Food / Feathers


There were two things that Ace loved the most on all the seas—besides family—and that was food and feathers.

Being a D had almost been a given for his love for food and he would almost do anything for some. Chowing down and filling his belly was the greatest thing in the world, especially as they made sure he ate his fill. On days that Ace had to help in the kitchen, he would find himself singing and goofing off with Thatch. They would dance around with others to make it more fun and get things done, Marco loved to come watch and munch on fruit that Ace would cut up for him.

Then there were the feathers.

Soft to the touch and how he loved smothering into them as he could still breathe and just relax against them, feeling bliss. It took time for Ace to convince Marco to cuddle with him when in his bird form, but after that became something they both enjoyed. Some days, Marco found it amusing sitting on the other with his fluffy butt and got muffled squeals of delight. Hands brushing through feathers delicately to not hurt Marco, it was bliss for the phoenix.

No one got to see Marco like that except the young commander, easily getting the man to open up after working through being a commander for a few months. It happened with Ace pulling him in the kitchen to dance with him, a foreign song leaving his lips as other's in the kitchen were stomping and smacking against something on the counter to go along. Thatch would laugh and dance with someone as they enjoyed Ace singing out, sounding absolutely stunning to Marco's ears that he felt like he was missing out.

"Mmhh, so good~!" Ace chirps in glee as he munches on food with a beak snatching from the other side of it. Marco sits in his lap on his bed as Ace is munching on slices of mangos and giggling away. The other hand is moving along through feathers and enjoys the talons digging into his thighs to stay grounded. "Told you it was a good idea, birdie!" Ace claims with a cheeky grin and gets a cooing of ignorance before the beak snatches more of the fruit and getting a laugh in return.

Food and feathers? One of the best days Ace could have.