Can I request Guzma falling for a tall muscular dude who looks kinda scary but is actually a soft boi who babysits the island kids and teaches them about pokemon?
It was a few months after old Hala had taken Guzma back under his wing and Guzma finally had some independence. Hala had stopped waking Guzma at 6am on the dot each morning, so the ex-Skull boss had taken the chance to have his signature 3 hour lie-in after initially waking up. After glancing at the tiny clock in the sparsely decorated âguest roomâ in Halaâs attic, Guzma smiled to himself, proud of his body for allowing his sleep schedule to remain so fucked up for so long. He managed to sneak out of the Kahunaâs home where he was being made to stay and finally get out and stretch his legs without having to pick out weeds or entertain Halaâs crabby-ass Crabominable for hours on end. All at the ripe hour of 3 in the afternoon.
As he slowly made his way along the smoothly paved although dusty street on the outskirts of Hauâoli, Guzma saw a figure in the distance, almost completely distorted, waving in the Alolan summertime haze. Guzma wasnât sure if it was that he just woke up and hadnât eaten yet or if that silhouette he was squinting at was about as big as he was.
He sauntered over to the school gates just as the now obviously large man ushered away some kids with their mom. Guzma straightened his back to appear taller than the 6Ⲡhe usually was when slouching. About 10 feet from the gates, he slowed to a stop and decided to stand with his back to the wall. He didnât wanna look like he was checking this guy out, but he snuck a glance over after a few seconds.
His glance darted away and his folded arms grew tight around his abdomen, his head sinking into his shoulders.
âHey! You trying to pull something?â A voice shouted from Guzmaâs right. The fuck was he trying to say? Was he thinking he was some dirty sleezebag who goes after kids in broad daylight? The mere thought of that pissed him off and as the man strode over to him, Guzma shot up, straightened out his back again and puffed out his chest, staring the teacher down with a twisted look on his face.
âThâ fuck you tryna say?â he growled. The teacher was now within regular talking distance and the ex-Skull king, forgetting the months he spent with Hala was ready to throw some fuckinâ hands as if he were still the universally revered and feared leader of a gang. Anyone who tried to make him out to be that dirty made him sick to his stomach and deserved to have some sense knocked into âem, courtesy of yours truly. He curled his fists tight and equally tightened his leer.
âPeople like you make me sick! How on our Tapuâs green soil can anyone be so sick as to prey on little kids!â
âYou fuckinâ what?â Guzma took a step closer to the slightly shorter man in the business-casual attire. âWhat the fuck makes you think Iâm doinâ that, huh?â He threw out his arms to the sides. âIâm just fuckinâ walkinâ! I hate kids!â
âHmm... Well youâll have to forgive me if thatâs true, you sort of look the part...â
âAnd you look- uh..â Guzma was about to totally come up with a witty retort although he hadnât actually taken a decent enough look at this dude until now, noticing he was actually kinda well built for a trainer school teacher, damn.
âLook,â he interrupted. âWhy donât you come inside and we can have a coffee and talk this whole misunderstanding over? The kids and parents are all gone, and the other staff have left except for the janitor.â Guzma looked at him, slightly offended.
âI donât need ya charity.â he grumbled, now slightly calmer and coming back down from his rage. He was staring at the ground, slightly embarrassed.
âOh, no! thatâs not what I meant, I- look- itâs just something to make it up to you. You were minding your own business and I jumped to a lot of conclusions.â
âtchâyeah. Ya did.â Guzma punctuated, side-eyeing him.
âWhat can I do to make it up to you?â His words sounded genuine and calm, a fair contrast between that and his stature.
Guzma hesitated for a while. âWell I was goinâ to get some malasadas. Least ya can do is pay, ya canât back out now, ya offered.â Guzma thought that that revelation was the one of the century. He was visibly more cocky and sounded more confident as he said it. Free malasadas? Frigginâ score.