One Piece: Mask

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I read a tumblr post today on ASL. The one for Luffy made a lot of sense because after seeing Luffy's past, I always wondered if Luffy's happiness was just a facade. We've all seen him get serious, so is that the real him shining through?

 We've all seen him get serious, so is that the real him shining through?

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I'm not sure, but that's my theory

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I'm not sure, but that's my theory. So here's where my next prompt comes in.

What if Luffy wasn't as happy as his crew and the world believes him to be? What if it's just a mask?

Luffy pouted at his cook. "Food, Sanji! I'm starving!"

"You're not starving, you shitty captain!" Sanji snapped, "We had lunch an hour ago!"

"But I'm still hungry!" Luffy whined.

"You'll have to wait! We can't waste all the food on your bottomless pit!" Sanji growled.

"But-!" Luffy was cut off as Sanji's face turned an odd shade of purple.

"Leave me alone! Can't you ever be patient, you freak?!"

Silence followed after that. Lufy choked slightly, laughing nervously. "Huh...what? F-f-fr-freak?"

The crew turned their heads towards Luffy, watching the captain break down bit by bit.

"Oi, Luffy, you okay?" Zoro asked, slightly concerned.

Luffy laughed again, but it wasn't a happy noise. He rubbed his eyes, desperately trying to stop any water that threatened to fall. "O-okay, if-if that's wh-what you w-want..."

The straw-hatted captain scurried away from the prying eyes of his nakama.

"What the hell?" Nami murmured.

"What's wrong with Luffy? Was he...crying?" Usopp swallowed.

"Captain-san...?" Robin called quietly.

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