shanks hcs
idk if it's conqueror's haki or his stature but whenever he enters a room, he turns heads. his presence alone is enough to get attention from everyone
a terrible person to sleep next to. he will steal your blanket, put a leg on you, cling onto you, and snore loudly
when he's super drunk and asks you to stay, you will. there's no escape. you can't. he will grab you with a strong ass grip
hot take but he's harder to read than mihawk
he gains energy from people. not that he can't stand being alone but if he's isolated for too long, he will visibly get depressed. and now he legit needs a company due to his disability
he is a high maintenance as in: whenever there's a chance, he will glue himself to you and lowkey careless when it comes to self care, so you need to check in occasionally. he insists that he doesn't need to be babysitted but deep down he likes it
his room is a mess but claims that everything is in its designated place. it is true but he will take some minutes to find it
knows damn well that he's hot and takes full advantage of it
the switch of his attitude happens within a blink and it's terrifying
understands dirty jokes within a millisecond
knows random magic tricks
adrenaline junkie, in modern AU he'd definitely own a bike
even with one arm, he still gives best bear hugs
his hair is warm red while Shamrock's hair is cool red
compared to Shamrock, his body type is bit more bulky and got more fat instead of pure muscles. Shamrock has more muscle and less of fat, making him look thinner next to Shanks
sometimes he forgets that he's missing an arm and tries to do stuff that requires both arms, then laughs at himself
he is borderline alcoholic bc he's secretly depressed and he's really good at masking it. he also likes throwing parties as it allows him to be surrounded by people and loud noise which keeps his mind off of everything, for a bit
one time he pretended that he passed out from drinking just so someone would carry him to his bed
after losing an arm, he secretly enjoyed receiving extra attention and care from his crew
the gap between his neutral expression and smiley face is huge like wdym that's a same dude
he does have some pity for Shamrock but will not hesitate to kill him if he gets in the way
in terms of race and ethnicity, he looks ambiguous. i imagined him to be a mix of Western European and Caribbean roots. At least bi-racial, idk. he'd probably have an accent too
his eyes have layers of soul. you can see the depths of life and emotions he has carried over the years. fierce and ferocious as a beast but there's a delicacy to it. his eyes are so easy to get lost in
his default eye color is toffee brown. while using haki, it turns scarlet red
he is hot, handsome, and a hint of pretty. he has that youthful look regardless of his age
sweet as a pie, yearner potential, why did i picture heated argument confession under heavy rain (pride and prejudice 2005 reference)
lowkey a red flag but he knows that too, so he doesn't blame anyone if someone ends up hating him. he doesn't even bother to explain himself.
