#a little something from the vault

[aimbutmiss]

Buggy stared at the stone wall in front of him with wonder and curiosity, as if the mysterious box-shaped rock held the secrets to life itself.

It probably did. At least a fragment of it.

“Fascinating, isn’t it? The ancient language.”

Buggy stopped his deep staring to turn to the tall man beside him. “It looks beautiful.”

Oden smiled at him. “Couldn’t agree more, Buggyjiro. What’s interesting about the writing system here is that it doesn't display the phonetics alone. The order of symbols and the way they’re connected also dictates the grammar…”

Buggy listened to the enthusiastic man talk about the writing in front of them, explaining and translating as he went. Maybe he was trying to pass down at least bits of the forgotten yet ever important language to him, or he was just really passionate about the poneglyphs. Either way, Buggy took every little piece of information that fell from Oden’s mouth as if it was a sacred treasure.

He stopped his little lecture as little Hiyori walked –more like stumbled, up to the stele and touched the surface with her tiny hand, babbling passionately. Though neither of them could understand what the little girl was trying to convey, they listened intently as if every little noise out of her made perfect sense.

“Is this one causing you two any trouble?”

Toki came over to them, walking in small steps as usual, and picked up the still bubbling Hiyori in her arms.

“Oh, not at all. She’s a clever girl, like her mom.” Oden said, making his wife giggle.

The samurai looked at them as if they were the most valuable treasure in the whole wide world. It warmed Buggy’s insides, yet there was a pang in his heart. Family. Something he longed to have for himself down the line, but he didn’t know if he could ever have it. He was pulled out of his thoughts when a strong hand squeezed his shoulder.

“I can tell you’re deep in thought. It’s good to think, but you need to learn when to get out of your own head, Buggy.”

Buggy looked up to his captain, not understanding when the man had even walked up to them. He hadn’t heard anything when he was approaching.

“Sorry. A lot to think about, though.”

“Hm, indeed. But you’re only 13. No need to think so hard at your age. Look at Shanks, he’s the master of not thinking.”

Buggy turned his head to watch Shanks run around the land, chasing a large snake around as he laughed without worry. Buggy grimaced. “That would be because he’s an idiot.”

Roger laughed. “That’s not such a bad thing in this world. If anything, you’re the one who’s too clever.”

“And that’s bad?”

“No, not quite. I just worry that’s all.”

Before Buggy could ask him to elaborate, the man abandoned the subject as he turned to Oden.

“You think you can leave a message in my steed on here? To let the future generations know that I was here.”

Oden laughed loudly, as he did most things. “Of course, Captain. That is if you can find anything that would dent this stone.”

Roger laughed back. “Who said anything about carving on the poneglyph, idiot? There’s no need, especially not when there’s a perfectly good gold surface next to it.”

That made Buggy smile. The captain was clever too, much clever than him, yet he couldn't see how that was a bad thing. If anything, he liked being clever because it made him more similar to the captain. They didn't look anything alike and he certainly didn't have his bravery. He'd like to have a trait of his to remember him by.

He frowned. Perhaps thinking too much was indeed not a good thing. He turned to the sacred bell of Shandora as the dialogue in the background became background noise; and though he was not raised to be religious, he prayed that he had a little more time with his dad captain.

[bosspigeon]

so due to money issues and also the fact that i have kind of a Big Project in the works i'm trying to figure out kofi and hfdjshg lord help me

[grymkoena]

Good to Me.

[myrmica]

infinity mechanism/worst breakup in minecraft roleplay history.mp4

[hecatesbroom]

I thought you might like the fic asks! :) questions 6, 16 and 19 for you!

Haha I absolutely do! Thanks for the questions! <3

6. the word that appears the most in your current draft

My current draft is actually not a fanfic, but an original project I started the other day! (For anyone who's curious: my most used word there is "envelope"). But for some fic drafts I'm most near to finishing: it's "little", "flowers", "just", and "all" (for 4 golden girls wips respectively).

16. favourite place to write

I'm not too picky with the place I write in, but I prefer writing anywhere at home! Admittedly I don't really go anywhere else at the moment lmao but it's a lot easier to focus on what I'm writing when I'm home!

At the moment I usually sit on the couch, but I like to switch things up by moving to a table or my desk from time to time. It's mostly the couch though, because I tend to be very tired & it feels less exhausting to sit there for some reason! (Plus, it's easier on my back :)

Added bonus about the couch is that my cats tend to opt to sit on my lap instead of my laptop when I'm writing like they do at the table, haha.

19. the most interesting topic you’ve researched for a fic

Oh dear -- I honestly don't know! Am I exposing myself too much here by saying I don't research much at all at the moment? I just wing it and usually hope for the best haha (so I mostly avoid writing about topics I'll have to research! I'm keeping a list of things to look into once I do have the time and brainpower again).

I think the one thing I looked up that hit hardest was the symbolism for ivy, for the appropriately titled Ivy. I'd written the whole thing before I figured: hey! maybe ivy works well as a symbol. And lo and behold: its meaning turned out to be even more heartbreaking than I'd hoped!

But mostly it's just a bit of fact checking :) or looking for appropriate songs, like the one for oh, my dear / our love is here to stay, for which I really wanted them to dance to a Sinatra song (because all girls mentioned they love him, so it only seemed appropriate)!

[enlichened]

i will say i have some GRIPES with fallout (the tv show. and in general) but its really capturing some specific horrors VERY well. in particular im thinking 1. nuclear war/bombs. the first scene of the show really conveys just how terrifying and inescapable something like that is. and 2. learning the whole system you grew up in is false, specifically learning about a vault experiment while living in it.

[oflostinfound]

Partially Recovered

[sisterdivinium]

It isn't guilt, though it should be when she lies upon the shards and splinters of her broken word, letting them cut into her bare skin. It's a fear, sharp and hot as the fingers trailing down her body, as the unending kisses that alone cover her from the cold night — fear of reckoning, a jealous god's vengeance.

Suzanne's last sin had cost enough, yet she relapsed. She moaned, softly — unrepentant. This woman adored her atop this mattress of an altar, an unbeliever at last gripped by faith.

She feared losing Jillian. Her god had long changed its name.

[aggravatedanarchy]

I fucking love video games that are buggy as fuck

Fucking around in Vault 3, helping those guys escape- I come back with the key and two of them are outside the cage and one of the Fiends is inside it instead. I'm like "wow okay," move on, unlock the cage.

And then I just. Get to watch them all crouch and "sneak" out of the cage, pushing up against and stopping in front of Fiends the whole way.

I genuinely don't know if they're supposed to just be fine once you open the cage? So like maybe that last bit is par for the course. But coming back to two of them just wandering that room, chillin with the captors? Incredible. 10/10 I recommend this game to everyone.

[theheadlessgroom]

@beatingheart-bride

"There was never any doubt in my mind," Randall assured her, taking her hand in his as sat beside him-even with the revelation that she was a vampire, he never felt even a twinge of fear upon learning it, nor did he ever have any doubts in her moral compass. She was a vampire now, yes, but she was still Emily.

And he still felt no fear, as they sat together in her lonely room, thought he did feel his heart ache as he looked around it. It was so quiet and dark, her bed so big and comfortable...and yet so painfully empty. He thought back to some of his lonelier, moodier nights before they met, and how his bed sometimes felt so massive, dwarfing him, hammering home that loneliness...

...and so perhaps he shouldn't have been surprised (and yet he was all the same) when he opened his mouth and commented, "Uh...why don't I stay here with you tonight?"

As soon as his brain caught up with his mouth, Randall's cheeks immediately went aflame, and his eyes widened, his heart pounding-it sounded too forward, didn't it? That wasn't his intention, he did want her to get the wrong idea, the wrong impression, he just wanted to comfort her, make her feel a little less alone tonight, that was all...!

[aberooski]

Y'all are gonna get Sons of The Stars (Abby's version)(from the vault) like this week at this rate aksksks

[pocketramblr]

But what if AFO and Yoichi didn't grow up together, but more like he is 21 years old and he randomly gets a call one day from foster care about how they have a child who is 4 years old who turns out to be his brother and is currently an orphan. He then decides to adopt them and yeah it's Yoichi and he basically raises him. Different dynamic between AFO and Yoichi, AFO taking a fatherly role in a sense, could be interesting.

the most shocking thing about that situation is the fact that apparently they were keeping good enough track to know that yoichi was afo's brother in the system, 17 years apart, during the upheaval of quirks.

but anyway i can see it, and in this situation i do think Yoichi would be a gangly 16 or 17 year old when he gets vaulted

[earl-grey-love]

My fave is how I 'fix' dean d0mino in dead m0ney so his epilogue says he experienced empathy and regret for the first time. Amazing :')

[riacte]

Hello I was just on a symphonic concert that had music from videogames and they played a track from Sky: Children of Light and I immediately thought about your blog. "Riacte would probably like this"

Omg!! Sky made it!! (Their tracks are all ON POINT, seriously one of the best things from the game and the music keeps getting better)

And awww <3 thanks for taking the time to send this ask! :D

[tortoisesshells]

write another au, they said. it’ll be fun, they said.

[shessoft]

y'all i was this 🤏🏼 close to paying too much money for the Regina funko pop