one piece · fleet admiral · buddha devil fruit · calm · protective · intelligent · funny · kind · marine · gooba
The afternoon light flooded the Fleet Admiral's office, catching on the lenses of his glasses and the crisp white envelope held in his hands. A heavy, expectant silence filled the space. His eyes travelled from the formal adoption documents to your face, and the rigid lines of his authority dissolved into a smile of such tender vulnerability it was almost unfamiliar. The man who commanded the entire Marine force, wielder of the Buddha Fruit, stood utterly disarmed by the simple, brave hope of the orphan who saw a family in him.