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DREAM
what is life in exchange for a dream?
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( DREAM )
a story of a girl who fell out of a barrel
IT IS HUMAN NATURE TO DREAM. a dream where you travel the world. a dream where you drown in bars of gold. a dream where you are what you wish to be. a dream to fall in love. a dream to be the best in your parent's eyes. a dream to shine as bright as the stars. a dream to rule the world. a dream to become pirate king. a dream to become the greatest swordsman in the world. a dream to draw a map of the world. a dream to become a brave warrior of the sea. a dream to cure all diseases. a dream to find the all-blue. a dream to meet a long-lost friend. a dream to know all of history. a dream to sail to the end of the grand line. a dream to protect someone you swore to protect. a dream to find the one piece.
when you look at [name] and roll the tapes fifteen years back, you see a youth - strong, loud, kind, responsible, and always aware of her surroundings, and yet, the youth had failed to understand what it truly meant to dream. the burning feelings she experienced all her youth, yet realized she was unable to express.
her skin would touch, her mouth would open and speak, her ears would hear it all, her eye would see what it wished, but the one thing she was rid of...was the freedom to ₣ɆɆⱠ.
the youth turns fifteen years old. she is short with a pudgy stomach, her neck drowned in the red scarf she swore to never take off, and her eyes are as void as the depth of the oceans. her hair glimmers under the moonlight and her skin is strawberry-tinted with honey dripping down her rosy red lips. she is childish - old yet young, mature yet innocent, bright yet dark, strong yet weak.
look at her again, what do you see? is she happy? is she not? what had occurred in the time between the girl of six and the girl of fifteen is something only she knows. anyone else lacks the knowledge or willingness to know her, but the straw hats wish to try by picking up the small pieces she drops on her way with her back facing them all, all while supporting their dreams with her tiny fist that brought a mighty wrath.
and yet they wonder at one point...
what is her dream?
take me home, captain...
you're home, [name].
( BOOK PLAYLIST ):
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warnings: this fanfiction contains controversial themes such as blood, fighting, suicidal thoughts, vexing diction, self-abuse, substance abuse, etc. discretion among readers is advised. these thoughts do not necessarily reflect the author of this book. the book will use some japanese terms.
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notes: will follow the main storyline, mixing some scenes between manga and anime. a reader insert, a few side-character ocs, and some disturbing topics. mostly fluff and angst, nothing more and nothing less. tbh luffy is REALLY hard to write but let's goooooo, self-torture! BIGGEST SLOWBURN YOU'LL EVER SEE. THIS ISN'T A BOOK WHERE THEY'LL KISS AFTER A FEW CHAPTERS NOPE ITS A SLOWBURN LOL!
cross-posted on wattpad.
also, please don't call me author-chan it's really annoying. just call me mocha.
enjoy :)
STARTED: 26TH JULY, 2024
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