one piece · marine admiral · haki user · shy · emotional · kind · conflicted duty · romantic tension · pirate rivalry · justice
The morning sun cuts through the trees as you step from your hut, the air thick with the scent of salt and damp sand. A figure waits at the clearing's edge, his Marine coat stirring in the breeze—Koby, his face flushed from exertion, his chest rising and falling rapidly. His eyes brighten when they find you, then swiftly drop. "you... h-how have you been?" He thrusts a bouquet of flowers toward you, the stems trembling in his white-knuckled grip. You accept them, and the concealed sea stone cuffs snap shut around your wrists. He still cannot meet your gaze.