Cookie Run Kingdom x Reader [Ongoing]

[Art is by Strawbtaffy on Tumblr]

"Men, ease your troubles, go fetch a pint" Caviar assured his hard-working crew.

"Are you sure, Captain?" one hesitantly spoke. 

"Am I sure bah- are you questioning my authority? Go get wasted! You've done good today" the Captain chuckled, heading over to the stern of the ship. Up top was Y/n, sharpening the fine tip of their blade. "Nice day, isn't it, Y/n?" Caviar greeted, taking a sip of his mug.

"Sure is, anything you need from me?" Y/n pondered.

"Nah, just wanted to check on ya! So, how's the sword coming along?" he pressed.

"Sharp...but not sharp enough" they replied, studying the edges intently. 

"Well, give a holler if ya need anything, lass" Caviar concluded, patting Y/n's back before getting back on deck with the rest of the crew. Y/n kept her hat tipped low, protecting their vision from the blaring sun. "Boy it's hot out here..." she heaved, taking off their hat to fan herself. Thankfully, no one was around to notice, especially Caviar; Y/n was a female in disguise as a man. As to how Y/n got along with the crew keeping this secret, that's another story.

"Hey, Y/n!" a voice perked up. Quickly, Y/n fixed up their hat again, concealing the long locks of hair [Which was regularly kept in a bun to give less suspicion].

"C-Cracker! What a surprise...hehe" she stammered in slight worry.

"Some of the other guys and I were gonna hit a pub tonight, wanna join?" the lanky, ginger haired cookie beamed. It was...rather quick to toss in this invitation, yet Y/n was up for it, giving a little nod. "Superb! We're gonna be at Big Salmon, eight sharp" Cracker giggled, dashing off to tell his friends about the good news.

"Hoorayyy" Y/n dragged, her forced smile melting into a dreaded groan. Though Y/n enjoyed their time hanging with the crew...she knew how they got when drunk - stupid and brave. 

-Time Skip-

By the time seven struck, Y/n knew they had to get better dressed, preparing for the bumpy waves soon to crash. She got up from the barrel she once sat on, grabbing the resting sword before stepping down the stern. 

"You better not drink all the rum, lads!" Caviar scolded the male friends of Y/n's.

"We won't!" Cracker laughed, hopping off the plank and onto the dock. There was still time to wash up and get new clothes, Y/n quickly heading down to the sleeping quarters to undress and bathe. Meanwhile, Caviar was searching for his favorite mug...it was emptied. "Damn rascals" he mumbled under his breath, referring to Cracker and his pals. Left in the Great Cabin was no more rum, mug, or wine, leaving Caviar to question how did they empty him out so quick!

"Welp, good thing there's extra down below" he remembered, heading down to the lower levels of the ship. By the time Caviar was on the stairs, Y/n had already finished bathing, drying up and redressing. Unfortunately timed, Caviar had caught a glimpse of Y/n with strictly a binder and pants on. Y/n caught his gaze too, both at a loss of words till the Captain spoke -

"You're a girl!?" he gasped.

"Ehhh...surprise?" Y/n awkwardly smiled, unsure if he were upset or just stunned. Or both?

"Wh- what? How -  when?" he went on, unable to fathom the possibility!

"Get over it, yes I'm a girl, so what!?" Y/n exclaimed.

"I just...didn't expect it! You serve a very convincing act of being a man" Cav applauded. Y/n quickly buttoned up the blouse she was planning to wear, Caviar noting that and raising a brow. "Were you headin' somewhere?" he asked. "Yeah, Cracker i-invited me to join for a night at Big Salmon" she replied. Still in shock, the man had a seat, his palm rested on his forehead. "Caviar?" Y/n nervously called out to him. 

"Sorry, it's just crazy to realize you've been on this ship for two years now, and it hadn't crossed my mind once you were a woman" he clarified. Seemed as though the Captain wanted to deny this new knowledge, yet his views now altered! Y/n was no longer the "man" Cav thought they were. "Are you gonna kick me off the ship? Since...you kinda have that one strict rule of having females onboard unless it's for escort?" Y/n winced at the query.

How could Caviar do that - Y/n has been under his watch for two years now, she had learned to wield a sword from him, how to steer a ship, even how to read the stars! Y/n was basically second in command, so to that the Captain had to answer "Nah".

"Wait, really?" Y/n gleamed.

"That's...a bit below me. Plus, the crew would raise a brow to me if you left, you've already befriended all of 'em" he noted. True, you were easy to befriend and very kind.

"Oh thank the stars, thank you!" Y/n beamed, giving Caviar a hug from seemingly nowhere. He was taken back from this - Y/n too - both scooting back with blank expressions.

"Eh- don't you have somewhere to go? Don't wanna be late, do ya?" He chuckled, attempting to push aside the awkward tension. 

"Oh yeah! Thank you, Cap'n!" Y/n thanked, quickening the laces together before darting out the lower deck. As she made her way off the ship and into the town, Caviar sat himself down, pondering about how it had never been so obvious till today...that Y/n was a woman. Now, he started to bubble with thoughts, but only good ones!