#dorry for bringing it up

[golohours]

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

[theyhavetakenovermylife]

Can I ask how turtles react to their little children's first "I love you daddy" to them? (all of them)

Your Child Says “I love you, daddy” For The First Time (Fluff/Angst?)

Children Series

Bayverse!Turtles x reader

A/N: I had a hard time explaining their reactions, so instead I decided to focus on how it came to happen, with one child each. Hope this is close to what you had in mind, and I hope you’ll enjoy💚

Ages: Romeo - 3. Minerva - 2.5. Dorothy - 3.

Warning: None that I can think of💚Maybe a little bit of angst in Raph’s part, but not much.

Leonardo:

It was shortly after Romeo began his training with Leo, doing small punches and kicks in the dojo, while Leo guided him. It was adorable to watch - Romeo on his small legs, doing small circle kicks in the air, trying to regain his balance afterwards. It made Leo extremely proud, even if Romeo fell face first onto the mat.

“You’re doing so great, Romeo”, Leo said. “You got your leg all the way up here”, he said, holding a hand up above Romeo’s head, watching his face light up with a big smile.

Romeo ran to Leo, wrapping his small arms not even reaching halfway around Leo’s strong leg, pressing his face against Leo’s thigh. “I love you, daddy!”, he exclaimed.

Leo stood for a moment, fighting the strong emotional reaction he felt within, with happy tears threatening to run from his eyes. His could feel his heart growing with joy, excited to tell you about this later that day. Leo knew that his son loved him, but this was the first time he had ever said it out loud with actual words.

“I love you too, Romeo”, Leo said, picking up his son for a big hug. “Let’s find mommy and tell her how good you did today”.

Raphael:

It was shortly after Raph and the others returned from their patrol, only to find a tired and distraught Minerva sitting in the middle of the lair, where she had been waiting for Raph to return. She had had one of her emotional outbursts before Raph had left, screaming and crying at the thought of her father leaving for the night. After having been comforting her for hours, you had put your tired second born to bed. But as it turned out, she had been waiting for you to fall asleep, before sneaking out to the lair, sniffling with puffy eyes.

“Hey there, Mini”, Raph said with a calm voice, crouching down in front of her on the couch, getting on eye level with her. “What’s happening?”

Minerva didn’t say a word nor change her facial expression. Instead he climbed down from the couch, before climbing into Raph’s arms, wrapping her small arms around his neck, clinging onto him.

“I love you, daddy”, her small voice mumbled, hiding her face against him.

Raph felt a ping in his heart at the sound of his daughter's sad voice. He knew she didn’t take it well when he left for the night, and it was moments like these he was wondering if he was doing a good job as a father.

“I love you too, babe”, Raph said, before standing up, holding Minerva in his arms, already feeling her fall asleep against him. “Come, let’s go to bed”.

Donatello:

It was a Saturday afternoon, where Donnie had decided to spend time with his  children in the lair, watching television and drawing with crayons on paper on the sofa table. Galileo and Marie however was more focused on the television instead of the crayons, which had taken Dorothy’s full attention.

“This is for you, daddy”, Dorothy suddenly said, handing her latest drawing to Donnie in a flash. It was a blub of random green and purple lines all over the place, yet Donnie still smiled, finding his daughter's enthusiasm adorable.

“Thank you so much, Dorry”, Donnie said, holding the drawing up before him with a smile. “It’s amazing!”

“It’s you, daddy”, Dorothy said, pointing to the many lines. Donnie chuckled once he realized that was the reasoning behind the green and purple.

“So it is”, Donnie smiled, wrapping an arm around Dorothy, bringing her close for a hug. “And I love it”.

“And I love you, daddy”, Dorothy said, leaning into Donnie’s hug, wrapping her small arms around him, as far was they would go.

Donnie felt his heart skip a beat, before pure happiness flooded through his veins. Never had Dorothy said those words before. Not because she didn’t love Donnie, but because she just hadn’t thought about saying it. So to hear her say those words, made Donnie’s world light up.

Michelangelo:

It was a Sunday morning - long before any of these others had woken up - where Mikey was getting breakfast ready for you, him and Sunny. You - heavily pregnant with you and Mikey’s second child - were still in bed, mentally preparing to get out of bed, all while Mikey was keeping Sunny engaged in conversation in the kitchen.

“Is mommy not eating with us today?”, Sunny asked, swinging her legs on the kitchen chair as she watched Mikey cook.

“Mommy is eating with us today”, Mikey said with a small chuckle. “She just needs a moment to get out of bed”.

Sunny sat for a moment with a big smile, swinging her legs. “Does mommy love your food as much as I do?”

“I think she does”, Mikey laughed. “Do you love my food a lot?”

“Yes!”, Sunny exclaimed, jumping off the chair, before wrapping her arms around Mikey’s leg in a hug. “And I love you, daddy!”

“Aw, Sunshine”, Mikey said with a bright smile, feeling his heartbeat with joy. “I love you too!”

“Can I check on mommy?”

“Yeah do that, Sunshine. The food is almost ready”.

[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.]

[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.

[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.

[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) 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.

[sipofsnips]

Week 50 and 51 sips!

You can reblog this post and do em all now, save 'em and find 'em as you have the energy/time, or just use it as a heads up for what's comin'.

Up to you!

All I ask is that you use the #sipofsnips tag so people can find each other's snips and get excited about writing.

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Welcome to a very special edition of Sip of Snips!

Wherein we have two weeks in a row of words posted at once. You are encouraged to use these words as prompts to write something new, no matter what it is. Poetry, flash fiction, a drabble, whatever you wish to do to answer the holiday poets.

Mari Lwyd has come seeking spirits for the holidays, and to warm herself by your hearth--she's willing to sing for the privilege.

She's said her starting line already. Now it's your turn.

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Below the cut you will find the 'Cân y Fari Lwyd', or 'The Mari Lwyd Song', in case you wish to know it. Though only the outside part. You can deal with her on your own once she's inside.

Cân y Fari Lwyd

(Oddi allan) Wel dyma ni'n dwad Gyfeillion diniwad I ofyn am gennad i ganu.

Os na chawn ni gennad, Cewch glywed ar ganiad Beth fydd ein dymuniad - nos heno.

Agorwch y dryse, Mae'r rhew wrth ein sodle, Mae'r rhew wrth ein sodle - nos heno.

Os oes gennych atebion, Wel, dewch a nhw'n union I ateb prydyddion y gwylie.

(Ateb oddi mewn) O, cerwch ar gered, Mae'ch ffordd yn agored, Mae'r ffordd yn agored - nos heno.

(Oddi allan) Nid ewn ni ar gered Heb dorri ein syched, Heb dorri ein syched - nos heno.

(Oddi mewn) Mae ffynnon yn tarddu Ym mhistyll y Beili, Trwy ffafwr cewch lymed i brofi.

(Oddi allan) Nid yfwn o'r ffynnon I oeri ein calon I fagu clefydon - y gwylie.

(Oddi mewn) Rhowch glywad, wyr doethion, Pa faint y'ch o ddynion A beth yn wych union, (x3) yw'ch enwau.

(Oddi allan) Rhyw bump o wyr hawddgar, Rhai gorau y ddaear Yn canu mewn gwir air (x3) am gwrw.

(Oddi mewn) Os llymaid bach melys A geisiwch dros wefus Dewch atom yn hwylus (x3) i'r aelwyd.

The Mari Lwyd song

(From outside) Well, here we come Innocent friends To ask may we have leave to sing.

If we don’t have leave, You can listen to the song that tells of our leaving - tonight.

Open the doors, There’s ice under our heels, There’s ice under our heels - tonight.

If you have answers, Well, bring them exactly To answer the holidays poets.

(Answer from inside) Oh, go walk, Your way is open, Your way is open - tonight.

(From outside) We won’t walk away Without breaking our thirst, Without breaking our thirst - tonight.

(From inside) The fountain originates In the Bailey’s spring, As a favour have a drink to taste.

(From outside) We won’t drink from a fountain To colden our hearts To breed fever - [of] the holiday.

(From inside) Listen, wise men, What size is your party (of men) And what exactly is great, (x3) are your names.

(From outside) Some five pleasant men, Some of the best on Earth Singing true words (x3) for beer.

(From inside) If there’s a small sweet swig [of beer] That you can try on your lips Come to us in good spirits (x3) to the hearth.

[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

[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.

[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

[finishinglinepress]

NEW FROM FLP: It could account for the panic by Liz Whiteacre

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Liz Whiteacre’s #poetry explores accident, #disability, #aging, and wellness. She is the author of Hit the Ground (Finishing Line Press, 2013), and her poems have appeared in Wordgathering, Disability Studies Quarterly, Kaleidoscope, Breath & Shadow, Flying Island, and other publications. Whiteacre is an associate professor of English at the University of Indianapolis. She teaches writing and publishing there, as well as advises Etchings Press.

The composer Meadow Bridgham makes new music from old ideas—a kind of musical upcycling, an antique restoration. Recent appearances of their music include the Rivera Court at the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Utzon Room at Sydney Opera House, and Merkin Hall at New York’s Kaufman Music Center. Meadow holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Yale School of Music, where their Violin Sonata was awarded the Frances E. Osborne Kellogg Memorial Prize for best composition written in a contrapuntal style. #poetry #music

PRAISE FOR It could account for the panic by Liz Whiteacre

Reading it could account for the panic is a journey into the visceral experience of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). A collaboration between poet Liz Whiteacreand composer Meadow Bridgham (who shared their experiences with TLE to forge the poems), the work is taut, lyric, and propulsive. Using Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland as analogue and metaphor, the poems draw us into the TLE mind-body space, amplifying questions of being and identity. In the title poem, the speaker asks, “What if you were injected into a dream, trying to ride a dysphoric, euphoric, chaotic roller coaster, trying to follow disjointed details, forcing a narrative? Did you ever think about that?” With precision, dispatch, and flare these poems revision alternative mind-body spaces from “less than,” or “tragic,” to sites of imaginative possibility. This is a book that will change you.

–Shelia Black, author of All the Sleep in the World

In it could account for the panic, poet Liz Whiteacre and musician Meadow Bridgham invite readers into the surreal world of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). With a crip aesthetic, the poet uses defamiliarization to blur reality and drop us down a rabbit hole where nothing is as it seems; when one might see only loss, these poems explore the complexity—beneficial and destructive—of learning a new way of living. The poetry collection ends with hope for the future stating: “I want to work towards our harvest / we’ll pull things up and start over: next season will be better. / We’ll learn from this, grow, & move on.” These poems show us the truth that the disabled live everyday: the social expectations and reactions are often more disabling than the impairment itself.

–Kara Dorris, author of Have Ruin, Will Travel and When the Body is a Guardrail

In it could account for the panic, poet Liz Whiteacre collaborates with musician Meadow Bridgham to bring Bridgham’s experience with temporal lobe epilepsy to the printed page. In poems that range from delicate lyric to raging prose Whiteacre captures the wonderland of experience that Brigham has—not only the emotional, bodily and social challenges but in the creativity that it has fostered. Through Whiteacre’s skill as poet, readers who follow Bridgham down the rabbit hole will emerge with a greater understanding of what a life with temporal lobe epilepsy is like.

–Michael Northen, editor of Beauty is a Verb: The New Poetry of Disability

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