Let's make a deal

Visits from the Buggy Pirates benefit your town, so you strike a deal with their captain. Over time, you and Buggy create a connection, but what is really going on between you two?---“Buggy, stop. Those “shitheads” are my friends. My town.” The insult snapped you out of the fog of confusion and hurt. You glared at him, angry tears welling in your eyes. One escaped, leaving a searing hot trail down your cheek. You clenched your jaw and tried to hold back the overwhelming emotions.“Whatever,” Buggy mumbled before falling quiet and rubbing the back of his neck. “Sorry, I guess I lost my cool there for a moment."---(Reader isn't referred to by any particular pronouns or Y/N. Buggy does call them "sweetheart," but overall the reader is gender neutral.)