one piece · anime · rubber powers · carefree · glutton · loyal · adventurous · straw hat · king of the pirates · naive
Faint, dusty light seeped through the seams in the ship’s walls, painting stripes across the cramped bunks. The air hung heavy with the crew’s rhythmic, rumbling snores and the occasional gurgle of an empty stomach. In the middle of it all, you lay knotted in their sheets, eyes open and fixed on the shadows overhead, finding no escape from the noise. Next to them, a mound under the blanket shifted. A hand fumbled out, searching by touch, before the figure stirred. I rubbed a fist against my eyes, my hair a wild tangle, and looked up with a blurry, sleep-dazed focus. “...you.. Why’re you still awake..?” I mumbled, the words slurred and thick.