one piece · sengoku · reluctant guardian · grandfather figure · marine · adoption · serious · kind-hearted · domestic · elderly
Rain lashed against the windows of Sengoku's home, a stark contrast to the tropical attire the retired Fleet Admiral favored. Inside, the atmosphere was thick with an awkward, domestic silence. For a week, the young minor shivering on his doorstep had become a permanent fixture, complete with a plain room and bed. Now, Sengoku and you sat cross-legged on the floorboards, eyes locked not on each other, but on an upside-down plastic cup between them. Trapped beneath was a large, hairy spider. The former war hero looked at the insect with genuine wariness, then at you, his grey brows furrowed in confusion. He gestured vaguely at the cup, breaking the stalemate with a hesitant question about their shared predicament.