Hearts on Fire

Written for my 2021 Halloween event.

Pairing: Ben x Male!Reader

Prompt: Dragon Ben stealing the reader away for part of his hoard.

A/N: This was the fourteenth prompt for my 2021 Halloween event! The final piece will be posted on Sunday, October 31st.

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When your day began, you hadn’t expected it to go like this. Honestly though, how could you have? You’d been on your way to your classes at Auradon Prep, the same as every other day, when something huge swooped out of the sky and closed its massive claws around your middle, dragging you off into the sky with it.

As the creature’s grip tightened around you and its wings shifted to begin its descent a large mountain appeared out of the clouds before you, and you realized that the deep fissure in its face must have been where the beast had made its den. You were proven right as it swooped down through the crevasse, landing easily, even with one great paw preoccupied with holding you.

The creature released you as soon as it landed and you were quick to scramble away, watching in a terrified sort of awe as green smoke consumed the dragon (now that you were able to see more than the scaled paw that had snatched you, you were able to be sure) and concealed it from your sight.

When the smoke finally dissipated, you were shocked to see a stunned-looking brunet about your age rather than the massive dragon that had taken you.

“Well,” he said after far too long spent in silence, examining his hands as though he’d never seen them before, “That’s certainly new.”

You raised an eyebrow, trying to force yourself past your shock, “That’s- not a normal thing for dragons?”

He shrugged, a sheepish glint in his warm chocolate eyes, “I wouldn’t know; I’m not exactly a normal dragon.” When you were too confused to respond, he pressed on, “I tried to break up with my ex a few years ago because I didn’t see us working out and cursed me. Ever since then I’d been, well, like that,” he gestured vaguely in the direction he’d brought you from.

“Then how did you change back…?” you gestured toward him, clearly curious about what had happened to him.

“My name’s Ben, by the way.” He let out an amused little huff, grinning at you, “Y’know, the funny thing is that she said that the spell would only break when I met my true love.”

“True love, huh?” you said, an embarrassed flush heating your cheeks. “Let’s start with a date and go from there, yeah?”

Ben smiled widely, pushing a dark curl behind his ear, “As much as I’d like that, how about we start with how to get down since I can’t fly anymore?”

You couldn’t help but laugh, smiling so widely that your cheeks began to hurt. Yeah, you found yourself thinking a while later as the pair of you picked your way down the mountain, if the rest of your relationship with Ben was like this, you were sure you’d be happy.

Home Safe

Written for my 2021 Halloween event.

Pairing: Ben x Male!Reader

Prompt: Ben + “Good luck explaining your new fangs to the dentist.”

A/N: This was the twelfth prompt for my 2021 Halloween event! The next piece will be posted on Wednesday, October 27th.

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While you had always known that Audrey was a bit of a bitch you’d never expected her to actually turn evil, let alone for her to be able to command Maleficent’s scepter and take over the school. You’d been with Mal, Evie, and Uma when Audrey had trapped you inside, and you had known that you were in a dangerous situation, but you couldn’t help but worry more about what was happening to Ben; after all, you hadn’t seen your boyfriend since this whole mess had started.

You supposed that was why you felt such a rush of relief when the girls broke the spell on the cottage and Celia looked out the window, turning to face you with a grin, “Hey,” she’d said, “It’s your bae!”

You’d rushed out of the cabin without a second thought, hurrying to embrace him. “Oh god, I was so worried about you,” you murmured, wrapping your arms around him and holding him close. “I wasn’t sure what she would do to you and I-” you trailed off, arms tightening around Ben’s waist reflexively.

“I’m okay,” he replied softly, hugging you back and tucking his face against your shoulder. “She- um, she turned me into a beast. Like my dad. I’m only okay because Jane and Carlos had water from the Enchanted Lake.” He took a shaky breath, and the movement made you notice the odd texture of his jaw against your skin- like he hadn’t shaved in a few days.

You pulled back to look at him, eyes widening as you took in his altered appearance. You took his face in your hands, remaining quiet for a long moment as you studied him. “It’s kind of a good look for you,” you said eventually, trying to coax a smile out of the forlorn brunet.

It worked, and the sight of his amused grin was enough to help ease the tension in your chest.

“What about those?” Uma asked from behind you, gesturing to the newly revealed fangs protruding from your boyfriend’s lips.

You paused, a little stunned at the new additions, “Well, those are new.”

Ben’s grin widened and he bared his fangs at you playfully, “I kinda like them. I’m sure we could put ‘em to good use.”

“Good luck explaining your new fangs to the dentist,” you teased with a roll of your eyes, but you leaned in to press a light kiss to his cheek.

Ben just laughed, tucking himself comfortably against your side and grinning up at you. He knew that your teasing was just your way of showing that you loved him, and that you were relieved that he was safe. He really couldn’t fault you for that though; with you he was finally home, safe and sound.