"It's distracting y/n"
He admits to you with narrowed eyes, almost more annoyed than frustrated now.
Usually you would look away but, something about the struggle in his voice and expression made your gaze stick.
It was strangely satisfying to notice the visible signs of his struggle, the way his jaw clenched and his eyes fluttered nervously, his tensed shoulders and the slight twitch in the left corner of his mouth.
It takes a shaky inhale from his part to break the silence, his head tearing away, breaking the eye contact you mutely insisted on.
His hands twisting on his fringe nervously.
You blink and look forward aswell, dazed by the spark the flint in his eyes had sparked.
The way your heart rang in your chest made it hard to focus, the odd rhythm effecting even your legs. Your body weight shifting forward as you rested your elbows on the railing, casually putting less strain on your weakened knees.
How pathetic.
A soft chuckle escapes your lips, resting your head in your hands and thinking about how ridiculous you've become.
"what's so funny?", he spoke up, your head shifting toward him.
He was in a mirrored stance to your own, dangerously close and curious.
You struggle to answer, sucked into the starry black whirlpool all over again.
Say something.
You beg yourself but there was just no way, not now, not with that look.
Your eyes shut stupidly, inhaling sharply before you attempted to use your voice once again, "I've changed a lot...", he chuckles lightly and you inhale deeply, your eyes now struggling to stay shut when you pictured the sweet smile on his face in the moment.
You felt a gentle poke, the skin on your cheek burning up from the contact, your eyes flutter but shut again. "Hey, what are you doing. Look at me already." his voice dropped, his tone slightly amused and demanding.
Your heart sang like a bird, annoyingly loud and distracting in your chest.
"It's easier to talk this way", you reply stubbornly, huffing and turning your head away from him, your eyes still sealed tight.
You hear a prolonged sigh, heavy and deep, "I guess you're right.", he agreed softly.
He agreed.
He felt the same way you felt when your eyes met.?
"But I enjoy the look in your eyes more than I probably should.", it took you a few seconds to process his words, your nails digging deeper into the Sunnys railings, scared that you'd let too much slip from them.
"The look in my eyes?", you repeat with a confused undertone, softly like a part of you didn't want to hear his explanation, the hope in your voice surprised even yourself.
His shoulder bumped with yours, staying in contact, staying close.
Wondering if he did it purposely to drive you insane.
You subconsciously held your breath, hoping it'd slow down the wild beat of your heart, worried you wouldn't hear his reply over the loud thrashing in your chest from the simple touch of his arm with yours.
"It's like..well, you have something you're struggling to say..?", he scoffs softly, indicating how crazy he seemed to think his words were.
Your eyes widen at the scene of glittered stars, still too terrified to meet his eyes, fully taken a back by his perceptive words, not expecting it from a man who prided himself on little thought and plenty action.
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Straw hat || Luffy × Reader
Fanfiction"Monkey D Luffy" you look into his rounded eyes, a smile so wide you couldnt ignore it even if you tried. "nice to meet ya", he says laughing with one arm keeping his straw hat to his head and the other stretched out to you. You hesitated, looking d...
