The Eel Tamers (Frye x Octoling!Reader)

To Splatsville!

Woah, it's been a while, huh? Where do I even begin?? Hopefully I can get back into a writing mood now.

You awoke early to the sounds of the howling wind, still dark. You groaned. Tiredness never hit you this hard while working.. but you must've gotten used to waking up this early. Frye had helped herself to some of your eels, cozily laid against them, you chuckled softly to yourself. An eel had appeared infront of you, staring at you stupidly. Both laughter and shock got the best of you.

"Ah..! Ehe.. Jeez, you scared me." You stroked its head, slowly moving to its tail as it flew off elsewhere. It had dropped some veggies in your lap. "Oh, thanks." Picking up a carrot, you began to eat slowly, couldn't help but noticing it's oddly fresh taste. You stared at the ever so slowly rising sun, reaching for the blue sky with its complimenting orange. Yeah, it was a simple sight. Yet you couldn't help but deliver long gazes, zoning out in your thoughts. Without even knowing, you drifted back to sleep with a few tomatoes on your lap (good choice, humans shouldn't have preserved em').

"Y/N~~.. Y/N!!~ dude, you in a coma?" Frye asked breaking character, which made you open your eyes frantically, before focusing on hers She smiled warmly, you too staring back at her, then you realised she was sat on you, and turned red. "Ha ha! You look like the tomatoes you were sleeping with." You rolled your eyes and giggled. She slowly got up to stretch, which reallyy didn't help with your.. thoughts. It seemed like an appropriate time to stand up too, the sky now cloudless and light blue with a beaming yellow sun. "Soo.. I was thinking,
Y/N.." Frye started, you turned to listen intently, "I could take ya to the city with me? Parking the eels might be a problem.. but we'll figure something out!"

You smiled brightly. Your dream had always been to go to Splatsville. It was prohibited from talking about, but that didn't stop the octolings passionately rambling about it.. made you sad, really. "Yeah! That's sounds great!!" She smirked, taking your hand and confidently jumping on one of her eels. "Y'all heard em! To Splatsville!!" The eels flew in synchronisation with each other, yours tagging along behind and even soaring dead ahead of them. The adrenaline rush hit you like crazy, your tentacles flying rapidly through the air.

After what seemed about a year of flying, the eels dropped - literally - you both off behind deep cut's studio. "Woah, is this your studio??" You asked excitedly. She nodded, and opened the back door. You anticipated, then carefully walked in. Behind the glass, you could see it all.. jellyfish, inklings.. even other octolings. "Well, I gotta do a splatcast! Shiver and big man had to upload already existing ones, the city went crazy!! Haha! I'll give you some money.. you can buy an apartment, maybe? Hopefully they allow eels." She joked. You both laughed, and you took the money from her and thanked her.

"And uh.. one last kiss before ya go?"
...💛