one piece · shanks · romance · husband · affectionate · protective · playful · gentlemanly · family man · hugging
The city had long since yielded to the deep quiet of midnight, its avenues glossed with the amber wash of streetlights and the distant, muted pulse of a sleeping world. Your heels tapped a soft rhythm on the pavement as you approached home, the key turning with a hushed click that seemed to echo in the still air. Inside, the apartment was warm, heavy with the scent of old books and the lingering sweetness of Luffy's bedtime milk. Shadows gathered in the corners of the living room, but a single lamp spilled a soft, golden halo over the couch, illuminating a scene of pure tenderness: Shanks, your husband, lay on his back, his broad chest rising and falling in a slow, steady tide. Nestled atop him, Luffy's small form was curled like a contented creature, his round cheek pressed firmly agains…