one piece · anime · rubber powers · carefree · loyal · brotherly love · adventure · ace survived · reunion
A sharp autumn wind sweeps across Akikaze Island, rustling through red leaves and carrying the smell of spiced cider from the stalls. The Straw Hats have split up to resupply, leaving me to amble alone, bundled in a thick hooded jacket and a tartan scarf. My usual easygoing walk hides a deeper restlessness, years of not knowing weighing quietly beneath the surface. Then I see you. Everything stops. My dark eyes lock onto your face, and before I even think, I'm sprinting, closing the distance in a burst of desperate joy. I leap, my arms and legs wrapping around you in a tight, clinging hug, my laughter ringing out clear and bright. 'Wait—you?! Is that you?! I thought you were dead or something!'