#my namaka

[duckflush]

He will always be on my mind somewhere

So let the flowers bloom ❤️

[angel-does-artisting]

Some designs for some Hawaiian Gods and Goddesses!

[jade-green-butterfly]

Because...😌'ahem'...Eveeeerybody's doing it~!🎶😃...again!😆Besides, the meme ninjas urged me too...~🥷🏻Hehe, wow...it’s really been a whole year since I did this meme (how time flies!😮) and it still looks like a Mega Man stage menu after a year!🤭✨ Enjoy as always, my dears~✌🏻😚💕xoxo.

[marquisedemasque]

It's #MerMay so I thought I'd share my portfolio project! It's about a young Hawaiian girl who befriends a lost merboy and the two go on a magical journey to bring him home. They must face the wrath of monsters, gods, and worst of all, a greedy businessman, in order to reunite the merboy with his family.

[pixelpayaso]

🌊❄️🔥

[one-idea]

I love the ASL brothers and really want them to be raised by Shanks.

I have an idea but I have to put a few events out of order.

So let’s get into it

We start fairly close to cannon with Shanks’ time on Foosha. He meets Luffy and he loves this kid. It’s the reason they keep coming back to the island in the first place.

Now this is where we are going to start rearranging somethings. Because Shanks and Higuma confrontation happens before Shanks has found the Gomu Gomu no Mi. Mean Luffy doesn’t eat the devil fruit (yet) Luffy gets mad at Shanks for not defending himself against the mountain bandit and runs off. Shanks follows him wanting to explain to the boy why. (Some fights you win by not fighting at all)

It’s here that he learns a hard truth about Luffy. Because Luffy runs home. Where he lives alone in a little shack. At first Shanks in confused, he thought Luffy lived with Makino. But Luffy can’t stay with her full time. She’s not his guardian and doesn’t have the money to care for him. She help him and cares for him when she can but most of the time Luffy is alone. The exception is when his grandfather is in town and is training him by: throwing him down ravines, dropping him in the middle of the jungle, tying him to balloons.

Shanks is horrified. Growing up on the Oro Jackson wasn’t easy. He saw a lot of horrible things when he was too young to process them. But he never doubted he was loved. And here Luffy is, a boy he’s come to love as his own sobbing because “nothing is worse than being alone.”

But Luffy looks at him with determination and says “that why I’m going to be king of the pirates one day because my Namaka will never leave me.” And Shanks knows two things. One Luffy is going to be the king of the pirates. There is not a doubt in his mind that Luffy is the person his captain was waiting for. Luffy is going to change the world when the boy sets out on his own. The second thing is that he won’t leave this little boy, who is walking sunshine, feel unloved or unwanted ever again.

Shanks hugs Luffy close and tells him he knows that Luffy is going to become the king of the pirates but before he can do that he needs so experience on the seas. How does the little anchor feel about join his crew? Luffy is ecstatic! He’s wanted this for so long and now Shanks is letting him on his crew.

But Shanks knows there is still one thing he needs to get before he can take Luffy with him. After all he came to the East Blue in search for one thing, the Gomu Gomu no Mi. He has to find that first. Once he has it he can head back to the New World. If he takes Luffy with him now then they could easily be track down in the East Blue by Luffy’s grandfather.

So he takes his hat off and places it on Luffy’s head telling him, “this hat is my treasure. There is one thing I need to find here in the East Blue before we can set sail for the Grandline. Can you watch over my hat while I find it? It shouldn’t take me more than five months. Then I’ll come back for you and we will set sail to the grandline together.”

Luffy looks up at him with such hopeful eyes “you promise?”

“Of course! I can’t go back to the Grandline without my hat. I’ll just have to bring along the little anchor wearing it.” Shanks tries for joking but ends up sounding way more fond and sentimental.

He cares Luffy back to Makino’s bar, watching as his boy falls asleep in his arms. Once there he explains their new situation to the crew. He then turns to Makino and as he closes the tab for the crew he also gives her more then enough money to take care of her AND Luffy for the next five months. Asking her to watch over his boy for him until he returns. Makino is torn because on one hand should she really be letting Luffy travel with these pirates? But at the same time she’s never seen the little boy be as happy as he is when he’s with Shanks and the crew. So she agrees.

In the morning Shanks leaves after explaining to Luffy he will be staying with Makino until his return.

Well not all plans go according to plan. Especially when Garp returns to see his grandson wearing Roger/Shanks hat and talking about sailing with Shanks’ crew.

That’s a big no for Garp. So he takes Luffy away from Makino and delivers him to Dadan. Strapping a sea stone cuff to his wrist (trying to dampen the boys haki signature so Shanks can’t find him) (yes I know cannon doesn’t full support this but it also doesn’t full disprove it so we’re playing fast and lose today)

This is where he meets Ace and Sabo.

It goes much like it does in cannon. With the two older boys not liking Luffy very much until after Porchemy kidnappes Luffy and beats him. The beating is far more brutal this time around as Luffy has not consumed his devil fruit yet.

The three boys become sworn brothers over shake. And start to bond. Until a few months later when Shanks returns to the island.

He is worried when he can’t feel Luffy while approaching the island. His panic growing as they get closer and closer and there is no sight of their anchor on the dock there to greet them. Shanks hurries to Makino’s bar only to be met by her sad eyes and tearful explanations. She hasn’t seen Luffy for months since Garp took him from her. She’s not even sure if he’s on the island or not at this point.

Shanks and the crew spread out. They’re going to search the whole island. If Luffy is here then they will find him. Shanks heads up the mountain, looking for his boy, he’s stretched out his observation Haki as far as it can go. He notices something strange. The signatures of two young boys but it seems as though they are making room for a third. A third that Shanks can’t sense.

Shanks is heading that way, hoping it’s Luffy. Hoping he’s not crazy. As he’s getting closer he can sense more signatures surrounding the young boys. And whether or not Luffy is with them it would seems these boys are in over their heads. He arrives right as the bluejam pirates are beating Luffy and Ace, while Sabo is dangling in Bluejam’s grasp. To say he is not a happy camper is an understatement.

Shanks moves fast get in between Luffy and Ace and their attackers. The three of them are surrounded but it doesn’t matter much to Shanks, everyone here is far weaker than he is.

The pirates are confused and Outlook III is telling this obviously homeless man to move along as he has no business here. Shanks ignores them and turns to Luffy. “Anchor what’s happening.” “They’re trying to take Sabo from us.”

Shanks doesn’t know who Sabo is or why these full grown adults are beating up his kid and his friends but frankly he doesn’t care. They were dead the moment he saw them hit Luffy. But to hear his son, who has extreme separation problems, crying because adults were taking away his friend. He’s going to drag this out a bit.

A quick blast of conquers haki has all the pirates and the sniveling noble down for the count. He’ll send some crew members out here to have some fun with them later, when three small children aren’t watching the pain he’s willing to put them through for touching his boy.

Sabo’s been dropped to the ground and Ace and Luffy have run to greet him. Luffy’s about squeezing the life out of the poor boy, but Ace stops and puts himself between the stranger and his brothers. Nothing is hurting his brothers, not even this weirdly powerful man.

But Shanks just smiles at him as Ace starts to grandstand. Asking the stranger who he was? What he was doing here? Questions and accusations flying from the angry boy’s mouth. But Shanks just laughs and looks over Ace’s shoulder and asked. “Come on Anchor don’t I get a hug?”

Ace is confused until Luffy rushes past him and throws himself at the stranger. Shanks just laughs as he catches the little boy and holds him tight before pulling back to look him over. He quickly spots the sea stone cuff and asks Luffy about it. Only to learn that his grandfather was behind the gift. A gift Shanks will be removing as quickly and safely as possible. Setting the boy down and drawling his sword.

The whole time Ace and Sabo are trying to figure out who this strange adult is. At least they were until he put Luffy down and drew his sword telling Luffy to hold his arm out and keep it still. The little dumby even does as he asks. The two brothers scream and rush forward to stop this stranger from cutting off their idiot little brothers arm, but they don’t make it in time.

Meanwhile Shanks, unaware or uncaring of the panic he is causing in the other boys, taps his blade against Luffy’s cuff cutting the thing off his wrist. Luffy giggles and thanks him just in time for Ace and Sabo to make it to him and inspect his wrist for damages, there are none. But Ace and Sabo are not impressed with this stranger.

Shanks just laughs and starts leading the boys back to the Red force. They’re hurt and he wants Hango to look after them as soon as possible. Ace doesn’t want to go. But there’s a promise of a doctor for his brothers. And Luffy is going whether Ace’s wants him to or not. So they head down.

This is the start of my idea. The next part is Ace and his extreme dislike of Shanks

He’s going to take Luffy way. (He learns about their promise and is furious that this man is going to take one of his brothers)

Luffy eats the Gomu Gomu no Mi and loses his ability to swim and Ace blames Shanks

That mountain bandit that shanks made mad the last time he was here is back and wants revenge. Mainly Luffy shaped revenge.

Next

[shuxiii]

Chinita— bonus chapter (8) labis labis akong nasasabik namaka piling kana

happy new years. My new years resolution for you c!mjnji lovers is please move on

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SYNOPSIS : It was the first week of high school and you were already tired and exhausted. Having to mandatorily attend the orientation, you desired to ditch it, but you wanted to find an accomplice to ditch with you, so being stupid you decided to Airdrop someone, not until you realized who decidedly accepted your request, the class president, kim minji.

Taglist— @sserajeans @idkwhatim-doinghere101 @kaypanaq @thefckghost @imjeyjjey @pandafuriosa60 @yoontoonwhs @craftymasterlistcomicsprune @phamaple

[bispectral-poltergayst]

i’m considering making oc kids of the lost primarchs, and this is making me wonder:

how would a pregnancy affect a female primarch? in my au, the 11th primarch (namaka) is a woman, so how do you guys think a pregnancy would be different for a female primarch?

[zuriartdesigner]

Hi guys, sharing my oc artwork, this took me like two months to add all the details & color choices. If anyone remember my first post of my OC "Namaka" also made another one that I did back I was in my middle school year. I decided to named her "Marceline" & yes the name is from adventure time, but I feel like the name suits her because she's a young strong beautiful fighter & she doesn't get along with her mother just like Marceline from adventure time doesn't get along with her dad either.

[quinloki]

For the kinky one piece head canon when I used the generator I managed to get Dacryphilia, Breeding, and Ice cubes :) I was wondering about Zoro, Luffy, and Sanji

*puts on glasses, opens dictionary* Dacryphilia - sexual interest in the sight of tears or crying. Hm... *checks google* Not necessarily tears of distress... Oh I like this: "The crying kink may include sexual excitement from tears, wet eyes, the puffy “crying” face, sad facial expressions, blowing the nose, wiping eyes, the muffled sounds of gentle crying, loud sobbing and weeping, the taste of tears and salty lips, the transformation through crying back to normal, comforting a person crying, making a person cry—a variety of these or all of the above."

OKAY - Now I have a decent idea of what we're dealing with, so let's dive into this one

Hmmm... Since this is the Monster Trio, let's do this one by Kink - I'mma save Dacryphilia to the end so I can properly ruminate on it in the meantime. hits the reverse order button.

Ice Cubes:

Zoro - I head canon Zoro being, not ignorant of sex and intimacy, but not practiced in it. He gets it, but he's just never done it - if there was time to have sex, then there was time to practice with his swords. It's not until someone waltzes into his life that manages to scramble into a position of priority for him that he really starts to pay attention.

And he is an Apt Student. He learns quickly and precisely and then makes those lessons his own - keeps what works for him, tosses the rest. As such he open to trying a lot of things at least once, with very few exceptions.

All that to say this: You didn't know how many uses ice cubes had until Zoro showed you. You didn't realize how impossibly hot another human could feel after tracing the lines of your body with ice. Oh god you didn't even know.

Luffy - Up front - I head canon Luffy as some variety of Ace, not sex repulsed, and not entirely uninterested, but mostly unconcerned. It's neither his dream, his nakama, his hat, or meat, so it's not exactly priority to him. And my poor, lovely, adorable, little idiot Captain only has one brain cell and he shares it with the random beetles he finds xD

But! If you're his namaka, and maybe even closer to him than that, a different flavor of near and dear and there's things you like and enjoy? He's certainly here to try them, as best as he can too. And maybe he'll find things he enjoys in the process \o/

Ice cubes are a Yes for Luffy, because it's a lot like tickling to him. You squirm and make noises and the change in temperature and texture are interesting. Warming you up afterward isn't so bad either, as he wraps himself around you in that way that only a rubber human can, the melt of the ice creating an interesting slip between you.

Sanji - This man's a FUCK Yes for giving and getting in this case. The sensations, the sounds, the squirming - having his own fire cooled by the shaky trailing line you draw down the middle of his chest... Okay, wait that's not really cooling his fire at all, but it still feels nice. The hot blooded chef is also a good candidate for warming you up after the fact, no matter what turn the rest of the evening takes.

Breeding:

Zoro - Yes - He doesn't realize it right away, but eventually it strikes Zoro that he is possessive, hopefully not to a bad point. Maybe it started with his swords, so he didn't think of it in terms of people, because the swords are precious, and yeah they have their own "will", but it's not the same thing. How could he treat you like that?

But possessiveness toward you was something different. It wasn't about bending your will to his, it was about intertwining the two. An exchange he didn't want to see you have with anyone else**. Breeding you, the set up, the execution, the sensation of it, the look of it - all the little details were like marking you in a way that only he could. The look on your face when he filled you up, the look of your body under him, the heat and sensation as he's emptied himself into you. There's few things that are better.

** (I can 100% see Zoro in poly[insert here the suffix as needed], relationships. even if he doesn't realize it at the start).

Luffy - I guess - He's not against filling you up, I honestly don't know if he fully understands the concept of pregnancy. Dadan did the best she could, but he probably got "the talk" from like 8 year old Sabo who half-understood whatever his tutor tried to tell him. It's, again, not a priority, so I don't think he's put much thought or effort toward the entire thing. He enjoys things when you enjoy them, and finishing inside you feels good, but finishing in general also feels good, and I don't think Luffy differentiates much between them.

Sanji - Oh god you don't even know - The intimacy, the connection, the intention, the follow through. Sanji kicks this kink so hard it turns into a Pregnancy Kink if we're being completely honest. At a more nuanced level he loves the details of it - being so completely connected, you being filled with him to over-flowing. The way you look, the intimacy of it, the sweet sounds, the musky scents. There's nuance in food, there's nuance in life (there's nuance in gender Sanji, get with it), there's nuance in kink and sex. He gets it.

But also like, getting to provide you Full Service While You're Pregnant?! The man can't lie, he certainly thinks about it a lot.

Dacryphilia:

Zoro - No to Yes - He has no idea what to do the first time tears overtake you. Stoic as he tries to be, he does not maintain calm the first time. Once you start to explain things to him though, he begins to get it. That Apt Student title kicks in and he picks up on all the finer points, picking things apart until he understands what he likes and what he doesn't. "Negative" tears are something different from "Positive" tears, and he learns where the line is and gets into it with time.

Wiping away your tears, kissing them off your checks, caressing your face when it's puffy and swollen - when you're a mess of pleasure, cum and emotions and it's because he's overwhelmed you so completely? He can get behind that.

Luffy - Sure - Luffy is... more of a nuance guy than he gets credit for honestly. Where and how the line is drawn very easily determines honorable foe from foe, etc. So he gets it. He's even really good at keying into when the tears are good vs when they're bad (I swear he hones in on people's emotions canonically so well it's almost creepy). But to be sure he asks, and listens, and comforts and a few times causes them. He works out the nuances of that line, but there's a feeling that it's more like a puzzle or game. He's not making light of it, but there's no kink connection for him, he's just making sure that he reacts the correct way for the kind of tears that are happening.

And he makes sure that you're crying from positive overwhelming feelings, and not painful ones <3

Sanji - No. Nope. No way. - He absolutely, positively, does not want to see a woman cry. It's a major failing for him, and it takes you two being together for a Long Time to help him understand that sometimes your tears are because you're overwhelmed. It feel too good, you're too happy, etc. The first few times he panics that he's hurt you in some way, but he slowly comes around to understanding the different kinds of tears you shed. He can't help it, he doesn't like any of them, even the good ones make him a little tiny bit nervous. But he will kiss them away, praising you and petting you and letting you know it's okay if you have to cry.

Kinky One Piece Head Canon

[xamaxenta]

I’m so gone on Marco dude I know it’s stupid but I have the dumb little hc that he’s so easy to get along with that basically everyone around his age (shanks katakuri ect) are constantly trying to poach him from whitebeard and are openly hinting they’d not turn down sharing a bed if you catch my drift but Marco just…. Doesn’t care. He’s GONE on ace he loves his family and namaka and he’s totally capable of being stronger and more recognized and Important in the ocean hierarchy but he’s content in a way a lotta people can’t manage. He’s kind and happy and his personality is the quiet sort that makes ppl around him the same and the smart ones notice that

Yeah hes a family guy through and through, picked his own crowd and stays loyal to them which is what i really like hes a wbp and never anything else and he is fine, happy, content with this

He loves all of his family, pops love and his own magnify and extend from each other to encompass the ever growing crew/family they keep adopting and Ace was another addition yeah but idk something about them

Themmmmm

Marco is enamoured with Ace and vice versa they want absolutely no one else they make it work ❤️

I like that you mention Marco could be stronger and more recognised its true but i also like the idea that dude capped 1billion in bounty from just being a chill dude who loves his family that should speak volumes in of itself

[flomygosh]

Elestren Namaka

Prompt: Fantasy

Day 11 of @maadsimming 31 Days of Simblreen

Party girl. Alien queen. Will ruin your life. Case photos below the cut. Her 2nd look is my favourite!

[yourluckyoswald]

Behind the name [OC Lore]

(Thank you again @islandtarochips for the tag)

WILLOW "OSWALD" PELEKAI

FIRST NAME:

There's really nothing behind the name "Willow." I found it a cute and fitting name for Oz. I did research around the name afterwards, and Willow Trees have biblical meanings of Loss and Hope as well as deep rooting in God, which, fits her being Christian and her past.

CODE NAME:

"Oswald" was a name given to her by her former Captain, Oscar "2-Bit" Watts. 2-Bit had always loved Disney and thought the character Oswald fit Oz well. They met while she was a pilot in the Airforce. He was the only member of the Army, especially one of his rank, to really give her respect. Though she hated the name at first, it grew on her.

(Heres some connections between Oz and the Lucky Rabbit:)

• Flight- Oswald the character uses his ears to fly, which corresponds with Oz being a pilot.

• Her hair- Since Oz leaves her hair in double braids, 2-Bit and her team would often joke that her hair resembled bunny ears.

• Luck and Loss- Like the Lucky Rabbit, Oz doesn't see herself as "lucky." She lost more than she's gained. Though she constantly makes it out alive when she should be dead; she always feels like she losses a part of herself each time.

LAST NAME:

"Pelekai", believe it or not, is the last name of my grandma. It's also the last names of Lilo and Nani. I thought it was a suitable fit for Oz.

• "Pele" is the Hawaiian goddess of Fire and Lava. She's also my favorite Hawaiian god. If you grew up learning Hawaiian mythology, you'll learn that other than Maui; Pele is also responsible for the creation of land when she fought her sister Namaka, Goddess of the Ocean. It's my prefered story of how land was made in the Pacific compared to Maui fishing the lands out the ocean.

• "Kai" means Ocean. Ocean is an important aspect of Hawaiian life. I mean, you're surrounded by it. So put the two together you get, "Fire Ocean" or "Ocean of Fire."

Tagging: @itsastronxmy @the-whispers-of-death @kikiharinezumi @mutantthedark and anyone else

[system-help-things]

Hey could you help us? One of my Dalek alters wants to change their name because the name that they currently have was given to them by a bad person. Do you have any space/galaxy/cosmic themed names to give me? All options you post will be given to them for them to decide ^_^

⚞ Oh boy do I have some names for you! (This is just a huge list of space themed names and sense there is so many I disregarded putting the meanings next to each one but they are names of stars, planets, galaxies, and other space related things!)

Blitzar (a neutron star that spins so fast it collapses into a black hole)

Nash (name of a star)

Oberon

Amalthea

Cosmos

Cosmo/Cozmo

Nebula

Moonshine

Luna

Lyra

Juno

Solar

Jupiter

Saturn

Sol

Aries

Cepheus

Europa

Comet

Zodiac

Celeste/Celestine

Constellation

Starry

Cassiopeia

Orian

Celestia

Galaxy/Galazie

Moon

Cosmic

Pulsar

Quasar

Space

Deimos

Phobos

Adrastea

Aitne

Ananke

Aoede

Arche

Autonoe

Callisto

Stella

Sunny

Carme

Callirrhoe

Carpo

Chaldene

Cyllene

Elara

Erinome

Euanthe

Eukelade

Euporie

Europa

Eurydome

Ganymede

Harpalyke

Hegemone

Helike

Hermippe

Himalia

Locaste

Isonone

Kleyna

Kallichore

Kalyke

Kore

Leda

Magaclite

Metis

Mneme

Orthosie

Pasiphae

Pasithee

Praxidike

Sinope

Sponde

Taygete

Thebe

Thelxinoe

Themisto

Thyone

Asteria

Aegir

Albiorix

Anthe

Atlas

Bebhionn

Bergelmir

Bestla

Calypso

Daphnis

Dione

Enceladus

Epimetheus

Erriapo

Farbauti

Fenrir

Fornjot

Greip

Hati

Helene

Hyperion

Hyrokkin

Janus

Jarnsaxa

Kari

Kiviuq

Loge

Methone

Mimas

Mundilfari

Narvi

Astro

Paaliaq

Pallene

Pan

Pandora

Phoebe

Polydeuces

Prometheus

Rhea

Siarnaq

Skathi

Surtur

Suttung

Tarqeq

Tarvos

Telesto

Tethys

Thrymr

Titan

Ymir

Ophelia

Perdita

Portia

Prospero

Rosalind

Setebos

Stephano

Sycorax

Titania

Trinculo

Despina

Larissa

Kavelaars

Nereid

Neso

Proteus

Psamathe

Thalassa

Nix

Hydra

Kerberos

Dysnomia

Namaka

Pegasi

Leonis

Cephei

Ophiuchi

Leporis

Cassiopeiae

Arietis

Aurvandill

Antares

Zeta

Ceti

Gamma

Epsilon

Aquarii

Leonis

Corvi

Epsilon

Sagittarii

Draconis

Pegasi

Denebola

Canis

Minoris

Aldebaran

Tauri

Eridani

Herculis

Altair

Borealis

Sirius

Taurus 

Gemini

Leo 

Virgo

Libra

Scorpius

Sagittarius

Capricornus

Aquarius

Pisces 

⚞ Apologies if there are any repeats! And sorry I know its a lot....

[pixelpayaso]

Pigments part 2

[one-idea]

Shanks raising ASL part 7

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One they get back to the Red force Shanks finds Benn waiting on the deck. Ace had passed out on the way back and was sleeping in Shanks arms. Benn looked the two over smirking at his captain. “Finally got through to the little fighter eh.” He whispered to his Captain. He knew how much the boys had come to mean to his captain, knew that they were part of the crew now. Part of their family. But he wasn’t going to pass up the chance to tease Shanks over his grumpiest son.

Shanks looked down at the little boy he was carrying in his arms. “In more ways than you can imagine.” He whispered back. Then he turned his attention back to Benn. “Where-”

“Where else.” Benn cut him off jerking his head towards the captain’s quarters. He knew exactly who his captain was asking after.

Shanks smiles at his first mate before making his way to his cabin, leaving Benn behind on watch. It was a bit of a juggle to get the door open and not let go of Ace but he managed. Once inside he was greeted by the sight of Mihawk sitting up on a chair next to the bed. In his bed lay Luffy and Sabo all tangled up in the blankets and each other. Mihawk turned to met his eye as he came in, nodding his head down to Ace in a silent question. ‘Is everything taken care of?’

“He’ll be okay for now.” Shanks reassured the unsaid worries. He walked over and gently laid Ace down next to Luffy. Watching as the three boys rearranged themselves subconsciously. Sabo throwing an arm over Luffy to grab hold of Ace, while Luffy snuggled into his returned brother. Ace turned to meet them. Wrapping himself around Luffy and fisting a hand into Sabo’s shirt. “But there’s a lot I need to tell you.”

The two men talked quietly, carful not to wake the boys. Mihawk tried to remain impassive but even he was shocked by the reveal of Ace’s parents.

“How can we protect them Mi? Luffy being Garp’s grandson was already going to take some maneuvering, but Ace? If this gets out the Marines will never leave him alone.” Shanks was sitting on the edge of the bed looking down at his boys, his hand gently running trough Ace’s hair. How could the world be so cruel? That Ace would be hunted down for no actions of his own.

“Then we never let them know.” Mihawk stated smoothly. “We keep the circle small. Only those we trust completely will know. The problem will be once he’s out there on his own, will he keep it a secret?” Mihawk paused. Thinking over an idea. One he loathed but might protect his family.

“I don’t want him to have to lie about who he is. Especially not from his Namaka. I don’t want to make him feel ashamed of who he is, or that he’s worth less because of his parents.” Shanks turned to face his partner. “They were good people Mi. My captain was a great man, Ace shouldn’t have to hide.”

“But he does.” Mihawk knew Shanks had a soft spot for his old Captain. His loyalty ran deep, and Shanks couldn’t stand the lies the Marines had spread about his old crew. But sentiment wasn’t going to keep Ace and his brother safe. It was fine to let the boy know the truth of his parents. On this boat he could be Gol D. Ace and know the man his father was. But the rest of the world couldn’t know.

“To the rest of the world he needs to be Portagas D. Ace adopted son of Red Hair Shanks. Nothing else. Even that last name would be a risk if so many of the Rodger pirates weren’t already wiped out.” He saw the small flinch his lover gave at the reminder of his lost family members. Mihawk didn’t want to hurt him, but for now they to be pragmatic. “We hide him by tying him to you. He’s just some kid you picked up in the East Blue. Nothing more.”

There was silence between them as they both thought over the future. Shanks turned his head to look back down at the boys.

“You said me.” Shanks voice was soft, grabbing Mihawk’s attention.

“Clarify.” He requested, he wasn’t sure where Shanks’ head was at right now.

“You said ‘we hid him by tying him to me’ so I take it you’re not staying.” Shanks had always know that this would come to an end. But Mihawks extended stay with the crew in the East Blue. The time they had spent on Dawn Island with the boys. Seeing Mihawk with his boys, it had allowed Shanks to deceive himself into thinking that maybe this time Mihawk would stay.

He had offered a place on the crew to Mihawk many times, but he understood the call of the sea, the need for freedom. And it had never stopped him from loving Mihawk, as long as Mihawk returned to him, it would never stop him. But that didn’t mean that it didn’t hurt every time Mihawk left. It didn’t mean he wanted Mihawk to leave.

Mihawk sighed. It was an old conversation. Shanks always gave him the option to stay but had long stopped out right asking for him to stay. He was always welcomed on the Red force but it was never home. When he was working his way to the top he had to be able to travel quickly. To hunt down his next opponent. To win his title. Now that he had it, challengers need to be able to find him. Constantly moving was counterproductive to that. Plus he would only hinder Shanks’s own goals. If people kept coming to challenge him, then Shanks and the crew, and now the boys, would be put in the cross fire. And that’s not to mention the influx of marines that would hunt them if they were publicly together. No better to keep them separate.

But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t care. That he doesn’t want to keep Shanks and the boys safe. That he doesn’t love them….. He’s going to take that stupid offer.

“No. I won’t be.” Mihawk replied keeping a carful watch of his partners movement. How Shanks’s shoulders dropped just a bit and how he wasn’t looking at him. “In fact there’s another offer I’ll be taking.”

Shanks whipped around to look at him. “And just who else’s crew will you be joining?” This was a slap to the face. He thought Mihawk didn’t join his crew because he didn’t want a captain, but maybe he just didn’t want him.

“I’m not joining any crew.” Mihawk dismissed the concern. He never wanted a captain but if he were to have one, he’d pick Shanks. His lover should have no doubts or worries over that. “The Marines have made me an offer.”

“You can’t trust them.” Shanks felt his heart drop. It was his captain all over again. Mihawk would put his trust in the Marines and they would stab him in the back instantly. He couldn’t do this again. He couldn’t lose someone else he loved to the marines. “Whatever they promised you, whatever deal they offer is a lie. You can’t trust them.”

“I know that.” Mihawk would be more irritated with Shanks if there wasn’t a breathing reminder of everything Shanks lost sleeping on their bed right now. His lover had had a long stressful night already and he probably should have saved this conversation for another night. But oh well. “They’re creating a ‘Warlord’ system. A group of pirates who can operate however they please without interference from the marines. In exchange we have to help them deal with certain problems.”

He watched as several emotion flicker over Shanks face. “I don’t like it. And I can’t imagine you enjoying being under their thumb.” Shanks couldn’t understand why Mihawk would even consider agreeing to this proposal.

“Oh I won’t. I wasn’t originally planning on taking up the offer. But I can refuse to help them. If they ever sent me after you or the boys I would refuse, or a least fake my efforts, depending on the situation.” Mihawk agreed with Shanks explaining his reasoning.

“Won’t they come after you if you refuse them.” Shanks questioned his lover’s logic.

“Of course but I’m not taking this position for my own safety.” Mihawk explained. Though his explanation left more questions than it answered for Shanks.

“Then why take it in the first place?” Shanks questioned. Starting to get frustrated. He did not want any of his loved ones near the Marines.

“Come now Shanks, you’re smarter than this.” Mihawk waited for his lover to put all the pieces together. He wasn’t good at expressing emotions. He far preferred actions than words. Luckily Shanks always seemed to know his true intentions behind his actions. He had no doubt Shanks would understand him once he thought it over.

Shanks paused thinking things through. “If you take this they won’t hunt you, and you can do what you please….”

“Meaning they won’t be paying to close of attention to who I’m around. They also are giving us the option of making our own home based on islands in the Grandline.” Mihawk expanded in the privileges given to him by the world government if he took up their offer.

“You hate staying in one place for to long so why…” Shanks was still putting the pieces together.

“Because it would give you a safe place for the boys.” Mihawk finally laid the last card on the table. “You’re a big name Red Hair, but you’re no emperor yet.” Mihawk had no doubt that Shanks would reach that level. He was well on his way there. “But until you make yourself and your crew untouchable….”

“The marines could come after us and the boys.” Shanks finished looking between the sleeping children and his lover.

“So if there was an island the marines couldn’t touch where you and your crew could restock or stay out of sight.” Mihawk continues the thought his lover started.

Shanks bit his lip as he thought over his lovers plan. “That would be helpful. But not at the cost of-”

“My freedom?” Mihawk went right to the heart of the issue. “You’re right if that was the only benefit it wouldn’t be worth it. Which is why I wasn’t going to take it. Until tonight.” Mihawk turned his attention from Shanks for the first time in this conversation. His eyes locking on Ace. “After all, if the world government ever learned about the existence of the pirate king’s son who would they send after him? Marines or Pirates?” He locked his eyes back on Shanks’ wide ones. Understanding finally filling his lover’s gaze. “Wouldn’t it be nice to have a heads up on what they know?”

Shanks couldn’t believe was Mihawk was offering. This was an advantage they wouldn’t get again. But still. “I can’t ask you to do this Mi.”

“You’re not.” Mihawk cut him off firmly. “It’s my decision. Besides it’s not forever. You’re close to being an emperor. You and the boys will be untouchable then. The government won’t send me after you. That gives me 7-8 years to build up trust with the fools. By then Ace and Sabo will probably set sail, and I’ll be in a position to make sure the government isn’t giving Ace any attention he doesn’t earn.” Mihawk smirked at the end. Sure that all three boys will create quite the stir when they leave the nest.

Shanks thought about it. He still hated the idea. The idea of Mihawk being so close to the government, the people who killed his captain, put him on edge. “I still don’t like it.”

“I know.” The two made eye contact once more. Mihawk held out his hand and Shanks reached out to hold it. Mihawk used his grip to pull Shanks over to him, Shanks willingly followed moving from the bed to his lovers lap.

“Can it wait? I’m close to being an emperor. Maybe that will be enough protection on its own?” Shanks knew it was a good plan but he just couldn’t agree to it.

Mihawk sighed wrapping his arms around Shanks. “It can wait for a little while longer. But I’ll have to answer soon. The offer won’t be there forever.” Mihawk already knew his choice. If it would give him an advantage at protecting those he cared for he could deal with being the Marines delivery boy. A few years were nothing in the grand scheme of things. But he would concede tonight. Shanks wasn’t ready to agree, he’s had a long and emotional night. They had time to talk about it again. Once the boys were more settled and Shanks had time to think over the offer. He was a brilliant strategist after all. Mihawk had no doubts he would come to the same conclusion Mihawk had.

But for now he held his lover close as they watched over their sleeping boys.

They had time.

Or the did until a bandit decided to show up at Party bar the next morning.

This kinda got away from me. I’ve always been fascinated over why Mihawk decided to become a Warlord. So here are some of his thoughts behind it in this Au.