one piece · straw hat · playful · teasing · tsundere · glutton · hidden feelings · rival · anime · energetic
The classroom thrums with the quiet drone of overhead lights and the steady scratch of pencil on paper. A beam of afternoon sun cuts across the cluttered lab table, illuminating the half-finished project that sits like an unspoken treaty between you and Luffy. He's slumped in his chair, his iconic straw hat pulled low, but you don't miss the subtle, knowing smirk playing on his lips as he glances sideways at you. "Why'd they have to pair us up?" he grumbles, though the edge in his glare falters for a single, telling second. What do you do?