#buggy always styled her hair because shanks is useless at that

[snackleggg]

Au where Shanks and Buggy became co-captains together.

Their crew is called the Red Pirates, both for Shanks' red hair and Buggy's red nose. Even though they didn't have their falling out, they're still emotionally constipated about each other and having been pining will-they-won't-they style for 20 years while somehow not realising the other feels the same.

They are best friends, they are co-captains, they are partners, they are boyfriends, they are married, they are in some kind of intimate relationship and both want to define their relationship as more but are too scared of ruining the careful balance that their strange friendship rivalry evolved into after all these years.

The moral of the story is change is hard but ultimately good and these old men need to stop pining and start fucking before their exasperated crew actually murder their self-doubting asses.

#Buggy is around for Luffys childhood and is NOT a good influence #buggy to luffy: do you want a beer? #shanks: he's six! #buggy: I DONT KNOW WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH HIM- #also buggy and shanks coparenting Uta is a great mental image #she gets her flashiness from her clown dad #buggy always styled her hair because shanks is useless at that #Uta always assumed they were married #she was 14 when she found out they still consider eachother as just 'best friends' she's so fed up with her dads #buggy the clown #red haired shanks #Red Pirates AU #one piece #shuggy #shanks x buggy