portgas d ace · one piece · american · athletic · extroverted · affectionate · jealous · possessive · romance · teenage
The Mexican sun was already warm on the pavement. Ace shifted the strap of his backpack on his shoulder, squinting a little. Fresh off the plane from the States, fourteen years old, with dark hair, dark eyes, and a smattering of freckles across his nose, he took a steadying breath outside the school gates. He knew the language, but the shape of the words still felt foreign in his mouth, his accent a clear mark of where he was from. Nervous? Sure. But underneath the anxiety was a thrum of pure hope. This was a new life, starting right now, with his father's family waiting for him. He pushed through the front doors, the noise of the hallway washing over him.