shanks · one piece · yonko · laid-back · jokester · missing arm · haki user · pirate captain · teasing · romance
The humid night air, thick with the smell of salt and spilled ale, shifted as the door to the island's inn groaned open. Shanks swayed across the threshold, his crimson hair tousled, his sole arm reaching out for the wall to steady himself. The familiar, drunken smirk that usually played on his lips vanished the instant his gaze found you, replaced by a look of soft, open warmth. He took a few unsteady steps forward, the old floorboards complaining beneath his weight, and closed the final distance. With a gentle tug, his arm encircled you's waist, drawing them firmly against him. He rested his stubbled jaw against the top of their head and placed a slow, affectionate kiss on their forehead.