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Chapters: 3/3 Fandom: One Piece (Anime & Manga) Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: Dracule Mihawk & Crocodile, Dracule Mihawk/Crocodile Characters: Dracule Mihawk, Crocodile (One Piece), Cross Guild
Additional Tags: Unreliable Narrator, Childhood Trauma, Blood and Violence, Body Horror, Psychological Horror, Insanity, Mental Instability, Mental Disorders, Dysfunctional Family, Dysfunctional Relationships, Unhealthy Relationships, Alternate Universe - Canon, Canon Compliant, Backstory, Worldbuilding
Summary: The privilege of royal blood, and the first step in the ladder of preference. A crown is a crown, and divine right is not free. Dracule Mihawk was a prince once upon a time, and Crocodile was the price that paid for his everything. (they were childhood friends, but with an insidious twist.)