#i just want my beautiful gay pirate boys to be happy

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first 2 episode titles snuck in!

“Impossible Birds”

“Red Flags”

I’m dying here!

Obviously we use the term red flag to mean a warning signal, but it’s significant in pirate history…

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stunning art.

not mine!

Some soft Blackbonnet scenarios where Stede returns to Ed’s side and there’s pillow fort cuddles and pretty hair ties

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when Ed and Stede finally kiss and make up, I want this song to be playing.

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Straw Hat Headcanons! (And selfship eligibility cause like this is a selfship blog still)

Monkey D. Luffy: Nothing really major. Just darker skin to reflect his Fantasy Brazil heritage, and frizzier hair. I don't wanna say just what Iñaki Godoy looks like, but...yeh, what Iñaki Godoy looks like. Self ship eligibility...no shade to peeps who do, love ya, but I see my boy Luffy as AroAce king. Man was immune to a fruit literally EVERY man was vulnerable to, and he didn't even realize it! On the scale, 0/10 [for me personally].

Roronoa Zoro: Yeh similar to Luffy. Prob darker skin, but him being Japanese, I get a paler complexion. Also he is def a closeted gay man for Sanji. Gonna be so cool when they find the One Piece and the two make out. Very progressive and cool. Tho he's not my type; too emotionally unavailable, and passes it off as being "cool". Fuck you, Zoro! But I still love your goofy ass. Be silly again! 1/10

Nami: NAMI!!!! She should be FAT!! She should be BIG!!! She should be able to eat everything she wants now because she's a free pirate, goddammit!!! And she should still be seen as beautiful cause she's a Straw Hat!!! LET HER KILL PEOPLE WITH HER CLIMATE BATON, YOU LET HER DO THAT IN PUNK HAZARD AND NEVER AGAIN ODA WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU!!!! (Can you see who I made this list for. Shush, it's a secret.) I was late on the Nami train tbh, but when I hoped on I hoped HARD. Nami is so wife...I wanna make her happy...I get it, Sanji...now move it and let me date her! You can have Zoro! Oh, and I could personally see her as pan. 11/10

Usopp: Please. Come on. You know what I'm gonna say. Usopp, my boy...he needs his melanin back even though he barely had it in the first place in both anime and manga but sshhhhhh. The boy's South African, and is explicitly played by the clearly black Jacob Romero Gibson. I suppose Oda is bad at coloring and all, but I see you Toei. I see you still keeping Blackbeard black while making Usopp paler. Racist ass studio...also, no donut lips. I'd still say he'd have thicker lips, but not exaggerated to that, and if it don't work with the style, don't have em, no biggie. And Oda CAN draw Usopp without them cause he DID when he drew Jacob AS Usopp in that promotional letter, SO WHY DON'T YOU DRAW USOPP MORE LIKE JACOB NOW, ODA!?!?!? Ahem...I feel Usopp could be a bi boy. Genderfluid, or maybe in a way to boost his ego. You understand. Personally, I feel I would have to be very lucky to get with GOD Usopp, but maybe, just maybe...6/10.

Sanji: Tbh, he got off most easy for the New World redesigns. Really only switched his bangs and grew some beard. Kinda ugly but in that charming way, ya know? No real changes, he can be the Straw Hats local white boy. Just...please tone down the pervness. I was joking with the Luffy-Iñaki stuff, but please, make Sanji like he is in the live action. I will say he's been on good behavior since Fish-Man Island, so...I'd say Sanji is bi, maybe gay, but I find it funny the hypotheticals that a bi Sanji would be useless cause he couldn't hit men or women. But anyway Sanji is the reason Zoro comes outta the closet and they kiss at the end. But for me...he's not my type, but less not my type than Zoro, so...2/10

Tony Tony Chopper: Oh, Chopper. Poor, poor little thing you. Salty was right; Enies Lobby was the last time you were allowed to be interesting. Tho, I agree, with all the New World upgrades, I suppose controllable Monster Point was the one thing he needed...I mean I feel accessing his other forms without the Rumble Ball is fine enough. Maybe like...semi controllable Monster Point? I dunno. I feel his New World design cutes him up too much...reduce the hat down a bit and keep the goofier face he had from Drum Island, aka the best damn arc in the manga, argue with the wall. Man, I really hope he gets some cool shit when his Human-Human Fruit awakens, RIGHT, Oda!?!? Oh and self shipping? Uh...that's a child. -1/10

Nico Robin: Robin...oh, I love you. Not as much as Nami as I've come to realize, as she's a bit more my type but gosh I love Robin. She's been gettin a lotta love recently, for obvious reasons if keepin up, which I like. Main things with her is bring her bangs back (which the manga is already doin for super emotional reasons), and like Usopp, give her darker skin! Doesn't have to be as dark as Usopp, but some darker complexion would be nice. "But it was a tan, she's Russian". A tan she had for TWENTY YEARS? And only lost over a TWO year time skip? There can be black Russians. Toei inadvertently cooked early on and they were cowards for reversing that. I make it secret I enjoy thicker women, but honestly I think Robin works better as a lanky beanpole. Not to the...proportions Oda draws but def lean and tall. Good contrast to her buff hubby Franky. For fits, I'd really liked to see her wear more mom-style fits, or back to Cowboy Robin. Cowboy Robin was peak, argue with the wall. I feel she could be pan, maybe demigirl? Feels right with her powers, oddly enough. And like yeah, she's my fave behind Nami for Straw Hat self ship. 9/10

Franky: Franky is already SUPER perfect as is, and even his New World style has grown on me. Buuuuuuut...ugh, the shoulder pads...too much. I get he's top heavy, but that's just a bridge too far. I like his forearms being bigger, those should be kept. And maybe less "meaty"/thick fingers; I like em big, but it's funny he has a second pair of small hands in em. Def some more mechanical detail over his bod. His default hair should also go back to the pomp. I like the gimmick he changes it each arc, but the standard buzzcut kinda sucks. Like actually. You gotta understand, I consider pre-time skip Franky perfect character design. Legit, Oda peaked with him. Franky, def bi, but I could see him being trans! Maybe a bit on the nose with the whole "rebuilt himself" background, but it could work! Robin too, tbh. They can be t4t. Not my preferred, but cute! As he is, Franky is def a hunk. I like em big, yeh, and would prefer him fat strong, but strong on its own is nice. 7/10

Brook: Oh, Brook. Poor, poor Brook. It would have been so much better had there been another full arc between Thriller Bark and Sabaody to really get you with the crew (whichyoucankindaachivebywatchingFilmStrongWorldinbetweenTBandSAbutanactualbreatherarcbeforethetimeskipwouldhavebeennice), but even then you are still the best Straw Hat. Again. The wall. Suppose it's made up for the fact he's with the gang for the whole arc even before officially joining, which hadn't been done since, like, Usopp on Syrup Village, damn. But yeh! Like Franky, I kinda consider Brook's pre-time skip design peak, and his New World fit...bad. I get what it's goin for, but it's too many ideas! I feel Oda realizes that cause a lot of Brook's fits have been just his old look (Dressrosa, Whole Cake, Onigashima), which is nice. Skeleton in a suit and top hat, it's a classic. I like the crown hat tho for the "Soul King" aesthetic, but maybe smaller. More top hat than crown. And maybe he can just have themed suits, ya know? And yeh...like Sanji, turn down the perv elements. Like, it was funny the first two times cause "Haha, a skeleton asked for WHAT!?" but it lost its luster after that. At the very least, he's been on good behavior; last he did it genuinely was Punk Hazard I think, but he also pulled it on Big Mom at the end of Whole Cake is a genuinely awesome way (makes sense in context). Also, I feel Brook should be black. I get he's a skeleton now, obvs, but I dunno. Feels right for the Soul King. I have a feeling he'd be asexual—not out of choice, but...ya know—and maybe some level of agender? He is a skeleton after all. Who knows what being like that does do your personal perception. As a partner...eh. I love him, but as a friend! I'd wanna be a string duet with him! I feel Brook should be with a very specific type of person, ya know? Not that he's not my type, just I'm not for him. 3/10

Jimbei: Honestly, I'm not as madly in love with Jimbei as everyone else is! Yeah, he's great. Great in Impel Down, Fish-Man Island, Whole Cake, Wano. He's great! But I'm not drooling over him like some peeps are. And hey, more power to ya! Not much I'd change about his design...maybe make him thicker? Like, fat fat! Around the arms and such! Make him look like a strongman; would contrast nice to Franky's more bodybuilder-inspired physique. Maybe show off him being a lil older too? Gray streaks in his hair, hair a lil frizzy? Idk, just rambling. Tbh, Jimbei is either gay or straight. Feels right for him. As for me...he'd be a decent catch. Get it. Cause. Fish? Heh...5/10.

And that's em all! Granted, I have a few other, bigger OP crushes. Not many more (Perona, Law, Lilith), and I could include some honorary Straw Hats like my daughter Vivi and the cool boy guy man Yamato and maybe Lilith again cause I have theories tee hee hee. But eh, wanted to cover the main crew, so if I do wanna cover the others, I'll do it in a reblog. Who knows.

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top 10 tv shows i’ve seen this year:

(in no particular order) 

Andor. I was expecting nothing from it, but this is the best thing that ever came out of Star Wars to the point it excedes its confines. Andor is a slow burn that has you stuck to your seat before you know it, it has the most beautiful dialogues and every characters are so compelling.

Abbott Elementary. I’m late to the party but that sitcom left me happy, and light, and cares so much about its characters, and is so positive despite talking about an elementary school that basically is abandoned by the US education system.

Staged. A weird british show that is more brillant that you’de expect. Got into it for David Tennant and Michael Sheen’s banter, stayed for the hilarious use of the fourth wall, especially in the last season. 

The Bear. The Bear is about a chef that drops everything to go take care of his brother’s restaurant because he just died and left it to him, and it is raw, and it feels so real that you forget you are watching a tv show, and the performance are incredible, and i just loved it???

Single Drunk Female. It’s a silly show that deals with alcoholism without triavilizing it or dramatizing it, and it’s funny as hell, and Sofia Black-D'Elia kills it and I hope she gets the recognition she deserves.

Severance. Go watch it. Right now. Severance is a show that is just starting to get popular but MY GOD is it good. Severance is about a world where you can choose to forget about your time at work, therefore creating a ‘you’ outside work and a ‘you’ inside work that remembers nothing but work. It is not a huis-clos but it feels like one, there are very few characters but all the actors are killing it, and the plot twist had me screaming at my screen at 2am. I never wanted to watch a season 2 this badly before.

Our Flag Means Death. The love story is everything, the humour really kicks in for me, it did took me one or two episodes to truly being seduced but oh boi did it succeed. Gay pirates stuck in a satire that make me cry? it’s everything i like in a comedy.

Doom Patrol. I started watching Doom Patrol again after having forgotten its existence for a year, and damn did i binge everything i missed! And the last season, that is still ongoing, is ever better than the last. Doom Patrol is the best thing that came out of DC comics. You gotta love the absurd, but if you do, you’re gonna love everything about it. Doom Patrol has a lot to say, and it says it well, if you can go appreciate the butt jokes in-between.

Interview With The Vampire. That is no surprise to anyone that follows me. I was never a fan of the books, and yet the show pulled a perfect adaptation in that, for me (don’t come @ me) it made the story good where i didn’t think the book was. It is about the most toxic relationship ever though, so beware.

Star Trek: Lower Decks. Star Trek comes out with very solid anime lately (unlike their tv shows.......) but lower decks is still the funniest, most aware of itself, and connected to its roots ever. The four main character are just so loveable, no matter how much they mess up, i love them, and i love that the show just keeps getting better.

Honorable mentions: Reborn Rich, SAS Rogue Heroes, The Legend of Vox Machina, The Sandman, The Resort.

Shows that haven’t made the cut because I haven’t seen them yet: The White Lotus, House of Dragons, 1899, Cyberpunk: edgerunners, The Midnight Club, Pachinko

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love this!

less Kraken more nappin

[nathscalet]

Fifth Chapter - You Fucked up

I wrote this in a live comedy way, the part in bold, its him narrating to you.

Whinderson on (He´s a brazilian comedian) "Yall have no idea what I went through, guys... No, no, this story was epic. I lived through a cliché romance film and an apocalypse at the same time. I felt death whispering in my ear today you pass."

Follow with me, I was here having fun, until I decided to take a vacation on a paradisiacal island, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. Crystal clear water, good food, parties and joy everywhere, it was beautiful, even the sun was happy. So, as I was having my beer in a bar there, nothing was wrong until an emperor of the sea came in.

"What? Yes, yall heard me, and it was the red-haired one. 😳. My ass locked with such a force that hurted me, not even Wi-Fi could pass through. But they were acquaintances of the bar owner, and they came to see his daughter, they were super nice people. So I went back to drinking in peace while eating a meat skewer.

"It took about 30 minutes and marines entered the bar." - Tsk, cross your arms.

-And it wasn't just anyone, you know who was in the same bar as me, a mere mortal, a navy admiral, dude, and the vice admiral who wasn't just anyone either, WAS THE HERO OF THE NAVY. MY HEART STOPPED, I LOOKED FROM ONE SIDE AND LOOKED FROM THE OTHER, SEEING WHO ATTACKED FIRST, WHO KILLED WHO. You felt the tension cut you like a papercut. !

Then the redhead looked at the sailors in surprise.

-Oyaaa oyaaaa who do we have here, what does someone like you He does it in these parts, hey redhead.- The admiral spoke in such a readable way that I thought that goat was from Bahia -Admiral Borsalino, Vice Admiral Garp. What do you want?-The bartender asked in a voice so hoarse and powerful that I felt my body tremble just from the power of that voice. And the owner of the bar, Ragnar, you say that name and your tongue trembles with desire. -Now Ragnar-kun, I came here to see my beautiful y/n.-The one with the yellow term said happily -What a coincidence, we also came to see her.-The redhead said looking and drinking at the two

-UUUUUUHHHH!!! Boy, the greatest forces in the world were in that bar going to see the same woman. At the time I thought she was hitting them or winding them up. All I wanted was to get out of there alive, but I didn't want to miss something unprecedented like that. The gossiper's soul is not God's thing, there's a little devil on your shoulder whispering very softly, judging people and eating popcorn.

-She haven´t arrive yet as you can see, I'm serving the drinks alone.-Swallowing and sigh

-Macho, I'm not gay, but that man had a virility that I showed. Yes, God made that man inspired, the way he inhaled the cigarette was in a brutal and seductive way.

-Where is the mini dragon?- The vice admiral spoke for the first time in the bar

When I heard Dragon, I thought, that's it, soon he's going to take a damn thing out of his jacket.

-I don't know, I'm not responsible for her life. When she feels like it, she comes to the Bar. Feel free to wait for her or look for her.

Mann, who was that guy, what moral did he have when talking to the NAVY ADMIRALLl, that man was about 5 meters tall for me. And the vice admiral looked like a mountain, his arm was bigger than my head. I forgot to breathe, afraid of disrupting the discussion.

-Wait for her with a bunch of pirates?HaHahAHAHAha- The vice admiral began to laugh mockingly

- Is there a problem with us? - Shanks made a fool of himself

Mate don't provoke, for God's sake.-At that point my legs were like those of a goat with Parkinson's, i was silently praying none of them acted upon their brawl

-Yes, I do...But I think they have already returned my grudge against you.

Did they return it?-Hand on heart

-Did we return it?-Shanks also asked, surprised.

-WITH YOUR HUMILIATING DEFEAT FOR A CHILD WAHAHAHAH. -garp threw his head back because he was laughing so much

...The pirates wanted to laugh too, because it was really humiliating, with alcohol, with brute force you made him a bitch, and now he's your little bitch. But it was their captain who was laughing.

-Dahdahdahdah.-The captain's own laugh takes them out of concentration, and makes them laugh too.

-Indeed, captain, you lost to a little girl, hiejekekw.- The pirates started banging their hands on the table trying to stop laughing

The sailors and I were in shock about this development.

-She should be the captain now!BUAHAAJAAAJ!!Sō sō!!

-OI OI, who do you think you're going to become a pirate huh?-Garp san asked with a sneer and an irritated face

-Y/n chaan is quite popular by the looks of it, and still has contact with so many dangerous pirates.~ I ask what should we do?...Ne Ragnar san, what do you think?~

-That you should shut up and drink before the drink gets hot.-He said, placing the bottles firmly on the table.-If you want to fight, that's not my problem, but if you break something from the bar, I'll break your teeth, you kids. resolve anything at sea.

-Ma ma Ragnar, we weren't going to fight, we don't want fights, we read the warnings.

Warnings?Yes, yes. Welcome to Grace, neutral territory. Anyone looking for trouble will have serious problems ☠️. Fights in the bar are prohibited.

-There were several warnings like that around the island, and it was full of pirates and tourists, and I hadn't seen any fights or robberies. The pirates understood that this was a warning, a very serious one. For an island without government protection to maintain itself well independently of others, it was because it was not a simple island.

- So, how will it be? - Ragnar said looking at the group

-We're not going to cause any problems, right? -HAII! -Like a bunch of children they responded -... -Bleh I refuse to stay in a place with a bunch of disgusting pirates, I'm leaving.-Garp who didn't like shanks and pirates one bit removed him from the place and dragging the yellow one there -Are we disgusting? -Lucky Roo asked -But we always take a shower on Saturday. -Do we stink?-Yassop asked . I was wondering where this woman was and who she was. Why this being had already ended her life. Just kidding.

But you ask me, is the story over? No. I wasn't satisfied so I waited at the bar for this woman to appear. I needed it, we can't let something so hairy remain incomplete.

The sailors returned to the bar asking for this y/n, they searched the entire island and there was no sign of life.

-I thought did she give me the legs to want you when she saw the mess that was going to lead to? I found it suspicious

-So she's not on the island.- Ragna said

-...

-YOU COULD HAVE SAID THAT BEFORE!!

Just as we were about to enter into a world war inside the bar, another handsome guy, who worked at the brand, appears.

-Good afternoon, humans. Oh, am I disturbing something?

-Can´t you fucking s--

-Well, it doesn't matter.

-I'm looking for a woman named Y/N. Tell her that Lucifer Morningstar is here to see her.

-Lucifer? like the one from hell?

- Exactly. Now be a good boy and call her, will you?

- :0

- Who are you?

- Are you deaf? I am Lucifer Morningstar.

- And where do you know her from?

- What is this an interrogation? Because if so, I expected a more attractive officer.

- Hey-

- I would like to know who my assistant hangs out with

- Your assistant? Oh, so you must be the famous Ragnar. Y/n only talked about you and the new house. - Lucifer got up and entered Ragna san's personal space

- AND?

-Now I have to thank you for taking care of my y/n so well.

-Yours? Everyone thought the same thing

-You did a great job! Worthy of applause, let's give this man a round of applause. - Lucifer started to applaud, but only him was clapping.

- Amateurs. - He rolled his eyes - Well, I came to get my y/n.

-Search? Yours? She is not an object to be picked up! - Ragnar's tone became increasingly aggressive

-Well, why all this aggression, Ragna san?

- No, he's right. I'm annoyed that you talk about y/n like you own her. -Shanks

-For the first time I think I'm going to have to agree with you, redhead. - Kizaru had a deadly look on the man

- Hmm, I didn't know she had won so many hearts like that. - Lucifer got out of Ragnar's way and addressed Kizaru - Tell me what is that you truly desire?

- what? - looking deep into the eyes of that idiot, he couldn't look away, Borsalino felt something in his stomach turn and his heart swell.

- I ... I

- come on big guy, tell me, what do you want most in this world?

- I wish... y/n! I want your exclusive, unique and unlimited attention! -"I want her to possess me. I want to tie her to me, I want her to not think about anything other than me." - Kizaru managed to keep this to himself

- Oh, looks like we have a Romeo here. And you Vice Admiral, do you have something you want? - In the same way Garp was forced to expose his greatest desire

- I want... my grandchildren to become sailors

- Since we are all expressing our desires here, tell me what is your Morningstar?

- Mine is nothing big, I just came to see y/n. Can you no longer be reunited with your master?

- master?

At that time, the temperature in the bar dropped by 400 degrees. I was feeling the cold of the blade of death. I saw that goat come out of there all worked up about the bullet they were going to put in him.

- Yes, I took it upon myself to teach everything I know to her. - What things specifically?

Guys, I prepared my heart and my soul to know God at this time.

- Well, um ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) I taught her a lot of things. For example, the most pleasurable things in the mortal world. I took her to see new places, I taught her beautiful movements.

 I felt like he was doing all that to provoke. He wanted to see fire in the playground.

- I don't believe. -Would you like to see the photos then?

 Huuuuu, the guy takes an album out of my wallet, full of photos of the two of them. He had pictures of her in a bikini, dancing in poledance, as a nurse, an e-girl, of them kissing, drinking, jumping off a cliff. With each photo that passed, the table filled with people, looking like bees in honey. He really backed up what he said.

-WHY DO YOU HAVE PHOTOS OF MY DAUGHTER LIKE THIS?

-His daughter?? I BELIEVE I AM HER FATHER. I introduced her to the world.

-And you broke it.

 It's become a fight about this woman's paternity now. The argument went downhill too quickly for me to understand it properly.

-  What- - Don't give me excuses, when I met that brat for the first time, I felt like I was looking at a wild animal on the verge of death. - Well, she can be a little wild, it's part of her nature- Ragnar grabbed the collar of Lucifer's shirt and brought him close, pressing their foreheads together tightly and glaring at him with his deadliest gaze. - That look was someone who had already given up on life, on dreams, abandoned their humanity! I don't want to see that look on her face ever again! It wasn't something a child should have! If I see or hear that you did anything to it, I will make you fertilizer for the plants. - THAT'S EVEN IF YOU MAKE HER SHED A TEAR WE WILL END HER RACE!!! - Pirates joined the threats

- okay okay, daddy! Could you tell me where y/n is then? -She is not here. - I see, she never stays in one place for long. Well tell her I was here, when she feels like it, send her to visit LUX. That place isn't the same without her. You should go see her, she has moves that leave me mesmerized.

After all this drama, the sailors decided to leave, leaving the pirates behind and a Ragnar close to global destruction.

 After all this bullshit I decided to go to this LUX. I went to this club, and I came across this aspiring demon playing the piano. And the tramp knew how to play, very well, besides being handsome, tall and rich, he knew how to play and sing. That nightclub was the gateway to evil, I only went there once, and the prices at that bar made me want to ask if there was a diamond in the glass. I questioned if I was in the right place, if this was a mistaken order.

”hey!” I called the black girl

”what?” She answered dry. I gulped feeling intimidated by her

”huh, just a question lady. This drink. What does it have?”

”alcohol. Whiskey.”  “I see. This whiskey come with the musician there? Cause it’s not a normal price.”

she let out a sadistic laugh. “No. But if you ask him maybe he could join you.” I stopped talking. I never felt more exposed than at that moment 

 It ended up that I didn't know this Y/n, but I discovered that she is a very famous artist and is always doing crazy things. There is a saying “del valle is juice, deu mole (means lowered your guard), it's vrau (means fuck)”

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Haha! I'm already laughing my ass off! here in Ireland. Irish people Love Love to be silly. It feels that the essence of life here in Ireland is all about having a proper good laugh and hearty dinner after a long and stormy day!

I spent one day and one night in Irish Ferry and mighty sea waters and finally, me and my bicycle stepped on the Irish land! The weather!? Haha! Well it was everywhere! I was pulling my bicycle direction towards the old town of Dublin, searching for bike repair shop. Later I had 2h to get lost into the city centre while my bike tire is being fixed. Walking and walking into the spells of sunshine and getting some intense showers and freshness of Irish weather! I wanted to be part of the history and there I was, also the rain, the wind and sun... and then something magical happened! While I was soaking into the rain and being part of the history in the streets of the old town, I got pranked! ;D

Pure joy...! These tree boys passing by, one of those many beautiful bridges. That goes across the river in the centre of Dublin... but then one of the guys said :"Excuse me Sir, you dropped something!" Then he pointed at ground and I looked down, then he said "Your Gay card!" Ahaha, so good! xxD very warm welcome into the Ireland.

Well cheers then, to You and the Good luck! The taste of Guinness is still so, so good! Also, I'm so happy that I made it here before St'Patricks day. This was my goal, to get here all the way out from the winter in Latvia and step into spring in Ireland. Most inportantly, before St'Patricks day! So happy and what a relief, that the trip is finished for now... It's an Great, great, great experience to be on the road and travel the spontaneous way, "Alexandrer the Gre... Nono, Arturo! The Great! ;D I was without any idea where I will sleep, or which road to take. All that I had was the direction, West and that's it :D at some point I felt like being a Pirate that had lost the direction of sea and boat. Hahaha! Compass would be handy tool, I was trying to guess which way is the west (Ireland), but it was a tough cookie, as they would say. The clouds, clouds and more clouds. Oh my! Way to much of them and d to tell where is the sun and sunset... Good Luck! About the weather.... in the beginning of March it was just raining every day, I was cycling from Belgium and going direction France (heading for seaside town Cherbourg) and it was super cloudy, rain, rain...ehhhh ehhheheee. Well it's better then ice and snow storms, right? I felt very alive and adventurous, when the warm and stormy air was blowing and the showers, showers with freshness of the spring. Arrrrrr :D!

Going back in time; I started my great journey on 2.March, with the min van service Latvia-Netherlands. Simple and easy way to skip snow and the cold north. So, after 17h "racing" on the highway I got dropped out in Groningen @4am, then I tried calling my friend Dori. Early bird e?! :D It was super nice to meet her, I stayed there 3days... feeling confused by the season change... Actually the first day when we went outside I noticed that the air has the same smell as in Ireland/Uk. Also the humidity and chips!!! :D Only the "sexy" streets are well maintained in NL. One night we went out to eat some fried goodies and the chip-shop we're sitting in was facing the hooker street. Oh my! So good :D porn food, literally! Ahaha fun times with Dori in the North of Netherlands... I noticed that the "bicycle world" there is fantastic! Right? The city has this good vibe, when there are bicycles and bicycles and more bicycles. Actually you meet or see more people in open air. It just feels better when there are people cycling not racing with those cars... also it's a super flat country... e! Easy and boring to cycle around :D One morning in Groningen, I was going for my bicycle,"I think this is the routine for everyone in NL" but, but, but... there were 3 used sk8boards next to my bicycle, the neighbour was moving out... leaving his trash on the street, I was so close to take them, but my little bicycle was already packed with shit to carry... Ehh! Let it go... I have my fingerboard with me anyway :) So, after three days of Groningen I was planning my next step, facing Antwerp(Belgium) that's the most fanciest town in Europe "The Pirate Bay", speaking of history and food. The trade of quality goods happened there! Arrr like the Pirate! :D Also "The birth of Chocolate", I recommend it very much to visit! It's so small and so packed with life! Around the central station, also known as "Train Cathedral", it's the neighbourhood of Jewish community and there are only Diamond shops, shops, shops literally all street is only for the jewellery and some gold shops to. It's a good vibe, the shining jewellery!!! It's a pleasure to be surrounded with shining gold and diamonds. Oh my as they shine so much, I felt like a God for some minutes :D! Antwerp is small town as I mentioned, but still I was getting lost all the time when cycling around in those little streets... when it curves a little I'm lost :DD My travel destinations and goals are all about food and some history too :D,but mostly food, food, food. Arrrrr :D I highly recommend this travel-cooking show. If you are in travelling and food. Actually after watching this I wanted to go to Antwerp.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7vM8yM25cc

Back on the journey... the day I was planning to travel in direction to France, in the morning there was a blizzard outside! Nasty snow from the north caught up with me! Bastard!:D 8th of March was the last day when I met snow! Ahaha... but now, still I can see a bit of it on the hill tops of Northern Ireland, but it's so far! No chance to get to me. I think. Soon, soon the March will pass and season of pleasures and lazy and long days and nights will come... Hmm, I can tell you something about French life...after I left Belgium/Netherlands also the well spoken

English language stayed there :D

The border town FR/BE, I went for the espresso "double or nothing" and also to have some directions and the conversation already was floating into this juicy and finger licking French/English. Well it felt like I might end up in somebody's bed if I don't stick with my plan... France it is! The northern French region is packed with industrial factories and there are a lot of industrialised places around where I was cycling and trying to find my way and not to get on the Mighty motor-way!!! But, but :DD somehow on the first day when I was cruising on the French countryside roads and try to find right direction without map, just following the river.... :D But two hours before sunset I was on the Fucking motorway! :DD the road just sucked me in, on my way in direction Paris, Lille. Lille was direction and city to find... but not on the Fucking-motorway! :DDD So, this was the best and also the worst struggle of my great journey... me cycling couple km in noise, rain and trying to get off the motorway as soon as possible! People taking pictures and beeping as I went on! It felt like a race :D "One man against cars" Oh God so funny, but I was very focused and my boots were full of water, but I'm not on the boat?!...am I? :D Just cycling on the motorway :D Arrr the Pirate inside! It got darker and darker, but there was the road out!!!! And Oh Yes, Yes! It felt so (me cycling) slooooow, because the cars are going and going and going fast. But why? E? Hehe... anyway I got out of this madness and found a little French village. There was a golf course somewhere :D I saw a direction sign. I followed it and it got better and darker... there was the golf course and another sign pointing to Camping! Oh Merci, Merci!!! I got in and for free, it was late and nobody was there, just some little rabbits running away! :D about the weather, yes! Still raining, raining and raining, I set my tent up in the almost "swamp" like camping ground...

What a day! Arrrr!

Everything else in France was so chill after this motorway experience. I didn't go on it again fortunately! Just boring countryside towns and villages... France is sexy and dirty, you can feel it and see it! The streets are completely packed with trash after the end of the day and very risky to cycle around, when there are broken glass on the roads... so, :DDD I got a flat tire after a while and also it's was still raining and my bags got heavier and heavier, they were soaking, also all my stuff inside... ehh ehh! Arrr, after that my best friends were garages and people who work there... I needed to pump up my tire... one guy said " this is my Tour De France" and gave me two bottles of water. You know, it really felt like being in the race, "Tour de france", Arrr! All this trip... to continue about the weather. Rainy and windy, no sight of sun and complicated to find the right direction (West), when there are XXXL clouds, but I got better in reading French road signs... but still to much rain for me! Fun fact... during the winter months in Latvia, at some point I did learn one phrase in French and how to pronounce it. There was this smart girl who spoke French... and guess what was the phrase that I learned! "Merde il pleut!" ahaha! Merde il pleut!!! I'm done with this... so I decided to dry out in hotel and all my stuff too. Then I switched on TV. Watching how French are managing with water and when it's raining to much! XxD :D so, from that moment I chose to go and continue with Trains and it makes so much sense! I'm going in direction Uk,Ireland and they are the pioneers of travelling in comfort and train. :) Ee?! a funny or not funny fact is, that If you want to get somewhere very far "North, West, East, South", in France you will have to go to Paris, that's the only way and the trains are sold out one day before! So you have to book the ticket in advance, because everyone is going to Paris. Hello, You know! :D There I was, with my bicycle and bags going to Paris with style and dry... oh well, I didn't plan to be part of Metropolitan life in France, but also I didn't plan to end up with my bicycle on the Motorway direction Paris :D e!? So, that's the flow of France and trains. Paris it's! After arriving in central station, I had my lovely cigarette and calm moment, packed my stuff and off I went "down the rabbit hole." Police, Please! Police are the only help in the station, if you need some directions or help... well I did :D

so, it turned out that, I had to go inside the metro world, actually there were two metros to catch. "It's was a good decision to have my sweet cigarette brake before", I thought... because now, I had to catch my next train, and before I can catch this train, I need to catch two metros :DD and get out of Metropolitan ways of life! Fucking mad rush of metro!, same as motorway... crazy, crazy world! ...The day started simple, I was watching the wind, blowing into the palm trees with mighty force and thinking,"spring is really trying to get here." And now what! :DD trying to catch metros with my bicycle. Ee? Actually two metros with price of 4.20€ haha, It's a good sign. Yes? My god, the underground goods didn't want me to exit the underground! So, there I was learning the map of metro and the underworld.:D oh Paris... dirty girl you are! Also I realised that, me and my bicycle are equal as women with trolley +baby in it. Haha, same ways you have to go into the mighty world of underground. After a while... with calm mind as Englishman I got out of that bloody underground and back into world of trains. So let's call it a day... what a day!!! Metropolitan bitch I was... ...but lucky I was, to miss my last train out of Paris. What I got was one night in Paris, right? The sun will go down very soon... organise, plan! Got myself a lovely room for my bags and stuff and off I was, going to hunt for some dinner, before its too dark. You see, I live as the primitive man, even in the streets of Paris. It's more complicated to find something you want,need, when there are so much options to choose from. Keep it simple, as I say!

So, I got a nice table at some cafe,bar like thing. You know those places with little tables outside on the side of the street, so you are still a part of what's happening outside on the streets. What a show! Hehe, perfect place for the evening. Had some Pastise with ice and water to get the hunger going :D some cigarette or two and let's finish this theatre with espresso shot, but just one "it's to late for double",You know.... when I saw Paris in the night shining and mighty city it is! I though of Antwerp and those diamonds. Probably they came from there. Arrrr, what a life e? On the next day, I went off with morning train to Cherbourg. "The city of the sea" as they say. After a movie like train trip and 4h later I was there! The smell of fresh seaside air, warm sunshine. I'm happy, I'm home-like emotions... peace. Ee! But then...

And the race is one again! Arrr!

Trying to find my ship and sail the seas and arrive in Ireland! Haha! Easy you might think, but it's not so easy for those immigrants, who are trying to get in the harbour by climbing over a fence and then running.. and running faster then the wind it self. When I saw this group of lads trying this... it felt like GTA3, but this is reality you know! How fucking crazy it is for them, the game of crossing the border... "cat and mouse game" as they call this immigrant flow here on the harbour, so much happening all around! Arrrr! I can taste the sea! So, I found my ship, but it we will sail tomorrow @4pm. Arrr.... so,there will be dinner to catch today here in the "La Cité de la Mer." I found a beautiful camping spot, just next to the harbour and the museum of the sea. Well played I say! I will pee into the sea and I have free access for the drinking water in the museum. Ahahaha... all good, this city is connected with my ways living. Pleasures of freshness and warm seaside air, some bottle of Pastise and traditional meat "pates" of French countryside and sweet pastries, pastries of all kind... I was well, I was lucky and safe here in the Cherbourg. Around 7pm I finished my dinner and went to sleep in peace, with some beautiful church bells and seagulls songs at the camping. "The bells got crazy, it sounded like good Techno." So, tomorrow is Sunday, the church day... ...breakfast sunshine and sip of Pastise, maybe two or three... and I found myself into this church, the one I heard yesterday, before falling into sleep. Good Sunday I say, Arrr! The day is blessed and so is my journey to Ireland. Let it be, Arrr! The mighty sea of death will not take my life yet! Race is on again! Arrr! :DDD I was running with my bicycle to the ferry... because I bought the ticket for me and my bicycle just 10min before the departure time! Ahaha Arrr, what a Race!!!! Ahahah "Tour De France",as they say! Arrrr

[southern-skies]

Rating all of Dream’s historical looks in The Sandman

Because I’m bored, sleep deprived and now suddenly hyper caffeinated in an airport at 4am. So it’s unlikely to be coherent.

Mostly about his hair (but also his outfits).

I’m a sandman simp so even the lowest of scores are still kinda high 😉

1389:

I just-

Dream, babe… wHY

I don’t think the transition in the show helped

Just focussed on his face while the hair and everything else changed around him

But

It’s not great

I mean he’s still Tom Sturridge and he’s still got a (very high) baseline hotness

But we’re quite close to that baseline rn I’m sorry hon

He looks like Noel fielding I can’t unsee it

Also his long sleeves cut diagonally are just hilarious to me

-5/10

1489:

He looks like a goth dad

Like softcore goth single dad coming to pick their son up from school

Could be kinda wholesome if he tried

Definite bisexual vibes

(Esp w that lil smile to Hob, that just confirms it)

Looks like he has a purse

And the only thing in that purse is eye liner

And a my chemical romance cd

Shirt sleeves permanently rolled up

His forearms are his one (1) flirting technique

Other than that he’s hopeless

Elegant Noel fielding now

Is that… is he wearing a cardigan???

9.5/10

1589:

90% hair gel 10% leather daddy

Fully up to the neck

Good lil catholic boy protecting his modesty

Like he was heavily into bdsm previously then found god but didn’t wanna give up his entire wardrobe

Ok maybe he still does it (I’ve ready your fics I know what he’s like)

He looks like a twink version of andrew lincoln here don’t @ me

Also he’s never looked more angry than in this

Hair is ok but looks like he wanted to experiment with short hair but said fuck that and immediately went the other direction

Now thinking of leather clad Christian borle slutty bi shakespeare in something rotten

He would’ve absolutely tried to fuck the lord of dreams (and probably succeeded)

Dear lord

5/10

1689:

MAJOR INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE VIBES

Esp with the throne like chair he’s in

Ngl actually really like it

Bet his hair is really soft…

And just his face looks so soft in this too

His genuine compassion for Hob surprising even him

I feel like red lipstick would enhance the look

FUCK

And I’m sure he has begrudgingly let Desire style the long hair

Grumbling the entire time

But a week later he’s following all their hair care tips to the letter

13/10

1789:

THAT. LIL. BOW.

Definitely one of Desire’s ideas

They probably gave him a whole colourful array of choices for hair accessories

But then was pissed off when all he chose was a black satin bow

“Brother, darling, really? Of course, I love your aesthetic… but really?”

He looks like Dick Turpin.

He’s an emo pirate.

YARR HARR

He could shiver my timbers

I don’t know why I love this look so much

He just looks so put together

And gay

Slutty gay

50/10

1889:

Hair is a bit basic again (sorry my boy please forgive me I love you)

(I guess it’s cuz I know the beauty of what is coming next…)

So it doesn’t hit the same

But I certainly love his baby steps into the world of short hair

I’m a whore for a suit so I’m here for that

Also just general respect to morpheus changing his look with the times (and as human culture changes) instead of staying stuck with his original look since the dawn of time

Flexible king *wink wonk*

Can picture him sat in a leather armchair by a fire sipping on red wine and reading a book (or brooding after his breakup)

7/10

NOW:

My god

I just-

FUCK

SO HOT

Honestly in love with this man

THE HAIR. SO FLUFFY.

And the soft black clothes underneath that fucking trench coat.

Goddamn I want that trench coat.

Like fuck all of dream’s tools, I’m coming for the coat.

And Dream himself…

I don’t know if it’s just the fact this is his main look and it’s the one I’ve been staring at for hours

But I do love this look so much

So otherworldly

Transcends time and space

The comfort of it whilst also being his uniform

Like it can be super intimidating

But he’s also able to relax when he sits down with Hob

He looks so happy omg I’m gonna cry

A modern emo goth (with the occasional feeling)

Fuck me…

Please

100/10

Feel free to tell me I’m wrong in the replies, I frequently am ;)

P.S. Tom Sturridge i love you king and you’re beautiful no matter how you look xx

[hang-on-lil-tomato]

I love it!

^_^

[amuseoffyre]

Do you have any opinions on the contrast between Izzy's 'he adores you' and Lucius's 'that bizarre little man likes you' speeches? Because there is something really interesting about how often they're paired by the fandom, and how they are being used to completely different ends, and it seems like you would have some very interesting things to say about that.

Oh I love both those moments! But yes, they're completely contradictory scenes: Izzy is trying to manipulate Stede into doing something that'll get him kill, while Lucius is calling Ed out for being a brat. The intention is totally different, the tone isn't the same, but there is a certain beauty to the paralleling.

I absolutely adore the juxtaposition because in both cases these scenes immediately follow Ed and Stede having meltdowns. In Stede's case, he's trying to arrange a perfect fuckery and no one seems to understand what he's trying to do. In Ed's, he's been roped into something he doesn't want to do and is getting increasingly wound up by too much unpleasant stimulation.

So they have their meltdowns, they storm off in a show of temper, a brief lull follows with a snack/drink because Hangry Boys will be Hangry. And then, when they're almost back to calm and are just a bit grumbly, along comes a snarky gay from the opposite end of the spectrum to state the obvious to both of them.

This is the real point that ties the two scenes together: both Ed and Stede seem surprised to be told that actually, yes, that person over there does like you. No matter the context, no matter that Izzy is doing it as manipulation, the simple fact is that neither of them would have got there on their own.

Our neurodiverse lads are both not very good when it comes to recognising emotional behaviour in other people, especially when said other person comes from a completely different background and speaks a completely different language when it comes to behaviour and verbal cues and things.

The fact that both of them need an external source to tell them "by the way, [person] likes you" speaks measures for how unfamiliar this terrain is for them. By the time these scenes occur, we - the audience - have seen ample evidence that they each like the other.

Stede shared all his favourite things with Ed from the word go (my dude, he let you into his pants within an hour of meeting you. He likes you), Ed went for the gay-lean in episode 5 and then backs off when he gets no response because Stede has zero experience of someone showing an interest in him and doesn't spot it. Both of them are flailing a bit uselessly when it comes to How To Recognise Mutual Interest.

It speaks measures for Stede that once he's told that actually, Ed likes him, he's quite happy to accept that and assumes things will continue with Ed being on his ship and all is fine and dandy. Once Izzy's gone, Stede is quite happy bringing Ed tea and is all doting and domestic and - most importantly - wearing the Fuschia Banyan of Love.

Only then Ed says he should be moving on and Stede panics and instead of verbalising that, he comes up with the treasure hunt - his love language is trying to give Ed something that should make a pirate happy! Obviously! Let's go on treasure hunt! All pirates enjoy treasure! And of course, his version of what pirates want and what pirates actually want are very different. He's so determined to do it, he orders Ed and Lucius around, because GDI he is going to make this the best outing ever.

Ed very clearly doesn't get it. He spends most of the pre-snake hunt bitching with Lucius but then the snaky lunch happens and the instant Lucius realises that actually, no, "this is happening", and that Ed is absolutely smitten, he realises how crossed their wires are. When Ed tries to resume pre-lunch levels of grumpy bitching, Lucius puts his foot down and tells him what he clearly hasn't realised.

Without Lucius intervening as a Stede-gesture-translator, Ed wouldn't have been switched on to the fact that actually, it is mutual. Over the course of the episode, he goes from "a ship can only have one captain" to "if you found the two perfect people, they could be co-captains".

So in conclusion, those scenes really are absolutely opposite in intent but they also serve the dual purpose of defining what's happening for two men who have never done this before. Sometimes you just need a very salty gay to tell you what's right in front of you. Poor Izzy, not even realising that this changed everything for Stede :D

[everysongineverykey]

I'M DONE. HERE. TAKE THESE CHAPTER 2 THOUGHTS AND RUN, BABY.

so i'll try to go in order here. uhhhh... there's a LOT i have to say. first: toriel giggling sprite my beloved

on that note, ALL THE NEW SUSIE SPRITES MY BELOVEDS

NOELLE YOU'RE SO GAY. I THINK THIS IS PROBABLY JUST BECAUSE I TOLD HER TO IN CHAPTER ONE BUT SHE GAVE SUSIE THE LUNCHBOX FULL OF CHALK!! I LOVE ITTTT

ralsei's, uh... kinda sus. the whole "recruiting" thing REALLY sketches me out. and he looks kinda... smug, all the time, like he knows what's going on.

LANCER JOINED! ROUXLS JOINED EVEN THOUGH NO ONE WANTED THAT! STARWALKER JOINED, TO EVERYONE'S JOY!

LIBRARY PORTALLLL

so before i entered the city there was that pre-city area? that looked very much like the city? except it had different music? and i thought they'd cut welcome to the city and i was SEVERELY disappointed. but then they didn't! just something i wanted to mention

NOELLE!!

throughout this game i went from despising berdly to feeling bad for him to not really liking him again, but not hating him as much as before. he'd better stay the fuck away from susie though

the queen is the best villain. she's the kind you love to hate! she's literally so funny AND her boss battle is actually tough (rip to the king but he just. wasn't a formidable enemy at all lol)

THE GANG CHARLIE BROWN DANCING TO WIN A FIGHT! SUSIE GAINING THE POWER TO ACT THROUGH SHEER FORCE OF WILL! SUSIE FORCING RALSEI TO LEARN TO ACT EVEN THOUGH HE DIDN'T WANT TO! THAT ENTIRE BATTLE WAS AMAZING! THE "BATTLE WON" END DANCING SEQUENCE! GOING INSANE GOING INSANE

the puzzles in this chapter were genuinely really impressive! i especially loved the word search puzzles and the ice-ee undertale word search reference💙

that being said. the mouse puzzles were SO fucking infuriating. i caused poor noelle a LOT of grief with those and i feel bad.

SPEAKING OF NOELLE!! the scene where she and kris are walking through the puzzle, the one that spells "december", and she's talking about when they were kids, how she loved sneaking out? beautiful. the cinnamon tography <3 also i guessed dess's full name was december a while ago and while i guess it was obvious, it's nice to have that confirmed!

also, i love that susie and ralsei are real friends in this chapter! he taught her a healing spell!!

ugh. fucking berdly. so smug and pretentious. i love queen's desire to be as far away from him as possible though

i also like his backstory. it gives his behavior, even if it's still annoying, at least some context. i get the feeling of feeling like if you're not smart, people will forget about you, and that's scary.

ALSO ALSO. GAMER BERDLY. LITERALLY EVERYTHING ABOUT THAT IS PERFECT. "I THOUGHT YOU WERE A GAMER!" "i only play mobile games, berdly." "NOOOOOO!" like i ADORE that

anyways. time for me to talk about the only thing that matters in this world: suselle. i mean, did the gays win in this chapter or DID THE GAYS WIN IN THIS CHAPTER?? THEY RODE A HEART-COVERED FERRIS WHEEL AND HAD A HEARTFELT, TENSION-FILLED CONVERSATION!

"did you ever wonder why the real susie never picked on you? well, maybe it's because... when you were both new to class, you lent her one of your pencils, like... maybe a dumb one with candy canes on it or something, and... even though it didn't actually taste like candy, she... remembered your smile." okay god thanks toby it's not like i needed my heart or anything

SERIOUSLY. TOBY "i'm gonna give the gays everything they want" FOX IS BACK WITH ANOTHER BANGER LADS

QUEEN'S BOSS BATTLE! ACTUALLY TOUGH, UNLIKE KING'S! AND GIGA QUEEN! I'M GOING INSANE THAT WAS SO SICK AND SO HARD

the way my heart BROKE when lancer turned to stone good god thank GOD our boy's okay

AND ROUXLS KAARD IN HIS PIRATE DUCK!! WITH HIS LITTLE HAT! DEMANDING THE QUEEN MAKE HIM BUTLER SUPREMETH! I LOVE HIM MORE THAN LIFE ITSELF

also!! kris and ralsei's little moment on the swan boat💙 i wasn't a kralsei shipper before but uh... that may be starting to change

it's hard because ralsei's still suspicious but at the same time i love him and want him to be happy. i don't know how to feel

also, if darkners outside of their dark worlds turn to stone after a while, why didn't ralsei? that's, uhhh... VERY sus. very weird. mr fox i need ANSWERS

WE FINALLY HAVE A WAY TO SAVE AFTER WE'VE FINISHED MOST OF THE EPILOGUE LADS. REJOICE!!

seriously the thing that peeved me about ch1 was that the last save point was on the battle stage and if i wanted to play the epilogue again, i had to. do that entire battle all over. BUT NOW THAT'S BEEN FIXED!!

UNDYNE AND ALPHYS HAVE MET UNDYNE AND ALPHYS HAVE MET THIS IS NOT A DRILL UNDYNE GAVE HER A BOX OF CANDIES EVERYBODY SHUT UP THEY'RE IN LOVE ALL IS RIGHT WITH THE WORLD

ALSO! NEAR THE BEGINNING! I FORGOT TO MENTION THE LITTLE WHITE DOG DOING DONUTS IN A TOY RACE CAR AND BACKING UP TRAFFIC! THANK YOU LITTLE WHITE DOG!

on that note: "looks like a car. this one has a man in it. he waves at you happily." AND THEN THE MAN'S GONE??? HEY TOBY???

ALSO. THE SEGMENT WHERE THE ANNOYING DOG HELPS US FIND THE KEY THROUGH THE POWER OF WANTON DESTRUCTION. THE BEST PLOT DEVICE!

TORIEL TEACHING SUSIE TO MAKE PIE STOP ITTTTT

and yes yes i KNOW kris slashed toriel's tires. that was extremely troubling. but THEY MADE PIE TOGETHER!!

"leave the chalk alone, kris" TORIEL!!

sans and toriel making egg puns and asgore running in and going "don't forget me, your eggs-husband!" is the FUNNIEST sitcom moment type thing ever. GOD.

on the other hand sans let me meet your brother god dammit i'll kill you

METTATONNNNNNN

RUDY... "who got you these flowers?" "is it weird for a married man to get flowers?" "so your wife did?" "oh, no! kris's dad did!" "...not even gonna try to understand this..." TOBY STOP ITTTT YOU'RE GIVING THE ASGORUDY SHIPPERS FALSE HOPE. YOU KNOW YOU'RE JUST GONNA KILL RUDY. YOU'RE JUST RUBBING SALT IN THE WOUND!

NUBERT! MY MAN!

seeing kris repeatedly they-themmed by multiple characters makes me so happy <3 poor kid... "college summer vacation when" "you opened the door with your eyes closed. you saw nothing" kris....

KRIS...

fucking. BLACK FOG STORM IN THE LIVING ROOM KRIS STOP IT. HOW'RE THEY GONNA REVEAL THIS WAS INNOCENT? THE KNIFE IN CHAPTER ONE WAS EASY BUT HOW WILL THEY EXPLAIN THIS

the staticy tv appearing in the dark and a toothy smile slowly fading into view in the center and lingering there ominously for far too long >>>>>>> every hollywood horror movie ever god. GOD

snowy and monster kid checking out the red door. implying there's something in there. something that kris knows about. knowing we won't get any more deltarune content for 5+ years does NOT fill me with determination

also. gaster's symbolic theme being mus_smile. and the final image in the game being a smile. god. gaster's COMING lads.

onionsan hears a song at night... a familiar song... memory, perhaps? or maybe a certain... four-note arpeggio that's hidden in a sound test room in undertale? who knows? guess we'll just have to wait for chapters 3/4/5.

this concludes my ramblings for now, but don't get it twisted- this is FAR from the last post i'll make about ch2. this whole chapter was absolutely amazing! brilliant! showstopping!! i'm genuinely soooo super impressed and excited for the chapter 3/4/5 bundle!!!

[hang-on-lil-tomato]

out on the briny, with a moon big and shiny

melting your heart of stone…

I’d like to get you in a slow boat to china

all to myself alone

And what makes Ed happy? These past few weeks have been the most fun I've had in ages, years. Maybe ever. So... So, uh, I reckon what makes Ed happy... is... you.

[theunderneath]

Hey! If you don’t mind me asking are you comfortable with writing for the Whitebeard pirate commanders?

Gonna be honest, I think I only know I few. Though I’m willing to learn any of the others. And to add a bit of meat to this ask, I will now go over my options for the ones I know.

Marco

Ok, so I find him very attractive even though he is a stupid pineapple. Like I don't know how he's so attractive because of his hairstyle but it's probably his personality combined with his body, glasses, and body language.

I find his personality very attractive since he is an older man (I have father issues yes) but is also a caregiver. Since he is a doctor he has this energy of care about him while also having some wise years. It's nice having a rock sort of character.

Now onto how this man acts, he is strong and he knows it. With Marco being the second-division captain of the Whitebeards crew, he has this authority to him that I personally love.

Also, his Devil Fruit is badass and cool. Kinda don’t like his dub voice, think it could be a little sleeper or older. In the dub, he sounds like a teenage boy who just hit puberty. Like I wish he had just a bit more age to his voice.

Ace

AHH BABY ACE I LOVE HIM SO MUCH. This boy comes with so much baggage it's crazy. Like he has such wet sad dog energy as a yandere in my brain.

This man is a ball of guilt that hides behind a facade of charisma. He is such a good character and I love him for that. He is also a sad character but still. Our soft boy we all love.

I do find his looks very appealing as well. Like come on he is a shiftless man with loose pants. He is conventionally attractive as well with his slightly waving hair and freckles. I could imagine him wearing gray sweatpants.

Baby soft boy I wish he was alive LIKE COME ON HOW COULD YOU RIP OUT MY HEART LIKE THAT AND KILL WHITEBEARD WHEN WE FIRST GET TO SEE HIM IN HIS WHOLE ASS GLORY LIKE COME ON! I have some feelings about it.

Thatch

Ok so we didn't see a bunch of Thatch since he was pretty much just a character piece to cause conflict between Blackbeard and Whitebeard. So a lot of his characteristics are headcanons of mine or others.

So for his personality, we know he's a social butterfly and seemed like a pretty happy guy. Match that with his cooking attire and his being a Whitebeard pirate, mostly everyone sees him as a sort of a caregiver.

I've seen some art with his pompadour down in a long hairstyle which pleases my monkey brain. I've also seen some art of him getting the Yami Yami no Mi instead of Blackbeard which I find an even cooler concept.

Overall I very much like how malleable he is as a character. He is a nice person but there's a lot of stuff you can do with his character. You could make his backstory almost anything you want.

Izou

My favorite. I think it's my gay-ass mind and straight mind getting confused. They just see “Oh pretty face and nice hair.” then “Straight killer abs.” also men with long hair are just great.

Ok so I'm pretty sure Izou isn't transgender but is more cross-dressing. I think the trans one is his sister, Kiku.

I think Izou is a very beautiful design for my fangirl brain. He has a very feminine face while having a male body. While I do like manly men, there's something about beautiful men that does it for me.

There is also a little character change from his first appearance from Timeskip. He gets gloves in Wano which scratches my brain just a little more.

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Buddie Fic Recs (1/?)

Some of y'all asked for Buddie fic recs, and I am here to deliver 😌

If you want to be tagged in any futur ones I do, let me know please (asks, messages, replies, anything goes)

Long Fics (50+k)

♣️ The Space Between Sleep by Tattered_Dreams (Complete)

As weeks pass after the Tsunami, Christopher has Eddie to help him deal with the scars it left behind. He also has Buck. Buck's dealing with his own demons, but he has both of them.

Eddie's trying to keep them all together and finding out his family might not be as small as he thought.

The 118 have their few cents to add, too, because don't they always.

This is one of my favorite Buddie fics. It deals with the aftermath of the tsunami in a way that is absolutely beautiful and realistic and authentic. Christopher and Buck's relationship, and Eddie and Christopher's relationship are perfection. A thing I also really love is that it's not just a Buddie fic, it has the firefam, Maddie and Eddie'sfamily involved in a way that's just natural.

♣️ The King's Tide by yawnralphio (@dearbuck) (WIP with Regular Updates)

A captain, his ship, her crew, and a secret with the power to ruin it all.

When his merchant transport vessel is boarded by the fearsome Captain Nash and the crew of the Spark, Eddie believes his time has come.

Buckck makes him an offer he can't refuse, and he finds himself tangled up in something much bigger than he planned for.

I have never read a pirate AU fic. I have never been interested in reading a pirate AUs. But this one changed my mind. The storytelling is amazing. This author paints images with their words, and they have built an amazing, nuanced world here. With every chapter, a question is answered, and a few arise, but it's handled so well you won't be impatient and confused half the time. The friendships, the relationships, here are beyond amazing too.

♣️ Tethers by red-to-black (@redtooblack) (WIP)

Eddie's spent years trying to find a place to call home with Christopher, hoping that Shannon will come back and then desperately hoping she wouldn't. He thinks he's in the clear when she shows up at his doorstep, demanding they get back together.

Eddie comes up with a foolproof plan: get a fake boyfriend, convince Shannon he's gay, and live happily ever after with his life mostly intact and Christopher safe and happy. Get rid of fake boyfriend when Shannon gives up, and life can resume as normal.

Enter Buck, and the plan goes to hell in a handbasket.

Where do I start with this fic? First of all, it's fake dating- which is a trope I love. But it's so, so much more than that. It shows both Eddie and Buck fighting their demons, and being good for each other. It shows two adults navigating a relationship in both a healthy and realistic way. The author incorporates Canon in this fic in an amazing, seamless way. Christopher and Buck's relationship in this is perfection. I have reread this fic about five times. Tempted to reread again, ngl.

Medium Length Fics (10-50k)

❄ Home, a series by hopeintheashes

Eddie, Buck, and Christopher figuring out how to be a family.

This series has two amazing sickfics and one WIP that shows how the team, and Buddie specifically, handle the pandemic. I love these works a lot, they're always in character, always realistic and tender, and Buck and Christopher's relationship shines through, as does the love between the Diaz boys.

❄ The Ghosts That You Haunt by JessicaMDawn

The first time Evan Buckley died, he was ten.

"Apparently that won me a ticket to ghost town, because I've been seeing them ever since."

Buck can see the recently dead. It's not as glamorous as people might think.

This AU is wonderful. It's not the typical character can see ghosts fics. It's so very emotional and angsty and it hits all the right spots. Buck is such an amazing character here. The emotions are vivid and beautiful and realistic. I LOVE it.

❄ Scratch and Burn by JessicaMDawn

Christopher scratches Buck during the tsunami, but the rest of the debris hurts a lot more and Buck thinks nothing of it. The next day, however, Buck experiences a lot of changes that he doesn't know how to handle. Luckily, Eddie is there to help him through it.

Not ABO. This Werewolf AU is perfection. I love Buck's relationship with both Eddie and Christopher here. I won't say more to not spoil it, but it truly is wonderful.

❄ Buy Back the Secrets by allysavedtheday (@littlespooneven )

After getting hurt on a call, Buck wakes up thinking it's 2018. AKA Buck can't remember who Eddie is but he's pretty sure everyone's lying when they say they're "just friends."

This fic is nothing short of perfection. Amnesia fics require a very delicate balance, and this one managed that perfectly. Misunderstandings, oblivious idiots in love, it has it all. The firedam's relationships with Buck is amazing, and they shine through here.

Short Fics (1-10k)

💭 one of these days you'll miss your train by allysavedtheday

“Buck?”

Whipping his head around, his eyes land on a face he hasn’t seen up close in almost a year.

“Eddie?” he gasps in disbelief, taking in the sight of Eddie’s rumpled appearance. His shirt is ripped, Buck can see scrapes on his forearms where his sleeves are pushed up, and he’s got a nasty gash across his forehead, blood trickling down into his eyebrow. But he’s looking at Buck like he’s a prayer and a miracle all wrapped into one. “Eddie!”

His brain finally catches up with his legs and he rushes forward just as Eddie all but collapses into his embrace.

“Thank god,” Eddie heaves out raggedly, fingers clutched tightly in the back of Buck’s turnout coat.

I absolutely love this concept of Eddie replacing Abby on the train. This fic is sweet, cute and emotional. The characters are all spot on and just- it's AMAZING.

💭 help my life (be worth your while), a series by iriswests

This series is a study in perfect pacing. It has pining, it has Eddie exploring his relationship with faith and it is possibly the perfect scenario for how these two can get together.

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