#rolanites

“Saw you were taking requests and got excited!! Can i request aftercare headcanons for Rolan? Giving or receiving, doesn’t matter. I like to think about taking care of him just as much as the other way around :) “ - @alizha Aweeee, thank you, one spoiled tiefling coming right up. <3

Authors Notes/Tags: 850 words, fluffy and suggestive but no smut, spoiling that tiefling with some aftercare, rolan x reader, headcanons and a lil blurb, totally gender neutral reader, screenshot from @evil-sav and banner is mine, be nice I’m trying to get back into the pace of sharing my writing after losing a lot of self-confidence lol.

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💋 He works so hard and carries so much on his shoulders. His siblings, the Tower, and most of all you — he devotes everything to his priorities with a singleminded focus you’ve always found sexy.

💋 He always wants to put you first and as your lover that seems double true. He’s attentive and affectionate, even after long days he finds a way to see to your needs and you never find yourself wanting as the subject of his affections.

💋 But it can be hard to be there for him — to pamper him the way he deserves. He’s always been self-reliant and even though you work to remind him, too often he can forget his own needs.

💋 Rolan is incredibly stubborn, you’ve learned not to try and change his mind once it’s made up, only opposing him when he’s being truly foolish. But all of this leads to burnout as he tends to run himself ragged.

💋 The cycle used to be a truly vicious one. But that was before he met you.

Now when it all weighs on him, becoming too much and he starts to feel the burden, that is right where he finds you waiting…

One such night finds you both lying in the sheets together, your bodies covered only in sweat and entwined from his attentions after a long day of work. He’s been more tired lately, overworking himself during the day and still finding time for you. It’s easy to tell just from how his body moves like it’s heavier as he wraps up near you, clinging close and letting a rare moment of vulnerability seep through.

Before his tail can coil around your leg and lock you into place beside him for the night, you move. With a quick kiss to his forehead, you ignore the needy groan for you to stay and run to fetch a few things from around your home. You return hastily, with a few towels, candles, a pitcher of water, glasses, and a bowl of fruit.

It’s not lost on you, that your beloved could accomplish all of this by magic. Grand displays of your love may not be called down from the weave, but it’s valued no less by your wizard lover. You can tell by the way he hums with joy as his tail swishes, while you clean his overheated skin with a damp towel.

After you are both clean and dry, you offer him a drink of water and a single grape. He makes the same pleased sounds as he eats, his head is relaxed back on the pillows, his eyes closed — he looks serene in this moment. You light the candle with a match and turn back to him, combing your fingers through his hair where it tangles through his horns.

His body gives a small jolt, eyes opening quickly and scanning about the room like he’s remembering something he still needs to accomplish, but you’re ready for that. Your hands trace loving circles across the infernal ridges of his skin, soothing him back to a place of calm.

“Rest with me, my love,” You whisper into his ear.

Too tired to argue with you, he lets the worry slip away and relaxes back into your embrace. He allows you to feed him another bite of fruit and takes another long drink of water. The smile that stretches across his face could light cathedrals and palaces, but it’s a warmth reserved only for you.

“You are so good, Rolan, handsome, clever, and talented and I love you so much”

You murmur the words he needs to hear against his temple, brushing away the tears that form in the corners of his closed eyes as you feel his tail coil possessively around your leg.

“I-I-“

His normally verbose brain is slow to form the words he wants to say as he relaxes into the comfort you provide. It’s in his nature to always reciprocate the kindness he is shown. Acting like he owes you something when in fact, the opposite is true.

His eyes open to yours and the affection he holds for you is plain, burning like the golden flames that color his irises.

“Shhhhh, just relax, I know.”

You offer as you press a kiss between his horns on his forehead.

With that, his eyes close and his body full relaxes. A small purring sound leaves his body, you can’t help but grin with satisfaction. There is something incredibly precious about the way this strong wizard is so soft in your hands, a responsibility of your own that you’ll never take lightly.

Rolan falls asleep, purring lightly, wrapped up in your loving touches and soft praises. Tomorrow there will be time for talk, for making sure he’s not pushing himself so hard. Tonight is for rest, for pouring your devotion into this empty man until it overflows and he is able to go on.

Because you can’t make him stop carrying the weight of the world, but you can make sure he never carries it alone.

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