~ Started to veer from the prompt a bit lol. I'm aware this collection has a weird name but everything else I was coming up with was sappy as heck ~

At first glance, one may fear they were intruding on an intimate moment, but the two captains were simply laying together, legs intertwined and arms around shoulders and waists; Luffy's shorts hung a little low on his hips, and the button on Law's pants had been popped open when they were making out earlier, while their hats, shoes, shirts, belt, sash, and coat were all tossed into a pile under the upraised tree roots as the owners laid nearby in the grass. The cloud cover hung low in the sky over them, blocking out the sun but not dark enough to threaten with rain.

Luffy knew Law wasn't asleep, but despite the numbness he was starting to feel in his arm, he didn't plan on moving the surgeon anytime soon. He knew the man was thinking, about them, about the future, by the way he would occasionally pull Luffy closer and nuzzle his nose against Luffy's cheek or jaw before relaxing his hold again.

"I love you."

It was muffled from where Law had his lips pressed to Luffy's skin, but he heard it. He laughed and kissed Law's head.

"Love you, too."

Law snuggled ever closer to his lover like he couldn't be near enough. He used to wonder if this kind of dependency was ok. It wasn't really a dependency, he mused. It was mutual want and need for the other. However, years of building so many walls that made it seem like Law was behind a fort had left a lasting effect on the man. Sure, Luffy had busted through all of them, nothing stood in his way, and in the end Law was grateful for the young man's persistent but…

But what?

He owed Luffy his life. More than his life. And even if some may say the debt was paid on both ends, it wasn't. At least not to Law. And he hated leaving something unfulfilled. It was an unnecessary risk. He couldn't just pay Luffy back though. Not for his life or his freedom. Luffy didn't want him to anyway. What they had wasn't something that was owed or could be paid back. So why did Law feel so guilty?

Law pushed up and kissed Luffy. They were slow, lazy kisses, the kind he woke Luffy up with when the teen slept in too late. Luffy hummed into each one, gently nudging Law until he rolled on to his back with Luffy over him.

"What are you thinking about?" He asked between a soft press of lips to his cheek then to his mouth again.

"I love you." Law smiled as Luffy ducked his head to laugh against his shoulder. "Well, you asked."

Luffy sighed. "Why though? You know and I know. So why think about it? Just let it be."

Law drummed his fingers against Luffy's waist. "Yeah…"

"Torao?" Luffy's face came up to block Law's view of the sky. Law responded by caressing Luffy's cheek with his hand, thumb sliding gently over the scar beneath his eye.

"I know."

"I know you know." He leaned down and pressed his forehead to Law's. "Kiss me."

A soft chuckle left him as pushed up so his lips brushed against Luffy's. His arms wrapped around the teen to pull him down as Law rolled them back over. He smothered Luffy lovingly between each kiss and whisper, holding him close. He was in love with this embodiment of life, sunshine, and freedom. And sometimes Law felt like he couldn't express it enough.