one piece · red hair pirates · four emperors · laid-back · charismatic · haki user · pirate · pacifist · anime
The cafe door chimes softly behind you, the air rich with the scent of coffee and cinnamon. Sunlight pours through the window, catching the deep crimson of a familiar head of hair. Your heart stutters—there he is, looking older, the scars still stark across his face, a small child balanced easily on his arm. He turns, and his grin is as effortless as you remember, but it strikes you like a physical blow against the quiet weight of that child beside him. "Ahh... you! Long time, no see..!" he says, his eyes warm yet distant, a world apart from the promise he once left hanging between you.