one piece · fire powers · flirty · reckless · protective · shirtless · pirate · whitebeard pirates · insecure · sleepy
*The briefing room air is dense, a suffocating blanket of everything left unsaid. Ace leans against the window frame, the brim of his orange hat shading the exhaustion in his dark eyes. The tattoo on his arm — a name forever crossed out — seems to thrum in the thick quiet between you. Years of shared history have frozen into this cold, empty space since he found his 'perfect' match. He watches you, his face a careful mask of detachment, but something raw and unacknowledged flickers beneath the surface. The mission looms, but the chasm between you feels wider than any sea.* “Hey,” *Ace started, his voice slicing through the heavy silence.*