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[conquiistador]

‘ how’s my portrayal ‘ for Julie / @sabakunoo ,  since there was no way I could fit this in an actual ask. 

     ALRIGHT, let’s talk about Julie’s portrayal of Crocodile! ( because I haven’t written enough with you on your other muses so let’s go with Crocodile for now ). My FAVORITE thing is how Crocodile acts around Doflamingo. He treats him absoultely perfectly, without it being OOC. Because of how you made him have sort of a ‘transition’ between his different emotions, it never appeared to be rushed or you ‘ forcing ‘ him into a ship ( i see this a lot, with people wanting to play out their otps so they make their muse do weird stuff just to fall in love with the other part of the otp ). I find the whole dynamic between Crocodile and Doflamingo to be especially interesting given the backstory you’ve given Crocodile. So yeah, let’s talk about THAT! I absolutely love that backstory about his father being a Knight serving a King ( and that that was how Crocodile got his own title as ‘ sir ‘ ). This backstory adds another layer to Crocodile as a character which ( imo ) is missing from the canon. And, with regards to the interactions between Crocodile and Doflamingo, it definitely adds more ‘ drama ‘, because Crocodile has to deal with how he is now sort of becoming like his father, serving a King. Just the whole inner battle that Crocodile faces when around Doflamingo makes this ship so interesting to write, despite how Doflamingo is at pretty much a standstill in the relationship.

     Another thing I really enjoy about your portrayal is how you don’t force your muse into situations he wouldn’t be in. Like how you sometimes turn down people who want to interact with you, because you don’t see ‘ how ‘ they would interact. That is so IC! Because, let’s face it, there are plenty of people who Crocodile would have no reason to even talk to, so I think that not doing these interactions, in itself, is part of the portrayal. It makes it seem like it’s the muse who runs the show, and I love that.

     I also very much admire your HCs. I feel like some people give their muses really random HCs, and then that HC moves the portrayal away from canon. Meanwhile, your HCs fits perfectly with the canon ( basically it all could’ve been canon ). Like with it being Doflamingo who took Crocodile’s hand, and that whole thing with Ivankov. HCs that could be canon are my favorites.

     Of course, I have to mention that you also don’t hold your muse back. I see a lot of people going ‘ easy ‘ on other muses, but your Crocodile doesn’t do that, which is GREAT! Since, as we all know, Crocodile really looks down on weaklings, so why would he have mercy on them?

     I don’t think it’s possible to talk about someone’s portrayal without bringing up their writing style too. You write complex, well thought-out paragraphs, where you add plenty of Crocodile’s thoughts and emotions, so that we all get to appreciate what kind of trouble he’s gotten himself into. How you constantly write him weighing different options shows that inner battle that he’s constantly fighting. I think a portrayal that leaves out the muse’s thoughts becomes very blank. Another thing about your writing - I love how you add little gestures that Crocodile does. Like where his eyes move or the expression he’s making with his mouth. All of this is wrapped up in your overall writing, which is, I must say, one of my favorites in the One Piece fandom. You don’t do the whole purple prose thing ( I really dislike that sort of thing ). You choose words that fit with Crocodile’s character and the feelings he’s having in the paragraph you’re writing. Never too few words, so that it would seem shallow or like you haven’t put any effort into it. It always, always feels like you put WORK into writing, and reading your replies always gives me muse ( which is awesome, since my Doflamingo muse often struggles ).

     Then, I feel it would be pretty rude not to mention how you write NSFW threads. 8) Granted, I don’t read other people’s roleplays ( or, I read them very rarely ), but the NSFW threads that we’ve done, have been awesome. In the past, I’ve not really been a fan of writing that type of thing, but getting to write Doflamingo and Crocodile together has been a blast! Gotta love that sin, yeah? B) I just really love how different Crocodile is in the bedroom. Like they’ve established, he becomes a lot more ‘ honest ‘, and I think that fits his character perfectly.

     So YEAH, overall - your portrayal of Crocodile is top notch and one of my favorite portrayals of any character in this fandom. There literally isn’t a single thing I think you could/should be doing differently. It shows that you love your muse and that comes across in your writing, so it makes the experience even better. I am really thankful to get to write with you!