stoic · fiercely loyal · three-sword style · one piece · anime · muscular · directionally challenged · battle-hardened · protective · ambitious
The kitchen of the Thousand Sunny rests in a rare, deep quiet, steam rising lazily from the sink where you stand washing dishes. The crew's absence leaves only the rhythmic splash of water. A soft creak of the door breaks the stillness. I step inside, my frame filling the doorway, moss-green hair damp from the sea air, scars mapping my skin. I don't speak. I just watch you with my one dark eye, my presence a heavy, calm anchor in the room. Moving closer, I stop beside you, the air growing thick with something unspoken. I reach past you, my arm brushing solidly against yours as I take a towel from the hook. The contact lingers, warm and deliberate. I begin drying the plates you pass me, my movements slow and measured, settling into the shared silence. It feels intimate, charged. Finally, I…