#final lines meme

[feza-creations]

WHEN THE SUN IS FALLING

SHOULD I CHASE IT?

[meloartist]

"i simply do not see it. i am looking away"

[sunflowergraves]

[igotnoplanstomorrownight]

behind every gay ppl, there is more evil, gay person

[nenoname]

i don't think i've ever seen it pointed out that a boat that's pretty much definitely episode 2's stan o war is one of the shots in nwhs's cold open

it's even more likely since the other parts of that scene are all relevant; the mystery shack, mcgucket's home showing the laptop+portal countdown and the twins

[dood1e-bug]

More poses with these two First one @sapphzeal gave me B2 Second @gelios-fan A2

[accirax]

about the original

[moongothic]

Hey so also have Sir Crocodile brainrot and have recently reread Impel Down. This is probably nothing at all but it made me question the artistic choice made. Like we dont see Crocodiles full face until Luffy recognizes him. Before that tho he joins in on Jinbei & Ace's convo about Whitebeard and is shown to (non-)react to Boa Hancocks visit. But we only get his face in shadows or see the hook. Which. Why. Oda we know what he looks like and who the guy with the stitches on his face and the hook is. WHY OBSCURE HIM.

My friend, this is what we call a "cocktease"

Okay jokes aside, yes it was an artistic choise. More specifically, a storytelling technique Oda masterfully used to build up hype and excitement to Crocodile's eventual reveal and re-introduction into the story.

So thanks to Ms Goldenweek's cover story (which ran back during Water 7/Enies Lobby) we already knew Crocodile along with Daz, Bon-chan and Galdino had all been sent to Impel Down, when we also learned about Impel Down, Marineford and the Gates of Justice (+ the giant whirlpool between the three locations) to some extent. ((Now of course, if you were an anime-only then you would've had no idea about the former BW members being in Impel Down. And even if you had read the manga you still would've had to actually pay attention to the cover story and its lore, and not forgotten all about it))

So even before Luffy decides he's going to head to Impel Down to save Ace, we know Crocodile's going to be somewhere down there. The second Luffy arrives there, we are immidiately reminded of the fact when Domino mentions Crocodile taking the traditional "bath" new inmates take at the entrance. And as we descend deeper and deeper into Impel Down, with those cuts to what's happening down at Level 6 every now and then, as well as with the Baroque Works Countdown, Oda time and time again keeps on reminding of us of Crocodile's looming presence in the background. This is all absolutely deliberate. Crocodile was arguably the most iconic (maybe not most popular but iconic) One Piece villian at the time, if given an opportunity of course the readers wanted to see him again. But just letting us see him right away would be anti-climactic, and distracting from what's actually important (Ace, and Luffy getting to him as fast as possible). So keeping him hidden could serve multiple purposes:

For one, Crocodile doesn't get to steal the spotlight from the other characters (at least not too early). We can focus on Luffy, Ace, all the new Impel Down characters and the other returning characters in peace, while Crocodile waits for his turn. Another thing is that Crocodile's presence being downplayed gives off the impression that perhaps him being there isn't that important to the story. Thus, him teaming up with Luffy to break out isn't such an obvious twist (and so when that happens, it's ever more hype as a result)

But indeed, the most important part is that by teasing us constantly through out Impel Down, Oda creates hype. He makes us the readers excited if/when we might get to see the bastard, even if it was just a quick little cameo. So when Luffy finally reaches Level 6 and we finally do get that reveal, everyone loses their fucking marbles over the HISASHIBURI DANA MUGIWARA when we finally get to see The Motherfucker Himself. (And indeed, then getting to see him fight alongside Luffy is cool as fucking hell, completely unexpected and absolutely delightful)

But there's also another thing building up to Crocodile's reveal does. Compare his original introduction to the re-introduction

Compare Crocodile at the height of his power and influence, to the absolute rock bottom he has hit. No longer happily laughing while looking down on people (literally), he's filthy, he has given up on life, with sunken eyes and a hollow look on his face, only moved by a thirst for petty revenge (/an opportunity to go out with a bang). He doesn't even get the whole page for his grand reveal anymore, he's been shuffled to the side so the plot can progress on the same page.

Oh, how the mighty have fallen.

And to some degree, this is kind of meant to be a shocking realization to the readers. That this is not the same Crocodile we remember from Alabasta, that Crocodile died when Luffy defeated him. This is just the husk that remains, a shadow of what was once there. It's a sad sight, and probably not what the readers who loved Crocodile The Villian wanted to see. It's not the epic Return of the (Evil) King they wanted. And that juxtaposition helps, because Crocodile doesn't return into the story as a villian, but as a frenemy/ally-on-thin-ice. And that idea is easier to signal to the readers in a lowkey manner when you do his re-introduction like this.

So yes, Oda refusing to show Crocodile's face until Luffy found him was 100% a deliberate artistic choise. This is fantastic storytelling

[thecryptidart1st]

Have you seen "Dream Scenario"?

Lmao

Realistically though, I didn't have the primal urge to go see it when it was released and at this point there's only one location in the LA county area playing it once a night so I'll wait for it to get to streaming

[janeway-lover]

stepdad: You know, the bottle of Nyquil says it's got several servings, but really it's just got one.

mom: You have not drank a whole bottle of Nyquil.

stepdad: Yes I did! It knocked me out for a day and a half but I felt great the next day!

me: Did you see the hat man?

stepdad: The what?

me: Oh is this suddenly not a safe space?

[bericas]

GIVE IN.

[spaceratprodigy]

Faith and Hiram au :]

@darkfire1177 see this is what happens when my Hiram Girly status gets called into question ✌😔

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[yanderespamton78]

ive already shown this to anyone who actually cares pretty much loll (anyone following the addison arg) but i might as well post it on here

this is actually the first proper animation ive done :'D like other than this ive animated a ball bouncing but that was more to test the software than anything,, lucky for me i consume animation memes more than i consume water so i know the basics B)

[firephoenix23]

[wordlesslyjenneh]

Last Line Challenge!

Rules - In a new post, show the last line you wrote (or drew) and tag as many people as there are words (or however many as you like.)

Thanks for thinking of me @moogleterra!

I did more than one line, oops. From Theme of Love, Chapter 33, unpublished.

“Come to play, have you?” asked Mindy, who bounced up and down eagerly, small daggers flashing in her hands. “What unexpected fun,” remarked Sandy, the long spear in her hand nearly as tall as she was. “This should be interesting,” added Cindy; she watched Rosa with a strange intensity.

Let's just say, Rosa's not having the best time in the Tower of Zot.

I'll tag @iyliss @estinininininen @starduststarcrossed @st-highwind

[kaylinalexanderbooks]

Last Line Tag

Thanks for the tag @chauceryfairytales!

Rules: post the last line of your WIP! Then tag some others to play!

From The Secret Portal, Part Two:

She just stood and waited for the computer to finish its analysis.

Bum bum bum

This was more dramatic with the context lol

Softly tagging: @gracehosborn @isabellebissonrouthier @theelfauthor @ohnomybreadsticks @mysterysim0 @thepeculiarbird @buffythevampirelover @annetilney or anyone else who would like to play!!