#// reborn soulmates one of my top fav tropes

[sanctified-sanctuary]

Evangeline accepts the card and pockets it inside her furs, smoothing the ruffled fibers to the best of her ability. She allows her hand to brush against Salvatore's in taking his information, not flirting but perhaps simply inviting more in the future.

〝I do hope you're not too easily startled, and that you're able to keep up~〞 Her excitement at the prospect is evident, to hunt with someone new and all together a stranger is a rare treat.

Valentine regards them both with a reverent longing, for Eve it is the pride they feel knowing she is of their creation and for Sal it is the prospect of the yet unknown that is sure to be their undoing.

〝Suppose it's only fair we exchange information as well, though with our less than permanent accommodations you'll have to forgive us for not having cards prepared. If you leave word with the gambling house matron on the South End, you'll know it when you see it, it will reach my ears by dawn rise.〞

The gambling house they speak of is a well known underground establishment, it's ties to organized crime plentiful and it's patrons just the same. The fact that the matron of the business has frequent enough contact with Valya is tell-tale of their profession, and perhaps their importance within it.

their words startle him . something settles in his chest ; something heavy , but understood . he would have to mull over those ruminations later , though — even if he doubts that either of them would so easily be able to distinguish the two . instead salvatore smiles , defeated , though it isn't with any outright signs of protest .

it is probably the kindest thing he'd heard in his long , exhausting existence , but it wasn't one that'd be easily accepted . ( but if he gave the two of them the chance to prove that , perhaps . . . )

❝ you both flatter me . ❞ salvatore finally relents , gaze averting and smile still tugging at his lips .

their next words make salvatore ponder further as to valya's intentions , but he nods all the same in agreement . he would hate to turn down such an invitation and find himself regretting it later , especially with how intrigued he was about their situation . ❝ then in that case , i would be most pleased to venture forth into such a partnership , should it suit our desires . ❞

( he's pleased he doesn't have to introduce them , at least . she was a terrible conversationalist at the best of times , and salvatore isn't too sure how well they'd mesh , even with how polite both evangeline and valentine were . )

at her invitation however salvatore nods . it isn't often at all he'd really . . . hunted , unless one counted stalking through his wards during the quieter hours of the hospitals he residented at . salvatore finds it funny she'd say such a thing though , about time , a private amusement . ❝ i would enjoy that very much , ❞ he purrs , reaching into his inner coat pocket . ❝ in that case , i will leave you with my card ; so you'll know where to find me . ❞

cold fingertips reach out and offer it in her direction , eyes drifting between the two , though he cannot deny that . . . pull that he also felt toward valya .

[onepieceoftheoceanblues]

Hi, this isn't a request but I was wondering, what is your top 5 One Piece aus that you have, are currently, or want to write for in the future? I was curious

Thanks for sending this in! I love aus so much Most of my writing is unposted or nothing beyond outlines and information put on a google doc but I love planing stories and aus out so much. I hope i get them out and write them someday ^-^1. A backstory swap au with the ASL. I've been writing down ideas for it lately! It's basically; Luffy has Sabo’s back story, Sabo has Ace’s, and Ace has Luffys, loosely. For example, Ace is still roger’s son but he was raised in Foosha. Sabo was found in Gray Terminal by Garp a few months after he brought Ace home, and he decided to drop him off with the bandits while he tried to find his family. Luffy’s dad Dragon was going to leave Lu with his grandfather, but after seeing how his grandfather treated his other ‘grandchildren’ he decided to leave him with a old childhood friend (not tied with the revolutionaries) in Town Center/Mid Town. Unfortunately, he died and Luffy was ‘adopted’ into a higher standing family. I have some more if anyone's interested about this au >.>

2. Modern Reincarnation aus. I love the concept of Modern aus, especially when it's reincarnated. However I like to also play with the statistics to this, and the logicalities. So you have the strawhats (+ others) getting reborn but it's much more subtle and they go thought their new lives a bit lost and missing something, with new names and lives. The more of each other they find, the more they remember. It follows Luffy (reborn as Matthew Lockwood, son to a young rich couple) tries to find his missing Nine Parts and Two. (That's his crew and his brothers btw).

3. Soulmate aus. I really love the concept of these, but I love the idea that the soulmate bond isn't inherently Romantic, Sexual, Platonic, Familial, ect., Just that the person is their perfect match/other half and it's up to the bonded to figure what that means. It's just super cute and fun and there's so many ways you can go about it. I have a few ideas around it, and I love mashing ideas.  

4. Time travel. Oh my god, I love time travel tropes (especially time loops). I have several aus set up that have some sort of Time Travel aspect to them, so I won't list them, but I don't really have any yet that are the pure focus of the story as I prefer reading them, but someday I want to do one. AUs that focus on Luffy coming back and having to adapt or ones where the pre-timeskip strawhats meets post-timeskip strawhats are amazing.

5. And my fav, Oc/self inserts or reborn characters, ie aus where the character is from our world and goes into the One Piece world. You guys don't know this (since i never post/finish/write my ideas XD) but this is my main type for writing! Almost all my stuff I write in most fandom are of this type :D I like to explore the possibilities and different ways someone who has all the knowledge of one piece (or barely any!) and has the power to change the story but still have to deal with what comes next (butterfly effect vs. ‘specific points in time are unchangeable’ is super fun to play with). The idea that someone can completely twist a story with one sentence vs someone desperately trying to change things only to make things worse vs someone just trying their best to stay alive is *chefs kiss* mwah!