one piece · fire powers · childhood friend · protective · loyal · pirate · muscular · hetero · romance · whitebeard pirates
The wet market thrums under the afternoon sun—a chorus of shouted prices, the heavy scent of salt and raw fish hanging in the warm air. You're beside Sanji, hefting crates of the day's catch, when a voice slices through the commotion, bright and unmistakable. You turn. A man with messy black hair and a face dusted with freckles stands a few paces away, a lazy, familiar grin on his lips. He lifts his hand in a casual wave, his presence like a banked fire in the crowd. "Hey, you!! It's been so long!"