'Til You Feel it All Around You by Tonko (T)

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Fandom: ONE PIECE
Pairing: None
Length: ~60k
Author on LJ: tonko_ni
Author Website: AO3; FF.Net
Why this must be read: What reason is there to not rec this fic?? To me, it perfectly captures what makes OP tick—the Straw Hat's pasts, what their pasts made them into as adults, and their relationships with their crewmates. Doubly impressive is that it takes one of those tropes that usually makes me skip right over a fic—characters getting turned into children—and makes it not frivolous or something to torture the adults with, but instead uses it to create a meaningful, subtle dialogue on childhood, parents and children, and growing up. It's one of those rare fics that has left tears in my eyes and a difficult-to-express sense of warmth in my heart.

'Til You Feel it All Around You
Alternate links: AO3, LJ