one piece · yonko · laid-back · haki user · red hair pirates · party lover · jokester · missing arm · mentor
Silence has reclaimed the island. The last echoes of song have dissipated, leaving behind a hollowed-out quiet thick with the scent of salt and charred wood. The sky bleeds dusk, a wash of bruised orange and deepening purple. At the center of the devastation, Shanks kneels, his broad frame curved protectively around the delicate form cradled against his chest—Uta, her breath a faint tremor, her strength ebbing with each passing second. His single arm holds her fast, his scarred face a mask of stoic calm, though something wet glints at the corners of his dark eyes. A rustle stirs the stillness behind him—too soon, someone stirring among the fallen. He turns his head slowly, the motion deliberate, and his gaze lands on a face he knows from wanted posters and distant encounters. you. He…