Hear me out⌠Reader avoiding Guz because theyâre so down bad.
He walks in a room, they suddenly have to leave. Maybe bumping the doorway on the way out and they just keep going.
He breathes and they blush.
They hide in ridicules places in an attempt to go unseen.
Maybe theyâre in battle and see him and just fully fumble a move or something and they just pretend it never happened.
It just gets progressively worse until maybe team skull corners them and they admit theyâre so nervous around Guz and donât want to loose their friendship with him so theyâve been avoiding him to try and loose their feelings.
Thank you again for your wonderful work. Maybe I can request this for the COD boys later? Hope youâre well. Take your time no rush.
Man, I'm sorry this took forever :') but I hope you like it feedback is welcome. :)
tw: Gender neutral reader, das it I think
Guzma was on his phone looking at what felt like the 20th rejection he got from you in a span of a few weeks. At first he didnât even notice, he would initiate an offer to spend time with you; a friendly battle, a cup of cocoa, whatever; and you would turn him down, saying you were busy. No biggie, you were the island champion at this point, it makes sense youâd have shit to do.
Then it started feeling personal. Heâd see you hanging out with other trainers around the same times you claimed to be busy. He once saw you in a malasada shop with Hau. When he approached to say hi, you mumbled out a quick hello and said you had to go. He met up with you, Gladian and Lillie when you werenât expecting and you quickly mentioned something you forgot you had to do and left. You didnât even look him in the eye.
Quite frankly, it was starting to piss Guzma off. He knows heâs not the nicest person ever, and he sure as hell ainât the best person ever, but he was pretty sure you liked him for a bit, and now youâve pulled a complete 180. Did you think he wasnât good enough to be your friend? Did you not want your reputation as champion to be tainted by a degenerate like him?Â
He turned around and stormed back inside the mansion, barely looking at any of the Grunts as he bee lined to his room.
You sighed and stood up from behind the three Grunts who blocked Guzmaâs view of you. âThanks, guys.â
The silver haired Grunt spoke up. âYo, I donât wanna pry or nuthin, but, whatâs been your deal with the Boss?â
âYeah! Word is you hate his guts!â Pink haired Grunt agreed.
âWhat? No, of course I donât hate him!â
âThen why you dodginâ him, yo?? He's been real pissed!â
You hesitate, looking at the ground. âIt's stupid⌠but I definitely don't hate him⌠I guess I just⌠I donât know, he makes me nervous.â
âOooohhh, I feel that. I was mad scared of the boss at first, but to be for real, he a big softie.â
âYeeeeahhh! Big olâ softie!â
âTell ya what, me and boss were gonna meet up for some traininâ, why dontchaââ
âI can't. I mean, not tonight. I gotta start heading outâŚâ
You start gathering your things to leave but Silver wouldn't let it go.
âWhy not, yo?? We've seen you battle the boss and kick ASS! Why so scared now?â
âI don't know⌠I guess he just got strongerâŚâ
The third Grunt with blue hair finally spoke. âDo you have a crush on him?â
Your eyes snap to Blue and the other two Gruntsâ eyes widen and turn to you.
You speak, still side eyeing Blue. âNo, I donât. I just⌠I donât.â
âYou sure? Cuz you be starinâ at him pretty hard, and you be smilinâ and shit when you think no oneâs looking.â
âYOOOOOOOOO, you do have the hots for Boss!â
âYo, thatâs fuckin funny, yo. You duckin and dodgin Boss Man cuz he got you all weak in the knees!â
âDude, can you shut up! Heâs right upstairs!â
âOK, OK. But I donât know why you think you should hide, pretty sure he likes you, too.â
You give Silver a questioning look before Blue speaks up.
âHe definitely does.â
You turn to Blue Grunt eyes wide and they continue. âAll that training heâs doing is to impress you. All those fancy malasadas he doesnât let us touch are for you. And when youâre not here, all he talks about is you.â
You donât respond, more like you canât. After all this time, Guzma feels the same way you do?
âWell, not as much anymore. He thinks you hate him now. Yâknow, since youâve been avoiding him.â
âBut I donât hate him! Arceus, I messed this up, I messed all of it up.â You put your face in your hands and feel yourself getting warm.
Silver Grunt speaks up. âHey wait, wait! Itâs OK! Maybe you didnât! We could like⌠set yall up? Eh??â
You look up at Silver Grunt. âNo. No way. Thatâll just make it worse.â
âNo it wonât! Yâall both are already crushing hard, so weâre already halfway there!â
âOK, no offence, but I mostly mean, youâll make it worse.â
âHey, what the fuck! We will not! Weâre practically love experts! Remember them Grunts we set up a while back?â
âThat ainât the point. We can set up a nice little meet cute for yâall to finally fess up to each other. Itâll be easy!â
âNo, dude. Iâm serious. Please, just drop it.â You sling your bag over your shoulder. âI for real have to head out, but keep this to yourselves, please.â
As soon as the front door to the mansion closes, Silver Grunt turns to the other two. âOK, Operation Big Boss x Champ is a go! Hereâs the planââ
âBut they told us to drop it.â
âWerenât you lookin at em? They got it baaaad for the boss, weâd be doin em a favor!â
âAre you sure we wonât get in trouble?â
âI mean, like, technically, boss ainât even our boss no more. So we canât really get in trouble with him.â
âOh, yeah⌠OK, so whatâs the plan?â
You had to physically stop yourself from sprinting away when you saw Guzma.
Silver Grunt had asked you to meet him at the beach for a battle, but they were nowhere to be seen. The only person there was Guzma, and he definitely noticed you flinch when he saw you from a distance.Â
You kept walking towards him, and he just watches you. You feel a flush of heat fill your face when you meet his gaze, so you quickly put your head down. Arceus, you forgot how intense that steely glare is.Â
âThe fuck are you doin here?â You stop in your tracks at the sound of Guzmaâs voice and damn near trip over absolutely nothing. He flinches when you wobble, but stays where he is.
âUm⌠Silver wanted to battle⌠thought theyâd be here.â
He squints at you, emphasizing his already pronounced glare. âThatâs real strange since Pinkie invited me here to battle.â
âOh⌠well maybeââ You cut yourself off as you begin to connect the dots. Silver and Pinkie, but theyâre nowhere to be found. Those bastards.
You glance back up at Guzma whoâs waiting for you to finish. He quirks an eyebrow at you.Â
âI guess, they uh, had a mix up or somethingâŚâ
Guzma takes out his phone. âAinât no mix up, Pinkie texted me straight up âyo boss, letâs battleâ.â
â...Maybe theyâre running late.â
âWell, call Silver and find out.â As Guzma instructs you, heâs calling Pinkie. Suddenly an obnoxious ringtone sounds from a bush a little off shore, followed by a half whispered, half shouted âshitâ.
You too watch the bush as it continues ringing, yell whispering and wobbling.Â
Finally the ringing stops and Guzma hereâs Pinkieâs voice through the phone. âUhhh, hey boss!â
âPinkie, what the fuckâs goin on?â
âWhat nothin, I umâŚâ More whispering from the bush, and then Pinkie continues but theyâre voice is obnoxiously scratchy. âI caught a cold.â
âYeah, *cough*, real bad. Drowsy and snivelly and all that.â
Guzma says nothing, but he looks less angry, just more like an exhausted parent as he stares at the bush.
âYeah, so like, maybe you and Y/N can battle since I canâtââ
âHowâd you know Y/N was here?â
The bush starts yelling again, and soundly Pinkieâs sore throat is cured.
âShit, I mean, I just figured⌠yâall battle sometimes soââ
Guzma removes the phone from his ear and yells âGET OUT OF THE DAMN BUSH!â
The bush stops moving and slowly Silver, Pinkie and Blueâs heads emerge from it.
âGit your asses over here.â Guzma points to the ground in front of him.
They shuffle forward, keeping their heads down.
âWhat the hell are yâall doing?â
Pinkie was the first to speak up. âIt was Silverâs idea.â
âYou said we wouldnât get in trouble!â
âWe wouldnât have if you didnât fuck us up!â
âI did not fuck us up! You saidââ
The Grunts stop and eye Guzma.
âAnswer the damn question!â
Silver starts fidgeting with their hands. âWellâŚwe know youâve liked⌠missed Y/NâŚâ
Guzmaâs eyes widen, he quickly looks at you before quickly looking away.
â...so like⌠we wanted to find a way for yâall to⌠like hang out.â
Guzma looks between the Grunts and you. âSo yâall pulled this whole elaborate ruse just to get me and Y/N to hang out?â
Silver and Pinkie donât respond, heads still down. Blueâs just spacing out.
Guzmaâs eyes snap to yours. Now it was your turn to look at the ground. You take a deep breath to steady your voice. âPlease donât be mad at them⌠they only did this becauseâŚâ
You trail off to the point your voice is barely audible. Everyoneâs staring at you.
You take another deep breath. â...because I told them I like youâŚâ
Everyone looks surprised, especially Guzma, and his face is flushed red.
He tries to maintain some kind of authority despite being flustered. âWhatchu mean, you mean likeâŚlike like??â
You nod your head, completely avoiding eye contact with him.
Guzmaâs mouth gapes in realization. You donât hate him!
A grin slowly spreads over his face and he chuckles. âWell, well, well.â He saunters over. âAll this time I thought you was sick of me. Turns out ya boi was just gettin ya all red in the face. All hot and bothered, that right?â
You cover your face which now feels unbearably hot and your voice goes up a pitch. âArceus, GuzmaâŚâ
Guzma laughs. âLookitcha, can barely stand me sweet talkin ya, how am I supposed to take you out if you canât even look at me?â
You remove your hands and gape at Guzma. âOut? Like⌠a date???â
âNo, I mean a battle.â
âOf course I mean I frickin date, man. That is, uhâŚâ Guzmaâs confidence falters a bit, his eyes finding the ground. â... that is, if you⌠want to.â
âY-Yeah! Yes! I would love to!â
âYESSSS!â You jump as Silver yells, you were so engrossed in your confession that you forgot you had an audience. âTHE PLAN WORKED! UP TOP!â
You canât help but laugh as you watch the Grunts celebrate. They seem happier than you and Guzma were that you guys got together.
âHold up, you bozos.â The Grunts stop their rejoice abruptly. âYâall still arenât in the clear. Yâall still tricked us into comin down here, and no one gets away with foolin the Boss.
The Grunts look scared again before you decide to step in. âMaybe you should cut âem some slack just this once. Yeah they set us up, but I feel like we kinda owe them now.â
They look up at Guzma with what can only be described as rockruff eyes. Guzma rolls has eyes but heâs smirking anyway.
âFine, yâall are off the hook this time.â The Grunts smile at him. âNow git outta here before I change my mind, me and this cutie got a date to plan.â
Pinkie giggles as you cover your face again. âTHANKS, BOSS!â
Blue finally speaks. âI hope they donât break up like those other grunts did.â