#mishanks ig

[elaenim]

My piece for the @opshankszine

Grab something while aftersales are still ongoing !!!

[reineydraws]

here, have some lovey-dovey mishanks doodles from my phone notes 🥰

[manofbeskar]

we become we

[volvolts]

I don’t want to turn on my laptop

[phant0ma]

one piece ships tierlist bc I was bored 💯 don't hate me I beg

some of them I just don't really care for or don't know enough about so I put it in gross but that doesn't (necessarily) mean I hate it!

[andaniellight]

if i could write modern-setting-with-no-power AU where Zoro and Perona are both famous, but the public in general don't know they're siblings, best believe i'd make one where Zoro shows up in Perona's business account like this not because he wants to be perceived as a loving brother but because if he had to fight his way up tooth and nail (literally physically) to have no-lose-streaks reputation as "MMA Fighter" then might as well get comfortable with scaring the shit out of people with threats context-not-provided whatsoever*

(* Perona's been followed by creepy stalkers so he becomes her personal bodyguard for a whole week while they wait for their rich-as-fuck dad, Mihawk, to do something about it)

Zoro's full pic below ↓

(reference pose from that picture of Mackenyu Arata holding up card of Perona btw)

[littleswordsman-au]

Ex's and "Oh"s

[incalamity]

opla said: you like mishanks? how about now? *makes shanks say that he can still take mihawk*

[beanghostprincess]

I actually asked some people about this already but I want your views on this too

Do you think with how the story progresses Mihawk and shanks will fight back to back? I think they have a lot of small moments here and there and I definitely wish for them to be together and form extremely close bond? I think they have potential to be those close “brotherhood bonds” in canon (which we know what they really are). Please just share your thoughts on this

Oh!!! Interesting question!! I actually would love to see something like this going on in canon, because we've had bits of their relationship but we've never seen them actually genuinely together and I,,, Really want them to do more in the story,,, Save me middle-aged OP men,,,

I think it could be great and it could be written in a very smooth way, so, yeah, it could happen. Especially since now (fucking finally) they're giving Shanks more scenes and Cross Guild exists. It wouldn't be too crazy to assume we'll see more of Mishanks in the future. Besides, Straw Hat x Swordsman and the thousand parallelisms we can get out of there are always good things.

[the-obnoxious-sibling]

I know you like shuggy but do you think there’s anything that makes you ship mishanks? Do you think their bond is also special and deeper? They do have history and some ppl think Mihawk was in shanks crew at some point. What are your thoughts on them? They are even more popular than shuggy so there has to be sth since so many ppl see them in this way

Have to admit, I've always been kinda indifferent to Mihawk as a character. (When first reading OP back in… god, 2003? oh my god, I'm ancient—anyway, I was a very basic Zoro girlie who only saw Mihawk as an obstacle to his dream.) Though I do find Vampire Swordsman Living In A Pirate World to be very fun, aesthetically, as a character I find him pretty inscrutable & hard to care about.

But it's not like I don't see it. Mishanks isn't for me, but it's not just a "two beautiful men smirking at each other" ship.*

Mihawk, like Buggy, thinks of or brings up Shanks in moments when he really doesn't need to. (Mentally apologizing to Shanks for fighting Luffy! What on earth.) Shanks can convince Mihawk to relax and have a drink with his crew, though Mihawk is almost always shown to be alone and happy that way.

But so much of their dynamic and history has to be read between the lines, and I find that frustrating. I want answers! Canon answers!!

Like: why did they have those epic fights (which even Whitebeard spoke of with respect) when they were younger—was Shanks trying to take Mihawk's title, or were neither of them at the level of the World's Greatest yet? (Side note, I would love to know who Mihawk beat to get that title and when.) Does Mihawk refuse to fight Shanks these days because he thinks a one-armed swordsman is a bad fight? Or is he trying to preserve the memory of their last fight as near-equals?

(Or… I can't speak to all of Shanks' fights since he lost the arm, obviously, but in present day it's notable that he only pulls out his sword as the nuclear option. I wonder if Shanks just can't do casual, fun fights anymore, the same way he can't relax on enemy ships.)

Was Mihawk ever a member of his pirate crew? I for one can't see him as an ex-Red-Haired Pirate—for one because he's such a goth loner it seems like a bad culture fit, but for another because I think it would have been brought up in canon. The Marines made Buggy a Warlord because of his history with Shanks; if Mihawk had been a member of his crew, wouldn't that make Buggy redundant? That said, I can see Shanks trying to use their fights as a recruitment tool—"If I win this time, you'll join my crew!"—but I don't think it worked out.

Basically, I'd say there's a decent ship there in theory, but for me to get into it I'd need a lot of things that have been left implicit to be spelled out.

Which could happen! Maybe Buggy going after the One Piece and dragging Mihawk in his wake is going to force him to reveal a hidden detail about his history with Shanks that makes him reluctant to fight him anymore…

*Though imo that is part of why they're more popular; for a long time gay ships in English-language shonen fandom (& probably others, but I'm just speaking from my experience) were exclusively about basic-ass hotties. You'd have to ask me about my days in Naruto fandom if you want that salt, though. (Please don't. That's such a dark path to ask me to go down.) Another reason is that we see Shanks & Mihawk interact in present day hundreds of chapters before Shanks & Buggy. Early interaction = early establishment of the ship = long fandom history/staying power.

[spideyachilles]

man, it's been a LONG 2024.. already *checks clock* 40 hours? that's like more than a day... whew!!! guess its toxic old man yaoi time...

[elaenim]

…in a fight, right?

[reineydraws]

i had plans to draw this weekend but my ipad died so i had to settle for haphazardly colouring some random doodles lol. here's hoping it's just a dead battery and i can recover my wips. 😭🙏

[petrichorium]

hiiii pluvi, nyla here! for your one piece and hq selfships: 💞, 📝, 🌦️ aaaaand 💌! thanks in advance! i'll have fun answering your asks too uwu

📝: How would your story in canon go? How would you influence the events of the original story?

Shanks — as of rn i dont influence the story tbh...... we'll have to re-address this in a decade when we get more red-haired pirates and after shanks dies KJHSDFJKHB but for now im just kinda lingering whenever theres rhp moments. my first appearance is the luffy wanted poster scene and i make a lil comment to mihawk (smthn like "always lovely to see you hawk-eyes" yk ambiguous enough), then im in the bg during the bit where rockstar calls shanks, im missing during marineford and then i show up during whitebeard/ace's funeral and im consistently w the red-haired pirates from then on. during the wano bit i finally get another line agreeing w lime juice after he mentions barto, then a passing goodbye to marco. im shown towards the side of the bar scene in elbaf reading a book and then im in the big wide-shot as theyre approaching the red force; the one "big" change is that im the one who hands the info on kidd off to shanks (bc that is Technically my official job as communications officer) and hongo and i have a tiny exchange. oda also talks abt me a bit in an sbs, he says im the only officer who hasnt met luffy and mentions im from a new world island, n says i joined the crew five yrs prior to the present

Kuroo — another one where i have minimal impact on the canon LOL but he and i r coworkers to lovers soooooo i only show up at the very end!!! i think im a recurring character in the final timeskip match chapters, i appear four or five times w the final time being w kuroo's appearance and described as his colleague. maybe later on theres an extra sketch of us grabbing a drink in our work uniforms and it sparks hella shippers

💞: Aside from with your f/o, who else would you commonly be shipped with? Why?

Shanks — i think any of the other red-haired officers is common but lime juice is the go-to for me simply bc of that one interaction in wano LMFAOOOOOOOO and then hongo later on for the elbaf interaction pfft. beckman is also a regular name in a "pair the spares" sense but icl i dont think hes ever spoken to me in canon (simply bc i do not have much screentime) & mihawk is also Somewhat up there again be of my one line. OH AND MARCO..... i think when he leaves the ship after wano he passes me and does an ambiguous hug/hand to the arm thing that has ppl like wtf was that 🫣

Kuroo — i think kenma bc im shown in the bg of a few of his shots!!! and i think theres a panel or two of me interacting w ushijima so theres a few instances of that...... theres like one super dedicated crackshipper of me and iwa LOL

🌦️: Would you be accompanied by mostly fluff or angst fanfics? Both? Explain why.

Shanks — ohhhh a mix.... i think whenever im involved its either relatively low-key fluff or a super in-depth character deep-dive. im often used as a catalyst for mishanks or shuggy or any manner of other m/m ships tho which means ig its angst for shuvi 😔

Kuroo — def fluff, but also a bit of angst. in a similar light a lot of fics im in have me being a catalyst specifically for kuroken, and there r probs just as many poly fics as there are of just me n kuroo, but by n large the Actual shipfics are cutesy work romance vibes

💌: How would your dynamic be portrayed? What might people focus on most? Any misconceptions?

Shanks — honestly the dynamic is varying bc theres just not much content of me or us interacting as of yet, just the tiniest bit of banter and then a very professional back n forth. shanks tends to be portrayed as Down Bad in ships so i think that is accurate, but i do think people generally overemphasize the captain/subordinate thing and a lot of the nuance wrt the nature of my joining the crew is not considered fully until my full backstory is discussed

Kuroo — sjhdfusbfv fuckboy kuroo my beloathed....... but i feel its not That bad. idk our dynamic is soooo Normal obvi its a v subtle ship/only vaguely hinted at so the specifics of our strangers-to-friends-to-lovers slow burn is not known,,,,,, i think generally the dynamic is far faster and not drawn out in fanon. people focus more on the working together, boss/secretary vibe (when i rlly quit my job right as we get together rip) and write us as having a very nuclear family i think.

send in some selfship questions!

[blackcat2907]

For the character ask, Zoro, Mihawk, and/or Doflamingo!

*cracks knuckles* Oh yeah, I am doing all three. Thank you for indulging in my hyperfixation with these characters. Be prepared for a long post!

RORONOA ZORO

First Impression: Okay, this guy seems cool. He's badass with a sword and he is hot. I like him. Impression Now: LOML! I love him so much! He is my baby and he will not hesitate to drop kick you if you disrespect his crew. I don't have the words to fully explain how much I love him. Favorite Moment: From the live action, when he fights Mihawk or when he declares his loyalty love for Luffy. In the anime, probably when he takes on Luffy's pain and bears it. "nothing happened" Idea for a Story: Well, I have a few, but right now it's between my Bounty Hunter Zoro betrays the Straw Hats at the end of OPLA and ends up joining the Heart Pirates or the Spade Pirates. The second idea is Winged AU child Zoro being raised by Mihawk. Unpopular Opinion: Zoro could have been a great traitor character. I genuinely like the idea of Zoro biding his time to stab everyone in the back. Favorite Relationship: Canon would probably be his loyalty to Luffy and non-canon would be ZoLaw or a parent-child relationship with Mihawk. (it's canon in my heart) Favorite Headcanon: Zoro has severe dyslexia.

DRACULE MIHAWK

First Impression: Okay, goth pirate who loves his naps. Impression Now: I love him. He is father material, he is daddy material, and he is housewife material. He is Zoro's father. Canon doesn't exist. Favorite Moment: When he destroyed the Don Krieg pirates for disturbing his nap. Like, yeah, they deserved it. Don't disturb a person's nap. It's rude. It's cruel. And you are inviting death when you do. Idea for a story: Winged au of being a father to Zoro and Perona, and another OPLA au where Mihawk joins the Straw Hats because Luffy refused his refusal. TLDR: Mihawk accidentally adopts five kids and suffers the consequences of becoming attached. Unpopular Opinion: He could have been an awesome ally to the Straw Hats instead of staying neutral. Favorite Relationship: His mentor-student relationship with Zoro and MiShanks. Favorite Headcanon: He is a vampire /hj Nah, my real favorite headcanon is that he wants to retire and become a simple farmer but stays in the game so Zoro can achieve his dream of taking his title of World's Strongest Swordsman.

DONQUIXOTE DOFLAMINGO

First Impression: Fashionable Slenderman. Tall, lanky man with pink feathered coat. Semi-cool design, ig. Don't know much about him to care enough. Impression Now: MY BOI JUST NEEDS A HUG AND NEEDED A LOT OF LOVE! Yeah, he's done a lot of bad, evil things. He's an incredible villain with Azula vibes imo. And like Azula, i think things would have been different if his mother had survived and was the main parent. I firmly believe Doffy was/is a Mama's boy. Favorite Moment: His speech on justice. Chef's kiss. It is beautiful. <3 Idea for a story: Well, I have some modern au ideas where he is still an evil mafia boss, but I take away the child slavery and slavery in general and anything to do with exploiting kids. Another idea I have is that his mom survives and how it affects everything. Unpopular Opinion: Doffy is incredibly evil but he was also manipulated by Trebol and had every right to be mad at his father for dragging the entire family down. Favorite Relationship: The manipulative relationship he has with Law. It's so interesting to watch and see how much his has affected Law. Favorite Headcanon: Deep down, he cared for his brother and he regrets killing Rosinante and how things developed.

I warned you it was gonna be long, but I hope you enjoyed! Feel free to send in more characters!

[jakkenpoy]

i like them a lot