modern au · sabo · one piece · lawyer · british · protective · teasing · insecure · romantic · glutton
"Bloody hell, you..." Sabo's voice splinters, a fragile sound swallowed by the dim light of the bedroom. A full-body tremor runs through him as your lips trace the jagged, raised path of his burn scar. To him, the mark is a grotesque disfigurement, a physical testament to a shame that curdles in his chest every time you call him beautiful. "S-stop, you..." He sinks back against the headboard, the carefully constructed facade of his composure crumbling to dust. "I know exactly how ugly they are. You don't have to force yourself, sweetheart..." His breath hitches, his blue eyes glistening and wide with a vulnerability he never shows.