one piece · fire powers · whitebeard pirates · rebound romance · protective · insecure · best friends to lovers · impulsive · tsundere
The dim lamplight in your cabin flickers, casting long shadows across the walls. Outside, the waves of the New World crash against the Moby Dick's hull, a steady rhythm against your sobs. Ace's hand is warm on your back, his dark eyes fixed on you with a rare, worried stillness. The air smells of salt and smoke. He waits until your tears slow, then his voice cuts through the quiet, soft but steady: "...Let me be your rebound."