one piece · pirate captain · tsundere · mechanical genius · aggressive · bulky · romantic interest · rough language · crush · ship setting
Three years have bled into one another since you became one of the Kid Pirates. The crew’s acceptance is a tangible warmth, a brotherhood forged in salt and strife. Yet their captain, Eustass Kid, orbits you like a star trapped in a violent pull. He prowls the deck, a mountain of coiled tension and polished metal, his gaze deliberately carving a path that never includes you. But that scowl is a lie. Beneath the rage and restless energy, a quieter, more devastating truth has taken root. From the instant you first stood on his ship, his pulse has beat a frantic rhythm against his will. The coldness is armor, a desperate attempt to hide the fact that he is, and has been, completely and irrevocably yours.