AUTHOR'S NOTES: This is is an umbrella collection for shortfics and ficlets about the Strawhats, one for each crew member, written at different times: sometimes following a prompt, sometimes not. The common theme is that nearly all of them are taken directly from a canon moment, and the one that is not (The Gap Between) arguably still fits as a possible unseen moment in a canon arc.
This collection will not be updated further unless the crew gains another member - and then only if I get an idea for the newcomer.
SPOILER WARNING: The collection contains spoilers for Enies Lobby (1, 3, 6, 8), Skypiea (2, 3, 4, 7), the Drum Kingdom arc (5), Alabasta (9), and Thriller Bark (10). The tenth ficlet also contains a spoiler set much later, around chapter 600.
DISCLAIMER: The characters and situations of One Piece were created and are owned by Eiichiro Oda. They are used here without permission
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Small Offerings
A Collection of One Piece ficlets by Elin B
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1. The Thought of Giving Up
Usopp had never liked the thought of dying, not one tiny bit.
In that one moment, standing there on the roof after having shot Robin's keys to Franky, cape flying, not fully himself yet feeling more alive than ever, his blood was singing in triumph and he felt astonishingly far from despair despite the danger. For once it didn't seem so hard, then, to keep fighting, keep struggling, for the others and for himself…
And yet there had been a part of him deep within mumbling in quiet relief, mumbling something like, Now I can die.
Stop worrying.
So simple.