[That's the thing. Sabo remembered being happy, that's why it hurt a lot worse when he was losing that love. No matter how different Whitebeard might be as a father, Sabo will always carry that fear of somehow disappointing him and being called useless all over again.]

...M-maybe someday, Ace. And who knows, I might get to meet your Pops, and I can ask to be a Whitebeard son too! [Trying to smile cheerfully.] But until then, I'm just Sabo; that homeless orphan kid from Gray Terminal with dumbass brothers. That's good enough for me, for now!