He saw himself in this kid. Law said he’s not scared of torture, he’s already seen hell. Doffy took one look at him and could tell he was bluffing. This kid was afraid of pain and death just like himself. They both wanted to destroy everything around them. Doffy reads up on Flevance, has a nightmare about his own past. Then he decides to take this kid in, make him his future right-hand man.
Doffy uses a birdcage and tries to get Law back. Corazon shouts, “Let him go, he is free!” Doffy releases the bird and lets him roam the world. “Schemers make bets,” Doffy says. He decides to leave it all up to fate. He keeps the Heart seat open for him, just waiting faithfully. “If you love something, set it free. If it comes back, it’s yours. If not, it was never meant to be.” Doffy likes to read books. The Yaksha is a romantic spirit pining for his missing beloved.
“I’ve been watching over him all this time.” “If you ever betrayed us, you’d already be dead.” “I’ll have to use the birdcage, won’t I, Law?” Doffy knew where he was, but he simply waited. Vergo offers to bring back Law’s ear for Doffy, like Van Gogh had sent his ear to a girl he liked. Monet and Van Gogh were artists in the same period.
When Law returns, he’s eager to die for Corazon. Doffy does everything to keep him alive. He lets him look down on him and think he could ruin him with a Yonkou. He deceives the whole world to avoid a fight. He straps him to the Heart seat, then frees him once more. He saves him from a pathetic death in the well. Law rejects him. “I won’t turn out like you!” Doffy gets lost in some sentimental memories. When Law comes to the roof, he tries to tell him how much he means to him. “Do you remember my least favorite thing in the world, Law? It’s being looked down upon!” “Remember what I taught you ages ago, Law? The weak do not have the right to choose how they die!” Doffy had tossed these aside just for him. All so Law could live.
Law asks Doffy about CP0. “Do you really want to know this before you die?” “The lives you’ve led are nothing compared to what I’ve been through!” Yet, he didn’t even think he should know about the power - Eternal Youth, or his plans that day. But since Law asked, Doffy tries to tell him now - he had given up that power just for him. All so Law could live.
Law tells Doffy he’s a D. Doffy’s shocked by the news because he’s a former Celestial Dragon - Law basically just told him they’re fated to be enemies. Doffy gets so worked up that he enters Law’s range and gets stabbed by him.
Doffy doesn’t choose his methods; he never did. He tries to tell Law it’s not his right arm that he wants. “Everything I accomplish in my life represents what Corazon achieved!” Doffy gets inspired. Law came here wanting to die - he didn’t appreciate his efforts to keep him alive. So Doffy tries to use Eternal Youth to ask for Law’s heart. He asks Law to die for him and live inside of him forever - then he’ll do anything for him in return. Law agrees, then tells him to fuck off. “You won’t get Caesar back.” Kaido will maim him. The kid just gave him false hope, then threatened him with death.
“You won’t even sit on the Heart seat! So why do you wear the heart, Law?!” Doffy waited 13 years, watching this kid roam the world bearing his symbol and now he just told him he actually hated him. Law bore the heart symbol because he loved Corazon, not because he loved Doffy. Law had betrayed him all these years. He wanted Law to live, yet Law wanted him dead. Doffy shoots his chest through the back.
Law tells Doffy he should’ve died that day. Doffy had spent 13 years waiting for him. He now knew how much Law loved Corazon, and how much he hated him. Doffy tells him what he’s “hoping to hear”. He already hates him anyway, it couldn’t get any worse. Law calls him a demon, tells him to die. Doffy’s not Corazon, he’s the head, not the heart - so he goes to break Law’s head.
I honestly believe Doffy loved Law and I don’t think I’m crazy. I actually think it’s crazier to not see it… This kid never realized, because he adamantly thought he was a pawn.
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