#wherty

if you haven't checked out @where-does-the-heart-lie 's latest Witch au

then you NEED TO

so I was crying to Wherty cuz, yk, canonverse, and the hilarious idea of "Ghost!Ace staying around to look after his siblings" was born.

the issue is, neither Sabo nor Luffy are good at Taking Care of Themselves, so poor Ace is out there watching his brothers do Stupid Shit, all he can do is scold them after the fact but... he can easily be ignored, so he breaks stuff until they're forced to pick up the Denden Mushi and stop ignoring the Ouija Boards and the Literal Writing on the Walls

So the true victims are their friends, who beg them to "PLEASE STOP IGNORING YOUR BROTHER OR HE WILL DESTROY THE PLACE"

Koala specially considers just Vanishing The Guy (before he burns down Valtigo) but Sabo hits her with the wettest, sadest eyes ever and she (predicably) crumbles to the ground cuz she would never cause her friend such pain

I might have gotten a little inspired

The first is.... Reiju beating Zoro up with the choreography of Hit me baby one more time (she might also give him an earful about certain... Topic)

The next two are just some fun with DLC fits ideas (I might paint them later but I ain't making any promise)

The second, well, Ichiji has the money to commission Ace fanmerch, and he has a secret hidden closet full of Ace merch, Reiju helps him sneak out to watch his matches, he gets to indulge in his personal fashion and see his crush while hiding away from his father, he's having the time of his life (and I'm sure that Reiju also chaperones him sometimes + I hope Epony is still around to care for and help the vinsibs)

Now picture - > Ichiji going to watch a match (maybe with Reiju), Sanji and the rest of the gang are also there, Sanji and Ichiji are seated next to each other, but their in their own world so they don't notice, until Ace comes out and Sanji finally notices the looser on his side (and there's his answer for which brother Ace was talking about)

He gets really depressed about having the same taste in men as Ichiji

But moving on