[She watches him a moment and then crosses the room to shift her hands through his hair and pull him close to rest against her collarbone. She'll embrace him with other arms, too, resting her head on top of his and closing her eyes.
He must have been lonely for a very long time. He loves Ace so very much. Even more than the rest of his nakama, it seems somehow. But he is the one that got away. The one they couldn't save and dead is dead.
She wishes he had never come here to see Ace alive. She wishes Marco had never met him again. The fact that he is her captain's beloved brother is immaterial--Luffy knows when to let go. How to let go. When to hold on. But this is like a dream. In the end it will be nothing but air. It's not even life. Just existence. Clinging hope but no forward movement. Not really.]
Then stay, love. [she curls a hand over his ear] Hold on as hard as you can to this [man] life that you love so much.
[but not even you can hold on forever and when you leave you won't remember it. Ace will be dead again. But perhaps he will find another life. Perhaps he will find something or someone to hold onto in that great wide sea]
[February 3rd, Action]
He must have been lonely for a very long time. He loves Ace so very much. Even more than the rest of his nakama, it seems somehow. But he is the one that got away. The one they couldn't save and dead is dead.
She wishes he had never come here to see Ace alive. She wishes Marco had never met him again. The fact that he is her captain's beloved brother is immaterial--Luffy knows when to let go. How to let go. When to hold on. But this is like a dream. In the end it will be nothing but air. It's not even life. Just existence. Clinging hope but no forward movement. Not really.]
Then stay, love. [she curls a hand over his ear] Hold on as hard as you can to this [man] life that you love so much.
[but not even you can hold on forever and when you leave you won't remember it. Ace will be dead again. But perhaps he will find another life. Perhaps he will find something or someone to hold onto in that great wide sea]