Friendship is Just Love by Another Name

Y/n is just a kid trying to figure out life while living on Mt. Colubo. All alone with no parents, their only guides are the water nymphs that only ever appear to them. That's until one fateful day when they befriend Luffy, a child that's equally as strange as them. Not wanting to be alone again, while also craving to know about their origins and world around them, they agree to join his pirate crew as his first mate just as both the Pirate and Heroes age is kicking off. Together they embark on a journey to discover the truth about Y/n's lineage and claim the one piece, all the while facing enemies of all kinds and receiving help from the Gods, much to their surprise. With Y/n finally learning who they are and finding where their true home is.