So I saw a story where the reader did not know that Marco could turn into a bird. But I wanted to add on to that with reader being scared of birds.
As silly as it was, you did not like birds, it's not that you were scared of every bird you saw. It's the big ones. The ones with long and sharp talons and could for fly 100 miles per hour.
Some would tease, make fun of you, which is fair, but you have a good as reason not to trust birds. Have you seen swans? They're motherfuckers
But that's a bit ironic considering you're a new recruit in Whitebeard Pirates. So you're gonna have to try and get over that fear before anyone finds out.
Though they might find out sooner, because you're making your way to the quarter deck. Something bright has caught your eye, you turn your head to the side of a deck and find a bright blue fire bird resting there. You froze immediately, birds should not be on fire, if they're fire it means it's a defense tactic, like hedgehogs. It was also large, as large as a swan.
So rightfully, all alarms were setting off on your red, fearing for your life. And the worst part? It looks back at you.
Not wanting to be burned or scratched, you slowly but surely, as to not alarm the phoenix, walk backwards, and in the ship you go.
To distracted with being relieved you got out of there alive, you seeming forgot to close the door.
But you're just happy you're alive, should probably ask the commanders if the up coming island has phoenixs as their native bird.
Something seems to have snapped you out of your thoughts, something warm. You look down
And the bird followed you
Were too caught of gaurd to respond in a sane way that you just screamed your lungs out.
Now both you and the bright blue bird as scared shitless. More so you, since you're the one backing up from the corner.
The bird who seems to be also panicking, starts to burst into flames. From there you already just accepted your fate. Burned by a scared bird, fantastic.
Only you don't get met with flames, you get met with a familiar voice
"Are you okay yoi?" Marco, he stood in the same stood in the same spot as the flame bird did just a few moments.
Now you were definitely confused
"Do...do you not know I could do that??" The blonde doctor asks, very aware of your confusion.
Lost for words all you could do was shake your head. The question now being how you didn't know, well it seems you've just been living under a rock your whole life.
With a sigh, Marco comes over to give you a big comforting hug, with a murmured apology. While apologizes weren't needed, the hug was appreciated. So you hug back.
You stay like that for awhile until Izou comes by to ask what the scream was about. You quickly make the excuse that you saw a big spider. Which was different more reasonable then the reality.
Marco is never letting you live this done