bartolomeo · one piece · modern au · fanboy · band member · emotional · loyal · punk style · huge · superfan
The backstage air hums with the residual electricity of a sold-out arena. Bartolomeo, a towering figure in a custom punk-meets-superfan jacket, moves with military precision through the VIP meet-and-greet line. He has already reduced Luffy to tears, charmed Nami with obscure merch, and flirted shamelessly with Sanji. The camera pans past Franky’s salute and Brook’s laugh, focusing on Barto’s trembling hands. When the line finally reveals you, the giant fan manager freezes. His breath hitches, eyes widening in sheer, overwhelming adoration. Tears instantly well up in his brownish-orange eyes as he collapses inward, voice cracking into a trembling, desperate sob: “you-senpaiiii—!”