Boots

One day, after a hard day of work, the reader goes to hang out with her friends. She ends up wearing a nice, cute red dress and it's the first time Yondu sees her in it and he falls in love

"Hey, look - what do you think?" You asked Kraglin, pulling a red dress out from the clothes rail.

He frowned, but laughed, "Whatcha need a dress for?"

"Wearing, duh" you stuck your tongue out at your best friend, elbowing him in the ribs.

"Hey" he laughed, "Jus' sayin', ya aint exactly a frilly, sparkly type of girl"

Deadpan, you told him, "Kraglin, this dress is neither frilly or sparkly"

"Ya know what I mean" he shook his head, "whatcha gonna wear it for? Ravagers ain't got fancy places to be goin'"

"I can wear it on a night out, Stars, Krags, you'd think you didn't want me to look nice for once"

"Ya look nice all the time idiot" he rolled his eyes.

"Aw, that's sweet" you sarcastically shot back.

"Fine, fine - get the damn dress" he sighed exasperated.

You grinned at him, "You take the security to the left, I'll take the right?"

"Sounds good to me"

You stuffed the dress in you bag, and the two of you pulled out your guns - robbing the shop (of one single dress) at gunpoint before diving back to the Eclector and promptly taking off.

—

Weeks past since you stole your red dress, and Kraglin continued to remind you it had been a steal worth nothing, seeing as in six weeks you all hadn't had a single night off. You nearly jumped for joy when Yondu announced that you were docking that night for some time off.

Of course, you still had work to do until then, but at least it was something to look forward to. You caught Kraglin as he saw passing, grabbing his arm and pulling him aside as you grinned, "We're going out tonight" you reminded him, gleefully.

He laughed, "Stars, that mean you're actually gonna wear that dress?"

"Damn right"

He shook his head, "I'm gonna have to find somethin' decent to wear, can't have you upstaging me"

"Wipe the dirt off, Krags, that should manage it"

He gave you a playful shove, faking offense, "Cheeky asshole"

"Oh come on, I picked it up off you"

—

You got dressed with the few other woman on board, sharing make up and jewelry and perfume, seeing as you didn't all have some of each. You took one last look in the mirror before heading off to find Kraglin.

You spotted him on the ground, talking to Yondu - you were off hours now, so the Captain wouldn't mind you hanging around until he was finished talking to his second in command.

Yondu spotted you before Kraglin did. His eyes widening for a moment before he caught himself and gave himself a shake. Who in the galaxies was that?

"Kraglin, Captain" you greeted.

"Y/N" Kraglin smiled, he looked you up and down, "Dress suits ya"

Damn right is does, Yondu thought.

"Why thanks" you laughed, giving him a very pointed look, "told you it was worth it"

Kraglin was about to reply but was cut off by the other woman calling on you. You looked to them then back to him, "Are you coming?"

Yondu answered for him, "We'll only be a second, he'll catch ya up"

You smiled up at him, and gave him a nod, "Thank you, Captain" He nodded in return and you left the two men in favour of joining the women.

Once you were out of ear shot, Yondu asked, "Who is that?"

Kraglin frowned, "Y/N?"

"Don' think I've seen 'er before"

"She's been part of the crew for nearly three years now Cap'n"

"Huh" Yondu stared after you. Surely he would have noticed you before now if you'd been on the ship as long as that? Wait, what? Kraglin was speaking? Shit, what did he say? "Wha'?"

"Uh, I'm goin' t' go now, Cap'n, if that's alright"

"Yeah, yeah - on ya go"

Kraglin frowned at him, but nodded anyway, and trailed off after his best friend.

Yondu stood for a moment, completely in his own head, trying to figure out how in all the galaxies that you had been on his ship for three years without him noticing. He shook his head, he was baffled.

Further away, Kraglin had caught up with you. You looked back over your shoulder, at the blue figure, and asked him, "What was up with Yondu?"

He shrugged, "No idea"

—–

You danced and drank and had a good time, your red dress fanning out around you as you spun. You danced with the girls, and with Kraglin - until a woman from the bar caught his attention, he quickly let you know where he was going and disappeared for the rest of the night. That was fine; you did the same thing from time to time, you both did, as often as each other. The only thing was, now you were on your own. The girls had vanished off ages ago.

Well, it wasn't so bad. Because Yondu had been watching. He's actually been watching all night - which he wasn't used to. Normally by now, he too would have been off with someone for the night, but he couldn't allow himself to be lured away by anyone trying to get his attention. He was far too interested in you.

He didn't want you to think that he was being creepy, staring at you all damn night. But he couldn't keep his eyes off you. Yes, the red dress - the way it fit you, flattered you, and made you stand out in the crowd. Your hair was beautiful - he'd never really thought about how someone could have beautiful hair, but you certainly did. Your face was perfect, in every way - how had he missed you for three years? But there was one thing that kept him smiling, thoroughly amused from the moment he'd found you in the club; your boots. Your big, heavy, steel-toe-capped, working boots. That you were wearing. With that beautiful dress. And he loved it. He really loved it.

He loved you.

He stood from the booth he'd been sitting in for the last few hours, and crossed the floor to you. "Ya by yerself Princess?"

You spun round to face him, a grin on your face, "Yeah, looks like - unless, are you…? Staying? I mean, like, hanging around? Here? With me?"

You were drunk.

Yondu grinned, his toothy grin, "Yeah, Princess - I'm hanging around"