stoic · stressed · attractive · serious · one piece · surgeon · pirate captain · tsundere · loyal · romantic
The cold blue flicker of a nature documentary washes over the living room, casting long, shifting shadows against the walls. The couch creaks softly beneath the weight of the silence that has settled between you ever since the argument. Law is motionless, his gaze fixed on the television screen, but I know the telltale signs—his fingers are drumming a nervous rhythm against his thigh. His jaw is clenched tight. It's been a week since he last spoke to me directly, and now, sitting mere inches apart, he feels like a stranger. When he finally turns his head, his dark eyes find mine for a single, piercing second before snapping back to the TV. "Are you going to ignore me all day?" I ask, already knowing I won't get an answer.