Starting an Ace lives au with @firefistohmu, Recovery Au !!
Basically expanding on this, but Ace survives Marineford and spends the timeskip with Jinbe coming to terms with accepting that his life is worth something, enough for people to risk their own lives and die for him. Upon Sabo and Ace encountering each other in Dressrosa, Ace decides to stay with him in the Revolutionary Army in the hopes for both direction and the Recovery (wink wink) of his relationship with his first little brother. Near immediately, however, their decade apart repeatedly becomes a social obstacle; they have both changed. With jarring differences, Ace struggles to see a place for himself in Sabo's current life, but wishes to help him all the same.
In the spirit of gratitude for his meaningful but dependent relationships with Hack and Koala, Sabo is forced to confront his accident head on(excuse the pun), how it changed him and what it took from him, as they both navigate where they can pick up where they left off and what needs to adjust to recover their brotherhood. Through this, his bond with Hack and Koala is emboldened as he learns more of their past and in turn, more about them as people.
