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Took me a few drafts featuring various characters (for such a straightforward prompt, it was surprisingly difficult), but finally I feel that I have tackled this prompt to my satisfaction! Hope you enjoy! :)

Title: Ink on Paper

Rating: K+

Media: fic

Characters: Robin and Luffy

Word Count: 201

Prompt: Black and White


Words, printed in black ink on white paper. Fundamentally, that was what books were.

Stories were black and white. Not real. Safe.

And so she immersed herself in them, to hide from the harsh reality of the world. She retreated from color, reached for the monotonous repetition of black and white. Because she feared that if she let go of the monotony, she would encounter the color she feared the most – the red of Ohara.

Until him.

Without warning, he stepped into her black and white world, a vibrant presence unlike any other. He taught her that red wasn’t a color to be feared, but to be embraced.

His hair and eyes were black, like hers. But unlike her, nothing else was. His vest was red, his shorts were blue. He covered that black hair with a hat of straw, brightened further with a red ribbon. His smile was white, yet reflected every color of the rainbow. He was full of color. Full of life.

Unlike her.

But then, on that windy rooftop on that fateful day…

“SAY THAT YOU WANNA LIVE!”

The black and white wall that she had built around herself… was touched by a bright splash of color.