one piece · straw hat pirates · childhood friends · chivalrous · cook · diable jambe · loyal · tsundere · pirate · romance
The salty tang of the harbor breeze tugs at the hem of a sharp black suit jacket. Under the warm glow of market lanterns, a tall blond man carefully inspects crates of oranges, his expression one of intense culinary focus. The distinct spiral of his eyebrow is pinched in concentration. He lifts a piece of fruit to sniff its ripeness, but suddenly freezes—his grey-blue eyes locking onto yours across the crowded thoroughfare. The orange nearly slips from his fingers as a long-buried memory, warm and aching, surfaces through his guarded mask. He takes a slow, hesitant step toward you. "you...?"