[To be loved is to be changed. And while being married to you has changed Mihawk, it's not entirely for the better. He's a possessive and protective lover to the marrow of his bones.]

(TW for unwanted sexual comments)

Mihawk knew the name 'Shantaro' quite well. Any time you told him a story from your adolescence that revolved around borderline illegal, unethical or simply reckless adventures, Shantaro was there. The little devil on your shoulder but as reliable as a true angel.

He, however, never expected you to run into Shantaro on the odd night when the two of you can go out. Comfortably basking in your presence, Mihawk is thoroughly enjoying your undivided attention.

Until.

You're suddenly rendered speechless as you notice something - someone - over his shoulder. A wide smile spreads across your face. Mihawk is unsure whether he should rejoice with how beautiful you look or seethe, knowing that another person dared to distract you from him.

"It's Shantaro!" you squeal excitedly. "I'm sorry, love, I'll be just a moment. I haven't seen her in ages!"

"Everywhere is good but home is..." - Mihawk x Reader

@thetempleofthemasaigoddess wondered why Mihawk doesn't quite get along with his mother-in-law and who am I to keep such secrets to myself?

SUMMARY: Mihawk is not exactly fond of his in-laws. Nevertheless, he compliantly tags along whenever you pay your parents a visit. If it makes you happy, he's willing to bite his tongue. For a day, at least.

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Imagine, if you will, an angry boar. A large, stout boar with birse as dark as the night sky. As boars do, it will gore with its tusks to let out the frustration and get rid of whatever it was that made the animal seethe. Now, if you take away its tusks, what can it do? Angrily dig for truffles? 

Or maybe stand beside you, a scowl on his face and a begrudging “I am fine” every time you ask about the bitter expression?

Mihawk doesn’t like visiting your parents. It’s the sickeningly sweet familial atmosphere that suffocates him. Don’t misunderstand - he’s fond of the thought of having a family with you but the aura of your childhood home is a little too… overwhelming for him. A little too picture-perfect. But being the man he is, Mihawk has never outright talked about his dislike because he’s aware of how much that would hurt you. Still, you know your husband a little too well to disregard his sighs and frowns. This piece of secret knowledge always makes you love him more - he’s willing to suffer for a day or two just to make you happy. If it’s not love, what else could it be?

[Old love never rusts. Mihawk has to face that truth when he meets again the husband of the girl he almost had.]

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Mihawk wants the entire conversation to end before it has even started. He's aware that his heartache and anger are bound to get the better of him. Not to mention Shanks, who will surely gloat and boast beyond tastefulness. Although Mihawk can't exactly blame Shanks for his pride - the Warlord knows that he'd behave identically, if not worse, were their roles reversed.

Shanks knows what's on Mihawk's mind. he can read it on his face, in the sombre gloom that clouds his yellow eyes. Still, the red-haired captain patiently waits for the swordsman to break on his own. It will happen soon enough as the matter of you is the only subject that rids Mihawk of his self-control. He may be a great man, in more ways than one but when it comes to the insatiable love seems unable to let go, the Warlord becomes a young boy at heart, always seeking assurance that his affections are returned. Or not outright rejected, at least. Alas, the consequences of his own selfish actions have finally caught up to him and Mihawk must face the truth - this love is never going to be returned.

"How is she?" Mihawk asks reluctantly. He hates to give Shanks the satisfaction but the famished desire of his heart is a lot stronger than his iron will and pride. "You know of whom I speak."

Ah, wonderful choice, Little Wanderer! Browse the stories, take your time. If there is something else you would like to read, just come back to me. If you don’t find what you’re looking for, make a request to the librarian.

1. Roronoa Zoro

➳ You're impressed by another man and Zoro is jealous

➳ Your father would never let you date Zoro but he still climbs through your window at night

➳ "Put it on me" -> Zoro asks you to put your burdens on him. He wants to worry about you.

➳ "Ultimatum" -> Zoro hits you with a "fine, I'll be your boyfriend" when you try to break off your casual situationship

➳ Zoro and Sanji's rivalry is about to become extreme when they find out they both have set their eyes on you

➳ "They way to a man's heart" -> Your relationship with Zoro is turbulent and ambiguous until he gets a spear stuck in his chest helping you escape.

2. Vinsmoke Sanji

➳ "Die Happy" -> Sanji is disillusioned about his unrequited love. Still, he lets you crawl into his bed when you can't sleep. ➳ "Maelstrom" -> Confessions are made and Sanji can't believe that someone like you loves someone like him

➳ "4 A.M." -> Sanji's doing prep for the next day and you can't sleep which leads to a heartfelt and intimate encounter.

➳ You're crying and he slow dances with you in the rain

➳ He's jealous of the attention you're getting so shows off that he's got you wrapped around his finger

➳ Zoro and Sanji's rivalry is about to become extreme when they find out they both have set their eyes on you

➳ Sanji is jealous of another cook flirting with you

➳ You're afraid of being vulnerable with someone but Sanji is more than willing to wait for you

3. Dracule Mihawk

➳ Mihawk doesn't like when his acquaintances ask about his wife

➳ You're married to Mihawk but Shanks is still in love with you

➳ Mihawk gets angry when a Marine cadet tries to flirt with you

➳ You're married to Shanks but Mihawk is still in love with you

➳ "Everywhere is good but home is..." -> Mihawk is not exactly fond of his in-laws because your family is a little too picture-perfect for him.

➳ Someone upsets you to the point of making you cry and all Mihawk sees is red.

➳ He kills the man who thought it was a good idea to share his unsolicited, sexual thoughts about you.

➳ Years after you had left him in the middle of the night, he finds out you're actually alive.

4. Red-Haired Shanks

➳ You're married to Mihawk but Shanks is still in love with you

➳ "A sharp tongue" -> What is supposed to be a flyting challenge becomes shameless flirting when Shanks can't think of an insult upon meeting you

➳ You're married to Shanks but Mihawk is still in love with you

➳ Years after you had left him in the middle of the night, he finds out you're actually alive.

[Old love never rusts. Shanks has to face that truth when he meets again the husband of the girl he almost had.]

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Shanks knows he has no right to ask this question. Not when he's the one that up and left in the middle of the night, without even a word of warning that could soothe your aching heart. Nevertheless, he can't help but indulge his yearning:

"How is she?"

Mihawk raises his eyebrows barely noticeably. He seems surprised that after Shanks's disappearing act and a decade of dead silence, he's still interested in you, even if motivated by pure courtesy. But before Mihawk answers the question, he notices something strange in the red-haired captain's eyes, a sensation he's rarely seen in them before - sadness.

[It’s considered good etiquette to ask a man about his wife’s wellbeing. Except if the man in question is Dracule Mihawk.]

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Garp hates having to call Mihawk, mainly because of the warlord's attitude. Used to the usual "yes, sir!" of the Marines, a man with his own will and agenda is not something he entirely knows how to navigate. Especially since both of them know that the World Government needs the warlords more than they need the bureaucracy. And that doesn't exactly help in exercising power.

His attempts at diplomacy have burst into flames each time and today isn't going to be much different:

"How’s the missus?" Garp asks in the nicest tone he can force although he's aware that Mihawk knows how much the vice admiral hates asking for Dracule's assistance.

Mihawk only scoffs. "Are you calling just to spoil my mood or is there another reason for your impertinence?"

[Mihawk prefers to keep work and his private life separate. On one rare occasion when these two have to comingle, Mihawk is rather upset at the attention you attract.]

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When Mihawk said "It will be just a moment, my dear", you didn't think the issue would take more than half an hour. Yet here you are, two hours after he had left you in a fussy lounge in the back of Midnight Grove...

...and not a Dracule Mihawk in sight.

You let out an exasperated sigh and take another sip of your mai tai. The band is playing yet another song that sounds vaguely identical to the previous one. Similarly, the mob of other patrons seems to be merging into one, murky background of blurry figures in your eyes. Being used to the peaceful yet refined companionship of Mihawk, the aura of Midnight Grove is beyond unbearable.

ok hear me out because i've been thinking about this nonstop for the past two days:

Mihawk x Reader (eventually OC) but it's Pocahontas-esque...?

He's supposed to retrieve something from her home island but she's the badass daughter of the tribe chief (may or may not have eaten one of the Devil Fruits) and she won't let no shirtless toothpick wielder steal from her people

(i have a visceral need to write this longfic but I'm already busy with two original novels)

mamma mia but you’re not sure if the kid is shank’s or mihawk’s thank you