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@advcnturewithin the right verse this time!

On his way back to their table with his drink, he grunted slightly when Nami half dragged him to her side. Gaze dropped down to look at her in silent question then rising to the two other pirates before them as Nami explained they were about to have a drinking contest and she needed a partner.

Knowing her she'd placed a bet.

Eyeing the two before him silently for a long moment he sighed. "I get a cut when we win."

"Deal!" Nami shot back before dragging him down into the seat next to her.

Settling in and shifting slightly to adjust for the swords at his waist he crossed on long leg and lounged back before waiting to see what the game even was.

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@advcnturewithin | is getting a bunch of starters (Four/Eric)

His jaw tensed as he watched his fellow Dauntless. "You really think working the Initiates to death is the right course of action, Eric?" he asked as he leaned against the door frame of the Leadership Office. The others were out, so it was just them. The damned scoreboard was pissing him off, and the Eric he remembered from during their initiation would never agree to shit like this. "You know how many of the people in this Faction wouldn't be here is that scoreboard was in place years ago?"

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@advcnturewithin liked for a starter for Luffy!

Wincing slightly as he sat up, one hand moved to his chest. The wound throbbed, aching from the stress of almost dying and then his captain's abrupt yank on his arm. Not that he could be mad. It was just such....a Luffy thing to do.

His captain......

He'd never admit it to the other pirate, but Luffy had been that for a while now. When the shift happened he wasn't even sure, but he'd known the moment he'd mentally decided to follow the other. When everyone else tried to talk him out of his duel, Luffy told him to follow his dream. That had been the moment.

Swinging his legs over the side of Nami's bed he grimaced as he rose. Strapping Wado Ichimonji he strod out onto the deck of the Going Merry to find Luffy sitting on the sheep's head. Nami was gone and Luffy....this time when he asked, he meant it. "You want to talk?"

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@advcnturewithin asked: "Why do you give a shit?" (From Gil)

"Because you're part of this crew." He said simply, stepping up to stand beside the blond and crossing his arms over his chest. Sure he wasn't much of a talker, but he could listen. It was something he tried to do for all of them. Luffy was their captain, the one who could rally them or push them. In the silence though, when the darkness tried to consume them? That was his job. Or at least that's how he saw it.

His dark gaze swept over the moonlit sea that stretched out before them, taking in her calm waves as he waited. He'd never pushed the others to talk, but he'd learned over the years that if offered a silent companion, some would eventually speak the words that burdened them. Or sometimes, all they needed was the silence shared with another. Either way, he would be there.

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@advcnturewithin asked: [Postion] Sender catches receiver in a compromising position

Sometimes he really hated sailing. For example like right now since he was currently dangling above the deck. A wave hit the side causing him to slip while climbing the rigging towards the crow's nest. Leaving him dangling by a caught foot in the ropes upside down, a string of curses falling from his lips.

About to curl his body up to try and free his foot he froze at the sound of a cough. A chill of horror at being found like this ran through his body as he managed to spin in place enough to see who it was. Harry. Sea gods save him, why did it have to be Harry to find him like this?

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@advcnturewithin asked: [Pull] Sender pulls recievers hair (reversed?)

Dammit, this asshole clearly wasn't taking the hint that Harry was taken. He'd contemplated stabbing the idiot in a multitude of different ways before settling on a far more interesting one. Walking over from where he'd been sitting with the other's waiting for Harry to return he placed a hand on his shoulder before running his fingers up into his hair. Ensuring that his hot-tempered lover knew it was him before pulling on his hair. Forcing Harry to lean back and into him before claiming his lips in a hot searing kiss.

Breaking away only when they were both breathless he then leveled a lethal glare on the guy who'd been flirting with him while he was waiting for their drinks at the bar. "He's taken."

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@advcnturewithin asked: Unspoken Prompt: Reciever finds Senders Muse covered in blood. (Harry)

How often had their new crewmates actually been targeted growing up?

They'd been warned that Gil and Harry would be targetted by assassins sent to kill their father's offspring, he'd just not thought they'd be found so quickly. His body pushed to the limit as he sprinted through the town. They'd found Gil, but Harry was still missing and based on how the blonde had been found, alive but badly beaten....he was terrified.

Sprinting around a corner, eyes roaming the streets for the other he skidded to a halt before backtracking to an alleyway entrance......There he lay, a pool of blood seeping into the cracked cobblestone beneath him even as the assailant stood over him. Harry's hook in the man's hand, clearly taken from him and now poised to be driven through his heart.

He launched himself forward, body moving on instinct before his mind could even catch up. Panic and fear taking a backseat in lew of the sight before him, fading before the burning rage that turned his vision almost red as he zeroed in on the shadowed figure. Body easily moving lower to the ground as one hand found the hilt of the Wado Ichimonji.

In a breath he was past the attacker, the white-hilted katana nearly singing in his hand. Drawn attacks like the one he'd just delivered were a specialty of the blades he carried, their slight curve adding to the lethal speed-drawn cut that had the body behind him sliding apart into two pieces. The move finished as he stood smoothly, flicking the blades and then resheathing it as he exhaled.

Stillness settled over him for only half a breath more before he was kneeling at Harry's side, knees instantly soaked in blood. Panic and fear rising once more to the forefront as he pressed his hands to the wounds on Harry's chest.

"Harry!? HARRY!? Stay awake you stubborn asshole!" A sob tore through his words even as his voice cracked as he roared at the male who was stealing his heart with every sly grin and wink. "STAY WITH ME!"

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@advcnturewithin asked: [Non-Verbal Prompt] - Grab (Harry) From: actions speak louder than words (accepting)

He paused, one foot already out the door as he turned back toward one of the newest members of their crew, one emerald brow arching. Dropping his gaze to his wrist that was now held in Harry's hand he raised it once more to the other's cerulean gaze in question. Having finished eating, he'd been about to go above deck to work through his typical training routine which was a combination of sword practice and weight lifting to build up his muscles. Instead, he remained, waiting for the reason as to why he'd been stopped.