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All the child fics I see have the child as a little ray of sunshine that’s loved to pieces by everyone, but I think it would be a little funny if they found a kid that was rather awkward instead. If you have any suggestions on other awkward kid reader like scenarios or other characters go ahead and request.
Shanks, Buggy, and Smoker with an Awkward!Child Reader.
“Oh! Hey, there’s some kids here.” Shanks crouches down and speaks to you, but you quickly shake your head. “Listen, I know you aren’t the best at socializing but just try it out. Just for a bit?” He’s a bit worried, you don’t get to be with other kids much being on the Red Force. Looking into his eyes you start to feel a bit guilty, eventually nodding your head. Shanks smiles brightly “Great! C’mon, I’ll make sure you’re safe, okay?” He picks you up and goes over to the kids playing. Once you’re both close enough he sets you down, but you just stand there. He gives you a little push and you stiffly walk to the kids. They spot you and you freeze.
“Huh? Who are you?” They walk over to you and you go as still as possible. “Hello?” One of the kids waves a hand in front of your face but you just stand there like a statue. Shanks looks on, worried that you’ll get bullied. He shakes his head.
‘No, I should have faith in them as their father.’ He thinks to himself as the kids gather around the new strange child. They just kind of stare at you. One of the kids pokes you and you flinch.
“They move! How do you get all frozen like that, are you made of stone?” Your eyes slowly trail to your dad, nervous. He just gives you a thumbs up. Shanks gets approached by someone.
“Chief? Oh it’s you!” Shoot, he’s starting to get recognized, this damn hair. He has to entertain them a bit before they finally go away. Shanks quickly looks back to you, worried. The kids have.. started stacking things on you.
“Woahh…”The kids marvel at you. You have multiple blocks on your head, your stillness keeping them from falling. That’s… one way to socialize I guess. Your record is 10 blocks.
Mihawk holds you in his arms, he had taken you in a few months ago even before Cross Guild. To be honest, he was hesitant to bring you with him, but it was already known he had a child by this point. It’s safer to keep you where he can be with you, it’s one of the reasons he joined. Having a stable place to stay is best for you. Another worry he had is that the clown and Crocodile would be a bad influence on you, that you would turn into some sort of delinquent. Children can be unpredictable, and easily manipulated. However, that ended up not being the case. In fact, they seemed to be a good influence. Not because they were passing on good features, no, it was simply because you disliked them enough that you marked them as “bad examples”, he couldn’t be more relieved. It’s unfortunate you don’t make friends but this is better than becoming anything like Buggy or Crocodile. They had even attempted to appeal to you, trying to befriend you to have some sort of connection to Mihawk. Buggy so that Mihawk would be softer on him, Crocodile so that Mihawk would have incentive to be loyal. It didn’t work out. Crocodile realized very fast you were terrified of him, he isn’t the best with children either; and there’s too much risk trying to get close to you when your father hates when you’re scared. Buggy however…
“Hey, kid, here.” Buggy offers you candy, you stare at it then slowly back away, clearly uncomfortable. “Ah, uhhh.. What about this?” He starts to juggle, but you also look nervous, looking away. ‘This damn brat, aren’t kids supposed to like clowns?’ He curses in his head, but keeps a smile on his face. Finally, in one last effort, he pulls off his head and starts to do tricks with his limbs. “See? Cool isn’t i-” When he looks at the spot you were in you’re gone, like a mouse that skittered away. “God dammit, fucking kid.” Right as he says that he feels an intimidating presence behind him, hawk eyes digging into his back. He might be fucked.
“Sea prism works on devil fruit users like Captain Smoker and this person. That’s why you don’t have to be scared, they can’t do anything to you.” Tashigi explains to you, holding the sea prism cuffs. She’s babysitting you for a bit while Smoker is taking care of business since you can’t exactly be left alone at your age. You had gotten startled by a prisoner being led to jail earlier, so she was explaining how they’re harmless with the cuffs on; even showing them to you. “You want to hold them?” You slowly nod and hold them in your little hands, they’re kind of heavy. While you’re looking at them Tashigi looks to the door, Smoker is back. “Ah Captain Smoker you’re ba-”
Click
…Oops. You put them on by accident. Immediately you start to panic, trying to get them off your wrist. “Ah, wait, I can just take them off for you. Stand still!” You’re panicking too much though, waving your arm around while Smoker sighs and pinches the bridge of his nose. Before she can grab you though, you end up flinging the cuff off of your wrist. It was too big to fit you anyway, the key wasn’t needed. Unfortunately, you end up flinging them directly at your dad, hitting him on the head. He flinches and falls back, the sea prism making him weak. “Captain Smoker!” He falls to the ground and you freak out like a startled cat, running around the office while knocking things over. Tashigi, flustered, doesn’t know what to do first. The cuffs slide off of his body and he moves again, grabbing you by the back of your shirt like a kitten. “I’m so sorry, sir I didn’t think-” He raises a hand to stop her.
Your father looks at you, your face guilty, and sighs. “It’s fine.” The office is a mess now, it’s actually a bit impressive. At least he doesn’t have to worry about people catching you. “No more cuffs.” He’ll worry about the office later, you’re more important.
Prompts/Request Rules
Requests: Closed. You can also just talk to me!
💋 Smut ❤️ Fluff 💔 Angst 🔥 Joke 👍 Platonic 👨 Male 👩 Female 👤 Gender Neutral 👶 Child Reader ✏️ Drabble 📃 One Shot 💭 Headcanons 🪧 Scenario 💕 Family 🩸 Violence ✅️ Finished
The Cute and Obsessive You 💋🩸👨📃
Your boyfriend is a yandere, but it comes in handy when you're kidnapped (also it's sexy).
Charm You to Jealousy 💋👨📃
Shanks is popular, especially when he's cool, so you may or may not get a bit jealous.
Big spoilers for episode 1112.
Compliments ❤️👨👤✏️
Shanks loves compliments and you give them often.
Lust/Love 🔥👨👤✏️
A few drinks makes you loose-mouthed but you're a quick thinker.
Tomboy Girlfriend ❤️👩💭
Shanks likes drinking and partying, especially with his lover.
A Romantic Date ❤️👤💭
Shanks has many sides, but romance with you always comes naturally.
An Awkward Child 🔥💕👶🪧
Shanks tries his best to get you to socialize.
A Good Liar 🔥👍👤📃
You and Shanks are caught on a day out, thankfully you're good at improvising.
Pretty When You're Mine 💋❤️👨📃
You're a little mean and want to try something new, thankfully your boyfriend is incredibly receptive.
RUFF! ❤️🔥👤🪧
Your boyfriend turns into a dogboy but he's still very cute.
How to Breed Your Captain 💋👨📃
Your captain sudddenly leaves in the middle of drinking, so you gotta find out what happened.
Omegaverse, Shanks has a pussy.
Shoulders 🔥❤️👨🪧
Shanks is tall but not tall enough for a view.
Scent 💋👨✏️
Shanks likes it when you smell like eachother.
Omegaverse, Shanks has a pussy.
Narcissistic Romance ❤️🔥👩✏️💭
You and your new boyfriend happen to look similar.
Scruff ❤️🔥👩👤🪧
Naughty Captains get the puppy treatment.
Birthday Boy ❤️👤📃
Poor Shanks is the only one who remembered his birthday (according to him)
Two Cats ❤️👩✏️
You're a picky and bratty drinker, fortunately Shanks is there to "protect" you.
Eyes. 🩸💔❤️👤📃
You visit your parent in their prison with Shanks.
Kindness Isn't Spineless: Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3, Part 4 💔❤️👤✅️
Luffy thinks you're too "kind", unknowing of your past traumas with an abusive ex.
A Romantic Date ❤️👤💭
Luffy isn't much of a romantic but he loves to love you.
RUFF! ❤️🔥👤🪧
Being a dogboy only makes Luffy more excited and he's going to make it everyone else's problem.
Thunk 👍🔥👤🪧
Luffy spilled something like a stupidhead.
Shoulders 🔥❤️👨🪧
Luffy reallllyyy wants to see Frankys WIP
Scruff ❤️🔥👩👤🪧
Luffy whines like a puppy so you treat him like one.
Is This Love?: Part one, Part two, Part three, Part four, Part five, Part six 💔 ❤️ 👨
Confessing to Luffy isn't as sunshine and rainbows as both of you wish it was.
Post Jinbe, Small allusion to Whole Cake, Fishman Island spoilers.
Will You Still Love Me? ❤️🔥👤🪧
You turn into a worm.
You're Here! ❤️🔥👤🪧
You both miss eachother, you're also both on the same wavelength in doing whatever it takes to see eachother sooner.
Roots of Suffering 💔❤️🩸👩📃
Pain from severe migraines makes you to be rash, causing more damage than your mind could on its own.
Tomboy Girlfriend ❤️👩💭
You're completely unruly but okay yes he loves you.
RUFF! ❤️🔥👤🪧
He's a little dumb as a dogboy but he's got the spirit.
Thunk 👍🔥👤🪧
Clean your equipment after use, guys.
Why are you two friendly 👍📃
Zoro and Sanji are a lot more tame when they're alone
No reader, just characters.
It's YOURS 👍🔥👤📃
You find Zoro's small mossy lookalikes in a forest and decide to have some fun.
Will You Still Love Me? ❤️🔥👤🪧
You turn into a worm.
You're Here! ❤️🔥👤🪧
He's strong enough to catch you from a cliff, probably.
Tomboy Girlfriend ❤️👩💭
Sanji likes to be a gentleman but with you he's more of a gentle man.
Your Love is My Warmth ❤️👤📃
It's a cold night, but together with you he's never felt warmer.
Fun(ny) Halloween 🔥👍👤📃
You don't know what to go as for Halloween, but get inspiration from a certain cook.
Insecure Love 💔❤️👩📃
Misunderstandings from trauma cause pain for you and Sanji as your relationship goes on.
Major spoilers for episode 1053
Thunk 👍🔥👤🪧
Rest is important, idiot.
Shoulders 🔥❤️👨🪧
How'd he get the groceries up there?
OH MY GOD ❤️👍🩸👨📃
Don't walk backwards while hiking on a mountain.
Why are you two friendly 👍📃
Zoro and Sanji are a lot more tame when they're alone
No reader, just characters.
Confusion in my Love ❤️👨📃
Sanji struggles with the fact he's fallen in love with a man.
Medium Fishman Island spoilers.
You're Here! ❤️🔥👤🪧
Being your knight in shining armor didn't prepare him for you jumping off a cliff.
Thunk 👍🔥👤🪧
Small mistake isn't everything.
Thunk 👍🔥👤🪧
God, just stop making that joke.
You're Here! ❤️🔥👤🪧
There's no way you would jump off a cliff just to see her sooner, right?
Shoulders 🔥❤️👨🪧
No he doesn't need help but maybe if you gave it he wouldn't decline it.
Reptile Break for the Reptile Broken 🔥✏️
Crocodile is tired, so he visits the bananagators.
Post Crossguild.
Crocodile the Lovestruck (Reptile) Fool ❤️👩💭
You've been with him since Alabasta, and he's starting to think of you as more than a loyal employee.
Post Cross Guild.
Its Good to See the New You 💕💔👨💭
You joined the Strawhats after your father was defeated in alabasta, when you meet again his daughter is now his son.
Small Marineford and Alabasta spoilers.
Boredom and Jokes 🔥 👤✏️
Mihawk's older than you and Buggy thought.
Post Cross Guild.
Mimi Mihawk ❤️👤✏️
Mihawk reads the paper while you give him affection.
Pre-Cross Guild but Post Timeskip
An Awkward Child 🔥💕👶🪧
You aren't really the best at getting along with people, Mihawk doesn't mind.
Pre and Post Cross Guild
Think About It ❤️👩👤📃
He's more oblivious than you thought, by a LOT.
Romantic(?) ❤️👨👤✏️
You're a romantic pervert.
Boredom and Jokes 🔥 👤✏️
Mihawk's older than you and Buggy thought.
Post Cross Guild.
An Awkward Child 🔥💕👶🪧
Tashigi and you cause a small accident when she tries to teach you something new.
Love Makes You Crazy 💋❤️👩📃
Ace has convinced you to be bold in more ways than one.
You're Here! ❤️🔥👤🪧
If he misses you he should catch you.