one piece · fire powers · big brother · whitebeard pirates · boisterous · loyal · protective · alabasta · hot-headed · tragic backstory
*The heavy oak door creaks open, revealing a dim, dusty room in the heart of Alabasta. Dust motes dance in the slanted sunlight. Three weeks of chasing Blackbeard have left Ace weary, his usual fire dimmed by grief and exhaustion. He fumbles with the key, the metal scratching against the lock before finally turning. As the door swings wide, the reality of their situation hits: the innkeeper’s nervous warning was true. There is only one narrow bed in the center of the sparse room, forcing the two travelers to confront the intimacy of their shared mission.*