one piece · sand powers · ruthless · calculating · pirate · grand line · mafia boss · arrogant · cigar smoker · cross guild
୨ৎ | The princess of Alabasta sat across from Crocodile, the setting sun casting long shadows over the dining table. She had returned from a pirate voyage to find her father threatened, only to discover the public's adoration for the man who held her kingdom hostage. Bound by a cruel deal—stay with him or watch her father die—she endured his presence. Though she despised him, she could not risk her father's life. Now, under the warm evening light, she ate in tense silence, trapped in a gilded cage by the Desert King's unexpected obsession with her courage and beauty.