#also i'm sorry about the striker slander lol i actually love that thing but yara would probably hate it
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â how about a kiss before i go? â from the soft prompts pls? also I SWEAR if you make this angsty I will... wail in the comments but also cry bc I enjoy torturing myself and like pain -đ
I assume you wanted Portada (Ace x Yara) for this heheh
There are references to the anime (and the Ace light novel) but no actual spoilers.
âSo Pops is really sending you to take on Bohemian Knight Doma all by yourself?â
âYeah!â Ace grinned, flexing an arm. âPretty great, huh?â
Yara shrugged. âI mean, itâs smarter than sending the fleet if we donât need to. Doma might be stupid enough to encroach on the Whitebeard Piratesâ territory, but heâs not going to turn down a one-on-one challenge when the alternative is facing an entire armada.â
âThatâs true, too.â He laughed. âI know I only got this mission because Pops is testing me, but I feel good.â As if to prove his point, a small burst of fire flared out of his fingertips, flames quickly engulfing his entire hand.Â
âWell, Fifth Division will be lying in wait should you need backup.â Â
âPssshh, backup. Iâll kick his ass before he even--â
âHey, Ace!âÂ
Ace perked up at the familiar voice, glancing over to where a blue-haired man wearing a masquerade-like mask stepped off the gangplank and onto the deck of the Moby Dick. âAny news?â
âYes. Iâve got the striker operational again. It should be good to go for your mission.â
âGreat! Thanks, Deu!â
Masked Deuce smiled, giving his friend-- and former captain-- a polite bow before striding off.Â
Ace turned back to Yara, grinning. âSee?â
Yara tried not to smile as she shook her head. âI still think that thing is a death trap. If you fall off of it while riding the waves, there wonât be anyone around to haul your ass out of the water. The fact that Deuce designed it and not you is the only thing giving me a shred of hope.â
âHey!â He pretended to be insulted. âI can build stuff.â
âYour attempt at fixing the starboard anchor tells me otherwise.â
âWell, maybe the anchor was being a jerk.â
Yara finally gave in, her shoulders shaking as she laughed, and Ace felt as if heâd won the lottery. His chest puffed up, pleased.Â
âSoâŠâ She leaned back against the wall. âYouâve got your orders, and your-- I hesitate to call it a âshipâ... Is there anything else you need?â
âHow about a kiss before I go?â The words slipped out before he could stop them. Aceâs entire face went beet red. He laughed nervously, waving his hands in the air as Yaraâs smile vanished, raising an eyebrow at him instead. âKidding, kidding!! You donât have to, um⊠because weâre not-- I mean⊠Sorry. Bad joke.â
âHilarious, Portgas,â she deadpanned.Â
Aceâs breath hitched as she reached over, placing a finger on the brim of his hat and tugging it down ever so slightly. A shiver ran up his spine, heart drumming erratically in his ribcage. God, she was so close to him, the scent of her favourite vanilla lotion flooding his senses.Â
A small, bemused smile hinted at the corners of her lips as her hand lowered, and all Ace could think was how badly he wanted to catch it in his own and press kiss after kiss to her knuckles, her palm, her wrist; trailing down her arm until their chests were pressed closely together⊠letting himself drown in that beautiful gaze of hers as he held her against him, safe and snugâŠ
She picked up the hatâs counterweight from where it hung against his bare chest, smoothing her thumb over the tiny cow skull embedded into the clay disc. âJust⊠Remember that youâre not invincible, as much as you like to pretend otherwise, Fire Fist.â
âItâs not like you to worry, Hellcat,â he couldnât help but tease her in return.Â
Yara let out a soft laugh. âYou are going to give me a full head of grey hair by the time Iâm forty, you know.â
âAnd youâll still be as beautiful as ever. Er, I meanâŠâ Heat rose to his cheeks. âYou could pull it off, Iâm sure.â
âThere you two are, yoi.â
They glanced over as Marco approached them, giving them an amused look. âYara, I think Vistaâs looking for you.â
âOh. I suppose I should be off, then.â She lightly touched Aceâs arm, making his heart nearly stop. âGood luck, Ace. Even if you donât think you need it.â
With that, she strode off, heading towards the shipâs main cabins. Ace watched her go, the air around him already feeling colder without her presence.Â
âYou know youâre going to have to tell her someday, yoi,â Marco said, crossing his arms.Â
âThereâs nothing to tell her.â
âAceâŠâ The First Division Commanderâs tone was firm, yet gentle. âYou canât help how you feel.â
âI know, I justâŠâ
âIâm already giving up on Ace, too! I donât care if he dies or not, Iâll just tell Garp it was an accident. Itâs true that the âdevilâs children have the devilâs luckâ, and Ace is the devilâs son!â
He sighed. âShe deserves far better than a good-for-nothing guy like me.âÂ
If she knew⊠Thereâs no way she could everâŠÂ
Marco didnât look convinced, but he didnât push it any further, either. The crew had begun to gather around them, cheering as they wished Ace a speedy victory. He waved back, one foot resting on the shipâs railing as he prepared to leap onto the striker, which was waiting in the water below. As he turned around, however, he caught a flash of violet hair. For a moment, he allowed his gaze to linger on her.
Yara seemed to notice, glancing over to meet his eyes. Her lips eased into a confident smile, giving him a slight nod as if to say, you got this. Butterflies burst into his stomach, his heartbeat quickening, beating out a rhythm so desperate, so desiring, so⊠unworthy. And yetâŠÂ
Yet he would love her from afar anyways, even if it was the most he could ever do.
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#oc: bravada yara#ship: portada#otp: i'd burn the world for you#my ocs#my writing#making it their last kiss before the blackbeard hunt would've been too obvious lol so i went with pining/self-hating ace instead#the line about him being the devil's son is legit something he overheard dadan (the woman who raised him and luffy) say in the anime#(he was 10)#idk if this is as angsty as you want but i'm a little obsessed with the idea of ace lowkey torturing himself over his feelings for yara#this is before they find out about each other's fathers btw#tysm for the prompt!! these are always so much fun to do#especially when it's portada-related lol#also i'm sorry about the striker slander lol i actually love that thing but yara would probably hate it#(or at least she's like 'that thing's definitely gonna capsize one day and i will have told him so')
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