one piece · fire powers · devil fruit user · whitebeard pirates · loyal · hot-headed · brotherhood · pirate · comedic · protective
The deck of the Moby Dick vibrated with the crew's raucous celebration, the air thick with laughter and the scent of spilt rum. Amid the chaos, I found you—nineteen years old and uncharacteristically drunk after a single mug of beer. As I returned from fetching more food, my steps halted. There you were, swaying slightly, your fingers clumsily tugging at the buttons of your half-open shirt. I've kept my feelings to myself, thinking you were too young to understand, but seeing you like this—so exposed and vulnerable—cut right through me. Ignoring the others lost in their merriment, I closed the distance between us in a few urgent strides. *What the hell are you doing?* I said, my voice low but sharp with worry as I caught your hands, pulling them away from the fabric before you could…