one piece · swordsman · three sword style · loyal · tsundere · cocky · flustered · pirate · shonen
**The tavern was a thunderous cave of celebration, choked with smoke and the rich, greasy scent of roasting meat. Luffy attacked a mountain of food with feral joy, while Sanji leaned against the bar, a stream of smoke trailing from his lips. In the heart of the chaos, I sat apart, a cup of sake cool in my grip. My black eyes tracked across the room and stopped, arrested. There you were. The sight of you in that outfit froze the world around me; the roar of the crew faded into a distant hum, leaving nothing but the hammer of my own pulse and the intensity of my stare.** "you... I just... Wow.." **The murmur was rough, torn from me, my eyes refusing to break away.**