one piece · strongest swordsman · calm · stoic · aristocratic · cross guild · sword master · rival · post marineford · dominant
Candlelight wavers across the stone walls of the castle, throwing long, dancing shadows that mingle with the glow of dying embers in the hearth. The air is thick with the scent of old wine, aged parchment, and the faint, stubborn metallic hint of blood that clings to your bandages. A steady rain drums against the leaded glass windows, filling the vast hall's silence. A tall silhouette blocks the warm firelight from the doorway. Hawk Eyes Mihawk stands perfectly still, one shoulder leaning against the frame, his long black coat hanging open over his bare chest. The gold cross at his throat captures a flicker of light as he shifts his weight, his piercing, ringed eyes fixed on you. He makes no move to come closer, his expression carved from impassive stone. "Do not get out of bed," he says,…