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Heart Pirates Week 2024 - MASTERPOST

I promised myself last year that I'd do this year's Heart Pirates Week, and Lordy Lord did I do Heart Pirates week.

Day One: Jean Bart - Cursed

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Day Two: Shachi - Celebration

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Day Three: Penguin - Loyalty

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Day Four: Ikkaku - Night

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Day Five: Clione - Food

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Day Six: Uni - Aftermath

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Day Seven: Bepo - Return

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Day Eight: Hakugan - Caught

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Day Nine: Law - Tattoos and/or Fantasy AU

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Thanks for reading! Here's to a possible repeat in 2025!

#Heart Pirates Week #nehswritesstuffs #thank you for joining us for the whole week!! <3

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HEART PIRATES WEEK 2024 - Part 9 of 9

I told myself last year that I was going to participate in Heart Pirates Week this year, and by thunder I'm going to participate in Heart Pirates Week!

Day Nine: Law - Tattoos and/or Fantasy AU

794 words; this also might become something else later; I wonder how many of us Same Brained this prompt bc it’s, like, perfect (I did not look at what others did to spoil myself); warnings for this one is basically just mild language

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“Room.”

Law closed his eyes as he felt magic course through him, making his hair stand on-end. Once opened, he saw that his opponents were pissing their breeches, knowing that they messed up. So much for what looked like an easy target—a lone man on a deserted forest road—if only they noticed the magic sigils inked onto his body earlier…

“This is your last chance,” he smirked. “Now what’s it gonna be?”

“Tch; I can’t have some prissy pretty-boy get the better of me,” the bandit leader growled. He was trying to keep a brave face, even though none of his men were even close to bothering. From the looks of their own bags, whomever were their first targets of the day were too soft and useless and rich for him to be no less than the month’s biggest regret. “Any last words before we kill you?”

Ha; wasn’t even convincing.

“Shambles.”

Law’s tattoos glowed blue and chaos broke free. A twitch of his fingers and his opponents were tossed about in wee bits, screaming obscenities as they realized they were all still alive.

“Now!” Penguin shouted, just out of sight. The Heart Bandits all popped into view, grabbing the others’ things and running off before anyone could realize what was going on. Law stuck the leader’s arms on either side of his head and let the abomination drop to the ground.

“Good luck getting back together,” he chuckled. The bandit only was able to open his mouth before he vanished, having used his ability to pop himself down the road.

“It looks like a good haul today!” Shachi grinned. “They go down okay?”

“Like always,” Law replied. The Hearts all ran back to where the rest of their half of the crew was waiting with the horses, Law putting everyone in the saddles instantly and the ten-strong group all galloped off.

It was a couple hours’ ride, but eventually they made it to their current hideout. The group was greeted by the rest of the Hearts, with everyone but Bepo grabbing the haul and beginning to go through it.

“You didn’t go in by yourself again, did you?” Bepo asked as he led Penguin and Shachi’s horses into the paddock. Law disengaged from his mount and tied the horse up next to its trough, not answering. “You did! Law! You shouldn’t do that so often! You’re going to overdo it one day!”

“You worry too much,” Law insisted. Bepo simply frowned, the pair in uncomfortable silence until Ikkaku came over and took charge of the paddock.

“Hey, there’s something interesting you need to see in the loot,” she said, jabbing her thumb over her shoulder. Law took that as an opportunity to escape, but Bepo did not let him off easy, following him back into the main of the encampment.

“I keep on warning you!” the bear pouted. “You keep going into these raids by yourself and you’re going to bite off more than you can chew!”

“Relax,” Law shrugged. “The rest of the crew wasn’t far behind. Besides, if it was that much, then we’d be screwed no matter what.”

“Captain…!”

“Come with us next time if you’re so scared.”

“Then who will guard camp?”

“They’re not useless.”

“Yeah, I know that…” Bepo trailed off as they approached Uni and Clione as they were going through the loot they’d gotten from the other bandits. There was something about it that felt… off. “What’cha got there?”

“Solid gold from the looks of it,” Clione claimed. He held out what looked like a weight measurement—a shiny golden bell. “I can’t make some of it out; must be from a place outside of the North.”

“I can see exactly where the rest came from,” Law said gravely. He took a coin Uni was holding out and looked at it in the late afternoon sunlight. “Dressrosa.”

“The one and the same,” Uni confirmed. He then presented what looked like a gem-encrusted bracelet. “This has a mark from a smith in Spider Miles; definitely all related somehow.”

“Maybe it means we beat up some of his lackeys?” Bepo wondered. “Joker’s network is spread far as well as deep.”

“It’s possible,” Law agreed. “Where’s Jean Bart? Does he have the new spellbook deciphered?”

“He’s working on it,” Clione shrugged. “We only got that thing two days ago—you want him to translate it, not work a miracle.”

“If Joker’s men are here, then that means that we need something a lot more spectacular than a miracle,” Law stated. He felt as though he would jump out of his skin; Doflamingo was close and he had the means. This could be it…

…only for a familiar cackle to cut through the air.

Oh, shit.

Straw Hat.

#Day 9 ღ Law ღ Tattoos ღ Fantasy AU #nehswritesstuffs #Heart Pirates Week #thank you for joining us for the whole week!! <3

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HEART PIRATES WEEK 2024 - Part 8 of 9

I told myself last year that I was going to participate in Heart Pirates Week this year, and by thunder I'm going to participate in Heart Pirates Week!

Day Eight: Hakugan - Caught

912 words; I struggled with this one until I almost couldn’t stop, let me tell you; the warning for this one is non-sexual nakedness and references to some of the darker things that happen in canon; still not proofread lololol

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He had one condition: the mask stayed on. That was all Hakugan asked for as he hesitated before the gangplank, staring at the captain who was standing on the deck.

“Whatever; don’t let it get in the way.”

Nodding, Hakugan stepped onto the Polar Tang and into his new life as a pirate. He was shedding his past, as he knew many others did once they boarded a ship—let alone a pirate ship—and it was freeing beyond all measure. Once he was atop the deck, he followed the captain underneath before being passed off to a surly-looking woman about his age.

“This is what I’ve got to work with?” she scoffed. “You’re killing me, Cap.” The captain simply kept walking, making the woman scowl. “Fine. Whatever. So, what’s your name?”

“Hakugan.”

“…okay. Hakugan.” She seemed to be testing the name out on her lips. “You ever been on a ship before?”

“Yes, but not like this one,” he said. The young man shuffled back and forth on his feet. “I like this one better.”

She raised an eyebrow, her expression somewhat curious. “As long as you remember this is my baby, got it?” She patted the nearest bit of metal wall. “Ever since I got here and liberated her from the morons, she’s been under my care, so what I say goes, got it?”

Hakugan nodded, not wanting to incur someone’s wrath so quickly. “Is there somewhere I can wash up first before I get hazed? It’s been a bit.”

“Yeah; showers are down the corridor, to your right,” she said, jabbing her thumb over her shoulder. “First door should have some clean underwear, socks, and coveralls that’ll fit you. Use those until we can get you some new clothes—those are filthy.”

Shrugging, Hakugan didn’t argue that fact. His clothes were more sweat and dirt than fabric at that point. “I’ll, erm, meet you in the engine room in half an hour…?”

“Sounds fair.” She then turned around and left him alone, allowing him to grab what he needed out of the cupboard before slipping into the shower room. It was very open for the most part, but there were a few stalls in the corner, doors nothing more than a curtain. He grabbed a towel from the stack along the wall and hid himself in a stall, freezing as he stared at himself in the mirror.

‘I’m doing this,’ he marveled silently. ‘I’m really doing this.’ He hung the towel on a peg and the underwear and coveralls on the curtain rod so they were mostly out of the stall. First, he kicked off his boots so the rested outside the stall—new ones were going to become a priority despite they were the best things he had—followed by peeling off his clothes. Soon there was a crumpled lump of clothing in the corner as he stood there naked save his mask…

…the one thing he would stubbornly carry over from his old life.

Carefully, Hakugan took the mask off and hung it up on a hook before looking at himself again in the mirror. There, plain in the yellowed overhead lights, he saw his reflection and cringed. He saw his twin brands: the one over his left eye that took out his vision, leaving the claw parts of the Hoof above and below his eye, while the other one sat on his right cheek, put there after they had secured him from struggling more. If he was lucky, no one would be able to guess his depth perception was due to burgeoning Haki skills for at least a few months…

No, he couldn’t think about that. He looked at the liquid soap dispenser and realized it was a three-in-one—it was better than nothing. The water ran cold for only a few seconds after he turned it on, allowing him a soothing hot spray as he stood there in a daze. A couple moments and he was able to snap himself out of it, dispensing some soap into his hands to work into a lather in his hair and on his body.

‘Oh, I really should get that too,’ he thought as his good eye caught sight of the mask. He lifted it off the peg and got some more soap, carefully rubbing the liquid all around the mask’s interior and exterior, careful to get the ridges where dead skin and oils built up well. Hakugan was so involved in attempting to wash out his mask that he didn’t even notice anyone else was in there until it was too late…

“Hey, uh, Ikkaku said that you probably don’t have anything as far as things to keep clean with, so she wanted me to give you—” A red-haired man in a floppy hat and glasses pulled back the edge of the curtain, making Hakugan jump in surprise. They both stared at one another before the intruder held out the small bag in his hand. “Here. This is yours.”

“I can’t go back,” Hakugan croaked out, his voice barely above a whisper. The other man wrinkled his nose and let out a chuckle.

“Go back…? Nah; if you’re here, you belong with us.” He waited until Hakugan took the bag before replacing the curtain. “Being in the Polar Tang is going to break you of that shyness, by the way.”

Hakugan stayed frozen in place until he felt the water begin to chill against his skin.

#Day 8 ღ Hakugan ღ Caught #nehswritesstuffs #Heart Pirates Week

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HEART PIRATES WEEK 2024 - Part 7 of 9

I told myself last year that I was going to participate in Heart Pirates Week this year, and by thunder I'm going to participate in Heart Pirates Week!

Day Seven: Bepo - Return

581 words; takes place nebulously some time after the Hearts set out on their own but before recruiting (my guess for ages is Law 17, Shachi 18, Penguin 19, and Bepo 13); this one has a bit of cussing and gets near horror territory; still not read-through

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It was summer as the four teens were sitting on the shore of an island, the evening breeze warmer than they’d had in a long time. They had a campfire going where they were roasting the fish they had caught earlier in the day, its light beginning to cast shadows on and behind the young pirates.

“I can’t believe we were able to catch mackerel and herring!” Bepo said happily. He began to poke the embers with a stick and some of the campfire popped. “Usually it’s one or the other!”

“There must be something weird about this part of the North Blue,” Penguin mused. “Getting a school of both fish together like that is…”

“…because of the currents,” Law stated. “On the other side of the island there’s an ocean current that goes opposite of the one we came on. They must have followed that.”

“Yeah, but why the currents are like that is the question,” Bepo mused. “Didn’t you see the maps?”

“We all did,” Penguin replied, “but might as well be Poneglyphs to me.”

The young bear’s ears perked up. “Oh! It’s not that hard! You just—!”

“Hey,” Shachi said, casually backhanding Penguin’s arm without looking. “Would you look at that.”

“Look at what…?” The other teens turned and looked to see that Shachi was pointing to where the clouds were parting over the horizon, revealing a reddish, largish full moon that had yet to rise high enough in the sky to look like normal. The three Humans all nodded in appreciation, while the Mink…

“Guys, I don’t feel so good,” Bepo whined. He laid down in the sand, unsure if he should hold his head or his stomach. His fur all stood on-end as something rippled through him.

“Do you think it was the herring?” Shachi wondered. “I thought that one looked a bit sus…”

“I doubt it was the herring,” Law frowned. He ran a Scan on Bepo and his brow furrowed. “None of this makes sense…”

“What doesn’t make sense?” Penguin asked. Law continued staring.

“He’s… changing…?”

“He’s a six-foot teenaged polar bear, of course he’s changing!” Penguin fired back. The two exchanged a glare while Shachi went to feel Bepo’s forehead.

“Well, he doesn’t have a feveraaahhhhhhh!” He pulled his hand away as Bepo snapped at his hand—something he rarely did, if ever. That caught all of their attention, the three older teens watching in horror and confusion as they watched their cuddly baby brother stand, his eyes glowing red as he grew in stature and fur became long and wild.

“Ohhh… fuck…” Law cursed, realizing what was going on. “This is very, very bad.”

“What do you mean by that?!” Shachi panicked, voice cracking. “This screams bad!”

“I mean: Bepo told me about this, but we thought it wasn’t going to happen,” Law replied. “This was supposed to be cultural, not biological!” He opened a Room and lifted Bepo high into the air, their other two companions staring on in horror. Penguin took a burning stick from the fire to arm himself, while Shachi hid behind Law.

“What did you and Bep fail to tell us about?” Penguin hissed. It was clear that this was no ordinary puberty-related thing, as he watched the gentle kid of the group bulk up and roar unlike anything he’d ever seen and heard. Law swallowed hard, sweat beginning to bead on his forehead as he knew they were in for a night of trouble.

“Sulong.”

#Day 7 ღ Bepo ღ Return #nehswritesstuffs #Heart Pirates Week

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heart pirates week 2024 day 9: law and tattoos

i just thought the concept was neat. swallow gang!!!

thank you SO MUCH to @heart-pirates-week for hosting this event. it was so much fun, even as i was scrambling to keep up with prompts. i wrote way more than i expected and came up with some stuff i'm really pleased by, especially considering i wrote most of them in one sitting and without editing. great challenge on every level and yeah. thank you!!

#Day 9 ღ Law ღ Tattoos ღ Fantasy AU #aaaghhhhhh #heart pirates week #thank you for joining us for the whole week!! <3

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heart pirates week 2024 day 8: hakugan and caught

i don't know what else to say about this one. i'm very sleepy. i think hakugan is neat. conceptually. trying to write post 1081 is. a Trial.

#Day 8 ღ Hakugan ღ Caugh #aaaghhhhhh #heart pirates week

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HEART PIRATES WEEK 2024 - Part 6 of 9

I told myself last year that I was going to participate in Heart Pirates Week this year, and by thunder I'm going to participate in Heart Pirates Week!

Day Six: Uni - Aftermath

618 words; takes place some time before Sabaody; sorry this is so late (and now the rest of it will be as well) but life happened what are you gonna do about it; this fill contains mild descriptors of wounds; there is also almost no dialogue in this so sorry if you’re here for sass because in this installment there is none; still very not-read through

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It hadn’t exactly been one of the crew’s proudest moments, but at least it was now over. Everyone was now back in the Polar Tang and she was diving, putting distance between them and the island they had unceremoniously ran from.

They ran like cowards is what they did. The head of the Marine base stationed there was more than the Captain could handle—more than any of them could handle—and they turned tail in defeat, barely scraping out of there alive, let alone uncaptured.

Breathing out a sigh of relief, Uni decided to at least get through their post-island routine while he could, considering there was no knowing what was on the next speck of land they’d land on. He went over the checklist in his mind before picking himself up off the floor of the Tang’s main deck and began his rounds.

First, he went to the boiler room, where everything seemed to be working in pristine order. Ikkaku sat in the corner, hugging her knees as she tried to be small as possible. The cut on her arm didn’t look like it had been treated yet, so Uni took the first aid kit from its perch and knelt next to her, waiting for her to let him help. Eventually she shrugged off the top of the coveralls and exposed her tank-top-covered torso and bare arms, the left of which had a nasty gash from her shoulder that nearly went to her elbow. It had already clotted over—thank the seas—but they were going to be in trouble if it wasn’t cleaned and bandaged soon. She didn’t flinch as he touched her arm—better him than Law, as the man was probably fuming over some broken bones sticking out of Penguin somewhere.

Eventually, the wound was clean and nods were exchanged before Uni went to check on some of the others. A few were alright, though holed up in the bunk room under their blankets. He went in search of Clione, finding that he was already in the kitchen attempting to make everyone’s favorite snacks before people started showing up. A tray was already sitting out and prepped—the Captain’s favorite herbal tea and some sweet cake. He brought it to the Captain’s room, setting it on his desk before allowing his eyes to linger for a moment on the faded, charred photos that lined a portion of the wall.

Uni wasn’t stupid—he knew at least who the couple and child were and why they only existed in crispy, char-edged snail photos. To be from the North and not know about Flevance was difficult; it was the other person who he was having difficulty identifying. The Captain never really talked about the man or why he too was only in photos. People had come up with varying theories over the years, but no one dared ask directly. It was even something that the Original Trio didn’t know the whole story about—Penguin and Shachi knew only a little, while Bepo knew just a bit more and was not giving up anything.

Nodding at the photos, Uni took his leave and left the tiny cabin, almost walking directly into its occupant in the corridor. The Captain looked drawn and thinner than usual, with his eyes haunted and his stance defensive. He almost was ready to tear into Uni when he saw the tray sitting on his desk—he of all people knew a peace offering when he saw one.

“Thanks,” the Captain mumbled. Uni simply nodded and let him pass, the heavy metal door to the cabin shutting soon after.

Hmm. He wondered what Hakugan was doing. Might as well go take a look.

#Day 6 ღ Uni ღ Aftermath #Heart Pirates Week #nehswritesstuffs

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Chapter 8 featuring the Heart Pirate Captain himself for @heart-pirates-week and the promised Lawzo centered chapter

Law - tattoos

(Still gonna try to get the missing ch for Uni out when I have more time later this month)

#Day 9 ღ Law ღ Tattoos ღ Fantasy AU #ayuventi #heart pirates week

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heart pirates week 2024 day 7: bepo and return

bepo returns and so do i! this one gave me so much trouble, both because real life got in the way and also just. trying to say the things i wanted to say in ways that didn't suck. anyways. Bepo as acting Captain while Law is on Punk Hazard is So compelling to me.

#Day 7 ღ Bepo ღ Return #aaaghhhhhh #heart pirates week

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2024 Heart Pirates Week

Day 1 ღ Jean Bart ღ Cursed Day 2 ღ Shachi ღ Celebration Day 3 ღ Penguin ღ Loyalty Day 4 ღ Ikkaku ღ Night Day 5 ღ Clione ღ Food Day 6 ღ Uni ღ Aftermath Day 7 ღ Bepo ღ Return Day 8 ღ Hakugan ღ Caught Day 9 ღ Law ღ Tattoos ღ Fantasy AU

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Thank you so much to everyone who has participated this year!!! It has been amazing to see so many talented people shower this crew with the appreciation they deserve <3 all of you have made this a lovely and incredible experience.

The event navigation/masterlist will be reblogged shortly with the 2024 updated list (did you know that this year's event had more than twice the amount of participants compared to 2023?!) so please stay tuned for that. This time there won't be a feedback form, but if you'd like to suggest any prompts for next year, please feel free to send them via asks (anon is enabled), and they'll be used in the interest check form for next year's event

Lastly, a quick reminder that any late posts for the event that are made before April ends will still be welcome and reblogged!

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#heart pirates #heart pirates week #hope to see you again next year!!!

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Heart Pirates Week!

Day 9

Law

Fantasy AU

Dungeon Meshi inspired me

Since it's the last day I wanted to include all the members of the crew but man my brain broke part way through this (don't ask why I made them what they are but Law is for sure a mage)

#Day 9 ღ Law ღ Tattoos ღ Fantasy AU #heart pirates week #frogfemur #thank you for joining us for the whole week!! <3

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I finally got the time to do one fast drawing.

I fucking love her.

#Day 4 ღ Ikkaku ღ Night #wanifufufu #heart pirates week

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two parts?? in this economy?? I added an extra somethin from my little peng & shachi thing earlier this week. i just think they're neat. happy heart pirates week this has been so much fun!! :^)

summary: tfw your bff is realizing he's aro while you're realizing ur in love with him words: 2,737

#sen-ya #heart pirates week

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@heart-pirates-week || Day 9 || Law

#Day 9 ღ Law ღ Tattoos ღ Fantasy AU #sen-ya #heart pirates week

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we made it! final day of @heart-pirates-week with law and 'tattoos', of which he has so very many, holy shit.

#Day 9 ღ Law ღ Tattoos ღ Fantasy AU #fab_ia #heart pirates week #thank you for joining us for the whole week!! <3

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Heart Pirates Week 2024

Doing HPW24 with a slight delay

Go read the first instalment on AO3!

#Day 9 ღ Law ღ Tattoos ღ Fantasy AU #heart pirates week #ninhaoma-ya #thank you for joining us for the whole week!! <3