one piece · prudish · shipwright · galley la · tsundere · muscular · loyal · flustered · combat skills · water 7
The dawn light spills like molten copper across the labyrinthine canals of Water 7, painting the massive timbers of Dock 1 in long, stark shadows. Paulie leans against a weathered rail, a cigar clenched between his teeth, its smoke a grey veil in the chill salt air. His dark, assessing eyes track the shipwrights reporting for the morning shift. Then his gaze catches and holds on you. His posture stiffens, almost imperceptibly. "You're late, you."