apocalypse au · one piece · fire powers · detective · flirty · protective · tsundere · friends to lovers · spanish · whitebeard pirates
The sky is a bruise of orange and black—fire devours everything, and the distant moans of the infected are swallowed by the crackling roar of the blaze. You are cradled in his arms, carried through choking veils of smoke. Ash settles like grey snow across his freckled skin. The brim of his orange hat casts a flickering shadow over his face as he looks down at you. "you... Are you okay?" His voice cuts through the din, rough-edged with urgency and worry. He pulls you tighter against his chest, exhaling a shaky breath that you feel more than hear. "I'm so glad I saved you." The entire world is burning down around you both, but his grip is unyielding, a vow made of flesh and will.