bakerstreet | I don't want to be happy.

I don't want to be happy.

on that pining -ish

For those of us who prefer our emotional tension to hang in the air unresolved. Possibly without resolution forever! I don't judge. I'm just a meme.

Rules:

Speaking of, I don't have to teach you how to use me.
Skip to the prompts already!

notice me?

JACKET: [ A ] gives [ B ] their jacket after seeing them shiver in the cold.
EXTRA: [ A ] buys an extra coffee/snack/etc. to give to [ B ].
GAZE: [ A ] stares longingly at [ B ] when they think they aren't looking.
HOLD: [ A ] holds [ B ] in their arms in order to comfort or protect them.
CATCH: [ A ] catches [ B ]'s hand instinctively out of surprise or concern, and holds it.
WAIT: [ A ], out of concern, waits for [ B ] to make sure they're okay after noticing them act strangely.
ESCORT: [ A ] accompanies the [ B ] home late at night, in order to ensure they're safe.
RESCUE: [ A ] goes out of their way to help the [ B ] after they call for help. ( aka: 'stay right there, i'm on my way' )
TACKLE: [ A ] instinctively tackles or shields [ B ] from harm's way.
LISTEN: [ A ] attentively listens to [ B ] as they speak. ( i.e., eye contact, leaning forward, nodding etc. )
NOTICE: [ A ] verbally acknowledges a recent change in the [ B ], either physical or in their personality.
TEND: [ A ] gently tends to a wound the [ B ] recently got.
CUP: [ A ] cups or caresses [ B ]'s face.
CHECK: [ A ] checks in on [ B ] following an emotionally distressing incident to make sure they're okay.
ADJUST: [ A ] adjusts an item of clothing or jewellery that the [ B ] is wearing, resulting in them being very close together.
SMILE: [ A ] lights up with a bright smile upon seeing the [ B ] enter the room.
OPEN: [ A ] is openly emotionally vulnerable in front of the [ B ], trusting them with this moment of vulnerability.
FAVOR: [ A ] does a favor for [ B ] without being asked to, or expecting a reward in return.
TALK: [ A ] initiates conversation with the [ B ] to comfort them. ( BONUS: ADD A QUESTION THAT THEY MIGHT ASK THE RECEIVER! )
BEDSIDE: [ A ] waits by [ B ]'s bedside as they recover from an illness or an injury.
LOOK: [ A ] engages in focused eye contact with the [ B ].
CONFESS: [ A ] confesses their feelings for [ B ].
CLOSE: [ A ] and [ B ] find themselves unexpectedly close to one another.
KISS: [ A ] kisses [ B ] in order to protect their identities, but is the kiss completely professional? or is there something else...?

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[ m/f ]

( that sweet, SWEET pining. info/prefs in journal! )

[LCW in these here parts, so cross-canon adored. Assumed CR or first-time meets fine!]

Edited 2024-01-29 01:57 (UTC)

[Info post here!]

( preferences in journal. )

[still mad early days in playing Y8 so no spoilers (and i'll try not to spoil in turn, we can assume y7 or post-y7 canonpoints).

but if any man's a pathetic little piner it's this guy.]

[Voicetesting.]

[Currently working my way through the show, so she's only current up to the season 1 finale. However I am... aware of certain large events that come at the end of the next season for her, and am always here for AUs where that doesn't happen, or other sorts of fix-its.

Voicetesting, be gentle.]

[ most likely to be the one pined after, but can do it the other way around, too, if preferred. he's the devil, he'll pine in all eternity. info in journal. no pref re: gender. ]

[More likely the pining, but can go either way.]

[She's the MOST voice-testy, please be gentle.]

[ here for the mosses ]

[ it's an entirely happy coincidence that they ended up at the same pub tonight. maybe Sanji could've gone elsewhere when he walked in and saw the swordsman already three beer bottles in. maybe he should have. but a marketplace vendor told him good things about their special house wine. and there were some very lovely ladies standing at the bar.

and, perhaps more importantly, he might get just a little stupid where that man is concerned.

he goes through three glasses quickly - perhaps too quickly... - to catch up, and proceeds to keep pace with his crewmate sitting all aloof on his own. he'd like to say that's the only reason his eyes keep traveling across the room to watch him, when his chosen company is all beautiful smiles and soft eyes and easy laughter. just a silent challenge, potentially all in his head, and not the annoying fact that sometimes Sanji really likes to look at him.

a lot of the time, maybe.

but for all the little competitions they might have on a daily basis, be they verbal or physical, and the ways they can match each other blow for blow - Zoro can drink. and this was a poor choice.

by the time several glasses of wine have been followed by harder cocktails, he's feeling loose. he's feeling light, like a meringue, like a souffle, and either every drink has gone to his head or this one brunette seems genuinely interested...and that means it's time to leave. he bids her adieu in the most charming, gentle way he can, and when he steps away from the bar there may be the slightest uncoordinated hitch in his step but one that only the most astute observer would notice. ]

Alright, mosshead. [ finally acknowledging him as he passes by on his way out the door, he can't help the glint in his eye, the quirk of his lips ( is it attraction or inebriation? ), even as he admits defeat to this battle of wills he might've been fighting alone. ] I concede this round.

[ roronoa zoro has never prided himself on being the most tactful man, his eyes following sanji the moment he enters the pub he's been at for the last hour or so. it's unsurprising that he naturally gravitates towards the ladies at the bar — zoro has been listening to litany of giggles from them whenever the spy someone who might be charming. looks like they struck gold with the waiter, at least.

really, he'd like to shrug that off and continue on with his night. it isn't entirely his fault his attention keeps flicking over to them, to how they occasionally lean in like they can't hear sanji (they can, zoro knows, but that isn't the point of the gesture). there are points where he rolls his shoulders, trying to ease away some of the lingering tension, pointedly narrowing his gaze elsewhere as he works on that fourth bottle of beer.

the fourth bottle that he never quite finishes, given how distracting the whole thing is. he doesn't want to think about how sanji gets under his skin, demands his attention just by simply existing.

it's hard to deny when he notices the way he sways a bit as he wanders by, brows arching as his eyes yet again follow him. if sanji smiled at those women with half the allure as the smile he just threw his way held, he's sure it would have been a done deal. shoving his half empty bottle aside, he moves to stand and follow him out, catching his elbow when he greets the night air. ]

Tell me more about this game you lost as we walk back to the ship.

[ at least his touch is lighter than it probably should be when there's alcohol involved. it's too bad he immediately sets them off in the wrong direction. ]

[ the smile he gave those girls is real in its way. charming, yes, he knows, because for every uninterested woman, there is one who smiles right back. a little harmless flirtation, it's a habit born out days when he was lonelier, when he was standing still in one place while others passed through, only a small piece of himself he could give without missing it later. it was working tonight, and maybe that would've been a good time if his mind hadn't gone all liquor-glazed.

or, if said mind wasn't also completely distracted.

the smile he gives Zoro is one he's much less used to sharing, and he doesn't need to drink to do it. it happens without him trying, without realizing at times, honesty pulling at his mouth and crinkling at the corners of his eyes. fleeting enough, hopefully, that no one can discern any meaning from his expression, in particular the one it's directed towards.

it's cooler outside the pub than he remembers, and the hand at his elbow is startlingly warm in comparison, wobbling a little when he looks at his crewmate in mild surprise. ]

Oh - I get an escort home? [ sober, he'd know that his feet are being redirected the wrong way, but alas. he ends up following blindly. ] How shockingly gallant of you. Who would suspect a gentleman under that brutish exterior?

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