roger pirates x character!male!reader
besides the two notorious pirates of the present, shanks and buggy, there was one more pirate who was taken under the pirate king's wing.
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# RECOVERING
M/n felt the immediate comfort of the crew and the ship.
His previous worries gradually died down the moment he saw how they still treated him like before.
The moment he could stand on his own feet again, Roger even threw a party to celebrate his second stage of 'baby steps'. But M/n also knew that they were just trying to find a valid reason to get wasted, not that he blames them.
While they were playing loud music outside by the outer deck, M/n was having his arms checked, having Crocus holding him back while both Buggy and Shanks patiently waited outside the door. The brunette can even hear them bickering from where he stood.
"Is it severe?" M/n hesitantly asked. Although he knows that it was quite serious, he hasn't directly heard Crocus' words before.
The doctor thought deeply as he used his spectacles to inspect the damage carefully.
"How do I say this. . ." The doctor began, hesitant on revealing the actual situation to the patient.
Usually, he would have no problems on telling them the truth, but considering his patient is a 9-year-old brunette who has the tendency to fret too much for his own good-- Crocus was naturally left in a fight between his conscience.
"You can tell me straight up." M/n spoke up, seeing the reluctance in Crocus' demeanor.
The last thing Crocus needed was raising the stress level of his patient, so he decided to word his words very carefully.
"Well, your arms are suffering from burns." He pointed out slowly. "Not to mention, the wounds and scratches are caused by the actual claws of the. . . Animal." Crocus cleared his throat, unsure of how to refer to the special specie that M/n encountered.
What the brunette was hearing was already something that he knows. He was hopeful for somewhat a more detailed elaboration regarding his injuries.
"To answer your question-- yes, it is quite severe. If I were to rate the severity from 1 to 10, I would give it a 7.5. Burns can permanently damage one's skin depending on the degree, and adding up to the open wound, it is in the risk of infection. I'm trying my best to make your pain more bearable and to lower the risk of a scar."
"It's inevitable, right?" M/n looked up from his arms. "The scar."
"Usually, I would say 'yes' and agree. However, your progress in healing is very impressive, even I am surprised." Crocus voiced out. "It would take an entire year for wounds like these to start closing up, but it has roughly been a few weeks but it's already at the point of fully closing." He said in visible amazement clear in his eyes.
M/n had his own suspicions.
"M/n, are you some mutant or something?" Crocus lightly joked.
M/n did not find it funny. A mutant? That was not too far off. He was having his own doubts of his own heritage, and hearing someone else point out the evidence and odd points of his being was only adding up to his thoughts.
