#Coby: Aw thank you

[charkyzombicorn]

Sun's personality au Nika loves Coby.

Coby learns that there is a literal demon in Luffy's head and isn't even surprised. He does want to meet said demon tho because he's never met one before and it could be interesting

Nika thinks Coby is adorable and Luffy knows this, so he let's it talk to Coby. It likes hearing abt Coby's adventures, but it also thinks Coby is harmless

Coby shows up one day with armament haki and Nika couldn't be prouder

[juiles]

All to well

Plot: idk. have fun!

Type: angst and fluff

Warnings: i am in no way saying that this is how all autistic people are!! This fic is based off my PERSONAL experience with autism and sensory overload. Please remember this as you read!!

Masterlist here!

Request here!

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Being autistic has drawbacks for a normal person, but for an actress in Marvel movies, it was tough. I’m proud of who I am but I didn’t want the pitying looks, the comments or being stuck as only getting the “autistic” role so for my own sake, I’m not super open about it.

My parents are ashamed of it so they never told anyone and I was forced to mask anytime I was around anyone. Not even Scar knew, and she was my best friend, almost a mother figure to me. I didn’t want her to think any different of me. She’s known me since i was 7 and played her on screen adopted daughter in Iron Man 2.

We’re filming Endgame right now. I’m on my way to set with Scarlett. Today has been a rough day for me so far as my parents woke me up by screaming at me which then caused me to struggle in keeping my mask up. Scar picked me up and I’m already exhausted, I’ve caught myself stimming a few times and quickly stopped it.

When we pulled into the parking lot, i grabbed my bag and walked with her through set to our trailers where we left our stuff and we’re immediately shuffled to makeup and costumes.

“Oh shit…” I mutter staring at the costume in Erica’s hand. “I didn’t realize it was a fight scene today…”

“Babe.” Erica, my assistant and on set guardian says. She’s known about me since the first day which was when i was 7. “You’ve known about this for a week. Are you okay?”

“I’m super over stimulated right now…” I murmur tapping my leg in sets of 7, a common stim for me.

“Let’s do hair and makeup first okay? Keep you out of the costume until the last second okay?” I nod and the two of us move to hair and makeup where Scarlett is getting her hair done.

“Hey, where’s your costume kid?” She asks looking over at me.

“I uh-“ I glance at Erica who steps in for me quickly.

“It had a small tear in it so it’s getting fixed quickly.” Scarlet merely hums in response and I sit. Getting my wig on and makeup done is awful, having everyone touching me and all their voices so close to me ears. I feel a soft hand on my cheek and peek my eyes open to see Scar staring at me in concern.

“Stop grinding your jaw babe…” I release my jaw, not even realizing i had been doing it. “You okay love? You disappeared for a bit there.” I respond with a hum, my voice disappearing from within. “Let’s get your costume on and to set okay?”

I look around quickly and don’t see Erica, Scarlet must see the panic as she quickly says. “She got called away in an emergency. I’m going to be your guardian today.” I nod, feeling the panic bubble up in my chest, but give her a soft smile.

The two of us make our way to my trailer and she helps me quickly slip into the suit. I immediately want to rip it off as it’s skin tight and an uncomfortable material. It feels like it’s digging into my skin and pulling it away as if it’s velcro and my skin is the other side. I take a deep breath and come out to see Scar in costume waiting. “Ready?” I nod and we head to set where I realize it’s a busy day, all original 6 avengers, Lizzie, both Paul’s, Gwen and Cobie are all there. I internally groan as immediately, the girls are coming over to me and Scar talking a mile a minute. I stand next to Scarlett silently until Lizzie turns to me. “Hey kiddo. Ready to fight? We have to fly today.” My eyes widen for a moment before i force a smile and nod at the fake red head in front of me.

“What? Cat got your tongue?” This makes everyone around us laugh but it makes me feel awful. I have no voice, it comes and goes, when it’s gone, my parents ridicule me, I get hit. I look down as i feel my tears well up in my eyes and blink rapidly trying to will them away. I thank god silently when Joe calls us to places which means i get away from the now very suddenly concerned looking Scarlett, Lizzie and Cobie. I’m stuck with Renner as I get rigged up, the feeling of being sick suddenly appearing as more people touch me.

I feel the lump in my throat tighten and the feeling of the harness wrapped around me suddenly makes me feel like it’s constricting my breathing and everyone around me disappeared as my hands flung to the harness, in my panic my hands struggled with the buckle which just made me more infuriated and grunts started coming out as my tears blurred my vision.

I feel a set of hands on mine holding them down, i scream and rip mine away and start scratching at my throat trying to rip it open to get a breath. My eyes started blacking out and the last thing i see is Scarlett’s panicked face as she tries to grab at my hands before it all goes black.

Scarlett’s POV

I know something is off with y/n. Not off but just that she was different. I have had a feeling it was autism for a while now, today proved that to me.

She was silent the whole car ride to set, normally she’d be singing along the radio but she wouldn’t even let me turn it on today. As soon as we got to set she locked herself in her trailer without a word, the next time i saw her, she looked panicked and while she was getting her hair and makeup done she disappeared fully before i brought her back. She has days where she goes mute, she just calls them her bad days, they usually happen on days she has arguments with her parents but normally she can still communicate to me in different ways but today she was completely gone. It got worse as soon as she realized Erica was gone. Walking on to set, she tended up and i saw her tapping her thigh every once in a while. The comment that Lizzie made would normally make her laugh, her reaction today was off.

I watched her from the corner of my eye but had to look away for a second before i heard Renner.

“Y/N!! What are you doing?! You’re going to hurt yourself!” I whip my head around and my heart sinks as i see y/n struggling with her harness, her hands are shaking violently, tears streaming down her face, her eyes are glazed over. I bolt over and grab her hands gently.

“Y/n baby, stop. You’ve got to stop my love.” She rips her hands out of mine and starts clawing at her throat which is when i notice she’s not breathing properly. She’s barely able to get a small breath. Instincts kick in for me and i turn to the cast and crew crowding her. “Give her space. Now. I need someone to set up a dark room with minimal sound and her clothes she was wearing this morning as well as the blanket from my trailer. A cold cloth and her wig taken off.” I turn around as she starts to collapse, i grab her arm and quickly wrap an arm around her waist. “Now!”

It’s a bit of a blur after that honestly, the next thing i know, im alone with her in the green room after everything is unplugged and blankets are draped over the windows. Her wig is already off and someone hands me my blanket and her clothes before silently leaving. I help her unconscious body out of the suit and into her clothes before draping my weighted blanket over her body. I sit back and stare at her, not touching her at all but close enough if she needs me.

It felt like hours but looking at my watch, it shows it’s only been 20 minutes when she finally wakes up.

My heart is beating what feels like a million mile a minute with panic as i watch her blue eyes flutter open before she looks around the room for a moment. Her hand comes out of the blanket and she starts tapping her thigh again, her head nodding along to each tap. She squeezes her eyes shut and i can hear her voice mumbling. “I’m safe. I’m here. I’m y/n.” Over and over again, i quietly cough to get her attention and she quickly sits up and her head whips up to look at me with wide eyes, both hands start scratching at the other wrist. “Oh my god…”

“Baby, you are safe. It’s just me.”

“No… no… no no no no no no no no.” She started tugging her hair and rocking slightly. “They’re going to kill me… you aren’t supposed to know…”

I quickly scoot over and grab her hands before pulling her into my chest, she tenses for a moment before melting into my arms. “I can’t hide it anymore Scar…”

“I know baby… I know.” I mutter into her hair swaying us back and forth slightly.

“I’m autistic…”

“Oh baby i know…” She freezes and looks at me with wide eyes. I can ready the fear in her blue eyes. “You hide it really really well but I’m basically your mom my love. I had suspicions but didn’t want to push you into telling me. Today was too much.” She nods burying herself back into me. “I need you to know that I will always listen to you. That if you ever feel like that again, you can tell me and i’ll get you out of it. Baby seeing you pass out was terrifying. I need you to know that if you’re that overwhelmed, that you do not have to do all that.”

“But… my parents don’t want everyone knowing… they’re all gonna know now…” She mumbles into me, my heart cracks.

“Baby being autistic is not a bad thing. It makes you even more amazing. It’s not something to be ashamed of at all. You are allowed to be who you are. To stim when your emotions are too high. To have bad days. I am here to show you that.” I say looking her directly into her eyes. “I’m here to support you.”

Tears welled up in her eyes as she nodded quickly. She sat up and started tapping her thigh as she stared at me. “This is my favourite stim, it’s really subtle but it calms me down… i count the most important people in my life.” She then looks down at her hand as she taps each finger. “Scarlett.” Tap. “Lizzie.” Tap. “Renner.” Tap. “Gwen.” Tap. “Cobie.” Tap. “Rob.” Tap. “Rosie.” Tap. “It reminds me that you guys would love me, no matter how broken or weird i am because i know how much you care.” She looked up at me through her eyelashes. “Another one is tapping here.” She taps her chest right above her heart twice. “Right here.” She does the tap to each word. “This is where you sit in my body. I usually only do this one when I’m not wearing my necklace. Playing with that is the stim i can do out in public.” I pulled her into my arms again as I cried.

“Oh baby…”

“You’ve always been my safe space Scar…”

“And i will be your safe space for the rest of eternity.”

We sit in silence for a few minutes before she pulls away with a smile. “Thank you. For learning how to help me.”

“You are more than welcome my love. Let’s go home and have a calm day okay?” She nods before standing up, pulling my weighted blanket over herself. I stand and wrapping my arms around her waist, the two of us make our way out of the room to find Lizzie standing not too far away, crying into Gwyneths arms. Y/n instantly runs over to her and wraps her arms around the crying woman. Lizzie jumps before she turns and sees who it is and wraps the girl into her arms.

“I’m so sorry bug. I shouldn’t have made that comment. I know how bad your parents are.” Y/n shakes her head pulling back and squeezes Lizzie’s hands. “Liz that wasn’t what caused that.” She takes a glance back at me before taking a deep breath and looks back at Lizzie. “I’m autistic and I was overstimulated and everything was just too much. I won’t lie, the comment did hurt a little but i know you didn’t say it in a mean way. You didn’t hurt me, memories of my parents saying stuff hurt me. But not you.” Lizzie’s eyes widen and she glances at me before she nods breathing to calm herself down. “If you ever need to talk or are struggling you can talk to me bug.”

Y/n nods with a small smile. “I know Liz.”

“Hey. Me too.” We all turn our head to see Gwyneth with a pout on her face. “You scared the shit out of me kiddo. Never do that again. Understand?” She pulls y/n’s laughing form into her arms.

“I understand mother Paltrow.” She says making us all chuckle.

Y/n pulls away and biting her cheek looks at me. “I- i uh- I’m not ready to face everyone else yet…”

“They already left bug. It’s just us four left.” Lizzie said smoothing the crazy hair down on y/n’s head. “I couldn’t leave worried i hurt you and Gwyn couldn’t leave me alone but everyone else left to give you privacy. Scarlett went full mama bear mode and screamed at some people for trying to push her into anything. It was great.” Y/n chuckled, which brings a grin to my face.

“Of course you did. But i wouldn’t trade you for the world.”

“I love you too baby.” I say kissing her head softly.

[okiedoketm]

i was thinking your 'koby's awful very confusing day' and a thought came to me. was coby taller than luffy in canon? the thought was wrong. apparently coby is measly 167cm and luffy is 174cm. for some reason i thought the numbers were inversed. then i remembered that in the fic your having sanji force feed coby more nutrients so he isnt malnourished. and now i have hopes about coby pining after an older man who can barely reach his shoulder. thank you for coming to my ted talk. and thanks for writing the said fic

This was a fantastic TED talk. 10/10. In my heart, post-timeskip Koby is taller than Luffy and I will die on this hill. Koby pining for a short (pirate) king is essential to my worldview.

[laf-outloud]

@paulah3030 What a fantastic experience! I had the amazing pleasure of directing tonight’s 50th episode of Walker. To the amazing actor, producer, collaborator Jared Padalecki thank you for your trust and beautiful energy on set. Thank you Steve Robin, Anna Fricke for your constant trust and support. The ever so wonderful Geri Carillo for your great script. And to the ever fantastic Molly Hagan ,Mitch Pileggi, Keegan Allen, Violet Brison, Kale Culley, Coby Bell, Jeff Pierre, Ashley Reyes, Anna Enger Ritch, Jake Abel, David B. Meadows Wow you all make my job easy❤️And a big big thank you to the stellar hardworking Walker crew for welcoming me with open arms to the Walker family and giving 150% everyday. Episode 312! 8pm/7c CW! Go watch

Awe! What kind words from tonight's Walker director, Paula Hunziker! We love our Walker cast and crew!

(Based on the mentions, it looks like we get Kevin, Julia, and Cooper tonight!)

[katzell]

How I Met Your Father - Review

Seasons 1 & 2

First, know that I was there in the beginning. I watched How I Met Your Mother starting in season 3 and watched it as it aired until the very bitter end. Everyone has a show that disappointed them and let them down. But I honestly think that nothing compares to the horror of the last episode of HIMYM, because it made everything that came before it worse. Mayyybbee some LOST fans get it. But at least that finale wasn’t a character assassination in the name of one last smug trick. It was a rumination on love and humanity that allowed the characters a moment of grace in a world that denied it. HIMYM’s trashed seasons of character work for Barney and Robin and its own success in actually finding someone to play the Mother who was worth 11 seasons of waiting. But sure, wasn’t it clever they had footage of the kids before they grew too big saying the story was always about Ted loving Robin. Of course nothing that was filmed after season 3 really mattered.

I’m sorry to begin this way, but as Robin Scherbatsky and Barney Stinson appear in HIMYF, clearly in the between times, post divorce but before the titular mother’s horrible death, we have to talk about it.

I hadn’t meant to watch this show. Poor Chris Lowell will forever be Piz. The Veronica Mars trauma is another thing all together and others have written about that better. But as a lifelong Hilary Duff fan, I was curious to see her do a traditional adult sitcom.

In 2021, the pilot didn’t convince me. I agreed with reviews that said none of the characters acted or spoke like millennials. The side stepping of covid felt weird as well. Where HIMYM had a really eerie knack of conjuring NYC from LA, the reboot felt more soundstagey. I chalked it off as another mercenary move to mine IP and play on nostalgia.

But I guess this is why we live on Tumblr! Because the right gifset on your dash at the right time can make you reassess. And the right persons face can make you pause and go, I guess this is happening now.

In 2023, watching a comedy that was in fact pure shenanigans suddenly felt like a gift. As everyone reassess the changes in the US television industry, I hope distributors see the value in greenlighting shows like this again. I love my prestige comedies that want to incite anxiety attacks. But I also love seeing friends living in a city run around having madcap adventures. And I love a show that unabashedly wants me to ship characters and care about romance! Particularly the slow kind that works off dozens of episodes to establish.

And luckily for me, HIMYF has the very dreamy Sid, played by Suraj Sharma. I mean, who doesn’t at some point fantasize about a hot bar owner smart enough to go to [insert highly demanding profession here] but chose instead a cozy place where all their friends can hang. (See also New Girl). I need at least 3 more seasons, 20 episodes each, because I’m invested in the potential between he and Hillary Duff’s Sophie. Its nascent and yet so much more intriguing than Sophie’s other more obvious, but boring options. (Apologies to Chris Lowell’s Piz Jessie). Sophie and Sid have the easy charm to power a friends to lovers for the ages. And with his marriage on the rocks, and her dating his best friend, the melodrama is there too! The stupid concite of the show has its hooks in me again and I am definitely scared. You would be too if you saw the pathos and rawness Cobie Smuthers brings to her cameo. I’ve been kicked in the teeth before by this world. Neither of us are over it.

Fine, a brief word on Barney’s cameo. Awful. He talked about how he learned to respect women thanks to a special girl in his life. It was his fucking daughter and not Robin. I knew this and it still hurts. The electroshock pants weren’t funny. But I did like that he wouldn’t charge a nice girl for smashing his car if she had a fun enough story. That was the character I liked.

[daisyvisions]

Ok trying to get through reading these asks w/ my sanity is a struggle😣, also just trying to keep up omg what is happening why are we all SOOO horny all at the same time suddenly😅

And YES kevin and sunwoo being into taller girls I'm winning for once (5'10") lol only took me coming to tblr to find the other tall ppl & cobie having another darker side to him just being mutually agreed on by most love that & the eric thoughts...dont even get me started on the affect he has on me rn (they are my bias line or as i now call it the bias square now that eric is there)

On another note...so about that audio porn twitter...for scientific purposes do you still have the link/@?

rn im staying on anon bc idk how to really put my hard thoughts into words & dont wanna look...idk but i love your blog & have for a while but coming here a LOT more now w/ adonis being away for now (sry this got long)

I have no clue what happened either honestly but I guess it was tbz hard hours for real 😩 hahaha

and yes! a lot of us are here on Tumblr you just gotta voice it out and maaaybbee someone will agree

and hey... maybe an Eric blurb MIGHT come out soon (Im not making any promises but im hinting 👀)

Here is the audio porn link for you babe good luck 😮‍💨

and aw im touched thank you for liking my blog! but omg once adonis comes back it's fucking over their mind is truly something else 😵‍💫

[hwenvs3000f24]

Unit 05 blog

Response to the readings for Unit 05- I agree. But also…

Unit 05's reading by Wals et al. (2014) addresses the need to bridge the gap between knowledge of environmental issues, and more people taking action to address them. This reminds me of something that has been on my  mind for a while— environmental awareness has existed in our society for decades, and most people in my generation not only understand the severity of climate change, but know to value conservation. So why aren't we seeing more change?

While I’m seeing lots of apathy, I don’t think it’s because of a gap in our values. like Wals et al. were getting at, it's important to seriously think about where that apathy stems from, rather than simply assuming it's a lack of knowledge or understanding.

In my opinion, apathy stems form a perceived lack of power. You know how they say, "with power comes responsibility?" Well, maybe people won't think of themselves as having responsibility if they don't think of themselves as having power. And how could we think of ourselves as having power over the outcome of climate change and biodiversity loss, when billionaires such as Taylor Swift emit an estimated 8,000-10,000 tonnes of CO2 per year, or when banks such as RBC have pouired over 250 million into fossil fuels financing since the Paris Agreement (and was the top financier of tar sands among all banks in 2023), or when oil and gas companies make record profits while ordinary people struggle to afford basic necessities such as food (thanks Galen Weston)?

How can we tell people to go pick up garbage or monitor some wildlife, when, in the face of everything I've described above, it would barely chip away at a problem we didn't create?

The thing is, I AGREE with taking care of nature in your own backyard. Not because it'll save us, but as a way of continuously affirming in our hearts, through our hands touching the soil, our understanding of why nature matters, as well as to model the values of the world we want to live in.

But what can we do if we're not even the ones with say over what happens-- when the emissions of the richest 1% equal more than 2x the emissions of the poorest 50%?

Well here's the thing-- we have more power than we think. We could shut down Canada if we wanted to-- we did momentarily in 2020, when railways came to a halt as allies blockaded all over Turtle island in solidarity with the Wet'suwet'en who were resisting construction of the Coastal GasLink Pipeline. And I think, if we can unlearn the sense of powerlessness and apathy, the individualism and the aversion to responsibility that are all too prevalent in our society, then maybe we can take back our power, and exercise our collective responsibility to steward the land. Maybe. I don't know…

My point is, climate chaos and mass extinction are not our fault; they're the fault of the 1% and the politicians who enable them. But who is going to do anything about it but us?

We absolutely need to keep interpreting so we can try to build a culture of care, appreciation, knowledge and wonder for the land that the Western "developed" society we live in has all but snuffed out. Yes to citizen science, invasive species removals, plantings. But also, yes to shutting. It. Down.

Sources:

Wals AEJ, Brody M, Dillon J, Stevenson RB. (2014). Convergence Between Science and Environmental Education.  SCIENCE 344. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1250515 

Merenlender AM, Crall AW, Drill S, Prysby M, Ballard H (2016).  Evaluating environmental education, citizen science, and stewardship through naturalist programs. Conservation Biology, 30(6): 1255–1265 https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12737  

[nsfwhiphop]

Angelo & Jean DuJardin - Read this dialogue.

Here's a dialogue between Angelo and Jean DuJardin:

Angelo: Jean, I've been thinking about everything that's been happening lately. It's like they're trying to catch me outside and frame me to make me look like a criminal.

Jean: That's awful, Angelo. But why do you think they're doing this to you?

Angelo: I've racked my brain trying to figure that out. It's like they want to destroy my reputation, my life. They are trying to stop me, they don't want to see me succeed in helping France pay off it's national debt. But you know what's interesting? Every time I stay inside my house, keep to myself, they fail to succeed. That's why I always stay indoors.

Jean: Really? How so?

Angelo: Well, think about it. They rule the outside world, when I'm outside they can attack me easily. When I'm out and about, they have more opportunities to fabricate evidence, to create false situations that make me look guilty. But when I'm inside, they can't touch me. They can't fabricate anything if I'm not out there in the open.

Jean: That's true. So, what do you plan to do?

Angelo: Keep staying inside, keep a low profile. Let them tire themselves out with their futile attempts. And you know what else? We've got a strong defense. We have many witnesses who have seen them trying to create false evidence, trying to frame me.

Jean: That's reassuring. With all those witnesses, we have a solid case to prove your innocence.

Angelo: Exactly. They can try all they want, but they won't win this court battle. We have truth on our side, Jean. And that's something they can never defeat.

Jean: "You know that I have witnesses too, right? I have seen so many people who witnessed what happened to you and they will be there to testify in court to help you prove your innocence."

Angelo: "Thank you, you're a good friend, Jean."

Jean: I'm glad to hear you're staying strong, Angelo. We'll get through this together.

Angelo: Thanks, Jean. Your support means a lot to me. We'll come out of this stronger than ever.

Jean: You can count on it.

P.S:

The role of Tom Cruise is for Jean Dujardin.

The role of Cobie Smulders is for Marion Cotillard.

This is happening in real life in France, there is a war:

The French traitors Vs. The French patriots.

Watch this movie scene below:

I encourage you to watch this movie with Tom Cruise & Cobie Smulders, see below:

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016) - Arrest Him Scene (8/10) | Movieclips

[charkyzombicorn]

Selkie au

When Eurydice cover is blown and she dies.

Koby: Eurydice ! I thought you were dead!

Eurydice : No, just in deep cover.

Koby: ...But it was an open casket.

Eurydice : It was very deep.

Eurydice: What would you do if I ever got caught as a selkie?

Coby: Change your name, dye your hair and you could probably get back in just fine, so long as you stayed in a different division

Eurydice: Well I know that, I'm asking if there was no way for me to go back, if I was Caught caught

Coby: I'd get you out - even if you could get out yourself, I would want to help. I guess that's what I would do

Eurydice: Well that's stupid, you're just gonna get yourself Caught caught too

Coby: Ahhh, well that'll suck. But then we escape together, Bonnie and Clyde style

Eury: Ha-- alright Bonnie, and how do you get back to work?

Coby: Hmmmm... I ask nicely?

Eury: Pfft-- be serious

Coby: Maybe be a pirate I guess? If I'm gonna be a criminal anyway I might as well have fun with it. Or you could take me to the RA? I'm not above nepotism

Eury: Really? Just like that?

Coby: Well you said asking nicely wouldn't work

Eury:

Eury: You're really stupid, you know that?

Coby: Outlaws keep telling me

Eury: I guess I'll just never get caught then

Coby: That would be good

Eury:

Eury: You never get caught either, it'll be real hard to be fleet admiral if you're a dirty old pirate

Coby: You don't think they'd let me in the RA?

Eury: Never, you're too sappy

Coby: Aw. I guess I'm your problem then - you gotta keep me from becoming a dirty old pirate

Eury: I guess I do

Coby: Thanks

Eury: Thank you. For being stupid.

Coby: It's easier than it looks

Eury: Yeah, I guess it is for you

[vlasdygoth]

dont reb/og or @ me about this but guys, i know kepler and jacobi are horrible and terrible and unhealthy and tragic. i know. you dont have to tag my drawings of them with that. i get it. just admit you like this garbage ship as much as i do without performatively whining about it in the tags for brownie points from your followers.

[oneprompt]

I absolutely adore reading your works!! <3 May I request a Coby x reader with the fall prompts “my hands are so cold.” and “lay with me?” It can be Female or gender neutral! I have been so obsessed with Coby lately but there’s not a lot of fics for him. TY and have a nice day!! <3 :D

authors note : aw , im flattered <3 and i would love to write for coby , he’s such a cutie ! he deserves more love and i would be happy to be the one to give him such. i hope you enjoy , have a lovely day as well <33

Coby x F! Reader , “ My hands are so cold “ , “ Can i lay with you ? “ Fall Prompts

You felt your frame tremble beneath the thin blanket that resided in your cot. The Marine ships weren’t comfortable to sleep within, the consistent shaking of the boat upon the waves of the dark ocean. With the warmth of summer fading and being replaced by the abrupt chills of autumn, it made it difficult to stay warm with the flimsy beds that were provided to the marines.

“My hands are so cold...” Your hands laid upon your chest, attempting to gather any bit of body warmth they could. Yet, your efforts backfired. It just made your body cold.

Tomorrow was yet to be another day of hard work, dangerous work. You needed to be rested up for that, you couldn’t risk any falter as a marine. If you made the slightest mistake, the life of your friends and even your own could be at stake. You wouldn’t let that happen, all just because you were cold, because you couldn’t sleep.

You pulled yourself out of bed, leaving the blanket of the cot wrapped tight around your frame, your full blue button up pajamas doing rather poor at letting you stay warm and comfortable within the ship. You couldn’t help but wonder how everyone else was sleeping so soundly. Perhaps they had grown numb to things like the cold after enduring injuries after injuries within their missions.

You exited the room you had shared with countless of others, creeping outward into the halls of the boat. What were you even doing? What good would leaving bed do for you? You couldn’t help but question that. Perhaps you could tire yourself out by walking about.. You had no clue. As you lingered in halls, you were greeted by the sight of pastel pink, a patch of messy light hair.

“Coby?” You said quietly, looking over at the young man. What was he doing up? You couldn’t help but wonder what he was doing. More then likely, he was also having sleeping troubles.

Coby’s head whipped around, an anxious look coating his face. Yet, it faded into a more calm one as he saw it was you. Thank goodness it wasn’t Tashigi.. she’d be furious if she saw he was still up.

“Y/n.. w-what’re you doing up?” Coby asked, looking at you. He looked cute in his pajamas, even if everyone wore the same ones. Something about Coby made everything 10x cuter...

You offered the timid man a soft smile, “I could ask you the same...” You said, voice slightly teasing but light hearted and soft. “But...to answer your question, i can’t sleep.” You sighed ever so gently, frowning.

Coby nodded along with your words. He rubbed the back of his neck, looking a bit embarrassed. “M-me too, actually..” He admitted sheepishly.

You glanced over at him. Coby looked as if he wanted to say something, or more so ask something. He was easy to read. Not out of your initiation, no. It was more so by the fact he could hardly contain his emotions, nor hide them. Coby was an emotional boy, one who wore his heart on his sleeve.

You tilted your head in confusion at Coby’s expression. “Is something the matter?” You asked softly, looking up at him. You inspected every bit of emotion on his face, admiring the pink blush that matched his hair, the way his eyes scurried away from you.

Even as you asked Coby, he stayed quiet. Was he upset? You wondered. Had you upset him, or perhaps annoyed him? You wouldn’t blame him. It was oh so very late...

“...I’m going to try and sleep, night.” You smiled anxiously at Coby, turning your back. You must’ve annoyed him a lot, Coby had a high patience. Were you that much of a nuisance to people?

“W-Wait-!” Coby stuttered, tripping upon his words. He reached out and grabbed your wrist, holding it within his larger hands as carefully as he could. Such an odd thing for him to act so boldly, especially towards you.

Coby had a certain interest in you, one that had lasted since you joined the marines. He couldn’t help but find you endearing. You were so pretty and incredibly strong. It was nice having another person his age in the marines, not including Tashigi. It made him feel far less alone.

You whipped your head around, looking at Coby’s hand that embraced your wrist. Your eyes trailed upwards to his face, sharing a brief moment of eye contact before the both of you averted one another’s gaze.

“...Lay with me? Can we-..” Coby stuttered helplessly, unable to believe he was asking such a thing. “...Sleep t-together?” He asked softly, his entire face resembling a tomato at this point. He probably looked like an absolute idiot!

The sound of your laughter finally broke him from his thoughts. Oh gosh... you were laughing at him. Coby could never look you in the eye, never again! Never ever.. He was so stupid!

“I would love to.”

What was he thinking? You were too good for- Wait, what..? Coby’s face burned up like a pure flame, a flame of eternal love.

“Y-you....you would?”

“Why wouldn’t i want to?”

[yelenabemylova]

cobie smulders x reader: drabble

-"when will this feeling stop?" you sat on your bed. "what feeling, my love?" she rested her hand on your thigh. "the feeling that i'm constantly burdening everyone with my problems. the feeling that even though i have an amazing girlfriend and a great group of friends, i'm still alone. the little voice in my head telling me that it would just be easier to end it all rather than getting the help i need. the feeling of my thoughts being so loud that they overwhelm me so much that they are all i can hear. i feel so awful for talking to anyone about my problems, they don't deserve to have me bothering them. so many people ignore me when i try and talk to them i've just bottled it all up for so long and i feel like i might explode. i just don't want to feel alone. i'm sad, cobie. and i don't know why," you cried. She listened intently, stroking your hair gently, "i'm sorry you've been suffering by yourself, honey. don't ever feel like you're burdening me with your problems. i'm your girlfriend and i'm here for you no matter what. please don't end it all, i need you. waking up next to you every morning is the highlight of my day and i couldn't imagine not doing it everyday." You sniffled, "i'm sorry." She smiled at you sadly, "don't be, you have nothing to be sorry for. i know you're hurting, and i know you're feeling down. thank you for trusting me with this. i will do everything within my power to do whatever i can for you. i know you're not something that's broken that i can fix, i just want you to know that i hear you, and i want to help."

[changminurheart]

Have you thought about your moots as tbz?

hi anon! hope ure doing okay !!

sangyeon - @mavericsohn - elle

elle is always looking after me omg, always !!! they’re always checking in on me in my inbox and reminding me to take care. their energy is just unmatched, thinking of comfort? soft? homey? that’s not even a word but talking and being with giselle just feels so damn easy like i dont need to worry about what to say or to do they literally are the entire vibe and idk who could better fit sangyeon than giselle. sangyeon is giselle. giselle is sangyeon. they are one.

jacob - @tbzhub - codi

codi is the sweetest!! honestly the embodiment of jacob like the angel his is too. codi has always been the nicest to me i’m seriously in awe. codi’s taught me kindness and the way codi makes me feel makes me is the happiest and i wish i could make someone feel that indescribable warm bubbly way too and i just know codi gives the bestest hugs ever. codi and cobie scREAMING IT SOUNDS SO PERFECT but theyre literally the softest humans ever and i will protect the both of them with my entire being.

younghoon - @0429a - sam

sam isn’t active rn but she is quite possibly the greatest person to ever exist. she’s literally light- sunlight so sparkly and glittery and i need her for that dopamine. she’s just like younghoon- the vibes are immaculate. they’re both funny as hell even if its unintentional or corny (thinking of that time sam went along with my cat jokes and i smiled so damn big) she’s beautiful inside and out just like younghoon is and seeing her on the dash makes me wanna cry bc shes so kind and sincere and like younghoon she just can’t be real. she can’t.

hyunjae - @cloudykyu - mani

oh god. where do i start. the clowns. KIDDING I LOVE YOU BOTH. you’re both so silly omg, the vibes are literally everywhere. you and hyunjae would literally be a mess together in the best way, you’re the same person its so scary?? thinking of the loudness, the jokes, the passive aggressiveness and the childish energy that you both give off ive said this before but mani does give me big sister energy. shes always hyping me up and is so ready to fight at any given point (think hyunjae and eric) i love her i’m in love with her and she’s my best friend- also too much prettiness that i cry. you all should see her private story on snap oh my god she’s chaotic but chill, the most down to earth and sincerest person i’ve ever had the best fortune to know. she’s unapologetically her own person and i respect that the most about her. her passion her sticking to what she believes is right and i admire that so hard, love u girl <3

juyeon - @odxrilove - dori

dori dori dori, we’ve interacted a few times before i’m posting this and it gave me shy awkward vibes bc i just wanted to be your friend but didnt know how bc im super awkward too omg could cry but youre so sweet !!! youve always been so damn kind to me you make me want to sob rivers. the effort and time you put into everything you do, you work so damn hard that i’m so proud of you n cheering you on!! just like juyeon omg he’s always so gentle and careful and can be clumsy and you really give off that energy, you and ju both underestimate yourselves and i’m here to let you know how amazing you both are <3

kevin - @armysantiny - minmin

you’re like my twin i’m not even kidding from the moment we had the same name and the same bias list and then living in the uk too? had me screaming because youre the coolest person i know, you’re so down to earth so intuitive and openminded. kevin can be intimidating too when you first see him but once you hear him speak you just never want him to stop and thats how it feels with you love, i just want to listen to you all the time and i will, i’ll always be here to listen to you min so thank you for being brave and opening up little parts of yourself that i love entirely <3

chanhee - @choiberry - honey

OH MY GOD EVERYTHING ANOUT YOU IS JUST SO PRETTY ACTUALLY SCREAMING RN youre so funny !! and honestly being on your blog feels like a museum everything is so aesthetic and im like that kid with grabby hands touching everything wanting to like everything, just like chanhee you’re both like premium. clearly too good to be true i feel undeserving. you’re so kind to me too and i’m always in awe because i did see ur reblog of project sugar daddy btw and i havent responded to it yet just bc i sit there and stare all giggly at it instead bc me?? you?? youre friends with me?? seriously i feel like youve been eating glitter and liquid gold or smth that you and chanhee are just like beautiful. absolutely stunning. im so :o

changmin - @stealanity - matty

MY FAVOURITE PERSON ALIVE AS MY BIAS, i’m actually matty biased idk if you can tell i try and keep it lowkey 😮‍💨 ur so talented babe and i will always scream on and on about this !! changmin is honestly the love of my life that every single part of him even what he thinks of as his flaws are my favourite things and its the same, the love i have for changmin is the same love i have for you. the excitement i get coming on tumblr bc i know youre here, the way i wanna cry when we talk bc it feels again like this doesnt feel real and i dont deserve this, youre my favourite writer and you inspire me so damn much with anything you write and its so crazy bc i feel like changmins oresence is just so soothing and he has no idea who i am but somehow he just knows how im feeling and how it is and thats so you, i just feel like you already know whats going on before i do and youre there, youre always there for me. youre my comfort girl matty and fuck im crying writing this because you and changmin both mean the absolute world to me. you’re both so warm and i have never felt so safe with the both of you.

haknyeon - @moonieric - ducky

ducky is honestly so fucking cute. she sends me snaps of her day and apologies babe if i see them and dont answer sometimes i genuinely do just forget but it just warms my heart to see you having an absolute blast and surrounded by all your friends the energy really is there and its beautiful. youre just like hak in the way that seeing you happy makes me the happiest, you and hak are just both chill and content with what you have and are so damn creative like the art snaps you show me? and your presentations? im so incredibly proud of you and hak and the ability you have like your energy just screams individuality like you are your own person the way hak can differentiate himself from the group too. i just love you both so much omg and so so proud of you both !!

sunwoo - @luvrbin - jel

jel. hi heh im so shy rn omg im just going to say this straight out okay YOURE SO COOL QUITE POSSIBLY THE COOLEST PERSON I KNOW LIKE HELLO YOUR WRITING YOUR MEMES YOUR ENERGY YOUR VIBES i know weve only interacted a few times but that means youre my best friend now okay? OKAY! but yeah, youre like the duplicate of sunwoo and its so scary because youre everywhere?? i always see you on my dash and i stare longingly thinking i hope jel is happy and life is treating jel well (rhymes ha) and then i panic and stop bc like sunwoo is always staring and i feel like youre staring at me rn and im getting shy see??? this is what im trying to say sunwoo is so good at flustering everyone and i JUST FEEL LIKE YOURE TOO GOOD FOR ME TO EVEN BREATHE THE SAME AIR AS YOU IM GETTING FLUSTERED

eric - @hvae - vae

i honestly dont even know where to start. eric is special. vae is special. eric is pretty as hell. vae is pretty as hell. eric is so damn talented. vae is so damn talented. the e in eric stands for extrovert and the e in vae stands for exceptional bc somehow shes just good at everything (mf was born perfect omg) but heres the thing!! vae doesnt need to be excessively loud for her presence to speak volumes, i love speaking to vae shes one of my favourite people and one of my first friends (passed the word moots at this point) it felt like i knew her from the beginning even though i didnt? it just feels like weve always known each other she just gets me omg and literally talking to her ive never felt so safe and welcomed and relaxed in my entire life and thats just the impact of her and eric’s presence like i wanna show them both my good side only but its like they already know every version of you and appreciate you more and vae’s so sensitive and intuitive to everything around her in the sense like she understands and so does eric you know like he knows when somethings up. we dont even have to talk for ages like weve been two months and it still felt the same when we texted again. she’s the constant in my life the way eric is in deobi’s life and the way hes always thinking and looking after deobis yeah well thats me to vae, theres no one i wanna talk to more and love more and learn more about in my entire life than her <33

this was so fucking long but ty anon for asking ! i’m socially awkward and have more moots but we havent spoken in a long ass while bc i suck at being active so the above are moots that im the closest too !! love u friends !! <333

[moonandsunwoo]

I’m glad you’re here. | JB

Besto friendo!Jacob x reader, comfort/angst, take notice of the triggerwarnings please.

warnings: s*lfh*rm-scars, being really really sad and feeling just goddamn awful, really.

I wrote this for me in the first place. I hope you can’t relate but if you do, I wish you all the love and strength in the world. You deserve it. Believe me. My inbox is always open for you. Take care, you’re so strong and I’m proud of you for making it so very far. Keep fighting and never be ashamed or scared of asking for help. We’ll make it through.

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“Hey did you- oh sorry...-oh...” Jacob who stumbled - or more like crashed into the room without any kind of warning - stopped dead on his tracks at the sight of you.

His eyes fell from your emotionless face to your exposed thighs, scarred skin peaking through under the fabric of one his shirts. You had been to slow to cover anything with your hand or the sheets and now he’d seen everything.

“D-did I what?” It was a weak attempt of yours to change the subject and turn the attention away from the elephant in the room, and it wasn’t very fruitful. Jacob swallowed dryly before carefully closing the door behind him.

He suddenly seemed paler than before, lips pressed together, jaw set. Without another word he dropped down on the bed next to you, eyes trained on his own hands who were fiddling with various rings.

“You’re...you okay if I like...hold you- or just your hand, for a sec or something?” It wasn’t more than a whisper yet you still heard it. You nodded shortly, letting your best friend scoot back until his back hit the wall behind him. You carefully leaned back against his chest, surprised by the prominent sound of his heart beating. His arm immediately wrapped tight around your shoulders, head resting against yours.

“What were you doing when I came in?” Jacob asked quietly, unsure of how to approach the whole situation. Or if to approach it. Maybe you didn’t wanted to, maybe-

You sighed softly, offering him your hand. He immediately intertwined his fingers of his free hand with yours, letting both drop into his lap.

“I was just...I wasn’t doing anything actually.” Jacob hesitated for a second before shaking his head.

“Do you wanna talk about it? Everything I mean.” You hesitated for a second. Did you really wanted to talk all about it with him? Burden him with your proble-

“You don’t have to. But if you decide to share it with me, I promise I will keep it to myself if you want that. Or I can...try to help, in whatever way you need it.” Jacob spoke slowly, softly and determined, as if he’d thought his words through thoroughly before saying them. “You know, sometimes doing as much as sharing it with someone helps take off the weight. It maybe...maybe it makes you feel weak in the second but it’s better than being all alone with it. Or that’s how it is for me.” You nodded slowly, still hesitant.

“I cannot describe to you how I feel Jacob. It’s...I can’t. I want to, but there are not enough words, not enough expressions for it.” Jacob nodded slowly.

“Would you want to draw it?” You looked up at him, surprised and confused.

“D-draw? And how?” Jacob shrugged lightly, reaching for his cellphone in his back pocket.

“On here. Maybe it helps you express yourself.” He opened an app, a swirl of colours in a wheel right next to a blank white canvas. Hesitatingly you let your finger brush across the smooth screen, scaling and toning the wheel until you created a deep, dark blueish grey shade. With a swipe of your finger the canvas was no longer a plain white surface.

Jacob just watched you, word- and motionless, watching you add layers of colour over layer.

First the dark blue-grey. It filled the whole canvas, a clean base for what was to follow.

He noticed a lot of black. Either your shading got very dark or you just straight up went for the bottom of them wheel.

Red and venomous green dots blossomed up across the picture, like flowers in the night. Black got ripped apart by strokes of white and yellow only to be scribbled over with grey and a sickishly gleaming purple. And then you’d pick the black back up and draw over it, again and again. Until you grew tired and stopped to stare. The screen was now all black.

You switched the phone off and handed it back to him, not knowing what to say.

“Thank you.” Was all Jacob whispered before pulling you closer, almost into his lap.

“I’m sorry...” Jacob shushed you with a little protesting huff, thumb sweeping over your knuckles.

“Don’t apologise please. I’m just...I’m grateful for you showing me how you feel...would you allow me to help you? If you want and feel comfortable.”

You said nothing for quite a while.

“I’m just so empty and yet so full, Cobie. I feel like I could burst but because of how void I feel.” Jacob nodded.

“I think I understand.” He took a deep breath.

“What now?”

You shrugged, resting comfortably against his chest, eyes closed. “I’m hungry.” Jacobs giggle made your whole body shake and it managed to curl the edges of your lips up too.

“Then why don’t we do something about that first.” You nodded, sitting up expectantly just to be pulled right back by Jacob.

“Huh?”

“Just a second, yeah?” You sank back against him, waiting for an explanation. “Just...just want to like, hold you a bit. That okay?”

“Well obviously. If you cook afterwards...” you were joking, obviously. Jacob could “just hold you a bit” for a whole week and you wouldn’t complain, and he knew that.

“Hey you? Thank you.” Jacob just hummed, resting his face in the crook of your neck.

“I’m proud of you. You’re stronger than you want to acknowledge. And I’m always here for you.” You nodded, feeling a wave of tiredness wash over you.

“Me too. Really.” The two of you sank into a comfortable silence, enjoying the bubble of peace and comfort the two of you had managed to build around yourself.

Until your stomach protested.

“That was loud. Food?” Jacob chuckled, lifting his chin from your shoulder.

You just grinned, getting up from the bed finally. Jacob tossed a pair of his comfy sweats into your direction, not even thinking twice about it. It made you smile a bit, and you bit your lips in an attempt to cover it when you reached for his hand he immediately offered after you slipped into the huge clothes.

“Whatcha smiling about?” He nudged friendly, walking you into the kitchen.

“You. I’m just glad you’re here Jacob.” He looked almost surprised at your words, immediately wrapping an arm around your shoulders.

You missed the wet shimmer of his eyes when you scanned the Ramen options he had presented you, and you also missed the fond smile he gave you when you weren’t looking. You did however catch the happy quick of his lips when you finally tossed the ramen of your choice towards him.

“What’s it?”

“Nothing. I’m just also glad you’re here.”

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[kaizokuou-ni-naru]

The Voyage So Far: Enies Lobby

east blue (1 | 2) || alabasta (1 | 2) || skypiea || water 7 || enies lobby || thriller bark || paramount war (1 | 2) || fishman island || punk hazard || dressrosa (1 | 2) || whole cake island || wano (1 | 2)

this is still one of my very favorite nami panels. i think she’s really great through all of water 7 and enies lobby in general, actually, even though she isn’t really one of the characters in focus for a lot of it- like zoro and sanji, she stays pretty steadfast and very badass even though everything that happens, and never gives up on robin for a moment despite being one of the ‘weaker’ members of the crew. and it’s always fun to see her playing with lightning.

one of my favorite jokes from the first half or so of enies lobby is the strawhats both being completely unsurprised that luffy charges in ahead of them as soon as they arrive AND being able to find him immediately by following the explosions. they know him so well. 

luffy’s never been scared of dying, going all the way back to when he told coby he was fine with dying for his dream back in chapter two or three. that conversation is what his exchange with blueno here reminds me of- blueno asks him how long he intends to keep fighting, and luffy says until he dies, like there’s nothing to it.

it’s always been a trait of his to face death unflinching with a grin, so long as it’s for the sake of something he cares about, be it his crew or his brother or his dream, and i just really like that about him.  

i’ll go into it in the dressrosa post too, but i think it’s really impressive just how long oda held off on giving luffy any sort of significant power-up. he gets his first big power boost in the whole series here, forty volumes in. i’ve always liked that oda is very conservative with power boosts like this, because it both keeps the series’ powerscaling in check and makes the times it does happen much weightier. this is a monumental moment, and it feels like it.

also, i love the way gear two is drawn pre-timeskip, especially with the steam. it looks very cool and atmospheric.

i really like how united the strawhat crew feels throughout enies lobby, after all the internal turmoil and discord of water seven. even though the matter of usopp leaving the crew is still unresolved, they’ll all together once more, on the same page, and fully united in the goal of saving robin, whatever consequences it might bring. 

the tree of knowledge has such a cool design- it looks massive, and even more than that, it looks old. you look at that tree and you know its been there for easily thousands of years. its seen entire eras of history, and it would be priceless even without the countless books stored inside it.

and then it burns.

i’m so endlessly sad about the tragedy that is robin’s relationship with her mother. they never even got to see each other until their world was ending, and even then only for a couple minutes.

olvia is a very interesting character, because she’s someone who chose her dream over the people she loved. that’s not an inherently good or bad choice, but it is a choice she made, and it’s what led to the ending she and robin had to have. i’ve wondered a lot what might have happened if she chose the other way, if she never left or if she came back sooner or if she chose to flee the buster call with robin, and how different (and almost certainly better) robin’s life would have been if she had.

in a way, olvia reminds me a lot of kouzuki toki. they both die in order to fling a light of knowledge and hope into the future, and they both send their children away and choose to stay behind to choke on ash for the sake of a better tomorrow. 

i didn’t really notice until putting these panels together, but a lot of things burn in enies lobby. ohara burns, and the pluton plans and the world government flag, and enies lobby itself, and at the end, the going merry burns, too. if you extend it back to water seven, there’s the galley-la headquarters, too. in an arc that deals so much with the preservation and destruction of history and knowledge, it’s a fitting motif. 

the world government flag burning is still to this day one of the most striking panels out of a series full of them, in my opinion. in one act, the strawhats proclaim their absolute defiance against the world government, and their willingness to make enemies of the greatest power in the world for the sake of their friend.

it’s also another one of those moments that’s interesting to think about in the context of luffy’s past. it was a ship flying that same flag that shot sabo down, and while luffy wasn’t there to see it, i don’t think he’s oblivious to that fact, especially given how he says just before this he understands robin’s enemies perfectly.

dadan told him and ace that there was nothing they could do against the whole world, and luffy went and did it anyways.

sometimes i just think about how scary it must have been for robin, someone who’s been weighed down by the shackles of her past with no escape in sight for so very long, to open herself up and let herself hope, for life and freedom and a dream that’s always been out of reach. 

franky has a lot of really great moments between this arc and water seven- his conversation with usopp as usopp is working on merry and his talk with robin on the sea train are two others. it’s almost impressive how quickly he becomes an immensely likable character once we start getting to know him, given how he’s first introduced as an absolute piece of shit.

his burning of the pluton plans is a favorite of mine, and i think it might be because, like so many people before and after him, he’s choosing here to stake all his hopes on the strawhats, on luffy’s ability to pull off the impossible and on robin’s goodness. when robin’s only ever been chased and hated and called a demon by the world, franky chooses to trust her and luffy with the legacy his dad died for, and neither of them let him down.

monster point looks SO FUCKING TERRIFYING in enies lobby, and i LOVE it. look at that. franky is seven and half feet tall, and in front of monster point he’s tiny. monster point is huge, and dead-eyed, and a force of absolute destruction. i do kind of wish we got to see chopper go completely feral like this more often. he deserves to be terrifying!

i love how much FAITH all the rest of the strawhats continue to have in usopp throughout enies lobby. he left the crew and they really would have a right to be angry at him if they chose to, but it doesn’t even seem to cross any of their minds. they’re just happy he’s okay, and they include him again without missing a beat, because he’s still their friend and they know down to their bones they can trust him, even after everything. 

i’ve always really loved zoro and kaku’s little moment of post-battle banter here- zoro relays paulie’s message about cp9 being fired, kaku says he’s out of a job, zoro tells him to try the zoo, and kaku cracks up.

it feels very real to me for whatever reason, and i think part of it ties back into how well one piece handles morality with its characters- zoro and kaku are genuinely pretty similar people who get along decently, it just happens that they wound up on opposite sides. there are series where you’d never see moments like this due to the lines between good and bad being so firmly drawn, and i love how one piece blurs those lines so much they may as well not exist a lot of the time.

this is the other sequence, along with luffy climbing the drum rockies barehanded, that always makes me physically cringe to look at. it looks so painful. robin is so nearly powerless here, but not quite- she can still buy time for her crew to catch up, even if it’s only seconds, even if she risks shattering her teeth or even her jaw in the process. she’s spent so long giving up and has only just started daring to hope- she’s not about to go gentle.

there aren’t many panels that give me catharsis like this one. there really aren’t.

oda’s villains are usually complicated and awful and often a little admirable, if only for how clever or how terrifyingly powerful they are, but every now and then he comes up with someone who’s just pathetic and cowardly and pointlessly cruel. spandam is like this, obviously, and so is orochi, and the celestial dragons, and i’d argue flampe from whole cake island as well. and there’s nothing like seeing characters like them- weak, cruel people so assured in their own power and rightness- get obliterated.

one of the things i really like about enies lobby is that nobody really gets sidelined- everybody gets multiple chances to shine. luffy, usopp, and obviously robin are the most in focus, obviously, but zoro, sanji, nami, chopper, and even franky all get a bunch of individual awesome moments. oda’s ability to handle his cast satisfyingly is consistently really impressive (if sometimes strained in huge ensemble arcs like dressrosa or wano) and it really shows here, i think.

i just really love the entire climax of enies lobby. much like the arc as a whole, it just feels triumphant, even though the situation is extremely dire. luffy unlocking gear three, robin’s cuffs getting unlocked, usopp shooting spandam and the marines all the way from the tower of justice- it’s all just good, a long chain of much-needed victories and catharses, and it feels very good to read.

i’ll always be impressed by just how much characterization oda manages to give merry, a boat. she’s only really a character in water seven and the end of enies lobby, only about two chapters of which she actually speaks in. and yet i don’t think you’d find a single one piece fan who disagrees that merry’s death is easily one of the most heartwrenching in the entire series.

i love the reactions of the strawhats to robin’s thanks. they’ve just gone through hell to save her, most of them are beat to shit and they all risked their lives, and yet they all just smile, or brush it off, because to them there’s nothing else they could have done. it’s all worth it, so long as they got her back, so long as she’s safe and happy.

merry’s funeral just hits me in the chest every single time i read it. it’s tragic, of course, but there’s also something almost lovely about it, something peaceful about her getting to go out on her own terms, carrying her crew to safety one last time, defying every rule of the universe to do it. just like a strawhat pirate.

oda’s ability to communicate emotion through expressions really comes through here, too. merry has the only lines in this scene, fitting for her death in the limelight, but the shots of every other crewmate’s face let us know at a glance just what they’re all feeling and just how strongly they’re feeling it.

you know, i’d forgotten we only learn the name of the new world after enies lobby. we only get proper exposition about the revolutionary army and the yonkou here, too, despite them being set up since loguetown and jaya (or alabasta, or even chapter one if you count from shanks’s introduction) respectively. oda’s ability to parse out exposition and explanation so we always have just the right amount of information is really impressive- we always have more questions, but we also always have the feeling that those questions have answers, and that sooner or later they’ll be revealed.

points at shanks. i just think he’s neat.

it’s my opinion that one of the great joys of one piece is seeing luffy and the crew rise up in the world, and seeing them gain more and more notoriety. i love nothing they do ever happens in a vacuum- everything has impacts, and there are always outside eyes watching, and often those impacts are things that they never could have predicted.

ace and blackbeard is still, i think, definitely one of the coolest looking fights in the whole series. it’s not all that often we get to see two people with extremely flashy and showy abilities go all-out against each other, and the resulting fireworks are still really something to behold, despite how badly it all ends. 

[haknew]

ur rb tags make me smile so much 🥺 thank you jess <3 alas im too shy (and also dont have kkt) for their fancafe but just the thought that u think they should see them 🤯😖💕 also if u ever see that friendship styles edit again could u send it my way it sounds so cute 👉👈

ahh of course ! i love seeing your artwork ;;;; i’m so happie to see the cobie love too heh ^u^ you’re so incredibly talented too :000 i’m always in awe at whatever you make ✨ and that’s fair ! i only asked bc i feel like it’s smth kev or jacob would love to see :’)) kev’s always going off about fanart he loves seeing it but no yea truly 😭😭✨🤧💖 think the tbzs would be super impressed too :]] and yea of course i gotchu you can find it here on twt :p