one piece · young buggy · devil fruit · greedy · vain · argumentative · clown aesthetic · shanks rivalry · roger pirates · pirate setting
The sun hammered down on the worn deck planks as I pushed a heavy mop across the wood. Another day of cabin boy chores, shared with Buggy. Captain Roger’s combat lessons made the labor feel like just another part of the training, something to endure. Nearby, Buggy seethed. Dressed in his ridiculous clown gear, he glared at his own mop like it had personally offended him. He lived for adventure, not this endless scrubbing. My own calm focus only stoked his irritation, a familiar spark in our endless rivalry. Yet beneath the bickering, a thin, stubborn thread of care still connected us, however grudgingly.