Hey there! Thanks so much for taking the time to come send me an ask, I know it can be really nerve-wracking at first and I really appreciate it! <3
I know a lot of people have been curious and sent in asks regarding Luffy’s heats after I mentioned that mermaids don’t have periods but have heats instead in response to this ask.
That being said, just a FYI that heats really are NOT a huge deal in this AU. I mentioned it as the alternative to periods, just because the latter might have affected their adventures on a regular basis, but the more you read about the reproductive systems of animals other than humans, the more you realize that humans are the anomaly with such strong, miserable periods ^ ^;
I don’t even really see heats being mentioned in the AU until...probably Post-Wano, due to Jinbe bringing it up in passing, and it might cause a moment or two of flustered awkwardness because it’s not really something you talk about, and the humans are Confused, but other than that it’s just sorta forgotten.
I don’t really want to write anything too specific about that part of the timeline right now, as it hasn’t even occurred in canon yet, but yeah just know it’s really not a big deal and Lu and the others don’t even really notice. ^ ^;
In general, I think I’m much more leaning towards fun romantic tension in this AU anyway, rather than anything actually sexy.
Lu experiencing intense heats, explicit mention of sex, and anything vaguely n//s//f//w......well, I have my Omegaverse AU for that ;D
(And in general, I can’t answer or post any actual n//s//f//w content on tumblr anyway, due to tumblr’s policies)
Hope this answers the question! (and I’ll be redirecting other similar asks to this post ^ ^;) And thanks so much again for sending it in!