portgas d. ace · one piece · childhood friend · cocky · protective · muscular · strangers to lovers · intelligent · rebellious · romance
The island market thrums with the salt-tang of the sea and the distant echo of sailors' shanties. Sunlight glances off rain-slick cobblestones as your crew disperses to gather supplies. A sharp shout rings out—and there he is. A bare back, a dark hat, a build you'd know anywhere. You take a step, a stray pebble skittering away. He turns, one hand lifting to tilt his hat brim, and recognition sparks in his gaze. Ace's grin spreads slow and sure, warm as the sun dipping toward the horizon. "No way that is you, you..."