#dorry for bringing it up

[golohours]

you know whensomething really minor just sets u off Ohhh its fine im so normal

[lightningbastard]

I'm pretty certain Luffy will set Loki free, unless Hajrudin or other Giants are nearby to prevent that from happening.

If Luffy does free Loki & essentially unleashes hell onto Elbaf I wonder what effect that will happen on Luffy and Hajrudins relationship.

Eventhough Luffy didn't want or care about the fleet swearing loyalty to him, he is now a Yonko and a rift in his fleet will have a wide effect on his reputation as an Emperor.

Likewise, Hajrudin already had infighting in his crew due to his decision to be a subordinate of Luffy, if it gets out that Luffy set Loki free this may force Hajrudin to either lose face among the other giants of Elbaf as thier Prince or have to fight Luffy. Either way he'll be caught in the middle.

It'd also be interesting to learn how the Giants reacted to the news of Luffy crashing Big Moms tea party and being part of her defeat at Wano and ultimately losing her Yonko title. Luffy is for sure a divisive public figure to the Giants and this is all excluding any Giants who would like him by proxy of stories told by Shank, Dorry, Broggy, Oimo & Kashi.

Regardless, despite the chaos Luffy will undoubtedly cause the citizens of Elbaf for the duration of the arc I do believe once it becomes known that he is Nika, I'm sure Hajrudin will gain some credit/forgiveness for bringing the true Sun God to Elbaf and finally become the King of Giants.

And outside of Luffy's relationship with Hajrudin & Big Mom, there's also Nami's friendship with Lola to consider and hiw that will play into Loki's character when he meets Nami. Has Loki even been able to keep up with the news of the world while he's been locked up?

[jameszmaguire]

I found a weak spot, haven't I? Your whole generation's in thrall to these fucking boxes. Little app-junkies. I'm going to free you of it, Stephanie.

COREY DORRIS as SOLOMON LAUTER NERDY PRUDES MUST DIE Written by Nick & Matt Lang Directed by Nick Lang

[ID: Four gifs of Corey Dorris as Solomon Lauter in Starkid's Nerdy Prudes Must Die. He raises a hammer above his head and starts bringing it down, intending to smash his daughter Steph's phone. She throws herself forward and puts her hand between the hammer and the phone. Solomon stops in his motion, looks at her in disbelief and then straightens up. After another moment of trying to comprehend what she just did, he asks, "...did you just throw your hand BETWEEN the hammer and the phone??'. End ID.]

[beaulesbian]

Egghead is such an interesting arc that's bringing so many characters from previous arcs into the play here back together.

Where Wano arc was like 'who are these new samurai-like characters?' And 'who are these completely new henchmen of the big villains?' And 'You get another 10 to 100 new important characters, and let's give them all backstories and aspirations.' (And basically all previous arcs were like that as well, except for a few connecting threads or hints between important stories and characters)

But a lot of Egghead has a sense comforting nostalgia because of characters we've known (of) before, being brought up to re-connect with Strawhats, or the story itself, in new yet familiar ways.

(And I know I say nostalgia, even though it's only been half a year of reading OP for me, but still!)

Vegapunk? Oh yeah, he's been mentioned during Enies Lobby when Koby was telling Luffy about the cool inventions the Marines have now, and later Franky was thrown at his homeland island during the TimeSkip.

Kuma? The warlord guy to whom Zoro offered his life instead of Luffy's on Thriller Bark? The same dude who sent all Strawhats all across the world when they weren't strong enough? Even Dragon and Ivankov are there from time to time. Robin and her past gets brought up again!

Jewelry Bonney? Sabaody arc too. Same with Kizaru & Sentomaru and other Marine guys. Kid & Law's crews too.

On other parts of the seas is Buggy plotting a new alliance with Mihawk and Crocodile. Yes, they don't like each other, but they do, but they don't. It's complicated.

Vivi is there for a hot second, and Alabasta still has an important unfinished tale to tell.

Shanks, too? Shanks, too.

Wait, Rob Lucci is back too? The guy that Luffy defeated during Enies Lobby? He's an even bigger leopard cat and Kaku's an even weirder giraffe. Yes, they got stronger too, just like all Strawhats.

More spies? Yes. More clones? Yes.

And now Giants of Elbaf are there? Dorry and Brogy! It's been so long since the Little Garden arc! One of the very first arcs on the Grand Line! But they all remember that time with so much nostalgia and fondness to see each other again!

And because of Vegapunk, the whole world is about to be connected to witness something together. From Luffy's village to Dressrosa to Elbaf. It's really more visible now how this whole arc was created for all these familiar faces to come back together (as well as diving more into some of theirs characters/backstories, including the Five Elders), to share the moment of the Egghead Incident, whatever that still may be.

[velvetcloxds]

be my mistake- send me a character and a dialogue prompt and I'll write a little baby blurb for it

May i request a spencer reid blurb. Thank you! 🫶

“Do you have a crush on me?”

JUST YOU AND ME | S.R.

word count: 1.2k

warnings: *again by dorris day plays*, secret relationship

You weren't sure how the situation had escalated so quickly, you'd just barely managed to convince yourself to go on the undercover assignment, nevermind ending up in the middle of a dancefloor with a slow song tickling your senses and your secret partner holding you in his arms. As far as assignments went, you've had worse and could definitely picture worse still but the moment felt cruel in its creation, forcing to the surface feelings you spent every second pushing aside.

"Spencer," you had almost no control over the nerves that slid through your voice, it was alarming, honestly, since nerves were the last thing the team needed from you. "They're all looking at us," you were painfully aware of how silly the statement sounded, that was the point, after all, but really it wasn't a reference to the fact that you were being watched and instead that you were being profiled, read like two coverless books, bare and spineless right before their eyes and it was illogical but that shook you more than the possible kidnapper you were trying to lure out.

"I know," he breathed and you swore his touch was laced with gasoline, a fire lighting under your skin as he moved his hand to your lower back, the other hand squeezing yours from where it held yours tightly. "Don't think about them," it was something easier said than done and was quite frankly more aimed at his nerves than your own.

Morgan was watching from the bar, talking to Emily, looking to the world like two people flirting when really he was looking for anyone that looked out of place. Though not nearly as convincing as the others, Hotch was sitting at a table by himself, keeping his gaze on the pair of you, and that was surely the problem because if Spencer could see through his act then he would definitely see through yours. Because the real problem was not that the two of you had to look like a convincing couple, but that you would be just slightly too good at it- which you definitely were.

Spencer found your gaze again, brows furrowed at the sight of you, eyes large and concerned, lip caught between your teeth as you fisted his shirt in your fingers, willing yourself to stay focused when this was the most time the two of you've had together since you caught this case. He was conflicted, he wanted to bring his thumb up to brush your lip to safety, bring his lips to your forehead to rid it of that little crease, wanted to pull you right into his chest to let you nuzzle your face into his neck- but he couldn't and so he had to find a way to work around it.

"Don't think about them," he repeated, and couldn't fight a small smile when you rolled your eyes at him, very unpleased with his seemingly unbothered behavior. He led you into a slight turn, pulling you just the slightest bit closer than before in the process, shielding you from the eyes of your team as well. "Now, it's just you and me," he explained and it was very convincing, the room around you feeling suddenly bare, empty, utterly devoid of anything but the man you loved and a song you would now and forever label as your favourite.

"I love this song," you breathed calmly, giving in to the sway of his hips guiding yours and he was admittedly pleased with himself when you smiled back at him, fingers easing their hold on his own, he was less pleased with that. You were settling into his arms despite your better judgment, leaning in just enough for him to feel your chest against his own, feel your breathing as you tried to hide the way you were desperate for even less space. "We've never danced like this before," you noted and it was true, you hardly found yourselves in places where it was possible but it was a welcoming foreignness, one you hoped would never be foreign again.

"We haven't," he agreed and his voice was dazed, dreamlike in its absence of any sense of formality, lost in you, drowning in you as he moved almost naturally, habitually to embrace you, your own movements completely unplanned as you rested your head just below his shoulder, breathing in softly as his scent surrounded you now more so than before. He realized barely a second later what this must've looked like from another perspective and followed his carelessness by dancing around slowly, circling your spot to give the bar a faux interrogating glance.

"You know..." your voice was softer than before, a familiar sound to your lover as he brushed his hand up and down your back, grounding you as you managed to shield a quick kiss to his collarbone, hiding it by pretending to scratch your nose with his shirt. "I don't think you understand just how awfully torturous it is to be this close to you and not be able to kiss you."

"Trust me," he began and the scoff he breathed was almost bitter, but more than anything it was disbelieved, tremored, barely keeping his affection at bay when you tilted your head back to look up at him, the light catching your features so perfectly it was almost cruel, he'd not seen you so content, so relaxed in what felt like forever. "I understand perfectly."

Someone was speaking into his earpiece then, Morgan, you gathered by the look on Spencer's face. Hotch walked out of the bar before you could overhear what was being said, Emily following close behind and Morgan, though clearly on his way out, making sure to offer you a quick wink before disappearing behind the shimmering tinsel curtains.

" What was that?" you frowned, Spencer shaking his head as he proceeded to move his hand away from his ear where he'd had it hovering while listening. You couldn't tell what he was thinking, what was going on aside from the fact that the assignment was clearly a bust- but what you were sure of was the sort of sparkle that met Spencer's gaze as he daringly, far too recklessly brought that very hand to cup your cheek.

"Do you have a crush on me?" he demanded and as simple as the question, everything fell into place almost instantly, your face falling into mock guilt as you nodded lightly, leaning into his touch.

"Was it that obvious?" you mused, and he laughed lightly, a breathy sound, so effortless it felt almost unreal as he kissed you quickly, first just a peck and then another lingering yet tenderly brisk kiss. He hummed- satisfied as if he'd been waiting for the chance forever, longing for a taste far too long.

"Terribly," he countered and you knew your skin was burning against his palm at the intensity of his focus on you, unfiltered, completely genuine and unhidden, willingly exposed. "Just you and me," he explained as if he'd ever need to explain being so openly in love with you.

"Just you and me," you repeated and it was you who acted this time, making sure the next kiss he gave you lasted far longer than a second, and ended after far more than just the one.

[chillingchronicles]

The Bridge Of Sorrows

Chapter 1 The Old Tale

After babysitting, I always waited for my mom to finish her shift at the bar. Every day I visited her with my friend Dorris to tell her what events had occurred throughout the day. 

“Hey girls, I’ll be over in a minute!” Mom shouted upon spotting us in the crowd.

Dorris leaned in conspiratorily, “Hey Vanessa, we should tell your mom that we overheard Mr. Johnson talking to another woman about taking a so-called business trip.” 

“Hush, Dorris, no, that would be so wrong of us even to bring that up,” I scolded.

“Ahh, come on, Vanessa!” 

Impatience etched my face as I responded, “Noooo, Dorris!” 

“Fine,” she huffed in resignation.

Mom’s voice drifted into our conversation. “Hey girls, what story do you two have for me today?” 

Dorris blurted, “Mr. Johnson is taking a so-called business trip soon with a co-worker of his, but they were flirty about it all.” 

“Dorris! I said no, ugh. Mom, I think he’s cheating on his wife. He was on the phone with a woman who was urging him to, and I quote, ‘Hurry up and pack your bags.’ Then she said, ‘I’ll come over to pick you up tomorrow. Don’t tell your wife where you’re going.’ Can you believe that, Mom?”

Mom’s eyes narrowed. “What? Vanessa, you weren’t going to tell me this?”

“I wasn’t sure,“ I stammered, “I just wish I knew more.” 

Mom stood up. “Well, girls. I’m about to finish my last 10 minutes here. I will see you later and we can finish our conversation then.”

 “Bye, Mom!”

Dorris started back up immediately. “Well, Vanessa, how can we figure more about Mr. Johnson?”

Who Is This Guy 

 As soon as I was about to respond, a man pulled up a chair. He had on black jeans and a white shirt. His jeans were dirty and torn, and his shirt had stains as if he’d been working in the dirt. He reeked of alcohol. I overheard you girls talking about wanting to know something?” 

Dorris and I turned and looked at each other. “Yeah, that’s right,” I said cautiously.

“What if I told you girls that you can get your answer from a bridge? It can tell you anything you want to know, anything at all. But for this to happen,” he leaned in closer and lowered his voice, “you must make an offering. Not just any offering though. It must be something meaningful and precious to you.” 

Dorris and I were quiet for about five seconds until Dorris said, “Dude, what are you talking about?”  

Where It Begins

“Alright,” the man said, “let me tell you a tale about the bridge. Before this city was a town, there was a girl whose name was Raven that came across a bridge. It was raining that day, and once she stepped upon it, it got frigid as the temperature dropped. She had her pet frog in hand and wanted to know if a boy in her class had a crush on her. She leaned against the bridge, but she accidentally dropped her frog. She was crying profusely, but the bridge said to Raven, ‘The boy in your class you are talking about likes you, but he’s timid to tell you.’  Raven heard what the bridge said. 

The boy approached the girl the following day and said, ‘Raven, I like you, but I’ve been too afraid to tell you.’  Since that day, Raven went around town saying it was this magic bridge that would tell you anything you wanted to know, but only if you give up something precious.”

Skeptically, I said, “How do you even know if this is real? How long ago did this story supposedly take place?” 

The man said it happened in the ’90s. Dorris noted we are in the 2000s man, and that’s probably a made-up story. 

Lilith Lane

The man sat up straighter. “No, it’s not. Raven started to get so many answers for what she wanted to know that she got addicted to. The strain of it lead her to kill herself. Sacrificing something that means so much to oneself must have been so hard on her. It drove her to the ultimate despair.” 

Maybe, just maybe this could be true, I thought. Prodding for more information, I asked, “How do you know all about this? Where is this bridge anyway?” 

 “Because my father told me. The bridge can be found on West Blvd. Lilith Lane.” With that, he pulled himself out of his chair and walked heavily away. 

Dorris was wide-eyed and jittery. “Vanessa, do you think that guy was serious?” 

“I’m not sure,” I responded cautiously, “but that story was fascinating. We should at least check it out.”

“I don’t know, Vanessa. It’s getting late, don’t you think?” 

“Please, Dorris?” 

“OK, Vanessa. Let’s go check it out.” 

[m4yasnotthatcool]

Any headcanons for Nicky Nichols?

Nicky Nichols hcs

I'm dorry i didnt know if you meant general hcs or also x reader hcs so I just kinda mixed em and put some general relationship hcs w her (I used the terms: girlfriend, partner and lover. I did specify the gender of her potential partner because she's a lesbian SO FIGHT ME)

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•I feel like she's very overprotective over her whole family in general (by that I mean red, gina etc) but more so over her girlfriend(yes I'm using the term girlfriend because she's a lesbian, deal with it);

•don't get me wrong, she trusts her partner 100% and she would never get involved into any of her drama unless she believes it's getting to the point where any actual harm would come for her lover;

•I also think she's internally a very emotional and sensitive person, but due to her upbringing she doesn't know how to express herself (thats also part of why she started using drugs, it was a way of coping and also forcing her mom to give her the attention she craved her whole life);

•that being said, i think what she really needs is a girlfriend who even tough might not understand her struggles, doesn't undermind them;

•she would need a lot of reassuring, because as I've said before, I think that for her even the slightest change in attitude could make her spiral and think the other person hates her;

•I love love love her relationship with red and all I can think about is how actually sad and fucked up it truly is that the only time in her life when she had someone truly care for her in a motherly way was in prison;

•I don't remember if this is canon or not (it most probably isnt) but I feel like while in rehab the first time they took her away after luscheck ratted her out she would do crafty little art projects to district herself; I don't think she'd read much tough, especially during that time. reading usually brings you to think and she probably was looking for a way to disassociate, distracted herself from her addiction;

•I also don't think she had that much sex while in rehab (counterintuitive, I know). even tough sex is a great way of making you forget about your problems, I don't think she'd be up for it. with her situation I belive her libido dropped (shocking, I know) so she didn't really feel the need to anyway;

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(a/n) YES IK ITS SHORT ASF IM SO SORRY I JUST DIDNT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY

love yall, be safe out there

[clorvismaximus]

A Childhood of Clownery

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing an older lady who had clowns in her childhood. As we all know, keeping clowns as personal pets is a rather new phenomenon. Previously, only traveling circuses could afford to keep clowns permanently, and most of the older generation could only afford to rent a clown for special occasions, like birthday parties. This is what made this interview that much more interesting!

Without further ado, here is the interview:

Clorvismaximus: I'm delighted to announce that we're here today with Dorrie, a storyteller from the heart of Dixie, ready to share tales of growing up with a special friend—a clown named Doodles. Now, Dorrie, tell us, what was it like having a clown as a childhood companion?

Dorrie: Oh, it was a hoot and a half, I tell ya. Doodles the clown was a Southern gentleman of the Homo Ridiculus variety—his rainbow hair and outfit brighter than a Georgia sunrise.

C: Sounds like he was a real character. Can you walk us through some of your favorite memories with Doodles?

D: Well, sugar, every day was a page out of a country song. Doodles had this way of turnin' the everyday into somethin' magical. Imagine balloons bein' gateways to pretend worlds and confetti showers just 'cause it's Tuesday. His bag of tricks was like a treasure chest, holdin' surprises that kept my heart twirlin'.

C: Doodles certainly knew how to bring the joy. How did your relationship with him evolve over time?

D: Doodles wasn't just a pet; he was kin. We'd sit on the porch, talkin' 'bout triumphs, heartaches, and dreams as the fireflies danced. As the years rolled by, he stayed the same—a source of joy in a world that was gettin' busier by the minute. Our home became a haven where human and clown mixed like cornbread and collard greens.

C: Sounds like a special bond. Any down-home wisdom Doodles shared with you?

D: Absolutely. Doodles had this knack for droppin' nuggets of wisdom. Lessons 'bout findin' joy in the little things and the power of a simple smile. He wasn't just a pet; he was like a Southern granny sharin' the secrets of a good, happy life.

C: It's clear Doodles left a mark on your heart. How did his final journey impact you?

D: Oh, darlin', when Doodles set off on his final journey, the streets of Whimsyville got a mite quieter, and the sky lost a bit of its charm. But as I think back on them good ol' days, my heart's filled with gratitude for the memories we cooked up together.

C: Well, thank you, Dorrie, for sharing this heartfelt tale of Doodles and your childhood. It's been a delight to hear your story.

D: My pleasure, sweatheart. Sometimes, the best stories are the ones we live, and Doodles was the star of my favorite chapter.

I hope you all have found this just as fascinating as I have. Clown care has evolved considerably since Dorrie's childhood years, yet I can see the beginnings of what we have today in Dorrie's memories. I teared up hearing about Doodles departing on his final journey. All clowns must migrate, as we all know, but us clown owners can't help but feel heart broken when it's our clown's turn to start their final journey.

[bobauthorman]

The Luffy-Kid Connection

With the recent chapter of One Piece being released, I thought I should talk more about Eustass Kid This isn’t an in-depth analysis of his character and motivations, but instead delves into how he parallels our main protagonist, Monkey D. Luffy.

From the very beginning, Kid is introduced as a dark reflection to Luffy, from having roughly the same bounty (Albeit a little higher) and having a Number 2 with a 9-digit bounty of his own. They even want the same thing, to be Pirate King. Hell, when they are first seen fighting together, they unveil the thematically same technique.

However, while Luffy and his crew have saved numerous nations from destruction and freed them from tyranny, Kid is infamous in-universe for wreaking havoc on the common folk. It could be easy to write this off as propaganda or exaggeration, but as we see in chapter 594, Kid has no problem with crucifying people he’s beaten. This is a level of viciousness we’ve only seen on the worst of enemies, and a sign that whatever’s said about Kid may not be entirely fabricated. And while Luffy has always been concern about non-coms getting caught in the crossfire, Kid makes it clear he doesn’t care who gets hurt outside of his crew.

Furthermore, there is the matter of humility. Luffy always had people question or mock his dream of being Pirate King, but he just shrugs them off, only throwing down with those who plan on trying to get his way of that. Kid, on the other hand, admits to killing people who laughed at him. Remember the time in Mock Town when neither Luffy or Zoro bothered to fight back against the Bellamy Pirates for mocking the concept of dreams? I sincerely doubt neither Kid or Killer would be so restrained.

When the story brings Kid back into the spotlight, we see he is trying to form an alliance among his fellow pirates…just like Luffy, at the time, went into an alliance with Law to take down one of the Four Emperors. And while Luffy made it clear at the time that he wanted to beat the Emperors except for Shanks (Or, more accurately, that Shanks not be the first), Kid’s prospective alliance was made for the explicit purpose of beating Shanks. And while Luffy’s alliance works out, Kid ends up betrayed and cheated by the pirates he tried to trust.

In Wano, where both men are beaten and captured by Kaido, Luffy and Kid end up in competition over who can do the most labor (And, I am deeply impressed that Kid can carry just as much as Luffy with one arm). But while Luffy helps Old Man Hyo and learns a new Haki technique, Kid walks out as soon as he can, and doesn’t.

And finally, we reach Elbaf, where Kid finds himself in a rematch with Shanks. A very short rematch, to be precise (I was rooting for Shanks, btw), but it’s here that we see two more old friends, Dorry and Broggy from Little Garden. The same technique that once cleared the path for the Straw Hats to sail on their way, it is used to sink Kid’s ship. And speaking of this fight, recollect back to Alabasta, when the Straw Hats saw the Barogue Works fleet but chose not to attack, not wanting to waist their time on small-fry. Kid, on the other hand, made the choice to attack the lesser pirates in Shanks’ fleet…which played a big part in why Shanks waisted no time stomping Kid.

In short, Kid’s role is in part how integral Luffy’s natural kindness and empathy is to his becoming Pirate King…by showing how screwed he’d be without it.

[zorosangell]

⛥ﾟ・。 protector: chapter sixteen

synopsis: " you were supposed to stay a crewate, just another back to watch, " he tightened his hold, " i didn't even notice the change until i woke up one day and realized i'd take a bullet for you "

cw: violence, gore, fighting, mature themes, profanity, MAJOR/MINOR ANIME SPOILERS, follows the plot of the anime, slowww burn.

a/n: reposting from another account

After talking to the princess and finding out why she went undercover within Baroque Works, she accidentally spilled the beans about the secret identity of the company's boss.

Which put you, Luffy, and Zoro at the top of Baroque Works hit list.

Igara-guy tried to buy you all some time to escape by posing as Vivi and boarding a ship on a course straight to Alabasta, but it was blown up the second it left the dock.

You, Luffy, Zoro, and Nami managed to grab everyone, including the princess and her duck, and escape from the island.

Though once you got a good ways away, a woman, who Vivi identified as Ms. All-Sunday, somehow snuck onto the Merry and tried to make a deal with an eternal pose that led to an island not too far from Alabasta.

Vivi was about to accept but Luffy didn't like how she blew up Igara-guy and crushed it, kicking her off the ship.

So now here you were, docked on an island called Little Garden.

An island that Ms. All-Sunday predicted would be the death of all of you.

"Damn! Can't get a lick of sleep around here!" you exclaimed, jolting up from your spot in the crow's nest at the 50th earthquake of the hour. 

Everyone else decided to explore Little Garden, and you just wanted to catch up on the sleep you lost from Whiskey Peak. 

But for the past two hours there was nothing but earthquakes on the stupid island.

"Whatever. Might as well do a quick fly over," you groaned, standing up and stretching your arms, unfurling your wings.

"I wonder what everyone else has been up to."

You took off flying, soaring just a little bit above the treeline.

'The air here seems so fresh.'

You smiled as you held out your arms, barrel rolling in mid-air.

Looking down, you saw that you had made it past the forest area, and where now flying over a clearing.

Which, surprisingly, had two unconscious giants laying in it, four Baroque works agents, and three of your friends trapped on this spinning wax candle-cake contraption.

'Never a dull moment.'

You noticed that the Booger Guy from Whiskey Peak was aiming on of his bombs at the giant, and quickly took action.

You dived-bombed for the man, roughly landing on his back and using your foot to pin his head to the ground.

"I try to take a nap and everything goes to hell," you sighed, pinching the bridge of your nose.

"(Y/N)! We're saved!" Nami cried, relieved.

"Can someone give me a quick catch up? What's with the giants?" tou asked.

"Dorry and Broggy are warriors from an island called Elbalf and have been dueling here for over a hundred years! But Mr. 3 interfered with their duel and Broggy killed Dorry unknowingly," Vivi quickly explained.

'Wait... Elbaf?'

"We got captured and are now slowly turning into wax statues 'cause of this flaky stuff falling from the spinning thing," Zoro added, pointing up to the spinning head of the wax cake. 

"Can't you cut yourself out?" you asked, cocking a brow.

"This stuff is as hard as steel. And I can't put much power behind my swing in this stance," he answered.

"Well then—" "You think I'm just gonna let you plan your escape right in front of me?! Think again! Ten thousand kilogram press!" the Blonde woman interrupted, suddenly falling from the sky like a boulder.

You quickly rolled off the Booger man and dove out the way, allowing her to crush him instead.

"Wax Wax Lock!" a man, who you assumed to be Mr. 3, shouted, shooting wax at you from this hands.

You quickly shot into the sky, dodging the attack and turning around.

"Heavenward Stomp!" you exclaimed, dive-bombing for the creepy man.

You wound up your mace and were about to bring it down on his head when he suddenly turned into a puddle of wax, making you slam your weapon into the puddle and get it stuck.

"The hell?!" you exclaimed, yanking at the handle with all your strength.

But it wouldn't budge.

"(Y/N), LOOK OUT!" Zoro, Nami, and Vivi shouted in unison, you quickly whipping around to see the trouble.

"Wax Wax Lock!" Mr. 3 shouted, binding your wings together so you couldn't fly.

'Crap!'

You did a front handspring, using the time your feet were in the air to kick the man in the face, sending him flying back.

But not before he shot some more wax at you and bound your feet, trapping them to the ground once you landed.

'Double crap!'

"Dammit! I can't move," you hissed, trying to wriggle free.

"That is the power of the Wax Wax fruit, you impudent girl," Mr. 3 smirked, getting up from his spot laid out on the floor.

"Now you get to watch as your friends turn into wax statues right before your eyes!"

You turned to the three stuck on the wax cake, Nami and Vivi's breathing labored as they coughed through the thick cloud of wax particles that had settled around them. 

'I gotta find a way to get myself outta here!'

"Giant, you can still move, right?" Zoro called, turning to Broggy, who was all tears as he mourned the death of his friend.

The giant was surprised, and the sound of his sobs ceased.

"Good. I can, too. And I don't know about you, but I wanna bust outta here," he smirked, drawing two of his swords from their sheaths, his usual determined look in his eye.

"Zoro..." you stated, almost like warning as he held them in a swinging position.

"What the—?! What the hell are you doing?!" Nami exclaimed, eyes wide.

"He's insane," Vivi mumbled to herself, looking down.

"Quit messing around! I know you're not thinking about cutting your own legs off!" Nami shouted once more.

"I'm not messing around at all. It's the only way to get us out of this situation," he stated plainly.

"You in or out?"

"Hold it, Zoro! I can almost reach my mace! Just wait—!" you strained, trying your hardest to reach the handle of your weapon, your stretching against the wax no doubt tearing a bit of the skin on your ankles.

But you didn't care. 

Hell, you didn't even feel it.

There was no way you were gonna let that man cut off his feet.

But sadly, you still couldn't reach it. 

You were only a hair's distance away, but still not nearly close enough.

"We're running out of time," Zoro stated, winding up his swords. 

"Get ready, giant."

"Dammit!" you scolded yourself, still straining to reach.

"Zoro, no!" Nami shouted, the sound of skin slicing echoing throughout the clearing.

But it was cut off halfway by the shouts of Karoo, Luffy, and Usopp, who burst out from the jungle and crashed into a bunch of trees.

"WHEN I GET BACK I'M GONNA KICK YOUR ASS!" Luffy shouted as he flew, splintering the poor tree he landed on into a million pieces.

"LUFFY!" Vivi and Nami happily shouted.

"ZORO! Your feet!" you exclaimed, quickly turning to the swordsman.

"Yeah, I'd say I got about halfway through," he smiled, looking down as his blood trickled over the wax.

"THAT'S NOT SOMETHING TO SMILE ABOUT!"

Just then, Luffy ran over and got his ankles locked by the Wax guy.

He grabbed onto a horn on Broggy's helmet and swirled around so much he knocked into the wax cake, knocking off the headpiece.

Only now it landed even closer to the three.

"THAT DIDN'T HELP!" Nami and Vivi shouted.

'DAMMIT I GOTTA GET FREE!'

"One more stretch, (y/n)! C'mon!" you scolded yourself, giving one more big push. 

You made it. 

You managed to grab onto the handle of your mace.

"Yes! Now... Strength of the Gods!"

Suddenly, your strength increased tenfold and you were able to break your mace out of the wax, using your feet to break out of your own wax lock to the ground.

"Alright!" you cheered, happily.

"(Y/N)! WATCH BEHIND YOU!" Zoro warned, you responding by forward flipping without even knowing the danger.

You trusted him.

Turning around, you saw that it was some girl with a paintbrush.

"She messed with Luffy and now he won't save us!" Vivi shouted.

You took a quick glance to see that he was sitting on a picnic blanket, drinking tea and eating rice crackers.

"It's always something," you grumbled, dodging another one of her paint splatters.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Usopp exclaimed, running back into the clearing on Karoo's back.

"USOPP! I need you to help Luffy! I'll take care of the kid!" you exclaimed.

"On it!" he nodded, changing direction.

Quickly, you tossed your mace at the kid at full-speed, knocking the paint palette out of her hands.

"Huh?!" she exclaimed, wide eyed.

"Go to sleep now, kid. You've caused enough trouble," you spat, flying over and smacking her upside the head, knocking her out.

Turning around, you noticed that Usopp managed to wake up Luffy, and the both of them set the Wax Cake on fire, freeing Zoro and the girls enough so they could save Usopp from getting his head chopped off.

"That was hot! You couldn't have come up with something else!" Nami scolded.

"Can't you be at least a little bit grateful! That was hard!" Usopp fired back.

"I can't believe it. We're alive," Vivi stated, looking down at her wax-free hand.

Suddenly, the Booger guy grabbed Usopp holding him in a headlock.

"Now it's time for a full body explosion!" he shouted.

"Crap! USOPP!" you exclaimed, zipping off to try and reach him in time.

"NO! PLEASE! I'M TOO YOUNG TO DIE!" Usopp cried.

"FLAMING ONIGIRI!" a familiar voice shouted, bursting from the flames and cutting up the Booger guy.

And setting him on fire.

"Zoro," you smiled, the pit in your stomach finally lifting.

You were really worried for him. 

Broggy slammed his hand down on the ground, standing up with a smile.

"Hey, giant. Glad to see you're alive."

That's when you remembered.

"Zoro, your legs," you reminded, holding Zoro's shoulders still to get a good look.

"Stop worryin' about me. You messed up your feet pretty bad, too," he noticed.

You looked down to see that you tore off huge hunks of skin on your ankles and feet from your straining.

"Damn. I didn't even no—" Suddenly, your legs gave out, but the swordsman caught you easily.

"Huh. What happened?" He asked, his concern showing clearly in his tone.

"It's... Strength of the Gods. It gives me ten times my strength... for ten minutes. But when that's up... my strength in shot," you groaned.

He sighed, "Just rest for now. You've done more than enough."

"No I haven't," you quickly snapped, sniffling.

Zoro cocked a brow.

"If I had just been stronger, if I hadn't taken so long to reach my mace, you wouldn't have had to cut yourself. I was too weak when it really counted. How am I supposed to kill—" You paused, trying to wipe to glossiness from your eyes.

"How am I supposed to find Doflamingo if I'm not strong enough?"

The man paused, allowing your words to sink in before he spoke up again.

"That depends... What are you gonna do about it?" he asked.

You were surprised.

'What am I gonna do about it?'

Your face turned serious.

"I'm gonna train harder," you answered, looking up at him determinedly.

He smirked.

"Alright then. We start tomorrow," he smiled.

A strong blush managed to grow on your cheeks, spreading up to the tips of your ears.

"Yeah... tomorrow," you smiled back, allowing your eyes to flutter shut.

[basedkikuenjoyer]

Ya Heard, With Gerd

Have I ever mentioned Parks & Recreation is one of my favorite live action shows? It perfectly captures the banality but sometimes cool stuff that gets done in local politics. I wish people would take half the passion they put towards yelling about global events on the Internet towards something attainable in their own backyard, things would be so much better.

I digress, but there isn't much to say about this big happening in 1130 apart from the main thrust. So...we all recognize the X right? Who's been with Morgans and would have the ability to pull her own 3D2Y? Miss Wednesday herself. Obviously this was Vivi, now we know why we split the crew the way we did. Which makes this pretty interesting actually. Because unlike Luffy's gambit the ones who need to see this don't get to. Robin kinda recalls something though and it is believable for her to remember the gang pulling this. Remember she struts out onto the deck right as they sail away, it's not unrealistic for her to figure it out. We'll see what it leads to though, usually with a paper going into an arc it comes back around at the end. Moving on though...we are here!

We'll get a little more into the Grand Fleet but I didn't want to miss this as we transition back from the paper. Hajrudin is a prince of Elbaf, who knew? This also makes me a little steamed with Dorry and Brogy because my theory the GF would come to Egghead was that close to being partially true.

Here and the fact the country is closed off we'll find out later, gotta admit that surprises me a little. The idea there's trouble on Elbaf. I just always thought the land of giants was sorta like Zou. Remote enough with a tribe that's hard to fight so the island's pretty chill. Looks like we'll be getting into something though. And idea we'll pick up.

But hey, lookie who we have here. Gerd and Goldberg, two more of Hajrudin's crew. And we have them talking a little about Road. I think it says something about Hajrudin as a leader that he'd try to bring in someone others don't like much. It all checks out, Road's kinda a weirdo and Gerd seems like a fairly girly girl.

I think it's very interesting you have what we see from the Straw Hats. And it does play into the idea Luffy has a way to go with realizing what he got from Dressrosa. If he was a little better captain...there shouldn't have been an issue. It doesn't take a lot to know a little about the crews who pledged loyalty to you. It doesn't even take knowing the subordinates! Look at Gerd's line, the one Usopp shows he heard part of. The same place she mentions Elbaf she mentions Hajrudin.

And that does make me wonder about seeing a sign from Vivi this chapter. Especially when it is something a little dodgy. If she comes back, she fills this niche. But it always seems like the scenes that nudge at her have something off. All that to say...this should have gone a lot smoother. But I guess we wouldn't get:

I wavered between showing this or Loki's full reveal. The panel on the left is what made the choice for me. So now we have another giant calling himself Sun God...but rather than being a liberator or creator like the other two he sees himself as a destroyer. We also hint at some kind of wild devil fruit.

Lot of cool stuff this chapter. Sadly it looks like we'll take two weeks off but it leaves us at a good point to ponder where this arc will go. I've always had a special place in my heart for the giants since I caught up first on Oimo & Kashi...feels kinda unreal seeing it finally. The Dragon Quest nerd in me will also always pop for Yggdrasil. At least we'll have HxH and a new Skip & Loafer soon.

[golohours]

genuinely mind blowing to me seeing big q stans posting about how cute and small and tiny he is like he isn’t in the midst of being sued for exploitation and it hasn’t just been confirmed (finally) that his nasty brother co owns the server its likr actually wild

[musicalcastingideas]

Team Starkid Does Into the Woods

Narrator: Lauren Walker

She's the iconic narrator Molag in Firebringer, if I want anything narrated, I'm calling her.

The Baker: Corey Dorris

I've been on the Give Corey Dorris A Lead Role train for a while (even though I'm very new to Tumblr) so this was easy for me. Also, is "A father who's not the best person but is trying his goddamn best" describing The Baker or Bill from TGWDLM?

The Baker's Wife: Bryce Charles

I'm so hyped for her to be the star of Team Starkid's next show, and I need to hear her sing Moments in the Woods.

Cinderella: Lauren Lopez

I don't feel like I need to explain this one? The vibes are just correct.

Jack: James Tolbert

I've only seen him in Black Friday and like 2 seconds of NPMD but he has such a sincere earnestness to his performance, I think he would be a great Jack.

Jack's Mother: Rachel Soglin

She's my favourite exhausted mother in Trail to Oregon, this is the same part but meaner and without an idiot husband falsettoing in a wagon with a floor window.

Cinderella's Stepmother: Mary Kate Wiles

(She's in Working Boys so she counts as Team Starkid) She has a wonderfully dry delivery and while in Spies Are Forever, she uses it for a Jaded Hero character, I want to see her use it for a truly cruel character.

Florinda and Lucinda: Angela Giarratana and Jaime Burns

Both wonderful comedic actresses who would definitely make these relatively small parts very memorable.

Little Red Riding Hood: Mariah Rose Faith Casillas

Is this just an excuse for a (albeit not as direct) third "Corey is Mariah's Father" casting? Yeah, kinda. But also Mariah is amazing in pretty much any part.

The Witch: Jaime Lynn Beatty

This feels so obvious. Her physical acting, character work and amazing belt are MADE to play the Witch. I am always open to constructive criticism except for this one.

Cinderella's Mother: Brittany Coleman

According to the Team Starkid Wiki, she's played this part in the Baltimore Centre Stage production, so she not only would obviously slay this part, she HAS already slayed this part.

Wolf/Cinderella's Prince: Joey Richter

Hmm, who do I get to play two parts, one who's supposed to be creepy and one who's supposed to be irresistibly sexy? I dunno. Anyway, Joey Richter has such amazing range, he plays skeevy villains like Mcdoon (the bandit king) in Trail to Oregon and Wiley in Black Friday , but also is so hot and charming as Ethan in Nightmare time and as Owen in Spies are Forever. Don't know why I bring that up now.

Rapunzel: Kim Whalen

Soprano Queen, actual princess. Also, I want her and Curt to play an actual couple

Rapunzel's Prince: Curt Mega

Not to fall into the Internet Wife Guy Trap but Curt seems so in love with his wife and I think he would be so good as the prince who would do anything to be with her (God please don't pull a Ned Fulmer Curt I swear to God). Also, if you haven't seen him and Joey do Agony for Shitty Broadway, please go watch it, it's amazing.

[deadite-central]

I’ll probably repeat things people have already said considering how universally loved Ennies Lobby is but I still do also love it and I still do want to talk about it

We're welcomed into a setting not quite like any other we've seen so far. Ennies Lobby resembles a court more than it resembles an actual island, and considering that Robin and Franky are in this court without any chances of being seen as innocent, it builds a sense of tension for the rescue mission

I absolutely adore the brought back relevance of Dorry and Brogy. I already said I love Little Garden and seeing parts of their crew joining forces with us to help is such a delight to see. I also love that Usopp is the one that tells them the truth about this, considering how high he thinks of the giants

The scene where the entire crew gets together to go against the entire world for Robin is iconic, and for a good reason. The composition is absolutely outstanding and the emotional weight of this moment gives me chills no matter how many times I see it

And it's amplified when we see the horrible horrible trauma that Robin lived through. This child who simply wanted to learn about archeology just like her mom lost her entire island and everyone she ever had. She was left alone to fend for herself in a world that saw her as a monster. Not only does this flashback answer so many questions we've had since Alabasta, it's also a horrifyingly real potrayal of genocide at the hands of the goverment which considering the current world events, is gut wrenching to read

Robin's backstory leads to another absoluetly unforgettable moment, but I'll let the panel speak for itself. It's great. We all know it's great

To take a break from highly emotional moments; the reveal of Gear 2 and Gear 3 (which Oda teases us with before revealing it) is so hype despite knowing it's coming. I knew about Gear 5 when I first got into One Piece, but my brain didn't register there might be other Gears, so this brought me back to my excitement when I first got to this scene, great feeling

I don't actually have anything to say about the Luffy vs Lucci fight, because I already mentioned everything I wanted while talking about the Gears, BUTTTT the Merry going (get it) to rescue the Straw Hats is a touching moment. Her final time where she could help her crew

Ennies Lobby ends with her death. Many people bring up the "to be loved is to be changed" quote with Merry, and I couldn't agree with it's usage more. Merry wasn't just a ship, she was a crewmate, a part of the family, and despite meeting her end here, we know she loved them and was loved in return. She might be gone, but she'll be in their hearts. Forever smiling, because they cared about her

[cuntyglam]

my official opinion on OPLA season 2 casting !!

crocus: i think he doesn’t look silly enough in this picture. he looks very british and proper, but i think he has the facial structure to be silly so i can’t wait til they dress him up in his silly outfit !!

brogy and dorry: i think the actors really embody the will they won’t they siblings or dating energy that brogy and dorry bring to the table. slay.

more reviews to come as more casting announcements come out !!

[fatskwirrel]

Ramble to me about your favorite WIP >:}

ok omg so my gavourite writing WIP is set in a fantasy world and most of what I’ve been doing is scrambled workdbuilding and character writing so hereeee :))

the main cast are all failures and inevitable become the villsins of the story i decided that this was because of the quest which aims to destroy the questers spirits, gain powerful allies, gain weak enemies and eventually create an extinction level event that will destroy every race on the planet!!!

I thiught humans in fantasy were kind of boring to write because we already know so much about them so every person existing on the world in that current day is some kind of humanoid creature. Humans do technically exist there but they exist as souls: orblike beings that look a bit like this

they are harmless and just kinda float around - some of them do “speak” but in shattered words and only truly ‘united’ souls can actively communicate in full sentences.

Worldbuilding wise, the workd is set many years in the future and if i actually write this and people want to read this may spoil a bit if a plot point but,, many years ago - or slightly in the future for us, astronomers had found that a big space thing was coming to destroy the earth :0000 but they also remembered that a couple years ago they captured a meteor to extract a weird energy coming off it and they believed that if they used it to layer the earth in some way (this is do not accurate im dorry 😭😭) they could save the planet. This energy can be kinda referred to as ‘magic’ and after they did their plan thing it turned out that it was actually quite harmful to every living creature,, but it was too late now soo yeah

but magic is actually a conscious creature and in short it kinda collected a bunch if creatures and shoved them in “souls” tjen recreated earth using their ideas and what was REALLY trending atm in the human workd was fantasy so thats a fantasy world - or tbh it could be just one collected orbs idea idkkk.

anyways, in the current (fantasy world story time) an elf had been excessively researching humans. I think in this world, history is different to ours and that’s because magic is a hive mind creature and every creatire that lived in THAT world was connected through that hyper intelligent being (magic) who also had the fractured memories of every living being on earth so everyone in that workd has vague ideas of what human life was like but no idea how they know and wgenever we have no idea how we know smth we usually push it away and accept it as a simple fact of life. They do that too unless they’re historians like my elf guy Ester.

Anyways,, in his studies he first tried replicating hunans through Nymphs. He kept messing up but it’s natural tjat he did since he was trying to do what no one has ever done before. In his research he went to go stufy souls and this ended up distracting him from his original goal. He found a soul that spoke in fractured words and he was infatuated since he never found one that could speak before. He studied it endlessly until he ‘figured out’ what they were trying to tell him: Magic destroyed them and to bring them back, magic must be destroyed.

He did more research and bla bla bla found out that the best way he could destroy magic with no intereference was to make a quest!!!

So, main cast. I’m not sure who my main character is yet but I got the main cast so far: Siege, nicknamed “the traveller” is a giant. He grew up in a predominantly alchemist society (Alchemy is a religion that believes the world and all creatures came from the first alchemist: a human who betrayed everyone he knew by collecting all the magic seals and setting magic free, destroying every human but bringing the new fantastical races of mankind (alchemy is believed by the majority of individuals especially giants as alchemy can be used to reduce their height)). When he was young he used to be explorative and every day he would visit the entrance of the castle to see the visitors from other kingdoms. One day, he saw a Ninja being walked into the castle for presumably an execution. He thought it was the coolest thing he had ever seen and since that day he had been researching and training himself to become one. But all the stories and documents describing them were never accurate or detailed and so as he grew he shaped more into the innacurate image of what he thought was a ninja but bever actually became one (also hes a giant who is he kidding).

Next up is his bestie Wine. Wine is an orc raised by elves. In this world femininity is seen as preferable and therefore orcs and other naturally burly creatures are demonised. Elves are often respected and revered. At the time Wine was born, a war was ongoing between the elves and orcs however the elves had more allies. His whole city was destroyed and his family with it (according to his parents) his parents were sent to heal those who could be recovered and when they saw him they took him in. He was raised to reject and hate his naturally orcish appearance. Quick story but his parents are LOADED and so when they moved, they took him to a posh alchemist school. He liked it there at first because he was very religious and so were all his friends who resoected alchemy but ome night they jumped him and he had to go to the hospital. When he was there he saw a kid getting a prosthetic and got a very self destructive idea. Before he enacted this idea ge met seige in the alchemy club (there was a kingdomwide shortage of what was needed to reduce Seiges height so he went to the alchemy club to get help) and they became friends. Then he got leg prosphetics by breaking his legs and boom thats his story.

I tried to associate each character with a sin bc i always do and Wine’s sin is envy, Siege’s is pride.

Another character is Caedy (he dies in the first chapter)

Next up is Alin. Alin is a Dwarf who grew up in a Dwarf community. She is a very business oriented person who is constantly calculating her next move. Her Dwarf community was quite poor so she worked her way up to get out and promised her villiage chief that if she becomes successful her money will go to the village. As I mentioned earlier, femininity is preffered and do it was hard for Alin to work her way up since anything she could ever apply for would be rejected. One way to become successful is to join a ‘socialite circle’. It’s a form of education developed to home people’s skills to help them eventually get a high class job in the court, in the majesties, etc. She was rejected from that as well. However, through tavern work she had eventually finally started making more than she needed and had enough to start her own business. She had a stall and shevwas hoping to use her earnings to build her own tavern that would hopefully even host a guild. But one day she list everything and had no choice but to go on quests for wuick money.

I have to go but I’ll finish later with a reblog!!