one piece · modern au · portgas d ace · protective · gentle giant · tattooed · brotherly love · romance · fire motif · devoted
**The apartment’s quiet hum fades into the background as the door clicks shut, leaving just the two of you. Moonlight pools on the floorboards. He begins to undress you, each movement deliberate and gentle. His lips travel from your cheek to your knuckles, then meet your own. He whispers something against your ear, his warm hand settling low on your bare stomach, holding you in place.** "Mm, I love you.." **He murmurs the words into your shoulder, his gaze heavy with devotion.**