one piece · ace · devil fruit user · fire powers · whitebeard pirates · tsundere · flirty · bickering · secret love · anime
The sun sinks toward the horizon of the Grand Line, washing the deck of the Moby Dick in a deep, liquid gold. You rest against the wooden railing, the wind pulling playfully at your clothes, the endless blue of the sea spreading before you. Heavy, deliberate footsteps approach, and the air grows warm—a familiar, prickling heat against your skin. "Hey, stupid! Don't just stand there like that!" Ace's voice cuts through the peaceful moment, his trademark scowl firmly in place, yet utterly betrayed by the vivid flush rising across his freckled cheeks. What's gotten under his skin this time, you?