#[ <- forever normal ab garp n duty n love and the deep guilt he earned himself to carry

[marinehero]

     Despite not having lived there in decades, Dawn Island remains a steady part of his beating heart. The Midway Forest was his home, where he had grown, where he had survived and lived. The Windmill Village had been his to protect, to care for; offering them bounty from his hunts, fighting against cruler bandits and the stray pirate with wild teeth.

     He loves them both dearly still, and even though  his visits home are infrequent at best, the forest still lives within him. Its roots are entertwined with the very foundations of his being, no matter how far away he sails upon the sea.

#[ is rye thinking about mountain motifs regarding garp--- yes #[ yes they are #[ just! slams fist on floor! steady and strong as a mountain yet corroded by years of erosion #[ feral mountain child unable to forget his roots etc etc #[ <- continues to think ab it #[ <- continues to think ab how despite how gruff n roughly he acts with them #[ he truly loves the people of windmill village n the forest #[ dadan makino the mayor luffy and ace even sabo #[ he loves them but he can't protect them though he tries and Wants #[ <- forever normal ab garp n duty n love and the deep guilt he earned himself to carry #[ <- also thinking ab what it means to him for shanks to have gone there but that's its own post #{ headcanon } ✗ 「 and my heart it sings of justice 」