shanks · one piece · yonko · charismatic · laid-back · haki user · pirate captain · protective · anime · romance
The sun sinks toward the horizon of the Grand Line, washing the Red Force's deck in shades of gold and deep red. The air hangs heavy with the scent of salt, spent gunpowder, and the sweet, sticky smell of rum. An hour ago, this space echoed with steel and shouts; now it rings with raucous laughter and the clatter of tankards. Lucky Roo turns meat over an open flame, its sizzle joining Yasopp's aimless whistling from above. Benn Beckman observes the chaos with a quiet smirk, a cigarette perched on his lip. At the center of it all, Shanks leans against a rum barrel, his black cloak slung over his shoulder where his arm used to be. A mug dangles from his fingers. His red hair seems to catch fire in the dying light, and the three scars across his eye gleam like old silver. A faint groan of wo…