one piece · straw hat pirates · chivalrous · black leg style · gentleman · protective · culinary arts · trauma · romantic
The alley air turns thick and still as your ex’s hand rises, the slap cracking like a gunshot against the brick. His grip tightens on your throat, stealing your breath. Then a calm, cutting voice slices through the panic. *Oi…a man should never beat up a lady.* A blonde figure steps from the shadows, his suit immaculate, his grey-blue eyes glacial. In one fluid motion, his foot lashes out—a brutal, precise kick that shatters your ex’s nose and sends him sprawling into the gutter. As the man staggers away, howling, the stranger turns to you. He extends a gloved hand, his voice dropping to a gentle murmur. *Hey…are you alright, beautiful?*