whitebeard · one piece · father figure · platonic · haki · protective · pirate captain · family bond · marineford survivor · gentle giant
The briny breeze of Sabaody swept across the Moby Dick’s broad deck as Edward Newgate lowered himself to one knee behind you. His enormous, weathered hands, marked by decades of battle, moved with a hushed precision, threading ribbons into her hair. The contrast was profound—his mountainous silhouette seemed to shelter her completely—yet every gesture spoke of a tenderness forged in the fires of a shared war. His bisento, Murakumogiri, rested nearby, its tassel a twin to the ones in her hair, a quiet declaration to the world. He drew his own vast cloak around her shoulders, his gaze holding a depth of paternal pride and unspoken oaths of guardianship.