#another fun facts about dressrosa

[mouse-romance]

*Spoilers from Dressrosa (One piece)*

. . . I'm sure that Oda isn't aware of this, but its funny that the only person who betrayed Luffy from the colosseum is the Jacket-Jacket man (Bc in spanish a "chaquetero" (jacketeer) is a person who switches sides easily depending on what benefits him most)

[blacklegsanjiii]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH-- HELLO IM THAT PREVIOUS ANONYMOUS USER-- IM JUMPING IN MY SEAT THAT YOU REPLIED TO MY REQUEST! THANK YOU SO MUCH! ❤️. SO FOR THAT, ANOTHER HEADCANNON (I'm sorry if your getting tired from these request.) But what would be the Revolutionary Army, Strawhat Pirates, and Whitebeard Pirates reaction to the ASL trio's relationship with Sanji? (What would their reactions be during the WCI Arc?👀 I feel like they would be very overprotective of Sanji after WCI

Welcome back! Pick a name! I'm bad at naming things! I will respond to anything so yeah, no worries. Also OPLA really sold Zeff x Garp to a lot of people so like. I get it. I'm answering another ask RN about RSL+ASL but it's long so I'll grab this one first.

As for everyone's reactions to ASL all dating Sanji: Dragon has to come to terms that two of his sons are dating a cook on one of his son's pirate crew. He sighs so heavily about this and Garp laughs at him and explains that Sanji is Zeff's adopted kid and that makes Dragon sigh again, more heavy and drawn out and exasperated.

The Whitebeard fleet hears about it in stages, first has gotta be Marco and Teach who are laughing their asses off that Ace has to share his boyfriend with his two little brothers. Then Thatch laughs his ass off. White Beard is confused because he finds out this has been going on since childhood, which makes it make more sense but he finds out that it's Redleg's kid and Redleg let three people date his kid. That part makes no sense to him. The fact they're siblings makes it back to zero understanding. He and Ace talk about it once and that's it.

The Strawhat's find out in stages. Vivi and Chopper and the East Blue crew all know Sanji and Luffy are dating but then when Ace shows up and he hauls Sanji off and yelling at Luffy it's his turn with their boyfriend there are shocked gasps and sputtering and confused yells from everyone but Luffy who just goes 'Okay! Have fun!' and goes back to whatever he was doing. Robin, Franky, and Brook find out between Thriller Bark and Sabaody. They knew about Luffy, it's hard not to, but they hear about Ace from the other members. No one has told them about Sabo. Sanji thinks he at least has that.

Then like Marineford happens and Ace lives because of course. Fuck him dying. Sabo still has his memory but has been in the revolutionary army since like sixteen or seventeen and has his memory so he was probably there. When they ask Luffy where his crew is Luffy is crying and says he doesn't know because Kuma.

Ace joins the crew after the TS and he and Luffy are really excited to see Jimbei again and then he is introduced as Luffy and Ace's boyfriend which makes Sanji sigh and introduce himself as the cook. Dressrosa happens and Ace is happy to see Sabo who asks where Sanji is and Ace is like 'one of the other teams' and Sabo nods. When Law and everyone is resting in the cabin Sabo whines that Luffy is sleeping and Sanji isn't there and Ace excitedly tells him about Sanji firing on Big Mom. Law asks why Sabo cares that Sanji's not there and Ace and Sabo go 'he's our boyfriend, and Luffy's boyfriend.' which throws the cabin into chaos.

Meanwhile Sanji is telling Judge this isn't going to go how he thinks it'll go and when Reiju asks why as she puts the cuffs on Sanji tells them who his boyfriends are. All three of them. Everyone is staring at him. THe Vinsmokes don't care and when the rescue team, Ace, and Sabo come get him? It's a long and arduous explanation and escape. Sabo is of course and understandably weary to leave but does after a lot of reassurances and kisses and the number to the denden mushi on the Sunny. Ace never leaves Sanji's side during Wano unless Luffy is there or they're with the crew. It's very stressful for Sanji.

[iamumbra195]

The other day I saw someone say that the plot of Bleach is mainly driven by the distrust and lack of belief in their friends’ character most of the main cast has in their friends, some examples being Chad and Orihime thinking that Ichigo will run away from the war if given the choice when Urahara told him to do what he believes is best despite Ichigo giving them no reason to doubt him And uryuu not telling anyone what he was doing with yhwach and the other Quincy despite obviously knowing before hand, thus making bleach very different then most shounen around the time it was created, given that those were driven by the trust and friendship the main characters had in one another. Even Ichigo himself refuses to rely on others, a fact of his character that’s made obvious in the arrancar arc where he think Rukia and Renji won’t go to heuco mundo with him to save Orihime and even refuses Ishida and chad’s help at first

and for some weird reason my mind has been fixated on a crossover between one piece and bleach where ichigo and Rukia end up in the one piece world

this is basically an AU where aizen attacks again after yhwach’s gone and everything goes kinda bad

ichigo ends up on an island near punk hazard three years before canon and five years before the timeskip (I’m making it up on the go). The island is a black smithing place where Mihawk’s Yoru and several other swords were made. Not going into details but it’s basically ruled by a tyrant and based of something in mythology

Rukia ends up at a revolutionary because a) I think she’s a great contrast to Sabo since she went from street kid to noble while sabo did the opposite and b) she’s a soldier in a corrupt military organization, the irony of having her end up with ppl who directly oppose an organization similar to the one she served, and being forced to acknowkedge the twisted corruption of the marines, a military organization headed by nobles. sound familiar? (Central 46 and the Gorosei)

like she technically knows that the soul society aren’t exactly the good guys they’re just the lesser evil most of the time so yeah, I think it’d be a great character arc also I think her sabo and koala would be a cool trio

you know what’s even more fun, neither of them have their original shinigami powers (yes, I nerfed them but I kinda have the reason why planned). They have their base swordskills and stuff but none of the fancy powers they had before, No zanpakuto, no kido. Just the basics.

They spend the next like five years adjusting, learning haki and or in Ichigo’s case, learning how to make a sword from the man who made Mihawk’s sword after making a deal to save the island from the tyrant

I love him and the weirdly fast way he learns everything so I’m applying it to this, where he wants to learn how to make a sword because none of the ones he tries feel right in his hands and he wants zangetsu back but obviously doesn’t have him so he goes about making a sword and eventually manages it after like four years

rukia on the other hand, gets her hands on a devil fruit in the second year since her arrival there— the cold cold fruit, the opposite of that Oven dude in Whole Cake Island. Obviously she eats it and learns how to use it. She’s not too creative with it at first because she misses Sode No Shirayuki but after a while she breaks that habit. The awakening would be something like her bankai because I love it and I really love her ice vibe. Also once again contrast to sabo’s flame flame fruit

blah blah blah, timeskip stuff happens and the straw hats, Law, and our favourite samurai hitch hikers get caught in a storm on the way to dressrosa and get blown into Ichigo’s island. More blah blah blah stuff that I haven’t planned and then Ichigo joins them. anyways back to my original point, the straw hats trust each other in a really great way like yes, they’ve had some bumps here and there but they would trust each other with their life AND lay down their lives for one another in the blink of an eye and that’s like a direct contrast to relationships in bleach and I think Ichigo would probably benefit from the knowledge that there are ppl that fully trust him and that he can also put his trust in

some one said in another post that luffy doesn’t have daddy issues, he has daddy solutions because he makes everyone’s daddy issue go away and Ichigo needs that shit on his life

also I think it would be really cool that since Ichigo’s whole life had been surrounded by the idea of death and a large part of his character arc in bleach is accepting death as part of life and finally moving on from his mother’s death, it would be another great character arc for him to genuinely start living his life as he likes and Luffy, the embodiment of freedom and working towards achieving your dream so you can live your life without regrets, is the best person to make Ichigo finally start living his life

this part is pretty much AU and kinda based off a fic but Ichigo’s dream in this AU would have to do with his fascination with languages and that he wanted to see the whole world to explore it and soothe the itch to run into the unknown headfirst. Pretty much wanderlust ichigo + language nerd ichigo

since he’s a blacksmith/sword smith as well, his conversations with zoro, Franky, nami, and robin would be cool plus his dad is a doctor so he’d have some medical knowledge as well so he and chopper would get along

also how could I forget the man himself, soul king brook? Brook knows there’s something fucky going on with Ichigo cause his soul is weird and brook has an awareness of souls as seen in canon. He’s basically a plus soul that’s piloting a skeletal body in a way. He’s able to see hollows and all that weird shit

this is such a fun idea I could talk about this for hours 😭😭

[gatheryepower]

now I am partway through Whole Cake Island and close to the end. just saw the fight with Katakuri, it was awesome.

I did end up really enjoying sanji during this arc! Him and Brook as well. I’m glad that he finally got to do some cool stuff again.

I was pretty neutral on Pedro when he first joined up, but I ended up really enjoying him. He’s very cool the fact that he can light his own cigarettes by like snapping lightning between his fingers. it’s awesome, especially when he does it for Sanji!

I still don’t really know what I think of carrot, I found her pretty grading when she was introduced but I feel like that’s gone away a bit as time has gone on. I like her fighting style and I also enjoy her relationship with Chopper.

all of the musical numbers in this are are really fun! I wasn’t expecting it going in but I was very charmed by it. the set up of the islands is really really interesting in general and a lot of fun character designs have come out of it. He’s not a major character by any means, but I really liked. Kato’s designed in particular.

I absolutely love that when a woman is genuinely interested in Sanji he just acts unbelievably normal towards her. That is so funny.

That smile that Luffy did though… it was making me think of Corazon? That must’ve been intentional. it gave the impression that he was forcing a smile which is something that he’s never done before. I thought it was a very important moment. smiles have always been so effortless and genuine and the smile that he did there was so forced. I’ve been thinking about it for days.

Anyways, I want to say what my favourite arcs have been of one piece overall.

dressrosa

Water 7 and ennies lobby

Alabasta

Sabaody (pre-time skip)

those aren’t in order or anything. my least favourite arts have been thriller bark and Fishman Island. Fishman Island in particular I straight up did not enjoy.

Jinbe is awesome. it’ll be great to have another character on the crew that is more levelheaded and rational. I think that it will balance the crew out very much because all of the other characters are deeply silly in some way or another. I’m excited to see what kind of dynamic he picks up with the other characters.

Also nami has been quite fun during this! I’m glad that all of the I guess weaker characters are getting chances to do really cool stuff. And it’s also fun to see Sanji in a damsel in distress role almost.

I’m having a great time with one piece recently. I’m really excited to see what happens in the next arcs.

[sonicasura]

Had some HCs about some of the New World Arcs in the Mothzilla A.S.L crossover

Fishman Island

Luffy actually doesn't make fun of Shirahoshi when they first meet, but he does make the promise of killing Vander Decker.

A good number of the New Fishman Pirates are actually hesitant to fight the Straw Hats considering one of the sons of Godzilla is its captain.

When Luffy realizes that he's been bouncing on Shirahoshi's well you know, he immediately apologizes and prays that his mother doesn't find out; Mothra does.

It doesn't help Luffy gains a bit of a crush on the Giant Mermaid princess

The Fishman Pirayes actually reveal a hidden member of their crew that Young Ceaser is gonna face, Baits the Murderfishman

At the end of the Arc the Mermaid Kingdom is actually visited by someone surprising, Godzilla and Mothra.

Punk Hazard

Both Ceaser Clown and Young Ceaser get in a argument about who had the Ceaser name first, with Young Ceaser promising that when Ceaser Clown is defeated he'll be only known as Clown.

When the children are rescued by the Straw Hats, Luffy calls in all 4 kingdoms so that the experimented children can actually have a chance for a good life. Instead of being taken to Vegapunk.

Turns out Luffy,Young Ceaser and Zoro can actually handle the extreme temperatures of the weird island. For Luffy and YC it's due to the fact their home island often had pretty weird temperatures. Zoro had another mentor besides Mihawk who taught to resist extreme temperatures, Zoro only saying he's an ultra man.

Ceaser Clown tried to use his noxious gas attack on YC but turns out being part rock creature gives him an immunity to various noxious gasses.

Dressrosa Arc

Luffy fully planned to kill DoFlamingo, because in lieu of the Flame-Flame fruit DoFlamingo instead found something else to offer a rare kaiju human egg. Causing not only all three brother to converge on the the island but some kaiju humans as well.

The tournament is basically chaos as some of the Kaiju Humans basically try to gun for the egg, ignoring the tyrant of the Dressrossa island demands.

YC actually gains a crush on Rebecca and is terrible at hiding it when he interacts with her, Luffy teases him to no end.

Sugar is curious on what a toy Kaiju Human would look like, and is really gunning to turn YC into a toy

Since it's Luffy, Mothra figures he didn't know but definitely makes sure her son knows not to do it again. Donflamingo really has a deathwish for stealing an Kaiju egg to use for a tournament trophy. The clash of Caesars sounds on point with both characters. Lol

[videcoeur]

@donquixxotes​

❝eh!?❞ doffy sneers, turning too quickly to meet the offender, reactive to the criticism. his feathers accent his movements, fluttering with him before falling dormant against his frame once more. despite not being physically part of him, something about them looks ruffled. perhaps it's the tense way he holds his broad shoulders, he's rigid. the king is bothered now with a sour mood he can almost taste. being as he can't shake it, he settles on leaning into it.

veins appear to protrude as his brow knots and his disgust is laid bare. he admits, he hadn't recognized the deep timbre that tempts a rise from him. this endless tug of war is always a welcomed distraction— even if the reptile is managing to genuinely vex him. he could always... hehehe, no no. he couldn't, could he?  he was supposed to lying low to avoid the navy after both losing and destroying dressrosa. problematic, but agreeable for now. a loss, but not one he couldn't come back from. his fingers twitch at his side, itching itching itching, begging for their summons and release.

❝what's this about? DON'T TELL ME! the warlords being abolished, maybe? if that's the case, i hate to break it to you, CROC— you got that ball rolling after the gum-gum brat took your hide and turned it into a hand bag. don't get me wrong, i'm sure it's STYLISH~❞

as if puppeteered by strings of his own design, doflamingo's expression suddenly shifts and weaves into a feral grin accompanied by a rumbling laughter. his tongue snakes out to glide over his teeth, his knees bend and leave him poised to pounce. the laughter continues, shoulders bobbing to its cadence, feathers rustling in time. why can't crocodile see how comical he is?

❝you should've teamed up with me. LIKE I SAID. then neither of us would be in this mess. TCH— a wanted man with a bounty again. you'd better be ready to put some punks in their place.❞

“Struck a nerve, did I?” Crocodile’s lips stretched into an arrogant grin, his self-satisfied demeanor amplified by how Doflamingo seemed to be ruffled. If there was anything to put a smile on his face, it was putting a damper on the eccentric’s mood. Unfortunately, this was of short duration, as Doflamingo coolly slipped back into character and turned the question on the sandman.

Not that it bothered him any, in fact, he was surprised by the question, more than anything. Why did Doflamingo assume he cared, to begin with?

“The warlords being abolished was a long time coming thing. Even in the confines of Impel Down, I knew it was to come. Murmurs and whispers and rumors make it even to the deepest, most protected place in the world. It shouldn’t surprise you- as for the rubber brat,” Crocodile sighed, thick cigar smoke rolling off his tongue before he took another drag and closed his eyes. It almost looked like he was savoring the moment.

“I don’t see it as a loss anymore.” Crocodile would not elaborate on that, but let’s just say that his defeat at the hands of the stretchy boy did not matter anymore. In fact, it only mattered in the sense that it knocked back some sense into him, and he was going to have fun with this other half of his life. Crocodile realized he’d missed the ship sailing to Raftel and his dreams of becoming king were over, but  something else... got to him. This old sense of anarchy, of destroying any figure of authorities, that, he could lean on.

“You should know by now that I don’t team up. I only do what serves my purpose and it just so happens that you do not serve any, for me. Besides, it looks like you could use a team up more than me. I’m wanted, but at least, the only ones after me are white-capped idiots. How’s Kaido, by the way? Still mad your dealings are off?”

Oh now, he was just having fun at Doflamingo’s expense. Marines were very little of a threat when compared to a pissed off emperor with missing merchandise.

[levelzeo]

So last night I got to watch One Piece Film Red for the first time. It was good, it was fun, but it has me thinking about the canon status of the modern One Piece movies. Obviously there are characters who are canon, like Shiki. But the actual events of the films are a little more shaky, mostly due to them not really having a good point in the timeline for them to exist.

Strong World is the exception to this. It’s pre-time skip and Brook is there, which means it needs to be between Thriller Bark and Sabaody, and would you look at that! There’s a perfect little section of time between those arcs where they’re just sailing and not doing anything. Beautiful. Perfect.

Film Z, Film Gold, and Stampede are the problem children due to being post-time skip. The New World story has been structured in such a way to make all of these movies impossible to place in the timeline. There’s no Jinbei in any of them, which means they’re all before Wano. And obviously none of the films could happen in the middle of any of the arcs, since there’s no way the crew would leave any of these islands in the middle of their adventure. With that established, there is not a single point between the Straw Hats reuniting and getting to Wano that works for the films.

The moment the crew is back together, they’re off to fish man island. Once they leave and pop out into the new world, they immediately get a distress call and go to punk hazard. So unless they decided to ignore the distress call for a week and go fight Zed before actually going to Punk Hazard, that’s not happening.

After punk hazard there is a surprisingly good contender for a slot of time a movie could work in. The straw hats are all together, and there’s a stretch of sailing before they get to dressrosa. The only problem is that they have 3 extra people on board. And last I checked, Kin’emon, Momonosuke, and Law weren’t hanging out on the Sunny in these films.

Then, of course, from dressrosa to wano the crew is separated in one way or another. They arrive at zou separately, when they get to zou sanji is gone, only half of them go to whole cake, you get the picture. Z, Gold, and Stampede just don’t have a good spot they can slot into.

And then we have Film Red. Film Red has Jinbei in it. And would you look at that, there is a chunk of time between wano and egghead where the crew is just sailing, a perfect moment to have a movie. Sure, nobody brings up Luffy’s emperor status in the movie, but that’s minor, it doesn’t break anything. So that’s it, right? Film Red can be canon.

Hahahaha…

NO!

Film Red was close. So very very close. But they just had to put a whole mess of characters into the movie. Specifically, they decided to include some of the Big Mom pirates. Why does that matter? Well, they included a cameo from Big Mom herself at one point, sitting and watching the concert. Which is fine and dandy, except for the fact that we established Film Red needs to be after wano because of Jinbei. And where is Big Mom after the events of wano?

SHES STUCK IN A MAGMA PIT WITH KAIDO

So yeah. Film Red, you were close to being allowed to be canon, but you flew too close to the sun and decided to have too many cameos and unnecessary characters. Be better.

If you decided to read my weird rant on one piece movies and timelines, thank you. Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island is the best One Piece film. Good night, and good One Piece.

[1000sunnygo]

🦉 A Personal Observation

Another popular One Piece character who emerged during Sugita's editor days is Donquixote Rosinante.

(Dressrosa + The Promised Neverland final arc spoilers)

Rosinante's father was killed by his older brother, an event that made him lose his voice due to trauma. As an adult, he posed himself as his brother's ally while secretly staying nearby to keep his brother under control. We discover in a cliffhanger that Rosinante was never mute, he simply didn't speak and let his brother assume he is.

The cliffhanger above should ring a bell.

Ayshe's surprise reveal that she could speak human tongue all along.

In fact, I noticed the similarity between the two cliffhangers from a magazine article about Suguru Sugita that put Rosinante and The Promised Neverland chapter 1 drafts together. Rosinante owes some character details to Sugita.

Ayshe is one of the earliest created characters, probably drafted before the One piece chapter came out (2014). But her silence around Lambda children could be a later decided detail suggested by the editor. It made her more intriguing as a character with a drama that still isn't completely resolved yet. We now know about the Bartolomeo-effect in TPN, I don't think it's impossible that Sugita wanted to incorporate a little twist that he knows would work.

Just my speculation, though.

🦉 Bonus trivia: Posuka sensei and Oda sensei

Demizu Posuka, The Promised Neverland manga illustrator, drew One piece film RED's poster girl Uta last year. The image was released in Jump GIGA magazine and was also used in card games.

There seems to be an air of friendship between Posuka sensei and Oda sensei.

Oh yeah, the new years' party. I was relieved to see that Posuka-chan is still a weirdo. Good luck to all the creators with their new series!

-Eiichiro Oda (2018)

Congratulations to Shirai and Posuka. I always loved seeing your true selves in New year parties. (Viz translation, suffix removed)

-Eiichiro Oda (2020)

If he called her Posuka-chan, you know they're close.

Posuka sensei was never a Jump addict, but the LINE stickers she drew as a collaboration between the one piece and tpn were on spot with details. If she didn't read One piece, she is well informed.

(Impel Down + The Promised Neverland final arc spoiler)

🦉 Bonus Trivia: Watanabe Naomi

This doesn't have to do with TPN at all but I'm adding here anyway.

Oda sensei often designs characters based on real world people. One of his character inspirations was Watanabe Naomi (confirmed in SBS, One piece volume 96 p. 98) The character is named Shinobu, she's a ninja.

It's TPN Live action Krone!

And that's all!

TPN isn't the only series inspired by One piece (far from it) but it's fun to find the connections.

Oda sensei promoted TPN in 2017, during its adventure-heavy chapters post-escape.

Thanks for reading!

🦉👒The Influence of One Piece in The Promised Neverland (A very self-indulgent post)

The straw hats worn by the girls in The Promised Neverland ch. 47 color cover were a tribute to One piece's 20th anniversary. It has always been Shirai sensei's favorite tpn illustration ever since.

An entire generation in Japan grew up following One piece. Many of the young readers from late 1900s are now the newgen mangaka currently working in Shonen jump.

Kouhei Horikoshi as a high schooler (15yo) sent a one piece fanart to Oda in 2002. Twelve years later, he starts his own manga, now promoted by One piece author Eiichiro Oda himself.

One piece got Shirai into JUMP manga.

I started reading Jump Magazine for the first time when I was in Junior High. One Piece was the trigger that made me subscribe to it like a machine, and then I thought “other manga are fun too!”, and thus became addicted.

-Kaiu Shirai (2020), The Promised Neverland artbook.

Suguru Sugita, the person Shirai submitted his og manuscript to, was Toriko's editor in charge. The following year (2014), Sugita became One Piece's manga editor (later its media editor in 2017). Sugita retired from One piece altogether in 2019, while working as TPN editor from 2016 to 2020.

The Promised Neverland + former One Piece editor, Suguru Sugita. On the right is a doodle drawn by Eiichiro Oda sensei introducing him.

"O-Sugi. This is the media editor, Sugita. Well natured, romanticist. Throws in random onomatopoeia. So drippy from head to toe that the girls avoid him. Compliments juniors on an annoying level. Has a strange dream -> ("I'll get myself a Kansai-ben speaking gf within this year!") Has lots of friends, but daydreams too much so he might not be able to get hitched soon."

From TPN's pre-serialization stage to its final days, Sugita was closely involved with both One piece and The Promised Neverland. Regardless of the difference in genre, One piece's influence in TPN is evident, many of which were suggested by editor Sugita.

Following are a compilation of details discussed in the The Promised Neverland fanbook where the author-editor duo noted the influence of One Piece in its creation.

🦉 The food, the biology

(The Promised Neverland Search for Minerva + final arc spoilers)

In One Piece, the characters can obtain special powers by eating cursed fruits called Devil Fruits (Luffy's elasticity, for example). This served as a basis for The Promised Neverland's demon biology. During early stages of TPN first arc, there was no specific concept involving demon's diet (thus we hear two demons casually talking about eating cats). Post escape, editor Sugita suggested to add the concept of 'becoming what you eat', stated to be directly inspired by One Piece (fanbook ch. 2). It was decided that the demons in TPN would be heavily dependant on human meat to maintain their sentience.

One piece x Toriko official crossover spread, two manga in JUMP where food meant a lot more than simply filling your stomach.

"Food" both a narrative and thematic tool behind One Piece, so much so that a recently popular theory is that (avoid if you want) the protagonist's secret dream at the end of his journey is to throw a massive party that would connect different races together in a brotherly bond. Each arc ends with a scene of partying and singing, a musician was one of the first crewmate positions Luffy wanted to fill in his ship.

Yugo's refusal to eat and join the table subtly hinted his refusal to partake in such bonding. It's another detail pointed out in the fanbook (ch. 3). The food scenes in One Piece had not only inspired Shirai but also Haikyuu author, Furudate Haruichi (stated in Haikyuu databook).

🦉 Characters as Inspirations

[Romance Dawn + Goldy Pond spoiler] One piece character Helmeppo was the inspiration behind Goldy Pond demon, Luce. Helmeppo was one of the earliest characters introduced in One Piece (ch.3), a weak but spoiled child of a marine officer who'd exploit his father's influence to get about anything. Luce, the youngest hunter in Goldy Pond, was the son of Dozza. Helmeppo was redeemed eventually, unlike Luce.

[Shabondy Archipelago + TPN final arc spoiler] The World Nobles in One Piece are arrogant slave-owners hailed as gods on earth for their ancestry. Lord Pupo's flashy appearance and simple-mindedness were inspired by them.

[Dressrosa + TPN final arc spoiler] Bartolomeo, an in-series fan of the protagonists, was introduced in One Piece manga at the time of Sugita's debut as One piece editor in 2014 and instantly became popular. In The Promised Neverland, Lambda kids were supposed to obey Norman in a normal manner. But editor Sugita wanted to lighten up the mood and make them goofy fanboys, inspired by Bartolomeo's success.

[Arabasta spoiler] One piece's first major antagonist Crocodile served as a base for TPN characters, mainly antagonists:

When I was drawing dignified characters for TPN, Sugita-san gave me a piece of advice called the "Crocodile Line". Whether or not Crocodile from One Piece would say such a line would determine whether or not the character (I made) was dignified enough. It was a good method. I love Crocodile so there's that too.

-Shirai in The Promised Neverland fanbook (pg. 196)

(continues in reblog 🔜 👇)

[nejibaby]

Fun

Pairing: Monkey D. Luffy x F!Reader

Summary: With you near-death experience in Dressrosa, you’re craving for a certain type of release.

Warning: NSFW!

Word Count: 1.7k

A/N: A certain Luffy fanart has made me think of dirty thoughts about him so here I am posting this filthy thing. I’m so flustered, it’s not even kinky but writing smut really flusters me LOL 🤣 Please let me know your thoughts~

Celebrations are usual occurrences in the Straw Hat crew. Despite only having almost half the crew around, it doesn’t make the party any less lively. In fact, the presence of the new allies formed in Dressrosa makes up for the absence of the other crew members.

The near-death experience makes you crave for a certain type of release. And with the copious amount of alcohol being passed around by everyone, it doesn’t take you too long to gather up courage to find someone to help you.

Soon enough, you’re seated on a random guy’s lap, heavily making out with him, a few meters away from the celebrating people. Because of the alcohol, you’re not entirely sure who he is, but you have to admit he’s skilled at using his lips, his tongue, and his hands.

He’s just about to move you into a more private location, but before he could take you away, an arm wraps itself around your waist and suddenly you’re being pulled back into someone else’s lap.

You look at the person who just interrupted your moment, only to be surprised upon finding out it was your captain. “Luffy, what the hell?!”

“Oi, what were you doing with Torao?”

Torao? Trafalgar Law? You whip your head to where you previously were to confirm if the guy who you were with is truly him. Lo and behold, you find Law glaring at Luffy, and then angrily walking away.

You pout and let out a frustrated huff. “Ah, we were just having fun. I’ll just—” you point towards where Law went, “head back so we can...” you absentmindedly trail off, and then you attempt to get up from Luffy’s lap. Keyword: attempt. Because Luffy grips your legs so you couldn’t leave.

You furrow your brows at his actions. Just as you are to ask him why he’s keeping you there, he asks, “Why don’t you want to have fun with me?”

You swear your brain short circuited the moment his question left his lips. If you’re sober, you’re certain you would’ve taken his question innocently. But with the alcohol fogging up your mind, you aren’t sure if he’s just sulking because he wants you to party with him or if he’s inviting you to continue what you’ve been doing a while ago but with him instead of Law. And so, you want to clarify what he means. “What?”

Luffy giggles at your dumbfounded expression. He thought you didn’t hear him from the noise everyone is making, so he leans in, his lips almost touching your ear as he unconsciously rubs your thighs while saying, “I said, why don’t you want to have fun with me?”

And then he pulls away, waiting for your answer.

It isn’t easy to fluster you, but with Luffy’s proximity, the way his hands are moving, and the fact that you’re still aroused after the interrupted makeout session, you find yourself being affected by his question and it’s underlying meaning.

“I, uhm, I-I…” you stutter, unable to look at him in the eyes. You attempt to look elsewhere but suddenly your eyes land on his lips.

You’ve heard of people before who talked about how Luffy has his way of drawing people in and making them his allies. Right now that’s exactly what he’s doing with you, drawing you in — except, he’s doing it quite literally.

Before you know it, you’re leaning into him, and then your lips are on his. He smiles into the kiss before pulling you impossibly closer.

Luffy’s kisses are rather messy and uncoordinated, but it quickly makes you feel lightheaded and excited.

You’re so caught up with the moment to the point that it didn’t occur to you that you have instinctively started grinding on him. You’re only made aware of your actions when you hear Luffy groaning in pleasure. And that’s when you start wanting more, but you’re both still on the deck and there are still drunk people around, even if you both aren’t near them.

Luffy tries to follow your lips when you pull away. And then he pouts when your lips are out of reach. He whines your name, obviously wanting to continue.

“Luffy, I… we should… uhm…” you clear your throat. “I want you,” you whisper.

But Luffy isn’t even listening. His focus is solely on your lips and when you bite your lip nervously, he almost shivers in anticipation.

You take this opportunity to drag him into his room. Thankfully, he doesn’t object nor ask any questions, he just follows your lead. And when you’ve entered his room, you immediately lock the door and start kissing him once again.

You gently nudge Luffy to his bed, not even daring to break the kiss in the process. For some reason, the kiss turns rougher than before, almost feral.

When Luffy reaches the bed and sits down on it, you immediately climb on his lap. You grab a hold of his calloused hands and guide them under your tank top, towards your breasts. He kneads them instantly and you let out a whimper.

Luffy pulls away from the kiss. He removes his hands from under your tank top, and then the next thing you know, he’s tearing up the offensive garment. You haven’t even asked why he did that but he explains already, “It was in the way! I want to feel you better.”

If that’s the case, you unhook your bra and throw it somewhere in the room before he’d even think about ripping it off as well.

Luffy takes a moment to stare at your half naked form. With the way your boobs are slightly moving with every breath you take, he easily finds himself in a trance.

You snap him out of it by grinding on his bulge. You pull him in again for a kiss and he instantly cups your breasts with his hands again. He kneads your boobs and pinches your nipples, and you let out soft mewls in satisfaction.

You bite his lip and he lets out a sexy grunt. You palm his hardened cock and it instantly makes him breathless. He calls your name with a quiver in his voice.

You grab one of his hands and bring it under your skirt, inside your panties and urge him to touch your cunt. “You’re wet,” he breathlessly comments.

You slip one of his fingers into you, guiding him in and out. When he’s found his rhythm, you let go of his hand and let him do as he pleases. He adds another finger soon enough. The sensation elicits a moan from you.

“Do that again,” Luffy says. “Do that sound again.”

You oblige, resting your head on his shoulder as you moan at his ministrations.

You use this time to unzip his pants and tug his cock from the garments. When you start pumping him, he lets out a lewd groan and temporarily stops his fingers from moving. This goes on for a while and when Luffy starts moving his hips with the motion of your hands, you stop.

You pull away completely from him. And then you start stripping him off of his clothes until Luffy’s naked. You watch as he licks his fingers clean from the wetness of your cunt and he hums in appreciation. When he’s done, you take off your remaining clothes as well.

You grab a hold of his dick once again and kiss him on the lips. Your hand movements are slow as you switch from kissing his lips to his neck. You leave a couple of hickeys on him. Then you slowly make your way down, kissing, sucking, licking, biting his chest, his abs, until you’re on your knees, face directly in front of his dick.

He watches you with half lidded eyes, a look that you’ve never seen before on him. You look directly at him as you make kitten licks on his cock. You watch as he visibly gulps. And then you take him in your mouth and start sucking him off. Luffy pants and grunts at your ministrations. You then grabbed his balls and massaged them.

“That feels so good,” he moans.

Luffy uncontrollably juts his hips, wanting more of the pleasurable sensation you’re making him feel. And you let him.

But when you feel his cock twitching, you pull away.

Luffy whines loudly, but you push him so that he’s laying on the bed. You climb atop him, grab his shaft and coat it with your wetness. And then you slowly sink down until he’s fully inside you.

“T-tight…” Luffy mutters, “you’re so tight.”

You wait until you’ve fully adjusted to his size before you start moving. Luffy stares at you in desire as you move on top of him, your tits bouncing with every motion. He watches your face with fascination as he’s never seen your face contort with pleasure like this before. And for some reason, this makes him harder.

Then his body moves on his own, too lost in lust, his hands start squeezing your breasts, his hips start thrusting into you.

When he notices you tiring down, he easily flips the position so that you’re under him. All that’s going through his head is how good you make him feel.

“Luffy… fuck… so good…” you moan out loudly, unable to even make a proper sentence.

He snaps his hips faster and rougher as time progresses. He’s pounding into you so hard that the bed starts creaking and the headboard slams against the walls.

But those sounds are nothing compared to the noises the both of you are making. You have resorted to repeating his name like a mantra along with profanities here and there, while Luffy grunts and moans to your ears, sometimes telling you how amazing you feel.

All too soon, you’re clenching against him so tightly as you climaxed. This brings out a more brutal pace from Luffy as he starts chasing his own high. And when he releases his load in you, you almost shudder at the feeling.

When Luffy pulls out, he notices your juices leaking out of you. And before you can even comprehend what he’s planning, he starts licking.

Your breath hitches from the stimulation, but Luffy doesn’t stop until you’re completely clean.

And when he’s done, he’s grinning widely at you.

“Luffy, that’s…” you start to say, but you didn’t know what word or words you’re supposed to use. Hot? Sexy? Best fuck you’ve had in a while?

Before you can even come up with what to say however, Luffy tells you, “That was fun! We should do that again!”

[badly-drawn-doflamingo]

Uh, random Christmas Corazon fic, GO!

TW, Mentions of Death/Angst, Christmas

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Christmas was one of those holidays that seemed to roll around either too fast, or too slow, depending on who in the family you asked. Sometimes, as in Dellinger's opinion, it was beyond slow, and almost halted all together. But, in Rosinante’s case, it always seemed to come faster than last year. And this year was no exception.

Do not get him wrong, the man enjoyed the holidays as much as the next person could, however it was the joy his brother held for it that caused these holiday woes. There was not a soul alive in the whole wide sea, let alone Dressrosa, that Rosi could think prepared so vigilantly, so enthusiastically, as his older brother. It was like a light switch had gone off a week after the leaves began to completely leave the trees. When the winds picked up, the garden outside that Rosinante, and some of the family had planted, began to shrink away into nothing but frozen soil. The only thing left growing was the smile, if it even was possible, of Donquixote Doflamingo.

Doflamingo’s talent for these kinds of crafts had begun the instant the devil fruit was given to him, but by the time his brother returned to him, mute and quiet, his mastery of the skill had already gone exponentially. And so had his personality blossomed into what it is today. It was like leaving two seeds in the soil, and returning to see two roses, one red, and one black. Both covered in thorns, but beautiful to view. You could hardly tell they were the same species, but they did fall from the same seed. That seed however had long since vanished, leaving the tying factor between the brothers as simply the false golden blood that ran inside of their veins. Growing up, the holiday was seen as something of a spectacle rather than any kind of family holiday. To see who could get a gift the other had not seen before already. To see who could spend the most for a diamond covered tree. To see what the rich could get, that was different then what normally was given. It was not a day of importance, rather, a day of contest. Such was the spirit of Christmas to a lot of the higher ups of the world, Celestial Dragons especially, if not only. What bothered Rosinante about these facts was not so much the past, but the present behavior. Well, behavior of one. His brother.

Another memory returns to his mind, a glance at a time when their parents still stared lovingly down at them.

“WHY CAN’T WE JUST HAVE THE SLAVES DO IT???” The blonde screamed towards his father. Honing just remained smiling, like he always did in Rosinante’s memory. His father never had seemed angry with him or Doffy. Never a scowl or a frown. He always seemed to be in the best of moods, no matter the situation, and that optimism meant more than it did at the time, looking back on it now.

“Because this does not work, dears! We have hands, do we not? Like everyone else. Let's use them for this task. It is not a chore Doffy, it is for fun!” The two little boys simply watched, stupefied as the man bring up a long string of fuzzy, shimmering tinsel, confused. In his other hand; a pair of silver scissors.

Rosinante can recall, thinking back on it, how much honest fun those arts and crafts were to him. A mess of paper, and dulled scissors, white pieces of the stuff spread about the carpet. It would take any number of maids a long time to clean. At the time, Rosinante himself had not grasped the full concept, but it was quite fun to do alongside Doffy. Why his brother did not enjoy the activity was beyond his understanding. Huffing, the older child sat back down, glaring at the crafts in front of him.

“I don't like this, father..” He puffed, looking away from the group, at the frosted window.

Honing just smiled, sighing once more.

“You do not know you do not like it, if you wont try it.”

And, you know?

His father had not been wrong.

The minutes of forced enjoyment that ticked by, turned into actual hours of fun, and even Doffy seemed to enjoy it. The look on his face after the hours ticked by, and when it was time to hand the decorations was not that of relief, but that of slight sadness. A longing to continue the new game, alongside his equally inthralled brother. It WAS fun, and he should have known his father would be right, Rosinante thinks.

Honing…was his father after all. Not a great one, but his, and that was perfectly fine with him.

“Baby, gimme the red ones!” The small voice pipes up, the young kid next to Doffy’s leg calling out to the little girl.

Rosinante stands at the stairs banester, facing the middle of the large, open room. The stairs themselves had already been decorated, with hanging ivy, and tensil draped laong the old rails, and guard. Small lights had also been played along side the decor, making it have an unearthly, but warm glow to it all. The lights halted at the stairs end, but the decorating did not stop at the stairs. For, in front of the stairs, in the middle of the room, stood the main attraction itself. The tree. A impressively sized fir, towering over even Rosinante’s head, with its branches evergreen, and empty. At the front, near the right of the tree, stood a tall blonde man, Doflamingo himself, sporting nothing but a sweater, and a pair of unmatching short pants. These pants looked to be two sizes too small to Rosi, for his hairy legs still showing from underneath, leaving a foot of exposed skin. The one thing that strikes Rosinante however was not that of a change in shirt, but a change in coat. The massive feathered thing was nowhere to be seen, making its normal wearer seem almost bald without it. One of his long, bird-like legs is covered by a small child clinging to it. Dellinger, tugging on the man's pants leg best he could.

“Coming Delly! I got some green ones too!! Doffy! Do you want one?” From the side of the large room, Baby 5 sits in front of a large box of sorted ornaments. The cardboard had clearly been in storage for a few months, for cobwebs remaining on the bottoms of its corners. The written text however was faded, proving it was reused from last Christmas, and before that. The handwriting was written by Diamante, clearly. Back when the first child had joined. It was something to celebrate, and the older wanted nothing more than to make the new family member feel welcome. At least, that was the speculation. Rosinante had not been there for very long comparatively speaking, and the text could be anywhere between a few months or many years. His amber eyes remain locked on the small girl currently, watching quietly. She grabs a few small, reflective orbs; ornaments of different hues. One green, one red, and a few other similar gradients. Tenderly, she reaches out to the pants leg of Doflamingo, looking down at Dellinger. The kid smiles, hand now outstretched for the shiny objects in the girls arms.

“Would you like another one, Doffy-san?”

“Thank you, Baby 5.”

The figure takes one, his hand almost engulfing her entire head as he comes to pat the top. She simply smiles, showing no fear whatsoever. She was one of the few children in the whole sea who would see the man with a smile on their face. These children of the family would never have to fear him as so many others did. Rosinante had heard first hand, when walking up the nearby island’s streets, the whispers that the people had spread. The warnings parents would give their children.

‘Do not stay out too late, The Heavenly Demon will take you away!’ They would say, the children just smiling and running back off the play with their waiting companions on the busy, rural streets. Some kids even told each other tales of horror, and awe about the Donquixote family, which simply spread the word and stories further. These tales had even reached the ears of the government, but no action was ever taken due to the Warlord system. It was not needed, nor fruitful. Even they knew better than to meddle where a monster lay, out of fear of waking something slumbering below the kingdom.

Rosinante’s eyes softly gaze upon the scene in front of him with these thoughts rushing through his mind; The hulking figure of his brother, lifting the petite little girl above his head, to reach the top of the tree. She gingerly places her ornament on the nearest upper branch, it shimmering in the tree lights. Her smile reminds Rosinante of himself around her age, back when things were simpler. Back when he had the chance to be a kid. Before the marines, and before…

“Doffy! Look!” Baby 5 chimes, arms raising in triumph above her head. Holding her gently in his arms, Doflamingo just gives a smile, as he usually does. However this, was not one out of forced, emotionless behavior. No, this was one that reached his eyes too, causing small wrinkles around the corners of them. Kindness, of the genuine kind. Something that was hardly ever seen anymore, if at all. Something no one but his family would ever see. The reflection of the lights bounced off his glasses, causing a soft red shine to be cast on the girls white dress.

“That looks wonderful, Baby 5. You did a good job. I need you now to get the last ones.” He puts the girl back down to the floor, huffing. His smile does not waver, matching her own. The aura of joy is present in everyone in the room, well, except Rosinante. He cannot quite feel such things anymore. Not like he could have. The warmth was there but it was not something he would ever be able to touch fully again. To feel again. Dellinger rushes to follow Baby 5, running towards Rosinante’s legs. Rosinante does not move, or shift, simply staring at his brother. His eyes did not want to leave his kins smile. That warmth- that, genuine joy. He didn't want to go. Not yet.

“Lemme help, BABY!!” Calls the boy, toddling right through the man's legs. Rosinante did not even notice. Couldn’t. His mind was not in the room with everyone else, but rather, in a blank void, with just the idea of his brother's joy. The concept being so..old, so, forgien. It was like looking at their first christmas all over again, and Rosinante could just feel the pieces of snow white paper on his lap, and hands. The smell of the fireplace, be it memory, or in actuality, was present throughout both. The sharp, distinctive smell of the pine needles, some on the floor about the tree's base, was equal in that of the former. Two scents that alone would mean nothing, but together brought those memories to another layer of color and depth for Rosinante. And maybe, his brother was thinking of the same day many years ago. His smile wavered, eyes watching the two kids closely.

“I can carry it!”

“No you can’t, Delly! It's too big for you!”

“I CAN TOO!”

The harmless bickering snapped Rosinante out of his staring tance, making his eyes shift to the noise. Turning around, he can see Baby 5, carrying a cardboard box a bit too big for her. Dellinger is grasping at it from below, on the opposite side, where the label reads “Tree Decorations.” Diamante’s writing once more was present.

“Here!” The girl states, backing up to give the kid more room. “We can both carry it!!”

Dellinger nods excitedly, flashing his sharp toothed smile at his sister. The two kids with all their combined effort begin the process, making their way to Doflamingo, giggling all the way. Doflamingo himself just remains staring, alongside his brother, who stands a few feet away from him, and the tree. Neither of them seem to even notice the other is there.

Doffy could not help but hear the echo of his little brother's laugh join the two children, the joy, and innocence that it carried caused a slight stir in his heart. Another voice follows, the laughter of another, more boasterous than the other. Himself. Watching his brother, and himself carry the ornament box to his own feet, looking up at their father. The two blonde boys, so excited to see what came next, so happy to be included. They may not have known why at that moment they felt so happy, but it was wonderous all the same. It was a rare feeling, and one that Doflamingo and Rosinante could still not describe even if they tried, but the best word Rosi could think of was love. Love for their family. Love for the togetherness. The feeling of being loved by that wonderful group, and the warmth of the heart. God, how he had missed that, if he knew it or not.

“Here you are Doffy!” The faces of him and his brother fade, showing the true forms of Dellinger and Baby 5 in front of him. The memory disappears back to the back of his psyche, ready for another day. He kneels, taking a handful of the thick ropes of shimmering red tinsel. Baby 5 grabs a connected rope, trying to help, while Dellinger grabs the popcorn garland. All get right to work, working together as one, joyful unit. As a family.

A family Rosinante was no longer a part of. Not after his traitorous end. How long had it been since he had died at his brother's hands? 4 years?

No, it may have been longer.

The days did not matter anymore, nor did the date, or time. Life was at a standstill for the dead, and only whipped the living into movement, not the deceased. It was like watching through a pool, Rosinante thought. Through an ocean, looking up at where the waves continued on moving. Continued on marching, and rippling, crashing into one another to create even more. Affecting one another, and crashing into one another. But in the end, they would all just be one again in the sea of time. And at the bottom of that cold, blank sea, was the sands. And sitting on that infinite field, was the soul of a traitor. Of a man who still lay on his back, facing the sky, facing time itself as it rippled, and waved by. The waves never reached the bottom. And his feathers had never swayed. The wind did not exist, and the sand never moved. Nothing was done for the dead. Nothing but life’s waves

The faint memory of a smile came to mind, suddenly, as Rosinante watches the glimpse of life in front of him. The memory of his smile. Of the days when the two of them would ride those stormy waves together, through all time, and all weather. It seemed so far away now, like every surge was one big tsunami. The waves of time never stopped, nor did they care for what rode them, but, to Rosi. Those moments, and those few soft tides, were the most he had ever felt to family. To the display of love that was once in front of him.

‘Law, where was your wave?’

‘I hope the water is not too cold for you.’

Rosinante can do nothing but watch, and hope for such things now. A ghost of the past, and the haunting of mistakes made. Tied to the soul of the object of death, the man could never leave the home, only fade in and out of consciousness of this plane of existence. Some days it was not even worth waking, but other days, like this day. Something beautiful would occur, something new and wondrous. Something that let him feel warmth again. Something that let him feel alive, for just one more moment. It was like riding the waves just one more time.

What he would not give for that. Past mistakes cannot be changed, but with all the time in the world on your side, they are equal to any other. All thoughts, and all memories, all past, and all future, was nothing but sand on the floor now. And that sand made up the seafloor where the man still lay, smiling.

Smiling.

The warmth had long left his body, and the blood had long since dried, but, it seemed that even with those years, and the unknown above him. Rosinante could not seem to stop smiling.

Just in case one day, he was to look up, and see the similar form of that young boy from Flevance, in that small wooden marine boat, sailing above him. Freely, to the future.

[fanaticsnail]

Hey Snail, I was curious. Who's your favorite OP character? I always assumed it was Law and I'm not exactly sure why?? Hope you're feeling ok today! :)

I'm not stressed about this question at all. Nuh uh. Who me? No way. There are so many ways I can answer this and I'm just screaming.

The short answer:

Rosinante Corazon / Heat are tied for an equal first. (There are more, but these two stuck out this morning)

The long, lord of the rings extended edition unstoppable marathon answer:

I love the complexities of Law as a character, which is primarily why I made my original character a Heart Pirate. He's just a little shit, and watching Dressrosa, and even in Sabaody when I first met him as a character, he just seems like the right amount of serious mixed with fun that I love. Law is a Wednesday Adams to Tobiuo's Pugsley or Enid - just friends that would die for one another. He needed her, I think. Their friendship is weapon (Tobiuo) x wielder (Law) and she is more loyal to him than he probably knows. This is likely why you assumed he was my favourite, which he is up there and I love writing for him. The heart pirates too. I should write for Jean Bart one day - love that man.

Then there are the Kid Pirates. I love these guys. A crew of over thirty, surviving in a lawless upbringing, their undying loyalty to their feral captain, the really cool devil fruit power - and there's Heat. There is no explanation for his powers other than he has them. It's not a devil fruit, it's just something he can do. Sullen and sunken features, scarred lips, the fact he is a little kinder than the majority of them - and that he was a rival gang leader who chose to serve Kid to help him raise retribution for his beloved Victoria. I love the rapport, the ship design, the silliness between them and the other two Supanovas - they just make me really happy.

And then there's the tall, undercover marine, spy, double agent, silent, lanky, painted, clown-man in a burgundy hat. Between Rosinante and Doflamingo, it's hard to choose who I love more. I adore Doflamingo as an enemy. His rich past and complex history makes me all heart-clenched because I see so much pain in such a small person. Everything was ripped away from him, so he clawed tooth and nail to get back what he believed was rightfully taken.

But Rosinante had the same past. He could've gone with Doflamingo back then, but he didn't. He could've chosen a life of cruelty to get back on the people who wronged him, but he didn't. He could've chosen to live out a simple life as a civilian fisherman if he wanted, but he didn't. He became a marine, hellbent on ensuring his brother didn't get too out of hand and to take down criminal empires from the inside. And Law changed so much for him. In Doflamingo, he saw death. In a poor, sickly child on the same path as his brother - he saw a second chance to refute the repetition of history. I love him as a character, and he is just gorgeous.

Hoboy, wasn't that a long answer.

I could've gone longer and longer, but I decided to stop myself. These are all just my opinions and personal analysis of the characters. I love them all - but these are ethe two that roll in my head like two stones in the bottom of a sock.

I love this question, thank you so much, Merry. I adore you 🖤🖤🖤. And I am doing wonderfully - just chipping away rather slowly at fics lately due to the season of gift giving being upon us. That, and the chicks are yet to hatch and I'm getting all giddy at baby chickens at Christmas.

[code01746]

　　❝ i'll have you know i stopped smoking ages ago, thanks very much. ❞

　rosinante knocked his temple against the top of law's head, forceful enough to make a point (almost as if he was calling him 'brat' through body language in that affectionate way he used to do) but gentle enough to not ruin the moment. however, he sounded a bit too smug & teasing for what was ostensibly something he was forced to do, no hard work & willpower on his part at all.

　❝ not that it was really a choice; kind of had to quit cold turkey because punctured lungs & broken ribs don't make the act of inhaling all that fun - but, eh... probably for the best. you did always bug me about it back when you were little. ❞

in the last decade, he had truthfully gotten dozens of leads on law's whereabouts. sightings of submarines. stories of a grouchy teen pirate captain. . but rosinante could never make it in time before law had moved on.

he was in disbelief even made it here on time - well, not in time to stop him from doing the extremely dangerous & frankly idiotic thing he was planning, but... in time to find him. days ago, he had put two-and-two together the moment he read the news of doflamingo's abdication and that law had conveniently formed at alliance with another pirate (strawhat luffy, at this point infamous for bulldozing his way through corrupt political figures). he knew his brother enough to know he would have never willingly gave up the position he had been fighting his entire life to attain - which meant law had to be involved. law had to be heading for dressrosa.

and he was right. the fact they were sitting here together felt like a miracle. as hesitant as he was - rosinante never wanted to let law out of his sight again.

❝ oh yeah? we're not planning on going up against anymore tyrannical governments, are we? ❞ rosinante was, frankly, dreading what law was planning to do next if this is the sort of thing he got up to on a regular day. ❝ y'know.... when i thought of us traveling the world together, i was thinking more of a low stakes & chill vacation. have you even let yourself relax once in the last thirteen years? ❞

Law had wondered if Rocinante would be modest about it. He gave him a reason to keep living. Offering kindling to the dying spark in his heart to set it ablaze once more. As time passed, he had come across people he's come to think so dearly of. A group of friends feeding into the flames of ambition && life that he could never be ungrateful for. Though heart often appearing encased in ice to outsiders ( perhaps no visible, metaphorical heart at all ), people who know him best know that this is not always true.

Even in his affectionate gesture, he's begrudgingly accepting it, as small and simple as it was. Leaning against the other as a lenient way of giving into what Rocinante wanted in this moment, quiet most of all. He'd spare him of his typical means to express the slight discomfort when it came to this sort of affection. Perhaps, this was something he wanted to ( but feels a little too old to show that at this point ). As the other speaks his mind of their future, Law remains quiet, listening along to it. To think he still searched for him after all this time... && he was none the wiser.

His eyes briefly look up towards Rocinante, a glint of uncertainty of what to say next. Something about the comfort of knowing where exactly he is versus knowing that the rest of his journey would be far from easy. " You don't seem like an 'early retirement' guy, Cora-san. " A half-hearted attempt at a joke. " ... We still have the New World to still get through, you know. " && he would keep going until all his questions were answered about the world. About the 'D.' and what it entails. " You'd just have to deal with the rest of them. && try not to set yourself on fire again with your smokes. "

[fireflykaizoku]

Bartolomeo x Reader | Wishing upon a star

love me some bartolomeo fluff

You met Bartolomeo even before started to sail, even before he met Luffy and the other Strawhats. You two were friends since your teenage years, causing trouble and chaos all over the island, laughing together and having fun. You were there when he saw Luffy for the first time during his “execution”, you were there when he decided to have his own pirate crew. When he asked you to join him and explore the world together, you accepted right away.

You were there all the time for so long, you can’t even tell the day you fell in love with him. Everyday, you had to deal with this feeling quietly, seeing him fawn over Nico Robin and Nami, that you assumed you didn’t even have a chance.

And the day you two went to Dressrosa so he could get the Mera Mera no Mi, he finally met his idols.

Again, you were there with him. And although you were so happy for Bartolomeo, you couldn’t help feeling a bit jealous, wishing he could look at you the same way he looked at the Strawhats. You felt bad for thinking like this sometimes, but you couldn’t help it.

The day you dropped the Strawhats and Law in Zou, Bartolomeo got so sad, and as always, you went to cheer him up.

Both of you were sitting on the deck while your hands caressed his shoulder. Everything was quiet until you broke the silence.

— Look! — you pointed to the sky, excited. — It’s a shooting star! Let’s make a wish, Barto!

Although you didn’t quite believe that shooting stars could make wishes come true, it was still fun and worth giving it a try. Maybe this time, just this time, it’d work. Bartolomeo was also skeptical about it, but seeing your excitement, he smiled and decided to make a wish too.

You two closed your eyes at the same time, trying to concentrate and think of what to wish for. After a minute, you two looked at each other.

— What did you wish for? — he asked innocently.

You bit your lip, thinking about lying at first. But maybe this was the perfect opportunity, and maybe the only chance you’d have to confess. Maybe you’d never feel this brave again, and if anything happened, you could just say it was a joke.

— I… — you thought for a while, trying not to feel embarrassed. — I asked for my crush to like me back.

His eyes widened in surprise. How come you never told him about a crush? Who was this person and how did you even meet them? You and Bartolomeo were always together, and knowing you so well, he’d know if you liked someone.

Not only that, but at that moment, the green haired man could feel his heart break and the regret of never being brave enough to confess took him. He was so afraid of ruining the friendship, of not having you by his side at all, that now another person had your heart. Another person would make you happy instead of him. But who was this person? Could it be someone from your island? Perhaps from Dressrosa? Was it… Cavendish? What if it was Zoro-senpai? The swordsman was very cool after all.

— Oh? — he asked, looking away. — A crush? Who is it? You never told me about it before, I think. Do I know him?

— In fact, you do… — taking a deep breath, you decided not to say his name right away. You could just drop hints and pray he’d understand. — He’s very… Passionate about the things he likes, people might find him intimidating, but I know he’s not. He’s very kind and protective towards the people he likes.

— Sounds like a pretty cool guy. — he crossed his arms, trying to hide his jealousy. He did not think your crush was a cool guy.

— He is. — you smiled without even noticing when you started thinking about your memories with Bartolomeo. — But I guess he doesn’t like me that way. It’s alright, as long as he’s happy, though.

— Then he’s stupid. — your eyes widened at his statement, and you couldn’t help giggling. — I’m serious, (Y/N). You’re beautiful, you’re amazing, kind and loyal. If this guy can’t see this, then he’s stupid.

Your cheeks got so warm and your jaw dropped. Did he really see you like this? You gulped, thinking of what to do next. Maybe there was a hope of him feeling the same, then.

— He… Is a captain. — Bartolomeo looked at you. Was it Luffy-senpai? He got mixed feelings. If you liked Luffy, it’d be cool because he’d be able to spend time with his idol, but… The person he loved would be with someone else. — He also has green hair and fangs.

The man tilted his head.

— Like me? — he asked before he widened his eyes, understanding what you meant. It was him. — Oh!

Bartolomeo had to hold himself not to scream and cry right there. His crush liked him back! The person he wanted for so long, the person who was always by his side supporting him no matter what! The person he wanted to be with liked him too!

Noticing the long silence, you closed your eyes, already preparing yourself for the heartbreak.

— Then I guess my wish came true very quick, huh? — he said, trying to sound calm and collected.

You opened your eyes.

— What? — you asked.

— I asked for my crush to like me back too. — his cheeks blushed. Honestly, you thought his wish was something else, like joining the Strawhats, being best friends with Luffy… — Turns out, they just confessed.

You were screaming and dancing inside, but you needed a few seconds to understand the information.

— But I’m not like them… — was the only thing you were able to say before looking down.

— No… You’re better than them. Better than anyone else. — he whispered, holding your chin with his index finger and gently making you look at him in the eyes. — And it’s a relief to know that you feel the same for me. I got jealous for a moment, thinking someone stole your heart.

— Don’t worry, you had it in your hands for quite some time now. — you smiled, extremely shy and still not believing what just happened.

Maybe it was a coincidence, or maybe not. But from that moment on, you couldn’t help closing your eyes and making a wish whenever you saw a shooting star. And your wish was always the same: for Barto to love you forever.

[kaizokuou-ni-naru]

The Voyage So Far: Enies Lobby

east blue (1 | 2) || alabasta (1 | 2) || skypiea || water 7 || enies lobby || thriller bark || paramount war (1 | 2) || fishman island || punk hazard || dressrosa (1 | 2) || whole cake island || wano (1 | 2)

this is still one of my very favorite nami panels. i think she’s really great through all of water 7 and enies lobby in general, actually, even though she isn’t really one of the characters in focus for a lot of it- like zoro and sanji, she stays pretty steadfast and very badass even though everything that happens, and never gives up on robin for a moment despite being one of the ‘weaker’ members of the crew. and it’s always fun to see her playing with lightning.

one of my favorite jokes from the first half or so of enies lobby is the strawhats both being completely unsurprised that luffy charges in ahead of them as soon as they arrive AND being able to find him immediately by following the explosions. they know him so well. 

luffy’s never been scared of dying, going all the way back to when he told coby he was fine with dying for his dream back in chapter two or three. that conversation is what his exchange with blueno here reminds me of- blueno asks him how long he intends to keep fighting, and luffy says until he dies, like there’s nothing to it.

it’s always been a trait of his to face death unflinching with a grin, so long as it’s for the sake of something he cares about, be it his crew or his brother or his dream, and i just really like that about him.  

i’ll go into it in the dressrosa post too, but i think it’s really impressive just how long oda held off on giving luffy any sort of significant power-up. he gets his first big power boost in the whole series here, forty volumes in. i’ve always liked that oda is very conservative with power boosts like this, because it both keeps the series’ powerscaling in check and makes the times it does happen much weightier. this is a monumental moment, and it feels like it.

also, i love the way gear two is drawn pre-timeskip, especially with the steam. it looks very cool and atmospheric.

i really like how united the strawhat crew feels throughout enies lobby, after all the internal turmoil and discord of water seven. even though the matter of usopp leaving the crew is still unresolved, they’ll all together once more, on the same page, and fully united in the goal of saving robin, whatever consequences it might bring. 

the tree of knowledge has such a cool design- it looks massive, and even more than that, it looks old. you look at that tree and you know its been there for easily thousands of years. its seen entire eras of history, and it would be priceless even without the countless books stored inside it.

and then it burns.

i’m so endlessly sad about the tragedy that is robin’s relationship with her mother. they never even got to see each other until their world was ending, and even then only for a couple minutes.

olvia is a very interesting character, because she’s someone who chose her dream over the people she loved. that’s not an inherently good or bad choice, but it is a choice she made, and it’s what led to the ending she and robin had to have. i’ve wondered a lot what might have happened if she chose the other way, if she never left or if she came back sooner or if she chose to flee the buster call with robin, and how different (and almost certainly better) robin’s life would have been if she had.

in a way, olvia reminds me a lot of kouzuki toki. they both die in order to fling a light of knowledge and hope into the future, and they both send their children away and choose to stay behind to choke on ash for the sake of a better tomorrow. 

i didn’t really notice until putting these panels together, but a lot of things burn in enies lobby. ohara burns, and the pluton plans and the world government flag, and enies lobby itself, and at the end, the going merry burns, too. if you extend it back to water seven, there’s the galley-la headquarters, too. in an arc that deals so much with the preservation and destruction of history and knowledge, it’s a fitting motif. 

the world government flag burning is still to this day one of the most striking panels out of a series full of them, in my opinion. in one act, the strawhats proclaim their absolute defiance against the world government, and their willingness to make enemies of the greatest power in the world for the sake of their friend.

it’s also another one of those moments that’s interesting to think about in the context of luffy’s past. it was a ship flying that same flag that shot sabo down, and while luffy wasn’t there to see it, i don’t think he’s oblivious to that fact, especially given how he says just before this he understands robin’s enemies perfectly.

dadan told him and ace that there was nothing they could do against the whole world, and luffy went and did it anyways.

sometimes i just think about how scary it must have been for robin, someone who’s been weighed down by the shackles of her past with no escape in sight for so very long, to open herself up and let herself hope, for life and freedom and a dream that’s always been out of reach. 

franky has a lot of really great moments between this arc and water seven- his conversation with usopp as usopp is working on merry and his talk with robin on the sea train are two others. it’s almost impressive how quickly he becomes an immensely likable character once we start getting to know him, given how he’s first introduced as an absolute piece of shit.

his burning of the pluton plans is a favorite of mine, and i think it might be because, like so many people before and after him, he’s choosing here to stake all his hopes on the strawhats, on luffy’s ability to pull off the impossible and on robin’s goodness. when robin’s only ever been chased and hated and called a demon by the world, franky chooses to trust her and luffy with the legacy his dad died for, and neither of them let him down.

monster point looks SO FUCKING TERRIFYING in enies lobby, and i LOVE it. look at that. franky is seven and half feet tall, and in front of monster point he’s tiny. monster point is huge, and dead-eyed, and a force of absolute destruction. i do kind of wish we got to see chopper go completely feral like this more often. he deserves to be terrifying!

i love how much FAITH all the rest of the strawhats continue to have in usopp throughout enies lobby. he left the crew and they really would have a right to be angry at him if they chose to, but it doesn’t even seem to cross any of their minds. they’re just happy he’s okay, and they include him again without missing a beat, because he’s still their friend and they know down to their bones they can trust him, even after everything. 

i’ve always really loved zoro and kaku’s little moment of post-battle banter here- zoro relays paulie’s message about cp9 being fired, kaku says he’s out of a job, zoro tells him to try the zoo, and kaku cracks up.

it feels very real to me for whatever reason, and i think part of it ties back into how well one piece handles morality with its characters- zoro and kaku are genuinely pretty similar people who get along decently, it just happens that they wound up on opposite sides. there are series where you’d never see moments like this due to the lines between good and bad being so firmly drawn, and i love how one piece blurs those lines so much they may as well not exist a lot of the time.

this is the other sequence, along with luffy climbing the drum rockies barehanded, that always makes me physically cringe to look at. it looks so painful. robin is so nearly powerless here, but not quite- she can still buy time for her crew to catch up, even if it’s only seconds, even if she risks shattering her teeth or even her jaw in the process. she’s spent so long giving up and has only just started daring to hope- she’s not about to go gentle.

there aren’t many panels that give me catharsis like this one. there really aren’t.

oda’s villains are usually complicated and awful and often a little admirable, if only for how clever or how terrifyingly powerful they are, but every now and then he comes up with someone who’s just pathetic and cowardly and pointlessly cruel. spandam is like this, obviously, and so is orochi, and the celestial dragons, and i’d argue flampe from whole cake island as well. and there’s nothing like seeing characters like them- weak, cruel people so assured in their own power and rightness- get obliterated.

one of the things i really like about enies lobby is that nobody really gets sidelined- everybody gets multiple chances to shine. luffy, usopp, and obviously robin are the most in focus, obviously, but zoro, sanji, nami, chopper, and even franky all get a bunch of individual awesome moments. oda’s ability to handle his cast satisfyingly is consistently really impressive (if sometimes strained in huge ensemble arcs like dressrosa or wano) and it really shows here, i think.

i just really love the entire climax of enies lobby. much like the arc as a whole, it just feels triumphant, even though the situation is extremely dire. luffy unlocking gear three, robin’s cuffs getting unlocked, usopp shooting spandam and the marines all the way from the tower of justice- it’s all just good, a long chain of much-needed victories and catharses, and it feels very good to read.

i’ll always be impressed by just how much characterization oda manages to give merry, a boat. she’s only really a character in water seven and the end of enies lobby, only about two chapters of which she actually speaks in. and yet i don’t think you’d find a single one piece fan who disagrees that merry’s death is easily one of the most heartwrenching in the entire series.

i love the reactions of the strawhats to robin’s thanks. they’ve just gone through hell to save her, most of them are beat to shit and they all risked their lives, and yet they all just smile, or brush it off, because to them there’s nothing else they could have done. it’s all worth it, so long as they got her back, so long as she’s safe and happy.

merry’s funeral just hits me in the chest every single time i read it. it’s tragic, of course, but there’s also something almost lovely about it, something peaceful about her getting to go out on her own terms, carrying her crew to safety one last time, defying every rule of the universe to do it. just like a strawhat pirate.

oda’s ability to communicate emotion through expressions really comes through here, too. merry has the only lines in this scene, fitting for her death in the limelight, but the shots of every other crewmate’s face let us know at a glance just what they’re all feeling and just how strongly they’re feeling it.

you know, i’d forgotten we only learn the name of the new world after enies lobby. we only get proper exposition about the revolutionary army and the yonkou here, too, despite them being set up since loguetown and jaya (or alabasta, or even chapter one if you count from shanks’s introduction) respectively. oda’s ability to parse out exposition and explanation so we always have just the right amount of information is really impressive- we always have more questions, but we also always have the feeling that those questions have answers, and that sooner or later they’ll be revealed.

points at shanks. i just think he’s neat.

it’s my opinion that one of the great joys of one piece is seeing luffy and the crew rise up in the world, and seeing them gain more and more notoriety. i love nothing they do ever happens in a vacuum- everything has impacts, and there are always outside eyes watching, and often those impacts are things that they never could have predicted.

ace and blackbeard is still, i think, definitely one of the coolest looking fights in the whole series. it’s not all that often we get to see two people with extremely flashy and showy abilities go all-out against each other, and the resulting fireworks are still really something to behold, despite how badly it all ends. 

[pure-kirarin]

Zoro x dancer reader

lofi-coffee said :hey! i just came from your zoro hc’s hxbsjxb which was absolutely *chefs kiss* btw! do you so scenarios? if so could i request a scenario based off of the “good dancer” hc, where hes admiring his s/o dance and she pulls him out to join her? he stumbles, its a lil messy, but who tf cares bc they’re happy and that’s all that mattersplease + thank you. hope you have fun writing it!💕

Thanks for your request and for your feedback ! It makes me so so happy everytime someone reads what I write...Because I never expected that anyone would read my work ! I wrote this and I hope that you like it...I had fun writing it but I don’t know if it’s what you expected or wanted hahah. ~ I love tension uwu Ps: cool tumblr name ;w; <3 (ෆ˙ᵕ˙ෆ)♡ **************** How could she move her body that way ? It was almost indecent. That's what was going through Zoro's mind as his sight was hanged to your body. He was sitting there, away from the dance floor, drinking glass after glass of beer. He was lazily looking at you while enjoying his drink. Damn, what a good dancer He was quite entertained by your figure, gracefully moving to the sound of the music. He was in this little bar in Dressrosa, finding his way to it to enjoy a drink before the execution of the plan. The other strawhats were each discovering this rather charming city. Dressrosa...The city of passion, he smirked a bit, looking at you he was begining to understand why it was called that way. The ladies were good dancers, not that he cared about dancing much but...He had to admit that he loved getting entertained while drinking and you were quite the entertainment. Was it the drinks or was it his mind playing him tricks ? Because he was damn sure that it was as if you were the only one on the dance floor... Some soft bachata music was playing. At first, he could only see your back moving sensually. When you turned around, he swallowed pretty hard, both your eyes met and you weren't one to look down. You continued dancing while looking him in the eyes with a little smile on your face. He rised his eyebrow, she's not intimidated ? Good. He smirked, amused by your attitude. You were certainly aware that you were the star of the show. You didn't have a partner either, isn't bachata supposed to be a social dance ? Zoro didn't dwell on these thoughts, he just wanted to enjoy his night, his gaze attached to your body. The swordsman being a bad dancer wasn't going to say nor do anything. He just wanted to look at you and to drink a lot. He didn't want anything from you, in fact, you seemed surreal and he thought for a second that maybe you were the fruit of his imagination and that of the dyonisiac beverage. Maybe if his fingers caressed your hair, you'd vanish in smoke. He turned his face towards the barista, making a sign with his hand to ask for a new drink while his glass was still half full. His eyes then switched to the dance floor and you were gone, just as the music stopped. You vanished. He let out a sigh, were you really just a hallucination ? He thought his tolerance to alcohol was impeccable. « -Hey, are you going to join me or are you just going to look at me ? Your voice was smooth and sensual. Zoro looked from right to left, ah, you were talking to him, after all, you noticed his gaze. -Hm ?  He grumbled, amused but not impressed, not yet. -God. Don't react this way. Your eyes almost poked a hole through my body and now that's all you say ? » Zoro thought that you were quite aggressive in your advance. He wasn't going to deny that he was indeed looking at you. He didn't feel shy, he just looked and you couldn't blame him for it, not when you danced in that way. He looked you right in your eyes, looking for an answer, what did you want from him ? He was surprised of finding amusement, challenge, almost like you were defying him. He wanted to see how far you were going to reach. -I'm drinking. He waves his glass. You were aware of your charm and you knew that the swordsman found you attractive, otherwise he wouldn't look at you this way. But how could he devour you with his eyes and act so ininterested ? Your ego couldn't handle his attitude. You came to him by yourself and he was letting his « chance » go. Didn't he know how many other guys dream of dancing with you ? But you were drawn to this stranger, to this man that you have never seen around. His look when you were dancing caught your attention, it wasn't just a look of lust, it was a mixture of appreciation, fascination and desire. You wanted to know why he looked at you that way. You snatched the glass off his hand and drank its content in one go. He looked at you surprised. Wild. He thought to himself. He was starting to get interested in you. Could you be entertaining in more than one way ? You put the glass on the zinc quite violently and then you hold his sleeve really tight, pulling him a bit. «- Now you don't have an excuse. You dance ? He appreciated your boldness, however, what he didn't want to admit is that he is a really bad dancer. He was content just looking at you...But now you were defying him with that look of yours. -It wasn't an excuse. -Then what ? You're scared that I'll stab you or something... ? -Me ? Scared ?..Don’t make me laugh.” You giggled. Zoro knew about this « rumor », about Dressrosa's women being extremely passionate, stabbing their lovers if they ever cheat...What were you implying ? However, his swordsman pride didn't let him lose to you. He groaned and got up. You had a victorious smile as you held his hand, bringing him to the dance floor. The music started slowly and you knew that he didn't know how to dance Bachata. He was awkward and stiff and you found that to be cute. You wanted to dance with him because you knew that anyone could dance bachata, especially when you were leading. The music started and you put your arms around him. « -Eh...What are you doing here ? What am I supposed to do exactly.. ? You chuckled -It's bachata...here... you took his hand and placed it on your waist and the other one on your back. Don't worry, just follow me...anyone can dance. Place your leg between mine... -what ? -Trust me...Come on...Do it.. Zoro blushed a bit, he wasn't used to all of this dancing thing...it was silly, he just wanted to admire you while drinking but he was too proud to admit that he is « scared » of dancing, especially when you defied him with your fawn eyes. He stumbled, stepping on your feet making you let out an « ouch ! » of pain. His movements were so stiff, and honestly, he was just bad that it was almost cute. You expected a sensual dance, like bachata usually is but his hands on your skin were so tense. -Follow the music...Follow my body. » Some curious looks were on you, you looked amazing together even though the dancing was bad and messy on his part. Your grace almost made up for his false move, honestly all he had to do was to hold you close to him sensually but even something that simple seemed complicated to the swordsman. It was very endearing...Charming. You danced for a little while, following the rhythm of the music. -Oh god...you are worse than I expected...You said, provoking. Zoro was getting impatient and pulled you closer to him very aggressively. You were startled and stopped dancing. The swordsman had this aura that was pulling you towards him like a magnet. His look, the same one that he has earlier while looking at you...It was so intense, you wanted his eyes on you...You were dying out of curiosity for him. « -What's the matter now ?...I thought that you were a good dancer..  A smirk on the lips, a hot touch on your waist and you were already far, far away... -I...I am. You just startled me ! » You tried to hide your embarrassment but he read through your game. He was just as curious for you as you were curious for him. He wanted to see more of your dancing...And dance with you in many other ways. You passed the test, you looked resilient enough to put with his detached attitude. You also weren't scared of looking silly as seen from your little dance with him. The music stopped another time and he gave you a big smile now, he had to say that he didn't expect that he'd have such fun dancing with you. -Thanks for this dance, you said, ready to part ways. As your were turning back, he held your wrist pretty tight, startling you once again. You locked eyes with him, you thought that he didn't want anything more. He let go of your wrist then looked left, then right, then back at you. -Now that you showed me how to dance I'd like to show you something I'm good at... He scratched the back of his neck while saying this, always looking somewhat detached but also sure of himself. You were surprised but appreciated his honesty, after all, if it meant having those eyes look at you one more time...Why not ? -Haha...I'll be the judge of that. » You put your index finger on his chest then turned back. That night was the night when you met Zoro around a dance in the city of passion. It was also the starting of a passionate love story between both of you. Your love came in waves, just like a bachata dance, sometimes you pulled and sometimes he did, it was sensual, a bit awkward and messy at times but it was for sure passionate and enjoyable. ************ Please feel free to give me feedback and don’t hesitate to drop in my ask box to get to know each other =) I’m new to this fandom and I appreciate everyone already. ^-^ <3 

[softrozene]

Stars and Dreams

Anonymous requested: Hello!!! (＾ω＾) Can I request one-shot soulmate au and (magic au? Idk if you name that. 😅) Law x fem! S/O? Okay it's more like a legend. If a person meet another person (in form of a star) in their dreams they're are soulmates together. Law sees her, her appearance is form of a star but he can hear her voice clear and well. Same opposite for fem! S/O. The timeline is somewhere in Punk Hazard. And she's by the strawhats crew. When she meets Law she thinks "hey! His voice is sounds familiar." She has often dream it if she sleeps. She has also heard the legend of soulmates. If they touch each other. Then both in their body shines a bright light. Like magic. And if they sleep again. Then she sees not the star form but person Law standing before her. That's it. I hope it's not to difficult. 😅 And take your time all you need.

Alright! The first request of the year! I saved it from last year because I am beaming with confidence (and I am such a sucker for fluff and soulmates alkdafs) FLDSA I don’t think this classifies as a magic au but I sure as heck am putting that down because stars??? They are freaking magical fluff to me. This was so fun to do so thank you for requesting it!

Trafalgar Law x Female Reader

Warnings: Fluff- tooth-rotting fluff, Slight angst that is fixed with more fluff, probably grammar like always- Technical spoilers for Punk Hazard but I try to be as vague as possible and skip to the end of it.

Words: 1746

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You loved going to sleep. You loved it so much and the whole crew knows why- You are one of the lucky few who has been blessed to have a soulmate. Some would consider it not lucky at all since it is so uncommon and more like a legend- But you love it so much.

You love the idea of solely being someone’s and them solely being yours.

The first time you had this dream was roughly when you were twenty. The shock that this legend of seeing your soulmate in the form of a star was beyond shocking to you. He was too bright of a light as a star, and you wondered if you appeared that way to him- If you were just as bright and mysterious to him.  Even so, you loved to stare into the light of the star. Even if you could not see his physical form you knew immediately that you loved him. The second you heard his voice too- You melted. He was perfect in every way even if you have yet to learn more about him.

The part that saddened you was even though you could talk to him in your dream- You were not really talking to him. It was only a dream so whatever information his voice gave you, was all in your head. You had no true way of knowing who he is, what he liked, his name, where he was from, absolutely nothing. It made you a bit heartbroken because this was the sad part- You were destined to be together but the only thing you had to go off from was the sound of his voice.

So, it was around six years ago long before you joined the Straw Hats that the dreams started. The dreams were vague and very rare to happen at first until you did join the Straw Hats two years ago.

They got more constant and you loved to fall asleep and dream away to hear his voice. You tried to memorize it for when you were awake in the real world on islands. To try and pinpoint his voice but it was in vain.

Slowly- Ever so slowly, you began to accept the fact that you may never meet him. It broke your heart, but you began to accept it while you and the Straw Hats were split up, and eventually, it just hurt to go to sleep and dream of someone meant to be yours, but you may never have. You started to avoid sleeping.

~*~

For Law- Things were different.

When he first got the dream at age twenty, he denied it. He thought that soulmates were just strictly legends- Something not real. Until that dream and because of how much it made him feel- Alive and surprised that he may be able to love someone and receive their love in return, it frankly scared him.

He avoided sleep whenever he could- He avoided the fact that he has a soulmate.

He did not want one- He did not want to risk losing the person meant for him since he just kept losing people when he was younger.

It terrifies him and he hates it.

He will be stubborn for the next six years but eventually as the dreams got more frequent and he had no choice but to hear your sweet voice- He started to fall and hard.

It pissed him off greatly but since he slowly started to give in and felt the overwhelming love drift to him in his sleep from your star, he… Started to love to sleep when he can. He enjoyed it so much. To hear your sweet feminine voice call for him- Even if it may just be his mind doing that for you he loved it nonetheless.

Though- He did realize he could not let his dreams, his soulmate, ruin his plans for Doflamingo. He tried to keep a strict schedule and since he knew the possibility of dying was there- He tried to sleep and hear your voice so it can be one last comfort he has before the possibility of the next day taking his life comes.

He pursued his plan- Got to Punk Hazard, waited for someone he put his bid on to get there- Monkey D. Luffy to create an alliance with him. What he did not anticipate was to hear that familiar voice coming from his crew.

It became unreal to him and he did think he was going a bit crazy- But… According to the legends, all he had to do was touch you then after this terrible mission he can sleep, and hopefully- He will find out if you really are his soulmate or if this was all just a terrible dream leading him on and making him believe he can be loved in this unforgiving world.

~*~

You were exhausted. And really grumpy. Those two things did not match well, and it made your brain foggy- Definitely not a good thing when you got to Punk Hazard. An island that seemed to be swarming with enemies.

It was cold and you were miserable- Then you heard an annoying voice trying to make an alliance with your captain- Wait, you know that voice.

You couldn’t place it, but you were fairly certain it may have been from your dream. That is your initial thought until Robin informs you that they all met him back Sabaody Archipelago- Trafalgar Law. You do not recall- You remember a polar bear but that is it.

While everyone was fighting you had gotten lost with Zoro and the poor fool got split up with you and you were looking all over for him so you can’t really remember much. It is a shame since that mostly means you met him- Maybe you think it was his voice because of how loopy you are. You should really sleep after all this.

It becomes a hassle to keep up with everyone, but you are used to being exhausted now and days. The others do keep an eye on you when you become a bit dazed, they help you a lot.

Eventually- All the chaos your crew, Law, and the marines ensue on the island comes to an end- Law has Caesar successfully tied down for the next part of the plan he wants you guys to help him with- Going to Dressrosa.

But for now- Everyone, including the marines, is enjoying dinner together after that long and hectic journey of bringing Punk Hazard’s facility to an end. You wait patiently for your food- Waiting for everyone else to get their fill- Even arguing with Sanji and Chopper (who has been concerned about your health) that you can wait.

You sit down and feel the exhaustion creep up on you and nearly smother you then and there but then- You feel a hand on your shoulder and a warm bowl of stew being offered to you.

You look up to see it is Law who has his eyes narrowed down at you.

“You should listen to your doctor more. He informed me about your sleeping habits, and it isn’t good to be low on energy so you should eat up,” He states rather coldly.

You do not take it to heart. You smile and thank him.

“I appreciate the worry now that we will be working together. Oh- I suppose we still do not know each other well from Sabaody. I am (Name),” You say softly.

He narrows his eyes down but replies, “Trafalgar Law… Unfortunately, (Name) we did not have the pleasure of meeting at Sabaody. I would have remembered but it is wonderful to finally meet you now.  You should rest up.”

He leaves before you can process what he said. You are shocked- Because if you truly did not meet him but just his crewmember… Then that means you may not be that loopy. That the voice you fell in love with but have been avoiding is really his.

You hate to say it but… You feel the need to fall asleep. You hate the feeling of hope just in case you are wrong.

~*~

Law is excited. He touched your shoulder, thankfully not like a creep, but as a genuinely concerned doctor. Now he just needs to wait to see if the star will turn to you tonight- He hopes it does but the part of him that does not want to risk losing anyone ever again also hopes it doesn’t.

They sleep there that night deciding to rest up before going on the move to Dressrosa- And like always he is excited to go to sleep, to hear her voice.

Sleep came fast and easy for him- He welcomes the bliss of a clear mind and how he lands in a meadow-like area surrounded by stars- The main star being his soulmate’s form. He waits with anticipation and slowly the star does begin to transform. He can’t help the blush on his face or how he feels the sudden happiness that it is true.

The star turns into your physical form.

He finally found his soulmate.

~*~

Upon waking up- You feel heated. You feel a total sense of comfort and you feel better. That was one of the most peaceful nights of sleep you got since you avoided sleeping and- It was worth falling asleep. You could cry tears of joy from seeing the star turn into Law.

But now that you are awake and you know who your soulmate is- How do you go about it? Do you even assume he had the same thing happen to him?

You are suddenly anxious as the smell of food wakes you up further. That means people will be gathering for breakfast and you all are off to Dressrosa afterward. That means you get to see Law- You feel even more anxious.

However, you do not get the time you needed to compose yourself.

Instead, you hear a knock on the girl’s door- Nami and Robin long awake and letting you sleep since you haven’t lately, and you feel your nerves light on fire as you open the door to see Law standing there.

You notice the blush on his face and the gentle look in his eyes. He decides to address the issue first. You can hear the happiness in his voice.

��So- We are soulmates.”

You smile back.

“Yeah- I guess we are.”