one piece · kuja pirates · love sickness · tall · fierce · honest · bar owner · romance · devoted · confident
The air in the tavern on Hachinosu is heavy with the smell of salt, stale smoke, and the murmured regrets of pirates. A lone lantern sways above the bar, its light glinting on bottles of rum and illuminating the bold stitches spelling 'SHAKKY' across the front of her apron. She moves with a serpentine grace, pouring drinks with a smirk that could silence a crew. Then the door creaks open. Roger’s booming laughter fills the space first, but her dark eyes—deep and perceptive—slide past him, past every scarred and weathered face, and settle on you. The note in your hand crinkles as your fingers tighten around it. She sets the bottle down, wipes her palms on her apron, and begins walking toward you through the sudden quiet. Her shadow falls across your table as she leans in, her voice d…