#🦩 ❝ The Stranger ❞ ▻ ooc

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Number six is my number.

Today, November 6th, I went to take a written exam and have an interview for a position as a researcher on a project at my uni. I received the results and scored a whooping 95/100 points, making me the top candidate they will take on the project. I had a good feeling in the morning regarding it, and an even better after it was all done. This is why I was gone for a long time, to finish my Master thesis, defend it, finish my last exams and apply and prepare for this job.

Hard work paid off, and I will likely start working this December. I will get the opportunity to enjoy a book fair next week, treat myself and write some too.

December 6th, though, is another wonderful date as Wind and Truth gets published. Moral of the story, 6 is my number. 666 is Doffy's. Hope to spend more time here now that I can finally breathe again.

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Rewatching Durarara!! and being reminded a) why I LOVE this anime, b) that I have a specific type of characters I choose as my favourite and c) why I love Orihara Izaya 😌

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you ship viola and Doflamingo??!!

How!? They are toxic how you can ship them?

and viola never love him.

| Let's not confuse ourselves here, dear anon, ANY relationship with Doflamingo is toxic. His relationship with his Family is toxic, his relationship with his brother is toxic, his relationship with Law is toxic, his relationship with Caesar is toxic, and his relationship with Viola is toxic. Doflamingo is a toxic person.

Now, Doflamingo and Viola are one of the very few canon relationships in One Piece overall, and I try to write my Doflamingo as canonically as I can. Oda himself confirmed it, hinted it was a passionate story for adult audience and had shared it only with his editor in full. How people end up interpreting his words is up to each individual, and how that will be portrayed in a muse depends on the writer themselves. I am sure other Doflamingo writers have their own interpretations of their relationship that aren't the same as mine. That is more than fine, just as some of the other relationships my Doflamingo has aren't remotely similar to those written by others. Same stands for other Viola writers and my roleplaying partner.

As to how I can ship them, precisely because it's a toxic relationship. I am not interested in sunshine and roses dynamics, and those are impossible to have with someone like Doflamingo. I am interested in complexity of human emotions, and most of the time — people are complicated. I enjoy writing about the gray area where right and wrong, love and hate are blurry. It makes for a fantastic story. I am sure you've seen shows or read books where the main relationship was a toxic one. Doesn't mean it made you jump into one yourself.

To top it all off, my writing partner and I are adults. We're more than aware of the toxicity of the ship. We're not writing it to excuse toxic behaviour or promote it. We're doing a study through our muses, if you will. In these three years that I have this blog, all my roleplaying partners were more than aware of this and no one was bothered (again, because they all are adults and can differentiate between real people and fictional ones).

Hope this clears things up for you!

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I don't deserve to be spoiled like this. What a beautiful day. An ancient mummy himself comes back to life, it seems it might rain here today — finally. Life is good.

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Sosuke Aizen has no right looking as good as he does in the latest Bleach episode.

HE HAS NO RIGHT.

Is it a surprise that my favourite Bleach character is another villain? No, of course not.

BUT MY GOD AIZEN IN THIS EPISODE.

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Your blog is so pretty!

Awww, thank you so much! I assume you're referring to the website I made (I'm going off on the timing of your ask) and I'm really happy how it turned out too! Took some time but it was all worth it!

If you just like the general aesthetic of the blog, then again, thank you!

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PSA

Tiny life update, as I'm sure you're all aware of my dropping off the face of the planet. Several times.

I won't get into too much detail, but the next few upcoming months are a literal rebirth for me. I'm quitting the job I have and am changing my career path ( that's scary but also very exciting ). I have many projects in mind for October and upcoming months and I can't even put in words how much that makes me happy. Overall, life is really good, and with the new changes ( and the career specifically ), I'll be able to pour all of my energy and creativity into things I've always wanted to do. Such a change will surely reflect on my writing creativity as well, which is another thing I'm excited about. So, October will be a great month, a Doffy month. I want to thank you all for patience, a certain few for constant support over the last year, and am happy to know I'll be able to reach out to people much more over this hobby we all love now that my life is taking a turn for the better.

Just wanted to share the good news with all before sleep. Stay amazing peeps, and I ( read Doffy ) will be a menace once more soon enough :D

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have u ever think to ask AI to draw doffy and viola together?

Short answer: no.

Long answer: I will assume this comes from genuine curiosity and/or frustration that there isn't too much art of Doffy and Viola as a ship. If so, I understand the wish to see more art of them together, but have never experienced the frustration by the lack of it. In my opinion, there are two ways to go about it:

Commissioning an artist to draw the ship and paying for their services.

Learning to draw and doing it yourself.

AI (overused term as it's not actual artificial intelligence, but I digress) is a very controversial topic, but as someone who is working on machine learning models myself, I am more than aware what goes on with it. I can't change your personal opinion on it, dear anon, but I'll try to make my case as to why I'm against it and its use, and hopefully discourage you from doing it yourself.

Firstly, machine learning models demand training sets. In the case of generative adversarial networks or GANs, their primary training sets consist of images. Thousands upon thousands of images.

Where are these images from? Artists; their art posted on the internet. Their depictions of art, personal interpretations, redrawings, original characters, art of favourite characters, nature, commissions for others, photos, etc.

Is permission to use these images ever sought from them? No. Images are stored into datasets on big servers with no questions asked whatsoever and the models are trained on them. Same as when you google something and save the picture to your personal computer. By all means, that is already copyright infringement if you don't have permission from the artist to download their work. Just because it's online, doesn't imply you're meant to take it. You wouldn't take fruit from a fruit stand before paying for it, right? Hopefully.

The problem with art generative models like Midjourney, DALL-E and others is the fact they're trained on illegally obtained artwork, and they're making profit off of it (we can debate back and forth on the costs of keeping the servers running, whether it would be better if they were free for use, etc, etc, but let's not go down that rabbit hole — still no). Each one demands a subscription for you to use their services. Sure, the art they generate is very fast and it is good, but it lacks character. There's a reason why we can tell something is "AI generated" or not.

Secondly, I respect the craft. Being an artist means constant improvement, no matter if you're a professional or a hobbyist. It requires hours upon hours of practice, be it self-taught or through education. It requires time, money, patience and a strong will to continue pursuing it. It's blood, sweat and tears, just like other artistic crafts. Not to mention how soulful art is when done by a human being. An art style (while people can try and copy it) is something unique. It's an expression of an individual human being, and their art – no matter what the subject is, is something you get to see once in a lifetime. It's a collection of thoughts, emotions and ideas brought to life through dedicated effort over time. It mustn't be devalued just because computers can generate something faster.

I can go on and on about this, in all honesty, but I'll stop myself here. Again, your actions are your own and I can't tell you what to do and what not to do. I'd always opt for commissioning an artist whose style I like. I'm guaranteed to get a unique, never seen before piece of art that I know I'll love. If I were in no position to pay someone, then I'd get to it and start drawing myself. There's tons of tutorials on how to learn to draw from people who have spent years perfecting their art. There are plenty of tips around so you don't make all the mistakes they did. There are whole communities out there to help you out to improve. Not all shortcuts in life should be pursued.

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World needs more than a single Lamy.

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The content in question:

I guess when you end up in Impel Down your jolly roger does become a violation. Or maybe it always has been, but he pulled some strings so he can post it LMAO

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I absolutely must join the train and see the results of this. You see, it's of utmost importance now.

RULES : choose 4 of your favorite characters from 4 pieces of media as options and let your Tumblr pals decide which one most suits your vibe.

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The thing that lives rent free in my head is Doflamingo’s ego and view over everyone else.

Oh, and demon au for which I have replies in my brain and suffer in the physical domain to put those words down.

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GET TO KNOW THE MUN.

what’s your phone wallpaper : default samsung galaxy wallpaper. Apart from social media and a few games, my phone really doesn’t contain much of my interests or private life. I rarely take pictures with it too lol last song you listened to : Highway to Hell - AC/DC currently reading : Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay. I can’t find time to finish it properly, but after that one, I’m tackling The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon. last movie : in all honesty, it’s been a while since I’ve seen any movie. last show : Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season - Kanketsu-hen. I’m still watching it. what are you wearing right now : greyish T-shirt and black sweatpants. piercings / tattoos? : none. glasses ? contacts? : neither. I did wear glasses a few years back but I’ve had eye surgery and thankfully (knocks on wood), they’ve been fine ever since. last thing you ate? : Greek yogurt with strawberries. favorite color(s) : pink, red, blue, green, gold, black. I like all of them tbh. current obsession : Doflamingo and his relationships. Also Honkai Star Rail. do you have a crush right now? : nope. favorite fictional character : Donquixote Doflamingo. He will always be my favourite character. Other great characters that I love and adore: Gilgamesh, Johan Liebert (Monster), Askeladd (Vinland Saga), Orihara Izaya (Durarara!!), Killua Zoldyck (Hunter x Hunter), Chrollo Lucilfer (Hunter x Hunter) , Sinbad (Magi), Erwin Smith (SnK), Sosuke Aizen (Bleach), Dazai Osamu (Bungou Stray Dogs), Gojo Satoru (Jujutsu Kaisen), Thorfinn (Vinland Saga), Makishima Shogo (Psycho Pass), Seto Kaiba (Yu-Gi-Oh!), Reborn (Katekyo Hitman Reborn), Law (One Piece), and there are many, many more...

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Doflamingo has his own font. So does Rosinante, so does Mihawk, Kyros and Vinsmokes. Just look at this.

If anyone wants to get these and support the creator, here’s the link: https://creativemarket.com/Corazonestudio

This popped up when searching for Doffy images for my phone wallpaper, and clearly, the universe wanted me to witness this. These are just amazing. If anyone else knew about this and didn’t tell me, may the mercy of my DoflaminGOD be on you 😌

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When he does wake up, Doffy wakes up for tumblr because of either:

1. Viola 2. Devil AU 3. Torturing someone

He’s woken up.

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who are you ?

( I don’t have an icon for myself so have Valentino instead <3 )

NAME: Nabi

STAR SIGN: Scorpio

HEIGHT: 175cm | 5′9ft

MIDDLE NAME: Don’t have one!

PUT YOUR SPOTIFY ON SHUFFLE. FIRST 6 SONGS?

Killing Butterflies by  Lewis Blissett

My Heroine by The Maine

Change by Deftones

Maniac by Stray Kids

Still D.R.E. by Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg

Go Down Deh by Spice, Sean Paul, Shaggy

EVER HAD A POEM / SONG WRITTEN ABOUT YOU? Yes!

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU PLAYED AIR GUITAR? Back in high school during a class with my professor LMAO.

WHAT’S A SOUND YOU HATE & A SOUND YOU LOVE? I hate the sound of munching on food with open mouth, it just drives me insane. I love a lot of sounds though, rain, ocean, birds chirping, cats purring, sound of someone’s voice (not all voices but most ngl), fireplace crackling, etc.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN GHOSTS? Nope!

HOW ABOUT ALIENS? Life on other planets, yes, but not in the stereotypical “alien” way as seen in shows.

DO YOU DRIVE? I do. Not the biggest fan of city traffic but countryside rides are oftentimes relaxing.

IF SO, HAVE YOU EVER CRASHED? No, thankfully. I had a dude crash into my car on a parking lot when he was going out of his spot, but I was in a store when that happened.

WHAT WAS THE LAST BOOK YOU READ? Ken Follett’s Fall of Giants. I enjoyed it a lot.

DO YOU LIKE THE SMELL OF GASOLINE? Yes.

WHAT WAS THE LAST MOVIE YOU SAW? Not a movie (because I can’t think of the last movie), but the last show I’ve watched was Pam & Tommy. Enjoyed it a lot.

WHAT’S THE WORST INJURY YOU’VE EVER HAD? I’ve been lucky to keep my bones intact so nothing severe comes to mind.

DO YOU HAVE ANY OBSESSIONS RIGHT NOW? The twins, my mother’s puppy, Apex Legends, dancing but the last one is a permanent obsession.

DO YOU TEND TO HOLD GRUDGES? Not really. If I came to a point to cut off someone from my life, they’re permanently erased from it. I won’t waste my braincells by thinking of them. Same applies to arguments with friends, I let go of whatever it was we fought about. Mostly because the things we fight about aren’t that big in the first place.

IN A RELATIONSHIP? No.

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