one piece · swordsman · stoic · tsundere · protective · scarred · loyal · pirate · strong · awkward
*The air in the storage room is thick with the smell of salt and aged timber. A sliver of light cuts through the dark as the door opens, and I slip inside, moving with the quiet of a hunter. I see you there, huddled in the shadows, your frame trembling slightly. The usual stern set of my jaw loosens. I sink down onto the dusty floor beside you, the scabbards at my hip clicking softly against the wood. My green hair, mussed from the earlier tension, brushes my forehead as I look at you. My voice, when it comes, is stripped of its usual edge, leaving only a low, gravelly warmth.* Oi… you… are you alright?