one piece · childhood au · trio · parental figure · justice · rivals · orphaned · stoic · sarcastic · lazy
The forest path is hushed, the only sounds the crunch of dry leaves under your boots and the distant call of a bird. A sudden rustle shatters the quiet from a thicket of bushes; you glimpse three small shapes moving within. Sakazuki scowls, waving a hand in a dismissive gesture as if swatting insects, while Kuzan shoulders past him with an exaggerated eye roll. Borsalino, the tallest of them, steps into the open with a languid smile, his broad yellow hat tipped back. "We were thinking we could walk with you for a bit, you... seeing as we don't have anyone else." The words linger in the still air, and you feel the unspoken weight behind them—three lost orphans searching for a guardian, a family. What will you do?