#Stephen Trevelyan

[sassylavellen]

Valentine’s Day was last week so naturally I only just finished this lol

[thiefbird]

for the WIP game, maybe that justsolanders and the mass effect aubreyad au?

alright! <3

So my JustSolAnders fic is also, of course, my Inky!Anders AU - I have a whole lot of bullet points!

Backstory-wise, Hawke romanced Sebastian, and she sided with the Templars. Merrill and Isabela managed to sneak Anders out of Kirkwall and onto Bela's ship, with Fenris's help(he told Hawke he wanted to do it himself, she believed him and left him to it. He told Anders something along the lines of "You don't get to not live with this. That's a worse punishment than making you a martyr: do what you can to make this right." [I don't think Anders needs to be punished for exploding the Chantry, but Fenris does.]); they also got Bethany out then, too, and some of the youngest apprentices.

Anders then eventually made his way to Ostwick's Circle, where he befriended a Mage-Templar sibling duo, Evelyn and Maxwell Trevelyan, and helped them stage the strange Ostwick exodus; unfortunately Maxwell was one of the few killed when Ostwick's Circle dissolved. Evelyn urged Anders to adopt her brother's identity, for Anders' safety, and because Maxwell would have wanted that (Anders and Max may or may not have had a romantic relationship, I haven't decided if I want to give Anders another dead lover).

As Maxwell Trevelyan, Anders became relatively well known as a voice for mage integration as opposed for isolationism, which is why he was invited to the Conclave

Leliana recognises him from Vigil's Keep (Leliana-romanced Warden, they may or may not have had a threesome with Anders. Probably did but it's never confirmed in fic), but is content to see what happens, because she can't resist a little chaos. He manages to avoid Varric until after the explosion; Varric is immediately convinced Anders is at fault (obviously Anders is the lead suspect in a Chantry-related explosion <3 ) but importantly does NOT tell Cassandra who he is at first, because Varric also knows the all-important rule Don't Talk To The Cops, and Anders' disguise is decent enough (short-cropped hair dyed black, beard also dyed black) to give him plausible deniability towards not immediately recognising him.

Solas immediately recognises Justice in Anders, but does not say anything because it's Solas. Also, he's intrigued by this guy with a spirit in him because of course he is.

In terms of general info, Bethany takes the role of Hawke, because even Varric can agree that Hawke has gone off the deep end. The only thing that could make Varric dislike Hawke is promising to lead an Exalted March on Kirkwall. Which she has done. Loghain is the Warden Contact; I am hand-waving how Bethany knows Loghain because I am do what I want. Merrill is the eluvian expert, not Morrigan, though she is also there, with a Loghain-sired Kieran; she and Merrill have a very intense and possibly leaning towards sapphic rivalry about the eluvians.

The Mass Effect Aubreyad AU WIP is a bunch of disorganised notes that I toss in there when I think of them (and mostly a list of who is what kind of Alien), but here you go!

Maybe Andromeda? Stephen would like that, EVERYTHING is a nondescript. He can name so many things after Jack if he wants to

Jack is a human. He is the most Human Guy I can think of. Platonic Ideal of Human Man

Stephen is either a drell(assassin/spy) or a quarian. I cannot make up my mind but it's definitely one of these.

I cannot decide if Diana and Sophie are humans, or asari, or if Sophie is a human and Diana is asari - they could still be cousins even if Diana is asari, and then it can be extra tragic when she dies. Bc she should have outlived Stephen by hundreds of years.

James Dillon is a turian. He is SUCH a turian. Platonic Ideal of a Turian. Probably still had A Thing with Stephen.

If not set in Andromeda, is Jack Shepard? Maybe? That would be very stressful for him. That would be very stressful for everyone. I do not think Stephen would cope well with Jack being Lazarus'd. It would be funny tho

[pregnant-javert]

scrimblo bimblo

Scrimblo bimblo = underrated fave

Akdjjs you didn’t specify a fandom so I’ll give you one from every fandom I’m sorta into:

Sharpe: Wellesley

Snowpiercer: Pelton

M&C: Stephen (he’s not that underrated but whatever)

Endeavour: Max

James Bond: Alec Trevelyan

Les Mis: Javert

The terror: Le Vesconte

[wankerwatch]

Commons Vote

On: Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading

Ayes: 215 (98.6% Con, 0.9% Ind, 0.5% DUP) Noes: 19 (94.7% SNP, 5.3% PC) Absent: ~416

Likely Referenced Bill: Finance (No. 2) Act 2010

Description: A Bill to grant certain duties, to alter other duties, and to amend the law relating to the National Debt and the Public Revenue, and to make further provision in connection with finance.

Originating house: Commons Current house: Unassigned Bill Stage: Royal Assent

Individual Votes:

Ayes

Conservative (211 votes)

Aaron Bell Alan Mak Alberto Costa Alec Shelbrooke Alex Burghart Alex Chalk Alicia Kearns Alok Sharma Amanda Milling Andrew Griffith Andrew Jones Andrew Lewer Andrew Murrison Andrew Percy Andrew Selous Andy Carter Angela Richardson Anna Firth Anne Marie Morris Anne-Marie Trevelyan Anthony Browne Antony Higginbotham Ben Everitt Ben Spencer Ben Wallace Bernard Jenkin Bill Wiggin Bim Afolami Bob Blackman Bob Seely Brandon Lewis Caroline Ansell Caroline Nokes Charles Walker Cherilyn Mackrory Chris Clarkson Chris Grayling Chris Green Chris Philp Conor Burns Craig Tracey Craig Williams Damian Hinds Daniel Kawczynski Danny Kruger David Davis David Duguid David Jones David Rutley David Simmonds Dean Russell Dehenna Davison Derek Thomas Desmond Swayne Duncan Baker Edward Argar Edward Leigh Elizabeth Truss Elliot Colburn Esther McVey Felicity Buchan Fiona Bruce Gagan Mohindra Gareth Bacon Gareth Davies Gareth Johnson Gary Sambrook Gavin Williamson Geoffrey Clifton-Brown Gillian Keegan Graham Brady Graham Stuart Greg Hands Greg Smith Guy Opperman Harriett Baldwin Heather Wheeler Helen Whately Holly Mumby-Croft Huw Merriman Iain Duncan Smith Iain Stewart Jack Brereton Jack Lopresti Jackie Doyle-Price Jacob Rees-Mogg Jacob Young James Cartlidge James Cleverly James Davies James Duddridge James Sunderland James Wild Jane Hunt Jane Stevenson Jeremy Quin Jerome Mayhew Jo Churchill John Glen John Howell John Lamont Jonathan Djanogly Jonathan Gullis Julia Lopez Julian Lewis Julian Smith Julian Sturdy Justin Tomlinson Katherine Fletcher Kelly Tolhurst Kemi Badenoch Kevin Hollinrake Kieran Mullan Kit Malthouse Laura Farris Laura Trott Lee Rowley Leo Docherty Lia Nici Liam Fox Lisa Cameron Louie French Lucy Frazer Luke Hall Marcus Jones Mark Fletcher Mark Francois Mark Garnier Mark Logan Martin Vickers Matt Hancock Matt Warman Matthew Offord Mel Stride Michael Ellis Michael Fabricant Michael Gove Michael Tomlinson Mike Freer Mike Wood Mims Davies Neil O'Brien Nick Fletcher Nick Gibb Nicola Richards Nigel Huddleston Paul Beresford Paul Holmes Paul Howell Pauline Latham Penny Mordaunt Peter Aldous Peter Bottomley Philip Dunne Philip Hollobone Priti Patel Ranil Jayawardena Rebecca Harris Rebecca Pow Rehman Chishti Richard Bacon Richard Drax Richard Fuller Rob Butler Robbie Moore Robert Buckland Robert Courts Robert Goodwill Robert Halfon Robert Largan Robert Syms Robin Millar Robin Walker Royston Smith Sajid Javid Sally-Ann Hart Saqib Bhatti Sara Britcliffe Sarah Dines Scott Mann Selaine Saxby Shailesh Vara Sheryll Murray Simon Baynes Simon Clarke Simon Fell Simon Hart Simon Hoare Simon Jupp Stephen Metcalfe Steve Baker Steve Brine Steve Tuckwell Stuart Andrew Suzanne Webb Theo Clarke Theresa May Theresa Villiers Thérèse Coffey Tobias Ellwood Tom Hunt Tom Pursglove Tom Randall Tom Tugendhat Tracey Crouch Vicky Ford Victoria Atkins Victoria Prentis Wendy Morton Will Quince William Cash

Independent (2 votes)

Mark Menzies William Wragg

Democratic Unionist Party (1 vote)

Jim Shannon

Noes

Scottish National Party (18 votes)

Allan Dorans Amy Callaghan Angela Crawley Anne McLaughlin Brendan O'Hara Chris Law Chris Stephens David Linden Deidre Brock Joanna Cherry John Nicolson Kirsty Blackman Marion Fellows Owen Thompson Peter Grant Philippa Whitford Richard Thomson Stewart Malcolm McDonald

Plaid Cymru (1 vote)

Hywel Williams

[ladypreliminary]

Uh oh I’m thinking about my dragon age OCs and how much I love them again

actually I’m going to talk about them because nobody can stop me

Catriona Cousland: my OG DA:O Warden. Silver-tongued dual-wielding duelist and queen of Ferelden. Polite but cool, though she has a soft spot for Alistair and Ser Barksleigh. Losing her family the way she did left her a quiet shell of her former self for a while. Discovering her brother lived helped. She wrote to Liliana every other week until she left for her search for a cure to the calling.

Stephen Amell: built like an oak tree. naturally, he’s a spirit healer with only a couple of earth—based tricks for damage. a lover, not a fighter, he focused on buffing and protecting his allies the whole way. maybe that’s why he was drawn to Morrigan. They were a study in contrasts. He annoyed her with his soft heart until it turned toward her. Of course he searched for her. Of course he went with her through the eluvian. Of course they were happy.

Althea Hawke: I meant to try other Hawkes out all the way through, but my force mage purple Hawke ruined me for any others. She’s brash, sometimes rude without meaning to be. Somehow she and Fenris love each other to disgusting distraction.

Daphne Trevelyan: my BABY. Shy, unassuming, and never left the circle out of fear until the option fell upon her. She became a passionate advocate for mage rights and “one of the helpers,” like Mr Rogers called them. She and Cullen better be able to have a nice and boring life. She’s done playing the hero. Being Herald and then Inquisitor was never comfortable for her, though she got good at faking it due to exposure. She was particularly close with Dorian and, surprisingly, Vivienne.

Ellana Lavellan: my sad little archer. Naive and innocent but inclined to distrust non-elves, she immediately fell in with Solas — and had her heart crushed for it. Close with Cole and Varric, she turned them for support and it crumbled the last of her walls. Despite all that, she is a brilliant strategist, and she’s hellbent on catching Solas’ trail so she can save him from himself. Of the two of them, she’s a much better politician than Daphne, which is hilarious considering.

[blackswaneuroparedux]

He says the simple things that clever people don't say; I find him the best of critics for that reason.

- Virginia Woolf on E.M. Forster in her private diaries

Although historians disagree on who was part of the “in crowd” and who was not (there was never an official list), many agree that among the founding individuals were Clive Bell, Vanessa Bell, Roger Fry, Duncan Grant, Virginia Woolf, Leonard Woolf, John Maynard Keynes, Lytton Strachey, and especially E.M. Forster who carved out an academic life at Cambridge alongside his novel writing.

Several of the men were educated together at Cambridge where they met Thoby Stephen and his siblings: Adrian, Vanessa (later Bell), and Virginia (later Woolf).  The Stephens began to host regular but informal gatherings at their residence in the Bloomsbury neighborhood of London.  These “Friday Club” and “Thursday Evening” meetings were the soil out of which the Bloomsbury Group grew.  Thoby’s early death in 1906 brought the group of friends closer together and spurred them onward.

Other members were Desmond Macarthy, Arthur Waley, Saxon Sidney-Turner, Robert Trevelyan, Francis Birrell, J.T. Sheppard (later provost of King’s College), and the critic Raymond Mortimer and the sculptor Stephen Tomlin, both Oxford men. Bertrand Russell, Aldous Huxley, and T.S. Eliot were sometimes associated with the group, as was the economist Gerald Shove.

The group survived World War I but by the early 1930s had ceased to exist in its original form, having by that time merged with the general intellectual life of London, Oxford, and Cambridge. Although its members shared certain ideas and values, the Bloomsbury group did not constitute a school. Its significance lies in the extraordinary number of talented persons associated with it.

**E.M. Forster in his college rooms at Kings College, Cambridge.

[mi6-cafe]

Long Fic Readalong!

What:  We’re going to celebrate longer fanfics by dedicating a few weekends to  reading them. This means we’ll read one or two chapters each readalong  session.

When: Every Saturday at 9pm eastern/6pm Pacific (your local time here)

Where: We’ll be reading on discord in the readalongs channel. (Invite to discord here)

Okay cool, but what fic? We are finishing “Bewitched” by BootsnBlossoms and Kryptaria. (story details below the cut) This week we will be picking up at Chapter 8. Feel free to either catch up or just ask us for a recap.

Please join us to read, to just hang out and listen, and to generally enjoy a good story together!

Chapters: 9/9 Fandom: James Bond (Craig Movies), Skyfall (2012) - Fandom, Bewitched, James Bond - All Media Types Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: James Bond/Q Characters: James Bond, Q (Bond - Craig movies), Tabitha Stephens, Endora (Bewitched), Gareth Mallory, Alec Trevelyan, Danielle Marsh Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Fluff, Romance, Don't copy to another site Summary:

A few months after the Skyfall incident, Q's sister gives him the excuse he needs to finally take a last-minute holiday at her cottage in Wales, but a priority two security threat means Q can't go alone.

For James Bond, the choice between a visit to Psych to discuss overwork or two weeks in the countryside is no choice at all — especially not with the lure of his enigmatic young Quartermaster as a companion.

Then again, 'enigmatic' doesn't even begin to cover the truth of who the Quartermaster really is.

[fiannans]

Get To Know You Meme

Tagged by @starsandskies! Thanks, hun! <3

Three ships:

Garrus/FemShep

Jaal/Sis!Ryder

Cullen/Female Trevelyan

Last song you listened to: "Without You (Extended)” - Ursine Vulpine & Annaca

Last movie you watched: Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon A Time

What are you currently watching: What If...?

What are you currently reading: Billy Summers by Stephen King

What you are currently playing: Mass Effect 3 Legendary Edition

What are you currently craving: Hmm, nothing really!

Tagging anyone who wants to do it!

[risingqueen2]

Fandoms & Ships [Updated 2021]

DC Universe

Barry Allen/Oliver Queen [+Kara Danvers]

Barry Allen/Leonard Snart

Barry Allen/Felicity Smoak/Oliver Queen

Dick Grayson/Conner Kent/Kaldur'ahm

Bruce Wayne/Clark Kent

Marvel Universe

Tony Stark/Stephen Strange

Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark

Tony Stark/Thor Odinson

Tony Stark/Loki Friggason

Bruce Banner/Tony Stark

James Rhodes/Tony Stark

Disney’s Descendants

Carlos De Vil/Ben

Gods of Egypt

Bek/Horus

Hemlock Grove

Roman Godfrey/Peter Rumancek

The Hobbit

Thorin Oakenshield/Bilbo Baggins

James Bond

James Bond/Q/Alec Trevelyan

Kingsman Universe

Harry Hart/Eggsy Unwin/Merlin

Magnificent Seven 2016

Joshua Faraday/Vasquez

Man From Uncle 2015

Napoleon Solo/Illya Kuryakin

Percy Jackson Universe

Percy Jackson/Nico di Angelo/Jason Grace

Star Wars Universe

Obi-Wan Kenobi/Qui-Gon Jinn

Commander Cody/Obi-Wan Kenobi [+Captain Rex]

Obi-Wan Kenobi/Clones

X-Men Universe

Peter Maximoff/Alex Summers

TELEVISION

Bitten

Jeremy Danvers/Nick Sorrentino [+Clay Danvers]

Criminal Minds

Spencer Reid/Aaron Hotchner

Game of Thrones

Jon Snow/Tormund Giantsbane

Hannibal

Hannibal Lecter/Will Graham

Macgyver

Angus Macgyver/Jack Dalton

Merlin

Merlin/Arthur Pendragon

Merlin/Lancelot/Gwaine

The Musketeers

Athos/d'Artagnan/Aramis/Porthos

The Untamed/Mo Dao Zu Shi

Lán Zhàn | Lán Wàngjī/Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn

Let’s be realistic, I ship everyone with Wei Ying lol

Shadowhunters

Magnus Bane/Alec Lightwood [+Jace Wayland]

Star Trek Universe

James Kirk/Spock/McCoy

Supernatural

Sam Winchester/Castiel

Teen Wolf

Stiles Stilinski/Derek Hale [+Peter Hale]

The Umbrella Academy

Klaus/Diego

The Witcher

Geralt/Jaskier

ANIME

Bleach

Ichigo Kurosaki/Kisuke Urahara

Shinji Hirako/Ichigo Kurosaki

Boku No Hero Academia

Izuku Midoriya/ Shouto Todoroki

Shouta Aizawa/Toshinori Yagi (All Might)

Final Fantasy XII

Cloud Strife/Zack Fair

K

Fushimi Saruhiko/Yata Misaki

Katekyo Hitman Reborn

Tsuna/Guardians

Naruto [Shippuden]

Naruto/Shikamaru

Shikamaru/Itachi

Voltron

Lance McClain/Shiro/Keith

Lance/Hunk

YuGiOh GX

Jaden Yuki/Jesse Anderson

[noire-pandora]

I’ve been tagged by @kemvee (I lost my mind reading your post. Also all the gentle hugs to you xD) @another-rogue-trevelyan  and @a-shakespearean-in-paris thank you for the tag!

Nickname:  Noire

Zodiac: Leo.

Height: I’m a short bean and I don’t like it. I am short and filled with rage xD. 157 cm or 6′1″ 

House: Ravenclaw. I too have the sweater!!

Last thing I looked for on Google: Googled Ao3 to log in and answer some lovely comments on my scribbles. Those comments made me feel much better about my writing today because I really had a shit day today regarding my writing. Fucking brain.

Song in my head:  Eivør - Trøllabundin

Followers and following: Eh.

Amount of sleep: 5-6 weekday because of work. 10-12 in weekend.

Lucky number:  5?

Dream job: None. I don’t want to work. I want to sit on my ass all day, do nothing and get money. xD

Wearing: Jeans and T-shirt

Favorite songs: Eivør - Trøllabundin  (I’m obsessed with her voice and the lyrics right now)

Instruments: None 

Random fact: I’ve been staring at my laptop for almost 5 minutes to come up with a random fact about me and ???? IDK. This question always stumps me. xD

Favorite authors: Terry Pratchett,  Brandon Sanderson, Neil Gaiman, Robin Hobb, Stephen King, 

Favorite animal sounds: The purring of a cat.

Aesthetics: old books, the smell of rain, cats, er um, old letters, glasses, um. I’m not good at this.

[sassylavellen]

It’s been a long while since I’ve shared art

I tried to create customized armor for all my characters

[recentanimenews]

FEATURE SERIES: My Favorite One Piece Arc with Maffew

  I love One Piece and I love talking to people who love One Piece. And with the series going on 23 years now, there is a whole lot to talk about. As the series is about to publish its 1000th chapter, a true feat in and of itself, we thought we should reflect upon the high-seas adventure and sit down with some notable names in the One Piece fan community and chat about the arcs they found to be especially important, or just ones they really, really liked.

  Welcome to the next article in the series "My Favorite One Piece Arc!"

  My next guest in this series is Maffew, creator of the popular pro wrestling web series Botchamania. For my chat with him, he chose the Alabasta Arc, in which Luffy and his crew not only have to save a desert kingdom but also topple Baroque Works and its powerful leader Crocodile.

  A note on spoilers: If you haven't seen the Alabasta arc yet, this interview does contain major plot points. Watch the Alabasta arc starting RIGHT HERE if you'd like to catch up or rewatch!

    Dan Dockery: So I guess my first basic question is, let’s say for some reason, I got to the end of Drum Island and I said “Well, One Piece ends here for me. This seems like a good finale.” What would you tell me to keep me going into the Alabasta Arc in one sentence?

  Maffew: Well, after Chopper has made all the kids cry, you’ll need pickin’ up.

  That’s pretty good! What was the impetus for you getting into One Piece? What made you want to jump into an anime that’s nearly one thousand episodes long at this point?

  I think I tried watching it on YouTube back in 2009, and I just couldn’t get into it. At that point in my life, I wasn’t ready for a character like Luffy and his adventures, and I couldn’t wait for the villains he fought to kill him. So I dropped it. A year later, I’m in Germany and this wrestler ACH was doing a Q&A panel for this German wrestling organization called WXW. And ACH is a REALLY big One Piece fan, and even dresses up as Luffy in New Japan and Ring of Honor. And I was like “Hey, you watching JoJo?” because that was my thing at the time, and he was like “No, no. Just One Piece.” I said, “What else are you watching?” “Just One Piece.” And I’m like “Wait, what? Just the one?” But he was sellin’ it to me like he was a One Piece ad on QVC. And guys like Steve Yurko are so passionate about it, and if one person tells ya to watch something, you’re like “Eh, whatever,” but if five people tell you, you start to pay attention. So I’m gonna blame ACH and my good friend Steve Yurko for this.

    What do you like about this arc in particular?

  You get so much wonderful worldbuilding. They go to Alabasta, meet up with Mr. 2, and it’s one of those cool interactions where they’re meeting, but they don’t know who they are meeting exactly, like when they meet Blackbeard in Jaya. So later on, they’re like “Oh, it’s THEM!” There’s a real sense of everything not being really pre-determined at this point. It’s building everything through a bunch of pirates just doing stuff. Ace shows up, knocks out some assassins so he can get his royalty checks.

  That’s such a funny way to put it.

  Then we get Kung-Fu Dugongs, and they’re a pretty pure expression of One Piece. They’re all synchronized, they’re adorable, they play their part amid all the serious stuff, and they’re completely ridiculous, but they work anyway. And it’s with Alabasta that Eiichiro Oda starts to perfect the tropes that he puts into place throughout, with the new islands, the new leader who everyone loves but is actually a bad person, the crew having to deal with him and the Navy, them having to help put someone back in their position, etc. And even though, on paper, it reads like “Well, he’s gotta beat this dude and this dude and this dude,” it’s so much more chaotic and less formulaic than you’d expect. It keeps things interesting. 

  I agree. I like how he takes all of these pieces and he’s consistent with them, but Oda always plays around with how he sets them up.

    But it’s all a foot massage before the real reason to watch Alabasta: Sir Croc. 

  Are you a big fan of him? That dude is so cool, conniving and powerful. He’s kinda the perfect villain. 

  Back when I was being miserable and first watching One Piece, I really liked him. I like the design, the sand powers that could actually pose a threat. I always appreciate it when a villain provides actual tension. It’s like why I think Goldeneye is still the best James Bond film. Because Alec Trevelyan is constantly reminding Bond “Remember, I could kill you. I’m from the same place as you. I can take your exploding watch and just, eh, I’ll stop that then. Thank you.” And Luffy loses twice to him in the three-match structure that really works here as it did for wrestling in the 70s.

  How so?

  So you’d have somebody like champion Bruno Sammartino and someone like Ivan Koloff or one of the Wild Samoans or Stan Stasiak. They’d have one match where the hero would beat Bruno by disqualification. Bruno’s still around to fight, but he’s lost. Luffy survives being thrown in the sand, but he’s been beaten. Then they have the second match, where Bruno would win because the villain would just give up and leave and get counted out. Luffy attacks Crocodile with water, but it’s not enough, and Crocodile just kinda leaves Luffy thinking it’s all done. And then Bruno would be like “Oh no ya don’t. Next time, you won’t be able to escape, because we’re gonna be in a cage match.” And then Bruno wins, just like Luffy wins by punching Crocodile up through that giant enclosed space. He escapes the cage.

      It’s just so satisfying and that’s a great way to describe it. So, villains in the series have had extensive crew members before, but they haven’t been as recognizable and colorful as Croc’s crew, Baroque Works. Do you have a favorite member?

  They’re all good in their own way, but at this point, I’m gonna go with Mr. 2. Eh, that’s probably too obvious an answer…

  Mr. 2 is a lot of people’s favorite member. 

  Oh, who cares. I’ll go with Mr. 2. I like how Mr. 2 interacts with everyone, having fun with the boys and fighting Sanji with kicks but respecting him. 

  So, in this arc, there’s a lot of government intrigue and a revolution is about to happen, and everyone’s dissatisfied with their perception of the monarchy. How did you react to all of this political drama in One Piece? 

  Well, it’s great because you have Vivi, and you get to learn her motivations and because she’s on the crew, it gives you a reason to care for the crew and how all of the political intrigue affects them. Without her, you’d just hear about a war and say “Oh, sorry about that. Hope it goes well.” And with all this lore being thrown at you because you have Vivi and that connection, it’s adding to the main conflict, rather than distracting.

  Yeah, Vivi really grounds it all with a personal attachment. Because otherwise it’s just savin’ the kingdom, which is cool and they’re good for it, but it doesn’t have the same impact. So, they did this back in the Arlong Park arc, but what returns here is the kind of 1 vs 1 match structure, where a member or members of the enemy crew are matched up against a Straw Hat or Hats. Mr. 1 has knife body parts, so he’s obviously gonna fight Zoro. Mr. 2 kicks and Sanji kicks, etc. What do you think about that kind of matchmaking, because it’s also a little wrestling-esque.

    Yeah, right, like if you have D-Generation X fighting the Nation of Domination, you can’t just have The Rock fighting Triple H. Ya gotta have D’Lo Brown vs X-Pac and The Godfather vs Billy Gunn. I like it because the characters feel like they have to prove themselves, like Zoro’s a swordsman, and he’s gotta test himself against another swordsman. And Usopp does it when he fights Mr. 4 and Miss Merry Christmas with Chopper, because they have a weird dynamic and they’re fighting two people and they have no clue what they’re up against. 

  So, at the end of the arc, they do the iconic “We can’t let Vivi become associated with pirates so we’ll hold up the X symbols on our arms in solidarity” pose. What did you think about that? Because it’s one of the most famous images in One Piece, and it’s hard to avoid it, even if you’ve never watched the series. Was that your first time seeing it?

  It actually was. And I’m glad you brought this up because I was watching it and I thought “Wait, they’re just going? They’re not even keeping the duck?” And then they do that with the X and the original opening starts playing and I get goosebumps just remembering it. That really hit me. Because it finally got me really emotionally invested in the series. Made me feel a bit cheeky. 

      ONE PIECE LIGHTNING ROUND!

  So, considering you’re such a huge pro wrestling fan, your lightning round is gonna be a bit different. I’m gonna say a Straw Hat that’s in the crew at this point and you tell me which wrestler they’re the most like. You can also tell me what time period they’d fit the most in, since wrestler personalities tend to change. So, Luffy?

  Gotta be Cena. Specifically? With Luffy’s attitude? Probably 2015 defending-the-United States-Championship John Cena.

  Zoro?

  He’s all business, he likes to fight. So I gotta go with Cesaro.

  Sanji?

  Going with Eddie Guerrero.

  Usopp?

  That character is all over wrestling - the underdog who isn’t very good and uses every trick in the book to win. Gonna go with MJF. He had one of my favorite matches of this year against Cody Rhodes and he just had to use EVERYTHING to beat him - brass knuckles, distraction, chairs, everything he could to get that win. But he could be MJF, could be The Miz, could be Mikey Whipwreck from ECW, take your pick.

  Nami?

  Hmmm. Becky Lynch. 

  Chopper?

  KeMonito 

  Robin?

  Oh, she shows up after being booed for ages and you’re supposed to like her, so 2019 Charlotte Flair.

      Stay tuned for the next installment of "My Favorite One Piece Arc" as we speak with One Piece's official English manga translator Stephen Paul on his favorite One Piece arc: Skypiea!!

      Daniel Dockery is a Senior Staff Writer for Crunchyroll. Follow him on Twitter!

  Do you love writing? Do you love anime? If you have an idea for a features story, pitch it to Crunchyroll Features!

By: Daniel Dockery

[the-casual-cheesecake]

ITPE 2020

(go here for the audio version of this letter)

Dear podficcer,

First, I love you. Thank you for sharing your voice with the world. Whether I’ve heard it before or not, your presence gives me joy. 

Second, please record something that you enjoy yourself! I’m ecstatic about the prospect of you making something for me, and I will appreciate whatever your choice ends up being.

Third, the good stuff *wiggles eyebrows* listed under the cut is all of the fandoms and characters/ships therein I’d like to receive works for, listed in order of preference: 

CQL/MDZC: 

Preferences for this fandom: Anything. Give me the angst, give me the softness, give me the grief (wow okay, no I REALLY like grief themed fic in this fandom). I’m fine with canon, post canon, alternate canon, or modern AUs (with or without magic).

- Nie Huaisang centric fics

- Nie Huaisang/Any (except Nie Huaisang/Jiang Cheng)

- Nie Mingjue/Lan Xichen/Jin Guangyao

- Xiao Xingchen/Song Lan/Xue Yang

- Nie Mingjue/Jin Guangyao

- Nie Mingjue/Lan Xichen

- Wei Wuxian/Lan Wangji

- Lan Wangji & Lan Sizhui

Marvel 616:

Preferences for this fandom: SADNESS. I’m super into these specific runs [Avengers Vol. 5 (2013), New Avengers Vol. 3 (2013), Secret Wars (2015), Civil War (2005), and anything to do with The Illuminati team.] Listen, I just really like crying over those fools. I’m also not into any mundane AUs for it.

- Steve Rogers/Tony Stark

- Victor von Doom/Stephen Strange

- Victor von Doom/Tony Stark

- Victor von Doom centric fic

- T’challa/Namor

- Nathan Summers/Wade Wilson

- Daken/Bullseye

The Magnus Archives:

Preferences for this fandom: This is the horny zone, but also the badwrong zone. I’m not into AUs in this fandom. Give me Manipulation, give me nasty divorces, give me murders, give me misuse of dark-gods-given powers. Just fuck me up. Softness is allowed, but only if it has unseen edges 😈) 

- Elias Bouchard/Peter Lukas

- Elias Bouchard/Jonathan Sims

Hannibal:

Preferences for this fandom: canon or canon divergent fics, post canon is also cool. No AUs. Murder is very appreciated, so is heavy angst. But happy murder husbands is very good also.

- Hannibal Lecter/Will Graham

Sherlock (BBC):

Preferences for this fandom: Anything. Although, I really like obsessive and codependent relationships here. canon, post canon, canon divergent, case fics, unrequited love, or very married johnlock. I do love a sad, devastated Sherlock, so feel free to break my heart. 

- John Watson/Sherlock Holmes

Note for the mods on fandoms I’ve chosen to give but not receive: 

- DC comics:

Preferences for this fandom: No mundane AUs. But I’m happy to record anything else. 

- Tim Drake/Jason Todd

- Bruce Wayne/Clark Kent

James Bond (Skyfall):

Preferences for this fandom: Happy to record Anything.

- James Bond/Q

- James Bond/Alec Trevelyan

-James Bond/Q/Alec Trevelyan.

Squicks and DNW: Non con medical procedures, and mutilation.

E rated fic? heck yeah. If you want to gift it to me, I’m all for it.

Helpful tips: Go to my bookmarks and eenie meenie miney mo if you’re lost. There are a few fics marked as “to podfic” that I would 100% love if someone else got to first.

[wankerwatch]

Commons Vote

On: The Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) (Amendment) Rules 2024

Ayes: 135 (100.0% Con) Noes: 10 (100.0% SNP) Absent: ~505

Individual Votes:

Ayes

Conservative (133 votes)

Aaron Bell Alberto Costa Alex Burghart Alex Chalk Alicia Kearns Alok Sharma Amanda Solloway Andrew Griffith Andrew Jones Andrew Lewer Andrew Murrison Andrew Percy Andrew Selous Andy Carter Angela Richardson Anne Marie Morris Anne-Marie Trevelyan Anthony Browne Ben Everitt Ben Spencer Ben Wallace Bernard Jenkin Bob Blackman Bob Stewart Brandon Lewis Caroline Nokes Charles Walker Chloe Smith Chris Grayling Chris Philp Craig Tracey Damian Collins Damian Hinds Daniel Kawczynski David Davis David Duguid David Jones David Morris David Rutley David Simmonds Dean Russell Dehenna Davison Desmond Swayne Duncan Baker Elliot Colburn Felicity Buchan Fiona Bruce Gagan Mohindra Gareth Bacon George Eustice Graham Brady Graham Stuart Greg Clark Heather Wheeler Helen Whately Holly Mumby-Croft Iain Duncan Smith Iain Stewart Jacob Young James Cartlidge James Davies James Duddridge Jane Hunt Jerome Mayhew Jo Churchill John Baron John Hayes John Howell Joy Morrissey Julian Lewis Julian Smith Karen Bradley Katherine Fletcher Kit Malthouse Lee Rowley Lia Nici Louie French Lucy Allan Lucy Frazer Marcus Jones Martin Vickers Matt Hancock Matt Warman Matthew Offord Michael Ellis Michael Fabricant Michael Tomlinson Michelle Donelan Mike Wood Mims Davies Neil Hudson Nickie Aiken Nigel Huddleston Paul Holmes Peter Aldous Philip Dunne Philip Hollobone Ranil Jayawardena Rebecca Harris Rebecca Pow Richard Bacon Rob Butler Robert Courts Robert Halfon Robert Largan Robert Neill Robin Walker Royston Smith Sally-Ann Hart Saqib Bhatti Scott Mann Shailesh Vara Sheryll Murray Simon Baynes Simon Clarke Simon Fell Simon Hoare Stephen Hammond Stephen McPartland Stephen Metcalfe Steve Brine Steve Tuckwell Suzanne Webb Theo Clarke Theresa Villiers Tim Loughton Tom Hunt Tom Pursglove Tracey Crouch Victoria Atkins Victoria Prentis Will Quince William Cash

Noes

Scottish National Party (9 votes)

Allan Dorans Amy Callaghan Angela Crawley Anne McLaughlin Ian Blackford John Nicolson Marion Fellows Philippa Whitford Richard Thomson

[visenyatargaryn]

tagged by the amazing @queennymeria​​!! thank you so much!!

tagging: @troyebakers​, @aryastrks​, @myrcella​, @callmeredhood​, @tyvians​, @denerims​, @seedlingsinner​, @honesthearts​​, @spicevalleys​ & anyone else who wishes to do this! as usual, I’m the last person to do this... so if you have been tagged already then please ignore this!! lol

— CERYS TREVELYAN, DRAGON AGE: INQUISITION

B A S I C S

full name: cerys trevelyan

gender: female

sexuality: straight

pronouns: she/her

fandom: dragon age

O T H E R S

family: rodrick trevelyan [father], arianne trevelyan [mother], layla trevelyan [older sister], arthur trevelyan [older brother], elise trevelyan [younger sister, twin to edric], edric trevelyan [younger brother, twin to elise], cullen rutherford [husband], damen rutherford [son], estelle rutherford [daughter]

birthplace: ostwick, free marches

job: circle mage  → apostate → inquisitor

phobias: loss of freedom; being caged; tranquility

hobbies: studying astrology; reading romance novels 

M O R A L S

morality alignment: neutral good

sins: lust / greed / gluttony / sloth / pride / envy / wrath

virtues: chastity / charity / diligence / humility / kindness / patience / justice

T H I S - O R - T H A T

Introvert / Extrovert

Organized / Disorganized

Close-minded / Open-minded

Calm / Anxious

Agreeable / Disagreeable

Cautious / Reckless

Patient / Impatient

Outspoken / Reserved

Leader / Follower

Empathetic / Unempathetic

Optimistic / Pessimistic

Traditional / Modern

Hard-working / Lazy

R E L A T I O N S H I P S

otp: cerys x cullen

ot3: cerys x cullen x living happily and peaceful

brotp: cerys x dorian, cerys x varric, cerys x leliana

notp: cerys x anyone who isn’t cullen

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— MILA KINSLEY, FAR CRY 5

B A S I C S

full name: mila emilee kinsley

gender: female

sexuality: bisexual

pronouns: she/her

fandom: far cry

O T H E R S

family: stephen kinsley [father, deceased], emma kinsley [mother, deceased], john seed [husband], emilia seed [daughter], sadie seed [daughter], jacob seed [brother-in-law], joseph seed [brother-in-law], faith seed [sister-in-law]

birthplace: lancaster, pennsylvania 

job: city cop  → deputy → ex-deputy

phobias: thunderstorms; being alone

hobbies: painting; baking goodies; basking in the sunlight

M O R A L S

morality alignment: true neutral

sins: lust / greed / gluttony / sloth / pride / envy / wrath

virtues: chastity / charity / diligence / humility / kindness / patience / justice

T H I S - O R - T H A T

Introvert / Extrovert

Organized / Disorganized

Close-minded / Open-minded

Calm / Anxious

Agreeable / Disagreeable

Cautious / Reckless

Patient / Impatient

Outspoken / Reserved

Leader / Follower

Empathetic / Unempathetic

Optimistic / Pessimistic

Traditional / Modern

Hard-working / Lazy

R E L A T I O N S H I P S

otp: mila x john

ot3: n/a

brotp: mila x faith, mila x jacob, mila x nick

notp: mila x anyone who isn’t john

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— OPHELIA COUSLAND, DRAGON AGE: ORIGINS

B A S I C S

full name: ophelia cousland

gender: female

sexuality: straight

pronouns: she/her

fandom: dragon age

O T H E R S

family: bann bryce cousland [father, deceased], lady eleanor cousland [mother, deceased], fergus cousland [older brother], amadis [mabari], alistair theirin [husband], bryce theirin [son], adeline theirin [daughter], meira theirin [daughter]

birthplace: highever, ferelden

job: grey warden  → queen of ferelden

phobias: spiders; losing loved ones

hobbies: reading; sword-fighting

M O R A L S

morality alignment: true neutral

sins: lust / greed / gluttony / sloth / pride / envy / wrath

virtues: chastity / charity / diligence / humility / kindness / patience / justice

T H I S - O R - T H A T

Introvert / Extrovert

Organized / Disorganized

Close-minded / Open-minded

Calm / Anxious

Agreeable / Disagreeable

Cautious / Reckless

Patient / Impatient

Outspoken / Reserved

Leader / Follower

Empathetic / Unempathetic

Optimistic / Pessimistic

Traditional / Modern

Hard-working / Lazy

R E L A T I O N S H I P S

otp: ophelia x alistair

ot3: ophelia x alistair x not being separated constantly and being happy together (like wtf @ bioware!!)

brotp: ophelia x leliana, ophelia x morrigan, ophelia x zevran, ophelia x stenn, ophelia x wynn

notp: ophelia x howe, ophelia x loghain, ophelia x anyone who isn’t alistair

[mi6-cafe]

Long Fic Readalong!

What:  We’re going to celebrate longer fanfics by dedicating a few weekends to  reading them. This means we’ll read one or two chapters each readalong  session.

When: Every Saturday at 9pm eastern/6pm Pacific (your local time here)

Where: We’ll be reading on discord in the readalongs channel. (Invite to discord here)

Okay cool, but what fic? We are reading “Bewitched” by BootsnBlossoms and Kryptaria. (story details below the cut) This week we will be picking up at Chapter 2. Feel free to either catch up or just ask us for a recap. We’re finishing up the story this week!

Please join us to read, to just hang out and listen, and to generally enjoy a good story together!

Chapters: 9/9 Fandom: James Bond (Craig Movies), Skyfall (2012) - Fandom, Bewitched, James Bond - All Media Types Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: James Bond/Q Characters:  James Bond, Q (Bond - Craig movies), Tabitha Stephens, Endora  (Bewitched), Gareth Mallory, Alec Trevelyan, Danielle Marsh Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Fluff, Romance, Don't copy to another site Summary:

A  few months after the Skyfall incident, Q's sister gives him the excuse  he needs to finally take a last-minute holiday at her cottage in Wales,  but a priority two security threat means Q can't go alone.

For  James Bond, the choice between a visit to Psych to discuss overwork or  two weeks in the countryside is no choice at all — especially not with  the lure of his enigmatic young Quartermaster as a companion.

Then again, 'enigmatic' doesn't even begin to cover the truth of who the Quartermaster really is.