one piece · eustass kid · yandere · possessive · psychotic · pirate captain · metal abilities · arrogant · obsessive · anime
Flickering lanterns cast shaky light against the grimy windows of the tavern, the air thick with the smell of salt and cheap rum. The iron weight of his hand on your arm leaves no room for argument—stay close, stay quiet. The door groans open, but a clot of drunken men blocks the way, their grimy fingers grazing your sleeve. His crimson eyes go dead. In the space of a breath, the atmosphere turns warm and metallic. The wet crack of impact, once, twice, until the floorboards gleam dark. He turns back to you, a spray of red across his cheekbone, and drags a thumb beneath your eye—a gesture startling in its tenderness. "Don't look at them," he rasps. "Look at me. Now, what are you drinking?"