Day 21 [Klaus/ Leo/ Daniel]

Day 21 [Klaus/ Leo/ Daniel]

Prompt: "You'll make it"

Klaus (fem s/o)

This wasn't how Klaus thought today would go. The birth of his first child wasn't going to be a smooth process, but Klaus wasn't prepared for just how many things could go wrong.

Things he couldn't help with or predict.

Instead, having his hand squeezed with enough force that he worried about you breaking your own hand. Listening to the blur of noise, drowned out by your screams of pain and trying his best to keep calm. Gently stroking your forehead, softly spoken words of encouragement, and eyeing the monitors that seemed to be determined to find fault.

"You'll make it Shatzi." Klaus didn't know who he was trying to convince by saying it, "I know you'll make it."

He refused to believe anything else. Even as Dr. Estevez attempted to brace him for the possibility of a different outcome. Klaus just wouldn't accept that, thinking it tormented him.

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Leo

It had been a split-second decision, one Leo didn't need to think twice about. Jumping in front of you as a large stake flew at your heart, trying to knock the metal away. But it lodged deep into his shoulder, angled so it only barely missed anything vital.

That didn't stop the blood though.

Even as you paced in the hospital, you couldn't help but think it was your fault. Completely and utterly your fault that Leo was in intensive care, needing a blood transfusion and a volley of surgeries. Each sounding more risky than the last. The last thing you said had at least been hopeful... if rushed and repeated in your desperation to speak Leo's fate into existence.

"You'll make it, Leo." You tried to stem the bleeding without removing the foreign object, panic mingling with pain, "You'll be okay. I promise."

Even the oddly comforting gesture of his oversized boss didn't calm your nerves. Though a gentle hug, while you laughed and bawled, was welcomed. No doubt you'd still be in this conflicted state until you knew for sure that Leo would be okay. No matter how many times you repeated it... each second that ticked by made the phrase feel weaker.

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Daniel

What was with this city that every time something happened, it always went right to the guns? Daniel didn't even know how these guys got ahold of such heavy artillery. His informants at Libra were supposed to tell him, but they were going way too f&^king slow for Daniel's liking. And beyond that, the guys under investigation had gotten spooked, leading to this high-speed chase through the whole god-forsaken city.

At least he could always depend on you. Not only his partner in most cases as a police officer but also his lover. If he ever needed a getaway driver, you knew all the shortcuts.

Though even perfection can be blinding.

Having taken so much damage from the spray of bullets, the windshield was difficult to see through. Meaning you had to try leaning out the window to even see where you were going. Trying not to go up on the sidewalks or hit anything. Despite how Daniel hated this, it wasn't like the windshield wipers would help in this situation. And it would only take one bad call to turn this into a slaughter.

"Hold on!" You yelled, "Gonna knock him off his game."

Daniel grabbed the "oh sh^t" bar as you floored the gas. The impact sent both of you forward but was nowhere near enough to do much more than jostle the two of you.

The other car lost its traction though, turning wildly before flipping over itself. You knew this street, the pothole of that one sewer grate that was NEVER IN THE RIGHT PLACE had come in handy. Especially as you swerved to avoid it, cutting off the escape route as backup finally caught up.

But everything just went downhill after that.

Nothing solidified that more than Daniel in the back of an ambulance, holding your hand while you were being transported, struggling to remain conscious.

"You'll be okay Pie." He was trying to convince himself too, "You'll make it through this."

Day 22 [Steven/ Zapp/ Femt]

Prompt: "I'll be fine"

Steven

"[Name], Amor, please. Enough!"

Steven's pleas were falling on deaf ears, you knew he was sick. You didn't know how he caught a cold this severe in the middle of summer but then again you didn't know what his job was either. So it was highly likely that the two were related.

Well, that, his intelligence, and the suit all made you think he had some kind of job in a research facility. Possibly one that dealt with dangerous chemicals or new-found illnesses. But you would never know. Probably. Maybe. He might crack if you managed to get him drunk without you.

"[Name]! I'll be fine!" Steven whined.

"And I'm gonna take a leaf out of your book by simply not listening to you and stubbornly take care of you no matter how much you protest."

Steven huffed, but accepted your help. He just didn't want to bother you with his problems. Even if it was just a head cold.

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Zapp

Seeing Zapp laying in a hospital bed just didn't sit right with you. He had thrown you out of the way, taking the brunt of the damage. You didn't even know why he did it. Just a day prior he told you how much he didn't want you around anymore.

And you hesitated to enter the room where he was in. Uncertain if he wanted to see you after what happened. Though you couldn't say no to Klaus trying to assure you that Zapp would want to see you after that. But you still had your doubts.

It felt like you were being trapped in the room alone with Zapp. Though he was still his normal bull-headed and aggressive self, at least with everyone else. It felt like you were getting ignored the whole time. Yet you felt rooted to the tile floor. That was until you were the only person left with Zapp.

"You're being quiet, what gives?" Zapp grumbled, "Shouldn't you be yelling at me to be more careful or something? Or pissed that I stole your glory?"

"I don't know how I feel." You shuffled back into the corner, "I thought you weren't going to... since we fought..."

Zapp sighed, "One little fight isn't gonna stop me from wantin' you around. Honestly, you don't gotta stay all the way over there."

It wasn't easy to move closer to Zapp's bed. But you managed to sit next to him.

"Look, I'll be fine. I rushed in there because I didn't want you gettin' hurt." Zapp broke the silence, "But that doesn't mean you can just shut the hell down until I'm outta here. Don't make me flirt with the nurses in front of you."

You rolled your eyes, "As if I could stop you."

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Femt

You stood there tapping your foot and staring at Femt, a large tentacle protruding from his back. It wasn't helping that Femt was giggling as if this was what he wanted to happen. He was just being his usual nonsensical self.

"Femt, just... why?"

"Oh don't worry about me, dearie. I'll be fine." He sighed dramatically, "Besides, this will wear off soon enough."

"That doesn't answer my question."

"Why not?"

You sighed, shaking your head. This man was always doing crazy things like this. But he rarely hurt himself with these experiments. You just had to endure his new appendage being just as weird and clingy as Femt was.

Gems [Klaus x Reader]

Requested by Anonymous 🔮

Klaus stood, blinking in the late evening sun. His eyes couldn't be deceiving him. Standing in front of him was a person with shiny, crystal-like hair, it was almost completely translucent at that. Though he couldn't be certain if they were ultimately friend or foe, he couldn't mistake the fear in their eyes.

He felt so very guilty about scaring them. Despite having just saved them from a blood breed.

"Pardon me." Klaus tried to make a good impression at least, "Are you alright?"

"Uh... yeah, I think."

Klaus tilted his head a bit, "You aren't hurt are you?"

"No..." You said slowly, "But I don't know if you're going to try anything either."

Klaus backed up several feet, hands up in surrender, "No! no, of course not! I would never! I simply haven't seen anyone like you before, though that isn't a bad thing. I uh..."

Klaus cleared his throat, "My apologies, I'm Klaus von Reinherz. And you are?"

"Blue Topaz." You covered your mouth instantly, "Uh, please forget I said that, call me [Name]."

Klaus raises a single eyebrow, "Is... is your true name Blue Topaz?"

You shuffled your feet, slowly nodding. Klaus didn't know what to think about this, but you had asked him to call you something else, something that sounded more human.

"Its a pleasure to meet you [Name]." He slowly extended a hand, "If I may ask, why do you keep that a secret?"

"You see, I'm not human." You shakily met his hand, "And people tend to hunt me... and my kind, for the purpose of making jewelry and decorations."

Klaus's eyes widened, "You needn't fear me doing that. I promise. Though, I do worry. Will you be okay?"

"I don't really know. I'm very far from home you see." You moving your hair like that produced several soft clink noises, "And I wouldn't know how to get back either. I've never actually seen a human before..."

~~~~~

It was difficult for Klaus to think about how that interaction was so long ago. How much time genuinely passed, how much he spent with you.

Part of it was due to your natural fighting skills, becoming an indispensable part of Libra certainly influenced how much the two of you saw one another. The rest was Klaus's natural curiosity and steadily growing attraction towards you.

He seriously hoped that he wasn't acting creepily, or worse forcing himself onto you. Though it was more him trying to hold your hand than anything else.

You found it a little patronizing to be touched so gently. As if he were treating you like glass instead of a gemstone. While you couldn't fault him entirely, it was mildly annoying to be treated so delicately. Especially when you had been a prized warrior in your own time.

Though you were starting to piece together what happened. An anomaly had thrown you back in time. For what purpose you didn't know. It wasn't like there were any ancient gems in your time, nor any old folk tales. For all you knew, this was a displacement of space AND time.

Humans were much warmer than you thought they'd be.

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Zapp was standing in the middle of the office, freaking out. One bad trip and you were laying across the floor, completely shattered. A million thoughts flew through Zapp's head. How would he cover this up? He could just throw all the pieces in the trash... But then Gilbert would see it and Chief would have his a$$ on flambe.

He could always play up that they tripped, no one would know. Right? There wasn't proof it was his fault after all. But they were out in the open, nothing in sight for them to trip on.

*ding!*

AAAAAAAAAAA

"Oh calm down." Zapp jumped away from where your voice came from, "Just scoop up what you can and put me in that little empty can. It's the one by Klaus's desk."

Zapp didn't think, just piled all of your fragments into the bucket. Your face was mostly in one piece, and this was probably the furthest from the strangest injury you'd ever had.

Klaus however... he looked ready to faint. If he didn't outright murder Zapp for causing this. Though the process to piece you back together was fairly straightforward. It was just a painstakingly slow process as Gilbert was the only one capable of fitting the splinters together properly.

Not to say Klaus didn't try to help, just that his efforts were less than helpful. Though he was both beside himself with worry and completely absorbed in admiring just how pretty every fragment looked. Almost like a clear night sky in mid December, right at twilight.

He both adored that and abhorred the fact that he was seeing it.

Though this happened every time you fought. Or just about every time at least. Klaus couldn't handle seeing you like this, even if it was perfectly okay. He worried. Especially that he wouldn't be able to truly express his feelings... not when the fear of breaking you with a hug was all too real for him.

Day 13 [Daniel/ Raju/ Aligula]

Prompt: "...Always something more important"

Daniel

This ate at Daniel, always having to run off. And in the middle of dates no less. So when he saw you gathering things in your shared apartment, he couldn't blame you for what you were doing.

"Pie, listen." Daniel wasn't trying to get in your way at all, "I know this has been a lot. And that you deserve someone who can give you more of their time. But-"

"I don't want to hear it, Danny." You were fighting back tears, "If it was just work I'd understand. But this seems to be everything. It isn't just that work is more important, I knew what dating a police officer would mean, what it would be like. This is everything else."

Daniel stopped, still holding onto one of your scarves, "What do you mean?"

"It seems that everything from spots games, to whatever you're doing on the computer, to even your brother's problems... no matter how big or small an issue. It just seems like there's always something more important than me."

"Pie..." Daniel tried to grab your hand, "C'mon Pie, you know that's not true..."

"No, I kinda don't." You started walking for the door with your suitcase in hand, "And its a little too late for explanations now."

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Raju

This was strange, to say the least. Raju was certain he knew where your apartment was. And yet, the window was closed and there was no sign that you were even still in this apartment building.

Had something happened? Were you evicted? Was it just getting too loud at night?

Raju managed to find you by some miracle, unsure why you wouldn't tell him if something was going wrong. He wanted to help after all, as much as he could.

"[Name], what happened?" Raju floated down beside your car, "I tried to return home but the window was closed, and it looked as if you moved."

You let out a deep sigh, "Raju, I just... I can't handle the long stretches of alone time. I understand why, I just. It comes off as you always having something more important to do. So I closed the window myself. And... packed away most of the knick knacks."

Raju reached out to touch your shoulder, upset when you drew back.

"[Name], I don't know what to tell you. My work has always been dangerous and learning to share my life with someone else is... its not something I've done before."

You looked at him, this had to be the first time he's ever shared anything about his past. At least, anything concrete that wasn't training or the past... 20-something years. Though, you didn't even know how old Raju was so who knows what counts as recent history for him.

"My kind aren't exactly known for creating familial units the way humas do. We only ever spend time together for sexual interactions and the occasional feast. But if you're telling me that you need me to be around more often, then I can attempt to do so. It won't be easy, but I believe it will be worth it."

Raju still didn't have a filter when it came to speaking his mind, but there was a kind of sweetness to his words. It was still difficult to justify him being gone for 8 months at a time, though if you used that summoning method as a reminder...

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Aligula

Aligula was hunched over a large paper, plans for another pass at Deldro and Hummer. Her thoughts had flown right out the window when she noticed Klaus on the television a couple of days ago. And no matter what you said or did, she wasn't budging in the slightest.

"Lily, tell me something I don't know." You propped up on your elbows, "What's so special about this guy? Like why are you going after him when you have me right here?"

"Becaaaause!" She whined, "I was dating Deldro first. And then the million and one chances of finding Hummer, with his perfect face to just die for fell right in my lap. I neeeed them back in my life."

You sighed, straightening up, "They're always gonna be more important huh?"

Aligula didn't even register what you said. Nor did she know that you'd left until after her defeat. She spent a good three hours looking everywhere for you, but all she found was a small note.

"Always gonna be second best, aren't I? You'll always have something more important to do..."

Hey No! [Klaus x Reader]

Requested by Anonymous 💍

Looking out over the shore, Klaus couldn't help but smile. Such a beautiful, serene place with his absolute darling of a wife after finally getting married. The sense of peace he felt was so freeing to him.

While he wanted to join you in splashing around in the shallow water, he knew he should prep the grill for lunch. Though as soon as he stood you turned.

"Ah, it's nothing mein Shatzi." Klaus raised a massive hand, "I merely need to prepare a few things. I won't be far."

Your sweet little smile still made Klaus's heart flutter, "Okay Liebling. Please don't hesitate if you need my help."

Klaus felt it was a little embarrassing just how flustered and lovestruck he got at everything you did. A small nod as he walked back up the short path to the cabin porch. Klaus didn't know it, but his ears were a bright red. Only worsening when he heard you giggling over that fact.

Once he was set up to clean the grill, Klaus glanced back out at you. A soft sigh escaped him as he watched you kicking up water. Every now and then he caught the glimpse of what you were trying to do, a splash of a rainbow in the late afternoon sun.

The rough scraping of the metal tools on the rack of the grill distracted Klaus as he scrubbed. The vague shadow approaching you hardly caught his eye, though he turned his full attention toward you in an instant.

Klaus's protective instincts had him already walking down the path before anything could even happen. While you were relaxed around this guy, someone Klaus was certain neither of you had ever seen before, he didn't want to take chances. Yet he still trusted you to be able to handle a situation on your own.

The straw that broke the camel's back was when the guy put his hands on you. Even if it wasn't in a violent way, your discomfort was clear. And everything was made worse as the other guy tried to force you into a kiss.

Klaus seemed to appear on the spot, yanking the man away from you. His own arm wrapped gently around your waist to steady you against himself. Both of you took a small sense of comfort as you clung to his t-shirt, Klaus not exactly allowing his anger to go any further.

"I apologize for my roughness," Klaus was polite as ever, "But kindly keep your hands off my wife."

Whatever fight was in the guy from being shoved away had dissipated once his head cleared. Seeing just how massive Klaus was, the large fangs and cold glare opposed to the softer, more eloquent speech pattern made his only thought to be of running.

"Sorry, ma'am." The guy didn't even look at you before trying to run off, "It won't happen again."

Klaus let out a deep sigh, a low growl under his breath... then complete shock and a fierce blush as you kissed his cheek. Though you had to balance on your tiptoes to achieve this.

"Danke Liebling." You muttered, having to cling for balance, "I can't count how many times I said the word 'no' to him."

A flash of the idea of scooping you up clouded Klaus's mind's eye, but he managed to resist that urge. Instead, carefully leading you back towards the cabin. Rather than doing your own things, you helped Klaus keep an eye on the grill. Despite Klaus insisting on doing everything so you could relax.

Poppets [Klaus x Reader]

Requested by Anonymous 🧸

Klaus couldn't help but be mesmerized by your entire process. He didn't know exactly how your Blood Technique worked, but he knew what the basic effects were. That being any puppet or plush toy you created would behave like a little soldier and fight for you, or carry out whatever little tasks you asked of them.

It was plain adorable how varied you made these little things. Though your main style was more reminiscent of Paddington Bear and the original Winnie the Pooh. Lots of vests and little hats on vaguely humanoid animals. And you'd long since confided in Klaus that you were opposed to the idea of making one too human-like.

And yet, the one you were working on right now was very similar to a small puppy. Somewhat more anatomically correct with how its little joints would move, but overall just cute.

Shing!!

Zapp jumped back about three feet, clutching his hand as if it had just been stabbed. But you knew your knitting needle had just barely missed him.

"Oi! Watch it Sock Puppet!"

"Don't give me a reason Renfro." You tugged the needle out of the hardwood to place a 'healing' talisman over the hole, "Stay away from my creations."

This was, sadly, a normal feud. As Zapp enjoyed teasing everyone about everything and you had the strangest ability set on the whole team. Let alone the fact one that requires near constant upkeep at that, meaning you frequently sewed clothes or knitted a new doll into a semblance of sentience while you sat around the office. And as much as Klaus wanted to tell Zapp off for such behavior, you were more than capable of keeping the silver-haired man at bay.

Though, Klaus had absently set down a small plate with little thumbprint cookies in front of the small gathering of your other creations as they sat awaiting their 'sibling' to wake up. The little toys looked at the plate, up at Klaus, and back again a few times. Klaus had already moved on without thinking. Though when he looked back, he saw that the little bear wearing a top hat and a bow tie was holding a single cookie and waving it up and down.

The way you giggled at them acting like they were eating the cookies made Klaus's heart flutter. He hadn't been able to tell you how he felt because he only just figured that out himself. And telling you so soon after the feelings began settling in was almost too much the big man.

One day he would, but the day that you were giggling over him attempting to feed your little creations was not that day.