When it comes to genderbend, people always make fem buggy x male shanks, which i like, their’s something cool about fem buggy
But I don’t 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 didn’t consider the AU but as you said there is something cool about Fem!Buggy that will make us prefer her more, which I guess it’s part of the reason I never really thought about Fem!Shanks a lot….
But now I do! So, let’s flip the script!
In the standard Fem!Buggy × Male!Shanks dynamic, you get that classic “loud dramatic tsundere clown chased by the calm and effortlessly cool red-haired simp” energy. Shanks is the laid-back pursuer who finds Fem!Buggy’s chaos endearing, while Fem!Buggy is all flashy denial and “I don’t need you, idiot!” (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 she’s the one doing the teasing and protecting. She’s 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 Buggy’s blue hair out of his face.
Male!Buggy is still the dramatic one who craves attention and validation, but now he’s the one getting aggressively flustered by a confident woman who genuinely thinks his clownery is endearing rather than annoying.
Buggy: “Don’t laugh at me, you heartless woman!” Fem!Shanks, grinning, leaning in: “Can’t help it. You’re cute when you’re being silly.”
2 - Buggy’s tsundere acts goes into overdrive!
He’s already insecure about his strength and place in the crew, now he’s got a girl (a strong, beautiful, future Emperor girl) openly liking him?
He’d deny it louder than ever: “This doesn’t mean I like you or anything, you red-haired menace!”
while secretly grinning whenever she praises his “flashy” techniques. Fem!Shanks finds it hilarious and adorable. She’s patient with his outbursts in a way male Shanks might not be.
More teasing affection, and Less of “let’s fight it out.”
3- As Teens on the Oro Jackson (Peak Chaos)
They’re brats on Roger’s 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.
She’s 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. She’s the calm anchor to his panic, or at least that’s what she tells herself.
When Buggy has his grand “I’m a big shot!” 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 she’s one of the few people who sees through him and likes him anyway.
Protective vibes are strong, she’d 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 clown’s 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 Buggy’s 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. She’d call him her “favorite flashy man” and mean it. She will make Buggy be the little spoon because she loves cuddling him, which Buggy doesn’t mind.
Overall, the dynamic shifts from “cool guy pursues dramatic girl” to “confident woman genuinely loves her dramatic, insecure clown boyfriend.” keeps the core opposites-attract chaos but adds more vulnerability on Buggy’s side and a protective, teasing femininity from Fem!Shanks.
It’s 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’m sorry if it was too long.
