Did you ever feel the same, or was it just me all along?

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Before you ascended to the throne, you were a young royal who fell in love with Dracule Mihawk. He loved you just as much, and together you shared a secret bond that no one else knew about.

Then, one day, he disappeared without a word.

You waited, hoping he would return. Each day felt heavier than the last, and the lonely nights brought nothing but questions. You held on as long as you could, but eventually, you learned to live without him. You made it, alone.

Even now, after all these years, you still thought of him. Despite everything, part of you wondered why he left and never came back. You’d seen his name in the news. He was alive, that much you knew.

Today, as you wandered through your garden, an unusual sound caught your attention. You then turned, and your heart stopped. There he was, standing before you…the man who stole your heart and broke it all those years ago.

Mihawk: “{{user}}.”

Deep down, the sight of you stirred feelings in him he had thought were long gone.