Usopp X Reader 💕One Shots💕

Never Too Busy For You

Now all you had to do was pass the time... again.

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You really wanted to honor that hour time frame. He was working with explosives of sorts, so interrupting him at the wrong time could be bad. However, after chatting up Sanji in the kitchen, helping Robin put some books away, and various other mundane activities you thought of, you found yourself with no more than ten minutes left of the time you had given him. By now, you were getting antsy, and decided on a bit of a mischievous idea. There was a strong chance he'd still be lost in his work, so you decided to do a little something so that he would have to stop working.

The Sunny had been sailing through a bit of a cold patch. A thin layer of snow coated the deck, and the air was chilly enough to see your breath. So, you decided to sit just under one of the masts and wait out the remaining ten minutes in the cold, allowing your body temperature to drop while goosebumps rose on your skin. With a slight shiver, you grinned, pleased with yourself and your idea.

"He'll have a hard time focusing if I freeze him." You snickered to yourself, letting the snow soak through your clothing. "Oh... Why am I such an ass~?"

To be fair, he had been down there working on new ammunition for days. He needed a bit of a brain break. It might help him make room for new ideas to sprout anyway. By the time that ten minutes had passed, your skin was red and parts of your clothes were quite soaked. Snowflakes decorated the crown of your head, staying there as you stood and made your way back inside the ship. They had melted away by the time you had descended back down into Usopp's workshop where you were met with the sight of him still working on something, once again so consumed that he didn't notice your presence again. You would at least be a little kind this time and give him a verbal warning before trapping him in a chilly embrace.

"Hey Usopp, it's been an hour!" You spoke up, coming up behind him.

"O-oh! Has it really been that long?" He questioned, alerted by your voice this time, yet still keeping his focus on his table. "Man, time really flew. I'm already on my second project!"

"Mmm, is that so?" You mused, moving to stand beside him. "You promised you'd stop after an hour, remember? Or do you not have time for me anymore, darling~?"

Before he could answer, you ran a frigid hand up his bare back and made him yelp once more, arching forwards and away from your touch. When he turned to you, he was met with a mischievous grin and an affectionate look, which filled him both this concern and relief. Relief because he did sort of want a break, but concerned because he so desperately wondered what you were going to do next.

"O-of course I have time for you!" He insisted, still admittedly glancing at the half put together project.

"Uhuh, and you're eyeing that project like its candy. This is why I sat out in the cold for a while." You laughed.

"Why?"

"To be as obnoxious as possible and tear your attention away from your work fully without fail."

With that, you pushed your way between him and his work bench, cold hands on his shoulders as you sat your cold, damp thighs atop his lap. His whole body shuddered as you trapped him in a very chilling hug, exactly as you planned, using the closeness as the perfect excuse for peppering his face with dozens of kisses.

"H-hey! You're so damn c-cold! Stahahap!" He laughed, submitting to your cold but affectionate assault.

"Nah~ I'm just squeezing in all the extra kisses I could've gotten if I didn't let you finish your first project." You explained, stopping just long enough to tell him before resuming your kisses down his neck.

"Eep! At least dry off first!"

"You should've thought about that before you started to make me miss you~" You giggled teasingly. "Oh, woe is me, left out in the cold while my darling works on alone!"

The poor man had already been thoroughly soaked thanks to you being wet as a rag, passing your frigid chill on to him as you continued to give him cold kisses. He gave up on stopping you, letting out a little groan before he pushed some things out of the way on his work bench, gripping your hips next and lifting you up onto it as he stood again. It was your turn to yelp now, pushed back and held firmly to the wood.

"You've made me both cold and damp. I may as well give in. I did promise you this time, after all." He hummed, stepping up to the edge between your legs, hands still holding your hips as he drew you into the kiss you had long been waiting for.

Held on the edge of his work bench, Usopp kissed you long and deep, a hum of satisfaction escaping you. Though he was now cold, he was still much warmer than you, and passed that warmth on as your bodies pressed closely together, his much warmer hands sliding up the cool skin of your back under your top. Now you had no reason to part at all, melting into his warmth and the care of his kiss. Your hands found their home on the back of his neck, staying there even when he pulled back a bit for some air. There was a look of total satisfaction in your eyes, and his heart did flips knowing that you looked only at him in such a way.

"Mmm, you're warm~." You hummed.

As if on cue, a slight shiver passed through him. "Yeah, and you're still deathly cold. C'mon, change your clothes so I can properly make up for all the hours I've spent down here." He then told you.

"Now that's something I can do." You hummed happily.

Though reluctant, you let go of each other and went your separate ways to change clothing so you could get warm and stay warm. It was a little bit of a trip, but soon you and Usopp were clad in much warmer and cozier clothing, meeting up again together on deck just out of the way of snowfall. Usopp held a blanket under his arm, and both of you agreed to go and sit in the aquarium bar, since the sleeping quarters weren't really private in the first place. Resting up in the bar at least wouldn't be in the way of anyone else if they needed to rest.

With a nod, both of you dashed off, laughing like fools as you escaped the cold once again into the safety of the bar. It had gotten a bit worse since you sat outside, so when the warm air and cool blue glow of the aquarium greeted you, boy were you ever grateful. Usopp took the lead now, pulling you by your hand towards the couch where he positioned himself in the corner section, pulling you down into his lap. He then unfurled the blanket with one good flick of his wrist, bringing it back in closely around the both of you.

"There. Warm, as we should be." He mumbled, resting his chin on your shoulder.

"Warm indeed. Your blush is like an added heater too~" You teased, kissing his hot cheek.

"Oh... shush." He grumbled, hugging you a little tighter. "... I'm so... lucky it's you I get to love. God, I'll never be too busy for you." He then added on quietly.

"Heh, I'm glad. I love you too, Usopp. Now, let's pick a fish for Sanji to cook up for dinner, hey?" you suggested, leaning back into his shoulder while pointing at a fish.

He nodded in agreement, appreciating your suggestion. With something to distract his mind, the two of you got lost in rambling about what fish you wanted to eat tonight and the ways you'd bribe Sanji into doing it. He was at complete ease, a thumb absently rubbing your forearm under the blanket as he kept falling for you even further with every passing second.

He would never be too busy for you.

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Happy birthday to my long time fave~ 
Love this mfer forreal it's been over a decade <3