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idk i think this rarepairs cute

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i had to get this out of my system

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on trust and ships

“You’re a strange one, Franky.” Franky grinned, lifting up his sunglasses, as Jinbe approached the railing he was leaning against. “I get that a lot.” “And I mean it warmly,” Jinbe clarified, as he joined the other. “Your...unique tastes are to be admired.” “Well, shucks, you flatter me,” Franky said, preening. “But, ah...” Jinbe paused, unsure how to continue. He wasn’t worried about offending the cyborg, but it was something...difficult to explain. “There’s something different about you. Different from the others.” “You mean, besides the obvious?” Franky asked, flexing his mechanical muscles. “Yes, besides the obvious,” Jinbe said with a chuckle. “It’s hard to explain, I’m afraid.” Franky tilted his head, looking at Jinbe patiently. “It’s...hm.” Jinbe rapped his knuckles in the rail, looking out to the sea, trying to get his thoughts in order. “You feel familiar to me. Not in the sense that’s we met before but...it’s the same feeling I get whenever I return to the sea.” He sighed, rubbing the back of his neck. “Again, it’s hard to explain.” “No, I get it,” Franky said. He looked out over the sea with a sly grin. “I was wondering if you would notice.” Jinbe blinked, surprised. “Ah, so, there is something?” Franky leaned further against the rail, with an almost coy look. “Have you ever heard of the klabautermann?” “Ah, yes, the spirits of ships. I’m familiar.” Jinbe cocked his head, a number of things falling into place. “So, you are..?” “I was,” Franky confirmed. “It was a long time ago. But some things...still linger.” “Like a connection to the sea? Like us fishmen have?” Franky nodded. “And to ships, too.” He patted the rail fondly. “Ah, so the Sunny is your ship, in that sense?” “Yeah,” Franky said. He looked back to Jinbe, and winked. “So, be good to her, yeah?” Jinbe nodded, almost absently, as he thought. If Franky was a ship spirit, and the Sunny was his ship... The full gravity of what he was being entrusted with pressed upon him all at once, and he straightened sharply, looking at Franky with surprise. Was he really willing...? Jinbe clasped his hands together and bowed, as he felt the situation demand. “I will treat her with all of the care she deserves and more. I will be a helmsman you can depend on no matter what, I swear.” Franky laughed, looking pleased. “Hey, there’s no need to be that serious! I trust you.” Jinbe felt a warmth surge through him. Franky trusted him. Trusted him to helm an extension of Franky’s self, to sail her to her end and fulfill his dream, to keep her safe on the dangerous see. It was a lot, encompassed in those three simple words, and it was humbling, for Jinbe to realize the extent of Franky’s trust. He nodded, almost at a lost for words. “Ah, well, thank you. I will...ensure your trust is not misplaced.” Franky grinned, and clapped Jinbe on the shoulder. “I know you will, helmsman!” And with that, he left, off to go entertain the boys, no doubt. Jinbe stayed by the railing, reflecting on what had passed, and maybe, selfishly, feeling a little bit proud of the trust he had received.

#one piece #franky #franbei #klabautermann au #franky: *casually gives jinbe control over a part of his soul*#jinbe: what the fuck #anyway i was just thinking how well my other post would fit in with a klab au and i was possessed by emotions so #my stuff #thepilotsfic #big blues #jinbe

im suppose to be asleep, but i keep having franky/jinbe thoughts bc like

the shipwright. the helmsman. the intimacy of watching someone, someone who knows the sea like the back of his hand and sails like a master, helm the physical embodiment of your dreams to their end, thereby directly helping you fulfill your long held dream and im just-!

im having emotions

#one piece #franky #franbei #big blues #i just keep thinking about it and just...#the symbolism #the significance #the INTIMACY #there’s so much you could do with their relationship #i need to draw this. i need to.#my stuff #jinbe

OKAY THEN I WILL! Do you think Franky thinks of ship building as an extension of (literal) body building? He calls them all battle franky/ies. Do you think he's real chuffed to have someone who finally knows how to handle the Sunny and also can bring out her full potential? Him getting real fucking excited at Jinbe bringing a different perspective to sailing. Franky doing mods to allow for even more creativity on Jinbe's part. That quote "I loved her to the point of invention". Do you think????

I ABSOLUTELY DO THINK

franky is definitely possessive of his inventions. not in the sense that he’s controlling, but it’s just very easy to see him in his inventions. he has a distinctive style and is proud of that, so yeah, i think his inventions and ships are like, an extension of himself. i dont think franky could invent anything that wasn’t obviously him.

and he would get so proud, watching jinbe sail the sunny!! not only bc he’s like “that’s my ship doing that” but also like “that’s my helmsman doing that”! after all, the sunny is his ship of dreams, and she deserves nothing but the best, and jinbe is the best. you can bet he totally brags about jinbe to anyone who would listen about how good and cool he is (tho, lbr, the whole crew is like that).

and THAT QUOTE!! it makes me go feral, i love it. franky absolutely does that for the whole crew (and you could argue that the sunny is already that bc it’s his dream ship, but he made it for them and that makes me soft), but it’s, like, extra noticeable with jinbe.

like, every other week, franky’s coming out like “hey, jim-bro, i made some new modifications to the sunny, wanna try them out” and he’s always so excited about it. and a lot of the modifications are obviously tailored to jinbe and his sailing style, and jinbe is just so honored every time.

(these two seem like the type that would get stuck in a loop of complimenting each other and telling each other how cool and awesome they are).

and im also just thinking...jinbe is sitting at the wheel on a calm evening, sailing the ship, and the sun is setting, and franky’s just watching him and swooning bc his ship and his dreams lay in the hands of this fishman and he can think of no one better for it and im.......soft