#thats sabo. and hes got the face to match it too

[sukunas-play-thing]

This photo of Sabo isn't talked about enough

Like, the black leather pants, the white tank top, showing off his scandalous tits and collar bones, the leather jacket. The smirk.

Mmm 🫣🫣🫣🫣🫣 fanning myself like a woman sweatin in church.

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It's Like. Seeing a woman's ankles for the first time. Clutching my pearls. I'm pregnant now.

Oi Vei

🎵feels like the very first time🎵

🎶it feels like the very first time🎶

I'm done rambling.......................

Or am I?please don't read my tags

[alexa-fika]

My OP headcanons:

Katakuri and Zoro would get along great

Luffy and Ace used to beat the shit out of guys that got too handsy with Makino and say it was “training”

Ace used to talk about Makino and Dadan all the time to the Whitebeard Pirates, and Whitebeard really wanted to meet them (especially Dadan)

Momonosuke remembers Buggy and would recognize him if they met again

Luffy still wishes Vivi had joined the crew

Law heard the echo of flip flop noises on his first night after the alliance ended and couldn’t sleep

Kid and Killer both have a small crush on Zoro, and Kid wishes that Zoro would have been on his crew, not that he would admit it

Not really a headcanon but I have to share this idea because it made me me cry: Marco’s theme song is ‘Empty Chairs At Empty Tables’ from Les Miserables

Women always try to flirt with Zoro when the crew stops at an island and it drives Sanji insane

Mihawk knew full well that Zoro had Conquerer’s haki and just chose to not say anything

Mihawk and Jinbe were actually really chill with each other

How so? Do you mean in any specific manner or just that kinda meh attitude? Cause if so I can imagine them just in the sidelines bored as everyone is running back and forth freaked out about something

Omg now that you say it, it definitely makes sense, Listen Dadan lives up in the mountains with little interaction to people outside of the bandits plus she’s Dadan she don’t need no protection. And even then Ace still stood by her and beat those guys up so if it came to Makino? Girl works at a bar serving Pirates all day, pirates + alcohol, we’ve seen how rowdy some of the customers can get we forget that because we mostly only see the red haired pirates and they don’t mean no harm but even the guy that came after him, he was hostile to Shanks, a pirate Captain. So a barmaid is definetly at risk, I can just see it Ace with his pipe with that menacing stare

I ‘ll give you some more thought, imagine if Sabo joined in? That would be lowkey terrifying I can see him being the brains behind some elaborate revenge plan on whoever hurt Makino

That would be so funny though Dadan and Whitebeard?, I can see them getting along really well well, they have the same grumpy but caring attitude

Personally i would find it hard since momonusoke was a baby when he was aboard the rogers but if by some reason it did happen? Imagine buggy’s face though? Just this grown ass man running towards him at full speed, crying

Wdym Vivi IS A strawhat

Again no one died, but if we assume someone died HOW DARE YOU NOT THE EMPTY CHAIRS 😭😭😭 THATS SUCH A MATCH BUT ITS SO SAD

We’ve seen Zoro outdoing Sanji on the woman department without even trying 😂, sometimes he makes it there to save them first even though he’s not trying or he sleeps with one, Sanji is quaking. Mihawk would with no problem detect Haki, his observation haki is unmatched so you expect me to think he din’t know? Nah he did, but he loves making it harder for Zoro. On that topic Mihawk and Jinbe? In the Warlord meeting they are simoly in the sidelines quite and obserbing with that monotone stare, they appreciate that they have one person there that is not absolutely crazy; maybe Kuma would join the silent monotone club

[cyborg-franky]

ahhh i hope its ok that im on anon? if it isnt let me know im just SUPER shy FNKXJCKDJXKG

she/her and he/him (either is fine!)

afab

im fine with either male or female!!

23

age gaps dont really bother me as long as the character isnt under 20! (personal preference, haha)

dealers choice in the verse is fine!

and i love happy endings!!

im kind of on the apathetic/chill side? people say i dont really show a lot of emotion unless im around people i’m genuinely close with (this is cus im shy as fuck 😭 but people say it makes me seem cold) but im also really nerdy and passionate about games and media, especially ones with huge political/social messages (hence why i like one piece, haha!) and i have a really bad tendency to rant about and/or get into arguments about them. im also obsessed with pandas, if thats relevant at all HFKXJZKFKAJ

i wear glasses, but that doesnt have to be mentioned if it isnt relevant!

kinkwise, i’m into

dirty talk 🤤

i have this thing where i really like wrestling to be on top with another top/dom

i’m also just a sucker for romance, if that counts as a kink?(??) just sex that has this underlying intimacy that isnt just straight fucking (L-bombs are optional but i seriously go crazy for those 😳😖)

i have a thing for creampies/breeding 🙏

(realizing that im the most vanilla mf on the planet) i really like going down on my partner and hearing them moan, does that count? 🤣💀

and my hard nope is slapping/spanking and facefucking. everything else is fair game!!

the safe word is 🍍

(btw, i love your blog and your writing!!! please dont feel obligated to do this is if its too difficult or vague, i just like having the chance to talk to my favorite writers 😋)

You are getting matched up with Sabo!

- The fact you got together to talk about politics over a few drinks was what started the night.

- Conversations got more and more heated as the drinks flowed.

- You both had so much in common.

- Then you’d both started to mess around, you’d started to playfully wrestle with Sabo.

- He might not look it but he didn’t take being the bottom laying down.

- And that was how you’d ended up wrestled onto your back.

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“Did you really think that would work?” Sabo whispered in your ear; you could feel his hot breath against your ear as he pinned your hands above your head.

You were pinned under the blond, at his mercy, he straddled you, grinning down like a cat who’d gotten the cream. The way he pinned you was causing you to blush, getting flustered under him. It didn’t take Sabo long the realise what was going on, the feelings you felt, you’d liked him for what seemed like forever.

Your feelings just fell out, he’d leaned down and captured your lips in a kiss, one that deepened, one that made way for drunken confessing and hands trailing all over your body. Sabo was good to you, gentle as he made short work of your clothes, you helped him remove his own.

Both staring at one another before he pounced on you once more, feeling his erection against your thigh you couldn’t help biting your lip, grinding up against him, wanting more of the flame user’s attention, wanting him inside you.

“You really are in a rush for me, aren’t you?” Sabo chuckled once more as his hands ran down your thighs, featherlight teasing touches. He was enjoying this, enjoying the look on your face as his hands trailed over your pussy, missing everything on purpose.

“Your so needy!” The blond chuckled, a pleasing sound normally but you just wanted him to fuck you, bucking at every little thing he did, desperate.

“Sabo please… I want you to fuck me!” You blushed at how raw and open you’d been, his face mirrored your shock before he grinned ear to ear, getting between your thighs and pushing your legs further apart.

“You want my cum that bad?” He saw you nod your head rapidly, squirming under him.

“Alright, alright, lets see what I can do..”

You felt like you’d gotten everything you’d wanted when he finally pushed in, bottoming out in one stroke, you wrapped your legs around his waist, pulling him deeper, his amusement was clear on his face between his own sounds of pleasure.

He wasted no time in picking up his pace, filling you with his cock, long strokes as he pulled out each time, whispering dirty things in your ear, you just wanted to be full of his cum, you wanted to drip his seed for the rest of the night.

Sabo speed up and indulged in your moaning, enjoying your fucked out expression, he didn’t even stop when you cum the first time, he wanted to push you as far as he could, coax another out of you, he was getting you there you had to admit, you dangled on the cusp of your second orgasm.

“I’m going to fuck you so full of my cum” he said and with such an angelic expression on his face, but that was all it took and with one more well aimed thrust and bite along your neck you came again, moaning loudly, feeling blissed out when he came inside you, filling you like you desperately needed to.

“Oh fuck… sorry I went… overboard”

Your arms looped around his neck and pulled him closer, kissing his cheek “Please, go overboard again sometime”

[lawslessons]

hi how are you doing 1) your account is really cool im glad u opened requests 2) for a request, could you do headcannons for asl + law with a male s/o whos pretty open about being a relationship (basically a non shy!male). if you could do sfw and nsfw that’d be awesome but thats completely your choice. thank you i hope this isnt too too specific

Hello, dear! I hope I didn’t misinterpret your request and that you enjoy this!

Warnings: NSFW, Switching Positions

Ace:

SFW:

-Ace is absolutely obsessed with his significant other, he loves holding their hand in public and offering cute little gestures towards him. Hand holding, small cheek kisses, Ace would make it obvious that they are together. He would love to use his fire ability to make little hearts for them and blow some smoke out of his mouth to make hearts from it too to show his affection towards him if he was alright with that. 

-When Ace falls asleep when he’s eating, his significant other makes sure to move the food away and to clean his face up with a warm washcloth. He would also move them to their shared room and help Ace into their bed so he could grab some sleep. And for when he would wake up, he would also have some food ready for him too. 

-He would love to go around the towns and would always challenge him to shopping challenges, such as finding cool items that remind them of one another, or just buying essentials, no matter what the two of them were doing, they would always have fun together. Couple items always made Ace smile, matching shirts, even matching bracelets make him excited. Ace would for sure spoil his boyfriend with cute gifts, he would want everyone to know that they were together. 

NFSW:

-The same is in the bedroom, neither of them are shy with their bodies, Ace loves to feel the ripple of muscles under his hands, his partner’s strong arms and their slightly rough skin under his own hands. There are no set positions, he is comfortable with doing anything with his partner, and having someone who is fully submissive isn’t as enjoyable to him. Personally, he likes the challenge that comes with someone being more dominant and he also likes how they can pretty much do whatever they want in an intimate setting. If his partner likes a specific position when he bottoms, then Ace may decide to try that position out next time to see how it feels. 

-“You think you can handle that?” Ace would want to hear when he bottoms, along with, “That all you got? I thought you could go harder,” Ace would love to hear his partner trying to rile him up when he tops, trying to get him to be louder or get him to go as hard as he possibly could. All those breathy moans and groans would be music to the man, Ace eats up all those sounds and uses them as fuel to go faster, harder and make his boyfriend feel good. 

-Ace would be very in tune with his partner’s body, more so than he would be if he was with a woman. He would understand the certain spots that would get him to see stars, how to curl his fingers just right inside of him, where to bite, where to press his hands, how fast to move, he would know how to make his partner scream if that was what he really wanted. A passionate and fiery lover, Ace wouldn’t hold back and wouldn’t want his partner to hold back either. 

Sabo:

SFW:

-Sabo is a little awkward when he first gets in a relationship with him, but when he sees how comfortable they are with Sabo, that is enough to give Sabo the reassurance he needs to fully let himself go in the relationship. He is a little reserved at first because of his previous abandonment issues, but seeing how much his partner cares for him by how unapologetic they are would only encourage Sabo to be more like himself around him. 

-One of his favorite things to do would be strategizing with his boyfriend. He would love to see their concentrated look and how focused they would get when Sabo talked to them about some of the revolutionary strategies. Sabo also enjoys when his partner talks back to him about some of their own strategies and ideas. Sabo enjoys people who are intellectual and know how to hold a good conversation with him as well, he cannot stand just simple small talk. He also loves their little dates, especially when they would go to new islands. Sabo always makes it a point to find a historical site at the place and nerd out about it with his boyfriend while onlookers watched them. 

-When Sabo and his boyfriend are alone together, he loves having him lay down in his lap and playing with his hair, he loves feeling them relax and even hearing them talk about their day and how much they missed Sabo when he comes back from a mission. Sabo enjoys private affection, while he is open to some stuff in public, he feels the most comfortable when his partner and him are able to be comfortable with one another in private. He holds romantic intimacy above all else, it’s sacred to him. 

NSFW:

-But when it comes to physical intimacy, Sabo is a little more experimental with the things he likes. He would personally like to go somewhere and be able to do it with him behind a building, or somewhere that was a little risque. Sabo’s back against a building while his partner was feeling him up would send him to cloud nine. 

-“You like that, don’t you? What’re you gonna do if we get caught?” He would tease while going at Sabo. “Oh? You would like that, wouldn’t you?” he would continue to tease Sabo, just seeing the typically high strung Sabo loose all composure for him would make him melt. Sabo, being in a pretty high position of power loves it when his partner takes control over him and makes it where he is not allowed any control. “Did I say you could finish?” He would growl into Sabo’s ear while Sabo begged for release. 

-Sabo also likes to have his own fun, sometimes it involves him being a little risky with where he bites his partner and where he decided to scratch him too. Sabo knows how to use his hands to make his partner’s back arch. He wants to hear all the sounds, he wouldn’t want him to be quiet if he was with him. Sabo also likes to tease his partner throughout the day with playful leg grabs, flirty glances across the table and maybe bumping hips with him here and there just to provoke him to go after him later. 

Luffy:

SFW:

-An affectionate man, Luffy would love to spend most of his time hugging onto his partner. He wouldn’t be able to handle someone who is too shy, so he would honestly be perfect for him. Someone who is open to Luffy’s constant bantering and also his goofy personality, he would want someone who would be able to keep up with him. 

-A training partner would be the best. Sometimes Luffy would like to practice some of his new techniques with him and other times, he just likes having some company as he is working out and practicing. Some of his favorite things to practice include bettering his observation haki and anything that doesn’t involve physically getting into contact with his partner. Luffy is self aware of his strength, he doesn’t want to end up hurting him on accident while practicing. 

-One of his favorite pastimes with his partner would be eating, he would love to go out somewhere in a new town and challenge him to see how much they would both be able to eat. One of Luffy’s favorite dates was when they went to a buffet and had to be kicked out after clearing the entire place out together. And because his partner is open to being out with Luffy, that makes it easier for the captain since he doesn’t feel the need to hold back any of his affection towards him when they are out in public or even around the crew. 

NSFW:

-When it comes to intimate situations, most of them stem out of playful fighting or intense training sessions. While Luffy doesn’t fully understand it, sometimes just seeing his partner training does something to him and makes him desire him in a way that the captain struggles to put into words. And when they train together, sometimes their playful bantering turns into something more tense, feelings grow hot and before either of them know it, they’re awkwardly feeling each other up and laughing. 

-Luffy doesn’t ever hold back, if he wants to do something with his partner, he won’t hesitate in pestering him throughout the day or make it obvious that he is desiring him from afar. Sometimes Luffy isn’t the dense one, if his partner doesn’t seem to get what he is implying, he won’t hesitate in kissing them and dragging them off to their room or to a place where they can grab a minute of privacy. Luffy’s face turns red and flushed when he realizes what he wants and his partner loves it, he loves seeing his typically heard headed captain feeling lusty and wanting attention. 

-Luffy doesn’t mind being on top or bottom, for him, whatever feels right in the moment he will go with. Some of his favorite times include when his partner would pull him aside during night watch duty and would make quick work of him on top of the crow’s nest when no one else would be awake. “Louder, captain,” He would grunt out, “Aww, is someone shy? What happened to your earlier confidence?” They would tease their captain to rile him up more sexually, and honestly seeing him flustered is the best part of his night. 

Law:

SFW:

-Law isn’t the best when it comes to displaying affection, he always finds himself struggling with being affectionate and empathetic as well. Having a boyfriend who is open to being in a relationship with him helps with his confidence and even helps him when he tries to navigate certain social situations. Law usually struggles being in public, but when his partner is next to him, he feels more comfortable and relaxed because no matter what, he always has someone by his side. Having someone around him who showers him with affection helps him learn and slowly accept the fact that he is also worthy of love, something he hadn’t felt in a long time. 

-One thing Law loves to do is hear about what his partner is interested in and possibly arrange activities for them to try as a couple to give him a chance of experiencing it. Enjoy animals? Expect a trip to a petting zoo or more cuddles from Bepo. Cooking? Expect a surprise private cooking lesson from Sanji. Just seeing them smile makes Law happy, but the same could be said for his partner. His partner loves to hear Law talk about medical news and about some of his most complicated cases to him. While he may not fully understand what is happening, just knowing that Law is excited about something makes him happy. 

-Law’s partner would be very affectionate and open in public. He would slowly bring Law out of his comfort zone, but he would never push him too far. He would first start by walking next to him in public and then he would move to holding his hand, and then his arm and soon, Law would find himself being dragged around the submarine by him. While Law wouldn’t ever admit it, he loves it when his partner is affectionate around him, it makes him feel confident that he is happy with him. 

NSFW:

-Law’s anatomical knowledge is very handy when he is in the bedroom, he knows exactly where to put his hands on his partner and where to feel him up. He knows just how to thrust his hips inside of his partner, move his hands, where to kiss, and he knows his partner isn’t shy to Law’s attention which makes the doctor rather pleased. 

-Law especially likes to tease and deprive his partner of certain sensations when they are intimate. Law is especially into breath play, or other words, choking and using his devil fruit ability in bed. He doesn’t want his partner to be shy when they are under him, he wants him to be able to be loud and Law wants to hear all their sinful sounds. He uses his devil fruit ability to sometimes make his partner see things from his perspective, or he may also without much warning use his ability to make his partner unable to be heard by those who are close to them. But no matter what he does, he makes sure his partner consents to what he does and makes sure before anything happens, the safe word is in place. 

-“You’re so loud, we’re gonna get caught if you’re not careful,” Law would tease as he mercilessly thrusts into him. “You want to be caught though, don’t you? You want them to see how desperate you are for me, hm? Then don’t be shy, let it out,” he would order while speeding up and making it where all his partner could do was scream out Law’s name in desperation.

[husbandograveyard]

Self-Ship tag  (⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)

-- deleted the OG post as to not give @some-piece unwanted attention and she has recently asked to not reblog hers, but I also did not want to let this little thing get lost. By all means, feel free to ignore this-- 

First things first @some-piece THATS ADORABLE AAAAHHHH I SHIP U SO HARD 😩🥰😤. That was such a nice read! ❤

Okay so for this self ship tag game I have been doubting for HOURS. I Actually asked some friends who to pick and I am 100% torn. I LOVE many OP men so Im gonna do a little bit of both Shanks and Ace.

Other OP husbandos include, but are not limited to: Zoro, Sabo and Kid. But Freckles and Red hair are my 2 main selfships and are ones my actual personality would match with, unlike... yknow, Kid for example.

Disclaimer: I am 1 shy potato bean in real life, so I am pretty sure besides my neon hair I'd never catch these guys' eyes or have the guts to approach them, but a girl can dream ya know? 🙈 another disclaimer is that while a lot of my reader inserts are self indulgent, it's actually weird to talk about myself, my actual personality in a selfship, but NGL, it was kinda nice! Enjoy, and please tell me all about your selfships, in reblogs, comments, or asks! I am hella curious, but I don't want to actually tag anyone since I'm not sure if you're comfortable with it ♡

❤ Hazel and Shanks ❤

☆ This man would bring out the best in me. Adventures? New discoveries? Travel? YES YES YES! We'd go on so many adventures, explore things, he'd be the best person to playfully get me out of my shell and I'd become his partner in crime in no time!

☆ I can actually hold my liquor really well? So drinking buddies? Definitely! Trying out new and exotic drinks is something I like as well.

☆ I like a certain degree of independence while still craving affection and Shanks is the perfect man for that, having his own responsibilities but still coming home for some well needed cuddles.

☆ Anything small he needs help with because he only has one hand? I got him, tying a tie for formal events (as if) or buttoning up his shirt (or unbuttoning it for that matter)

☆ We'd spoil the hell out of each other but mostly in affirmations and actions rather than actual gifts. Trying to one-up each other in creative and new dates, both romantic and adventurous.

☆ His positive and laid back attitude keeps me from overthinking and worrying too much, and whenever my head does take over, I know I can come home to him without any judgement, and that's worth a lot.

☆ Perfect dad to raise some children and pets with! He'd be so loving to our children.

I could go on forever 🙈 but I wanted to keep em "short" so here's Ace

🧡 Hazel and Portgas D. "Freckleface" Ace 🧡

☆ Okay, so, Ace is a little insecure, not sure if he's deserving of love? You bet that I am here to shower him in compliments and affirmations any time of the day.

☆ He's the sweetest, gentlest and most polite bean ever and I love every single aspect of him, both the softer side and the more confident, cocky side that comes out in battle, he's so hella sexy when he gets confident. (Yknow what, scratch that, he's always sexy)

☆ So many cuddles. So many. I'm naturally someone who's always hot, so I'll have to sacrifice some of my precious coolness but 10000% worth it if it's for Ace.

☆ I'll always make sure that if he gets a narcolepsy attack that he's somewhere safe, comfortable and clean, including after he plants himself face first in some meal i carefully prepared.

☆ He's got a great appetite, I LOVE cooking and baking, so that's another part of match made in heaven.

☆ Besides adventurous and exploration dates, lazy afternoons where we just give each other backrubs and head scritches, maybe while lazing around, snacking some or reading a book, are very common, and I love it.

☆ Ticklefights. No need to add to that.

☆ Ace is always there to keep me from my insecurities, lifting me up with that gorgeous smile of his whenever I feel down or anxious. Instead of feeding of each other's insecurities, we lift each other up, theres constant reminders of our love and affirmations.

☆ Just overall very fluffy, cuddly and soff

☆ I'll have to sacrifice some of that personal space i value, but since Ace drinks his respect women juice and will never intentionally overstep boundaries, that's a sacrifice im willing to make.

[fromthedeskoftheminister]

Rise of a Region

Summary: A Friendly between three Quidditch teams becomes all the more interesting when a mysterious spectator joins the games.

Tags: Mysterious disappearances mentioned, suspected death mentioned, Whitebeard Pirates, Straw Hat Pirates, Revolutionaries, Quidditch AU, College AU, Modern World AU, Gen Fic, mild cursing, Entirely UnBetaed

AN: It is a time when tumblr is dead and Ive been sitting on this ficlit for a while. US Quidditch Cup 10 starts this weekend and Im going to be watching, so I figure its probably a decent time to post this. I’ll reblog it again before games start in the morning, but I want to post before I forget. Before I begin, Yes, Muggle Quidditch is a thing. Yes it is international. Australia won last year’s world cup. Yes, Brooms are used. Yes it is a full contact sport. No, we do not fly. The Snitch is a tennis ball in a sock velcroed to a neutral 3rd parties rear. It is only worth 30 points. Catching it, separating the sock from the person, ends the game. And I think thats all. If you have any sort of question about the story or quidditch, my inbox is open

                                                  Rise of A Region

The field was a nice one, Marco absently thought as he surveyed the grounds from his vantage point on the hill just behind the soccer goalposts.  Turf field, regulation size brooms, plenty of extra balls and a set of what looked like a set Peterson hoops were set up on one half of the soccer field he was overlooking.  Random joyous yelling drifted up to him as people greeted each other and he let the sounds wash over him.  He was going to sit here and enjoy the sunshine in peace and relative quiet before the rest of the team arrived and he had to go manage things, make introductions and generally figure out the plan of action.

The spring sun was bright, warming the day to a rather comfortable temperature that was just shy of being too hot.  It was negated by a very gentle breeze pushing the barest wisp of a cloud lazily across the brilliant blue sky.  Marco set his hands behind him and returned his lazy gaze to the people on the field below.  They had just started to set up their equipment and Marco checked the time.  He had an hour or so before the friendlies were supposed to start but if he knew his team, it would in reality be more like 2.  So what was he going to do to pass the time?  Marco was half temped to copy the guy he had spotted while searching for a dry spot to sit and just take a nap.

While it sounded nice in theory, he knew it would be a bad idea.  He wanted to be at his best for these matches.  Their region was new as were the two teams that had invited them here today, but they had already gained something of a rep.  Frankly, Marco decided, readjusting how he was sitting to see the field a bit more clearly he would be better served watching their practice and warm up in an attempt to figure out the team’s strengths and weaknesses.

He wasn’t entirely sure how long he was watching for before the squishing sound of a canvas shoe stepping into a particularly viscous muddy patch alerted him to the fact that he had company.  The arm that draped itself over his shoulder accompanied by a rather ridiculous red pompadour alerted him to the fact that Thatch had finally woken up and realized that they had arrived at their location.  Due to their prolonged friendship he was probably one of the only people that would take such liberties.  They watched in silence as the group of people below, which had only grown in size since Marco had started watching, completed a rather complex scoring drill.

“You’ve got maybe 5 minutes before the rest of the group starts arriving. ” he said with a yawn.

Marco raised an eyebrow at that. “You mean they’re actually going to be on time today?”

Thatch managed to look offended “Hey!  We totally get places on time!”

Marco snorted, clearly amused. “Only because I’ve been purposely telling the group the wrong start time of tournaments for at least a year or so.  Today’s the first time since that disaster that was our first tournament that I didn’t.”

Thatch gaped at him then rolled his eyes. “Of course you have.  I can’t believe I forgot how devious you can be.”

“So, how late?” Marco chuckled.

Thatch grinned as well. “Last car should be here in 30 minutes at the latest.”

“Right.” Marco said shrugging Thatch’s arm from his shoulders as he smoothly rose from his seat.  “I should probably go let them know then.  And introduce myself while I’m at it.  I don’t think I’ve actually ever met Sabo in person.”  He turned to offer Thatch a hand up, but his friend had already hoisted himself to his feet.

“Might want to hold up a second.  I see Haruta’s car.” Thatch said and Marco nodded in acquiescence.  They didn’t have to wait long.  The car had scarcely come to a stop before Haruta tumbled out full of their usual boundless energy and scampered over.

“Hey guys!” They cried out cheerfully as they attempted to scramble up Thatch’s back, clearly attempting to get a piggyback.  “Where are the others?”

“Not here yet.” Thatch said

“Whoohoo!” Haruta yelled “Its not us who’s last this time!”

“Impossible things have been known to happen.” Marco said dryly as Jiru, Izou, and Jozu joined them on the hill.  Haruta made a face when they caught the teasing tone directed their way.

“Yeah yeah.  Get lost one time…” They grumbled good-naturedly and Thatch snorted from beneath them as they settled themselves on his back.

“Once?  Try like ten or fifteen and then you might, just might be in the ball park” Marco teased.

Haruta stuck out their tongue in response before exclaiming, “Lets go!”  Apparently spurred on by the other’s enthusiasm, Thatch took off down the hill like a shot with Haruta whooping like a maniac on his back.  Jiru, the only certified EMT of their group took off a second later yelling semi-jokingly at the pair that they’d better not hurt themselves.  Marco rolled his eyes at the antics of his teammates before heading down towards the pitch himself at a much more sedate pace.

Izou matched his stride and after a moment inquired “So?”

Marco shrugged. He knew exactly what the other was asking.  “Not sure yet.  I’ve heard that The Strawhats have a stronger chaser lineup with fast breaks while the Revolutionaries tend to favor gaining bludger control and taking their time.  We should be able to beat them with ease but seeing as the two teams have been practicing together the entire time, I don’t exactly know who’s on which team.  This would also be a bit easier if I actually knew what Sabo looked like as well.”

“You still don’t know?” Izou asked incredulously.

Marco simply shrugged.  How was he supposed to know what the other man looked like?  He wasn’t on Facebook all that much and Sabo’s profile picture there was simply an icon of a Tophat.  The other captain had emailed him instead of using a chat feature and in doing the set up for this friendly they simply had never gotten around to meeting one another face to face.

“Ah, I can help with that.”  A new voice said cutting into the conversation. The source was somewhere near their feet and Marco looked down to meet a pair of curious silver eyes peering up at him from underneath a vibrantly orange cowboy hat.

“Really?” Izou asked, sounding skeptical. Despite the warmth of the day, the other man was bundled up rather seriously.

“Yeah.  You said you were looking for Sabo right?” The stranger said as they pulled themselves to their feet.  He adjusted his hat to get a better view of the field revealing a face full of freckles atop a deep tan. Without bothering to wait for an answer the other man continued.  “Ah, found him.  He’s the blonde one over there,” the stranger said making a vague gesture as he stooped down to grab a green zebra stripped bag with a rather intricately designed spade over one pocket.

“Well, that’s not terribly helpful,” Marco said, glancing in the direction that the stranger had gestured to before turning back to the other man.  “There are currently several blonds ‘over there.’  Can you be a bit more specific?”

“Sure.” The stranger said. “He’s the only blond with facial scars.  Here, why don’t I just introduce you?

Marco shrugged then offered out a hand. “Sounds good to me.  I’m Marco by the way.”

“Izou.” Izou offered with a wave of his hand.  The creased brow between his friend’s eyebrows was rather telling.  It meant that Izou was trying to remember something, though at the moment it probably came off as unfriendly.  It didn’t seem to bother the cheerful stranger who returned the introductions with a smirk.

“Nice t’ meetcha.  I’m Ace.” Ace said shaking Marco’s hand before the trio resumed their walk to the pitch. “Who do you play for?”

“Eh?  Oh, the Whitebeards.”

Ace looked rather impressed by that statement. “For real?  That’s the shit man. Thought you guys weren’t a part of this region though?”

“We are now.” Marco said with a smile. “With the Strawhats and the Revolutionaries joining up, the board finally decided there were enough teams in the area to qualify for a region of our own.”

“Sweet.” Ace said. “Though I hope you don’t think you guys’ll be able to just walk all over these two teams, Mr. Quidditch World Cup Champions.”

Marco simply shrugged and Ace laughed loudly, drawing stares from all over the pitch with rather amusing effects as a couple of people suddenly became recipients of bludgers to the face.  Another person, apparently startled by the laughter threw a quaffle a little too high and it sailed over the edge of the passing circle headed right towards them.  Ace snatched it out of the air and had returned the pass to another person in the circle.  That seemed to break whatever spell had come over the majority of the players except for two people in particular.  A small tan lanky boy wearing a strawhat exchanged some sort of look with a blond young man with a series of scars scattered over his left side, the most prominent one over his left eye. Ace gave a small wave and apparently that was all that was needed to cause the pair to run towards them, no at Ace, full tilt.

Ace’s eyes widened and he quickly took the bag off of his shoulder and held it out to Marco who looked at him with undisguised curiosity. “Can you do me a favor and hold this?” Ace asked, the words coming out in a rush.

“Sure.” Marco had scarcely taken the bag before Ace continued

“You might also want to take a couple of steps to the side.”

“Why?” Marco asked but the question was rendered moot as the answer came barreling past as twin blond and black blurs tackled Ace bringing him down with a lot of noise. Marco turned to Izou who was still standing beside him. “Are you as confused as I am?”

“Yes.” Izou said. “Though I finally figured out why the kid seems familiar.”

“Oh?”

“That’s Ace.”

“Im aware that’s Ace. He told us his name Izou.”

“I wasn’t done thank you. That’s Ace of Spades.”

Marco blinked. “As in the Merc team that made it to the final four of the Quidditch World Cup Championships 3 years ago? The team that was rumored to be able to give us a run for our money but ended up withdrawing due to injuries?”

“Exactly.” Izou said. “I wonder what he’s doing here. I thought all of the Spades had retired from Quidditch after that.”

“Most of us did.  The Spades as a Quidditch team no longer exists.” Ace said rejoining the pair, arms over the shoulders of the two people who had just tackled him. Strangely enough, the younger of the two the kid with the straw hat had tears running down his face while beaming like Christmas had come early.  The blond under Ace’s other arm didn’t have any tears but had a rather similar smile on his face. Marco’s curiosity was driving him crazy but he pushed it away.  He didn’t know any of these people well enough to ask about the strange series of events he had just witnessed. “And to answer your question, Im just here to visit these weirdo and play some Quidditch. Sabo, Luffy, meet Marco and Izou of the Whitebeards.”

“Nice to finally put a faces to the names.” Marco commented, hands in his pockets.

“Indeed.” Sabo said, ducking out of Ace’s hold. “Ya ready to get these games started?”

Marco looked around, and his eyes lit upon a familiar group of people that were just standing atop the hill he and Izou had just walked down. “Seeing as the rest of my team just arrived, I’ll have to say yes.”

“Great.” Sabo said. “Lets get this show on the road then.”