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“Hello! No matter what time it is that you’re watching this video, welcome to our show! Today we have a special ‘double feature’ for you folks. Double the couples, double the tea…or well… shots!” The producer greets.
“Let’s meet this week’s guests!” The camera spans toward a table where two men sit across from one another. “Would you please introduce yourselves?”
“Hello. My name is Law.” The man was hot. PERIOD. His olive toned skin was lined with swirls of tattoos on every exposed part of his torso. He wore fitted spotted jeans and a yellow button up with his sleeves rolled up to his elbows. His slate silver eyes contrasted the double gold loops in his ears perfectly.
“And I’m Killian.” The blonde man, sporting a mild South Blue accent, said in a deep baritone. His shaggy bangs hid most of his eyes away and his chiseled jaw flexed with every syllable when he spoke.
The camera pans to the two men on a couch off stage. “And the two of you, are?” Asks the producer.
“Hi! I’m Penn.” The hatted man said with a bright smile. He was the perfect mix of cute and handsome. Although he was sitting, you could tell he was the shortest of the men around him. His outfit seemed to be a perfect mix of trendy and quirky.
“Yo, I’m Kid!” Announced the red head sitting next to Penn on the couch. He threw up a peace sign with a very sleek metal arm and crooked grin. His South Blue accent was thicker than the blonde’s and harsher too.
The camera weaves back to the two on stage. “And who are you to these two lovely people sitting on our big red couch?”
Law spoke first. “I am Kid’s boyfriend and Penn’s childhood friend.” His arms stayed crossed and nodded his head toward the duo on the couch, watching all this go down from the sidelines.
Killian spoke then. “And I’m Kid’s best friend and Penn’s boyfriend.”
The producer’s voice perked up in question. “So to clarify, you’re dating each other’s best friends?”
“Yes.”
“That would be correct.”
The blonde and brunette said at the same time.
“Love that for y’all. How long have you known your friends?” Asked the producer to the couch dwellers.
“I’ve known Law since the 5th grade. We grew up together until he moved half way through high school. Lost contact for a while after that, but found each other again when I moved to Grand Line 3 years ago.”
“And you Kid?”
“Uhh.. known Kill’ since I was like 6 and we haven’t left each other’s sides since. He’s like my brother.”
“And for context, how long have the couples been dating for?”
Law answered. “Going on 5 years.”
Killian spoke. “Almost 2.”
“Okay! That’s enough of my 20 questions. I’ll let you both get to it.” Cheered the producer.
“I’m so hyped for this!” Kid bellowed, legs manspread. He took a long swig of his whiskey neat, that the crew had prepared for him. “A conversation like this between you two has been begging to happen for fucking yearsand I get to watch andget drunk! Ha! ACTION!” His grin took up most of his face.
“This isn’t your show, Eustass-ya.” Chided Law, who just poured him and Kill’ a shot each—knowing they were going to need it in order to get through this next hour.
Kid stuck his tongue out at his boyfriend and Penn snickered, used to their behavior.
Kil’ lifted his glass. “Cheers, Trafalgar.”
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🌐 The blonde pulled the first card. “On the count of 3, let’s both name your partner’s worst quality.”
“Kid’s worst quality? Ok. That’s easy.”
“3..2…1…”
“His stupid decisions.”
“Impatience.”
“His impatience makes him do stupid things.” Killian remarks.
“I couldn’t have said it better myself.”
“Hey!” Pouted the redhead.
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🐆 “Who’s smarter? Me or my boyfriend?” asked Law.
“You, hands down.” Killian quickly replied.
“I was going to be offended if that wasn’t your answer.” Smiled the brunette, as smug as possible.
A growl from the big red couch is picked up from the boom mic.
“The viewers were going to eat this up.” Thought the producer.
“Nah, it’s obvious. I mean, you’re a damn surgeon. All that school and studying, that shit ain’t easy.”
Law was looking down at his tattooed hands on top of the table, but was also nodding so that Killian knew he was listening.
“Some of the things that you and Penn say when you talk about work and all that medical jargon, I can’t keep up.”
“Well, we might know how to fix an aneurysm, but I wouldn’t be able to tell you the difference between a carburetor from a combustion chamber to save my life!” Penn interjected.
Killer half smiled, looking at his boyfriend in admiration.
“You’re both surgeons?” Asked the producer.
“Yeah. Law was always into medicine, but I became more interested in it after I got severely injured during an ATV crash when I was 12. The doctors took such great care of me and with him wanting to be one too, we made a pact to become one together. That stuck with me even when we lost contact. But I’m glad I kept at it, because I don’t think me and Law would have reunited if not.”
“That’s amazing! Killian, did you have anything else to add?”
“Uh… yeah. Trafalgar, you’re book smart, but you’re also street smart too. You can boss up and get shit handled if you need to.”
“These hands are insured for a reason, Kill-ya.” Law smirked.
“Yeah. Well, that’s something important for someone like Kid to have in a partner and I can respect that.”
“Thank you Kill-ya.”
The blonde shrugs. “It is what it is.”
“Aww. That was really sweet babe.” Cooed Penn from off stage.
“Such a great start! Thank you all for sharing. Shall we move onto the next question, gentlemen?”
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🐆 “Between the 4 of us who’s the most toxic?”
“Kid.” Shrugged his blonde best friend.
“Agreed.”
“What the actual fuck!?” Growled Kid, his voice carrying throughout the studio. “Who wrote these fuckin questions, I feel like I’m being attacked, one question after another!”
“I love it when you prove my point.” Law snarks and recrosses his arms.
“Ask questions about Penguin over here! Not me!”
“Don’t bring me into this!”
“Don’t bring my friend into this.”
“Leave him out of it.”
Kid kissed his teeth. Deciding to leave the conversation alone.
It seemed that he was used to getting ganged up on when it came to the other three.
“Who was it that said just minutes ago, and I quote…‘I’m so hyped for this!’? Where’s that same enthusiasm Eustass-ya?” His boyfriend teased. The man’s silver eyes narrowed as he did, but it didn’t stop the crew’s camera from picking up on the mischievous glint that shined in them too.
It was obvious that he was enjoying himself, never mind the actual words that were coming out of his mouth.
“Can we move on already!?” Kid suggested, knocking back the rest of his drink.
“Gladly. Now, where were we before we were ever so rudely interrupted?”
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🌐 “Can you see me and your best friend getting married? Truthfully?”
“Well, if I’m honest… not quite yet. You two make a great pair and I wouldn’t have endorsed the idea of having you both meet if I didn’t approve, but I think it’s still too soon into the relationship.”
Killian hummed in understanding. The rumble of it made a jolt shoot through the director’s body in the background.
“Ok. I can understand your perspective.”
“So, you agree?”
“I ain’t say that either.”
Law laughs again.
“What do you consider the right amount of time to be dating before thinking about marriage then?” The blonde asks.
“I truly can’t put a time stamp on it. I just think that before marriage, a couple might need to go through some test and trials together. You never really know someone until you’ve seen them down and out or in the midst of shortcomings.”
“So you’re saying without prevailing through struggle and tested boundaries, a relationship can’t reach its full potential?”
Law shrugs.
“That’s kind of morbid isn’t it?”
“Well, experience speaks for itself.”
“Ok. We can leave it at that.”
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🐆 “Have you ever felt like I was stealing your best friend away from you?”
“Nah. Ain’t nothin’ to worry about. Kid and I are a package deal and you’ve known that from the start.”
“That I did.”
“You are his longest relationship and the most favored out of everyone he’s dated too. I could tell this one was going to be different from the start.”
“Oh? How so?”
“He wouldn’t shut up about you and not just about the superficial either. Although I could have done without knowing all of the finer details of how flexible you are.”
“How… romantic.” The doctor sarcastically mumbled.
Kid cracked up. “This is amazing!”
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🌐“Reenact my best friend having an orgasm.” read Killian’s card. “Oh shit. This’ll be good.” He said, clasping his hands together and putting them on the table in mock eagerness.
“Absolutely not. I’m not doing that.”
“Aahh, come on Trafalgar! Don’t be a killjoy!”
“Shut up, Kid.”
“Fine! How about I do you then.” The redhead man suggested, before he hunched his massive frame over his lap. Kid then squeezed a metallic hand around the arm of the couch he was sitting in and began whining.
Trafalgar’s mouth dropped open in astonishment. He couldn’t believe his boyfriend was making crude moans, whimpers and whispered versions of his own name, IN IMITATION OF HIM—ON CAMERA FOR THE WHOLE WORLD TO SEE!!
“Eustass Kid! I do NOT sound like that!”
Penguin burst out laughing, leaning over his arm rest, trying to contain his guffaws. His own boyfriend looked at him lovingly, not at all caring about what Law and Kid had going on.
Oh, this is gold! Thought the producer.
“Kid, I will destroy you if you don’t shut up!”
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🐆 “What unhealthy habits do you enable in my best friend?”
“Mmm.. I guess I help him procrastinate. Like, instead of going over medical notes on his days off, I’ll purposely distract him so that he doesn’t.”
“But those medical notes could help him save a life.” Remarked Law, smirking.
“What can I say, I like his attention on me when he’s home.” Kill stated.
“I’d rather be on you babe.” Replied Penn, with a wink.
“Gross.”
“Based on the sounds that were just demonstrated, you can’t talk, friend.”
The tattooed doctor rolled his eyes. “Next question.”
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🌐 “Post on social media that you are leaving your boyfriend for me.” Killian reads, a grimace growing with every word.
“No.” Law says as he reaches for the bottle of whiskey.
The blonde nods. “Nobody in our friend group would believe it anyway. So it’d just stir the pot for no reason.”
“Exactly.”
“Shot-o-clock it is then. Cheers, Trafalgar.”
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🐆 “Tell me a secret about my boyfriend that only you know about.”
Killian once again reaches for the bottle of whiskey.
“Oh, come on.” Pouted Law.
“And THAT’S why you’re my best friend, Kill’!” Whooped the metal head sitting on the couch.
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🌐 “If my friend was willing, would you want to have a threesome with me?”
Law releases a long sigh.
A camera panes over to Kid and Penguin, the former beaming widely and Penguin’s mouth gapped.
“Hold on… what does that sigh mean? And why do you look like you’ve been caught?” Asked Penn, scowling.
“Babe, I can explain.”
Penn reached up to pull his hat lower, casting a shadow over his fiercely sharp eyes.
“I swear if I’m just now finding out that you guys slept together, I’m going. To be. Pissed.” He spoke calmly, which was hella scary.
The producer realized that the once docile man, could really fuck shit up if he wanted to, so she thought of ways to intervene just in case things escalated.
However, Kid snorted and Law picked up a card and threw it at him.
“It’s nothing like that Penn, I swear!” Kill looked at his lover with a worried look on his half covered face. “Before you moved here and like a year into their relationship… we talked about trying… something.”
“But whenever we planned anything, either I got called into the hospital or the timing just didn’t work, so we decided to just leave it alone.” Law added, hoping to soothe his friend’s worries.
“So nothing happened between you three? More specifically, you two?” Penguin said, pointing to the two men sitting at the table.
“No.”
“No.”
They said at the same time.
“Hmm…What do you have to say about this Kid, since this is all so funny.” Penguin questioned.
“I think it would’ve been fucking awesome!”
Penguin leaned over and punched the mechanic in his organic arm—hard.
“Jesus Christ! Fine! Yeah… it became annoying trying to make it work. No hard feelings at all though. It’s true what they say, it works a lot better if you don’t really know the other fucker and I realized too that I don’t really like sharing much anyway.”
“But is the attraction still there?” Prodded the producer, disregarding her earlier thoughts.
“I mean, I don’t think any of us are blind to the fact that we’re all pretty fucking attractive.” Stated Kid.
“Hmm… interesting.” Penn said with a lilt and smirk, looking up at the ceiling. He crossed his arms behind his head and stretched his legs out in front of him.
“Penn, what?” Asked Killer, voice of concern clear.
“Oh nothing. I got all that I needed to know. You guys can move on to the next question.”
“Are you sure? We can leave.” Said a still concerned Killer.
“Oh shit!” Thought the producer.
“No. No. Really, I’m good. Just filing this information in my mind to use for later. Next question.”
Thank God.
“Okaayy…” said Law, shooting a skeptical look toward his friend, while plucking the next card.
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🐆“What don’t you like about me? Aww and here I was just blushing over your compliments that you gave me earlier.”
Kil’ shrugged his toned shoulders again. “Ratings go up with drama.”
“Bingo!” Chimed the producer.
“Let’s see… you can be uptight as fuck and kind of a bitch when you want to be.”
“Easy there, Killer.” His best friend interjected from the couch.
Law, leaned back in his chair, with one arm behind the back of it. His long crossed leg bounced at a steady pace. “No, no. I’d love to hear this. I know it’s been building up for 5 years.” The tattooed man said with a wide smirk.
“Oh boy.” Groaned an uneasy Penn, not sure of what’s about to be said. His boyfriend is usually quiet and keeps things to himself. But Penn also knows how he doesn’t sugar-coat what he actually does say— especially if something irritates him. Well… Law asked for it.
“Go on, Kill-ya.”
“It took us a while to… mesh. I don’t know, but it was hard to read you, you give nothing away, especially at the start of you twos relationship. That was… infuriating and I was skeptical of your feelings for Kid. You weren’t the overly expressive type that he normally went for, so it was hard to tell if your feelings were mutual. Kid seemed convinced and happy, so I let it be, but I’m not going to lie, I had my eye on you.”
Law listened and began to massage his hands.
“Remember New Year’s Eve at Party’s Bar?”
“I do, indeed.”
“That was one of the first times you hung out with our group of friends. You were kind of standoffish and I just knew the night wasn’t going to end the way I hoped. I was worried you wouldn’t be able to “hang”, so to speak.”
Killer used a large hand to fluff his fringe sticking to his forehead. “But… it wasn’t until I saw you put a guy almost twice your size in a head lock, that I knew that I was wrong. It was pretty bad ass, and that made me look at you differently—in a positive way.”
“Tch. Bastard had it coming.” Said the doctor.
The camera operator, moved to show Kid on the couch, who looked as if he was seething, replaying that night’s events in his mind.
“Yeah, he did. But it would’ve been worse if Kid got to him.”
“Fuckin, right.” The metal-armed man spat.
“Usually once Kid gets going, it’ll take me, Heat, andWire to calm him down. But… we never had to. You… I never saw him compose himself so quickly. Just one small conversation with you, and he was back to enjoying the party, asshole be damned.”
“Law, the dog whisperer.” Penn muttered with a cheeky grin.
“Hey! Can it, bird boy!” Fumed Kid.
Killian huffed a laugh at the antics off stage.
“That… was when I knew that you guys would be alright and my doubts about you began to dissipate.”
The man in question quirked an eyebrow and placed an elbow on the table, resting his chin in his palm. “I’m beginning to think violence is you guys’ love language.”
“Nah, we’re not afraid of a fight, but where we’re from, someone being able to handle their own is respected and admired.” The blonde said with another shrug of his solid shoulders.
“Alright. I can get behind that.”
The producer fired a question of her own. “Law, would you mind answering too? How do you feel about Killian here?”
The doctor looked up in thought for a minute.
“Well… you were the first of Kid’s people that I met. I honestly expected you to be more… rambunctious. But instead, you were and are still, quiet and patient. You know when to speak and when to shut up unlike… some people.”
“Just one jab after a-fuckin-nother.” Kid mumbled.
“If the shoe fits, Eustass-ya…”
“Anyway, I had a feeling that you weren’t so fond of me at first and I frankly couldn’t care less, but I know how important you are to Kid, so part of me felt like I needed to try anyway. Your unnecessary meddling got old… quick, but getting to know you more, I realized that you are only protective because you care. You care about the people that you love, my friend included. You care about what you do and I think we’re similar in that regard. I’m not going to act like we got super close, but overall… you’re a good man, with a good head on your shoulders.”
“The best head.” Whispered the hatted man to himself.
“Thanks, Trafalgar.”
“It is what it is.” Said Law, using the exact words that the blonde across from stated earlier.
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🌐 “Why aren’t you and my best friend married yet?”
“We’re busy.”
“That the only reason?”
“Yeah. I mean we’ve talked about it. I’d really like to finish my residency at the hospital first. And you and Kid are working on expanding the business. It’ll come, but for now we’re building our careers.”
“Ok. So the moment you become a heart surgeon and there’s a grand opening sign on the front of the new shop, then you’ll want to get married?”
The goateed man bit his bottom lip. “You misunderstood. I already want to get married. It’s just not the right time.”
The producer decided to speak up. “Law, earlier you stated that a couple has to go through tough times in order to be ready for marriage. Yet, you just said that you and Kid have already talked about taking that step. Does that mean you two have made it through difficult times together?”
Law sat in silence, massaging his tattooed hands again for a moment before he spoke.
“Being a doctor is difficult. Owning a business is difficult. Living in a world where our relationship isn’t accepted everywhere is difficult. Being in a long standing relationship period, is difficult.”
“However, with the right person by your side, the loss of a limb becomes easier. The loss of a father figure becomes easier. Small businesses almost losing it all during a pandemic becomes easier. But on the other hand… reuniting with friends from the past is even sweeter. Residency acceptance letters become even more rewarding. And life… well, it sucks less when you have that someone.”
“When did you become such a wise sage?”
“Like I said before, experience is the best teacher.”
“I love you too Law.” The redhead said, in the most reserved tone anyone had heard from him all day.
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🌐 “Alright, last card. If you had to choose between your bestie and your partner, who would you choose?”
“I knew this was coming.”
“You got an answer then?”
“Penn, I don’t even know if you know this, but moving away from you and Shachi was so…hard. I won’t go into detail, but life got rough after moving to Dressrosa.” The silver-eyed man was back to bouncing his foot and looking down at the table as he spoke. Anyone watching could tell he’s not one to express his feelings so easily.
“I hate that social media wasn’t as prevalent back then as it is now, because I wish I could have stayed in contact with you guys.” He cleared his throat before continuing.
“You two and Wolf and Sophie were like family to me and losing you guys was like losing my biological family all over again. I had even ran away my senior year to try to go back to North Blue to find you guys, but I didn’t get far. The day that we reunited in the coffee shop a few years ago… was…” the brunette trailed off.
Law finally lifted his head to look at his friend on the couch. “I know what it’s like to lose you and I don’t want that to happen again. Kid, I love you, but I’d have to choose Penn.”
“Laaaww! Stooop, you’re going to make me cry!” Whined the hatted man, flailing his arms and legs. “You’re getting the BIGGEST hug when this is over, whether you like it or not!”
“I assumed so.” Law replied with a soft smile.
“And you, Killian?” Asked the producer.
“Bros over hoes, Kill’.” Kid claimed, teasingly sticking his tongue out.
“Penn, I’d never call you such a thing, but yeah, I’m going to have to choose Kid. I don’t even wanna think about what it’d be like not to have him in my life. So, yeah, sorry babe.”
“No, I get it.” Penn sniffled. “‘Mates before Dates’, ‘Homies over Blow Me’s’, ‘Bruvers over Lovers’, ‘Dudes—“
“Holy hell! How many of those do you know?!” Kid said, a giant grin on his painted lips.
The hatted doctor wiped a stray tear away and giggled. “I have a list. Thank Shach for that.”
“Well… I think we need a shot for the road.”
“Took the words right outta my mouth bud!”
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COMMENTS:
@P!rat3gwurl: OMG! How are they all so HOT!?
@GayChimpanzee2: That Kid guy is so out of his boyfriend’s league!! What kind of name is that anyway!?
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@S0raWaRRi0r: Riighhhtt, like you could pull him! 🙄🥱
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@TitsAndHips: More like the other way around! 🤷♀️
@GrandlineTattooShop: Nice ink, dude! Come check us out. We’d love to have you. 🙌
@TangyP0!ar: I wonder what hospital & auto shop they work at?? Someone find out for me PLEEAASSEE!
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@SeaLegzz1999: I HATE going to the doctors, but I’d let them take my temperature ANYTIME! 😮💨
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@VickyPunkster: I’d crash my car, just to have Kid & Killian fix it for me! 😈
@D3vil_N_Di$guise: I need someone to look at me the way that Killian looks at Penn! 😓
@roxygeeks95: I LOVED THIS!! They are perfect for each other! Thank you so much for sharing! 😍 You think there will be a 4some in the near future?