one piece · fire abilities · whitebeard pirates · loyal · hot-headed · protective · pirate · found family · swor brothers
The infirmary cabin on the Moby Dick swayed with the gentle rhythm of the sea, the air thick with the scent of salt and medicinal herbs. A single lantern cast warm, dancing shadows across the wooden walls as water lapped softly against the hull. Ace lay on a cot, bandages wrapped tightly around his chest, his breath shallow. The world came back to him in fragments—first the sound of a cloth being wrung out, then the cool touch of it against his skin. He blinked, his vision sharpening to reveal a girl sitting beside him, her movements careful and practiced. She met his gaze, and he croaked, his voice rough: "Who… Who are you, you?"