Maritime Memory (Various Splatoon/Coroika Drafts)

[skull x reader]

I got this idea after looking back at the Height Headcanons chapter. (Y/N) is short in this oneshot and Skull is tall, one of my favorite ship dynamics 💖

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Today wasn't going the way it was supposed to. 

A new horror movie had come out recently, one that your boyfriend had been wanting to see for a while now. You wanted to surprise him by putting it on the TV and sharing a bag of candy as you watched it together. It would've been a date you'd both enjoy, but unfortunately...

That jerk just can't stop putting things out of my reach!

That was your main thought as you gazed up at the shelf that held the candy bag. Even though you were using a stool, you weren't tall enough to grab it. You were sure that's why Skull put it there, so you couldn't have any yourself. He was an airhead, yes, but he could be clever when he wanted to be. He knew how to take advantage of weaknesses. 

But the audacity... Just when you wanted to do something nice for him, he decided to do this! You couldn't let him get away with it.

"Skull! Get in here!" 

He didn't call back out in response. That made you roll your eyes, preparing to yell again until he suddenly appeared around the corner. 

"Yes?" His voice was calm, ready to help with whatever you needed. But that wouldn't be enough to dull your frustration. 

"Skull, you know that I can't reach anything on top of that shelf." You pointed to the shelf in question. "And I know that you've been putting the candy up there on purpose so I can't have any for myself! Why do you keep on pulling this crap?"

His eyes went blank in confusion. He looked between you and the candy as if he seriously didn't know what you were talking about, his mind unable to put two and two together. Geniune reaction or not, you weren't having it, not after dealing with it for basically your entire relationship. 

"Well? What do you have to say for yourself?"

He blinked. His eyes regained focus to show that he finally had an answer. But it wasn't much more than a half-baked shrug. "I forgot I even put that up there."

"You're bluffing!" 

"I'm not," He said. "I don't think when I put the groceries away. I just go by instinct and put them away in the closest spot- I guess that was just the closest when I was putting the candy away."

His explanation made a lot more sense than you wanted to admit. Of course the first place he'd think to put it was where he could see it. That should have been the first thing you assumed, but it wasn't. 

You shamefully scratched the back of your neck. "Well... Sorry for accusing you there, but you still need to stop! I have to be able to reach it when I need it."

"I'll try to remember next time," He said with a nod.

"And, uh-" Your voice got a lot smaller. "Can you grab the candy for me? Please?"

Yet once again, Skull's expression conveyed nothing beyond confusion. His stare caused you to avert eye contact in embarrassment. "Jeez, why do you keep on staring at me like that?" 

"...When did you get so tall?"

You were visibly taken aback by the question. There wasn't any reason for him to think you'd gotten taller... Not from your perspective, at least. You tried to consider his point of view this time. If you were in his place, where would his vision instinctively fall?

Usually, he could only see me if he looked down, but now that I'm using this stool...

You began to laugh. "Skull! Look down!"

"Huh?" When he did so, he let out the softest, most geniune gasp. It was hilarious coming from him and you couldn't stop laughing, even when he gave you an annoyed glare. But your amusement wouldn't last for long. 

He snatched the candy with one arm and your waist with the other. You silenced the moment he picked you up and carried you to the couch. He sat you next to him and opened the bag, handing you a piece of candy. With a smile, you accepted it. 

That's when he turned his attention to the TV. His eyes widened with interest when he saw what was on screen. "Is this that new movie that came out?" 

"Yeah. I thought we could watch it together," You said inbetween bites. 

He didn't say anything, but you knew he liked the idea when he threw an arm around your shoulder and hugged you close. You just enjoyed the comforting feeling of being underneath his arm for the rest of the evening.