#im tired of portioning out my issues for various characters. lets get one who just sucks so bad at being alive and does not learn or grow.

[ispyspookymansion]

i recognize that characters dont sit at home all the time with no personal connections or aspirations and a lot of undiagnosed mental illnesses because it would make for a boring story but what ever happened to #representation

[petite-neko]

Guardian - 13

Fanfiction: Guardian Story Summary: Somebody had to protect their protector after all. Characters: Zoro, Luffy, Law Pairing: Eventual LawLu Rating: T Warnings: swearing, alcohol use A/N: I have more written BUT ITS ALREADY SO LONG AND IM TIRED AND LAZY AND THERES STILL A SHIT TON OF EDITING TO DO SO YOU GET THIS AND JUST WAIT TILL NEXT WEEK. LOOK GUYS ITS EARLY.

//goes to die until Saturday

(PS: I hope you all like some humour :3)

.xxx. - Scene jumps

Chapter 1 || Read on Ao3

Chapter 12 || Chapter 13 || Chapter 14

Zoro stared at the two just wondering: what the hell?

The others didn’t really notice it. Maybe they were too busy being relieved that the issue had been resolved. That Luffy wasn’t mad, that yes, Law accepted that he did something stupid, and there wasn’t going be a fight over this.

(Maybe he should have confronted Law in private…)

And while there wasn’t really any tension in the air, it had suddenly relaxed as the two captains wandered off and away from him.

They sat down (within reach of some food, which Luffy grabbed almost immediately) and it didn’t take long at all for Luffy to be clinging to Law’s side. But that was usual, and Law, well, he didn’t protest at all. Again, normal.

But, there was just the way that Law’s arm lingered at Luffy’s back. (Normally it would be there for a few moments before receding away.) And while Zoro didn’t really see that as too odd, it was unusual. (Considering the progression of things and the way Law was when he was asleep against Luffy however, this did seem normal)

Chopper on the other hand, well he had his medical bag and was rushing on over to the two captains before he just stopped and stared. His gaze travelled towards the arm at Luffy’s back and he rubbed his eyes and stared some more, tilting his head before shaking it, and walking the rest of the distance to the captains.

“I think you have a concussion Torao.”

Choppers words were worried and he started pulling out various instruments and papers out of his bag. “Luffy – was Torao acting strange when the two of you were talking? Did he throw up – or look spacey, or–”

“Tony-ya! I’m not concussed!” Law interrupted. “I’m perfectly fine!”

Law was tense again.

“Well something tells me otherwise.” Chopper’s eyes slid once more towards the arm that was still at Luffy’s back.

…Okay, this was hilarious.

“You’re not acting like your usual self.”

“What the fuck? How are you suddenly an expert on what my ‘usual self’ is! You’ve only known me what? A few days?”

“Irritability as well. Another symptom.”

“I’m always irritable dammit!”

Zoro glanced sideways at the Hearts Pirates only to see them silently nodding in agreement. So Law back on Dressrosa was Law without filters then…

(How amusing.)

“My coordination is fine. My speech isn’t slurred. I haven’t vomited. The only pain in my head is minor tissue damage and not a headache. I’m not sensitive to light or noise… need I go on?”

Law was sounding quite annoyed right now, and Zoro was suppressing the grin on his face from turning into laughter.

“Well if you have a concussion.” Chopper started, using his professional sounding voice. (Mom-mode it was then) “Any points or comments you make aren’t reliable. Confusion, even delirium, memory difficulties, personality and mood changes… those are all symptoms of a concussion that can affect your judgement Torao.” He was writing something down on that notepad of his. “Luffy, was Torao acting strange earlier? Did he have any unusual behaviours or changes in his personality? Did he seem unusually tired at times?”

A worried expression reached Luffy’s face.

“W-Wait, if Torao has a concussion, the things he says might not be true?”

…Zoro didn’t know somebody could sigh that loudly.

“I do not have a concussion Luffy-ya!”

“B-B-But what if you do Torao!” Luffy was pouting, lip quivering and�� why the hell did he look like he was going to cry?

“If I do – which I do not,” Law gave Chopper a glare, “it wouldn’t change shit Luffy-ya. Otherwise I would have had to have a concussion for a week. And while, yes, it is still plausible that I had received one from my injuries in Dressrosa, the majority of concussions have physical manifestations at some point in time. And I have not been swaying, or throwing up, my speech has been perfectly fine.”

Luffy was still pouting. “B-But you’ve been sleeping a lot!”

Law groaned and brought a hand to his face.

“We’ve already gone over that Luffy-ya. Not to mention I had used my abilities far beyond what I should have. I needed to recuperate my strength which had been sorely taxed, and I have been healing from my various injuries – which rest is good for. Besides, were you not the one who suggested it?”

“I-I-I… you promise Torao?”

Law sighed, but this time it was quieter. “Yes, Luffy-ya, I promise.”

Luffy’s face went from sorrowful to grinning and he wrapped both of his arms around Law, a few too many times than needed.

“Luffy you’re not being any help here, siding with Torao…” Chopper sighed but with this scolding tone.

“I-I-uhh… he was thinking a lot?” He almost seemed to be hiding behind Law now. “B-But like he normally does?”

(…Since when was hiding behind Law a smart thing to do?)

“…Dammit Luffy-ya…” And for some reason, Law had pulled on the brim of his hat again.

“Concentration difficulties?” Chopper was writing more on his pad.

Law straightened up almost immediately. “I don’t have a fucking concussion! You’re just going to fucking worry Luffy-ya dammit!”

But Luffy wasn’t worried at all, no, he was just laughing and placed his head on Law’s good shoulder. “Shishi, he’s just worried Torao~”

Law just decided to put his hand back on his hat.

Chopper on the other hand had moved over to the Hearts Pirates now. He was looking up at the bear mink – Bepo, wasn’t it? “Bepo, does Torao usually cuddle people?”

“Who said anything–!” Torao’s voice became incoherent as he yelled out in frustration.

(Part him wondered just how Luffy could handle being right next to the other captain, but his captain was just sitting there, a big grin on his face, head still resting on his shoulder)

Zoro, too, was snickering from time to time. Usopp had given up trying long ago and he was rolling over in laughter, feet flailing.

They got to see the true Trafalgar Law in action:

Trafalgar Law really was a grump. A highly irritable grump.

And fuck, was Zoro enjoying the hell out of it!

“Uhh… he cuddles me? I haven’t seen Captain cuddle other people though.”

An inhumane sound left Law.

“…I’m sorry Captain…”

When Chopper returned to the two captains, Luffy had decided that simply resting his head on Law’s shoulder wasn’t enough. No, he stretched his neck so his chin was atop Law’s head, chuckling softly. One hand was patting the unfortunate soul’s shoulder, arms still wrapped around multiple times around his body.

And there it was, the return of the expression of doneness on Law’s face.

Zoro couldn’t hold himself back anymore – he roared with laughter.

When he focused in again, apparently Chopper was running some tests on Law. Asking him to recite things or pointing at visual charts and colour charts.

“Choppppeerrr this is booorrriiinngg” Luffy was whining. Chopper had told him to let go of Law while he was running the tests, it seemed. So he was just sitting there on his stomach, legs moving in the air as he nibbled on some food. “Is Torao done yeeeeet?”

“Patience Luffy!”

“Good luck with that Tony-ya.” Law snickered softly.

“But Torao’s fiiiinneee! Just ask Zoro. Or Usopp. Torao and I do this all the time, right Torao?” Luffy was staring up at Law, wide eyed and grinning.

“Certainly, yes, you would always insist at being at my side Luffy-ya.” Law said idly before pointing at something after Chopper asked him a question.

“But the cuddling Torao.” Chopper insisted and flipped to the next portion of whatever test he was doing.

“You’re the ones calling it cuddling!” He growled out.

Luffy was whining again. “Just ask Zoro Chopper!”

Chopper had glanced over towards him, and Zoro could only sigh. Luffy, Luffy, why did you have to bring him into this? (Although he supposed that they just would get nowhere as long as Chopper used the term cuddling.)

(Trafalgar Law didn’t cuddle after all.)

Part of him wanted to refuse to answer just to drag this whole irritated Law bit out more, but he supposed he might as well let Luffy go back to cuddling his ally. He was getting all pouty on them as it was already.

He could also feel a glare from Law’s direction.

“Well,” he started, “I wouldn’t exactly call it cuddling,” he appreciated his limbs in their proper places thank you very much, “but yes, this type of behaviour has been the norm on Bartolomeo’s ship.”

And queue both Nami and Chopper’s shocked expressions and reactions. Subtlety, he glanced over to where Law’s crew was and they were whispering amongst themselves.

Huh, apparently even they hadn’t expected this type of behaviour from their captain.

“Satisfied Tony-ya?” Law was grumbling. “Can you leave us in peace now?”

Luffy made a strange sound.

“One more- Law!” When Chopper was digging into his bag, Law had used his abilities and just transported both Luffy and himself to Bepo.

“I’m sorry Captain…”

“Just shut up and lay there.” Law murmured and proceeded to get himself comfortable.

“He’s comfy Torao!” Luffy spoke up enthusiastically, and was practically snuggling the bear. “I can see why you like to sleep on and cuddle with him!” He was chuckling softly.

“It’s not–” Law protested.

But Luffy cut him off and pushed himself so that he was also atop Law. “But Torao’s comfier!”

Surprisingly, Law shut up.

.xxx.

The morning was panic.

It was Franky, Robin and Brook who had woken them all up (actually shaken them) and raving about the samurais and---

Shit the samurais!

Well, not quite all of them. Bepo, Luffy, and Law were still asleep, and, yeah the captains fell asleep atop the big fluffy bear.

“…I almost want to take a picture of it…”

No Nami, that wasn’t the problem here.

“I doubt you’d be able to blackmail Law with it.” He said with a shrug. “They do it all the time.”

“Boo! And here I thought I could get some money. Doctors make lots of money, right?”

(He could hear the Hearts Pirates sneering at her.)

“Why don’t we concentrate on how we are going to get our captains awake without getting sliced into pieces instead of blackmailing them, shall we?”

However, Law’s crew seemed to be scheming something and after a few moments they were snickering. “We think we got a way, and one that won’t get any of us in trouble!”

Zoro took a few steps back. “It’s your limbs guys.” He said, giving them a wide berth on enacting their plan.

And then suddenly, all twenty of them took a step back, hands cupped to their mouths and screamed out in synchronisation.

“Look! It’s a beautiful female bear!”

And then, suddenly, the captains’ pillow shot up, spouting out an enthusiastic ‘where!’ and the Hearts Pirates all fell over, holding their stomachs in laughter.

Meanwhile, the unfortunate captains were groaning and looking around, wondering what the hell just happened.

“What the hell Bepo?”

“I’m sorry Captain…”