impressions | koby
➳ categories: canonverse, fluff, funnily helmeppo-centric, gender neutral reader
➳ word count: 743
➳ notes: idea came from the canon fact that koby hates black coffee ☕️
Koby hates black coffee, even if Rika makes it herself. Helmeppo jokes that it's part of his character to still act like a child since he was Marine-trained at such a young age, to which Koby flips him off out of annoyance.
Helmeppo knows that Koby would never drink black coffee. It was one of the things he learned about him when they became friends.
So imagine his shock when he sees Koby drinking it like it's nothing for breakfast.
Helmeppo approaches the pink-haired teen, whose blue circle-framed glasses rest on his patterned headband, clear of the dirt that stuck to them during yesterday's mission. Helmeppo places an arm on his shoulder, prompting Koby to look up from the newspaper he's reading.
Koby is confused for a split second, but he realizes right afterward.
"What is this?!" Helmeppo overdramatically reacts. His eyes flit back and forth from the Captain's face to the white coffee mug on the table, still hot but already quarter-full.
With a blank stare, Koby takes a sip of the coffee and swallows it immediately. Helmeppo's eyebrows subtly jump. Koby, however, doesn't notice this, as he provides an explanation that he believes he shouldn't even be providing.
"I'm drinking coffee," he responds nonchalantly. His eyes return to the newspaper, and he reads where he left off.
Something is odd, Helmeppo thinks to himself, retracting his hand from Koby's shoulder. The coffee mug on the table looks conspicuous as it stands there, just existing on its own—but its mere existence shouldn't even collide with the existence of Captain Koby in the first place. No, it shouldn't.
At this moment, a crowd of Marine executives enters the mess hall. Their joyous cheers earn them a few glances from nearby tables, including the pink-haired Captain, who sits so calmly on the farthest table by the windows. While Helmeppo is distracted by his silly theories and rushed conclusions, Koby tilts his head a little bit upward to find you.
Surrounded by your colleagues, Koby thinks that you won't see him amid the morning chaos, but a smile makes its way to his lips when he's proven otherwise. Your face becomes visible in the crowd of Marines, shooting him a beautiful smile like you just won against a pirate.
Koby breaks the eye contact after four seconds, afraid that Helmeppo will snap back to his senses and notice his person of interest if he doesn't make his staring less obvious any sooner. To his luck, his best friend is gullible.
When Koby immerses himself back in the newspaper he's been reading, Helmeppo finally notices your crowd that sits two tables down from his. He scans the metal trays of plates and glassware in boredom, still finding a logical explanation for Koby's sudden coffee interest.
Koby grips the mug, takes another sip, and swallows like it doesn't burn. Helmeppo squints his eyes, still suspicious.
"Strange Captain Koby..." he murmurs to himself. He rubs the cleft of his chin, thinking, wondering, and pondering until his mental energy depletes, and he decides to sit beside Koby in defeat.
"You look like you need some coffee."
Helmeppo raises his head in response to the direction of the voice that chirped the suggestion.
Leaning on the table with one hand supporting your weight, you push a coffee mug in front of him with two sugar packets. Helmeppo points at the coffee, then back at himself, asking in silence if it's meant for him.
"Yep, it's yours," you say. "I already got my second fill, ha-ha."
As Helmeppo sniffs the liquid, he detects the bitter aroma of black coffee and decides to add sugar to the mix. He takes a sip afterward to taste, being careful not to burn his tongue in the process.
Meanwhile, you reach into your uniform and slide three small sugar packets across the table, closer to Koby and his nearly empty mug.
"You forgot the sugar again, Captain," you joke. Helmeppo raises an eyebrow as he drinks away. "Do I always have to get it for you? Or have you warmed up to the taste of my plain black?"
Before giving out a response, Koby wickedly smiles to himself at Helmeppo's reaction to a burning tongue, who wastes no time in fetching himself a glass of water from the back kitchen.
When he meets your eyes, you both laugh heartily at the occurrence, clutching your stomach and Koby burying his face into folded arms on the table.
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What are they like when they kiss: MARINE EDITION!
I started to maybe try to add some story to this little series, would you guys like for these to be short stories instead of imagines ? :)
Also ! I added Sengoku just for you @condoriano-67890 !!! I hope u like it <3
Sengoku
Playful
• His kisses are usually brief, but there’s so much thought behind them
• His kisses are surprises, and also payment for the rice cracker he just took from your hands -
• You’ll be wrapped up in his arms, and feel your feet leave the ground, his boisterous laughter filling the room as he peppers your face in kisses
• Hell poke your side and laugh when you swat at him, fighting through your defensive oscillations only to kiss all over your face, laughing in between <3
• Garp makes fun of him every time you kiss, which usually ends up in an argument, that you have to end, ah the life of a retired fleet admirals partner.. it’s hard
Smoker
Sweet
• Beneath the rough and tough exterior, he is the sweetest marine to ever sail the seas
• You never miss the smile you catch him donning when a group of children runs by, playing in the streets, it makes your heart swell at how soft he is with children
• When you bring it up to him later he’ll only flush, stating that they’re children, and it’s not a big deal
• So when you lean in, your nose barely grazing his, a smile gracing your face, he can’t help but smile
• The kiss you share is so soft, and loving, he dips his head down, pulling you flush agianst him while he rubs up and down your back
• He loves to nuzzle his nose with yours when you’re alone after your kisses, just another small gesture to show he loves you, even if it isn’t in his “ rough and tough “ exterior <3
Coby
Awkward
• Help this poor boy. Should he kiss you first, he’ll be so insecure about how good he is
• The setting was perfect for your kiss, at a festival with plenty of activities for couples
• Hold his hand through the night, stay by his side and lean close to him, and when he talks, gaze up at him with bright eyes, let him know you’re attentive and listening
• When he’s talking start leaning in, even if he stops talking.
• The kiss is.. awkward, his face is stiff, hands are clammy and cold, until you lean into him more, and wrap your arms around him to show you genuinely want him
• He finally gets comfortable enough to return a short kiss before clambering on through the night, his face turning 10 shades darker than his hair whenever you look his way <3
Tashigi
Shy
• She never initiates kisses first, unless it’s on the cheek or temple
• So when you pull her in close, you do all the romantics, like tucking hair behind her ear and adjusting her glasses. Once you cup her face she starts to change shades in the face, stammering incessantly until your lips finally meet hers
• She’ll release a surprised noise, her hands would find your shirt or hips as she melts into the kiss EVENTUALLY, she is very shy about kisses :(
• Please, keep her face cupped after you pull away, tell her how much you love her, and how sweet she is, she might just start crying tears of joy <3 <3 <3
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