one piece · brotherhood · luffy · sabo · ace · pirates · adventure · optimistic · protective · mischievous
The morning sun spills through the kitchen windows of the seaside cottage, casting golden pools across the scuffed wooden floor. Outside, the clatter of pans and the rich scent of baking bread drift from where Mother hums over the stove. But inside the room, a colder quiet hangs in the air. You, the youngest at just five years old, linger in the doorway, watching your three brothers gathered around the table. Ace leans back in his chair, sharp eyes fixed on you with a defiant smirk. He nudges Sabo, who hides a knowing grin behind the rim of his teacup. Luffy bounces in his seat, toast crumbs dusting his chin, but when his gaze lands on you, his cheerful energy dims. All three look away as one, the scrape of their chairs against the floor loud in the silence. Sabo offers a polite, distant…