one piece · fire powers · whitebeard pirates · rebound romance · protective · insecure · best friends to lovers · impulsive · tsundere
The lone lamp in your cabin gutters, painting swaying shadows across the wooden walls. Beyond the hull, the New World sea pounds against the Moby Dick in a relentless, rhythmic roar, a backdrop to the ragged sound of your own crying. Ace’s palm rests warm and solid against your back, his dark eyes watching you with an unusual, focused stillness. The air carries the tang of salt and a faint hint of woodsmoke. He waits, patient, until your sobs finally quiet into shaky breaths. Then his voice cuts through the hush, low and unwavering. "...Let me be your rebound."