Yondu Imagines

Come a Little Closer

Terran? Terran.

Yondu typically didn't allow Terrans on the crew. Especially if they were a woman.

Everyone was a bit skeptical. She was quiet, resourceful: different than the rest of the crew. Yondu saw potential. And when he saw potential, he hired it.

You instantly took a liking to the crew, who treated you like a part of the family. You didn't like Yondu.

He was rude, and treated you the opposite as the crew. Everyone said he thought you had potential. Why was he so distant? He was very scary. You got yelled at for just about everything. And the salty comebacks only came to you too late.

One day, you found yourself against a wall, hoping and praying that familiar arrow wouldn't go through your neck.

Yondu's eyes bore holes into yours.

"Yondu... YONDU! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Peter exclaimed, running towards him.

"She's been buggin' me. Don't ruin this one for me, Quill."

"You DO realize what you're doing?"

Yondu studied you carefully, and dropped the arrow into his hand.

"Quill," he said, setting his finger on Peter's chest, "You can't just do that to me."

"Just let her go!"

"Take her with you then!"

Peter took your hand, and led you away from Yondu.

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"Capn'?"

"Don't bother me, Kraglin. I'm thinkin'."

Kraglin started to leave when Yondu asked, "Have you ever... well, ya know..."

"Fallen in love, Capn'?" Kraglin smiled.

"Well, have ya?"

"Yeah."

"And how did ya feel?" Kraglin was a little taken back by Yondu's question. He wasn't one to talk about feelings. For a woman, of all things.

"Well, I felt..."

"Happy. Soft. Or, uh, vulnerable."

"That's right capn'."

"And, uh, what do ya do when ya hurt her?"

"This is about (Y/n), isn't it, Capn'?"

Yondu half turned around, nodded, and looked back into the void that is space.

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The room was filled with your last and Peter's laughter, and Yondu debated on walking away. You looked so happy and he didn't want to scare you away.

He walked in, and you walked out.

"Yondu, what are you doing here?" Peter questioned.

Yondu slapped both hands on the table, catching Peter's full attention.

"Boy, have you ever fallen in love?"

Peter nodded, a smile quickly forming on his face. He knew exactly what it was.

"Yondu, you know you've hurt her feelings pretty bad, right?"

"Of course! That's why I came to you!" Although he sounded tough, Peter could tell Yondu felt terrible.

"Okay, I have an idea..."

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"Peter, why are we here?" You found yourself in a bar, which was closed at this hour, on Earth.

"I just wanted to make you feel better. You said you liked dancing, so I guessed, why not come here?" The dance was slow, and you liked it.

"Who did you have to kidnap to get this to happen?"

"Nobody. I just hot wired their security system."

You laughed. Peter spun you around, and at the end of the spin you found yourself in Yondu's arms.

Your heart stopped as you stared into his eyes. He stared back, and your eyes found his arrow and would not let it leave your sight.

You hear him whistle ever so softly, and you jumped out of his arms and stood clutching your sides.

"You've come to finish what you've started, haven't you?"

Yondu looked ashamed as he took the arrow out of midair and set it down on a table in the corner. He rubbed his neck.

You came and stepped over to him, and you went back to dancing.

"Girly, I...." He noticed how you looked kinda disappointed. "(Y/n). I uh..."

The room was silent for a minute.

"Who taught you how to slow dance?"

"Quill did." You rested your head on his shoulder, and he held you as you swayed from side to side. "(Y/n), I ain't one with words, but..." Yondu leaned his head against yours.

"I forgive you." You slowly pulled away. "You can go now. It's okay. Move on."

He pulled you back into his arms, and looked at you with something you had never seen him emanate before.

You chuckled. "No, this can't be. Yondu Udonta doesn't go soft on an incompetent girl like me." He started dancing with you. He didn't lose his starry eyes, fixed on you.

He dipped you, and your lips slowly came together in a kiss.

And for once, all was right in the world. Yondu went soft on one person, and it was you.