#i am a firm believer that roger loved buggy a whole lot but that's just bc it's impossible for me to like

[beanghostprincess]

I’ve been thinking about things and do you think one of the things that irks Buggy most about the damn straw hat is that not only that Roger gave it to his best friend as a sign of his faith in him while he himself never got an acknowledgment like that, not only had Shanks the GALL to give that hat away to someone else, but also because Buggy never had anything like this to remember Roger by?

Shanks got the damn hat, something that belonged to Roger and he cherished and loved, it’s basically a heirloom at this point and Buggy got… nothing. Oh of course Roger probably brought some stuff for Buggy back sometimes, gave him some knives or got him a silly shirt or something likewise when he was a teen, but Shanks was the only one of them who ever got his hands on something that belonged to Roger. Buggy emulates his old captains style sometimes, copies the big coat and the flashy outfits because he had such high admiration for this man, but by god would he have slitted throats to even have something as simple as one of his captains old bandanas to remember him by. If he ever gotten gifted an old coat by him he wouldn’t even wear the damn thing because even tough it technically has no worth, it would be the most priceless thing Buggy owns and he would fuss over it constantly.

A lone earring, a rusty knife, a coat button, something, anything! Anything would have done, but no, Shanks got to keep something of their old captain that he had loved and cherished… and Shanks gave it away without a second thought.

Its just pain station for me tonight and this sailed into my head

What happened to hello how are you 😭 Why making me cry,,, Stop,,,

But I actually think about this a lot. A lot. I adore Shanks and I doubt he even thought about it when he gave the hat to Luffy, but even if it was a bet for the future and he did it with the best of intentions, the pain Buggy must've felt seeing a complete stranger (a kid, too) wearing his captain's (dad) hat? Honestly, he already saw Shanks as a coward and a disgrace for not wanting to follow Roger's steps right away, and the fact that he gave the hat to somebody else just makes Buggy resent Shanks more for, not only not appreciating the one thing their captain left for them, but not even asking Buggy first. Lke, it'd be a ridiculous conversation because Buggy would be like "you should've told me" and Shanks would've gone like "you were the one who left", so uhh, the fight wouldn't go anywhere, really.

The point here is that I constantly think about Buggy seeing Luffy and obviously realizing he's the future and agreeing with Shanks in that aspect (reluctantly) but still seeing it as unfair that Shanks did this. Because he didn't have enough by keeping the one thing their captain left behind, but he had to give it away to somebody else as if it weren't important when Buggy didn't have anything.

Once again going into the "Roger liked Shanks better" discourse, but I'm hopeful we will get more stuff about Roger and Buggy's dynamic. I hope.... I hope...

[beanghostprincess]

Bbbweeh. I wish I could talk more cohesive rn but I am a firm believer in Roger loving both of his boys so much and equally, just because I am sick of some interpretations that ask „okay why did he keep Buggy on board tough?“ because that’s his baby boy whomst he loves next question.

Him seeing Shanks as more of a successor than Buggy certainly had done a number on him, don’t get me wrong, but I sincerely believe he was just … not an awful father figure but didn’t realize how much that would affect the poor boy later. Would probably be concerned if he ever heard about Buggy thinking he would always be in Shanks shadow and that this made him give up on his own dreams. But if you talked to him about Buggy? Boy that man would have talked your ear off. Smart things Buggy did, silly things Buggy did, stupid things Buggy did that made him burst into tears of laughter. How Buggy loves to put ketchup on everything but hates tomatoes. How he and Shanks still share a bunk and he feels like that will never change. How Buggy is just a bit of a coward but can overplay that with his bombastic personality so smoothly. How he hates his nose but loves his hair and takes great care of it. How Shanks has his heart in the right place but Buggy has his feet firmly on the ground and he’s so happy that Shanks has someone who can get his head out of the clouds while Buggy has someone who wants to reach for the stars with him. His boys. He just knows they are both gonna go far in the world and he’s going to be so proud of them for it.

Just, no offense to anyone but I don’t buy the „Roger had a reason for „keeping“ Buggy around“ except if that reason was that he grew way too attached to both of his cabin boys / apprentices

Awwww I love this so much. I actually think the same!!! Roger seemed to love them both a whole lot (they're literally his children ofc he loves them lmao what am I even saying), the fact that he just chose Shanks over Buggy (and it isn't really "over" Buggy. There's nothing to choose from. Buggy is still the next generation and to Roger and everybody else they were so attached to the hip it's weird to think of a future with them not being together) to keep the legacy and the next generation going doesn't mean he didn't love Buggy just as much. As you said, he loved his kid!! All the lil things you said are so real and I love my boy so much </3