Poppets [Klaus X Reader]

Poppets [Klaus x Reader]

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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.

Plush Babies [Klaus x Reader]

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Klaus was having a bit of a problem in getting close to you. Every time he thought he was making some kind of progress, something would come up and make him doubt what he thought was true.

One such instance was his first attempt to explain his feelings for you. It had been a rather nice day, Klaus had thought things were going well after all the time the two of you had spent together in the week prior.

Then just before he could actually say anything, Klaus noticed an insect in your hair. When he tried to assist in removing it, your small monkey plush had gotten rather defensive. Climbing up to where the bug was and did the task itself.

Was Klaus to take that as you being uncomfortable with him? Or was it part of the pseudo freewill each of your creations had?

A second time, Klaus wasn't actively trying to confess to you, but he was definitely on the verge of doing so. Of course, going to lunch together as friends was a normal thing for both of you and this time was no different.

And yet, when Klaus noticed you had a smudge on the end of your nose and offered to help wipe it away... A little bear plushie started kicking up a fuss, forcing your attention away long enough that Klaus had to just give up.

At least at that time, Klaus could say that you weren't uncomfortable with the gesture. But he was still left pondering why your puppets were being like this.

Today he had been hoping for a moment completely alone with you to ask without interruption. Though he feared the answer you would give.

Klaus was about to approach to ask when he tripped over his own feet, literally. Bumping into you, knocking you clean over, and barely saving face by throwing his arms behind your back in an attempt to soften the fall. He tried his best to move off of you, convinced that he would never have a chance with you at this rate. Though he was also trying to help you into a more comfortable sitting position, extremely aware that his hands were in danger of sliding down to your lower back.

And yet, you didn't have just one plushie fussing at Klaus, but the entire army covering your upper torso. Before Klaus could back away, you were frowning. Was this just too far? It was purely an accident. Klaus would apologize until his face was blue because he truly didn't mean for this to happen.

"I don't know what's gotten into you little guys." Klaus blinked a little, "Klaus isn't gonna hurt me. And this was an accident. So stop it, you're all behaving like spoiled brats."

Klaus didn't fully understand what any of this meant. It could be any number of things but...

"[Name], I still feel the need to apologize for knocking you over." Klaus lowered himself as much as he could, "I admit that I did have a couple questions I wanted to ask you, if you wouldn't mind."

"Sure Klaus." You smiled at him gently, "But it'll take me a minute to get the peanut gallery to cool it. They really seem to be against you for some reason."

"Against... me?"

"I can't put my finger on why but whenever you get close, and especially when you might touch me, they get all feisty like this."

"Oh." Klaus rubbed the back of his neck, "I... I see."

Day 19 [Steven/ Lucky/ Femt]

Prompt: "This wasn't supposed to happen"

Steven

Mere moments after his attempt to impress you by pouring a little wine from the bottle, right into a hot skillet, Steven realized his mistake. The flame caught his sleeve, but he managed to keep it off the bottle. You did the only thing you could think of and just threw the glass of cold tea on Steven.

At the very least, the fire went out...

Steven stood there sopping wet and embarrassed. Once the shock wore off, you began giggling at the situation. Making Steven blush and turn away a little.

"I-I-I'm sorry." You finally gasped out, holding a hand in front of you, "I... it just..."

You succumbed to loud chuckling, Steven joining in. He had to admit, it was pretty funny for him to mess up this badly, even if it was his own fault for trying something so dangerous in the first place.

"That wasn't supposed to happen though." Steven still tried defending his actions, "That usually works without the fire going up the stream."

Between his pouty face and slightly red blush, ypu couldn't help but delve into pure laughter. Until...

SNORT

You finally stopped, both hands covering your nose and mouth... and a little blush that flew in out of nowhere. Both of you just stopped, before Steven smirked. Maybe he hadn't ruined the night after all.

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Lucky

Things like this don't just happen. No, this had been a carefully planned, carefully calculated attack against his partner. Lucky felt absolutely helpless saying what you'd become. Even if you were able to keep that part of yourself under control, there wasn't anything anyone could do to reverse the process.

Not even a little.

You didn't need sleep, not really. But it felt nice to lay next to Blitz. Knowing he still trusted you to be this vulnerable around what he knew to be a monster of sorts. He never called you one directly. In fact, He tended to clam up, becoming extremely cagey whenever his work involved other blood breeds.

"Zzz... no..." Lucky had developed a habit of sleep-talking, or maybe you just noticed because you were able to stay up all night, "Not... shouldn't... not right..."

You tried to calm Blitz down, gently stroking the side of his face. Unsure if you were even good at this anymore, given how cold your hands were now. A soft whisper into an otherwise empty room...

"I know this wasn't supposed to happen... but it'll be okay..."

Femt

One too many beakers in his arms and a poorly placed cord meant Femt was bound to trip eventually. Except this time, you were caught in the crosshairs. Several different types of liquids in various states of solidity had splashed across your arms, neck, and chest.

Both of you looked at one another, clear panic and fear before you collapsed. Writhing in pain and shrieking your head off. Femt unable to tear his eyes away from the sight of your body contorting in spectacular fashion.

He didn't know what to do. The experimental goops had already been absorbed into your body, there was a high likelihood that this couldn't be reversed at all.

Then you went still.

The fear that this had killed you crashed in around Femt's ears. He scrambled to your side and started checking your vitals. His hands slid over new protrusions ranging from thick horns to softer lumps that would surely contain new organs... or repeats.

Heartbeat? Good. Breathing? Steady. Body temperature? Definitely higher than normal, but this could be the new normal for you.

Or it could mean you would die of heatstroke.

Femt couldn't do anything except hope you'd be okay... and mutter to himself.

"Oh Dearie, I'm so sorry." He tried to control his panic and tears, "This was never supposed to happen."

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..."

Day 11 [Steven/ Dog/ Femt]

Prompt: "Don't expect me to stay"

Steven

How was Steven supposed to deal with this? How could he trust you again? Knowing that you had willingly withheld information like that. If you'd let him know sooner things wouldn't have been so bad. People would still be alive and innocents would have been saved.

But this was the reality he had to live with.

"[Name]." You turned to the dark-haired man, "Why didn't you say anything sooner?"

"It didn't seem-"

"WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY ANYTHING!"

You recoiled. There was no way to keep this up, Steven wasn't fooled any longer. Everything you had planned was going up in flames. While you had your reasons for believing Steven would be okay with this, he clearly wasn't.

Steven made a noise somewhere between a sigh and a grunt, "Nevermind. Once this is over, don't expect me to say with you."

"Steven..."

"No. I've made up my mind." Steven turned away from you, "You crossed a line. You knowingly crossed a line today. If I see you again after today, don't expect me to be nice."

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Dog

For as forgetful as Dog tended to be, not hearing from him for months on end hurt. You needed some kind of closure even after you moved on. Something didn't feel right about the situation at all and you needed answers.

Went you looked up from covering your eyes, you had to blink a few times. A giant red... thing was laying in the rubble. But whatever, or whoever, it was seemed to recognize you, wiggling to free itself and stand up.

"[Name]!" You froze, "You're here! Its so good to see you!"

"D-dog!?" You spun, almost falling on your butt, "But how? What? Where have you been?"

The familiar face of your ex popped out from the lower chest of the red creature. Exactly the way you remembered him, right down to the charming smile. However an unfamiliar voice answered back.

"Really!? You forgot about Aligula until just now when this is what she took from you?"

"Hey, be nice Deldro." Dog sighed, "Of course, I'd think more about the good times rather than the bad."

Was... was he arguing with himself? Or was the red thing this Deldro? How did this happen? And who was Aligula? It felt like everything was spinning around you, this whole situation had more questions than answers.

Technically, if someone else was to blame, were you still justified in leaving? You didn't know the whole story after all. And yet, you were still hurt by what happened. Dog's absence had affected you greatly.

"Dog." You finally spoke up, breaking the half-argument, "I... I don't think I'll ever really understand this. And while I'm glad to see you're okay, in a sense... don't expect me to stick around... or wait for you or whatever the case maybe."

Dog's face fell in a frown, "But [Name], I... I can work something out. We could at least see each other every other week. I still love you."

"I'm sorry." You looked up, tears threatening to form and fall, "I just, I can't. You mentioned someone else looking for you. What if they try to target me because I'm seeing you? Not to mention that I'm with someone else. I just, I can't stay like this. Knowing I won't be able to call you whenever just to talk. I'm sorry."

"[Name]..."

You walked off, leaving Dog to raise a single hand as if he were to follow you. But he knew nothing about this situation was fair to either of you. That you were right, everything about Aligula he had heard and remembered suggested you'd be in danger if anyone ever found out.

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Femt

This had to be the last straw, for your own sanity. Femt constantly unleashing monsters on the city, destroying places you liked going to, hurting and even killing people you liked talking to...

Something had to give, eventually.

"And where are you sneaking off to Dearie?" Femt was trying to tug your bag from your hands, "Going on a vacation without me?"

You sighed heavily, "After everything I've asked, everything you've ignored... did you really expect me to stay?"

"What are you talking about? This isn't about Fenny stepping on that one ice cream stand you like, is it?"

"Its not the only thing." You shoved the door open with your shoulder, "I know I said I'd be okay with the moral darkness of your actions, but when you're constantly ignoring my requests for you to tone it down just a little..."

Femt frowned. He shouldn't have to tone down chaos just because you want to keep your favorite churro place. And its not like humanity doesn't just rebuild every time something gets squished. So why was this your deal breaker?

Day 16 [Leo/ Dog/ Lucky]

Prompt: "You wouldn't understand"

Leo

Running for his life should be a rare occurrence, but here was Leo doing so for the third time today alone. All he could think about to calm his nerves was how you'd be waiting for him when he got off. What he wasn't prepared for was you grilling him.

"What do you mean you were running for your life all day?" You weren't sure if you were more upset at what Leo was saying or the fact that he was hurt again, "No one should run for their life and then be so nonchalant about it later."

"[Name], sweetie, I'm fine really." Leo tried to tug you back down onto the couch, "I have to deal with people trying to mug me and my job is just like this."

"So quit that job." You huffed as you settled next to him, "You shouldn't have to put your life in harm's way!"

Leo wanted to be kind and understanding over this, but he had a breaking point, "You wouldn't understand this [Name]!"

"What wouldn't I understand?" Your head snapped towards Leo, "You get hurt on the job all the time. So you can't tell me the exact details, but you clearly are a kind of police officer or other government official. And both of those can't keep you like a contract."

"It's not like that." Leo sighed, "It's really similar, but I can't just leave."

You could only sigh and click your tongue. This was getting ridiculous.

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Dog

You couldn't help but feel a bit melancholy as you sat trying to read a book. It was such a long chapter describing things that wouldn't pay off. You knew over half of this was just hyper-fixation on a mundane day. A second reading was somehow worse despite being a favorite book.

"Whatcha doin' Gummy?" Dog sidled up next to you on the couch, "Which one is this?"

"I don't think you'd understand it." Though you did hold up the spine of the book, "It's pretty far into the series. And it's one of the boring 'this is why we fight' parts."

Dog's expression twisted in an interesting way as he read the title. While he was familiar with you reading this series, he really didn't have a clue what the whole thing was about.

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Lucky

"What did you do that for!?"

You had thrown out one of Blitz's "experiments" because he was doing the same old thing with the blood breed hand he had to keep with him. To be honest, you felt like you were keeping him from poisoning himself.

"[Name]!" Lucky tried to stop you from locking up his blood breed supplies, "Why are you doing all this?"

"Saving you from yourself." You sighed, "Trying to eat a sandwich with blood breed blood on it isn't going to do anything but poison you."

"You don't know that! You wouldn't understand what I'm trying to do!"

You pinched your nose, "I shouldn't have to tell you that eating blood, especially monster blood, is a dangerous idea. If you really want to figure out how living matter digests this, get a bunch of rats."

Lucky almost looked like he was deflating. You knew you'd won the argument as you finally put the lock on the safe. Why this had to be something you had to keep reminding him of was beyond you.