( there’s a slightly pitting smile, as if luffy is precious for how much he doesn’t understand. not that nami has ever been particularly forthcoming about her feelings, but she’s fairly sure everyone, even sanji, understands when she’s upset. she’s about as subtle as a house on fire. )
He knows how much it upsets me, when he sleeps around. I shouldn’t have to beg someone I’m in a relationship with to care about my feelings, but I have, and all I got was pushed and pushed. ( she presses a palm against her forehead, shutting her eyes tightly. ) So? I gave a chance, I gave him a million chances. He can’t spare the tiniest bit of empathy for how he treats me — he doesn’t think, not ever, about how badly he hurts me. He doesn’t think I’m serious when I say we’re over, he thinks I’ll always be around because I have been, after every shitty thing he’s done.
I’m allowed to be done, and he’s allowed to get what he wanted the whole time, and be happier without me. There is it. I’m not mad, I’m — (she shakes her head. heartbroken. )
( He doesn't mind that small smile from Nami, knowing full well what others thought about him occasionally. A lot would think him totally innocent and in some aspects they'd be right and in others they'd be shocked to learn otherwise.
And the more Nami speaks the more Luffy feels his heart sink. Alina had said it hadn't even gone so far, and what little did had been a result of the games the manor liked to play. Sanji had alluded to it being a little more than that, and Nami mentions the million chances given.
There's no way to wave a magic wand to get Nami and Sanji back together again, but at the very least Luffy can try and ease the heartbreak that's evident and he releases the redhead's hand to wrap an arm around her shoulders instead for a hug.)
You're sad about it. And that's okay, I would be too. Your trust is broken and even I know that's hard to fix.
( she leans into him, feeling a little dumb. she doesn’t need a hug — she’s over it, all her hurt feelings packaged away in sealed boxes, ready to never be looked at again. however, luffy gives the best hugs, hugs good enough to have her squashing her eyes together, fending off tears. nami is aware enough to know she and sanji are That couple, the one that breaks up one month and is back together the next, because sanji acts constantly like nothing even affects him, and nami doesn’t know how to empty her heart of him. the crew is probably sick of them — she knows zoro is. must be. luffy too.
besides, nami doesn’t have any right to act like the hurt party. sure, she got cheated on, but she dumped him. if he didn’t seem so happy about it, unbothered and unchanged, nami would worry about him taking it badly. goes to show what their relationship meant, she guesses. )
Anyway. Like I said — fine. ( she pulls back, a hand lingering on luffy’s shoulder, trailing down until she can interlace their fingers. sniffing, nami looks back up to him. ) Has Shanks talked to you?
( her tone is very — something. completely, purposely unfeeling. )
Not fine. But if you ever feel it's too much, just tell me. ( The hug is something at least, a small step in some unspoken direction that even Luffy isn't certain of. It's better than a smack and he takes his time, quietly enjoying the warmth of it all before eventually Nami shifts back. He doesn't say anything on the sniffling, simply gives Nami's fingers another squeeze as he lets them twine with his own.
He knows whatever this is, is nowhere near over. But if he can at least be there for them both as they figure it out, Luffy supposes that's the most he can do for now. He just wishes he could read Nami's mind, reach in there and pluck out the part that eats at her the most. His smile tightens a fraction at the mention of Shanks before the expression quickly passes and Luffy gives a small shake of the head. )
We haven't talked much since the games happened, and then Koby's haki went wrong and just.... ( A shrug. Luffy has decided to simply not think on it too hard, to focus on anything and everything except for what had happened. He doesn't understand it and Luffy has found it's all too easy to begin picking it apart until the hurt feeling threatens to firmly take hold. ) I don't really know what to say to him these days.
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He knows how much it upsets me, when he sleeps around. I shouldn’t have to beg someone I’m in a relationship with to care about my feelings, but I have, and all I got was pushed and pushed. ( she presses a palm against her forehead, shutting her eyes tightly. ) So? I gave a chance, I gave him a million chances. He can’t spare the tiniest bit of empathy for how he treats me — he doesn’t think, not ever, about how badly he hurts me. He doesn’t think I’m serious when I say we’re over, he thinks I’ll always be around because I have been, after every shitty thing he’s done.
I’m allowed to be done, and he’s allowed to get what he wanted the whole time, and be happier without me. There is it. I’m not mad, I’m — (she shakes her head. heartbroken. )
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And the more Nami speaks the more Luffy feels his heart sink. Alina had said it hadn't even gone so far, and what little did had been a result of the games the manor liked to play. Sanji had alluded to it being a little more than that, and Nami mentions the million chances given.
There's no way to wave a magic wand to get Nami and Sanji back together again, but at the very least Luffy can try and ease the heartbreak that's evident and he releases the redhead's hand to wrap an arm around her shoulders instead for a hug.)
You're sad about it. And that's okay, I would be too. Your trust is broken and even I know that's hard to fix.
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besides, nami doesn’t have any right to act like the hurt party. sure, she got cheated on, but she dumped him. if he didn’t seem so happy about it, unbothered and unchanged, nami would worry about him taking it badly. goes to show what their relationship meant, she guesses. )
Anyway. Like I said — fine. ( she pulls back, a hand lingering on luffy’s shoulder, trailing down until she can interlace their fingers. sniffing, nami looks back up to him. ) Has Shanks talked to you?
( her tone is very — something. completely, purposely unfeeling. )
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He knows whatever this is, is nowhere near over. But if he can at least be there for them both as they figure it out, Luffy supposes that's the most he can do for now. He just wishes he could read Nami's mind, reach in there and pluck out the part that eats at her the most. His smile tightens a fraction at the mention of Shanks before the expression quickly passes and Luffy gives a small shake of the head. )
We haven't talked much since the games happened, and then Koby's haki went wrong and just.... ( A shrug. Luffy has decided to simply not think on it too hard, to focus on anything and everything except for what had happened. He doesn't understand it and Luffy has found it's all too easy to begin picking it apart until the hurt feeling threatens to firmly take hold. ) I don't really know what to say to him these days.