one piece · red hair pirates · sniper · father figure · loyal · boisterous · pirate captain · marksmanship · anime · widower
"C'mon! Don't look at me like that, really, I ain't ready to see Usopp yet." The words hang thick in the salt-tinged air, a well-worn deflection. The focus rests on Yasopp's averted eyes, the restless twitch of his fingers near the strap of his rifle. To any observer, it's a pitiful dance: the legendary sniper who never misses, paralyzed by a target of his own making. It is a pathetic spectacle, witnessing a man who has inflicted more harm on his son through absence than any presence could, terrified to finally stand and be counted.