#and all i respond with is a meme

[otaku553]

Some more spy x family one piece crossover doodles :)

A fic may or may not be in progress…….

Edit: the fic is posted :)

[angel-syzygy]

husk: your gloves smell like you

angel dust: *let husk borrow his gloves ONCE* what

husk: i didn’t smell them

angel dust: what

husk: i put my hands like this *exasperated head-in-hands* and they smell like you

[can-of-slorgs]

I'm personally blaming @starbiology and everyone who has reblogged or commented the other piece for this.

Bonus comic featuring my grundo:

[turtletaubwrites]

Smoker is finally learning about the dangers of smoking 😅

[usyrps]

it's monday ... which means you're all getting my fitcheck. ♡

[jeanmoreaue]

Jean Moreau moodboard part 2

[moongothic]

Hey so also have Sir Crocodile brainrot and have recently reread Impel Down. This is probably nothing at all but it made me question the artistic choice made. Like we dont see Crocodiles full face until Luffy recognizes him. Before that tho he joins in on Jinbei & Ace's convo about Whitebeard and is shown to (non-)react to Boa Hancocks visit. But we only get his face in shadows or see the hook. Which. Why. Oda we know what he looks like and who the guy with the stitches on his face and the hook is. WHY OBSCURE HIM.

My friend, this is what we call a "cocktease"

Okay jokes aside, yes it was an artistic choise. More specifically, a storytelling technique Oda masterfully used to build up hype and excitement to Crocodile's eventual reveal and re-introduction into the story.

So thanks to Ms Goldenweek's cover story (which ran back during Water 7/Enies Lobby) we already knew Crocodile along with Daz, Bon-chan and Galdino had all been sent to Impel Down, when we also learned about Impel Down, Marineford and the Gates of Justice (+ the giant whirlpool between the three locations) to some extent. ((Now of course, if you were an anime-only then you would've had no idea about the former BW members being in Impel Down. And even if you had read the manga you still would've had to actually pay attention to the cover story and its lore, and not forgotten all about it))

So even before Luffy decides he's going to head to Impel Down to save Ace, we know Crocodile's going to be somewhere down there. The second Luffy arrives there, we are immidiately reminded of the fact when Domino mentions Crocodile taking the traditional "bath" new inmates take at the entrance. And as we descend deeper and deeper into Impel Down, with those cuts to what's happening down at Level 6 every now and then, as well as with the Baroque Works Countdown, Oda time and time again keeps on reminding of us of Crocodile's looming presence in the background. This is all absolutely deliberate. Crocodile was arguably the most iconic (maybe not most popular but iconic) One Piece villian at the time, if given an opportunity of course the readers wanted to see him again. But just letting us see him right away would be anti-climactic, and distracting from what's actually important (Ace, and Luffy getting to him as fast as possible). So keeping him hidden could serve multiple purposes:

For one, Crocodile doesn't get to steal the spotlight from the other characters (at least not too early). We can focus on Luffy, Ace, all the new Impel Down characters and the other returning characters in peace, while Crocodile waits for his turn. Another thing is that Crocodile's presence being downplayed gives off the impression that perhaps him being there isn't that important to the story. Thus, him teaming up with Luffy to break out isn't such an obvious twist (and so when that happens, it's ever more hype as a result)

But indeed, the most important part is that by teasing us constantly through out Impel Down, Oda creates hype. He makes us the readers excited if/when we might get to see the bastard, even if it was just a quick little cameo. So when Luffy finally reaches Level 6 and we finally do get that reveal, everyone loses their fucking marbles over the HISASHIBURI DANA MUGIWARA when we finally get to see The Motherfucker Himself. (And indeed, then getting to see him fight alongside Luffy is cool as fucking hell, completely unexpected and absolutely delightful)

But there's also another thing building up to Crocodile's reveal does. Compare his original introduction to the re-introduction

Compare Crocodile at the height of his power and influence, to the absolute rock bottom he has hit. No longer happily laughing while looking down on people (literally), he's filthy, he has given up on life, with sunken eyes and a hollow look on his face, only moved by a thirst for petty revenge (/an opportunity to go out with a bang). He doesn't even get the whole page for his grand reveal anymore, he's been shuffled to the side so the plot can progress on the same page.

Oh, how the mighty have fallen.

And to some degree, this is kind of meant to be a shocking realization to the readers. That this is not the same Crocodile we remember from Alabasta, that Crocodile died when Luffy defeated him. This is just the husk that remains, a shadow of what was once there. It's a sad sight, and probably not what the readers who loved Crocodile The Villian wanted to see. It's not the epic Return of the (Evil) King they wanted. And that juxtaposition helps, because Crocodile doesn't return into the story as a villian, but as a frenemy/ally-on-thin-ice. And that idea is easier to signal to the readers in a lowkey manner when you do his re-introduction like this.

So yes, Oda refusing to show Crocodile's face until Luffy found him was 100% a deliberate artistic choise. This is fantastic storytelling

[sonia-the-hedgehog-2369]

I wonder what the people who originally followed me for my Sonic reblogs think of me now.

Anyway, more Lego Monkie Kid memes!

[grimowled]

;psa: it's always ok to start multiple things with me, regardless of how many threads we already have going on. never feel obligated to reply in a certain order, or reply at all to ongoing stuff if you are not feeling it at any moment!

[speakofthedebbie]

how about this

vs this

HOW IS HE THIS GOOFY YET SO TERRIFYING MAN'S A SERIAL KILLER

the hazbin hotel man urge to be a goober and really powerful and capable of murder actually

[cilil]

List of Roche ships, except RocheCiri. Ciri/everything the fic except RocheCiri. Blog of Roche and Ciri ships, except RocheCiri. The blog of all Ciri ships except RocheCiri. And then someone says that no one cancels this ship. Ships that the fandom remembers only for hate.

[trashyshrew]

Hey! Long-time lurker crawling out of the woodwork because your recent stuff has been absolutely destroying me :D The way you draw L in particular is so fantastic and visually striking, I just love it so much! You manage to capture his vibe/mannerisms perfectly while still making him so expressive—it’s such a hard balance to strike, but you’ve nailed it! Still reeling over how soft his face is in that one thing you posted under the readmore, I’m SO here for that kind of content :)

Kicking myself for not sending this sooner because you literally just did them, but if you’re still taking asks for that expression/palette thing, it’d be sick to see L in H6 and Light in B6 with owo or i hate sand! No pressure at all though, looking forward to seeing whatever you feel up to posting next :D

[struck-by-the-rain]

idk if this is me being a massive bitch on main or what but it is Annoying when the only replies ppl leave on art are like,,, haha funni jokes or "woah is that [funny character]?" (when it's obviously not [funny character]) especially when you've spent ages on something!!!! like obviously it's different if the art has a jokey element to it and u know what I do like being a bit Silly on main sometimes so I don't wanna sound too upright... but it is frustrating as hell when u post something that u spent ages on (and felt a bit scared sharing in the first place) and someone comes and replies w some random ass meme reference that's barely related????? like girl huh????

idk sorry i probs sound like that squilliam guy from spongebob and i don't wanna be snobby but I kinda think if u wanna leave a Funny Comment on art 1) maybe say something about the art itself too! 2) make it actually Funny? sorryyy for da rant. i just think maybe some ppl aren't familiar w artist comment etiquette or whatever

(not about tumblr ppl at all btw y'all are lovely and the tags you leave keep me drawing!! i just wanted to bitch on main! the lil space kicker is just there to be silly he's not relevant)

[frostise]

just a friendly reminder: i'm going to clean out some inactive/abandoned blogs who have followed me from last year and a few months ago. to those who've engaged with my dm's, inbox, tagged posts, threads and have liked/reblog/comment on my posts: you don't need to worry about being soft blocked. to those who haven't gotten back to me yet: i'm sorry but i tried everything to be approachable and received radio silence on your end. i'm just too stressed to be dealing with this because i really wanna interact with yall sm ♡ but yeah. this isn't a personal attack or anything. i just interact more with moots who have engaged with me and kf the most and me popping into your inbox is my way of showing interest ♡

[laprimera]

hey you should totally like this if its okay to interact w/ you through inbox likes memes, asks, etc.

[storm-driver]

I WISH, I WISH SO BADLY THAT I COULD EXPLAIN THE ROXAS HATES WAFFLES THING TO NEWER PEOPLE, BUT I JUST FUCKING CAN'T, YOU HAD TO BE THERE TO FULLY UNDERSTAND IT.