Issues
Cast: (Leo x Tomato)
Prompt: My OTP
"I'm glad we could finally spend some time together." Leo said at the table in his private quarters.
This dinner was a rare occurrence. Tonight was his turn to man the armory, but ever since Anna had joined the group, she had insisted on running it whenever possible. This left Leo with the task of checking the farm.
It was a cabbage patch, so there was only so much that could be grown. However, since he himself had joined, Leo had brought some seeds and enchanted soil so that he could grow a little something of his own:
Tomatoes.
Leo loved tomatoes. He loved them more than most loved tomatoes. It could even be said he loved tomatoes more than Garon loved all the women in his life, before he had changed.
Most people thought Leo just read in his spare time. They would be correct, but he had just finished a book earlier that day, so he found a little time for… this.
"You know…" He blushed. "I've memorized texts from all over the world. But all my studies have never prepared me for this. You have taught me the greatest lesson of all…"
Across from Leo, in the opposite chair, was a tomato. It said nothing, because it was a tomato.
Leo cleared his throat. "Well… That was… new. I don't usually lose my composure like that." The tomato still said nothing. It was still a tomato. "Please, my love… stay with me forever." the prince pleaded. The tomato remained silent.
"I… I'm sorry, I shouldn't have come on so strong. Take all the time that you need, I will wait for as long as I must. I have no illusion that I am entitled to be yours." Leo was such a gentleman to an inanimate foodstuff. The tomato said nothing. Leo took the silence as a sign that he too should be silent.
Dinner went on for a while without further discussion. The others would not understand, so Leo had no one serve the food to them. Instead, he had asked someone else for assistance earlier in the day. They instructed him how to make a nice dish for two. The prince conveniently omitted that this dish would be shared with a tomato.
Leo and his… date shared a small salad and some of Takumi's miso soup. Lately Leo's tastes have drifted eastward, thus he was willing to experiment. "How are you enjoying the soup, my darling? I know it might seem a little exotic, but times are changing. It would be good if we could get used to trying Hoshidan food. We might be having more, should our nations reach an understanding."
The tomato said nothing, because it was a nutritious snack, and not an actual person. "Oh don't look at me like that, I think you'll find that it's actually rather enjoyable."
In the corner of the room, an eye peeked out of a hole in a barrel. The eye winced and there was a slight shudder.
Inside the barrel, Nina stuck her tongue out in disgust.
"This guy's got issues!"
A/N:
The blog recently reached 1000 followers, so all of the mods celebrated by each posting a drabble based on their OTPs. This one was mine. It was either write a Corrin/Flora fic or write this. I liked this one more.
Technically this was written before Blessing and Daydreaming Dragon, but didn't get posted until after them.