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I love the concept of Ace being the youngest of the whitebeard pirates or being seen as the little brother regardless of his age. I just wonder how he would have reacted to it, suddenly having people who want to keep an eye on him and are protective.

I know he had Sabo and Luffy but that was when he was little and also a different type of relationship.

Ace pacing the decks at night, restless and uneasy because of a nightmare. Constantly scanning the dark skies and seas for any sign of a threat.

If they would come and sit or take watch with him because they know it helps him settle, even though there's nothing there. Maybe coax him away with incentive of food or games and distracting him until he falls asleep on one of them or is sleepy enough to be lead back to his bed.

Ace not eating enough when food is low or they take longer to get to an island than anticipated. His body burning through everything he eats and more, no one even noticing until he's a little thinner, ribs poking out a little more prominently when he stretches and the warmth he usually gives off is much softer.

And duh. They know devil fruit users need more food but Ace needs so much, because of his powers specifically and just because he has a large appetite. Everyone collectively losing their shit because no one noticed or thought about that until Ace was fighting and tried to make a huge fire and failed. Only making the smallest, gentle flame on his hands before shrugging and launching himself at the threat for a fistfight instead.

Patching up his own wounds or shrugging them off while Marco and the nurses come after him with lectures on infection, love and worry tucked in their words.

One of them always settling down to sit next to Ace when he falls asleep somewhere off ship. Casual, usually a few of them sitting down to have a conversation, but very clearly a protective presence until Ace wakes up again.

Ace is strong, young, attractive, and worth a lot of money. Everything in them puffs up in anger and worry when someone sees Ace and dollar signs practically replace their eyes. When people watch Ace, eyes lingering on the dimples at the base of his spine, and all the exposed skin with blatant desire.

When people see how young he is and think it will be an easy fight. Or how they see the tattoo on his back and think it won't be an easy fight but a good one.

These people act like the word family means nothing.

Like Whitebeard wouldn't destroy the world for any of this children.

Like they wouldn't burn the world for their brothers.

Like the ink on their skin is simply ink instead of a claim.

As if they don't all back each other when there is threat. Protective eyes taking in everything and while Ace is the baby of the family, he's also the first one up and causing chaos if someone touches any of them.

Also one last post for the night, if this is you please rebog, I for one was born in the wrong generation, should have been a rare fish...

for the LU discord weekly prompt "lyricstuck" :)

song is The Moon Will Sing by the Crane Wives (and it was my #1 most listened to song this year BY FAR lol)

some pages from a zine i was supposed to turn in for class and never did :3 weeeehee he he

edit: unexpected part 2 0_0

Weemp womp