One Piece Older Men's Valentine's Day Activities — SFW Edition
Happy Valentine's Day! A post just for fun about what your lovers would do for you. I love love, and we need more of it right now. So, here goes! (This also ended up being really long, oops). ⋆˙⟡♡
☆ Connected to my NSFW post found here. This post is the Part 1.
☆ CW: Some spoilers for readers who aren't caught up to the anime ; No other warnings ; It's time to get silly and fluffy. I tried to keep this GN, but there is a F!Reader in mind.
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Characters: Red-Haired Shanks, Benn Beckman, Dracule Mihawk, White Hunter Smoker, Donquixote Doflamingo, Caesar Clown, Sir Crocodile, Edward Newgate (Whitebeard)
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— Shanks
Shanks is a loud lover. Although, he's really private about his personal life in general to keep himself and those in his inner circles safe, so it is unlikely the outside world would commonly know about your relationship. However, aboard the Red Force? You would be lucky if Shanks hadn't talked anyone's ear off about you being his. Every day would involve him acting like a big, excited dog about you. His lone arm would always be wrapped around your shoulders or waist, your body squeezed alongside his with a lot of forehead kisses, and just to piss you off, big sloppy kisses, too. You would sit by him at every meal, and if for some reason you didn't he'd spare you glances and bright smiles when your eyes met his. Valentine's Day would be nothing short of a celebration. Being at sea for so long, you wouldn't expect much. However, what you don't know is that he's been collecting special gifts and trinkets to gift you specifically on Valentine's Day! He wrote a card (that Beckman had to hold still for him) in his messy scrawl, picked out your favorite flowers, and has all the gifts laying on your shared bed while you were busy thinking he had slept in and was late to breakfast. He knew you'd come check on him, and walked right into his trap. The gifts would be little reminders of you from all the islands you had visited on the voyage, but Shanks is also a man of connections; he would find a way to get his crew to go out and get the things he needed. The entire day would rotate around what you wanted to eat and what you liked, no questions asked.
Shanks would also find a way to have a secluded dinner, just for you. Considering the safest option would be to have dinner on the Red Force, he would flash you that charming boyish smile and would have Lucky Roux prepare your favorite. The makeshift table would be set on deck, and while you shared a meal, he would feel safe in this rare moment of privacy on a pirate ship to take things seriously, telling you how much he loved you, and how much you meant to him. Hell, he'd even worn his special-occasion-only rose-patterned pants, and his facial hair was freshly groomed.
If this somehow turned into a celebration involving the rest of the crew, he would get drunk and probably start singing shanties in your honor, and make up his own terrible ones that made you smile anyway.
— Benn
Benn Beckman is one of the most intelligent men you would ever know. He is the rock of the Red Hair Pirates, oftentimes the brains behind an operation or plan. He knows exactly what he's doing, and is oftentimes the logical one aboard. Beckman has been around the block, his flirtatious tendencies and years in the game leading to a seasoned professional. These traits would all be playing in your favor. Beckman knows exactly how to keep your relationship stable. He isn't loud or boisterous like Shanks, but you can count on Beckman to make you secure every day. Your relationship is private, but not a secret. He smiles any time he sees you, always offering you a cigarette, or letting you light it for him in acts of intimacy. Valentine's Day would be a day reserved for just the two of you.
He would find a way to make sure no one else is in the way on this special day. His neat script would bear messages of his devotion and confessions in a thought-out card, flowers picked carefully. Beckman would gift you fine jewelry, whether that be rings, necklaces, bracelets, or more subtle items, like brooches— after all, he knows you better than anyone. Quality over quantity is the name of the game for Beckman, and this applies to most of your relationship. Although, Valentine's Day would be all about him adhering to your preferences; if you wanted to drop anchor and walk on the beach alone for a nice dinner, he would convince Shanks to do it. If you were fine with being on deck, every moment would be private, with a secluded table set up and a candlelit dinner. He would ditch his usual outfit and wear something fancy for you, acting like no one else in the world is aboard that ship.
— Mihawk
Mihawk is not usually an expressive man. He feels greatly, but you rarely would be able to tell that from the outside based on his stoic appearances and lack of colorful words. However, being so close to his heart, you would know Mihawk's tells, of course. Whether you lived with him at Kuraigana or Karai Bari, you knew that Mihawk was away a lot. Despite accompanying him sometimes on his trips, most of them were too dangerous or demanding for him to allow you to join him. This was something you had accepted as a part of being with Mihawk, but he never let you feel his absence when he was gone. When he was away, he would leave you detailed notes in his neat script, and would bring back small gifts from his trips each time. If it was possible, he would find a way to contact you through the transponder snail on a secure line, just to hear your voice. However, for Valentine's Day, he would put in additional effort to let you know how much he loved you.
Flowers, fine jewelry, the most expensive, aged bottle of wine, perfume/cologne, and a card would be the minimum. Being Mihawk, he would prefer to cook dinner for you himself. If this was already when he was in Cross Guild, of course he would miss the peace and tranquility of Kuraigana, his own grand kitchen available for use at any given hour, but whatever the circus tents offered would do. One look and all of Buggy's mercenaries would be scrambling out of his way to leave him alone for the day. He would flash you more than the rare smile. At the end of the day, he would even prefer to take a relaxing bubble bath together, complete with candles and rose petals in the water.
"I hope you don't mind that some of them are black," he would say, gesturing to the dripping candles, tastefully arranged in arrays of black, red, and white.
— Smoker
Smoker is a dedicated, dutiful lover. If you told any of his subordinates that, or even other pirates that knew of the marine, you would get laughed at. To the outside world, Smoker doesn't have a loving bone in his body, incapable of displaying any emotion other than anger or gruffness, a scowl seemingly his permanent expression. Although, he has a heart and a soft spot for the finer things in life, especially you. No matter what happens in the day, he's always going to come home to you. He finds ways to show you how much he appreciates you every single day, whether it's offering to do the mundane like cook sometimes or do the laundry or the extras, like take you out for a nice night in the streets of Marineford. G-5 is tougher, but he's working on making it a more inhabitable environment for his partner, too. Your shared quarters are a display of the love that you share, the walls littered with pictures of the two of you, the space sporting houseplants and trinkets gathered from different missions and vacations. Smoker is a man you settle down with for good.
Valentine's Day is a personal holiday. If possible, Smoker would take the day off for you. From beginning to end, he would give his gifts in increments. The morning would start with breakfast and flowers, and it would end with his main gifts to you: expensive jewelry, a card, short but to the point, and a handmade ceramic vase, crafted and hand-painted by him. Smoker's pottery was scattered tastefully across the shared space, but he would make sure this particular piece suited your tastes, and would go perfect with the flowers he gifted you this morning. Even if you didn't mind, he would have put on a nice shirt and pants for V-Day dinner, making sure if it wasn't home-cooked, it was at a nice restaurant. You came before his career, after all, and that marine was wrapped around your finger. If you weren't already married, he sure as hell would be planning it soon!
— Doflamingo
Doflamingo shines every single day in your relationship. Evil as he may be, there is a huge reason you stay. Doflamingo makes sure that you never want for anything, ever. Jewelry, perfumes/colognes, clothes, shoes, food, massages, pampering dates, money, servants, and his whole life is yours. Being Doflamingo's lover is no small task, because if you're there to stay, everyone is going to know it. His spoils are your spoils. His money is your money. Let him do the dirty work, and you will reap the benefits of all of his actions. The castle and kingdom are yours, and there comes a big responsibility with being the other ruler of Dressrosa; the papers will know about your relationship, the townspeople, and anyone willing or not willing to listen. But, you are compensated fairly. He may be a villain, but you are his precious little bird, after all, and nothing comes before you.
Doffy would know how to top his own tendencies on Valentine's Day. He wouldn't write a card, but he would have a note in a giant bouquet of flowers with your name on it in cursive, signed "- D." His usual gift-giving tendencies would be tripled, with a mountain of clothes, jewelry, expensive champagne, signature scents, heels/dress shoes, and a special, signature fur coat to match your style and match him, in retrospect, awaiting you. Some clothing would be for your overall collection, others for his eyes only. Anyone best steer clear on V-Day, unless they were willing to serve you as a couple. The fanciest breakfast, lunch, and dinner would await you, of course, with the expectation that you show off his latest gifts. Even if Doffy is busy doing god-knows-what usually, today is a day he would dedicate to you and you alone. After all, he can't risk sharing you with anyone else!
— Caesar
Caesar Clown is one of the most excitable lovers you will ever have. For all his madness, there is an air of romanticism to him that takes an acquired taste to see. The way that he looks at you, talks to you, treats you, laughs, and is gentle with you isn't lost no you. Caesar is the kind of man that will never leave you once he has you in his hold. Every day with Caesar is an exciting day. He flits about, exhilarated just to be in your presence. He can be really insecure, so the fact that you have chosen him makes every day the best day of his life. All his experiments, scientific projects, and ideas mean nothing when compared to you. You probably understand Caesar better than anyone else, and he is well aware of this fact. He would look at you like you were a deity among mortals, a precious jewel to be cherished, an entity whose footsteps he'd kiss as you walked, whether it was in the harsh snows of this side of Punk Hazard or the hazardous magma of the other. Valentine's Day would be no different.
Caesar would be more than prepared. He would have spent months agonizing over creating a new serum, just for you as a gift. Of course, this serum's effects would be a surprise. He would have found a way to make flowers grow in his lab from Punk Hazard's past just to give to you with a Valentine's Day note that was pages long. The flowers would be presented to you in a conical flask, of course; it would be perfect for practicality and a touch of Caesar. His gifts would be odd creations, perhaps a new pet or invention, but it would be thought out to suit your needs by any means necessary. Any smile, any approval, any inkling to happiness you showed him towards him or his gifts would be enough to fuel him for the rest of his life. If you asked for dinner? He would agree. He would probably have Monet fetch it, though.
— Crocodile
Crocodile is a tough shell to crack. He is not outwardly romantic, warm, or expressive. If you are in a relationship with Crocodile, it would have taken you at least a year or two for him to have grow used to you, let alone calling you his partner publicly. He is a picky man, but when it comes to you, he has grown to make space for you in his strict parameters for life. You two are in-sync and have developed an understanding of one another that isn't inherently obvious to the outside world. People might mistaken him as the ever-rich spoiling mafia boss archetype, but that couldn't be further from the truth. Crocodile is a businessman, but that is as far as his tendencies go. He is quite a naïve man, and this benefits your relationship. After growing used to having a partner, he is soft in private with you. Though it's not immediately obvious to anyone within your vicinity, he loves you deeply and wholly, and would take extreme measures to defend and protect your relationship, even if it's in his own way. Given his role in Cross Guild, he is even more possessive and jealous with all the potential competition around, but not in the traditional sense; he is insecure and knows you could have anyone you wanted!
That's why on Valentine's Day, after the first year or two of a lackluster holiday, Crocodile makes an extra effort to show that he appreciates and loves you. He knows internally that all his actions are understood by you, but he takes holidays like this seriously. He would show up for you in every way you needed him to; flowers, a handwritten note, food cooked to his standards (only the best), and sparse yet meaningful gifts. He wouldn't shower you in money, but quality over quantity is also his policy. Crocodile would use V-Day to show you how much your presence is truly important in his life; maybe you passed by a vendor selling wares that he caught you looking at with interest without asking for it, or he noticed decoration or clothing in your usual style was missing. It would appear in the gift bag or wrapped parcel he would have given you, probably put together by Daz Bones who has two functional hands. At the end of it all, he would even give you a grateful smile.
— Whitebeard
Whitebeard values family above everything else. So, of course, you being a partner to the one and only Edward Newgate would put you at the top of his priorities list. A co-parent to all his sons, his partner in goodness and in crime, and the light of his life, Whitebeard would make sure that you were well-taken care of every day that you were aboard the Moby Dick. Every day by his side would be a day of smiles, love, and check-ins. The chaos would be present too, of course, but the Strongest Man in the World would ensure that no matter the condition of his health, you would come first. A relationship with Whitebeard includes a lot of late night conversations, hugs, kisses, unabashed affection, pride, and softness. The entirety of the Whitebeard Pirates would know about you, every division regarding you equally as highly as they do their Pops. He pays for everything for you, of course, his only ask that you be on his ship and accompany him on whatever is left of his journey!
Valentine's Day would offer you nothing short of a completely romantic Newgate at your feet. Though he's a strong pirate captain, his heart is bigger than he is, and he would be a complete fool for you. There is no doubt that he would have every division of the Whitebeard Pirates involved in celebrating his love for everyone, but there would also be a private hour for you. His gifts would include flowers and sake, as well as time spent together. Quality time is the best he can give you, and he doesn't need a card or note to show you how much he loves you. His words, speeches, and declarations would ring even stronger on the holiday. Of course, you would also be proudly in your special seat, perched in his lap the entire day.
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I have thoughts about Reynauld & Dismas again, but mostly Reynauld,,,
I genuinely think most of the DD squad lowkey bullied him until he eventually became tolerable during his deconstructing & reconstructing his faith & attitudes to things journey that he goes through in DD2 (a little thought of mine).
I say DD2 cuz idk, he just feels a lot more free? Idk how to describe it. He isn't as uptight & assholey as he used to be in DD1 from what I remember of my 200+ hours in DD1, imo?
Like he'll begrudgingly try things we know that he didn't fw with (yknow stuff that he canonically wouldn't of touched with a 10 foot pole in DD1 cuz of his starting quirks: Excess alcohol consumption, drugs, sex, relationships, pagan practices, etc) but to me, that is a start at least.
A small start, but a start nonetheless.
He'll get there hopefully. I believe in him to a degree. After all, DD2 is all about hope, belief in yourself & others, yknow?
Anyways,,,
Dismas is his close friend...yes. But he's one of the only ppl that can call out Reynauld for his bs & not get completely blown off.
It's a rare privelege that Dismas has & he 100% exploits it, much to Reynauld's dismay. Reynauld has gave Dismas that privelege as he thinks him and Dismas are similar in some ways, not identical.
Plus, I genuinely think Reynauld, at least in DD1, had no friends but Dismas.
Everyone else just put up with him cuz of his battle capability & ability to lead the others through the horrors of DD1's regions. Like I said, nobody really liked him cuz of his stank ass attitude & stubborness about a lot of things.
Dismas managed & continues to deal with him cuz of that unspoken privelege Reynauld gave him. Dismas can press his dirk slightly into Reynauld's back to easily shut him up. Or blows smoke in Rey's face from his pipe. There's endless scenarios I could go through here.
Dismas is a bit cruel to Reynauld but it's what Reynauld deserves. He needs to learn somehow. Reynauld is also a bit cruel to Dismas but not to the extent Dismas does to him. Reynauld's anger doesn't really bother Dismas much, he's been called & treated worse so this is like a walk in the park really. Lol.
I still find their little exchanges in DD2 so funny & basically what prompted these ideas around their dynamic:
When you give both Reynauld & Dismas Rey's signature Inn item: Unique Reliquary:
Reynauld: "Have you a favoured saint?"
Dismas: "Oh, here we go again...."
When you give both Dismas & Reynauld Dismas' signature Inn item: Morbid Joke:
Dismas: "Dark humour is like food. Not everyone gets it"
Reynauld: "You speak of your fellow man with such contempt!"
LMFAOOO–
I love their dynamic so much.
Dismas is so done with Rey yet he keeps saving the mf. And Reynauld is so done with Dismas yet he sticks by the mf.
This is basically their dynamic to me:
2 fuckers that met by pure chance in the worst place imaginable, lowkey dislike one another but deep down love each other enough that they can't help but being drawn back to each other, like a moth to a flame.
Even better cuz they're both avoidant mfs who keep dancing around each other cuz they don't know how to emotion or really deal with whatever tf is going on between them.
It's a big reason why I say they don't "get together" until after DD2's "The Lost Crusade" questline.
Like Dismas DIDN'T HAVE TO save Reynauld from the Warlord but he did & the fact he has interesting unique dialogue during "The Lost Crusade" questline, tells me everything I need to know.
That man missed Reynauld like a mf but he'd never admit it.
As much as they'd both never admit it, they're attached to each other; they see one another as light in the dark.
After all, they've stuck together for years atp, even through the hate/dislike they have for parts of each other, even if they abandon each other for periods of time, they'll always find one another again. And it weirdly works for them 🤷.
Cuz I'm still making this very clear, Reynauld needs time away by himself or else we'll end up with a Céline 2.0 incident (that's my hc name for Reynauld's wife btw).
Reynauld needs that space to decompress, collect himself & evaluate things. It's a personal thing he needs to work on; learning not to run away at every major inconvenience in his personal life. He gets there eventually but with A LOT of hiccups.
Also, in regards to his wife Céline. I like to think she believes Reynauld to be dead by this point and has moved on & is happily married to someone new who raised Lucien (my hc name for Reynauld's son) as their own.
She deserves happiness okay? I don't want nothing untoward to happen to her – she deserves a well deserved break from the trauma & hardship she faced after Reynauld's abandonment.
Tbh, I will forever stand by the opinion that Reynauld never truly wanted to marry & have kids.
He just did it cuz it was what was expected of him from his upbringing in the Church & clergymen that brainwashed him into thinking to lead a Light-approving life was to: live a humble, god-fearing life, get married to a woman, have children & then die.
We won't jump into the shitshow that is Reynauld's internalised homophobia or else I could be here all day, but trust that it probably also played into him marrying & having a child. It was him trying to prove to himself he could live a "normal" life that was approved in the eyes of the Light & the clergymen.
Sorry for the long ramble,,, I just have a lot of thoughts about Reynauld,,,
- Dismas has severe ocd. Specifically contamination ocd. It’s gotten 10x worse since arriving at the Hamlet
- Audrey, Reynauld, and Tardif have a tooth gap
- Bigby and Reynauld have freckles. Bigby has faded freckles across his nose to his cheeks. Reynauld has full face freckles that have faded since he never takes off that helmet
- Tardif has a sweet tooth
- Damian has overlapping teeth (malocclusion), anisocoria, and deep set eyes
- Tardif is very superstitious (i.e. keeps certain items on him at all times for good luck) (surprise it’s ocd again)
- Audrey is tall as fuck. Wears heels and lifted soles to make herself even taller
- Junia and Sarmenti will make up songs together when they’re sent out together. Usually with silly, nonsensical lyrics. They make it a game to see who can make the other laugh more
- When Dismas gets annoyed with Reynauld (very often) he acts out in almost childish ways. Like blowing smoke in Reynaulds helm or trying to trip him. Nothing too serious unless they’re actually butting heads. They are not above seriously injuring the other. When Dismas is like this, Reynauld tries to take the moral high ground until his temper wins out, then it’s straight to wrestling each other to the ground
So excuse me while I post mine because that sadomasochist lives in my head rent free though— admittedly I haven’t played his whole thing yet I am 4/5ths through
- He cannot taste much but, he can feel spicy and would kill for it. Spicier the better. He wants it to the point his mouth burns, the fire running through his body
- Yes he would eat straight ghost peppers
- His flail is special to him, do not take it away
- It’d take him awhile for anybody to like him
- He’s very physical, friends of his will get a hardest slap on the back as a ‘good job’, one that could knock someone over
- Doesn’t sleep much. Death cannot claim him, and he will not be caught off guard.
- Damian would love lady bugs
- Weirdly good at helping through a bad mental time,
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Guys...guys...Recently people knocked on Asa's door to sing Christmas carols, and we were discussing it and...Imagine...Just imagine Sarmenti, Dismas, Josephine and Audrey going to sing carols just to get some money. Just imagine four grown adults, at least two of them looking like they haven't slept in a month, knocking on someone's door in the Hamlet and singing carols. And while that is happening, Sarmenti is thinking that hey, maybe Dismas' voice isn't meant for singing, and Josephine is thinking MONEYMONEYMONEYMONEY, and Audrey is probably the only one there who would be Christian in today's world, and it's just a whole clusterfuck. Το make it even worse, obviously all these people formed this group to acquire more money, and Audrey and Josephine are already careful enough to not let Sarmenti and Dismas start beating each other up. 😂 And now imagine if they knock on Reynauld's door and he realises he has to give them money, that being the money he stole last night 😂
okay but imagine ghoul, after party helped him clean and bandage his scars after a fight, looking at the ground and unable to control his mouth as he says: "you know... my mom always used to kiss the places i've been hurt.... to heal faster..."
party, staring at ghoul's knuckles, hesitating only for a brief moment before taking his hands and barely brushing his lips against them before pressing open, wet, confident kisses to each and every one of them. then lifting his head to see ghoul holding his breath as party stares at his cut lip.
moving in closer until they're just inches away and party can already feel the warmth of his lips. ghoul has his eyes closed, lips slightly parted, as he waits.
party leans in and their lips touch and crash and move in unison like they were always meant to be that way. after what seems as eternity they break apart and ghoul just blurts out the thing he's been dying to say for a year now.
"i love you". it comes out desperate and a little shaky but ghoul's heart skips a beat when party just smiles softly, moving his thumb along ghoul's jaw, and says, voice torn apart with love: " i know."
party burries his face in ghoul's hair, holding him tight, and wispers the words ghoul thought he'd have to burn the world to hear: i love you too...
bigby and baldwin: look i know in canon baldwin hates bigby, but hear me out. they’re INCREDIBLY similar. both started out religious, both became outcasts due to their conditions, both view themselves as unfit to be around people due to their conditions, and both are good people at heart. i just think they could learn a lot from each other and bond. bonus points if being an abomination makes bigby immune to leprosy.
audrey and baldwin: again, unlikely at first, but listen. baldwin was a king, and kings pretty often slept around. audrey is 100% the type to make dirty jokes (she has gallows humour in canon, so it’s not too far off), and i see baldwin as the type to find dark humour funny. audrey was a noblewoman and baldwin was a king, and they both left those lives behind. i also see audrey as the type to enjoy baldwin’s poetry. it’s a bit of an odd pairing, but i think they could pull it off.
junia and boudica: enemies to lovers lesbians with respective religious trauma. need i say more?
sarmenti and dismas: both were killers, but they came from completely different walks of life. they both strike me as ‘eat the rich’ types, and i mostly just want them together so i can watch them dismantle capitalism. but really- if sarmenti regrets killing the king that treated him like shit (big if there) he and dismas can bond over that. they both use humour to relieve the stress of others (though in both cases, it can/will backfire). even if sarmenti doesn’t have any regrets, it could make for an interesting internal conflict for dismas. in a darkfic, sarmenti could even lead him down that path again.
