#fruitwani

[mjrtaurus]

Which do you think is the most and least intelligent fruitwani species? I'm sure Crocodile will argue they're all very bright but Mihawk has seen some of them bellow and wail because they thought they were trapped behind a fence when an open door was literally inches away. Not all wani have equal turns with the brain cell.

The cherrywani- which look a lot like cuban crocodiles- are the smartest variant he's raised. They are born in pairs from a single egg, and by the time they go for their first swim, the conjoined stem of the cherry crest atop their heads split apart.

Cherrywani are incredibly intelligent, and hunt in pairs. In youth, the twins hunt together, in adulthood, they part ways with their sibling and select a mate. The mated pair hunt together from then on. If a sibling or a mate is lost, they will bond with other lone cherrywani. They are, understandably, highly social, and can get quite depressed if alone for too long.

They can be trained to follow much more complex commands and cues than other variants, and Buggy is working with a pair for a circus act.

Mihawk still sees sweet and silly emptiness in those eyes, though.

As for the least? Who knows.

[s0lemnhypn0s]

(Crocodile genderbenders dni)

i drew some fruitwanis. classic bananawani, a pitayawani, a kiwiwani, and a figwani. and their very proud father who loves them dearly (he feeds them human flesh)

[loganwritesprobably]

Help me find someone

Cross Guild enjoyers help

I've got a vague memory of reading several fics with mention of a very large fruitwani swimming around the coast of Karai Bari to act as the first line of defence potentially named Anna or something similar but I cannot seem to find it

Help??

[extrashortshorts]

I like the idea that fruitwani are either like real world crocodiles and hunted for luxury leather goods — or they’re like domestic pigs or sports dogs where the little babies are high end pets but are typically tossed asides as adults

Like that having a bunch of bananawani is Crocodile’s rich person charity cause or something. Like politicians and celebs who get really into rescuing pitbulls or greyhounds. Some public statements about how bananawani are GREAT pets but NOT for beginners and theyre so smart and loving why would you make one into a handbag????

Yeee They're definitely hard to manage for any beginner or owner that doesn't want to understand their behavioural patterns. They maybe look evil like they want to kill you, but gators just have that resting "imgonnakillyou" face that's all

[patternao]

crocoman discovers the other fruitwani

[ideas-4-stories]

Cross Guild Romance prompt: Luffy and the Strawhats are sailing when this sudden and severe storm catches them. In the chaos Chopper goes flying overboard with some debris before anyone can grab him. Luffy and the crew get blown the other way and can only despair and hang on. Come morning Chopper wakes up not in the middle of the ocean but in Cross Guild’s hospital tent with Buggy, Mihawk, and Crocodile looming over him. Chopper thinks he’s gonna be tossed in the dungeons. Instead Mihawk basically takes full charge of him, taking care of him and knowing how beloved the little reindeer is from Zoro’s stories. Buggy and Crocodile are actually nice to Chopper too and spend time with him while they actually try to contact the Thousand Sunny with no luck thanks to signal interfere with the den dens. Mihawk is strict but not unkind, teaching Chopper about herbs and gardening and even some sword play. Buggy includes Chopper in the circus acts since he dances so well, and even Crocodile shows him the baby fruitwanis. Chopper is much liked in Cross Guild and he actually plays unintentional matchmaker for Buggy, Mihawk, and Crocodile. When they manage to finally contact Luffy and inform the Strawhats that they have their beloved doctor safe and sound, they all plan an epic reunion for Chopper, culminating in Luffy and the crew showing up when Chopper is performing on stage with Buggy. It’s an epic reunion of hugs, tears, relief and a bit of reconciliation for Buggy and Crocodile with the straw hats while Mihawk and Zoro get to reunite too. Everyone loves Chopper!

Oh, The Gods Above And Beyond, CHOPPER!!! Poor dude, who knows how long it took him to wash up on the shores of Karai Bari and he did it unconsciously as well clutching onto something that's very buoyancy in the water… You know I'm gonna go with the idea that Chopper was fiahed out of the sea from a Buggy Pirates boat, whether they meant to fish him out or it was a surprise. They rushed to their great glorious chairman as he would know what to do with the reindeer.

I would say it would make more sense if Chopper was asleep for a couple days so the boat can get back to land and let the Cross Guild leaders wonder what they’re gonna do with the reindeer.

Again poor Chopper, waking up in enemy territory is not a great thing to wake up too. Only to be shocked when Mihawk starts to feed him and reassures him that they will make sure Chopper gets back to his crew because when the little reindeer doctor was still sleeping, the trio made the decision it would be a good thing to stay on Luffy’s good side.

Love that Mihawk is doing most of the caring for Chopper, while Crocodile and Buggy would be giving Chopper sweets without knowing that each other are doing it as well. Chopper will be getting double cotton candy and he won’t say anything because Mihawk would definitely stop that (it’s up to you if Mihawk learns about the double dose of candy or not)

Mihawk teaching him about herbs and gardening is so cute! I’m thinking that sometimes Chopper will list off how these herbs could be used to heal and Mihawk is nodded, saying that interesting and jotting it down in a notebook. I can see Chopper holding a very small wooden sword that Buggy got his woodcarvers to make for the little doctor! Chopper is a number one hit just like their chairman to Buggy’s followers. They are definitely cheering him on and cooing when Chopper swears at them. Crocodile taking Chopper with him when he comes to check on his fruitwanis. Chopper is telling him how they are feeling and the big man is happy that his fruitwanis are happy! (Also love that Chopper is playing matchmaker, love that for him!)

I love the ending, truly goanna be a flashy great reunion party!

[wordy-little-witch]

Silly goofy cross guild idea that will not leave my head, but hear me out

Buggy being the mafia wife archetype is well and good, it is one of the best, hottest takes on the PLANET and I'll die on that hill. But we also need to touch base on the blending of cultures and tastes here where I am currently FROTHING over.

Crocodile being Alabastan and taking over his once-home in a bid for control and for reasons that haven't been touched upon. Why Alabasta? Is it the 'wanis? Are fruitwani native there? If so, if Alabasta ISN'T his homeland, what made him choose there? What started his love of fruitwani? What lead to a mafia instead of a pirate and what does that mean for his character??? ((Middle Eastern and maybe smth English, German or Russian, smth about that scratches a brain itch for Croc, might be the languages-))

And Mihawk. My silly spooky little swordsman is full of mysteries and I am ROTATING him. Mach speed. Full 360 tail spin in my frontal lobe. Is he human? If he is, what was his upbringing like? What was his childhood? His parents? His homeland? Does he speak other languages? ((I love the idea of Mihawk being the One Piece equivalent of French)).

Buggy's heritage is Unknown (jazz hands), but he was raised by Roger who has Big Gaelic Energy, no I will not explain, it's RIGHT THERE. On that note though, Buggy grew up on a pirate crew, a bunch of headstrong fellas from all sorts of places, with all sorts of lives. Buggy's a little melting pot, a drifter, and while some things are poignantly Roger's in his words, actions or beliefs, he's all over the place with a wide palette.

Now the three of them learning and picking things up from each other. They wind up leaving marks on each other.

Mihawk sings quietly to himself sometimes in French, usually while gardening or cooking. Buggy and Crocodile learn the songs by osmosis.

Crocodile sometimes calls the others by certain pet names or gives orders in his own mother tongue, or he'll organize things a certain way, set up smth in a specific manner, idek, my brain is fried but the vibe, the VIBE is there.

Buggy shares dances or recipes from his childhood. Just... yes. Them bleeding into each other's spaces. Them leaving marks on one another metaphorically.

((Also them slowly incorporating bits of each other in apparel. Buggy opting for richer or darker colors or cuts. Crocodile incorporating lace and pops of red. Mihawk adding textures to his eyeliner and updating his harness with more crisscrosses.))

[count-alucard-tepes]

I recently learned that there is multiple wanis like melonwanis and strawberrywanis. So what if crocodile found/ discovered the other wanis?

(I got this from a one piece Odyssey post on twitter, there is norm bananawani, orange bananawani, watermelonwani, melonwani, strawberrywani and what I think is a durrianwani but I’m not sure..) (and they are all called “fruitwanis” apparently they are so cute 🥰)

That’s so freaken cute!

Crocodile: “…Daz, I’ve decided…I want a fruit farm”

Daz: “…say no more, sir”

A few days later…

Crocodile: “…alright let me see what you came up with”

Daz: *shows him all the baby fruit-wanis proudly*

Crocodile: *literally cannot hold his tears back* “…I didn’t know what I was expecting…but it was sure as hell not this…I’m the happiest man alive”

Daz: “…you’re welcome, sir”

Crocodile: *cuddling his wanis happily and baby talking to them*

[i-have-a-mouth-so-i-must-scream]

I just had to make a little doodle of the most adorable thing I have ever encountered in this fandom.

Chonky, little baby Snowdancer the White Strawberry Fruitwani from "To Earn a Virgin Emperor" by GothRaven89 (@blackroseraven2023) ☺️❤️✨

[mjrtaurus]

I just had a thought that Cherry Wanis are more likely to become conjoined twins because of each egg having two wanis.

Now imagine one day Crocodile was helping with hatching them and then he runs to others, holds up conjoined Cherry Wanis and screams "It's a freak of nature! :D" with enthusiasm that only animal lovers can have

The little guy has two heads, and the very first thing Crocodile does is take the hatchling to the veterinary tent (because he’s not an irresponsible reptile breeder, very much). He knows a lot of animals that are conjoined need to be put to sleep because the quality of their lives isn’t going to be good. Lots of internal issues that are too delicate to be corrected or even treated. The novelty of having a two-headed animal isn’t worth said animal’s suffering.

The head vet shares the same concerns, so they give the babies a meal and look them over.

And they’re perfectly healthy on the inside, and so far the heads are cooperating just as well together as any cherrywani pair. Even moreso when considering that one head controls one side, and the other head controls the other side. They walk fine, they swim fine, they eat fine, and in later observations they do indeed hunt fine.

It’s looking as if the cherrywani subspecies have dealt with so many instances of conjoined twins that evolution just… made it work for them.

Even so, Crocodile and the head vet keep a close eye on this sweet little freak of nature. Making sure they get extra food if the hunting doesn’t go well, making sure they get plenty of checkups…

In the end, they are happy wanis. Happy, healthy, and a little strange wanis.

[blackroseraven2023]

I was just going through and collecting all my favourite little Cross Guild bits from AO3, things I'd like to reference in my own fics (specific fruitwani, names for guild members, etc) and plot twist so many of them are by you, and turns out I've read so many of your fics and didn't notice so uh

Hi! Love your work!

Thank you so much for your comment and loving my work, feel free to be inspired and give credit where credit is due. I am super stoked to see what you come up with! It's gonna be brilliant!

[loganwritesprobably]

On a similar note to the previous post

I'm working on collecting together some of my favourite Cross Guild fanon additions (e.g., popular fruitwani names, the idea that they have a barn/stables, named guild members like doctors/cooks)

If you have any fics/authors you love or have versions of the guild/island/surrounding islands etc that you would consider canon to you, or would like to shout out (or yourself) - let me know!

[miracleboylene]

you guys loved crocoman and his fruitwanis, if you have any request about them (or my other one piece pookies rosi and smoker) feel free to ask!!!

[ideas-4-stories]

Cross Guild Romance Idea: Buggy is a talented painter and loves to paint anything and everything. All of his crew have portraits that he's done of them and his art hangs all over the main Cross Guild fortress. When Crocodile and Mihawk come along, Buggy can't help but want to capture the beauty of both men on canvas. He tries to be subtle in observing both men who can grind him to dust. He works on Crocodile and Mihawk's paintings without the intent of ever letting them know, and also does these mini portrait lockets for them. Crocodile's has his favorite fruitwani breeding pair while Mihawk's has portraits of Zoro and Perona. Buggy gathers his courage and presents his gifts to Crocodile and Mihawk. Crocodile and Mihawk are skeptical at first but when they finally see Buggy's work, they are stunned and deeply touched. Instead of just thank you, Buggy finds himself firmly sandwiched between to former warlords and kissed soundly. He has no complaints. The turn to romance grows even deeper when Mihawk and Crocodile actually see the enchanting portraits Buggy had done of them. It's the artful acquisition of two powerful boyfriends

Sorry I haven’t been doing any asks for a while, not much energy to do them and life's been very busy

I see Buggy doing many styles of paintings, having a room in his tent for painting equipment and supplies (I headcanon that Buggy has a big tent for himself, it’s basically the size of a house with muitple sections for rooms and it’s two or three-story high)

Buggy having all of his crewmembers’ portraits up somewhere in his large tent or in another place just for the paintings, whether it's individual portraits or different group-type paintings, is so sweet. He definitely has a few or more paintings/portraits of the Roger Pirates tucked away somewhere in his tent, hidden away for safe keeping.

Now onto Crocodile and Mihawk, who wouldn't want to paint those two? Buggy trying to look closely at the two men, so he can get as much detail on the portriats as possible while not getting too close to the dangerous men (love the mini portraits idea)

Love what happens once he showed the Mihawk and Crocodile the portraits he made for them. Indeed that’s a creative way to acquire two powerful boyfriends.

[wordy-little-witch]

I feel like I’m getting annoying with all these agere asks but I’m in a weird headspace rn and so my favs now have to regress and be happy so I can sleep better and maybe someone else gets a kick outta it I dunno? Anyways

I still love the idea that Buggy’s regression is mostly unrelated to wanting to wear certain clothes or long for certain toys or even a specific kind of food or such, I like to think it’s very „No. aesthetic“ type of regression, where you probably couldn’t tell at first glance and it’s not as easy as just giving him kiddie stuff and he’ll be happy. (Not to knock on anyone who does like the aesthetics and kiddie stuff just to be clear.) so he actually doesn’t have a bunch of toys and plushies and such and doesn’t really ask for them either.

…. THAT BEING SAID

Buggy should most definitely have an absolutely gigantic plush Fruitwani. Massive thing. It’s almost as big as Crocodile himself and that’s not counting the tail. A complete impulse purchase by Crocodile as well, being separated from his husbands for a while, having to delay reuniting them for another two days because of unforeseen circumstances and some unfortunate encounters with some Marines. Talking on the Denden to both of them and learning Buggy has had some bad regression days behind him. He doesn’t even let himself slip fully, there’s still a part of him that knows why Crocodile isn’t back with them, so he tries to stay in a big headspace when talking to him, but inwardly Buggy just wants to cry badly and curl up into Mihawks arms all day because Croccy isn’t home and he doesn’t LIKE it when people aren’t with him for too long because they may never come back. It’s a mess. Crocodiles suffering, Mihawk is suffering and Buggy is absolutely miserable.

So when Crocodile spots the giant plush toy sitting in a store window, surrounded by smaller plushtoys, his mind is immediately made up. Yes that one. Just for decoration? Not for sale? Well it is now. No. No that can be arranged. No the price doesn’t matter, he will leave this island with this absolute beast of a plush toy no matter how many Beri he has to spend or who he’ll have to harm if that what it takes. He WILL have that toy.

Buggy still clings to Crocodile more than usual when he gets back, no plush could ever replace the connection he was craving…. But after he has settled down a bit more the plush actually becomes on of his favorite toys. Not even just when he’s regressed, he just loves this thing. Has spooked several people wanting to talk business with Crossguild coming into the room finding chairman Buggy lounging on, what appears to be, a full sized Fruitwani , it just looks that convincing at first glance. For Buggy it’s not only cool and flashy, it’s a very, literally, big reminder that Crocodile cares about him in his own way, even when on some days the most he’ll get from him is a good morning kiss and the rest of the day is filled with snark towards him until he bids him and Mihawk goodnight again. It just means a lot to him to know he’s loved even when he’s being vulnerable or difficult.

Also yes, Crocodile also loves this thing and Mihawk has been on the suffering end of him and Buggy spooning the damn thing at night while he goes woefully unembraced on his side of the bed „ah yes, just me, my fiances, and the eight foot tall Applewani plush one of them threatened a shop owner over.“

Olay lemme preface this with some things

1) you're not annoying at all, and if anyone says you are, I'll eat their knees

2) I get it - honestly posting content for Buggy specifically for age regression was nerve wracking bc like. Idek really. But giving things I experience to characters I love is so cathartic, and I've spent more than a few nights just.... daydreaming about stuff like that just to be happy and comfy and cozy. No judgement on this blog, of that I promise you ♡♡♡

3) agere is valid every and any way, aesthetic or not, visible or not, it's doesn't matter, only the ways people feel. If you're safe, happy, and not harming anyone, you're doing so perfect and I love you and am proud of you

Now with my soap box stuff done, HOLY HECK YES YES PLZ I LOVE THIS I ADORE I NEED IT, GODS YOUR MIND!!!!! (/pos)

Buggy isn't a typical person, head to toe, inside out, he's Flashy but also incredibly subtle. His regression isn't some cookie cutter type of deal, he's wild and slightly feral in some ways, he's unusual and perfect and precious. His idea of a good time is knife games, climbing (everything is sight, nothing is sacred), explosions, and playing poker. He has a special rope that's just for him to tie and play with ((and occasionally chew on, though Mihawk has a mild heart attack every time he sees it while Crocodile cringes into the next plane of existence in disgust)).

At a glance, not much changes, but Mihawk can feel the change in Haki, and Crocodile can see the microscopic things there when Buggy shifts. He holds things differently, stims more visibly, just seems bouncier and even more animated yet somehow much more calm. The best explanation comes from Buggy himself in describing the shifting between his headspaces. "Some things turn off and others pop on open."

The worst thing to Buggy in general is a perception of loss or abandonment. Logically, he knows it isn't the case, and he can cling to that mostly, but experience has taught him that distance does NOT, in fact, make hearts grow fonder - at least, not for him. The one and only time he felt it may have applied - and this is a very tentative maybe - was when he reunited with his crew, made into Alvida's image and her decisions. There was no war over crew nor ship, just an allowance to slip back in as if he'd never quite left. The only changes or acknowledgement was Alvida's slightly awkward, brusque, yet lingering touch to his arm when she gave it a squeeze and remarked that "handling these hoodlums solo is not my idea if a good time." He was needed, and that did wonders for his security but not so much for the mental health.

Crocodile and Mihawk don't need him - he's the face man, sure, and he's got a talent for manipulation, speeches, rallying men. But at the end of the day, they outshine him despite their proclivities for the shadows. It's a juxtaposition. It's safe. It's wonderful, and Buggy still struggles to trust in the reliability there.

Logically, he knows- Croc is out, managing something for work, he's coming back, he will be back, he's not alone or abandoned or suddenly useless and worthless.

But he still feels it all.

And falling into his headspace to decompress is always harder when he's upset or scared, it only really works when he boils over, and the meltdown that would lead to is counterproductive. So he's waffling between the two, assured only by the calls, by Mihawk, and the few other places he can get some semblance normalcy and security.

When Crocodile does come home, a comically large plush toy over his shoulder, Buggy's already practically vibrating and is completely beyond the point of words in a positive way. He just squeals, lunges and the cushion of sand catching his weight is warm and safe and cozy and he clings, a clown themed koala, right there without shame.

The plush doesn't come up until later.

When someone inevitably asks - and, interestingly enough, it is Mihawk who does - Croc is honest. "Thought the clown would like it for longer trios like this."

The toy is big, yes, and also decently heavy, moreso than even it's size may seem. It's partially weighted in the tummy, legs and jaw, a display piece more than a toy for playing with, and Buggy is absolutely obsessed. It's Croco-sized, and it's a 'wani, and it's soft and cute and heavy. He loves it.

His first order of business is immediately dropping down to scramble under it and just... going limp. He wriggles a little, humming softly before falling still, cheek squished into his forearms, hair a mess but he's smiling, he's relaxed, he's comfy and happy and safe and with his boyfriends' Haki on the edges if his muffled, fuzzy awareness, he truly unwinds for the first time in over a week.

Crocodile carefully tugs his hair from under the toy with his hook, and Mihawk hands him a little fidget toy or a rope.

The toy is named later on, as demanded by a tiny jester with a frankly lethal set of baby doll eyes and quivering lip. Really, he could topple nations with that face, the other two swear.

Mihawk simply has to make peace with Addie the Applewani Cuddle Buddy having a semi permanent spot in the bed.

[mjrtaurus]

Talked about this with @wyvernslovecake, but fruitwani variants being based off of various crocodylomorphs, both living and extinct.

And of course I have my own made up variant called a sea grape wani, which are based off of thalattosuchids (ancient marine crocodiles with flippers instead of feet and the beginnings of a tail fluke). These ones make the land dwelling variants look like skinks. They are deep sea dwelling, long living, and an adult can comfortably fit a navy warship between their jaws. While land fruitwani will eat smaller Sea Kings that hunt along the coasts, the sea grape wani hunt the big ones that nest in the Calm Belt. They typically don't bother with smaller creatures unless they are being harassed by them, but have been known to mistake larger vessels with animal figureheads as prey.

One of Crocodile's desires while he was still at sea was to find one and tame it like the Kuja of Amazon Lily do the yuda sea serpents. He had his loss against Whitebeard before he could accomplish that goal.