MY NAME IS JACKIE. DONâT BOTHER WRITING IT DOWN, I KNOW YOUâLL REMEMBER IT. YOU KNOW WHY? BECAUSE EVERY TIME YOU LOOK IN THE MIRROR, EVERY NIGHT BEFORE YOU FALL ASLEEP AND EVERY MORNING JUST AFTER YOU WAKE UP, YOU WILL SEE YOURSELF AS YOU ARE AND KNOW, INTRINSICALLY, THAT JACKIE EXISTS AND SHE IS BETTER THAN YOU. EVERY TIME YOU TRY TO PUT ON A CUTE OUTFIT? JACKIE IS BETTER THAN YOU. EVERY TIME YOU THINK YOU DID WELL ON A TEST? JACKIE IS BETTER THAN YOU. THE AFFECTION AND SUPPORT OF YOUR FAMILY, THE PRAISE AND RECOGNITION OF YOUR CAREERâ THEY ARE AS NOTHING BEFORE THIS FINAL, ULTIMATE TRUTH: JACKIE EXISTS, AND SHE IS BETTER THAN YOU. SHE IS MORE THAN A GODDESS, SHE IS THE CORPOREAL MANIFESTATION OF THE CONCEPT OF PERFECTION. SHE IS A DIVINE GIFT. HER COMPLEXION GLOWS LIKE THE EARLIEST RAYS OF DAWN LIGHT TOUCHING THE SOFTEST OF LILY PETALS ON A STILL POND, PRISTINE IN THE HIGH MOUNTAINS. HER HAIR IS A LUSCIOUS CASCADE OF CHOCOLATE AND SILK THAT REMAINS FLAWLESS WHETHER SHE IS MODELING IN PARIS OR RIGHTEOUSLY SMITING HER ENEMIES INTO A SUPPURATING PUDDLE OF THEIR OWN DESPAIR. HER MIND IS A PRECISION INSTRUMENT THAT BEARS NO COMPETITION; HER CHARM MELTS STEEL AT FIFTY PACES. MORTALS ARE DUST BEFORE HER. THE FINEST ARTWORKS OF THE WORLD ARE MUD PIES AT HER FEET. EVERYTHING YOU ARE, EVERYTHING YOU CAN EVER ASPIRE TO BE IS SO MEANINGLESS AS TO BE NONEXISTENT COMPARED TO THE FACT THAT JACKIE EXISTS, AND SHE IS BETTER THAN YOU. SO CRY, PEASANT, AS YOU KNEEL BEFORE YOUR FINAL GOD.
I keep picturing this horrific scene of Shanks and Buggy cuddling in bed until Buggy tells Shanks to let go. Shanks says in response, "I don't want to let you go," yet he actively unwraps his arm from around Buggy.
Buggy then turns his head to stare at Shanks for a moment. Unwavering eye contact while he tells him, "But you're not going to try to hold on."
happy pride month to that one prisoner guy who yelled âeasy! i might just fall in love with you!â at Buggy when he was giving ideas to Galdino to break the poison wall Magellan made.
also to that lady on the stolen marine ship who shouted, âyou're a star! a star among pirates!â to Buggy after the marines revealed his past.
and to this guy who carried him on his shouldersđŤ°đź
When Shanks said, "Come with me, Buggy," on that fateful day in Loguetown, I've always thought of it as him trying to choose his own dream over whatever Roger asked of him before he died.
But of course, Buggy doesn't know that and runs away from him, and Shanks is "burdened with a glorious purpose" after that for 20+ years.
It had all hinged on Buggy, and he doesn't even know that.
A plausible epilogue after Luffy is crowned as the new pirate king.
âHere you go, my boy,â Crocus handed the bag filled with his concoctions and first aid materials. Buggy held it carefully, with his bare hands, which had longed to be bathed by the sun.
âNow you take care, old man. Weâll arrive here again and we can then share another drink or two,â Buggy said while putting down the bag on the deck of the small ship. He felt it would be unwise to face Crocus for too long.
His gut feeling was right as he looked back and saw Crocus offering him a wistful gaze. Suddenly, Buggy felt like he was fourteen again, in that town where everyone but Shanks left for the legendary voyage. Right before he got lulled back to his fever dream.
âHey! Donât be sappy now! Weâre leaving flashily!â
Buggy laughed, pulled the anchor and turned on the engine for the ship. He set the special balls he made off to the sky. Bright smoke spread above them, blue, red, and purple. Deep purple like the paint of the shipâs exterior. Like their flag too.
âHave fun!â was the echo Buggy heard amid the sound of the waves, the motor running, the still popping smoke bombs.
He poured the West Blue Sake heâd prepared into two small cups and plopped himself on the blue deckchair. Turning to his side, âOf course we will, wonât we, old friend!?â
Buggy could see it clearly. Shanksâ widest, shiniest smile, the one rivalling the sun. His hair, swept by the breeze. Reflected on the jet black granite box adorned with rubies, atop the twinning red chair.
Letâs sail the world like you wanted, you soft-hearted bastard. No shackles this time around.
If only the figment could last as long as the sunset on the horizon.
Buggy downed both cups.
An epilogue I personally did not wish to be canon, though I cannot help but write. Cue 'Crossing The Bar' sung by The Longest Johns playing in the background.
Claude Monet - Sailing Boat, Evening Effect (1885)
HCs:
Shanks preferred to be cremated so that his ashes could be scattered all over the seas (but Buggy will probably keep a tiny bit as a pendant/ring, if he's left alive. he'll scatter some too on top of Uta's grave in the case she actually had died, but that's also a scenario I did not wish.)
It's either Shanks told Buggy about the old dream, or Gaban did
Crocus' location will be a starting point for the world sailing tour, no matter where he is
something I really really love about One Piece is the subtle (?) misdirection surrounding the parallels of Roger-Rayleigh & Shanks-Buggy.
Shanks is perceived by pretty much everyone as Roger's successor (sans Ace), he's got intense Haki and a fierce rep, he's a respected captain with the mettle to prove it, and he's got that same natural* laid-back chill.
Buggy, on the other hand, is in some ways (emphasis on IN SOME WAYS) Shanks' Ray. The right-hand man, never apart when they were children, but always a little behind instead. While Buggy and Shanks share/d a ton of pirate traits, there is a clear difference between their levels of daring, just like their pirate parents; Buggy, while a hot head, is the cautious sort. More of a strategist. Kind of (emphasis on KIND OF) like Rayleigh.
...But once you look into things a little closer, you'll see that in reality, it's switched.
Shanks doesn't want to be pirate king. He doesn't want wealth fame and power, he wants to be with Buggy, and more specifically, for Buggy to be happy. Shanks is fine taking a back seat. He seeks out back seats as much as possible, which isn't often because he has a reputation to keep up. That brings us to *laid-back chill. It's nature, yes, but it's hidden. Shanks doesn't wanna fight, he doesn't care, he wants to be free, but he can't because of his place in the world. He barely gets the chance. Shanks is not the sun, like, at all. He's the perfect example of the moon.
But BUGGY is a wonderful sun. Bright and flashy. Buggy takes up space and he wants. Buggy does want glory. He wants wealth fame power, and he wants to be big and strong and powerful, Buggy wants so bad to be Roger. And he has the courage, too. He has ambition, desires, a want for something bigger and better, greater than just the mundane, and Shanks just doesn't.
Roger wanted to turn the world upside down. Rayleigh was just along for the ride. Rayleigh would've followed Roger anywhere, and Roger wanted to go everywhere.
Something the Roger pirates wouldn't probably want to hear is that Buggy can never become strong in his own way with them. Because he's not like them.
It's like, they're all tanks, including Shanks, and he's a rogue. They can teach him how to be a tank all they want, but it's like trying to teach a fish to climb a tree or something.
Buggy has his own strengths, whatever they are, and he has never had the right mentor who could've put him at a better advantage. He had to figure things out on his own, and whatever he picked up from the Roger crew that works for him.
This post inspired me to share some old thoughts I once had about a Buggy clone/double. The idea was created a long time ago and completely forgotten, but this post somehow brought those memories back. :)
There are two main stories and one smaller idea at the end. :]
For reasons nobody understands, Buggy suddenly splits into two separate versions of himself.
The first Buggy is calm. He always wants a cigarette, looks exhausted, and is incredibly lazy. He doesn't really care about anything or anyone. If he dislikes someone, he won't waste time arguing or figuring things outâhe'll simply kill them. Though, most of the time, he'll probably be too lazy to even do that.
At the same time, he acts as a sort of brake for the second Buggy.
The second Buggy is theatrical, loud, cheerful, and completely insane. (Their clothes are different as well.)
This Buggy kills with a smile and finds amusement in almost everything. He's more cruel and creative when it comes to torture and slow, painful deaths. Though, to be fair, both of them enjoy watching others suffer.
If he doesn't like something, he'll simply go, "Nope," dodge the problem, and continue on his way. He can easily get carried away, which often leads to questionable decisions. Since he's bored most of the time, he might invent an entire persona for himself and commit to it for days or even weeks.
Despite his madness, this Buggy is actually the more reasonable oneâat least until his emotions and adrenaline completely take over.
Both Buggies are calculating. The difference is that one is too lazy to finish thinking through his plans, while the other constantly gets distracted by whatever catches his attention.
Overall, they get along surprisingly well and usually listen to each other in order to avoid doing something truly stupid.
Of course, that doesn't always work.
The funniest part is that the Cross Guild has absolutely no idea Buggy has split into two people. And that opens the door for an endless number of hilarious situations. :)
Second Story
In this version, Buggy either finds a strange lantern or becomes the victim of some kind of quirk, magic, or curse.
I imagined the beginning of this story either on Luffy's ship or on some random island. It always seemed to me that Buggy is capable of unconsciously saving someone â for example, accidentally pushing a person out of danger without even realizing it. Perhaps it is exactly such an action that causes the lantern to appear.
Buggy emerges from a cloud of thick smoke.
In his hands is an ancient lantern with an unusual blue flame burning inside. Buggy himself looks much younger â around twenty-six years old. He seems slightly tired, nervous, and constantly on edge.
The lantern's main feature is that other versions of Buggy can appear from it at any moment. As time goes on, more and more of them begin to emerge.
They cannot move too far away from the lantern because they are connected to it. Technically, they are still the same person, simply divided into separate parts of his personality. While inside the lantern, they resemble souls; outside of it, they take on physical forms.
Young Buggy always keeps the lantern with him and never allows anyone else to touch it. He is the one who keeps all the other Buggies under control.
He serves as the voice of reason, logic, and common sense.
To him, the lantern is literally his heart and soul. Giving it to someone else would be almost the same as tearing out his own heart and placing it in another person's hands. Losing the lantern could lead to death or something even worse. Because of that, the lantern is perceived as a part of his body.
I even considered adding Buggy's real body somewhere nearby â motionless, as if asleep. Or perhaps making it a translucent ghost that no one could touch. But maybe that would be a bit too much.
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Child Buggy
He embodies Buggy's inner child â everything bright, sincere, and kind that still remains within him.
This doesn't mean that he represents happiness or joy. All of the Buggies have their own emotions. Rather, each of them represents a different side of Buggy's personality.
Child Buggy behaves exactly like a child.
He craves attention, loves running, jumping, touching everything around him, and exploring the world. He's naive, trusting, and can easily burst into tears if someone hurts his feelings.
The other Buggies often try to silence him or ignore him. However, no matter how much they pretend he annoys them, they all still feel emotionally hurt whenever he suffers.
Most of the group's life energy is also stored within him.
And he's adorable. When he smiles, it's as if rays of sunlight are shining out of him. He wears orange clothing, just like he did in the flashback shown during Oden's story.
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Teenager Buggy
Teenage Buggy looks like the most miserable of them all.
He is apathetic, withdrawn, and constantly carries a heavy burden of emotions inside himself. It doesn't take much to push him toward irritation, anger, or even a breakdown.
He often feels like crying, but he never does so in front of other people. Only inside the lantern, where nobody can see him.
To outsiders, he appears completely indifferent to everything around him. But the moment someone tries to get close, he either becomes hostile, snaps at them, or simply turns away.
Not only because he hates and distrusts everyone.
But also because he is convinced that nobody would understand him anyway.
And because he doesn't want to share what is hurting him. (Let's be honest â it's often difficult for all of us to talk about our feelings and share them with others.)
He remains alone with his problems, and talking to himself about them doesn't always help.
If you imagined him visually, there would constantly be a small gray rain cloud floating above his head.
He looks like sixteen-year-old Buggy â the Buggy from the day he parted ways with Shanks.
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Adult Buggy
This version is the closest to the Buggy we know from Orange Town.
He is energetic, confident, and serves as a source of motivation for the others.
Maybe not the healthiest kind of motivation.
But motivation nonetheless.
He's like a sharp edge of aggression mixed with a slightly crazy smile.
He loves chaos, mocking his enemies, and openly enjoys the suffering of others. There is a lot of cruelty in him, but at the same time, he is usually the one who pushes the others forward.
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Abnormal Buggy
Nobody touches this version.
And nobody wants to wake him up.
He appears as a dark, shapeless mass hidden somewhere deep inside the lantern.
At his core, he is not really a separate personality, but the embodiment of absolute rage.
Abnormal Buggy only appears when the real Buggy is pushed so far that he no longer understands what he is doing.
In those moments, reason, fear, and self-control disappear.
Only the desire to destroy remains.
Imagine Buggy awakening his Devil Fruit while simultaneously standing on the edge of a complete emotional breakdown.
Pure aggression.
Pure destruction.
âď¸ and âď¸ Versions of Buggy
Here's another idea that exists purely for fun and awkward situations.
[ Yes! Entirely for sex jokes and hot scenes. :>
Shanks would be surprised and absolutely thrilled :D ]
And honestly, I really want to see an embarrassed and flustered Shanks.
For some reason, Buggy ends up splitting into a male and a female version of himself.
I imagined this either as the result of strange magic or as the effect of some mysterious place that nobody knows anything about.
In my head, this story usually takes place either on Shanks' ship or on an island where both crews happen to arrive at the same time.
The two crews dock in different places, so at first neither side realizes the other is there.
Tired of dealing with their crews, Shanks and Buggy both decide to take a walk alone.
Naturally, they run into each other.
At first, everything is relatively calm.
Then an argument starts.
Then come the usual teasing remarks.
And eventually it turns into a full-blown fight.
At some point, Buggy loses his footing and falls into the water near a strange waterfall.
The water isn't very deep.
At first, neither of them realizes that anything has happened at all.
And then...
BAM!
Two Buggies emerge from the water.
A man and a woman.
For several seconds, both simply stare at each other.
Then at their own hands.
Then back at each other.
And then they both start screaming at the same time.
The funniest part is that their personalities remain almost identical.
Both are hot-headed.
Both are proud.
Both love making scenes.
Both are convinced they're right.
So instead of calmly figuring out what happened, they immediately start looking for someone to blame.
And of course, that someone is Shanks.
At least according to them.
Together they accuse him of causing everything, not even letting him get a word in to defend himself.
Sometimes they briefly turn on each other, arguing or trying to prove their point.
But sooner or later they always return to the conclusion that everything is somehow Shanks' fault.
The female version of Buggy looks very similar to the original.
The same facial features.
The same expressions.
The same hair.
The same habits.
The only real difference is a more feminine figure.
I've always imagined her with a smaller chest. For some reason, it feels like it suits her personality and overall image better.
Though, if you remember Buggy's waist before the timeskip, plenty of women would have been jealous of him even before the transformation.
Meanwhile, Shanks is completely bewildered at first.
Then he starts carefully looking at both Buggies.
Then he realizes there are now two of them.
And that's exactly when the situation becomes much more dangerous for him.
Because the two Buggies quickly reach an unspoken agreement.
If they're both here at the same time, why not take advantage of it and mess with Shanks?
Purely for their own amusement.
They tease him, argue with him, interrupt each other, invade his personal space, and constantly test the limits of his patience.
Every new minute becomes a challenge for Shanks.
Especially because both Buggies know exactly which buttons to push.
It's as if they've formed a temporary alliance against a common enemy.
The worst part for Shanks is that both of them genuinely enjoy his reactions.
The more embarrassed, annoyed, or flustered he becomes, the more fun they're having.
Eventually, they manage to push him to his limit.
Because even Shanks' patience isn't endless.
By the way, both versions of Buggy are either wearing soaked clothes, or only the male version is, while the female version ends up without any clothes at all. (The way anime often does it â with her hair conveniently covering her chest.)
Neither of them tries to understand what happened at first. Instead, they immediately point at Shanks and start yelling:
"THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!"
Even if Shanks has absolutely nothing to do with it.
Also, if Shanks and Buggy were co-captains, I think the situation would be similar, except both Buggies would be even more persistent and shameless toward Shanks.
The two Buggies would silently agree to mess with him together.
Just to see the look on his face as they push him closer and closer to losing his composure. đ
I also had this idea about Buggy's twins âď¸âď¸
God, imagine four kids on a ship.
Shanks, Shamrock, Buggy, and his twin sister.
If Shanks and Shamrock are Identical twins, then I would rather make Buggy's story about Fraternal twins.
i wonder how Shanks would fare if somehow there were two Buggys (or should I say Buggies) Whether it's from a weird devil fruit or magic.
Doesn't matter if it's two male Buggys, two female Buggys, or a male and female pair of Buggy's.
What do you think?
Oh god this is going to be we a wild ride!
STRAP IN AND ENJOY THE ROLLER COASTER!!
First letâs see who we are dealing with, Shanks, the laid-back emperor who already treats life like one big party, suddenly getting hit with two Buggys?
The man would be absolutely thriving, but in the most hilariously overwhelmed way possible. Red-Hair doesnât do things halfway, heâd just roll with it like itâs the universeâs most glorious gift.
Different scenarios of HOW Shanks ended up with 2 Buggies:
1- Devil Fruit Shenanigans: Some weird Paramecia-type fruit (letâs call it the Copy-Copy Fruit or a botched Split-Split variant) gets eaten by accident during one of their old crew reunions. Buggy splits into two full, independent Buggies, one slightly more dramatic than the other.
Shanks is grinning like an idiot, while saying something stupid like, âWell, this just doubled the fun.â
Heâd have one Buggy on each side during drinking sessions, one yelling about his âgreatnessâ while the other schemes flashy revenge plots. Shanks would just pull both of them into a lazy group hug, ruffling their blue hair. âMy favorite clown⌠times two.â The Buggies would bicker over who gets to sit closer to him, not because they like Shanks or anything like that, to assert their dominance, and Shanks just allows himself to be fought over, enjoying it endlessly.
Bedroom-wise? Pure glorious disaster. two sets of dramatic complaints about ânot being appreciated enoughâ followed by competitive âcuddlingâ. *WinkWonk* Shanks would probably try and find a way to make the devil fruit power permanent.
2- Ancient Curse / Magic: Some weird artifact from Laugh Tale or a âfriendshipâ prank gone wrong from their Roger Pirates days activates. Suddenly: Buggy duplication.
Shanks, being the chill king that he is, he wouldnât even panic. Heâd just laugh that deep and go, âGuess the worldâs telling me I wasnât loving you hard enough the first time.â The two Buggys would initially fight (especially if both male), but Shanks mediatesby making himself a joined target (not that he would be opposed to it that masochist freak). Heâd bribe them with gold, and supplies for their circus tricks and heists that they might pull. Heâd probably distract the Buggies from trying to find a way to reverse the magic. Imagine the Cross Guild but with double Buggy, Mihawk and Crocodile would be horrified.
3 - Surprise Twin: Buggy had a secret twin all along (separated at a young age, classic trope since we already have it in canon with Shanks). They show up dramatically during a war.
Shanks finds this adorable. âYou never told me there were two of you? Thatâs why the world felt incomplete!â Heâd immediately adopt the twin into the âfamilyâ and treat both with that same protective, loving energy. The twin dynamic would be hilarious, one Buggy trying to act cool and mature, the other being pure chaos, and Shanks loving every second. Romantic tension skyrockets because now thereâs literal competition for âwho knew Shanks first.â
Twin Buggy: âI know what he likes to eat, drink, what his favorite sleeping position.â
Our Buggy: âWELL, I SAW HIS DICK SINCE IT WAS AN ACORN, SO TAKE THAT FOR KNOWING HOM BEST!!â
The Red-haired pirate will wonder if they should stop it but when they see the lovesick expression on their captainâs face they stop involving themselves.
As for the different genders:
Male!Buggy & Female!Buggy: The female one is a bit more elegant and tsundere (âI-I didnât miss you, idiot!â), while the male one is the canon loudmouth. Shanks treats them like the ultimate power duo. He might struggle with dealing with the different emotions roller coasters, a lot of misunderstanding, insecurities to assure arenât there. He will be emotionally exhausted but to have his head resting on the plum chest of female!Buggy whole needing the ass of male!Buggy makes it all worth it. Be will say something cheesy like â the sea gave me my favorite person twice. Who am I to complain?â
Female!Buggy & Female!Buggy:
Shanks, being the affectionate, physically touchy guy he is, is in absolute heaven. Heâs always been weak for Buggyâs dramatics, now itâs doubled.
1- He spoils them rotten: matching flashy capes, jewelry, and sake. Picnics on deserted islands turn into full-blown circus dates with both Buggys performing for him.
2- Jealousy moments are hilarious. If Shanks spends âtoo longâ with one, the other will dramatically appear with, âOh? Am I not flashy enough for you anymore?!â Shanks diffuses it by pulling them both close and murmuring, âYouâre both perfect. Howâd I get so lucky?â
3- Intimate moments? Glorious chaos. Two dramatic, competitive, attention-hungry clowns who both want to be Shanksâ favorite? Expect lots of playful rivalry turning into teamwork. Shanks is the calm, loving center, warm, teasing, and endlessly patient. He loves making both of them blush and stutter with genuine compliments (âYou two are the most beautiful disaster the Grand Lineâs ever seenâ). Of course it will end with him being chocked while hearing âWHO ARE YOU CALLING A DISASTER?!â
I like to think that femBuggy and Shanks' first kiss would be each other's first kiss.
Also it would happen due to dumb Luck. Like they are turning around a corner each one and they would crash into each other's lips. FemBuggy would only clean her lips and call Shanks dumb, but Shanks would be shaken
Shanks shacking himself to another galaxy: "I am sorry I know how important a first kiss is for a girl, Gaban told me so"
FemBuggy: "Yeah no that doesn't count because my first kiss will be under the full moon surrounded by roses, not with some dumbass who doesn't know how to turn a croner"
Shanks shacking himself to another dimension beacuse he heard how femBuggy would like to have her first kiss, censoring the rest.
Cue a full moon storm night where Shanks dragged a sleeping femBuggy to the board, surrounded by the Vegetable flower beds that Shanks dragged from the kitchen as he could not Roger to duck. By the time the rain managed to wake up her from being soaked, she saw Shanks' lips almost on top on her, she let such a scream that woke the entire Oro Jackson.
Since then, the Oro Jackson has to tie Shanks down to his bed each full moon, or femBuggy would gut him
Teen!Shanks on the Oro Jackson is peak comedy gold, a delusional, lovesick red-haired puppy who thinks heâs smooth but is actually a walking disaster. How I think all of this would happenâŚ
The crew of the Oro Jackson already knew Shanks was down bad for their for their beloved blue haired gremlin. And itâs not the first time Shanls would embarrass himself or chaos some kind of a disaster to empress Fem!Buggy, but they still amazed by how Shanks could still keep them alert.
Letâs see the order of this ask:
Incident #1: The âAccidentalâ Lip Crash
Theyâre both running around a corner below deck like the chaotic teenagers they are. Shanks because he was trying to âcasuallyâ follow Fem!Buggy with a bouquet of stolen flowers, and Fem!Buggy because she was dramatically fleeing in front of the whole crew who were teasing her.
BAM!!
Full speed collision. Lips meet in the most unromantic, teeth-clacking way possible. For less than a second theyâre just stuck there like idiots. Fem!Buggy pulls back, wipes her mouth with the back of her hand, while Shanks is in cloud nine:
âI just kissed Buggy~â
And Fem!Buggy yells at maximum volume:
âYOU DUMBASS! That doesnât count! My first kiss is supposed to be under a full moon surrounded by roses, not with some sweaty red-haired loser who canât even steer straight!â
But Shanks, whose brain has officially left the planet, just stands there redder than his hair, touching his lips like he just saw the One Piece. He mumbles:
âIâm sorry⌠Gaban told me how important a girlâs first kiss is⌠I didnât mean to steal itâŚâ
FemBuggy: âSteal it?! Donât make me laugh! I told you It doesnât count if itâs with you, idiot!â
The entire crew (who definitely heard the scream) spends the next week teasing them mercilessly.
Incident #2: Shanksâ Delusional Redemption Arc
From that day on, Shanks becomes a man possessed. Heâs muttering to himself at night: âFull moon⌠roses⌠make it perfect⌠sheâll fall for me for realâŚâ
Roger catches him trying to smuggle an entire rose bush from an island that ends up falling into the sea and the teen panicking, and Roger just sighs, âKid, youâre hopeless.â
Incident #3: The Full Moon Disaster
The perfect storm night finally arrives.
Full moon? Check.
Pouring rain? Also check.
Shanks, in his infinite wisdom, decides this is romantic enough. While Fem!Buggy is fast asleep. Shanks clumsily gently makes her follow hi up to the deck convincing her that he wanted to show her something amazing.
Heâs spent hours dragging every vegetable from the kitchen pantry up there to make âflower bedsâ. Carrots, cabbages, and radishes arranged in sad little hearts. He even stuck some candles in potatoes. The rain immediately ruins everything. The rain startles Buggy awake and she is confused but still trust Shanks and follows for some reason.
He makes her stand in front of him, acting and failing dramatically in the middle of the soggy vegetable patch. Then leans in slowly, lips hovering⌠right as a huge wave hits the ship and soaks them both.
Fem!Buggy, after wiping the water from her face, realizes that Shanksâ face was two inches from hers with his lips puckered up towards her. Then she is screaming loud enough to wake the entire crew ( probably even Whitebeard across the sea.)
âSHANKS YOU CREEP WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!â
The Oro Jackson erupts into chaos everyone has their weapon drawn ready to attack while looking for the danger. Rayleigh was the first facepalms so hard he nearly falls overboard. Roger is laughing so hard heâs crying. Gaban just sighs, âI told that boyâŚâ
From then on, every full moon, the crew has a new tradition (mostly Rayleighâs idea) : they will literally tie Shanks to his bunk, with two guarding him and making sure he doesnât escape âfor his own safetyâ (and everyone elseâs).
Fem!Buggy would look at him from the doorway and say: âTry something funny again and Iâll chop your thing into pieces myself, Perverted Red-Hair.â
Bonus Details:
1- Shanks still insists the accidental kiss did count and calls it their âorigin story.â
2- Fem!Buggy pretends to hate it but secretly keeps one of the wilted carrot ârosesâ hidden in her room.
3- Years later (post-timeskip, emperor era), adult Shanks still brings it up when heâs drunk: âit was a grand act of love! No one understood me not even my own captain! It was so romantic~â
Fem!Buggy from across the bar: âYou tried to kiss me while I was half asleep in the pouring rain, surrounded by rolling onions!!â
Shanks was, is, and always will be completely whipped.
When it comes to genderbend, people always make fem buggy x male shanks, which i like, theirâs something cool about fem buggy
But I donât see a lot of fem shanks x male buggy
How do you think their dynamic changes in this au?
Fem!Shanks and Male!Buggy I would lie if I said I didnât consider the AU but as you said there is something cool about Fem!Buggy that will make us prefer her more, which I guess itâs part of the reason I never really thought about Fem!Shanks a lotâŚ.
But now I do! So, letâs flip the script!
In the standard Fem!Buggy Ă Male!Shanks dynamic, you get that classic âloud dramatic tsundere clown chased by the calm and effortlessly cool red-haired simpâ energy. Shanks is the laid-back pursuer who finds Fem!Buggyâs chaos endearing, while Fem!Buggy is all flashy denial and âI donât need you, idiot!â (but secretly melts).
Now swap it: Fem!Shanks (still the confident, grinning, sake-loving, sword-swinging powerhouse with that iconic red-hair, now probably longer flowing around) and canon Male!Buggy (dramatic, flashy, loud-mouthed clown with the red nose and massive insecurity complex).
How the dynamic would change?
1- Fem!Shanks is still the bolder, more emotionally steady one, but now sheâs the one doing the teasing and protecting. Sheâs got that same magnetic charisma, but with a feminine flair to it. maybe a bit more playful flirting, hair-ruffling turned into gentle tugs or brushing Buggyâs blue hair out of his face.
Male!Buggy is still the dramatic one who craves attention and validation, but now heâs the one getting aggressively flustered by a confident woman who genuinely thinks his clownery is endearing rather than annoying.
â¨Buggy: âDonât laugh at me, you heartless woman!ââ¨Fem!Shanks, grinning, leaning in: âCanât help it. Youâre cute when youâre being silly.â
2 - Buggyâs tsundere acts goes into overdrive!
Heâs already insecure about his strength and place in the crew, now heâs got a girl (a strong, beautiful, future Emperor girl) openly liking him?
Heâd deny it louder than ever: âThis doesnât mean I like you or anything, you red-haired menace!â
while secretly grinning whenever she praises his âflashyâ techniques. Fem!Shanks finds it hilarious and adorable. Sheâs patient with his outbursts in a way male Shanks might not be.
More teasing affection, and Less of âletâs fight it out.â
3- As Teens on the Oro Jackson (Peak Chaos)
Theyâre brats on Rogerâs ship. Fem!Shanks is the popular, trouble-making tomboy who drags Buggy into every adventure.
Buggy is the flashy kid who wants to be the star but keeps getting outshined. Maybe even knowingly cause him to be an introvert for a while.
Sheâs the one pulling the accidental first-kiss stunts or dramatic love gestures. Which Gaban will encourage because to have a woman perusing is a very rare act of love and he is here for it!!
Buggy screams about it but sticks around. The crew teases them mercilessly, Roger probably ships it hardest. But because of their teasing to him male!Buggy will reject Fem!Shanks even more, not that she will be too hurt because of it since she more emotionally aware than our male!Shanks.
4- the Adult Dynamic.
Post-Roger, as pirates. Fem!Shanks becomes the laid-back Emperor who still drops by to mess with Buggy. Sheâs the calm anchor to his panic, or at least thatâs what she tells herself.
When Buggy has his grand âIâm a big shot!â moments with the Cross Guild, Fem!Shanks would show up, and supports his claims loudly and proudly being a supportive partner, and Buggy folds instantly because sheâs one of the few people who sees through him and likes him anyway.
Protective vibes are strong, sheâd chop anyone who genuinely hurts his feelings. Intimate moments would involve Buggy being overdramatic about everything while Fem!Shanks just laughs warmly and pulls him in her chest which visible from her dress shirt that she refuses to button up, much to the clownâs distress because he still does know how to act or feel.
Some Fun Scenarios for those two!
Prompt Jealousy: Buggy gets extra jealous when other pirates flirt with the cool red-haired Empress. Fem!Shanks finds it flattering and uses it to tease him or maybe she will be The Who gets flustered when Buggyâs jealousy gets the best of him and he claims Fem!Shanks openly, making he flustered for the first time in their lives.
Some soft Moments: Quiet nights where Buggy admits his fears and Fem!Shanks reassures him with that effortless confidence. Sheâd call him her âfavorite flashy manâ and mean it. She will make Buggy be the little spoon because she loves cuddling him, which Buggy doesnât mind.
Overall, the dynamic shifts from âcool guy pursues dramatic girlâ to âconfident woman genuinely loves her dramatic, insecure clown boyfriend.â keeps the core opposites-attract chaos but adds more vulnerability on Buggyâs side and a protective, teasing femininity from Fem!Shanks.
Itâs rarer because people love the tsundere clown girl trope, but this version has serious potential for angst-to-fluff and Buggy getting the validation he craves from someone strong and steady.
I think femBuggy becomes a ghost legend but for a silly reason.
After finally getting her own private room and dressing and getting make up as she likes, she buys a ton of white, flowy, button up nightgows, sheet masks and bonets. She finally has peace at night and would not be bothered by Shanks so she has a full routine. By chance no one sees her like that.
Until one day.
She wakes up at midnight to get a glass of water and Roger does the same. They meet on the bow and Roger almost has a heartattack seeing that white figure.
By chance a Marine boat is close by and they manage to see Roger so they light their flash lights only to see a deadly pale Roger. They know that he is not terrified of them, so they point to the other side and see a lady in white walking the bow levitating. They also almost sh7t themselves.
Meanwhile FemBuggy is so sleepy she does not even fully opens her eyes, so she does not realize what is going on and she continuous levitating because she was too lazy to look for her shoes.
From that day on, a legend of a white lady haunting the Oro Jackson starts.
Fem!Buggy accidentally becoming the Oro Jacksonâs resident ghost legend because she just wants peaceful skincare nights?
YES!! LETS ROLL!!
The legend of the White Lady of the Oro Jackson started as pure, unfiltered sleep-deprived chaos.
After finally carving out her own tiny private cabin (a major upgrade from bunking with a noisy red-haired boy), Fem!Buggy went all in on self-care.
Full routine: removing the dramatic makeup, slathering on whatever face masks she could steal from islands, silky white flowy nightgowns that billowed easily with any small gust of wind, bonnets of different colors, and those creepy sheet masks with the eye holes. At night she was finally unbothered. No Shanks trying to sneak in for cuddles. No crewmates banging on her door. Just blissful silence.
Until that fateful midnight.
She wakes up parched, eyes half-closed, brain 90% offline. Instead of hunting for her slippers because itâs too much effort, she just floats, her barefeet still anchoring her to her room so she wonât make too much effort in navigating her way back as she goes and floats her way across the deck toward the water barrel.
White gown fluttering in the sea breeze, sheet mask glowing eerily under the moonlight, and a frown at being forced to wake up temporarily. She looks like a vengeful spirit who died mid-facial.
Roger, who was also up for a late-night snack, rounds the corner and nearly drops his sake. At the sight of a pale floating woman with a blank white face gliding toward him. The Pirate King himself lets out a a silence scream and stumbles back, trying not to make the ghost notice him.
At the exact same moment, a Marine scouting boat is passing nearby. They wanted to ambush the Roger pirates, has everything planned perfectly, but then They spot Roger, pale as a sheet, looking terrified. They think itâs because of them and the general would say something: âterrified to finally being bested Roger!â
Roger only Shake his head and points at something in front of him. Flashlights swing over⌠and there she is: a ghostly white figure levitating along the bow. The Marines lose their minds. âItâs a curse! The Oro Jackson is haunted by a white lady!â One guy actually faints.
Fem!Buggy? Oblivious. She just grabs her water, turns around still half-asleep, and floats back to her chamber but not without letting out one of her long dramatic groans at the noisy people around her, thinking it was just another crew member. She never even noticed the commotion.
1- The Aftermath:-
Within weeks, the legend spreads, every Marine whoâs ever crossed paths with Rogerâs crew swears the Oro Jackson is haunted by a beautiful but terrifying white specter who appears under moonlight. Some versions say she curses anyone who disturbs her. Others claim sheâs the ghost of a jilted lover. Shanks gets very defensive about that one.
2- Crew Reactions:
- Roger: after calming down, he Thinks itâs the funniest thing ever. starts encouraging the rumors, dramatically retelling the story at bars just to mess with people. âAye, sheâs still on board⌠sometimes you can hear her moaning about ânot being flashy enoughâ at night.â
- Rayleigh: Deadpan. He knows exactly who it is and refuses to comment, just sighs every time someone brings it up.
- Shanks: Torn between laughing his ass off and being extremely worried about his crush. The first time he hears the full story he sprints to Fem!Buggyâs room, bangs on the door yelling, âBuggy! Are you okay?! Did a ghost try to eat your soul?!â Only to find her in full ghost regalia doing her skincare. He freezes, blushes like an idiot, and mumbles, ââŚYou look kinda cute like that.â She throws a shoe at him.
- Gaban: The man is living for this. Carefree king that he is, he doesnât try to debunk anything. He amplifies the comedy. After the initial midnight encounter, heâs the first one cracking up, slapping Roger on the back and yelling, âCaptain! You got scared by Buggy in her pajamas? Legendary!â
From then on, Gaban turns the whole thing into his personal running joke. He starts âghost huntingâ patrols at night⌠but really heâs just wandering around with a bottle of sake, dramatically pointing his lantern at nothing and shouting, âShow yourself, White Lady! Iâve got compliments and snacks!â Whenever he actually spots Fem!Buggy shuffling by half-asleep in her flowy white nightgown, sheet mask, and bonnet, he doesnât wake her or scold her, he just leans against the railing, grinning like an idiot, and whispers to whoeverâs nearby, âThere she goes again. Our very own ship spirit. Ten out of ten haunting, very elegant.ââ¨He even starts leaving little âofferingsâ (stolen fruit or snacks) near her cabin door âto appease the ghost.â When Marines bring up the legend in battle, Gaban laughs so hard he nearly falls off the ship: âOh yeah, sheâs real! Scarier than any Admiral, sheâll get ya with her beauty routine!â
Fem!Buggy herself is mortified when she finally finds out. She spends a week refusing to do her night routine in anything but full pirate attire, but then gives up because âbeauty sleep is more important than dumb ghost rumors.â Shanks, the simp king, starts âguardingâ her door at night (mostly just loitering nearby hoping sheâll let him in).
Now the White Lady is an official part of Roger Pirates lore. Marines still tell scary stories about her. And every full moon, the crew makes bets on whether the âghostâ will appear⌠or if Shanks will finally get chased out of her cabin again.
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