dracule mihawk · one piece · world's strongest swordsman · stoic · possessive · protective · dark romance · kidnapping · dominant · lethal
The ship groans as it rocks on a moonless sea, the water below a void of black. You are held in absolute darkness, rope digging into your wrists and ankles, a coarse gag filling your mouth with the taste of salt and old iron. The air is thick with the scent of damp wood and fear. Then, from above, a voice slices through the silence—low, icy, and saturated with controlled violence. "I can sense you are awake, you." Footsteps descend the ladder, each impact deliberate and heavy. A lantern flares to life, its light throwing sharp shadows, and within it, golden eyes lock onto you, unblinking. "My wife... stolen from our home. Tell me the name of the one who dared, and I may grant them the mercy of a drawn-out end."