#ghostedéabha: lawfe

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sweet distractions

trafalgar d. water law x oc (marionette aoife)

wc; 1,714

tw; mentions of gagging and nausea, mentions of illness, probably very ooc law, nothing else, pure fluffy fluff

a/n; my first oc fics :3 hope y'all enjoy it!! and if anyone wants to hear more about my oc (including her very special devil fruit powers) don't be afraid to comment or send an ask to let me know!! it's very law centred, really all that gives it away that this is x oc rather than x reader is that my oc is mentioned by name a few times a very briefly described with some characteristics ("hybrid-bunny", "slender arms")

the hustle and bustle of the marketplace did well to conceal law and penguin as they walked past shops and stalls to gather and restock some supplies while they were resurfaced and docked for the day.

originally, law and aoife were meant to run the errand together, the smaller of the two insistant on wanting to have some simple time alone. the thought of doing a stupidly domestic chore together made her happy, and law was aware of that.

but when the bunny-hybrid fell ill, the transition from deep sea to land causing the woman to experience some flu-like symtoms— chills, vomiting, and the lack of an appetite–law had no choice but to find another partner for the task. much to aoife’s protest.

“i’ll be fine!” law remembers the high-pitched objection coming from her lips before she gagged, trying to repress the queasy stomach that plagued her from her reverse sea-sickness.

now walking through the marketplace, law couldn't help but be reminded of his small lover with everything they passed. a florist stand that sold the prettiest poppies and dark purple cosmos. a stall that was selling some gorgeous lacy bows and other hair accessories.

“captain, hurry up. we still need to find some rice.” penguin’s voice pierces through law’s thoughts about aoife and brings him back to the present.

“right, of course. i’m coming.” the surgeon grunts, clearing his throat and turning his gaze ahead of him, rather than scanning all the different stands in the marketplace as he had been doing before.

that is until a particular stand catches his eyes. it’s nothing all to extravagant, nothing special at all really, but it’s not the stand’s appearance or decor that grabs the stoic man’s attention. no, it’s one particular item they have in stock.

a specific bag of chocolates. they were these little drops of fruit juice candies covered in dark chocolate, pomegranate candies specifically. a chcolate that law remembered aoife mentioning in passing as a favourite treat of hers.

“they’re probably my favourite chocolates ever!” the bunny’s voice rings in his mind, “but they’re so hard to find while traveling the world. i haven't had them in years”

a smile come to law’s face as he approaches the stall, clearing his throat to get the seller’s attention, an elderly woman who wore a loose, blue dress and a matching headscarf. “how much are these pomegranate chocolates? and how many do you have in stock?” he inquires, pointing to the bag.

"those bags are 10 berries each. i’ve about 40 left in stock.” the woman replies, a sweet smile on her face.

“i’ll take them all then.” law demands, digging in his coat pocket to pull out the pouch he carried his berries for this market trip in.

“i’m sorry my dear,” the woman begin, clearly taken aback by law’s declaration to buy the entire stock. “you want all of them?” she inquires.

“yes, ma’am.” law confirms, giving the elderly woman a firm nod. “my girlfriend mentioned these once as a favourite treat of hers, but they are hard to come by, so i’d like to stock up.”

the stoic surgeon watches as the elderly woman’s face relaxes from it’s scrunched confusion into a soft smile of adoration and reminition at his explanation.

“ah, i see. what a sweet gift for your lover!” the woman praises, standing from her seat with a quiet groan, the assitance of her cane doing little to ease her old and deteriorating bones, a sight that reminds law of aoife once more, despite the incredibly large age gap between the two women.

funny, how different yet similar bodies could be. the doctor couldn't help but think to himself.

“yes, i suppose it is.” law murmurs in response, tanned cheeks heating up slightly as he is called out for his gentlemanly gesture. despite their years together and the fact that his gestures never went unnoticed, nor un-commented on, law still found himself flushing with both modesty and pride when he was even jusy slightly praised for the actions he felt should come naturally when in love.

“tell you what, son.” the woman begins, bony and wrinkly hand moving swiftly to pack up the bags of chocolates into a larger bag for law to carry. “i’ll give them to you for half the price, it’s been a while since i’ve seen such young love that’s brought a smile to my face. not many men these days do things like this for their lovers.”

the woman holds the sack of chocolate baggies out for law to take as the younger looks at her in slight shock. he hadn't expected the woman to give him a discount because he was buying in bulk, and he certainly hadn't expected such a big discount either.

“i can't, 200 berries isn't enough for all of that.” law argues, already reaching into his money satchel to pay the woman the full 400 berries that it would be.

“i insist.” the elderly woman replies firmly, holding a hand up to stop law from attempting to argue further.

law knows he’s lost this battle, there was never any point in arguing with a stubborn old woman, especially not one who was insistent on treating you with the upmost hospitality and kindness. and what kind of man would he be to turn the woman down and insult her honour?

“well, thank you very much, ma’am.” law expresses his gratitude towards the much older woman with a small bow of his head as he places the 200 berries he owed her onto her stand. though not without sneaking an extra few berries in there for her kindness.

“don't thank me, son. just enjoy those with your darling.” the woman dismisses law, waving him away with a smile. she watches as he leaves, the broodish man returning her wave as he steps away to return to his main task.

it’s then that law realizes he had gotten distracted yet again and had lost penguin.

thankfully not for long, though, as law continues wandering the marketplace he soon heard the familiar voice of penguin cutting through the crowd and approaching from behind.

“uh, what do you have there, captain?” penguin inquires as he takes in the full bag that law held in his hand.

“treat for aoife.” law mutters simply, offering no further explanation to the crewmate as he once again begins to head through the market.

“oh? alright then.” penguin replies, pressing his lips together in curiosity as he adjusts the 15.5kg sack of rice on his shoulder, but says nothing further. it wasn't really any of his business and whether or not his curiosity built, he wouldn't get a full answer until they returned to the Polar Tang and law gave aoife her so called treat.

and so the two continued with their errands, stocking up on food and other necessities they could find at the market before making their way back to the Polar Tang to put it all away; and more importantly, so law could give aoife her chocolates.

his hands were shaking slightly with anticipation as law lifted his hand up to knock on the bedroom door to announce his arrival. despite it being his own damn room and the gesture not being necessary in the slightest, he still like to give aoife that tiny warning that he was entering the room, just in case his sudden appearance could started the bunny-hybrid. it’s not like he’s done that before or anything!

“aoife? i’ve got a surprise for you from the market.” law announces as he steps into the bedroom, taking in the sight of his beloved girlfriend curled up beneath the blankets with a book in hand, watching her as one of gray ears twitches at the sound of his voice.

“a surprise?” aoife inquires, blue eyes looking up from her novel to settle on the tanned surgeon in front of her who currently held a big paper bag that she could only assume contained aforementioned surprise.

“a surprise.” law confirms, a smile creeping onto his face as he watches the anticipation and excitement building on his sweet girlfriend’s face.

“here.” he says, thrusting the bag into her awaiting hands.

aoife can't help the squeal of excitement that escapes her as law shoves the paper bag into her hands for her to take, the opens it up and the gasp she lets out tugs at the surgeon’s heartstrings in the best way possible.

“no way!” the bunny hybrid screeches, pulling one of the many baggies out to examine it. “the chocolates!”

a deep chuckle leaves law’s lips, rumbling from his chest, as he watches aoife gushing over her simple gift. it never failed to both amuse and make law feel a sense of pride whenever he could get aoife to smile and laugh like this.

“you like your surprise then?” law teases, a smirk in his face as he sits down on the bed next to his girlfriend.

“like it?! i love it! i still can't believe you manage to find the chocolates! and so much too! this stock will last me months!” aoife gushes, moving to lean against law, slender arms wrapping around one of his muscular ones as she tucks her head beneath his chin, white curls tickling his skin. her physical affection her thanks for his present.

“thank you so much, law. this is the best present ever.” she murmurs, pressing a chaste and quick peck to his jawline.

“you're welcome.” law grunts in response, hand coming up to rub at his girlfriend’s back. he had quite a bit to do yet, make sure things were all in order to resubmurge the Polar Tang, help with categorizing the new inventory, journal studies, more. but law couldn't find it in him to pull himself away from the diversion of his lover in his arms.

these sweet distractions were something he’d never tire of.

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and if i told y'all that fluttershy and discord are aoife and law coded??

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as a fellow Law Lover i loved reading your Law fic sm, its soo good! but that does mean i gotta ask....🥺👉👈 is there any chance for information on your marionette aoife bc they sound super interesting and i am so intrigued and wanna know more if you wanna share!

absolutely yes i can share more about her!!

aoife is apart of the Straw Hats and was born on an island called The Isle of Dolls, all of the people who are native to The Isle of Dolls are some kind of doll! aoife is a balljointed marionette (hence her surname).

there's all different types of dolls though, plastic, porcelain, silicone, very rarely are dolls mostly human—but aoife is one of the mostly human dolls. this means that they have flesh, organs, blood and reproductive organs like people but they have doll-like features, for aoife this means that all of her joints are balljointed and can only move in the ways that a balljointed doll can.

she joined the strawhats when she was 18 after she escapes being a slave to the world government. when aoife was 8 her island was attacked by both pirates and marines to kidnap dolls and steal resources from the island. during the war that breaks out due to the conflict aoife loses her family and becomes orphaned. during her solitude she is forced to fend for herself, before she turns 9 she ends up stumbling upon an abandoned pirate ship whilst she is starving and steals a crate of fruits which she later discovers are devil fruits.

she accidentally eats two of these fruits, not knowing what they are. one is called the BunBun fruit; the basics of this fruit is it turns the user into a rabbit-hybrid. the second is called the MerMer fruit (aka the SeaSea fruit), it is an incredibly rare devil fruit that grants the user the ability to swim and breathe underwater, however it does have unique drawbacks so it isn't some super invincible devil fruit that gives you the ability the others take away. i can go in depth about how they both work in another post if you'd like :)

after she eats these fruits she is kidnapped by the world government and is a slave until she's 18 where she escapes, she has a very brief stint as a musical artist under a pseudonym, dollface, before she joins the straw hats!

it's on luffy's crew where she meets law, following the anime series canon timeline. i'm not 100% when on this timeline that she joins the heart pirates, but she grows close to law during the 2 year time skip as kuma sends her to an island that the heart pirates happen to be visiting and they recognize aoife, taking her in temporarily until she can return to the strawhats!

i may write a full, multi-chaptered fic of aoife's life before and during her life with the strawhats, but i'm not sure if i will.

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ngl i was originally gonna make this a law x oc fic but i figured not as many people would enjoy it if i did that, so :3

anywhore, still writing it, idk when it'll be published but probably soon

hold on law nation,,, i'm cooking

(also that third pic is LITERALLY me and law, go argue with the wall if you wanna disagree)