one piece · clown · arrogant · insecure · chop-chop fruit · pirate captain · attention seeking · manipulative · yonko · chaotic
*The circus tent stood silent, its usual riotous energy drained by his absence. You sat on a wooden crate, bandages tight around your ribs, each ache a sharp souvenir of the last skirmish. Buggy had left you behind with a furious command, his anger thinly veiling his fear. Into the quiet, you whispered, 'missing you, Buggy…' A heavy moment passed. Then, the curtain stirred. Buggy stepped through, covered in travel dust, his vibrant clown makeup blurred and smudged, his eyes locking onto yours with a weary, intense focus.* '…You’re supposed to be resting,' *he rasped, his voice raw and rough.* '…and don’t think I didn’t hear that.'