The fire he's careful with (oh so careful of not catching alight) from the lone candle set in it.
"...happy birthday to me."
The fire he's careful with (oh so careful of not catching alight) from the lone candle set in it.
"...happy birthday to me."
Impossible not to know who this was (unless you lived under a rock and Cora kind of had but with his line of previous work he'd kept some tabs on the world) and he had made point to avoid as many Yonko and Shichibukai as possible.
Paths crossed, sure. Skirting >>
Impossible not to know who this was (unless you lived under a rock and Cora kind of had but with his line of previous work he'd kept some tabs on the world) and he had made point to avoid as many Yonko and Shichibukai as possible.
Paths crossed, sure. Skirting >>
Less a bit how it had been before. Lips just red for now, not pulling higher into an overarching facsimile of a smile. He understand a little as he stands there smoking and watching >>
Once she’s infront of him, she hesitates to reach for him. She doesn’t want this to be a dream or anything her mind came up with so despretly…but she’s scared
He's done enough of that for a lifetime.
"...but I am here. Do I need to prove it to you?"
Less a bit how it had been before. Lips just red for now, not pulling higher into an overarching facsimile of a smile. He understand a little as he stands there smoking and watching >>
Corazon can feel his heart in his throat.
Not in fear but it joy. Oh! The memories that flood in at that tiny form. Fragile. Sick. Dying. In pain. Precious as the riches of gems and gold that makes his heart sing with love.
Law! Law! Law! Small and cute and >>
Corazon can feel his heart in his throat.
Not in fear but it joy. Oh! The memories that flood in at that tiny form. Fragile. Sick. Dying. In pain. Precious as the riches of gems and gold that makes his heart sing with love.
Law! Law! Law! Small and cute and >>
Cora is not dressed for the desert.
Melting away in some alley near the palace? (he thinks it's the palace he really can't remember)Fingers pick at the feathery coat to shed it but still hide under it's mass.
The sun would surely cook his fair skin worse without >>
Cora is not dressed for the desert.
Melting away in some alley near the palace? (he thinks it's the palace he really can't remember)Fingers pick at the feathery coat to shed it but still hide under it's mass.
The sun would surely cook his fair skin worse without >>
The colors are too tempting to ignore.
Cora fit more into the role of mime than a clown (though he'd argue he wasn't either despite his tastes in make up) but the bright tents and bustling activity are hard to ignore.
They litter the island in a vomit inducing >>
The colors are too tempting to ignore.
Cora fit more into the role of mime than a clown (though he'd argue he wasn't either despite his tastes in make up) but the bright tents and bustling activity are hard to ignore.
They litter the island in a vomit inducing >>
Impossible to be a spy without having observation haki.
Cora is well aware how dangerous this man is (a chill raising his hackles as his haki blares DANGER at him) just by looking at the man.
So he opts to look as normal as possible. As normal as someone 9ft tall >>
Impossible to be a spy without having observation haki.
Cora is well aware how dangerous this man is (a chill raising his hackles as his haki blares DANGER at him) just by looking at the man.
So he opts to look as normal as possible. As normal as someone 9ft tall >>
He's not really stalking. Keeping tabs is kinder. But he had to know if Law had been okay.
Time gave him snippets. Fractions of what he would have liked and always too far away to do anything. A bounty here. A jump up there. 100 hearts here. A warlord there.
Punk >>
He's not really stalking. Keeping tabs is kinder. But he had to know if Law had been okay.
Time gave him snippets. Fractions of what he would have liked and always too far away to do anything. A bounty here. A jump up there. 100 hearts here. A warlord there.
Punk >>
He's done enough of that for a lifetime.
"...but I am here. Do I need to prove it to you?"
Her eyes slightly widen, shock slowly settling in her
"...y-you...you're not real...y-you can't be..."
He doesn't want to fight and would be more likely to flee if attacked than fight back.
"...I can go. If you'd prefer. We don't need to resort to violence now."
He's done enough of that for a lifetime.
"...but I am here. Do I need to prove it to you?"
Cora turns his head to smoosh his cheek to the top of Law's hat.
"I expected you to hate me."
Law hugs him tightly, sobbing, but he heard his words. Hearing it wasn't his fault from Cora was much more convincing than anyone else. He felt relief.
"Bu-but," he manages, rubbing away the tears a bit. "Where... are you going now? What have you been doing?"
Tears he could handle.
Arms wrap around Law in turn as he sits there, bundling the man close just like he had when >>
Cora turns his head to smoosh his cheek to the top of Law's hat.
"I expected you to hate me."
He doesn't want to fight and would be more likely to flee if attacked than fight back.
"...I can go. If you'd prefer. We don't need to resort to violence now."
Unsure what to believe, she slowly reaches for her sword
He doesn't want to fight and would be more likely to flee if attacked than fight back.
"...I can go. If you'd prefer. We don't need to resort to violence now."
Tears he could handle.
Arms wrap around Law in turn as he sits there, bundling the man close just like he had when >>
Tears he could handle.
Arms wrap around Law in turn as he sits there, bundling the man close just like he had when >>
Cora perks up, unable to stop smiling now as he gushes, "You've made a name! You're free! From the family and amber lead! You lived! Grew up! And I could not be prouder."
"... I thought you would be a little disappointed. After all, i never joined the Navy."
"I didn't plan to wake up in the snow, Law."
There. It's out there. Spoken despite the lie he'd given years ago. He knew Doffy had come to end him and >>
Cora perks up, unable to stop smiling now as he gushes, "You've made a name! You're free! From the family and amber lead! You lived! Grew up! And I could not be prouder."
The sparking of a cigarette prompts a craving of his own. A flick, flash, and rush of flame that's >>
"Damit... I was sure that i took my meds. So why did i see him?..."
Without any logical answer in her mind, she takes out a cigarette, lights it and takes a puff
He doesn't want to cause more pain by pushing himself into her life.
The sparking of a cigarette prompts a craving of his own. A flick, flash, and rush of flame that's >>
"I didn't plan to wake up in the snow, Law."
There. It's out there. Spoken despite the lie he'd given years ago. He knew Doffy had come to end him and >>
"... How long have... How long were you planning to not tell me?"
"Law." Soft spoken. "I-"
He sighs to himself, hands anxious on his bag.
"...hey, kid."
"I didn't plan to wake up in the snow, Law."
There. It's out there. Spoken despite the lie he'd given years ago. He knew Doffy had come to end him and >>
Hurting.
The guilt has him stepping out of her way if he's in it (tongue silent and hands to himself) as he does nothing but >>
Hurting.
The guilt has him stepping out of her way if he's in it (tongue silent and hands to himself) as he does nothing but >>
"Law." Soft spoken. "I-"
He sighs to himself, hands anxious on his bag.
"...hey, kid."
"Cora-san?!" Law chirps, his voice almost cracking. "Y-you're...?! Is that you?"
Large frame smushed against the brickwork, half hiding in feathers but rusted, blood colored eyes fixed on the mouth of the alley to check if he's being followed.
Eyes that widen as Cora's face pales in silent distress when eyes meet. He's quick to try to flee... and >>
"Law." Soft spoken. "I-"
He sighs to himself, hands anxious on his bag.
"...hey, kid."
He's kept hidden for as long as he's had, knowing it'd be stupid to throw himself out there. One thing to cross paths, another to put himself back in >>
"T-that's..."
She shakes her head, forcefully turning the other way
"No no. That's impossible. Probably hallucinating again..."
Ruddy colored eyes turn, aware of attention when it's on him (hard to not when he's as large as he is and strange as he is) but Cora makes a point to blend in.
It's like meeting a stray cat in an alley. A silent stare and a tilt of head in question.
He's kept hidden for as long as he's had, knowing it'd be stupid to throw himself out there. One thing to cross paths, another to put himself back in >>
Ruddy colored eyes turn, aware of attention when it's on him (hard to not when he's as large as he is and strange as he is) but Cora makes a point to blend in.
It's like meeting a stray cat in an alley. A silent stare and a tilt of head in question.
The assassin was out on a walk, having finished a job she's been hired for just an hour prior. They certainly don't get any easier
Though... she notices a figure from far...one that's awfully familiar to her
"What the...?"
Ruddy colored eyes turn, aware of attention when it's on him (hard to not when he's as large as he is and strange as he is) but Cora makes a point to blend in.
It's like meeting a stray cat in an alley. A silent stare and a tilt of head in question.
Large frame smushed against the brickwork, half hiding in feathers but rusted, blood colored eyes fixed on the mouth of the alley to check if he's being followed.
Eyes that widen as Cora's face pales in silent distress when eyes meet. He's quick to try to flee... and >>
His emotions are in a mess. He remains outwardly calm, though. He isn't sure what he's meant to feel; for now, it's uncertainty. He could very well be running into a trap.
His haki pings >>
Large frame smushed against the brickwork, half hiding in feathers but rusted, blood colored eyes fixed on the mouth of the alley to check if he's being followed.
Eyes that widen as Cora's face pales in silent distress when eyes meet. He's quick to try to flee... and >>
His haki pings >>
He's staring from afar, eyes wide with shock. No, couldn't be Corazon. Must be some sort of impersonation... or his ghost.
His haki pings >>