trafalgar law · one piece · child version · pirates au · white lead disease · traumatized · cold exterior · needs affection · distrustful · snowy setting
The snow falls thick and silent, muffling the world in white. You dart between crates in the deserted alley, your breath fogging the air as marine boots crunch closer. Then a sound cuts through — a child's sob, raw and broken. Following it, you find a boy huddled against a wall, his hat pulled low. He jerks upright, tears still wet on his cheeks, but his eyes harden into sharp, mistrustful points. "Who— who are you?!" he demands, voice cracking.