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Porque Te Vas…..

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My roommate always teases me for being the only Sabo lover but I know if anyone got me WTHL got me 💪💪🫵🫵

Why do you think there’s only one Sabo lover?? I’ve tracked down and fought to the death all others. And youre next 🫵.

Thanks for the ask, there can only be one see you soon <3

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🔥Do you have a fiery temper? 👒Or maybe you’re silly but loyal?

🎩Or perhaps you want to tear down the social hierarchy…

⭐️Take the ASL Quiz to find out!

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Wow. This is such an in depth investigation of my previous chapters, very impressive!!!!!! I will keep reserving my thoughts on everything until after the comic is done but i still want to reblog this because it’s like…. Wow.

Thank you so much for keeping a keen eye out! I really appreciate you paying so much attention and for leaving such lengthy tags, i hope to keep giving your brain something to chew on as we round this story out :)

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OKAY I WENT BACK THROUGH AND FOUND ALL THE FORESHADOWING MOMENTS/HINTS I POSSIBLY COULD (i think. i could be reading too much into some of these + might've missed some) OF STELLY AND SALLY'S (AND APPARENTLY MANNY'S!!!!!!) TRUE INTENTIONS IN WITTB HERE WE GO (this was originally an ask but it was too long so I made it into a tumblr post lmao)

(and to anyone seeing this w/o context all art in this post belongs to Whery- the person I mentioned above- and it's from their One Piece fancomic Water is Thicker Than Blood and you should all go read it RIGHT NOW)

First up here we go WAYYY back in chapter 26 (almost two years ago!!! woah!!!!!!) we get the first mention of the letter!!! Stelly tells Sabo to wait until someone comes out, which I know was just him saying that so Sabo wouldn't leave, but imagine if Sabo had Actually waited. Can you imagine how long it could've taken for Sabo to realize Stelly lied?? Definitely would've added to his anger. And Stelly also mentions he wants Sabo to read the letter when he gets home, which means it was meant as an apology for how awful the day would've turned out for him if it had gone according to Stelly's plan, though it still turned out awful for Sabo, just not in the way Stelly intended

And in chapter 27... this moment. When I first saw it I thought Stelly was asking cus he was Afraid, but personally I think this was him hoping Luffy would help Sabo wreck things OR he DIDN'T want him to be there bc he was worried he would help calm Sabo and Stop The Carnage (which he did in fact do at the end. kinda. lmao)

And then again in chapter 28 Stelly says THIS. He might've said this with innocent intentions BUT knowing he was purposefully trying to make Sabo's day Awful it's possible he was just trying to add on to that (especially considering his reaction when Sabo DOESN'T maul him) Idk, this one's up in the air but STILL. EVERYTHING HE SAYS IS SUS NOW. anyways moving on

Next is chapter 39, Manny Does His Thing and psychoanalyzes Ace, thus pissing him off a few moments later. Could this have been innocent on his part, especially considering his embarrassment when Ace shuts him down? Could be, could be... BUT THAT SMIRK.... THAT DAMN SMIRK......... I am CONVINCED this was intentional on some part because if it wasn't, well. Manny needs to learn what boundaries are lmao (i could also just be salty over BJG being a little TRAITOR and dragging his name through the mud but shhhh)

And then here!!! Right here in chapter 42!!!!! The panel that made everyone start to wonder what could've possibly been in the letter that would've made Sabo so mad!!!!!!!! This is one of the more obvious ones but I spent like five hours on this so compiled this for a reason HAHA

Chapter 43! Manny has drawn his Iconic Capricorn!! He acts cagey and hesitant, but I'm onto him [insert suspicious squinting emoji here] I half feel like I'm gaslighting myself here but then I remember That God Damn Smirk Manny makes a few chapters later, and I KNOW he was in on it from the beginning. Why was he riling up Ace??? To make it harder to keep Sabo in check, but JOKES ON MANNY bc Ace has a REMARKABLE level of self control and a WHOLE LOTTA LOVE FOR HIS BROTHERS!!!!!!!! Manny underestimated Ace I fear (or I'm just reading too far into it LOL)

And then, of course, chapter 55, we get This Scene, the evidence that Manny is most DEFINITELY IN ON IT!!!!!!! Sally knows what's coming up, and is giving Manny a heads up. Why? Yet to be seen. Maybe Manny had a hand in how it all went down, but she whispered to him FOR A REASON. And it was about the later scene, where They corner Sabo at dinner!!!!! Ace has a right to be sus, they're tryna make Sabo's day worse!!!!!!!! And they did!!! The fuckers

Next chapter, chapter 56, we see Sally nervous about approaching Sabo with the letter. For good reason! She doesn't give it to him, actually she does something aguably worse but!!! Now we know why she was SO nervous lmao

Lotta hints in a row here. Chapter 57, Sally hides the letter (or at least the name on it) to ask A Super Invasive Question Of Someone She Literally Just Met!!! Girl. I honestly can't tell if Sally was against upsetting Sabo from the start (especially considering this entire chapter) and trying to avoid upsetting him or was just Nervous in general, but either way. She could've said ANYTHING instead of going right for the goddamn THROAT like GEEZ

And chapter 58... That smirk.... that DAMNED smirk.......... he was in on it. There's no way he wasn't. That is an EVIL little smirk he was ABSOLUTELY trying to make things worse, or at least he was looking forward to the chaos. I can just imagine him in the background eating popcorn like "fight fight FIGHT FIGHT FI- oh man he's walking away :( damn"

I really don't think Sally wanted to upset Sabo considering this panel in chapter 59, at least not actually coming face to face with him. Her "this is too far" comment tells me that Stelly hired Jalmack ON PURPOSE (and also that she had NO IDEA. backed up by her initial reaction to learning who the priest was) Like, good grief ANYONE would recognize that as too far, except for Stelly apparently. Rereading I am SHOCKED I didn't put together what was going on considering this one, but it's such a blink and you'll miss it moment because oF WHAT HAPPENS IN THE SAME CHAPTER

That face she makes!!! We all knew she did it on purpose but that face she makes really drives the whole thing home like WOW...... Grim determination with a hint of remorse.. harsh.

Rereading, the panel here in chapter 65 where Stelly and Sally are leaning on each other lowkey reads as them being like "Omg look at him go he's finally going apeshit!! Our hard work has payed off honey :D" but I also know this was likely them leaning on each other for support considering. everything. yeah. But Stelly at least was at LEAST a little relieved Sabo was finally losing it. Sally likely needed the hug. But yeah no this was DEF another hint (also Stelly when did you get here.... we didn't see him sit down I'm just now realizing, but to be fair we were more focused on Sabo than Stelly so it makes sense we didn't see him lol)

Breaking the mold a bit w the format of this post by adding two panels at once here but I feel it's needed to drive the point across. This right here, in chapter 66, was ABSOLUTELY Stelly realizing he went too far. And it was ONLY because he got sent into a flashback too. THIS was Stelly realizing what exactly he was doing to Sabo, because his plan ended up backfiring and hurt him instead of just Sabo. I would LOVE to see what exactly Stelly's reaction was when Sabo ran out. The mix of emotions he was probably feeling here is DELICIOUS to imagine. When I initially saw this I thought he was getting angry on Sabo's behalf, and maybe he was a little but it was mostly him realizing how Badly he fucked up, and also the emotions that come with getting trigged like that. An entire bag worth of emotions and I am so HDAWJDKAJDAHK that I went back after the latest chapter to find moments like this because WOW

This panel here in chapter 67 is a bit of a smaller moment, and I realize this was mostly a reaction to an Angry Man Storming Up To Them, but their combined flinch and Stelly's expression was NOT just because of what just happened. Sally was ABSOLUTELY feeling guiltly and so was Stelly, who didn't appear all that shocked Sabo flipped a table. It feels more like he was startled he went for the table they were sitting at, or like he was startled out of the flashback. But this was def part of it. Or maybe I'm just adding this bc this was the ONE thing Sabo wrecked and I'm proud of him for it LMAO

And then, in one of the recent ones, chapter 82, Sabo is expecting Stelly to snitch on him like Stelly always has and he DOESN'T. And now we know why!! Because THIS was what Stelly wanted!!!! Sabo's finally about to wreck something and Stelly's here for it!!!!!! Even though he's very much still afraid of Sabo as seen in the next panel

Stelly was absolutely returning these because he felt guilty. I thought he'd just felt bad in general, but no, it was guilt. He orchestrated this entire night to make it as Horrible As Possible for Sabo and the ONLY reason he feels bad about it is because IT HURT STELLY TOO. I mean yeah I think his regret is genuine, but he hasn't even APOLOGIZED YET. If he really wants to have Sabo at his REAL WEDDING, because he WANTS TO MAKE AMENDS, he NEEDS to apologize and follow through. THIS ^ IS NOT AN ACTUAL APOLOGY. Fuckin. Little bastard man I love how complicated he is so MUCCHHHHHH but also Stelly. My Man. APOLOGIZE. Urgh I love how you can still see his canon characteristics shine through with this reveal but I also HATE ITTT because WOW. HE'S AN ASSHOLE.

And here's a bonus of Stelly trying to run before Sabo can read the letter and failing LMAO

Anyways yeah that's all I got I'm going to bed now it is. way too late and I am NOT tagging this whatsoever and I apologize for any spelling errors the screen is blurring around the edges hwadhkadja

This is my small love letter to WITTB Whery bc I adore how you wrote everything, from the characters to the pacing to how you draw the faces and convey emotions and just dhwajwjkdak yeah. yeah. I'm not even hyperfixated on One Piece anymore (still keeping up w it tho) but this series STILL holds a special place in my heart and I love it to bits!!! Thank you so much for making this and I personally cannot WAIT to see Sabo's full reaction to Stelly's manipulative little scheme HAHAHAAA okay i'm crashing now goodnight

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Hi this is my new favorite expression/panel in this ENTIRE series like look at him. He's SO offended that Sabo didn't ruin his WEDDING ahdwhdkwa he's like "HOW DARE YOU BE A FUNCTIONAL ADULT!!!!! WHAT HAPPENED TO THE KID THAT SHOVED ME IN LOCKERS EVERY TIME HE SAW ME!!!!!! YOU WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO HAVE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT WTF" I LOVE IT he's such an angry little manipulative bastard I want to shake him around like a chew toy he's so funny unintentionally this is GREAT I really hope Sabo gets to punch him he deserves it so BADDD

LOL yes absolutely offended. Offended and disappointed. What do you mean youve been more or less pleasant this whole time. Thats not what he invited you to do. Thats not what he hired you for.

Thanks for the ask!

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Water is Thicker Than Blood Chapter 84

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Tadaaaaaaa🎉🎉we finally made it. i dont have to keep it in anymore. it has been absolutely amazing reading all the comments of the recent chapters about Stelly. I seriously cannot wait to hear what you think now that the cards have all been played.

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Seeing a lot of comments sharing the same sentiment, and i just want to ask:

Just wanna get a poll of it, to hear everyone's thoughts. I'd like to hear explanations regardless of vote :)

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Water is Thicker Than Blood Chapter 84

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Tadaaaaaaa🎉🎉we finally made it. i dont have to keep it in anymore. it has been absolutely amazing reading all the comments of the recent chapters about Stelly. I seriously cannot wait to hear what you think now that the cards have all been played.

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Some art i made for @droppingartintotheinfinite’s fic: And I’d Know Your Face if I Was Drunk and Blind and Dead

This fic is very good, i appreciate the way it really expands on the thought process of the characters, theres a bunch of stuff thats brought up that i havent even thought of before and ive been thinkin about these creatures for like 10 years now. The brain worms have been fed.

The line “Walk towards Sabo, steps stuttering and stumbling like a toddler while he stands there, utterly still, watching you like he doesn’t know how to look away. Like there’s nothing else in the world worth seeing.” Makes me particularly ill. Just absolutely sick and wretched to my fucking core. You will pay for your crimes.

Also the scene of Sabo wriggling out of ace’s arms is delightful to me, whenever i hug my sibling and they dont want me to they do the same thing. Or they just go straight for violence but i appreciate that Sabo didnt share my sibling’s ungrateful reaction because wiggling is def funnier.

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Some 2/3 bro holdings for my Apocalypse AU

Luffy is yelling about someone liking that nasty-ass cherry pie btw

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Some 2/3 bro holdings for my Apocalypse AU

Luffy is yelling about someone liking that nasty-ass cherry pie btw

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Water is Thicker Than Blood Chapter 83

Let it out pookie let it out.

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I LIED to you MU HA HA HA there ISNT a hiatus this week MU HA HA HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES FINALS STILL KICKED MY ASS but this chapter was super simple and i cracked it all out today so get rekt

I'm Very Excited for the next chapter. I'm Extremely Excited for the next chapter. It'll be great you guys will love it eh heheheheheheee

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Happy Birthday Luffy, I hope you develop so many wrinkles from smiling. You deserve to grow old in happiness.

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Water is Thicker Than Blood Chapter 83

Let it out pookie let it out.

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I LIED to you MU HA HA HA there ISNT a hiatus this week MU HA HA HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES FINALS STILL KICKED MY ASS but this chapter was super simple and i cracked it all out today so get rekt

I'm Very Excited for the next chapter. I'm Extremely Excited for the next chapter. It'll be great you guys will love it eh heheheheheheee

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Happy Birthday Luffy, I hope you develop so many wrinkles from smiling. You deserve to grow old in happiness.

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Happy Birthday Luffy, I hope you develop so many wrinkles from smiling. You deserve to grow old in happiness.

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Happy birthday Luffy, we all love you so much

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