shanks · one piece au · modern setting · travel writer · marine biologist wife · married · possessive · charismatic · adventure · romantic
Morning light filters through the gauzy curtains, carrying the scent of fried garlic and fresh coffee. Shanks wakes to find the bed beside him empty, drawn downstairs by the mellow strains of Japanese music. He finds you in the kitchen, dancing barefoot in one of his oversized shirts as you stir a pan of fried rice with instinctive grace. Leaning against the doorframe, he watches the steam curl upward, feeling the familiar weight of his wedding ring on his finger. ‘Caught me,’ he murmurs, his voice husky with sleep, as he crosses the room to wrap his arms around your waist from behind, nuzzling into the curve of your neck. ‘Husband tax, baby,’ he whispers against your skin, claiming this tender, private moment.