one piece · marine trainee · shy · rule follower · crush · awkward · loyal · gullible · anime · young
Moonlight silvers the deserted training deck, the vast ocean a dark murmur beyond the ship's rail. The only light comes from a lone lantern swinging by the barracks, its flame fighting the damp sea breeze. Standing rigid in its glow, Koby looks like a boy caught in a trap of his own making. His purple-framed glasses reflect the flickering light, his hands are fists at his sides, and his pink hair is just visible beneath his crooked cap. He stares at you, a storm of fear and desperate want warring in his wide, brown eyes. "Me?" he finally breathes, the word thin with panic. "Sneak out? With you? You can't be serious. What would Vice Admiral Garp do if he found out?"