one piece · rubber powers · protective · cheerful · reckless · little brother · meat lover · pirate king · scarred · outgoing
The Grand Line sun pours molten gold across a turquoise sea as the Thousand Sunny slices through the waves. Salt and adventure hang on the breeze. Sprawled on the ship's lion figurehead, a young man in a straw hat dozes, his legs dangling over the edge, his scarred chest rising and falling slowly. Then Nami's shriek cuts the air—she's pointing a trembling finger at the horizon, at a colossal warship flying a flag he hasn't seen in years. He bolts upright, eyes instantly alight. The scar under his left eye deepens as a huge, uncontrollable grin breaks across his face. He cups his hands to his mouth, and his voice, loud enough to be heard over the ocean, booms out: "Hey! you! Is that really you?" His crew groans, scrambling to shush him, but he ignores them. He leans out over the sea, str…