#valbar x reader

pairing: valbar x gn!reader

tags: silly & wholesome fluff, oblivious/dense!reader

valbar is a very friendly guy, someone who gets along with pretty much everyone around him

but because he's so kind to everyone, it's hard to know when he's just being nice and when he's being flirty

he isn't the type for pick up lines or anything of the sorts and instead tries to be direct with you

yet when he asks you out for a drink and you suggest that he brings kamui and leon along, he can't help but awkwardly laugh

the next time he asks you out, you once again suggest the same thing. and then the time after that you ask for leon and kamui to come along too

valbar can't help but think that asking you out won't be enough to get you to realize he likes you

so he tries to confess to you directly, telling you he loves you! 

at first, he's happy when you confess that you love him too, but when you add "you're my best friend after all!" he can't help but once again laugh awkwardly

it seems that whatever he tells you, he just can't get you to understand his feelings, but maybe he'll figure out a way eventually…

Valbar paused to adjust the position of your legs and let you tighten the grip of your arms around his neck, in an attempt to make your seating a bit more comfortable. It had been hard enough trekking through the vast lands of Zofia’s forests with little rest, but throw in your huge, swollen belly and your sore feet, and it felt near impossible.

Your husband could see this, and so insisted on carrying you on his back until you reached the next town-and even that was severely uncomfortable for you.

“Just think about that nice, warm bed I’ll be putting you in once we get there-we’ll get some hot food, too.”

Though he was doing his best to be comforting, it still couldn’t stop you from releasing a pained whine as his armour plates chafed suddenly against the sensitive skin of your arms. That, and you could feel your child kicking from inside you-it seemed as though nothing would give you relief from your pain.

“If only we had a wagon, or a pony…I’m terribly sorry, my friend. But, I’m sure we’ll arrive soon, and get all the rest we need.”

Celica bore an upset expression as she apologized-and thankfully for you, Valbar would answer with the words you didn’t have the strength to say at the moment.

“No worries, milady. That’s none of your fault-we’re troopers anyways, aren’t we love?”

“Mhm..”

The priestesses’ eyes glanced over your exhausted form, as if to wonder if you were really okay to continue, before returning to focus in front of her.

“Hey, look! We’re nearly there-woohoo!”

Mae, who walked at the front of the party, was the first to notice the village slowly coming into view-and of course, she grabbed a non-consenting Boey by the sleeve and ran forth, in an eager dash to rest her aching feet. Your husband bellowed with a laugh as he happily informed you that you were almost there, and picked up the pace to match the excitement.

While the rest of the fighters practically cheered at the prospect of a rest and a drink, you found yourself enough at ease to doze off right on Valbar’s shoulder, letting your worries melt away. He, on the other hand, allowed himself an unusual depressed expression, unable to keep up the façade of mirth he kept on just for you.

He knew what was inevitably going to happen, what he had to do in the next day. He was going to be forced to make another hard decision-he had to leave you in the care of the villagers, while he and the others ran off to fight the Rigelians. He’d already made the decision, so far as when you first realized you were carrying his child, and he knew it would break your heart to watch him leave without you.

But if there was anything he was sure of, it was that he would not lose you, nor his unborn child. He would go and help to bring down the corrupt Rigelian Empire, and then he would come back to embrace you and help you raise your baby together.