#hirngespinst

Crocodile: fuck off, flamingo

Rosinante: hi Crocodi- *trips & falls down stairs*

vielleicht ist nicht immer alles gut

manches wirklich kompliziert

doch träume

ob als hirngespinst

oder ganz realistisch

hab ich immer nur

mit dir 

he trails after Croc like a little lost duckling - much to his annoyance. no matter how many times he berates that stupid kid, he won't listen. Doffy brings him flowers. cigars. does he want him to bring somebody's head on a platter? he can do that, doesn't matter!

he's so caught up in his crush that he even does a cute little marriage proposal and all Croc does is laugh at him because it's too childish. "let's talk about it once you're older, kid" is all he says. they'll never see each other again, Croc thinks. (how wrong that was...)

Mihawk: malewife

so tall and already in his mid 20s, yet Doffy still treats Rosinante as if he's still a helpless little child-

wipes his mouth clean during lunch ("Rosi, you eat like a pig")

rights his clothes ("Rosi, you can't even dress yourself without me")

looks over his shoulder ("Rosi, don't fall behind, follow me")

sighs when he trips and falls ("Rosi, you need to be more careful")

puts his make-up on ("Rosi, you will always smile for me, yes?")

he tells himself that Doffy is evil, that he's too far gone to be saved, that he isn't to be trusted, a ticking time bomb, that he needs to be brought down for all his wrongdoings and atone-

and yet…

he just can't bring himself to truly hate his big brother

these childhood memories of huddling for warmth together, of sharing moldy food they found in the garbage, of running away from the angry masses-

there was a time he put Doffy on a pedestal higher than anyone else

yes, he is a monster in human disguise yes, he needs to be stopped yes, it's Rosi's purpose to keep his brother in check

but he still holds this memory of his protective, loving big brother in his heart still has hopes that he is buried inside somewhere in that fearsome beast

the fact that Doffy shows him that same old kindness at times, that same old wish to protect his little brother from harm, a glint of the past when they were still close-

it's enough to burn down the last little fence around Rosi's heart