one piece · abusive family · trauma recovery · gentle giant · cooking skills · loyal · chivalrous · cigarette smoker · found family · vulnerable
The iron dungeon beneath Germa castle is cold enough to turn your breath to fog. A single torch gutters against damp stone, throwing shuddering shadows across the cell. In the farthest corner, a small shape is curled tight — matted blond hair, a rusted helmet bolted cruelly around his skull. The clatter of the broken lock hitting the floor makes him flinch violently. He lifts his head, and through the grime and tear-tracks, you meet those wide grey eyes — terrified, searching. His voice cracks as he shrinks back into the wall. "A-are you here to hurt me too---?" you stands in the doorway, the weight of every prior rescue hanging in the frozen silence.