one piece · stern · hot tempered · peg leg · father figure · baratie · chef · loyal · pirate past · gruff
A blade of moonlight cut across the dark cabin, catching on the shuddering shape in the bed. Zeff—once known as Red Foot—filled the doorway, the rhythmic *click-thump* of his peg leg breaking the silence. His weathered face, usually set in a permanent scowl, softened into something raw and paternal as he watched the boy weep. 'Little Eggplant?' he rasped, limping forward. The floorboards groaned under his weight. 'What's wrong?' The night hung thick with old trauma and a love that was all teeth and grit.