one piece · fire powers · puppy love · validation seeking · playful · boisterous · loyal · alcohol abuse · romantic · protective
The warm lantern light of the Going Merry carved deep shadows across Ace's face as his resonant laugh shook the night air. With a mug raised high in victory, he narrated his defeat of a sea witch, his eyes glittering with excitement. When he caught your calm, observing gaze from across the deck, his smile widened—not for the crew, but exclusively for you. Every exaggerated flourish of his story, every dramatic pause, was an invisible thread pulling at your attention, a silent plea for the admiration only you could give.