#Much to Crocodile and Mihawk's dismay

[moongothic]

Since on of the chapters had the marines talking about how crocodile was seen on emptee bluffs along with the panels showing the remaining seraphim do you think cross guild will end up fighting them

See this is interesting because like

Basic Storytelling 101 would tell us that yes, because we see the remaining Seraphim along with the mention of Crocodile arriving at Emptee Bluffs, it would make sense if the Seraphim have been deployed to go there. This is just how one tells stories.

That said, that was when Crocodile and Daz arrived at EB, we don't know when Mihawk got there and Cross Guild was formally formed, but I'd assume he might've arrived sometime later since Mihawk did have to travel there all the way from Paradise. (Also we know Crocodile contacted Mihawk sometime after the Reverie when the Shichibukai were disbanded, and that was what, before Luffy and co got to Wano, right? And Cross Guild was formally announced sometime around/slightly before the Strawhats liberated Wano, right? So yeah, there should be some passage of time there)

The point being, while the Government may have been willing to spend resources on the individual former Warlords and even send Seraphim after them, when they now have THREE gathered together, the Government COULD see that as too big of a threat to spend resources on, potentially

And I think the key deciding factor here is going to be what's going to go down on Egghead, because depending on what happens there after the flashback wraps up, I could see the Marines deciding to change course with the remaining Seraphim and send them after Luffy and co instead, because they could become a more important target to take down than Cross Guild

Another thing is that we don't know how Buggy's mutiny is going to go from here; he has riled up his men, they have a ship and we don't know how Crocodile and Mihawk are dealing with the situation they're in

I would discuss how killing Buggy could roll out for Croc&Hawk but really, all things considdered, I don't think Oda is going to have the two kill Buggy. Like in-universe it'd be an option, but on a meta level, I don't think it'd actually happen in the narrative, so discussing the option feels like a waste of time.

So really, I think the options for Croc and Hawk on how to deal with Buggy's mutiny would be to

SOMEHOW shut the clown up and get him to calm his men down. IDK how (violence only helps so much) but SOMEHOW

Let the clown leave with his men and stay on Emptee Bluffs by themselves (and maybe whoever else might want to stay (Galdino, perhaps?)

Join Buggy on the Quest for One Piece??? Reluctantly???

And this is where the Seraphim come back into the discussion. Because like. Due to the Seraphim having Lunarian Blood, they're pretty much invunerable in most circumstances, and neither Crocodile or Mihawk should have an understanding on how to fight them. The two are powerful for sure, but if they don't even know the trick to beating the Seraphim/Lunarians, then they could very much be in trouble

So if we were looking at Scenario 2, if there's no ship for Croc and Hawk to escape on, unless they steal a ship from the Marines they're gonna be in real trouble actually. Again, narratively speaking I doubt Oda would kill Crocodile and Mihawk like that, but IDK if the Marines would even want to grab the two and bring them in back to Impel Down or anything if they did catch the two?

Which brings us to the other two Scenarios, where, it doesn't even matter which we're looking at really, if the Seraphim come to Emptee Bluffs the entirety of Cross Guild might just have to flee on Buggy's ship (if they can) (and at that point CrocHawk might actually end up stuck on Buggy's One Piece Quest)

Regardless, since Oda does want to focus on the Strawhats I don't think we're going to get to see A Big Fun Showdown between Crocodile and S-Croc (nor S-Mingo, fun as that would be), but if the Seraphim don't change course from where they're (probably) headed right now, then they might have an unavoidable, brief fight in coming, yeah

In anycase, I can not fucking wait to see what the hell kind of ability Vegapunk gave S-Croc, I need to see that little shit in action

[ztarvokwrites]

How the Cross Guild propose to you (+ Galdino)

a/n: i'm in a sappy mood today and altho i did have oc x canon headcanons lined up, i went overboard and now i cba to finish it lmao. instead, here is some cross guild loveliness to make up for it💜

not nsfw! just a lot of fluff and chaos in buggy's part ☺️

enjoy and don't forget to reblog if you like it!

Buggy

Man does not know how to pick out clothes for himself, let alone a ring-

So he drags Alvida along with him because God knows how badly he'll be mocked by Crocodile and Mihawk if he asked them for help lmao.

"I want something flashy for them! Something that truly makes them mine for good!"

"Do you even know their ring size?"

Silence.

When Alvida finds out your ring size, she ends up dragging him along to pick out a ring, despite his loud protest.

In the end, they end up picking out this ring, much to Alvida's dismay.

The proposal itself was unplanned and, as usual, chaotic.

Despite Buggy desperately trying to keep it to himself until he got you alone, one of his lackeys discovered the ring and loudly yelped about it, much to Buggy's annoyance.

"CAPTAIN BUGGY, YOU'RE GOING TO PROPO—"

"SHUTTHEFUCKUP!"

That lackey was not seen for a while afterwards.

You knew. Of course you knew. He wasn't being subtle about it, the way he was trying to get you alone but sweating his makeup off and trying oh so desperately to hide the small box in his large red pillow-y suit was a big giveaway.

So when the box dropped and you picked it up, you opened it and smiled, ignoring Buggy's pleas to try again.

He only froze when you said yes to his fumbled proposal and slipped the ring on your finger yourself with a grin on your face.

The loud cheer from everyone snapped Buggy out of it and he yanked you into his arms and sped away with you, desperate to make it up to you for his failed proposal with promises and kisses littered all over your face.

Sir Crocodile

He's done it once before, he can do it again, right?

Don't ask me what that means, idk his past, but for some reason it makes sense that he's proposed to someone before.

Any-who, this man knows what he's doing.

He doesn't need to ask for your ring size, he already bought you a few promise rings before, so it just makes it easier for him to pick out the perfect ring.

Except it doesn't.

There are so many rings that seem the perfect fit for you, yet he can't decide on which one to surprise you with.

He tries to find one that matches your eyes, or your smile, or your physique, yet nothing pops out to him.

Until he finds this ring.

It's beautiful, priceless — it's you.

Sir Crocodile doesn't care about how expensive it is, as long as it's you.

Now the only problem was getting you alone.

As much as he wants to whisk you away, he can't, not when he's busy fending off Marines or trying to deal with Buggy's antics.

The way he ends up proposing to you is subtle, displayed and masked as a simple gift for your upcoming anniversary, despite it being a week away.

He adored the way your eyes lit up when you received the gift bag he got you, promising him that you'll open it that evening when you were both in the comfort of your own bed.

And so you kept your promise, your eyes filling with tears once you opened the small box to discover the ring and the words "Will you marry me?" engraved into the lid.

Needless to say, you couldn't let go of him for the rest of the night, cuddling into him so tight that he held you against his chest even tighter — but not tight enough to hurt you, he'd never do that.

After all, you're his fiancé now :)

Dracule Mihawk

This man is absolutely thorough when planning anything, so a proposal is no sweat.

He already had his hawk-eyes set on the perfect ring for you, so now all he had to do is whisk you away from the party that Buggy has stupidly hosted, despite the protests of those who are serious about the purpose of the Cross Guild.

Mihawk isn't a man who gets nervous, nor is he easy to read, which is why you're confused as to why he's brought you so far away from the rest of the crew.

He's quite romantic with how he proposes; encouraging you to gaze up at the sky with him as you two sit on the grass and wait for the sunset.

When the time comes for the sun to disappear, the soft blue of the sky turning into a darkened orange, he pulled you up to stand.

That's where he got down on one knee and proposed.

"I know our situation is less than ideal, my Dear, but I promise you this place is only our temporary solitude. I want you to live peacefully with me, until our dying breaths. Will you do me the honour of becoming my spouse?"

Oh, you absolutely said yes and peppered his face with kisses once he slipped the ring on your finger.

And yes he held you in his arms as he carried you back to the party, upon your request to celebrate with him, much to his dismay.

BONUS! Galdino/Mr 3

I feel like people forget he can just... Make stuff out of wax.

So of course he makes a ring out of wax, accompanied by a nice shiny diamond he 'discovered' in Buggy's office.

The only thing now was to propose to you, yet that was certainly a challenge.

Buggy kept hogging his attention from you, making him ignore you completely for days until he finally realised that he hadn't been giving you the attention you deserved.

Cue him dragging you away from the weaponry tent and into the woods with a basket of food in hand, making a wax canopy for you both to enjoy a candle-lit dinner in.

He kept feeding you compliments and flirting with you to the point where you got suspicious.

"...You're awfully flirty this evening, Galdi. Is something wrong?"

"Nothing can go wrong when I'm with you, my Darling~."

He begins to melt and you get even more suspicious.

Eventually he gets too melty and gives up on the lying and just gets down on one knee in front of you and creates the ring, putting the diamond on it and presenting it to you with a nervous smile.

The sweet gesture of the dinner and the making of the engagement ring before your very eyes was enough for you to kiss him as you took the ring and slid it onto your finger.

You two finished your dinner, but didn't return after a little while as you two were too busy being sappy with each other.

starnote: guys how tf do you get rid of a cough that gets worse when you're trying to go to sleep-

creds to @/saradika for the star divider!

[invye]

So @kacievvbbbb asking about modern AU headcanons had me revisiting my 'modernised' MiShanks AU I thought up a couple months ago.

I call it 'modernised' because it is more of a medium modern AU, where I keep much of the base OP lore and history, but shrink the 'active' world down to just a few islands. The overall tech level and societal developments are much closer to what we have now and I do away with most of the political plot. I haven't yet decided if Devil Fruits still exist, but if they do, they are much more rare and are kind of a thing of legend most people don't believe in. Only very select few people would know about them and the curse associated with them.

So lets get into it, I've got plenty of thoughts on Mihawk, Shanks and how their relationship plays together in a more modern world. (And because Rosinante is also one of my favourites, and I can't seem to not smush them all together, there is a CoraMiShanks bit at the end too.)

- Mihawk -

Basic weaponry is a bit more in line with modern expectations in this AU, but that will never ever stop Mihawk from being a swords guy. Mihawk is the authority on fencing, especially in historical context. He's basically got a PHD in swords, identifying them, maintaining them, using them. He's filthy rich, not just because he won every fencing tournament there is, but also because he straight up inherited that half maintained castle outside of town along with stupid amounts of money from an uncle everyone thought already died decades before Mihawk received his testament.

These days Mihawk only competes in the highest level tournament once a year to defend the title (his 'rivalry' with Shanks makes the news every time) and otherwise spends his time at home, reading, drinking, occasionally taking small sailing trips with his beloved Hitsugibune, and of course training his swordsmanship. Everyone thinks he's just living it up big in Kuraigana castle, but the people in town know that he just wants to raise his kids in peace.

Where did the kids come from? No one knows. They're definitely not his though. Anyway, turns out that Mihawk is really good with kids, so it takes barely a couple years for the whole town to load off their kids with him during holidays and days off school. (Look, Zeff runs a busy kitchen, and as much as Sanji tries to help, he's still too young for the holiday rush. Garp has to leave on Marine assignments at the most random times, and his bum of a son has vanished to who knows where years ago, and the grandkids are friends with Zoro and Sanji anyway and can do with burning out their energy running around the woods behind the castle. Bellemère has to leave on those assignments with Garp most of the time, so Nami joins the fray while Nojiko mostly plays with Perona. Mihawk usually leaves the teen girls be on their own, especially since Robin showed up a while ago to join them [she seems to stay on her own, and Mihawk keeps an eye on her in case she needs additional help, but Crocodile seems to have that sorted already]. Usopp's mom is still sick, and she's grateful to know her son is out there having fun with his friends while she tries the next medicine with horrible side effects.)

The kids love Mihawk. Mihawk loves the kids too and to much of his dismay, the kids know it. He is a figure of authority to them, but also a person of trust, who they can approach with problems and worries when their usual parental figure is unavailable or out of reach. Given that Mihawk is pretty much always around, he begrudgingly accepts his new job as free childcare provider for the town (Garp tried to pay once. They all realised very quickly they get much farther by paying in favours, food, or doing little odd jobs because that old castle always needs something done).

Mihawk promised to teach Ace and Sabo to sail this summer, and with Luffy insisting to bounce around them, he already plans on doing more swimming and child fishing than actual sailing.

- Shanks -

Shanks is still a pirate, but it's all on a much smaller scale. He's still got the 'Red Emperor' epithet, but his reputation is much more Robin Hood of the seas. The Red Force gets into small tussles with other pirates more often than the Marines, and really, as long as they have food and alcohol on board they are all perfectly fine just sailing and enjoying their freedom. No one ever knows where the Red Force is at any given time, but they are known to show up when natural disasters strike, not to plunder the remains, but to help the people rebuild long before the Marines get around to offer their help (once the Marines show up on the horizon the Red Force clears out, a couple shots are exchanged, none of them ever hit). Garp tried to yell them into joining the Marines more than once, really Shanks could even stay captain and keep his ship and crew, he just needs to fly the Marine flag, but they all simply laugh and wave as they go off again to who knows where.

However, there is one week every year, where everyone knows exactly where the Red Force will be. Shanks won't ever miss his chance to duel Mihawk in the grand fencing tournament a couple islands over from Mihawk's home. As opposed to Mihawk, who has his fixed position as defending champion, Shanks fights his way through the other contenders every year. He leans into the pirate reputation, taunting opponents, refusing protective gear, tiptoe-ing the line to breaking the rules. The people love to hate him, it's a spectacle every time. The grand finale inevitably is a duel between Mihawk and Shanks, even after Shanks lost his arm (he sat out for a year and people thought that was the end. They were very relieved when Shanks made his over the top entrance again the year after).

They have long abandoned the actual fencing rules and equipment during the finale. People clap and scream when Mihawk steps on stage carrying Yoru, the black blade just as legendary as his own reputation. Shanks never fails to grin and deliver a witty one liner (the people's boo is part of the performance) and then they lunge. Watching that fight is exhilarating. No protective gear, real blades, and two absolute masters going at each other with a force that would leave less competent fighters with the gravest of wounds. It's every bit as real as it is a performance. Everyone knows Mihawk will win before they even start, and the people can recognise a small collection of moves that they build in every time, the more flashy and wide swipes that could easily be punished but never are. It's not simply about Mihawk winning and Shanks losing, it's about witnessing a piece of history being brought back to life right in front of their eyes.

The fencing tournament has always been held within the context of the summer solstice, and with Mihawk and Shanks putting on their show its become a part of a bigger festival that focusses on celebrating history and old rites, the origins of which aren't always known anymore. Every year after the finale they throw a huge feast, traditional food all over, as historically accurate to a long past pirate era as it can get (Mihawk makes sure of it, that history PHD has to be good for something), dressing up accordingly is very much encouraged. Shanks and Mihawk keep carrying their blades and play up their daring villain and chivalrous hero act and no one thinks twice about drinking with the Red Hair Pirates (they have amazing stories to tell). Usually Mihawk ends up in the middle of a group of kids and answers all kinds of history questions, all professor like, but in his full on historical get up. Shanks catches a glimpse of him and sighs dreamily and all the people he's jokingly been flirting with and threatening to kidnap as part of his role know that they're talking to a very much taken man. They enjoy his company anyway and talk to him about what it is like to raise a kid out at sea as they watch Perona and Uta tease Zoro in the distance.

What people don't know, is that the Red Force winters. Pretty much everyone aside from a volunteer skeleton crew leaves the ship for home during the winter months.

No one in town mentions to outsiders that the Red Emperor stays with the Strongest Swordsman up in Kuraigana castle. Why would they? They're great with the kids. And Uta singing with Brook during the Baratie winter solstice celebration sells out the house every time (the townsfolk get a cheeky 50% off that day, it's a community event after all [except for Mihawk. His filthy rich ass can pay double and wouldn't notice {he does pay double. He does notice. He does not care}]).

- Rosinante & Law -

Because I can't help myself and I love thinking about Rosinante together with MiShanks, this story's active events that would make up a proper fic make it a CoraMiShanks story, which starts with Cora-san and Law arriving in town. (Rosinante is genuinely a situational mute in this one, and Law's illness is a bit less horrifying, and potentially cured/managed with medicine.) They're on assignment from Doflamingo who heard that there's a spot that has gone unfilled in the island's underworld and wants to take full advantage of the opportunity to weasel into Crocodile's operations.

Little does Doffy know that: a) Corazón accepted the assignment so he could get away from him; b) Corazón insisted on taking Law because he's still working on getting Law's illness cured; [c) {depending on if Devil Fruits exist} Corazón may have secretly taken the Ope Ope no Mi on his way out;] d) Dracule Mihawk personally checks out every newcomer in town and seems to know much more than he reasonably should; e) Dracule Mihawk loves kids and bonds with Rosinante in a single meeting that included him pulling Law out of a lake; f) gods damned Dracule Mihawk directly protects Crocodile's operations in a infuriating 'someone will do it so I pick the smallest evil' mindset and Crocodile is so damn smug about it; g) fucking Dracule Mihawk decides to keep Rosinante and Law under his protection; h) and WHERE DID THE FUCKING RED EMPEROR COME FROM???

Doffy is seething at his plans foiled. Crocodile laughs at him, tells him to go pound sand and uses the opportunity to poach a couple of Doffy's operatives. Doffy has no choice but to retreat and plot his vengeance for later.

[ideas-4-stories]

Sfw omegaverse anon -

The "omega bestie" thing was smth Shanks probably told Luffy - ((Shanks sees a tiny unscented little pup all alone and went "Oh it's free real estate" /hj.)) In actuality, Makino raised Luffy for a good deal of time, but he is a rambunctious child, and I think he'd pester Shanks for stories and songs and all sorts of things. Shanks is a softie and so absolutely caved. Luffy learned a lot of the pirate's code from Shanks as a very small child and he treated it like GOSPEL, bc Shanks was, is and always will be his hero. So he definitely also got some very silly stories about Shanks' youth, and Buggy starred in more than a few, but never explicitly by name, it was always "my best friend" or "my packmate" or, on really sentimental evenings, "my baby brother".

When Luffy first met Buggy in Orangetown, the few braincells he has left sparked a connection - blue haired, sweet smelling, silly, greedy, trickster clown man? Blue haired, sweet smelling, silly, greedy, trickster omega packmate of his semi-adopted dad? Yes, that math is mathing. Small world. Anyway, gotta beat this clown. His hands are rated E for Everyone.

So yeah Luffy definitely knows Buggy is an omega, and when Buggy mentions "we served on the same crew", it just clicks. It's not really a big deal to him anyway, it feels stupid to care about that kind of stuff. You could not PAY him to care (but if you want to try, it's best to pay in food).

But yeah, Rayleigh and Crocus just both went "Ah, the kids will be fine" and then the kids went and were very much Not Fine At All. But that's a conversation for a different time.

Their parental instincts only kick in when Buggy gets flirted with or when Shanks gets hit on with complete seriousness for followup. It's both obnoxious and also funny.

Shanks gets a heart flutter, and by nightfall his denden is ringing bc Rayleigh is 🤏 close to swimming out there what is going on, red-?

When Crocodile and Mihawk finally get their shit straight and start the whole Courting Thing, the Dad Squad Of Remaining Rogers are in perfect synchrony detecting a Disturbance In The Sanctity Of Their Children.

Crocus calls Rayleigh. Rayleigh talks to Crocus. Neither have Buggy's number. How did that happen? Damn. If only Rayleigh lived with a woman who has an expansive information network where she can check for Buggy's contact information. If only Buggy was part of a widely known business with contact information for business needs. If only they considered this information and just how many options they DO have at hand.

Instead, they call Shanks - Shanks who is having a meltdown because "Bugs is growing up" and "two Alphas, really?!"

This does NOT bode well.

One prospective courtship is one thing. TWO simultaneous courtships are complicated. Those two Alphas enacting the courtship being former warlords, a mafia boss and the world's greatest swordsman, is something else entirely.

Crocus is sharpening his harpoon, debating his options. Rayleigh is seriously debating free swimming to the New World. Things are about to go DOWN and it's chaos all around.

Meanwhile, on Karai Bari, the Cross Guild Poly has finally hit the Holding Hands Stage, because they're stupid, silly and none of them are actually working with anything resembling game. Buggy blushes every time Mihawk pulls out his chair, he melts whenever Crocodile gets the door for him, and he's absolutely LOSING IT every time they ask him to spar.

Fighting has become their love language somehow and every time Buggy lands a hit of some kind, the others damn near swoon, which makes HIM swoon, and the crew and mercenaries are just watching this like the weirdest slow burn soap opera ever conceived.

Anyway yee I'm sleepy so I'm off, byyyeee~~~~

Shanks definitely did a Roger, looking at Luffy asks around who's child this is and proceeds to pick him up to Benn’s dismay (That is not paid enough to deal with his captain’s bullshit) Good thing Makino raising Luffy for a good bit of time. Luffy pestering Shanks for all sorts of things too, that's so Buggy.

Shanks talking about talking about Buggy without saying his name, I wonder why he won't say Buggy’s name to Luffy. Maybe Shanks didn't want Luffy to go and find his packmate, but that didn't matter when Luffy met Buggy. Good thing Luffy has some braincells after all that training Garp put him through. And the ‘Yes, that math is mathing. Small world. Anyway, gotta beat this clown. His hands are rated E for Everyone’ Yeah that's so Luffy, like damn he don't spare anyone.

Not Rayleigh and Crocus thinking that Buggy and Shanks will be fine. Indeed that is a conversation for a different time. I understand that Crocus would of given the kids a few things they would need in life while Rayleigh probably like I taught shit, you are good. And dips into the night without saying goodbye to grieve his captain and be with Shakky (for some reason that seems like he would do that. Its a headcanon)

THEN not their parental instincts kicking when Buggy gets flirted with or when Shanks gets hit on with complete seriousness for fucking followup. OH NOOOOOOOOOOO, that’s not how parental instincts should be (I mean to be fair, neither were planning on having kids probably, but then Roger metting those two happened, but like… dudes that’s not how it’s supposed to work)-(Indeed it’s obnoxious and also kind of funny if you ignore that’s not parental instincts should work…) Shanks getting scolded by Rayleigh when his heart’s fluttering, I wonder who that person is, anyway Mihawk and Crocodile getting their shit together and start trying to court Buggy (you know he’ll first think that they are threahing him, so it takes sometime)

Started laughing at ‘the Dad Squad Of Remaining Rogers are in perfect synchrony detecting a Disturbance In The Sanctity Of Their Children’ I love that, you know it’s not only Rayleigh and Cronus because most of the veteran Roger Pirates helped raised them too (hc/)

Crocus and Rayleigh not having Buggy’s number is so them… but what if it’s the same number he always had and they think it’s the wrong number now? Have they bothered to check? Or if they had, Buggy had openly said it wasn’t Buggy’s number? There could be so much more drama, but anyway yeah if ony Rayleigh lived with a woman that can find people’s numbers because she got that information network, if only Rayleigh knows where his child’s business is, oh no it’s too sad that they can’t find anything…

THEY CALLED SHANKS! Oh no! That’s the last place to call to find Buggy and to check if he’s alright! That man is fucking drunk, crying, ranting and raving about this! Oh dear! RIP to Crocodile and Mihawk, even the littlest teasing bullying their clown will land them in bad graces if those men see it (dear gods what if they found out they beat the shit of Buggy one day, that’s when shit would it the fan. Buggy’s followers will have a fucking telenovela to watch, they just need to be a safe distance away because holy shit someone might fucking died in the crossfire) Truly things are about to go DOWN and it's chaos all around… “Big News” Morgan would having the time of his fucking life with this.

Meanwhile on Karai Bari Island, where nobody knows about what might happened later down the line! Awwwwwwwwww, they are now in the Hand Holding Stage!!! That’s so cute! It took awhile because of so many things, good thing they worked it out.

Mihawk and Crocodile being gentlemen to Buggy is amazing, and them asking to spar is like BIG invalidation for him. Fighting and bullying each other (affectionately) is definitely one of their love language. Truly is like the weirdest slow burn soap opera ever conceived.

[beanghostprincess]

God the idea of “every girls uncle ever”!Buggy is tickling me pink because of Crossguild and just how funny would it be to have Mihawk, who has a soft spot for Perona, much to his own dismay, suddenly having to be cordial to Buggy because his not quite adoptive daughter saw this weirdass clown ONCE and immediately decided that he’s her personal comfort older man? Mihawk sipping some wine while staring over the at the two disapprovingly, Perona getting Buggy involved in some bullshittery and Buggy being in hell, because I refuse to believe that even if he loves that girl to pieces he wouldn’t suffer every second he’s near her, but….. he cant do shit. He would absolutely LOVE to tell the clown what a pathetic excuse of an emperor is, getting bossed around by a teenage girl and her parade of misery ghosts…. but that would be a step to far for Perona who would immediately jump to Buggys defense and also be incredibly insulted herself. Mihawk would LOVE to bring his blade to Buggys neck as a warning for that little joke he made earlier at his expense, but Perona was laughing so hard she started to snort and he cant just do that right now for … some reason. He will drag Buggy away from makeup time to get actual work done, because he knows the only thing he will get from Perona is a pout and that she will call him a spoilsport, but his methods of intimidation towards the clown are starting to dwindle more and more rapidly.

This is incredible because I imagine Mihawk being extremely conflicted about his feelings for both of them. He cares about Perona, weirdly enough, and he isn't quite sure why, but he does. And on the other hand, he's kind of pissed she chooses to be with Buggy instead because that man is a fucking clown (derogatory) and doesn't understand why she'd be interested in him in any way. But he can't go against Perona's wishes because it's not like he's her father or, whatever- So he sits there trying to understand why he feels this way and trying to fight hard the urge of, you know, actually caring for somebody. But he does understand why they get along. They're both... Flashy. Flamboyant. He hates every second of it.

Buggy, despite absolutely adoring the menace Perona is, is still exhausted after being dragged around to every little one of her schemes. He has to suffer the consequences (spending time with her) of his actions (telling her he liked her once). She adores him and finds him incredibly interesting to be around because, well, he is the most interesting out of the three Cross Guild members. Also, she's always so harsh on him saying he's a loser and a depressed clown who needs comfort because I think the same thing that happened with Usopp (not being affected by her powers because of already vivid self-deprecating thoughts) would happen to Buggy. So she feels responsible for his happiness, kind of. She's actually a sweetheart.

It'd be really funny to turn this into something romantic between Buggy and Mihawk. Make it Bughawk. Turn Mihawk's fondness for Perona into a fondness for Buggy, somehow, and Crocodile notices he's been acting a bit softer around the clown lately. The funny thing about this is that Mihawk actively has no fucking idea why he's now so... Interested in not hurting Buggy. Seeing Perona and the clown together makes him feel things. He hates it. Make it stop.

[clumsyexpression]

⤺ All in a Name⤻

Some nicknames that One Piece Men find to be terms of endearment, much to your dismay ❤

also interpret some of these...however you may ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Ace: Hot Pocket

His favorite and most delicious go-to snack that he could have 17 times a day every day and never get tired of because he loves them so so much. He doesn’t discriminate on any of the flavors nor does he care how long its been in the freezer aka doesnt care if it's freezer burnt to oblivion when he has to reach super far back in his secret stash and when he accidentally overcooks one in the microwave, it still tastes just as good – having a super hot, goopy mess makes it all the better ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Corazon: Y/N, Y/N, bo-banie, Bonana-fanna fo-fanie, Fee fi mo-manie ~ Y/N!

He loves cute names and he loves passcodes so it kinda works in tandem. Yes, he sings the whole song, depending on how much of it you allow him to finish

Crocodile: Alligator

You deadass came up with this yourself and he’s never used it once. I mean, yeah, he still sees you later, but never will you be able to make this man say this, or ever call you a gator.

Franky: Jane

‘It’s just like that one Jim Carrey movie if you think about it!’ Everything is like a Jim Carrey movie to him. And if you were his partner-in-crime, your name – personality notwithstanding – is automatically Jane…..like in that one Jim Carrey movie.

Katakuri: Lofthouse Cookie

It’s a highly controversial topic for the both of you. He claims that they do indeed taste good, you say they are the abomination of the dessert world – if you could even really call it food. I dunno, that’s between yall. But the sentiment is there lol

Kid: Socket Wrench

Very handy and capable of doing many jobs ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Killer: Ravioli-Ravioli-Give-Me-the-Formuoli

It doesn’t get much better than pasta nor does it matter what kind. But ravioli is stuffed with good stuff and is more filling, as are you to him.

Kuzan: Bazoongas

‘Why? What’s wrong with that? Everybody loves bazoongas. I love bazoongas. I love you. Bazoongas.’

Law:  Dihydroxyphenyl

Because he’s not very forthcoming with his feelings, he likes to make you figure it out. Will vacillate between cholecalciferol and the other obnoxiously named chemical compounds that compose Omega-3 Fatty Acids. They’re all good for the heart, and even though he may not outright say it in layman’s terms, that’s what he means. ‘Cholecalciferol-ya, I need another dose.’ ‘I could use some of my Eicosapentaenoic acid-ya right about now.’

Luffy: Number 9

Cause a Number 9 on any menu never disappoints and will always make him happy, regardless of what life brings. Even if y'all somehow end up in a fancy schmancy restaurant, the 9th item on the menu is the go-to though most of the time he doesn’t even count lmao

Marco: Berdst Friend

Totally just a cute punny name, absolutely not what it actually references

Mihawk: Jalapeño Popper

You’re very spicy and what’s better than you to complement a glass of wine?? Can you guys tell that I don’t drink or smoke pffft

Sanji: Egg

They are supposedly aphrodisiacs and like, people eat them in everything. You have the same effect on him, so there’s no better nickname that’s more fitting ♡ according to him

Smoker: Marlboro Lights 100s

His first love before cigars. Will always hold a special spot in his heart. But forreal tho – why do people by these up?? Really don’t miss those days having to sell’em lmao

Usopp: Hacky Sack

Hacky sacks would make perfect ammunition for his slingshots, but he could never because he couldn’t bear to cast something so personable and cozy like that away – even against an enemy maybe – and that’s the same regard he has for you.

X Drake: Sarah, Plain and Tall

Not so much a nickname rather than something he has to mutter under his breath to keep it together. Just..try not to flash any more skin than you already are and everything should be gravy.

Zoro: Swiss Army Knife

He doesn’t really call things cute or adorable, but you know what he means when he calls you his little Swiss Army Knife cause they’re super cute and have so much going on, but you would never know it at first glance..unless..you know…show all your goods and what you can do by bearing it all ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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One Piece Chapter 1058 - Initial Thoughts

And we return again

Wano is in the books, and amazingly, we can't be 100% sure what arc we're heading to next. All we know is that the final saga is upon us, so stuff is about to begin to hit the fan even more than usual.

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Starting with the cover page and it goes as you'd expect, Caesar wants Germa to take him with them. Doubt it's gonna be a better kind of captivity mind you, though he might be happy experimenting for the Evil Army and giving them weapons

As usual, Luffy is being punished for his recent death-defying stunt, trapped in an iron cage by Nami

Jinbe tries to laugh it off, but Nami's not letting up, giving Jinbe a trial by fire for the domestic Nakama life

It is funny though that Jinbe thinks Nami has Conqueror's Haki

New Bounties Time!

Luffy and 9 Commanders they say, reminder that Blackbeard has 10 Commanders

Cotton Candy Lover Chopper 100 -> 1000 berries, he's at least out of triple digits but it's still an undersale as I expected (though I was harsher at 500), strange though that the WG acknowledge he's a doctor but not up his bounty accordingly

Cat Burglar Nami 66m -> 366m berries, a monster upgrade from her, I only doubled it, but I guess her standing down Kaido did help her bounty increase, much to her horror

Soul King Book 83m -> 383m berries, another 300m addition, surprising though this one since he didn't do too much in Wano, maybe his actions in WCI got revealed at last? We don't see his picture which is weird

Cyborg Franky 94m -> 394m berries, sensing a pattern yet? Unique for Franky though is that his Bounty is the Sunny rather than his face or mech

God Usopp 200m -> 500m berries, the godhood continues, now Usopp's Enel level, though he is very intimidated by it

Devil Child Nico Robin 130m -> 930m berries, an 800m rise is among the largest of rises of the crew, and it's well overdue given how super low her bounty was, now she's in a Yonko crew her threat is higher I guess. Plus she gives Chopper some cotton candy to calm him

Black Leg Vinsmoke Sanji 330m -> 1.032b berries. a 990m increase puts the first wing of the Pirate King into billion tier, but he is dismayed that he is no longer the second highest bounty of the crew, literally flaming in anger

Knight of the Sea Jinbe 438m -> 1.1b berries, Jinbe's recent addition has seen his bounty nearly triple, this one is odd to me given how he worked for Big Mom beforehand and never got such a high bounty, then again he did escape BM's fleet (still need to know about that) so maybe that helped bolster it, Sanji though spares a moment to curse him out as well as the final one.

Pirate Hunter Zoro 320m -> 1,100,001,100 berries, I dunno how Oda decided on this number, I checked Binary conversions but nothing leaps out at me. Zoro is at least smug to be higher than Sanji, though scarring Kaido and defeating King would earn him that right

With Zoro now able to refer to him by rank number, the two squabble again as Luffy, 3b bounty Luffy, sits in a cage

Meanwhile, the other new Yonko isn't faring too well either

A beheaded Buggy begs Mihawk and Crocodile for his life, all while his unaware subordinates sing his praises

Seems that the Cross Guild was Crocodile and Mihawk's alliance specifically, and they don't take kindly to Buggy claiming all the glory

Even Mr. 3 is selling Buggy down the river, dude you forget that Crocodile wanted you dead since Little Garden

Even Buggy's main crew intents to side with Crocodile if he dies

Daz Bones doesn't seem to like that thought though

Mihawk flashes back to the origins of Cross Guild, with Crocodile calling him about his title being stripped and them teaming up. Seems once upon a time, Mihawk was the 'Marine Hunter'

Wouldn't say Mihawk doesn't trust anyone though, can't say that for Crocodile either mind you

Seems the misconception that Buggy is a part of the group comes from Crocodile bailing his island out from the marines, Crocodile only wanted capital from him but he was broke and already owed Crocodile money

As an alternative to being sold to slavery, Buggy offered his services and company to be Crocodile's foundation, only for his fandom of followers to market Buggy as the leader

Don't think I didn't spot the 'here it comes' meme either

Mihawk meanwhile only got roped into it because the Marines knew he was teaming with Crocodile

Cross Guild Bounties are out now too

Sir Crocodile 1.965b

Dracule 'Hawk Eye' Mihawk 3.59b, just over 500m less than Shanks' - who confirms, as if it wasn't already clear, to have better sword skills than Shanks

And for Buggy the Genius, 3.189b. Lower than Mihawk...

Ever the wise one, Mihawk however proposes an alternative to killing Buggy, and instead letting him be the figurehead

Mihawk has no ambitions to be a Yonko and at the least if people come they will go after Buggy rather than them, so he can be their sacrificial lamb

Finally we return to the Kambakka Kingdom, where the Revolutionaries reconvene

Sabo's not back but they're all happy to know he's safe, Dragon though is upset with rumors that he killed Cobra

Looks like there's a Skypeian on that table too...

Kuma sadly still is a mindless slave, as Dragon asks him to recount events

Wiretappers in the Navy have caught an outgoing signal to the kingdom, looks like Sabo's making a call

Ooof, break next week...

This was a nice palette cleanser of a chapter, mainly covering the bounties of the big players. I'm surprised they're so high really, everyone but Chopper got at least a 300m increase. Interested to see how Franky's poster comes into play too, should we start making Mecha Sunny theories? Or is it just a nod to bad timeline Franky becoming a sentient warship?

Surprised no titles were changed too, they felt overdue as my predictions post noted.

We didn't spend a lot of time with the Straw Hats really, which does help my slim hope that Carrot still stowed away, but it does feel like there's a bit more to cover.

We got the reality of the Cross Guild's formation, which is a lot more logical than Mihawk and Crocodile siding with Buggy. I do think Mihawk and Crocodile may be on their guard a lot though, Crocodile would betray Mihawk after all, Mihawk I think knows this but would just swat him away rather than backstab, dude just wants to live in peace it seems, waiting for Zoro to beat him.

Some really high bounties from them, Mihawk being higher than Buggy's still miffs me though, you'd suppose the bounty size would play a part in who is the Yonko after all.

But we cap it off with Sabo and the Revolutionaries, no real answers there but it seems like that's what we're doing next? Perhaps a Reverie II mini-arc? I think Sabo knows he's being wiretapped too, it would make the most sense to expose the WG by telling his side of the story publicly.

Sadly though the breaks have returned for Oda, a month off wasn't enough it seems XD Hopefully though all will be revealed soon