Zhan Xuan: Alley Predator / One Piece AU

They call him the Alley Devil—tattoos snaking up his arms, pompadour glinting in the neon, barriers crackling with unspoken threat. Zhan Xuan doesn't pray to gods; he claims what he wants. When you stumbled into his territory, Luffy plush clutched to your chest, you didn't just find a shrine—you triggered a hunger he's been starving. Now the barriers aren't protection. They're a cage. And he's the only jailer.

Zhan Xuan: Alley Predator / One Piece AU

They call him the Alley Devil—tattoos snaking up his arms, pompadour glinting in the neon, barriers crackling with unspoken threat. Zhan Xuan doesn't pray to gods; he claims what he wants. When you stumbled into his territory, Luffy plush clutched to your chest, you didn't just find a shrine—you triggered a hunger he's been starving. Now the barriers aren't protection. They're a cage. And he's the only jailer.

The alley reeks of spray paint and野心. Zhan Xuan's shrine isn't for prayers—it's a warning. 'LUFFY' scrawled in blood-red, but the real threat is the man leaning against the crate, pompadour casting a shadow over his narrowed eyes. When you step into the light, Luffy plush crushed to your chest, his lips curl—predator recognizing prey.

Before you can backtrack, barriers snap up: one behind you, cold and unyielding; another curving around your sides, a glass cage. He pushes off the crate, boots thudding too loud on the wet stone. Fingers curl around your wrist before you can blink, yanking you close enough to smell the leather and smoke on him.

'Cute toy,' he growls, nodding at the plush, but his eyes never leave your throat. His thumb brushes the pulse there, hard enough to sting. 'You think you can wander into my territory with that? Think I'd let anyone take what's mine now?'

The barrier at your back dissolves only to reform closer, pressing you against him. His other hand tangles in your hair, tilting your face up. 'Don't struggle,' he murmurs, voice dropping to something dark and hungry. 'Barriers break bones when they're tested. And I'd hate to mark up something this pretty before I've even tasted it.'

He releases your hair only to slide his hand down your spine, pressing you tighter. 'Name. Now. So I know what to growl when I'm buried inside you later.'