#mine note

I rll wanna continue the thought of Parental Ace

But with more detailes connected with staff of Ace’s being single parent status, who leave his child at home more than less unwillingly.

Like…

He understand completely all these crazy parents who freaking out after one second after realization that they lost their kids in one blink.

Bc with Luffy?

You can’t relax until this child is tired and fed. Bc Luffy always could be caught in trouble. Eaten, beaten, lost or worst of that.

Possible on the edge of the cliff towards the ocean.

So 24/7 Ace keep his eyes on Luffy.

It’s not like his baby brother is burden, no, of course not. But any kind of danger or possibility of getting injuries in Lu’s case always turn into disaster with great damage. It’s not like his baby brother is weakling, not at all, he’s getting stronger every day. But still it’s Ace’s responsibility to take good care of his little brother, be support for him in the way Luf couldn’t do yet.

After all, Luffy is all Ace has. ( all what’s was left)

And maaaybe some times (especially when he set the sail) Ace couldn’t sleep too well cuz he can’t hear his brother’s sleepy mumbling and perpetual cowering. Ace couldn’t be alone for long timeme , and become nervous if he couldn’t do just smth (find food, make campfire, find edible or etc — just parent with hyperactive cheerful boy, who need everything and one more thing). So in the start journey finding weakling Deuce rll help Ace be enough tense for his own convenience.

on the Moby Dick Ace still has his BIG BROTHER-PARENT tone, especially in situation when he’s become too worried for his new siblings. And it’s not loud mouth shout, no, shouting doesn’t work on Luffy every time, and after Sabo…, well he learn the Makino-san’s way.

Calmly, clearly, briefly and with a slightly shown concern in his facial expressions, Ace conveys his message. But it is worth adding that for the person to whom such a speech will be addressed, it will become abruptly cold and he will feel the embarrassment that usually appears when a parent catches on to anything that has been carefully hidden, and the desire to listen.

It’s kind of sad and funny bc if the sides is switch, Ace for quite long time couldn’t find out why are exactly they mad or concerns of his safety. ( there is possibility for med stuff to gossip about Ace’s behavior what’s similar with pattern that single exhausted parents usually has.)

And there’s another idea why he, in the first place, listen Whitebeard. it’s cuz in some more than less ways Newgate similar with Garp, but Whitebeard is that one who besides knowing of Ace’s heritage, willingly and quite warm gives warm affection and recognition to Portgas. Stable, strong enough with all shit Ace throw at him, who accept him and gives necessary protection. ( like Ace does himself for Luffy everyday in the seven years).

Whitebeard is a parental figure who is not going to disappear for months like Garp did.

Whitebeard gives him comfort and physical affection willingly (which Garp didn't, and of which Ace himself gave to Luffy and sees it as an indicator of love and attention).

Ace is little brother for whitebread crew but still has the same vibe as Newgate has when the deal come to children on the island, the whoooole Big cool brother thing, or the role model. After one encounter with the few juniors in the crew, or while on a mission under Ace's command, it will suddenly hit a random crew member that Ace strongly resembles Whitebeard.

His attitude, his aura.

The aura that resembles the Oyaji.

Or another situation where this similarity is seen when one of the Whitebeards watches from the sidelines as the Spades crew works.

Already allies to the Yonko, but not yet so connected to the rest of the Nakama, the Spades acted as a well-oiled machine under Ace's leadership.

Maybe that's when the idea of appointing Ace as a possible division commander was first thrown in.

Inspired by Royal AU by @thesaurus-with-no-words

They had the plan. A plan that was supposed to be the chance of getting it all over in time and safely keeping both Ace and the baby that was hidden in his womb.

But everything went wrong.

And as a result, Sabo couldn't be at the bedside of his beloved, who was giving birth to their child in agony, but together with the rest of the revolutionaries who marched to the palace. The citizens of the country cheered and lashed out at the noblemen who were oppressing them, and The battle was bloody, brutal and very very... slow.

At the same time, having already extended as far as possible the pregnancy, imprisoned in his own chambers Ace was in a battle of his own.

And that battle will take his life.

Ace knew that ( he had realized it as soon as he made the decision his mother had once made. And the price of that he’s willing to pay.), yet Sabo denied it.

The days earlier, he had been with his lover and left kisses on his face, massaged stress steeled muscles, never loosened his iron grip on Portgas all the time Ace was suffering the agony and pain of a delayed childbirth.

And then, in one particularly tragic night, the kingdom of Raftel fell, and the last tyrant king, Ace, died in labor fever.

Sabo was late, he burst into the hidden chambers, and he’s still too late. He saw Ace smiling at him, smiling at newborn, not loosening his grip on his child. Ace didn't react to his lover's arrival, he seemed frozen. Sabo rushed to his lover, to their child. Kept denying reality.

Sabo arrived too late for rescue. The love of his life is dead, and still the child's bursting cry being the only sound.

At the bedside stands his faithful friend, Deuce, he's pale and the tears in his eyes won't stop flowing. He doesn't turn around to see the arrival of the revolutionary. And his voice is deaf, empty, but at the same time full of a thousand and one emotions. His clothes are still bloody from--- ( the floor and the bed are also covered in blood, the baby in Ace's arms is the only clean being).

- You have a daughter. He tried to hold out longer, he wanted you two together to give her name.

Their daughter has his freckles.

She has blond fuzz on her head, her facial features aren’t like her mother's, and Sabo can't see her eye color.

His gaze returns to Ace's peaceful face over and over again. He died with a smile ( just like Rouge, just like his own mother)

Their daughter has freckles.

Sabo had little princess in his arms, his daughter and the only thing left of his beloved Ace.

Their daughter had light blue eyes, blonde fuzz on her head and freckles from her mother.

//Sabo didn't want to leave Ace, they had a baby, the pregnancy had been hard, and they could have shared even a brief moment of absolute happiness where Ace held their newborn baby girl in his arms and Sabo hugged his whole family, if Sabo had stayed by his side. If only for a moment of bonding with his family, a chance to help and support his lover in such a time of need. Yet in the moment when Ace needed him at most.

Sabo. Wasn't. There. ///

Deuce watches from the distance as Sabo is tearing apart and remembers.

*****

“this is our daughter, sabo, our baby...” Ace said in a whisper, in a voice full of disbelief and all-encompassing love, yet so weak and vulnerable at the same time. he leaned on Deuce, keeping his eyes on the baby in his arms.

*****

...The smile on the revolutionary's face was bitterly loving, he couldn't stop leaving light kisses on the top of the head of the love of his life, his light and flame, his Ace. His hold on Ace trembled.

Tears couldn't stop flowing from his eyes.

He spoke words of love, spoke words of encouragement, and never left Portgas d Ace for a second. The faithful doctor, the only survivor and remaining by his sire's side, who had been by his side the whole time was the only witness . Outside the window, the lights of revolution never stop thundering.

Less than an hour after the baby was born, the Sabo family was once again reduced to just two.

Ace died cradling his child with a smile.

‘Their daughter has freckles.’

The first thought that was came to Ace.

She has the bluest eyes, which quickly disappeared in a fit of roars as a result of being in the world outside of her mother's body.

She had Sabo's features, Portgas freckles and Ace already loved her with all his heart. The loud cry and red face gladdened Ace's heart as it meant their baby would live.

- This is our daughter Sabo, isn't she beautiful - everything ached, his own voice felt in the distance. Deuce was saying something, but Ace could no longer hear him, his hands trembling but tightly clasped the roaring child's face, he pressed his cheek against the little fluff of hair and felt through the pain, the sorrow, the grief, the unclouded nothing of love and adoration - the delight of my heart, our daughter, our Joy.

Their daughter had freckles and the life gifted by Ace's sacrifice.

Their daughter has freckles, loud voice and one left parent.

Their daughter is all Sabo had left from Ace.

And Ace give birth too early with stress and pressure, he had to rise his child and Luffy at the same time, but his poor baby was weak.

Bc of birth, bc of consequences how they grow, bc Ace already has dark DNA with birthing.

He’s almost died.

And Luffy was the only one who could help his brother and his little niece.

Ace in his 17 years old had to bury his firstborn.

They were nice, smile very brightly.. but still were very weak and vulnerable.

They shouldn’t even be alive after their first day in the world, but will of D, and all efforts (Ace, Luffy, Dadan, Makino, even Garp), his child love a little more, but in end still died too early.

His child had strawberry blond hair, bright brown eyes, freckles and many disabilities.

Ace loves them with all his heart, he was ready give everything for their life.

(Ace finally understand why Rouge did what she did. But unlike her Ace failed and his child, his special little baby…

Was dead)

Like, Ace is really "the spitting image of Roger," especially in his youth, but only those who saw and remember Roger as that kid from Logtown know this. And Roger was also fatherless, with a mother who sacrificed her life for the future of her son.

I think about a scene where Canon Ace could meet AU Ace from a world where Roger and Rouge raised their son together and both are alive. So this AU Ace just looks at the canonical Ace and notices that Ace really looks a lot like Roger.

It's like when you have a role model, especially someone you love, it's surprising but difficult to actually end up being like them; but if you hate someone, it's very easy to become just like them.

Sabo was royal who wanted enslaved with Ace

They fell in love,grew up and again fell harder

Ace proposed to Sabo

Sabo went to RA, Ace was the second time enslaved and become wife

When they met the last time Ace’s dying, but he still kept in his arms babyboy. Sabo took them both, and raise Ace’s boy as his.

Sabo was frustrated and glad when for the first in long time he heard Ace’s voice.

“Im sick, so they have no use of me. And now I’m back at Dawn. So glad to reconnect with u guys”

Ace’s cough was… bad

“I’m sorry, guys.. but I’m going to die”

“Sabo, everyone, I love you”

Sabo smashed doors, he aimed to his beloved, he gentle with still trembles arms hold Ace.

Blood went through his lips, but smile…

Smile was still the same. Sabo cradles his Ace, his light, his own.

“… Sabo.. Sabo.. i… always love you..”

Ace stop breathing.

It’s can’t be true.

Sabo reject to believe in that reality.

But… small and weak sounds from someone under Ace’s body take his mind back in reality.

The boy… the boy with Ace’s blood.

Ace’s baby.

What if even Ace’s somehow give a birth to his child, but accidentally… couldn’t made himself to love them.

All these years of hating Roger as his father, and being confused why his mother decide to die for Ace’s life.

How they could possible love him and chose him even they would never gonna meet him and live with him.

So many thoughts bring him to conclusion that he is not gonna have a babe, especially with his own demonic blood.

but as result in his almost 15th he ended like that.

“Maybe, —Ace guessed, after getting news of his own pregnancy and impossibility of getting rid off it,— it could be more like Luffy’s case?” He’s gonna love them, not like his deadbeat-father, he definitely gonna take care of them and safe them from any danger, however the thought of loving unnamed yet child doesn’t bring him happiness.

Anyway he’s still gonna love them as parent have to love their child. He’s not gonna abandon them.

But Ace really doesn’t like this idea. And his future in that case.

Maybes miracle will appear and solve all his problem?

miracle didn’t happen.

He had a son. (Tiny voice in his head whisper that if there was a girl, there could be a chance..)

Ace doesn’t want even give him a name. That’s Luffy’s idea to name him Sado.

As Sabo but with D in name, so Sado.

This connection helped Ace actually to feel a bit affection for poor child in Luffy’s hands. Luffy cooed with baby and surprisingly carful keep him.

Luffy loves him. His baby brother accept that child.

So it made some stuff easy to get.

Ace can’t love his own flesh and blood.

Inspired by Royal AU by @thesaurus-with-no-words

They had the plan. A plan that was supposed to be the chance of getting it all over in time and safely keeping both Ace and the baby that was hidden in his womb.

But everything went wrong.

And as a result, Sabo couldn't be at the bedside of his beloved, who was giving birth to their child in agony, but together with the rest of the revolutionaries who marched to the palace. The citizens of the country cheered and lashed out at the noblemen who were oppressing them, and The battle was bloody, brutal and very very... slow.

At the same time, having already extended as far as possible the pregnancy, imprisoned in his own chambers Ace was in a battle of his own.

And that battle will take his life.

Ace knew that ( he had realized it as soon as he made the decision his mother had once made. And the price of that he’s willing to pay.), yet Sabo denied it.

The days earlier, he had been with his lover and left kisses on his face, massaged stress steeled muscles, never loosened his iron grip on Portgas all the time Ace was suffering the agony and pain of a delayed childbirth.

And then, in one particularly tragic night, the kingdom of Raftel fell, and the last tyrant king, Ace, died in labor fever.

Sabo was late, he burst into the hidden chambers, and he’s still too late. He saw Ace smiling at him, smiling at newborn, not loosening his grip on his child. Ace didn't react to his lover's arrival, he seemed frozen. Sabo rushed to his lover, to their child. Kept denying reality.

Sabo arrived too late for rescue. The love of his life is dead, and still the child's bursting cry being the only sound.

At the bedside stands his faithful friend, Deuce, he's pale and the tears in his eyes won't stop flowing. He doesn't turn around to see the arrival of the revolutionary. And his voice is deaf, empty, but at the same time full of a thousand and one emotions. His clothes are still bloody from--- ( the floor and the bed are also covered in blood, the baby in Ace's arms is the only clean being).

- You have a daughter. He tried to hold out longer, he wanted you two together to give her name.

Their daughter has his freckles.

She has blond fuzz on her head, her facial features aren’t like her mother's, and Sabo can't see her eye color.

His gaze returns to Ace's peaceful face over and over again. He died with a smile ( just like Rouge, just like his own mother)

Their daughter has freckles.

Sabo had little princess in his arms, his daughter and the only thing left of his beloved Ace.

Their daughter had light blue eyes, blonde fuzz on her head and freckles from her mother.

//Sabo didn't want to leave Ace, they had a baby, the pregnancy had been hard, and they could have shared even a brief moment of absolute happiness where Ace held their newborn baby girl in his arms and Sabo hugged his whole family, if Sabo had stayed by his side. If only for a moment of bonding with his family, a chance to help and support his lover in such a time of need. Yet in the moment when Ace needed him at most.

Sabo. Wasn't. There. ///

Deuce watches from the distance as Sabo is tearing apart and remembers.

*****

“this is our daughter, sabo, our baby...” Ace said in a whisper, in a voice full of disbelief and all-encompassing love, yet so weak and vulnerable at the same time. he leaned on Deuce, keeping his eyes on the baby in his arms.

*****

...The smile on the revolutionary's face was bitterly loving, he couldn't stop leaving light kisses on the top of the head of the love of his life, his light and flame, his Ace. His hold on Ace trembled.

Tears couldn't stop flowing from his eyes.

He spoke words of love, spoke words of encouragement, and never left Portgas d Ace for a second. The faithful doctor, the only survivor and remaining by his sire's side, who had been by his side the whole time was the only witness . Outside the window, the lights of revolution never stop thundering.

Less than an hour after the baby was born, the Sabo family was once again reduced to just two.

Ace died cradling his child with a smile.

‘Their daughter has freckles.’

The first thought that was came to Ace.

She has the bluest eyes, which quickly disappeared in a fit of roars as a result of being in the world outside of her mother's body.

She had Sabo's features, Portgas freckles and Ace already loved her with all his heart. The loud cry and red face gladdened Ace's heart as it meant their baby would live.

- This is our daughter Sabo, isn't she beautiful - everything ached, his own voice felt in the distance. Deuce was saying something, but Ace could no longer hear him, his hands trembling but tightly clasped the roaring child's face, he pressed his cheek against the little fluff of hair and felt through the pain, the sorrow, the grief, the unclouded nothing of love and adoration - the delight of my heart, our daughter, our Joy.

Their daughter had freckles and the life gifted by Ace's sacrifice.

Their daughter has freckles, loud voice and one left parent.

Their daughter is all Sabo had left from Ace.