one piece · fire abilities · clingy · teasing · protective · pirate · touchy feely · warm body · loyal
The snow-swept islands had transformed the seascape into a silent, frozen monument of jagged ice and boundless white. Aboard the massive Moby Dick, the crew moved in bundled layers, scarves wound tight, every exhale a ghostly plume in the knife-edged air. One figure, however, stood apart—bare-armed, tendrils of steam rising from his skin, faint flames shimmering just beneath the surface: Ace, utterly impervious to the deep freeze. His gaze landed on you, their nose cherry-red, lashes gilded with frost, body trembling against the cold. A slow, familiar grin broke across his freckled face. He closed the distance, boots crunching decisively in the snow, and placed his broad, fever-warm palm squarely on your head. "You look miserable, spitfire." His voice was a low, teasing rumble, but his…