming to an end. One by one, they all made their way back to their nests and let sleep overcome them.
All but one.
The new chimera, who you’ve decided to call Blueberry because of its bright blue eyes, was still wide awake.
“C’mon buddy, time to sleep.”
It whined at you, like it knew you were going to leave him. He sat by your leg, making the cutest eyes known to man.
“Hey, that's cheating!”
You were contemplating on taking it home, like, who could resist such eyes!
“Fine, you can come with me, but only this time.”
Blueberry jumped up in joy, already trotting over to the gate. You definitely had to ask Anaxagoras where he found this fella. As you walked, you realized Phainon never showed up today, despite his streak of always annoying the heck out of you.
‘Seems like Lady Aglaea finally put a leash on him..’
Throughout the walk home, Blueberry walked in front of you, like he was trying to defend you from anything that dared cross paths with you guys. If he was trying to give you cuteness aggression, you feared it may be working.
When you arrived at your apartment, he instantly ran inside, jumping onto the couch in joy. How could something so small have so much energy..
“Listen, if you're gonna sleep here, you’ll sleep on the couch. And do not touch anything.”
Clearly, he didn't hear it, and made a beeline for your bedroom. This was gonna be a long night.
Surprisingly, he fell asleep the second he made himself comfortable on your bed.
‘Seems like that infinite energy wasn’t so infinite after all..’
You joined him on the bed, falling asleep without much trouble.
Later into the night, Blueberry had woken up, but it was Blueberry anymore. Phainon sat up, realizing the potions effects were finally over. He looked around and saw you asleep next on the other side, finally remembering what happened. He didn’t need to think about it, instantly lying down and cuddling beside you. If this is what drinking weird, shitty tasting potions did, he’d gladly do it again.
And once you woke up, you were never gonna accept anything from Anaxagoras without checking it for signs of Phainon.
DON’T FEED TO AI OR STEAL.










