#and focus

[wesleysniperking]

Usopp thoughts that have been following me…

I was rambling to my mom the other day about Usopp (because who else is going to listen to me go full One Piece mode?), and I said the issue isn’t that Usopp hasn’t gotten a “power-up”. Honestly, that doesn’t even matter (‘cause what does power up even mean anymore?). What I really want is for the story to shine some focus on him and give us a couple of juicy retcons. Something like, I don’t know, a reason to explore Yasopp’s backstory pre-Red Hair Pirates? Maybe even a hint that Usopp’s Observation Haki is hereditary? (I mean, the One Piece Wiki can’t even decide if Usopp’s sniping skills are a family trait or just pure hustle.) That would be chef’s kiss awesome.

Someone pointed out that it’d be incredible to dive deeper into Usopp’s character—something that retroactively makes all his Water 7 hardships feel worth it. Because let’s be real, that arc left a weird aftertaste for me and a lot of others. There’s so much untapped potential here! Forget Usopp just clocking Yasopp in the jaw when they meet (as satisfying as that might be). What if Yasopp left Usopp and his mom to protect them? Plot twist! Give us some layers to Yasopp, and by extension, to Usopp.

And while we’re at it, I’d love some Usopp pre-timeskip callbacks—like him reminiscing about fighting Kuro back in Syrup Village, or how he and Franky started off on rocky ground but are best bros now. Or how about the time he and Luffy fought and everything fell apart? Maybe even the moment he met Oimo and Kashii and wasn’t even a Straw Hat anymore. There’s so much richness there! I get it, Luffy is the protagonist—totally fine, no arguments there. But Usopp is practically screaming retcon potential.

Oda, hear me out. Usopp is your comic relief, and comic relief characters are the ultimate secret weapons to shake up a story when things get stale. Yasopp could be your ace up the sleeve. Bring him in. Make us laugh, cry, and scream, “I KNEW IT!” Let’s go. Usopp deserves it!

[niceminipotato]

That guilt you feel when you start another WIP knowing you already have things you need to write for. Like I know and I’m so sorry but if you saw this new vision you’d understand. Maybe??

[olath124]

I'd like to draw some Baldur's gate Chibis... But the list of chibis I'd like to draw is super loooong (and the one I'm drawing is still there waiting for me on my pad)!

[spacejammie-eimmajecaps]

SGB information for anyone who cares:

Chapter 18 is fully drafted now, but I still need to go back through it a few more times. Think I'll aim for posting it in about a week, maybe two if things don't go as smoothly as I'd like.

[pencildragons]

bro i LOVE indigenous fusion music i love it when indigenous people take traditional practices and language and apply them in new cool ways i love the slow decay and decolonisation of the modern music industry

[thetimelordbatgirl]

Welp, if JK Rowling being executive producer and therefore being fully involved in the show wasn't enough for people to boycott, then here's HBO basically saying they don't care JK Rowling is a bigot from hell who literally helped lead a harassment campaign of lies against Imane Khalif in her transphobia and obsession with women being terf's standards of women alongside posting harassment against trans people on twitter at times, they gonna stand by her, while using the excuse, "personal views". Hmm, yes, personal views- that's one way to uh, call what the fuck JK Rowling comes out with a-lot- last I checked personal views do come with consquiences if said out loud....a thousand times in JK's case and still counting....especially if they hurt people, but hey, if it means making another Harry Potter project to milk, just let it fucking be I guess.

[ajaxgb]

Okay no I need to talk about the book version of Howl's Moving Castle. I love the movie but the book has such a different vibe and you, yes you, should read it.

Movie Howl is a soulful and quiet. Book Howl is a drama queen and Causing Problems and has a long string of jilted exes and couldn't shut up if you paid him.

Sophie and Howl drive each other up the wall at the beginning and it's really funny. Sophie and Howl are (despite themselves) very much in love by the end and they still drive each other up the wall and it's even funnier.

In the movie, Howl has been ordered by the king to participate in The War, and Howl is avoiding it because he is a brave conscientious objector. In the book, Howl has been ordered by the king to rescue his lost brother from the Witch of the Wastes, and Howl is avoiding it by any means necessary because he is a cowardly weasel who wants to stay as far from the Witch as possible.

In the movie, the Witch cursed Sophie because she was jealous about Howl speaking to Sophie for five minutes. In the book, the Witch cursed Sophie because Sophie had been doing surprisingly powerful magic for years without knowing it and it was actually starting to cut into the Witch's plans. (Sophie does not discover any of this until nearly the end of the book, but the reader can start to pick it up much earlier and the way Sophie's magic works is pretty darn cool.)

In the movie, there's a rumor that Howl eats the hearts of maidens, but this is implied to be nothing but nasty fearmongering. In the book, there's a rumor that Howl eats the hearts of maidens because Howl started the rumor so people would stop asking him to do wizard junk all the time.

The book lightly parodies a couple of tropes from Western fairy tales. In particular Sophie has internalized that, as the eldest of three sisters, her "destiny" is to fail so that her younger sisters will look cooler when they succeed, which is why she's so resigned to the hat shop at the beginning. (Sidebar: Sophie's sisters come up much more in the book and they're great.) There's also a really funny bit where Sophie attempts to operate a pair of seven-league boots.

In the movie, the fourth and final location that the magic door connects to is some sort of black void / mindscape / time portal dealy. In the book the fourth location is Wales, in the UK, on Earth, so that Howl can visit his family, because from Howl's perspective this is an isekai story.

[baristabomb]

...weird amount of dunmeshi fans have been saying being a caretaker in a relationship is the worst thing ever..marcille must want to killl everyone soo bad because doing things for people suuuucks sooo muchh

it's an act of love, not just a job i promise. we all want someone who's willing to take care of us in some way, just like how senshi shows care for others by cooking for them :'|

[wizardzvi]

jjk men - things they do/say during sex

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Nanami gently holds you down when you squirm through your orgasm, prolonging it. "There it is, that's right, let it out."

Toji laughs when your legs twitch and shake on his shoulders after getting used to his size. "Really? Don't you want me to cum too? You can't tap out now."

Gojo coos (affectionate) when tears leak out of your eyes from how well his fingers twist inside you. "You look so pretty like this, yeahhh, one more, you can do it."

Geto coos (degrading) when all you can muster is half-finished pleas and babbles while your mouth forms an 'o'; finally becoming too much in your fourth round. "Not thinking of anything else, are you sweetheart? Too dumb from my cock, yeah?"

Choso groans when your hands grab at him, nails biting into his shoulders and legs locked around his waist; as he's pulled in so close, all he can move is in firm grinds directly into your sweet spot. "Fuuuck, you're so warm... I'm gonna cum soon..."

[mutualcombat]

*bites ur scruff*

[full on twitter]

[dsmsix]

you KNOW she and Peggy Carter fucked nasty

[thatmanlowkey]

Mane im finally about to get 1/2 of my big goals done. Buying land, getting a profitable veggie farm, and having home property on the land. I’ll be living free off this while making money 🙌🏾🙌🏾

[captiandirtnap]

I NEEDED to illustrate what it feels like when your attention meds kick in

[sabertoothwalrus]

Beach(?) Day!

loose idea I had where Chilchuck takes Senshi to one of the Kahka Brud beaches he used to take his kids to, but there's. y'know. no more ocean. are we seeing the vision

[chloesimaginationthings]

What if Henry found Springtrap first in FNAF..