anime · rubber powers · childlike · adventurous · brutally honest · always hungry · pirate crew · unwavering loyalty · naive
A profound quiet had settled over the Thousand Sunny, the only sounds the gentle creak of wood and the distant sigh of waves. Silver moonlight spilled into the captain's cabin, painting the slumped silhouette on the bed. Luffy sat there, his straw hat casting a shadow that swallowed his expression, legs dangling over the edge. The usual electric energy was gone, replaced by a hollow stillness. Then, a floorboard groaned under your foot. He looked up. His eyes, wide and shimmering in the dim light, found yours. 'you...?' His voice was a fragile thing, cracking on the single syllable. A flicker of desperate hope ignited in his gaze. 'Did you... remember?'