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Hello, I am making a request page/chapter, so if I do get any requests, I can keep track of them. However, I do have a few rules for requests.

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"Oh, come on out, Y/n! You know I'll win this little game of ours!" Balan called out to you as he continued his little search for you. You covered your mouth with your hands, trying to conceal your giggles, as you stayed in your hiding place. You had decided to play a little game of hide-and-seek with Balan, having nothing better to do. Unfortunately for you, Balan has won most of your little games, especially when it came down to him looking for you.

You were quite determined to win this time, so whenever Balan would get close to your hiding spot, you would shift to your fox form and quickly rush off to find a new spot to hide in. This has been going on for about twenty minutes now, and you were getting a bit tired. You were quite surprised at how persistent Balan is.

"Hmm... I guess I'm just not going to find you, am I, Y/n?" You heard him say, making your ears perk up a bit, but they immediately went back down. You knew this trick. He was trying to lure you out of hiding! You weren't going to fall for it this time, though! You just stayed in your hiding spot and watched as he left, still staying in that same spot.

Balan, on the other hand, stood nearby, out of sight, waiting for you to come out of hiding. He knew you would have to come out of hiding, eventually.

"Oh..? Has Y/n caught onto my little trick? Very well, then. Guess I have no other choice but to wait for them."

You both stayed in your places for what felt like hours, but may have only been 30 minutes, when you finally decided to come out of hiding, but only because you needed to stretch your limbs. You looked around to see if Balan was anywhere around. You sighed a bit in relief, seeing no sign of him. However, you were sorely mistaken as a pair of arms wrapped around your waist from behind, pulling you close to their owner.

"Found you, love. I win." He booped your nose, making you pout and blush slightly.

"That's not fair, you lured me out of hiding!"

"Ah, shall I point out you kept changing hiding spots, hmm?"

"You knew??"

"Of course I knew, Y/n. It's not that difficult to figure out, especially given the fact that you can change to a smaller, faster form. Plus, you're not exactly the most quiet when it comes to you running away."

"Hey!"

"I'm just pointing out facts!" Balan chuckled a bit and picked you up.

"Now that I have you..." Your eyes widened at his words. You knew what was coming next, and you started squirming around, attempting to escape his grasp. However, it was far too late, as he immediately started attacking you with tickles, making you screech a bit and laughing, trying cover yourself, which only trapped his wiggling fingers. You try once more to escape from his ticklish onslaught, but that only made him laugh and tickle you more, going after your most ticklish spots, making you squeal as you laughed harder.

"Plehehehease stop!~ Mercy please!" You curled up a bit.

"Hmm..~ Alright, fine." He soon stopped his ticklish onslaught. You had to take a few moments to catch your breath before you looked up at him.

"You're... you're lucky I love you, dammit."

"I know. I love you too." he only smiled more as he carried you away for cuddles. To think this had all started over a game of hide-and-seek.

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You've been a magician since you were a child, almost teenager, doing little "shows" for your parents and siblings (if you don't have siblings, then you can ignore that bit) and even some of your friends! You were actually quite good at it, getting better and better, including new acts in your shows.

Over the years, however, it seemed like less and less people were interested in your magic show... until one day, only one person to your show, and even then they didn't stay until the end, which caused you to stop you in the middle of your act. Discouraged, you packed up your things and made your way back home.

At least, that is where you were originally headed, until you interrupted by the sound of a squeaky chirping noise, which you had followed down an alleyway. You knew this was a bad idea, but you were curious. You followed the sound until you found this round yellow... bird? You honestly weren't sure what exactly it was. You had guessed bird, since it looks like one.

"What in the..?" You asked as you approached the round... bird thing. It seemed to have noticed you, as it made a chirping noise and took off towards the building in front of you. Wait, building? You didn't see that before... weird. You looked up to see that it was actually some kind of theater. Why would there be a theater in an alleyway? You shook it off as you followed the little bird into the theater, figuring you could ask questions later.

You looked around the theater, to find that the place is abandoned! You couldn't even find the little bird that you had followed into this place. Mumbling about what a waste of time this was, you turn around, about to leave, until you heard a light come on. You yelped a bit in surprise and slowly turned around to find... a well dressed man(?) with a top hat, standing in the spotlight, before approaching you, the little bird sitting on his shoulder. Just... what have you gotten yourself into, Y/n?

~timeskip brought to you by Tims~

It has been several months since you were brought to Wonderworld after following the Tim into the theater. You have been trying your best to fix your heart, according to Balan, the man who had brought you here in the first place. You've been trying to come up with different ways to give your magic that... spark which had made you love doing it in the first place.

Balan had noticed you struggling a bit and went down to check up on you. He had thought you were one of his most interesting visitors, mostly due to your fascination with magic tricks and the like. Over the months that you've been in Wonderworld, the two of you have gotten closer and closer, to the point where the Maestro would even say he may have a little crush on you.

"Hello, Y/n." You didn't even have to look behind you to see who it was.

"Hello, Balan."

"Still having a bit of trouble, hmm?"

"Yeah..." You looked down at the ground.

"I can understand that... Magic can be a bit tough at times."

"You had trouble with your magic too?" You asked, looking up at the taller male, who laughed a bit in response.

"Of course I did! I wasn't the best at it right away! I.. had times where I wanted to give up, but, with a little shove here and there, I was finally able to get the hand of it! And I know that you can too, Y/n." You smiled a bit as you let his words sink in. That's right. You weren't the best at your magic tricks when you were younger. What makes things so different now..? Sure, you've gotten better over the years, but there was still a lot of things you could still learn!

"You're right, Balan. There's definitely quite a bit for me to learn still. I just need to keep it up with practice!" You smiled more and hugged him, making him smile more than usual and hug you back. You pull away from the hug after a few moments and went back to practicing your routine, trying to see if you couldn't include a new trick or two to spice things up some. All while Balan watched you from nearby, occasionally cheering you on or giving you some encouraging words every once in a while. He wanted to see you succeed in fixing your heart, even if that meant... you having to leave him.

Balan's perma-smile dropped at the thought as he looked away from you. He hadn't really noticed how attached to you he really was until that moment, the thought of you leaving him just crushed him. Balan was more confused than anything, really. He loved all of his visitors, but you... you were different, and not even he knew.

"Balan? Are you alright?" He turned to face you again as you spoke up, breaking him away from his thoughts.

"Oh, uh, yes, I'm alright, Y/n."

"Are you sure..? You looked rather unhappy. Did you maybe want to talk about it?" Well, it was rather him tell you now than not at all.

"Well, it's just that I... I love all of my visitors, dearly, but you... I feel a different kind of love for you, Y/n. Just the thought of you leaving once your heart is fixed, it just... it hurts me more than usual."

"You... You love me?" He only nodded in response. You smiled faintly and hugged him, which shocked the taller male a bit.

"I love you too, Balan. You've really been a big help to me and my magic, and you've supported me so much, more so than those back home. I think I'd rather stay here with you, Balan.."

"Are you... are you really sure? I don't want to be the one standing in the way of you going home, Y/n."

"I'm very sure. I want to stay here, because of you... Because I love you." You swore you thought the poor Maestro was going to start tearing up as he hugged you tighter, happy to hear those words.

"I'm so happy to hear it, Y/n."

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You are an introverted person, and have been for a long time. You aren’t shy or anything, you just like to stay indoors more often than not. This is one of the few things that drew Lance to you when you two first met, surprisingly. You didn’t mind him staying indoors with you. In fact, you quite enjoyed his company. However, there was one thing you noticed every time he would come by and visit you: he would never get close to you physically. You weren’t too bothered by it, but it was something that confused the heck outta you.

“Hey, Lance?” You asked, looking over at the taller male.

“Hmm?”

“I’ve noticed that whenever you come over, you don’t do the usual friendly things like a hug or a handshake or anything. Not that it bothers me or anything, I’m just curious is all.” You could’ve sworn you saw him flinch a bit at the mention of a hug.

“Ah, that… It’s just that I…” He trailed off, glancing away from you,

“You…?”

“...I have haphephobia, the fear of being touched..”

“I...I see, that makes sense. I’m sorry to bring it up.”

“It’s alright, Y/n, you didn’t know.” Lance stood up and made his way to the door. “I have to go for now, I’ll see you again soon.”

“Alright, later.” with that said, Lance was gone. You sighed a bit and sat back down on the couch, looking up at the ceiling. You really liked Lance, but not being able to physically be close to him or touch him, like holding hands and stuff, now that was going to be tough for you. That was when it hit you! You could help him with his fear!... or at least try to, anyway. That is what you’ve decided you will attempt the next time he comes over. Of course, if he lets you, anyway.

Several days have passed since Lance had last visited you. You weren’t worried or anything, as you know he’s got things of his own to do, which you don’t really know what it is, but you just roll with it. You were lying on the couch, playing (video game of choice), as you didn’t really have anything better to do… that is, until you heard a knock on the door. You already knew who it was, or at least had an idea, so you stood up and set your controller down before you went to the door. You opened the door and looked up to see Lance.

“Hello, Y/n.”

“Hey, Lance.” You smiled a bit and moved out of the way to let him inside, closing the door once he was inside. You went over to the couch and went back to playing your game, with Lance sitting beside you, but not enough to be in physical contact with you or anything. He sat and watched you play your game for a while, until you paused it again and looked over at him.

“What is it, Y/n?”

“I...I want to help you… with your fear of touch, I mean.”

“You… would want to help me?” You nodded in response.

“If you don’t want me to, I’ll drop it and won’t bring it up again.”

“...Very well, I will allow you to help you, but only because I trust you, Y/n.”

“You… you trust me?” Lance nodded in response.

“Very well, then. I’ll start slow and simple. Hold your hand out, please.” Lance seemed a bit confused by this, but shrugged it off and held out his hand. You looked up at him, before you gently took his hand into his own, which caused him to flinch and pull his hand back instinctively.

“Ah.. Sorry..”

“It’s alright, Lance. If you’re not comfortable with it, I won’t do it.” Lance seemed a bit hesitant at first, but held his hand out once more. Lance flinched again, but at least he didn’t pull his hand away this time. You smiled faintly and gently rubbed the back of his hand with your thumb, occasionally glancing up at him to make sure he was doing alright. Surprisingly, he wasn’t backing away from you or anything. In fact, it seems he rather enjoyed it.

“...What?” He asked you, looking down at you and bringing you back from your thoughts.

“Ah, just admiring you is all.”

“Is… that so?” You smiled and nodded as you slowly moved your fingers along his arm, so as to not surprise him or anything, and watched his reactions as you did so. Lance sighed a bit in content as your fingers glided up his arm, shivering a bit as well.

“Are you alright?”

“Yes, I’m fine, it just felt… nice.” You smiled at his words as you kept this up for a few minutes before you stopped.

“I think that should be enough for now, don’t you?” Lance nodded as he placed his arm back at his side.

“Y/n…”

“Hmm?”

“What made you want to help me, anyway..?”

“Well, it’s just that I… really like you, Lance. Sure you may be intimidating to others, but not to me. I really enjoy your company, even if we… don’t really go out too much due to me rather staying inside.” You heard Lance chuckle a bit, which you looked up at him.

“I enjoy your company as well, Y/n. I don’t mind staying inside with you, in fact, it’s much better this way. I guess you could say I… love you?”

“I love you too, you dork.” You chuckled a bit and leaned up and kissed his cheek before leaning against the couch. Lance flinched a bit at the sudden contact, but soon relaxed and shook his head, chuckling a bit as he sat a little closer to you than he was earlier.

You grabbed your controller and went back to playing your game with Lance watching you. You both knew this was going to be the start of an interesting relationship.

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You had just returned from a long day of work/school/etc. and Lance also had a long day. Dealing with Balan and corrupting others with negativity is draining for him, but he doesn’t usually mind it, it’s fun for him even if he won’t admit such a thing out loud.

Several negati had greeted you once you came into the house, practically swarming you. You laughed a bit and pet them on the head so that you could actually get into the house. Since you and Lance were together, the negati were as close to you as they were with Lance, since you two spend quite a bit of time together, which… well, of course you would, you two are dating after all.

“Ah, welcome home, Y/n.” You heard Lance say as he approached you. You could tell he was pretty tired, but so were you. You walked up to Lance, holding your arms out to hug him. You knew he was still iffy about being touched, so you didn’t want to hug him all of a sudden and freak him out. Lance only chuckled a bit in response and hugged you… before picking you up, making you squeak in surprise.

“I think it’s time for a nap..” You heard him say as he carried you to your shared room, for a nap. Lance set you down once he brought you into the room. You crawled into bed, with Lance now lying beside you, a couple of the Negati had followed after you and were lying around you and Lance. You didn’t mind it too much, as this was quite normal for them at this point. You and Lance talked a bit about your days, what happened and how it all went. It didn’t take very long before you both fell asleep. You had fallen asleep before Lance, as it takes him longer to fall asleep than it does for you, or at least, most of the time anyways.

Lance chuckled a bit as he noticed you had fallen asleep. He soon closed his eyes, mumbling, “sleep well, Y/n,” before falling asleep himself.

Everything was peaceful… until, a few minutes later, you two were woken up by a loud noise and the sound of spooked Negati and their little feet on the ground. One of the negati had knocked over something in the other room, which spooked the others and made a lot of noise, enough to wake you and Lance up.

“What the hell?” You mumbled, sitting up and rubbing your eyes. Lance had sat up as well, not exactly pleased that his sleep had been interrupted. You sighed a bit and got up, walking into the other room to find… several objects knocked over, and the Negati were hiding, but not enough to where you couldn’t see them.

“You guys…” you shook your head, picking up what had fallen down and put them back in their proper place. “I’m too tired for this… could you guys please keep it down?” You asked them before going back to the bedroom.

“What was it, Y/n?” Lance asked as you crawled back into bed beside him.

“One of them knocked something over and scared the others, which caused them to run around the room and knock other stuff over.”

“Ah… that sounds about right.” Lance chuckled a bit, closing his eyes once more.

“I’m going back to sleep.” You said, now lying on your side (or how you usually lie when you sleep). Lance only nodded in agreement.

“Hopefully they’ve calmed down by now and won’t knock anything else over..”

“If they do, they’ll be getting a good talking to from me, and they don’t want to upset me.”

“I know they don’t. So that’s why I gave them a warning, I guess you could call it that.”

“Good, now get some sleep.”

“I will. Sleep well, Lance.” You soon fell asleep, which took a bit longer than usual, as if you were expecting any other interruptions. However, nothing else happened, and you fell into a deep sleep. Lance made sure you were asleep, before he fell asleep as well, now holding you close to him in his sleep.