#afterdeck ace

[chromatic-lamina]

Made-up fic tittle: Water under the bridge

Ooh, I didn’t see this one. It’d be set in Water 7 and would involve those gondola type things and races along the waterways and under the bridges. So, it would be very literal!

[xiwi01]

Someday I'll understand how art works. For now, I'm enjoying the learning process. I want to leave some register of these because my PC might die soon and I'm a disaster at making back-ups. Here they are in chronological order:

Yes, I know, I didn't understand positions. Or colors. BUT this was the first serious attempt at drawing since I was 10 years old. And my first attempt at digital art too. So, idk, it could've been much worse.

And this was me trying to do lineart in paper for the first time.

I personally like this one. I made it after I read @afterdeck-ace's incredible fic in AO3 (sorry. I posted it like a year and a half late). @deateath made the original art and it's amazing. Go read the fic, you won't regret it!

A gory Demonio Fleur to try the watercolor markers. I still don't get them. But I had fun nonetheless.

This is my most recent attempt at drawing. Considering I didn't plan to draw this or color it, I think it turned out well enough.

[hergan416]

Writing Patterns

Rules: list the first line of your last 10 (posted) fics and see if there's a pattern!

I got tagged by @afterdeck-ace while I was at a work conference and so I'm only just getting to this now.

This should be interesting because I feel very strongly that my writing has changed since joining the yuumori fandom, and the last time I was tagged in this meme, I was still writing for the One Piece & Yugioh fandoms.

10. The Problem (Moriarty the Patriot, Allou, Rated M(ature), Underage)

It wasn't a problem that he could turn to his brother about.

9. Midnight Stroll (Moriarty the Patriot, Louiliam, Rated E(xplicit), Rape/Noncon, Somnophilia)

Louis wakes to a loud noise as the door to his room opens too quickly and slams against the wall. A muffled thud and a grunt follows, as the door ricochets off the wall and hits the intruder on the rebound.

8. Courses (Moriarty the Patriot, Allou, Rated E(xplicit), Underage)

“It's such a waste of a pretty face. I have heard the only one he willingly serves is that orphan tramp he calls a brother.”

7. No Limits (Moriarty the Patriot, Sherlouis, Rated E(xplicit), Graphic Depictions of Violence, Dubious Consent, Under-Negotiated Kink)

The guilty conductor was carted off the train at Grantham. And Sherlock’s words still burned in Louis’ ears.

6. Date Night (Moriarty the Patriot, Bondson, Rated T(een), Canon-Typical Violence)

There was a flash of silver. One of the targets had a gun. One of the targets had a gun and it was trained on Fred.

5. Starvation (Moriarty the Patriot, Allou, Rated M(ature), Underage)

The problem has only grown exasperated.

4. The Depths of a Mountain (Moriarty the Patriot, Sherlouis, Rated T(een), No Archive Warnings Apply)

“Come with me.”

3. Day 1: Fashion (Moriarty the Patriot, Sherlock Holmes and many, willsherbert, Rated M(ature), No Archive Warnings Apply)

A young man sat cross-legged upon the matted gray carpet of the library. It appeared he had moved a perfectly usable coffee table from its position between several overstuffed cloth chairs– missing backs and arms, as was want for public areas on campus– to take its place. He had spread an array of papers before him: they curved around his body in a half-circle reminiscent of a pale rainbow, but he seemed to derive little pleasure from their existence.

2. Day 4: Indulgence (Moriarty the Patriot, Sherlouis, Rated M(ature), Dubious Consent, Drug Use) *this fic was co-written with @vitya-nikiforova & the first line is mostly her writing, although I think it echoes the structure I started out with.

The apartment felt oppressively still in that quiet summer evening.

The Affair of Unforeseen Consequences (Moriarty the Patriot, Mycal, Rated E(xplicit), Contains untagged content that some readers may find upsetting to avoid spoilers)

Mycroft entered his office to find the seat to his desk thoroughly occupied.

Patterns: Alright! so I find that I have returned to much shorter opening paragraphs! Except for my Sherlock studying paragraph, my fics seem to open with one or two lines... although one fic truly began in the author's notes where the tiktok edit that it was based on was transcribed.

There is a mixture of action, scene setting, and introspection, which seems to be more attuned with the story I'm telling. I have a mixture of tenses even (and I know my fics are starting to mix tenses as a result 😬).

Maybe in the morning I'll see something different - really the thing I was noticing the most as I typed all that up was that my archive warnings have gotten more varied 😂

Tagging @seeingteacupsindragons @user-needs-new-hyperfixation @touchmycoat @nenya85 @kaibacorpintern @bum-scum @cawcawkarasu @vitya-nikiforova @winxhelina and anyone else who would like to participate.

[the-obsessive-writer]

Writing Patterns

Rules: list the first line of your last 10 (posted) fics and see if there's a pattern!

Tagged by @afterdeck-ace again <3

I don't think I have 10 posted fics... Imma look it up. Yeah, I got only four... and that's counting the original works.

Sanctuary (original work)

I walk.

Bad Omens (Supernatural/Doctor Who/Good Omens)

"Dean, what are we doing here?" asked Sam while getting out of the car.

Les Gentlemen de l'Apocalypse (original work, published)

Rebecca ne comprenait pas. Rebecca didn't understand.

All I Want For Christmas is Not You (original work, published)

L'univers est cassé. The universe is broken.

Pattern: except for the fanfiction... i seem to like short first sentences. I guess it checks out, I'm a action-oriented writer. Descriptions aren't my thing.

Whoever wanna give it a go, please do!

[chromatic-lamina]

Izou is stylish, elegant, amazing, funny, capable, and gorgeous and had his fans long before we even knew about O-Kiku. The rapport between him and Marco is hilarious and he’s a great fighter. Both Izou annd Kiku are gorgeous and they loved each other, so I think we can too. (Also, we were robbed, as @afterdeck-ace says. Wish we’d had more of him).

Also いぞう (Izou) is strictly correct, but non-Japanese often cannot hear the /う/, which tends to extend the vowel (like Yuuki), so that type of diphthong (if it could be called that) is sometimes transliterated Izō (which covers all bases), but many people choose to Romanise their names without the extra vowel, so it’s not incorrect.

Okay, One Piece fans. Please explain Izou. I know he has his fans, but I feel like, unfortunately, he is the ugly sibling overshadowed by his much more attractive sister. I mean, it's not his fault that his sister is a 10-ft tall trans goddess with a sword. At least he gets points for being the world's most supportive brother. But seriously, what do you guys see in him other than like a fashionista best friend

Defend your Blurbo #56

Please remember this post is about curiosity and genuine fandom discourse. Be kind with your answers because this is not a debate essay, this is a discussion between fans

Meet Izou or Izo. I'm still not sure which spelling is correct from One Piece. He is the Commander of the 16th division of the Whitebeard Pirates. And yes, he has a younger sister named Kikunojo, whom everyone seems to focus on more than him. But again, she is 9 and 1/2 feet tall, and he is only 6'3, and you should know how Tumblr gets about big ladies

Here's a picture of them together for those not in the one-piece fandom. So, One Piece fandom defend your blorbo

[opopnomi]

̶A̶l̶l̶u̶m̶e̶r̶ ̶l̶e̶ ̶f̶e̶u̶ ahem Arsonist's Lullabye by Hozier, for Ace. Sending you love hon <3

A que coucou Okay I laughed XDDD The spirit of Johnny lives in Ace !

For Hozier's song, I need to listen to it, sounds good !

.... Now I can't get Ace with sunglasses and fringed leather jacket out of my mind

Character Song Ask

[belphegor1982]

afterdeck-ace replied to your post: Alors, vu que @garnetrena nous mijote un petit...

   Père Blaise prof doc ET animateur du club chorale ? (Parce que les deux idées sont trop bonnes et franchement je tuerais pour le voir aller réclamer du fric à Venec pour commander des bouquins). Le reste est aussi hilarant que génial ! Mention spéciale pour Guenièvre en COP/PsyEN.    

Oooh, ben voilà !! Autant j’aime toujours l’idée du Père Blaise prof de musique, autant je préfère pencher du côté archiviste, donc prof doc ET animateur du club chorale!? Parfait ! Manque plus qu’à décider qui est le prof de musique, parce que j’aimerais bien voir le Père Blaise super salty que ce.tte prof a une heure de chorale et que ça empiète sur son domaine à lui :D

[dandunn]

🤝 Share a line that introduces a character, for the WIP excerpts ask?

I rather like Marco’s introduction line in Marked for Death:

“Hey Marco! You gonna help out around here?” the second division commander bellowed at a man perched at the front of the ship. “You’re not pretty enough to be a figurehead!”

I think it’s funny and establishes Ace and Marco’s relationship pretty fast. Also this line that foreshadows what kind of relationship Marco and Assassin!Sanji are gonna have

For a brief moment Sanji locked eyes with the first division commander as he flew overhead. Marco’s hooded eyes narrowed in curiosity, his yellow tuft of hair fluttered, then he was swiftly diving, disappearing off to the mess hall.

[daonepiece]

MERMAY 2021 - 08 Hachi is for Hatchan Hatchan - Octopus Pappagu - Starfish Camie - Kissing Gourami Shakuyaku - Giant Manta Ray Funfact: Giant Manta Ray is a sociable species, they can travel alone or in huge group, they can even associate with other fish, sea birds or marine mammals. A group of ray is called a "fever". Funfact no2: 08/05 | Happy Birthday to Shakuyaku!

==================== A request from @lofi-coffee and @afterdeck-ace

I planned day 8 for Hatchan group but it's Shakky's birthday as well, so I decided to draw them together. Family time!! Ray's missing here but we still have a ray Thank you, I hope you will enjoy this piece! 😤💞

[chromatic-lamina]

Heya! 💞 💝 🪄

Hello, lovely Lily!

I answered 💝 here!

💞what's the most important part of a story for you? the plot, the characters, the worldbuilding, the technical stuff (grammar etc), the figurative language

Story is king. Even in a character study, something has to happen. All the rest works towards making it happen. Many of my stories might actually start with a scene, though, or a piece of dialogue, and unfold from there, but there needs to be some kind of movement (even if it's mental) at some point.

🪄what is your post-writing/sharing aftercare? How do you take care of yourself or celebrate yourself when you've finished a fic?

Obsessively checking my stats. So not well at all. Hahah. Actually, if I'm too anxious, I know that there'll always be things I need to edit/didn't catch in a published piece, especially if I've published too early, so I'll work on that to take my mind off reception. If I'm writing a multi-chap, and I finished a chapter as opposed to a whole piece, I'll try to work on the next chapter (which is usually in progress), or some part of the story, to again wean me away from unhealthy habits. Sometimes I'll head out for a walk. It's a blessing if I have work, because then other things replace stats checking! Again, it's relying on extrinsic validation, so not that healthy, but the first comment really does a lot to let a fic settle with me. With stories that don't get comments, or much in the way of other feedback, I try to value what I have received and fight the urge to delete soon after publication until it passes (and the urge usually passes). Ahh. Sometimes I'm not successful. It's nothing at all against readers, and not a guilt trip, but for me it's hard to keep some work up if it seems that it's nobody's cup of tea. And I know that sometimes your readers come along well after publication, so it is an unhealthy outlook. I have a few fics I've taken down (still on FFN though!). So, my aftercare is maybe trying to keep my shit together 😉 and, like for long fics that get a comment or two on completion (or none), oof, just gotta roll with that and tell myself I was happy writing indulgent stuff without audiences for a very long time, so not to put too much weight into reception. But it's also a relief it's done, and I maybe write some one shots to keep the creative vibe going, and to celebrate having finished writing a whole lotta words. Haha. I don't know. I guess I should have a ceremony or something.

Thank you, Lily!

I’ve answered ✨ 💫 📡 , 🤲 , 🌈 , ☯️ , 🎈💥 🎀 🌻💌 💝 🌿🤍💞 🪄 And will soon answer 🕯️ 💎: The ask is here if anyone else wants to ask! Although I think that means only 8 icons are left, and I'm just as happy to leave it here. Thank you so much for the ask(s)!!!

[deateath]

💫✏️🏴‍☠️ 2nd piece for One Piece Reverse Bang '22! 💫✏️🏴‍☠️

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She’d been barely conscious back then, bleeding out on the mausoleum’s stone. Here lies Nico Robin, buried under the stones of her own disillusion. What an epitaph it would have been. If it weren’t for the antidote she offered to the unconscious victor. If it weren’t for Luffy taking her out of that crumbling place by force, not listening to any of her protests. Just because he could and wanted to.

Letting out another deep breath, Robin faced the deck, giving the vast space a once-over…Her fingers still running over the wooden railing, she whispered. “Let’s take care of each other, Sunny.”

Once again going back to the idea that participating in this event has made me a better artist, because it has! I am really happy with how this turned out, I think my inspo was still flowing from my previous project. The line art on this is something new for me too, and I think it went quite well!

The companion fic for this piece was done by the beautiful, amazing Lily @afterdeck-ace!!! Robin instrospection is always so good, and Lily does a BEAUTIFUL job with it omg🤌🏻😘 Go check out her blog, all her writing and other info is linked there too!

And as always, go show some love to the other participants in this event, their work is being chronicled at @opreversebang !!!

[chromatic-lamina]

They taught her the proper classification after that. It all ended in ashes regardless.

Robin rearranging books and taking care of people’s lives. This is gorgeous. Go read Lily’s tags.

word: protective I don’t have any ideas, but Robin and Chopper? Or Chopper with anyone, really. Marco/Ace? Marco protecting Ace from himself? If humour, maybe a protective gel that Marco needs to use on his feathers (flames) during the summer? Good luck!

About the prompts for Writer's Month

Hey HS! Thanks for the ideas, I've been racking my brain because Robin will definitely feature in Choices 2 & 3 and have interactions with both Marco and Law but they are really silent about it right now so I'll just wait until it falls into place. And I'm definitely not good enough at humour/crack even though that Marco's sunscreen idea sounds fun!

But... I wrote something last year, for another prompt, with Robin. And Chopper. (And Franky). She's on watch, so it fits the "protective" even though the whole story isn't about that. I'm not done yet but there you go!

Stories (set right after Fish-Man Island)

Up in the crow’s nest, everything was quiet. Robin was reading, lamp oil at her side, blanket around her shoulders. An old essay on Water Seven’s history she should have finished years ago, but things kept happening with this crew and her TBR kept growing too, taking more and more space on the library’s bookshelves.

So many books, so little time, or so people said. And they were right, she thought, turning a page to look at the engraving of the massive fountain irrigating all the canals. A part of her was constantly aching for something else to decipher. Getting answers. Finally filling a void.

The moon was shining high, reflection trembling on the waves. The Sunny rocked gently, creaks and sighs. She had spread her eyes all around the hull earlier and a couple of her hands were rearranging the library. A new eye bloomed there and she smiled at fingers moving in the candlelight, caressing the worn-out leather of the oldest volumes in passing. She had gone for authors rather than subjects this time and she swore she could hear the old scholars screaming. She had done so in Ohara too. Reordering the books by size and color. Oh, the fit they threw! But she only wanted to help…

They taught her the proper classification after that. It all ended in ashes regardless.

The length humans would go to to have some illusion of control and a semblance of safety... Blinders. Bullshit. As if it would make the slightest difference at the very end. And yet here she was, chasing a childhood dream, fulfilling a fire and laugh-sworn promise, quelling her thirst of knowledge one book, one poneglyph at a time. Deny someone the truth and they’ll look for it their entire life.

A sea king wailed in the distance and something caught her eye on starboard. Fins and scales grazing the water before disappearing. Nothing serious. But then, a door creaked open and someone walked out on deck, footsteps clinking. Eyes bloomed quietly on the railing. Chopper was heading for the sickbay, pink hat forsaken, hooves rubbing his sleepy eyes. She followed him, curious.

Ears bloomed on the walls he walked along, unsuspecting. “You idiots,” he was muttering and Robin smiled, opening eyes on the infirmary’s door as he was turning the door knob. He started with a curse. An arm bloomed on his back and patted his head in apology. She scratched the soft fur for good measure.

“Oh right, you’re on watch,” he said, grabbing her hand and squeezing it.

Two arms appeared on the door and signed a question. Chopper sighed, scratching at his cheek.

“Zoro and Sanji were bickering in their sleep. And then Luffy started asking for meat, so…” He opened the door and eyes and limbs disappeared in a flutter of cherry blossoms.

[hergan416]

Last Line Challenge

Rules: Post the last sentence you wrote (fanfic / original / anything) and tag as many people as there are words in the sentence.

I was tagged by @afterdeck-ace, thank you!

I suppose the last line I wrote would actually be from this post: "Do you worry about the hunger?"

Hmmm I'll tag @user-needs-new-hyperfixation @seeingteacupsindragons @straycrayoncrypt @leviathiane @nenya85 and @winxhelina but if anyone else sees this and wants to, consider yourself tagged.

[the-obsessive-writer]

Name 4 songs that you consider YOURS. Songs that no one else understands like you. Songs that they can try to pry from your cold dead hands.

Tagged by @afterdeck-ace ofc 💜 Thks!

- Anything, by Thomas Sanders (feat. Jay Harper, Leo Anderson, Nicole Visco and Terrence Williams Jr.)

Watching @thatsthat24's videos a few years back helped me during a very difficult time. And this song just resonated within me at that time. It still does today.

- Sanctuary, by Paradise Fears

I'm not a religious person really, but for some reason this song has been following me since my teenage years and it calms me down every time I listen to it.

- Starlight, by The Supermen Lovers

This song is basically my childhood. It's my Madeleine of Proust. I think it's French even tho the lyrics are in English.

- Cheese, by Stray Kids

I do not know why. I just relate to it for some reason.

Special mention for Cover Me by Stray Kids. Cause this song's been calming my anxiety lately.

I'm tagging @alabaster-moon and @chaoticpanenergy if you wanna give it a go! 🫶 And anyone who wants!

[soultronica]

tagged by @cioelle to share three fun facts about myself!

1- most essential fact about me is that I have 3 brothers who I'm extremely close to! big part of both my childhood and my adulthood and they're my main social circle. I live with the youngest currently but I've lived with all of them in pretty much all permutations, at one point there were all four of us in that two bedroom apartment lol

2 - I'm one of those people who never stopped playing pokémon go ☆ my favourites are grass types, with most of the starters on top of my list. drives my bros crazy when we do raids together because I don't play the same way at all (I train my favourite/cute pokémons, not the strongest ones) so all my teams are shit, but hey that's what's fun about pkmn, all ways to play are valid and all that

3 - fav kpop group is nine muses but I've recently reached "collect albums and photocards" stage for loona..... F

bonus fact: I'm currently looking at the mediterranean! ☆

tagging @chokefriends @chromatic-lamina @afterdeck-ace @trash-b0at if you're interested!

[opopnomi]

@afterdeck-ace thank you for all your encouragements dear <3 I chose Bon Clay for this request, I found it quite challenging to draw him. At first I didn't feel inspired, tried a few designs with different references (you are right, he would totally rock in a chiton) and then I remember this 18th century statue of a Bacchante, a priestess of Bacchus, I see everyday in the Château I work for... The theme looked quite nice for him, hope you'll like it! (original ref under spoiler)

Historical Fashion Event

Photo I took this afternoon in the gardens of the Château I work for... It's one of the prettiest statue and definitely one of my fav