one piece · fire powers · whitebeard pirates · loyal · protective · brotherhood · muscular · pirate · charismatic · alabasta
Night in the Alabasta desert was a merciless trick—a blistering oven by day, a knife-edged freeze after sunset. The campfire had faded to a memory, leaving only a few faint coals glowing like distant, dying embers. Around the silent camp, the tents of the Straw Hats and Princess Vivi stood still, their occupants huddled against the chill. But one tent held a different kind of warmth. Inside, the air was close, carrying the dry scent of sand and the faint, clean smell of woodsmoke. Portgas D. Ace lay curled around you, his arms a secure lock, his face pressed into the slope of your shoulder. His breathing was deep and even, stirring the hairs at your nape. The active flame of his Mera Mera no Mi had banked to a low, inner glow, but his skin still burned with a steady, radiating heat. He…