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“Happy birthday, Luffy-ya. Sorry I’m late,” Law murmured quietly before pressing a kiss to his hair.

Where do they come from. What do

they hope to achieve.

you all say: I love you I

love you I love you.

Luffy really just recognized Law right away like that, huh? After two years of not meeting at all, and barely having interacted prior to Marineford. What was the first thing he recognized that he was sure that's the guy who saved him then? (Is there something you would like to share with the class, Luffy?)

It's so funny because nothing could've prepared Law for Luffy's sheer joy when they met again. He was so genuinely happy to find Law and it's ruining Law's emo vibes.

Like damn, he built up a reputation!

Pretty much everyone else up to that point has called him cruel, ruthless and all that. Back to Marineford and Sabaody, people talked about bad rumors about him. Even when he saved Luffy, they doubted his intentions. They were so sure there must be a catch to Law's help. (There was no catch.) It's just fun to think about because here Luffy is treating him as something good that happened in his life. Poor Law couldn't handle that much positive attention.

And uhm no, trying to deflect saving someone's life from death as "nothing" or something like that wouldn't really work. Especially when Law really didn't need to risk it all like that to get Luffy out of Marineford. They barely had a connection and even a potential rivalry is hardly worth the risk. Calling it a "whim" is the most Law can call it before he starts questioning his life again. But whatever the reason is, the fact still stands that he helped Luffy... And isn't that what matters, anyways? To Luffy, at least.

Law: "We are both pirates." (we're enemies)

Luffy: ":D Okay, anyways, you saved my life."

Law !!!! He ADORES you already !! It's over !! And giving more helping hand doesn't actually help your case !!

Also more exhibits of Luffy being excited over Law that I just find so cute. The way he perked up when Law was mentioned... He likes him.

He didn't say anything during Brownbeard's story until Law was mentioned, Luffy my guy.... He likes him so much, not necessarily romantic, but Luffy really just likes Law.

Law is sooo uncomfortable being thanked LOL Ruining his dark and mysterious emo vibes fr

That’s JUST AS important to remember and factor in as Cora’s involvement in his story.

It’s important to keep in mind that him surviving was in part because of Cora, yes - him being the reason Law was able to get his devil fruit and all of that. But ultimately it came down to the skills his parents imparted him with to actually Survive and Live after the fact. To be able to heal himself physically because even after Cora’s sacrifice, he still wasn’t in the clear and had to operate on himself to ensure he’d live to see the next day and everything that came after. Like idk about you guys, but that’s not just some small thing. The way he uses his powers primarily in battle? All things he would have built off the foundations of what he learned from his parents when he was younger.

So while I’m not out here to be like “don’t have fun imagining family situations involving Cora” or the like, what I am asking is for people to also not just shove aside Law’s family or treat them secondary when they are and have always been what he considers His family. Cora has only ever, canonically, been referred to by Law as his benefactor - not his dad nor family member, and I feel like denying that is taking away some of the understanding of Law’s character and his trauma as a whole.

He also did not develop Survivor’s guilt after what happened with Cora. That’s been something instilled in him since he escaped his death the first time if his “I want to kill everyone and don’t care what happens to me bc I’m gonna die anyways” attitude is anything to go off of when he meets the Donquixote pirates. Because it’s very easy to see that him surviving when his parents didn’t, when he said he’d come back for Lami while thinking he was keeping her safe, utterly shattered him.

Cora, yes, is a reason he wouldn’t want people to die for him, but his family - Lami in particular - would be the big motivator of “if I can keep you safe I will, and I will ensure it that you will live” that we see with the Heart pirates in regards to sending them to Zou, I feel.