I'm curious about HCD modern au both Garp and Sengoku are General commander they're a soldier kuzan is former soldier and police Detective Dadana is business woman dragon is former general soldier and become a famous invetigator yes he very seeking knowledge and helping others especially take care a baby ace and he falling in love CIA Rosinante I know dragon has ex love is sakazuki Akainu I get it Akainu yes he is former Soldier become a Detective him yes very jerk he all so was stalking Dragon and Rosinante CIA agent he very kind plus very Clumsy him indeed was falling in love with Invetigator Dragon and he take care Baby ace the rest one is etc
Well, if I'm putting them in a modern au, I'm making them all Canadian because that's what I know.😂 I think I got everyone important. I went all out on this one.
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In a modern au, I think that their jobs would be:
Sengoku: Head of CSIS (Canadian Security Intelligence Service). It is the Canadian equivalent of the FBI.
Zeff: Runs a restaurant after deciding to turn his life around (used to be a criminal) and hires ex-cons. Lost his leg saving Sanji from being hit by a car.
Sora: Judge got arrested for fraud and Sora was able to take over the company (it makes medical equipment).
Sengoku+Zeff+Sora: They are in a poly relationship. Raising the Vinsmoke kids and Drake together. Roisnante is a very happy big brother.
Garp & Tsuru: Working with Sengoku in the CSIS. All three of them were in the military together.
Roger+Rogue+Garp+Whitebeard+Rayleigh+Shakky: The polycule is alive and doing well. They have three cottages and they share all three backyards (they tore down the fences between and made it a big one). They bought the cottages when their kids (Dragon, Dadan, Kuzan, Buggy, and Mihawk) were little. Roger and Rogue live in one. Garp and Whitebeard live in one. Rayleigh and Shakky live in one.
Rayleigh is a mechanic and Shakky runs a bar.
Roger and Rogue like to travel a lot (they write for a travel magazine or something). Ace is not their son in this au.
Garp is in the CSIS and Whitebeard helps troubled youth.
Garling: Dead - He choked on a grape while he was home alone. Was an abusive father and husband.
Aisling (Red Haired Mom): After Garling died, she took over his insurance company. Raised Shanks and Shamrock by herself.
Shanks: Married to Buggy, Roger and Rogue's adopted son. Is also a teacher while Buggy is a performer with Cirque du Soleil.
Shamrock: Married to Marie. They have Kid and Uta together as well as adopting Killer later. Marie owns a gym and Shamrock has a bookstore/cafe.
Usopp: His parents are still together. His mom is an engineer and his dad is a park ranger.
Mihawk: Shakky and Rayleigh's son. Is an Olympic fencer and used to do ballet. Is a dance teacher now and married to Gekco Moria, a movie director who makes a lot of horror/thriller/historical movies. Their kids are Perona and Zoro. They never got divorced because Moria never went after Kaido. Oh, and they also get custody of Kuina.
The 5 Elders and other Celestials: Gang Leaders/Mob - doing illegal stuff like human trafficking, drug making, smuggling weapons, etc. Sengoku, Garp, and Tsuru are trying to take them down. The 5 Elders are the kind of mobsters that live all over the globe and have illegal stuff in countries they don't live in. So it makes it hard to convict them.
Dragon: Was in the CSIS. He quit to be a teacher (History+Social Studies+Law+English) and do non-profit work. He works with Ivankov and Kuma to help poorer communities as well as LGBTIA+ kids and other vulnerable communities.
Kuma and Ginny are married and raising Bonney.
Ivankov owns a night club.
Kuzan: Olvia and him had Robin on accident, tried to make it work, but untimely separated with no hard feelings. Olvia is doing archaeology work around the globe, so Kuzan has primary custody of Robin. Olvia comes to visit on holidays and takes Robin with her during summer vacation (July+August). Kuzan is a desk worker at the CSIS. Got married to Crocodile, a casino owner.
Dadan: A business woman as you said. Runs a distillery and some other businesses with some illegal stuff on the side. Single and childfree, until she meets Bellemere.
Bellemere: Used to be in the CSIS, but was unable to work with them further due to breaking her leg in three places. She is now raising Nami and Nojiko. Is a business partner of Dadan, maybe more in the future.
Henry: Is alive with his wife and kids. Is a psychologist in the same department as Akainu. Once used Akainu as a study for a paper he was writing.
Akainu: Dragon and Akainu used to be together, but then they split when Ace was a newborn because Akainu is a workaholic/wasn't there a lot due to being in the military and Dragon was experiencing some post-partum depression. He is now a cop. So he still works a lot, but at least he's not travelling anymore. He tried to get Dragon back and promised to be better, but the promises kept falling through/he never showed up.
Timeline:
Surprise pregnancy.
Akainu isn't around much and Dragon doesn't feel good about himself.
Ace is born.
Akainu never took any paternity leave.
Dragon leaves Akainu when Ace is a month old.
Divorce was finalised when Ace was three months old.
Akainu is finally able to leave the military and become a police detective when Ace was three. So he wasn't consistently in Ace's life until then.
Akainu was pissed when he came back and found out Dragon had moved on.
The only reason he didn't go completely insane is because Dragon threatened to get a restraining order and the Judge made him do supervised visits at first.
Rosinante: Met Dragon when he was still in the CSIS and they saw each other in passing. Dragon's usual babysitter got sick and Rosinante volunteered. They kept talking and eventually started dating. Then they had Luffy accidentally and moved in together. He quit the CSIS due to his injuries after almost being killed by Doflamingo and was a stay at home parent for a bit before he started helping with Dragon's non-profit group.
Ace: Is Dragon and Akainu's son. He visits Akainu every other weekend.
Luffy: Was an accident, but a happy one. A crybaby like both of his dads. Loves his family and friends.
Sabo: His parents were charged with child abuse and that led to the authorities finding out that they were also working with the 5 Elders. So they are in jail for life. Dragon and Rosinante adopted him.
Shachi & Penguin: Their parents were killed due to racism (they are half fishmen in the Happy Coradrag au). Dragon and Rosinante adopted them.
Bepo: His parents are long gone because they had Bepo when they were old. His brother was killed by the mob boss Big Mom.
Law: If his family is alive, they are neighbours with Dragon and Rosinante. If they are dead, Dragon and Rosinante adopted him.
Mom, Dad, and Lami Trafalgar: If they are alive, they are doctors and collaborate with Dragon on non-profit work. If they are dead, maybe they treated someone who betrayed Dolfamingo so he killed them.
Homing & Mom Donquixote: Tried to leave the Celestials, but you can't get out of the mob once you're in it. They were killed and their children were presumed dead.
Doflamingo: A Mob leader of course. He killed Law's family (if you want them dead). Rosinante tried to take him down, but Doflamingo shot him and was then protected by the Celestials over seas. Eventually gets arrested.
King+Kaido: Running a biker gang (+ bar) together and have their son, Yamato. They beat up weirdos, racists, and homophobes in the neighbourhood. They also have a friendly beef going on with Oden who runs a rival bar/restaurant, well Kaido does, King just drinks tea with Toki as they watch their stupid husbands fight and kids playing together. When Yamato eventually brings Ace home, they think they're getting arrested because Akainu is the one to drop him off in his police car (he wanted to interrogate Yamato).
Queen & Caesar+Judge: Queen dies in jail. Caesar and Judge get out after 30 years and live somewhere out in the woods together because they can't live in a big city due to the amount of restraining orders they have on them. The get married for the tax benefits and eventually die by getting blown up by an explosion in their makeshift lab together. Ah, romance.😂
Blackbeard: Harassed Ace and tried to kill him after Ace turned him down, but then he died in a "mysterious accident" (Kaido and King got him once they found out he lived in the same neighbourhood).
I think Rosinante and Dragon sing together a a whole new World yes I Know is from Aladdin movie 1992 just like Aladdin and princess Jasmine is best music song Garp oh he can sing a Through heaven's eyes is from The prince of Egypt just like Jethro
😂😂lmao, I can kind of see that.
I actually listen to music while I write, so I have started to associate some songs with certain people. Sorry, no Disney songs, most of these are sad because that's what I listen to.😂
Garp x Roger = Arcade by Duncan Laurence
Rosinante x Dragon = Two by Sleeping At Last & Eight by Sleeping At Last & No Surprises by Radiohead & Not With Haste by Mumford and Sons
Akainu x Dragon = (Akainu's POV) Torured Soul by Chord Overstreet & (Dragon's POV) Since U Been Gone by Kelly Clarkson
Gecko Moria x Dracule Mihawk = The Night We Met by Lord Huron & Like Real People Do by Hozier
Figarland Shamrock x Shells Marie = Inkpot Gods by The Amazing Devil & Ordinary by Alex Warren
Buggy x Shanks = Two Birds On A Wire by Regina Spektor
Pre-Death Henry & Lavender = Beautiful Things by Benson Boone
Post-Death Henry = Trouble by Avicii
Henry & Akainu = Hero by David Kushner
Lavender & Henry's Sons = How Do I Say Goodbye by Dean Lewis
Kuzan & Nico Robin = Light by Sleeping At Last
Monkey D Family = Family by Mother Mother
Roger & Rogue & Dragon & Ace = Heirloom by Sleeping At Last & Uneven Odds by Sleeping At Last & Bad Blood by Sleeping At Last
The Revolutionary Army = The Call by Regina Spektor & War by Sleeping With Sirens & Mars by Sleeping At Last
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Edit: November, 9, 2025
After recent chapters, young Dragon: "Killer in the Mirror" by Set It Off
Brought to you by this post.
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Edit: May, 24, 2026
Yellow by Coldplay - For Shamrock and Uta (his daughter).
I have a notebook that I write down chapter ideas in. One of them was about the Goth Family. I was just thinking of ideas for other crack ships/families. There isn't really much for Mihawk/Moria, so I decided to include them.
I decided to share the notes I have for that chapter after seeing this post: here
Honestly didn't think anyone would be into this pairing due to the lack of fics.
So Mihawk and Moria divorce and everybody finds out through the newspaper. They were both warlords when they officially divorced.
As for why they divorced, I have a few ideas:
Before Kaido:
There is a lack of communication.
Most people see Moria as a joke (probably why he tried to fight Kaido - I haven't read Moria's wiki page yet, sorry if that's not the canon reason) and Mihawk as a very serious man.
So maybe Moria thinks Mihawk sees him as a joke too. So he tells him he is going to fight Kaido and Mihawk says "Hey maybe don't do that - it's a stupid idea"
After hearing that he thinks it confirms that Mihawk sees him not only as a joke, but as a weakling too.
Mihawk doesn't think that. He finds Moria weird and goofy but it's endearing. Doesn't tell Moria any of this though because he thinks Moria already knows all this. Basically, Mihawk's love language is Acts of Service in small meaningful gestures but Moria is oblivious to everything he does for him.
So they split and Moria goes to fight Kaido to prove himself, but fails.
Mohawk is pissed he went anyways, devastated when he hears Moria lost and thinks he is dead. Is pissed again when he finds out Moria is alive (maybe finds out at a warlord meeting).
So they fight and that's how the newspaper finds out about the divorce.
They either fought in front of the other warlords or in an empty hallway with cadets overhearing.
After Kaido:
So Moria goes to fight Kaido, loses, but they still stay together.
But:
Mihawk doesn't like the zombies; finds it too crowded and he finds Hogback disturbing/annoying. Would also like some non-contaminated soil for gardening.
After the Kaido incident and Moria becomes a shut in, he tries to limit how much Mihawk can leave or stops him from leaving altogether. Mihawk leaves him so he can have some freedom.
Different parenting styles. Mihawk thinks Moria is too lenient/spoils the kids and over protective. Moria thinks Mihawk is too strict with chores and training. Mihawk just wants the kids to know how to take care of themselves and defend themselves.
They divorce over something stupidly petty. Like not washing the dishes or something.
Or Mihawk is just sick of trying get Moria to take care of himself.
So after Mihawk leaves him, Moria lets himself go because he doesn't have someone to keep him on a schedule and he doesn't trust anyone anymore.
This also makes Perona and Zoro children of divorce. They go every couple of weeks to the other dad's house. Mihawk just drops them off and picks them up in his little coffin boat.
When the Straw Hats get to Thriller Bark, Zoro either doesn't explain anything until he absolutely has too, someone (Perona) recognizes him, or upon arriving:
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Zoro: Shit, this is my dad's ship.
Usopp or Sanji: I thought Mihawk was your dad?
Zoro: He is, this is my other dad's ship.
Luffy: Oh! Like me!
Zoro: Yeah, but mine are divorced.
Robin: Ah, that makes a lot of sense as to why you're so feral.
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Do they get back together? I haven't decided yet. But:
Zoro still met Kuina. I may or may not change the timeline of that to fit it into the story better.
Mihawk adopts Zoro after Kuina's death. Zoro was lost in the woods or something.
Moria had already adopted Perona before this.
When Zoro is 17, he is dropped off in the East Blue by Mihawk. This was another arguement between Moria and him. Moria wanted to wait until never - he's afraid of the kids dying due to what happened with Kaido.
Unfortunately for Moria, his son is determined, directionally challenged, and has a death wish. So there isn't much Moria can do to stop him.
Mihawk still fights Zoro with his butter knife necklace - just doesn't try to kill him.
im surprised morihawk isnt more popular it just seems like the obvious next step that the 2 goth ex warlords who are both widely regarded as familial figures in peronas life would be shipped together
Thank you for giving us morihawk/gothdads this is something I wish people gave a bit more love as perona has her two goth parents ,will you do more stuff with them?
Well right now I'm writing A Gothic Tragedy where it will show them being a happy family through the years. Until the "Kaido vs. Moria" incident and the divorce.😂
That story will then eventually tie into A Tale Of Two Dragons after the divorce.
So maybe after that story I'll write some more short stories that don't tie into those ones. I'll also maybe bring them back together, but I haven't decided yet if the Cross Guild Polycule is better than the the Cross Guild "Let's cry over our exes" club.
The ex couples being:
Moria~Mihawk
Shanks~Buggy
Kuzan~Crocodile
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Also:
The Christmas Tree Debacle by SorenGirl
If you haven't read this yet, this is the story that made me go: "Oh, this paring is fucking hilarious and why isn't it done more?"
Okay, so we all know that people draw/write the Goth family with Mihawk as the only parent because he has pretty privilege. Come on guys, Moria is canonically Perona's dad. He raised her. Mihawk was just a babysitter/roommate for the then 23-25 year old Perona.
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Found this in my drafts. I think I was going to post it months ago and just forgot.😂😂 I only remembered this existed because someone whined to me on AO3 about how they hate Moria (the person has since deleted their comment after I asked them why they commented on chapter 9 if they didn't like the story😂😂). Like damn dude, I know I'm not a perfect writer, but at least I remembered who Perona's dad is.
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Also, now that I'm writng a Moria/Miahwk story, whenever I see drawings of the Goth Family now, I like to think it's Moria taking a picture of them or something. A bit stupid I know, but it's a sweet thought.😂😂
Canon meets au part 7 all marine Whitebeard pirate Straw hat pirate Warlords Revolutionary army react to Impel down Ark Marine Ark and Dressrosa ArkHCD! Luffy & Robin trying to Rescue HCD!Ace yes Ace was in impel Down Luffy and Robin going to impel Down They're meet buggy Mr2 Mr3 And Ivan and ina jinbei Luffy one enemies is Mr Crocodile After escaping impel down they Towards to Marineford Luffy and Robin saw Ace was in The Execution platform and three admiral was sitting the Three chairs That The Whitebeard Pirate Show up trying to Saving Ace meanwhile Garp and Sengoku they have a keep secret about that Sengoku Saying Ace have a Father is Monkey D Dragon all everyone was Shocked they've knew rumours Admiral Dragon has a Little boy name Ace Buggy Mr3 and Blackbeard know All everyone knows Dragon has a kid Admiral Dragon has a kid Akainu he was known Ace was Still alive fun fact Ace free Luffy Robin and Ace trying escaping place Akainu show up Trying these Three of them Garp show up trying to Defend his grandkids Ace Luffy and robin saying grandpa Garp And Whitebeard show up beat Akainu yes Akainu are dead he was in hell Whitebeard was still alive nobody gets killed Ace and Whitebeard yes Luffy Chest X scar was no more in Dressrosa ark Sabo eat Akainu fruit his fists lava Colour is Blue
Canon Akainu just defeat Just like Darth Vader Iconic Screen
Canon Akainu be like saying Darth Vader: Nooooooooo!
Henry Kelly: Yesss we Winning!!!!!
😂😂
I can't say much about Marineford because it will spoil my plans and since I'm so far away from re-writing Marineford, things might change.
Most of Sabaody, Impel Down, and Marineford stays the same, but:
Garp and Sengoku come up with a crazy plan (that actually works thanks to Tsuru) that they get Whitebeard, Ace, Kuzan, Dragon, and Rosinante agree to.
This might also be the first time Garp and Whitebeard talk to each other since Roger died. I haven't decided yet if they meet again and get back together beforehand.
Robin is still sent to Tequila Wolf by Kuma and is busy breaking herself out of prison. The revolutionaries pick her up.
That is also when the news hits Sabo, Dragon, and Rosinante that Ace is being executed. So they are all too far away to help and have to watch helplessly on the den-den-mushi as everything plays out, being forced to put their faith in Garp and Sengoku's plan.
Kuzan is "fighting", but making sure he doesn't actually hurt anyone. Him making the water frozen actually gives the pirates the advantage because now they have space to fight.
Akainu doesn't know that Ace is his "son" Ace because Ace started going by Portgas when he became a pirate so he doesn't get mixed up with Luffy.
Henry is just horrified at everything that is happening. Like those are his kids down there fighting and almost getting crushed every other second. So he is not having a good time and can't really focus on anything other than his kids.
When the paternity of Dragon, Ace, and Luffy is revealed, everyone goes insane.
Especially Akainu who is like "Oh shit, that is my kid" and "Dragon wouldn't be with me, but he dated that clown*?!" (*Rosinante)
They don't reveal that Rosinante is alive by the way, I'm saving that for Dressrosa. But Doflamingo is like: "I knew Straw Hat looked familiar! But I'm surprised by brother had any game!"
Kuma knew before hand, so he doesn't react. (And, if I remember correctly, his memory got wiped before Marineford, so it doesn't matter.)
Mihawk is a little suprised, but he is more so concerned because if Luffy is here, then where the fuck is Zoro? So Mihawk is internally panicking about where his son could be and the panic only leaves once he gets back home to see Zoro is there with Perona. Then Mihawk has to deal with the papers saying that his ex-husband, Gecko Moria, is dead (he's not). So he is really going through it.
During the battle, Moria is also confused about the Monkey family drama, but then Doflamingo tries to assassinate him. So he wasn't thinking about it for too long.
Jimbei isn't all that surprised, Ace had hinted about a few things while they were in prison together, but he only realises how big the family is when the Heart Pirates come to pick them up and then Sabo, Robin, Dragon, and Rosinante meet them on Amazon Lily.
Speaking of Amazon Lily, Hancock is like the newly acquired aunt thanks to Luffy. So she is fretting the whole time.
Crocodile is tired of the Monkey family bullshit and just wants some peace.
Whitebeard still dies.
Kuzan then has to fight Akainu for the Fleet Admiral position like in canon.
Ace lives, but is in the Polar Tang's ICU for a bit.
Luffy and Ace then get trained by Rayleigh.
The Celestial Dragons are pissed as fuck, but there isn't much they can do because they have no proof of Garp or Sengoku commiting treason against the government.
Ace's wanted poster now reads "Monkey D. Ace" and he goes with Luffy after the time-skip.
When the Straw Hats reunite, they are all like: "Hey, wanna explain a few things?"
Robin, Ace, and Luffy: "No"😊
Straw Hats: "Fair enough."🤷♂️
Oh, and the world has lost even more faith in the government.
