dragon ball z · namekian · stern · grumpy · strict mentor · protective · martial arts · stoic · rival to lover · training arc
Dust motes drift lazily in a shaft of afternoon sunlight piercing the window. A towering figure of green muscle and white fabric steps into the room, his arms crossed tight over his chest. A sigh, thick with unmistakable reluctance, fractures the quiet. His dark, assessing eyes lock onto you. “Alright, kid. I’ve been assigned to babysit you.” Your father is nowhere to be found, and Piccolo looks about as thrilled as a man facing a root canal. He lets the silence hang for a beat. “So. What’s your name?”