#and theres also time travelling

[ququoquaw]

wait now it feels kinda weird

[fairsweetlonging]

time travel au where liu qingge and shen qingqiu (yuan) end up accidentally traveling a decade back in time before luo binghe was amitted to qing jing peak and before shen qingqiu had his qi deviation, but after their generation has risen to peak lords.

which means, shen yuan realizes quickly, as they're accosted by said peak lords, that he will have to face shen jiu.

as they're being cleared for demonic energy and the likes, mu qingfang of course instantly detects the poison without a cure eating away at shen yuan's meridians. liu qingge pulls a copy of the treatment plan out of his sleeve (shen yuan blushes a bit, did liu qingge always keep that on hand?), and just like in the current timeline, they agree to keep it under wraps.

shen jiu tries various times to get a moment alone with shen yuan, but he never quite manages because liu qingge is there, who is also... nice?? to him?? for some reason?? shen jiu gets a bit flustered at the solemn politeness and skitters off.

it comes out pretty quickly that shen yuan has "memory loss", and thus can't remember anything that's currently taking place in this time. shen yuan expects scorn, hatred and disdain from shen jiu, expects to be grabbed and interrogated, to arouse suspicion.

but shen jiu looks....... sad???

being transported here threw shen yuan's qi off-balance (even liu qingge had to sit down, which means it's bad), and his cultivation is already so unstable, so when the peak lords are all squabbling and arguing and threatening and raising their voice, he can feel his body shut down. he sees yue qingyuan start to move towards him, which, knowing the future yue qingyuan, he really isn't up for right now—but before the sect leader can get to him someone else is at his back, transferring him qi, holding him up gently by his shoulders, then coaxing him up, leading him outside

shen yuan's been fed qi by every peak lord at least once. he doesn't recognize this one. that means it can only be one person.

he looks up. it's shen jiu.

and it's bizarre, getting fussed over by the scum villain, having gentle hands run along his back, his hair, that clear, soothing voice calming him down. and somehow shen jiu knows exactly what to do?? somehow it works perfectly on him?? it's almost as if shen jiu has known him his whole—

oh.

bodies, like homes, hold memories, even if the original occupants are no longer there. it's the milestone marks on the doorpost that chart a child's growth, blurry photographs faded by time, scuffed floors from well-walked paths, and tiny holes in the walls where pictures once hung.

shen jiu takes him to the bamboo house, pours him tea, and asks, calmly, what he remembers from their childhood.

it's not his childhood, so shen yuan doesn't actually remember anything, but the body he's in does. the memories it holds are emotional rather than visual; he remembers being alone, scared, and hungry. he remembers anger, pain. a dark room. loud voices. he remembers his heart skipping a beat when heavy boots stomp his way. the sound of a whip.

he doesn't have to lie. the memories aren't his own, and they're from long ago, which means shen jiu has them too. and, he supposes, this is his only chance to find out what really happened.

but shen jiu doesn't say anything about it. he just nods and stares, intensely. then he asks shen yuan if he remembers yue qingyuan. shen yuan says no, he doesn't. the conversation takes a very strange turn after that. shen yuan can't help but feel a little queasy when shen jiu asks him if yue qingyuan has taken advantage of his memory loss.

"has he come into your home? has he brought you gifts, sweets? does he invite you for tea? did you accept?"

he has. shen yuan doesn't know why that would be a problem, the sect leader has been nothing but kind and helpful and patient. and generous, too.

when he says yes shen jiu looks furious.

liu qingge (his one) comes to pick him up, and his time with shen jiu is cut short. somewhere he's glad, cuddling into liu qingge's back as he holds him while they fly. he feels a little bad for yue qingyuan, knowing he's probably caused a big fight, but it doesn't sit right with him. he wishes he knew what happened.

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liu qingge, meanwhile, is having the time of his life fighting himself. it's good practice!

[radioroxx]

headcanon that people of the islands sleep schedule is like, four hours later than average.

they wake up at mid day, and sleep well past midnight. kids begging their parents on weekends to pleeaaase please let them step up just a little longer to watch the sun rise. early-riser visitors / tourists having to adapt to their horrid schedule because stars forbid theyre up and about at 10:30.

[monakisu]

last night i had a dream that i was gru from despicable me lounging in bed with my beautiful wife lucy and when i woke up i found myself indescribably disappointed

[beachboysnatural]

In every timeline Ryu Sun-jae is accosted by an absolutely insane woman and every timeline he falls head over heels for her

[fluffyartbl0g]

Hang on a minute. Regarding the time travel AU, Vegapunk might not be on Egghead. This is taking place 2 years before the start of the series, right? Caesar blew up Punk Hazard 3 years before the Straw Hats arrived, meaning Caesar hasn't blown up Punk Hazard yet, and won't for another year.

Egghead was just a regular lab when Bonney visited as a child, meaning it's likely Vegapunk didn't turn it into his central laboratory until after Caesar blew up PH. Vegapunk was on Punk Hazard when Caesar blew it up, he tried to stop him.

OH FIDDLESTICKS UR SO RIGHT!!!!

Ahhh thank you so much for informing me of this!!! I really try to make it a point to follow the canon timeline as close as i can, but I always miss a few things here and there ; w ;! This doesn’t actually mess up anything that ive sketched too much,,, but,,, omg now i gotta think about what to do about punk hazard owo wahaha you’re spawning new ideas into my head anon, thank you!

[help-i-need-a-cool-username]

Been reading time travel fics all day and i love the marineford ones and i just think id be absolutely great if as Luffy and Ace are sailing away, and Luffy realizes he's about to swap places again, he pulls out his wallet full of photos and hands Ace one specific photo. He's talking about how happy he is Ace is alive, how much he loves him and how much Ace's new family loves him. And he places that photo in Ace's hand, saying how much Sabo and Ace's daughter love him. Ace is confused. He looks down at the photo to see a silly family picture. His eyes first go to the blond, slowly realizing its a older Sabo. He's got a scar but thats Sabo's face wearing Sabo's hat. Sabo and Luffy are pointing at a unfamiliar child whos being held by Yamato. Ace is speechless. He flips the picture over and it says "1 year anniversary of Wano" on the back. Ace says he doesnt understand. Luffy tells him how Sabo is alive. How he was saved by Luffy's dad and he's free. That he lost his memories and he gets them all back in a day or two. Luffy then says he goes to Wano to fight Kaido with Traffy (whos shocked by this but he can get in line because Luffy has already lore dropped on Jinbe's and Marco's futures) where they met Yamato and his daughter. Luffy proclaims he loves his niece so much before ripping into Ace for having irresponsible sex. Everyone is giggling as Ace's little brother gives Ace a sex talk. Luffy then starts regaling the audience with the other photos in his wallet ("this is me and Jinbe! And this is Traffy when he got drunk after we kicked Mingo's ass! And this is Zoro with his friends-" "holy shit thats Dracule Mihawk")

[whatyoutaughtwasfear]

I swear to god there's something here with Victor including stars in his drawings, the Star hotel sign missing, this image in the bottom of victor's coordinates map. Something to do with star coordinates and the trees moving. But i think i'm too stupid to figure it out

[ramunnae]

what I'm saying!! I LOVE the repeated theme in genshin, it's clearly crucial to the story and I feel like the dedication is going to make the payoff so much better. It also makes other characters who dont fit the mould (like zhongli in this case) or who fit it despite not being archons for this example (like scaramouche) so much more interesting to theorise about/analyse!!

[aurorangen]

Hi here's an update: I'm in Malaysia / Hong Kong for the next month to see my family, so posts will be here and there. I think I will post postcard legacy + tjolc. It all depends on my mood and what I want to make at the time as currently, I have no stuff in advance 🫣

[pebbles-scatter]

assorted dakota hcs (50% me #projecting other half is me having fun)

- 5'5

- adhd & ptsd

- depression but specifically dysthymia.

- i have no set hc for why he eats. i find a lot of the concepts interesting but i just think hes italian

- sunglasses r for photophobia (heterochromias a fun hc but not my personal one)

- in his 30s...somewhere. probably. time travel makes age messy.

- speaking of which, i have a funny hc abt cav & his ages.

basically: by year, dakota is older. not by much, but older. but due to time travel (mainly Mississippi Purchase) shenanigans dakota is, by years actually lived, younger. they are both simultaneously younger and older than each other.

- afro italian (ethiopian & southern italian specifically)

- trans guy (i have already talked abt my trans hcs for him but he realized in his late teens. 15-17)

- i have no set sexuality for him tbh

- raised catholic (i am fond of the jewish hc but my personal one is catholic)

- obv not religious atp but he probably keeps a crucifix/cross necklace on

- poor asf growing up. doesnt help what with the Mississippi Purchase

- MP timeline he comes from was pretty awful. not dystopian post-nuclear bad but pretty bad.

- like any good italian he has so many siblings

- hmmm a lot of hcs have him raised by a single mother. not super attached to that specifically but i do have ideas abt his mom

- ok so his mom. is...basically my mom.

har har har jokes aside

- his mom smokes. obviously. and drank a bit. a bit rough around the edges. not very trustworthy of the world. she wants to strengthen her kids but is pretty torn up herself. (this is only marginally better in the non MP timeline)

- one time dakota or one of his siblings took her cigarettes to prove she didn't need them and she picked them up and shook them in the air

- he loves his mom so damn much. she calls him everyday

[chronologically-challenged]

If you think about it, "Loop goes back to their original timeline" fics are technically time travel aus

[smilepebble]

sometimes being an octopath traveler fan means ill find myself randomly researching medieval art history. as you do

[thatsgonnaleaveamark]

booked a hotel and got the concert ticket aghhhh

[rosylix]

i know I already said this before but felix . in bounce back. GODDDD EVERYTIME I HESR THAT SONG I ASCEND PLEASE FUCKWHY IS HE SO HOT WHY?!??!??) but yes I hope ur doing well!!

bro ok i havent listened to bounce back in a hot minute tysm for reminding me of this. HE IS LITERALLY SO HOT FR 🤕😣 i am consumed with rage every time i hear his voice

[ganondoodle]

fuck arcane

(augh ouch eugh, vander my beloved, crying)