Fandom: Red Queen

Pairing: Redeemed!Maven x Reader

• Maven and you were something.
• You did not know what, though.
• However, he did know what you were to him.
• You are the only person he thinks he could trust one day, the thought of you keeps him sane, your company makes him feel at ease, your kisses make him feel alive.
• He likes to have you around
• He tries to have you around.
• He didn't try hard enough today, though. This were the consequences.
• You were nowhere to be found and he had decided to go look for you himself with a couple of guards.
• He knew people were angry. Trying to retaliate against anyone who had anything to do with him or his family.
• And what he had feared was a reality. He was sure of it now.
• The pain he felt in his stomach the moment he found your coat lying next to the river, in the middle of the forest, was stronger than anything he ever felt before.
• It was completely soaked. Had they drowned you?
• He could swear he was seeing red.
• His legs kept moving forward, as if they were automated.
• He was afraid of what he could find, but he was also furious.
• And that was when he heard it. That voice he fell asleep to every night.
• He had never ran this fast in his whole life.
• Two guys were trying to hold you still while you kept screaming and trying to fight them off.
• And then one of them took out a knife.
• "If you touch her, you'll die."
• You would recognize that voice anywhere, but the cold tone that he used was totally new.
• Both men froze on the spot.
• "Let her go. Now."
• One of the guys looked at the other with pleading eyes. He wanted to get away from the shadow of the flame.
• But the other one was hesitant, he looked at the young prince with hatred in his eyes.
• Maven noticed this, and he created a huge flame to scare the guy off.
• After long seconds, both men gave up and ran away from the prince as fast as they could.
• Maven motioned his guards to go after them.
• He rushed up to you and wrapped his own coat around your shoulders.
• He didn't say one word as you both walked back to the palace. "Are you mad at me?," you asked.
• He looked at you as if you were insane, with a glimpse of disgust. Then he kissed you. He kissed you with the passion of a drowning man, even a bit possessively.
• "I was scared."
• It might not sound like something too meaningful, but it was. He was never this open about how he felt.
• This was a huge step on whatever you both had.
• When you arrived to the palace, he made sure to light up the fireplace in his room and tend to your wounds; that comfortable silence embracing both of you.
• You could finally undestand what you were now. You were two people who belonged together. No need to give it a name. That was more than enough.