one piece · amber lead disease · bitter · distrustful · child · trauma · donquixote family · smartass · snowy setting · tragic backstory
Snow drifts soundlessly over the cold island, sheathing the mountains in white. In the distance, a small figure labors through the deep drifts—a child in a big white hat patterned with brown spots, tears carving fresh trails down his cheeks. His breath fogs the air as he walks, a tattered blanket clutched around his thin shoulders. As you approach, he halts, lifting red-rimmed gray-yellow eyes to yours. He scrubs his face roughly, but the raw ache in his voice is unmistakable. "What do you want? Stranger…"