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Title: Hidden Kindness (that is very corny, even for me)
Rating: PG-13, light R... something like that
Word Count: 300
Pairing: Smoker/Ace
Topic: kindness

A/N: I am so happy to be able to write ANYTHING that is not about the french rerolution...so you get this.

Smoker acted cold, gruff, and border-line rude to everybody – Tashigi, his crew, the Marine brass – the only reason they hadn’t kicked him out years ago was that he’s damn good at what he did – whether it was catching pirates or something else.

The “something else” had to be Ace’s favorite part. But he never expected what happened the first time he didn’t pass out – like rightfully should after a go with a man of Smoker’s…talents. However, this time, as Ace loosely held onto consciousness, basking as a heat not of his own generation swirled through his body, he felt it – a hand.

He was intimately familiar with this hand; it had, no more than ten minutes before, brought him to screaming climax. Now Smoker’s hand was working in unfamiliar ways. It was carding through his hair, not pulling – the type of action Ace was used to experiencing with this man. They always got a little ruff, but Ace enjoyed the sex none the less, possibly more so. But this gentle touch seemed strange.

Ace forced his eyes open and, as his half lidded gaze met Smoker’s, the expression on his face, his eyes…he hadn’t expected that. Smoker’s face held a look that, as far as Ace knew, it had never worn before. Tension lines gone from his forehead, a soft almost-smile, eyes brimming with warmth…he cared. That was a revelation.

“Taisa…”
“Shut up brat.”

Well, now they were back to normal. Yet from that point on, Ace could dimly feel a large hand moving over him as he drifted of to sleep. And sometimes, he would just pretend to sleep. They both knew when he did of course, but Smoker let it slide. So Ace was able to experience what few ever did, an open act of kindness from Smoker.