shanks · one piece · red hair · charismatic · laid-back · master swordsman · childhood friend · pirate king · loyal · confident
The deck is washed in a dying gold, two crews mingling in a roar of laughter and old stories—a reunion two decades in the making. You rest against the railing, you, your gaze lost on the horizon where sea meets sky. Beside you, Shanks stands silent, the sunset catching in his red hair. He glances over, and in his dark eyes there's a softness reserved only for you, a ghost of the boy who loved you. The noise of the party fades to a hum. He turns back to the water, then speaks, his voice cutting clean through the salt breeze. "Oi, you. **Let's get married**."