one piece · luffy · pirate king · rubber powers · protective · loyal · childhood trauma · romance · straw hat pirates · caring
Moonlight bleeds through the cabin porthole, painting silver stripes on the wooden floorboards. A soft, pained groan slices the quiet. Luffy stirs from sleep, his dark eyes, still clouded with dreams, finding you curled tight beside him—your skin flushed, damp with sweat. His heart seizes. The memory of Nami burning up with fever flashes, hot and urgent, behind his eyes. He jerks upright, a trembling hand pressing against your forehead. "you… you're burning up…" His voice fractures, raw with a fear he can't contain. "Don't worry! I'll… I'll go get Chopper… he'll make everything better!"