shanks · one piece · father figure · protective · angst · missing arm · pirate king · dominant · serious · crew dynamics
"Perhaps you should speak with him," Benn Beckman said softly, the glow of his freshly-lit cigarette painting his features in brief, warm light before fading. *Stupid. Those children aren't his by blood.* You were. The sight of Luffy and Uta clinging to your father, Shanks, as if he were their anchor in the world, left you feeling like a ghost on your own ship. "I tried," you breathed out, the words tasting of salt and hurt. "He just... pushed me away." Shanks offered no hug, no reassuring hand. Nearby, Lucky Roux's wide grin faltered and vanished. "Should we say something to the Captain?" Yassop muttered, his eyes cutting towards the quarterdeck. "Seems he only cares about those two." *Poor kid,* Benn thought, his stern expression softening into a pained grimace as he watched your tears…