guess which fic I'm working on again

I swear I'm not gone, just a bit busy! I was starting to burn out on the comic, so I took an even bigger challenge and decided to participate in tmntober...

10 days before deadline. I'm not what you'd call smart.

To those who follow me for my Batman fanfic

I wanted to keep you guys updated on the situation.

Recently, I've been dealing with medical stuff and its been hard to get myself to write. I typically write my cryptid batman when I need a break from other projects. But since I can't even get myself to work on those, I haven't touch it since the last chapter.

I wasn’t sure if I should make this post, as I thought maybe this would all pass soon, but it hasn’t.

I'm doing fine! Don't worry.

I'll try to work on the fic when I am ever able! I'm not abandoning it. But updates will probably be a lot slower for awhile

Like how would they react? How would the League prepare them?

Only thing

So the other Whitebeard pirates are not aware of Sabo's kidnapping. They are blissfully unaware of everything that is happening right now. Mostly because there hasn't been time for Marco to be updating them on the play by play. I'm sure there will be hell to pay for Marco and the rest when they get back and the crew learns about what all went down.

But I can give a bit about how Sabo is doing! This isn't going to ever appear in the actual story, I wrote it just for you! A little extra bonus content! --

He listened, counting the seconds like he always did when ‘visitors’ left. 

One.

Two.

Three.

By ten, he was certain they weren’t coming back.

He let his head fall back against the wall with a dull, heavy thud and sucked in a sharp breath through his teeth.

That hurt.

He rolled his tongue over his split lip and tasted iron. 

Sabo opened his eyes slightly, gaze unfocused against the dim wooden wall.

Ace would come.

There was no scenario where Ace would choose otherwise.

Ace had always carried his guilt like armor. Even as children, he had taken responsibility for things that were never his fault. Sabo had watched it happen over and over again.

Teach understood that.

How, Sabo wasn’t sure. Maybe Ace’s nature was too obvious to anyone willing to look closely. Maybe Teach was simply good at finding cracks in people and prying them open.

Either way, he had chosen well.

Ace would walk straight into a trap if it meant saving someone he loved.

Sabo closed his eyes again, exhaling slowly.

“Idiot.” He murmured quietly.

What would Ace do now?

He was alone. He would refuse to wait for backup. He would convince himself that every second spent planning was another second Sabo suffered.

He wasn’t someone who waited.

Sabo knew that better than anyone.

His fingers tightened into fists, wrists flexing slightly against the cuffs, metal biting into skin already worn raw.

Ace would come.

And if nothing changed…

Ace would fail.

Sabo swallowed hard, throat dry.

He wasn’t sure what would be worse — Ace agreeing to Teach’s demands, surrendering his freedom just to save him… or Ace refusing and being cut down where he stood.

The idea of Ace sacrificing everything for him made his stomach twist violently. Sabo couldn’t bear the weight of that, couldn’t live with the knowledge that Ace had chained himself for his sake.

But losing him…

He didn’t know what he would do if he lost another brother to that monster.

At least Luffy would have Ace to keep him company. Luffy had been alone for too long already. Ace being there would mean he wasn’t alone anymore. They would look after each other. They always had.

But something about the thought felt… wrong.

Sabo slammed the back of his head against the wall, hard enough to send a jolt of pain through his skull.

“Stop,” he muttered under his breath.

He tried to cut the thought off before it could spiral.

But it didn’t work.

If only he had chosen differently that day, so long ago. 

None of this would have come to pass. 

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Hopefully that gives a little idea of how he's doing!

Luffy ran through the streets of Saboday, unbothered the crowds of residents, tourists, and pirates alike. He ducked between long coats, hopped over a crate of fruit, skidded sideways to avoid a pair of arguing merchants. Laughter bubbled out of him, bright and unrestrained. “Sorry—!” He called cheerfully to no one in particular as he spun past a startled couple. He glanced over his shoulder and waved, a grin stretching wide across his face as he continued on his way.

Its the very last chapter my friends

I hope you all enjoy this final hurrah! This chapter ties the whole fic with a nice pretty bow, can't wait for you to read it

God you're so freaking sweet 🥹

It's crazy to know that someone considers my fic as a highlight of their week but I love that you love my fic that much!

It means a lot since I've put so much time and effort into this one specifically!

I can't wait to see your next long comment! And it looks like ao3 is finally back up! So I'll be posting in the next couple of hours.