Flippy X Reader: I'm Not Scared of Fireworks

You were walking back home carrying a couple of clothes from the dry cleaners. It wasn't that far of a walk, plus it's such a nice day outside that you decided why not walk to and back?

While you were walking you reach the tech store where it shows something interesting on display. You turn your head to see it's a noise-canceling earbuds with the power to cancel any and all noises, a money-back guarantee. You can understand if someone needs it for work or something. But it's pretty much not much use after that.

You continue walking home, but then you see one of your friends walk up to you holding some flyers in her hand.

Olivia: Y/n! It's so good to see you! Are you ready for tomorrow night's firework festival?

Y/n: (Smile) You know it! This will be my first festival here in this town.

Olivia: And with your guy Flippy, it'll get even better huh? (Nudges your arm)

Y/n: (Blush) Haha, yeah.

Olivia: Well I got to get going, here you keep this (Gives you the flyer) I got more to give out. I'll see you two tomorrow!

After saying goodbye, you continue walking and you finally make it back home. As you open the door you see your boyfriend Flippy staring out the back window that faces the neighbor's yard.

Y/n: I'm back from the dry cleaners! Also tomorrow night is the fireworks festival. I was thinking we get the lawn chairs from the shed and sit with everyone up on the hill. (You place the clothes down) What do you think?

He doesn't turn around nor move and keeps staring outside, making you curious as to what he's looking at.

Y/n: Flippy?

You walk over to him and look out the window. You see your neighbor collecting all the big fireworks from his shed and loading them into the back of the truck.

Y/n: Oh he's getting ready for tomorrow. And he has a truckload full of them.

You turn your head seeing Flippy appearing to be worried.

Y/n: (Place your hand on his shoulder) Babe, what's wrong?

Flippy: I uhh... I don't think I'm going to the festival.

Y/n: What why?

He then looks back at the fireworks, and that's when you get the picture. Does he have a fear of fireworks?

Y/n: Are you scared of fireworks?

Flippy: What no I... I'm not scared of fireworks themselves, I just... fear the noises they make. The loud bangs and roars.

He lowers his eyes and frowns, turning halfway away from you. You have him face you by putting both your hands over his shoulders.

Flippy: Back when I was deployed in... I... there were a lot of loud bangs, gunfire, exploding buildings, and flashing lights coming from the tanks and... I know I'm not in the war anymore but... just hearing the fireworks will make me fear and go ballistic... and the other side of me will...

You rest your hand against his cheek.

Y/n: Hey, it's okay. We don't have to go if you don't want to.

Flippy: But it'll be your first festival. I can stay home and you go on ahead with the others. I'll be okay.

You don't want him to be by himself. You want him to be with you and enjoy the festival together but... Then an idea comes to mind, something about what you saw less than an hour ago.

Y/n: (Gasp) I have an idea!

Before he could say anything, you hurry out the door while holding his hand leading him into town.

Flippy: Where are we going?

Y/n: You'll see.

You're really confident that your idea will work. It has to work. You take him inside the tech store and have him sit down while you talk to the employee. He's still confused as to why you took him here. He doesn't need anything here and doesn't consider himself a tech-savvy kind of guy. You then come back holding the noise-canceling earbuds.

Flippy: You're getting me earbuds?

Y/n: Not just any earbuds.

You place them in his ears and turn them on by pressing the side buttons. You show a thumbs up, signaling the employee behind him to turn on the alarm. The employee smiles and uses his phone to let out a loud alarm even causing you to cover your ears. But your boyfriend doesn't hear it and is confused about why you're covering your ears.

Y/n: It works!

Flippy: What?

You give him a big hug and thank the employee before telling him you'll take it. You then remove the earbuds from Flippy and he realizes what's going on.

Y/n: Looks like you can make it to the festival.

Flippy: (Smiles) Looks like I am.

Time Skips to Tomorrow Night...

You made sure Flippy's new earbuds were on as you lock arms with him so he doesn't get himself lost since he can't hear you. Regardless, you two played games from the stands and he won you a giant stuffed animal, ate funnel cakes, turkey legs, BBQ sandwiches, all before heading back to his truck to get the lawn chairs.

While carrying the lawn chairs, you and Flippy walk up the hill where everyone was and set the chairs up. You really hope this works, otherwise, you'll have to make sure Fliqpy doesn't kill anyone. And that... will be difficult to do.

After setting up the chairs next to each other, you two sit down as everyone a few feet in front of you was getting ready, and some were lighting up sparklers. You scoot your chair closer to him, locking arms with him as you rest your head against him. Soon the sun went down and everyone was waiting for the fireworks to show.

One of the guys then lights almost all of them up at the same time by running with the lit match, hitting every rope string attached to the fireworks. You hope this works...

You then hear the high pitches of the fireworks going up into the air before they all produce a loud bang into the air. You quickly look over to Flippy, seeing he was still normal and not Fliqpy. It worked!!! You just snuggle up to him as you two continue to watch the fireworks.

After a few minutes of watching the variety of colored fireworks, you look back up, seeing Flippy looking right back at you, smiling. He's so glad he gets to be out here with you to spend your first festival without going crazy. Even though you can't turn off the earbuds for obvious reasons, just looking at each other like this and you both know you're saying I love you. You both lean in and share a kiss. The second you kissed was when another firework was launched into the air. But this firework was different from the others.

Because when the firework explodes, it takes a form of a pink heart with mini-explosions from the sides of the heart.