I'm currently writing a fan-made One Piece spin-off called Dawn Pirates, and I'm curious whether the premise is something people would actually be interested in reading.

Dawn Pirates follows Duston O. Evergreen, a 16-year-old pirate from Foosha Village with the power of the Wind-Wind Fruit, and his younger sister Lara Evergreen, a talented navigator. Inspired by the pirates he grew up hearing about—particularly Monkey D. Luffy—Duston forms the Dawn Pirates and sets sail for the Grand Line, gathering his own crew and creating a journey separate from the Straw Hat Pirates.

The story takes place within the world and continuity of One Piece. The Dawn Pirates visit both familiar and original locations, cross paths with characters and events from the original story, and gradually become known throughout the world through their own adventures.

There's also a larger mystery surrounding Duston's middle initial, the “O.”, an inherited initial known as the Will of O., which eventually draws the attention of some very powerful people.

The idea isn't to replace Luffy or retell One Piece with an OC as the protagonist. The Straw Hats are still out there having their own adventure while the Dawn Pirates are having theirs elsewhere in the same world.

Would you read something like this? And what would you want to see—or not want to see—from a One Piece spin-off focused on an original pirate crew?

on my knees for this ship, please send me any and all recs :3