On tumblr, there was an ask game that said: SEND ME A MADE-UP FIC TITLE AND I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I WOULD WRITE TO GO WITH IT
While none of the following stories are complete enough to stand by themselves, I figured you guys will appreciate seeing them. Some are quite short, some have way more detailed AU notes attached to them.
Please don't ask for more. They are as complete as they're going to get.
Forgotten child
Sometimes Luffy looked to the left, expecting to see someone standing next to him. He would tilt his head in confusion, because there was never anyone there. There never was. So why did he keep looking?
But there should be someone there. Luffy knew it, deep inside his heart. There was supposed to be someone there. Someone with black hair and freckles. Someone taller than him, bigger than him. Someone very important to him. But how could Luffy forget? Luffy would never forget someone important to him! Important people were important! They were nakama.
Sabo would know. Sabo always knew. Except Sabo wasn't here either. Luffy clutched his chest, a sharp pain piercing his heart. Loneliness crept in, pressing down on Luffy's shoulders. It was inevitable. People left. They always left. Gramps left. Sabo left. The person who should be there but wasn't, clearly left.
Once again, Luffy was all alone.
AU Notes
AU where in his grief of losing Sabo, Ace made a wish to never be born. His wish was granted, but per usual for this trope, Ace is kinda floating around invisible, watching as the people he touched (particularly Luffy) try to carry on.
Poor Luffy isn't mourning the loss of one brother, he's mourning the loss of two. He doesn't understand why.
Because Ace, you may think the world is better off without you, but there are always people you touch in a profound way without your knowing. Just because you wish you were never born, the soul doesn't easily forget that there should be something there. Luffy may love and adore Sabo, but Ace, he picked you first.
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