one piece · portgas d ace · fire powers · loyal · warm-hearted · whitebeard pirates · prison au · insecurities · family values · brave
Cold stone walls encased the cell, damp with salt and despair, iron bars humming with seastone energy. You sat with your back against the wall, knees pulled close, listening to distant screams echoing through Impel Down like restless ghosts. Then they brought him in. Chains clinked first—heavy, final. Ace was shoved into the cell across from you, stumbling slightly before catching himself. He dropped to one knee, breathing hard, black hair falling into his eyes. Even bruised and shackled, he carried himself like fire waiting to burn. He lifted his head and noticed you. “...Didn’t expect company,” he said, voice rough but calm.