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And there’s Ace who meet them.

Still Young, forever 20 Ace, who’s become the most little and small one for his little brothers.

Who had dark hair and full of young energy in his eyes, if we compare them with old and tired with wrinkles over their eyes.

Forever young.

Forever the oldest.

While Sabo and Luffy outgrew him in decades.

But…

When they eventually could see him together.

Pulls his tall, big and old younger brothers into tight long-waited hug.

Ace uses their names with love and adoration, that nobody but Ace himself could say it.

He says he was there for them the whole time, even though they couldn't see him. And he's so proud of them, glad for them and so happy to see them both only now, when they achieved all their dreams and goals.

Warm words, so dear to heart hug, their big brother smiles and look at them like nothing changed, like nothing happened, like they’re grew together as they planned to…

while being in the arms of their young older brother, the formidable pirate king, as well as the divine revolutionary fire emperor wait only a moment so in the next, they sob, weep and start crying load, clutching Ace in their arms in response.

All titles left behind. Sabo and Luffy are just little brothers who missed a large time for their onii…their older brother for far too long.

So they’re no longer old and in some parts cranky old men, they’re children now again.

Luffy’s legacy of Ace.

Not someone else. Not Roger, not Sun God, not his father or grandfather.

But Ace.

Ace was there in Luffy’s the most important and difficult lifetime, he raised him, feed him, constantly changing for Luffy’s sake and health.

Ace takes important constant core for Luffy’s life.

His big brother, his family, his all in most part of day at Dawn.

Ace’s the only one who take care of Luffy constantly when we can compare with others.

So he can’t see by one eye, his hand was amputated.

He has scares, he’s damaged,but he has warmth of his brothers’s embrace.

ASL where Ace has wounds that never heal before he could set sail.

Where Luffy looks at ace’s blind eye that doesn’t flinch, while Sabo has nightmares of their first common haunt where Ace sacrificed his hand for Sabo’s life.

Thayre more clingy, gentle and more close to each other than ever…

Also more angrier.

Sabo in that night killed pirates. He’s first reach that bastard and with pipe and rage he’s never felt before he smashed their Head’s head.

He breaths heavy and slow, his eyes are fixed on man who dared to make such order. Sabo’s mouth trembles, he’s not in shock, but fury. Adrenaline in his veins. The blood doesn’t bother him.

It’s like that man isn’t his first human kill. But in that month he couldn’t care much, all that matters is Luffy and Ace.

Who now safe.

Bc others Pirates were in shock. And they feel fear like never before.

Sabo isn’t some random noble brat who run away from home. A beast. A monster, who without any doubt and with seconds smashed the captain’s head. A monster who has to be son To person who freeze under the boy’s gaze.

In that day Sabo didn’t go with his father. He never comes back to High Town. Alas once. As final present and goodbye the young man with blonde hair and pipe behind his back light this place by his presence.

Universal thing for brothers asl au (in that field)

— Luffy’s First word was Ace.

The second was Fuck.

The third was Meat.

— Ace’s aura of young parent/big brother is so great (he’s being him for too long) so he automatically acts rll smooth with taking care of hyperactive kids.

— Sabo’s become the “nice brother” when in the first whole day of interaction with Luffy he never say ‘no’ to little Monkey D face.(bc Sabo rll wish not to fucked up his one and only dear to his heart friendship with Ace)

And Sabo is the real crime mastermind whom a lot of people are afraid to look at.

And Ace is a potential key to Sabo.

What they don't know is that Sabo and Ace are longtime... uh, a couple at minimum and newly married husbands. Ace is also the unnamed son of Whitebread himself.

And the only thing keeping Ace from diving fully into the criminal sphere is his little brother, who just turned 11.

Although Luffy also has Shanks on his pinky finger, who runs the ports and the entire red-haired gang, he's just a baby.

And Sabo loves Ace.

A lot.

So much so, that he smashes the head of the next traitor who dares to infringe on his precious beloved family (his Ace and Luffy).

And until Luffy grows up.

Ace remains the closely guarded secret of the Underworld Bosses.

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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.

Sabo as the new brother for both Luffy and Ace, rll want to be liked by their gramps, with he's not meet yet But after all… injures, scary stories of his visits and all scars that man left on his brothers' bodies.. Sabo has many presumptions, afraid of future meetings, but also… he’s angry and offended instead of his brothers. Bc why they forgave person who beats them, shouts at them always somehow wounds them and left them alone. still daring to be called as their grandfather and guardian. Also Garp has whole right to be around with them while Sabo should be hidden for first time, couldn't be there with them after accident and amnesia

So I think Sabo after getting his memory back was rll unstable,more hot0headed as Ace was, and much more rough.

especially now when he know he has brothers, but it's too late for happy reunion when one of them buried in the grave, another hidden in place where man couldn't reach. Also, sabo didn't know if luffy will be glad to see him. not after Ace's death, and sabo's leaving.

all these time, all these years, Sabo missed it. he has nothing, only nightmares and treasured memories.

while Garp has everything. time and access to go and spend time with them. Power, place and opportunity to save, to protect, to reach...

news spreads, garp was defeated by Blackbeard after his attempt of rescuing his principle Koby. after getting this information Sabo burnt to ashes that paper.

Garp had those possibilities but reject them all bc he chose that WG and marines over his family. over Luffy and Ace.

he did it not once, not twice, but numerous times.

and again. and again. till very such end.

Garp chose Bloody justice before his first grandkid that sentenced to death penalty for being born but not his pirates crimes.

Garp chose not his kids, but the institution of hypocrisy and buried bodies in the name of Holy Celestial Dragons.