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More marine donquixote bros

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The heat in my apartment is allegedly controlled by a dial offering several levels of warm, but don't be fooled. There are only two temperatures. It's either "so hot I have to open the windows even when it's minus forty degrees outside" or "minus forty degrees inside."

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For the wish you would write prompt, the first things that came to mind were all ideas you’ve already floated, which is surely cheating! But I’d love to read about Ikkaku or another member joining the crew in a Cora lives au, or Cora bonding with one of the other Hearts because they both love romance novels! (Basically I just want crew interactions, you write them so well!)

I actually had the bones of a fic about Ikkaku joining the crew already started, and yet this took a week and a half to write. But I had a lot of fun with it, so thank you very much for your prompt!

If anyone would like to send in a prompt, I am still accepting them, although I will probably not be going through them too quickly.

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There's always one university student (and it's always a guy) carrying on the grand old Canadian tradition of wearing shorts in minus thirty degrees weather. Godspeed, you glorious fool.

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The Donquixote brothers Marine AU has been... Surprisingly popular? I've had a few comments asking if I'm planning on continuing it. And I'm feeling some trepidation because my personal belief that Rocinante would not willingly stay with the Marines in any timeline still holds. So if I continue it, the boys are not going to stay Marines forever and I'm not sure that's what people actually want.

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Today I discovered I can talk for an uninterrupted forty minutes about the assassination of Philip II of Macedon and answer questions about both the ancient source tradition and modern scholarship for another ten and I'm feeling pretty pleased with myself.

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I continue to rotate in my head the question of why Rocinante points his gun at Doflamingo, but does not shoot. The question, to clarify, is about both these actions. Why does he draw his gun; why doesn't he pull the trigger?

It's a really interesting bit of background characterization which is mostly overshadowed by Rocinante's speech and Law's panic. Rocinante draws his gun, and the members of the Donquixote crew react, but are stopped by Doflamingo. That's part of why I'm fascinated : Doflamingo lets Rocinante point a gun at him. Does he expect to be able to avoid a bullet? Does he think (correctly) that Roci won't shoot him?

Rocinante draws the gun, aims it, cocks it, but does not try to pull the trigger. Is it a bluff to make Doflamingo pay attention to him, and avoid any chance he might notice Law? Does he intend to shoot, but decide he's too likely to miss? Does he intend to shoot, and discover he can't bring himself to do it?

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Weekends in university are overrated. They're just an endless loop of "Man, why am I so tired? And grouchy? And why can't I focus on this essay? And why do I feel faintly nauseous-- I HAVEN'T EATEN IN SIX HOURS."

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in my documence. straight up “writing it”. and by “it”, haha, let’s justr say. Words certainly

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I MISSED THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY FOR FIRST BOUNTY???????

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If you're wondering why I've stopped posting my ask prompt fics all of a sudden: I am having a Week From Hell and don't have time to finish them. Fear not, I have not abandoned your prompts. They're just taking a nice vacation in my askbox for now.

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Congrats, team, we've saved Cora! He's okay now!

.........he's not dead now!

I'm feeling indecisive about a current oneshot so I'm throwing it out to you lot.

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I just want to say, I've been on a downward spiral reading all of your fics. As soon as I finish Someone out there loves you I'm going to slurp up all of the fics not connected to that series. Also, the Donquixote marines AU us is guuuuuuud ( I think i did comment on that one).

Thank you for providing me with hours and hours on end of good Rosi hurt and comfort 😭

Hurt me some more daddy. COUGH. I mean... thank you for your service.

😂 Thank you very much! I'm glad you've been enjoying them; it always makes my day to hear that people are reading through all my fics!

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I'm feeling indecisive about a current oneshot so I'm throwing it out to you lot.

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Why is it that only romantic relationships get soulmate AUs. That's some bullshit. Somebody should do something about that.

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ough the marines donquixote au intrigued me !! i am this 👀 rn

perhaps marines Doffy and Rosi teaming up in battle? or,

marine Doffy's thoughts regarding Rosi assigned with spy work !!

I didn't expect the marine AU to be so popular! I'm glad you liked it. I had fun with this one too, though I went a little to the left of the prompt-- "marine Doffy's thoughts regarding Rosi assigned with spy work. Hope you enjoy!