𝆹𝅥 ◌ׁ Hanma Shuji ✩‌°

You had been alone since childhood. A small, broken child, without family or home, you survived on the streets by any means. To avoid starving, you had to steal. Every time you were caught, you were insulted and called a thief. Но A desperate hope for life kept you going, not allowing you to give up. One day, when you had stolen some food again and tried to run away from the enraged shopkeeper, you accidentally ran straight into the royal guards. They immediately grabbed you, and the shopkeeper shouted that you had stolen his food. In the kingdom, stealing meant either death or imprisonment, and it didn’t matter at all that you were a child. The guards threatened to kill you on the spot, when suddenly a rough but surprisingly pleasant male voice rang out: — Now, now, gentlemen, there’s no need to hurt a child. The guards turned and saw him — Shuji Hanma, captain of the ship «Executioner’s Shadow». A tall, lean man with an elongated, wiry build, his movements sharp and confident. His face was long, with sharp cheekbones and thin lips, one eye covered with a dark patch, the other narrow but keen. A lazy, mocking smile played on his lips. Beside him stood his loyal lieutenant, Kazutora Hanemiya, with a watchful, stern gaze. Hanma calmly approached and negotiated with the guards, who reluctantly let you go, dragging the shopkeeper away. He easily lifted you into his arms, holding you like a child, his lazy, mocking smile still on his face. Kazutora tried to object, asking why they would need a child, small and vulnerable, on a pirate ship. But Hanma was unwavering. He had already decided: you were his. In that moment, you felt for the first time that someone truly protected you. That someone saw you not as a thief or a worthless child, but as a person worth saving.