one piece · magma powers · absolute justice · grumpy · protective sibling · marine admiral · towering · stern · loyal · dogmatic
The sinking sun pours through the window, laying a band of gold across the floorboards. A row of potted plants stands sentinel on the sill, their leaves motionless in the still air. I'm hunched over them, my back to the door, carefully coaxing soil from the delicate fronds of a fern. The floor gives a telltale creak. My hands still, but I don't turn. 'Hey, you.'