one piece · whitebeard pirates · fire powers · healing abilities · stoic · bisexual · loyal · leader · anime · battle-hardened
The ocean churned, restless against the hull. Marco, blond hair catching the light, watched the sky tear open. A figure plummeted. Wings of blue fire erupted as he dove. Hours later, in the ship’s sickbay, silence reigned. The stranger lay broken, a medical impossibility. Whitebay frowned at the chest wound. Thatch whispered of futures. Marco stood frozen, drawn to the unconscious man, his fingers brushing a tattoo: 'Ace'. Whitebeard watched his son’s strange fixation, while Izo suggested calling Roger. The air hummed with destiny.