One Piece x Reader One Shots!

Shanks x Reader: Exception [Request]

Requested by: @StellarMap125! This one's for you 😚

Look at you.

One of the bravest pirates to have ever sailed the seas.

You were known as "(y/n) the fearless", but your crewmates knew you weren't (only) brave... just overly confident in your abilities.

Then again, wasn't everyone on this ship.

"Ey, take it easy on them! They're just Rookie marines!" Lucky laughed, tearing a piece of meat of a large rack of meat with his teeth.

It was shopping day! You and Lucky were assigned to get ingrediënts for the voyage until the next island. Of course you had to run into a bunch of young Marines, who crapped their pants upon seeing you.

They had to thank you for whooping them into shape so kindly! Others would have killed them.

"Fine, fine! Did we get everything? Lemons, oranges, the usual vegetables, peppers... hmm, looks like it!" You hummed, checking your grocery list. Jumping of the beaten Marine you had used as a chair, you began walking towards the Red Force. Lucky Roo laughed at your chirpy mood today and followed, walking next to you.

Your crewmates knew that behind that fun and fearless persona, there was another one hidden. One only one person could reveal.

The moment your eyes met his, Lucky knew what was going to happen.

Your confident stature fell apart as your knees turned to pudding.

"(Y/n)! Lucky! Welcome back! Got everything we need?" Shanks spoke cheerfully, waving at the (h/c) female.

Lucky waved back and went inside the ship's interior most likely towards the kitchen, leaving you, Shanks and a very amused Yasopp that was looking forward to what was about to happen.

"Y-y... y-y-yeaaaaaaah." You replied, giving him an awkward thumbs-up.

He made you feel butterflies in your stomach. He made your smirk turn into a goofy smile.

No one had ever made you feel this way.

Shanks was an exception to the rule.

"That's great! Hey, hey, come sit next to me (y/n)!" Shanks invited you, patting the empty spot next to him. You slowly made your way over to him, sitting too close to him for your own comfort. Your heart was about to break out of your ribcage.

It almost did when Shanks placed his arm around you.

"How have you been? It's always so busy onboard that I can barely talk to you!" He laughed, patting your shoulder. You blushed as you averted your gaze to a grinning Yasopp, who was holding a tomato in one hand and pointing from it, to you and back with the other. Damn you, Yasopp!

"I'm... chillaxingggg." You smiled, mentally slapping yourself. Really? You could choose between relaxing and chilling but no - oh no! - you HAD to choose the Dad-option. Great way of making a fool of yourself, (y/n)!

"Chillaxing, huh? Why do you never... chillax with me?" He grinned, leaning in closer. You were screwed. You knew that he knew you messed up. Why did you have to like a smart but sly guy...

"Oh, you know... erm, t-too busy RElaxing w-with Lucky and Yasopp, hehehe!" You tried to play cool, rolling your eyes towards Yasopp again, who raised an eyebrow.

Shanks pouted at that and leant in even closer. He smelled like sake and alcohol as always, but also that slight scent of cologne he once ripped from a store. That freaking cologne from Heaven-

"They don't to relax that often! I do! I have a very busy life as a captain!" He whined, rolling his head back dramatically. For a split second, you thought you could see Benn Beckman look irritated by Shank's remark because the first mate has to take care of the redhead's ass all the time. You snickered at that, causing Shanks to look at you again.

"Hey! I'm serious (y/n)! It makes me so tiiiiiiired!" He continued to whine, each whine causing him to slip off more and more from the stairs you two were sitting on.

"I k-know!" You corrected yourself, noticing Shanks took your snicker at Benn personal. The captain smiled and pulled you closer.

"Then how about we chill- ah, relax together, huh? I still got that unopened bottle of your favorite sake~?"

You were always afraid of getting drunk around Shanks and admitting something embarrassing to him (like your feelings hahaha). That's why you always kept your alcohol intake limited to a certain degree. But when it came to your favorite sake...

It was a very rare one. Very expensive. Every time you could get your hands on it, you would. Savouring the taste, the already small bottle would be empty in no time.

The last time you drank it was before you joined Shanks.

Noticing the exciting sparkle in your eyes, the redhaired pirate took out sake cups, handing you one.

"Let's drink, (y/n)!"

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Ow.

Ow ow ow.

My head hurts sooo bad.

Daring to open one eyes, you saw the beautiful night with hunderds and hunderds of stars. You were lying down. Gaining more strength, you opened your other eye. Your sight was more focused than before. The headache was more brutal too.

"Oww..." you sighed, trying to sit up. You were immediately pulled back down to the floor. You looked down in surprise. You were covered in a blanket. When you looked left,

you notice you weren't the only one.

Next to you - with a very big smile on his face - laid a redhaired angel. Even more: the angel was snuggling you.

Snuggling.

And you knew very well who was responsable for that. But for once you forgave sharpshooter-dad and looked at your captain.

Your heart was going to explode. But just this once, instead of hurrying away, you decided to lean in closer.

Snuggling him as well, you smiled as you closed your eyes again.

"Sheesh... here I thought no one could ever make me feel so small..."

Your eyes opened and widened the moment you felt a pair of lips pressed against your neck before they retreated.

"I guess I'm an exception, (y/n)~"