#malikxreader

For the month of October I want to write some small one shots with a different theme each day. Yes I'm late we're the 7th but I still want to try it out. Its 11:40pm, I know but still.

SFW one-shot: fluff, cute

o/c = Origin country

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Going to the beach was a regular thing for you especially since you arrived in this country, the cold from (o/c) wasn't missed at all.

Even tho you loved doing that so much, you weren't exactly the type to go and wander by the beach at night, only during the day. But one night you could couldn't sleep and decided that that night would be a good to do something diffrtent. So here you are at 2am in the morning, wearing only your short pajama shorts, a t-shirt and hoodie on to keep you warm in the coldness of the night. There wasn't much light but the dim one coming from the street lamps and the moon in the sky as you walked toward the ocean, having no idea of what was going to happen in not so long.

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As soon as you arrived by the beach, you took off your shoes, picked them up, and started walking into the cold sand...It being weirdly soft and comforting even tho the sun's heat was long gone from its surface. Toes digging into the sand while walking till that one good looking spot caught your eyes and so you put your towel down there, only to sit down with your bag of snacks in hand and your cellphone in the other.

It didnt take long for you to grab a bag of chips, shrimp flavored, it was a new flavor and you wanted to try it out so here you are, opening the bag and starting to eat as you looked at the starry sky and the dark ocean. The weird but attracting smell didnt take long to attract an unusual fellow closer toward the shore of the beach till his eyes fell on you. A human. Is what he immediately thought with a scrunching nose since he thought those were quite annoying.

But the more dark blue eyes watched you sit there and eat and look at this weird little object that made light, the more he got curious, the good smell not helping it. It was only when he swam behind a closer rock that he recognized you, you were the girl, the one he saw a couple of times during the day. It was rare for him to go out to the surface when the sun was up but that day it did happen and when he did he in some way, spotted you. He couldn't forget the look of amazement and admiration on your face everytime you look at the ocean, like you wished to live over there instead of on land. Since that day, it would be a lie to say that he didn't go back to the surface and tried to find you till he actually did. Happiness and amusement going through him when he found you and on the days you weren't there he'd get a bit sad without even realizing why.

The male shook his head to stop day dreaming and focus on what he should do, his eyes didn't leave you as he thought of his options. After a bit he decided to slowly approach the shore, hiding behind rocks again and again till your head whipped toward his direction making him stop in his track.

'Wait, no that was a bad Idea...What if I scare her away?! I don't want that, and what if she never comes back because I made her scared of the ocean?', these thoughts quickly ran through his mind as he saw her eyes searching for something making him hide behind the rock with a small squeak.

Of course when you heard that little sound, you know that the feeling of being watched wasn't only from your imagination but coming from something a bit too real. You swallowed and grabbed a bar of "Oh! Hey" chocolate as a weapon and decided to act brave.

"C..come out, whoever or whatever..you are.", you said out loud as you pointed your 'weapon' toward a bunch of big rocks by the shore. Nothing happened for a while till your eyes caught glimpse of a figure and something white? You gasped when you realized there r e a l l y was something hiding and spying on you from the water but what came in direct contact with light of the moon shocked you more, especially the smooth and soft voice that came out of the stranger.

"N..Not hurt you.", said the male voice of an boy with white hair, a darker looking skin (greyish indeed), dark eyes, and down things that seemed to be mo--'wait a minute are those tentacles?!', you thought as you rubbed your eyes with one hand thinking your eyes were playing tricks on you. But as the dark blue tentacles aren't gone and the boy slowly approaches, getting out of the water mainly and onto the sand only to stop two meters away from you, you accidentally drop your weapon.

You couldn't help but stare as this wasnt something you could see everyday. At your staring he seemed to get a bit shy since he tried to cover himself with his arms. Trying to get away from your intense look he tried to move to hide behind a few rocks near by only to somehow trip and yelp, disappearing behind the said rocks.

Its like your tired and impulsive brain forgot or didnt mind that he wasn't human as you quickly got up and ran toward the rocks only to lean against it and look at the other side with a worried look. "Are you okay?!", you asked as your little hands grabbed the rocks and your eyes got used to the darkness so you could see more than just the figure, snack long forgotten now.

The half octopus male couldn't help but be confused as to why you're suddenly rushing and worrying but the look on that little face of yours well he couldn't ignore it, made you look cuter with the moonlight shining on that smooth looking skin of yours. He hid his face with one arm a bit ashamed and embarrassed that he did that and looked like a fool. "W-why...You...Worry?", was what came out of his mouth first, he trully wanted to know. Yes he was interested in you and those...legs of yours, but why would you care about him?

Immediatly after that question came out, you furrow your eyebrows and huff softly, crossing your arms on your chest as that fear was gone from seeing the other being clumsy and communicating like that. "What? I can worry or care about someone because I don't know them or they're not...Human like me?", you said as an answer before tilting your head to the side as you looked down where he was.

You couldn't see it well but your answer made him blush a bit and smile softly as he shook his head, you trully were different than the other humans. He got up kind of swiftly with the help of his tentacles, now towering over you but as he saw that it could be intimidating to you he purposely moved his tentacles down so he'd be shorter and a bit more to your height.

"Malik...and, you?", he asked wanting to know the name of that unique and sweet human in front of him. It wasnt long that you told him and he started muttering it, hearing it coming from him made you smile and giggle softly. The new sound ringing through Malik's pointier ears made his eyes widen and sparkle softly, it sounded like a melody and he loved it so much. He felt his ears warm up but he shook his head and got another whiff of the snack making his eyes dart toward the chip bag as he points at it.

"You...Eat Fish?", the white haired male never thought that he'd be grateful of these days where he was stuck listening to some marines or fishers talking between each others since that was the reason why he knew some english words. You looked over to your spot, where he pointed at, a confused look on your face till you realized what he meant, you giggled again to Malik's delight as you walked over and grabbed the open bag and walked back to the octopus male.

"No, well yes...Its technically not fish but it tastes like shrimp? Wanna taste?", you asked taking a chip out and showing it to your new and unusual comrade. You couldn't see it in the dark but his eyes sparkled at the sight, it was indeed a weirdly shaped shrimp but it smelled really good. He nodded as he reaches carefully to take it but since his hand is wet the chip became all damp and fell to the floor.

A disappointed and confused pout replaced his excited expression but what happened next will definitely change his mood. You shook your head and took a step closer while grabbing another chip. "No no, your hand is wet it wont work...Just...Open your mouth. Ahh~", you explained as you lift your hand up waiting for him to open his mouth and as he does you cant exactly see the details but see some sharp teeth and the chip quickly disappeared in his mouth. You unaware of what you feeding him made him feel like, his face felt warm at this point...It was very bold of the young and usually shy cecaela to directly talk to someone like that, a human even more. But he simply couldn't help it with you especially after seeing how friendly and sweet you are to him. Back to the new food being tasted by the sea creature.

A soft sound of delight was hard soon after as the rich and intense taste hit Malik's dark tongue and melt to the contact, this was a first but oh god did he like that "shrimp flavor". His tentacles were moving around a bit faster than usual as a sign of how much he enjoyed that new taste and new snack. After swallowing it it didnt take him long to ask for a second, opening his mouth for you like a gentle and good boy.

How could you say no to that? You giggled and put another chip in his mouth, enjoying hearing and kind of seeing him enjoy your snack more than you actually did.

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It didnt take long for him to actually empty the bag and by the time he was done with it you two were sitting down on the beach, you back to sitting at your spot and him kinda 'sitting', by you...a tentacle with the bag in hand as he turned it around to try and make some non existent chips fall out of it with a sad frown on his face.

You couldn't help but feel bad so you promised to bring some back for him next time and this seemed to lift his mood, he'd be able to get that shrimp flavor food and see you. You two started talking the best you can and some times you'd teach him a word or two.

It was only when the sun started to raise that you realised how long you were out talking and being together. You sadly said good bye and waved, saying a last "I will bring the shrimp flavored chips again, promise!", before you both went ack home to get some much deserved sleep, smile on both of your faces as you two ended up falling asleep.

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Well, I hope that didn't suck too much. Also a shy octopus boy is so cute, I cant see it otherwise.

See you guys tomorrow, well later lmao.

Ciao!

Sorry for my grammatical errors, french is my native language. 🙏