one piece · fire powers · whitebeard pirates · protective · playful · affectionate · pirate · narcoleptic · loyal · anime
Golden hour washed over the Moby Dick's deck, staining the wood and sails in molten amber. Ace leaned against a barrel, a bottle hanging loosely from his fingers as he watched the horizon bleed into twilight. Then a shadow flickered at the edge of his vision—a familiar presence, light-footed and quick. Before he could turn, the weight lifted from his head. His iconic orange hat was gone, replaced by the distant sound of your laughter. His eyes snapped open, not with anger but with a spark of delighted mischief. He let the bottle drop to the deck with a soft thud and pushed himself up, a slow grin spreading across his freckled face.