•EddsWorld X Reader • Imagines•

Edd • The Tomb of Trials • NSFW

Press upon this bejeweled emerald for those who deem themselves worthy enough of the treasures upon treasures hidden beyond these walls, which there upon must face a Trial of six truths and undergo—

"Press!" Edd pushes his finger into the button, prompting the stone plate to sink into the wall and disappear. It triggers the wall beside it to shift, the movement making the room rumble and shake until finally revealing another room. You look over at Edd and glare at him.

"You daft idiot. I was reading that! What if it was important?"

He waves his hand in the air nonchalantly, already stepping through the room.

"Pfft- Focus on the keywords, (name). All we need to know is that it mentioned treasure!" He says gleefully, dopamine receptors being overridden by the mere mentioned of any treasures.

Fuck, you should have gone with Tord or something instead. Although, that thought makes you realize you probably would have been dead already anyways when he would inevitably push you into a room full of traps first to save himself. God, why were you friends with these guys again?

You pass through the walls, looking around and inspecting your surroundings. It's... oddly cleaner. Nicer. The air- you inhale - it no longer has that thick musk brought on by the dinginess of the corroded limestone. But now it took on something lighter, as if breathing in the air found upon the higher altitudes of a mountain. Crisp. It's all too welcoming, and you almost forgot how awful it was being stuffed into this horrible underground temple. Perhaps the excitement of that has your body tingling too, as if static has stuck your clothes to your skin and you can feel the buzzing sensations brought on from it. It isn't unpleasant.

Edd perches the torch upon the wall, the new area being much easier to see as it is now endowed in bright moonlight. His eyes flicker to yours, and he tilts his head towards the direction of a new door across the room that remained shut, silently asking for you to join him. You concede and make your way beside him and again, your eyes catch into the plaque next to it- much like the previous wall. There's another encryption.

Upon this ancient path you tread,
Where silence reigns and echoes spread,
To journey forth, you must entwine,
Two hands must clasp, and fate align,

You rub your chin in thought then look up at Edd, your eyes flickering between his own curious pair and his hands. You can't help the way your face heats up the slightest bit. Of course, it's just the weather, right? Despite the fact the room is rather cool, and you wore merely a thin tshirt, pfft. Ridiculous.

"You... do know what this means, right?" You gulp,

He nods his head slowly as if in deep thought.

"We have to work in unison to break down this door: Hulk style."

You smack his head.

"You idiot- we have to hold hands. See?" You say, pointing at the words before you. "Two hands must clasp."

He rubs at the part of his scalp that was smacked and grumbles.

"Do we have to? I don't really want to hold hands with the same person that's been abusing me."

You scoff at his words and look away. "Obviously, I'm not going to be forcing you to do anything. This is your stupid adventure anyways," you huff and fold your arms upon one another. You don't say anything, feeling more peeved than ever and try to ignore the stupid thrumming of your heart.