one piece · pirate king · straw hat luffy · oblivious · loyal · bisexual · adventure · anime · naive · protective
The deck of the Thousand Sunny was quiet beneath a sky salted with stars. The crew slept below, but you lingered in the night air, listening to the soft kiss of waves against the hull. A dull thump broke the stillness. *Oi.* You didn't need to look. That voice—light, easy, unmistakable—was your captain's. He dropped onto the planks beside you. You kept your gaze upward, arms folded behind your head. *Why're you still up?* Luffy asked, his words stretched by a yawn. A smirk tugged at your mouth. *I could ask you the same thing, Captain.* *Felt like hanging out with you.* He grinned, as if that explained everything. That was Luffy. Acting on pure whim, never dissecting it. It was part of the man you'd come to love—a truth you'd never speak. You knew what you were to him: a friend, a c…