#implied shuggy

[vzmpyveil]

im having a really fucking good time icant stop making these helpme

[wordy-little-witch]

Surprisingly enough, not Buggy centric this time!!

AU where things are mostly the same up to a certain point - that point being the disbanding of the Roger pirates. Shanks and Buggy, as the two children on board, wind up already having an unhealthy codependency, something only exacerbated when all the adults in their lives are suddenly just.... Gone. They still fight after the execution. They still argue. They still split. But they come back together not even hours later because Buggy and Shanks and Shanks and Buggy are the only constants in an ever changing world.

They remain close and connected, hiding it from the world at large by playing to their strengths. They are effectively co captains and allies in equal measure, each having a place with the other and theirs.

So when Uta is found and taken in, Buggy is the voice of reason and the one to help Shanks with determining the safest avenues to keep her and keep her safe, the ways they should have been.

The events of Elgia go similarly to the movie, up until the moment they leave her. Shanks, emotional, uncertain, scared, calls Buggy for input.

Buggy tears him a new one for even considering that ((bonus for contextual angst if anyone is interested, lmk)).

Anyway, they decide that yes, being on the Red Force full time is dangerous, but abandoning her is out of the question. They'd need somewhere relatively safe with someone trusted within accessible distance...

Uta and Luffy are both sat down together, gentle words spoken and facts exchanged. Shanks introduces them to Buggy, and they both share the information with the kids as well as they can. Uta is upset, admittedly, but after some time to cool down, a talk with Makino, and then another talk with Buggy, she comes around to the idea. Luffy's already like her little brother anyway. Might as well just... accept it.

Makino is happy to have an extra set of hands around the bar, and Uta and Luffy are her "appretices". While Lu has a tendency to be a bit overzealous, Uta is a good calming force on him, and he's good for drawing her from her shell. They're nearly attached at the hip, and you'd be hard pressed for a long time to find them within arms reach of each other and NOT be holding hands at the very least.

Buggy and Shaks wind up coparenting the kids for a while, until Shanks is finally set to leave - for a long voyage. He passes the hat to Luffy. He makes the promise-

And is quickly cut off by am annoyed Uta because "you can't just say it like THAT, dad!! Give the hat back as a great pirate, sure, but don't make it so you can't see each other. You'll both cry."

So, promise amended to allow for visits and talks and stuff, Shanks passes on the hat, sets out, leaves his kids with their own denden, and looks forward to the future and adventure!!

Just to get a call three weeks later from a frantic Buggy that "garp took the kids up the mountain to some bandits and I'm going TO THROTTLE THE MAN-"

He's a few weeks out, and he's already on the way, just wanted to let Shanks know.

A week later, Buggy calls again, quiet and shaky.

"There's four now. And one of 'em is.... fuck, Shanks..."

"What is it, bugaboo? Is someone hurt-?"

"He asked what I'd think, 'if Gold Roger has a son'."

"...."

"....."

"........."

"His name is Ace."

"Oh by the seas..."

"Yeah. Good news - our little brother is our son's brother."

Shanks cackle, hysterical, because otherwise he might cry.

In one world, a pirate prince, a blue blood, and a revolutionary's legacy meet and swear to be together, alove in the wooded lands of their world.

In this one, they've got a cursed songstress at their hips, more than enough adults to worry over them, and a fundamental shift in the bearings of fate.

[wordy-little-witch]

Hiiii dis is a follow up to my long ass brainrot,,

So the candind buggy pictures just started out as pics from a fan from buggys crew while at a party but then caught the pic at a time when buggy was taking a break at the top of a stage, gazing at the ocean and having this calm yet longing look,, he looks so pretty there w the wind slightly blowing his hair, and the sun has almost set and the fans heart skips a beat and photographs it without thinking,, skip a few days later, the photo is also included in the printing of buggy photocards for the fanclub lol

And everyone in the crew is shocked at the pic and they b looking at it for morale,, lets just say the productivity has increased and the fanboying/girling also increased including praises towards their captain,,

mihawk noticed it, and the pictures which made him look twice and thought that the clown is pretty there, which made him more interested in the clown so he tries to sneakily see that calm look while going to in the library or during quiet moments,,

As this goes on, some ppl of the crew has to travel for business and they bring along their buggy merch n photocards, then shenanigans ensue and ppl on that island see a merch n photo n become curious abt it, the crew wanted to gatekeep at first but then their admiration for their captain won out and started boasting abt their captain and shows the merch and photos including that one pic eksjzksjz and everyone is taken by it lol and asked if they r selling, so the crew sold is as a part of their business transaction lololol

Then crocodile now know of this due to his connections info and the paper documents of the crews trips amd notice ther is an increase if sales in this "merch" (he has no idea at first abt the merch the buggy fanclub has been selling) so he be curious and asks a member abt it and they show the merch and dat pic, and croco is shocked at how pretty the clown is, then he notices the stonks of money the merch n pics has been bringing in so decides dat buggy should do a photoshoot w the help of the members

- croc convinces buggy that its for the morale of the crew

- the crew also helps in by giving buggy a makeover n giving compliments dat boost his ego lol

- mihawk croco n the other crossguild members decides to dress up buggy acc. To their tastes and they swoon at how attractive buggy looks

- buggy tries to pose very bold aggressive n flashy but its not giving the effect that that one photo had, so buggy is frustrated

- but then a child of one of the crew/staff had approached buggy to thank him for the stuff toy

- cue soft buggy cuz he will be nice to a child goddammit, he smiles gently and looks fond of the kid and pats their head, then the ppl there stares at buggy and go like 'oh..'

- then the camera clicks n the picture of him being soft was taken.. along w stylish clothing chosen by each member

- then there r also pics of him practicing circus acts in his hot ass tight n stretchy clothes, him in the library looking so focused yet calm while reading, him cuddling w richie with a relaxed smile... just pics of him showing a different side of him which the ppl find so alluring n pretty fkkssjjxjs

- then there are the thirst trap photos, an idea by hawks n croco, cuz they r so attracted to buggy it makes them mad lololol, they they chose low v necks, his hair in pony tails or elegantly loose, they instructed him to pose and lie down on a surface (👀 u guys aint slick), thet both feel hot but they realize that they are in a room full of other ppl helping the set up (who are also thanking the stars for this moment being near their captain while being this hot lol) then they collect themselves but this made their resolve in wanting to court buggy

- the sales of buggy merch was already good, but after the thirst pics were dropped, the merch store had run out of things to sell and there is a mob of ppl getting angry because they wanted to buy more buggy merch esp the thirst traps lololol and there has been an increase in marriage proposal letters to buggy but the crew are handling those out so it doesnt reach to their captain

- becuz of this croc decided to take the merch selling business seriously so he instructed the crew to double the products and made the clown go to the photoshoot, but this time w ulterior motives😳

- croco also wants to be w buggy in the pic but since he prefers to be on the backstage figuratively, it will be just his hand showing in the pics,

- so its just gonna b a series of buggy looking good/elegant wearing silk/lace with jewelry and with crocs hand holding his face, with buggy, being flustered but commits to the act by leaning to his hand and looking at the camera and at crocodile seductively, theres even a pic were his thumb is on buggys lips and buggys eyes are heated, a pic where the hand is wrapped around his neck-djskdjskzksjs whcih made evrryone in dat room esp croco feel flusteredddd, hawks is just looking at dem disrespectfully O_O

- this also sold out instantly with now ppl shipping the two together cuz its obvious whos hand is dat and loving the buggy aesthetic,, he just looks so pretty, submissive n breedable lmao

- mihawk doesnt want to lose to croco so he also made buggy pose with him but without showing himself that much so its gonna be similar to the previous photoshoot but buggy is wearing gothic circus styled clothes while mihawk is behind him and his arms are wrapped around buggy, then feeling competitive, hawks decided to also show the lower half of his face in the picture w buggy just to show the public who was touching him so intimately (and maybe also to start another ship lololol)

- this also sold out and now there are maybe shipping wars in the grandline lolol maybe perona n zoro shipping bughawk and robin and the spiders cafe ppl are shipping crocobug lololol

- shanks is both thriving n suffering from this phenomenon so he decides that looting from the buggy merch ships isnt enough and goes to buggys island hxjsnsjsjs

- buggy acts in a usual buggy way but then calms down after complimenting buggy n giving him treasure jejdjs then they decided to party together and buggy n shanks are drinking together but then the photo crew notice this look buggy has when looking at shanks and sneakily decides to take a pic of him

- then that pic had caused the most uproar in history cuz buggy looks so in love in that photo (shanks is cropped out lololol) cue the marriage proposal letters piling up even more,

- also even some marines are buying the merch tho undercover

- then buggy finds out while sailing on a nearby island (and finally out of his inveting hyperfixation of a new and improved buggyball in the invention room) wer ppl there suddenly recognize him as buggy the pretty blue haired clown and wanting his authograph and to his shock they have his merch evenr the thrist traps hdjsjxkskz

- hes gonna b upset n mad a first mostly abt ppl not telling him another way of getting money, but calms down at how much profit they havd. he doesnt understand his own appeal due to low self-esteem but as long as it makes him richer hes okay w the photoshoots jdjsjzkskz

i need his followers to help him fail upwards cuz they be unintentionally setting him up in the manga lolll

Basically buggy in his idol/influencer era with a hint of crossguild n shuggy

I ran out of crossguild n shuggy ideas tho my brain cells r tired lmao i hope u like dis brainrot of mine fjsjzkskz feel free to add more to it only if u want to cuz i know u can cook 🔥

Thank u for reading dis long ass ask again HAHAHAHA

I am eat WELL TONIGHT christ on a cupcake sugar this is DELICIOUS THANK YOU FOR THE MEAL I'M GNAWING ON YOUR LEG (/pos)

I'm going absolutely insane over this, like I physically cannot articulate how much I love this. Like. Yes. Yessss. ALL THE YES.

I'm gonna Sprinkle in some of my own headcanons here, but like. Casual intimacy as well is so beautiful, and Buggy would absolutely just bloom under some soft, sweet, gentle loving moments. Like Buggy being good with kids makes me so soft bc he IS a clown and he would 110% become the kind of adult who he would have needed/wanted as a child, I bet. He thinks Shanks is Roger's legacy, but he's the one who carries so much of his captain in his veins and heart and soul.

Up to and including the unyielding notion that children are to be protected.

I love the idea that for some holidays, Karai Bari opens boarders for trade or festivals or visits other places for business deals. Or maybe there's a situation where a business meeting is nearly canceled because of a family emergency, no babysitter for the little child of the boss, and Buggy just goes "Oh, bring her along, that's fine. I guarantee her safety."

Croc and Hawk are both pissed about it, bc the clown? This little spineless buffoon?? Really??? But boss man mcgee is relieved and does bring her.

And Buggy is. So good with her. Respectful, sweet, just the right blend of protective and allowance to explore the world but do so safely. And when lil girlie pop mentions liking his face paint, he just grins. "Why thank you! Do you like makeup, too?"

"Uh huh!"

"We should have a makeup party, then!"

"Can you do me like yours?"

"Sure, if your dad is alright with it. Tell you what, we'll do each other's makeup."

"Yay!!!"

The dad IS okay with it honestly, is more happy that his little girl is safe and happy than anything else, and Croc and Hawk are surprised by how... smooth this is going. Dude's more relaxed and open to discussion on arrangements and such, and they get to see a tame Buggy with the softest smile they've ever seen...

The pictures of that time are a HIT, and boss man is assured baby girl's face is kept out of the shots sold. The ones including her are given to him.

((She grows up to be a clown but that's beside the point)).

Just. Yes. Buggy with the RANGE. He can do the fierce, bold, masc thing, but it always feels fake, uncanny valley even. The ones that are softer and sweeter are so much more authentic.

((And when something finally comes along to push his buttons Just So, they all get some shots of Buggy truly Livid and Confident. It's not a deathly glare and snarl like it would be on many. It's not an dangerous scowl or a glower. No, it's a slight smile, crooked, toeing the line between smile and smirk. It's lidded eyes, an arched brow, cocked hips and casual flippancy. It's a flirty line, degrading and sickly sweet, a finger hooked under a chin while the other hand casually finger-walks up a chest of a person bound and bloodied. It's a face close to another, grip soft on a jaw, red lips perfectly pouty and sly. It's a sudden, jarring shift, grip tightening, face still placid despite the tenseness of muscles and mild furrow of a brow. It's a nightmare dressed like a day dream, and the guild is absolutely PROFITING over it.))

(((Shanks has to step away to his cabin when he gets that batch of pictures. Nobody has the nerve to go close enough to hear if he's yearning or... occupied else how.))))

[wordy-little-witch]

Good golly gumdrops I'm gonna go absolutely apeshit real quick here

Disabled Buggy Ideas!!!!!!

Buggy who uses his Devil Fruit as a mobility aid on days when his joints are Extra Sore, especially his ankles/knees/etc.

Buggy who sometimes gets vertigo and so cannot always float around bc of the dizziness. On days like that, he has physical mobility aids.

His first aid was a can - Mohji and Ritchie stole it when the crew was still pretty new - Buggy was about 15, Mohji about 11, and Ritchie was a tiny little thing. They had noticed Buggy cringed a little more on certain days, when he walked or got up or sat down. They presented it to him with big smiles and Buggy wound up crying. They decorated it together.

His second aid was another cane, this one a gift from the crew, now bigger. They carved it and went absolutely ham with decorating it but sealing it well - his first one was a little worse for wear, paint chipping, wood a little roughed up. That one gets retired to a place of honor for Buggy's precious keepsakes. The new one is a bit sturdier too.

The third one came from someone on the crew actually. It was a hand me down. One of the tailors on board had recently gotten gifted a new walker to replace their forearm crutches. And when she was downsizing, she asked Buggy if he'd ever used them before, if he knew anyone who did. Those become his favored items because of the versatility, the cuffs, and how it evens out the pressure on his hands/wrists/elbows/shoulders.

At some points, he also gets braces, compression stuff, etc.

After Impel Down, his body was damn near debilitated. He was good for playing up the prestige and audacity and faux confidence, but Shanks saw through him immediately when he offered a ride on the Red Force. Luckily, an allied ship under them was also there and had the means and room to carry Buggy's accidentally-acquired men, women and others who sworn fealty to him. With strict orders from Buggy to mind their manners and to assist where they could, deferring to the ship's crew, they were set up there by majority. Few remained on the Red Force specifically.

Once away from prying, assessing, worshipping eyes, Buggy drops a few of the many masks he wears. He sags a little, moving to squeeze his eyes shut, pressing his palms over his eyes and grimacing as he tries to shift his weight.

A warm, calloused hand presses over his eyes. Buggy inhales shakily, letting his own hands move so Shanks could block the light from his gaze. He leaned into the touch.

"Hey," the redhead says softly, "Hongo wants to check you over. Do you want my room or the medbay?"

A strangled noise, not unlike a drowning cat, escapes the clown's mouth. Shanks shuffles closer, not touching, but close enough for his body heat to be felt.

"Okay," he breathes, "Okay, I've got you, Bugs..."

Buggy lets himself be led by his best friend, his Red, his Shanks, docile and blinded and dizzy. At some point he can Feel two people join them, and Shanks's voice, carefully soft and quiet and familiar, guides him along with gentle murmurs of "step in two, yeah, there you go"s and "duck your head for me, perfect"s.

At one point while stepping down the stairs, Buggy's right knee gives a sharp and deafening CRACK, white-hot-ice-blue pain shooting up and down his leg and hip. He chokes on it, body trying to split, to get away from the pain, and he teeters, teeth grit and breath stolen. A warm chest at his back steadies him, and Buggy gags at the disoriented agony. Shanks is oozing worry and anxiety, Hongo is nearly vibrating, Buggy is trying to keep from just falling to pieces on the floor- so Benn just rubs the blue haired pirate's shoulder. "It's alright," he soothes softly, gently, baritone warm and assuring. "I'm going to pick you up, alright? It's alright, I carry Cap over there all the time when he gets drunk as a skunk. Can I touch you?"

Buggy barely manages a nod, and he's only mildly ashamed of how tightly he clings when Benn lifts him so carefully, so kindly, breathing through the bubbles in his eyes and throat, the electricity in his veins and nerves. The soft pop-clicks of his body splitting and reconnecting filled the air.

They take Buggy to Shanks's room, hoping it would be less stressful. The preliminary check could be done with the generic things Hongo can grab and bring along, anything requiring something more severe would need preparation anyway, and it would take time to be able to execute safely. It was a hefty choice, but one none involved with could regret when Buggy, still coiled tightly and far too pale, clung tightly to Shanks's wrist, hand still over his eyes, like it was the only thing keeping him sane. Bad blood aside, he really was rather attached.

Maneuvering was tedious but nobody breathed a hint of complaint, not even Benn when Shanks immediately climbed into his own bed, gesturing to have the other captain given to him.

Hongo's initial assessment had him pursing his lips and breathing through fury, had Benn aching for a cigarette and Shanks visibly counting aloud to avoid an explosion of his Haki. Buggy was semi coherent through it all.

The next day, Hongo strictly tells Buggy to rest Or Else, to Especially Not Climb Or Run, to minimize walking as well. The stress fractures alone were bad, but the inflammation, the swelling, the EVERYTHING had his nerves on edge. Buggy, knowing not to question a medical professional, concedes. Shanks capitalizes on the Buggy Time, and he whines and complains the whole time he has to be away from his Bugaboo.

Galdino is a little skeptical, especially given how his own injuries were deemed not as severe. Buggy's embarrassed by the princess treatment, as Shanks calls it ((as Roger once called it when they were young and Buggy's flare ups really began in full, to Crocus's endless worry and frantic searches)). Meeting up with the Big Top yields answers yet brews more questions in turn as the other's immediately touch base with Hongo while some others scurry off once updated to 'grab the goods', only to return with a forearm crutch and colorful ace wraps.

It's a wild ride start to finish and Galdino is left with many, MANY questions, the other's as well, but Buggy's crew as well as Shanks's set them straight pretty quickly. After all, someone else's medical records are not your business and you have no right to pass judgement on someone's use of aids.

It's normalized for people in the Buggy Pirates to use different mobility aids, to see people out and about with things that they can use to better their quality of life and express themselves therewith.

Buggy's pillow case outfit is a play on that - on using his Devil Fruit for movement and ease of motion, for hiding his braves or wraps and for the additional bonus of playing on the perceptions of others.

Mihawk and Crocodile, once they join, are not privy to what is beneath the onesie. The former can, however, tell on occasion when Buggy's having a bad flare up, though not why.

It's only after Buggy tells them, either by choice or circumstantial events, the truth that they put together these pieces.

And from there? Well, neither of them are particularly Typical themselves. Mihawk has a nerve disorder which gives him difficulty with feeling pain. Crocodile is an amputee. They're not about to judge for any of that. They will however judge Buggy's tendency of pushing himself too far too frequently.

Just. Chronically ill/disabled Buggy. I love himmmm

[wordy-little-witch]

Hiiii thanks for answering my moment-of-weakness-at-2am-ish ask lmao

Sooo u said that u have lots of thoughts abt accidental rizz buggy,, and in p sure that the marines wer the tip of the iceberg... can we pls have more of ur ideas abt it?🥣😳🙏 im brainrotting but its vague scenarios that i cannot put into words aaaa writing is hard

Do u have ideas abt him rizzing the pirate populace? Or him doing circus tricks that are also hot,, like teaching some of his crew some acts while in a hot practice outfit,, like im talking about those tight but stretchy turtle necks and long gloves that almost reaches the shoulders also paired with loose pants but his ass still looks good in it, with them bare leg socks(the ones that show his toes n heel) and him taking his lectures seriously and oblivious to his crew just looking (dis)respectfully and having brain empty,, kinda like nightwing teaching gymnastics to women (i wish dat wer me)

Then croco and mihawk are also lowkey attending the lessons w an excuse

Or maybe abt his followers from the crew making buggy merch like pictures but they took some pics of buggy candid, pics that show more of his calmer side cuz I KNOW he pretty, he just emotes like a muppet lol,, which is then mass produced by his followers and them fanboying/girling over it, which then slowly spreads throughout the grandline n the 4 blues cuz ppl be curious abt who dat pretty blue haired pirate is then be shocked learning that its buggy the loud n flashy guy that could have a calm and soft side,,

and ppl demand more so his followers keep taking pictures of him, while buggy is oblivious to the fact that the pics are being distributed/selling,, then someone took notice of stonks rising that someone being crocodile and is somewhat surprised yet not surprised abt the public wanting more pics and then capitalized on this,, then croco is now making buggy have photoshoots but it gets thirst trappy, and now croco n the others in the set are also thirstier than the alabasta desert lollll, buggy still remains oblivious thinking that doing this for morale lolol

so now buggy has amassed a huge following by accident and the public gets even more thirstier because of the thirst trap photos,, and shanks be on his knees and jelly that so many ppl are thirsting after his buggy, and then ransacked a ship carrying the buggy pics n merch and had added it to his buggy room, which is a room full of buggy merch n pics lmao,, the red force r exasperated at first but then took a look at the pictures and they kinda understand their captain now lolll

And buggy still remains oblivious,, maybe until he decides to sail to an island and instead of ppl being kind of wary yet accepting due to his charisma,, he'll be bombarded with ppl carrying his (maybe thirsty) photos/posters asking for gis autograph,, and he be so shocked n confused but hes still a performer at heart so he fakes smiles thanks the crowd of ppl and signs the posters,,, Then suddenly he goes back to crossguild n asks them about it and is pissed at the fact that he couldve made more money in his knowledge lololol

dats all i have for now thank u for reading dis long ass ask :D

YES omfg just all the yes

Some general headcanons here on my end, but Buggy is STRONG okay, both bc of his circus skills, knife fighting and devil fruit. He just isn't Full Six Pack Washboard Abs. He's got a little curve. A layer of cuddly softness. HEALTHY muscle.

So he absolutely has a multi-faceted fan club of pirates, civilians, marines, alike. Some love the soft prettiness. Some like the fierce candid shots. Some are absolutely FERAL over casual competence.

Buggy regularly has cross training classes, I bet. He's a bit of a jack of all trades, and so he's got some skill in all sorts of topics that are useful. Piracy and circus performing are a lot more alike than a lot of people think, after all. He arranges classes and stuff to make sure everyone has some sort of transferable skill.

It's not HIS fault that he has his hair up for practicality, a sleeveless leotard and high waited capris. He's dressed for class, that's all.

If he does catch anyone staring, he bristles, taking it the wrong way.

Later on down the line, all of the sudden realizations that people are making MONEY, off of pictures from HIM hit him like a sack of bricks, and he rushes to his sassy besties, just "Gal, Vida. Am I pretty??? Like seriously, AM i????"

A: "No." / G: "Yes."

B: "................... a h."

The candid shots become photoshoots, become thirst traps, become eventual pin ups after Mihawk and Crocodile get Inspired. Buggy has the range to play the masc and femme with ease, and he's surprisingly photogenic.

Bonus: an entire line of Buggy Body Pillows with extra padding in the butt. ((Shanks owns several))