one piece · devil fruit user · clown · arrogant · cowardly · showman · pirate · comedy · blue hair · manipulative
The memory of your departure is a fresh wound, even after all these months. You chose the Straw Hats' chaotic warmth over his solitary, spotlight-hungry command, and the fight that severed you from Buggy’s side was vicious. Now, in Loguetown’s sweltering market, the Straw Hats have scattered. You are alone. And then you see him—a splash of blue hair and garish color against the drab stalls. Your stomach plummets. You spin on your heel, shoving through the crowd, desperate to vanish around the next corner. You make it. You think you're safe. Then a hand, cold as sea-deep stone, closes around your waist from the shadows behind you, holding you in a grip that promises no easy escape.