Roommate {Trafalgar Law x Reader}

V.

The two of you didn't touch the subject the whole night. No one dared to make a move. Little did you know that your friends wouldn't give up just yet. At least not until Halloween.

Law never celebrated Halloween before, he just never had an opportunity to. So you decided to have a small party to have a drink, watch horror movies, and eat candy. Nothing big, just the same friends that were at Law's birthday, except that you invited Kid and Killer this time. Not on purpose, but you mentioned about the "party" to them, and felt too embarrassed not to invite them.

The apartment was decorated with pumpkins, fake spider webs, witch hats and candles. The lights were also low to set the mood, you made themed foods and drinks, and everyone was supposed to wear a costume.

Yes, Bepo had a costume too, a pirate costume. Law was dressed up as a vampire because you insisted too much, while you chose to dress as (C/N).

ꟷ You look nice. ꟷ he complimented, blushing and not making eye contact. The dark haired man didn't wait for you to reply. Instead, he headed to the kitchen.

Everyone started to show up, and Nami and Vivi pulled you into a corner.

ꟷ We brought something to help you with Law! ꟷ the orange haired girl said, excited.

ꟷ Help with what? ꟷ you asked, knowing what she meant. But there was nothing to help you with.

ꟷ You know what we mean! ꟷ Vivi said, holding a mistletoe. ꟷ Look!

ꟷ It's Halloween, Vivi. Why did you bring that?

ꟷ Because you two need to kiss already! Even Luffy asked what is going on between you two, because Law seems to blush around you sometimes. ꟷ Nami seemed to be impatient already. ꟷ It's better than spin the bottle.

ꟷ This is gonna be too obvious. ꟷ you rolled your eyes, letting the two girls hang the mistletoe somewhere. ꟷ And it's not gonna work.

Kid and Killer arrived later. Your friend was wearing devil horns, and the blonde was wearing a mask. They didn't put that much effort.

ꟷ Is that a mistletoe? ꟷ the redhead asked, puzzled. ꟷ But it's October.

ꟷ I know. ꟷ you laughed. ꟷ It's a long story. Don't worry, you don't have to kiss anyone if you don't want to.

ꟷ Well, I kinda have someone in mind... ꟷ he replied with a smirk.

You wanted to ask who, but Rosinante setting his costume on fire because of the candles you used as decoration caught your attention, making you run to help him.

Every time you and Law got up to get something, everyone stopped what they were doing to check if the kiss would finally happen, but nothing. Robin had to hug Franky and Zoro, Vivi and Nami kissed, Luffy hugged half of the guests, but nothing between you and Law. Not even a hug. In fact, both didn't get anywhere near the mistletoe that night. Not on purpose, it just didn't happen. At least not with the right target.

Kid was heading to the couch and you were getting a snack. The timing couldn't be worse. Both of you walked under the mistletoe at the same time. Maybe he had this intention, but you were caught off guard.

You kissed his cheek just so things wouldn't be awkward, hoping he wouldn't turn his face to kiss your lips.

Law frowned, not wanting to be around Eustass for the rest of the night, nor the rest of his life. How dare he? How dare he to try to kiss (Y/N)?

Your friends left disappointed since they all were expecting at least a kiss on the cheek. Anything!

ꟷ A mistletoe? Really? ꟷ Law said, removing the decoration. He didn't seem annoyed though. ꟷ Who had this idea?

ꟷ Vivi and Nami. Don't ask why. ꟷ you laughed. ꟷ Really, don't.

ꟷ I kinda have an idea, though. ꟷ he continued, nonchalantly while trying to remove the fake spider web. ꟷ They all act weird every time they come here or when we hang out together.

You giggled, not just because it was funny seeing him struggling with the webs, but because you started to get nervous. Did he notice their attempts to get you two together? Did he like it? Did he hate it? Was he into your or not?

ꟷ Anyway, with all the hints everyone has been dropping... And because Rosinante told me something a few weeks ago that made me think.

ꟷ Yes? What did he say? ꟷ you tried to act calm, as if you had no idea of where this conversation was going.

Law suddenly stopped everything he was doing, thinking for a while on how to say it. Should he say it or just change the subject? Maybe he could lie and say it was nothing, that way, if the feelings weren't mutual, he wouldn't deal with a heartbreak, right? Wait, heartbreak? Was he really into you that much?

You noticed how hesitant he was, you bit your lip, wondering if you should tell about your talk with his friend as well. The silence was lasting long enough.

ꟷ You know, he told me something too that day. ꟷ you said, avoiding Law's gaze. If you looked at him, you'd lose all the courage. ꟷ Before we went to the store together. Maybe it was about the same subject.

ꟷ He told me about you. ꟷ he whispered. ꟷ He's too quiet, so I guess he's rather observant. He noticed something I haven't noticed before.

ꟷ And what is it?

ꟷ That I might... ꟷ he stopped for a second to correct himself. ꟷ That I'm feeling something for you. Not just a good friendship, which is already something surprising, but something more. Maybe it's because I was talking about you to him more often. He said I get soft when I look at you, whatever he means with that.

Your jaw dropped listening to his "confession". You could call that a confession, right? So Rosinante wasn't seeing things, he wasn't making anything up.

ꟷ I didn't know you could actually fall for someone in such a short time. I guess no matter how much I study the human brain, some stuff don't have a rational and scientific explanation. ꟷ he looked at you, and his eyes were different this time. You could see he was trying his best to show his feelings. ꟷ Don't worry, you don't have to feel the same. And I hope things don't get awkward between us.

You didn't have time to organize your thoughts yet. You knew you wouldn't have a choice of words as good as his. While you were thinking, he couldn't stop thinking "I screwed up".