Wubbox & Reader Oneshots

Size Doesn't Matter - Water x Reader

Art by posibee_ on twt
Reader is human

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You were satisfyingly collecting the day's earnings from Water Island, holding a clipboard checking off some to-do's. Being an island you recently bought and came close to completion, you were knee-deep in reorganization. Making sure that every monster got fed, they were near their favorite decorations and friends, and making sure the torches were lit. Thankfully, the newest addition to the island's monster population was proving to be a tremendous help.

It was a celebration when you awoke the epic wubbox on water island. You found the previous ones rather nice company– Well, besides ice. But, nonetheless, you had been excited to see how this one would turn out.

Water was a weird character, he was kinda like ice, who was particular about everything. Ice acted like any inconvenience would be filtered through you— almost like you were some sort of complaint box at a company. Water was, well, almost the same way. Except he was more keen on doing it himself than anything else. What you'd heard from other monsters was that he was a bit of a prude, and didn't talk much to anyone else.

While you were checking up on an incubating egg, you stopped once you saw the shadow of a figure looming over you. You gulped, knowing exactly who the figure belonged to; the multiple pipes sticking out the top of it was a dead giveaway.

You slowly turned on your heel, gulping in order to prepare yourself for the slew of passive-aggressive complaints the Water Wubbox had to offer.

Reluctantly you sighed, "Hey, Water... what is it this time?" You already noticed his scowl, his mouth pinched to a flat line and his eyes half-lidded looking down at you.

"This time?" He asked, seemingly offended, "Are you trying to say that I always complain?" Although he had hit the nail quite on the head, you raised your hands in defense.

"No, no! What I meant was... can I help you with anything?" You nearly felt the sweat dripping down your neck at your close save.

He huffed, but crossed his large mechanical arms. You backed off a bit, his massiveness dawning upon you. He noticed this and advered his eye, "Yeah, actually you could." You braced yourself for his grand request, but we're taken aback when he lowered his voice to ask, "You could... maybe, spend the day with me?" As he spoke there was a faint bubbling noise, while an almost unnoticeable darker shade of blue covered his face.

You were absolutely stunned at this. He wanted to hang out with you? Island duties aside? You heard the sounds of mechanisms and gears sounding as his hand moved to awkwardly fiddle with one of the wire-like accessories near his neck. He had even cleared his throat to clarify, "As a date."

That extension made your heart flutter for a moment, but soon you began to picture it. You raised an eyebrow and voiced your concerns, "You don't mind?"

He looked at you quizzically, "What?"

"You're so much bigger than I am. Won't it be a little awkward?" You resisted the urge to turn away from him entirely to hide the rising heat to your cheeks. After all, this whole situation was entirely unexpected.

"That's actually what this whole thing is about," he began to explain, "I want to get past that."

You gulped, thinking about what exactly this could mean. With a sigh you obliged to his offer, and he awkwardly beckoned you to follow him. Throughout your little journey to one side of Water Island, you tried not to make eye contact with any monsters passing by, but those you saw looked at you in concern as you made your way into a forest.

The silence between the both of you was tenuous, and you tried to focus on the beauty of each of the bubbly trees that were native to the island, and you took a second to blow at a few loose bubbles that had been produced from the trees. However, soon, you were faced with a clearing that had a cliché picnic blanket laid out. It was almost silly to you— but not in a bad way, more of a way that made you smile and caused a heat to rise to your cheeks.