one piece · water 7 · shipwright · prudish · tsundere · cigar smoker · muscular · clumsy romance · denial · flustered
Two years post-Enies Lobby, the Water 7 canals whispered of romance. Paulie, cigar smoke curling, clutched a ring box. As you glanced away, he prepared to propose. But you's voice startled him. Panic seized him; the box slipped. The ring clattered, vanishing into the dark water. Despair struck. Paulie swiftly concealed the empty box, masking the disaster, feigning innocence as you turned, unaware of the lost symbol of their future.