#opreversebang2022

[opreversebang]

OPRB Masterpost - update

The master post from the previous run of the event was sadly never finished (due to real life, various obligations, and a subsequent change in mod team) and we're sincerely sorry about that.

A new and finished master post will be posted as soon as possible with all entries from our 2022 OPRB collection on Ao3, and a new queue will be made to reblog all entries again!

A note about future runs of the event: while a new run isn't planned at the moment (since a revamped BB is coming in first), but there will definitely be another OPRB in the future with some new stuff!

In the meantime, we'll do what we can to update our social media with some new branding and we'll be back with updates when we have them!

#opreversebang2022

[generaldevi]

My part of the collab between @purplehairedwonder and me. 

Check out her amazing fanfic here <3!

Graffiti war between Luffy, Law and Kid - ending in an alliance. 

@opreversebang

#opreversebang2022 #Monkey D Luffy #Trafalgar D Water Law #Eustass Captain Kid #OPFanart

[majoraop]

These illustrations are my part of the collaboration with @akemichan007 for the One Piece Reverse Bang 2022 @opreversebang. You can read her beautiful, touching story here: “Unbreakable Bonds”.

#opreversebang #opreversebang2022 #onepiece #one piece #opfanart #marcoace #marco #marcothephoenix #marco the phoenix #ace #portgas d ace #sabo #opsketches #opcollab #majoraop

[alegnace]

"Who are we forgiving today, Kokoro?"

Joining @opreversebang with amazing writer that is my beloved friend @chromatic-lamina. Having a chance to work with her is such wish become reality :')

Go read her story on this AU, 'Doctor Death (Doula).' ❤️

#opreversebang #opreversebang2022 #opevents #one piece #one piece fanart #trafalgar d water law #one piece kokoro #heart pirates #I can say this is my favorite piece I ever work ❤️ #still can believe I work with my most favorite law writer #her law is everything and influence me the most on how I picture him #zoom for some tiny details 😉

[hallowoween1]

makino and shanks best parents!! ToT two pieces for the @opreversebang in collaboration with the lovely @lerya-fanfic! thank you Lerya for writing such a warm and touching fic about ASL and co. taking care of makino! <3 the amount of character references they were able to add amazes me! i really enjoyed reading it!

read the fic here!

check out more of Lerya’s amazing works here!! they have an insane library of one piece fanfics!

Lerya’s Twitter | Lerya’s Tumblr | Lerya’s Ao3

#onepiecereversebang #one piece #shanks #makino #strawhat pirates #luffy #sabo #ace #marco #izou #thatch #franky #brooks #usopp #robin #nami #chopper #sanji #zoro #opreversebang2022 #fanart

[deateath]

💫✏️🏴‍☠️ 2nd piece for One Piece Reverse Bang '22! 💫✏️🏴‍☠️

••• for the love of all things holy please click for better quality •••

She’d been barely conscious back then, bleeding out on the mausoleum’s stone. Here lies Nico Robin, buried under the stones of her own disillusion. What an epitaph it would have been. If it weren’t for the antidote she offered to the unconscious victor. If it weren’t for Luffy taking her out of that crumbling place by force, not listening to any of her protests. Just because he could and wanted to.

Letting out another deep breath, Robin faced the deck, giving the vast space a once-over…Her fingers still running over the wooden railing, she whispered. “Let’s take care of each other, Sunny.”

Once again going back to the idea that participating in this event has made me a better artist, because it has! I am really happy with how this turned out, I think my inspo was still flowing from my previous project. The line art on this is something new for me too, and I think it went quite well!

The companion fic for this piece was done by the beautiful, amazing Lily @afterdeck-ace!!! Robin instrospection is always so good, and Lily does a BEAUTIFUL job with it omg🤌🏻😘 Go check out her blog, all her writing and other info is linked there too!

And as always, go show some love to the other participants in this event, their work is being chronicled at @opreversebang !!!

#onepiecereversebang #opreversebang2022 #one piece #opfanart #opfanfic #op fan art #op fanfiction #one piece fan art #one piece fanfiction #fanfic #fan art #my art #oh hey guys fancy seeing you here pls comment if you do I would die for you a thousand times over #fanfiction

[purplehairedwonder]

Fandom: One Piece Rating: PG-13 Pairings: Gen Words: 5,658 Characters: Trafalgar Law, Monkey D. Luffy, Eustass Kid, Bepo, Shachi, Penguin, Ikkaku, Jean Bart, Uni, Zoro, Nami, Robin, Killer, Heat, Wire, Donquixote Doflamingo Summary:  In the city of Dressrosa, med student Trafalgar Law runs an underground clinic for the down and out. Monkey D. Luffy leads a group of self-styled vigilantes called the Straw Hats. Eustass Kid studies mechanical engineering by day and leads a biker gang by night. Their paths cross when a new drug called Smile hits the streets. Shenanigans ensue.

Notes: This is my contribution to the @opreversebang. I was paired with the immensely talented @generaldevi. 

View the incredible art here!

#I did a thing! #This was very fun #and the art is fantastic #check it out! #opreversebang2022 #Trafalgar Law #Monkey D. Luffy #Eustass Kid #One Piece #One Piece fanfic #Caitlin's fic

[tuesdayinthedas]

“I’ve decided.” Luffy’s gaze flickered from Roronoa’s eyes to his mouth. “I’ve decided that we’re gonna be partners.”

My second piece for the @opreversebang this time a Demon!Zoro and Demon hunter!Luffy au. The companion fic ephemerality is amazing please give it a read!

#one piece #opreversebang2022 #roronoa zoro #monkey d. luffy #zolu #luzo #vaniarts

[snailroyal]

🔥 Ace & Sabo living their best life 🎩

My @opreversebang illustrations for @geistdesfeuers’s Ace & Sabo fic “Konbunni Special”!!! FEATURING BUNNY ACE AND GREMLIN SABO

#One Piece #OPFanart #One Piece fanart #opreversebang2022 #onepiecereversebang #Ace #portgas d ace #Sabo #OP Sabo #School AU

[hergan416]

Tempered Expectations

Fandom: One Piece Rating: T(een) Warnings: Mild profanity, food/eating Character focus: Roronoa Zoro, Blackfoot Sanji, Perona, & Charlotte Pudding Word Count: 4033 Written for 2022's One Piece Reverse Bang, based on Novicity's absolutely wonderful art (reposted below with permission, but also please check out her twitter and support their post!).

Summary:

Perona distracted Sanji’s rage again by widening her eyes to a plea. “Please, Mr. Cook?” Sanji could do nothing. “Sure, fine. You can help Pudding and me decorate the sweets.” As Perona cheered, Sanji couldn’t stop the sinking feeling in his stomach that this was a mistake. -- Zoro's in the way, it's Perona's fault, there's a kitchen raid, and it's impossible to cook in peace.

Read it now on AO3!

Thank you so much to @opreversebang for the opportunity to participate in this event. As Novicity is only on Twitter, and I'm only on Tumblr, I would never have been able to meet and work with them without your organization.

I hope you all enjoy!

#opreversebang2022 #opreversebang #op #my writing #sanji #zoro #charlotte pudding #perona

[chromatic-lamina]

Only part of some of the influences for Doctor Death (Doula). None of the images above beat @alegnace ‘s beautiful art that was done for the @opreversebang (please check it out). Excerpt below:

 🎺🎺🎺 

"Who we forgiving today, Kokoro?"

Law adjusted his client's pillows a little and pulled out the seafarer deck she liked to cheat with. Worn and slightly sticky from use, white streaks scoured the color from the mirrored octopuses on the back of some of the cards.

"Not a damn one of them."

🎺🎺🎺 

Law’s a death doula to a dying Kokoro. He plays the trumpet in his spare time to aid the transition from one world to the next. Modern AU. Uplifting.

The banyan tree is from: Kiran Gopi, CC BY-SA 2.5 IN, via Wikimedia Commons

The Moreton Bay Fig Tree is Marie Frei, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The cards and the model were from various advertising campaigns about the place. Trumpet? From a wiki too, I hope! This probably only means something to me and the artist, but oh well!

#one piece #trafalgar law #kokoro #one piece fanfic #opreversebang2022 #opreversebang #one piece fanfiction #one piece fanart #opfanfic #op fanart #trafalgar d. water law #kokoro one piece #heart pirates #chimney one piece #gonbe one piece #chromalami #chromafic #chromafics

[opreversebang]

opversebang 2022 Master List (In Progress)

Congratulations to all artists and authors who took part in this year’s reversebang, and a very big thank you as well. We have lots of amazing stories and gorgeous artworks listed below for you in this year’s masterpost. Please also check out our 2022 AO3 Collection.

Remember to show the artist/author some love and appreciation for their hard work by sharing and commenting on their work.

Sorted by gen/ship, then alphabetically by title! Will be updated as more projects are posted.

Gen

Title: at the point of a sword     Name: @kuneruru and freckledshoulderblades Pairing/Character focus: Roronoa Zoro, Dracule Mihawk, Kuina (One Piece), Koushirou, Monkey D. Luffy Rating: T Warnings: N/A Word Count: 13,317 Three months out from the Regional Championships, Koushirou introduces Zoro to the man he's destined to surpass one day. Mihawk, determined to foster greatness, agrees to the challenge of training Zoro.Zoro does his best to tread water, but the weight of their expectations is more significant than he anticipated.(A modern kendo AU where Zoro hones his skill and learns to breathe.) Artwork | Story

Title: Blood Tied Heart Strings Name: hgatoart and SnailorBee Pairing/Character focus: Donquixote "Corazon" Rosinante, Donquixote Doflamingo, Donquixote Pirates (One Piece), Trafalgar D. Water Law, Pica (One Piece), Baby 5 (One Piece), Buffalo (One Piece), Trebol (One Piece), Diamante (One Piece), GiollaLao G (One Piece), Senor Pink (One Piece), Gladius (One Piece)  Rating: M Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence Word Count: 4,770 Summary: Corazon hears familiar laughter echoing around him, but Doffy's nowhere to be seen. His voice starts singing, dripping in contempt and malice.   I had strings but now I'm free... There are no strings on me...The hairs on the back of Corazon's neck stand up. Artwork | Story

Title: Chasing Legends     Name: deateath and Cyborg_Franky Pairing/Character focus: Fushichou Marco | Phoenix Marco & Portgas D. Ace              Rating: T Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Word Count: 5,083 Summary: - Surviving is out here is all well and good but Ace wants to live and experience true freedom. Marco is hunted like an animal and desires a place where he can finally be free and to stop running from the powers that control the wastes- Artwork | Story

Title: Confluence     Name: deateath and altokiwi Pairing/Character focus:   Mugiwara Kaizoku | Strawhat Pirates & Vinsmoke Sanji, Roronoa Zoro & Vinsmoke Sanji,  Vinsmoke Sanji, Roronoa Zoro, Vinsmoke Family (One Piece), Mugiwara Kaizoku | Strawhat Pirates             Rating: M Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Word Count: 6,191 Summary: Perhaps Sanji's past is not as behind him as he'd hoped.OR Sanji has a nightmare. Artwork | Story

Title: Chrysalis        Name: deateath and Lily_Amazon Pairing/Character focus:  Mugiwara Kaizoku | Strawhat Pirates & Nico Robin, Nico Robin & Thousand Sunny                       Rating: T Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Word Count: 8,961 Summary:  Robin sighed. Unsteady as she felt, the urge to stay awake remained. She wanted to look at the sea, enjoy the soothing sight as long as she could. No point fighting it then. Better let the thoughts swirl unfiltered, loud and unpleasant and just… bite the proverbial bullet until a new distraction arose or exhaustion finally kicked in. That first night on the Thousand Sunny, Water 7 now far behind them, Robin can't sleep. Too much has happened in the last few days. Artwork | Story

Title: Doctor Death (Doula)      Name: alegnace and Harmonica_Smile (Rescue_Remedy) Pairing/Character focus:  Kokoro (One Piece) & Trafalgar D. Water Law, Chimney & Kokoro (One Piece), Kokoro (One Piece)/Tom (One Piece)   Rating: T Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Word Count: 5,444 Summary: Cora had died alone. Law's family too. In fear and shock and pain. If Law could be there for someone as they passed over, he would be. Midwife to another transition, his fingers teased the line separating the living and not, shaded the regions between."Was it a job requisite? Inking your fingers like that?" Kokoro asked."A death midwife, or death doula, is a person who assists in the dying process, much like a midwife or doula does with the birthing process. It is often a community based role, aiming to help families cope with death through recognizing it as a natural and important part of life." (Wikipedia) Artwork | Story

Title:Sleeping Habits

Name: marsuro and Wordlet

Pairing/Character focus:  Mugiwara Kaizoku | Strawhat Pirates & Roronoa Zoro

Rating: Gen

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Word Count: 4,952

Summary: Zoro is a simple man. When there is a moment of peace and a place to himself, he sleeps. 5 times Zoro sleeps in weird (and sometimes dangerous) places. An OP reverse bang production! (art included) Artwork | Story

Shipping

Ace/Sabo

Title: Konbunni Special    Name: SnailRoyal and ginawo Pairing/Character focus:  Portgas D. Ace/Sabo                      Rating: Gen Warnings: N/A Word Count: 4,914 Summary: Sabo runs around holding a photo of Ace in bunny ears while Ace himself chasing him down~! Who would not want to keep such an adorable photo in their pocket? :P Artwork | Story

Title: when you're done, come find me       Name: GabiFalcaoArt and JessenoSabaku Pairing/Character focus: Portgas D. Ace/Sabo                     Rating: Explicit Warnings: N/A Word Count: 11,009 Summary: One corner of the man’s mouth turned up in a smile that barely reached his eyes. As he set the hat down on the table, he said, “Never mind that. Instead, tell me: to what do I owe the pleasure of this meeting, Firefist Ace?” Even after over a decade of growth, he was still the same. Ace knew that fucking hat and those goggles looked familiar. They were the same that Sabo used to wear when they were children. The memory of smoke clutched at his throat—just a wisp, rising high in the skyline, over the skiff that his brother sank in off the coast of the Goa Kingdom. Ace tightened his hands into fists to stop them from shaking while a ghost watched him from across the table with a wan, expectant smile.

Ace survives the battle at Marineford. But months before that, he meets a stranger who is entirely too familiar. Artwork | Story

Iceberg/Crocodile

Title: The truth, and only the truth    Name: okzoomies and  Mossbeast Pairing/Character focus: Iceberg/Crocodile                Rating: T Warnings: N/A Word Count: 6,001 Summary: When Sir Crocodile, disgraced Shichibukai and former chokehold on Alabasta, lands on Water 7 to get a new ship, Iceburg gains something unexpected out of it. Artwork | Story

Iceberg/Lucci

Title: Tempting Fate      Name:  okzoomies and lunarshores Pairing/Character focus: Iceberg/Rob Lucci                  Rating: Mature Warnings: N/A Word Count: 4,120 Summary: Lucci's mission was going perfectly Artwork | Story

Kuzan/Smoker

Title: Endless Horizon Name: CrowSizna and  hamstercheese7 Pairing/Character focus: Aokiji | Kuzan/Smoker                         Rating: Explicit Warnings: N/A Word Count: 4,951 Summary: “Go put those in water somewhere, Tashigi,” he muttered. “I’ll find him and call you later.” Tashigi nodded slowly, the concern still evident in her eyes. Smoker watched her leave back towards the port where their ship was moored. The evening air was dust coated, new construction on old Marineford ongoing. In the distance, the sound of jackhammers and foremen, cranes and the cracking and settling of concrete and cobblestone. He pulled a cigar off his jacket and tucked it into the corner of his mouth. Now, to find Kuzan. Artwork | Story

Marco/Ace

Title: Unbreakable Bonds     Name: MajoraNoKamen and Akemichan Pairing/Character focus: Fushichou Marco | Phoenix Marco/Portgas D. Ace, Portgas D. Ace & Sabo             Rating: Gen Warnings: N/A Word Count: 13,659 Summary: Ace, on the other hand, couldn't help but smile. Or rather, broaden that smile that had never gone away. At the first opportunity, he joined Sabo and continued to observe him, to check all the changes. His eyes traced all the edges of Sabo’s scar, questions crowding in his mind. "So... Chief of Staff of the Revolutionary Army," he finally commented. Sabo looked at him curiously. "Yes, Commander of the Whitebeard Pirate Second Fleet?" Ace laughed: hardly anyone used that title and hearing Sabo saying it was weird. "Not exactly what we imagined back then, but it's not bad, isn't it?" "What do you mean?" "Well, I didn't think I'd find myself a captain other than myself. And you... You know, don't you?" Sabo froze for a moment and stared at him with wide eyes. "No," he said coldly. "I do not know." Artwork | Story

Shanks/Mihawk/Zoro

Title: Sinful Delusions Name: rottnkune and LMAO_Its_Jazzy Pairing/Character focus: Akagami no Shanks | Red-Haired Shanks/Dracule Mihawk, Dracule Mihawk/Roronoa Zoro, Akagami no Shanks | Red-Haired Shanks/Dracule Mihawk/Roronoa Zoro             Rating: Explicit Warnings: N/A Word Count: 4,288 Summary: Dracule Mihawk is bored inside his castle walls. He finds other activities to entertain himself that night. The warlord has been keeping immoral sexual desires to one of the Emperors, Akagami no Shanks, and his student, Roronoa Zoro. He wants to relieve himself through these lecherous fantasies he has with them in his quarters. Artwork | Story

Smoker/Law

Title: Heartleaves   Name: @baxwitzka​ and JacknessofHearts Pairing/Character focus: Smoker/Trafalgar D. Water Law                     Rating: T Warnings: N/A Word Count: 18,308 Summary: "Witchcraft is a trade, Hunter. So, what are you willing to give for my help?" Law can't help but enjoy the suspiciousness in the Hunter's eyes. It's always better when they're aware of the danger they're about to step into. Law's always liked people with a sense of self-preservation. "Let me in and we can talk," the Hunter says. Law's always liked people with a sense of self-preservation. People who don't like to make contracts with faceless walls of magic huts. He can respect that. "The door is open," he says.*When Hunter Smoker asks Witch Law for help, the deal he gets is more complicated than either of them bargained for. Artwork | Story

Zoro/Luffy

Title: A Gamble on Love Name: condeand31 and SnailorBee Pairing/Character focus: Monkey D. Luffy/Roronoa Zoro Rating: Gen Warnings: N/A Word Count: 4,215 Summary: Pre-Time Skip! "We have a bet amongst the crew, minus Chopper. You want in?" "A bet?" Brook repeated, mystified. "About what?" "If those two idiots are dating or not." Nami jerked her chin in the direction of the nap pile behind him.Strawhats and their bets about Luffy and Zoro. Artwork | Story

Title: ephemerality Name: TuesdayinThedas and greatduwangs Pairing/Character focus: Monkey D. Luffy/Roronoa Zoro Rating: T Warnings: Graphic depictions of violence Word Count: 6,688 Summary: Roronoa is a demon.  Luffy is a demon hunter.Naturally, they become partners. Artwork | Story

Title: Lay Me Down Name: TuesdayinThedas and tinyforestshark Pairing/Character focus: Monkey D. Luffy/Roronoa Zoro  Rating: Explicit Warnings: N/A Word Count: 10,471 Summary: Zoro was about to bring this point up to Luffy, during a gap in the cameras, when a drone rounded the corner onto their road about a block down. In a panic to keep their identities safe, Zoro grabbed Luffy's arm and tugged him back, twisted him and pressed him back against the nearest building. His feet bordered Luffy's and his hands rested on the wall on either side of Luffy's head. Zoro opened his mouth to explain but Luffy let out another one of those chuckles that short circuited Zoro's brain. It was so soft and so very affectionate. Zoro was stuck in the loop of it, staring at Luffy’s lips. Artwork | Story

Zoro/Sanji

Title: missed connections     Name: MartaPorta91 and burnwaywardbird Pairing/Character focus: Roronoa Zoro/Vinsmoke Sanji             Rating: T Warnings: N/A Word Count: 7,276 Summary: There were a lot of things you could fault Totto for – the overpriced paninis and the shitty hourly wage to name a few—but one thing was for certain: the place had an uncanny ability to bring Soulmates together. When Sanji, a barista at Totto, meets his Soulmate without realizing it, he distracts himself from the missed connection by antagonizing the new neighbor across the street. A new connection grows in the empty space his missing Soulmate has left. Written for the OP Reverse Bang 2022 with art by Blue Riza. Artwork | Story

Title: Share the World        Name: deateath and  alexandermylove Pairing/Character focus: Roronoa Zoro/Vinsmoke Sanji             Rating: T                 Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Word Count: 4,108 Summary: Luffy trying to eat anything that looks remotely edible? Check. Being randomly attacked by enemy pirates? Check. Robin being morbid, Usopp screaming, and Zoro and Sanji getting injured? Check. Just a regular day in the life of the Straw Hat Pirates. Artwork | Stor

#opevents #opreversebang #opreversebang2022

[generaldevi]

The Art of Engineering

Rating: M

Warnings: Human Experimentation, Medical Experimentation, War

Characters: Eustass Kid, Killer, Heat, Wire

Word count: ~4000 words

Summary:   Nearly three years after the fall of Eustass "Captain" Kid, the remaining Crew members works on a mission to infiltrate Kaido Corp. and steal one of their experiments.

This is my fanfic for the @opreversebang 

I was writing the fanfic about @baxwitzka‘s idea: Check out her art.

I hope you like it!

Cross-posted here and on AO3

Keep in mind: If you are sensitivity to medical topics and/or war like themes, please refrain from reading this. 

Several scenes were deleted/rewritten due to respect of the current situation in Europe. 

Chapter 1: Infiltration

"What do you think is this?" Wire asked, looking at the plastic box in front of them. Their client, a contact from Heartstealer, had provided them with a lot of information on their planned heist. Maps, security system, guard schedules and security codes. And- something else. "Don't know, he said, we need this to get into the building. Several doors will only unlock with the content." Killer answered, before wiggling the box a little bit. The small box was rather heavy and it sounded like something was sloshing inside, moving in thick liquid. "A liquid? Do you think this is some kind of acid?" Heat frowned. More instructions would have been useful, but well. "No. Asked about that. He said, we should open this, right before we start or else it might turn bad." Killers voice softened at the end of the sentence. This could only mean one thing- well, two things to be more precise. "A preservative? I do not like where this is going." Wire sighed. "Eyes or hands . Urgh. Disgusting." "Yup." He shook the box again, shivering at the sound of something moving inside liquid. People were disgusting. Heartstealer was disgusting. Urgh. "Enough of this- we go in at Thursday. Get everyone here, we need to plan out." That was an understatement. You simply did not break into one of the biggest governmental funded, medical companies out there, to steal one of their experiments.

They arrived at late noon. It was before the shift between day and night security. With some stolen uniforms and name-tags no one asked any questions. The advantages of a big company, where no one knew their dear co-workers.

The mechanical door opened and revealed a room filled with tanks and machines. Killer entered the room, carefully scanning the room. The tanks were filled with opalescent liquid. Some contained weird organic structures, others seemed empty apart from the fluids. Some of them were completely dark, with all lights on the tank being turned off, and a red mark next to the tank. On each and every tank was the emblem of the Kaido Corp.. A big dragon head with DNA-strands as beard and the typical connection wires of the body mods around.

"This does not look like the normal kind of biomedical research." Killer swallowed dryly. Kaido Corp. was one of the leading factories selling a wide range from artificial limbs, body modifications and general biomedical engineered products. Many research organizations were working for them. Kaido Corp. was sponsored by the government as it was publicly viewed as benevolent and progressive. Many diseases or disabilities were nowadays curable thanks to one or another invention of the Kaido Corp. Network. Of course the company was also involved in weapon development and some other - less humanitarian work. These details were just hidden from the general population. Killer, Heat and Wire knew, that all that public benevolence bullshit was nothing more than PR crap.

"Not really." Wire murmured, touching the thick glass of one of the tanks. As soon as Wire's fingers moved over the glass, the lights under the tank turned on. Wire jumped backwards, hand moving towards his rifle. There was a twitching mass of limbs in the tank. Fingers and arms, small and stunted. Half rotten and decaying. Dying or partially dead. "What... is this?" Wire asked, turning around and looking at the other dark tanks. He started to walk past them, touching each and any of them. "They are dying- this one is already dead." Heat murmured. He had no weak stomach but this was gruesome and scary. They had crucified people in the past, killed their opponents by torturing and dismembering them. Watching these twitching and wiggling limbs caused more than uneasiness. These things did not look human and yet their limbs resembled human body parts. "This one has eyes" Killer said, taking a deep breath. Urgh. It was a chunk of meat with knots, lumbs and holes. Pulsating veins were embedded in the tissues, connecting the different holes. Sometimes pieces of the flesh were moving, revealing globs made of gelatinous mass. Pupils trying to adjust to the sudden light. They were following their moves, observing them. "Is this where they.. are getting their limbs from?" Heat asked and turned towards the Blonde. "Possible. I  mean- most artificial limbs are purely made from metal and other non-biological material. With the increased amount of body modifications, the amount of allergic responses and hypersensitivity reactions also increased. Didn't Kaido Corp. always advertise their products as hypoallergenic? If it is made of modified flesh, maybe that is the reason the limbs and body mods work better?" At least that was Killers theory. It would also fit in the companies underground profile. "Makes sense." Wire sighed. "And these are- the failed ones?" "Or the harvested ones." Killer nodded towards a chunk of meat with stitches. The tissue around the stitches was red and inflamed, with pus covering parts of flesh. "Does not look, like they are reusable" Wire sighed, tapped the glass again and the lights turned off. He did not want to look at this any longer. "Enough of this, turn these things off again. We need to go further." Away from this horror circus. If this was their growing station- where did they get the samples from, the growing hormones? Wasn't there something with different blood groups or cell groups? Biomedical engineering was rather complex - from what Killer had heard of at least. No wonder humanity needed so long to get functioning artificial limbs.

The went further and further - killing one of the security, who noticed them. Apart from that their entry was easier, then they had expected. At least until the lights started to flicker. Former medical white was turned into a dim orange-red. The alarm system was activated and shrill sirens were hurting their ears. Killer felt his heart rate increase. They were so close- just one more room. This was bad news. They were supposed to sneak in unnoticed. "This is supposed to be the room" Killer shouted over the sirens. "Go. Heat and I will take care of the security." Wire hold his weapon, ready to fire at anybody moving towards to them. Killer nodded. "Good. If it gets too dangerous, come to me."

Their client would be pissed if they aborted the mission but he would not risk his friends dying here. Not for some kind of weird human experiment they were supposed to steal.

Killer ran towards the last door. He typed in the code and used the severed hand to unlock the door. As the door closed behind Killer, the noises from the adjacent rooms were cut off. No sirens, no gun shot. Why did they isolate this room so much? Killer quickly scanned the room. What- Killer starred at the container. No. No this can't be. He stepped closer, staring at the person floating in the tank. This was impossible. He swallowed dryly. The body in the tank twitched, a movement spreading through his legs, his torso, his arms. The head moved, his eyes opened and he starred at Killer. "Kid..?" Killer asked, touching the glass, starring at the redhead. He starred back, fierce and unbroken. Angry and disorientated. It took him a moment, he blinked once, twice. Recognition.

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Chapter 2:  The Fall of Eustass "Captain" Kid

For quite some times there had been rumours about a big deal. Depending on the sources it was either about body modifications or about weapons. Both of those were of great use for them. They had more than enough mouths to feed and bodies to repair. "We are going to participate" Kid explained suddenly, already half drunk from the all the booze he had downed this evening. In his left arm was a rather petite looking female, leaning against him with blushed cheeks. Kid's newest plaything. Poor thing. Would not last a single night. Killer nodded. He had already expected Kid to participate in the deal. It was a great chance for them and their growing number of men. They knew about Scratchmen Apoo und Basil Hawkins also trying to get their fingers on some of the wares. As if their boss - Eustass Captain Kid - would let them get all the good stuff. "Going to rip those mods right from these government pigs" They had more than enough. As if they were in need of more body modification material, medical supplies or weapons. "We going solo or cooperating with the others?" Both was possible. Killer knew, that Kid preferred to operate alone, but raiding a big governmental organized ware deal was going to be dangerous. "Organize a meeting with those two freaks, they were long begging to kiss my feet." Indeed- both of them had asked more than once for an alliance. Kid had declined until now - not wanting to deal with some "power hungry side chicks, wanting a bit of his fame". "Will do." Killer sighed, before downing the remaining rum. Killer disliked both, Scratchmen Apoo was a loud, obnoxious brat and Basil Hawkins a back-stabbing bitch. He knew, that Kid shared his opinion of them. Anything more than a short time alliance would be impossible with them. He was going to make supre, that Apoo and Hawkins both understood the nature of their short-termin alliance. "Enjoy your evening" The blonde said, before getting up. He would prepare the negotiations and let Kid have his fun with the little girl. She would easily break - nothing more than a little fling. Kid had a high consumption of them.   Kid laughed - dirty and loud and bellowing. It was probably a good thing Kid could blow some steam off, before the heist. Kid was a great leader, sometimes he had the nasty habit of entering full blood lust berserk mode though. Good when you want to slaughter people and destroy as much as you can. Not so good, when you have to deal with fragile wares like body modifications or explosives.

Negotiations with Basil Hawkins and Scratchmen Apoo were easy made. Attacking at the same time-point, gathering the wares and sharing at the end - depending on who killed more Opponents. Killer felt, that convincing them was a little bit to easy, but Kid was eager for the heist. Their people were getting restless. Black market mods often had some kind of side-effects. Pain,  non-compatibility or high maintenance. Getting their hands on some of the real good stuff, would satisfy their people and increase Kid's reputation and bounty. Not that they were small fish anymore. Their name was well known by general public and underground people alike. Kid's opinion on the topic was different though. The more, the better.

Kid sat in front of the fire, leaning back against one of their weapon crates. Everyone who was joining their heist was supposed to check their weapons, clean them and take good care of them - men who died, because their weapons were not well-maintained, deserved neither pity nor grief. Heat and Wire were sitting to his right and left, both heavily armed and ready to go. Killer was equally equipped, kneeling in front of Kid, holding his hand. "This looks so romantic" Heat sighed in a dramatic way. Wire snorted in amusement before nodding. "Right. Are you proposing? Awwwh." He made a duck face, pushing his lips forward and blinking at their Boss. "Fuck off!" Kid growled, ripping his hand out of Killers to flip Wire off. At least until he realized that half his finger was now stained in crimson red nail polish. "I hate you so much" Killer murmured in a quiet voice, before he grabbed Kid's arm and continued painting Kid's fingernails. Every time. Every - fucking - time. It was one of their rituals - back from the times when it was only the two of them. Two scrawny half starved teenagers fighting for their lifes. Fighting for their place in an unfair society. Heat and Wire knew about the beginning of their ritual - still they sometimes made fun of their boss and his first man's -beauty routine-. None of the others dared to comment on Kid's fingernails - Kid was not exactly known for his calm temper. However, that did neither stop Wire nor Heat.

They outnumbered the security staff by far - killing them was easier than they had expected. However, with governmental reinforcements and their allies men suddenly attacking them- the fight quickly turned from very good to very, very bad. Heat got shot - stomach. Kid was bleeding from multiple wounds, most of their rookies were already dead and those who did not die in the initial attack, were fleeing the scene. Fucking traitors. "Killer. Wire. Take Heat. Leave. I follow." Kid's voice was even louder then the sounds of dying men. It left no room for back talking. As much as it pained Killer - Orders are orders and he would not object Kid in a situation like this.

Several hours later, when the flames were extinguished and the tear gas had vanished, Killer and Wire were searching the fighting place. The others were back at their safe house, licking their wounds and helping those, who could not take care of themselves. "He has to be somewhere here" Wire said, jaw grinding. Kid would not go down so easily. Surely he was just stuck under some of the debris, ready to bitch at them, why it took'em so long. Killer remained silent, hiding with Wire behind debris and broken cars, sneaking closer and closer. They searched the entire place, but nothing. They even were bold enough to enter the middle of the place, with no coverage at all. But nothing- no sign of Kid. Neither dead or alive. When they hid behind a collapsed building, waiting for the guard drones to disappear, they waited in silence. Neither of them was in the mood for idle talk. The betrayal of Scratchmen Apoo and Basil Hawkins was one thing. Worse was the felling of guilt. Killer felt, like he had left Kid behind, like Kid's disappearance was Killers fault. He should have stayed longer, stayed at Kids side. If he had refused Kid's Order, if he had stayed with him- maybe then- "Killer." Wire's voice interrupted his trail of thoughts. Killer looked up, looked at Wire and then followed his gaze. The corpse of a young man, metal prosthetic leg half torn off, other leg broken and bend. It was not the sight of the corpse that made Killers chest tight. It was the hand around the broken neck, with nails painted in crimson red. He said nothing as he took the sight in. The severed arm, bone sticking out, teared muscles and ripped skin - if he did not die from the debris falling on top of him, then surely from blood loss.

Killer stood for a moment, gazing at the crumbled building behind the corpse. He wanted to move the building, to search for his friend. He wanted to bury him- "We go back. We need supplies and first aid material, before even more of us die." He bit his lip, crouching down an taking Kid's arm. They would bury, what they could, honor him at least in that way. If Killer had stayed with Kid- they probably would have died both.

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Chapter 3:  Singularity

Killer continued to stare at his long lost friend. He noticed the faint red glowing of his metal prosthesis, the tattooed emblem of the Kaido Corp. on his leg and many scars, he did not used to have. Still, no matter the changes- he recognized him. He probably would recognize Kid no matter what.

Kid opened his mouth, as if trying to say something, but due to the thick liquid filling the tank no sound escaped his throat. He moved his non-mechanical hand, touching the glass at the same spot Killer touched it. Killer could feel an electric jolt, as if Kid was able to reach through the glass. He nodded, slowly. Understood. He needed to get Kid out there as quickly as possible.

Starting from the control panel next to tank, Killer checked all his options. Locked. Neither the door code, nor the severed hand worked. He pushed the useless limb into his pocket, before gazing around. There had to be a way.

"I'll get you out there" It nearly felt, as if Killer wanted to convince himself, by saying it loud. How? How was he going to get Kid out of the tank. Pure violence probably did not work. He took a good swing at the glass tank. His hand hurt and Kid seemed amused. Asshole. Old Habits die hard. Killer followed Kid's gaze. Why did he stare at the control panel? Killer followed his friend's gaze, checked the panel again, before looking back to Kid.  Slowly Kid raised his arm, signing off numbers, which Killer typed into the panel. With the last number being typed in, the lights turned green and there was some kind of audible feedback. A warning sign appeared on the screen next to the tank. Evacuation ongoing. Seemed about right.

Killer took a step back, as the tubes outside the tank were moving, pumping the oxygen enriched liquid out of the tank. Kid seemed fine. He watched as the redhead started coughing the thick oxygen enriched liquid up. It sounded painful. Killer frowned. After the glass door of the tank opened he closed the gap to Kid, holding him up, while the coughing fit shook his entire body. "Easy there." "Took you... long... enough." Kid managed to press out between another coughing fit. Breathing in the weird goo was fine, getting it out of the system and getting used to breathing air again was a pain in the ass though. They had used it as torture on him before. Not fun. Definitely not fun. "We- we need to get you out here and then.. we need to talk" Killer sighed. His mind still did not manage to accept the fact, that Kid hadn't been killed back then. But this was definitely his friend. Eustass Kid. It was less the physical appearance of the other and more the way he was talking and moving. He felt right. They had known each other for many years before his downfall. They grew up together. They had saved each other's ass more times, than Killer could count.

"Who else here?" Kid was not sure how much time had passed since they last saw each other. Tests and operations, torture and training, pain and unconsciousness. In this damned laboratory the only rooms Kid ever saw, were the training room, his tank and the operation room. There was no sun or moon, no day or night. Kid was not sure if was months or years. They kept him starved and hurt. Easier to control. They wanted to find a way to keep his fighting spirit, while at the same time break his own will. They failed.

"Heat and Wire are fighting the security. Some others are outside, guarding our escape route. We should hurry." Naming them would be futile. Some of them joined after Kid had fallen.

Kid nodded, before coughing for the last time. He straightened up, rolling his shoulders and then ramming his bionic fist into his right hand. "Fine. I'm done killing  rookies or robotic targets." He tilted his head from side to side, letthing his bones creak, before turning towards the door. He did not bother with entering some bullshit codes to open the door. He wanted to test his powers. The first hit bent the metal door, activating the sirens and the security system. It needed a second and a third hit and the door was open far enough, that both of them could slip through.

"Do not give me that look, heh- how long do you think I wanted to this?" Kid grinned. "Security system in the other room was activated anyway. So, sht!" Killer just sighed. Some things never changed. He followed Kid, quickly scanning the room. There were  dead soldiers and parts of broken machines scattered all over the place. "Heat and Wire forced them back another room." Killer explained, while searching for his comrades. There- a glimpse of dark red cape caught his eye. "Wire?!" He shouted. "We're here! We need to get out- job's cancelled."

Killers voice was shouting over the shrill sirens of the security system. "Job's done, you mean-" Wire's voice broke, when he stared at the Redhead. What- what? How? Why? He ducked down last second, evading one of the attacks.

"Watch out!" Heat screamed, before taking out the attacker. In the meantime Kid had moved forwards. Parrying the attacks with his metal arm, before making short work of the remaining soldiers and attackers. Enjoying himself, while he tore through them.

Killer had heard about the specially engineered soldiers. There were rumors about special governmental fighting units. Body modifications, engineered limbs, increased stamina and senses. No own will, pure fighting machines. Watching Kid slaughter his way through the Kaido Corp. made him comprehend, what special class meant. God. The world was a fucked up place.

Escaping was easier than thought - even after Kid had activated nearly all security systems. They were out, before the real big guys came. Kid fighting like a berserker came in really handy. Killer already tried to contact their client. He wanted to inform them about the failure of the mission, but none of the contact numbers were working anymore - weird. He needed to talk to Heartstealer - later. When Kid managed to accustom himself to being free again. He was sitting with them, acting all normal. As if the last years did not happen. But deep down Killer knew, that Kid would need time to heal. He frowned, at least until Kid shoved one of the bottle of booze in his direction.

"Less bitch-face, more drinking" the Redhead hummed, before observing Heat and Wire again. One of the soldiers managed to got a good hit on him. He had been distracted by Kid's appearance. All of them had.

"Probably gonna hear in the news about this soon" Heat murmured, while continuing to stich Wire's shoulder. "Don't think so." Killer answered. "News gonna be manipulated. Probably gonna report something about organized crime" Wire groaned in pain, while Heat was taking care of his wounds. Not like he was whiny, but stitching a wound without pain medication was a bitch. Especially after Heat had to fish out some metal and glass splinters beforehand.

"Agree- not like they gonna say, that they had some kind of organ harvesting, human experiment freak show thing going on in there. When I close my eyes, I still see those eye-things moving around. Urgh." "Who you call human freak, huh?" Kid grinned at Wire, knowing very well, that he was exactly that. No pure human anymore. "Stop whining about your wounds, you know I noticed you stared at me, when the soldier hit you."

"Says the cyborg" Heat teased with a sly grin on his lips. It was weird. Even though it had been more than two years, since Kid had fallen- had vanished, talking to him felt, like not a single day had passed. Kid's appearance had changed. Not only the metal parts- Kid had always been muscular- but now? Beefy looking, strong muscles, broad back, neck like a bull and these legs - "Can you squeeze a watermelon between your legs?" Heat suddenly asked, staring at Kid's muscular thighs. Kid who was downing some of the booze they had left in their hideout, got the drink in the wrong pipe. Killer patted his back. Helping his friend getting liquid out of his lungs once more today.

"The fuck is that question?" Heat started to laugh, holding his stomach, while doing so. Wire grinned, looking at Kid. "Sorry bro, but you look fucking ripped. Compared to you, we look like scrawny wimps. I mean- I saw how you plucked the limbs from the soldiers, like the petals from a flower!" "Petals from a flower? The fuck- did you finally get out from the closet or what?"   Kid grinned, Killer remained silent and Heat blinked once, before smiling, leaning his head against Wire's shoulder. "Well, actually- ..."

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💫✏️🏴‍☠️ 1st piece for One Piece Reverse Bang '22! 💫✏️🏴‍☠️

I had soooo much fun with this, and I feel like participating in this event has made me a better artist in so many ways! I cannot wait to share my other pieces too, so keep an eye out 👀

The companion fic for this was done by the wonderful Mor @altokiwi. Get ready for ANGST and LOVE! The talent is overwhelming, I cry. Go check out this piece and their other works on Tumblr, Twitter, and Archive!

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Stills below the cut.

yes i know his eyebrows are backwards in both. that was on purpose. also animation is hard...

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💫✏️🏴‍☠️ 3rd piece for One Piece Reverse Bang ‘22! 💫✏️🏴‍☠️

Comic time babey! The real work of art is Zoro’s tiddies tho…

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This piece started with a sketch of the very last panel. And I added alllll the other stuff based on Xanny’s fanfiction! So in a way it was a bit of a reverse reverse bang lol.

I have never done a comic of this length before, so this was another real challenge for me. If there are some consistency issues it’s bc I did the first four pages a month ago and I did the last five pages this week lol. I am a different person day to day ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Show some love to the fabulous Xanny @captainxan on tumblr and over at their Archive page! This fic is EVERYTHING I ever look for in zosan fics, which is teasing, pining, angst with subsequent Sanji going into Care So Hard Mode™, and absolute headassery 😍😍😍

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Little Princess

Kid’s beaming face played in his mind. It made him feel a way he’d never felt before, and it was absolutely terrifying. But the warmth, the satisfaction, the closeness he felt with Kid now was much more satisfying than the realization of it all was terrifying, for some reason.

Go read this Kid/Law fic on archive (linked in title)! if you leave me a comment I will give you a forehead smooch, which if you didn't know, is the highest form of love I can give.

I had the pleasure of working with @glooumnastas for this piece! His Kid/Law art is absolutely smashing, and it was no small feat to put this comic together with...everything. I'm pretty sure we are the last people to post for @opreversebang, but you bet your ass it was worth the wait 😎

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