#numancia

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Antonio Guerrero (Spanish, 1777-after 1802) The taking of Numantia, Detail, 1802 Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando

Numantia is an ancient Celtiberian settlement.

[retrofutbolmgc]

Derik Osede • CD Numancia (2018-2020)

[bonesdontmelt]

The Numancia Flamingo - Donquixote Pirates

A serious lady, worthy to carry a self-important prick like dofi.

Black shoes like the flamingo beak, high-waisted pants with an ombre ruffle down one pant leg, and a pale pink undershirt. A fitted pink blazer with red highlights and a monogram on the left of the jolly roger. As for accessories, pink feather earrings, Doflamingo sunglasses, and a white sunhat.

[veroinfaciem]

05. ship

Doffy and his beloved Numancia Flamingo ❤❤

[physics-of-one-piece]

Do you have any random doflamingo or donquixote pirate headcannons?

Hello, anon!

Headcanons for Doffy

Likes classical music (this is sorta canon? He was listening to classical music in one scene)

Likes flowers

Has a sweet tooth, you can win his heart through his stomach 100%

He loves the domesticity and homelife

His favourite dessert are crepes!

He has a lot of paperwork and calls during the day and if he isn't doing that he's reading or napping (puts a blanket on him 🥺)

yoga! Pilates! He can do it all! So fckn flexible!

Donquixote Pirates

Trebol taught Doflamingo how to play chess and now loses all the time against Doflamingo cus Doflamingo got that good

Diamante sucks at poker, Doflamingo is the best at it with Pica 2nd best! Diamante is the singer & musician of the crew, more rock music, but he knows to play normal guitar too.

Gladius' spikes are sensitive, including in an NSFW way. He has sensitive hearing to loud noise from the warzone he grew up in, which is why he wears earmuffs. He's the best gunsmith on the crew and likes playing around with bombs a bit too much as well as testing out his Devil Fruit so he has his own Explosion Room on the Numancia

Lao G does yoga and likes reading books in his free time, good cartographer

Señor Pink is either the cartographer or the one who can understand the sea, but also - economy guy, he gives economy vibes so even though most funding is overseen by Trebol & Doffy, Señor Pink is asked to pitch in sometimes

Giolla is an artist, clothes designer and sews her own clothes, she has a clothes room and an artist room in one on the Numancia

Machvise is the ship caretaker and carpenter

Pica spends a lot of time at the gym lifting weights and nobody can beat him in weight-lifting (unless Haki is involved)

Dellinger sleeps in a fishtank and is scared of storms at sea, his favourite past time is being dressed up by Giolla

Doflamingo after he saw how little Baby 5 was treated, massacred the entire tribe/village - in his head, they were gonna die from starvation, anyway, he was putting them out of their misery

Doflamingo does Baby 5’s hair in the morning, both are big hair care enthusiasts

Buffalo has been trying to sneak into casinos & strip clubs since reaching 17

Buffalo once foolishly challenged Doflamingo for a flying race. He never did it again how badly he lost.

Once she joins, Monet is the manager & event planner, she makes sure everyone is on schedule

Gladius & Lao G love playing chess and Gladius made it his life's mission to beat the old geezer.

Law & Doflamingo played chess against each other a lot and all the time Law usually lost but not by that much, and before Law left it came to a DRAW. They sat there for ten minutes just staring at the chessboard before agreeing on the draw. Doflamingo didn't remove the chessboard or the chess pieces, they still remain in his cabin.

Cora smoked two packs of cigarettes per day with the DQ pirates but smoked three cigarettes per day on his journey with Law - what does that say? His journey with Law was less stressful to him than living with the DQ pirates.

Gladius & Monet are a couple for me, if I can't be with Gladius, then Monet should, idk they give me nice vibes, cute together

Baby 5, Law & Buffalo once successfully robbed a casino while carrying Dellinger in a fanny pack pretending they were lost kids searching for their parents. They came running to the ship carrying four full money bags of berries. Doflamingo was so PROUD that he told them that they can keep it - one bag for each of them. Law was the mastermind. They stole 500 million berries. Doflamingo STILL gushes about it.

Doflamingo & Vergo exchange weekly calls and encrypted letters

Helmsmen fluctuate: Trebol, Pica, Machvise, Señor Pink

[zosan-secondchances]

The Pirate King of the North: The Tale of The Bird and The Fox

Main Themes: Villain Sanji, Alternate Universe, Zosan Ship

Warning: Long post ahead and some One Piece spoilers. Contains strong language and explicit content.

Part 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 (Special) | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22

Doflamingo

That fuckin’ asshole!!! Stop them!!!

The crew on board the Numancia Flamingo scuffle about to lower their ship's sail further, attempting to catch up to a particularly fast snail just smaller than their own ship jetting ahead of them. Men at the helm angle the vessel, preparing themselves for the inevitable full frontal assault.

A tall man with long brown hair and blue eyes runs up to Doflamingo, hugging the railing of the ship desperately to stop himself from falling off the speeding ship travelling through rough waters.

Diamante

Doflamingo, there’s no chance! They’re way too fast for us!

Doflamingo

It’s a fuckin’ snail! How is it faster?!

Looking over at the highest point of the snail's shell, he sees a man with long locks of hair stand up straight. He growls angrily at the blonde’s devilish smile across his face.

Doflamingo

I swear to god, I’m going to wipe that shit-eating grin off the face of this world!!!

The blonde man laughs at his reaction and pokes his tongue out. He procures something out of his pocket and holds up the item in his hand, tossing it up and down playfully, taunting him in a challenging way.

Doflamingo spits at the sight of his desired Devil Fruit in someone’s hands. He turns his glare towards Diamante.

Doflamingo

I don’t care how, but I want that fucker dead!

The Numancia Flamingo manages to gain enough speed to sail alongside the fast snail. Doflamingo soon notices, however, that it’s not that their ship had gained speed, it’s the snail that had slowed down to pull up alongside them.

Doflamingo yells at his men to attack. His crew begins a barrage of cannonfire, aimed at the bulk of the snail’s shell. As the projectiles fly in the air, flashes of pink and red fly between the vessels. The cannonballs suddenly vanish without a trace.

Doflamingo

What the ever living fuck was that?! You call that an attack?! Keep firing!!!

His men panic and continue their cannonfire as ordered by their enraged captain.

Diamante

Young master!!! There’s no use! Something–someone keeps knocking them out in the air!

The blonde man reappears on the side of the snail’s shell, holding onto the ropes that are securely attached to it. He calls out to Doflamingo in a cheerful melody.

Sanji

Dooooffy~!

Doflamingo grits his teeth in irritation and runs towards the side of his own ship to face the man directly. He watches beams of pink and red continue their flight between their ships, somehow making their cannonballs disappear before they reach the snail.

Sanji brings out the Devil’s Fruit once more, twirling it at the tip of his index finger playfully.

Sanji

So…you come here often, love? What brings you to this part of the New World on this fine day?

Doflamingo

Mr. Prince! That’s not yours to take!

Sanji

Nah-uh! It was in our territory, hence it’s ours!

Doflamingo

You STOLE it from me, motherfucker! It’s rightfully mine!

And since when is this your territory?!

Sanji

Since we moved our fortress nearby!

Doflamingo

Your idea of expansion is a fuckin’ joke! Give it up or we will board your ship!!!

Sanji hooks his leg around the rope to keep himself tethered against the side of the snail’s shell. He runs his fingers along his jaw, thinking deep thoughts, while he continues to play with the Devil Fruit with his other hand.

Sanji

You’re so angry! Relax a bit, will you

Here’s the thing, Doffy, you are in our territory. You’re trespassing, speeding, threatening a fellow king and his subordinates, and now you’re attempting to steal from me? The gall!

Doflamingo

Don’t call me that! I barely know you!

Sanji

So? Let’s get to know one another then!

Would you be up for a candlelit dinner or are you a fuck-and-go kind of guy?

Doflamingo angrily slams his fists against the railing of his ship and turns to Diamante and his men.

Doflamingo

Board them!

Diamante

How can we make it over there when our cannonfire can’t even–

Doflamingo

I don’t care!!! Do it!

Diamante yells at their crew and stomps away to help them.

Sanji

Making real clumsy decisions there, my friend! I wouldn’t do that if I were you. You should be more carefu–!

At that, the Devil Fruit slips off his fingers. The blonde scrambles to catch it but it repeatedly slips from his grasp so he juggles it in the air clumsily before it finally falls off. Sanji tips himself backwards while keeping his legs hooked around the ropes to catch it in time with both hands.

Sanji

Whoops! That would have been bad, wouldn’t it?

Doflamingo

Fucker!!! Don’t you dare lose it!

Sanji pulls himself up and tosses the fruit up and down in his hand again.

Sanji

You are absolutely correct, Doffy!

…I should just eat it.

Sanji opens his mouth and teasingly holds the fruit between his teeth.

Doflamingo

NO!!!

They hear cries of help as Doflamingo’s men attempt to swing from the Numancia Flamingo over to the speedy snail. Out of nowhere, zaps of blue electricity shock the crew midair. They fall into the open water like rain between their ships.

A blue-headed man reveals himself from the other side of the snail then stands mightily on top of its shell. He crosses his arms, as if to declare that Doflamingo’s attempts are of no use.

Sanji

Mmphf Pmmmff Mmmffphf!

Doflamingo

Wh–What?!

Sanji spits out the undamaged fruit into his hand and throws Doflamingo a wide grin.

Sanji

I said that’s quite a moronic move, especially for you! I think they’re still alive though if you want to get your crew back!

Doflamingo

What the hell do you want from me, Mr. Prince?! What would it take for you to hand that over?!?

Sanji

I told you! I want a date!

Doflamingo feels the veins in his forehead pop. He then notices that the snail begins to slow down but the Numancia Flamingo continues to speed through the waters.

Sanji

Hey Doffy! Who’s driving?!

Doflamingo

…Eh?

Diamante runs up to Doflamingo once more, out of breath.

Diamante

Master… our men…

Doflamingo looks around and notices that there is no one else on deck except for him and his first mate. His eye twitches frustratingly at the sight. As if that's not troublesome enough, he hears sounds of footsteps from the lower levels. When he turns to see who it is, a man with green slicked back hair emerges from below deck, gripping two of his crew members by their heads with his massive hands as they cry for help. The green-headed man tosses them off the side of the ship casually, claps his hands clean and crosses his arms, looking bored.

Doflamingo

Who the fuck are you?!

Yonji

You might want to watch out where you’re going.

Doflamingo

Huh?

Diamante

Young master–!

The entirety of the ship suddenly surges forwards as the Numancia Flamingo beaches itself above a spiky rock formation at full speed. Doflamingo and Diamante get thrown backwards and they both land roughly against the far end of the ship. Debris from the front flies over and rains down on them.

The two groan at the sudden stop and take a moment to recover. When they look up, the green-headed man has already vanished from where he was standing.

Germa’s snail slows to a stop behind their beached ship. The blonde is now sitting on top of its shell while leaning his back against the blue-haired man who brings out a bamboo rod and begins fishing on the far side.

Sanji waves at the two remaining men on board the crashed ship.

Sanji

Hey! Need help, love?

Doflamingo and Diamante push debris off their bodies and struggle to stand. Doflamingo limps towards the back of the ship and throws Sanji a middle finger.

Sanji

Now why on earth did you crash your ship into this very stupidly large, hard-to-miss rock formation?

Doflamingo

You did this!

Sanji

It's not my fault that you're not paying attention!

Doflamingo

Fuck off already!

Sanji

Wait, I thought you're after me? Don't you want your Devil Fruit back? And now you want me to fuck off? Make up your mind, man!

Doflamingo

Ack–!

Sanji

So is that a no to help? We can tow your ship while you ride on the shell with us.

Well…whatever’s left of your ship anyway.

Doflamingo

I swear when I get my hands on you, I'm goanna–

Sanji

Hey! I'm trying to be nice here!

I’m being nice, aren’t I, Commander?

The blue haired man taps his chin thoughtfully.

Niji

In your weird unusual way–yeah, sure.

Sanji

See? Come on, I’ll give you our first catch of the day! Nice, fresh and juicy! Maybe I’ll even cook it for you if you’re well behaved.

Doflamingo

Shut up, just–SHUT UP! Give me back my Devil Fruit!

Sanji claps his hands together, happily smiling.

Sanji

A fruit salad sounds wonderful! Do you think that’s been done before? A Devil Fruit salad?

One more question, do you need to eat the whole thing or can we go halfsies? What if you eat two halves? Would you get two abilities?

Wait, that's three questions.

Doflamingo snaps at the blonde’s annoyingly arrogant attitude and takes several steps backwards. He sprints towards the edge of his broken ship at full speed then jumps off at the very end.

Sanji jumps side to side, warming himself up. He speaks under his breath.

Sanji

Here we go, come on.

Niji

Do you want our help on this?

Sanji

No, thank you. I need to speak to him privately.

Niji sighs in boredom and reels in his fishing line to recast it further out in the water.

Niji

You might want to tell that to Pink.

Sanji

Pink? Where?

Doflamingo pulls his fists, intending to deliver a powerful blow towards Sanji. As he closes in midair, the blonde simply eyes him and gives him a devilish smirk. His intrusive thoughts immediately think what that mouth would look like with his–

Before his fist meets the blonde's face, he sees a flash of pink in front of him as a girl with a butterfly-shaped cape suddenly puts herself between him and the blonde. She twirls rapidly, swinging her knee into his stomach, sending him hurling into the shallow stony waters down below.

Doflamingo lands with a loud grunt as the spiky rocks underneath him damage his back. He coughs out blood and he lays there still with his body partly submerged in the water.

The pink haired girl lands on top of him, smashing the rocks on both sides of his head. She straightens up, looming over him with a dangerous glare.

She raises a fist to deliver him a final blow. Doflamingo grits his teeth, readying himself for the inevitable pain.

Sanji

Stop!

The girl stops her punch just inches away from Doflamingo's face. Sanji jumps off from the snail’s shell and approaches them slowly. As he closes in, the girl steps aside to make way and faces him.

Reiju

But I was in the middle of a game with Red…. I'm one point away from winning.

Sanji

Oh? What's the prize?

Reiju

A favour or two. It depends on the gap between the points.

Sanji

Can I join?

Ichiji

No, it would be an unfair fight.

At the corner of his eyes, Doflamingo sees another person with red hair land on top of the snail's shell. He takes a moment to turn away from them in order to hide his eyes, and clean his sunglasses with his cape before resting it on his face again. The blonde yells at him to be heard.

Sanji

How the hell would it be unfair?! Don't you need at least a third player to play judge?

Reiju and Ichiji

Because you cheat!

Ichiji

Besides, Blue’s far more dependable keeping track of the score.

Reiju

I agree.

Sanji

But–

Reiju

Oh, don't be such a baby. Blue’s been keeping an eye on us since you're far too distracted playing with your horndog.

Sanji

My…what?

Niji silently nods in agreement from where he sat, causing Sanji to slap his own cheek, taking offense at the whole idea of being left out.

Ichiji finally settles down next to the grumbling blue haired one who is still fishing.

Ichiji

Caught anything yet?

Niji

No… Cosette’s going to kill me.

Ichiji

Forget it. We’ll just buy some on our way back. She won’t know the difference.

Niji

It’s not the same!

Reiju

Let it go, Red. He won't listen if he's at the mercy of our head chef.

Ichiji smirks and ruffles Niji's head, messing up the fringe of his hair that was neatly sticking out of his metal helmet.

Niji

Stop it!

Ichiji

If you don't ask her out, I will. And if I fail–which you know I rarely do–I'll get Green in on the action.

Niji

Don't you fuckin' dare.

Doflamingo

Mr. Prince, you know that I'm still here right?

Sanji

O–oh, whoops!

Commander, could you give us a moment alone please?

The pink girl hums softly as a reply and gracefully walks off to join the two men waiting idly on the shell.

Reiju

Commander Blue, there really is no use. You can buy live ones from the market nowadays. We’ll just kill them closer to home to make it look like you caught them yourself. Or better yet–we can start our own fish farm if we can get one that’s bearing eggs.

Niji

Leave me alone and let me do this!

…Tell me about that fish farm though.

Diamante

Young master!!!

Grateful for the distraction, Doflamingo lifts his head with difficulty and sees that his first mate is wrapped in chains, held firmly by the green headed man back on his ship.

Yonji

Hey King, what do you want to do with this one? He told me they're collecting Devil Fruits but won't say why.

Sanji

Lock him up. We won't be long.

Diamante thrashes about, trying to break out of his restraints until the green head delivers a swift chop at the back of his neck which renders him unconscious immediately. He lifts him effortlessly over his shoulders and disappears behind the wreckage of his ship.

Sanji

Commanders, can I please get you to look around and retrieve those Devil Fruits from their ship?

Doflamingo

No…!

Niji

But I haven't caught anything yet!

Reiju

I literally just sat down….

Ichiji

I'll do it…I guess.

Sanji

Thank you kindly!

The red headed man lazily launches off the snail and disappears where the green man had gone somewhere in the ruins of the Numancia Flamingo.

Doflamingo attempts to sit up with his heavily bruised body. When his arms give, he falls back onto the rocky waters with a loud splash. The water up his nose and blood behind his throat causes another round of coughing fits.

He hears light splashes next to his head and sees Sanji sit down next to him, stretching his legs into the water. The blonde shuffles a hand into his breast pocket and fishes out a clean and dry handkerchief. He stretches his arm out, offering him the piece of fabric.

Sanji

Sorry about that. I like watching my siblings get along. It's not often we all take on the same mission.

Doflamingo

I hate you all so much.

Sanji

I know.

Doflamingo snatches the handkerchief off his hand and begins to clean the blood off his face. Afterwards, he discards it by tossing it over his shoulders.

Doflamingo

Why did you do this? We're just trying to get home.

Sanji pulls a cigarette from his pocket and lights it.

Sanji

Because you've been a bad, bad boy, Doffy.

Doflamingo

…Seriously?

Sanji

And you get this really cute reaction! Your face gets all scowly and angry. And those veins on your forehead really come out, like your head’s about to pop.

Doflamingo groans and rolls himself onto his elbows. As he pushes himself up, he looks up at the state of his ship and frowns.

Doflamingo

My men?

Sanji

All accounted for. Don't worry.

Doflamingo

You didn't kill any of them?

Sanji

Now where's the fun in that?

Sanji crosses his legs, watching the other man struggle to sit up. He steals a glance at the back of his shirt all torn up and his skin is covered in bruises from Reiju's attack.

Doflamingo

Give it back…

Sanji

You're going to need to be more specific than that.

Doflamingo

More speci–? My fruit! I want my Devil Fruit back!!! Like I keep saying a million times over. What else could it be?

Sanji holds up his enclosed hand and begins stating other things out loud while counting with his fingers.

Sanji

A billion Beri, that one white feather coat you like so much, condensed Seastones, a couple of expensive-looking family heirlooms back when you were a Celestial Dragon–

Doflamingo

Wait, wait, wait, wait–how much have you stolen from me?!

And why did you take my coat…?

Sanji

Only whenever you enter our side of the waters. Take it as your payment for our toll.

And…I was feeling cold and your coat just looked warm and snug.

Oh uh…just so you know, it's pink now. I tried to wash it but someone accidentally put in his red flashy underwear with it and… well….

Doflamingo’s brow twitches angrily as he feels his temperature rise.

Sanji

AHA! That! There’s that look that I love so much!

It's…dry clean only though…isn't it? Sorry.

Doflamingo

You… little piece of shit….

Sanji chuckles, ignoring the man’s angered state.

Above them, they hear a couple of splashes as the red and green haired commanders jump off the ship and land nearby. They transport large partly opened chests that contain Doflamingo's hard earned Devil Fruits from the Numancia Flamingo back to their snail ship.

Sanji

Well done, guys! Just haul them somewhere in the back.

Doflamingo

HEY! Those are mine!

Sanji

Now, now…what on earth are you planning to do with them…hmm?

Doflamingo growls and attempts to stand. Before he can push himself up, Sanji points a sharp and dangerous dagger across his throat. He stills and gulps down nervously.

Sanji

We’re still talking. Sit.

Doflamingo grits his teeth and does as he says. Feeling helpless, he crosses his arms and waits for Sanji to speak.

Sanji

Good boy.

Doflamingo

You want to talk, Mr. Prince? So talk.

Sanji pulls the dagger away and returns to sheathe it back behind his belt. Satisfied with his answer, he offers Doflamingo his cigarette.

Doflamingo cocks an eyebrow at him and takes it. He takes a long drag and exhales, trying to get himself to relax and collect himself more calmly.

Sanji

I need your help.

Doflamingo

Fuck off.

Sanji

Hear me out.

Doflamingo waves his hand that's holding the cigarette, gesturing for Sanji to keep talking.

Sanji

I need a temporary alliance again. There are things that I need to do, and I know you need something from me–several things, in fact.

Doflamingo

You mean like the Devil Fruit that’s in your pocket right now? And those other fruits that you just took from my ship?

Sanji

Among other things.

Doflamingo laughs out loud from the absurdity of Sanji’s proposal. The blonde simply smiles at his reaction and waits for him to calm down and respond.

Doflamingo

You’re barking mad if you think I’d agree to another alliance with you.

Sanji

You still think that I owe you for helping me kill my own father?

Doflamingo

Yes. And…

Doflamingo gestures to the crumbling ruins of the Numancia Flamingo behind him. Coincidentally, the largest mast collapses in itself and falls loudly to the side. The rest of the ship follows as the hull gets snapped in half and the keel practically explodes from the stress of the ruined wreckage. Slowly, one of the halves of the hull sinks into the depths of the sea.

Sanji

Again, not my fault that you didn't pay attention. I'm not the one who sent all your men to swing over and come on board. We had to defend ourselves!

Oh, don't give me that look. Quit being such a baby. It's not a good image of you. I’ll build you a new ship. It’ll be shinier! And more pink! Bird head and all!

Doflamingo

With the money you stole from me….

Sanji

Hey! How I acquired that two billion Beri is not important.

Also I know that you don’t have enough proof. My commanders are really good at covering up fingerprints and any form of evidence.

Doflamingo

You just admitted to it!!! And didn’t you say that you stole one billion…? Why is the number climbing up?

Sanji

Guilty until proven. You barely even noticed three billion Berri missing from your treasury so clearly you don’t need so much gold. Look–

Doflamingo slaps his forehead from the whole ridiculousness of the situation.

Sanji

I need to attend the Levely. And I know you have been extended an invitation for the next one.

Doflamingo grins. He laughs his deep maniacal laugh.

Doflamingo

What’s wrong? Are you offended that you didn’t get an invitation to the party? 

Of course you didn't get one. You're a new king. They don't just let anyone in. It's taken years for me to properly be seen as one. Meanwhile…

All you’ve done so far in your rulership is to tear down your father’s legacy that he and your ancestors worked so hard to build. He used to take part in it. And now they're wondering what the hell you're doing to everything he owned.

Sanji

I stand by the decisions I have made and I have no regrets doing so. But…I need to be there this year. It is imperative that I attend.

Doflamingo

So what you’re saying is that you’d do anything for me to help you attend the Levely…. That I can ask you for whatever I want and you have no choice but to do as you’re told?

It was Sanji’s turn to laugh out loud. Doflamingo loses his smile at that.

Sanji

Oh no, dear. Far from that. Sure, I’m happy to discuss the terms and conditions with you for a fair exchange. I do admit that you’re my first most preferred choice though. But I’d be a fool if I don’t have any other options to turn to.

Doflamingo raises a curious brow at that.

Doflamingo

I'm your first choice? Why?

Sanji gives him a wide grin. He stands.

Sanji

So I can do this….

Slowly, Sanji lifts up a leg and straddles himself on Doflamingo’s lap. He spreads his hands out, gliding them from the tips of his shoulders to the wide of his neck.

Doflamingo makes a growling noise from the back of his throat and grips the blonde's waist, pulling him close.

Doflamingo

And you think this is enough? With everything you owe me.

Sanji

Please, you're the one who owes me. Killing Germa’s previous ruler also benefited you, Warlord.

Sanji slides his hands up to cup Doflamingo's face. He pulls him to lightly touch his nose on his, teasing him.

Doflamingo

How did you know…?

Sanji

Let's just say that I have my sources….

Sanji grinds himself over Doflamingo's erect cock, earning him a soft moan in return. Slowly, he turns his head gently to the side to face the horizon beyond them.

Sanji

And…I did escort you home. With all my commanders in tow.

Doflamingo sees small shapes in the water making splashes towards a large familiar island in the distance. When he squints his eyes, he can see his men floating on lifesavers swimming towards the shores of Dressrosa.

Doflamingo

Oh, for fuck's sake…. We were that close to home?! You said we're in your territory!

Sanji chuckles and pushes himself off the man. He walks towards the edge of the rocky surface and watches the events on the distant island.

Sanji

I am serious about that date though.

And… you know how much I'm worth.

He turns and throws Doflamingo a den-den mushi. The man catches it with a single open palmed hand.

Sanji

As for the Levely…think about what you may need from me. You've told me before that you wanted a more permanent alliance, so let's talk. Call me when you're ready.

Or you know…just for fun.

At that, Sanji walks off to return to his snail ship.

Doflamingo

Wait.

The blonde stops in his tracks and looks over his shoulder.

Doflamingo

I think I may have a way for you to get in…but you may not like it.

What are you doing tonight?

Sanji gives him a smirk.

Sanji

Oh, you know. Probably the usual stuff. Scheming. Plundering. Expanding.

I'm curious to hear as to what your plan is, Doffy. It sounds like you already took this into consideration.

Doflamingo

Want to come by and… talk? Usual time and place.

Sanji

…Talk, huh? Sure.

But you're not allowed to touch yourself until I get there.

Doflamingo

Deal.

Sanji

Oh…one last thing.

How did me and my…commanders go today? Do you think we work well together?

Doflamingo

Well enough. You're too…comfortable with each other. Too cuddly and domestic.

Sanji

No, we’re not! We’re the opposite of that! We hate each other!

Doflamingo cocks an unimpressed eyebrow at him and gestures a hand towards the now wrestling red, blue and green commanders as they try to fight for the one fishing rod they have, demanding that they each want to take a turn to show Blue “how it’s done”, while the pink one tries to pry them all apart atop the snail’s shell.

The blonde pauses then begins to laugh, walking towards them. When he nears the edge of the rocky terrain, he turns his gaze to him one last time.

Sanji

Maybe they just hate me then.

Doflamingo

If you want my advice?

Sanji

I don't think I do.

Doflamingo 

Kill them. Before you get too attached. Having siblings while running a kingdom can get...complicated.

Sanji

You're mad. But…I'll keep that in mind if they give me a reason to.

Sanji winks at him, sending shivers down his spine. The blonde gives his commanders a wave, signalling them to start up the snail as he jumps on board.

Niji

Did I hear that right? That you'll kill us if we give you a reason to?

Sanji

Hey, I think you have a bite!

Niji

ACK–!

Yonji

For the record…we all heard it. It came from your horndog.

Doflamingo

What–?! Stop calling me his horndog! My name is Donquixote Doflamingo!!!

He watches the Germa vessel with all its passengers depart. They all bid him farewell in order of age.

Vinsmokes

Bye, Do–Donqui... uh… Duffy!!

Until next time, Mr. Don!

See you, loser!

Don't forget our date later, Doffy~!

Later, bird for brains!

Doflamingo

Close, but not quite.

Getting there but say the whole thing next time!

That's even worse.

I won't, Mr. Prince!

See you, Winch-for-arms.

Yonji

Not an insult, but alright!

Doflamingo can't help but smile to himself, feeling the start of an attachment to the blonde and his armada of a family. After a few moments, he sighs exasperatedly and stands on his feet.

Diamante

Young m–master…

Doflamingo looks up and sees his first mate poking his head out from the unsunk side of the wrecked ship, still coiled around in chains.

Diamante

What the hell was that all about?

Did you at least get your Devil Fruit back?

Doflamingo

…A practice run. Mr. Prince needed an assessment of his performance with his commanders so I gave it to him.

And no…I didn't get the fruit back but apparently I got a date so….

Diamante lets out a defeated sigh.

Diamante

So…what now? How are we supposed to get home?

Doflamingo

We swim.

—

Law swipes his sword upwards, clipping strands of hair from the blonde's fringe.

Sanji ducks down at the last second. A nervous sweat drops from the side of his brow as he takes several steps back.

Sanji

Getting better, Traffy. But I still need to see more of that footwork. You leave your left too open.

Law

Hmph.

Sanji

How are you feeling?

Law

I could eat….

Sanji

Yeah, alright.

Law

You're not going to insist that we keep going?

Sanji

I'm not a monster. No one starves under my watch.

Law sheaths his sword and hums in acknowledgement.

Law

So…

Sanji begins circling around him, occasionally picking up small pebbles from the ground.

Sanji

So what?

Law

How was your uh… date… with Doflamingo?

Sanji

Good.

Law

Just…good?

Sanji

Since you insisted on the details…

We had a good talk then fucked for two days straight–no…three? Something like that. We eventually needed to eat and Niji came by several times to see if I'm ready to go home.

Law

Please spare me the colourful details….

Sanji

Hey! You asked.

Law

I was asking about what happened afterwards and the Levely! Did you get what you needed from it?

Sanji

You can say that…

With a flick of his wrists, Sanji sends the pebbles in his hands to fly towards Law who grabs one end of his coat and pulls it up to his head, blocking them before they hit him.

Law

Stop that!

Sanji

What? It was one last test to see how much you've improved and if you were paying attention!

To answer your question, let's just say we both got what we wanted. It’s…when we formed a more permanent alliance and….

Law

He ate the Devil Fruit?

Sanji nods.

Sanji

Yes. The very one that he's after.

We cut it up and–

Law

Are you about to paint me a picture?

Sanji

Then I put it all over my–

Law

Please, don't.

Sanji

…Then he–

Law

Mr. Prince-ya!

Sanji

What? Talking about it helps!

Law nurses the bridge of his nose with his fingers, trying to ease the now increasing headache from having to listen to Sanji's many back stories.

Sanji takes the opportunity to flick him one last pebble but Law redirects it away from him by raising his sheathed sword slightly so it bounces off its handle.

Law

Will you quit it, Sanji-ya?!

Sanji

I promise that's the last one. Great progress today, Traffy. That'll have to do…for now.

Law

I haven't even beaten you yet….

Sanji

I know. Let's resume training after the festival.

And…please don't call me by name in public. You'll get in trouble.

Sanji pockets his hands and proceeds to walk through the path towards town. Law follows him closely behind.

Law

Why me and not you?

Sanji takes a deep breath, and looks up at the silhouette of the tree canopy against the starry sky.

Sanji

Anyone who knows my identity becomes a target from the Marines…. I can't have that with the Marimo. I was hoping that it would be secret from you for a while longer. They're relentless, and they'd do anything to learn more about me.

Law

Is…that why you haven't told him? Because he could potentially lose his Warlord status?

The blonde chuckles.

Sanji

Even if they did question him, he wouldn't know…it's the safest bet. He didn't even bother asking me about it. Can you believe it? Two decades and not one question. He just does what he's told as long as there's a fight in it so he can get better than Mihawk.

So bloody adorable…. I could squish his face. And…other things.

Law

You're trying to shield him from the Marines…the very organisation who he's working for.

Sanji

If you want to put it that way….

Law

And…I already have a bounty. The Marines are after me no matter what. As for my crew….

Sanji

I lost it in a bet.

Law looks at him in astonishment and disbelief.

Sanji

Bepo has a surprisingly good poker face, okay?! He gets all sparkly and cute with those…big teary bear eyes….

If the Marines somehow find out how much you and your crew know about me, your bounty will either increase or they'll want you only “Alive”. Both, if you piss off the wrong officer.

Law

I guess my crew has done well so far…. I had no idea that they knew.

Sanji

So…whose tongue slipped?

Law

Does it matter?

But honestly? …It was all of them, if you can believe it. I think they found your last stash of pre-made cocktails.

Sanji

Hah!

Law

And…Doflamingo?

Sanji

He begged for it so he could call my name in bed.

Law

Ugh…

Sanji

What? This is why I don't skip details on my dates! That's where the intimate details surface. I was younger and didn't realise how much it could have impacted his life…. Sometimes I do wonder if he's gotten in trouble because of it. Unless he's that good at hiding things for me….

Want to hear how it happened? It was the second time we got together. He–

Law

Please, please keep it to yourself. I really don't want the image stuck in my head of my arch nemesis doing the unmentionable.

Sanji

Are you sure? It's a good story!

Law

I'm good, thanks.

…You don't have any more feelings for him, right?

Sanji opens his mouth to say something immediately. After a few moments, he finds that he's unable to answer the question.

Law

Seriously?

After all this time? With everything he's done to you?

Sanji

Can you blame me? He's the one who got the Marines and Admirals off our backs after Sabaody. Even after finding out that I'm travelling with you.

That takes guts. And a manic amount of dedication. It's not easy to ignore his efforts.

The doctor frowns at that. He keeps his gaze straight, thinking deeply about the situation at hand.

Law

I didn't realise that he's responsible for putting out fires. I thought we'd run into more trouble by now…. The papers seem to be the only issue left.

Sanji

Morgans is my problem. I'll…have to pay him a kind visit next time I'm able to.

As for the Marines’ involvement… Doflamingo is the only one who has the connections to do what he did. I don't even know if any other Warlord has the same pull with the navy other than a former Celestial Dragon.

Law keeps quiet at that, wondering what things would be like if Corazon was still alive and how he'd personally handle incidents if it's him that's in trouble from the Marines.

He suddenly stops in his tracks and shoots a glare towards a cluster of tall bushes. Sanji takes a step behind him, studying his reaction. He purposely drops his guard to give the doctor an opportunity to prove himself.

Sanji

Talk to me, Traffy. What do you see? What do you feel?

Law

I feel…odd. Like…my instincts are telling me to fight or flee….

Right now it's…both? Like I have to stand my ground. It…my body wants to find out more.

Sanji hovers a hand over Law's shoulder and gently clasps it. He gives him a gentle shake.

Sanji

Try to relax. Don't fight it. Let that instinct guide your senses. Just go with the flow.

Whatever's behind that bush might not want you to see it just yet. But that's the next step. You need to feel around it to identify it. Sort of like deducing through the process of elimination.

So tell me… what do you see?

Law

Ugh… that just makes it a bit more complicated but I think I get the idea.

I see… a very grumpy… very angry… is that… a ball of… grass?

A familiar green-headed swordsman emerges from behind the bushes, stumbling forwards and lands face first into the ground. His hair and clothes are disheveled and filthy from the jungle.

Sanji

Close. It's a Marimo!

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"The Other Side" Hazbin Hotel cover is stuck in my head as I drew the cover ❤️

[capsgirl19]

Alright boys, Jesus Christ, I spent several hours in a Wikipedia hole learning about Doflamingo's boat, Spanish literature, and the Roman Empire and I think I might've unraveled a fair chunk of the plot inspiration for Dressrosa? Good lord.

So it all started in my local East Asian imports store. I was browsing their models, fruitlessly hunting for more Slowpoke kits, when I noticed they had a bunch of One Piece ship model kits. Super cool, pretty big selection, so I decided to see if they had Doffy's ship online. Well, they don't. Sad life, but I said "it's fine, we see it for all of like 10 seconds, I don't think that ship even has a name. And I'm super not bitter that Garp's warship (called 'Garp's Warship' on the model kit bc that one is actually unnamed) was included while my man's was not." And then I figured I should look up whether Doflamingo's ship has a name, which it apparently does. The Numancia Flamingo.

Well I get the flamingo part, but what the hell is Numancia? In the trivia on the wiki page, it says it may be named after the Spanish battle ship Numancia, so now I'm on that Wikipedia page. The Spanish ship was the first warship to circumnavigate the globe. Cool, but that's fucking nothing with regard to what really matters, One Piece lore. So it's time to go and look at the list of other ships named Numancia, because apparently this is not a one-off for Spain.

According to the list page, these ships are all named in honor of the Siege of Numantia, an old city near modern-day Soria. Numantia (Numancia is the Spanish spelling) was a Celtiberian settlement in 134 BC, at which time Rome decided that it would actually very much like for Numantia to be a Roman settlement, and in keeping with this sent out some guys to really just beat the hell out of those Celtiberians once and for all. Now, Numantia was a fort on a hill, so the plan was to do a siege, which worked. Attempts to break the siege were unsuccessful, and the city attempted to negotiate surrender under the condition that they wouldn't be enslaved. The Romans refused this offer. There was mass suicide, followed by the remaining populace burning the city to ashes before surrendering unconditionally to the Romans.

Alright, interesting, so this is picking up. It's not like One Piece doesn't have stuff named after random ass battles, but they're typically naval battles and the Siege of Numantia is pretty definitively a land-based conflict. I guess it can't hurt to check the "legacy" section.

Oh, that's cool, there's a Spanish play about it! Some scholars think it's the best Spanish tragedy of all time! El Cerco de Numancia. It's by--

It's by Miguel de Cervantes. Best known for his authorship of Don Quixote. Fucking hell.

Right. Cool, cool, cool. How does the play differ from the real life Siege of Numantia? Well, for one we're going to need main characters to anchor us to the story. This means adding a central romance between a soldier (Marandro) and a woman who lives in the city (Lira). Their marriage has been arranged by Lira's father, but postponed due to the war. Their storyline ends with Marandro entering enemy territory to steal bread for Lira, but succumbing to his wounds shortly after bringing it to her.

There's also the matter of Doflamingo's appearance. If you look up who he's based on, you'll get a lot of results about French musician Michel Polnareff. I can definitely see the sense of style and general coloring from this, but from the neck up they kind of look nothing alike, save sunglasses and blond hair. There's somebody else that Doffy's always reminded me of though, the shape of the nose, set of the cheekbones, the damn hairline...

Yeah, guy's a dead ringer for Julius Caesar, the face of the Roman Empire. I don't think this is a stretch, the dude literally showed up and immediately installed a to-the-death gladitorial system of enslaved prisoners in a pre-existing coloseum, it's clear Rome was an influence on the plotline.

Oda strikes a balance between the nobility of tragedy and the messy human reality of war. In the Cervantes play, every inhabitant of Numantia dies before surrendering to enslavement. Many of them gracefully succumb to starvation. The very gods of their land weep for their sacrifice. In reality, the residents of Numantia engaged in cannibalism (as one might expect of a slowly starving populace). Many of them died, but several thousand surrendered to become Roman slaves.

As he often does, Oda finds a middle ground between humanity and humanist ideals. Initially, I wondered if it was all in the name of his ship, all wrapped up before he even makes it to the New World: ultimately, Doflamingo is going to fail because the people of Dressrosa will die before willingly submitting to enslavement. But I think it's not quite so simple as that. Certainly, he's deposed in the end. Justice prevails, as it were. But it's hard to argue that a man who ruled a country for a decade, getting everything he wanted and enslaving half its populace, failed. Furthermore, the people are not noble after this ends. They're angry and afraid and they act in ways that hurt the people trying to free them and by extension their own self-interest.

We all know how Dressrosa ends, but I'm more in love with how unafraid of people One Piece is. How it depicts our flaws with sympathy even as it insists that people want to be good and usually just need a little encouragement.

Oh shit I've wandered off into misty-eyed anarchist sentiments about the inherent goodness of humanity again, this happens all the time, my point is: I TRACKED DOWN AND READ A SPANISH PLAY FOR THIS! THIS BASTARD HAS MADE ME A FULLER AND MORE CULTURED PERSON AGAIN! GODDAMN IT!

[unteriors]

Calle Numancia, Palencia, Castile and León.

[queef-of-fortune]

Marionette (Doflamingo X reader) Chapter nine:

Plot: When the Straw Hat crew got separated, Kuma sent her to the kingdom of Dressrosa. Unfortunately for her, she caught the eye of none other than the king himself. Donquixote Doflamingo.

Doflamingo held her tight to his chest, pulling his coat closed so no one could see inside as she clinged to his torso. The only thing she could hear was muffled conversations in passing and the only thing she could feel was the vibration of his voice when he spoke as well as his frantic heartbeat. He clearly didn’t want to be caught with her.

His heart thudded quickly in his chest each time he was stopped. Especially when Diamante stopped him.

“Hey Doffy!” The man who was even bigger than Doflamingo called out to him.

She could feel Doflamingo’s body tense as he called out to him.

“What?” His tone was snarkier than intended.

“None of us have hardly seen you the past couple of days.”

Diamante crossed his arms. “You disappearing on us, boss?”

Doflamingo forced a grin. Too sharp, too quick.

“Busy.”

Diamante tilted his head. His eyes flicked to Doflamingo’s coat.

(Y/N) held her breath.

“Busy doing what?”

Doflamingo’s grip on her tightened—a silent warning.

“In due time, Diamante.” His voice was a razor-thin thread. “Don’t question me.”

Diamante stared for a moment longer. Then shrugged.

“Whatever you say, boss.”

(Y/N) was trying her hardest to peek out from his coat to see what door he was opening up. Of course he quickly yanked it shut again before she could get a look. As she tried to make out their whereabouts with the rest of her senses, she could hear the sounds of birds. Smell the sea on the breeze. They were outside. He was taking her outside of the palace. But where?

She wiggled in his grasp as she felt his pace quicken.

“Quit.” He hissed under his breath at her. Before she could move anymore he gripped her tighter, making her wince as he dug his fingers into her sides. He then launched himself into the sky using his strings.

The sensation was a horrible feeling. It was the same feeling you get on a rollercoaster. She gasped, tightly closing her eyes, and gripping his shirt tighter. The way she clung to him in fear only fueled his pride and possessiveness.

As Doflamingo landed on the docks, the surrounding Marines stiffened up as they prepared their own ships for departure. They all looked away, completely avoiding his eyes. He thrived when men cowered in his presence.

He strutted up to his own massive ship, The Numancia Flamingo. It resembled him of course. A giant flamingo with sunglasses on. Pink and flashy, just like him. The first voice she heard was Trebols.

“Ahh, Young Master, you’re back! Where’ve you been hiding, hmm?” He was grinning and rocking on his feet.

“Here, there. Everywhere.” Doflamingo replied, walking past him wearing his usual smirk.

“So, what’s next? Marineford’s waiting.” Trebol’s nasally voice followed.

Marineford.

She didn’t know where that was, but she knew what it meant.

She wasn’t just trapped in a palace anymore.

She was being taken somewhere she couldn’t escape. Somewhere she couldn’t run. Somewhere she wouldn’t be found.

She wanted to throw up.

Doflamingo continued to walk, clearly trying to brush off Trebol.

“Just get the ship ready, I want us sailing in less than an hour— No exceptions.” He demanded, not even bothering to look back at Trebol as he made his way inside the ship. Once the door closed behind him, she could feel some of the tension in his body release.

He continued to walk, his long legs shortening his stride as he made his way through the vast vessel. He soon stopped, opening up another door before stepping inside. She heard the sound of the door closing and locking behind them.

Before she could react, he opened up his coat before pulling her clinging form from his body. He held her by her waist with one hand as he set her down on the floor. She stumbled in the heels she wore, quickly gaining her balance soon after. She scowled up at him as she brushed her hair back down and straightened out her dress.

“What the hell is Marineford?” She demanded. Glaring at the man who dared to grin in her face proudly.

“Nothing for you to worry about, you won’t be leaving this ship.” He explained, leaning down so he could twirl a strand of her hair between his fingers.

She slapped his hand away before she could think.

The grin slid off his face.

Just for a second. Just long enough for her stomach to twist with regret.

And then—he laughed.

Slow, deep, amused. But his fingers twitched like he wanted to grab her again.

“Oh, now don’t be that way.” He leaned down even closer to her face. This time he placed his hand on the back of her head so she couldn’t back away.

“It’s for your safety, my love. Trust.” He cooed at her. Now only about an inch away from her face.

“Get the fuck out of my face right now.” She growled between clenched teeth. The whole time her eyes never left his lenses.

He truly did admire her fire. They both knew she could never take him. He was far more powerful than anyone on her crew, and she was by far one of the weaker ones. She made him feel as though he were taming a feral cat. She soon would love him. He was sure of it.

[allmightskitten]

Dofcora nation today I discovered a Google doc from a long time ago of WIPs i had about them that I somehow managed to COMPLETELY forget about, and I have no idea HOW these ideas completely slipped from my mind because they are as wild as:

(🔞 ahead)

- not quite nsfw but still very nsfw rosi scar appreciation behaviour from doffy

- a fuck or die trope. How the hell did I forget about this one. some enemy devil fruit users manage to orchestrate this situation thinking ha, they can't get out of this because they're brothers so they won't fuck and they'll die but surprise surprise....

- voyeurism on the numancia ???? some random crewmember has the misfortune of finding out that the brothers are not very Brotherly but, also, they are kind of into it because they read too much porn ig, and my absolute favourite:

- cora and doffy's STRING PUPPET. YES, HE USES THE STRING PUPPET. (this was gonna be a gift for @sugarpsalms psst if you remember 👀 but we both got busy, so!)

I genuinely have no idea how I forgot these wip ideas. Like, I didn't even remember them when I was doing the WIP tagging game! Insane. Insane. I don't know if these will ever come to fruition now, but...y'know, I'd still love for them to exist somehow so honestly if anybody finds this list inspiring do feel free to do with it what you wish XDD

[luffysinterlude]

here with some of my oc’s backstory!! (i love her) / (warnings: ooc!doffy & sengoku, oc’s mother (x rosinante), timeline might be off (i envision her to be 21/22 post time-skip), brother!law x oc) / (note: i mention cupid having dark hair, but that’s about it. you could imagine it from a reader’s perspective as well!! not really sure how i envision cupid yet, just her fits)

(inspired from this one moment where i was sick in bed and let my imagination run wild.)

donquixote rosinante’s daughter cupid was to be kept a secret from the world.

he hadn’t known she existed until she was five, through a letter that held tear stains and smeared ink. his one and only ex-lover from the east blue had fallen ill and had a month to live. in less than three weeks later, corazon finds himself standing in front of a newly added gravestone, a small dark-haired girl sleeping peacefully in his arms.

i promise i’ll keep her safe. she is your legacy. thank you for trusting her with me, i’m sorry we missed the chance to be a family and i’m not sure if i’ll ever be able to get over losing someone so great. i’ll make sure she grows up the way you want her to. i’ll see you in the next life, my beautiful alia.

when sengoku found corazon sitting in his office with a child in his lap, he nearly had a heart attack. corazon explained the situation…even letting some of his feelings slip. when sengoku pried about the mother, he thought he’d died and resurrected on the spot. monkey d. alia…a familiar name, someone he’d watch grow up with his adopted son. he wasn’t upset though; he and garp had raised them both to be young naval commanders. although alia had suddenly disappeared six years ago and garp refused to tell anyone his daughter’s whereabouts, he was proud of them, a warmth swelling in his chest.

yet his blood ran cold as he realized he shared a granddaughter with garp. he made a mental note to ask garp if he had any idea and if so, why he didn’t feel the need to tell him.

sengoku agreed to keep the child a secret, but only if he was allowed to raise the girl and train her to be a marine. corazon hesitated a bit; not wanting his adoptive father to shove his views of justice down his daughter’s throat, but he trusted sengoku enough, nodding his head at the idea. he promised her he’ll stop by every chance he had.

unbeknownst to them, a certain man sat just below the open window..smiling at the precious news from his little brother.

within just a year, sengoku watched so much potential grow in cupid, she was such a strong girl who seemed to excel in everything he put her through. for a six year old, she had more self-discipline than most marines. she never gave up and proved herself every time.

so imagine the feeling he gets when his oldest son pays him a visit, asking for a favor. doflamingo has never been forgiving; a silent threat in the air as he demanded a warlord position and custody of cupid. sengoku silently prays for corazon’s mercy and gives him want he wants with not much of a fight, only asking that cupid never ends up dead or on a bounty poster.

corazon’s heart shatters as he hears the words fall from sengoku’s mouth. tears welled in his eyes at the sudden wave of grief that hit him, a small amount of anger bubbling under his skin. he told me he wouldn’t hurt her. cora clenched his eyes shut at the words, an image of both cupid and alia flashing through his mind. his decision was then made:

i’ll go undercover. i made a promise to alia and i won’t let him be the reason i break it…and i’ll stop whatever madness doffy has planned.

x+x

hearing the news that her father was joining her on the numancia, cupid allowed her mind to ease. she trusted and loved her father to take care of her, and stuck to him like a parasite. you’ll never be alone, he told her. i’ll always be with you.

some time passes and cupid quickly becomes a main asset to the donquixote family. she’s always being watched by doflamingo though; something she noticed the minute she stepped foot aboard. he didn’t have to be present for her to feel his strong gaze. she trained restlessly, sometimes in secret so her dad wouldn’t scold her. she wanted to be as strong as her parents…maybe even stronger.

she soon meets a boy named Law, her interest in him beginning when he shows up seeking refuge in the family, saying he doesn’t have much time to live; words she’s heard before. she soon finds herself following him around the ship, observing him and trying to help him get away her father…

one day though, she feels a familiar pain in her chest: her father was taking Law around the world in hopes to find a doctor that’ll heal him. she cried silently as she eavesdropped on the quiet conversation between the two brothers, her heart desperately wanting to go, but she knew doflamingo would never allow that.

that night, she stares out into the dark sky, searching for a ray of hope; for herself, her (new) brother, and her father. even though she was a child, she was able to piece together her uncle’s plans for dressrosa. she’s always been able to read people’s next move and sometimes hear their thoughts — something she noticed when her grandfather sengoku trained her alongside marines — yet around those she trusted and loved, she never felt the need to.

the day Law and Corazon parted ways with the family, she hid in her room—she had told them she’d see them again, a stern look in her eyes. she formulated an escape plan to follow the two, one that involved a lot of thought: every second matters, i can’t fail.

when the news that cupid had suddenly disappeared a month exactly after the departure of Law and Corazon, and just before her birthday, doflamingo could only laugh. he knew Corazon was smart enough not to break a promise with him, so the thought of a nine year old girl somehow being smart enough to escape from him drove him insane.

you’ll come back to me eventually. just because you’re blood, i’ll allow you to escape this once. consider us even, rosi…because your life is mine once i find you.

+x+

here’s my vivre card! don’t tell anyone i’m giving this to you, it’s our secret.

the warm voice of her father clouded cupid’s mind as she stared at the small paper in her hand, the freezing temperature suddenly causing her arms to wrap around her body. a familiar voice caused her to untuck her chin from her chest, yet when she looked, nobody was near.

it’s been almost six months since Law and Corazon began their journey. a part of her wishes that her father had tried harder to include her in their search, but she knew that he only wanted to keep her safe. she also knew that by leaving, he would suffer more.

she figures that by now doflamingo had figured out cora’s secret. she prayed every night hoping the evil man didn’t beat her to them, and so far he hasn’t. yet that thought alone made her move her legs just a bit quicker in the thick snow, fighting against strong winds.

a tall pink silhouette caught her eye as she was beginning to feel tired, a small burst of adrenaline causing her to run towards the figure. she tried using her haki — a term she learned about after confiding to baby 5 about her power sources — to hear what they were talking about, but using it at a distance isn’t something she learned yet.

and so she did the next best thing she could think of:

“DAAAAAAAAAAAD!! LAAAAAAAAAW!!”

corazon froze in his spot when he suddenly felt his daughter’s presence in the surrounding area. neither of the males could hear her voice due to corazon’s devil fruit power, but the wide-eyed look on law’s face as his eyes traveled behind cora’s head caused law to slightly panic.

“she’s behind me, isn’t she…?” corazon spoke. his head hung low, his eyes clenching shut as he grit his teeth. he should be angry. angry at cupid for acting on impulse and following them. angry at cupid for leaving his brother’s ship without thinking of the consequences she’d face. instead, he chuckles. its a light-hearted chuckle, an image of alia popping up in his head.

law nodded, still in a slight panic and shock. he was happy to see his sister again, but he was hoping that the next time they met was when he was fully healed and recovered. in a way, cupid reminded him of lami; he thinks it’s because of how she clung to him like they’ve known each other for their entire lives, or how she’s the only other person (after cora) he trusts.

+x+

“you understand, don’t you cupid?” she does, but wishes she didn’t.

cupid was speechless; she wants to scream at her father for getting himself into trouble, the sense of danger continuing to grow with every second. she wants to beg her father to take her and law and leave immediately, she just reunited with them both, she doesn’t want to leave this land without the two of them alive.

her loving, protective father, was going to give his life in exchange for her and law.

whether her brother was aware of this or not, it was going to happen. she knew her father didn’t have it in him to kill the man, and even after she tried convincing him to let her be a distraction while the two got away, he refused.

tears welled in cupid’s eyes as she realized that this was it. the long time of waiting for her father to finally come back for her, has gone down the drain. the four years she has spent knowing him has felt like two days. both of her parents have sacrificed themselves for good reasons, and the thought makes her angry. she wants to destroy all the evil people in the world for causing pain to those she loves — including those who’ve caused harm to Law — and make them suffer. she cries uncontrollably, the cold air around her disappearing due to the heat rising in her body.

the look on his daughter’s face broke his heart. cupid was a perfect mix of him and alia; a reminder of the love that once bloomed between the two, a period of time where cora felt nothing but bliss. alia was a major inspiration to him, both as a human-being and a marine, and he prays that alia isn’t too harsh on him when they meet again.

her name’s Cupid. i named her after the god of love, because she’s so full of it and she reminds me of the love we shared share. she’s a bit shy at first, but as soon as she warms up to you she can be a bit much to handle. she likes to observe everything: people, animals, places…she’s a very adventurous being, and through that, i think she’s unlocked part of her observation haki. she’s only five, yet she’s so strong and so smart.

please, as a dying wish of mine, do not let her be forced into anything she doesn’t want to do. let her grow into her own person. i’ve been thinking more about our fathers’ ways of living…and i can’t imagine a soul like hers serving people like them. i have a strong feeling that cupid will be a big threat to both the government and pirates alike.

she’s always been special; this whole island loves her. at first i thought maybe it’s due to my dad’s reputation, but i’ve come to find out it’s just because of her spirit and humanity. she’ll make history one day. she knows i don’t have much time left, and she’s been so understanding. i can tell with every passing day that she’s trying to make this time more enjoyable and peaceful for me. she also knows about our separation and all about you, and she says she’s excited for the day for the two of you to meet — it’s kind of some sort of bragging right for her.

please, take good care of our cupid. one day she’ll understand the importance of her life, but as for now, she’s too young. attached below is some ways to contact my brother and his colleagues, they’re trustworthy people and dragon owes me one. if you ever need to contact them, please do so for any reason. be safe, rosinante. as long as cupid is alive, so is our love.

corazon was prepared for his death the moment he decided to go undercover. he had written dragon a long, long letter, explaining to him the situation that he’s in. as long as cora stays alive long enough to carry law and cupid to safety, his mission ends then, and he can rest peacefully (while hoping his body is found). silencing both children, he hides them in a wooden box, waiting for doflamingo to finally find him again.

+x+

“you’ll both be safe here. and,” corazon took yet another, bloodied, deep breath; his eyes bouncing between both of his kids, desperately hoping that in his next life he remembers their faces. “i love you.”

the last memory cupid has of her father is one that’s bloody, gruesome, and heartbreaking. but the words he spoke to her are engraved in her mind.

as long as she remembers she’s loved, this life is worth continuing to live.

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★ an: i still have sooo many more ideas for cupid’s backstory (involving cora and alia) but for now i’ll settle for this. please let me know what i could work on!! i’m still getting back into the groove of writing :p

[ladycrocy]

Cutting a deal - Part 3

Doflamingo X Crocodile

Summary: Doflamingo has need of resources that Alabasta has to offer. He decides to visit Crocodile to extend a partnership. Of course, this deal is more than what meets the eye. Though, he could never truly pull the wool over on Crocodile's eyes.

Content Warning: Suggested sexual themes. Vulgar language. Mostly banter.

AO3

Word Count: 2400

The newspaper had a lot to say the next day. 'Desert Dual or Love Tangle? Croc and Doffy spotten in steamy confrontaion.' This was just the tip of the iceburg for Crocodile. He could still taste that birds blood on his tongue as he bit into his cigar. It even mentioned that Doflamingo had called Crocodile his 'bride'. One thing was for sure, if there were to be roles in this fantasy relationship, Doflamingo would be the bride!

The warlord let out a gutteral growl and slammed the paper onto his desk. He stabbed it with his hook and rubbed his temple. Why was he thinking of asinine things like that? The large man tilted his head to the side with a loud crack. There had been times when this reptile had let his anger flow off of him like a river. A river that turned to blood in the end. This stunt was almost too much for him to take.

'What have I done to gain so much attention from this lunatic? We have only met in passing a few times at the meetings, right?' These thoughts were the only thing on his mind as he pulled another cigar from his pocket. He clipped the tip of it and placed it in between his lips. Before he lit it, he rolled it around, getting it wet and let the flavor soak into his tongue.

If he never saw that stupid pink feathered idiot, it would be too soon.

Months of glorious silence. The gifts had completely stopped. It was a good time for Crocodile. His plans were coming together with Alabasta and baroque works. He was getting closer to finding the secret weopon of history, and nothing seemed to be getting in his way.

The silence was a blessing. He could live just fine without Doflamingo, but living with him was... It's like a guilty hobby. It requires a lot of time and patience. Something he didn't always have to spare. The sand warlord is rather busy, all things considered, and didn't need his work constantly interrupted over some bird dick.

Meanwhile, Doflamingo had been busy himself. He had not forgotten Crocodile. No, his obsession was still alive and well. Every time the sandman's face appeared in the paper, Doflamingo took the time to relieve himself. This unhealthy obsession had even been a driving force to get his plans in order. Dressrosa, weapon trade, smile fruit production, and the many other endeavors the warlord had going on. Finally, he had come across a reason to visit his Wani again.

Doflamingo showed up in a red suit with a black button-up shirt. He even left his pink feathered coat on the Numancia Flamingo, knowing that it always seemed to irritate the reptile further. Once he had arrived, it was the same as before. He awaited to have himself let it by Miss All Sunday. Still, he knocked before entering, just to add a little extra care to his visit.

Crocodile was pouring himself a small glass of expensive whiskey at his desk. Nothing to get drunk over, but a buzz sounded pleasant. His tired eyes lifted as the pink menace came marching in. Nevermind about the buzz. He poured the glass completely full now.

"Crocodile, I have come with another business proposal without my dick this time.Its about resourses that Alabasta might have that could come in hand for Caesar's research." There was no flirtation in his voice, no sarcasm, no... anything. It was as if he were just another businessman. His grin had long faded down to just a contented smile. "What would be an offer you deem reasonable?"

"Doflamingo..." The sandman never sounded thrilled to say his name. He took a long, much needed drink, enjoying the burn that traveled down his throat. "I was almost hopeful you'd found a new poor soul to stalk. It's been months after all. Pleasant, quiet months."

He's already looking at the man with pure accusation. He wouldn't be tricked again by a calm demeanor. Doffy's tru colors were far from this. "If I were to say, I'd suck you dick dry right now, you'd refuse and continue to focus on resources?" The raven haired man smirked as he lifted his glass to his lips once again.

Doflamingo's jaw moved as one does when they are reminded of their embarrassing moments in the past. He ran his fingers through his spikey blonde hair and let out a tired chuckle. "Wish I had the time for such pleasantries, but I would have to deline."He pulled out a small note pad and threw it over to land on Crocodile's desk right in front of him. It had resource names and amounts he would need for a certain time period.

"Three months constant for the first batch..." It was as if Doflamingo had no interest in Crocodile at all. "Then, to ensure the marines aren't sniffing around, we can cut it off for three moths. I will, of course, require that I have a representative stay here and ensure shipping is being done properly. I hope you don't think I don't trust you. You are anything, if not your word. It is merely insurance on my end." He crossed his legs and rested his hands on his knee, and then jumped a bit. "Oh! And it won't be me overseeing anything, so I won't be here at all. I just assume that would be one of your conditions." The blonde chuckled.

It was odd to see him like this. Doflamingo cracked his neck from side to side as he awaited an answer. He wasn't shifting any more than that. Normally, this man is an ADHD poster child. Right now, he looked like just another average guy trying to get a deal set up. "Well? What do you say, Crocodile?"

Crocodile gave a dull hum in response. So what if the other was behaving right now? A fancy suit and the ability to shut up wasn't going to change those evil roots. He hooked the notepad to drag closer as he drank. The resources were plentiful, of course, as he controls the land here.

"This will require a lot of manpower.. and hosting one of your own won't be free either." It was typical business in the making so far. That doesn't mean the reptile isn't absolutely weary of the fiend in front of him.

"First and foremost, I expect 60 percent of your earnings. You think I wouldn't recognize what you're creating with these elements? Weapons, in the plentiful, I might add. Second. All trading will come to a hault if I sense the government having suspicions. Nothing will cross waters until I deem it safe to do so. And you are correct. I do not want you to step a foot on my land. You will call if there are concerns. My schedule does not revolve around you."

He finishes the drink with ease before leaning against his own palm. "You almost look handsome with the more I drink. I suppose I should slow down. I've been told I have a sex drive like a beast, ready to devour his next piece of meat. I used to belong to the world's most ravenous lover. I nearly miss those filthy, chained up nights together." Crocodile teased. Why? Because it's entertaining. It was like some power kick, knowing what it did to the other man.

"Those are my agreements. Take it or leave."

Doflamingo listened intently as the man went on with his demands. They seemed reasonable, and 60 percent didn't mean much to him. Doflamingo was actually getting in the flow of the negotiation when all of a sudden, Crocodile's demeanor changed.

Doflamingo's mouth slightly dropped, and a pink hue hit his cheeks when Crocodile said he was almost handsome. But it didn't stop there. His little rant had Doflamingo swallowing hard and trying to keep his body in check. He couldn't let it fuck up his plans now.

Doflamingo cleared his throat and held out his hand to shake Crocodile's. "Seems like a reasonable request. Just don't expect that much yet. I still have to make the weapons. But once they are created, I will make sure that the profits will continue to flow." He pulled out a transponder snail and placed it on the edge of his desk. "This is my direct line. I won't be calling you with issues, you know how to run a business, but if you require something from me, you can just call me directly."

It was hard, keeping his composure. Imagining Crocodile's hook wrapped around the base of his cock as Crocodile sucks him dry with that irresistible look in his eyes. Doflamingo felt a shiver go down his spine, but he bounced back and tried to focus on the task at hand.

It's working, it must be. The reptile is certainly enjoying the entertainment in front of himself. He can see how Doflamingo is struggling to remain professional. For what reason? God knows, maybe he truly needed those weapons above his own sexual desires.

Crocodile smirked again. It's that devilish little grin that curves his lips.

Crocodile reached the hook out, willingly this time, and placed it against the other's palm. It's the most he'd be getting as a handshake. "Good boy," He mocks. Those words hardly above a whisper, but the bird would hear them loud and clear. "I will be calling in regards to beri. The rest will be handled under my intensive care."

He pulls another spare glass from his desk. The two are filled up with the spicy liquor, a drink that might even put Doffy on his ass, and soon slid one over to him. "It's good business to share a drink. This liquor is imported overseas. It's called Habushu. An Asian snake wine. I pray you can hold your liquor as you do your facades."

That smirk. Doflamingo was struck in the chest the same way he was when the same man drew his blood and made him swallow it. He wondered if Crocodile knew just how attractive he was. The 'good boy' comment had his brow line raised. What was happening? Doflamingo slowly sat back down and watched him pour the drink. His mind wandered again as he told him where the drink came from.

That smirk.. He visualized it perfectly. Crocodile looking up at him as Doffy slowly shoved every inch of his girth inside of him. It was so.. sadistic yet held its own level of pain tolerance. Crocodile was a man who wasn't afraid of pain because he could handle it. And that was what attracted Doffy to him the most.

Doflamingo took the glass and held it up to clink the glass to his. The clink feels the quiet room. "Much appreciated, Crocodile. One will be enough. I shouldn't have more than that, seeing as I have quite a few other plans I need to get started for production." He sipped the liquor, and it immediately shot him back to that kiss. As brief as it was, he tasted the smokey warm mouth of Crocodile. It had a hint of this flavor. Doffy smirked. Now he knew for a fact Crocodile was teasing him. So he did enjoy this game. He took a bigger sip, trying to feel the burn on his scars that he left him on his tongue. "This is one of the best drinks I have had in a long time. Perhaps I can get the supplier so I can order some for Dressrosa." Also, so he can have something to drink when he is thinking about him at night.

There's no doubt in his mind that Doflamingo was probably getting heated up. God, he could call that man a dog, and it'd have him excited.

Crocodile downs the booze more gracefully, enjoying every single sip and placed aside the empty glass. Plans? What was that bird brain up to? It's almost like he's preparing for a war or a take over. Figures. Every pirate demanded control.

Doflamingo watched him behind the protection of his glasses the way his lips touched the glass, and his tongue could be seen slightly as he swallowed. He turned away for a moment to gather his thoughts. This man had infatuated him. He finished his glass and set it on the desk quietly. He didn't even turn back. Instead, he saw the wani swimming in the tank. He also saw the one he had given him. Much smaller than the others. It brought on a smile.

"Perhaps." The raven-haired man agreed without really listening. His thoughts are elsewhere, something that made him curious.

His palm reaches out in a demanding manner. The tan skin is opened and welcoming. "Put that disgusting tongue on display."

Doffy was just about to turn and say something about the small wani when he saw Crocodile had laid out his palm. His request was.. out of character. It put Doffy on edge. He wanted nothing more than to bark and roll over for him. But his tongue is the only constant reminder he has of him. Something he gave him willingly. A scar. He rubs it all the time and thinks of Crocodile. If he put his tongue on display, who is to say Crocodile won't let him keep the one memory.

"I.. I don't think that is necessary for this type of meeting, Crocodile..." It took all the energy and willpower he had, but he stood up and gave a slight nod. "It was wonderful doing business with you.. good to see you again." He forced a smile and turned. He then walked out of Crocodile's office. Once out the door, he plastered that grin back on and jumped on his ship. He had a new deal set, and everything was turning out pretty alright.

Crocodile is already lifting his brow. "No?" Consider himself impressed over his self control. He doesn't ask again and rests down the palm. One of the first and only times he'd ask for physical touch. Now, there's no desire.

"Have fun jerking off to sand, Doflamingo." Is the most he bothers to say before kicking back to relax. Doffy might've restrained himself, but it's evident how excited their conversations make him. What a freak.

Doflamingo couldn't help but wonder if Crocodile would ever call him.

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Spanish frigate Numancia (F83) with a near by water spout in the bay of Cádiz, 2015

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The only reason I decided not to go with "Law got found out and is with Reader on the Numancia during the entire Merlot & Primroses fic" is bcs of how much COCKBLOCKING Law would do to Doflamingo to the point that Doflamingo x Reader becomes a SIDE RELATIONSHIP.

Doflamingo is going to touch you - whoops, Law shambled you away from him. Doflamingo goes to put his head on your lap - whoops, Law's tiny little body is landing on your lap instead.

The amount of cackling I did while writing this what-if one-shot from Law's POV is insane, my lungs hurt. Let's not forget that Doflamingo is like "Aww, he's trying to kill me! So good to know he's healthy and full of energy! :D” type of attitude. He's just seeing it as Law's "rebellious phase" (bcs Doffy is delusional and it can't possibly be HIS fault)

Pretty much Post-Minion Law & Doffy during this little one-shot trying to get your attention & affection.

I adore their relationship. They went from "father & son" to "uncle & nephew who's trying to kill the uncle"

Omg, isn't this just kinda Hamlet-esque. Huh.

...

WAIT, IT IS HAMLET-ESQUE.

The uncle marries his brother's wife after killing his brother, the dead brother's son goes to kill the uncle.

Though Doffy is the older one and is the king...

Damn. Funny accidents, I guess.

[zosan-secondchances]

The Pirate King of the North: Part 21

Warning: Long post ahead and some One Piece spoilers. Contains strong language and explicit content.

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Over on the shores of the White Sea, Sanji stands on top of a large boulder with the crystal heart in his hand, holding it tightly against his chest as he watches the Warlord who is standing on the shallows of the cloud sea.

Sanji

Our very last deal, Doflamingo.

Your brother for my own.

Doflamingo smiles widely at him, his teeth baring hungrily. He walks up towards Sanji and stops just below the boulder, looking into the man’s transformed red eyes.

Doflamingo

And you?

Sanji cocks his head to the side playfully and drags his eyes up and down Doflamingo’s figure. He raises his free arm, opening an open palm hand to him.

Sanji

Of course.

The Warlord hums in pleasure as he reaches out to gently take Sanji’s hand in his. He places a gentle kiss on his knuckles.

Doflamingo

Consider it done.

—

Den Den Mushi

Purupurupurupuru

Zoro flinches awake at the noise. He opens his eye weakly and finds one of Law's transponder snails near him and all three of his swords piled neatly next to it. He pushes himself up with difficulty and grimaces at the sharp searing pain across his abdomen. When he looks down, he sees a bloody dagger sticking out of his stomach. He places a hand over it to pull it out then screams at the intensity of the pain. He looks at his red hands and realises that his robe has been torn to shreds and his torso is riddled with cuts and bruises from his fight with Sanji.

It was, by far, the quickest battle they ever had. He had made the mistake of underestimating him having never seen the blonde in that form. He vaguely remembers what happened but he distinctly recalls the man's streaked black hair with those murderous maniacal eyes behind it.

Sanji had fought differently–he was much stronger, had the ability to fly and go invisible, and looked as though every cut he gave and received brought sexual pleasure. It occurred to him that this may have been less of a fight and more as a form of play for the other man. Towards the end, Sanji had bitten him on his neck just to get a taste of his blood before delivering a fatal attack with the blade currently embedded inside him.

Den Den Mushi

Purupurupurupuru

Zoro steels himself as he grips the handle of the dagger. He quickly yanks it out with a hiss then covers his open wound with his hand in an attempt to stop the bleeding.

He collapses onto his back, panting. As he lay there to recover, he notices that he's surrounded by fire and a thick cloud of smoke. The island, like every place where they had battled in the past, became collateral damage as a consequence for their actions.

Den Den Mushi

Purupurupurupuru

With a groan, he forces himself on his fours and crawls to the transponder snail to answer the call.

Den Den Mushi

Click

Zoro

T–Traffy…?

Law

Zoro-ya! Are you there?! He took Cora-san!!

Zoro

Wh–what?

Law

The heart! I meant the heart!!!

Where are you?!

Zoro

I…I don't know. Curls and I fought and… I don't remember.

Law

Can you make it back to the city? We need to help God and the Skypieans.

Zoro

Shit.

With a hand on a knee and the other holding the snail, he forces himself up and looks around. When a gust of wind blows past him, a section of flames part, giving way to the view of the White Sea. Docked by the cloudy shore is none other than the Numancia Flamingo itself.

Zoro's eye widens at the sight. His blood boils as he drops the Den Den Mushi to pick up his swords. He gasps for air with difficulty and takes a couple of steps towards the general direction of the ship. An animalistic rage builds up inside of him, creating a dangerous aura of green which engulfs him.

Law

Zoro-ya, are you still there?!

Look, we've both been stabbed on the back but I think he had a reason–I don’t understand it either.

Zoro-ya, can you hear me? Come back to the city. Commander Niji is here with me! We can come up with a plan to stop the Pirate King and Doflamingo!

Zoro doesn't easily put his faith and trust in anyone. He'd never felt more betrayed in his life. In flashes, he remembers every moment he and the blonde had shared leading up to this point–the teasing, the jabbing, the play fights, the intimate times and the whispered promises of the future. He felt happy and whole. Then everything crumbled in an instant. Everything they did, he looked at Sanji behind rose-coloured glasses. Now, he still sees red–but they're not the colour of love.

Zoro

This is all his fault….

I will fuckin' kill him.

He secures the blades around his waist.

Law

Swordman-ya, I need you to calm down. Don't do anything brash.

There is a sound of screaming in the distance through Law's line, followed by the yelling and shouting of Wyper's familiar voice, ordering his troops of God's Guards and residents of Skypiea to retreat.

Law

Fuck!! We don't have a lot of time!

Zoro-ya, talk to me! Zoro!!!

Zoro's eye glows in anger as he takes one final step while unsheathing his swords and biting down on Wado.

Zoro

DOFLAMINGO!!!

He yells at the top of his lungs as his green powerful aura surges larger, fusing with the red burning flames of the jungle around him. He lunges into the sky towards the pink ship floating on the White Sea.

—

The city is ablaze and its citizens are under attack from Doflamingo's men. The flames spread like wildfire through tall buildings and Shandian teepees as Skypieans run for their lives. God's Guards fight back bravely, overwhelmed by the force.

Zooming past crumbling remains of charred buildings, Law runs side by side with Wyper who is leading the charge. Niji held onto the doctor's coat while riding on his back. Both of his legs appear to have been amputated.

The doctor shoots an angry glare up to the familiar sight of Doflamingo's Bird Cage against the open sky. He feels fear for the survival of the island's inhabitants.

Wyper

Everyone, get to Nola!!! Now!!! Follow Gan Fall!

Holy barks as Conis pushes Gan Fall onto his back. The dog howls as soon as the blonde woman hops up to join them, then takes off.

As Gan Fall and the Skypieans near the exit of the valley, they see a large man with yellow hair and an open shirt land in front of the gates, blocking the only way out. On his chest is Doflamingo's Jolly Roger. Gan Fall pulls back his javelin and throws it, only for the opponent to dodge out of the way. He eyes the old man dangerously.

Bellamy

You the one they call “God”? Your reign ends here!

Law

Bellamy…. One of Doflamingo's lackeys. Be careful, Wyper. He's strong.

Conis 

Stay back! Don't touch him!

Wyper 

Conis!!

Wyper jumps high and shoots a beam of powerful light from his bazooka, blasting the exit to create a wider passage for everyone. Bellamy scrambles out of the way and gets thrown off in the explosion.

Wyper

Old man, I got this one. Be safe!

Conis, take care of each other!

Conis

I wi–AHH!!

A giant net shoots towards them. Holy quickly rears up and blocks it with his body to protect his passengers but his face and legs get captured in it. Gan Fall and Conis tumble off the dog as he collapses roughly on the ground. Out of nowhere, more of the Warlord's men surround and attack them.

A burst of blue electricity suddenly shocks the raiders and they fall, twitching and writhing about on the ground. Everyone follows the source of the spark with their surprised eyes and sees Niji with two of his fingers pointed over Law's shoulder, almost out of breath.

Conis 

Th–thank you!

Gan Fall

You look familiar….

Law

Later, God! You need to go!

Wyper quickly frees Holy out of the net and lifts Gan Fall and Conis onto his back. They hear Bellamy scream as he launches towards them. Wyper places himself in between and blocks his punch by holding his bazooka across his arm, allowing the giant dog to flee.

Bellamy

Get out of my way or I will gut you!

Wyper 

I'd like to see you try.

The two begin to exchange a barrage of attacks at each other as the crowd moves past the city and into the thick jungle with Gan Fall and Holy leading the way. Law follows a distance behind. 

Law

Commander, what the hell happened to you? How did you find us?

Niji

What do you think? The fuckin' Warlord happened–that’s what! He removed my legs so I couldn't get away. I had to crawl here. It took fuckin’ forever. If that giant dog hadn't found me, I wouldn't have made it in time.

Law

How did you cross cloud rivers with those sky sharks?

Niji

Mate…get me a beer and I'll tell you the whole story. It wasn't easy. It involved a lot of swinging on vines.

If the current situation isn't as dire, Law would have laughed, remembering their game where Zoro bellowed out animalistic noises as he swung over the jungle.

Wyper glances at them to ensure everyone's safe escape. Bellamy takes advantage of his blind spot and delivers a powerful punch fortified with armament haki. The warrior staggers backwards and drops his bazooka accidentally. The other man raises his opposite fist above him to chain his attack.

Niji flicks up two fingers and points them at Bellamy, sending a surge of electricity his way. It stuns the man, making him shake violently from where he stood. Wyper takes the opportunity to pick up his bazooka and whack the side of his head, knocking him unconscious.

Wyper

Thanks!

Niji gives him a weak nod as Law finally runs past the gates. The warrior joins them to catch up.

As they run, one of the watchtowers’ support pillars gives. The structure crashes, raining burning debris down their way.

Before Law and Wyper can act, Niji points his fingers upwards to zap the collapsing watchtower into smaller pieces around them, practically dissolving the structure into a rain of charred mulch. They continue running but the doctor notices the blue-haired man's shaky hand and breathless condition.

Law

Stop helping, dumbass!

Niji

I can't. Doctor…stop. Stop! We need to help my brother. He's at the White Sea just east from here.

Wyper 

I thought you two looked similar!

Law

Why on earth should we? He stole the Heart of Skypiea! He took away Cora-san’s gift!

Wait, why am I helping you?!

Niji 

Doflamingo held me for ransom. He wanted your Corazon for himself.

And…my brother.

Law

I've just had enough of this self-sacrificial habit of his.

Niji

Law…I made a dreadful mistake. Doflamingo bought my brother as his slave. We have to get him before he puts on his Raid Suit. He might not have a choice. He'll be an emotionless soldier–like us without helmets.

Law

What?!

Law finally stops running and Wyper does the same alongside him.

Law

If he owns him, then Germa is as good as his.

Niji

Precisely.

Law

But how come you're fine? I don't see you wearing your helmet.

Niji

I uh…ate a condensed seastone just before my helmet broke. I didn't know if it would work but it seems potent enough. Though, I don't know if the effects last and how long for….

Listen, someone… something… has been slowly taking over my brother the more he wears his Raid Suit. I'm afraid that if he does it again this time…he will obey Doflamingo's orders without question.

I…I gave Roronoa Zoro his suit and knowing my brother, he'd have found out somehow.

Law

Why the hell did you do that?!

Niji

For emergencies…. He'll most likely change but at least he'll still be alive….

Trafalgar, please. Even without the Raid Suit, he can't survive Doflamingo. He doesn't have the heart to kill him with his own hands no matter how much he says otherwise.

Law groans out loud and readjusts his cap, thinking.

They hear Bellamy yelling after them from afar. It sounds like he managed to reunite with some of his crew and are chasing after the Skypieans.

Wyper glares at their general direction then looks at the two next to him.

Wyper

I don't get a lot of what you talked about but I understand enough to know that you have to go. I'd come with you but I can't leave my people. Will you be alright?

Law

I… fine. We'll go and get Mr. Prince-ya.

Wyper

And while you're at it, make sure you reclaim the heart. The old man may have trusted you enough to put it under your care, but it's an ancient artefact that originated here and I'd hate to see it used or destroyed by an evil hand. We don't know what it does.

Also…I don't want to see your beautiful face hurt, blue man.

Niji

…The fuck?

Law

It's a long story. If we want to succeed, we need to go now.

Commander, you said the Pirate King will change if he puts on the Raid Suit. What does that entail, exactly?

A nervous sweat drops on the side of Niji's brow. He purses his lips and swallows.

Niji

A ruthless assassin who takes pleasure in killing. The perfect soldier of war that our father dreamed of but never realised he had. He's a murderer, a thief and a psychopath.

We call him Stealth Black.

—

The Numancia Flamingo sets off with two passengers on board. Sanji secures the last of the sails as Doflamingo manned the helm. He steers the ship towards the closest known area where the White Sea ends so they may begin their descent.

Sanji

I assume that we're expecting company. Is it a really good idea to leave your men behind?

Doflamingo

They're disposable. Either they pull through and sink the island as I ordered, or they get themselves killed. It doesn't matter at this point. We just need time to get away. They'll serve their purpose.

Sanji

Good call. Shame the execution was poor.

Doflamingo

Excuse me?

Sanji ignores him and climbs the mast halfway up to get a good view of the burning island, on the lookout for anyone who may have followed them.

A sharp pain sears through his skull, accompanied by a deafening ringing noise. He yelps from the sudden sensation and grips his dark streaked hair, losing his balance and landing onto the deck with a hard thump. He writhes about and pulls his hair, groaning and moaning. He laughs at how good it felt.

Doflamingo frowns at the state of him from the upper deck.

Doflamingo

Get a hold of yourself. What's wrong you?

Sanji

Shut up. SHUT THE FUCK UP! He's fighting this so just give me a second!

He growls and pins his own head down against the wooden deck. The streaks of his dark hair flickers from the roots then out, turning blonde then black repeatedly. Eventually, the pain passes and he maintains his form, collapsing onto his back and gasping for air. He misses it already. He closes his eyes, and glides his fingers over his figure and hardened length, licking his wet lips.

Sanji

Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Do it again. Come on.

He hears footsteps next to his head. When he opens his eyes, he sees Doflamingo looming over him with an unimpressed scowl on his face. He chuckles.

Sanji

Can I get my reward now… master? I feel so hot. I'm desperate.

Sanji gives him a devilish grin and runs his hand over the Warlord's exposed skin on his leg. Doflamingo's brow twitches in annoyance and pulls himself away.

Doflamingo

Now's not a good time, pet. Get up. I need your haki. We'll definitely get a following sooner or later.

Sanji

Hmm…no. Come on, climb over me, love. I need something in my mouth. Badly.

Doflamingo takes a sharp breath in surprise.

Doflamingo

You were angry… and you can say no to me. You're not supposed to be like this.

Sanji bites his bottom lip and runs his fingers down his neck.

Sanji

And…what am I supposed to be, hmm?

Doflamingo

Don't play. Explain yourself. Did you do anything different this time?

Sanji moans in pleasure as another surge of sharp pain sears through his skull once more. He grips the sides of his head as his eyes roll and his back arches from pure bliss. The colours of his hair flicker again.

Sanji

Fuck. FUCK! Here it comes~

He laughs maniacally, drool flowing from his mouth.

Sanji

He's really trying. I don't understand it but I think it's because this body is drugged. He's able to come through. 

Doflamingo practically feels the veins in his forehead pop.

Doflamingo

You're fuckin' high right now?

Sanji rolls side to side, taking in the pain. Doflamingo grunts in frustration and walks away, returning to the helm of his ship.

After a short moment, Sanji's sensation calms. He stands and makes his way to the upper deck to join the other passenger.

Sanji

I'm sorry, darling…. Are you upset at me?

He wraps an arm around one of Doflamingo's long legs and leans his head against it.

Doflamingo

A little. I just want to get you back.

Sanji

Oh? You know that I find you fun. I'll go along with whatever you want to do. 

Doflamingo

It's not you that I'm talking about.

Sanji

Hmm...of course I'm not. But didn't you say that we're disposable?

The Warlord briefly glances at him as he feels the other blonde relax against his leg. He sighs and cups Sanji's face with both hands. He shifts them so they're facing each other.

Doflamingo

No one in this world can ever replace you, Sanji.

Sanji cocks a curious brow.

Sanji

You're being weird today. I thought you'd be happy that I'm back?

Doflamingo's expression softens as he runs his thumb over the other blonde's lips.

Doflamingo

I am, pet. But I wanted him. Not you.

Sanji

Hmph. You're no fun.

Sanji pushes himself away and walks towards the stern. He leans against the railing and watches the island slowly get smaller.

Doflamingo

I have certain…regrets. And I'm not sure how to fix it.

Sanji

Motherfucker. I remember. It's a shame it wasn't me. It looked like fun.

And why the change of heart now? That's a terrible image of you. What would your subjects say if they saw you in this state?

He feels a hand wrap around his waist as Doflamingo turns him to look at him directly. The Warlord kneels down and leans his forehead against his. He stays there, sliding his hand up and down the other man's waist caringly as if trying to soothe him.

Doflamingo

I was so desperate to have you to myself that I destroyed everything we had built together.

Sanji stares at him in disbelief. His red eyes slowly fade into glassy bright blues and his hair settles into full golden locks. With his free hand, Doflamingo removes his own red sunglasses to lock their gazes together. He drops them and holds Sanji's hand.

Sanji

I loved you, Doffy.

Doflamingo

Sanji… I–

Sanji

But you harmed my friends, you took away my brothers…and you hurt me.

There is nothing you can do to fix this.

He squeezes the Warlord's hand before his head twitches. He flicks his hair back as they fully take a form of wavy jet black–any semblance of his yellow hair is gone. When he blinks, his sky blue eyes fade into deep scarlet red.

Doflamingo sighs in disappointment as he picks up his sunglasses and wears them.

Sanji

That was meant to be a goodbye but…never mind that.

I'm with you until the end, Doffy.

Sanji reaches out and caresses the other's cheek. Doflamingo slaps his hand away and stands.

Sanji

Now is probably a good time to tell you that Roronoa Zoro is currently on his way. It seems that he's bringing hell to you.

The Warlord isn't surprised. He walks to the railing and watches the island where a streak of green emerges from the burning remains of the upper jungle.

Zoro

DOFLAMINGO!!!

—

With Niji on his back, Law is standing on top of a small flying island that he had extracted from Upper Yard. He follows the commander's directions to go eastwards, constantly on the lookout for Doflamingo's pink ship.

Niji

Our sister's theory, Reiju, is that Sanji had developed this split personality as a coping mechanism due to past traumas of extreme sorts. He was so desperate to not become machine-like that he'd separated himself from it. 

Law

Bodies need something to run it. So this other being probably filled the void that your brother left behind. Cases of dissociative identity disorder aren't unheard of but I have a feeling that this “Stealth Black” is meant to be Sanji-ya’s “true” identity if your mother hadn't done anything to ruin your father's experimentation.

I don't think this will be an easy road for your family. I saw the signs but I wasn't certain…. It's not exactly my speciality.

The bad news is that you'll never get rid of him.

The good news is that even if he does fully take on this other identity, the Mr. Prince-ya we know will still be somewhere in there. It might just get harder and harder to bring him back out but he will never be completely lost. He's a part of Stealth Black as much as Stealth Black is a part of him.

Niji's grip on the doctor's coat tightens, feeling a small semblance of relief wash over.

Voice

DOFLAMINGO!!!

Law and Niji glance around as the voice echoes loudly across the burning jungle.

Law

That sounds familiar…

Niji

There!

Niji points downwards where a streak of green aura bursts out from tall dangerous flames.

Niji

It's the swordsman!

Law

Hang on tight!

Law flicks his wrist and the floating earth takes a sharp turn towards the enraged man.

From the corner of his eye, Law spots another streak of green flying towards Zoro at a great speed. It collides into the swordsman’s aura, bringing him down.

—

Zoro and Yonji wrestle in the air before crashing down by the shores of the White Sea. The impact sends a blast of powerful wind as they both get blown off to roll in opposite directions.

The swordsman quickly gets on his feet as the other wipes blood off the corner of his lips and stands up tall.

Zoro

I don't know who you are but you need to get out of my fuckin' way.

Yonji

Not a chance, Demon Warlord.

Zoro lunges towards Yonji who brings up his hand to send long indestructible lines of metal from his fingers. The swordsman swipes them out of his way to and fro. When he feels a sharp pain from the hole in his abdomen, he falters. The other man seizes the opportunity to wrap him in coils.

From above, a large piece of earth comes hurling down over them. Yonji gasps in surprise as he uses his other hand to raise a clenched fist, smashing the rock into pieces.

Law and Niji burst through from the other side. The doctor swipes his blade across Yonji’s chest but the green commander dodges out of his way, letting go of the captured swordsman in the process. Niji follows up by flinging himself off Law's back to land directly on top of Yonji, pinning him to the ground. With a wild scream, Niji uses what's left of his energy to deliver a powerful surge of electricity throughout his body, shocking his brother to keep him stunned on the ground.

Niji

This is for being an asshole!

Yonji

Fuck…off!!!

Zoro pushes himself up with a huff and stares dumbfoundedly at the two siblings. Law runs to him and quickly sutures his wound close with his powers.

Law

Zoro-ya, leave us with Yonji! You need to catch Doflamingo and Mr. Prince-ya!

Zoro

That's–? What happened to Niji? What's he doing here?

Law

There's no time to explain!

Law flicks his wrists to enlarge his room to reach Doflamingo's ship in an attempt to teleport Sanji back. Before it can go further out to the White Sea, Yonji aims for the back of the doctor's head with difficulty and forces one of his hands to extend long cables. It shoots out, powered by Niji's electrical shock. Distracted, Law's room dissipates as he swipes the winch out of his way with his sword.

Law

Zoro-ya, just go!!! I'll keep trying to help from here!

Zoro

Thanks!

Zoro runs to the tallest protruding boulders he can find and launches off it.

Yonji retracts his winch and delivers another set of cables towards Law once more. Niji forces his brother's head into the ground in an attempt to keep him pinned but the green commander's elongated fingers wrap around the doctor's body, sending a surge of high voltage that stuns Law.

Seeing that he'd failed, Niji stops his electrical ability. Law drops onto his knees as smoke emanates from his sizzling body. Yonji takes the opportunity to swing himself around, punching Niji off him with his elbow. The green commander retracts his winch then climbs over him to pin him down.

Yonji

I told you to leave this place as soon as you get the chance!!!

Niji

I won't leave him! And I can't leave you like this!

Yonji

Then you're dead.

Yonji begins punching his brother repeatedly across his face, beating him into a pulp.

Free from the coils, Law finally summons his room ability and uproots large burning trees out of the ground. He swings his arms forwards, sending them towards Yonji who takes the full brunt of the damage. He flies far into the cloudy sea with the trees on top of him.

Law

Commander!

Law runs to aid the bruised and bloodied Niji who lay weakly on the ground, gasping for air with a gurgle at the back of his throat. His face is bruised and swollen, and his nose cracked. He coughs out blood to clear his throat.

Law

Niji-ya, hang in there. Don't fight. Leave him to me.

With great difficulty, Niji replies as Law begins to nurse his open wounds close.

Niji

N–no. Stop. We can't take him alone. He's the strongest out of all of us and has no emotions. In his mind, he's got nothing to lose…. We need my big brother and sister.

Law

How?!

Niji coughs out more blood. Law lifts him up to elevate him so he sits against him for support, stabilising his breathing.

Niji

Gonna n–need you to kill me….

Law

What?!

From afar, they see large waves as Yonji launches himself in the air.

Niji

It'll send a distress signal… They'll be able to find us.

Law…you need to be quick. There isn't time. There's no other way.

As soon as Sanji and Doflamingo get past the Bird Cage, he will crush the entire place. No one will be able to survive it.

Law

I–I don't know….

They see a ball of green fly towards them from above.

With a shaky hand, Niji reaches out and grips Law's wrist to get his attention.

Niji

Promise that you'll bring me back?

Law

Tch. You Vinsmokes just like throwing your lives left right and center.

With a flick of his hand, a gelatinous cube comes out of Niji's chest, leaving behind a dark square hole behind it. The commander groans at the odd sensation. When he looks into the translucent shape, he sees his own heart contained inside it, beating weakly. Law catches it in his hand.

Niji 

That's ominous.

Law

Do you have any idea what you're in for?

Niji

…No. Just do it.

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Bonus: Static

[onei-ro-piss]

it's hot on the numancia flamingo. drew this bc I live in texas and it's sweltering :) we finally dropped out of the 100s and 90s though!