BUTTERFLIES - READER INSERT

04. Leaving Home x Starting a New Dream

Do an idea of a reader outfit for this arc we're in, ofc, feel free to change the colors to w/e u want in ur head lmao. Also, I plan to follow the manga colors in this fic, so if someone's coloring seems off, it's because I'm getting it from the manga instead of the anime(s).

YOU WATCH CURIOUSLY AS THE SHIP FINALLY ARRIVES AT ITS LAST STOP, "this is Whales Island, right?" you ask Leorio who nods his head yes as the two of you curiously watch a boy adorned in an almost all-green outfit as he's given gifts by his villagers as your scarlet eyes trail to the gifts you and your brother were gifted by the inhabitants of Cresent Island yourselves.

"Yeah. It seems to be the last stop as well." Leorio says as a blonde person looks at you curiously, light brown eyes trying to figure you out as you hold onto your big brother's arm. Are you going to be sold like your brothers always feared!? The only thing your brother can do is wield a small knife and you're only good at hand-to-hand combat.

"Big brother, look to your left quick," you say as Leorio huffs.

"I already saw it. I don't think she'll do anything." Leorio says, his hand resting on the railing of the ship. "If she does... I'll stab her," Leorio promises, his free hand feeling the inside of his pocket as you lean onto your brother's arm as the boy you were previously staring at boards the ship.

"Bye-bye, Aunt Mito! You watch, I'll come back a great hunter!" he yells as the men on the ship laugh and you want to tell them to knock it off. There's nothing wrong with him saying that.

"Heh, heh, heh. A great hunter he says, the kid thinks he has it in the bag." a large blond man says, his eyes shifting to the other men around the deck of the ship as he huffs. "There's a dozen aspiring hunters right here kid. That's just a tiny fraction of—." he drones on as you let go of your brother's hand.

"And you think you have a shot?" you ask, hand on your hip as you glare at the man, your lips pursed into a frown as you huff. "We're all aspiring to be hunters. As I see it, there's nothing wrong with him trying to soothe his aunt. I'm sorry you don't have a family to soothe like that, but you should just keep your fucking mouth shut instead of trying to make someone else nervous, just because you are." you tell the older man who tries to rise to square up on you as you feel your eyes burn.

You hate people like this, they remind you too much of [F/name] and his filthy followers. People who want others to be miserable all because they are.

"You should watch your tone, kid," he says as you let out a huff of laughter.

"And you should watch yours even more, you pathetic, spineless, loser," you spoke and you're glad you wore your contacts today, it would be an issue if anything had happened.

Wooden sticks come between you and the adult male as the blonde person looks at you with a confused glance, "what's your name?" they ask as you blink, your eyes still in slight pain as you stare at him.

"[Name] Paladiknight," you tell the person who blinks, muttering something about the Kurta clan as the blonde man huffs and sits down, as the blonde person stalks off. Something about them seemed familiar, perhaps it was their smell or the intense look in their eye.

"Wow, you didn't have to do that!" the black-haired boy says, a grin on his face. "I didn't mind," he says as you glare at him.

"You should mind more! Don't let someone talk down on you for trying to comfort your family!" you scold as the boy holds up his hands, a nervous look on his face as Leorio yanks on the back of your hoodie, a sigh in his voice as he huffs.