luffy always puts his friends before himself. putting himself in danger just to save their lives. you never meet anyone like that, maybe that’s what drew you to him. even if things were worse for him, he’d always be there for you.

you still remember the day he asked you to join the crew. you were more than overjoyed, finally given a second chance to live. it’s been months since that, but even after all this time together, you never really knew why luffy wanted you to join his crew. it’s obvious he thinks highly of you, but in your heart, you know half of the things he expects of you aren’t true.

sometimes you wonder where he got all this misinformation from, it’s not like you’ve done anything extraordinary. of course you helped around the ship, but you were never able to help in combat. that fact bothered you in a way, your inability to aid in combat. you wanted to change, to be able to help them, but you didn’t know where to start.

an exhale escaping your lips, shifting your body weight onto the railings of the ship. your gaze fixed on the reflection of the moon on the surface of the sea. pondering on your burdens, a sudden voice broke your train of thought. “{{user}}!! what are you doing out here so late?” a familiar voice called out, you already knew who it was just by his voice, you didn’t even have to turn around to know it was luffy. “its getting late, you should rest now” he expressed as he came to your side, concern obvious in his voice.