chapter 1126 // SPOILERS AHEAD 🌿 ‧₊˚ ⋆⋅— ᡣ𐭩
~ realistically, if Bartolomeo had a crush on a strawhat and that happens to be you, he'd never have the courage to actually communicate with you, or even scream if you ever walk past him.
lust, was him fantasizing over both Robin and Nami and being vocal about it. silent- unrequited love, was him adoring you from afar. — it kind of saddened you a bit from the way that he was always hyping the other two girls up but you. though in the end, you didn't really care, it wasn't a big deal anyway.
your bounty posters are hung up and also cut out from newspapers. he takes the small portraits from the newspapers and shove it into his wallet or plaster your picture on the lid of his pocket compass to look at whenever he misses you.
the day his ship sunk by the Red Haired pirates' sniper, his body descended down to the ocean choking his tears as he fought his hardest to breathe. it wasnt helping, he was sinking lower and lower. the first thought that came into his flooded mind was his beloved crew members that he once called friends. then, there was the future pirate king, and his last glimpse of thought was your beautiful smile.
