Hello! I'm back with another fanfic! "What?" you may say. "You're writing so much! Two WHOLE fanfics!" Well, indeed! This is what happens when it's summer vacation and you binge-read every night lmao
So this is gonna be a series of drabbles/one-shots based on some of the quotes that Jakob says when bonding with the avatar! I say drabbles/one-shots because some of these may be longer than I intend them to be. Please enjoy!
You are the light to my candle. May you and I forever illuminate the world.
As soon as those words were spoken, she knew she was gone.
Jakob and Corrin were having their usual afternoon tea and cookies when Jakob had suddenly passionately said these words. They made her heart throb. He made her heart throb.
Did he know? Was he confessing his feelings to her? Did he love her too?
But when she looked in his eyes as he smiled, she knew. Those eyes, no matter how beautiful and kind and how crinkled they are from the action of smiling, she knew that gaze was platonic. A very deep platonic, yes, but still platonic.
She pasted a fake smile on her face. She hoped that while her smile was not genuine, he would notice the message she was trying to send with her eyes.
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As soon as those words were spoken, he knew he was gone.
He wasn't supposed to say that, and especially wasn't supposed to say them like that. It is grossly improper for a butler to have such feelings towards their master. Yet, here he was, this close to spilling the truth and confessing to her.
Did she know? Was she able to read his intentions? Did she love him too?
He put on his best platonic smile and took another sip of his tea. Of course she will not find out. He had mastered the art of covering up his feelings and made sure that nothing should slip.
But when he saw her smile back, he knew something was wrong. He knew his liege well. This was her fake smile. His many years of serving her helped him know that she only fake smiles when she isn't actually happy. Why was she not happy? What if she actually did know, and she had plans of throwing him out?
He looked into her eyes and felt something in his heart stir. Her gaze contradicted her smile. He then knew he had to tell her soon.