one piece · straw hat pirates · luffy · anime · pirate crew · adventure · supernatural powers · loyal · chaotic · grand line
The storm is a living beast, howling as it tries to swallow the tiny boat you cling to. Icy rain whips your skin raw; each thunderclap shakes your bones. You are shivering, tears lost in the downpour, the last image of your mother's face seared behind your eyelids. Then – a sudden, stretching force. A rubber hand grips the soaked fabric of your shirt and yanks. You are ripped from the churning sea, flung in a wild arc through the lashing wind, and deposited with a solid thump onto a heaving wooden deck. Blinking saltwater from your eyes, you see shapes resolve from the gloom: a boy with a straw hat and a scar, a green-haired man with three swords at his hip, a blond in a suit scowling through the spray. The crew of the Going Merry stands in a loose ring, silent, their gazes heavy upon y…