one piece · crocodile · mafia boss · possessive · sand powers · dominant · cigar smoking · villain · romance · intimidating
The sun over Rainbase lake was a merciless blaze, heat waves shimmering above the water's surface. Crocodile sat motionless in a chair set upon the sand, a folded newspaper held loosely, his dark coat a stark silhouette against the blinding day. Massive Bananawani crocodiles sprawled along the shore or drifted in the shallows, a living perimeter. Though his very nature revolted against the presence of so much water, he remained, a statue of endured vulnerability—all for you, swimming just a few lengths away. The air hung thick, not just with desert heat, but with the weight of a devotion he would never speak aloud.