Ballast Series

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Listing Series

• ballast by islandfeeder (purrslink)

  Fandoms: One Piece (Anime & Manga)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Gen
  • Complete Work

  09 Jun 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Bepo & Sanji (One Piece)
  • Bepo & Penguin & Shachi & Trafalgar D. Water Law
  • Sanji (One Piece) & Trafalgar D. Water Law
  • Heart Pirates & Sanji
  • Bepo (One Piece)
  • Sanji (One Piece)
  • Penguin (One Piece)
  • Shachi (One Piece)
  • Ikkaku (One Piece)
  • Hakugan (One Piece)
  • Jean Bart (One Piece)
  • Clione (One Piece)
  • Trafalgar D. Water Law
  • Uni (One Piece)
  • Heart Pirates
  • Original Characters (Heart Pirates)
  • Age Regression/De-Aging
  • Kid Sanji
  • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Angst with a Happy Ending
  • Bepo (One Piece) Needs a Hug
  • Self Confidence Issues
  • Self-Worth Issues
  • Who Will Show Up First: Bepo's Self Confidence or Sanji's Self Worth - Find Out Here
  • Not Canon Compliant
  • Fluff and Angst
  • Sanji Needs a Hug (One Piece)
  • Trafalgar D. Water Law Needs a Hug
  • Bepo (One Piece) is a Good Friend

  Summary

  When the Heart Pirates pull in a probably-cursed-mostly-drowned kid, they're expecting the worst.

  Sanji, age 8, just wants to figure out where he is and why everyone is being so reasonable about everything.

  Series

  • Part 1 of Ballast Series

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  131,067

  Chapters:

  23/23

  Comments:

  292

  Kudos:

  354

  Bookmarks:

  89

  Hits:

  8,140

• log book by islandfeeder (purrslink)

  Fandoms: One Piece (Anime & Manga)  

  • General Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Gen
  • Work in Progress

  05 Jul 2026

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Bepo & Sanji (One Piece)
  • Heart Pirates & Sanji
  • Sanji (One Piece) & Trafalgar D. Water Law
  • Bepo (One Piece)
  • Sanji (One Piece)
  • Shachi (One Piece)
  • Penguin (One Piece)
  • Uni (One Piece)
  • Trafalgar D. Water Law
  • Age Regression/De-Aging
  • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
  • Fluff and Angst
  • When You Adopt a Traumatized Child and Have to Figure Out Everything
  • Heart Pirates as Family
  • Protective Heart Pirates
  • Kid Sanji

  Summary

  The A-B-Cs of raising a traumatized eight year old on the Polar Tang along with all your other crew members.

  Series

  • Part 2 of Ballast Series

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  17,279

  Chapters:

  3/?

  Comments:

  14

  Kudos:

  23

  Bookmarks:

  9

  Hits:

  498