#[ hachi my beloved.....

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You've Maid My Day

Cactus/Rose, allergies, M/M, ~1.5k

After a long week of work, Cactus has a surprise for Rose.

“Rose, check it out! Tada!!”

Stood proudly in front of his work, a currently dress-clad Cactus motioned at the completely clean living room. Sweat was dripping down his forehead from the effort, though he did not care in the slightest. 

“What- what is this, Cactus? Did you do the spring cleaning?” Rose stared on in awe, hanging up his coat quickly and jogging into the flat proper.

Cactus laughed, a wide and sharp grin gracing his features, “Sure did! Weather was nice, you were at work, I had the day off… The perfect storm!”

Rose was stunned, unable to stop staring at his boyfriend’s handiwork.

“You did all of it…? You didn’t have to do that! I could have helped!”

The shorter man shook his head with a smirk.

“I only got the one maid dress.”

The florist finally paid full attention to Cactus, taking in his figure. He wasn’t sure whether to blush, laugh, or both. It fit him surprisingly well! Showed off his legs, his arms, and the cute patches of vitiligo on them that he didn’t often get to see. Ooh, his neck, too, if he peeked past the frilly choker.

“I suppose you’re not wrong.” He smiled, leaning in and giving him a soft kiss, lips barely grazing, “But to do all this by yourself… You do too much for me. You’re adorable.”

“H-Hehe… You have no idea how much of a pain-in-the-ass it was! I mean, it was my own fault, check out what I used!” Cactus giggled, pulling out from behind him his chosen instrument, wielding it with the pride of a kid who just found a big stick.

An almost cartoonish feather duster. Rose’s nose scrunched up just seeing it. He did the whole place with that? God- he could see the dust clouding off it with each movement.

“W-Why?” He sniffed reflexively, regretting his action immediately as the itch in his nose started to blossom, “Why not use a… I don’t know, a damp cloth? A regular duster?” Oh god, his eyes were starting to itch.

“Huh? I mean, this is like… It’s the image, y’know? Even if nobody was here ta see it, I gotta commit. It’s pretty cute, right?” 

Rose snorted, his laughter only serving to make him breathe in more irritants, “Oh my god, you… Haha! That’s typical of you, I suppose I shouldn’t expect anything elhhh-!”

Cactus blinked. He broke out of his excited haze and paid attention to how Rose was looking. That hitch sounded needy, almost desperate. His eyes were starting to look glassy and twitchy, and irritated tears began swelling. His nose looked just as tickly as Rose hitched, and hitched, and… Stopped. Why did he stop? Wouldn’t it feel better to let himself sneeze?

‘I can’t… Not while he’s watching me like that… He worked so hard, and for what? For me to have a stupid bloody allergy attack?’

“You okay? You look itchy, did something happen? Don’t tell me you walked home through the dog park again…”

“Nn… Nuh… No… Not today…” Rose scrubbed at his nose, a harsh sniff accompanying the motion. He realised belatedly that he could have lied, and pinned the blame on literally anything but the soft, fluffy, and dust-filled instrument in his boyfriend’s hand.

Cactus stood on tiptoes and leaned in closer, a large hand cupping Rose’s cheek and their foreheads touching, “Comin’ down with another cold?” 

Shaking his head in a way that didn’t convince Cactus at all, Rose pulled away from him in panic. 

“I’m f-fi-ii-HHhtSH!! IhtSHH! t’shhHiiiu!! Hhah-eh-… Aahe-ttShHiew!! Pt’sshuu-iis-sshiew!! Gghwaah… I’b fide.”

“Yuh huh, yeah, ‘fide’ indeed.” Cactus placed his hands on his hips, the offending item shaking out more dust at being disturbed. 

“Just… Sobethi’g id the air.” Rose sniffled again, annoyed at his body for reacting so quickly to the dust and making a mess of himself. God. Cactus could do so much better than him. He’s so handsome. So manly. So cute. Domestic househusband. Soft and cuddleable. Stupid. Perfect. 

While Rose’s thoughts ran away with him, Cactus looked on in confusion. He was staring again, with that dumb gay smile on his face. Cac never quite understood what Rose saw in him, but it definitely wasn’t what *he* saw in the mirror. Well, he wouldn’t complain! If Rose saw something he liked, who was he to deny that? Cactus decided to do something about Rose’s current predicament, since the florist was distracted. He lifted the feather duster to his boyfriend’s face and waved it gently under his freckled nose, watching the soft barbs brush pinkened nostrils and dust waft up in plumes.

“G-Ggh-aagh!! C-Cactus, what are you doing?!” Rose smashed a cupped hand over his nose, though it was far too late. 

“I’m helpin’. You looked real tickly.”

“H-Helping? It’s that thing that’s made this happen in the first place!!” He shrieked, “Ah- oops.” 

Rose turned beet red, a second hand coming up to cover a cheek. He didn’t mean to snap, nor did he mean to admit the course of his nasal troubles. He just… He got so embarrassed when sneezing in front of him.

Cactus gave him a smirk, pulling the feather duster away.

“Ohhh, I get it. I forget that you’re allergic to dust sometimes. Hah, my bad! You know, though? It’s pretty cute. Your face under here…” He pulled at Rose’s hands, prying them from his face to reveal a running, twitchy nose, “Your expression is way adorable. Hehe, you gotta sneeze real bad, dontcha? Remember what I taught you?”

‘Remember? Remember? What you taught me is engraved in my mind and will never leave, thank you very much!’ Rose could still hardly believe what Cactus had done for him – he’d induced using a pointed tissue right in front of him, just to prove a point about how ‘hard’ a sneeze should be! How did he learn that?! Rose’d nearly died on the spot, fairly sure steam literally rose from his head from how much he was blushing at the time.

That, and now this? Cactus had never said it outright, and he wouldn’t be able to pull an admission from Rose’s dead corpse, but… Surely, this meant something? He knew about his… Affinity? This isn’t the sort of thing a normal person would do for another normal person.

Though, that does assume that they’re both normal.

“C-Cactus, let go. Let me… Let…” Rose struggled, “I h-have to…”

“Then do it.”

Rose’s cheeks burned hot in embarrassment, what made Cac think he could just sneeze? Let them out? On him?!

“N-no, I… I can’t just- i-iih- h-haa-aah-!!” 

“C’moooon, you can do it. I believe in you,” The shorter man didn’t let his hands go, pulling closer while teasing him, “So… You understand what to do, mmm? Take a deep breath in, let your allergies overtake you, let it fill you… All that dust I swept up is bothering you, so it’s time to get it all out.” 

Rose’s eye was twitching, nose scrunching. Even the clear mess dripping down his philtrum was torturing him, and Cactus just. Wouldn’t. Move.

He let out a strangled whimper, allergic tears making his vision swim. It wasn’t long before the intense tickle forced his eyes closed, and the tears fell down his cheeks.

“I… I… Ah–… H-hah… Hhih– C-Caaaac, m-move… I’m g-going… To…”

“Not movin’.” 

Stubborn arse.

“Hh– Iigh– n-no… I… IIghHTt-!! GgsSHh! GGshTTt!!” the attempted stifles sounded pathetic, honestly, even to himself. He heard Cactus laughing; a soft chuckle, and one that made Rose’s cheeks burn bright red.

“Bless you, baby. Come on, I know you got more in ya. You can do it. You don’t gotta hold back just for lil’ old me.”

“Hh-hhaAAah..!! Oh my god, Cac, you’re e-evil…!” Rose whined, glasses even steaming up from how embarrassed he was, “...Nnn… this is… torture.” 

The red-haired man groaned, rolling his eyes. “Your ‘help’ so far h-hhaahs been a touch dubious, to put it lightly. Nngh- I must be positively repulsive right now… Hh-hhaAH!! hHg-GGshHTtchew!! HhagTSHHh!! TTshh-Iishh-SShhiiuu! Hh-iggSSHh! Haah-aasHHEW!! Ghhwaaah, oh my godddd… hhpTtshUu!!”

Cactus grinned, looking up devilishly. He leaned slightly closer, a playful lilt in his voice, “What, need more help?”

He was a mess. And Cactus was still holding onto him, a slightly softer smile on his face now.

“Bless you. See? Much easier when you let them out.” the blond let his boyfriend go, rummaged in his nearby hoodie’s pocket for a light purple handkerchief, and pressed it into Rose’s palm.

“You…” the cloth was gratefully taken, then used to blow his nose and clean himself up, “I don’t understand you sometimes. You’re… you’re absurd.”

“Yeah, ‘spected as much. Uh, by the way…”

“Ah, but ya love me.”

“That I do, dear.” Rose performatively raised the hand still clutching the handkerchief, “I’ll need to keep using this for the rest of the night, you know.”

“Mm?”

“How do you clean a feather duster?”

“Wh– t-take it outside!!!”

[t-u-i-t-c]

Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger

Iroki's Rebellion

[knifesycthe]

[mcwoomy]

from the earth i rise and to the earth i one day will return

so how about those coroika side order teases huh

[binksbrew]

On the topic of hachi though and bc i was infodumping to a friend ab it earlier its stl absolutely wild to me they just obliterated him from the live action considering his importance in the plot in sabaody and fishman island in relations to nami but also the whole Everything banned from the plot for his whimsical swag fr

[tumbleweeddesktop]

...I am going to chew glass and drink paint god bless the nebula

[ewdrops]

♡ ♡ ♡

[cosmicrhetoric]

literally yaay opla little garden confirmed <333 now that ive seen the series finding out who/what they're gonna cut from the anime is so fascinating to me. like yay Mr. 3 but considering the lack of jango last season i could see them cutting the guy with the explosive boogers for time. i do think that everyone on the whole planet is like 🔎🔎🔎 zoomed in LOCKED tf in for even the slightest mention of the shockingly universally beloved character of all time BON CLAY rn though

[mushroomjar]

I LOVE THE THEME!!!

THANK YOU THIS SONG SCRATCHES AN ITCH IN MY BRAIN AND I JUST KNEW MY BLOG HAD TO REFLECT THAT FOR HALLOWEEN

[bingus35]

Hachi’s old songs speak to my soul. The eerie dissonance, his strange crude art style, the way everything looks so jittery and alien and frightening. Like bro how the fuck does someone depict this level of mental anguish and loneliness and emptiness………

[theothervonkarmagirl]

“So my mom made Mr. Rengoku take me home every night after she found out demons existed, and it’s been the strangest experience of my entire life.”

“Every time I buy a train bento for Hachi, Mr. Rengoku buys about 10 and eats all of them. And when we get to the Foreigners’ District he says hello to everyone we see, even if they can’t understand him...it’s polite, but, does he feel any embarrassment?”

[mushroomjar]

[Image Description: A digital drawing of Nana and Hachi from Nana standing next to each other. Nana's at the left of the image, taking a step forward, smoking, her right hand on her chest and her left hand seemingly reaching for Hachi's arm. She's wearing a black dress, black fishnet leggings, black boots, a black heart choker, and a long red Vivienne Westwood coat with a black heart on it. Hachi stands to the right, smiling and winking, her hands on her hips and lifting her right leg from the ground. She wears a pink top, pink puffed sleeves, a pink puffy skirt, grey socks, black shoes, a red necklace and white heart-shaped earrings. The background is white. End Image Description]

valentine🍓🖤

[t-u-i-t-c]

🐝🐝🐝

[viridian-vulpes]

My absolute favorite oc ever. And it’s not even close.

[ale707]

HAPPY BDAY TO MY BELOVED HACHI🥹🌸🌷🩷

[kaybkay8]

Watching live action One Piece is such a juxtaposition. On the one hand Usopp breaking down and crying please believe me to Kaya is really important in the og... but I enjoyed the syrup village so much more in the live-action having marines not believe him and the calmer confrontation with Kaya

At the same time the betrayal felt worse in the anime, but Kayas growth was more interesting in the live action. Having Nami and Kaya interactions was so interesting... but it kind of minimized usopp and kayas bond, which is so instrumental to his character. Them canonizing Usopp x Kaya was great.

Obviously they couldn't improve the perfection of Arlong park, but Nami was on point it hits so hard when its revealed why shes working for Arlong...but Arlong wasn't nearly devious enough. I genuinely hate anime Arlong in the deepest recesses of my heart. LA Arlong, well he served his purpose, i think he was a good villain, the hatred isn't there though.

Obviously the first 2 episodes were peak, romance dawn trio are perfection. But they left out Hachi!! The most important Arlong henchman!!.

Having so much Coby was...an interesting choice.

It was kind of sad Sanjis arc was changed so much... but I absolutely loved it. The backstory was obviously amazing, and fishmen attacking baratie really showcased just how deadly of a threat they were in this saga. It also tied the episodes together really well. But I did not like the idea Sanji wasn't allowed to cook. He's the freaking number 2 guy of the restaurant. Zeff would never have just not let him cook!! He's a freaking cooking genius!!

I missed the Nami stabbing her hand scene. Her convincing Arlong to throw luffy in the water instead of killing him just wasn't as cool. But luffys reaction though...oh boy was that amazing.

Having Nami react to Zoros injury and fight was really cool, but I didn't love her getting angry at luffy and blaming him. Nami doesn't really blame people in serious situations.

Conclusion. I love the live action, but I think it's best to think of it as... more of like remake. After watching it over and really diving in to my initial reaction, I think I was relating it to much to the original. In my head I was differed them, but One Piece is so close to my heart, that I wasn't able to completely separate them.

This is ever after. A really great story based off one of the most impactful stories to be written. Just as ever after showcased cinderella but became its own thing that is beloved, so to has the live action of One Piece

Unless they do romance between crew members before the absolute end of the show, then I take everything back.