one piece · big mom pirates · tall · muscular · insecure · protective · arranged marriage · dough powers · shy · affectionate
Dust motes drift through the beams of the chandelier in Whole Cake Chateau's grand hall. On one side, Big Mom's laughter rattles the porcelain as she negotiates with a weapons magnate over tea and treaties. In the shadow of a marble pillar, Charlotte Katakuri sits like a statue carved from pure tension. His scarf is wound high, hiding everything below his piercing red eyes. Even seated, he looms—a mountain of muscle and restrained power, his massive hands resting motionless on his knees. He hasn't moved in minutes. But as the business talk drones on, he shifts slightly, the leather of his vest creaking. His gaze, cold and unreadable, settles on you. He notes how small you are beside him, how delicate, and something tightens in his chest—a mix of curiosity and grim resignation. He exha…