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T is for...?

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Day 22

T is for...

Ahh! I’m so nervous! First time posting a fic on tumblr in oh man, ages!

I’m the author of Calystegia on A03, but I wanted to try writing a little something for 10 Days of LawLu! I took the letter ‘T’!

Tachycardia

Tach·y·car·di·a

ˌtakəˈkärdēə/

Noun

An abnormally rapid heart rate.

Law frowned sharply, trying to find out how this happened

His heart kept beating abnormally fast since Dressrosa and he couldn’t figure out why –

He wasn’t stressed anymore, he wasn’t scared, he doesn’t smoke, he hasn’t drunk alcohol since the victory party, no coffee either?

Was he sick? Not again he hoped – he didn’t think so? His arm had healed nicely thanks to the Tottas, so it wasn’t infection either?

Not adrenaline, even though his desire to strangle the green rooster man thing grew with every interaction

Maybe, just maybe –

No, that was ridiculous!

Ridiculous!

Law had sought refuge from the irritating crew on the Going Luffy-Senpai  by sitting by the mast. Luffy was seated right at the bow of the ship and Law had been gazing in the other Captain’s directions with his heart ailments had started up once again

 – well was

When Luffy had noticed him, he had moved, quickly making his way besides him. When he arrived, he greeted Law brightly and plopped down beside him, hands between his legs, looking forward, towards the sea

And then stayed quiet

And then it started up again

Ba-bump ba-bump ba-bump

Law frowned, wondering why his heart was so excited in his chest when nothing was going on

Ba-bump ba-bump ba-bump

Why was his heartbeat being so irregular?

Ba-bump ba-bump ba-bump

Was he suffering from hypoglycemia?

Ba-bump ba-bump ba-bump

Pheochromocytoma? Junctional tachycardia?

Ba-bumpBa-bump-Ba-bump

How could he have missed those? Considering he saw his own insides on a regular basis?!

And suddenly, he felt Luffy’s pinky on top of his

Law snapped out of his thoughts and turned to look towards the cause of it all, only to see Luffy looking to the side, a slight flush on his cheeks

“Strawhat-ya?”

“I’m happy you’re okay, Torao. Not gonna lie, I was worried back there”

Law was sure his heart was trying to escape his chest, his cheeks now flushed

“A-Ah. Sorry for getting you involved in all of that”

Luffy shook his head, smiling brightly

“It’s okay! I’m glad we’re in an alliance so I could spend more time with you! I got to know you better too!”

His heart was going insane! He was going to die!

Wait!

The common factor every time it happened!

It was him! He was the cause!

“…Ah…Strawhat-ya, once we take down Kaido, this alliance is over, you know that?”

Law needed Luffy to understand that! After this – they’ll be apart

Maybe the irregular heartbeats would stop

But a part of his mind, a small, nagging feeling told him that he’d probably feel another, entirely different ache instead

Luffy merely smiled, shaking his head

“Nope! I get to decide when it’s done!” reinstated Luffy, not even shy about it

Law looked at Luffy not impressed, but now, he couldn’t help but smile a bit at the comment

In an instance, both their hands moved in closer. Luffy’s hand over Law’s, as Law shifted his own hand, holding onto Luffy’s

It seemed to out of place to see D E A T H so close to Luffy’s hands when he wanted it so far away from him

“Let’s be in an alliance forever, Torao” said Luffy, still smiling brightly

“That sounds like a proposal, Strawhat-ya” warned Law, glaring at Luffy

“It can be if you wanna! I wouldn’t mind if it’s with you” admitted Luffy, leaning his head to lay it on Law’s shoulder

Law took a moment to close his eyes, enjoying the moment. He inhaled the scent of Luffy, mixed in with the smell of the sea. Law knew that moments like these were short-lived and they had no idea what awaited them on Zou

But Sengoku’s words echoed in his head at that moment

Cora-san did it out of love

Cora-san only wanted him to live

So live he shall

Law leaned his head on top of Luffy’s, nuzzling the top of his hat softly, making Luffy chuckle under him

“It’s too early for that, Strawhat-ya”

“Okay, I’ll ask you again after we beat Kaido” stated Luffy, with all the confidence in the world

Law snorted, it figured Luffy would be confident and optimistic about this too

“Alright Strawhat-ya, ask me again after we beat Kaido”

Luffy then shifted slightly, moving his head off Law’s shoulder, making Law lift his head.  Law looked at Luffy a bit surprised before he felt Luffy’s hand cup Law’s cheek, bringing him in closer. Law smiled slightly, moving along with the mood and they shared a small, tender kiss – Law knew, that this would be one of many to come

The human heart couldn’t survive the irregular heartbeats that Luffy was giving him right now

But it will be worth every moment

When Law reached the great beyond, he’d have to apologize to Cora for not living that long

But he doesn’t know if his heart could survive being in love with Monkey D. Luffy

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The pavement was warm beneath his bare feet, and the drops falling from the sky were cool against his face. The koi splashed in the pond behind him, heading for the bottom as the storm drew closer. The winds changed and the sky darkened, cracks of lightning flashed across the sky. Rolling in the distance was the steady beat of the storm. He felt his breath catch, his heart stutter, gaze lost in the fortress of grey and swirling black clouds.

Every strike to his body, blow for blow, was another scar upon him. Ever since he was young, his life had been one fight after another. It burdened him with strength, but he stood tall against the weathering trials life threw at him.

And sometimes it was hard to forget how to relax. Exhaustion could only be hidden for so long. Perhaps that was why he was so thankful to the other. Someone like him that knew, knew almost a little too well, what he’d been through, what he still endures.

Law turned his gaze away from sky crying heavy tears upon them. He continued down the stone paved path alongside the pond to where Luffy was standing, facing the storm with wide curious eyes.

“Hey,” Law caught his wrist and tugged lightly. “Come on, before you get sick.”

Luffy blinked and shook his head. He grinned back at Law. “Sorry,” He laughed. “I was just thinking.”

As much as Law wanted to comment on Luffy using the rain to cool off a possibly overheated brain, he shrugged off his cynicism and gave Luffy a smile. “You can think inside.”

“Yeah, I’m coming.” Luffy followed Law across the garden courtyard and back inside the warm inn.

Chapters: 1/3 Fandom: One Piece Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Monkey D. Luffy/Trafalgar D. Water Law Characters: Monkey D. Luffy, Trafalgar D. Water Law, Usopp (One Piece), Mugiwara Kaizoku | Strawhat Pirates Additional Tags: Alternate universe - Mafia, mafia au, LawLu Week, 10 days of LawLu 2k17 Series: Part 2 of 10 Days of Lawlu 2k17 Summary:

The first time Law got a tattoo he didn't think it'd eventually lead him to meet the most important person in his life. Neither that realizing his feelings for that person would be in the worst case scenario. And worst of all, he never imagined that falling for Luffy would be that easy.

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