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⠀⠀ ╱ ⠀   its okay twin lock in

/ on here !!

* SHANKS PLS, on luffy !!

@gryffons   /     on  @ sailsolated-  !!

赤  ៸៸៸  my  bad  i  might  really  be  shanks  himself  because  my  ass  only  shows  up  every  500  episodes 

  ★.    on buggy!!

@gryffons /first meet?

*      !

⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀‬‬⠀ 
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀ 赤  ៸៸៸  s⃨e⃨t⃨  s⃨a⃨i⃨l⃨,  @fulseauty。
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            ⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀ ❛  a  seagull?  dahaha,  you
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀ sure  got  a  way  with  words,
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀ don’t  you,  your  highness?  ❜
            
            
            the  laugh  that  escapes  the  captain’s  lips  is  good—natured,  though  he  does  swiftly  dodge  the  hand  shooing  him  away.  for  a  man  with  only  one  arm  left,  red—haired  shanks  is  faster  than  one  might  expect.
            
            
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀ ❛  i’m  just  telling  you,  this
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀ island  is  notorious  for  its
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀ many  mercenaries  and
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀ pickpockets.  it’s  not  wise
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀ to  be  walking  around  so
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀ willy—nilly,  y’know.  why’d
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀ you  want  us  to  take  you
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀ to  such  a  dangerous  place,
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀ anyway?  ❜

⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀‬‬⠀ 
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀ 赤    ៸៸៸     s⃨e⃨t⃨  s⃨a⃨i⃨l⃨,  @CL0WNIAC-。
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            the  red—haired  emperor  of  the  sea   ...    is  currently  a  slurring  mess  lying  on  the  deck  of  his  own  ship,  emptied—out  bottles  of  sake  sprawled  out  around  him.  there’s  a  dopey,  blissed—out  look  on  the  face  that’s  smushed  up  against  the  floorboards,  waving  a  hand  dismissively.
            
            
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀ ❛  c’mon,  buggy,  you’re  such
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀ a  ⸺  ⁽ʰⁱᶜ⁾  ..  downer.  surely
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀ it  isn’t  the  first  time  you’ve
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀ seen  me  wasted.  cap’n  roger
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀ had  me  chuggin’  down  sake
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀ since  i  was  old  enough  to
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀ spell  my  own  name!  ❜
            
            
            perhaps  that  was  a  major  hyperbole,  but  still,  just  like  many  pirates  raised  on  the  seas,  shanks  had  started  drinking  fairly  young.  nevertheless,  he  did  drink  a  lot  more  than  he  probably  should  have  tonight;  so  much  that  benn  beckman  and  the  others  had  completely  given  up  on  trying  to  drag  their  incoherent  captain  back  to  his  sleeping  quarters.

          [     the  praise  does  nothing
               to  ease  the  rattling  joyous
            bound  of  nerves  in  his  stomach.
                mouth  feels  almost  too  dry,
              he'd  imagined  this  moment..
                    quite  a  lot,   but  never  were
            the  thought  words  in  mind  ever
                  enough  to. encapsulate  how
            it'd  feel.    ]
            
                NOT  ALL  OF  IT..
                    BUT I'M  CLOSER  EVERYDAY.
               SOON  I'LL  FIND  ROGERS
              TREASURE..    AND  BE  THE TRUEST
                KING  OF  PIRATES  YOU  EVER SEEN!
            
                   [    he  laughs,  a  ruckus  and 
             loud  one,  still  grinning,  his 
             eyes crinkle  at  the  males  second
             statement.    but  instead  of  a  
              childish  answer  in  turn,  a  
            more
            heartfelt  one  spews  free.    ]
            
              THEY  SAY A  CAPTAIN  IS  NEVER
               AS  GOOD  WITHOUT  HIS CREWMEN ( AND WOMEN ).
                I  BELIEVE  THAT  WHOLE  HEARTEDLY..      YOUR  CREW  IS
              AMAZING,  HARD  WORKING—
               TIGHT  KNIT.    THAT'S  PERFECT
             FOR  YOU  SHANKS  AND  MINE,
                 MY  GUYS  ARE  EXACTLY  WHO
            THEY  SHOULD  BE.    I'D  BE  
               NOTHING  WITHOUT  THE STRAWHATS.    
            
                [    it's  all  about  perspective,
               at  least  with  luffy  and  especially
               this  moment.    ]

⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀‬‬⠀ 
            ⠀‬‬   ⠀ 赤    ៸៸៸    s⃨e⃨t⃨  s⃨a⃨i⃨l⃨,  @capteats。
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            ⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀ ❛  so  i’ve  heard.  ❜
            
            
            shanks,  too,  has  changed  a  lot  since  the  last  time  they’ve  seen  each  other.  back  then,  he  and  his  crew  would  have  laughed  at  the  boy’s  childish  declarations;  now,  he’s  got  nothing  but  pride.
            
            
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀ ❛  you’ve  done  well  for
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀ yourself,  luffy.  kept  your
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀ promise.  ❜
            
            
            with  a  lopsided  grin,  he  swiftly  bats  his  free  hand  and  pulls  the  rim  of  the  boy’s  hat  over  his  eyes.  maybe  red—hair  isn’t  above  a  little  teasing  after  all.
            
            
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀ ❛  i  think  my  crew’s  still
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀ better  than  yours,  though.  ❜

aalto wasn't usually a very expressive man.  it was easy to hear the emotion in his voice  ,  but other than occasional smiles  ,  he remained studiously calm.  the ocean being the only thing hes really   '  spoken  '   to this past decade was at fault for that.  she did not need expressions or words.  she felt his emotions  ,  as he did hers.  but now?  it was a bit perplexing the varied emotions that had spread across his face in the short duration they had spoken.
            
            "thanks.  no apologize  ,  is fine!  just me so  ..  "  he motioned towards the sails with a shrug.  there was no crew  ,  no need to symbolize his solo - sailing.  although saying that always upset the ocean  ,  and if the gust of wind through his sail was anything to go by  ,  she was no different now.  
            
            "thanks  ,  again.  not expect you.  curious only reason?  for boarding."  not that he minded.  he'd take all of the sails off his boat to make it even  MORE  peculiar  ,  if that's what it has taken to attract the other.  "oh — !  and uh  ..  "  he motioned a finger towards himself,  "aalto koskinen.  name."

⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀‬‬⠀ 
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀ 赤    ៸៸៸    s⃨e⃨t⃨  s⃨a⃨i⃨l⃨,  @sailsolated-。
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            being  an  emperor  of  the  sea  and  the  chief  of  one  of  the  most  notorious  pirate  fleets  out  there,  it’s  becoming  less  common  for  the  redhead  ⁽  not  ⁾   to  come  across  someone  unfamiliar  with  his  name.  fans,  for  lack  of  a  better  term,  aren’t  unheard  of  either.  but  seeing  his  wanted  poster  on  another  pirate’s  ship  ..  well,  that’s  a  first  indeed.  he’s  not  put  off  by  it⸻quite  the  opposite,  it  seems.  shanks  lets  out  a  good—natured  laugh,  crimson  hair  whipping  in  the  sea  breeze  as  he  has  a  look  around.
            
            
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀ ❛  you’ve  got  a  nice  ship.
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀ couldn’t  help  but  notice
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀ it  didn’t  have  a  jolly
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀ roger  on  it,  so  i  got  a
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀ little  curious.  sorry  for
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀ the  intrusion.  ❜
            
            
            calloused  fingers  brush  over  the  wooden  planks  of  the  ship.  for  one  harbouring  only  a  single  inhabitant,  it  was  quite  good.  sturdy,  as  a  pirate’s  ship  should  be.  shanks’  hand  returns  to  nestle  by  his  hip  as  he  turns  back  to  face  the  other.
            
            
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀ ❛  i’d  introduce  myself,  but
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀ i  don’t  think  there’s  a  need
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀ for  that,  is  there?  dahaha!
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀ that  being  said,  welcome
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀ to  gartel  island.  it’s  one
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀ of  my  territories,  so  i  pay
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀ the  folks  here  a  visit
            ⠀‬‬ ⠀⠀ every  now  and  then.  ❜

@sailsolated-    ＊     WAIT  THIS  IS  SO  CUTE  I  LOVE  IT  OMFG