Blueberry haired and Raspberry haired
A/N: AHHH THIS IS SO LATE, BUT HEY @stopiteatpopcorn , I WAS YOUR SQUEALING SANTA. I hope you like it and that it was worth the wait! I didn’t wanna force myself to write this because as someone who’s your friend, and as I do with all squealing Santa events, I PUT MY ALL INTO IT. And we know when we force ourselves to write, it’s just, BLAH. But hopefully you like it! I also kept texting you to subtly get ideas or know if I could write something so HAHA👹 I wanna thank a new friend of mine (who ironically isn’t in the tickle community) for giving me the idea of how to even START THIS FIC. So thank them👺🫵 I ALSO WANNA THANK OUR HOST FOR SQUEALING SANTA THIS YEAR. Always amazing to work with the host, and our host this year was lovely and understanding, so thank you! And without further rambling, this was fun to write and I hope you enjoy!
Summary: Shanks and Buggy cross paths, and the flashy clown has to figure out how to avoid a fight with Shanks without spilling everything. Meanwhile, Shanks isn’t too concerned and helps his friend lighten up… with some teasing of course.
Extra note: I didn’t proof read so there maybe spelling errors 🤡
Warnings: Tickles, foot tickles, I don’t remember if there’s swearing, I don’t think there’s anything else.
See. This was unexpected. In fact, if you told Buggy this was a day he’d meet Shanks once again. Not even close to the top of his guesses. Yet, here he was, making eye contact with Shanks…
And he was horrified. His crew was cheering and ready to loyally watch their captain take on a rival, one of the strongest pirates of the sea, the famous red haired Shanks! This was beyond exciting, they could barely contain their joy as they stood behind their Captain.
As for This Captain… The blue haired Captain was trembling in pure shock, not only did he know of Shank’s power… but Shanks had the power to piss him off like no other. It was like it’s own devil fruit.
So here Buggy was, trembling in some sort of mixed emotion as the red haired pirate smiled in a laid back manner, as if aware of his feelings and chose to observe.
“Dammit! Make the first move!”
“Haha! Clowns first, you know that rule!” Shanks called with his confident yet relaxed tone, not worried in the slightest as he teased. However, this comment happened to make an emotion in Buggy take dominance…
Anger.
“NOSE?! I NOSE THAT RULE—?! Why You Little—!”
And the chop chop fruit went to work as Buggy split in two pieces, namely his torso ‘chopped’ off from his waist, and he and his torso went straight up to Shanks, flying up to him.
“YOU BETTER NOT SAY ANOTHER WORD OF MY NOSE—!” Buggy squawked, Shanks letting a soft laugh out as he flashed a smile. “Ah, you never change, Buggy.” The pirate with a higher bounty spoke with those hazed eyes, causing more complaints from the blue haired pirate.
“WHAT?! I’ve changed lots, mind you! You just don’t know it yet, you haven’t seen anything yet!” His hands detached as he gripped Shanks by his shirt, poking his chest as well as the fellow pirate smirked softly, amused by how easily provoked Buggy happened to be.
Meanwhile, Buggy’s crew was in awe. “Captain is handling Red Haired like he’s not afraid of a thing he could do… our Captain is unbeatable!” They cheered out, snapping the squawking and squabbling pirate out of his focus to glance back at the crew he led.
“…Hmph.” Buggy huffed, calming down… as much as Buggy could.
“You have quite a crew, a supportive one at that.” Shanks spoke with a calming tone, sounding… happy for Buggy. The clown seemed shocked, becoming choked up as his crew members continued to cheer…
“Hah! Of course! We’re the best crew around!” The Chop Chop Man exclaimed cockily. “Haha! Of course you are.” Shanks commented. “Hey! What’s that supposed to mean! That sounded sarcastic!” Buggy scolded before crossing his arms despite his hands still gripping Shanks’ shirt.
But within a couple moments, Buggy and Shanks went into private, just a simple little room as their crews stood back and let them ‘sort things out’ and whatnot. In actuality, they were just going to chat so Buggy could avoid the fight and not get bested in combat so miserably.
So here they were… And this was… horribly awkward. Especially now that Buggy stopped whining.
“…Well aren’t you going to say something?!”
Nevermind.
“We have time, don’t we? Tell me, what’s the recent?” Shanks spoke calmly, his charming smile always remaining on his face. Although, this question managed to make the clown defensive.
“Lots of things! Of course we’re planning on storming the grand line, finding all the treasure in the world, and taking out every pirate we cross!” Buggy protests, refusing to show any small bumps in this little plan of his. “Oh?” The redhead spoke before adding onto his sentence.
“So what about me then?” “Eh?” The blueberry— I mean blue haired man seemed flustered. “You said you’d destroy any pirates in your way… right?” “W-Well, yes—!” Buggy spoke with little confidence, trying to avoid what Shanks was implying.
“So, why not go up against me?”
Oh come on! He made this impossible to avoid! What excuse would even make sense other than ‘I’m a wussy!’
“Because… I have my reasons and I don’t need to explain them!”
That caused a moment of silence, his fumbled sentence made his reasons a mystery, and that seemed to surprise Shanks since usually Buggy couldn’t keep a thing from him.
“…Oh? Well… in that case, Buggy.” Shanks began before grinning.
“Let’s play a game.”
The Genius Jester seemed to be caught off guard once more, but listened intently.
“I’ll try and get you to confess your reasonings, and you resist.” And that seemed easy enough, thank goodness! Hah! This will obviously be easy! So, Buggy pridefully crossed his arms and stuck up his nose— erm, stuck up his chin, as if radiating his ego with his body language.
“Hah! Do your worst!” The Clown spoke as the lacking strawhat Captain seemed glad he had fallen into his little game. His little trap.
Shanks slowly stood from his seat, and slowly approached Buggy… and walked behind Buggy.
Was this an intimidation tactic? Buggy couldn’t tell! But it was horrifying! Horrific even! “Hey—! Watch it—!” Buggy attempted to speak before suddenly letting a shriek out, feeling a little bit of a tickle… or rather multiple tickles around his neck as he quickly tried to flip around.
And as expected, he was met with that smile… but with a mischievous hint to it.
“Still got weaknesses from our days as rookies?”
No.
“Don’t—!” Buggy fumbled. “Why not? It clearly still works.”
Don’t.
“T-That doesn’t mean it’s fair!” The clown exclaimed before a small chuckle left Shanks. “Well, consider it payback since you never played fair.”
And despite that, Buggy couldn’t think of another word before his own laughter bubbled out of his throat from tickling around his belly, causing loud but the famously silly laughs from Buggy. They were more authentic and less dramatized!
Only authentic for the ‘fan’ who’s been there since the start.
“Do you give in?” “N-NEHEVER! Nohot a chance—!”
And suddenly, Shanks raised him up from the chair and pushed him with his arm onto the bed, causing Buggy to fall right over. And within a moment, Shanks was sitting on his waist, spidering and scribbling his fingers on the clown’s belly, causing everything but him staying quiet, nor still as he snorted, his limbs flailing yet never reaching where he needed them to.
“S-SHAHAAAANKS!”
“Oho. That was like a battle cry. What’s up?” “PFF— QUHUIT IT! I-I demahand you s-stohop it!” “Oh? Hmm… no can do. I haven’t heard anything but laughing from you, and I definitely didn’t hear any reasons.”
Oh come on! Buggy would’ve sulked if he wasn’t smiling bigger and brighter than a star, but out of the blue… he felt something. He finally didn’t feel tickling all over his belly, but he also felt Shanks.. oh no. Nonono. Not this. Not again. What’s with happy people who wear strawhats or have worn strawhats and this—?!
“Wait—! Waitwaitwait—! Shanks—! Don’t you dare—!” Buggy protests, trying to grab at Shanks before Shanks flipped himself around, now facing his lower half and slipped his shoe off.
“Alright! I’ll count down. 3…”
“SHANKS—!”
“2…”
“Don’t—! Don’tyoueven—!”
“1!”
And due to Shanks knowing how to work around lacking an arm, he sat on his leg, good for Shanks! But awful for Buggy who couldn’t move his foot.
And the moment he felt the gentle touch of Shank’s fingers skittering around, he admittedly was laughing like a hyena, not that it’s inherently out of character for him, but not something you’d hear everyday. Admittedly, as loud as Buggy was, after he’d squeal, he’d start laughing more… softly? It still had the raspiness in his voice, but it was much softer after he got used to the feeling.
“Kitchee koo?”
“sHUT UP—!”
It brought that smile Shanks had to a grin, he enjoyed seeing his old friend laugh…
But on the other hand, Buggy didn’t ever have this much endurance when he was younger… did he get less ticklish when he grew up? Possibly… but not quite… more endurance maybe?
Nonetheless, Shanks was stumped. It seems more like his friend was enjoying it, which was good, but he wasn’t willing to fess up. As rewarding as the happy laughter was, Shanks still had to tease him. That’s what left Buggy on his feet.
Oh ironic. Shanks chuckled before stopping, letting his friend take breaths and relax as the redhead hummed, thinking this over… What else could he do? He needed another little push…
“Oh! Buggy!”
“Oh what now?! Was that not enough?!” Buggy whined frustratedly, although it was clear he didn’t truly care that much. He was always dramatic about situations, especially to keep up his pride, and that added to his charm… erm well. ‘Charm.’
“Haha! I just had an idea is all. It may get you talking?” And the clown pouted. “Oh you’re joking!” He huffed out, moody despite the playful situation. It wasn’t that it was that bad, but his pride surely didn’t like it.
Although… The childish action sparked memories! Happy memories… and it was heartwarming for Buggy to think back on them…
BUT! If that stupid pirate who lost his strawhat thinks he can make him all soft and happy, he has another thing coming!
“Pff. I promise I’ll stop if this doesn’t work, alright?” Oh. Well… fine. Buggy nodded approvingly with his chin up high in pride, whether or not he wanted the memories to stop, this red haired whatever his face is isn’t gonna win!
With that, the man with the scars around his eye smiled casually… and lifted his shirt up. “…What.” Buggy mumbled in confusion. What could he possibly—
And suddenly Buggy’s thoughts were interrupted by… a loud high pitched squeal. One a coward would have. And it was followed by hearty laughter.
Granted, Buggy was a squealer, but Shanks’ laughter afterwards was his signature, beyond recognizable.
“Oh that’s great! Gold even! Let me do that again!” And Shanks leaned down to his belly, and blew a raspberry straight onto his tummy, causing not only the funny noise to ring out, but another squealy shrieky laugh from Buggy as he threw his head back in laughter, his hair flopping around as he wiggled.
“DAHAHAMMIT—! H-Hahave mercy—! Nonono noT AGAHAHAIN—!”
Buggy kept getting attacked by raspberries, not only causing a ticklish sensation, but the sounds and noises making him laugh, especially when Shanks would laugh half way through the raspberry.
And if this wasn’t a spinning image of when they were children, then nothing was. It was ironic to see this play out.
“Okay!! OKAY—! I’ll tell you—! Just quHUHUIT—!” And one final big raspberry on the belly, and Shanks lifted himself up, laughing softly and yet with his whole heart.
And admittedly, they were just sitting there laughing and giggling for about 30 seconds before Buggy forced himself back to reality and stood to his feet. “N-Now this isn’t over! Just because I gave in doesn’t mean— wait where’s my…” Buggy quickly checked for his shoe before Shanks tossed it over.
And then Buggy went right back to speaking, pulling his boot on. “— It doesn’t mean that I am weaker than you! I just… pitied your attempts and thought it was such a waste of time.”
“Right.” Shanks smirked, a cheeky smirk of course as he leaned back. “Is this a good time to confess I actually just wanted to play around and didn’t care?”
Silence…
“OH YOU LITTLE—!” Buggy stormed over, causing Shanks to laugh once more as usual…
“LETS SEE HOW YOU LIKE IT THEN—!”
And with that, it was safe to say their crews didn’t see them for a little while… but it was worth it for them to relive some memories and have some fun… and of course, take one another down a notch…
Or namely, a clown was taken down a notch or two, as for the redhaired pirate… we can only guess, hm?
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https://x.com/captainh4ndsome/status/1774282734288138451?s=46
I saw this series of quotes and why do you think that hat has three stabs from buggy? Is it truly connected to shuggy? Could shuggy really be that important???
so, here are the tweets in question. (one of which is from @goingbuggy! hi there! this is, what, the third time someone’s asked me to talk about your tweets? i guess at least one of my anons is a fan.)
i have wondered a time or two whether in oda’s early planning it might have been buggy who gave shanks that three-slash scar. (i’ve heard that oda originally had a five year plan for one piece, though i’ll admit i’ve never sought out a direct source for that.) in that case, the slashes through the hat might have been intended as foreshadowing.
but since buggy wasn’t the one to make that scar, instead it leads us to draw comparisons between these characters who both have wielded three blades on one hand. and maybe it’s just because they were both written as foils to luffy, but i find comparing buggy and blackbeard very interesting!
similarities:
former warlord of the sea/current emperor of the sea
devil fruit user
served on a big name’s crew back in the day
intentionally went under the radar/overlooked for years
doesn’t really buy into concepts like “loyalty” or “honor,” happy to turn on a crew mate or backstab an ally if it’s to his advantage
used to wield three blades but these days prefers explosive-adjacent weapons
not happy to see red-haired shanks at marineford
differences:
fell into those positions by chance/years of plotting to get into those positions
a devil fruit with zero combat utility (besides avoiding damage)/possibly the devil fruit with the most combat utility? (though, unusually, he can take damage while wielding it)
their reasons for going under the radar (fear of being hunted down/working towards a secret goal)
the consequences for overlooking them (for shanks: losing buggy/losing to bb, or at least taking a very bad wound from him; for others: misinformation on a global scale/the literal paramount war)
buggy is a strong believer in the captain-crew bond, which bb absolutely does not buy into
type of three-bladed weapon (three throwing daggers, suggests flexibility, hidden motives, a preference for distance fighting; claw weapon, suggests light-footedness, straightforwardness—you know when a claw wielder is about to start fighting, he’s gone and put the claws on)
type of explosive weapon (bombs, suggests pre-planning, a preference for distance fighting, maximum damage for minimum effort; guns, suggests a flexibility on distance vs melee range, a willingness to threaten rather than kill outright)
why they didn’t want to see shanks (ugh, that guy pisses me off/i think that guy might literally kill me lmao)
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tickle fights
"hehehe shanananaks sthohohop hehehehe." Makino giggled as shanks scribbled on her ribs.
Shanks stuck out his toung and chuckled slightly "you should've just said no to a tickle fight."
"bhuhuhut ihihihit shohounded fuhuhun hehehehe." Makino still giggling said
"well y-huhuhuo whahhahahit mhahahakino sthahahahap." Shanks bursted out in giggles when makino shot up to his ribs also making him let go of her. This gave makino the advantage and she pushed him down straddling his waist.
"m-makino you don't need to do this hehehehe." Shanks said already giggling slightly even though makino hasn't touched him.
She pinned his arms down and started a scribble attack on his hips ribs and sides.
"whahhahahit nhahahao nhahahat thehehere hahahahaha." Shanks started squirming around making it hard for makino to keep her grip
"can I have some help Ben?" Makino asked
Ben looked over and nodded then he walked over and pinned his arms up. Makino started spidering up his ribs until she got to his armpits then she dug into them causing him to arch his back and laugh
"HahahahaAhhahaAh nHaHaT THEhehere PlHEHEHheheas SthAHahap!" Shanks laughed
"oooh is this a bad spot?" Makino joked
"that's not even his worst spot." Ben said
"BheHEN DHOnonot THeheheLL HeheHER!" shanks said trying to sound annoyed.
"it's his stomach specificly his belly button usually nibbles and raspberries do the best." Ben said
And before shanks could protest she bent down and started to blow raspberries on his stomach and nibbling specifically over his belly button.
"GYHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA STHAHAHAHAP NHAHAT THAHAHAT *SNORT* FHUHU*SNORT* HUHUCK STHAHAHAHAP!" Shanks cackled not being able to handle the ticklish sensations going through his stomach.
Plus to make things worse Ben started blowing raspberries on his neck another bad spot.
"AHAHAHAHAHAH MHAHAHKE IHIHIHIT STHAHAHAHAP NHAHAHAO FUHUHUCK GAHAHAHAHAH * SNORT* FHUHUHUCK*SNORT* GAHAHAHAHA *HIC* GAHAHAAD THIHIS IHIHIS CHEHEHEATING!" shanks cackled even louder
"you never specified rules so you did this to your self." Makino said
"* SNORT* OHOHOHOKAY YHOHOHOU WHOHON *SNORT* GHAHAHAD!" shanks started to beg saying makino won so she would stop.
Luckily she did letting him go. He layed on the floor trying to catch his breath telling them they sucked. They agreed and they went on with their day.
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Ships
Week Ending October 2nd, 2023
Ineffable Husbands
Aziraphale & Crowley, Good Omens
Petrigrof +3
Simon Petrikov & Betty Grof, Adventure Time
Bubbline -1
Princess Bubblegum & Marceline, Adventure Time
Destiel +5
Dean Winchester & Castiel, Supernatural
Gumlee -2
Prince Gumball & Marshall Lee, Adventure Time
Prohibitedwish
Scarab & Prismo, Adventure Time
Zosan +4
Roronoa Zoro & Vinsmoke Sanji, One Piece
Satosugu -4
Gojo Satoru & Geto Suguru, Jujutsu Kaisen
Steddie -2
Steve Harrington & Eddie Munson, Stranger Things
Zolu
Roronoa Zoro & Monkey D. Luffy, One Piece
Hannigram +2
Hannibal Lecter & Will Graham, Hannibal
Firstprince
Alex Claremont-Diaz & Prince Henry of Wales, Red, White & Royal Blue
Soukoku -7
Nakahara Chuuya & Dazai Osamu, Bungou Stray Dogs
Wriolette
Wriothesley & Neuvillette, Genshin Impact
Byler
Will Byers & Mike Wheeler, Stranger Things
Blackbonnet
Blackbeard & Stede Bonnet, Our Flag Means Death
Ghostsoap
Simon “Ghost” Riley & John “Soap” MacTavish, the Call of Duty franchise
Wolfwren
Shin Hati & Sabine Wren, Ahsoka
Astarion x Tav -4
Astarion & Tav, Baldur's Gate 3
Shuggy
Shanks & Buggy, One Piece
The number in italics indicates how many spots a ship moved up or down from the previous week. Bolded ships weren’t on the list last week.
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