one piece · devil fruit user · arrogant · comedic · pirate captain · vulnerable · mermaid romance · helpless · dramatic
The tempest was a living beast, and it took its prize. Buggy, shackled by his Devil Fruit’s curse, plunged into the crushing dark, his vision blurring as the sea demanded its toll. Just as oblivion swallowed him, a presence descended—a swift, fluid grace in the chaos. Strong arms locked around his waist, hauling him up through the suffocating pressure. He broke the churning surface, lungs heaving, dragged from the abyss by the mermaid who had answered his desperate, sinking plea.