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they finish each other's sentences (literally any scene in crossguild). they say the same word or react the same way in unison. they never actually argue or yell at each other, always keeping the discussion civil (buggy is a victim but he's not important here).

they clearly know and respect each other's boundaries: when crocodile says he's in a bad mood at marineford, mihawk backs off. when the warlord system is disbanded, crocodile knows mihawk well enough to know an alliance - from mihawk's point of view - is more convenient than being on his own.

after starting their alliance, they wear MATCHING OUTFITS?!?!?!?

did they coordinate this??

I can't tell whether or not they're too neurodivergent to tell that having a unified colour scheme of gold and purple would imply a romantic relationship in other people's eyes, or if they're actually a thing.

they're obviously similar in many ways and might even have similar backstories, if not a shared one (if oda makes them biologically related I will cry) and have known each other for a very long time.

like, correct me if I'm wrong, but we don't know how long the two of them have been warlords. they could've realistically (based on their ages) been colleagues for anywhere from 10 to 20 years, which is a long time without burning any bridges.

it's incredibly easy to piss crocodile off and it's even easier to have mihawk indifferent to everything you stand for. the fact that those two. THOSE TWO. have managed not to ruin their amicable relationship during all that time, maybe even improved on a solid first impression, is a fucking miracle.

Hah. I bet you thought I. I dont know that i quit art or something. anyway.

anyway I got a new screenless tablet for really cheap, so hopefully i'll be posting more art again. This entire piece was a tester for me bc i have been without my wife paint tool sai for a while and it took me a minute to get used to her again.

!!NOT A GENDERBEND! MIHAWK IS A TRANS MAN !!!! THANK YOU!!!!!

Zoom ins below the cut.

I think that before Crocodile bulked up with age, he had to rely on wits and agility to get by. He was very good at stealing. Incredibly stealthy and slippery. Therefore, I guess he too was like a cat. So, please look at this little stray kitties Crocodile and Mihawk comic.

i made this at 3 am idk why i turned them into minions and i also don’t know why i committed to it so much but… who knows…. there may be more minions in the nearby future….