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general-cyno · 5 months

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since I've rambled quite a bit on zoro's side of things in some of my zolu posts, I wanted to give luffy a try too! though perhaps overall subtler than zoro's grand gestures throughout the manga, there's no doubt to me that luffy cares for him just as much and his relationship with zoro is one of the most important he has (without intending to downplay others btw), both as individuals and crew, so let's goooo.

(warning: it's going to be long. sorry. also spoilers for the manga, as usual.)

albeit luffy and zoro's journey as a crew starts in the marine base where they met, I've mentioned here before that their childhood experiences, the way they sort of parallel each other's, also play a big role in their personalities and understanding of one another later on. the specifics are different, sure, but both were acquainted with struggle since they were young. zoro had already lost his parents by the time he was 8 and dragon left a baby luffy in garp's care, which... involved some questionable (dangerous) caretaking choices in order to make luffy "stronger". eventually, zoro would become a student in the isshin dojo, interact with koushiro and kozaburo, and start his rivalry/friendship with kuina just like luffy would later meet folks like makino, shanks and his crew whom he'd be inspired by, then dadan, ace and sabo, who'd become his family.

although we don't know yet what luffy's particular dream is, it's one he's had since young and that he mentioned to his brothers. similarly, as a kid, zoro wanted to become the world's greatest swordsman too, which he told kuina about and promised to strive for along with her. still, it's not until they lose sabo and kuina respectively that their dreams are accompanied by the necessity to become stronger for other people's sake. this is a specific sort of grief they share and are motivated by. and in luffy's case, his vow to become stronger is so he can prevent the further loss of those he loves.

(I'll get back to this, because it's important!)

fastforward to years later and we have a luffy that's started his journey to become the pirate king and achieve his dream. the insane thing about zoro's recruitment is that it only took hearing about the guy's name and fearsome reputation to have luffy pester koby about meeting him. I've also mentioned here that "fate" seems to be a recurring theme in OP especially in the latest arcs, and especially where luffy and zoro are concerned, seeing as they not only have a bunch of parallels with each other but also with important figures/characters in OP, some of who share or have shared a close relationship among themselves as well - namely, roger and rayleigh.

heck, luffy and zoro's lives are so intertwined you can even see lil zoro training during the ASL flashback chapters, when dragon mentions the dojo providing the revolutionaries with some food (ch 589). it's kinda incredible tbh. even so, when it comes to zoro... he was first and foremost a choice. regardless of how fate has come into play in the story, it was luffy's decision to actively seek him out and rope him into joining his crew, one he made after realizing zoro wasn't just a good guy but that he also had a cool, crazy dream and a determination to make it come true that was similar to luffy's own.

back then, luffy was already punching others (helmeppo) and getting angry on zoro's behalf, taking bullets for him and leaving himself wide open for zoro to protect during their confrontation with morgan. this is pretty much the beginning of his unwavering trust in zoro's strength and his willingness to step in when luffy needs someone to watch over him in turn. this is what their relationship is based on within? hours? of meeting and it's the foundation of the straw hat crew.

he's praising zoro before he's actually taken morgan down and luffy doesn't even look back to check. the amount of trust luffy's placing on zoro off the bat is bonkers and it's literally just the start.

from shells town onwards - well, in spite of how luffy's considered an anchor by shanks in the first chapters of OP because of his inability to swim, I believe the anchor metaphor is actually kinda perfect to describe zoro and his relationship with luffy, more so from luffy's side, even if he doesn't necessarily say this stuff on the pages.

I may be going on a slightly poetic tangent but it works imo. anchor symbolism is pretty popular and you can find all sorts of articles about it online. I read a few out of curiosity and y'know, the anchor as a nautical symbol has supposedly been regarded as one rooted in feelings such as those of stability and safety. you can probably tell where I'm going with this.

in terms of stability, think of OP's arcs and how many of them zoro's been in alongside luffy. they don't always fight side by side strictly speaking, but zoro is a constant - he's usually there to fight the second strongest threat and sometimes protect or lead the others when luffy's otherwise occupied, or he handles things while luffy gets there/recuperates enough to battle again. for the most part, zoro's also there in a bunch of the crewmate-rescuing arcs and he's even the one to directly liberate brook's shadow in thriller bark. there's only two major instances in which luffy and zoro (+ the crew) get separated for a considerable amount of time, one of them unwillingly and the other by choice: sabaody and zou/whole cake island. ig you could count baratie/arlong park too, but I don't think as much time passed in between one and the other compared to zou/WCI and the reunion in wano.

something that really got me even though it was tinted by a comedic feel, is the fact that bon-chan turned into zoro out of all straw hats back at impel down when luffy was trying to rescue ace and how happy he was at the prospect of having zoro there to aid him. no matter how the adaptation differs from the manga, I couldn't help but think of opla luffy's I need you speech too. would he have been as happy to see any other members of the crew? likely so! still, zoro's definitely someone luffy particularly looks forward to having by his side when things get tough.

irl, anchors are generally used to secure a vessel and prevent it from drifting. sounds a little familiar, I'd say.

it's not as though zoro's the only character in OP who's "guided" luffy but there are moments when he does ground his captain in a manner other characters can't at the time, and my favorite part of it is how seriously luffy takes zoro's words/advice whenever it happens. water 7 and enies lobby are perhaps the best examples of this, as it comes up in the context of luffy's fight with usopp and robin's supposed betrayal.

this is a really, really good moment imo. once luffy slows down to consider what zoro's saying, you can see he understands the importance of it. plus, luffy knows zoro's not someone who'd just leave a friend behind (he's fought to bring some of them back at this point, with luffy and the rest of the crew) and if anything, his "so the fact that he left our crew means nothing to you?!" outburst proves he's as upset as all of them about usopp's choice.

that said, you can tell how much luffy values and respect zoro's imput simply by the way he cries his soul out when usopp finally apologizes and asks to come back. luffy wears his heart on his sleeve and adores his friends, doesn't want to lose them ever, so reining all those feelings in to stay true to his position as the captain that zoro has placed his faith and loyalty in? amazing. and consider it from another angle: if he had ignored zoro, luffy would've lost him too. he certainly doesn't want that either or this would've gone differently.

this kinda thing happens also post timeskip, with zoro reminding luffy to get his shit together at punk hazard, bringing up the fact that they can't just ignore the threat kaido poses in zou to have the entire crew going after sanji, or when they're facing kaido and big mom in wano. zoro's someone luffy counts on to keep him steady and afloat, and this part of their relationship is something that was portrayed (again) nicely in the live action. in ep 6, it's zoro who manages to reassure luffy of his position as the captain and that he's done nothing wrong, that their crew isn't falling apart, because if luffy needs him then zoro vows to stand by his side til the very end. (they're insane).

in addition, their core similarities, understanding of each other and luffy's (almost unbelievable) faith/trust in zoro is what allows him to depend on zoro, specifically, when it comes to things like saving smoker in alabasta, not fighting back against bellamy's crew on jaya, or just mentioning the spilled oshiruko as explanation enough for zoro to get why luffy's angry during the onigashima raid, to name a few of examples off the top of my head.

as for the safety aspect of the anchor symbolism... that one speaks for itself I think. I feel like I must mention once more that zoro's not the only character or even the only straw hat to help or protect luffy, but he's fairly insistent and consistent in this aspect compared to others. compiling all the moments in which zoro's stepped in to protect luffy, worried about his well-being or signaled the rest when luffy's truly in danger/has reached his limits would probably break this site's image upload limit lol.

that said, luffy's the same back at zoro just in a bit of a less common manner or in a different way rather - mostly because of his belief in zoro's strength and the lengths he'd go to keep people safe, which includes allies and more so their friends. one could argue depositing that kind of faith in zoro can have its drawbacks (sabaody) or isn't completely fair (like when he goes all, "with you here, how could this happen?!" in skypiea) BUT. my opinion is that trusting zoro any less than that would likely hurt his pride more. so when luffy says stuff like this,

it's not about having unrealistic expectations wrt zoro but more about fully trusting in the man who tearfully swore to him that he'd become the greatest swordsman and never lose again. the one who trusts luffy just as much in turn, called him captain and pirate king first. luffy's seen zoro pull through some impossible situations, so it'd be more unfair to doubt him this way if you ask me.

this is also why I mentioned luffy's childhood vow. if you ever wonder "how important is zoro to luffy?" compare this,

to this:

luffy's past is revealed hundreds of chapters after skypiea. yet in hindsight, it adds so many layers to his relationship with zoro. for someone like luffy, who promised to become strong so that the people he loves wouldn't have to leave him, who would even die as long as it means he won't lose a member of his crew, the fact that he can relax this much when he gets separated from his friends because zoro's with them is... a lot, man. when you remember luffy's lost people close to him or had them leave him (for very understandable reasons, often out of everyone's control), zoro being one of the most stable presences in his life since they met - someone who will help him fight to get their friends back or stay behind to watch over them when they can't all go together, that for zoro to leave he'd have to be pried by force from his side unless they both agree to it for the sake of their journey and crewmates, is likely to be a very comforting fact to luffy. luffy, who's afraid of/hates being alone more than getting hurt.

he doesn't voice it out but allowing zoro to protect him and the people they both care for is giant sign of love and unbeatable trust, where luffy's concerned. although he doesn't know about it, zoro's sacrifice in thriller bark demonstrated why luffy does this without hesitation too. however, it's worth noting that luffy does worry for zoro's own safety whenever he's there to actually witness him being in danger and he knows zoro well enough to tell when said danger is real. it happens during the mihawk duel, when kizaru almost kills zoro in sabaody then as kuma sends him away, for example. he gets angry, desperate and teary in all of these instances. luffy cares so much about him.

lastly yet just as relevant... is that luffy likes zoro, beyond metaphors and all zoro might represent/stand for in the crew. luffy thinks he's cool, that he'll certainly achieve his dream, enjoys teasing and bullying him harmlessly, offered to share his food with him to convince zoro into accompanying them in thriller bark, tried to give an injured zoro an entire barrel of alcohol because luffy knows he loves booze and thought it'd make him feel better, and is generally someone luffy's happy to be with.

I bring up the wano hug a lot but honestly it doesn't get clearer than this. I've seen people try to downplay this moment but hey, context. people that luffy's hugged this way include 1) sabo, the brother luffy believed had been dead for years, 2) hancock who helped him try and rescue ace and 3) jimbei who's helped luffy during some of the most dire moments he's gone through, like impel down, marineford and WCI. for luffy to straight up hug zoro with just as much happiness, eagerness and enthusiasm in a relatively danger-free situation... he likes zoro, there's no better way to put it.

it's not that they can't butt heads sometimes either, but never seriously enough to damage their relationship. as a more recent example, luffy's shown he can put his stubbornness and recklessness aside when zoro's right even if he doesn't like it (ch 1060, about vivi's current situation). and as long as he's there, luffy won't let people interfere in zoro's fights, much less when it involves zoro's dream - like when he held johnny and yosaku back from stepping into zoro's duel with mihawk, even though luffy himself was worried about zoro.

so yeah, zoro might get to be crazier about luffy more often and explicitly but imo, it's an entirely reciprocal thing.

if you got this far, thanks so much for reading!

#zolu #tp #long post #like. real long #I love these two so much!!!!#and i don't think their relationship is as one sided as some seem to believe it is. luffy's just as crazy abt zoro #regardless of how you prefer to view the nature of their relationship #this is for layne also🙏🏼hope it's a worthwhile read!#jay reads op

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kiteou · 6 months

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hi! just wanted to ask what does that bat fam think of sabo and how does asl/revs think about jason ^-^

Thanks for the request!!

Batfamily:

I do believe they would like Sabo if I’m being honest.They would like that he’s responsible,respectful and overall a nice person,but I think the turning point being that Sabo isn’t the most completely sane person in existence.For example in dressrosa where it is strongly implied that Sabo almost killed that one marine and burgesses for the reasons being that one said something bad about his brother and the other is to prove a point to fujitora.

It would make sense for the bats to be concerned if they ever learn about that.as well as Sabos rebellious free spirited nature would be another thing that the bats would have to get used to and learn that Sabo can never be put down and he’ll always try to get out of the cage he would be forced upon on.which would match the energy of the other bats like Dick (free spirit)as an example.(I also do think he wouldn’t completely follow the bats norm/typical way of doing things)

other than that I do believe they’ll like him since he would bring an entire different dynamic,and have a sigh of relief that Jason has someone who’s willing to be there for him.

Ace and Luffy:

For Sabo their opinion matters the most in the world.and I’d be lying if he wasn’t a nervous wreck when it comes to his boyfriend meeting his brothers.For Luffy I do think he’ll accept right away because he would know how much they care and love each other.All he’ll do is ask simple questions that would test Jason’s loyalty.(probably also threaten him a little if he dared to make his brother sad)

Ace would give Jason the shovel talk and like Luffy would subtly threaten him if he ever dared to leave his brother.Other than that I do think he’ll be chill about it,would find his general vibe cool and possibly be friends.

Rev’s:

Ngl I kinda see a party happening especially if Ivankov found out.Like I do think they’ll flip out but be very accepting.Koala would be very glad that her best friend has someone to look out for ,and that he shouldn’t be nearly as reckless as he was before.I think Jason would be intimidated by how much personality and expressiveness the revs have when it comes to looking out for each other.it takes time but he’ll imbrace it due time.

(Me at Jason and Sabo)

#papalote dice cosa #jason todd x sabo #sason #sabo #one piece sabo #sabo the revolutionary #jason todd #dc #dcu #batman #op #one piece #ask #crossover ship #it is done by my best efforts #I would write more but it’s already long enough for me honestly

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pumpkin-master · 17 days

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So like, I know MDZS has that whole Wei Wuxian's smile is a very nice and bright thing going on and he's a pretty cheerful, optimistic and carefree guy right? In addition to that he has adopted siblings who he loves more than the world, questionable parental figures, an antagonistic view towards strict rules, and a deep love for all his precious people.

You know who this reminds me of?

Monkey D. Luffy

The obvious

Luffy is almost always seen and described with his trademark 'D' smile which is bright and happy to everyone who sees it. Both of them are people who will absolutely go to the ends of the world to make their precious people happy as well as protect them.

Family

It's also fair to take into account their familial situations, with WWX obviously not having any contact with any sort of relative of his. The closest we get, in fact, is probably Xiao XingChen, who is technically not even blood related.

Jiang Fengmian technically counts as his uncle but just barely because he knew WWX's dad very well.

And now when you look at Luffy, obviously his Dad is alive and we know Jack about his mom, but both are noticeably absent from their child's life. The only "parental" figures in his life (if you can even call them that despite how much I love them.) are Dadan and Garp.

(I'm sorry to say that Shanks doesn't count despite how much it hearts my heart. But he's more of an idol to Luffy and was only around for maybe a year at most in Fuscha? Though I guess you can call him a parental figure if you squint, but even then he's an active pirate and that alone warrants the 'questionable' title.)

And look, Dadan...is a mountain bandit and clearly not the 'parental' type, despite how much she loves ASL, and Garp... Well, do I need to say anything there? Sicked his grandchildren onto a mountain bandit and regularly put them into dangerous situations in order to become stronger. I don't doubt he loves them, but he's just not fit for raising a child as we've seen.

You could fit Makino if you really tried but she's more like the kind older sister type than a mom.

Onto the siblings, both WWX and Luffy were brought into an already existing sibling dynamic, e.i. WWX with Jiang Cheng and Jiang Yanli & Luffy with Ace and Sabo. Both had a bit of a hard time entering the dynamic for differing reasons (JC because he was mad that his dogs were sent away and Ace just didn't want Luffy around until he stuck up for them with Bluejam). This is an interesting similarity because they are such differing ways to enter similar dynamics.

Views on Authority

Moving onto how they view the world, both of these characters dislike strict authority, obviously they both recognize that there needs to be some authority to regulate and decide certain matters, but strict stifling authority is where these characters start getting itchy.

Some obvious examples include WWX and the rules of Cloud Recesses, be constantly complained about them and he questioned how the disciples and sect Members even survived there. Another honorable mention should probably be the Wen clan indoctrination and how that whole bit went down.

For Luffy, I feel like I shouldn't need to mention the whole Pirates vs Marines since it's kind of a given, but for this I specifically mean the "hard" justice that many seem to have, like Akainu and the world government. Who just seem to wipe islands off the map willy and just assassinate any other opposition.

I should mention that both of these characters are fine with normal authority, each sect for WWX has their own governing style and enforcement but unless it's a problem for everyone else, they don't really do much. And Luffy is fine with fair authority given by how he treats Boa who is queen of Amazon lily, Momonosuke who is supposed to be Shogun and treats him as such, King Riku as well as Viola and Rebecca who are princesses. He simply treats everybody the same but he respects their position for the most part.

Friends and Precious people

Now, the most obvious thing here is that these characters will move the heavens, part the seas, and raise the dead for their precious people (sometimes literally). They both take Honor to their promises extremely seriously, WWX owed a life debt to Wen Qing and her brother for saving them and doing the core transfer (as well as WWX just not excusing what are essentially concentration camps), so he repaid the action by saving the remnants and he promised to bring Wen Ning back to life. Which as we all know, he did.

And that's not even saying like I mentioned that he gave his golden core to his brother since he lost it to the Melting hand, and before THAT he was willing to give up his hand so the Wens would forgive the sect. It’s also notable that he promised Madam Yu he would protect Jiang Cheng with his life, and, well, everything that happened afterward should tell you he did his best!

To say he takes his honor and promises seriously is an understatement. Yet the same is also true with Luffy.

We all know that Luffy is big on promises and his nakama, a huge part of One piece is demonstrating how far he and his crew go for their friends and comrades. Some examples of major things like this are:

Arlong Park and helping nami

Promising Laboon to come back and fight him

Helping Vivi defeat crocodile

Saving Robin at Ennies Lobby

Promising to help Brook reunite with Laboon

Literally all of Marineford (despite how it ends, the effort alone Luffy put into saving his brother should tell you enough)

Fishman island

Liberating Dressrosa

Wano (literally what do I need to say there? It speaks for itself)

I might have missed a few and others may not have made it but these are the biggest displays of Luffy loyalty and promises.

It is also notable that if you feed Luffy, he will repay it. That is a threat. Tama fed him once in Wano and after realizing that was her last bow of rice and the whole issue with the country, he literally fought to liberate the country with a whole army.

Symbolism

Theres a lot more I could say but the last things I will dig into is this. Both Luffy and WWX have constant symbolisms of ‘Freedom’, whether they’re quite literal or more nuanced.

WWX always has had a carefree character and this is displayed in numerous ways, like how he named his sword “whatever” or how how he’s unashamed to show his more childish side at times (“Xian Xian is three!”). His flippant attitude towards authority tells you enough but he’s also prone to use the punishment against the punisher by finding a way to make it entertaining for him. (I.e. annoying Lan Wangji and provoking Wen Chao.)

This is also just in general that his name is symbolism towards his character, with how Wei Wuxian means “no/without envies” which really gives you an idea about his personality. I’m not a mandarin speaker nor even attempting to learn it, so more information his name and it’s symbolism can be found on this post.

Now Luffy, we can’t exactly say the aumbolism isn’t hitting us in the fact with all the sun motifs and it literally being mentioned multiple times as “warrior of liberation”, “joyboy” and whatnot.

But Luffy’s smile and constant laughter is associated Nika the sun god who was a warrior who fought for freedom and s the god slaves pray to in secret. (And supposedly based on an actual diety whom i don’t actually remember the origins of right now.)

And with the Sun symbolism (this is honestly now head canon territory) but the thousand sunny being a ship that carries the fruit of the sun god doesn’t seem like a coincidence, and another is that Luffy’s straw hat being something akin to a halo is a pretty neat idea.

Conclusion

Both of these characters are some of my favorite in media and the similarities between symbolism and parallels they have with each other is insane, I honestly hope people see that this type of characterization is very fun and amazing.

But honestly i just wanted to write a character analysis with these two cause they are my fav bois haha.

#mdzs #mo dao zu shi #one piece #op #character analysis #character essay #parallels #symbols #wei wuxian #monkey d. luffy #I hope people make more fics of these two interacting #the crossover for these two fandoms is a wasteland #I intend to fix that

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fanaticsnail · 2 months

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Weird asks game!

What is/are your comfort character(s)?

Okay, this is a loaded question and I will give you my best answer 😤👌.

Favourite Comfort Character, One-Piece edition:

I have a few comfort characters. You'd think purely from the amount I've written for them, it'd be Mihawk or Sanji - but, surprisingly, it's not. I do enjoy writing for those guys, their voices are the loudest and easiest for me to write for. They'd also be the best companions to drink wine with, my old job being a viticulturalist and cellar door salesperson has me immediately wanting to nerd out with those two.

In saying that, these are my five nearest and dearest 🖤

Benn Beckman: Shanks' first mate, chain smoker, perpetually exhausted from keeping Shanks out of trouble, good with kids, legendary protector, most competent member of the Red-Hair pirates. He is the comfort character I am drawn to the most. Just an all round cool guy, able to get things done.

Donquixote Rosinante: I love this character. Clumsy, cute, endearing, protective, found-family, a 'daddy' to Trafalgar Law. The fact he's so complex: former member of the Dragons, a marine, a gangsta, double-agent - all the while being an absolute sunshine person. I adore him.

Revolutionary Sabo: Sibling to Monkey D Luffy & Portgus D Ace, Sabo is another competent, silent character (I am now sensing a theme). The fact that he's a semi-happy, blonde, steampunk character had me immediately drawn to him (considering my affection for Percy de Rollo from Vox Machina and Alois Trancy from Kuroshitsuji). And he's a partially burnt fire-bender... Hmm...

Koby: the way Morgan Davies portrayed him in the live action had me immediately smitten. He's Aussie. They made Koby Aussie. I have to like him. It's against the law to not have him as a comfort character. He just needs to be given a Cooper's Pale Ale, a Bunnings sausage and partake in a tim-tam-slam and it'll sort him out. My rescuer syndrome had me drawn to him.

Massacre Soldier Killer: Eustass Kid's first mate. The mask-wearing, blonde bombshell with the twin blades. I love him, I can't explain it. He just needs to be spoilt, smothered in kisses and told he's pretty.

OKAY I THINK I GOT CARRIED AWAY.

Thank you for your ask. Got me thinking: "What do all of these characters have in common?" Probably the fact that they're all exhausted from caring for everyone and are in desperate need of a break 💀

#ask game #ask snail #snail answers

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robinchan-hananomi · 2 years

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Okay, so I have some thoughts on One Piece 1060!

So Zoro is once again reminding the crew exactly what his role is. Keeping Luffy from running off and doing something incredibly dumb. Zoro doesn’t tell Luffy ‘no’ very often. He very rarely tells the crew what they are going to do, but when he does he means every word and everyone listens, albeit very grumpy about it. Zoro is right though, even if the others don’t want to hear it. Right now the Strawhats have their own journey and they have NO LEADS. Like Robin points out, there has been no clues to the location for the last road ponyglyph. And Luffy wants to go off on a different journey that also has no clues. There is no hint where Vivi is, no hints where Sabo is. They are traveling blind on all these things, but Vivi and Sabo aren’t weak damsel’s in distress. They are strong fighters who can take care of themselves until the Strawhats get any clues how to help them. Zoro didn’t say they can’t help at all, he said there is no point on going onto another wild goose chase where they are likely to be no help to anyone. And after seeing the wisdom in Zoro’s words the crew reluctantly agree. Not before insulting Zoro for putting logic before emotion.

I am glad the Strawhats are getting caught up on information because the world has had a significant number of changes while they were in isolation. Then Luffy drops a bomb on the crew. Being the King of the Pirates isn’t Luffy’s goal. It’s a stepping stone to his actual goal! Now we have had two hints about this before. The first was Luffy telling young Ace and Sabo to their shock and amusement. The second was the fact that Roger had said his goal to Whitebeard and Oden, who had the same reactions that Ace and Sabo did. Whatever Roger’s goal was is the same as Luffy’s. We only know this because Shanks told Rayleigh that Luffy said the same things as Roger did.

The crew had different reactions to Luffy’s goal, Sanji and Usopp both even implying Luffy is insane. However the crew accepts Luffy’s goal. It’s interesting that this is the first anyone in the crew has heard of it because Luffy has been proven again and again to not be able to keep any kind of secret. Luffy is just as surprised that his crew didn’t know, expressing that he thought he told them about it. Whatever the true goal of Luffy’s is, it is something that is insane, something only a ‘child like mind’ could come up with, and something that would enable the world to be a more ‘free’ place.

However this chapter wasn’t just about the Strawhats and their crazy antics.

We go back to Sabo’s call to Momoiro Island. Apparently Sabo is at Lulusia Kingdom, which is close to Momoiro Island and is the home of that spoiled princess Komane who was rescued by Helmeppo when Koby was stopping a torpedo from hitting Dressrosa’s ship. It was also the home of Moda, who befriended Ace and had Ace deliver a message about milk to her parents at the nearby Marine base G-2. It was also the location that we met the Revolutionary Army main leaders when they save Moda and led the people into a revolution to overthrow their royal family.

Apparently after fleeing the Reverie, Sabo hid out here as it is one of the eight kingdoms they recently helped overthrow. We see the revolution remained, as the citizens arrested Seki and Komane upon their return. Sabo informs the revolutionary army that he had nothing to do with Cobra, something Luffy, Robin, and many others already knew. He also tries to inform them about Im, who Sabo discovered the existence of.

While Sabo is trying to get this message out however, it is intercepted by the Marines. They report it to the Five Star’s, who order the marines to forget it ever happened. While that is going on Im crosses the country off the map, and the Five Stars say it never existed. We then see the entire island is obliterated in a moment.

So first, the question is did Sabo’s information get to the Revolutionaries before the connection was cut off. Then was Sabo actually on the island when it was destroyed. While I give no cares about the royal family, I am upset that Moda and Sabo are quite possibly dead now! Moda was such a sweet girl and to have her killed like that is heart wrenching. To think she saved Ace but was killed because Ace’s brother was thought to be hiding in her country. And just so soon after gaining her freedom from such an oppressive royal family. And Sabo too. We just got Sabo back and now he is possibly dead!

Also was this the first sight of Uranus? It makes sense as Uranus is likely a weapon from the sky. It also makes an interesting question that others have asked is this how God Valley got wiped out? And is it possible Enis Lobby was constructed to hide the remains of God Valley and the damage left behind from Uranus destruction? That also leads to the horrifying thought that while 1 weapon is buried under Wano and 1 is in the hands of our Allies in the form of Shirohoshi, that 1 weapon is currently in the hands of Im.

We then jump to two days later with the Strawhats who are in a winter environment with a strange weather phenomenon nearby. Nami and Jinbei are focused on keeping everyone alive but Chopper gets blown off the ship! Luffy tries to catch him but instead gets pulled off as well to Usopp’s horror. While that is going on, Sanji has noticed a woman in the strange water formation (something Luffy initially noticed but Luffy is no longer on the ship so…) and Zoro decides to cut her free. When he does, we find it is Jewelry Bonny!

Okay, there’s a lot to unpack here. First Luffy and Chopper are in trouble and we should probably address that soon. In addition Zoro has returned his debt to Bonny from Sabody so I guess they are even now. And now we have Bonny on the ship. Why was she out there? Better question is do we have any idea where exactly we are relative to other locations?

Bonny is a very mysterious character. First is that her bounty has nearly tripled from the two years. Now two years ago she was captured by Blackbeard to trade with the Workd Government for a ship. Why would they be willing to do that for her? And they sent Akinu to get her and her crew, and Akinu said he was RELIEVED they had her again. Like what?!?! Somehow Bonny escaped and decided to infiltrate the Reverie as the Queen Dowager Conny of Sorbet Kingdom. Sorbet is part of the South Blue, where Bonny is from, and was a country that Kuma once ruled. She was intending to free Kuma, but instead he is with Dragon now.

Now here is where speculation starts. Bonny has a possible connection to Vegapunk through Kuma. And Franky, whose wanted posters has been messed up since the time skip also has a connection to Vegapunk. And Vegapunks home was a winter island…so maybe Vegapunk is finally going to make an appearance in the upcoming arc? Or we are nearDragon and the rest? No idea but I am very excited what the addition of Bonny to the main story line is going to bring!

#one piece #roronoa zoro #jewelry bonney #one piece 1060 #monkey d. luffy #bartholomew kuma #Vegapunk #Im #sabo #moda #one piece 1060 spoilers

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tsunderedoctor · 3 years

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Hiiiiii👋👋👋😘😘😘😘I LOVE YOUR WRITING SOOOOOOOO MUCH I CANT GET ENOUGH!!!! Its my first request i hope i do it right😕 soo can you do a scenario or headcanon for ASL when they see a friend that they maye in ther journey is now a slave for the celestial dragons...

Btw my English is soooooooo bad im SORRY 😭🙏😭

HAVE A NICE DAY😊☺💗💚💗💕💌🧡💖🖤💓❣💓💗💘💖💔

Aww!! I'm so honored you like my writing and I am your first request! 😭😭 Also, don’t apologize! Be proud of yourself and what you accomplish! I can barely ask for the bathroom in most languages!

Going to add a TW due to discussions of slavery.

Babes Below~!

Portgas D. Ace

It wasn’t everyday you run into a Celestial Dragon. They tend to keep to themselves, refusing to even look at a mere human, let alone breathe the same air. Ace never cared for their existence, and saw the beings as nothing more than garbage with a crown, a person who let a title go to their head.

He didn’t feel the to continue to watch the arrogant people and was about to leave, when he saw a familiar face. Though, it was covered and dirt and possible blood, he was able to recognize you in a heartbeat.

His chest hurt, while questions roamed his mind, how did it possibly come to this? Almost as if his body was on autopilot, the brunet made a flame surround the Celestial Dragon and himself, making his presence known as ‘Fire Fist Ace”.

It was almost pathetic how cowardly these people were, it made him question how they have so much power over the world. With a strong glare to the now cowering beast, Ace held his tone harsh and rough, showing no signs of wanting to negotiate.

“Let the slaves go and get out of my site, before I make an example out of you.”

Releasing the chain the being was holding, they nodded before making a swift run out of the now flameless streets. Watching the Celestial Dragon leave, Ace snarled before releasing the prisoners. Making his way to you last, he unclasp your cuffs before giving you his hand to take, smiling like the Sun itself.

“What are you waiting for, let’s go!”

Sabo

It’s more common for Sabo to meet a Celestial Dragon than his brothers. Due to his nature in wanting to take down the World Government, it’s become quite common to see a few of those beast run away like rats. It makes him want to hate himself just a bit, but seeing them run away due to him, makes it a tad bit easier to sleep at night.

Taking down another fortress of the Celestial Dragons who controlled a quiet sea town wasn’t too difficult. Heading out before any marines or brave enemies found him, he turned to head downwards, in hopes there was a bunker window he can break out from.

Once he entered the downstairs cellar, he realized it was being held as a slaves quarters, if you could call it that. People being tied down to walls by their hands or necks, their feet chained to iron balls, giving them no rest for their weary joints.

Going through, he used his Armament Haki to break the chains of the slaves, helping them up one by one. He stopped in his tracks when he came face-to-face with you. His voice was caught in his throat, but he knelt down anyway, breaking your chains.

“I don’t know what happened, but it’s over now.”

He helps you up and frees the other slaves, ushering for you all to follow him, as you made it to the bunker window, you swore the man was an angel with how the light shined down his back.

Monkey D. Luffy

He’s an eyesore, to the World Government. After his stunt at Sabaody Archipelago, they watched the growing captain with weary eyes and disdained glares. Those looks mean nothing to the rubber human, they only feed his fury and disgust for the world they run.

So it was no surprise to him or his crew, that he was here, punching the Celestial Dragon that had enslaved you and some others that had met him over his adventures, their statements for your crimes were just being close to him was enough to be slaves.

Once a hand was placed on his shoulder was when the brunet finally let the passed out being go. He panted roughly and wipe the built up sweat off his face before standing up and walking towards you and the others.

“Sorry to have gotten you into this mess, but I promise, it won’t happen again, I won’t let any of my friends get hurt because of me, ever again!”

He and the others worked out your chains, releasing you all to taste freedom again. Rubbing your swore wrist, you went to thank the man, but stopped in your tracks as he went on to command his crew. Helping you all onto the ship and sitting with the others, it finally dawned on you why you were so speechless.

You were standing among a king.

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#tsunderedoctor #ask #tw mentions of slavery #portgas d. ace #portgas d ace #portgas d. ace x reader #portgas d ace x reader #sabo one piece #sabo #sabo x reader #monkey d. luffy #monkey d luffy #monkey d. luffy x reader #monkey d luffy x reader #one piece #one piece scenarios

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unknownwriting · 3 years

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hello!! may I request for flustered reactions of ace, sabo and zoro getting caught by others in a compromising position with their crush? (ex: their crush falls on top of them or something) thank you very much <3

Summary- ^^ requested

Character(s)- Portgas D. Ace, Ronona Zoro, Sabo

Warnings- none :)

A/n- Ahsidbsu I have like some many idea for this, it’s was fun writing this, too. Ahhh I’m so sorry this took so long I hope you enjoy 💕

Portgas D. Ace

Ace has had a crush on you for a while now, and this man has fell hard. He’s so lucky that your on his crew because he gets to see you like everyday but just because he gets to see you everyday, doesn’t mean he’s not awkward.

The one rare time he wasn’t awkward was when the Whitebeard pirates were having another one of their huge parties. You and Ace were drinking and partying like usually, this time you and Ace got a little more drunk this time.

While the 2 of you were dancing with each other, and the others cheering y’all on, Ace had stumbled over his own feet and fell right onto you. You didn’t think to much of you because you were having too good of a time. Ace on the other hand had quickly sobered up.

On accident, when Ace fell he had fell right into your chest. You were too giggly to even care about it, you just kept joking about how clumsy Ace is. However, Ace was redder than his devil fruit. There wasn’t a spot in his face that wasn’t red.

Because everything happened so quickly and he didn’t even know how to respond, he just stayed there. Right inbwteen your chest. It wasn’t until the crew began to holler, that he moved.

Ace has quickly jumped up and began to shout at the others to shut up, while you just contuined to laugh on the floor. You had no idea what was going on but it was hilarious.

Even with all the embarrassing shouts from the others, Ace couldn’t help but noticed how cute you were laying on the floor. After smiling softly to you, he yanking you up from the floor only to come crashing right down this time with you on his chest.

It’s safe to say that the shouts from the crew didn’t stop at all that night. Ace was gonna head about this forever. It’s also safe to say that he didn’t drink anything else that night, he didn’t need anymore embarrassment. Although he must admit, your laught is adorable.

Sabo

He’s just freaks out. Very similar to Ace where he would be so embarrassed and blush so hard but Sabo’s the kinda of person that would try to brush it of to try and make it less awkward. But just ends up making it worse

You were helping Sabo go through old books and documents he had kept in his office. He had a lot so he asked for you help before. Your job was to simple pass down anything that looks old or that he pointed out. It was an easy job, Sabo could’ve done it himself but this mans like you, so of course he’s gonna ask for your help

Everything was going smoothly too, you would pass down stuff to him, he’d go through it, y’all would talk about it, then he’d throw it away. An easy and simple process, at least it was easy until you had to reach up for the higher books. It was going well too, except when you slipped.

As soon as Sabo heard the ladder creek, He rushed over to grab you. Not thinking it through, when Sabo went to catch you he completely ignored the books falling with you. And right when he went to catch you, a book had hit him right in the face causing him to stumble back.

In the process, he was able to catch you though. More or less. You had landed on him right as he was stumbling back. With you also hitting him, Sabo now lays in the floor his head spinning with you on him. At least he was able to catch you, although he wished it was in a less awkward position

As soon as he felt you move on him, his face had flushed a bright red. What were the chances of you falling onto his crotch? Of courss, you not knowing, began to shift around to try and regain your senses. Sabo had immediately tensed up, this is not how he wanted it to go. Luckily, you hadn’t noticed anything yet

At least you didn’t, until Koala had walked in. As if she knew it was gonna happen, her eyes immediately went over to yall. Her eyes widen as a blush covered her face. The worst part was, she just stood there, staring at them. It was extremely awkward and it’s wasn’t until Sabo spoke up did Koala even move. With a very loud, somewhat happy sounding, gasp she ran out of Sabo’s office

It’s safe to say that there’s going to be some rumors going around

Ronoroa Zoro

Least likely to get flustered out of all of them, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t. There are some times where he can’t even help himself. It’s natural body recation, that seems to happen at the most inconvenient moments too

The 2 of you were exploring the new island y’all had docked out. With the other collecting things, you had volunteered to go with Zoro so he doesn’t get lost. It was more of a joint effect, you would stop Zoro from wondering off and Zoro would help you not buy everything in sight.

While you were window shopping at some random shop, Zoro had noticed a pair of marines who seemed a little too focused on y’all. As soon as Zoro had made eye contact with them and saw them walk y’all’s way, Zoro grabbed your arm and quickly pulled you behind him

You weren’t able to ask a question as Zoro pulled you into an alley quickly losing the pair. Just to make sure Zoro had you stay with him for a little while longer. He was too focused on your safety that he didn’t even noticed the position y’all where in. Once you called out to him and asked what was going on he finally noticed.

Without even thinking Zoro had picked a very small alley. Small enough so that you were pressed against his chest and his leg was paced right in between yours. Hell, it was hard for even you not to blush.

It was such an embarrassing position. And what where the chancing of it happening too? Like 1/1000. Good thing it was dark tho because if it wasn’t you could be able to see his deep blush that covered his cheeks. Something that would so make him look childish. He had to do it to get away from the marines, he made sure to tell himself that over and over again.

Once Zoro had deemed it safe and after your comments, the 2 of you had shimmined you way out of the alley. It was a good thing you were coming back to the island again because with y’all’s cloths looking like a mess, it definitely looked like y’all did something. Cleaning your throat the 2 of you walked off, with blushed still very visible on y’all’s face.

It was fine, it was finally over it and now it’s a thing of the past. At least, it was going to be if a certain blonde cook didn’t spot the 2. Sanji was no doubt enraged. This is definitely going to be a very ending battle

#one piece #one piece x reader #sabo x reader #portgas d. ace #portgas d ace x reader #one piece headcanons #sabo #ronoroa zoro x reader #ronoroa zoro #unknownwriting💕

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feriowind · 3 years

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Hi again ☺

I have another question( ok more than one) for the feral Luffy universe.

What would Garp's, Dandan's , Foosha village, and to some extent Dragon's reaction to Luffy being alive? Would Garp be a bit more bitter towards the world government even more then he is in canon? Getting drunk once a year during Luffy's birthday? I can Imagine that (well not including Dragon) they would be a bit more protective of Luffy. Not to the point where they would crush his dream but, to be a little annoying. Would Makio (And some extent Dandan)have Ace and Sabo calling an updating on Luffy's journey? Would Garp during the Strawhats first meeting him be a bit more "Idiot Grandson trying to sind me to an early grave" along with the you should be a Marine not a Pirate talk(Oh BTW your dad is the most wantedman in the world)?

Garp’s initial reaction is booking it back to Dawn Island asap to see Luffy with his own 2 eyes! But also yeah, after Luffy’s “death” originally, he lost a lot more faith in the justice of the world government and navy because there was nothing he could actually do to right the wrong of his grandson’s death.

Luffy’s birthday does become a day of grieving, and yeah he probably drinks a little too much.

He actually stops hounding Ace and Sabo to become marines, and instead simply asks that they become good men. It’s really all he has the right to ask for.

Garp doesn’t ask Luffy to become a marine either when he finally sees him again. Luffy being alive has satisfied him enough, though he makes sure to train him more (and makes a harder effort to stay longer on Dawn Island to spend more time with Luffy). Garp is definitely tempted to find a way to keep Luffy safe and away from the sea, but he desperately wants Luffy to be happy and to live a fulfilling life, and he knows locking him away would be the worst thing he could do, so he lets Luffy choose his own path.

Garp also reveals to Luffy earlier that his dad is Dragon during their extended time together. Luffy is similarly not particularly shocked about the information, and he still doesn’t get what a revolutionary is, but does say he’d like to meet him one day, just to hear his stories.

Dragon, meanwhile, right after Luffy’s “death” did something he never would have originally which was track down the celestial dragon that killed him and sunk their ship under the guise of a storm. It’s stupidly risky but Dragon couldn’t contain his wrath.

Luckily they never discover his hand in the celestial dragon’s death, and the whole thing is ruled as a freak accident.

After Luffy’s return, Dragon receives the news from Garp, who passes on a simple message of “He’s alive”. As tempted as he is to go see Luffy himself, he refrains from doing so, only letting himself bask in the joy that his son was still alive and that the world government failed in crushing another holder of the Will of D.

Dadan and Makino were both highly apprehensive about Luffy’s departure from the island. Neither Sabo nor Ace were around, both already off on their adventures, so they couldn’t be around to watch over Luffy, so they could only see him off (after forcing him to to have every supply necessary for a decent week’s travel) while in tears. Luffy’s cheerfulness and confidence do help settle some of their worries though.

So ye Garp’s speech at Water 7 doesn’t really happen, it’s just a more heartwarming reunion than in canon hahaha.

#feral luffy AU #one piece #detective1412d

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nejibaby · 3 years

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Want You Back

Pairings: Portgas D. Ace x Y/N

Song reference/inspiration: Want You Back by 5 Seconds of Summer

Summary: You broke up with Ace a few days before he sets off to become a pirate. You thought that it would probably be the last day you’d ever see him again. But you meet him once again in Alabasta.

Word count: 7k

A/N: This somehow turned out to be too long for my style lol but I just can’t get enough of Ace… Anyway, I hope you have fun reading this as much as I loved writing it. Please let me know your thoughts~

Reposting this because Tumblr $uck$. Please turn a blind eye if you’ve seen this post already last Feb lol

You’re walking down the streets of Nanohana, purchasing water and provisions for your trip when you suddenly stop in your tracks as you see a merchant selling orange roses.

The orange roses don’t intrigue you per se since you’ve long learned that such color could be produced by cross-breeding red roses with yellow roses, however, it’s not often you see such wonderful, healthy flowers in a desert town. That, and well, the sight brought back memories of your past with your first love who you fell in love with too young, too hard, too fast.

You could almost hear the pitter patter of the rain on that eventful day. You could almost see the dark sky on the horizon. You could almost feel the same aching sensation on your heart. The orange roses reminds you of the day you broke up with your first love.

You were both only seventeen then. It was just a few days before his departure; before his journey to fulfill his dream on becoming a pirate. You supported him in his dream, you really did. You believed in him, he’s strong. Reckless, but strong, and determined. He promised he’d come back to you after he’s proven himself, but that’s when you doubted him. That’s the only time you doubted.

While he wanted to be a pirate, you wanted to be a scientist. You have had a curious mind since you were young and it never really went away until now that you’re twenty. When you were younger you’d question, “Why is the sky blue?”or “Why does it rain?” or “How much salt is in the ocean?” But when you grew older, the questions evolved to “What is the mechanism behind this?” or “What would happen to this if certain variables changed?”

He craved for validation while you craved for knowledge.

You thought that it just wouldn’t work out between the two of you. He doesn’t need a scientist and you didn’t need a pirate to achieve your dreams.

Sure, it was possible for a long distance relationship, but you didn’t think you could handle that much distance. It would drive you crazy. You could barely handle the days when you’re at Windmill Village and he’s at Mt. Colubo, living with Dadan Family. And those two places weren’t even that far from each other. It was the trek there that was dangerous so when you were younger, before the two of you even started dating, you always have to come with your aunt Makino, and Woop Slap to get there and visit him, Luffy, and Sabo.

When you were ten years old, you only visited once in three months and then somehow it turned to twice in a month. When you reached thirteen years old, you were finally allowed to go there by yourself wherein you’d visit weekly, sometimes even stay the night. Dadan was actually apprehensive of letting you spend your days there, because she claimed she doesn’t like kids, but you were the only kid on her watch that actually did chores so she eventually relented. Those were the days you loved most, because he was just so close, you didn’t have to worry too much about him.

But soon enough he was leaving. Everyday he promised he’d come back but you doubted. The Grand Line is such a dangerous place. It‘s referred to as the Pirates’ Graveyard by everyone. It was even written in some books you’ve read about the sea. If that wasn’t enough reason to be worried sick, statistics say only a handful of men were able to come out of it alive. While you knew he’s strong, you also knew strength just wasn’t enough.

Truth be told, you wanted to travel the seas too, out of curiosity, of course. There were so many mysteries about the sea, so many unexplained phenomena, so many undiscovered things — things that you wanted to learn about. But you weren’t brave enough nor were you strong so you abandoned that thought.

Orange roses adorned your shirt on that day. You remember the feeling of the raindrops pouring over your body. It was raining in the middle of the night and you were outside Dadan’s house. You were soaked but you didn’t plan on taking cover anytime soon. You just sat outside, wallowing in despair for what you’re about to do.

“Y/N? What are ya doing here? You’re going to get sick!” He called out.

“Why are you still up, Ace?” You asked.

“I wanted to check on you but you weren’t in bed.”

You remember feeling your heart stutter at his words. Ace was rough around the edges but he was always gentle and sweet when it came to you. And you were just about to break his heart.

“Ace, we should break up.”

You remember the way he laughed as if you were telling him a joke. “Oi, don’t joke about things like that.” But he faltered when you didn’t laugh with him.

You couldn’t help but wonder if that was the last time you’d see his face. You stared at his face for a while longer, memorizing his face before saying, “This will never work.”

You expected him to shout, to ask you why, to demand answers. But he just gave you a look of betrayal. Your heart dropped at the sight of that. Your vision became blurry from tears that were threatening to fall. He looked away. Were those tears in his eyes or was that just the fucking rain?

You desperately wished he’d say something, anything. You just wanted to hear his voice again. But there was no response, he just clenched his fists and his jaw, and then he was walking away.

You didn’t have it in you to stay at Dadan’s house after doing such a cruel thing so you left that night after crying a few hours after Ace walked away. You left a note for Dadan though, telling her you were feeling sick and you went home, just so she doesn’t worry about your sudden disappearance.

You really did get sick after that day. Even on the day of his departure you were sick. Makino didn’t allow you to come and see him go but she promised she’d explain why you weren’t there. Despite that, you still did it anyway, you still went there, but you hid behind trees. How could you not? You might never see him ever again. Okay, maybe you’d see him in the newspaper or the wanted posters, but probably never face to face, so you pushed yourself to come. You were glad you did, at least you got to see him smile so radiantly before he left.

A couple of months after he braved the seas, you left Windmill Village too to study science in a different town. But life didn’t really work out the way you wanted it to. In a series of misfortunes, you ended up becoming a pirate too, albeit temporarily, just to finance your dream.

The only thing that you lucked out on was your captain Naguri, an old man who used to be the captain of the doctor you apprenticed to. The doctor who you worked with didn’t want to continue becoming a pirate due to his old age so he recommended you to Naguri as a substitute. Naguri welcomed you to his crew despite you specifically telling him you’d only accompany them for five years and that you were only in it for the treasures. He told you it was fine and that five years was enough so you ended up joining them.

You went from wanting to study science to becoming an apprentice of a pirate doctor to becoming a pirate yourself and having a bounty for your head in a span of three years. If you only knew you’d be a pirate, you wouldn’t have broken things off with Ace. You would’ve just gone with him. But it was too late now.

You sigh as you touch the orange rose. It reminded you of the worst night of your life but you don’t dare to forget it since it was a memory of the last day you got to spend with him.

“Would you like to buy one, miss?” The merchant asks. “It’s—”

You didn’t get to hear the price of the rose because a familiar scream suddenly fills the air. When you whip your head to the direction of the sound, you see a very familiar straw hat on a man running away from Marines. Then it dawns to you that the man is Luffy.

You quickly scramble for your money to buy a single orange rose and then you run towards Luffy. Maybe it wasn’t the right decision to come after him, mainly because he’s being chased by Marines and you’re a wanted pirate too with a 25,000,000 bounty for your head. But he’s your best friend and you haven’t seen him for three years! That, and well, he’s in trouble so it’s not like you’d turn a blind eye on that.

Not a while later, you notice that the marine commander who’s chasing Luffy is Smoker, who is notoriously known for never letting pirates escape from his area of jurisdiction. As far as you know, Smoker is assigned at Loguetown so you wonder why he’s in Alabasta. And then you realize it’s Luffy he’s after. That dumbass could never lie low. You shake your head, Luffy almost always attracts trouble. That’s one thing that hasn’t changed with him yet.

You’re about to step in to save Luffy or at least, to buy him some time to escape when you hear another familiar voice.

“Heat Haze!”

You stop in your tracks as you saw a blast of fire stop the smoke attack and then his figure appears.

Ace.

You watch as he smirks at the Marine Commander, “Give it up. You may be smoke, but I’m fire. With our abilities, a fight would be pointless.”

Ah, Ace is a devil fruit user now. No wonder he’s known as “Fire Fist Ace.”

“Ace!” Luffy says, shocked.

“You never change, Luffy.”

They briefly talk about something, you aren’t able to catch it because your eyes are scanning over Ace. You can’t believe he’s there. You feel your heart beat faster at the sight of him. He’s more muscular now and taller. He looked healthier and stronger too. He’s still as attractive as ever, maybe even more than before. He’s grown into such a fine man.

But this isn’t really the time to be ogling your past lover. You still have Luffy to worry about. So despite the fact that you wanted to stay and watch Ace fight, you sprint off to catch up with Luffy and his friends.

In that instance, you realize that there’s a huge difference between the speed of a person when they’re running away from something (usually from danger), and the speed of a person when they’re running to catch up with someone. While you could see that his friends are running around together in one path, you don’t see Luffy’s straw hat in the group. You may have underestimated his abilities to get lost. With a sigh, you try to look for him in a different route.

You’re awfully tired by the time you find Luffy. And you’re pretty late too because he’s already with Ace and they’re in the middle of another brawl. It’s just like the two of them to get into a fight with a bunch of people. This time it’s with the Billions from Baroque Works.

You want to assist them in their fight even if they don’t seem to have a problem handling thugs like those. After all, you’ve grown to be a great fighter now.

You were pretty much a wimp when you were younger, so you may or may not want to actually show off the fighting skills you learned from your crewmates which led you to have a bounty for your head.

However, your stamina isn’t really that great yet so you still have to catch your breath first. You sit on a stray crate, watching the two fight against the group, just like the old days.

Ace didn’t know what prompted him to look behind him while Luffy stretched his arms to attack a man with a huge sword. But what he sees stuns him. There you are, just a few meters away, casually sitting on a crate with your head tilted slightly to the right and arms crossed over your chest. His breath hitches. He asks himself, were you really there this time or was it just another one of his imaginations?

You’re surprised when Ace snaps his head at your direction. You feel your body involuntarily jolt when you lock your eyes with him. Even after all these years, he still makes your heart flutter.

“Gomu gomu no Bazooka!” Luffy finishes his attack on his opponent.

Ace doesn’t look away from you as if you’d suddenly disappear if he even dared to blink. “Is that…?” He whispers.

“Hmm?” Luffy asks, not really sure what Ace is referring to. Then he follows Ace’s line of sight. When he sees you there, a smile finds his face almost immediately.

Luffy is the first one to approach you. “Oi, Y/N! It’s been a while!”

You grin. “I know right? I haven’t seen you in ages, Luffy! I saw your poster the other week, you’ve gotten yourself a pretty huge bounty.”

Luffy laughs at your statement, you’re pretty sure he’s proud of himself, so unlike you, who panicked after finding out about your own wanted poster.

Ace steps in while Luffy laughs. “Y/N?”

He merely said your name, but it made butterflies erupt in your stomach.

“A-Ace,” you stutter awkwardly, blood rushing to your face as you do so. You internally scold yourself, how dare you act like this when you broke his heart three years ago.

“Isn’t that the pirate Y/N?! The one with a bounty of 25,000,000 beli?”

You and Ace didn’t notice the fear etched on the faces of the other Billions as they stared at your group. You and Ace didn’t notice that Luffy has started walking again. You’re both too focused with each other to the point where you feel like nothing else mattered.

The two of you only snapped back to reality when Luffy turned around and said, “Aren’t you two coming? We still have to find my ship and my friends.”

You give Luffy a sheepish smile and then mumble a soft apology. You get off of the crate and make your way towards Luffy. Ace follows closely behind you.

After walking around the block, Luffy points out, “Ah, the ocean!”

The three of you make your way to the coast. “See your ship?” Ace asks. Luffy looks around to find his ship.

You sigh as the same group of thugs come into view again. “You won’t escape!” One of them says.

“You guys don’t know when to quit,” Ace says rather irritatedly.

You know Ace never backs down from a fight so it was kind of a surprise to you when he didn’t finish off the enemies a while back, but then again, time was of essence considering the Marines were hot on Luffy’s track. Yet, a small part of you reasons that maybe it’s because you’re there that he wants to avoid an all out attack from the group.

Before you could come up with another theory about it though, Luffy declares that he’s found his ship and proceeds on waving at them.

Then without a warning, Luffy grabs you. He loops his arm a few times over your stomach and then uses his other arm to reach for the railing of his ship. The next thing you know, the two of you are zooming towards the ship at an insanely fast speed.

And then you both crash. If that wasn’t bad enough, instead of crashing on the floor, you crash on someone. Luffy only laughs as he stands up, “Sorry about that, Sanji, Chopper, Y/N.”

“Bastard!” says the blonde male who you both crashed into. He grabs Luffy and shakes him, “Don’t you know your own strength?! I oughta throw you overboard!”

It takes a while for you to gather your bearings. By the time you do, the blonde male has released his grip on Luffy and was done on threatening him. Now it’s your turn. You hit him on the head, “Can’t you be any more careful, Luffy?!”

“Ah! It hurts, Y/N! Why does it hurt?” He complains as he rubs on the spot you hit.

You hit him once again, “I’ll have you know Gramps Garp would hit you harder if he learned what you did to me. I’m just simply giving you the gentler version of his Fist of Love.”

Garp is Luffy’s paternal grandfather. While you aren’t related by blood with him, Garp treats you way better than he treats Luffy, mainly because you’re the only friend of Luffy who didn’t really want to be a pirate. Because Garp dotes on you as if you were blood related, you always use his name when trying to reason or argue with Luffy because you know your best friend absolutely hates the Fist of Love.

“I said I’m sorry!”

You only huff in response and then cross your arms. When you turn your head to look away from him, you realize that Luffy’s crew is staring at you.

Once again you feel the blood rushing to your face, but this time from embarrassment. You bow your head, saying, “Sorry for the commotion and for, uh, coming here so suddenly. I’m a friend of this dumbass, please call me Y/N.”

The blonde male is first to react, “Luffy, you didn’t tell me you have such a beautiful friend! Oh, and she’s a belly dancer too!” He exclaims with hearts in his eyes.

Ah, he’s referring to the clothes you’re wearing. “Oh, I’m not. This is kind of a disguise,” you explain. And then you add, “I’m sorry we crashed into you.”

“I’d let you crash into me anytime,” he declares. “I’m Sanji, by the way, but you can always call me yours.”

You chuckled at him. You’ve heard that line so many times before, it’s getting ridiculous. You’re assuming the rest of the crew did too, considering you hear a collective groan from them after hearing Sanji’s words.

After that he clears his throat. All of a sudden his aura changes. “You must have a bounty on you, because those looks can kill,” he says in a rather charismatic way while lighting a cigarette and slowly walking to your direction.

Sanji never reaches you though. He’s just a few steps away from you when your sight of him is blocked by a familiar freckled back with a well known tattoo.

What an odd timing to appear.

“Actually,” Ace starts to say, “she does have a bounty.”

You know Ace isn’t the type to read the newspaper so you’re surprised he knew about your bounty.

“Oh, Ace! These are the nakama I was telling you about,” Luffy interrupts.

Ace tears away his gaze on Sanji and then bows, “Oh, why hello everyone. I trust my little brother has been in your care.”

“Yes, he has,” the crew replies, bowing as well.

“He has no manners, so he’ll probably end up burning your hands a few times…”

“Yes, he has.”

“I’ll entrust him to you.”

You bite your lip to prevent the smile that’s threatening to appear on your face. Ace truly has mastered the art of being polite.

“I thought the guy Luffy described would be some selfish, arrogant jerk…” A guy with a long nose says.

“It’s a lie. Someone this polite can’t be Luffy’s brother,” says the woman with orange hair.

The only person you actually know from this ship aside from Ace and Luffy is Roronoa Zoro, the pirate hunter. He says, “He’s such a better person than his brother!”

“Brotherhood is a wonderful thing,” cries a reindeer.

“It doesn’t make sense. The sea’s a mysterious place,” Sanji notes.

Ah, if they only knew Ace before. You chuckle.

Wait. A talking reindeer?!

You’re usually composed, but every now and then you do get excited when something interests you. From the amount of times you’ve spent with Luffy, you kind of react the same way when he’s excited.

You immediately step aside from Ace’s back and walk towards the talking reindeer. You stop a feet away in front of him, just enough so he doesn’t get too scared.

But the reindeer still gets scared. He tries to hide behind the lady with orange hair, except his body is fully exposed.

You still smile though. “What a cute little talking reindeer!”

Then the reindeer suddenly blushes and smiles, “Don’t think I’ll be happy that you called me cute, you bastard.”

“Y/N, that’s Chopper. He’s our doctor. Isn’t he cool?”

“So cool!” You nod as Chopper continues to dance. “Are you a devil fruit user too? Can I have a blood sample?”

Devil fruits are extremely rare especially in the East Blue and you’ve only ever caught sight of its users on the Grand Line. So when you meet someone who has such abilities, you couldn’t hold yourself back from asking for a blood sample. It’s a trait that your crewmates hate about you because you ask even if the devil fruit user is an opponent. This was actually one of the reasons why they trained you in combat, because that trait often gets you in trouble.

Seeing that you’re a pretty nice person, Chopper agrees.

“You too, Luffy, Ace.” It’s more of an order when it comes to those two. Your excitement about the devil fruit temporarily overpowers your awkwardness with Ace.

The two look at each other and shrug. You didn’t really give them any choice.

Before you can even grab a vial and a syringe, the lady with blue hair interrupts. “Baroque Works! That’s the Billions fleet!” She says, looking over five ships.

“Them again?” Luffy asks.

“Luffy,” Ace calls.

“Hm?”

“I’ll clean them up.” Without saying anything more, he jumps down to his boat and speeds off towards the ships. All five of the ships get destroyed after a single Fire Fist.

Ace truly has become stronger. Your heart swells with pride at his growth. He’s become such a reliable person. If only you didn’t break his heart, you’d be calling him yours and bragging about him.

When everything dies down and Ace settles back into the ship, everyone introduces themselves individually. Then Sanji prepares something to eat for everyone.

Sanji gives the males sake to drink while he gives you and the ladies a special drink. “Y/N-chwaan~” He affectionately calls your name as he hands you a glass of the drink he prepared.

You smile at him as you thank him and he instantly swoons. He walks away happily with hearts on his eyes after the interaction. You have never met a man like him before and that’s saying something because you’ve been to a lot of places and met a bunch of men from the three years of your journey as a pirate. Quite frankly, it’s amusing for you.

But not so much for everyone else. You can tell by the sudden rise in the temperature, and you know right at once it’s because of Ace.

You look over to him only to find him already staring intently at you. You’re not dumb, you know he’s jealous. Still though, his reaction surprised you.

In your years dating him, he never really became jealous. Maybe because the only male persons he’s seen you ever hang out with is him, Luffy, and Sabo. While that much is true, having worked at Party’s bar meant you meet a lot of people and Ace knew that. You’d even tell him about encounters with males but he doesn’t really worry about it, unless they hurt you. You think that maybe he reacts that way back then because you were his but right now, you aren’t.

He only removes his gaze from you when Usopp says, “This is great! Ace and Y/N are our nakama!”

“Kanpai!”

“Who said I’d be your nakama?” Ace raises an eyebrow but he’s ultimately ignored by Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper.

“To delicious drinks,” Usopp toasts.

“Kanpai!”

“Don’t worry about them,” Nami says, “These guys are always looking for a reason to kanpai.”

“Ace, Y/N, are you really going to be our nakama?”

You answer first. “Nah, I’m only here for research and to… Uhm…” you look over quickly to Vivi who apparently was a princess in the kingdom, “…to purchase dance powder.”

It’s funny how you feel bad for purchasing something illegal when you practically do illegal things everyday as a pirate.

Before Vivi could react, you explain. “I only bought a small amount. I just want to identify the content of rainwater from an artificial source. I also wanted to know the composition of the dance powder itself. That’s all.”

“Ehh? That’s it? But why don’t you just come to our crew?” Luffy whines.

“Idiot. Your brother mentioned a while ago that she has a bounty. That means she’s a pirate too,” Zoro says.

“What?! You’re a pirate?! You said you didn’t want to be a pirate!”

“Yeah, well I couldn’t pursue my studies if I didn’t have the money,” you say. “Besides, our captain agreed to have me for five years only. I’ve been with them for three. Ask me again after two years, maybe I’ll reconsider.”

“I don’t want to wait for two years! Join us now!”

You hit Luffy on the head while Usopp scolds him, “You can’t just force her to come.”

“Why not?” Luffy asks. You raise your fist to hit him again. This prompts him to say, “Okay, okay, fine. I’ll ask you again some other time, just don’t hit me anymore!”

Ace looks like he wanted to say something to you but Luffy turns to him and asks if he’s going to join his crew. He looks away from you reluctantly and then focuses on Luffy. “I won’t. I’m in pursuit of a man. He’s known as Blackbeard.”

“Blackbeard?” Usopp repeats.

Vivi asks, “The pirate that sacked the Kingdom of Drum?”

He nods, “He used to be a member of Whitebeard pirates, Second Division. My subordinate. Until he committed the greatest crime you can on a pirate ship… He murdered his nakama and fled the ship. As the Commander, I have to find him and finish him off.”

“So that’s why you’re after him.��

“The only reason I came to this country is because he was reportedly seen in Yuba.”

“Then you’re going to the same place we’re going,” Nami says.

Then Vivi gets a map and explains the route to him.

“I get it. So you’re headed to Yuba too.”

In the background, Sanji says, “Wherever Nami-swan, Vivi-chwan, and Y/N-chwan go, I’ll go~”

“Beat it, Love Cook,” Zoro says.

“What did you say, bastard?”

A fight between the two almost ensues when Nami says, “Anyway, looks like you’ll be travelling with us for a little while.”

Usopp looks the happiest at that. “With you along, this’ll be a cinch!”

“What about you, Y/N? What do you plan on doing?” Nami asks.

You purse your lips, thinking. Isn’t it a little bit selfish of you if you stayed just so you could spend a little more time with Ace?

“Please stay with us a little longer, Y/N-chwan~” Sanji pleads.

While Ace wants you to stay, he didn’t really like seeing another man openly expressing his fondness to you. Unconsciously, he causes the temperature to rise once again, which you’re quick to notice.

You wonder if the rise in the temperature meant that Ace doesn’t want you to stick around. You quickly dismiss the idea though, when he speaks up, “Yeah, Y/N, why don’t you join us for a little while?”

How could you refuse when he personally asks you to stay?

“Do I even have a choice?” You ask nonchalantly, playing it cool as if you didn’t want to stay.

“No!” Luffy grins.

Just like that, you stay.

Later on you find yourself in the kitchen sitting across Luffy and Usopp. They’re playing with their foods when Ace enters the kitchen. He plops down beside you and you instantly feel your heart thump faster. He didn’t even do anything out of the ordinary and yet he makes you feel like this. It’s not fair that Ace looks so relaxed while you’re desperately trying to calm your heart.

Then you jump in surprise as Sanji hits Luffy and Usopp with a frying pan and a wok, scolding them for playing with their food. “If you guys are so bored, go wash some dishes! Jeez, here I am trying to finish our bento before we land—”

“I’ll help!” You volunteer. Ace speaks up at the same time as you did, “Want me to help with anything?”

Sanji looks stunned. Someone wants to offer help? It’s been a while since he’s heard it.

“Y/N-chwan, you’re such a lovely lady~ But don’t worry, just sit back and relax. I’ll do all the work for you~” Sanji singsongs, completely ignoring Ace.

In the corner of your eye, you notice Ace glaring at Sanji while he has his back turned. “Alright…” You say after a moment.

You’re not exactly sure how to proceed after that. Instead of enduring the awkward silence, you whip out your small notebook and start scribbling away. The notebook was more of a logbook where you put in the data you gathered in certain villages or islands— may it be a sighting of an exotic animal or plant, random anomalies about certain places, anything that’s out of the ordinary or just plainly something you’re curious about. Sometimes you just put random questions that pop into your head. It’s rather messy, but it’s one of the things you own that you treasure the most.

This time you write about the devil fruit users you encountered in Alabasta, writing just a short biography of the users and a brief description of the powers they have. Just like that, you’re in your own little bubble. You didn’t even notice that the ship docked for a couple of minutes as per Vivi’s request and that everyone has left you in the kitchen.

By the time you’re done, you realize that the only persons in the kitchen are you and Sanji. The cook is preparing one last meal for everyone to eat in the ship before you all dock. This time when you offered your help, you insisted and left no room for him to refuse. When the table has been set up, he calls for everyone.

You sit at the edge of the table. Not a second later, someone sits beside you. You look up and find that it’s Ace. He has this boyish smile on which prompted you to look away in order to avoid heating up.

Luffy’s crew is boisterous, even more so during eating meals. They’re extremely funny. You feel your worry for your best friend fade away the longer you stay with his crew. But then the rowdy atmosphere instantly quiets down when all of a sudden Ace falls down on his plate. It was only a moment of silence and then they’re all panicking.

“What the hell?!”

“Oi, Luffy, what happened to your brother?”

“Oh no! He’s dead!”

“Someone call a doctor! We need a doctor! Oh, wait I’m the doctor.”

Only you and Luffy are unfazed. Luffy just laughs out loud while Usopp demands him to take the situation more seriously.

You, on the other hand, calmly place your utensils down. You’re pretty much used to Ace and his narcoleptic episodes. You get some napkins and gently grab Ace’s face. You wipe his face from all the food that got stuck on it. Then you carefully maneuver his arm so that it’s resting on the table and place his head on his arm. This is pretty much how you handled him every single time it happened so by now it’s more of an automatic reaction for you.

When you’re done, you realize that everyone’s panic has died down and that they’re all looking at you, except Luffy who continued shoving food down his throat. You feel incredibly shy upon discovering that they caught you tending to Ace. While the others are aware that you, Luffy, and Ace know each other from the past, they haven’t exactly seen you interact with Ace that much since you both arrived at the ship so they assumed that you and Ace are merely acquaintances.

You notice that Nami and Vivi in particular are smiling. Nami has the “I know something” kind of smile while Vivi has more of a genuine smile on her face. Sanji is sulking, but the others are just blinking at you. Then a few moments later, Ace wakes up. “Ah, sorry. I fell asleep,” he says nonchalantly.

“Eh?!” was the collective response of Luffy’s crew.

His hand automatically comes to his face to wipe off the remnants of food in his face, only to find out that his face is absolutely clean and bare of any dirt. This could only mean one thing, he thinks. You cleaned him off, just like the old days when you were still dating.

Ace’s assumption is further confirmed when he hears Sanji sulking about how he wishes he was the one to receive such a tender act from you.

You continue to eat as if you didn’t do what you just did. You could feel Ace’s eyes on you but you refuse to meet his stare. Unbeknownst to you, a smile has made its way on Ace’s face.

Everyone seems to be watching the interaction unfold — again, except Luffy who has witnessed this all before so he doesn’t think it’s a big deal. Anyone with eyes could now tell that there is or was something going on between the two of you.

The atmosphere only goes back to normal when Luffy stretches his arms to reach for food on their plates. Everyone immediately complains about this and the rowdy air comes back.

After the hearty meal, everyone prepares for the long trip by foot. You change into more suitable clothes, something that Sanji wasn’t really happy about since you, Nami, and Vivi switched from dancer’s clothes to a cloak that covers the entire body. Ace looks way happier now than before though and you aren’t sure why.

Before you could even get down the ship though, a group of Kung Fu Dugongs challenges your group. You’re just about to move when in a blink of an eye, Luffy has defeated each one. What a bum, you know you can definitely take them down too but Luffy beat you to it. You pout, you feel so out of shape now that you aren’t really using your body to fight. Ace chuckles at you. It was so sudden that you almost jumped in surprise at the sound.

“Didn’t think you would be disappointed that you weren’t able to fight them,” Ace says.

“Honestly, what should I expect? Luffy has always been like that,” you mumble.

“Yeah, he’s a handful.”

It’s such a short conversation, but seeing that you aren’t exactly pushing Ace away, he takes it as a sign that you aren’t uncomfortable in his presence. He sticks by your side after that.

He remains silent to the point that you even forgot that he was even walking beside you. You only realize that he’s still around when a sand whirlwind comes and he subtly shifts his position so that he’s standing in front of you, shielding you away from the sand. You’re reminded of the days when he’s always by your side to protect you. You feel the butterflies on your stomach one again. If that wasn’t enough, Ace gives you a lopsided smile when you thank him which makes your heart go haywire.

He doesn’t really leave your mind after that. The thoughts of him fully consumed you once again. But did it really go away in the first place?

Your memories with him have been replaying in your mind since then. You didn’t even notice that the sun has already set down until Vivi says that you guys should set out camp there.

The boys are nice enough to set up the tents for everyone, leaving you, Nami, and Vivi with nothing to do. You take this opportunity to shyly ask them about the Dance Powder as you whip out your notebook. You write down all the information they can give you.

“Ah, so it’s basically like cloud seeding,” you conclude.

“What’s that?” Vivi asks.

“It’s a type of weather modification, a process aiming to make precipitation fall from clouds. It is originally used to prevent areas from destruction brought about by drought. I read researchers use a chemical compound called silver iodide and disperse it to the clouds to produce snow which melts before they hit the ground to produce water.”

“Oh, yeah, that’s a quite similar process,” Nami says. Then she yawns. “Sorry, I’m getting tired.”

“Come on, let’s rest in the tent,” you say, feeling the exhaustion as well. The two girls immediately fall asleep after laying down, but for some reason you couldn’t sleep. You lay there for about two hours but you’re still unable to sleep.

You get up and reach for your bag, looking for your canteen. But then you see the orange rose. You almost forgot you bought it. The familiar aching feeling makes itself known once again. With a sigh, you leave the tent, suddenly feeling that you need a breather.

You move away from the tents and sit down, playing with the orange rose. The night is cold and you’re shivering but you can’t find it in you to care. You’re so preoccupied with your thoughts that you didn’t hear the footsteps of someone behind you.

You tense when you hear an awfully familiar question. “Y/N? What are ya doing here? You’re going to get sick.”

You don’t respond, thinking it was your mind tricking you into hearing the same things on that night.

“You’re shivering,” Ace calls out once again.

That’s when your breath hitched. Ace truly is there. He sits beside you and you instantly feel his warmth.

“Why are you still awake?” You ask.

“Couldn’t sleep,” is all he replies.

Silence ensues after that, but only for a few moments. Ace is the first to speak. “The cook seems to have taken a liking on you,” he says.

“He’s nice.”

“A little too nice to you for my liking.”

For the first time since he sat beside you, you look at him.

Then he speaks up again, “Ya know… You changed over the years. You’re prettier now… I’m not saying you weren’t pretty before. Uhm…” He blushes, “But you’re way prettier now. You caused quite the uproar among the Whitebeard pirates when your wanted poster came. When I saw the poster myself, I couldn’t believe it. You’re… yeah.”

You didn’t know what to say to that but you feel your face heating up at his words.

“I… I don’t know why but there’s this weird feeling I get when that blonde cook gives his attention to you. Even just the thought of him or another man getting close to you like that makes me feel weird,” he confesses.

“Ace… I’m sorry.”

“I know, I know… We’re not—”

“No, I’m sorry… I’m sorry because I had a lot of fears and uncertainties back then… I feared that you wouldn’t come back to me. The books I’ve read all said that the Grand Line was a horrible place and I didn’t know if you’d make it back alive. I was so afraid and I couldn’t tell you because you might not want to leave because of me… I didn’t want to be the reason you couldn’t fulfill your dreams… So I thought it was better to break up with you… At least then, nothing’s going to tie you down…” you cried.

“Y/N… I didn’t know…” He whispers, close to tears.

“Sometimes I wonder if I only knew I’d be a pirate too, should I have just gone away with you? At least then we’d still be together, right? But that would be too selfish of me… Especially when I was so weak back then. I would’ve had nothing to contribute to you. I’d only be a burden to you.

“But you know what, Ace, even if I was the one who decided to let you go, I couldn’t forget about you… Every place I go to, something will always remind me of you. Even when I sleep, I still dream about you. I don’t think I’ll ever get over you,” you look him in the eyes as you pour your heart out to him.

“God, no matter where I go, no matter how long you’re gone, no matter how many faces I meet, it’s always you, it’s always you I want to be with. I think… I think I’m always going to want you back, Ace…” You close your eyes and clench your fists as you say your final words.

You’re so selfish, god, you hate yourself.

It takes you by surprise when Ace hugs you. You melt into him at once. He lets you cry in his arms. “Ace, I’m really really sorry.”

He hums and then says, “Didn’t I promise I’ll come back to you?”

You pull away, vision still blurry from the tears. “What?”

He chuckles and then pecks your lips. “I promised I’ll come back to you.”

You cry harder from his words. His hand rubs your back, consoling you. “You still look beautiful even when you’re crying.”

You look away and bite your lip as you will your tears to stop.

“Y/N.”

“Hmm?”

“Why don’t you join the Whitebeard pirates instead?”

You pout. “That’s not fair, Ace… You know I wouldn’t be able to say no to you.”

“Well then, that’s too bad for Luffy,” he grins.

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slurp-imagines · 3 years

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ASL headcanons - their reaction to their female s/o having a bounty over a billion please? Tysm💞💞💞💞

sure thing anon, thanks for the request! I wrote these assuming it's like a surprise reveal type of moment btw.

Fem!S/O having a bounty over a billion: Ace, Sabo, & Luffy

Portgas D. Ace

↳ Ace is super impressed by your bounty! His s/o??? 1 billion berries? His jaw literally drops when he sees it. There’s lots of surprised laughter from him too. He definitely holds up the wanted poster and shouts at the rest of the crew like "Did you guys know about this?! How did I not know about this!" Everyone's just shrugging and nodding and Ace is standing there like >:O

↳ He’s just shocked because he wasn’t expecting you to have a bounty twice as high as his own. Being the son of the Pirate King, Ace had likely assumed he'd be the more politically dangerous one between the two of you. And he didn't really have any particular reason to think this, but he had probably also assumed he was the physically stronger one in the relationship. Guess it just stemmed from his ego, lol.

↳ But Ace gets over that quickly, because now he's super curious! If he hasn't already, he asks all about your previous adventures. He wants to know what you've done to contribute to that huge bounty– and not just the facts, he wants the story. A dramatic re-telling. Probably makes the rest of the crew listen too, at dinner that night or something. Like "GUYS LISTEN UP y/n is gonna talk about the time she sank an entire marine fleet!!" It's so embarrassing

↳ He does get a little bit jealous about your bounty though lmao. He's like damn okay I need to step up my game. I've gotta go wreak some sort of havoc or something. Get up to some mischief

Sabo

↳ Another one who's full of questions lol, just maybe less boisterous about it than Ace. Sabo definitely has a similar level of curiosity about it, though, if not even higher.

↳ He's a habitual over-thinker, so this sudden revelation kinda makes him feel like he doesn't know very much about their past. Which makes him a little sad, because he's an open book with his s/o :( The feeling passes quickly though, because all he has to do is ask.

↳ Sabo doesn’t want to annoy you or to be too invasive about it. But he's sooo curious. He can’t help but ask so many questions about every story you tell him. Questions that are unnecessarily specific too. “So I took out a bunch of guards with this one move-” “Awesome!! How many at once?” “I don’t know?? A lot.” He's just trying to get a better picture of the events that took place okay

↳ Beyond that, Sabo is glad that it can act as a bit of a safeguard for you– who'd wanna mess with someone with that high a bounty?– but it also worries him because... Well, it definitely won't be any small fish coming after you, it'll be someone who's just as strong or stronger than you. Which kind of stresses him out a little.

↳ He trusts in your abilities, though, and you sure as hell wouldn't be fighting alone so long as he's still alive. So Sabo wouldn't bother voicing his concern surrounding this, it's more just something that he tucks away and keeps in the back of his mind.

Monkey D. Luffy

↳ They're all pretty casual about this revelation, but Luffy is, surprisingly, the most lowkey out of the three. As in he's not asking you rapid fire questions about it lol. It kind of just adds to the list of random facts that he knows about you now

↳ It doesn't really change the way he sees you? He feels like he knows you already, so he doesn't think he really needs a bounty number to tell him what you're capable of. Luffy fully trusted your strength before and after knowing the WG would shell out over a billion berries for you.

↳ Don't get me wrong though, he does think it's super cool! And he's happy for you, too. When he first sees your wanted poster, he probably laughs and sweeps you up in a hug and bounces around a bit with you, he's that excited.

↳ Actual stars in his eyes, especially if this is before his bounty increased past a billion. Back then Luffy actually might’ve treated it like a challenge too. Like he'd declare that he's gonna surpass your bounty when he becomes the Pirate King, if not sometime sooner than that.

↳ But once he has his 1.5 billion bounty, he probably feel some competitive spirit with you if yours is close to or higher than his. He’s the captain of this ship, so he wants to have the largest bounty. Luffy wouldn’t hold it against you if yours is higher though, he’d just tell himself he has to try harder next time. (Chopper definitely feels some sweet vindication abt that lmfao)

#portgas d. ace #sabo #monkey d. luffy #one piece #one piece imagines

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tooweirdforyou · 3 years

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It’s Fate » Captain Koby

event request for » my sister

pairing : Marine Captain Koby x Fem! Reader

prompt : #1 [ Red String of Fate ]

Trope? / Specifics? : fem! Reader.

note : I did the editing myself on the photo. Yes I know it’s not good.

Summary : On a walk with Koby to get some lunch, a small incident occurs and a moment of realization happens.

“Old man, why don’t you leave Luffy alone?”

Fiddling with a pen and balancing it on your nose, you were just lounging around in Sengoku’s office on his couch, no one else but Garp in the room. Sengoku was currently out.

“What was that?” Garp’s voice rang in the room, him on the other side, across from you on the couch there.

“You keep attacking Luffy whenever you get a chance, reprimanding him for not even seeking you out to converse with, or just bond with.” You point out, sitting up and the pen dropping to the floor.

“I’m just saying, you’re yelling at him for not doing those things, even though he’s a pirate and you’re a marine. Sengoku wouldn’t be too happy.” You sang, picking up the pen again and placing it onto the table.

“Regardless of that fact, I’m his grandpa so he should show some respect and reach out to me.” Garp scoffs, his grin overtaking his tone as he looks over at you.

“Do you do the same to Ace?” You cross one leg over the other and smile at the famed old man. Garp, knowing where you were getting at, just chuckles. “I’ll beat the crap out of him if I ever see him.”

“Heard he’s a division commander for Whitebeard.” You hum. You then grin a bit. “Ace is cute. Too bad he’s a little older. Much more, a pirate.”

“I’ll be damned if you ever date him.”

Laughing softly at Garp, you lean back on the cushion of the couch and lift your hand and look to the faint red string around your finger.

“Speaking of which...”

Garp, who had his eyes originally closed, merely opens an eye at your quietness, before seeing what you were staring at.

“..You’ve yet to meet them?” He guesses, even though he knew.

“I’m eighteen now.. it’s a little more brighter and visible but there hasn’t been any progress.” Pouts can be seen on your face.

Garp just listened intently, because he knew how important the red strings were.

It was a custom of sorts, to be given a red string tied around your finger, and only be visible when you were closer to your destined soulmate. The closer you were, the more visible and brighter the red string would become, and linked right to your given fate.

It was extremely rare for the red string of fate to be wrong, but there were some occasions where the string was cut and eventually, tied once again to another given soulmate though.

“I guess I thought it would be one of the straw hats, when we met them at Island of water, Water 7, since it started to become visible there, but it didn’t fade away once we left. Which sucks, because that swordsman was pretty cute.”

Garp playfully rolls his eyes at your statement, shaking his head as he stands up, his tone calm and serious.

“Give it time. You got plenty of years ahead of you. Besides, you aren’t the only one. That chore boy is the same age as ya and he hasn’t found the one either.” Garp states, picking his nose with his pinky.

“Chore boy? You mean Koby? That apprentice you took in?” You question and Garp nods. “Him. He’s a potential one. Heard he saw it getting a little more brighter too around here.”

“You really are old. You’re losing your memory already, gramps. Koby’s a marine captain now. If you’re losing your memory, you might already be on deaths door.”

“Is he? Boy’s grown fast.” Garp says before he stands up and raises his fist, punching the top of your head and successfully knocked you off the couch.

“And what’s that about my age? I may be old but I’ll still outlive you, you damn brat!” He smirks, seeing the bruise forming on your head, and your teary eyes glaring at him as you held your head at the pain.

Doing your best to ignore the pain, your mind drifted to Koby. You remember seeing him two years ago, when he first joined. The kid was so small, you mistook him for a 10 year old.

But as he continued to train along with the blonde he came with, under Garp, the pinkette was slowly growing more and more taller and much stronger and soon enough, he was taller than you.

He was still the same shy boy that you met though. You haven’t seen him lately other than through a little bit of passing, but you worked in different areas anyway so it made sense it wasn’t often you see him.

“Tch. You damn old man..” you curse under your breath, Garp ready to deliver another punch, when a knock interrupted him.

“Sir? You wanted to see me?”

The voice was soft, sounding familiar.

“Come on in, this isn’t my office.” Garp says, and slowly, the door to Sengoku’s office opened to reveal the voice owner.

“Koby, we were just talking about you.”

Koby blinks for a moment, having just poked his head in before hesitantly stepping fully inside and closed the door behind him.

However, he seemed startled to see you.

“A-Ah, Commodore [Name]!” He quickly saluted to you, fixing his posture as he stood straight, the smallest blush on his cheeks.

“Koby, you don’t have to do that.. we’re the same age.” You sigh, rubbing your head for a brief moment longer and then pulled it down to your lap.

“Right.. haha..” He sheepishly smiles, feeling a bit embarrassed before he widens his eyes a bit.

His eyes seemed focused on a particular thing, glancing back and forth from your hand to his, but he said nothing, just staring wide-eyed.

You didn’t seem to notice, too focused on trying to ease the pain from your head, courtesy of Garp.

Garp, glancing to Koby, notices his shocked expression and smirks when he realized what he was reacting to.

Unfortunately, it seems you’ve yet to notice, despite how vibrant the string was becoming.

“What a coincidence..” he thought, eyeing Koby carefully. He trusted Koby enough to do well with you, and seemed almost relieved that your soulmate was Koby.

“Koby, why don’t you go take [Name] out and eat something at the cafeteria. We’ll discuss our meeting and training another time.”

“Huh?” Both you and Koby look over at Garp, blinking confusedly in unison, causing him to laugh.

“Just go eat something. You can’t train on an empty stomach.” You eye Garp suspiciously, wondering why he was acting strangely suddenly but you couldn’t go wrong on some food at the moment.

“Alright then. Let’s go.” Standing up straight, you offer a smile to the younger rank and began heading to the door.

Dumbfounded, Koby just nods slowly and stares questioningly at Garp as you opened the door and headed out.

Once you were completely out of the room, Garp held his usual grin but his tone went low.

“Good luck.. treat her well.”

Koby widens his eyes once again and felt his blush creeping back onto his cheeks. He rubs the back of his neck a bit shyly as he nods.

“Yes sir.”

With that, he exited the office as well and closed the door behind him, leaving Garp alone.

“These kids are growing up fast..” Staring over at the closed door, Garp sighs as he thought about Ace, Luffy, and even Sabo.

“So.. it’s been a while. How’s your training?”

Koby, lost in thought and staring down at the ground, mostly his fidgety hands, and the red string tied around his finger, didn’t seem to hear you.

“Koby?”

Gently nudging him, Koby blinks as he turns beside you. “Y-Yes?”

“You okay? You seem off.” You say, sparing a glance to him before turning back to the pathway, humming softly to yourself as you thought about what to eat.

“I’m fine!” Koby assures a little quickly before he kept quiet again, turning back to his red string.

Silence overtook the two of you, leaving you to think. You started to think about Koby beside you, and the red strings, even more about what Garp said.

Then, you focused on Koby himself. It’s been a while since you’ve seen him and you had to admit, he grow up well. He was handsome, indeed. Much different from the little boy you recognize just a little over two years ago.

You were busy thinking about how handsome Koby was, you almost didn’t hear Koby call you.

“Hey.. [Name]?”

“...Yeah?”

“.. Did you.. happen to meet your soulmate yet? I mean, do you know who your red string connects to?” Koby asks softly, shoving his hands to his sides and looks at you.

You listen to his question and smile meekly. “I haven’t. You haven’t yet, either. Right?” About to raise your hand to see your string, you and Koby turn the corner.

Just to bump into some people.

“Wa—!”

“[Name]!”

Quickly reacting to catch you, he ended up pulling the big marine coat off your shoulders instead and the two men that walked past also bumped into Koby.

“Woah!-“

The two of you both ended up falling to the ground with a thud, Koby hovering over you.

Koby winces at the pain, opening his eyes just to be face to face with you down below him. His eyes immediately widen as his cheeks began to flush and darken as he quickly jumped back away, his glasses flying off.

You didn’t seem to notice, eyes shut and rubbing your head.

Recovering from the fall, you groaned slightly and shake your head lightly to ease the slight dizziness forming.

“Hey, you alright?” Turning over to Koby, who was turned away from you, you watch him rub his head and sit up. “I-I’m fine.”

Since he was rubbing his head, he seemed to realize something was missing. “Ah!- my glasses are gone.” He voiced, no longer feeling the frames on his forehead.

You awed in realization, also noticing it was missing, and began to look around the ground.

Crawling around, you found the familiar navy blue pair of glasses and pick it up, inspecting it closely to make sure it wasn’t broken.

Using the ends of your shirt to wipe it off, you smile softly to see it was clean and hum. “I found them.”

Koby turns around from where he was searching and smiles a bit in relief. “Did you? Thank you.”

He was glad, because he wasn’t sure if he had time to get a new pair around, especially the customed ones made especially for him.

“Here.” Seeing Koby opening up his hands out for you, you move to kneel in front of him.

Handing it into his opened hands, you gently place it onto his palm and smile softly. “There, I just cleaned it so it should be good.”

Koby felt his glasses and opened them up, before slipping it onto his face, adjusting it.

“T-Thank you.” He shyly expresses, an embarrassed smile forming along with his already flushed, pink cheeks.

He stares up at you, blinking for a moment.

“Your glasses okay? If they don’t work, I can get you some new ones.” You say, still kneeling in front of him and waiting for his answer to see if his glasses were still in good condition.

Hearing your offer, Koby immediately shakes his head, frantically waving his arms.

“No need, these glasses still work just fine! In fact,” he clears his throat as his blush darkens ever so boldly.

“I’m able to see my future wife right in front of me.”

... Huh?...

The pink hue that crept onto your cheeks became much more darker each passing second, all from just the twelve words that Koby said.

It was only then, while you were staring wide-eyed at Koby, did you notice his red string around his finger.

It was knotted around his index finger, and out of instinct, you glance down to see where it led to, just to see your red string exposed, bright as day.

And connected right to him.

Koby seems to have already known this, not seemingly surprised at your blinking reaction to the strings.

Instead, he only kept his brave, yet shy grin, his cheeks still coated with pink as he brings his hands down from the side of his glasses.

“Looks like my statement might be true. It’s fate after all.”

A/N : my first event request done, woo! •u• hope it was good!! :D .... I keep reading this and the more I believe it’s not good :((

this isn’t TOO related to the event prompt but I’m sure my next event post should be more focused on the prompt.

either normal request or event request next, Hmm..

#tooweirdforyou #one piece #one piece x reader #op x reader #x reader #op #one piece writing #koby #koby x reader #coby #coby x reader #one piece coby #one piece koby #one piece marines #vice admiral garp #one piece garp

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pure-kirarin · 3 years

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could we still submit random asks? if so, could we know who your top 5 one piece women and men (separate) are? I looove making these lists in my head and you seem to have really good taste !! 🙈

Of course of course! You can always send your random asks, I love them, I use them as little breaks whenever I study hehe, so they're really fun to answer for me.

This is a very hard yet interesting question. I don't know which criteria you'd like me to pick to classify my favourite characters but let's see!

TOP 5 One piece men

Luffy

Doflamingo

Sabo

Ace

Brook

TOP 5 One piece women

Robin

Perona

Pudding

Tashigi

Ulti

Explanation for my choices under the cut:

It was really hard, and I honestly didn't give it much thought apart from the first ones in each list. So, Luffy is my all time favourite character. He is a comfort character to me. He just taught me a lot of things and for me he is the best written MC.

Doflamingo is another amazingly written character, he's also my favourite villain <3 I like his characterization, he feels extremely real to me. He is charismatic, but also nuanced as a villain. I like the tragic aspect of his personality, he feels like he's out of some play or novel.

For Sabo, how could I not include my husbando and best boy? Unfortunately, he didn't have a lot of screen time, however, I see a lot of potential in him, and some of his traits are really appealing to me in a subjective way. I can't wait to see more of him!

About Ace, I'm a sucker for big brothers haha. But I also love ASL as a trio! I love this character so much, he is also a big comfort to me. Reading Ace's novel gave me more insight into his personality. I like how cheerful he is, but also that part of darkness, the weight of all of that pain that he had to live with </3

Brook-- I think we can all agree that I have a thing with characters that surpassed their past. I like how optimistic he is and how funny he acts. I love his calm yet chaotic aura. He's such a comfort character for me as well and his past is one of the saddest in the whole series. He waited for over 40 fucking years, he has probably seen things none of us did and still, he's always so cheerful! >o< He makes me so happy everytime.

Other fav characters include: Yamato, Fujitora, Rayleigh and Koby, but due to very little screen time I can't really add them here.

I won't give reasons for Robin because I think that I made a long time ago...Oh fudge, I can't find it...Well let's just say that she's perfect? She is a very mature character, I really love how gentle and kind she is. She is also very interesting! I love her design, her introduction, everything about her. I like how she uplifts people as well >o< like, she never drags people down! Her "I want to live" moment inspired me a lot. She taught me so so much. I cried many times watching Enies lobby. Honestly, I love her with all my heart and no other female character comes even close to how much I love and admire her.

For perona & Pudding (link to a post I did about the reason I like them)

I like Ulti for similar reasons, I simply kin her. I find her very funny and amusing. I like her relation with Page One. One of things I like most is that she's very strong, her fight with Yamato was so cool!

About Tashigi- I think she's an interesting character overall, won't go into details because I need to go back to study, but I can't wait to see more of her =) she seems to have strong values, but her values seem supple. She is a part of the new generation of marines that aren't as dogmatic and that seem enlighted. She seems like a very fair person. She also has many cute sides to her.

Other female characters I really love are : Dadan, Tsuru, Nami, Shyarly.

#one piece top 5 #kirarin answers #sweet anons #perona #ulti #pudding #robin #luffy #doflamingo #sabo #brook #ace

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stardustryewriting · 3 years

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Original Plans

Law’s original plan - to die on Dressrosa - didn’t work out. Luffy’s original plan - to make Law accept his friendship - did work better than expected. There are just some bumps along the road.

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When Torao first proposed an alliance to him, Luffy was elated. An alliance was basically a friendship and you could never have enough of those. Also Torao was a good guy, no matter what his other crew members said about him. They don’t call him the surgeon of death for nothing, Usopp had argued rather urgently and Luffy had brushed him aside. The Marines had called Luffy chaotic, completely nuts and even dead before, and none of that was true either. (Maybe he was a bit chaotic, but the other things were lies.)

Pirate alliances are marked by betrayal, Nico Robin had said, always the wise one of them, and so Luffy had asked Torao if he planned to betray them. He denied and really, that was enough for Luffy. If Torao had wanted him dead, he just didn’t have to show at Marineford. While Luffy wasn’t sure why he did show up at Marineford - Torao never gave simple answers to his questions, and thinking about what Torao gave as answers for too long made Luffy’s head hurt - he was sure that Torao wouldn’t have been there if he wanted Luffy to die. He did risk his own life and his entire crew on top of it. You don’t just do that out of a simple mood.

So an alliance it was. While Kaido was arguably the Emperor he knew the least of, he was still a better target than Shanks was. Maybe taking on Big Mom first would have been smarter, since he already started an argument with her on Fishmen Island, but Big Mom could wait. He would take her down eventually anyway and if Torao thought it would be smart to go after Kaido first, than Luffy would trust his judgement. Torso was smart after all. Also this seemed oddly personal to Torao. At least the part of the plan that involved Doflamingo did.

It turned out, Torao didn’t betray them at Dressrosa. At least not in the way his crew thought he would. He did try to end the alliance and by extent their friendship, which counted as betrayal in Luffy’s book. But he was unsuccessful, because Luffy would have never ended their alliance at this point anyway. There was a time and place, when they would have to part ways again, eventually. But it wasn’t on Dressrosa, not when Torao looked like he was ready to die and not when he tried to protect Luffy. (There was someone, in a somewhat distant past, who lost an arm to protect Luffy and someone, in a not so distant past, who did give his life to protect Luffy. He wouldn’t let it happen again.)

So no, Torao was not allowed to end the alliance. Which annoyed him, of course, but Luffy didn’t care. He could defeat Doflamingo without the elaborate plan Torao had made. He didn’t even remember most of it anyways, and he was somewhat sure, that the plan had failed the moment Luffy entered the coliseum in an effort to get Ace’s devil fruit back. Plans never worked out for him anyway, not in the way they worked out for Torao. He had a general idea of what he had to do and he would get it done. Somehow.

Maybe the Marines weren’t so far off, when they had called him chaotic.

But Luffy wasn’t upset now, because Torao betrayed their friendship. They would have to talk about that eventually, but it wasn’t the main issue. Torao was prepared to die in Dressrosa. He expected it, he probably even had his death integrated in his plan somewhere. (Maybe Luffy should pay more attention the next time a plan was presented to him.) And that was the most upsetting thing that happened to him since they entered the New World. Because Torao didn’t lack trust in Luffy or any of the Strawhats. He pretended he thought their were idiots and he looked like he lost hope in humanity when Luffy, Usopp and Chopper had fun on deck, but he really believed in and trusted them. He was confident they would still follow his plan after his death after all.He just didn’t think Luffy could defeat Doflamingo.

I would have been insulting, if Torao was any less scared about Mingo.

He never told Luffy why he was scared, he never even seemed scared. (Not like Usopp and Nami and most times even Chopper did.) But he was. He was scared and he went up against him anyways, fully prepared to die and Luffy hated everything about this.

„Why are you brooding here?“, a voice snapped him out of his thoughts and surprisingly, it was Torao. He would have thought if anyone came looking for him it would have Usopp. Zoro would have also been a likely candidate, if there were any less alcohol. But the drinks were flowing, so Zoro wouldn’t miss him for a while. Luffy wasn’t exactly a drinking buddy, he rarely drank alcohol as it was and that made him an uninteresting companion for Zoro at parties. Not that he minded, there were plenty of other people he could do plenty of other things with. Just Torao wasn’t really on the list.

„I’m not ‚brooding‘“, Luffy used his fingers to make air quotes, „I’m not you after all. I was just thinking.“

„That’s new“, Torao answered, sounding way more surprised than he had any right to, in Luffy’s opinion.

„I can think“, he protested, crossing his arms in front of his chest, while turning away from the other. And then, for good measure he slightly lifted his chin and added: „And my thinking doesn’t end in me dying either.“Which was probably something he shouldn’t have said out loud. Not like that. But it was also true and something he wanted to discuss with Torao anyways, so Luffy couldn’t find it him to regret saying it. (He did regret the way he said it, later, when he’d calmed down.)

„My survival wasn’t essential for the plan“, Torao informed him professionally. The same way he told Luffy not to exercise too much after he’d woken up on the submarine. The way he told Jinbei to keep an eye on Luffy, if he didn’t want the Strawhats to die. The very same way he told Rayleigh, that Luffy’s training would have to be postponed for a few weeks or else his stitches would tear. It made Luffy sick.

„Your survival was important for me“, he argued and Torao looked like wanted to say something to that too.Except that he didn’t. His mouth opened but no words came out and then Torao closed it again. Luffy waited a few more seconds, in case there was something to say after all. Makino might not have succeeded installing manners within him perfectly, but he knew the basics. He always let people say their piece. (Unless he was distracted by something.) When it didn’t seem like Torao found something he needed to say, Luffy talked instead.

„We’re friends and I like you. Usopp says you’re scary, but you’re really not. You saved my life at Marineford - “

„There’s no need to thank me for that“

„You saved my life at Marineford and I liked you ever since. You have awesome tattoos and a really cool bear in your crew and you’re really nice.“

„I’m really not“, Torao denied, but he sounded like he’s already given up that argument. At least he was learning. Slowly, but he learned. Luffy knew that that argument was just for show anyway. A reputation to uphold, or however Zoro phrased it. Not that Luffy had ever cared about reputations, his or those of other people. But if it was important enough for Torao to put in the effort, Luffy could respect that. So, no need to remind him that he did help all those children in Punk Hazard. Law still remembered it anyway.

„You’re my friend.“, Luffy said instead, because really Torao was very slow on the uptake on that. It didn’t matter that he didn’t want to call them ‚friends‘, they were friends anyway. Because Luffy said so and because he really liked Torao and because Torao seemed like he needed a friend. „Even though no one can say your last name“, he added as an afterthought, because a great as Torao was, he had the worst last name.

„Literally everyone but you can. And I’ve told you to just call me Law“, Torao shot back, tho it lacked any real fire. Like he was tired of arguing and was just accepting his fate. Good, he was Luffy’s friend no matter how often Luffy needed to remind him of that.

„I really like you“, Luffy told him, once again for good measure. He didn’t get a real answer from Law on that, but his cheeks got a light color, like Sanji’s cheeks did, when Nami or Robin complimented his food. Sanji was always really happy then, so Torao had to be really happy now. And Luffy just called him his friend. Which apparently Torao needed to hear that they were friends way more, if it made him this happy from just hearing it once.

„I really like you, too, Strawhat-ya“, Torao mumbled and he couldn’t even look him in the eye, but that was alright with Luffy. If Luffy brought it up in front of his crew, Torao would probably deny ever having said that, like Zoro denied being worried about Sanji, too. But that didn’t matter, because Torao had said it and that made Luffy happier than almost anything in recent memory. (Sabo still being alive was a big thing, that made him happier than he ever remembered being, but that was the only other thing. Even Sanji’s cooking didn’t come before this and Sanji’s cooking was perfect.)

„Okay, so no more plans that would have you die. You’re too important for me to just let you die. Okay?“, Luffy insisted and Toraos eyes glazed over like he remembered something very important and very far away. Luffy knew that feeling so he allowed Torao the few seconds he very obviously needed, before he inquired again: „Okay?“

Torso seemed like he was abruptly thrown out of something rather intense, but he didn’t seem mad. One side of his lips quirked upwards, as if he wanted to smile, but it didn’t become a real smile. Which was another problem that Luffy would tackle eventually. (He’s seen Torao smirk plenty of times but he couldn’t remember one genuine smile.) For now, Torao’s insurance that, yes, he wouldn’t bet his life this easily again would have to be enough. He didn’t want Torao to promise to survive. Not like Ace did, not again. But he wanted Torao to do his best, to see him become the pirate king. Torso smirked again, at that, and mocked Luffy for being too sure of himself.

„What if I find the One Piece before you do?“, Torao asked, clearly not as serious as he pretended to be. But he was lighthearted again, the tension in the air completely dissolved, so Luffy could humor him. Torao had asked an important question, after all.

„You won’t. But I will still really like you, even when I’m King of the Pirates.“

And somehow, Law seemed really happy about this. Maybe, liking Torao more than originally planned would work out for Luffy, after all.

#lawlu #lawlu fanfic #trafalgar law #trafalgar d water law #one piece luffy #monkey d luffy #luffy is luffy #luffy is people smart #law isnt #but we knew that already #heart to heart #law is bad at feelings

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victorie552onepiecespeedrun · 3 years

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Reading One Piece pt 347: Straw Hats Are Braver Than US Marines

Chapter 596

Thoughts:

- Cover: Luffy, Ace and… adult Sabo… are running away from a giant monkey. huh

- back to Weatheria and Nami

- lol

- “What just happened here?” well, she came back from her wizard kidnapping and you’re weak to woman’s tears :D

- records of the weather all over the worlds? Wow

- “Raining lighting? You gotta be kidding” New World is wiiiild

- “You have to tell me about the weather of New World, Haredas! Teach me everything you know!”

- “You sound desperate.” “Of course I am!” aww

- “The lives of my crew depend on it! I’m the navigator! It’s my responsibility to keep them safe when we’re at sea! I need to be able to take my captain wherever he wants to go! And Luffy wants to be the King of the Pirates, so I can’t just be any ordinary navigator!” it’s an Awww Fest of course, but I also love to read about just… competent people. She takes it so seriously, I really would trust her with my life on the sea

- “Your crew is so devoted to him” “I don’t have much choice. He’s so reckless.” True, true :)

- all this segment is here to make you feel good :D

- alright, with Brook now. He’s in a cage :((((((

- there’s something about a skeleton reading a newspaper that’s just hilarious to me

- crowd: *pokes Brook with a stick* come on, do something

Brook: alright, you asked for it *continues to sit and do nothing*

- “You seemed so bright in my eyes” feels :)

- where did he find a guitar

- “Listen to my new single! Bone To Be Wild!” dhahjskdlashdkjakksjh BONE JOKE. I LOVE IT

- with Robin!

- you know, it’s like the forth Straw Hat who were getting ready to leave, changed their minds and now is asked about the change of heart. If I left a place and then had to choose between leaving forever and coming back to face questions, I would vanish into ether, never to be seen again. Straw Hats are the bravest people I ever read about

- Robin will meet Dragon :D

- Robin’s flashbacks heartbreaking as always

- but she’s okay now. And these rebels seem to be real sweethearts :)

- Franky time. He found ANOTHER laboratory in a cave. Don’t blow up this one, Franky

(I think some of the blame should go to Vegapunk anyway. Why did he made Self-Destruct Button so gigantic and left it in the open, honestly. Also, wasn’t Franky’s whole deal that you are responsible for your creations? Vegapunk isn’t looking good in that light)

- eew, research on weapons

- “I’ll right, going to live here” haha

- (by the way, his face is still exploded. He looks like a B Movie Zombie)

- lol

- Franky will ALWAYS make a spectacle of himself, bless :D

- Usopp

- “I need to lose weight! And I need to put on some muscle” he sounds like every friend I had in this decade (and me). We’re all the same after all

- seriously, Usopp continues to the Most Relatable Straw Hat

- “I always thought Luffy would become the Pirate King on his own. But that’s not true.” holy shit, it really hit me

- “Even Luffy can lose! That’s why… HE NEEDS ME TO HELP HIM!” ULTIMATE FRIEND USOPP, HERE WE COME

“To help you become King of the Pirates… I’m gonna become the real Sniper King!” I’m smiling so hard, guys :D

rOP 346 rOP 348

#one piece #one piece speed read #one piece reaction #another feel good chapter #chapter 596 #one piece chapter 596 #596 #spoiler #spoilers #have a nice day #rOP 347 #Franky vs Vegapunk Showdown when

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cienie-isengardu · 4 years

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The development of Law’s relationship with Zoro - Part 4: Dressrosa, The Breaking Point (Saving Law)

<<Part I: Before Meeting>> <<Part II: Sabaody Archipelago, The First Meeting>> <<Part III: Punk Hazard, The Alliance (A)>> <<Part III: Punk Hazard, The Alliance (B)>> <<Part IV: Dressrosa, The Breaking Point (The Plan Failed)__ (Saving Law)__(Protecting Law)__ (Birdcage, Pica and Doflamingo)__ (Aftermath)>>

The mission of saving Law (chapter 731) was carried by Luffy, Zoro and Kinemon, while Franky, Robin and Usopp were responsible for destroying the factory with the help of dwarves.

Before Luffy left the Colosseum, he met Sabo (his and Ace's long-lost brother that up to this moment was considered to die in their childhood) which made Straw Hat emotionally shaken. Due to the excess of emotions, Luffy couldn’t stop crying what didn’t go unnoticed by Zoro:

Though Zoro is usually lenient in regards to Luffy’s moods, the trio managed to run away from marines in disguises made by Kinemon and get close to Royal Palace while Luffy still cried without a proper explanation why. Zoro’s patience finally ran out:

Zoro not only told Luffy to get a grip of himself (“do you still want to go save Law?”), but also actually smacked him. This… is a very uncommon act for Zoro. Because yes, he never beat around the bush when it comes to telling hard truth nor hesitate to reprimand his nakama (or, just straight sum up their antics as “idiotic”), but hitting Luffy is mainly done by Nami and Usopp or Sanji. It can’t be said that Zoro never displayed “a rough approach” to Luffy before - because he did it too from time to time, especially in the earlier parts of the story yet after time-skip, I can’t recall any moment similar to this one. It is so uncommon now for him to lose patience in regard to Luffy’s antics and/or emotional “breakdown” to the point of hitting him and yet it happened when Roronoa and Luffy were in the middle of a rescue mission to save Law.

Luffy - a man for whom Zoro was ready to give up his life, and for whom he was so worried once he learned about Ace’s death - was a crying mess since he left the colosseum (and some time already have passed between that and now) and Zoro just smacked his captain in a way Nami and Usopp usually do. What speaks a lot about the level of distress / pressure he must have felt.

Of course, it is hard to tell for sure, if Zoro was so worried about Law because he already took to liking him, or was that more about saving ally as returning debt, since Law saved Nami, Chopper, Brook, Momonosuke and Sanji from Doflamingo. I personally think it is a mix of both reasons. Zoro always took seriously his duties and “promises” (and alliance is a form of unsaid promise) but for all Straw Hats, at this point of story Law was no more “just ally”. Whatever his reasons were, taking down Doflamingo was something very personal; a matter worth dying. Straw Hats, not even knowing the full story behind Law’s choice, did not want to let him down.

In the meanwhile, in the Royal Palace, Law was put on the throne of Corazon. It is hard to tell, was he truly unconscious or did he pretend to not bring the enemy's attention to himself but if the latter, he could listen to Doflamingo’s talk with (ex)King Riku about the situation. Luffy was stuck in the Colosseum, ignoring the plan. Franky was actually doing what he promised to do, but without any support, which was not good enough. Like Doffy said, the alliance's only pieces left were Pirate Hunter Zoro and samurai Kinemon whose location and intention were unknown. What wasn’t the best information but not the worst either - there was still hope Straw Hats had some plan in mind. Especially since Doflamingo did not mention at all what happened with the rest of the crew, so Sunny Go could sail already far away from Dressrosa.

On their way, the rescue team was aided by dwarf Wicca and Viola, who had personal reasons to hate Doflamingo. With her help, pirates get a chance to invade the palace by secret passage not known even to the enemy (chapter 735). The long stairs were going to take them inside lower part of building but Zoro came with smart shortcut by using “handmade lift”

While Kinemon was making sure Viola was not left behind, Zoro’s impatience showed up again by rushing Luffy - even though his captain wasn’t even fooling around and did as he was told.

Was Zoro in such a hurry because of the heavy pressure of time (Law captured by enemy willing to hurt him beyond necessary and Franky’s team already on move) or just simple desire for fight, hard to tell for sure. But in all fairness, looking how Zoro was willing to follow Viola to another secret passage rather than directly attacking enemy soldiers (in contrast to Luffy who simply punched the main door with gomu gomu no gigant pistol), seems like saving Law was a serious matter to him, not just an occasion for a good fight. His reaction to Luffy’s directness points to that too, because usually Zoro was first to follow the captain into fight and not so ago his idea to get inside the colosseum unnoticed was to cut it… gently.

Now, Zoro, Kinemon, Wicca and Viola were pretty shocked and / or pissed at Straw Hat. Zoro’s whole reaction was, well, extremely expressive.

Once Luffy made ruckus, Doflamingo was informed about intruders (chapter 736):

Since Doffy was still in the same room as Law, Trafalgar may or may not hear that Luffy (who was supposed to fight in Colosseum, to Doffy’s great surprise) and Zoro actually get inside the palace. To save him, instead of destroying SMILE Factory. What, in the current state of Law’s mind was the wrong decision to make.

Anyway, the rescue team was soon confronted by Pica, one of three top Doflamingo’s officers. Zoro stayed behind to fight with the enemy, so Luffy and Viola could head to the throne room, to save Law (chapter 740).

In meanwhile, Law clearly regained consciousness, listening in silence to Doffy’s rant about Straw Hats and their unexpected attack on Sugar and connection to the little Tontatta people.

Law of course couldn’t know what was going on since he had no information about Sugar’s role in enslaving people nor who the dwarves were. He said to Doflamingo he barely could understand what he was saying. Yet one look at his former boss (the biting nails reflex) could tell Trafagar how serious the situation was and maybe, just maybe the Straw Hats knew what they were doing which means that his plan wasn’t a total failure. Yet questioned, Law also said “I have nothing to do with them anymore… the alliance is over”.

Law could say that to confuse (mess) with already uneasy Doflamingo or because he truly believed the alliance was over - or maybe rather, should be, to not drag Straw Hats into their death? Most likely it was a mix of all reasons, but one thing was clear - Law didn’t wait for rescue.

Soon it turned out that Straw Hats dealt a serious blow to the enemy. Law probably didn’t know what was going on, but hearing Trebol crying(?) over the Den Den Mushi and seeing Doflamingo’s reaction was some sort of reassurance in the difficult situation of his.

A victory of the alliance that seriously reduced the enemy's advantage. Then out of nowhere, a one-legged man (Kyros) attacked Doflamingo and soon Monkey D. Luffy showed up to fight Shichibukai. Law’s reaction? So, so unhappy to see Luffy who should (alongside with Zoro) worry about destroying factory rather him (chapter 744):

Not that Luffy listened or cared for what Law had to say on the matter.

The situation get out of Doflamingo’s control to the point he decided to use “Birdcage” - something that clearly terrified Law (a detail that will be important later to talk about):

Luffy had a short lived skirmish with an enemy that ultimately ended by throwing Law, Luffy, Viola, KIng Riku, and Kyros out of the room by Pica (who went to aid Doflamingo). All of them landed in the place where Zoro already was (chapter 745), still looking for Pica who just disappeared during their fight. Doflamingo then started the Birdcage, intending to A) kill everyone (beside his own Family) before the truth would come out and B) make everyone play his “game” in which people murder each other (“Kill or be killed! All of the people of this country are now “hunters”!!! If you want to be saved… you have no choice but to take someone’s head!!!”) and C) set high prices on Straw Hat-Heart pirates and their allies. Zoro, Law and Luffy get on the list of course.

The next part: Protecting Law

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