[In the recesses of his mind, there's the sound of a choke at that. It echoes around his mental walls like a gunshot, like a sob.
I love you too, you know.
Never thought he'd hear that. Or at least without the layers of deception and self interest so inherent in the pirate world. What he and Itachi shared was unspoken for the most part, only uttered when Law had been desperate to drag him back to sanity. Known, but unspoken.
There's a part of him that wars with that. Can't believe anyone could, pirate and tainted as he is (only nakama). Pirates are not good men. The part of him that counts every sin and measures the ugliness in him, and whispers this can't last. And one day they'll figure he's not worth it. Or have been indulging him all along.
It's a part. Insecurity. He intellectually knows that.
And his throat completely closes and he is without words. His head bows and rests on hers. A squeeze.
[ action, October 28th ]
I love you too, you know.
Never thought he'd hear that. Or at least without the layers of deception and self interest so inherent in the pirate world. What he and Itachi shared was unspoken for the most part, only uttered when Law had been desperate to drag him back to sanity. Known, but unspoken.
There's a part of him that wars with that. Can't believe anyone could, pirate and tainted as he is (only nakama). Pirates are not good men. The part of him that counts every sin and measures the ugliness in him, and whispers this can't last. And one day they'll figure he's not worth it. Or have been indulging him all along.
It's a part. Insecurity. He intellectually knows that.
And his throat completely closes and he is without words. His head bows and rests on hers. A squeeze.
He holds on, tight.]