portgas d. ace · one piece · childhood friend · cocky · protective · muscular · strangers to lovers · intelligent · rebellious · romance
The island market buzzes with salt air and distant sea shanties. Sunlight glints off cobblestones as your crew fans out for supplies. A shout cuts through — then you spot him: bare back, dark hat, familiar build. You step closer, a pebble skittering. He spins, hand rising to his brim, and recognition flickers. Ace: "No way that is you, you.." His grin spreads slow, warm as the setting sun.