Chapter Summary: Prompt from anonymous: hello! can you do a Boba Fett drabble? maybe he's sent to kill you or something but then for whatever reason he doesn't and falls in love with the reader? (2nd person pls! human !) xxx
Among the bounty hunters the galaxy had to offer, Boba Fett was arguably the best. He was calm, efficient and lent his services out to anyone who could pay enough.
He was also the worst conversationalist ever.
It had been inevitable after being stuck in a small ship (his usual ship, Slave II, had been taken from him) in the black void of space for what felt like months, that you would start talking. The initial terror of being taken as a hostage had worn off some time ago, and Force above, you were bored. There was nothing to do; the ship was set on autopilot to some place Fett wouldn't tell you, and although you couldn't see his gaze behind the helmet, you could feel it trying to burn a hole in your skin every time you reached to fiddle with the buttons. It was a vast improvement over being held at gunpoint, though the weapon was still in easy reach for the bounty hunter in case you tried something.
"So what were you doing on _?" You asked, mostly to cover the intense silence. "I'm guessing you were sent there to kill someone, because that's what bounty hunters do and you're obviously a bounty hunter, but it doesn't look like you succeeded because you couldn't get back to your ship and you had to use me as a hostage."
There was no sign of acknowledgment from Fett, who kept his gaze on the cockpit windows and out into the vast void of space. Space was beautiful, with the tiny pinpoints of light in the inky blackness and the occasional star system or nebula, but you could only stare at it so long before it got boring.
"My boss is probably going to fire me though when I get back. I mean, I disappeared in the middle of a shift and he's not the most understanding being in the galaxy. Plus, you stole one of his ships."
Still nothing.
"You know, you really did steal a nice ship. It's fast, fuel-efficient, on the newer side and just common enough not to attract any attention. I think this is the ship I would have taken in your position. Thanks for not shooting me back there, by the way."
"You're more valuable alive than dead for the time being." It was the first time you had heard the man speak since you had been on the planet and it just about floored you. You hadn't actually been expecting a response.
Plus, he had a really nice voice.
"So does that mean you're going to kill me further down the road?" You went for the casual conversational tone you had had from before but ended up hitting more along the lines of the 'stunned and oh-my-stars-he's-talking-to-me' tone.
"There is no 'further down the road' for you. As soon as I am able to recover my ship, I am leaving you behind." He said that last bit in a very matter-of-fact tone, like he was saying "My name is Boba Fett" or "The Empire is here for the betterment of all".
"Whoa, hold up! You can't kidnap me and then leave me behind on some Force-forsaken planet or wherever the hell it is you're going to stop next! And your ship is back that way!" You jerked a thumb behind you, back towards the planet the ship had sped away from.
"I can do whatever I please," he informed you, unfazed by your outrage. "Your usefulness has ended and now you have become a burden. It doesn't matter to me what happens to you now."
"I'm not done being useful." You scrambled mentally, trying to find a way to keep Boba interested. "Look, someone got ahold of your ship and I'll bet it was someone powerful, which means it's going to be hard to get ahold of. Plus, you stand out in your armor back on _. If you're planning on going back there, you're going to get caught. I can be a cover."
"I don't get caught." He almost sounded offended at you suggesting the very idea. Almost. "And I can do this on my own. You'll only make things worse."
This wasn't working. If you didn't find something he wanted A.S.A.P., it was good-bye Boba Fett and hello random star system.
"I work in the ship trading business. I know where we can look for your ship. The fast we find it, the faster you can get back to business." You countered. You didn't actually know if you could do that, but if that's what it took to get this ship turned back around with you on it, then you would do it, everything else be damned.
He was silent for a long moment, long enough that you were fairly sure he was just going to stick you on some backwater planet instead of listening to your arguments. Hopefully, if he did, he would at least leave you with rations or something to eat and drink.
He finally stood and you warily eyed him. He was quite tall, towering over you like some mysterious sentinel, and then he was turning away, cape trailing behind him.
"I'll consider it."
You gaped for just a moment before a wide grin split your face. His helmet might cover his expression from you but you knew that you had won. (He was going to have to take that armor off if he ever wanted to get back there successfully and you could finally get a look at the face that belonged to that voice.)
"I knew you could see reason. And now you can abandon me back on my home and not have to worry for my safety and security." Your tone was too giddy to come across as properly snarky, but it didn't matter. You had just worked a deal successfully with the Boba Fett to get back home, something very few people in the whole galaxy could claim.
You could almost hear the scoff of disgust as he headed for the door that exited the cockpit. "Trust me, I won't worry."
"You tell yourself that. It's nice to know I've grown on you." You informed him, snuggling deeper into the seat as the door hissed open.
"Like a fungus." Came the acidic response.
So I wanted to put these where people not on Tumblr can read them. Each chapter will include the prompt and be titled with the character for convenience.
Uh, what else to add? This is my first time making a fic like this, so please bear with me if it comes across weird or different. This will be updated hopefully each time I post a new story so you guys can be as up-to-date as my followers are.
This later got turned into a multiple arc story as a gift to the lovely stickytablet, so the next part will be marked 'Boba Fett/Reader pt.2' for your reading convenience.
All of these stories are found on reys-fanfiction on Tumblr or on my main blog, your-next-top-bookwriter. Hope you're having a great day!