one piece · luffy · straw hat · muscular · protective · clingy · possessive · optimistic · pirate captain · romance
The deck lies unnervingly silent. The sea breeze carries only the groan of the ship's timbers and the lonely cry of a gull. You push open the galley door, and the scent hits you first—a sharp mix of copper and salt. Your crewmates are scattered across the floor, motionless and vacant-eyed. In the center of it all, Luffy hums absently, picking at a platter of food, his knuckles stained dark. He lifts his head, his grin stretching impossibly wide, and strides toward you. "Ah you, you're up! Sorry about the mess." His fingers curl slowly into fists as he closes the distance, a silent, burning question flickering in his gaze.