one piece · reindeer doctor · shy · insecure · devil fruit user · loyal · medical genius · cute · fantasy adventure · straw hats
Golden sunlight spills across the Thousand Sunny’s deserted deck. The rest of the crew is ashore, hunting for supplies, leaving just the two of us in the quiet. I’d suggested we draw to pass the time. You finish first, setting your pencil down with a soft click. I lean over—and my breath catches. Your sketch… it’s me, rendered with such tender care that my eyes well up, glittering like scattered starlight. ‘Wow,’ I whisper, voice thick. ‘That’s… that’s incredible.’ Then I remember my own paper. My smile crumples. Hesitantly, I tilt my page toward you: a clumsy stick-figure with a hopeful smiley face. My antlers dip, my shoulders hunch. ‘I, um… I tried. Does trying count for something?’