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Luffy:
-Let’s face it, Luffy doesn’t know much about romantic relationships
-While he may be confused about his feelings, the rest of the crew is acutely aware he’s falling in love with you
-He feels a certain pull towards you, and ends up spending as much time with you as possible
-On every island, he drags you alongside him, excited to look around and explore anything he can with you by his side
-He’s always hugging you, wrapping his arms around you and grinning ear to ear
-While he falls, he’s trying to be by your side as much as he physically can
-He’ll sit next to you for meals, try and get you to play games with him, Chopper, and Usopp, and loves quality time more than anything
-It isn’t until Nami and Robin pull him aside and try to explain what it means to be in love until he finally understands…to some extent
-He never realizes he’s doing it, but it’ll take no time at all for him to start blushing when he sees you first thing in the morning
-You tried to take charge at one point, confessing your feelings to him and he grins eagerly
-He’ll nod, and say “You’re different. I like you too.” He’ll snicker, and not realize that he’s already in love with you
-Luffy would fall fast, and he’d fall hard
-But since he’d never felt it, you’ll have to take the reins and try and explain your feelings in simpler terms
-He’s usually the one to act first, but he seems hesitant and unsure of navigating a relationship, doubting if he’s doing it right
-He’ll say that during your relationship, too
-That he loves you, and he doesn’t know how to show it
-But when you tell him you don’t mind, and you can figure things out together, he’ll smile wider than he ever has before
-“I’ll learn cause I love you”
Zoro:
-Zoro is a bit more aware of his feelings, but still gets hesitant to act on it
-Once he had fully fallen in love, he tries to spend more time with you
-At first, it usually involved being in the crow’s nest and spending some quality time together in silence as he works out
-Out of everyone on the crew, you’re the one person he’d always refuse to spar with
-But he knew that when you were watching him work out, he pushes himself farther than he probably should
-But he wants to impress you, and make sure you feel safe when you’re together
-One time he went to take a nap on the deck of the ship, and when you tried to wake him up, he simply pulled you down beside him and kept sleeping
-Even if you tried to strain out of his grasp, he only clung to you tighter
-That would become a regular thing, to nap with Zoro
-You learned quickly that he just enjoyed touching and holding you
-It made your heart flutter, and he admittedly felt the same
-There’s not many people he’d ever had feelings for, and he was conflicted at first about his feelings for a crew member
-However when you confessed to him, asked him to be your boyfriend, he just scoffed and rolled his eyes with a smirk
-“What? We’re already dating.”
-You jabbed his shoulder lightly, huffing that he can’t just assume you’re together and you need to know these things
-“We’ve already spent a lot of time together. We basically do couple things enough as it is. Can you really blame me for assuming?”
Usopp:
-Usopp has been in love before, but with you it seemed different
-He grew far more flustered around you, and if you called him out on blushing he would clear his throat and deny it
-“I’m getting a super rare disease! It makes my face turn red and I feel nervous! I m-may need your help to aid me in my recovery”
-It made you laugh, rolling your eyes playfully with a small “liar”
-As he tried to gauge if you had feelings for him too, he’d try and impress you however he could
-From target practice, to inventing new methods of shooting, to just telling you outlandish stories about his adventures before you joined the crew
-When he was nearing confessing to you, he’d become even more flustered
-He’d blush when you walked by, or even just said hello to him in the morning
-There wasn’t a single thing he could focus on aside from you
-It had the butterflies in his chest running wild, never being able to keep his eyes off you when you were near each other
-He’d try and buy you small gifts, just things he knew you’d love
-When he finally worked up to confessing his love for you, he was nearly trembling
-He feared rejection, but when you accepted him, he became happier than he ever had been before.
-It made his heart nearly burst with affection when you smiled at him like that
-“W-we’ll go on better adventures than ever…so just keep being mine, okay?”
Sanji:
-When Sanji started falling, you realized something was off immediately, without knowing what it was
-He used to flirt with all the girls, especially Nami and Robin
-So when it simmered down, Nami and Robin immediately knew what was up
-He took all his flirting and seemed to focus it entirely on you
-It wasn’t to the extremes he normally did, but seemed to say his affections towards you softly with a wide grin
-He’d make all your favorite meals, and even ask if you wanted to help in the kitchen
-It was his way of spending more time with you in the ways he knew how
-Gifts. So many gifts. It seemed he’d buy you at least one thing from every island you stopped at
-He’d beam with happiness as soon as you’d accept the gift, and he’d often lift your hand to his lips to plant small kisses there
-His flirting would amp back up over time, only he was polite to other women, and didn't show any signs of flirting at all to them
-It was odd to see him switch up his regular routine of flirting with Nami and Robin, and you were a bit concerned at first
-It took time for him to confess, wanting to figure out slowly if you felt the same or not
-But when you confronted him about his lack of flirting and praise towards the other girls on the crew, he’d just smile
-“Why did you stop being all…you…to everyone but me?” You’d ask
-He’d laugh, and trail his fingers along your jawline while looking you in the eyes
-“Because when it comes to flirting…with you, I actually mean it. I want it to be special.”
-It would make you grin, more than pleased with his answer
-“After all, I do love you, you know.”
Franky:
-Similar to Usopp, he’d desperately try to impress you
-But he wasn’t nearly as shy about it as Usopp is
-In fact, he’d fallen for you almost as soon as you met
-He’d try and talk to you as often as possible, understand what you like and what you don’t so he can truly impress you
-If you had a special interest, he’d ask about it eagerly
-He’d even go as far as to try and find anything about it that he’d beg Robin to find books on it
-He was never much of a reader, but he wanted to learn more about your interests to get closer to you
-With most things, he’d end up getting just as excited as you were if not more when you’d talk about those interests
-He’d become a total enthusiastic nerd and try and even find things you didn’t even know about the topic
-It made you feel so…important
-His feelings were extremely obvious, and once you were ready to confess to him, he’d pull you into a kiss
-He was a lot more physically affectionate with you, and eagerly would hold your hand as often as possible
-Once the feelings were finally out in the open, he’d laugh loudly and smile
-“You know how hard it was to hide it from you? I’ve been head over heels for you since we met.”
-It would make you laugh too, and say softly, “Oh I know.”
-He’d pause, looking shocked
-“...wait, was it that obvious?”
Brook:
-Brook was somewhere in the middle between obvious and subtle
-If you thought about it, it made sense he had strong feelings for you
-He was by your side more often than not, but always knew when you needed alone time
-He’s no stranger to romantic feelings, but he did enjoy that he could hide his blush better now that he was a skeleton
-It made it a little less on the nose to romantically pursue you
-It would start as quality time, and expand the longer you spent time together
-Above all, he’d be a lot more quiet and gentle with you
-He’d asked early on what your favorite music genre was, and try and write new songs for you
-It always made you smile, and you’d happily listen to anything he was working on
-He’d perform just for you, and rush up to your side afterwards
-He looked a bit nervous when you’d be even remotely affectionate towards him
-But he’d always smile…as best as he could…and hold your hand like he was afraid you’d run away and never come back if he let go
-And as soon as he was ready to fully confess his love, he’d write a song just for you
-He’d take you both up to the crow’s nest where it could be the two of you alone, and play his love song for your ears only
-“I’ve fallen for you entirely…and I’d love for you to stay by my side…as long as possible.”