#// SDFGHJ FRIEND HELLO THANK YOU

[ferromagnetiic]

❝ happy birthday. captain kid, right? it’s nice to meet you! any friend of law’s is a friend of mine. ❞ 

　　oh no. rosinante, oh no. 

　however, the man’s smile was so genuine, and he appeared so unaware of any transgression that one could only hope kid would see him as nothing more than a middle-aged man who didn’t quite understand his son’s situation as well as he thought and allow him to walk away (at the very least) physically intact. if nothing else, ensuring law didn’t have an extra reason to give him shit somewhere down the line.

　plus, he has food! he hands over a wicker basket, heat still radiating from within. 

❝ turns out we’re both a big fan of the same dish, so i made some cabbage rolls for you. ❞

          【 KID'S BIRTHDAY 2024. 】 @code01746

          How the hell did one of Trafalgar's buddies end up wishing him a happy birthday? Needless to say, Kid is skeptical of the stranger; he hears the doctor's name, and is immediately wary of anyone associated with him.

     ❝ How'd ya find that out? ❞

His tone is confrontational, despite the sunny demeanor of the gift-giver. He can't imagine his fondness for cabbage rolls was something Law himself knew about, and his naturally distrustful nature has him questioning where his rivals are learning all these little secrets about him.

With all that being said, the cabbage rolls smell fucking delicious. Accepting food from the enemy is rarely a good idea, but the temptation to give in to impulse and take the chance is growing stronger with every second he's smelling that little hamper filled with freshly cooked vegetables and beef. He has his own doctor — a very good doctor at that — and he's inclined to believe that if these cabbage rolls were hypothetically spiked, she would possess enough medical training and expertise to be able to keep him alive.

...Screw it, he'll take the chance. Even if this is an attempt at murdering him, he's probably strong enough to power through it anyway. If he wasn't, that would be a damn stupid way to end his legacy.

He's then unwrapping the cloth protecting the gifted food, and drawing one of the little vegetable parcels towards his mouth. He nods, indicating towards the tall figure before him.

     ❝ Cheers. ❞

No offer to share, despite the fact that he told him this was also his favorite dish. It's a present, right? No point in giving it back to the sender.

The first bite doesn't disappoint. They're still warm, still soft without the cabbage being soggy or overcooked. Though he doesn't verbalize it, he's pleased. This is a damn good meal, and especially good for one that's free.

     ❝ Who're ya to him? ❞           His mouth is still inelegantly stuffed with food when he speaks, muffling him.      ❝ Trafalgar. ❞

Though he'll accept the birthday present, he still wonders exactly who it is he's dealing with. Can't have one of the Hearts being too friendly with him.

He does like his make up, though. Both the lipstick and the eyeliner are a good look.

[fabdante]

omgomgomg it's too hard to choose but

The One Were Kat Gets To Yell At Vergil (DmC)

The Mai/Jet dream captivated me (Atla/Mai and Jet)

these two immediately caught my attention!!

Also, +bonus wildcard because meta WIPs is genius why didn't I think of that!!!

Essay no one asked for on spiderverse and grief mostly because I'm obsessed with the black out kingpin causes

(you certainly know much more about this topic than i do but I'm curious regardless lmao)

hello my beloved friend!! thank you for sending this ask with so many wips this delights me dfghjk i will go through them one by one!! (link to the WIP game here!)

I'll try to keep the excerpts short since there's three of them even if I'm very excited about all three of these dfghjk

The One Where Kat Gets To Yell At Vergil (DmC)

Ok so this one is a rework of an old wip. It's not an edited version it's just like a whole new version because I liked the fic and wanted to do it again sdfghj. I love post game Verat, the emotions and drama are so high with those two.

I wanted to share a bit of the part that I started this fic for but I cut out the lines I specifically wrote it for mostly because I was trying to find a nice end point of the excerpt fghjk so here you go:

“I spent the last five years worried all I ever was to you was useful,” she says, “and then you stand there at the end of the world and you call me useful.” He’s taking up too much space to look at her like he does, small and sorry. Because he knows what he’s done is unforgivable. But he doesn’t waver, Vergil’s gaze always on her and unmoving. And Kat…Kat laughs. Bitter and miserable, fixated on one corner of the room before looking at him. Wild. Angry. Hurt. It almost makes him flinch, the weight of the accusations in her gaze. “I almost died for you,” she says. “I was ready to let myself get shot for your plan because I thought it was for the best. That’s what we all thought! People are dead for you that I cared about! That I knew and cared about and they’re just dead now.” He swallows. “But I didn’t die, I get to live and know that all of them fucking died so you could try and become god king. Because of course Vergil DiAngelo wants to be king. Freeing mankind isn’t enough for him!”

The Mai/Jet dream captivated me (ATLA/Mai and Jet)

So I had this dream like last year unprompted about Jet and Mai. I don't even remember the context anymore dfghjkl I can't recall if it was within a Zutara dream I was having or another dream I was having or if I'd dreamed up the whole plot? No idea, can't remember.

What I do know is it caused me to write this whole fan fic around the concept because I am in love with them this is a slept on dynamic I think sadfghjk here's an excerpt from the beginning which gives some backstory:

Mai think’s she handles the three random strange Earth Kingdom kids who bust through her bedroom door in ill-fitting work uniforms pretty well. She asks, expression unchanging, “and who are you supposed to be?” And the tallest, proudest, with a smug grin on his face and down turned brows takes a step closer, then two as he reveals a knife. Mai immediately considers four separate ways she can disarm him, and does not move her eyes from him. He says to her, “we’re the Freedom Fighters, and we’re here to kidnap you.” “Oh thank Agni.” It’s…clearly not the response they expected.

Essay no one asked for on spiderverse and grief mostly because i'm obsessed with the black out kingpin causes

I'm OBSESSED with Kingpins design from Spiderverse like it's just SO SMART ok like its BRILLIANT like I love grief narratives we know that we know that on fabdante.tumblr.com we love a grief narrative and my favorite thing about Spiderverse is this focus on the Spiderman story as a grief narrative which it always has been but sometimes that grief narrative can get a bit lost where as in Spiderverse it's sort of the center of it the center of it is grief and the pain of that grief and what we do with that grief.

This essay was one I was going to kind of ignore for a while, ngl, but then I saw someone read Miguels whole thing from the second movie as like capitalist? Which I mean who am I to argue how one reads the story, if that's how you read the story then I fully support ones right to read Spiderverse as a narrative on capitalism like I mean that's a fair read.

However it refilled my interest in analyzing Spiderverse as a grief narrative asdfghj because look I love a grief narrative I love a grief narrative and Spiderverse is such a good grief narrative. Here's an excerpt (also apologies it's the least polished thing here because I mostly started it to get out these thoughts dfghjk):

Every time Spiderverse Kingpin enters the frame we are consumed by him. Now, this is typical of his character design across media. But in Spiderverse, this is amplified by the choice to dress him in black. He not only takes up large portions of the screen or even all of it at times, you cannot see past him. He’s even lost in the black, a small head and hands and peaks of the white of his shirt just surrounded by the blackness of his suit. He’s dressed for a funeral. Formal, black clothes, black tie, clean and pressed. And this is what’s so brilliant about it because every time we see Kingpin, we are not only seeing him but we are confronted by his grief. We are forced to see it. And he exists within it, drowns within it, is consumed by it.

I really need to get back to this essay I feel very strongly about Kingpins design in Spiderverse and Spiderverse as a grief narrative dfghjkl

Thank you again my friend I hope you enjoy these!!

[sparksnevadas]

Hi hello beloved mutual - I just finished reading all of GIHASM and. ITS SO GOOD???? HELLO???? HOW DID YOU DO THIS TO ME I HATE SUPERHERO STORIES??????????????? I CONSUMED ALL OF IT IN A LIKE, 3 HOUR SITTING WHILE SCREAMING AT MY FRIEND WHO HAD ALSO READ GIHASM AND WAS JUST WAITING FOR ME TO READ IT

A collection of my screaming for you underneath the read more bc spoilers

HELLO!!!

oh my gosh this is hilarious i love it i love it!! and woah, does gihasm take 3 hours to read now? that's awesome!!! that's like a movie's worth of reading!!! (also how did your foot end up on the back of your chair---)

Im really happy youre enjoying the fic and im sitting here giggling at your little compilation of reactions, especially the very first "theres something about scar giving himself dramatic lighting" he's such a little fool i love him,,, and the constant little "i am going to rip that mask off that pathetic tall man right now" energy, aaah i love it

Also i tend to enjoy some superhero fics but ive only read a few because they became quite a popular trope in the dsmp fandom that i got a little tired of it.. (no diss to the writers, it just got to be A lot). I just liked emphasizing the parts i liked and then character development!! so im oddly touched that you enjoyed it, especially considering i hate writing action scenes lol

(i also love the little "i cant take out the author they are a beloved mutual" and then starting this message with "Hello Beloved Mutual" like SDFGHJ you had a mini story arc off screen)

thank you so much for the compilation of reactions, im holding it in my hands very happily!!! <3 I hope youre having a wonderful day/night/timezone, Belle Stitchthesewords!!

[dubbl-denim]

41 43 96 also do youre essay >:)

I JUST SAID ON THE TAGS OF THE LAST ONE “THIS IS A METAPHOR FOR ME NOT DOING MY ESSAY” PLEASE GET OUT OF MY BRAIN ASFGHJ

also hello dyke thank you for sending x

41. What fundamentally matters to you?

firstly. it is so funny that im doing an english degree and i had to google the word fundamental bc i got nervous that i forgot the meaning (but i didnt <3!!!)

secondly. MY FRIENDS (thats you!), my cats, walking around n listening to music, creating :-)

43. Do you create art? How do you define art?

i write n i crochet so yes !!!! i define art as making something that means something for exmaple i crocheted a frog which means.. i have a crocheted frog now 

96. Is your perception of yourself similar or the same to how others perceive you?

sdfghj no not always but like. that is a good thing !

[vankoya]

okay ivory, hello a new anon here. i love you and your writing so much! you’re so talented and i love all of your works so much, there’s some which have literally made me laugh so hard i can’t skdnskns thank you for existing and being the friendliest friend i’ve ever seen on tumblr, all the love!

It always makes me smile when I hear that my writing makes you guys laugh, because nobody tends to get my sense of humour sdfghj. Welcome, new anon, and thank you very, very much for reading my pieces!! ♡♡♡

[flawlesskorra]

Hello! I’m not sure if I’m going to make sense here but - last year, I feel like everything I wanted happened like, I met about 8 of my faves, had these experiences with some amazing friends and went on 2 trips which I’ve wanted to go for a while. It was such a great yr but there were also crappy times and things that happened/ people involved and things I did which were like not what I wanted or planned + like, I don’t want those things to ruin the good ones, y’know? Idk if I’m making sense

Hiiiiiii! Sorry I know this was sent into almost about a week ago, but I didn't have the time to properly sit down and reply yet, I was not ignoring this message!

I tried answering this with the best of my abilites, some may not make sense and I wrote a lot I know, just a lot of things came to mind I wanted to say...and you were pretty vague with what you said so I didn’t want to assume anything. sdfghj

Sooooo, from what I can tell it sounds like you had a really good time (mostly). I'm happy for you 　´∀｀ !! What trips did you go to?                                            You are making sense, and to be honest I am always on the Motto that you shouldn't let a bad thing ruin a good memory. But also, that it all kind of is part of life, bad things happen, good things happen. It (usually) always balances itself out. There often is not really much to stop it from happening. Sometimes when I am feeling very low - I like to believe that one day... even if just for a while things will be okay - I will have pancakes on a sunday and walk in the sunshine and feel good. Or I will have made it out of _______ and will feel so proud of myself, etcccc It *personally* gives me hope. 

If at all, the bad times make me appreciate and love the good things even more.  I’ve had a loooooooooot of awful friends and lots of bad experiences with them - but now it makes me even more happier when I am around certain people whose Energy and Spirits are just so...unproblematic and uplifitng.... making new and better memories with some of them feels like such a good fresh of breath air. I’ve also suffered a lot of death/loss in my Life, so now with the Family I have left (and found again and others in my life) I try to love every minute of it and it makes me so happy and grateful for what I have - even when we have a lot of shitty times. 

I once went through a VERY shitty situation with some....group of people.... it was really really bad and while I also believe that some part was my fault cause I was so naive and didn’t think ahead -  it was pretty much them who actually were the issue of the Problem. However - I don’t exactly want to say I’m thankful...but that experience really shaped me....it helped me stop caring so much what people think of me cause they will just do what they want anyway. It also helped me become more self confident and self assured. I will never forget it and it still gives me anxiety and I panic every now and then... I am really lucky because instead of just letting it happen and bring me down - I chose to....use it to my advantage? if that is how you can describe it? Even now... I don’t hate any of those people..

(I am NOT saying everything happens for a Reason. I HATE that saying so so much and don’t agree with it. If it helps you *personally* cope or help believe -  then that is good for you. But I never think that should be just said to anyone without giving it any thought what that person is going through. )

However I also don't think that you should forget the bad things, depending what they are - they are good lessons and reminders. Reminders what to maybe avoid in the future, what was a good Idea or a bad Idea. Maybe to trust your Instincts more or think a bit more ahead. (Something I can never follow, my stubborn and impatient ass    ◕ ‿ ◕)) 

Depending on what happened/what the crappy things were - I think it is always good to reflect on them. What exactly happened? What kind of people got involved? Are those people you really want to associate with? Did they make you uncomfortable? What do you think is a good addition and makes you a better person or help you be the person you want to be? 

I think you can always learn out of your experiences ESPECIALLY the shitty ones. The Past is a good Teacher. However you shouldn’t get hung up on it (again depending what it was - some things will be...hard to forget)    

(All of what I wrote depends on what exactly your crappy things were, you didn’t really give too much Detail so I tried to be as inclusive of that as possible - I hope this helped in some way and could be applied maybe D:)

If this didn’t help, or you ever feel like talking about what happened and explain more or need any help /whatsoever/

----  feel free to message me. I never turn Anon off and always try to keep an open mind.