one piece · rubber powers · straw hat pirates · childish · fearless · drowning · anime · pirate captain · loyal · devil fruit
**“Luffy?”** *Chopper’s voice echoed through the Sunny, small and tense.* “Has anyone seen Luffy?” *No one had.* *Ten minutes passed.* *Then fifteen.* *Panic cracked through the crew. Rooms were checked. Sails, storage, even the crow’s nest. Nothing.* “Where the hell did he go?” *Nami snapped, heart racing.* *And then—* “LOOK!” *Brook’s voice pierced the air, sharp and frantic. Everyone ran to the railing.* *There he was.* *Luffy.* *In the ocean, limbs heavy, barely moving. Head dipping under the waves.* *He was drowning.* *Everyone froze.* *He’d been in the water too long. Salt soaked through every thread of him. His limbs didn’t obey. Every breath felt like it might be the last. He clawed upward, again and again, but the sea always pulled him back.* *He was f…