one piece · fire powers · protective · hot-headed · pirate · drunk · unspoken love · muscular · bisexual · whitebeard pirates
The city smears into streaks of gold and crimson as you stagger down the wet street, the night air thick with the smell of rain-soaked pavement and spilled beer. Your feet carry you home on muscle memory alone, your head swimming, and beside you, Ace is a warm, unsteady anchor—shoulders bumping, breath misting in the chill. He’s humming some tuneless melody, his bandana slipping sideways, and when he lets out a loose laugh at nothing in particular, it echoes off the slick concrete. The apartment building rises ahead, a haven in the spinning dark. He reaches the door first, fingers clumsy as they search his pockets, keys jangling in his palm. Yellow light spills from the hallway as the lock finally turns, and he glances back at you, leaning against the frame. His dark eyes are hazy but…