KING.

[strawhatking]

STRAWHATKING. a roleplay sideblog for the character MONKEY D. LUFFY from Oda's One Piece. Written by Charlie (they/them, 30+) Follows back from resolutepath. gfx: senaedits.

"I'm gonna be... KING OF THE PIRATES!"

sailing with: willofd / kaiheigari / 5564800000 / hanbagi + & clanofd / 4048900000 + & crucifor & inominati...

rules are a wip, for in depth rules please check out the carrd of my main blog.

i. This blog is mutuals only, I will follow back from my main blog, resolutepath. You do not have to follow me there, but must be following here to interact.

ii. I need to have the basics to interact with you: alias, age, rules, a tagging system. No minors. I won't follow you if I don't see us interacting. If I have followed you, I am interested. If you are an OC please just have something that tells me about your character somewhere, I am very OC friendly so long as I have some information to work with.

iii. Incredibly duplicate friendly, absolutely down to have a gear 5 Luffy interact with a foosha village Luffy, write twin verses, aus whatever. multis who have Luffy please feel free to follow. My other OP muses are on my main blog if you want to interact with them.

iv. I will have mains. My main blog will come first. I won't apologise for this. I get to everything with time, my work hours are long and I write as and when I want to, for my enjoyment.

v. Communication is key. You want to interact? Tell me. You want to write a specific dynamic? Tell me. You have a problem? Tell me. I'm a very easy going person and prefer we speak plainly to one another.

vi. Shipping with Luffy can happen, but it will be an atypical experience. I will write a full headcanon on it, but I do perceive Luffy to be somewhere within the aroace spectrum and while he can feel attached to people he does not necessarily equate those feelings in the same way another might. He recognises it more as the people he wants to be the closest to thank romantic love, but he is also not averse to showing affection. I will not single ship with anyone, unless it ends up being a rare pair that we put a lot of work into to plot out.

vii. Crocodile Parent theory. Personally I enjoy it but rest assured I will never expect it. It all comes back to communication is key, and I'm happy to work on a case by case basis with writing partners.

viii. All my graphics (header, pinned, promo) were made by senaedits. They are stunning, you should all commission sena immediately.

[strawhatking]

Inbox call is finished now so time to hop around and see what writing I can get up to!

[strawhatking]

LUFFY'S BIRTHDAY INBOX CALL. Though the asks may not necessarily themed around his birthday, I want to do an inbox call for Luffy for today that I can work on for the rest of the week. So you know the drill, like the post for an ask, comment who you want it for if you are a multi! You can give me options, but you might get multiple. They will probably be personalised but I might use your meme tag if I run out of steam.

[strawhatking]

The albatross landed on the helm of the Thousand Sunny, hopping down towards the lower deck to rest for just moment on the stern. It was no regular 'new coo', though it held a similar bag like the others would, save that this one had been knit up in the familiar colors of Buggy's Delivery, recently renamed Cross Guild. The bird turned its head and rummaged around in the parcel bag before it pulled out a regular sized box. Wrapped in a subtle dark green, with no other adornments save for a small card attached to the brown string tied around it, it appeared rather unassuming. The bird dropped the package down at Luffy's feet, did a small bow of its head, and was back in the air and across the water before any of the crew might get a good look at it. The note was written in a familiar script, though Luffy might not have seen it since he was a child. On it read a very simple statement of 'Happy Birthday, Strawhat'. No name. No other form of identification from who it might come from. Inside, Luffy would find a familiar collection of snack boxes and treats, from far off seas and different countries. Familiar smells, too, as though just plucked dried fruit from his home island. Underneath it all would be another note, written on the bottom of the box in the same script as the card.

"Don't eat it all in one bite."

The appearance of the albatross on the taffrail of the ship was a surprise, enough so that Luffy paused mid-laugh at his birthday lunch with his crew to wander over, meat in hand. He finishes the sizeable portion in a single mouthful, gulping down the lump in his throat to better pay attention to the bird's mission here. He couldn't help but wrinkle his nose at the sight of Bunny's garish colours on the bag, but the dark green box changes his expression from disgust to surprise, lips parting, eyes staring at it as it drops down onto the grass. It takes him a moment to do anything, aware that his crew are still eating away and will soon shout for him if he returns, but he needs a moment to be still.

Only then does he reach down and scoop up the box, reading the tag, the script one that evokes memories he had left back on the shores of Foosha Village. It takes another moment for him to open the box, fingers unsteady at first, before becoming eager. As the lid is thrown back, his smile grows, taking in the sights of all the different treats that lie within. The aroma speaks of years past, remembering a bag on the dock and heavy steps of arrival, a leg to wrap himself around and that rumble of a warning that sure enough he finds at the bottom of the box.

It takes him seconds to put the box back on the ground and grab for a packet within, tearing it open with his teeth and emptying the contents in his mouth. The familiar taste of citrus fills his bulging cheeks, less prominent than when he was young, the sharpness enough to make his eyes water. He lets them, lets the moisture collect at his lashline as his head tiltes to the sky and he swallows the mouthful down. The taste is childhood happiness and excitement, home and family, and for a moment he allows himself to think back to those days that are long since gone.

Leaning down, he scoops up the box and makes his wayback to the table, finding the crew still in full flow. He puts it to the side, ready to indulge in later, maybe even share some of the treats with his nakama. He looks around the table and for a moment faces overlay with others, a group around the table learning pirate games, and then he laughs loudly. When questioning faces turn to him, he shakes his head and retrieves something from his pocket, opening it out stretching his arm to the other end of the table to spear it through a cut of meat. The bananawani leather is worn in his palm, the gold less prominent, but the tool still useful all the same.

"Heh! We should play some games tonight! Sanji, you have some cards, right?!"

[strawhatking]

LUFFY'S BIRTHDAY INBOX CALL. Though the asks may not necessarily themed around his birthday, I want to do an inbox call for Luffy for today that I can work on for the rest of the week. So you know the drill, like the post for an ask, comment who you want it for if you are a multi! You can give me options, but you might get multiple. They will probably be personalised but I might use your meme tag if I run out of steam.

[strawhatking]

"Hey, kid." came a familiar voice behind Luffy as Crocodile appeared from the dock. Seemingly just coming in from a ship that just docked that morning, he appeared in Foosha just as quickly as he would leave, but he knew today was a special day. "Heard today might be special for ya."

"Try not to eat these all in one bite, eh?" He tutted as he set a considerably large bag down on the ground, opening it just enough that he could reach inside. The Warlord rummaged around inside of it, just for a bit, before he pulled out several boxes of different treats and snacks from a variety of different countries.

He ruffled around a bit more inside of the bag before he gave a slight grunt, finding an addition gift. Out of the bag slipped a pocket knife. Small in his giant palm, but probably too large for a kid. It didn't matter. Covered in green leather, probably of the bananawani variety, and ornamented in gold furnishings, it probably was worth quite a pretty set of berri.

"Don't let anyone know you have this, alright? Use it however you want. Fight. Defend yourself. Use it to cut meat. Whatever. If you ever find yourself needing to get out of here? Sell it. It's worth quite a bit and it'll help get you out of a jam."

He flicked the knife by the handle and gestured it out towards Luffy.

"Happy birthday."

"Eh?" The young boy tips his head to the side as he hears the voice, face lighting up with a smile at the sight of Crocodile. It's lonely in Foosha Village without him, without Shanks and the Red Hair Pirates, Makino's lovely but can't entertain him at all hours and though he does his best to remain in good spirits the loneliness does creep in when its quiet. He fills the space of course with his noise, laughter and shouting, bolshy words and cheeky giggles, but that doesn't mean he's always successful. Still, it's hardly something to dwell on because Crocodile's here!

"You remembered!!" he cheers as he dives closer, half his body already in the bag once the man's finished with it as he searches within it for the treasure, finding the variety of snacks from different nations. They all make his mouth water with the appetizing flavours, the uniqueness of each item. He can't wait to try them all! There are already two boxes in hand when the warning about eating comes and he emerges from the bag with an unrepentant grin, tearing packaging open with his teeth.

"I'll try not to but you bring the best snacks!!" He punctuates his sentence by emptying the open packet into his gullet, cheeks puffing up like a hamster as his mouth is filled with snacks, a citrus-y flavour filling his mouth until he winces from the sharpness of it and swallows them all down. He's considering the second one, when his attention is called to again, and Crocodile brandishes another present. His brow furrows, wondering why he shouldn't tell anyone, head tipping to the side, only to find his eyes going as wide as saucers when he's offered a knife. A real knife. A proper weapon for a proper pirate.

"Not even Makino? She might find it..." he thinks about the times she's emptied his pockets when collecting his clothes for washing and chided him gently for sweets in the pockets or bits of food he's hidden for snacks later. He doesn't think she'd take it if he said it was a present from Crocodile, and he'd certainly find it if she tried. He had a way of getting into places he shouldn't.

Careful fingers curl around the hilt reverantly and he feels the coolness of the leather against his palm. He marvels at it for a time before leaping closer to Crocodile with no sense of self-preservation or danger to other's as he throws arms around a leg, still brandishing the knife and hugs tightly. It's a narrow miss him skewering Crocodile's trousers in the process.

"You're the best ever! Promise you'll stay for dinner? We have cake!" As he pulls away there's already the stretch of a young hand upwards to curl around the hook and guide towards Party Bar where birthday celebrations are underway.

The knife is kept quiet, a secret between father and son, until some time later a den den mushi rings and a "You gave him a KNIFE? He stabbed HIMSELF with it!" leaves the speaker from a certain red-haired captain after leaving Luffy with Hongo to get stitched up. There had been no mistaking the bananawani leather and gold furnishing Shanks had seen when he pried it from the boy's fingers, receiving a bite for the trouble from an irate Luffy who wanted his knife back.

[strawhatking]

it's not a news coo which brings the delivery, but a rather large, crimson-hued hawk; a sort of tabard is tied across its body as it flies, bearing the jolly roger of the carmine pirates—as good as any sign that might say " luffy don't eat. " the bird, zuly's companion riso'pia, comes to rest upon the taffrail of the sunny after dropping off the two large baskets it'd been carrying in its talons : on one, a tag also bearing the carmine pirates' jolly roger, and the other—

a toothy skull with three red stripes across its left eye.

in the basket from jackdaw's crew, there's an assortment of gifts, all wrapped neatly by hauru's precise handiwork : a set of two thin leather armbands with a flame pattern carved into them, a symbol of both the straw hat's brothers that he could carry with him, crafted by zuly—a songbook, filled with shanties both collected or written by uta—two sets of pictures from jackdaw, of him, uta, and luffy as children and again meeting as fellow pirates on the seas—and finally, a small mechanical bunny which could seemingly hop around on its own, even releasing miniature colorful fireworks in celebration, with a special note hidden behind a panel conspicuously marked with a little monkey face.

in the basket from the red hair pirates, the gifts are filled with the spirit of celebration, even if the lot had not seen luffy in 12 years time—food able to travel the long distance to the sunny, juice and booze (did luffy drink yet? the older crew wasn't sure, but at least were certain he'd share with his own), some various treasures they'd found on their own adventures and thought he might like—there's even a book of recipes from roux, meant more for sanji, but filled with things that not only had he made for luffy back in fūsha village, but makino had, too. finally, there's a packet of seeds attached to a letter, argentí's tidy scrawl present upon the page; filled with well-wishes and rewritten words scribbled out after teardrops clearly blurred some of the writing, there's deep affection for the young captain present in each line. the letter explains the seeds contain sunflower seeds, not to eat but to plant, because they felt the thousand sunny needed a flower as sunny as captain who commanded it. at the end of the page, there's a small doodle of a bird signing off, followed by a doodle of a lion—and signed with a differently written ' s '. even without additional words, without breaking the promise the two had made 12 years ago, the single letter is more than enough to say the same as usagi's secret note :

happy birthday, luffy.

The first sighting of Riso'pia's unique coloration and decoration goes to Usopp who hollers from the crow's nest about incoming mail. It doesn't take long for the crew to gather on deck and Luffy approaches quickly, grin widening as he sees the sigil of the Carmine Pirates and the two large baskets that are being dropped off. He snickers to himself, head tipping back and laughing and then bounces over, first scritching beneath the bird's next before he scoops up the baskets, soon replaced by Zoro who offers Riso'pia his shoulder to watch vigil from and a treat from a pouch he's retrieved.

With his crew around him, Luffy settles in the centre of the deck, legs folded beneath him on the grass as he takes in the sight of the two jolly rogers before him. For a moment, there's something distant about his smile, a view to a place further afield, a different time, before he immediately begins to filter through the baskets, starting with the Carmine Pirates. Immediately he is full of chatter holding things up with sheer joy - "Hey Zoro, look what Zuly made!" and "Brook!! You have to play these, I want to hear every single one tonight!" The leather bands are then added to his arm, the songbook handed off to Brook so he can begin studying the notes.

The photos are then pulled free and he begins to laugh once more, remembering when the one of them as children was taken, a collective mission to steal the hat that sits atop his head now, their toothy grins and expressive faces a mark of their victory. He brandishes it around to his crew, sharing it with them all, Nami cooing immediately at how cute Jackdaw looks - to which Luffy points out he has a booger hanging from his nose - while Robin smiles at the sight of history in motion. These are returned to the basket to be stuck up in his sleeping area later, where he can remember the fun of days past and the adventures to come.

The final present from the basket comes with a sense of wonder, and after a quick consult with Franky and Usopp on movement, he sets it off to hop around him, head tipped to the side as he looks to the face studiously. A shake of the head brings him back to the moment and he beams proudly watching the rabbit bounce around. "Usagi is so talented!! Look at the rabbit go!" He claps as the fireworks burst and is content sitting there for a while watching before he turns to the second basket.

There's a sense of warmth in his chest as he raises the basket bearing the Red Hair Pirates jolly roger, the sign of them familiar and warm. The family who chose him, some might say, and his lower lip wobbles a fraction before he sees the juice and booze and snacks. "We're going to eat well tonight!" he cheers, spreading it out on the grass before grabbing at the cookbook and opening it up. His eyes widen at the sight of Roux and Makino's recipes, mouth watering at the thought of tasting those meals once more and all but thrusts it in Sanji's hands with a wide smile. "You can make it all, right Sanji? Makino and Roux make amazing food, you'll love their style!"

He's more subdued as he picks up Argentí's letter and takes in every word, holding the seeds carefully in hand, a half pout on his face at the idea of not being able to eat them. A soft huffed laugh escapes his lips at the sight of teardrops on the page. "Heh, still a crybaby!" he murmurs fondly, and yet slowly his head tips forward and the straw hat shades his expression from view. It's the doodles that get him in the end, the bird and the lion, the single letter that greets him while maintaining their promise.

"I'm gonna beat you, become King of the Pirates, and then you can make up for every birthday you missed." He laughs to himself as he tips his head back to make his vow to the sky, trusting the wind to carry his words to the one they are for. The tears at his waterline dance in the sunlight as he throws his head back further until he almost loses balance and laughs, feeling so loved. It is only when the laughter subsides, that he lowers his head down, turning back to watch his bouncing bunny as Nami crosses to Zoro and offers Riso'pia a letter to take for her back home while the rest of the crew watch on as their captain revels in his gifts.

What a birthday it has shaped up to be, the best one so far.

[strawhatking]

He loves eating meat. That's the conversation right.

[strawhatking]

"Kid, if you've got a losing hand, you can't just eat the cards." ((Here have co-parent Croc trying to teach Luffy how to play Poker))

"Why not?" The question is barely decipherable as Luffy looks towards Crocodile, mouth stretched around a hand of playing cards, drool seeping into them and trickling from the corner of his lips. He hooks a finger into the corner of his mouth and pulls them free, leaving the elastic skin to snap back into place before he wriggles his jaw from side to side. "That's how Shanks plays. Well he ate the coins. Kind of. Not really. It was in his mouth..."

He sticks his tongue out then mimicking the way the captain of the Red Force had revealed his trick, waggling his tongue a moment before drawing it back into his mouth. Hands find hips and he looks at Crocodile imploringly, eyes wide and mouth in a slight pout. "C'mon Crocoman I need to beat Shanks so I can join his crew! You gotta help me out!"

[strawhatking]

❛  you’ve  always  been  naive  .  ❜

There's a blank expression on his face at first, an absent stare that does not seem to register what is being said as Luffy raises his head, tipping the brim of his straw hat upwards to look directly at the former warlord, the officer pulling the strings behind Cross Guild. Then lips curl upwards slowly, grin forming on his face as laughter slips from his mouth in a relentless chuckle, eyes glittering with mirth.

"Don't go underestimating me! I'm not a kid any more!" Oh he remembers those days, the glint of the sun on the golden hook in Foosha Village and the scant visits where he learnt cards and shared meals. Remembers too, that hook piercing through his chest in the desert of Alabasta, and clawing back victory. Breaking out of Impel Down and standing side by side for Marineford once understanding was found. It might not be a perfect history, but it was theirs and it made sense.

"I'm going to kick your ass and I will be King of the Pirates and you can't stop me!" The grin says it all. Even if you call me naive. Even if you stand against me. Even if you become an obstacle. He rolls his shoulders, and tilts his head side to side, gaze focused on the other. It wasn't going to be the same as last time, but there was a thrill in that too. Seeing how far one's come, having that witnessed by another, that was exciting too.

[strawhatking]

talk about shanks!!

Even just the mention of the Red Hair Pirates captain is enough to bring a grin to Luffy's face, the expression wide and carefree, filled with the joys of his younger days. "Shanks is the best! Well for now, I'm going to be better than him one day, when I get to hand this hat back!" He takes the straw hat that sits atop his head and cradles it under his palms against his chest. It still feels like a part of Shanks really, a reminder of the journey he's on, a sign for the days when the fog rolls in and the journey forward is less clear. He never thinks much on it, but because he carries it, he carries Shanks with him and all those lessons he learnt at his side, from his crew and from his family. Not just ones of piracy, but those of being a good man, of letting your heart show, of what family is, of what strength can look like. And each one lives on with this hat in his palms and the memories he treasures.

"He's a good captain and a good dad and I guess a good husband but you'd have to ask Argentí about that..." A snicker follows, he wouldn't know anything about such matters, but he's seen them kiss enough times - bursting in when he shouldn't, interrupting poignant moments - to know there's true love there. It was the first real expression of it he saw. "But he's a dirty cheat at games so never play him at them or check his pockets and tongue before you agree to anything!" There's an indignant huff that follows, how many games had he lost due to trickery. He pauses and looks to the ocean, smile fading from the bright beam to a softer, gentler thing.

"If I can be a man like him, I'm doing something right."

↳ TALK ABOUT! // @willofd

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Luffy introducing his dad's husband

[amourmemes]

❥     𝐍𝐀𝐑𝐔𝐓𝐎  𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐎𝐍𝐄  :  𝐍𝐀𝐑𝐔𝐓𝐎  𝐕𝐒  𝐒𝐀𝐒𝐔𝐊𝐄  𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄  𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒  .

a  list  of  notable  one  -  liners  from  the  anime  naruto’s  (  dubbed  )  finale  episodes  . feel  free  to  customize  as  you  wish  !

❛  you  …  i  hated  you  .  ❜ ❛  i  didn’t  ask  for  this  !  i  didn’t  ask  for  you  to  save  me  !  ❜ ❛  why  …  ?  why  are  you  doing  this  to  us  ?  ❜ ❛  i  have  my  own  path  to  follow  now  ,  and  neither  you  or  anyone  else  can  steer  me  from  it  .  ❜ ❛  if  i’d  stayed  with  people  like  you  ,  i’d  never  have  gotten  this  strong  .  ❜ ❛  they’ll  be  nothing  of  you  left  .  you’ll  never  get  out  of  there  alive  .  ❜ ❛  you  think  i’ll  stand  by  and  let  you  throw  away  your  entire  life  ?  ❜ ❛  i  remember  you  laughing  the  last  time  we  met  .  ❜ ❛  there  you  go  ,  acting  all  high  and  mighty  again  !  ❜ ❛  i  couldn’t  give  a  damn  what  you  want  .  ❜ ❛  it’s  not  the  future  i  dream  of  anymore  ,  only  the  past  :  that’s  where  my  dream  lies  .  ❜ ❛  i’m  warning  you  …  you’re  making  a  big  mistake  .  ❜ ❛  a  future  with  you  …  it  isn’t  what  i  want  anymore  .  ❜ ❛  i’m  always  going  to  be  there  for  you  ,  even  if  it’s  only  as  an  obstacle  for  you  to  overcome  .  even  if  you  hate  me  .  ❜ ❛  what’s  happened  to  you  ?  ❜ ❛  you  really  mean  to  kill  me  .  ❜ ❛  you’ve  always  been  naive  .  ❜ ❛  you  have  no  idea  how  happy  you  made  me  .  ❜ ❛  i  can’t  help  it  .  ❜ ❛  i  don’t  know  why  ,  but  …  but  i  …  i  just  can’t  bare  the  thought  of  seeing  you  taken  away  .  ❜ ❛  i’ll  break  every  single  bone  in  your  body  if  that’s  what  it  takes  to  stop  you  .  ❜ ❛  just  shut  up  for  once  .  ❜ ❛  how  could  you  know  what  it  feels  like  to  lose  it  all  ?  ❜ ❛  why  would  you  go  so  far  for  me  ?  ❜ ❛  i’ll  do  anything  i  can  to  stop  you  .  ❜ ❛  you  know  the  pain  that  solitude  brings  ,  just  as  i  do  .  ❜ ❛  it’s  too  late  …  it’s  too  late  !  ❜ ❛  you  really  are  weak  .  ❜ ❛  … you’re  a  monster  .  ❜

[strawhatking]

❛ i am lonely, sometimes, but i dare say it's good for me . . . ❜ ( from dadan, maybe when luffy is about to leave foosha village and she's trying to pretend like she isn't already tearing up )

He is leaving soon. There is cargo and a boat, small as it might be for a captain who will be as great as he, but the errands are done. He need only pester Makino for some meat, liquor and water for his stores to get him to the next island and he will be ready to go. He traverses the village to say his goodbyes, smile bright, chest puffed, hands on hips with the resolution of his decision. The village are all told but it was the mountain bandits he needed to see, so it is the familiar trail he walks, grin turning impish when he spots a creature mid-route that will make a fine lunch. He arrives with hunt in hand and a wide beam waving with a laugh to familiar faces that made for his mishmash of a family in his youth.

It is during the sharing of the meal that they speak, meat and ale trading hands among raucous chorus, and he sits with Dadan, smile in place as he chomps his way through his meal. They exchange pleasantries, excited babble about his voyage falling from his lips between mouthfuls of his food, and he asks after her and the rest of the group, teeth pausing between bites when he hears her answer. The pause lengthens, his head tipping to the side for a moment knocking his hat askew, before he straightens and offers her a beaming grin.

"You'll have to just go and see Makino more then won't you! She's great when you feel lonely, she knows all the best stories and has jobs to stop you getting too bad!" How many times had he cleaned her little bar and fixed chairs in the wake of the Red Force leaving to stop himself thinking about the family that were leaving him behind? And again after Sabo and Ace were gone in different circumstances, leaving him the last one on the island. "And when I get my first bounty I'll make sure I smile extra wide for the photo just for you! You can stick it on the wall and never be real lonely after that!!"

↳ LITTLE WOMEN. // @willofd

[strawhatking]

CONTINUED. // @melpcmene

He's already ready to eat before Sanji brings the dish into view, the delectable aroma of the dish making his stomach growl long before he sets eyes upon it. Steam wafts up and at the same rate his mouth waters, eager to taste the pasta that sits in the bowl. "I can say it about both, can't I? There's no food without you - not good food anyway - and if we didn't have food to cook there would not be you either, well you can fight too and listen and give a pretty good peptalk and look cool, so I guess that one doesn't really work, but we asked you to join at the Baratie to cook, so I guess it works there but I don't know..."

He punctuates his words by leaning in closer to the plate, ready to savour that first bite, when Sanji asks for the rest of the crew to be summoned. Well there's no way he's leaving the table. Luckily he does not need to. With a feat of his unique stretchiness, Luffy throws his arms forward to hold to the doorframe, pulling his torso into a long stretch and craning his neck out the door. "Straw Hats! Let's eat!" he hollers, listening to the sound of feet shifting at different paces before he lets go and snaps back into place. "Now can I eat?"

[strawhatking]

❛ hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally… ❜ ( and finally from argentí! )

It is rare to get Luffy to set for any length of time when the Red Force is docked in Foosha Village, apart from when he is eating. Then he sits with snacks in hand, mouth chomping on the crackers that he's been offered as he listens to Argentí's snippets and stories. When the topic of love came around, it had seemed pertinent to probe a little, to stretch the lengths of his curious mind to discover just what made people fall in love and how quickly it happened and why it happened. A flurry of questions that were answered with patience and kindness, each piece of advice on the topic greeted with a severe nod and a resounding crunch of cracker.

"Guess Shanks was real gentle handling your heart then because you like him a lot." He pauses to chew on his food a little more, using a sleeve to wipe the debris of crumbs from his chin, looking almost thoughtful for a minute as he considers the sage advice he has been given and the couple that he watches diligently whenever they are docked. He goes to speak again, then pauses, cheeks puffed out and words on the tip of his tongue, brow furrowing as he attempts to string his thought process together, eventually landing on what he wants to say.

"Did he tickle you gently or tap your nose?" With all the gravity of a child seeking serious answer to his question, Luffy wonders just what constituted as a gentle enough touch to get a heart to open naturally. It didn't feel right, however, and his brow furrows as he tries to think hard about what the true secret of the heart could be before his eyes widen and realisation dawns. "Oh did he water you? You said hearts are like plants, so did he..." he pauses and mimes the use of a watering can over Argentí's head, standing on his chair precariously to do so, sending it rocking towards them.

↳ LITTLE WOMEN. // @willofd (with @4048900000 mentions dskjfdskh )