GOLDEN / LION

[kinjishiki]

#   KINJISHIKI :     i am shiki ,   the golden lion .   you can keep my legs ,   i won’t be needing them .   /   independent shiki ,   the golden lion.   from eiichiro oda’s ONE PIECE.   written by vi.   (   sideblog ,   follows back from @borsalika​   )

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Shiki was the boat cat for the rocks lbr

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ALL IM SAYING is that if shiki was able to fight a 2 v 1 against sengoku & garp & still managed to destroy half of marineford before going down ? idk man. he must be stronger than he appears in strong world.

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shiki vc: im a man ???? why would i let anyone top me????

[eraborne-deactivated20230630]

Never a lack of amusement, that old deck. How often it presented itself forthright before a creaking throne as old as some of its surrounding crew. Not a sight in years of sailing compared to blades piercing deck with wacky flourish. Gawking eyes were all but a natural response to limbless man now making a grand show out of revealing his recent escapade simply by appearance, yet grey eyes dulled with sudden listlessness. Intimidating, firstly, covered by shadow and then revealed in a new light. Stern, endearing, Edward gives him the look of a man that's truly seen it all.

"I haven't seen you in an age and that's the first thing you ask me? Of all the ungrateful— " tapered off into mix of bafflement and indignation. "You think you can waltz out of the world's greatest prison, climb aboard my ship, and drink my booze?" Squinted attention and judgmental eyes hold briefly before falling in a sigh loud enough to rattle the boards the lion's new legs had cut into. Wordless order sends six men scampering below deck, split halfway between two colossal red flasks soon tossed upon the deck. "You'd best be happy I don't leave port without excess, else I'd only be giving you the backwash. As if I'd ever be without a drink..." More offended than surprised, though disbelief shows plenty in constant shakes of the head, "I should've known they wouldn't be able to keep you pinned down."

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the lion responds with a smug sort of grin , a confidence about him just as obnoxious as he was years prior. has it been so long ? must have been over a decade since he's last seen kaido or linlin ― not since the rocks disbanded , all going their separate ways , carving their own path through the sea. too focused on his own scheming ( too focused on roger . ) to find time to pay his old friend a visit. but , such is his nature. they're pirates , after all.

❛ not surprised , then ― i guess it can't be helped. you always were so serious ... ❜ shiki hums thoughtfully , a hand lifting to scratch at the base of the wheel that protrudes from his skull. steps are taken forward , arms crossed over his chest & hands hidden inside his haori. ❛ & i didn't waltz out , you'd need legs for that ! jihahaha ! ❜ he says with a rumbling laugh. so very shiki to make light of such a serious matter ( he's quite the comedian , you know . )

❛ c'mon , ed ! lighten up. ❜ as though to illustrate his point the lion tucks his legs up beneath him , floating to take some of the pressure off of his new limbs. ❛ i'm here now , aren't i ? ❜

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he's a bit clumsy with his new legs still , if they can be called legs ― he does use them to walk ( when he's not floating . ) & as far as he's concerned , that makes them legs. but more accurately , they're his old swords tied to what's left of his limbs , currently buried into the deck of the moby dick as a pose is struck. remarkably , shiki manages to stay balanced upon them , hands resting on his hips & fanged teeth bared into a smile.

❛ ta - da ! shihahaha ― are you surprised ? well , are you ? ❜ as loud & boisterous as ever , the golden lion makes a first appearance to his old friend. though hard to believe , one can be certain it is the very same flying pirate who had only a short while prior managed to escape the inescapable prison. always a schemer , shiki. if anyone could have pulled it off , it was him. ❛ 'course you are ! now , you got booze ? ❜ / @eraborne

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shiki

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Shiki just showing up on the Moby dick after breaking out of prison like: hey B)

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Shiki core

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seeing garp in the most recent chapter and remembering it took both him and sengoku to subdue shiki <3

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if you scratch at the base of shiki's spine he'll arch into it like a cat

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sometimes it's easy to forget how into women shiki is bc like his obsession with roger was sooooo normal , but he really is way more into women than he is men.

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i've said this before but yung gravy gives shiki vibes......

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Sorry but will absolutely never get over shiki bonding with shanks during the times he's on the oro.

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She had been lounging by the pool when he visits her talking about some plan or idea or what have you - lifting her sunglasses when she hears mention of his birthday she yanks him down by the robe so that she can plant a kiss right to the corner of his lips. “Happy Birthday.” She hums. “Shall we have some champagne?”

when he's pulled down , he assumes he is going to be slapped. that's likely from experience ― & he squeezes his eyes shut in anticipation. the hit never lands though , instead a brief kiss is pressed to the corner of his mouth that does not hold a cigar. eyes open , staring sort of blankly forward , as though he was truly taken off guard. robin speaks then & shiki stays quiet for a long moment , still in disbelief that she actually kissed him on her own accord. but quickly brain scrambles to say something in response , nervous , fumbling chuckles tumble from him.

❝ i ― if you'd like ! ❞ he speaks finally , snapping his fingers to indicate indigo run off to go fetch it for them.

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weird that shiki's been alive for like 22 years with a wheel stuck in his skull

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the golden mane gets some soft pets for his birthday. and a bottle of sake she snagged him. "don't think anything of it. happy birthday, old man."

a low , rumbling purr as hands stroke over his hair , shiki slumped forward so she may reach. hands remain to himself ― for he is certain if he attempted to reach out , she would scold him ( he doesn't dislike sassy women , after all . ) a hearty laugh is offered in return , head pressing into her hand. ❝ my thanks ! you're too kind to me , baby - chan ~ ! ❞