#that sea shanty stuff is sending my brain in some different directions

[breakfastteatime]

Singing.

The scrappers on Bracca are singing. Together.

What shall we do with the drunken scrapper? What shall we do with the drunken scrapper? What shall we do with the drunken scrapper? Early in the morning? The first time Cal hears it, he nearly drops his tools. He can't believe it. Voices of all pitches and tones, singing together. There's a drumbeat too, and everyone's working in time with it, dragging huge chunks of old Republic ships away. Cal's foot taps along with the beat, the Force thrumming through all the living beings as they work and sing. It's the strongest he's felt it in weeks, and it lifts him like nothing else has.

Prauf laughs at him, shakes his head, and keeps on working in time to the beat. "You'll know all the words soon enough," he says, before breaking off into a hum.

(Five years later, Greez hears Cal singing Shave his belly with a rusty razor as he swabs the Mantis' decks and decides not to ask. Scrappers are a strange bunch at the best of times)

[whirlybirdwhat]

one piece head canons that I may develop into a story one day who knows oh well

because I'm bored and I have things to share

in a modern au texts between Luffy and Zoro are only ever 1-3 word texts because they read each other that well

the straw hats usually hate people as a whole, typically following Luffy’s lead, but the one person Luffy likes but they hate, or at least, strongly dislike, is Garp. No one should make their captain - who has declared war on the world for just one of them without an inch of fear - that terrified.

Dadan has everyone of her boys wanted posters hidden in her bedside drawer (to make sure no one gets the idea that she cares about those brats after all) - even Sabo’s.

Sanji knows all of the crews comfort foods and serves them up when needed - no one ever told him these.

In a fight, Luffy normally doesn’t watch for blows heading Zoro’s way, as he knows he can take care of himself. However - it is a completely different story when blades head towards the swordsman back. 

Nami tells Robin, Franky, Brook, and Jinbe about Vivi and the kingdom of Alabasta (as Robin was an enemy at the time) and a day later they draw the x’s on them. The other straw hats cry. It's touching. Later they all get them tattooed !!

Zoro’s jaw is like. insane. He can bite through metal, just like Luffy. It's terrifying. He could eat a rock.

Luffy wants to get a tattoo like Ace did - one that stands for each of the people he cares about and himself. The problem is he wants to include all his crew too, and his brothers, and everyone - so he can never decide on a design. In the end he gets ASL in very tiny script on either his collarbone or his hip, and the Straw Hat Pirate design either on his shoulder or his back. 

Another problem is that he’s rubber so the design might not work and stretch and look weird. Who knows.

Zoro thinks everything works best in threes. Three swords, three earrings, three directions - himself, wherever Luffy is, and up - to the heavens. This is part of the reason he is always lost.  - More head canons below!

This ones kinda my view on Sanji’s characterization, which is how I see it in the earlier chapters before it got messed up later (like around the end of enies lobby/ thriller bark) , but feel free to skip it. Sanji has gotten it into his head that women are the pinnacle of humanity. They can take care of themselves just fine, and are perfectly capable, but to Sanji, they are to good to have to do so. This is why he is weird and worshipful of them (even trans-women. fight me.) But yeah 

Sanji has also never touched a woman without her consent/out of fight. 

All the straw hats have participated in one or two demonic rituals. results have varied. One time they summoned Zoro.

Luffy’s hair would be really, really soft if he took the time to take care of it like Usopp and Sanji do. Instead, like Zoro, he lets it grow wild and crusty with sea salt and never brushes it. Everyone, sans Zoro, is trying to fix it. 

Chopper curses like a sailor. Everyone outside of the straw hats is surprised. But - Chopper just wanted to be a pirate, and pirate curse like crazy. Therefore - Chopper shouts FUCK whenever he stabs his toe. Its very funny. 

Chopper’s favorite form is Brain Point because he’s tiny enough to be carried by the crew and fluffy enough to comfort them when need be. Its also a good surprise whenever an enemy shows up.

Luffy only ever drinks sake when there is a new member in the crew, and he always shares a cup with them. The rest of the time he drinks a different type of alcohol or just juice. The others don’t question this, until after marineford (rip ace) that is. And then feels.

Ace only ever told Thatch and Whitebeard about the meaning behind his tattoo. Whitebeard, because the E stood for ‘Edward’ and Thatch because he teased Ace one too many times about the spelling of it.

Luffy and Ace only learned to read at the level they could because of Sabo. Makino attempted to teach Luffy but she had to work and the bar typically distracted him, and the bandits did teach Ace the basics, but Sabo took it further with promises of pirate books.

Sometimes, Luffy will sing and dance with Brook to Sea Shanties. The words only ever half correct most of the time, but its a great big bundle of laughs anyway.

Luffy, when he's feeling tired, will drape himself across Franky’s shoulders/back while he tinkers, and just enjoy the company.

Luffy’s go to teddy bear is Zoro. Everyones teddy bear is Zoro. Until Jinbe comes along. Giant fish dad 100% most cuddly. He does still drag Zoro along for the ride. 

Modern Au Strawhats are a mob no exceptions. Luffy’s the gang leader but no one thinks he is until he punches them.

Also Modern Au - every time the ASL brothers meet up someone either ends up in a hospital, jail, or both. They're lucky enough that only 30% of the time its one of them.

The straw hats are very, very domestic and have no care for personal space while its just them on the ship. It’s very cute.

Robin will read bed times stories if one asks. It's sweet.

Another factor in Zoro’s increasing directionlessness is Kitetsu. A cursed blade must have some price. 

On stormy nights Zoro sits by the stairs.

Nami occasionally wishes she was on land for some of the storms if only she could enjoy them instead of ordering the crew about. 

Luffy is actually very light. It concerns Sanji sometimes because he couldn’t possibly feed him more without starving the rest of the crew, but Chopper says his weight is fine so he lets it slide. It doesn't stop Sanji from trying to create foods that will stop Luffy’s appetite. 

Zoro took out his own eye. It was from the same logic of ‘gotta cut of my feet so I can fight’ and ‘one of us has to cut off our hands so we can fight’. 

Chopper. is this close to hunting down Buggy the Clown and killing him so he can stuff his fruit down Zoro’s throat so the risk of him cutting off his limb is shortened drastically. 

Zoro and Luffy used to cut their own hair with spare knives. Someone else now cuts their hair.

Luffy’s nightmares are quiet.

Chopper has put a lot of research into lengthening life spans. Messagesto doctrine have helped. With out it .... Luffy might die before he even becomes the Pirate King and that can’t happen.

This last ones more of a theory but yeah - Luffy will give Shanks his hat back, Shanks will place it on his head, and put it back on Luffy's. “Cant be a pirate King without your crown! Sides - you went and made it your trademark. Can’t be Strawhat Luffy without the Straw Hat, eh?” 

Send me prompts for more characters if you want more head canons!