Imagine being childhood friends with Gladio and him constantly playing hero around you asking for kisses as a reward for “saving” you :3
“Hm. But you saved my kitty. Should she kiss you then?” You joked with a smile, raising the rescued kitty to be at the level of Gladio’s face.
“Uh…W-Well I can’t argue with that logic!” He laughs nervously.
Gladio tries to play it cool and lets the cat “kiss” his cheek albeit with a somewhat disappointed expression on his face. No doubt wishing it was you instead of a cat giving him a kiss.
You caught the look on his face but didn’t comment on it. If you could spend a little more time with him.. to return that pretty smile he had all the time once more.
“So.. If you have time.. Do you- do you want to go for an ice cream?”
“Ice cream?! Heck yeah, count me in!” He sends a bright smile your way.
Gladio seems to have been snapped out of his moping over the loss of a kiss from you. Honestly, he’s more excited over the fact that he gets to spend more time with you rather than getting ice cream.
You returned the smile as he spoke. It was so contagious! As you neared the nearby ice cream seller, you had an idea, but you had to be sneaky about it.
Ordering your favorite flavors, you pointed a bench nearby.
“There! It’s a nice spot to eat this. Which one you got, Gladdy?”
“Hm? Oh yeah, good idea! I got chocolate why? You don’t plan on stealing it from me, do you?” He teases.
Gladio has been enjoying his treat as you guys were walking and appears to have a bit of ice cream on his face as a result. Man if Ignis saw him he would be lectured on proper eating, he shudders just thinking about it.
You couldn’t take you eyes of
the bit of frosty chocolate goodness resting
near the corner of his mouth, not even as you both sat down on the bench. You smiled, leaning playfully closer.
“You know what? Maybe I want a taste of it~”
And as your lips connected with his face you gave him both a kiss and took away the bit of ice cream on his cheek with a smile.
“Yummy!”
“?!”
Gladio drops his ice cream in surprise as his face turns a lovely shade of red. He stares at you with wide eyes and if it were possible, hearts in his eyes. He seems to regain his senses after a moment and stammers a quick reply.
“J-Jeeze warn a guy next time alright!” He says bashfully as he rubs the back of his neck. Acting as if he’s mourning the loss of his ice cream when in fact he can’t keep the giddy smile off his face. ❤
Unable to help yourself, you giggle at his adorable reaction, your closed hand hiding a bit of your lips as you do.
“You’re cute, Gladio.” You smile. You look at the fallen ice cream and you decide to share yours with him. He had the most cute dowy eyes that keep following your every move as you both ate. That was both curious and making you feel a little blushy in his presence. He had such pretty eyes!.
“Do I have something in my face?” You ask, pointing at yourself innocently.
“Heh nah… I just thought you look like the most beautiful person to ever exist and how lucky I am to have you by my side.” He nonchalantly says.
Despite the casual way he said it his expression said otherwise, he looked at you with warmth and fondness in his eyes and he doesn’t even try to hide it. He seems to think for a moment before he suddenly grabs a hold of your other hand and places a gentle kiss on the back of it. He winks at you as he lets go of your hand and thinks to himself “Man Iggy would be proud!”
“Gla-Gladio! You’re reading too many romantic novels!” You scolded him playfully, taking the liberty of pinching his cheeks with a pout as you blushed like a tomato.
Gladio was so sneaky. You noted how he looked at you as he spoke and it made you feel a pleasant warmth in the pit of you belly. Like fluttering butterflies! You decided to play with his words a little, ready to test something out.
“You said… you were lucky to have me by your side. But what if I told you you could be luckier with me somewhere else?”
Tilting your head, you raised a finger to make a point, curious to see his reaction. He wasn’t going to catch on your intentions that quick.
“H-Huh?? What do you mean by that?” He stammers and blushes.
It seems Gladio is confused and flustered probably thinking that you were gonna suggest being more than friends. Honestly, he has been thinking about it for a while now he’s just not sure if you feel the same as he does.
He glances away from you and nervously fidgets as he awaits your reply.
Oh. His reaction made you take a double check on your words. That sounded weird! You felt yourself blushing even more but you shook your head to clear your thoughts.
“I- I mean…” You looked around. There wasn’t too many people around. “Gladio, look at me please.”
You had to be brave! You could do this! Scratching your cheek once, you waited until you had him at least facing you before you moved to give him a quick peck on the lips, nose awkwardly bumping included, yikes!
“Ja- Jackpot!” You cheered quietly, with a crooked nervous smile.
“….”
Gladio is left speechless for a moment as if he’s processing what just happened a second ago. He blinks and his expression melts into one of a lovestruck teenager.
“You’re really something else…” He says quietly to himself.
He then gently tilts your chin up and gently kisses you on the lips, you can feel him smile as he does so. He moves his lips away from yours and rests his forehead against yours as he lovingly looks at you.
“I take it this means you like me..?” He says nervously. All the previous bravado was gone in place of a shy and unsure boy confessing to his crush.
You press your lips together, looking cutely at his warm rich eyes.
“You need more proof?” You murmur before hugging his shoulders and peppering kisses all over his face.
Hearing him laugh and return the embrace was the best outcome of it all. You gave him one more kiss, firmer and lingering on his cheek before moving back to let him process it all. You needed the space too.
“I do.” You confirmed with a sweet smile.
“I’m glad..” He says happily.
His sighs in relief as he hugs you. His expression then changes to one that spells trouble and suddenly he puts you in a playful headlock and messes with your hair.
“Don’t think for a second that I forgot about you making your cat kiss me and making me lose my ice cream!” He says as he laughs. Both of you continue messing around just like always but there’s no denying the soft gaze and smiles he sends your way every now and then.
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