hear ye, this wretched sailorâs wish
pairing: eustass kidd x f!reader
warnings: none, slightly suggestive at the end
a/n: fluff and very little dialogue, the 1st half is set on the night of the banquet after the wano battle & the 2nd half is set 6 months after wano! hope you like it
eustass kidd was a man of many vices - prone to anger, competitive to a fault, loud, explosive and a foul mouthed sailor.
he never cared for his vices, what? like no one else has one or two of those. what he wouldnât do is come clean about them or his feelings.
grumbling, kicking rocks kidd returns to the shore where victoria was anchored. luffy had become the new emperor of the sea, something beyond wanting to take him down gnawed at him, something he kept waving off but eventually caught up to him faster than he could run.
âgee someone seems a little down in spiritsâ you snicker, looking back at eustass from where you were sitting, facing the waves.
kidd looked up ready to bark a snippy remark, only for his words to lose their footing when he sees your face, illuminated by the full moon, bouncing off the waves and coloring you in a midnightâs blue. a sickeningly sweet desire blooms in his chest as he takes you in, toes buried inside the sand, the soft night breeze brushing against your face, your hair gently swaying to a long lost sailorâs tune.
kidd is rarely ever lost for words, ready to throw a cuss out at the very least but every time he senses your presence he feels like his tongue has been tied into a cherry knot, his usual flirtation around women reduced to old bygone tales.
âwanna join me for a drink capân?â you say and he feels harshly brought back to his current reality, embarrassed that he had been gawking at you like a lovesick teenager.
kidd responds in a mix of grunts and low grumbles as he sits next to you and you hand him a mug of liquor. his hand brushes against yours as you hand him the mug and he almost swears at the nauseating warmth spreading from your touch on his fingers. sailors are foul mouthed brutes, pirates even more so, the stench of sweat and blood following them into the afterlife, this wasnât the time to be distracted or to indulge in a luxury like you.
the banquet was long over and the silence of the once bustling town washed over the two of you. it wasnât unpleasant being with kidd, while he was loud, he wasnât chatty or a rambler, but he never turned down a genuine attempt at a conversation.
âso where to next capân?â you ask, your head resting on your forearms as you look to your side, your eyes slightly hooded from the buzz but still with your trademark glint that shot arrows that hurt way harder than any hit he has taken in battle.
âi donât know lassie, our log poses seem fuckin broken but killer says to give it a day or twoâ he says looking at the sea in front of him, a silent permanent reminder that he will set out from the land of wano one day, you two will go on your separate adventures.
almost as if you could read his thoughts and feel his disappointment, you decide to pull his leg a little.
âit was great seeing big mom kick your assâ a giggle leaving your lips and while the words wouldâve normally made kiddâs blood boil, he couldnât help but also laugh as he saw the utter lack of malice on your face.
âyeah well, ya didnât seem to be faring any better either bonnieâ kidd says with a small smile while his eyes never left yours, indulging in the heat that crawls into his ribs.
the night was overtaken by the flow of your occasional giggles, laughs and conversations until the sun peaked slowly from the horizon, a row of empty bottles in a crate next to the two of you. the scent of the sea and alcohol on your breaths as you two relaxed into a comfortable side hug. kiddâs fingers traced circles on your biceps while softly humming a tune from his hometown, one heâd often say âgots all the lassies runninâ with their knickers offâ the memory making your nose crinkle as you tried to bite back a smile.
it had been months since your crew allied with the heart and kidd pirates and brought down kaido & big mom. kidd was a frequent visitor in your mind on slow days of sailing, you missed him especially when usopp played the ukulele, the tune similar to the one heâd hum, one that usopp said his ma taught him from a far away land.
as your crew docked at an island to restock on supplies, you volunteered to scout for information as each member set off with their respective duties.
you walked through the streets, stalls of flowers and fresh produce lined up, you just knew sanji was going to be giddy like a child at a toy store at the sight. you chuckled, thinking about your crewâs idiosyncrasies, you were all a little odd in different ways but you couldnât have asked for a more exhilarating adventure as one with them.
your thoughts are interrupted when you feel a gun pressed against your back and you notice two other men staring at you with their hands on their weapons, a silent warning to obey. your interest was piqued, what could these three civilians want from you when you docked here barely 30 minutes ago?
âiâm listeningâ you say quietly to break the silence.
âglad youâre not making things difficult for us, we just need to ask you a few questions and youâre free to goâ the man behind you says, you nod as you mentally calculate how you can get away in case the situation grew beyond your abilities.
the men lead you to an alleyway and youâre caged with no escape as two men block you on either side and youâre faced with the man who held a revolver to your back.
âhurry up with the questions darlinâ i donât have the habit of meeting strange men in alleyways, hurts the rep ya knowâ you remark, amused at the situation.
âsave the snide y/n, we need information on the whereabouts of nico robin. sheâs one of you guys right? weâll win a sweet ticket to paradise with all that money when we hand her to the navy. now, where is she? where are you hiding her?â
oh so thatâs what they wanted, this was a pretty common occurrence since your group grew in name, ruffians and hooligans aiming for robinâs head along with the navy. it deeply upset you and you could only imagine how robin felt living with this.
in one swift movement, you twisted the arm of the man around you and used the momentum to knock him into the other man, two down, one left. you turn around and before you could fight him, you see him charging towards you with a knife, its too late to guard yourself with armament haki. âthis is itâ you think. you close your eyes to brace for the impact but it never came.
âclosing yer eyes during a fight isnât very smart of you lassieâ your eyes shot open to trace the familiar voice to eustass âcaptainâ kidd holding the man up in the air with one arm, the knife long discarded on the floor. before you could reply, kidd threw the man towards the direction you sent the other two with an indifferent look on his face.
you didnât look away even for a second, his eyes softened meeting yours and a lazy smile rested on his lips. an indescribable feeling surged through you, your heart beat wildly and your tongue felt thick in your mouth. it had been months, but kiddâs presence made it feel like no time had passed at all, ridding away the pangs of yearning that had festered in your heart.
it was all a haze, your feet moved in a quick walk towards kidd, his smile fell as he watched you in confusion, his eyebrows furrowing. without warning you crash your lips against his, his hands moved to your waist, reciprocating after the initial surprise. one of kiddâs hands moved to cup your cheek, his teeth slyly grazing your bottom lip, immediately swiping his tongue after, unraveling your need for him slowly, meeting you with passion of his own.
killerâs cough interrupts your quick passionate exchange and the two of you pull away just the slightest bit.
âiâm going ahead to the restaurant, the crew found an inn to stay at tonightâ killer said, leaving the two of you in the alleyway alone again.
kidd opened his eyes to look at you and the sight that met him was enough to make the worst sinner repent and change his ways, it was enough for him to consider believing in a god. there has to be one with how beautiful you looked with your hazy eyes filled with desire and your puffy lips parted, ready for the taking.
your grip on his shirt tightens as you curl your head into his chest, inhaling the smell of the sea, booze and a light musky floral scent.
âstop sniffin me ya pervâ kidd murmurs into your hair, placing soft kisses to the top of your head.
âi donât know how many months iâll have to wait to smell this again, so might as well take my chanceâ you chuckle, your voice just above a whisper but filled with longing.
kidd lifts your face to look at him, his eyes searching your face for something intently as you look at him in confusion.
âi love ya bonnieâŚ.loved you since the first time you had my back on the battlefield, loved you since you told me about your collection of pokemon cards while i got an injection for my wounds..i missed you lassieâ kidd whispers, the gap between you two, a fragile space where these vulnerable words of the fearsome eustass captain kidd could exist.
âi love you too kidd, iâve missed you so much these months, ya donât even know. youâre all iâve thought about and thatâs not good when youâre fighting for your life!â you giggle at the end ââŚbut i wouldnât have it any other way, i love youâ you stand on your tip toes and place a chaste kiss on his nose and he crinkles his nose in response with a smile that's all teeth.
âoh donât tempt me lass, we have to make up for lost time and i have a feeling i wonât be able to let you go if you keep this upâ kidd looks down at you, tucking a stray strand of hair behind your ear.
you reach up to kiddâs ears and whisper
âmake me yours capânâ
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