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ASK: Master Aced falling in love with a reader that's pregnant after a bad relationship headcanons please?
Master Aced X Fem!Reader
By: Mod Lucky
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-He is unsure how to feel when he first meets you. You’re beautiful, your smile soft and genuine, but there’s a sadness in your eyes. He picks up on the way your hands hover around your stomach and has an inkling that you may be pregnant before you ever disclose the news to him.
-That first meeting with you is stuck in his mind. Something about you made him want to be with you everyday, but that sadness… He knew in his gut that something was wrong, something had happened to you and the mere thought of what it could be made him tense.
-He begins going out of his way to see you every chance he gets, and the more he learns about you, the more angry he gets at the thought of anyone causing you pain.
-It takes a few months for you to admit to him that you are, in fact, pregnant. But leading up to that point, you have a feeling he already knows as he’s been doting on you. Always there with an offer to let you rest, or bringing you water on a hot day with comments on how you should take care of yourself more. It’s sweet, makes your heart swell, but you try to ignore it because of what happened before…
-Despite the walls you put up, he is persistent. Everything about him is genuine, passionate, and wholehearted. He can get intense, especially if he suspects that someone has wronged you or pushed you too hard. It can take a while to calm him down, and actually leads to your first kiss.
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“Aced, please,” you pleaded softly, your hands on his chest. “I’m fine, you don’t need to-”
“They have no right to be treating you like that!” He interrupted, glaring at the helpless person behind you.
Your fingers clenched against his robes, a frustration growing in your gut. You listened to Aced ranting at the perpetrator, as he often did, saying all the things that would happen if he caught them hurting you again.
“Aced, STOP!” You yelled, eyes shut tight, your heart stopping when everyone around you fell silent. You could hear the scuffling feet of the person running away behind you as Aced waited for you to continue. “…why do you care so much…?”
“Do you really not know…?” He asked, his voice low and quiet.
Your eyes opened, staring at your hands clenching his shirt. “You shouldn’t be stepping in every time someone tries something. I’m not… I’m not worth that much.”
“That’s not true.”
You brought your gaze up, looking into the eyes of the mask that concealed half his face, but you could see the hint of red dusting his cheeks. He averted his gaze, a strong frown on his lips.
“Aced…” you shook your head, bringing back your hands and wrapping your arms around yourself. “I’m with child, I’ve gone from one horrible relationship to the next.” You turned away, emotion straining your voice. “I don’t understand what you could possibly see in me…” You choked on your words, adding under your breath, “No one else did…”
Your eyes squeezed back shut, tears forming and threatening to escape. A pair of warm, firm hands grabbed your shoulders, turning you around. You barely had a chance to look up to Aced, before his lips were against yours. A whimper escaped you as your hands went to his chest, meaning to push him back, but your pressure went slack.
His grip lightened, one of his hands trailing to your cheek, his thumb brushing away your tears and fingers interlacing in your hair, as his other hand went to your waist, pulling you closer.
Your mind went blank as he pulled away, completely breathless. His own breath was heavy, his eyes dancing over your face, even though his mask concealed them from yours.
“I see a dedicated, broken woman, that has never been loved the way she deserves.” He told you, his voice deep and rumbling through you. “I want to be the one to protect you. To prove how much you’re worth. You…” His hand at your waist slid to your growing stomach. “And your child…” He paused, noticing tears welling up in your eyes. “Let me be that person.”
You opened your mouth to reply, but you couldn’t find your voice. Instead, you reached your hand behind his neck and pulled him back to your lips, communicating all of your emotions in a way words couldn’t possibly express.