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AHHH these are all so good!! Can I be super gluttonous and get another one??
Putting someone behind them to protect them with CROSSHAIR!? OMG or Fives... no Crosshair.PLEASE?
Absolutely, you may send in more than one request! The more, the merrier!
Haha well you ended with Crosshair, so that's who I'm going with, darlin 😜
"Fake Boyfriend"
7. Putting someone behind them to protect them
Pairing: Crosshair x fem reader
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After coming back from another tiring mission, you were hanging out with your squad and friends, the Bad Batch, at 79's getting some drinks. The bar was pretty crowded this time and it was starting to get hot inside from everyone there. The boys didn't seem to mind as much. You were sitting next to Crosshair, who had his arm draped over the back of the booth behind you. He might as well have had his arm around you with how close his hand was to your shoulder. The two of you had a habit of flirting with each other all the time, but usually in a joking way that wasn't serious. At least, that's what you told yourself. Because unfortunately for you, you had a feeling it was all just fun to Crosshair, even though it was more real for you. At this point, you just figured there was no point in admitting your feelings and potentially making things awkward with him, especially when it already took a bit of work to break through his shell anyway. You didn't want to undo all the work you'd already done in getting him to open up to you.
You stood up and announced to the boys that you were going to step outside for some air for a second and they acknowledged your decision.
Crosshair reached up and tapped your arm, saying, "Don't be gone too long."
"Why? Will you miss me?" you asked back.
He said nothing, but simply gave you a knowing look that said, "Come on, really?" like the answer to the question was obvious...but it wasn't really.
When you stepped outside, you walked just a little ways down the platform 79's was on to around the corner of the building, your hands in your pockets. The noise of Coruscant air traffic buzzed in your ears along with the chatter of Clones and other people also out on the platform.
A few minutes later, a speeder with a human male atop it pulled up and docked next to you, his eyes trained on you as he parked his speeder almost without even looking. "Well, hey there, beautiful," he spoke to you.
With a deadpan look, you replied, "Can I help you?"
He smirked looked you over in a way that made you want to squirm and you didn't get that way very often. "What's a pretty girl like you doing in this part of town?"
"I fail to see how that's your business," you commented. As he started getting closer, your hand slowly made its way around behind you to where your blaster was holstered just in case.
"You shouldn't be out here alone. I could uh...give you some company," he suggested, wiggling his eyebrows.
"She isn't alone," you heard another familiar voice say before you could respond. Just then, Crosshair appeared next to you and he protectively moved you behind him as he stepped forward to face the man in front of you.
The man's suggestive smirk disappeared and he gave Crosshair an unamused look. "Who are you?" he questioned.
Without even hesitating, Crosshair answered, "I'm her boyfriend."
Your body locked up at his response. Did he just say...?
Then he kept going, "She's my girl and I suggest you get back on your speeder and move along...while you still have the ability to drive."
The stranger just scoffed and stated with a dismissive wave, "Whatever." With a huff, he turned on his heel, climbed back on his speeder and sped off.
Once he was gone, Crosshair turned around to face you. "Are you all right?"
You nodded. "Yeah, he didn't do anything. He was just a creep. Thanks for that."
He simply nodded.
"Didn't expect you to pull the 'fake boyfriend' card, though," you told him.
"I thought it's what would get rid of him the fastest," he explained.
For some reason, you had dared to hope that maybe there had been more behind his reasoning, but you should've expected this.
Though, you clearly didn't hide the disappointment in your face well enough because Crosshair then pointed out, "You don't seem content with that answer."
You weren't sure if you could cover up how you really felt at this point, so you admitted, unable to look at him right away, "Well...I don't know, I just kind of hoped that...maybe it could actually be a real thing."
When you looked up at him, his eyes had narrowed slightly. "You...you want that?" he asked, seemingly dumbfounded.
You gave a shy nod and a shrug. "I mean...we flirt all the time and I keep thinking sometimes that maybe you would want something like that, too, but I'm sure it's all been just fun and nothing serious. Which I understand if it is."
"It's not like that."
"Wait, what?"
"I only flirt with you...and I do it because I want to. I'm not good with words and I hoped that maybe I could get my interest across that way."
You were stunned for a moment before saying, "So all this time...you were interested in me?"
He stepped closer to you and took a surprisingly gentle hold of your chin, tilting your head up and touching his lips softly to yours for but a brief moment.
A small sigh left your lips when he pulled back and you replied, "I'll take that as a 'yes', then?"
He snickered. "Was that not enough for you to believe me?"
You smirked back at him. "I might need a little extra convincing."
That was how you found yourself pushed up against the outside wall of 79's and making out passionately with Crosshair...until the rest of the boys eventually came out looking for you both.
"Hey! I thought you said you were coming out to get some air?" Wrecker questioned as you both jumped apart.
"She wanted some of Crosshair's air, it seems," Hunter teased.
The two of you blushed bright red, but the rest of the squad seemed pretty happy about the two of you. You walked back to the Marauder hand in hand with Crosshair...now your boyfriend and you, his girlfriend.
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