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Title: Three choices, or two
Pairing: Smoker x Ace
Rating: G
Prompt: Sixty seconds
Word Count: 300

Of the incomprehensible creatures that were humans, the D clan was the most incomprehensible of all, and so Jimbei had made special efforts to speak with the child in his cell.  For a D, however, Ace was fairly reticent on most topics save three: his sencho, the feared Whitebeard, his unnamed brother, and one last, referred to always in passing and vaguely. 

 

A lover, Jimbei surmised, by the middle of the first week, then, a marine, later.  He took care not to mention it: he rather doubted the gaolers would be forgiving. 

 

A man, the conclusion came on the morning of the execution: the tall, silver-haired marine with the open jacket and hands gloved under cuffs scowled around his cigars when shown to their cell.  Narrowed eyes swept briefly over Jimbei, drawn to Ace, who grinned boyishly, straightening against the filth of the wall.

 

“Hey, junsho.”

 

The marine glanced at the guards.  “One minute, Commodore.”

 

“Don’t need that much.” The marine murmured, as the guards stepped respectfully out of hearing range, but not out of sight.  “Stupid brat.”

 

“Come to save me?” Ace’s tone was facetious through a throat hoarse from thirst.

 

“Want me to?” The blunt question seemed rhetorical.

 

“No.” Ace laughed, so abruptly and joyously that Jimbei blinked.  “Oh, old man.”

 

“Yeah.” Their true conversation was spoken within an intimate silence beyond the ability of outsiders to overhear.  “I’ll wait until evening on the western shore.”

 

“Even if…” Ace paused, though his smile lingered as he bowed his head, “My sencho is coming.  My brother.”

 

A snort.  “So?”

 

“You don’t give.” Ace said, admiringly, “But I won’t choose.”

 

“I’ll wait.” Thick fingers picked at the chain between his cuffs, as the guards came.  When he left, Ace began to chuckle, harsh and wild. 

 

Humans, Jimbei felt, were incomprehensible.  

[EDIT: note: all devil fruit users, even marines visiting, have to wear cuffs in Impel Down, I believe]

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Comments

[macabreromansu.livejournal.com]

Manly romance damnit. ♥ -mibble- Aaace.

[carissa-cat.livejournal.com]

I love your SmoAce. I makes me feel happy, even the sad ones.

[carissa-cat.livejournal.com]

*It makes me feel happy

[tonko.livejournal.com]

Aaahhh, nice.

[ohsnap9292.livejournal.com]

Aww. Smoker shows his soft spot for Ace so bluntly. I can understand why Jimbei is so confused.

Hey

[danyellaskyler.livejournal.com]

Love this. Smoker and Ace are very much themselves even while having a touching, if treasonous sort of way.

And Jimbei being the only one watching that has any idea what's going on.