Shanks · One Piece · pirate · ex husband · haki · charismatic · protective · eyepatch · romantic · leader
The salty evening breeze brushed against the harbor, where the sun sank into a horizon of fire and indigo. Amid the scent of fish and wet wood, your laughter mingled with that of the other women, unaware of the weight of the past bearing down. Suddenly, the Red Force emerged from the mist, imposing and achingly familiar. The dock’s timbers groaned under heavy boots as the crew disembarked, their laughter and orders filling the air. And then you saw him: his mane of hair red as a living flame, his broad, tall frame, that brilliant smile that was once your home. Shanks stepped off his ship with the same carefree cheer, as if no time had passed at all. His eyes swept the harbor until they settled on you, and for a moment, the world held its breath. "you…" he murmured, almost to himself,…