I'm crying, screaming, throwing up your fics are absolutely incredible!! I can't get enough of stories where Luffy dies first, but him just straight up disappearing with no clues or answers is a new level of pain (your "i hope they never find him" tag kills me 😭. I'm so happy he returns but I can't help imagining the strawhats spending their whole lives with that little bit of hope that Luffy will achieve the impossible and return to them again. Then as each one of them reaches the end of their long lives, about to close their eyes for the last time, they swear they can hear a bright laugh and feel warm rays of sunlight soothing their pain 😭😭😭
If you haven't already read this, I think you'd love this comic:
https://www.tumblr.com/unggoydluffy/723811865765003265/rvrvoioi-one-piece-au-fanmanga-masterpost?source=share
aaaa thank you so much! death is too permanent so i just needed the strawhats to have a little taste *unmajors your character death* but HALF OF ME WANTS THEM TO FIND HIM AND THE OTHER 😈
also the 2nd half of that paragraph WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT please i cant take it - can you imagine them, close to death, but the only thing they feel is relief? because at long last, they will see him again? lets stop here before i burst into tears
I JUST FINISHED READING THAT AND OH MY GOD - THIS IS TOO CRUEL thank u for recommending that - im wailing weeping banging my fist on the floor on my knees ITS JOEVER HES GONE i liked how it was a good mix of comedy and angst, rather than only the latter.
again, thank you so much for reading! your support makes me super happy and i cant stop smiling!!! <3
zoro got lost again (it's ok cus he has his captain with him)
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a bunch of *waves hands* totally normal luzos
part 3
…i don’t think bro gets it 😅
wavy haired sanji got me fcked up
his lungs gon be lookin nasty
Just leaving this here for you if you havent alrwady read it 👀:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/26242642/chapters/63875740
This is criminal behavior.
I LOVE YOUR WORKS!! This has been really on my mind after reading young like the sea: how would Ace react in Sabo's place? Like, I have a feeling that Sabo prob spent most if not all that time looking for Luffy. Do you think Ace would do the same or try to move on?
Thank you so much for reading! So happy you enjoyed :D
Hmm... urgh, this is hurting my brain, but I really like the question, so I'm going to try to translate my thoughts into coherent sentences. I'm thinking of two scenarios.
In a "Portgas D. Ace lives" scenario, Ace and Sabo would at least have each other - and while they would never stop looking for their little brother, they would act as each other's pillar. If one of them strayed too far, the other could yank them back. This would be parallel to how their lives were back on Dawn Island when it was only them two. The two of them before Luffy, and they would absolutely despise it. They spent so much time as 2/3 and so little as 3/3.
The scenario of Ace being in Sabo's position is a bit tricky. In Sabo's situation, he failed to be there for both of his brothers (and I can't wait to write about his part in YLTS). With Ace, although he did promise Sabo to look after Luffy in his place, Ace and Luffy both agreed that they have their own adventures. I can't say much more due to spoilers, but let's say Ace would have a milder reaction compared to Sabo. Luffy's King, and Ace has seen him tear through hell itself and make it out alive firsthand. Ace would look for him - that's a given, but his faith in his return would be unwavering. When you don't know what to do, if you're lost or unsure, bet on Luffy.
I spent like an hour thinking about how to respond to this, and I might have gone off track, but I hope I answered your question!