After Hours: William x Reader

            Today has been quite a long day for the reapers, mainly two of them by the names of William and (Name). These two have been slaving over their work all day, (Name) started with a desk piled with paperwork and Will had some paperwork along with overtime to help clean up the messes of other reapers, namely Grell. The two couldn’t wait for the day to end not only because that would mean some rest but also due to the fact that they can spend some time together. Even though it isn’t really encouraged the two of them decided to have a relationship together, in fact their relationship has been going very well for six years. Who would have thought the emotionless, workaholic, William could hold such a relationship especially with how little time he has outside of work due to his coworkers’ incompetence. (Name), however, finds his emotionless façade endearing because it makes the moments that he does show something precious beyond words. Adding in that the handsome reaper is a gentleman it gets easier to see how any female would take an interest in him.

            (Name) has been thinking about her bespectacled lover for the past five minutes since she looked at the clock seeing that there’s only ten minutes until her shift is done. She hopes that William doesn’t have to work tonight for any reason, as much as she loves Grell she gets irritated that his mistakes take away from her time with Will. Any other night the female would care less about it but its special, their sixth anniversary to be exact. ‘He would yell at me if he saw me slacking off during work hours’ the redhead muses to herself which brings a smile to her face as she redirects her attention for the last two minutes. Immediately when the clock strikes the hour a knock sounds on her office door, three, soft, precise knocks, only one person does that. Grinning sweetly she says,

“Come in.”

“Good evening (Name),” Will greets her a barely there smile etched on his face.

“Hello, Will,” she greets back a little shyly.

“How was your day?” he questions walking up to the wooden desk you’re sitting behind.

“It was okay, I had more paperwork to do than usual,” she says gathering her things to head out, “How was yours?”

“Stressful, what would you like to do tonight?” he bluntly replies gently taking her bag from her hands only to clasp one of them with his own to lead her out.

“Whatever you want to do is fine,” she states not really wanting to make a decision.

Will sighs at her answer tugging her along, “Let’s go, I don’t want to get called for overtime.”

“Okay,” she says intertwining her fingers with his.

Silence surrounds them on the way out of the building not that either of them mind but William seems to be nervous about something. He keeps readjusting his glasses, his hold on her bag, and checking his pocket for an item. (Name) doesn’t address the issue thinking it’s best to leave it alone for now so instead she gives his hand a reassuring squeeze. Looking down at her he flashes an actual smile before speaking,

“Is it all right if we go to your house? It has been a long day for both of us and I know it is not as romantic as our other anniversaries have been—”

(Name) giggles cutting him off from his little rant, “I don’t mind, relaxing sounds good.”

    Some of her boyfriend’s tenseness dissolves but is clearly still there making her wonder how she can get him to relax and hugs his arm resting her head on his shoulder. If she could see William’s face she’d notice the pink blush across his cheeks, he’ll never get used to such loving affection or how she can silently console him when his nerves are on end. Aside from those he appreciates when she saves him from making a fool of himself in front of her, he knows that he is awkward when it comes to romance. Even though he’s cruel and strict most of the time she turns him into a different person. In turn he treasures her more than anything; the male goes out of his way to do nice things for her such as getting her some flowers for no particular reason, bringing her out on a date regardless of how much he worked that day, or simply stopping to give her a kiss before work, sometimes after. All of those things are out of character for William but he doesn’t care because it’s for the woman he loves.

    The couple makes their way into the female’s house taking off their shoes and leaving work-related things by the door. Strolling over to the living room they sit on the couch cuddling when William starts becoming more nervous fiddling with whatever is in his pocket.

“Is something wrong? You’ve been really nervous since you came to meet me,” (Name) wonders aloud looking at Will with concern.

“I assure you nothing is wrong. Please accept my apology for my behavior,” Will informs her placing his arms around her bringing them closer together.

(Name) snuggles into his side enjoying the comfort of just sitting here after the long day that probably gave her eyestrain. After some time of relaxing silence the female starts to drift off until Will cups her face with one of his gloved hands moving it so he can look her in the eyes.

“(Name), I have something very important I want to ask you,” the male starts trying to keep his features neutral but failing as he smiles at her tired face that suddenly becomes more alert.

“What?” she inquires blinking her big eyes at him.

“What do you think about marriage?” he asks seriously examining your expression for clues.

“I’d like to get married one day,” she replies cheerfully eyes shining at what she thinks is coming.

William shifts so that he is kneeling on the floor, “Then, would you possibly consider marrying me?”

With that he holds out an engagement ring to his girlfriend who places her hands over her mouth close to tears at how happy this makes her. In the seconds following she breathlessly says,

“Yes!”

Placing the ring on her finger Will scoops up the ecstatic woman in a tight hug before placing a gentle kiss on her lips that doesn’t take long to heat up.

~Time skip to the wedding day~

            (Name) sits in front of a vanity with Grell doing her hair in a nice style that wouldn’t be annoying to take out later. It is a little unexpected since when the red obsessed shinigami found out that his two friends were engaged he threw a fit saying that Will is his and no one else can have him. Hearing him ranting Will had come to his fiancé’s assistance threatening to take away Grell’s beloved chainsaw again if he didn’t stop his childish behavior. Even Ronald had pitched in telling the eccentric male that he still had Sebastian and that immediately made Grell let the thing go as he started fantasizing about going on double dates and other things. Of course Ronald only helped because he thought he could get some vacation time out of his good deed. Will never gave him that vacation since he caused more problems than he got rid of. Grell had insisted on helping you plan the wedding hence why there are some red decorations. (Name) for the most part allowed Grell to do what he wanted except make everything red. Now in her gorgeous white dress that she had thought about for a couple of years is a reality and she’s marrying the man of her dreams.

“You better treat Will right or I’ll take him away (Name),” Grell warns putting on the last touches of her hair.

“I’ll try to keep him happy,” the (h/c) responds the redhead amused at Grell’s teasing and feeling a bit nervous about what’s to come.

“Good, now I must be off to see William to tell him some things he wouldn’t understand about women,” he winks at his friend then prances off giddily.

(Name) wasn’t sure if she should be scared of what Grell is going to say to him or relieved that the feminine reaper is going to share some knowledge with her soon-to-be husband. Deciding its best not to think about it right now she looks herself over in the mirror feeling beautiful. A low whistle from the doorway cuts her from her thoughts as Ronald walks in,

“You look stunning in that dress, Will’s a lucky man” he comments coming closer to you grinning.

“Thank you,” (Name) shyly responds turning her back on the mirror, “Is it time to go?”

“Yup, I’m going to walk you down the aisle. Grell wants to be your bride’s maid, he got a dress and everything,” the blonde tells her as they both meander out of the room.

“Is the Undertaker here too?” she probes because the illusive man never gave a response about if he were going to come or not.

“Yes, he’s Will’s best man,” the cheeky male replies looking at the double doors the two of them would soon cross through.

“I’m glad he could make it,” she says as the music starts to play and the maids and groomsman head into the room.

Suddenly Undertaker appears laughing his creepy laugh before pushing Ronald into the line where he was supposed to be. A surprised cry comes from the younger reaper but he goes along with it so as to not upset the wedding.

“Sorry about that, Will asked me to trade places with him. Want a cookie?” the older reaper grins holding out the jar of dog biscuits to her.

“No thank you, why did Will want you to switch places?” (Name) questions a bit confused since the plans were made a while ago.

“Give me what I want and I’ll tell you,” the grey haired shinigami demands starting to drool a bit.

            For a moment (Name) had to think of what to say to the Undertaker when a light goes off in her head and she whispers the joke to him. Mere milliseconds pass by when the whole building starts shaking with his laughter as he rolls on the ground clutching his stomach. However, no one misses a beat at the interruption and (Name) tries to get him to stop laughing so that they wouldn’t miss the queue to start down the aisle. Sobering himself Undertaker grasps her arm bringing her with him to glide down the carpeted path,

“William didn’t want Ronald to do something that would make him jealous,” the man giggles quietly so only the two of them could hear.

(Name) smiles at this knowing Ronald would do something like that given the chance. Closing the distance she feels her heart swell with adoration to the point where it seems like it might give out. Undertaker hands her off to Will who softly takes her hand in his pulling her away as the grey haired male takes his place next to Ronald. William takes in the gorgeous sight of his wife-to-be almost thinking that this whole thing is a dream because he never thought he would have any kind of love life or that someone would be able to put up with his long work hours. (Name) is someone he thought he would never find; the actuality that she is marrying him is almost too much for him to handle. There’s nothing and no one else that could cause him so much happiness and understand him so well. Most of the pope’s words are barely registering in his mind simply too absorbed in staring into his lover’s eyes sweetly.

“Do you William take (Name) to be your lawfully wedded wife in good times and bad, in sickness and in health, to hold and to cherish so long as you shall live?” the pope questions taking a pause.

“Yes,” he responds sparing the man a glance

“Do you (Name) take William to be your lawfully wedded husband in good times and bad, in sickness and in health, to hold and to cherish so long as you shall live?” the pope asks the redhead waiting for her answer to say the next line.

“I do,” she says happily.

“You may now kiss the bride.”

William removes the veil over his wife’s face and gives her a chaste kiss making sure to be proper in front of the crowd.

“Will, you can do better than that! It’s your wedding for heaven’s sake, give her a real kiss!” Grell yells at the chivalrous man placing his hands on his hips while slightly glaring.

“Anything more would be inappropriate for the public eye,” Will argues with the gender confused reaper then whispers to (Name), “I’ll make it up to you later when all this celebration is over with.”

Blushing the female nods looking forward to what’s in store for her later.