[That's exactly why he'd saved this sort of questioning for when they were truly out of sight and earshot of others. Rosinante's lips press together as he feels a surge of emotion yet again, and he tries to extract Law just enough to sink back down to his knees so he can pull him closer again. That's a better sort of hug, one Law can really fold into.
Tears sting at his eyes again, so he shuts them. This is just going to be a lot of crying today, isn't it?]
Thirteen years.
[He repeats it quietly. Nine months had been hard for him to bear. He can't imagine over a decade. Law clearly has grown and changed so much, and he must have his own life and his own goals, and yet here he's doing things like putting Doflamingo in prison and leading a pirate crew named for him - and the latter he should probably have mixed feelings about, but all he can feel is the love and warmth across that long, long gap. A memorial, dedicated to him, which is much larger than anything he deserves.]
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Tears sting at his eyes again, so he shuts them. This is just going to be a lot of crying today, isn't it?]
Thirteen years.
[He repeats it quietly. Nine months had been hard for him to bear. He can't imagine over a decade. Law clearly has grown and changed so much, and he must have his own life and his own goals, and yet here he's doing things like putting Doflamingo in prison and leading a pirate crew named for him - and the latter he should probably have mixed feelings about, but all he can feel is the love and warmth across that long, long gap. A memorial, dedicated to him, which is much larger than anything he deserves.]
I'm so sorry I missed all of it.