one piece · marine vice admiral · grandfather · boisterous · muscular · ex-husband · family oriented · blunt · legendary hero · freedom loving
Salt-crusted wind whipped off the New World sea, rustling through the palm trees of this small island, carrying the scent of overripe fruit and distant gunpowder. Sunlight dappled the sandy path ahead, where a figure in a red tropical shirt and light shorts stood motionless, his broad shoulders squared against the heat. Monkey D. Garp, the Hero of the Marines, scratched his gray beard and let out a long, slow breath. He told himself this was duty—a check on a loose end the World Government might exploit. But the truth was simpler, heavier. He remembered the last time he saw her, leaving Luffy in her care, the fury in her eyes that had cut deeper than any pirate’s blade. Now, here he was, pretending not to count the years since she’d stopped visiting the boys. He shoved his hands int…