Corazon Week 2019
Title: Outfits
Rating: T
Fandom: One Piece
Summary: Corazon wears heart themed attire. He is not fond of it.
Doflamingo had given him the title of Corazon, the Heart Executive of the Donquixote Family. The other three executives wore some sort of clothing that matched their suite. Diamante wore a diamond studded belt and pants. Trebol's coat of slime had the club trefoil. Pica had spades tattooed on his shoulders.
It was only natural that Corazon began to wear clothing that matched with his heart theme. He started off with a simple white shirt with a heart pattern. Baby 5 had gifted him his hat with heart tassels as a welcoming present. At first, he wanted to toss it out or burn it to encourage the girl to leave, but his brother had commented that it had suited him. So, he wore the hat.
For his first birthday with the crew, Doflamingo had presented to him a black feathered coat. Not wanting to reject his brother's gift, Corazon accepted it. It was surprisingly sturdy, able to withstand his multitudes of falls and fires.
When he had kidnapped Law to search for a cure, he stopped wearing heart themed shirts. He had shoved his heart shirt to the bottom of his bag and instead wore a variety of sweaters. Law called them ugly but to Corazon, it was a nice change of pace from the hearts and it was what he, what Rocinante, wanted to wear. Though it was something as small as wearing whatever clothes he desired, it still gave him a feel of freedom out of the Donquixote Pirates' grasp.
He still wore the hat Baby 5 had given him. It wasn't because he liked the design. No, it was because it reminded himself of the other children that were part of the crew. He promised himself that after he cured Law, he would somehow find a way to free Baby 5 and Dellinger.
He hated the feathered coat. It was bulky and too warm on hot days. When it rained, the feathers got soaked and became heavy. It also made him resemble his brother even more. But he was not his brother. His brother was a monster. Rocinante was not a monster.
He still wore it. It was a gift from a big brother to a little brother. Even after they had been separated for fourteen years, his brother had still accepted him. The coat had a feel of family, of care, of love to it.
He died wearing the heart shirt, hat, and coat. It signified the end of his days as the second Corazon of the Donquixote Pirates. It signified that the promise to save Baby 5 and Dellinger had been broken. It signified that Doflamingo no longer cared about their blood relation.