( 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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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.