for shits an giggles

[allendsmeat]

[Guess who is watching you sleep.

No really guess.

It's actually kind of weird.]

Comments

[whitehunter]

Che.

[ He's not going to explain himself to Zoro. And yeah that's a look at Ace too. Just shaking his head and works on his belt. shit i under estimated how pissed he is. ]

[waywardswords]

Tch. [As if he has any right to be pissed. But it's not like Zoro's going to get between this. This is why he hates this shit.]

Fine.

[But if Ace gets hurt he's hunting that bastard down]

[ace_of_hearts]

[Relieved sigh and pinches the bridge between his eyes.]

Sorry Smoker. I'll make it up to you. Promise.

Zoro. [Gestures his head to the door.] You wanted to talk, right?

[waywardswords]

No.

[Zoro's not about to make it worse. He can deal with it himself]

[ace_of_hearts]

[Drags a palm down his face.] I'm already kicked out indefinitely so you might as well give me a distraction. One that doesn't leave room for me to be a dumbass because apparently only Smoker gets that.

[waywardswords]

Shut up. It's not all on you and it's not all about you either. If you don't like it stop going back to that guy. If you do find a way so that it doesn't hurt.

1/2

[ace_of_hearts]

[Grits his teeth hard and punches Zoro in the face.]

Do you think I don't know that?! I wouldn't be here if I didn't want to. I wouldn't do something that frustrates my family this fucking much just on a fucking whim okay?! I'm plenty fucked up Roronoa, but I'm not disloyal.

2/2

[ace_of_hearts]

At least. Not intentionally.

[Fuck it. He just scowls and starts storming off.]

[waywardswords]

[he staggers a bit and wipes the blood from his lip]

Then leave me alone, Portgas.

[That should take some pressure off at least. But this...

this is why he's a swordsman. Just a swordsman.

All he does is cut things]

1/2

[ace_of_hearts]

[His eyes widen and he stops dead, turning back to look at Zoro with a purely hurt expression and shakes his head.]

No.

Not until you stop --

2/2

[ace_of_hearts]

[Shakes his head and quickly hides under the brim of his hat.]

Find someone else. Find someone else and be happy, and I'll back as far away as you could ever want. But not until then. [Looks up, just as sadly as before.] I can't take it otherwise.

1/2

[waywardswords]

[He can't stand the hurt look but he doesn't know how to fix it other than to make it hurt more. Maybe he's not that much different than the marine bastard]

I'm fine just how I am. It's not up to you to make me happy.

2/2

[waywardswords]

...but thank you.

[ace_of_hearts]

[He was about to punch him... until the thank you so his eyes just soften.]

Don't tell me you're fine when you're not. Maybe you really believe it, but I know you can do better.

[He rubs the back of his own neck and glances off.] Look, I know I'm pretty fucked up and everything. And it's not that I want it to stay that messed up...

But sometimes that's the best I can do. Sorry. And believe it or not... Smoker does get that. He just has his own problems too, you know?

[waywardswords]

Yeah. Everyone has their own circumstances.
[He sighs]

But I'm not the kind of guy who can keep going with things knowing how...other things are going to turn out.

[He reaches over and ruffles his hair]

Worry about yourself more, idiot.

[ace_of_hearts]

I can't.

I don't know how to. [Worry about himself he means.]

[waywardswords]

Then let me worry about you for you.

[it's the most he can do really]

[ace_of_hearts]

[Slings an arm around Zoro's shoulders and pokes his cheek.] Believe me, that's why I have so many nakama and Smoker. But someone needs to worry more about you since you don't do it enough.

[waywardswords]

I'm fine. I don't need that kind of thing.

[He wasn't a dumbass who needed worrying about]

[ace_of_hearts]

Everyone needs someone to worry about them Zoro. And if they don't do it for themselves, other people will. I learned that ages ago. [Pokes more.]

[waywardswords]

I don't.

[bites his finger]

Seriously. I'm fine.

[ace_of_hearts]

No, you're not. And the more you say that the more mad I get.

[waywardswords]

I am.

[And he bites a little harder]

Just leave it.

[ace_of_hearts]

[Growls and slams Zoro's back up against a wall.]

I said you're not, because I know you're not, so stop trying to convince me I'm crazy. I hate that it should be painfully obvious to everyone around you and only I seem to see that. So maybe you're good at hiding it, but I know better so knock it off. If you can't worry about yourself, then I will. But if you can't even tell that there's something wrong I'm going to worry a lot more.

[waywardswords]

{Grabs Ace's wrist]

Like I said it's not your job to worry. There's nothing wrong! I'm a strong swordsman and that's all I need to be. Just accept that, damnit.