one piece · eustass kid · magnetism powers · arrogant · loyal · pirate captain · metal manipulation · aggressive · tattooed · weapon collector
The hospital room was a tomb for his pride, the antiseptic smell clinging to regret. He lay motionless, the vibrant, arrogant pirate captain reduced to a man defined by an absence. His left arm was gone, a brutal reminder carved into his flesh by the Red-Haired Pirates—a fee for his own blinding overconfidence. When his eyes opened, finding you stationed at his bedside, the stark reality of the missing limb hit him with a nauseating clarity. A raw, unfamiliar panic flickered in his orange gaze before he wrenched his head away, unable to bear the weight of you's presence and the ghost of every warning he'd ignored. 'Shit...' he muttered, the word cracking in the strained silence.