#op_headcannons

He’s clingy to an extent. He very much resembles a child sometimes so he’ll want to hug you whenever he has the chance and will get pouty when you ignore him or don’t show him affection when he wants

He’s into PDA, he finds it cute; loves having his arm around you and having you sit on his lap

Loves getting his hair played with and will let you do what you want with it

His favorite is when you sit on his lap and tangle your fingers in his hair when you kiss him

You once put braids in his hair and he forgot about it until his crew snickered when he walked past

He looked real cute though so he kept them for a while

He doesn’t like showing it but he does get that phantom pain in his arm and you’ll find moments where you’ll see his shoulder move before he looks dejected 

The phantom pain is easier to deal with when you come up behind him and massage his shoulder. He gets so relaxed and falls asleep every time, making you have to catch him multiple times when he starts leaning forward

When you’re down and depressed, he tends to act sillier. He wants you to smile and forget your worries for a while

He becomes more solemn and calm when he sees that it’s not working. That’s when he’ll drag you to bed and curl up with you, rubbing your back and pressing you close to him

The silly jokes will still slip out but it’s just because he’s not used to it being serious for long periods of time 

When you finally relax against him and give him a soft smile, no matter how much time it takes, he’ll finally be able to take a deep breath while bringing you close to his chest

Whatever higher power there is, people should pray to them if they ever think of laying a finger on you. Causing you any pain, whether physical, emotional, or mental, will be the last thing that person does. When someone’s threatened his partner or his crew, they’ve threatened him and have made him their enemy

(The gif is because I’m biased~)

Not into heavy PDA, even holding hands would make him flustered

He’s a tsundere after all. Any affection gets him embarrassed so tone it down. You can get him to hold your hand but, other than that, he’ll yell at you if he’s too embarrassed

He’s very blunt so he’s pretty good at giving advice. but an awkward mess when it comes to comforting you

He’s a great devil’s advocate and isn’t afraid to tell you when he thinks you’re wrong

He’s not a good comfort with his words but he can cheer you up with just an embrace and makes you feel like you’re safe

He does love you but he’s not verbal about it or shows it in grand gestures. It’s in the small things

You’re the only one that can wake him up and he won’t be annoyed at

Or, if he knows you’ve had a bad day, he’ll end his exercises early so he can be with you

Ruffles your hair when he finds you cute

He really likes kisses and hugs from you but he’s too embarrassed to initiate. Cup his face and look at him with a soft smile, bam, he’s yours

Let the man sleep on you or on your lap. He’ll actually sleep for more than a couple hours when he’s sleeping with you

He’s not shy of PDA but he’s only into it when he’s initiated

Will straight up have you sit on his lap during an executives meeting if he wants you there

Loves teasing you and seeing you get mad

He’s the type to tap the shoulder he’s not behind so you basically turn all the way around before meeting with his smirk

Your pissed off expression turns him on, honestly

He has his nice moments. He’s charming with his words but isn’t very expressive of his love for you

He tends to go with material things to tell you he loves you, like getting jewelry for you or buying things that he thinks you’ll like

He realizes that you might need a verbal confirmation of his feelings so the first time he says ‘I love you’ is most likely months after you first said it and it was when you were down

Likes pinning you to surfaces and then walks away when you get flustered

If you pout and chase after him, he’ll kiss you (he thinks you’re cute)

Always the big spoon. If someone is behind him, he’s learned that it’s a threat so he prefers you being in front of him

If he gets into a relationship with you, that means he fell for you even before you got together. He’s not the type to jump around in relationships. He’s a busy guy

He’s the type to do the old fashioned courting when he wants you to be serious with him

He sees himself as a king so he’ll treat you as a royal that is equal to him

He really likes kissing you, even a chaste kiss makes him happy

If you don’t like the cigar taste, he might be conflicted. He’s not going to find it easy to quit but he’ll try

There’s going to be some compromise on both ends when you see him try so hard. He won’t smoke before he kisses you and you’ll have to deal with the faint taste of smoke

He likes when you caress his scars and brush your lips against them (makes it easier to bring you into a kiss)

When you’re relaxing together, he finds you adorable when you take a nap on his jacket

When he’s away, he’ll really miss you and he’ll actually be anxious. He is a criminal so you could easily be targeted by marines or other pirates

When he gets back, it’s usually late at night. When he finds you sleeping, he’ll crawl over you and wake you up by pressing long kisses to your neck and jaw (he’s impatient and wants your attention again)

When you say you love him, he’ll give a soft smile and bring you into a kiss. He knows that the love is mutual but it makes him soft when you say it verbally

Other Dating would include...

Into PDA since he doesn’t care but it’s more possessive than affection

Always has an arm around you, either around your waist or your shoulders

Kisses are rough and passionate

Will fight someone who even looks at you wrong

He’ll deny it but he’ll pout and seethe angrily when you hang around one of the crew members longer than you had with him 

Saying I love you is super rare. The first time he said it was when you were sleeping 

After a near-death experience (for either of you), once he lays his eyes on you, he’ll grasp on and breathlessly say I love you. The realization (that he almost lost you or vice versa) shakes him up pretty bad

Sometimes he gets phantom pain on his missing arm, especially during night time. Rub his shoulder blade or play with his hair to distract from the pain and he’ll be a soft and calm bean for the rest of the night

You’re like a chill pill for him honestly when he’s fuming in anger

Rarely apologizes so when he really really REALLY messes up, he feels bad and will suck it up to apologize

(I don’t know how nsfw things would happen with him so I’ve replaced them with even more fluff)

He’s so in love with you that it’s sickening

It’s like he has heart eyes whenever he’s looking at you or near you (if he had eyes)

He’s constantly coming up with songs and you’re the first person to hear them

He likes sneaking in love songs and making you flustered

He’s kind of insecure of how cold he is. Since he’s all bone, he doesn’t want you to be uncomfortable from his temperature

He’s always afraid that you’re cold when cuddling with him so he drapes a blanket over you or his suit jacket even

Saying that, he does love having you close and loves the affection you show him

Cover his face with kisses! He will melt into the floorboards of the deck with little hearts floating from him

He’s insecure that he’s a living skeleton and always ponders if you’re happy with him. He thinks you would be happier with someone else

You make him feel like he was alive though. You honestly are his other half but he’s worried that you don’t feel the same about him

Snuggle him and kiss him or just reassure him when he’s sad about this and it’ll subside for a while

If someone comments that you look happiest when you’re with him, he’ll get all fuzzy inside and go to find you to hug you

He’s worked hard on taking care of his hair, so if he lets you in on his hair treatment, that’s when you know he trusts you with anything

If you have similar hair to him, he loves doing treatments together

If you have different hair (straight or a different color, etc.), he loves when you’re interested in his and he likes feeling your strands against his fingers

Wants to write the perfect love song for you since he’s a romantic but he honestly doesn’t feel like there’s any words to describe how much he loves you and is grateful to you

Cuddle bear, loves physical affection

He actually likes embraces better than kisses

Don’t get him wrong, he really likes kissing you but there’s something special to him when you hold yourself close to him

He gets all fuzzy in his chest when he’s sitting and you hug his neck from behind

He likes entertaining you by changing his hair

Early mornings are his favorite time to spend time with you instead of night time

You looking sleepy while hanging around him or even falling asleep on him while he tinkers something, makes his heart burst

Is kind of passive to PDA. If you want to hold his hand, he’ll let you. If you want to wait until you’re in private, he’ll also be cool with that

He sometimes gets homesick so let him vent. Even if you don’t give him advice, knowing that you’re listening helps a lot

Moments like these really makes him feel like you are the personification of home

Since I’ve been a busy bee, have this for some content. Random headcannons in general are coming soon too but, for now, this is the world I created in my head if the One Piece characters didn’t have devil fruit. This is different than the Modern AU headcannons I have. I thought of the Straw Hats exclusively but other characters also pop in for this AU of mine.