#by rebtrovert-girl

[rebtrovert-girl]

from 'Hate' to 'Love'

Love Next Door, Episode 2

[lawbin-archive]

Other boys: I got you flowers 💐

Law: I got you a frog 😏🐸

Inspired by @rebtrovert-girl fic ✨

[1000sunnygo]

@rebtrovert-girl :re Poneglyph, a few others have pointed it out, so let me explain my reasoning as to why I think his main goal was to send it to the government.

Of course, the government doesn't want pirates to know about the glyphs. But that's precisely what makes those some good blackmailing items -> "I'll give you this forbidden thing I already have so you want me on your side rather than the opposite." Doflamingo himself pretty much used the same trick. Law's would be humbler bc he can't read the glyphs lol

Another take is that he was searching for the Poneglyph for his own curiosity rather than using it for bargaining. It seems Law was already separated from his crew. It's not like he was never reckless until then but, taking an extremely risky detour for personal curiosity alone while he was around the last phase of an entirely different self-imposed mission doesn't sound right. Rocky Port incident had been portrayed so far as a part of Law's strategy to slip inside government's system (by becoming a Shichibukai) and gain access to SAD factory. A different motive twists the existing narrative a bit, imo.

Instead, I think his curiosity to know more about the past took a better shape as a byproduct of this mission. If it was indeed a Rio Poneglyph, that's something only a selected group of people would find value in, like Robin, Teach, and ofc the Government. Maybe Law's queries about his checkered fate were properly realized at the sight of the stone. I do think he was always curious about his ancestral history and checkered fate, but he suppressed it until Doflamingo was defeated. His life was almost entirely dedicated to Cora alone until then.

The Rocky Port incident...

...turned out to be another instance of Law meticulously crafting a plan only to shoot himself in the foot, then forming an emergency alliance and somehow turning the tide in his favor. That's incredibly consistent 😭

But now everything makes more sense. It seems Law's intended bargaining chip for becoming a Shichibukai was to hand over a Poneglyph/rubbings to the World Government, and he was accepted not because he submitted 100 hearts of random pirates, but primarily because he played a key role in taking down Ochoku and saving some VIP royalties (also for securing the Poneglyph, I suppose).

According to the translation we have in hand rn, the name of the vessel Law hijacked was "Rocky Port". We know there's a port in Hachinosu with the same name. Maybe it was named after the ship after this incident.

But what "important" Poneglyph was there, anyway?

I don't think it's the missing Road Poneglyph. Probably a Rio Poneglyph protected by the resident pirates. I wonder if Law was originally looking for the Road Poneglyph possessed by the man marked by flame, but then changed his target. Curious that he didn't know two of the Road Poneglyphs are possessed by pirates, let alone Kaidou and Linlin..

The chaos that broke out was not part of Law's plan, he was lucky that Blackbeard arrived to join the fun, and they could come to an agreement. Koby, on the other hand, was probably the only marine who agreed to work with the pirates, and thus was able to save the most number of innocent 'Rocky Port' passengers.

I'm pretty sure it was Law who proposed the alliance. Scoring cookie points aside, his conscience surely kicked in. It wasn't his style to drag a ship of innocent civilians to a devil's nest, so he offered to form a pact with the marines to reduce casualty. Without his presence that buffered both sides, a three way alliance wouldn't have been possible.

I had a hunch that Blackbeard and Law might have worked together for some time. But why did Blackbeard need to work with Law? Was Ochoku that strong?

It seems Law didn't know Blackbeard could use two fruits at once (during their flight at Winner island), so Blackbeard likely didn't go all out. Possibly it was of Blackbeard's best interest to secure his victory without greatly damaging the island that he was soon going to rule, so he decided to follow Law's plan. He likely invited Law to his crew too, similar to Kuzan.

In retrospect, it makes sense as to why the alliance with the Straw hats puzzled Law so much, it wasn't because he didn't expect the chaos but because it was entirely different from his previous experience.

I didn't expect the main story the dive deep into Rocky Port incident, it was only a matter of time until we got a short summary. There's enough meat to it to extend it into a short comic, and there's plenty of time in future.

For now, I'm looking forward to the Japanese fanworks flood on Monday 🍿

[rebtrovert-girl]

Loser in love - Ryu Seon-jae

[rebtrovert-girl]

After meeting Bae Seok-ryu, there was never a moment when I didn't like her

[rebtrovert-girl]

Even if you fall into the middle of the ocean, you have the confidence to swim out, but you fall into your first love and begin to struggle, unable to escape.

[petrichorblue94]

@thelazynihonjin @rebtrovert-girl Thanks for validating me, guys! Also, it's a shame that the actor has only a few kdramas, hopefully in the future we'll see him as someone who's a good boy. I don't think particularly soft roles would fit him, but someone manly and loyal who gets really flustered with his girl, even when she bickers with him. Sortta like Byung-Yeon in Love under the moonlight (I had third lead syndrome with him, sortta like I have third lead syndrome with Dohwa here... Like I don't OTP him with Dan oh cause mah boy Haru's the one for her, but if Haru didn't exist and Dohwa was the one who could help her change the story...).

Anyway. :D

I'm attaching a vid of Byung-yeon here cause he has the same vibe as the actor that plays Kyung and I want to demonstrate what type of character would suit him I in my opinion : https://youtu.be/pm4vqTrQMHs

Also, if you're interested in this genderbend kdrama, it's available on Netflix

Can someone gif me all the moments Kyung acted cruelly towards Dan Oh?

I'm leggitly concerned so many people root for him just cause the actor is cute.

I get the idea of liking bad guys, heck I have many villain x heroine ships... But rooting for someone who's actively abusive / violent? That's so messed up.

I practically don't care he has a bs sob story, he actively bullies her/mistreats her, goddamn abuses her until she has suffers a mini heart attack or whatever happens to her heart and ENDS UP IN HOSPITAL. THIS IS NOT OKAY. This guy is systemically murdering her, he know she has a heart condition, he crushes the device that measures her heartbeat with his foot, he crushes the present she got him with his foot (and she actually wanted to give this present to Haru), he publicly cheats on her even though they're engaged, he humiliates her each time there are people around her, he tells her that he hates her, that she should just stay at the hospital, he leaves her alone in a friggin haunted forest where a horror surprise could make literally die from fear WHILE SHE'S HAVING AN EPISODE IB FRONT OF HIM, he throws away her lucky charm into the sea and she's FORCED to search for it until she almost drowns. He always presumes she's all about him and abuses her for it, even though she's just minding her own business. When he sees that she's moving on from him and she's found someone that actually treats her kindly and - god forbid - she's smiling, he starts beating the guy in front of her and bashes his head until he bleeds and threatens her that this is what he'd do to her next cause god forbid she receives some kindness in her life and someone actually loves her.

When will tumblr learn this is not hot?

[rebtrovert-girl]

Everyone is moving forward, but I'm the only one who stopped

[rebtrovert-girl]

Why do I have to be your pride and joy? Can't I just be your daughter for once, no matter how pathetic or flawed I might be?

[rebtrovert-girl]

Was it my memories that I lost? Or, was it you?

[rebtrovert-girl]

Me, watching Lovely Runner eps 3 until minute 61....

[rebtrovert-girl]

I'm exhausted

[rebtrovert-girl]

"Please let us be happy together for a long time."

[rebtrovert-girl]

"But I think, my wish has already come true..."

Ryu Sun-jae, after waiting for the love of his life for more than a lifetime

[rebtrovert-girl]

Celebratory Note: Drunken Honesty

As this story has come to an end, I feel like talking about it a little more since this is my first mid-length fic, made with adapting the story into a modern one, and tbh the first ever long story I manage to finish (for real, I've been writing for as long as I can remember and I have soooooo many drafts, not just about LawBin but other real manuscript but I never manage to finish anything) so this one deserved to be celebrate and talked about by me :D Or, really, I just wanna babbling it out even without any excuse.

Honestly I used to dislike a modernized fanfic of something that was originally set in their own universe. When I first thought of this idea I kinda thought to myself: what the hell???? Very naive if you ask me. Look where I land now, I love writing this so freaking much!

I didn't plan to name each chapter with anything or even idioms at first. It was done because I've been listening to Billie Eilish- Birds of a Feather a lot when I wrote the first chapter and I started to envision the ending with that song. I just knew I needed to name the last chapter with it, or at least I have to kinda insert the song in the last scene. I ended up naming every chapter with idioms just so I can use Birds of a Feathers in the last one. But that somehow helps me a lot in putting the plot point and what I want to have in every chapter neatly. Like in chapter 1: Cat Out of The Bag focus on Robin spilling her secret, and in chapter 2: Beat Around the Bush was used literally in their first meet and figuratively to describe Law's reaction for her confession which is trying to hide from it.

The making of Last Chapter: Birds of a Feather is really the hardest not just because I was in the middle of rushing my assignment that I need to redo, but I also rewrite it three times from the beginning LOL. The thing with me is, when I feel very stuck on some part I just know that something isnt right from the beginning so I will definitely rewrite it :D. I got very stuck on the first two versions and I finally let it be for a few days before I start again. Although the reunion scene was envisioned since the first time I wrote this and as I listen to the song, the build up to that scene was never determined and thats my real headache. I still have doubt about how it turn out even as I post it, but what matters to me was I did manage to finish it the way I want it.

As a non-English speaker, naming each chapter with idioms is a huge deal and has become one of the most fun parts for me. It's huge because I need to find the one that fits the most to describe what happened in the chapter, thus I get to read a lot of idioms and I learn a lot along the way. Definitely a fun excuse to learn more English!

I'm not really a Sannami shipper but I ended up inserting them in addition to Saboala because I want both Robin and Law to have a reflection of how a friends to lovers relationship could be. That's also why I randomly put Law and Sabo together as roommates even though they have almost zero interaction in the canon world. I know in fanfic, writers have the freedom to write characters however they want to, but I don't actually like steering too far from canon. Chapter 3: Greener Grass is the second title I found and I knew all along I want to have these two other ships mentioned in here.

Aside from LawBin, my second ship in OP is indeed Saboala and I've been wanting and trying to write about them for some time. I had drafts of their stories in my file to which I was never able to finish. Their little inclusion in this story is an excuse and open door for me if maaayyyybbbbeeeee I wanna attempt to tackle a sequel/spin-off of this that focused on their story one day (who knows?????)

The story was originally planned to be done in 6 chapters. I had to improvise a bit when I wrote Chapter 4: Skeletons in The Closet that was never part of my plan. In the original idea, Cora and the part where Robin realizes what she did when she was drunk are supposed to be in chapter 3. But as I said in that chapter's note, something came up (real life happened) and I wasn't able to write for a week. If I continue to follow the original plan, chapter 3 would be pushed for another week and it makes me weary. So on a whim I decided to divide the chapter into two, with chapter 3 just focusing on the couple reflecting their relationship with others, and chapter 4 with the revelation of what has been done since the first chapter. I went into a frenzy when I uploaded chapter 3 because I felt bad for not following my original plan. You guys have no idea how grateful I am for the feedback you gave and it push me forward on writing more :D

I have thought about actually writing some smut here in the middle of writing this but then I scratch the idea because; first, I've never write a smut before so I think I still need some practice(?) and second, as much as I like for the two to get hot and down to business, I've never plan on it initially. Mood wise, I feel like it'd be a little forced if I suddenly insert something too sexual. Maybe I'll do that some other time with different stories (?????)

Chapter 5- Down the Rabbit Hole, where Sabo somehow become the MVP was coincidentally came out at the same time as eps 1116 release, which was when Sabo come back to the anime for Reverie arc. It was pure coincidence but a really nice one and I want to keep remembering it!

In writing, there is this saying: Kill your darlings, which means to eliminate the overuse of favorite characters or tropes to cut the unnecessary part. In one of the writing courses I took years ago, they also explain this as a way to not include too many unimportant details, such as a character that doesn't do much to the story and doesn't need to be explained in detail. Again, my take as this piece is a fanfic, I took the liberty to have as much fun as I could with every character I could add to the story. Like Doflamingo, yeah this psychopath has no business whatsoever to be in this light hearted romcom story of Law and Robin. But I wanna have fun with him and my only reason for including him is only so I can write him say in another world he'd die in Luffy's hand (I love irony). That's also why I make them neighbours. It's unimportant but it's fun. The characters might be Oda's but the universe of this story is mine so I'll do as I like it. But in the end, I still tried to limit this thing so the story didn't snowball too big. I hate to add more chapters haha

Saul and Cora's inclusion here is my second favorite take. I just know if I want to write something that can assure Law and Robin did have a good childhood, these two characters need to exist in their story. And I just feel so proud to come up with this two quotes for them:

You are my daughter but you are always going to be a Nico- Saul I bet on your happiness- Cora

I know it's just me being overdramatic (like this whole post is) but I'm proud because it feels like the kind of thing their characters would even say in canon :D

12. I do have some ideas for bonus chapter (!!!!!) but nothing has been written yet and I dont want to make empty promises anymore so for now lets just save it as a surprise when it did happen one day

I think I've talked enough. I write this purely because I want to have this story, but I'm glad to know that there are people who can enjoy it as much. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thank you so much <3 Honestly when I first started writing LawBin I thought it was just going to be a one time thing, but look at me now! I don't know how long I will be able to write them and have fun with everyone before real life consumes me; but in this moment and time, I feel so grateful that I could share the same joy of having fun from what I like with people who have the same favorites. Cheers to all of us, and hopefully I can greet you with a new story soon! (Idea is always there, I do have my own draft list too, the problem is always the same: TIME)

Full chapter of Drunken Honesty by me (chilldeokjil) is now on AO3!

[rebtrovert-girl]

I'm working on my assignment when this song came out (I always put my playlist on shuffle when I'm not writing) and then I remember that this song heavily influenced me during the time I wrote 'What Day It Is Now?'. I think I really only listen to this consecutively when I wrote it because I dont want to lose the cutesy, having a sweet crush feeling this song evokes me. It's been a long while since I have a crush or feeling for someone and I was struggling with relating to the storyline mood, so when I first listen to this and I read the lyrics translation, I was happy because the song meaning fits the narrative I want to write.

Novelbright was a Japanese band I discovered randomly just before the idea for that fic came out and I'm glad I did, because thing might have turn differently if I didnt know this song. I still listen to this occasionally and ended up using this song to some other fics that needed a lovely crush feeling to it. I also listen to Novelbright even more often whenever I feel like I want to listen to songs I cant understand but I can relate to the vibes (I cant speak Japanese at all but I do enjoy anime songs and some other Japanese songs I found randomly)

'What Day It Is Now?' is one of my very first LawBin fic and to those who havent read it, you can give this High-school AU a chance here