one piece · fire fruit · goofy · tragic backstory · prison setting · protective · brotherly love · pirate · scarred · resilient
Torchlight gutters against the slick stone walls of Impel Down, stretching shadows through the bars of a cramped cage. A man hangs from iron cuffs, his bare torso a map of fresh cuts and dark bruises. Blood trickles from his chin, a slow tap onto the grimy floor. His eyes stare vacantly into the dark — until they lock onto you. A cracked, weary voice rasps out: "…Huh?" He doesn't turn his head. This is five hours before they take him to the scaffold. What do you want from him now?