#cowboy swap papyrus x reader

[osleeplessflowero]

hi!! i JUST finished reading your cowboy!stretch x reader oneshot on ao3 and i absolutely loved it, would you mind making a continuation of it? probably with them riding a horse. thank you so much for writing that i love it so much!!! :D

// HII omg!! I'm so happy you liked the oneshot, that one was super fun to write! I'd be more than happy to write a continuation. Hopefully I do your request justice! (Especially considering it's my first one!!)

🧡You can find the first oneshot Here. :)🧡

❤️ Reader has They/Them pronouns, and their SOUL type is up to you! 🧡 Country AU! Cowboy skeletons my beloved.. 💛 This takes place in a Crossover universe, so common fandom nicknames will be used!

It's been a few weeks since you met that dashing skeleton, Stretch, at Grillby's. After taking a few days, you worked your hardest and finally managed to fix up that old barn. Now she looks good as new, and you..need to find something else to do.

You sit in your house, kicking your legs back and forth as you lie on your stomach on your couch. Some random show plays on the tv in front of it you recognize, but you're not really focusing on it since you're facing your left scrolling through your phone. Nothing really sticks out to you, searching for something of interest before you see a little notification pop down from someone. You miss it the first time, pulling down the top of your screen and realizing it's from Stretch.

You sit up abruptly on your knees, shifting to face the tv and letting your legs rest on the wood floor. It's always nice to see what he's up to.

honey enthusiast🍯 - now -> heya, what are you up to?

You - now <- nothing much, just watching tv and dying of boredom lol ive got nothing to do now that the barns all fixed

honey enthusiast🍯 - now -> you could come over to me and my bro's place, it's just us here today

You - now <- rsally? *really?

honey enthusiast🍯 - now -> rsally

You - now <- stfu

honey enthusiast🍯 - now -> lmaoo but yeah im fr could show you the animals and stuff

You - now <- bet uh idk where you live tho

honey enthusiast🍯 - now -> i'll send you the location or i could just come get u if u want

You - now <- i think ill drive there i wanna remember the way in case i come over again :)

honey enthusiast🍯 - now -> alr sounds good to me lol i'll wait at the front gate for you sent attachment

You hop up from your seat on the couch, petting one of your dogs who'd decided to lie down in front of the couch and walking into your room to change.

"Okay, he..he lives on a ranch?? Well, I guess I should've gotten that from the cowboy getup, huh? I should probably wear somethin' I'm okay with gettin' dirty.." You browse through your closet, picking out some casual clothes that'll keep you cool and comfortable in the summer heat.

"Time to go." You walk out of your room, playing some music from the stereo in your living room and giving your dogs some pets before bidding them goodbye. You walk out to your truck and climb inside, turning the key and beginning to drive to the location you set your GPS to. A few familiar songs play while you make your way down several sets of roads. You promptly bop your head to them, lip syncing some of the words.

You knew you were at the right place the moment you saw it. The house was huge based on what you could see from the gate as you drove up to it, plenty of land surrounding it with fences up to keep any unwanted visitors out. You see a familiar shade of orange pop up as the skeleton opens the gate, walking over to your window and leaning his arms on it.

"howdy. glad you could make it, didn't get lost did you?" "Nope, got here a-okay. This place is massive- are you guys loaded or something?" You ask, flabbergasted. He chuckles at that, looking back at the house. "well, it just kinda happened when we exchanged monster currency for human currency. so I guess you could say we are." "Jesus." "you can go ahead and pull up wherever, it doesn't matter." He stands on the step just below your door, holding on. You smile at the action, driving further in and parking in a spot next to someone else's car.

He jumps down onto the ground and lets you get out, closing the door behind yourself and locking it before jumping down too.

You hear a faint "Hello!" in the distance as someone runs over, grinning wide. A skeleton, a pretty large one at that yet shorter than Stretch. His attire is pretty similar to the former, only his is buttoned up much more neatly and is blue rather than orange. Stretch's top button is currently loose, exposing a little bit of his sternum. You also notice how the two stick to one color scheme, Stretch sticking with orange and this one sticking to blue specifically.

"you're in luck, they just got here." "Yes, I'm Not Late! Hello, There! I'm Stretch's Brother, Blue. We Live Together Close To Some Of Our Friends." "It's nice to meet you, Blue. I'm.." You tell him your name, and the two of you chat about this and that before Stretch steals you away to show you around. You both walk around different parts of the ranch before you decide to go and visit the animals, saying hello to each of them promptly.

"You have so many horses-" "like. ten of them." "JESUS-" You pause, looking towards one, before turning back to him with a smile.

"..what?" He raises a brow, smiling as well with crossed arms as he observes you. "..Can we ride one?" "..you want to ride one?" "Yes- please-" "i mean, yeah, i don't see why not. though, we'd probably have to ride together. are you okay with that? if not, i can figure something out." "I'm okay with that. Won't bother me." "alright, just gimme a sec."

You wait patiently as he goes to get a proper saddle, walking over to a few horses and letting them smell your hands so they know to trust you. One in particular takes a liking to you, a black horse with a stripe of white from its muzzle to its forehead. It nuzzles its nose against the side of your head until Stretch returns, smiling as he walks over.

"somebody's attached. no, you can't bring the horse home with you." "Aww-" You fake pout, before smiling and gently petting its head. "but, you can come back to visit." "You bet I will." A determined look crosses your face. "you wanna ride this one?" He points with his thumb. "Yes- if they are okay with that, of course."

He nods, and after a few seconds the horse is saddled and ready to go.

"so, you're gonna have to sit in front of me. is that alright?" "Yeah, that's fine." "alright, cool."

He helps you get up onto the horse first. It's a bit of a strange sensation at first, but you gradually get used to it. He then climbs up and sits comfortably behind you and the saddle, gently taking hold of the reins. Feeling his arms around your waist has you feeling a bit flushed, your face heating up a bit as you hope he doesn't notice.

"comfortable?" He speaks calmly so as to not spook the horse, his head just above your shoulder. A shiver goes down your spine accompanied by an anxious smile. "Y- ..Yeah, I'm all good." You mutter, cursing yourself internally for stuttering as you hear him chuckle behind you. You don't realize at first when the horse starts to move before you snap out of a daze, looking ahead with a smile.

You feel..safe with his arms around you, even as you're very flushed. You can just blame it on the heat if he asks. What you don't know, however, is that he seems to be fairly flushed himself..a bright shade of orange lightly making its way over his cheekbones. He keeps his lazy smile as he looks over you, making sure you're alright and comfortable.

Blue has a cheeky grin as he watches you both ride around the field, leaning his arms on one of the fences.

His hold on your waist tightens a little when the horse picks up its speed, causing your face to heat up even more before that feeling is overcome by excitement. You cheer as it runs, carrying you both around.

This continues for a little while before both the two of you and the horse become tired. Stretch slides off and helps you jump down, guiding the horse back to where it can rest.

"That was fun! I wouldn't mind doing it again." "..maybe you can, next time you come over." "Yeah." You avert your eyes, your face admittedly still a little flushed. You can't fully bring yourself to meet his gaze until he reaches up to get some grass out of your hair.

"i wouldn't mind." He smirks, his eyes relaxed as he looks at you. You clear your throat. "Yeah, uh..looking forward to it." You smile in return as Blue walks over to greet you both.

"Why Don't You Guys Come Inside? I'd Love For You To Stay For Dinner. We Can Talk More!" He suggests with a friendly smile. You look over briefly at Stretch for a moment before turning back to him.

"Yeah, I'm cool with that. I'd better get home before dark, though. I've got dogs waiting at home for me." "you have dogs?" Stretch perks up, curious. "Yeah, two." "i wanna pet 'em-" "Well, maybe you can visit me next."

He grins as Blue guides you both inside, gently closing the door behind him.

Part 3? Ao3 Link:

[osleeplessflowero]

// this might be one of the most random oneshot ideas i've conjured up. enjoy! - Reader has They/Them pronouns as always! - Soul type is up to interpretation. :] - a..COUNTRY AU?! (don't leave me alone with certain country songs or this happens. i don't even like country that much but- well- some songs are pretty good!!) - this is indeed a crossover AU so the nicknames will be used like usual

A warm breeze blows through the air, hitting your skin. The sky is a bright blue, comforting to see. Barely any clouds are visible. You slide off your jacket, tying it around your waist due to the hot summer heat making it unbearable to keep wearing. You dust off your pants as you walk down a familiar path, your boots covered in mud from working on some personal projects.

There's a small smudge of red paint on your cheek from working on giving an old barn a new paint job, though you don't seem to mind it. You'll worry about that later. Right now? You need a cold drink before you can keep going.

You finally make it into an all-too-familiar small town, waving to some friendly faces as you pass by. Recently there's been a lot of new faces around here, not that you mind. The more company the merrier. Just means things'll be a little more lively.

You walk up to the newest monster-run bar in town, stomping your boots and getting off the mud on the bottom so you won't track it in on the floors. When you don't see anything, you walk inside and wave to the fire monster cleaning off some glasses. He gives you a little wave back as you look over the menu.

"Hey, Grillbz. You got anything new? I could use something good 'n cold. This heat's been crazy."

"..I think I know just what you'd like." He turns around, beginning to get a drink ready for you. You smile at this. You'd gotten pretty close with Grillby, he'd always been so understanding and willing to listen to you ramble about the littlest things. He might not've responded that much, but the fact he was listening was enough for you.

"You know me so well." You grin, resting your arms on the counter.

"..Of course I do. I am an expert at reading people." "Fair enough. ..Plus I've told you a lot-" "..Mhm."

The bar isn't super lively since it's earlier in the day, it usually gets more full around night time. It's a lot more peaceful right now, only a few patrons sitting in some booths and talking about this and that. You have no idea how Grillby could possibly run this place alone. He really needs to hire some more staff..

You hear the little bell over the door ring, slightly turning to see who just walked in.

A tall skeleton makes his way inside, his hat slightly tipped down. He takes a cigarette out of his mouth and puts it out in an ash tray, walking over. His black boots thump against the floor lightly as he does. He rolls up his bright orange sleeves on his button-up shirt and dusts off his grey jeans before sitting down and lifting up his head. You realize you've been staring a little longer than you meant to, looking back towards Grillby's direction.

His eyelights slowly move over to you, his eyes lazy. Since you're the only other person currently sitting at the counter, he may as well say hi, right?

"heya." He greets, a calm tone to his voice that's pleasing to the ears. "Hi," You reply, not having expected him to talk to you. There's a short pause, before you decide to try sparking up some conversation. "You new in town? I don't think I've seen you before. I tend to remember faces."

He chuckles at that. "yeah, me and my friends recently moved in here with the crowd. seems it's not much of a small town now, huh? it was pretty empty when we first got here."

"Oh, yeah, it was pretty empty before. Hardly anyone showed up here. At least the business owners are thriving now with all these new customers. Plus that just means there's way more friendly faces around." You smile, leaning a little on the counter as Grillby slides your drink over to it, you taking a grateful sip and thanking him.

"...I take it you want your usual?" The fire monster asks the skeleton, pushing up his glasses. "you got it, grillbz." He points at him with one hand before he turns to make his drink of choice.

"oh yeah. should probably introduce myself, huh?" He tips his hat to you. "name's stretch. nice to meet'cha."

You politely tell him your name, tipping an invisible hat. "Nice to meet you too."

You both chuckle at this before you take another sip of your drink, letting out a content sigh.

"Stars, you're amazing at this, Grillby. So good..I guess that's why your bar's currently the most popular one. Well, alongside 'The Spider's Web: Bar and Cafe'. I personally like your stuff more-" "...The Muffets are good business partners. I'm not worried about a competition, I just want to sell good food and drinks." "Fair enough, you're too good Grillby." A faint smile appears on his face before it disappears into his flames.

Stretch has an amused smile as he watches the interaction, waiting as Grillby slides over a glass with honey mixed into some other stuff. You raise a brow, smiling a little. "Honey? That's an interesting choice."

"nyeh heh. syrups and condiments have a bit of an alcohol-like effect on some of us skeleton monsters. i like honey, so i asked grillby to mix it into the drinks i get here." He raises his glass, tilting it a little to Grillby before sipping from it.

"Oh, I see. That's pretty interesting, actually. I'd never thought of a concept like that. Then again..I don't think I've met a skeleton monster before today." "so i'm the first one, huh? that's pretty neat." "Yeah.." You finish off your drink, lightly sitting the glass down and grabbing your wallet to pay, sliding the money under it and stand up.

"Well, I'd better get back to paintin'. Barn won't fix up itself." "a barn, huh?" "Yeah, a friend of mine asked me to fix 'er up a bit. Poor thing's been left in bad shape. But with some helping touches from me, she'll be back to how she was before." You smile. "I guess this means I'll be seein' you around, huh?"

"yeah. oh, hold up." You pause as he grabs a pen from his pants pocket, writing something down and sliding it your way. You look at him curiously when he stands, taking a swig of his drink and sitting the glass down to pay in gold. He gives you a short wave before walking out.

You look down at the napkin he wrote on, seeing.. HOLY SHIT HE GAVE YOU HIS NUMBER-

Part 2 Coming Very Soon!