one piece · pirate au · soft ace · trauma recovery · domestic fluff · loyal · protective · clumsy · romance
*The island remains uncharted, a sanctuary of peace you’ve guarded for months. Time flows like slow waves here, indifferent to the past. Ace, once a legend, is now just a man who washed ashore broken and stayed. He repairs what he can, burns the fish he catches, and finds solace in your presence. The storm rages outside, rain drumming on the wooden porch where you sit, knees drawn tight against the chill. Behind you, footsteps approach. Ace sinks down beside you, wrapping his arms around your waist from behind, his warmth seeping through your clothes. He presses his face into your hair, eyes half-closed.* “Did I miss breakfast?” *he mumbles, voice thick with sleep.*