Broppy Oneshots 💕

Wish

|As I type this, I have no idea what the plot is for this oneshot, I just decided to name it Wish and wing it, so here we are ✨|

Branch smiled at his girlfriend sitting next to him, who was gazing admirably at the stars in the blanket of the black and blue sky above them.

He watched the way the edge of her mouth tipped up in a small smile, the way her eyes twinkle slightly, and her slow breaths, all signs of her being completely satisfied and happy in the moment.

Branch did anything he could to get that look on her face. He gave a happy sigh and, hearing it, she turned her head to face him.

Poppy lifted an eyebrow. "You're not watching the stars." It was an observation, not a question.

 Branch grinned. "I'm not, am I?" he teased, leaning over to caress her cheek, lightly pushing her bangs off of her face.

Poppy flushed red, and looked down, forcing his hand to drop. He could tell she was extremely giddy at the moment and was afraid to show it. 

This only made his grin bigger.

 "We came here, you said," she breathed, "to watch the stars."

 "I meant it as a friendly suggestion when I said that," Branch chuckled. "I didn't realize you found the stars more interesting than me."

 Poppy's head shot up, and her eyes shone with worry. "What?! No, Branch, I--"

 "I was kidding, chill," Branch laughed.

 "Oh. Okay, good. Thank goodness." Poppy breathed a sigh of relief and looked up at the sky again.

 He could tell that wasn't where her focus was though.

Branch knew that she could almost feel him lean closer and closer, and he saw her shiver nervously as she stated at the stars now, almost glaring at them, trying to not notice her boyfriend leaning over and--

He pecked her neck.

Poppy jumped. "Branch!" She couldn't help giggling.

Branch laughed along with her while he took her hand, and gave it a sweet kiss too.

Poppy smiled at him before turning to the sky. She seemed to be searching for something.

He kissed up her arm, stopped at her shoulder, then kissed her cheek.

Poppy continued to search the sky while scooting only a bit closer to Branch.

He kissed her forehead a couple times, then pecked her nose, once, twice, three times.

Now her eyes were closed as she gave a small sigh. Her hand clutched his as his caressed hers with his thumb, gently and sweetly.

Branch paused his kisses and leaned back again, and decided to just make light trails on her arms with his finger, a feeling that made her want to itch her arm, a feeling that tickled her arm, and a feeling that made her want to keep doing it as well.

Yep. Physical touch was most definitely her love language.

Poppy tried once again to search the sky while he busied himself with tracing her arm.

There.

 "Branch," she began, as he kissed the crook of her arm. "Can I tell you a secret?"

 "Hmm?" Branch was realizing how exhausted he actually was, and was now basically just leaning his forehead into arm, eyes closed.

 "That star up there?" She pointed directly above them, and he lifted his head to take a glance.

 "What about it?" he asked, gently.

 "Well... I made a wish on it about-- well, exactly a year ago from today."

Branch lifted an eyebrow. "How are you so sure?"

 "I just am," Poppy shrugged. "I have been making wishes on it since I was little. That same bright star comes out a few times a year. I always know it's it because of...well, the way it has always made me feel."

 Branch wanted to tell her how that scientifically didn't make much sense, but he sat up straighter and listened. 

 "It makes me feel as if...the impossible is just an option, y'know?" Poppy turned to him, expectantly .

Branch didn't respond because he didn't really know.

 "And, a year ago..." Poppy gestured to both of them, "this seemed pretty impossible."

 Branch felt his eyes widen. He could see where she was going with this.

 "We had just become best friends, and you were your normal sarcastic self, but something was different about you. your kindness, love, caring for others-- I fell in love with that. You have become such an amazing person. And, you had become my first thought in the morning, last thought at night."

 Poppy stared at her hands and whispered, "So, a year ago, the next time I saw that star, I begged, I wished, I prayed...that this day might come. That our relationship might be more than a great friendship. This is really embarrassing to admit but.."

Her words echoed across his mind as she said:

"Branch, I wished that you would fall in love with me."

Queen Poppy had wished on a star she had wished on since she was younger that he would fall in love with her?!

Her! Queen Poppy! Wish something like that!

Branch felt his face heat up. He knew that Poppy loved him. He trusted her when she said so. But to have her wish a year before they were dating that he would like her?

He hadn't even began to hope something like that would happen, even a year ago when he found out, soon after the adventure to Bergentown, that he was completely smitten with her, almost as much as he was now.

He hadn't even began to wish...

Wishes and hopes and dreams...they can't come true through a chant in your mind, through a dumb belief.

Yet here they were.

 "Branch..."

 His thoughts are interrupted and he returned back to reality with the love of his life.

 "I wished all the things that have happened would happen." She smiled. "If that's not magic, then I dunno what is."

 Her smile was too much. She was so giddy and happy and sweet. She was wonderful. She was amazing.

She was his.

Branch leaned over towards her again to give her a true sweet kiss. And, as she quickly melted into it, and as she wrapped her arms around his neck as he caressed her cheek and rubbed her back, as his mouth slowly and gently and lovingly moved over hers, he opened one eye to look at the star Poppy claimed may have helped bring them together.

Thank you.

But he had a request as well.

I wish that she could be mine forever. Through sickness and health. Until death do us part.

She is my sunshine. She is my star.

There ya go! An extremely bad and cheesy oneshot! 💕 HEARTS AND HUGGSSS! ~Jessi