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lostuzumaki · 3 months
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What was Brook's reaction to getting help from the WBP? I assume they also tried helping him get his shadow back. Also, since Absalom would end up working with Teach (in the og timeline), would this be the early start of his mutiny? Lastly, I love your comics, have a good one!
Thank you
I'll have to figure that part out a bit more, and it definitely takes some things away from the original line in the anime. But I won't spoil it yet.
In the meantime, here's a little preview of how the first meeting might go:
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pining-pirate-tk · 6 months
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Forever and Ever
※ Different age and Modern setting
Original by [みきぎ] @mikigi_e
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Imagine the Whitebeard pirates having to use Ace and Marco to keep warm
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On a Winter Island
Ace: Pops, how much further!
Whitebeard: I swear to god, boy, if you don't stop asking that I will leave you here. I'll fucking do it.
You: Pops! Can you carry me?
Whitebeard: No, I will not carry you, you have legs.
You: Legs don't work when you're hip deep in snow.
Whitebeard: *sighs and pulls your tired form from the snow and lets you sit on his shoulder*
Marco: Uh, Pops.
Whitebeard: for the love of, What what!
Marco: *points at the large clouds rolling* A blizzard is barreling towards them, we need to get to shelter.
Thatch: There is a cave over there!
Whitebeard: Everyone, get to the caves!
The crew: *makes a mad dash for the cave, as the strong winds blast past them, and pelts them with debris*
Ace: *narrowly dodges being impaled by a very long and sharp branch*
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After the crew piles into the caves
Rakuyo: *shivering* this place is freezing.
Vista: oi, Marco, Ace can we get a fire going in here
Thatch: Yeah, I'm freezing my balls off.
Marco: *chuckles and turns into his phoenix form*
Ace: *staring wide-eyed at the wall*
Izou: *nudges him* light it up.
Ace: I nearly died
Izou: but you didn't, so be a dear and give us some fire.
Ace: *tries and fails to use his powers*
Marco: You're really shaken up.
Ace: I'm sorry, but I don't think I can use my fire for a while.
You: *slides off of Whitebeard's shoulder and toddles over to him* Can I try something?
Ace: I don't think it'll help but sure.
You: *climbs into his lap and kisses him on the lips*
Ace: *His head immediately combusts in his embarrassment*
The crew: *laughs at how cute he is*
Ace: *looks down at you in surprise* what?
You: *plants more kisses on him*
Ace: *very quickly consumed by fire*
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Three hours later
Ace: *his fire is going out*
Thatch: oi, it's still cold, we're not done with you
Ace: give me a break will ya?
Izou: do we need to get the newbie back over here?
Ace: no
Izou: *stares at him for a second before shaking you awake* oi, he needs some motivation*
You: *blinks up at him blearily, before crawling into Ace's lap and going back to sleep*
Ace: *erupts into flames again*
Izou: that's what I thought
Thatch: careful not to burn them.
Ace: Yeah yeah I know *shifts your weight making your face presses against his throat.*
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lazychimken · 3 months
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Could you please draw Ace and Yamato getting married with Ace dressed in a suit and Yamato in a Kuromontsuki haori hakama and Marco is the officiant while the Whitebeard Pirates are Ace's groomsmen while The Strawhats are Yamato's (everyone is dressed nicely in their own style) and Otama is a flower girl while Chopper is aring bearer
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This was a bit of a hefty ask, so I’m sorry that it doesn’t have everything! Anyways this is canon because I say so.
I would also like to thank you guys for the drawing requests! I may not be able to do all of them, so if I don’t draw your request I’m sorry in advance! Thank you for understanding!
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sabo-has-my-heart · 1 year
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Hey there Astra! Hope you're taking care of yourself and doing well 😄. Can I request Izou, Thatch, Marco, and Ace with a shy!s/o? If it's too much you can just do Izou, thank you so much you're the best!! 🤍
So this is also my @onepiece-bingo submission for 'First Kiss'. Thank you for being so patient with me.
Warnings: first kisses, Shy!Reader, Izou, Thatch, Marco, Ace
Word Count: 1490
Izou
     It was cute how shy you were, how you hid behind him if too much attention was on you, how you sank in your seat to try to not be noticed, and how you squeaked and quietly insisted on being put down if he lifted you into the air. That being said, it was hard to keep a ‘low profile’ when you were dating the prettiest pirate in the New World and 16th division commander. The man attracted attention and oozed confidence and an elegance that drew people to him. You, by comparison, were relatively plain. Choosing not to wear flashy makeup or clothing in order to not attract attention. Head down and refusing to meet people’s eyes so that they wouldn’t approach you. Izou wasn’t really bothered by your shyness, in fact he found it rather endearing and cute. There was… one thing he didn’t like about your shyness though. You hated PDA. PDA always brought attention to you, attention and teasing. The most he could do was hold your hand but even then, you preferred to hold one of his long sleeves, afraid of the attention you might get if you actually held his hand. The crew never teased you on anything, they knew better than to try to tease you, less they invoke Izou’s wrath, but you still worried about all the eyes that could be watching you. He hadn’t even had his first kiss with you yet! But he was going to change that today! He had a nice place to pull you aside, away from the prying eyes of the others, secluded and not likely to be bothered. So pulling you through the halls, he smiled back at you, the confused look on your face only making you cuter.
     “Y/n.” he said softly, caressing your cheek as he closed the door behind you, “it’s not the romance you deserve, but I’ve been waiting too long to do this.” Izou said softly, pulling you into a sweet kiss. Your heart pounded in your chest as you kissed back, wrapping your arms around his neck. Suddenly, you wished you’d done this sooner, that you’d had the courage to kiss him in front of the others. Breaking the kiss, you looked up at him, in wonder.
     “Can… can we do that again?” you asked softly, the dark haired man smiling as he pulled you into another kiss.
Ace
     Ace was wild, loud, outgoing, and commanding. You were shy, quiet, introverted, and timid. Logically, your relationship made little sense, but then, love didn’t make any logical sense. You liked how he was always doing grand gestures to show you how much he cared, how he was pulling you out on some new adventure, and how he showered you in affection. He loved how cute you were, how your need to avoid attention kept him out of too much trouble, how you quietly gave him small gifts. That being said, there were things you both hated. You hated how he was always attracting attention to you, despite your protests, you hated how he was always pulling you into his trouble, and how he’d pull you with him when he was really happy, drawing the attention of the entire crew to the two of you. He hated how you always wanted to be a wallflower during parties, how he wasn’t allowed to show you off and tell everyone how amazing you were, and the one he hated the most, how adamantly you refused PDA. He wanted to walk down the street with his arm wrapped around your waist, he wanted to spin you around in his arms, and most importantly, he wanted his damn first kiss with you! But he’d be damned if your shyness stopped him! It was the dead of night that he tugged you to the back of the ship.
     “Ace, what’s so important that you needed to talk to me at this hour at the back of the ship?” you asked, confused and slightly annoyed. You’d been getting ready for bed, what did he want? Ace just gave you one of his sunny smiles as he pulled you into a passionate kiss, hands on either cheek, holding your head as he sighed happily into the kiss. You couldn’t stop yourself from melting into the kiss, hands gripping his shoulders. Pulling back, he grinned at the dazed look in your eyes. He didn’t bother to say a thing as his arms wrapped around your waist, pulling you into another kiss, neither of you aware of the small audience that peeked through the windows, quietly cheering and exchanging bet money. 
Marco
     Sitting in his office, Marco smiled over at you. You always looked so at home in the solitude of his office, away from the rowdy and often boisterous crew. Helping the phoenix with whatever various paperwork or office work he had. He understood your desire to stay out of the spotlight, to stay away from the excitement and attention that often came with much of the crew. In fact, it astounded him that someone as shy as you even sailed with the Whitebeard Pirates. The most infamous pirate currently alive, someone everyone kept an eye on, and you stayed with them. Getting up, he walked over to you, pushing some hair out of your face and placing a gentle kiss to your forehead, your cheeks turning a light shade of pink. 
     “Sorry, Little Bird, you looked too cute-yoi.” he said softly, large hand cupping your cheek as he sat on the edge of the desk you were working at. Smiling up at him, you leaned into his touch, he was always so sweet. Turning your head, you placed a soft kiss on his palm, the sweet gesture making him sigh happily. Leaning down, he put a hand under your chin, his lips meeting yours, lightly pushing you back into your chair so he could deepen the kiss. Pulling away, you couldn’t help but giggle.
     “What’s so funny, Little Bird?” he asked, as you smiled at him.
     “It’s just… every kiss feels like the first with you. I… I still get butterflies and my stomach still does flips.” you admittedly shyly. 
     “I agree, your lips still taste just as sweet-yoi.” he said with a nod before pulling you into another kiss. He’d never been so happy that he worked away from the crew, able to share kisses like this with you as often as he desired.
Thatch
     The man was a damned flirt, though perhaps that’s what attracted you to him in the first place, how he made you swoon, how charming and sweet he was… his culinary skills didn’t hurt either. Well… mostly, in any case. It was sweet how he’d make you all sorts of culinary confections, cooking your favorite just for you, or other delicious treats. But he was always presenting them in the biggest, most ostentatious, attention drawing ways. Ways that had you looking for somewhere to hide from the prying eyes. Sure, he usually tried to keep said ostentatiousness in private, but on more than one occasion, he’d drawn the attention of damn near the entire crew to you. Hiding in the kitchen, you glanced back at Thatch, making sure that nobody could peek in and see the two of you. 
     “Don’t worry, my sweet treat, nobody’s going to bother us.” he said, wrapping his arms around your waist from behind, nuzzling into the crook of your neck. 
     “I just… you have a tendency to draw everybody’s attention and you know I hate that.” you said, placing one of your hands over his as you relaxed in his hold.
     “I’ll make you a deal, you give me one thing and I’ll try to be better about that.” he offered, making you raise an eyebrow.
     “I suppose that depends on the ‘one thing’.” you said, as he continued holding you.
     “Just… close your eyes and trust me.” he whispered in your ear, making you sigh both from exasperation and your heart melting. Doing as he said, you felt him let you go for just a moment before his hands were on your waist again, picking you up and setting you on the counter as his lips met yours. You wouldn’t deny that you’d been waiting for this moment for a while, but there never seemed to be a good, quiet, moment for your first kiss. A moment where the crew wouldn’t bother you with wolf whistles and ‘good natured’ teasing. Your hands clung to the yellow scarf he was always wearing, keeping him pulled close to you as you remained lip locked until you needed to breathe. 
     “A-alright, that… I’ll allow you one more for free, but after that you have to keep your end of the deal.” you said shyly, staring down at your lap as you blushed. Thatch chuckled and pulled you into another kiss, more than happy to get another ‘freebie’. 
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nobody-is-here01 · 7 months
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How the ASL first got introduced to the crew when they were suprise adopted
Whitebeard : Meet Ace, Sabo and Luffy, their going to be part of the crew
Thatch : Aww, their so cute
Luffy :*sniffs him* I smell fear on you
*Thatch hides behind Marco*
Marco : okay, I don't like that one
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d-does-art · 1 year
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Some One Piece doodles for you
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luluchankrl · 5 months
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Ace's tastes
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pancakey-haley · 2 months
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Rolled up sleeves on a nice suit? Serving not just looks but dinner too?!
LAWD I do believe I'm getting the vapours. 😏
I don't have any more excuses for drawing Thatch. I just think he's delicious.
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But yea. Had to draw this coz usually the outfits in this game are just..... ugh... they're just awful lol.
I'll probably do more, though, because..... him 😇🥖
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mooneltwo · 1 year
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My funniest au yet
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stillxnunpxidintern · 3 months
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I don't know how this thought popped into my brain but it did and I ain't mad at it. I did a thing here
Cat Ace
Ace gets hit by another Devil fruit user and ends up turning into a kitten/small cat, but be still has access to his devil fruit, and his hat somehow becomes tiny as well and stays on his head unless he bats it off or someone else pulls it off.
Cat Ace is always climbing up onto different crew mates shoulders, mostly Marco or Thatch, he likes to feel tall but he also likes sitting on Whitebeard lap or shoulder, meowing(chatting) away to the old captain.
They learn quickly that Ace is a lot more affectionate as a cat, purring and butting his head against his brothers legs to get pets and scratches. He will curl up in any open lap and will not move unless he forcibly moved.
Ace is also so much more chaotic as a cat, and will run across the deck of the Moby Dick while on fire and getting in between everyone's legs, making some people trip, until Whitebeard tells to come join him, patting his lap, which Ace does cause as get cooed at by the nurses and good head scratches.
Thatch loves cat-Ace but he also kinds of wants to murder of him at some times, with how many times Ace has snuck into the kitchen and stole some fish or meat, from right under his nose and then had to chase to the cowboy hat wearing black cat, threatening to put Ace on a vegetarian diet if be didn't stop.
There are a few times when the crew has had to step in and recuse Ace from being stepped on or falling over board from being too close to the ship railing, when his narcolepsy happens.
Ace likes to try and hunt Marco, stalking up behind him and crouching low as his bum starts to wiggle before pouncing on the Phoenix user. Everyone watches as Ace just hangs off Marco as he goes around doing his daily business.
The crew puts it down to the fact that Marco is bird and cats instincts take hold of Ace for a while, cause after he pounced on Marco, he content kitty and ends on blonde shoulder.
The effect of the devil fruit lasts for 3 weeks and in that time they have taken so many photos of Cat Ace, so they can embarrass him in the future, like the good older siblings that they are.
They may or may not of sent a few photos to a certain Captain and Chief of Staff.
Ace will never live this down and the thought of throwing himself overboard to avoid the embarrassment and teasing has crossed his mind, especially when he was gifted black cat ears.
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Imagine the WBP watching you adjust to their rustic lifestyle part 2
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A bonus chapter to @ceylon-morphe286 ads thanks for commissioning me.
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Out on the deck of the Moby Dick, at nighttime
You: *laying belly up and staring at the sky, moping because your phone battery has officially died*
Ace: *doesn't know how to comfort you, so he goes to get back up*
Marco: They explained it to us, but I still don't get why it's such a big deal?
Izou: Of course you don't, you've always lived here, you don't know what it's like to leave an entire life behind. Plus the phone dying means they won't even get to look at pictures of their friends, family, and pets anymore.
Thatch: yeah, and they're loosing all possible contact with everyone and everything they hold dear.
Ace: Exactly, how do we make them feel better?
Izou: we be there for them. *Walks out from the corner they were hiding behind, and lays over next to you*
Marco, Ace, and Thatch: *follow suit, and lay down*
Izou: Hey kid, how are you holding up?
You: I can't tell if I'm dissociating or if I was making a bigger deal out of it than it was.
Marco: Probably dissociating.
Thatch: *elbows him*
You: hmm, I'll trust your judgement as a doctor.
Ace: is there anything we can do to make this... easier on you?
You: this helps, my friends and I used to do this back home, and we'd talk about the constellations. Like you see those three stars there *gestures at the stars* those look like Orion's belt, only a lot dimmer.
Izou: *wait let me see* moves closer, so he can see, and a mirror rolls out of his yukata, onto the deck*
You: *looks in it and recognizes a constellation in its reflection* wait a minute, is that? ... No way, the constellations are reversed here... which means I can navigate with them.
Marco: okay, the grief of loosing your phone is making you talk crazy.
You: no no no, like I'll just need to tweak a few things. But once I have all the information sorted I can use them to find out where we are on the planet, and which way is north, and I can navigate from there. Like look that's Canis Minor, I can use that specific constellation. And that star there, that's barely visible, that's mercury. It's in retrograde, and it means we're fucked.
Ace: what in the grand line are you talking about?
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Several astronomy and astrology lessons later
Ace: *eating his third serving of fish pie*
Marco: Ace's stomach is like a black hole, right?
You: *snorts* yeah, it kind of is
Ace: *overhears* in that case, I've got a white hole in the back, called "brown-eye"
Izou: * takes a long judgmental sip from a cup of tea*ugh classic leo moon.
Ace: hey what's that supposed to men! *Whips his head in your direction* what does that mean (y/n)!
You: *too busy laughing to answer*
Ace: Marco, what's it mean!
Marco: do not look at me, I had no interest in the astrology lessons.
Thatch: *knows what it means but plays coy.*
Izou: *proud of his sick burn*
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mamamittens · 23 days
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A Lone Melody (Pt. 9)
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This chapter was sponsored by @yanderefangirl as part of the "Oh Shit Sale", thank you so much and I hope you enjoy this chapter.
Warnings: Discussions of dental issues, child abandonment, abuse, racism, mourning, and poison.
Word Count: 3,183
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As Jinbe expected, things got a lot harder.
Well over half the crew left with Arlong for their damn revenge and the sudden lack of so many hit hard. Especially for Melody, who’s small world just got even smaller than it had been before.
They set sail for Fishman Island in the hopes that familiar stomping grounds would soothe the loss they felt.
Melody hadn’t stopped crying for longer than an hour at a time, tears clinging to her lashes even when she had her favorite snack. Jelly crackers topped with chopped coral—poisonous of course, a real bitch to prepare safely but she loved it more than anything else they could make. It was about the only thing she could keep down and Jinbe was unsure if it was because she loved it so much or if the poisonous quality was so desperately needed.
What was worse were her hands… she kept gnawing on them in her anxiety. Covering her skin with a thin layer of poison and tiny puncture wounds. Anything they gave her to relieve the urge to self-soothe either didn’t last or just seemed to make it worse.
They were halfway to Fishman Island when Jinbe was awoken by a different kind of crying.
Not the soft, upset sobs in her sleep that he sometimes woke up with his hand rubbing her back to sooth her. But a sharp, gasping, pained cry. Jinbe’s chest tingled, drool soaking his yukata. Almost burning from prolonged exposure to the toxin.
Even in the dark, Jinbe could see it. A thick pool of venom in Melody’s mouth, small hand grasping a metal ring. Which she shouldn’t even have but still.
“Oh, pup.” Jinbe cooed softly, sitting up carefully as the poison penetrated his skin and made him dizzy. “What happened?”
As gently as he could, he pulled down her chin, mindful of the literally glowing venom laced drool. It was bright enough he could make out the sharp points of her teeth. And the several that were broken, bits of fragments on her tongue. He winced, certain this would not get better until her teeth came out. But with the amount of venom and the sharpness of her fangs, few could afford to risk it.
It had only been a few minutes of it sitting on his skin and Jinbe already knew he needed to wash it off now before more dramatic effects take place.
Faintly, Jinbe recalled that baby teeth could be stubborn. Adult teeth fall out all the time for shark-fishmen. Arlong did it as a party trick when he got drunk, new teeth popping into place almost instantly.
“P-Papah! H-Hurt!” Jinbe felt his heart sink.
Melody barely ate as it was. With her teeth in this state, it would only get worse.
“I know, I know, Melody.” Jinbe cooed, taking them to the washroom so she could rinse out her mouth with salt water. The last thing she needed was an infection on top of all of this. While she was tearfully gargling the water, Jinbe briskly cleaned himself off, removing his yukata and putting it with the wash. “We’ll see about taking you to the dentist when we reach Fishman Island. There has to be someone who can help there. In the meantime… liquid diet, I’m afraid. Hey, maybe we have one of those silly straws lying around?” Jinbe suggested with a frail smile, trying to cheer her up as she openly drooled the venom down the sink.
It was thinning out now, at least. No longer the thick, viscous, glowing liquid.
Melody needed more fluids anyway. Stock was easy enough to make… Jinbe frowned, wondering if they’d need to add poison to it or if a lack would help keep her production down until her teeth can be addressed. It can’t be good to swallow that all the time. But unfortunately this was a very unique biological problem none of them were sure of.
They still weren’t sure what kind of fishman she was. It was entirely possible that she didn’t need to produce venom and it’s just a byproduct. But it was equally possible that now that she has, she couldn’t stop.
For a moment, Jinbe resented Arlong so much it burned. If that stubborn bastard had just stayed put, this wouldn’t be an issue. Melody… she was too young to understand why she shouldn’t do certain things that made her feel better. Biting—such a common shark instinct—was in many ways, a language of it’s own. Jinbe himself had issues teething when he was young, though not nearly as much as his other shark-inclined brothers. Arlong could have walked her through teething in a more healthy way. Communicating her needs without accidentally killing someone with her venom.
All they could do, was their best, really.
And it burned Jinbe that he didn’t know if it would be enough.
But it would have to be. He could never face Arlong—or Fisher Tiger—if he failed to care for Melody when she needed him most.
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Hody Jones was born into the filthy slums of Fishman Island and feared more than anything that he would die in it.
Die caked in the refuse created the misery humanity generated without thought elsewhere, cast over their shoulder into the shadows.
Unimportant.
Forgotten.
Ground to a pulp under the heel of a filthy human’s boot where they should consider themselves lucky to even see.
When he heard of Fisher Tiger, he felt inspired.
Now there was a man who knew what needed to be done. Had the balls to climb those lofty, gilded peaks and shake the filthy humans down from up high. And many rightfully joined his crew—though not Hody Jones, who was too young to be properly brought aboard. Arlong, a man of great strength and value, happened to step off the island onto that ship of opportunity. And Hody couldn’t wait to join him and the others.
But Hody Jones would never get the chance.
Killed.
Murdered.
Fisher Tiger was dead and the crew fell apart.
Hody never felt such resentment in his life to have missed such an opportunity.
Arlong, the man Hody so looked up to, took up that mantle in Fisher Tiger’s name. Leaving behind almost half the crew and Jinbe…
And that mutt of a daughter.
Hody’s lip curled in intrigue and disgust.
A half-breed? Really, Arlong?
If it wasn’t for Arlong pursuing those worthless humans in the name of justice, Hody would have thought he had gone soft. There must have been something to the mutt, for such a great man to see value in dirty blood. Hody had only seen her on occasion, Arlong’s brief visits never bringing her to the slums.
Hody felt… conflicted about that. On the one hand, he understood.
The slums were unkind to anyone. Let alone half-breeds, rare as they were.
But on the other… did Arlong view this mutt as better than this place?
How? With such filth in her blood, how could Arlong think such thoughts?
And here she was again, this time carried by Jinbe.
Even from a distance, Hody could see how the small girl’s lips were pressed into a wobbly line, eyes tearful.
Good. She knows something of the value they’d all lost at least.
Hody listened close to see why Jinbe had returned rather than raze the humans alongside Arlong—though he knew Jinbe had always been softer than his counterpart.
The mutt had taken Fisher Tiger’s passing hard, and the leave of her ‘father’ harder still. Her teeth were messed up and no one was willing to risk the venom to pull them out. Hody Jones frowned, rubbing his own jaw thoughtfully.
Must be those weak human genes. A proper shark would have shed them by now. She probably just needed a good knock across the face to loosen them. Of course, given Jinbe’s well known softness and his size, the man had neglected to do so already. He likely wouldn’t take the suggestion well either, not that Hody felt he was close enough to the man to advise such a thing.
Arlong, perhaps. If he hadn’t thought of it already. But Jinbe? No.
Even if it pissed Hody off to see the mutt weeping so incessantly, it was hardly his place to assist or advise. Some suffering would do the welp good anyway. Toughen up that weak, tainted blood. At least she didn’t look too human. Had that going for her at least. Muddy gray skin splotched with pink from her weeping about the best indication Hody could see without getting any closer what a mutt she was.
If Hody had to be around it for any real length of time though, he made no promises to not fix the issue himself. It wouldn’t even be hard—likely harder to not break that weak jaw than anything else.
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It would be a stretch to say that Whitebeard’s crew was wholeheartedly welcome at Fishman Island. Their captain was good friends with King Neptune at this point, so they could dock with little issue. But they were to behave themselves. Any trouble would see them scrubbing toilets for a year using their own toothbrush. Or worse.
Thatch, having recently been promoted to sous-chef under the aging commander of the fourth division, was having a blast.
Fishman Island was a unique place with more fishman and mermaids than you could shake a stick at! He was behaving though! He barely even drooled at all the lovely mermaids he saw working and living their daily lives. Certain that, while used to human men ogling them, they’d not be terribly receptive to any attempt on his part to charm them. Marco ambling alongside him like it was nothing, the two of them looking for a place to sample the local cuisine.
Naturally, they stopped at a mermaid café, but it was clearly popular so it totally wasn’t because the waitresses were all mermaids!
Thatch would deny it until his dying day that his heart stuttered at the lovely, smiling faces that greeted them. So sue him! He loves his family, but they’re not beautiful mermaid women, now are they? Half of them can’t seem to master washing their own ass, it’s no wonder they needed an hour long lecture from Marco to behave.
Thatch also kindly ignored the implication of Marco specifically going with him over anyone else.
The café was bustling though, quickly drawing Thatch’s attention away from the beautiful women. Nearly every table was occupied, the waitresses shuffling back and forth with food and drinks to keep up with demand. The hostess smiled, dark eyes only just betraying what a long day it had been and Thatch felt a little ashamed at his momentary gawking. At least he didn’t make a complete ass of himself.
“Table for two, please.” Marco smiled brightly, holding up his hand in greeting. Thatch reflexively smiled as well, taking in the delicious smell of what seemed to be soup. Perhaps the special of the day? He couldn’t wait to try it!
The woman, glanced down at her podium and frowned, marker hovering over what must have been the seating chart. Crescent shaped shark tail swaying with a hint of anxiety before she looked up at them.
“I can seat you two now but… perhaps you’d prefer to wait another fifteen minutes for a different table?” She asked softly, her voice sad as she glanced over her shoulder to what appeared to be the only open area.
There was a corner booth and the surrounding two booths and table were empty. In the corner booth was a small child in a booster seat, head buried in their arms with fluffy white hair jerking. Clearly, they were crying. Paper and crayons scattered in front of them with a neglected cup near their elbow. Thatch frowned, heart aching for the poor kid.
He understood why the tables were empty, though not why the kid was crying for so long the busy café effectively bubbled them in isolation.
“Aw, are they okay?” Thatch came closer to the hostess and asked with concern, keeping his voice down. The mermaid sighed.
“That’s Melody. My niece. She’s… having a hard time right now.” She looked at them, gaze lingering on Marco’s tattoo openly displayed before she relaxed. “Fisher Tiger was her uncle… my foolish brother went to take revenge and left Melody with Jinbe. There’s something wrong with her teeth but no dentist will see her so he’s out trying to find someone that will.” Thatch felt his face fall.
Oh, the poor kid. Thatch could remember having a toothache when he was young and couldn’t understand how his whole face hurt that much from just a little bit of bone.
“Why won’t they see her?” Marco asked, ever the doctor even when he was out of the med bay. The hostess squirmed, uncomfortable and upset.
“Mostly, it’s because she’s… half. But it’s also dangerous… look, do you want to wait or not?” she asked, abruptly changing the subject while they reeled that the kid was half human. “It’ll be about fifteen minutes before another table is empty.”
“Can we sit with her?” Thatch asked gently. “Maybe we can’t do anything about her teeth, but some company might be nice while you’re busy.”
Sure, they weren’t really that skilled in taking care of kids, but there was no way they could wait around while one was crying her eyes out. They weren’t monsters, like apparently all the dentists on the island were.
The hostess though, narrowed her eyes at them. Weighing them individually until she looked back one last time to the poor kid. She snatched up two menus and jerked her head for them to follow.
When she got to the table, she leaned over and brushed aside the girl’s hair, nearly whispering.
“Hey, pup. Would you like company while I work? These two are Whitebeard Pirates, they’re friends of King Neptune.” Thatch looked over at the half finished drawings. Vaguely recognizing the waitress by her crescent tail. There was a few of what may be a man with a jagged nose he also faintly recognized, accompanied by a caricature of the kid in question and a big, blue ball in a robe.
There was a red man with black hair scribbled over harshly, paper scrunched up into nearly a ball that, given the context, may very well be the poor girl’s uncle.
The girl sniffled, lifting her head to look at them curiously. Gray skin a ruddy red with the brightest ruby eyes he’d ever seen between thick clumps of bangs tipped black like her fingers. Her face was a mess of snot and tears, lips seeming to glow blue as the hostess sighed, pulling out a rag and tenderly wiping her face.
Thatch crouched down, resting his chin on his arms.
“Hey, sweetie. You don’t mind a few pirates joining your table, do you?” Thatch asked softly. She sniffled, looking at his hair curiously.
“…does it grow like that?” she asked hoarsely and Thatch grinned, hearing Marco snort.
“Nah! I—”
“He spends a whole hour fixing his hair like that. Preens all day to make sure it stays in place.” Marco cut him off in amusement. Thatch squawked in protest but the kid giggled, voice watery.
“They’re funny. Like Hat-cha, can they stay, Auntie Shar?” she asked quietly. The woman in question sighed, brushing a hand through the kid’s hair.
“You sure?” she nodded.
“Eating alone isn’t as fun.”
Now that was a sentiment Thatch could get behind.
The hostess gave them a stern look but slid the menus on the opposite side of the booth.
“You’re waitress will be here shortly.” It sounded like a threat.
Probably was.
Thatch could feel eyes on his back as he slid against the wall and picked up the menu.
“I’m Thatch, and this goof is Marco… got any recommendations?” Thatch asked with a charming smile, the kid still crying softly despite her mood clearly lifting with the company.
“The soup is good but ah have ta have clear. Can’t chew right now with my teeth broke. It hurts but auntie lets me drink it with a silly straw.” She informed them with a crooked smile. Thatch nearly winced when he saw several teeth clearly broken. Strangely, bead of blue liquid pooling down the pearly whites. “’M sick too. It sucks.” She pouted.
Thatch’s heart really went out to the poor kid. Sick, dental problems, and mourning? Yikes.
Marco nodded though.
“Soup sounds good. Clear soup is good for you too. I’m sure you’ll get better in no time.” Marco affirmed gently, though he was definitely curious about why she was in a café rather than resting in bed somewhere. Or conked out on medicine until they resolved her teeth. Maybe she was too young to take anything?
Regardless, they mostly minded their business and ordered their food under the watchful eye of an eel-mermaid waitress. Thatch asking if he can draw with the kid while they waited. Thoughtfully, she agreed and offered to share her favorite colors with him if he wanted, which Thatch accepted with the gravitas of being offered kingship. For a toddler, it was about the same anyway.
Marco spent his time picking on Thatch for having worse coloring skills than a toddler—it was a good time.
Even if the food was shit, Thatch would have to say this was his favorite café meal so far.
Until they brought their food and Thatch nearly had a heart attack. The waitress sliding a bowl of nearly clear liquid in front of the kid. Bits of vegetables floating in the mixture, including mushrooms that were incredibly deadly. Deep red with a yellow stem sliced into thin strips, innocently twirling around the silly straw.
Before Thatch could toss the bowl away from the still crying little girl, a hand was shoved in front of his face. Bowl of soup offered to him—poisonous mushroom free.
“Her dietary requirements are a little… different.” The eel-mermaid explained with a look of understanding. “We don’t know what kind of shark she is, but whatever it is, they apparently eat poisonous things regularly. And produce venom—Shyarly spoke of issues getting a dentist? Well, one nick and they’d be risking their lives. Alongside her… heritage, well… it’s no wonder none are jumping to assist.”
“Ah, is that what that blue liquid is? Fascinating?” Marco commented blithely, easily accepting the wild information with intrigue. He looked thoughtful though. Perhaps wondering if his own devil fruit would be helpful.
But Marco was hardly a dentist and intervening without asking the kid’s guardians would go poorly.
Thatch could only imagine how well it would be taken if a grown man just stuck his hand into a toddler’s mouth and started plucking teeth. Thatch grimaced at the mental image and just ate his soup.
It was good. Savory and clearly well made.
He’d need to ask after the recipe! His family would love it!
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ask-female-marco · 8 months
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Miss Marko, please step on me. Spit on me. I always knew I was gay, but holy fuck, my brain is as good as horny dead around you.
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sabo-has-my-heart · 10 months
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Hi :D
I need to say that I love your writing very much. You're literally so amazing at describing characters and their emotions , their actions and the background as well!
Tho, If you feel comfortable enough - Can you make headcanon or drabble (choice is up to you) about Platonic!Roger Pirates and Whitebeard Pirates having a young crewmate that is very mature but is really self-sacrificial? By that I mean , they are not a fighter but don't want to be burden so they do anything they can to not be useless in their opinion?
So I did headcanons because I'm not good with drabbles. It's either 800-900 words minimum or nothing. I don't do drabbles. That being said, I hope you enjoy this, just remember this is just how I see them.
Word Count: 900
Roger Pirates
Roger totally pouts about you being very mature
You’re a kid, you should be enjoying life!
Orders the crew to give you as few chores as possible.
That’s not to say you don’t do plenty, just that Roger doesn’t assign it to you.
Constantly telling you to go have fun and enjoy the sunshine.
Part of you wants to, you want to make him happy, you kind of want to go have fun.
But what if you become a burden by doing so?
What if you cause trouble like Buggy and Shanks?
Nope! Not gonna happen!
And you go right back to helping out. 
Rayleigh has had to forcibly stop you before.
Actually picked you up, set you in a chair, and ordered you to enjoy a small dessert.
In his defense, you’d been working yourself pretty hard at the time.
The entire crew knows not to wake you in the morning unless necessary. 
It’s not that they don’t want your help, but they’re worried about you.
Rayleigh suggests a therapist. 
You got so caught up in taking care of things that you missed the appointments.
The crew honestly tries their best to get you to stop and relax.
They’ve seen you overwork yourself, it wasn’t pretty and they all felt terrible for not stopping you sooner.
You still find plenty to do though.
Them not telling you to help actually makes you feel worse. 
You’re being a burden by trying not to be a burden!
Rayleigh realizes this and you, Roger and Rayleigh reach an agreement.
You’re to do the chores you’re given and no more unless asked.
Buggy and Shanks aren’t allowed to ask you for help. 
You’re allowed to get the usual early wake up call, but you have to spend a mandatory 2 hours being a kid and having fun.
Your fun usually involves helping Crocus organize the infirmary or just talking with Shanks (and keeping him out of trouble).
Neither Roger nor Rayleigh are happy about it, but they accept that it makes you happy so they don’t say anything.
You tell them that you just don’t want to be a burden… They laughed.
They told you that you were a kid, the only thing kids should worry about is being kids, not about being burdens. 
Still, if doing a certain amount each day gets you to have fun later, they’ll take what they can get.
Whitebeard Pirates
Oh dear.
If you think Roger was bad, try dealing with his son.
Ace loves goofing off and causing trouble.
Haruta also likes causing trouble. 
The two try to get you in on their trouble very, very often.
Not that they do, but they’re really trying to get you to enjoy life. 
Unfortunately, watching them cause trouble and make messes only makes you want to do more.
Their jobs as commanders are important and they’re great fighters, but damn do they cause trouble for people. 
Marco, Izou, and Thatch help though. 
They keep you busy but also keep you from overworking yourself.
Thatch will give you easy tasks in the kitchen, Marco will give you simple tasks in the infirmary. 
It’s always stuff that’s ‘important but I just don’t have the time’. 
Izou helps in a rather odd way. He insists on spa days with you, says your company is relaxing, that he needs someone he can talk to but not like Ace or Thatch.
So you take spa days with him.
He actually really does like your company and it does help him relax, but it’s 90% for your sake.
Even Whitebeard has you help him. 
He’s 20 ft tall, Luffy literally fits in his giant hand! He needs someone to help him with small things. 
You’re young and small, so you do a lot of things he’s ‘too big’ for. Could he technically order things in his size? Yes, but that would be a lot of money when he has someone small who can do it for him.
At least, that’s what he tells people. 
You’re often busy this way but actually do very little work.
Which was their intention.
You’re a kid, they don’t want you being too grown up but they know if they try and stop you, you’ll find other ways.
So they keep you busy while making things easy. 
Organizing things, sorting produce, spa days, writing out various orders from the captain, reading off lists made by the commanders, all stuff that requires very little actual work but is still important to each of the commanders.
Ace and Haruta try to make their tasks fun as well.
Sometimes it works, sometimes it just annoys you.
Are they mocking you by doing this?
Whitebeard does have one very strict rule for you though.
No working after dinner, the time between dinner and bed is to be spent winding down and getting ready for bed.
Someone once caught you trying to clean the kitchen counters after dinner to make life easier for Thatch. 
Whitebeard ‘grounded’ you for a week. You weren’t allowed to help anyone with anything, you felt awful.
Ace and Haruta were assigned to you to make sure of that.
You never disobeyed the rule again.
It’s not that you don’t want to have fun, but you just really don’t want to be a burden to anyone. 
You spend some of the time after dinner just doing what you want to do.
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