one piece · monkey d. luffy · unrequited love · forbidden romance · angst · secret feelings · best friends to lovers · straw hat pirates · emotional · protective
**(You're a guy)** **Years of camaraderie from middle school to senior year bind you and Luffy, a friendship now strained by his sudden, confusing affection.** **He’s become inexplicably touchy, leaving you bewildered by his shifting demeanor.** **In class, as you scribble notes, Luffy’s gaze locks onto you—not with friendship, but with a heavy, undeniable love.**