#card-sharp

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I've been toying with a couple of new story ideas with both being set in the One Piece fandom .

The first is what would happen if Wren had been found in that chest along side Shanks, raised as his twin sister with the Roger Pirates and how that would influence the world.

And the second being what if Chopper wasn't the only crew mate they gained from Drum Island. All I have an idea of for this one is that the character has the Pasa Pasa no Mi meaning they have control over paper and might be the adoptive, or biological but I haven't really thought that much on it, child of Doctor Hiriluk

I don't know if I would ever make these full stories, maybe if I ever get to a good point with Card-Sharp I would feel more comfortable, but I wouldn't be opposed to making small snippets if that was something people would be interested in.

That being said, I'm hoping that the next chapter of Card-Sharp will be out by Christmas/New Year.

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Card-Sharp Sneak Peek

So I just finished writing chapter 24 of Card-Sharp so I figured I'd post a small snippet of an up coming chapter to celebrate.

I'm not going to lie, chapter 24 was a pain to write and I got got one bullet pointed I wanted to put in it done so everything else that was going to happen has to be pushed to the next chapter which is going to be a doozy.

And I ended up getting really attached to these characters I created only for chapter 24. It felt kinda like Star Wars in the way that you know how the prequels are going to end and there is nothing you can do about it, if that makes any sense.

Any way, enough rambling from me, below the spoiler line is your next preview.

Like the Strawhat Pirates in the story from the Before, getting caught up in Luffy’s world, it’s so easy to let herself be pulled into the orbit of chaos that surrounds the boys she runs with. She knows she needs to keep a level head, because God or Gods above someone in this group needs to, but she also knows that it’s okay to just be a kid sometimes. It’s okay to not always be so focused on training on her Haki or on the boys Haki or practicing with her daggers and knives.

Just...be a kid. Be Foley Wren, sister to Monkey D. Luffy, and not Foley Wren, daughter of Red-Haired Shanks Emperor of the Sea.

“Sabo? Sabo, it’s really you! Wait right there. You’re alive, I don’t believe it!”

Until that bubble she lives in is shattered in mere seconds.

“Who is that guy?” Luffy questions around a mouthful of food that if it had been anyone else Wren would have worried about him choking on all that food but it’s Luffy and choking on that food means coughing it up and that would be a waste.

“He must be mistaking me for someone else, let’s go.” Sabo is radiating panic that Wren can feel though her Observation Haki and she knows why.

After all, it’s only time before secrets come out.

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Well, it’s been yet another minute since I’ve posted anything on this account.

You’ve changed.

I’ve changed.

My shirt just changed.

Just joking.

In all seriousness, I’ve had a lot going on in my life lately.

Got a second job. Quit my main job and made the second job a full time one. Dealing with new roommates. Sick pets. Getting Covid.

It’s okay though because I’ve just recently gotten the inspiration to keep working on Wren’s story and it’s all thanks to the new movie One Piece Film Red.I kid you not, I’ve been listening to the soundtrack to that movie on repeat all day and it is so good.

To celebrate, here is a sneak peak of a future chapter.

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There is an electricity in the air that Wren has never felt before, as if a storm is brewing just off the coast and affecting the weather on Dawn Island. Like there are eyes watching her from the shadows, lying in wait to strike, and causing her Observation Haki to go, for a lack of better term, haywire and make out every snap of a twig, every rustle of branches in the soft wind, and every footstep cushioned by the ground, into an enemy.

It's exhausting but luckily for her, she is not the only one affected by the thing in the air.

At least she knows she's not going crazy or losing her mind if Ace is constantly looking over his shoulder with a pinched expression on his face like he knows something is there but can't put her finger on it, if Sabo glances up more often to double check that all four of them are still together as they sit around a small pile of goods they stole from Goa Kingdom on their most recent trip in.

Even Luffy is not exempt from the energy around them, pausing mid-bite into the leg of lamb he quite literally stole off a person's plate, dripping juices onto the gold coins at their feet.

"Something's wrong." Wren breaks the silence that has come over them, standing up from her crouched position, her left hand going to the dagger strapped to her thigh and as much as she speaks and turning her back to the boys to look out at the forest around them. "There's something coming." A feeling in her gut tells her that even without having to reach out a focus with her Observation Haki.

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Card-Sharp Chapter Sneak Peek.

So, it's been a bit of a minute since I last posted on this site but I figured I'd post a tiny sneak peek from the chapter of Wren’s story that I'm currently working on. Hope you all enjoy.

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“Wait! Why doesn’t When have one?” Luffy cries out after a moment, the sake that’s been poured into his cup by Ace spilling over the edges as he flails his arms between the four of them.

“She’s a girl, she can’t be our brother.” As if her gender is good enough of a reason to exclude Wren for joining in their declaration of family.

“It’s fine.” Wren gives a lazy shrug, not really bothered by being excluded as she has no real plans on ever touching alcohol in her life.

(Somewhere in the world, her Papa is lamenting to Benn about where he failed as a father and her Mama can’t help but laugh at his despair as she shoots back her own shot of whisky.)

“I’ve got you as a brother Luffy, and that’s all I need.” And to prove her point Wren doesn’t even hesitate to grab up on the upper arm closest to her, pull him to her side, and start tickling his side - mindfull, of course, to the sake cup he still holds - earning peels of laughter that could brighten even the darkest of days before downing his cup in one go.

And promptly turning a funny shade of green as he all but spit it back out and all over Wren, coating her in the sticky fermented liquid.

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Card-Sharp Chapter Update

So, I know I’ve been kinda MIA on here for a little bit and figured I should give a bit of an update on things going on.

As I have mentioned on both most recent posts on AO3 and FanFiction.net my father suffered from a sudden cardiac arrest in the middle of the night a few months ago. He’s okay now but the doctors told us when we first got to the hospital to be prepared for the fact he might never wake up again or if he did that we should expect he might never come home.

It’s a bit of a shock going from wondering if I accidentally took a set of keys home from work that night to doing compressions on my father at 2 in the morning, not to mention the emotional roller coaster of being told they were planning on putting him in a medically induced coma and in 72 hours they would see how much brain damage there was and being told not even 2 hours after that he was awake and responding to doctors when he should not even be awake.

Medical miracle is what they told us, and the CPR my mother and I did quite literally saved his life.

If there is any thing I would tell someone coming out of this experience it’s this; do a first aid course at least once in your life.

That leads me to my next point; the status of Wren’s story.

I am still working on the next chapter, it is slow going between work and personal life but nevertheless I am slowly chipping away at it.

Part of me was playing with the idea of getting it out on April 1st as that is the day I picked to be Wren’s birthday but I now see that is not possible.

My plan now is just to get at least 4 chapters written this year.

Written, no promises on 4 being posted.

If anything else changes or happens I will make sure to keep you all updated.

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Chapter 10 - El Tango De Roxanne (Moulin Rouge)

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Chapter 9 - Dirty Paws (Of Monsters and Men)

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It’s finally here after almost three months

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Card-Sharp Chapter Sneak-peak

Hey guys,

Sorry for being MIA recently but I do have good reasons for that I will explain in the next chapter update.

Until then, here is a little preview of the next chapter.

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“When!” Luffy’s voice bellowed through the forest causing an eruption of cawing as a murder of crows took off from the canopy of trees nearby.

For the life of her, Wren couldn't figure out just where Luffy had picked up on calling her ‘When’. She knew he had done it when he introduced her to the bandits and she had corrected him once they were out of ear shot but, as evidenced by his hollering, he seemed to keep calling her that. There were worst things in the world to be called, so Wren would deal with it now and maybe in a little while Luffy would grow out of it.

She could only hope.

“Wren - ohmp.” Luffy barreled into the clearing, tripping over a large root half hidden by dead fall, Wren was carefully rolling her rabbit pelt up to stuff into the once crisp and clean but now mud crusted backpack. He popped up, none the worse for wear with that big smile on his face as he a fixed his - her papa’s - straw hat back on his head.

It wasn't fair in her mind, she was the true born child of Red-Haired Shanks not Luffy, not the son of the Revolutionary Dragon and grandson of Garp the Fist. That hat should have been her birthright, her papa should have entrusted it to her not some kid who couldn't tell when someone was trying to kill him but her, the girl trying to change the world for the better.

That was just another sign in her mind that her father couldn’t wait to be rid of her, not only did he not say goodbye and left her in the middle of the night on a strange island he also left nothing for her to remember him by expect for the few memories she had of him spending time with her.

“Are you okay, When?” Luffy’s voice broke through her thoughts and Wren had to rapidly blink her eyes to rid them of the sudden feeling of dryness, like she hadn’t blinked for a long time. And maybe she hadn’t if Luffy’s questioning expression was anything to go off of.

She looked down at her hands, slowly releasing the white knuckled grip she had on her pelt, biting the inside of her cheek as small droplets of blood welled up on the skin of her palm where her nails had dig in from her grip. “I’m fine Luffy.” She shot him a small smirk to reassure him and hide any evidence that she was jealous, which she was not and would deny to the end of days. “Just,” she hoped he didn’t notice or think her pause here as suspicious. “Thinking. What’s up?” She zipped up her bag after carefully placing the rabbit pelt at the bottom and attaching both daggers at her hips as she stood up to her full height.