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• Winter Solstice by BabDabBlabs

  Fandoms: One Piece (Anime & Manga), One Piece (Live Action TV 2023)  

  • Mature
  • Choose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Gen, M/M, Other, Multi
  • Work in Progress

  15 Jun 2025

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Crocodile & Monkey D. Luffy
  • Akagami no Shanks | Red-Haired Shanks/Buggy/Dracule Mihawk
  • Crocodile/Monkey D. Dragon
  • Crocodile & Dracule Mihawk
  • Buggy & Crocodile (One Piece)
  • Akagami no Shanks | Red-Haired Shanks & Crocodile
  • Crocodile (One Piece)
  • Monkey D. Luffy
  • Monkey D. Dragon
  • Makino (One Piece)
  • Akagami no Shanks | Red-Haired Shanks
  • Dracule Mihawk
  • Buggy (One Piece)
  • Vinsmoke Sora
  • Vinsmoke Reiju
  • Shirohige | Whitebeard | Edward Newgate
  • Mentioned Shirohige | Whitebeard | Edward Newgate
  • Past Crocodile (One Piece)/Monkey D. Dragon
  • Sexual Content
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Implied/Referenced Sexual Assault
  • whitebeard sucks as Crocodile's dad
  • child birth
  • Trans Crocodile (One Piece)
  • Trans Male Character
  • Crocodile is Monkey D. Luffy's Parent
  • Parent Crocodile (One Piece)
  • Crocodad
  • it's trans week and I'm projecting
  • Birthing Complications
  • Implied/Referenced Abortion
  • mentioned he tries via self harm but it doesn't work
  • Monkey D. Luffy is a Ray of Sunshine
  • Soft Crocodile (One Piece)
  • Baby Monkey D. Luffy
  • It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better
  • Buggy is Non-Binary
  • Crocodile Needs a Hug
  • Crocodile has terrible self worth issues
  • makino is the nurse at the end
  • i couldn't tell you why though
  • Medical Inaccuracies
  • i know shit all about this
  • Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
  • Modern Era
  • Past Sexual Assault
  • Past Sexual Abuse
  • Forced Pregnancy
  • Implied/Referenced Domestic Violence
  • Postpartum Depression
  • fuck you
  • intersexes your mihawk
  • Intersex Dracule Mihawk
  • Soft Dracule Mihawk
  • Vaginal Fingering
  • but its not sexy
  • Friends With Benefits
  • Bathing/Washing
  • Nonbinary Buggy
  • make that a tag cowards
  • Non-Sexual Intimacy
  • Nudity
  • Autistic Dracule Mihawk
  • Miscarriage
  • Survivor Guilt
  • shanks to me is that standing man emoji🧍
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
  • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
  • Unreliable Narrator
  • Vaginal Sex
  • Explicit Sexual Content
  • Oral Sex

  Summary

  9 months and thirty-fucking-nine hours later, Crocodile's finally free from the last trace of Dragon. Luffy is born on the solstice; Sunshine breaks through the night.

   

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  Forced into a pregnancy he never wanted, Crocodile goes through labor bitter and alone, discovers fatherhood, and reflects on the trans experience.

  alt title was Labor of Love, based on Randy Travis's Christmas song. Give it a listen if you want to see what inspired me and feel the energy behind the fic.

  Series

  • Part 1 of a single mom who works two jobs, loves his kids and never stops

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  32,388

  Chapters:

  11/?

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