Yay my ask got the WEchanics some material to hold us off until the next update!
The way I kept checking and refreshing Tumblr every half an hour is kinda embarassing.
I always look forward to seeing your posts and even your reposts! 💗
I hope you have an amazing week!
Friend. FRIEND. Thank you! Thank you so much, you've made my whole week 🥹🥹🥹 I'm not even joking. I DO have some ideas on drawings that I'm not going to say FOR SURE will happen (I was cocky when I posted the OG first chapter saying I'll update monthly and then didn't write for like a year) so hopefully I can sprinkle in some crumbs until the next update
Don't worry, I refresh my notifications to see if anyone is interacting with Gut Wrenched 😭😭🤣🤣 were in the same boat with different paddles!!!
I said I'd write Sun fluff and Sun fluff I wrote!
ALSO, the reader and Sun's relationship is described as friends but feel free to interpret how you like!
Summary: You go hang out with Sunny after a rough day at work
Reader: gender neutral
Warnings: None, this is pure fluff! Please enjoy :)
It was the end of a long day of fixing broken arcade machines, STAFF bots, and dealing with too many grouchy guests for your job description. Your body felt heavy and you wanted nothing more than to flop onto the daycare’s squishy floor and listen to your best friend tell you terrible jokes.
The daycare looked like a glorious haven bathed in fluorescent light as you approached. You were so excited to finally be there you almost missed the exchange at the entrance. Sun, with his rays spinning slowly, was handing off one of the little ones, Molly, to her parent. Molly was snuggling up to her parent closely but offered you a tired wave as you passed them to enter the daycare. You waved back and took note of Sun’s rays slowing, almost stopping for a moment before they picked back up. Never losing his enthusiastic tone.
As the group talked about Molly’s day, you did a once over to make sure that was the last kid for the night. From there you did what you always do in this situation and began cleaning up around the daycare. Your feet may be aching, but you didn’t think that was much of an excuse to sit instead of helping your friend. You continued putting socks in the lost and found and little wrappers in the trash. You noticed a few of the balloon swords were scattered about as well as some yellow ribbons. You raised a brow and smiled, looking forward to hearing about what Sun and the kids had gotten up to. This helped you keep the energy up with Molly and her parent around, but you could tell you were being a bit sluggish. Thankfully, Sun kept their attention and they didn’t seem to notice, or at least mention your lack of energy.
Finally, Sun waved bye to Molly and closed the doors to the Daycare for the night.
“Are they gone?” You wasted no time asking Sun in a groggy voice.
Sun’s head immediately whips around to look at you and clicks once to the side. He begins walking towards you with concern in his tone. “Yes indeed, Starlight! Say, you look like—*”
You didn’t give Sun the chance to finish before you let gravity take you on a one-way ticket to Groundsville. You never hit the mats, of course. You’re barely halfway down when Sun scoops you up in his arms.
“FRIEND?! Are you okay? What happened?” Sun’s frantic tone only got worse as you began to ragdoll in his arms.
You placed a hand over Sun’s face and spoke in a tired tone, “I’m fine Sunny, just had a long day.”
Sun made a static sound like he was exhaling “WHEW! Friend, you need to warn me next time! I thought you were sick! Or worse!” Sun’s words were a chide, but his hold on you was never anything other than gentle and his overall tone shifted to a sweeter more relaxed state with the reassurance.
“Sorry pal, didn’t want to interrupt the goodbye. How’s Molly? Did you guys play any specific games?” You asked settling into Sun’s arms and giving him a sweet smile.
Sun’s rays began spinning again as he smiled back at you. He began walking as he explained the events of the day. “Oh yes! We played all kinds of games today. We played Simon Says, pirates and we even finger painted! Look at what the kids made!”
Sun had taken you over to the wall with all the new pictures displayed in all their messy glory. You giggled a bit as you looked them over. There were chickens, bears, wolfs and gators galore! As well as plenty of astral-themed paintings as well.
“These are delightful! Which one is Molly’s?” You ask looking for a signature. Sun points to one of the paintings in the middle. It depicts a small girl in a pink dress holding hands with Sun and someone in a blue dress. You look at Sun with renewed joy and he greets you with the same energy. “She made a new friend?” You ask.
“Yessiree! Remember Megan? That little bugger has been trying to befriend Molly for a while now. It seems to be paying off!” Sun explained and he pointed out Megan’s picture which showed her fighting some mean-looking pirates while protecting a pink blob that was probably Molly.
Sun went on to explain each of the drawings in more detail, as well as the harrowing tale of Foxy’s group of misfit pirates and the curse of Sunman Island. The stories he told only served to make you laugh with bits of how the children tried to get the secret treasure by wrangling the gangly animatronic who was turning the children into Sunmen when they weren’t looking. As the conversation continued, you felt your energy return.
“Sounds like you guys had a fun day! Hey, I think I’ve got my energy back, thanks for the help! You can let me down now.” You say with a pat on Sun’s shoulder.
Sun’s rays slowed a little and he eyed you for a moment before replying. “Are you sure? You seemed pretty worn out. We can go sit in the quiet corner and read if you need more time.”
You gave Sun an appreciative smile at his level of concern. “I’m sure, Sunny. I just needed to listen to my best friend talk about his day. Why don’t we finish cleaning up around the daycare?”
Sun’s rays spun a little faster this time and he made a sniffle noise like he was going to cry. “Starlight, that is the sweetest thing anyone has ever said to me. Thank you!”
Sun spun the two of you around and you couldn’t help but laugh at Sun’s gesture. “I’m so full of joy, I don’t know what to do!” As he slowed the spin he pulled you into a tight hug and chuckled darkly. “I’m also full of… THE SUNMAN CURSE!” Sun yelled out as he began dragging you towards the jungle gym. You yelled out and laughed along trying to grab ahold of something to free yourself. You manage to snag one of the balloon swords and smack Sun in the face with it. Not hard mind you, just enough to let him know you were armed and dangerous! It worked because he promptly releases you, safely to the ground of course, and began wailing. “Oh no! I’ve been slashed by the brave pirate, Starboard!”
You couldn’t help but laugh, “Starboard?”
“Yep! It’s your nickname and a pun! Pretty clever, huh?” Sun says while wiggling his rays. The action causes you to laugh a little more. You raise your sword to Sun’s face yet again and he raises his arms overdramatically in surrender.
“Hee hee! Avast ye scurvy dog! Where be ye treasure?” You say bravely while trying to shake off the earlier giggles.
“Don’t you know the real treasure was the friends you made along the way!” Sun says cheerily.
You smack him with the balloon sword. “FOOL! I want literal gold not a metaphorical heart of gold.”
Sun raises the back of his hand to his head. “Such cruelty! Who’s the real monster?”
“Oh, it’s definitely me.” You say with a smug grin.
“I should’ve known.” Sun replied, shaking his head.
You raised your sword and gave him a wicked grin. “Now about that treasure…”
Sun takes a step back and puts his index finger to his thumb and holds his hands up to his eyes. In a nervous tone he says “N-now, you wouldn’t hit a guy with glasses right?”
“No, but I would hit a guy with a balloon sword.” You say gesturing to the aforementioned sword.
Sun yelped and began running off with you hot on his tail. If he wanted to actually outrun you, there was no doubt he could do so, and with incredible ease. But he makes sure to keep the chase fair. Although he does take a few moments to pop around a corner and boop your nose before scurrying off again.
The game of chase continues for a bit, eventually devolving into a game of tag that you don’t want to admit you were losing. You might’ve stood a chance if your feet weren’t tired. Maybe. Probably not. But it’s a nice thought and a fantastic taunt.
As the game winds down you find yourself laying on the playmats breathing heavily. Sun saunters over and stands above you, hands folded behind him and leaning over you with a cheeky grin.
“Ready to admit defeat?” He asks, rays spinning this way and that.
You let out a huffy laugh, “Never.” You raise your sword to Sun and he easily dodges the tired attack. His smile seems to grow as you let out a chuckle. “You may have won the battle, but I will win the war!”
“Sure.” Sun says before he offers you a hand. You eye it suspiciously for a moment before you take it carefully. Sun helps you to your feet and once stable, you look at him and then around at the playground. Despite the day you had, it really was all worth it getting to see Sun for a bit.
“Thanks for making my day Sunny.” You say with a little nudge.
Sun can’t help the laugh that comes out and it only brightens your smile further.
“Good one.” He says. Sun fiddles with his ribbons a bit before continuing “Thanks for doing the same for me. It’s nice to know I have a friend like you.”
You give Sun a big hug before replying. “Anything for you, Sunny.”
You have been an amazing friend! And I really really REALLY LIKE YOU!!! You’re always so so nice! And you take care of the kids very very well!! You’re amazing! That’s why I wanted to invite you to finger paint with me! I hope that’s ok! :) -sun
He’s asking you out, take a hint -moon
I wouldn’t consider it date! (Unless you want it too…) moon is just being immature! I hope we can still finger paint -sun
