Cracked by thewordweaves (T/PG-13)

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Fandom: ONE PIECE
Pairing: None, gen
Length: ~2.6k
Author on LJ: thewordweaves
Author Website: Profile on FF.Net
Why this must be read: With Brook being the newest Straw Hat crewmember, there really isn't as much fanfic about him as other members. He's also rather eccentric, making him difficult to write (being an undead skeleton living in the watery grave of your former crewmates for 50 years does that.) However, thewordweaves handles his painful history without shying away from the physical and emotional realities of it, while Brook's subsequent endurance and final happiness balance out the horror. Not only is this a neat introduction to Book's past (non-canon in only a few very minor points, I believe for the sake of narrative,) it also illuminates his personality and character, and what becoming a Straw Hat pirate has meant to him.

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