#MiShanks

[reineyday]

one piece spoilers but modern au where mihawk is at a coffee shop and the barista makes small talk and mihawk says he's there as emotional support for his boyfriend, who is meeting his long lost identical twin for the very first time. he gestures vaguely behind him before taking his drinks and waiting for the machine to be set up.

the barista follows mihawk's careless wave of a hand and sees a beach bum with unkempt, very red hair and inadvisably coloured shorts, button-up half-buttoned, and worn-out sandals, smiling awkwardly at an identical man with hair just as red but longer and groomed and perhaps a little shinier, braided to meet at a small bun in the back. this other twin is wearing clothes as smart as mihawk's, with a collared shirt as pressed as mihawk's, knee-high boots as polished as mihawk's, and an expression as solemn as mihawk's.

"it must be strange for your boyfriend to see a version of himself in such... different clothing," the barista says, referring to the way the smartly-dressed twin eyes the beach bum's shorts and sandals with barely hidden judgement.

"yes, well," mihawk scoffs, "i don't think shanks has ever worn knee-high boots in his life." then his mouth tugs up at the corner. "then again, he would say he likes them better on me anyways." the machine beeps to signal a successful payment. mihawk nods, expression turning severe once more as he turns away, not waiting for the receipt.

the barista watches with eyebrows raised high as mihawk returns to the table with the identical twins, sitting close beside the beach bum. the beach bum visibly relaxes into mihawk's side as he reaches over for his iced coffee, and mihawk's face softens a little.

huh.

well, they do say opposites attract.

[mjrtaurus]

Okay hear me out: what if Mihawk had been one of the God’s Knights? Alongside Shamrock? And whatever betrayal cast him out of Mary Geoise led to him forming a surrogate relationship with Shanks?

[kacievvbbbb]

Okay new take on the angst.

Neither Shanks nor Mihawk die (yay!) but Yoru shatters instead and Mihawk wishes it was him instead.

In a nice parallel to how Mihawk shattered Zoro’s two nameless swords like it was nothing Zoro uses these three great and kind of cursed swords to slowly and painstakingly chip by chip shatter the greatest blade in existence and even tho he’s still breathing Mihawk dies right along side it.

Honestly I don’t see a future where Zoro breaks mihawks sword and lets him live he has to much honor for that has to much respect for Mihawk both as a great swordsman and as a mentor figure. Knows what it means to die proudly with your blade in your hands so I think he’d think it quite cruel to shatter Yoru and then not give Mihawk the honor of death. So like even if he did I think it would be kind of on accident (like he wasn’t deliberately making precise blows to shatter the sword it just kind of happens) and Zoro has spent to much time with Luffy and shanks to kill Mihawk, has spent to much time with Mihawk has witnessed the boredorm and discontent he faces and it’s all complicated. So he Gives him the same lesson Mihawk gave him three scars down the chest from shoulder to hip tells him to come challenge him again.

Either way Mihawk is here scars down his chest for everyone to see and no sword and he has never been more scared or more empty in his life. But shanks is just glad that he’s here and that makes it so much worse.

Because now he feels like he’s just another thing Shanks has to protect. He’s weak and Mihawk hasn’t felt weak in a long time can’t remember a time when he felt there was a challenge that he couldn’t face. But living life after this might be the hardest challenge he has ever faced. There wasn’t supposed to be an after this was supposed to be it. His escape from the monotony a way to go out as honorable to the life that he had lived as he can be. And yet, here he is…..with Shanks, and he has nothing to offer him.

Mihawk is not a good man, not in the way Shanks and Luffy and even Zoro are. He’s selfish, capricious, haughty, callous, casually cruel and all these other adjectives that have never mattered to him before because he was also strong. His strength was all he had to offer and he has never felt as weak as he does now. Why would shanks want that? Why would shanks trade in an equal, a rival someone who could meet him at the top, why would he trade thay in for just another person to worry about. Mihawk wouldn’t (doesn’t think he would but he doesn’t know anymore) Mihawk left him at his lowest moment because of strength and he expects, demands, that shanks do the same.

Unlike Shanks he has nothing else to offer there is no deeper than this but Shanks is just glad that he’s here and what does it mean that he is still here?

Also this is very shanks to Mihawk coded because shanks has always know that this is exactly who Mihawk was there was no deeper (and maybe there where certain things he hoped he could learn) but Shanks has always known and has always accepted him for exactly who he is. There is no question in his mind that Mihawk will pick up a sword and get stronger again (maybe never as strong as he was but that’s okay too) not because that’s what Shanks expects but because that’s who Mihawk is

[littlewanibites]

He stabbed himself

[majubengel]

One Piece final battle

poorly drawn extra:

[babygirldilf]

divorced couple energy ship will always be immaculate to me. we hate each other. we've seen each other naked. I know how you take your morning coffee. I will never make you your morning coffee again. get it yourself. here you go, I gave it to you anyway. you disgust me. I will always be somewhat in love with you. I will be yours forever. you're not mine anymore. you will always be mine. fuck you. let's fuck, for old time's sake. did you steal my cd? no, no. keep it.

[soaked-doors]

the history book on the shelf is always repeating itself

[theseventhstar]

Mihawk trying not to laugh at Shanks' "with a hand tied behind my back" joke

[huyandere]

those pirates are doing anything except for going for one piece

[reineydraws]

saw this quote off a v cute ushiten comic first haha check it out

i just drew them over a screenshot of hitsugibune from the back 'cuz i was lazy lol soz

[wwapich]

mishanksss

[franeridart]

more op silliness

[dykealloy]

how does shanks manage to have some kind of sexual tension with every warlord in the sea whilst also having practically zero screen time. ramona-esque dilf of the east blue. luffy wants to be king of the pirates but is stuck sailing through the several deadly seas of his dad's evil exes. they see the straw hat and it activates their fight reflex. half-convinced that shanks gave it away with full knowledge of this

[palecartoon]

Me when two characters are so obviously gay but are somehow not canon

[majubengel]

Family Portrait~

Extra:

[gellavonhamster]

One Piece + Tumblr text posts, 5/?