"Get a Clue, Will Ya?" (oneshot/fluff)(requested)
pairing: Logan Howlett x oblivious fem!reader summary: He gets fed up over your clueless reactions. You are smart. But you are hopeless at flirting & relationships. Even Alex Summers gave up word counts: 2.0k warnings/tags: few levels of fluff, soft Logan, snark, slow-burn tension, Logan mild exasperation, calls reader 'lady', soft undercurrent, Alex Summers try to ask you out, you are slow at flirting- stressing everyone out escpecially Logan. a/n: i have putting this off after finishing the Between Sight & Silence fic HAHAHA a month ago and been in the draft tumblr for weeks until i decide its a good time to post....anon sorry for the long wait & thank you for this cute hilarious request
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You werenāt dense.
You were smart. Sharp as hell. Graduated top of your class, handled Danger Room simulations like chess pieces on a board, and could identify three mutant anomalies in a heartbeat from across the mansion lawn.
But God help youāwhen it came to Logan, and the increasingly obvious ways he was trying to flirt with you, you were the picture of innocent confusion.
And it was killing him.
It started with coffee.
Every morning, without fail, Logan poured two mugs before anyone else was even awake. One black. One exactly how you liked itātwo sugars, splash of cream, hotter than hell. He never asked. He just handed it to you with a grunt and a nod, sometimes a grumble that passed for āmorninā.ā
You assumed it was just⦠Logan being decent. Maybe because you always fixed the kitchen cabinet he broke after missions. Maybe because you patched up his shoulder once after he took a Sentinel beam to the ribs and refused Jeanās help.
You never thought much of it. Why would you? You were smartābooks-smart, strategy-smart, but as Alex once said while rubbing his temples during Danger Room cooldowns:
"Youāve got the emotional radar of a brick wall."
Alex had tried. He gave up after the fifth time he tries to flirt with you, you asked if his stares were because your face looked weird with training sweat. (He said yes just to mess with you. You thanked him for his honesty.)Ā
Logan? Logan was different. Quieter. He didnāt flirt, didnāt press. But he lingered. Offered to train with you. Walked you back to your room even when it was two halls out of his way. You chalked it up to his weird sense of old-school chivalry. Or boredom.
So when you flopped onto the couch one afternoon after missions, exhausted and bruised, and Logan wordlessly shoved a pillow under your head before sitting beside you with his usual beer, you just muttered, āThanks, grandpa.ā
He side-eyed you. āSeriously?ā
āWhat?ā you blinked, genuinely confused.
He shook his head, muttering something under his breath about clueless little gremlins with PhDs in everything but common sense. He stood up and walked away. Straight to the garage. To punch a wall. Maybe using his head to put the hole on the wall.
ā--
Youāre fixing tea. Logan leans on the counter beside you.
āYou know,ā he says, voice low, āweāve been spending a lotta time together.ā
You hum. āYeah, Iāve noticed. I think itās because we have overlapping assignments. And Jean said Iām the only one who can calm you down when youāre feral. Well. Semi-feral.ā
āā¦Uh-huh.ā
He takes a breath.
āYou ever think maybe thereās a reason I sit next to you at every meal?ā
āSure. I thought you liked the window seat.ā
āLady. There aināt a view at night.ā
You turn to look at him. Innocent. Eyes bright. āYou like the moonlight, then?ā
Logan closes his eyes. He actually pinches the bridge of his nose. āDear God, help me..ā
You sip your tea like he didnāt just age ten years.
You thought he was just being nice.
Even when Alex Summers pulled you aside and said, with the drained tone of a man who'd tried and failed, "Look, he brought you a bottle of your favorite hot sauce. He growled at Scott when he made you cry during training. Do you really not get it?"Ā
You just blinked at him and went, āLoganās nice like that with everyone.ā
He stared at you for a good ten seconds before muttering, āIām out. Iām done. Youāre a lost cause.ā
----
It came to a head one afternoon in the garage.
You were helping Logan sort out toolkits, perched on the edge of his workbench with smudges of grease on your cheek, chatting aimlessly about coolant systems.
He barely said anything. Just watched you. Jaw tight.
Finally, he muttered, āYou ever think about dating?ā
You glanced up. āHuh? Oh. Not really. Iām kind of terrible at it.ā
He snorted. āYeah. I noticed.ā
You blinked. āWhatās that supposed to mean?ā
He turned, tossed the wrench onto the bench with a metallic clatter, and faced you fully. āYouāre smart, lady. Real smart. Top of your class, can handle a telepathic tantrum without breaking a sweat. But when it comes to me flirting with you? Itās like talkinā to a brick wall.ā
Your mouth parted. āWait, you wereā?ā
āYes,ā he cut in, exasperated. āI was flirtinā. For six goddamn months. What did you think it meant when I gave you my last beer and sat through that three-hour black-and-white movie you made me watch with subtitles?ā
āI thought you liked old moviesā¦ā you whispered, stunned.
He looked at the ceiling, breathed deep through his nose like he was trying to find divine patience.
āI kissed your knuckles after that dinner with the students,ā he said slowly. āYou giggled and said it was 'very gentlemanly.' Thought youād get it that time.ā
āā¦That was flirting?ā
He looked at you for a long beat. He scrubbed a hand down his face, growled into his palm, then looked at you. Real hard. Like he was holding back the urge to shake some sense into you. Or kiss you stupid.
Probably both.
āYou are hopeless.ā
āIāLogan, Iām not used to people liking me like that!ā you blurted, ears going hot. āAnd youāre just soātough. Grumpy. Muscly. I thought you were just being⦠weirdly polite.ā
He stepped in close, eyes locked to yours, and you could practically feel the frustration rolling off him in waves. But under it, something deeper. Tired affection. Hope. Need.
āYou think I act like this with everyone?ā he asked, voice low.
āI mean,ā you mumbled. āYou let Kurt braid your hair once.ā
āThatās different.ā
āā¦You let me fall asleep on your shoulder.ā
āYou snored on me. For two hours. And I didnāt move a muscle.ā
āOh.ā You swallowed. āI thought you were asleep too?ā
He leaned in, both hands braced on the workbench on either side of your hips now. You felt cagedābut safe. So much heat in the small space between you.
āGonna say this once,ā he said, voice quieter now. āAnd if you still donāt get it, I swear to God Iām dragginā you to Jean for a brain scan. Or ask Charles to fix your head.ā
You didnāt dare breathe.
āI like you,ā Logan said. āNot in the friend way. Not in the 'mansion buddyā way. Not in the 'passing you wrenches and watching your mouth move while you talk about brake fluidā way. I like you. I want to be with you. And Iām two seconds away from losing my damn mind if I have to watch you flirt with the data down the lab again instead of noticing me.ā
You gushed. āI was not flirting! I was encouraging the data to come out great and not failing mid loading.ā
He groaned. Actually groaned. āIām gonna throw something.ā
You bit your lip. āOkay. Okay, wait. You like me? Likeālike like me?ā
āYes. Thatās what Iāve been saying.ā He gruffly muttered.
You tugged your sleeve. āIām not great at this. I never really⦠dated.ā
āYeah,ā he muttered. āFigured. Alex gave up last week.ā
Your eyes widened. āWait, Alexāā
āNot the point,ā he growled.
You gently tapped his arm. āSo, like. What do we do now?ā
He looked up, face somewhere between exasperation and utter disbelief.
Then, with a sigh, he cupped your cheek and muttered, āFirst thing we do? We go upstairs. You change outta these oil-stained clothes. I take you out. And at some point tonight, I kiss you. And if you still donāt get it after that, sweetheart, Iām calling in reinforcements.ā
You blinked. āDo I need to bring my ID?ā
He stared. āYou think Iām gonna take you to a club to party? You really are hopeless. Been waitinā months for you to figure it out, darlinā. Thought maybe you needed flashcards. Or a damn neon sign.ā
You swallowed. āYouāre gonna have to be very literal with me.ā
He chuckled, low and fond. āYeah. I gathered.ā
----
You didnāt even get halfway to your room before Alex Summers appeared from the rec room, leaning against the doorframe with a smirk that said I told you so.
āSo,ā Alex drawled, arms crossed. āLogan finally cracked?ā
You frowned. āCracked?ā
āYou know. Lost his cool. Spelled it out for you in small words.ā He jerked his chin toward the garage. āHe looked like a man who just had to explain fire to a caveman.ā
Your cheeks warmed. āHe⦠may have been a little frustrated.ā
Alex laughed outright, shaking his head. āI tried to help you, you know. Months ago. But noāevery time I pointed out something obvious, youād go, āOh, Loganās just being nice.āā He straightened and walked past you, muttering, āThe guy practically growled every time someone else got within five feet of you.ā
You blinked. āā¦He did?ā
Alex stopped mid-step and turned, deadpan. āWow. Still catching up.ā
Upstairs, you pulled off your oil-streaked shirt and changed into something you figured was ādate-ish,ā which mostly meant clean jeans, boots without a grease stain, and a top you didnāt mind possibly ruining if Logan decided the date involved lumberjacking or motorcycle repairs.
You hesitated in front of the mirror. This wasnāt nerves about how you lookedāit was the dawning realization that Logan, Logan, had just admitted he liked you. Not in the vague, maybe-heās-just-friendly way youād been telling yourself, but in the actual way. Your stomach twisted, a mix of thrill and fear.
When you stepped into the hall, he was waiting, leaning against the wall with his hands in his jacket pockets. He glanced you over in one slow sweep that left your skin feeling warmer than the mansionās heating system.
āBetter,ā he said gruffly, pushing off the wall. āCāmon.ā
ā---
You expected a local diner. Maybe a pub.
What you didnāt expect was the quiet little spot tucked behind a row of brownstones in townālow lights, warm wood tables, the smell of grilled steak and something faintly sweet drifting in from the kitchen. It was intimate without being flashy, the kind of place you wouldnāt have found on your own.
Logan pulled your chair out for you, which earned him a raised brow.
āWhat?ā he said as you sat.
āYouāre⦠really leaning into this āgentlemanā thing,ā you teased.
He smirked. āTrying to make sure thereās no room for misinterpretation this time.ā
The conversation started awkward, at least for you. Logan didnāt talk much at firstājust listened, sipped his beer, occasionally made a comment that landed with the kind of weight that made you realize heād been paying attention to everything youād said over the past year.
Halfway through your meal, the waitress came over, leaning a little too close to Logan as she set down his plate. You caught yourself watching him, curious.
He didnāt so much as glance at her. His eyes stayed on you. āYou gonna eat that bread, or am I?ā
You pushed it toward him without thinking, but your mind was still replaying the way he hadnāt looked at the waitress. You were used to being the one who faded into the backgroundāhim ignoring someone else for you felt⦠strange. In a good way.
After dinner, you walked outside into the cool night. The street was quiet, lamplight pooling on the sidewalk. Logan slowed his pace until you were side by side, his hand brushing against yoursāonce, twiceāuntil you finally realized he was doing it on purpose.
You glanced up at him. āSo⦠what now?ā
He stopped, turning to face you fully. āNow? I make good on what I said earlier.ā
Your pulse jumped. āThe part about kissing me?ā
āThatās the one.ā
And then he didāslow, deliberate, like he wanted to erase any lingering doubt in your head. His hand slid to your jaw, thumb brushing your cheek, and you felt the rough warmth of him, the steadiness that had always been there under the gruff exterior.
When he pulled back, his voice was low but certain. āStill think Iām just beinā nice?ā
You shook your head quickly, still catching your breath. āNo. Definitely not. You will need to do that every day. Kissing me, what i mean.ā
Logan grunts happily, and his lips are a bit glossy because of your lipbalm. "Will do, bub. That's a promise."












