Ever wondered what would happen to Silver Blood, otherwise known as you, and other One Piece characters if the world and circumstances were just a bit different? Like if you were a half-demon trying to be accepted in the modern world? In the 1920s mafia perhaps? Maybe even a pureblooded vampire that absolutely refuses to drink human blood at even the cost of your own life? Or just a head of an orphanage that's trying to forget your past? There's all of these and more! Right here in this book of AU's involving characters from Strong and One Piece! --Some AU's will focus on certain pairings, so keep watch!-- -Can be read as Stand Alone OP x Reader fics- (This is a companion fic(s) to Strong, so if some relationships or titles are the same, that is why. This story is also something I'm doing for fun, not even sure if I will ever continue half of these that are in my mind. Forgive me if I cannot.)

Haunted. Terrified. Alone. Those three words seem to be the only emotions that seventeen year old Gabriel Adams knows how to feel. At the age of thirteen, when other boys were chasing after pretty girls and playing in the dirt, Gabriel had been kidnapped and molested. Now, several years later, Gabriel still can't return to the normal life he'd lived before the Incident. He's terrified of the dark, and even the daytime gives him anxiety attacks. Gabriel hates being touched. A simple brush against him will set him off into spasms while panic quickly takes over his mind. It seems as if nothing will relieve Gabriel from the constricting, painful claws of the man who'd done him harm, and Gabriel is becoming desperate. That's when Evan Ricci steps in. Evan, a stubborn yet surprisingly selfless teenager, moves to the small, quiet town of Clydesdale Heights. When Evan sees a small, awkward blond haired boy carrying pop boxes across the street while he's bringing moving boxes into the new house, he decides to help him. Things don't go exactly as planned, though, and their relationship begins with a rather rough start. The two eventually learn to bond, and Evan helps Gabriel learn to deal with the psychological consequences of being molested, which eventually blooms into an understanding so deep they can't imagine themselves with anyone but the other. A hint of infatuation sparks up, but not quite yet will the love blossom out like most. Their love will take time. And lots of patience and persistence, too.