#isuka the nailer

[crow-person]

she is exploding them with her mind

[mesukohi]

They call her "The nailer" for a reason

[kugiuchi]

@tosought asked:

❛ have a drink with me. ❜ (from sabo)

Isuka certainly hadn't been expecting to see the revolutionary here. She was off-duty after all, and wearing civilian clothing. How had he found where she'd been staying? And how long had he been waiting here for her to show up?

She glances about momentarily. Their conversation shouldn't be interrupted or listened in on here, at least. Looking back to him with an eyebrow raised, she takes a seat opposite and folds her arms upon the table.

"How the hell did you find me?" She inquires, though she can't help the faintly amused smile creeping onto her features. "Have you been spying on me, Flame Emperor?"

[opswordsmenzine]

⚔️ ASK A SWORDSMAN - ISUKA ⚔️

Our second question is for Isuka and it comes from @/PiratePlunderOP on Twitter! She is quite proud of The Nailer epiteth nickname she has earned, and in reference to Fire Fist? Isuka doesn't back down in her chase of him. On a side note, she's willing to concede that Kotatsu is indeed cute, despite him being a pirate.

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[instantkeen]

I'm thirsty for Esuka content, so here is a non plot related excerpt from a fanfiction I'm working on during my downtime at work. I stress it is still in the draft phase and needs more editing, but I'm looking to put myself out there more this year.

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She heard his mouth open, but before a sound could come out, shook her head and cut in, “No, it’ll have to wait. My assignment takes president.”

She heard him exhale heavily, disappointed. After a beat, he inhaled “Yeah, the missing marines, your flock mentioned it.” He said, pointing to her ship.

Isuka closed her eyes and took in an impatient breath, deciding to let the “flock” joke go today. “Does “confidential” mean nothing to them.” She placed her hands on her hips and found Ace’s eyes again, “Well, if anything, I hope they mentioned that the situation is potentially life or death, so I really need to focus.” She turned her back to the flame user and raised the binoculars back to her face. “I’d love for today to be the day I finally put you in sea prism cuffs, Portagas, but my hands are tied.”

Isuka sat, binoculars still at her eyes, waiting for the sounds of departure. She felt her back begin to tense as silent seconds ticked by.

“I can feel you staring. I meant what I said about focusing. Time for you to go ba….HEY!”

Before she could process what was happening, the bottom of Isuka’s rowboat disappeared from beneath her, and she was being lifted onto the Striker. “FIRE FIST PUT ME DOWN” The Ensign yelled towards seemingly deaf ears, as she was deposited onto the flame powered vessel that was somehow already making its way towards the island.

Isuka attempted to turn around and pound the man’s chest, but the arm that secured her back to his torso was like a vice grip. “YOU BETTER TURN AROUND RIGHT NOW IF YOU KNOW WHAT’S GOOD FOR YOU!” He was ignoring her. The red head stomped down hard on his booted foot, growling loudly in frustration when it went straight through to the ground.

Ace laughed jovially, “What’s good for me” He said loudly to be heard over the speedboat, “is to help you finish up here so we can find out if you’ll make good on your threat to put me in cuffs.”

The Nailer took a few measured calming breaths. From what she knew about the Spade Pirate’s captain, arguing with him was going to get her absolutely nowhere. He decided he was tagging along, and that was that. At the very least, she could use his much faster vessel to her advantage. Sighing loudly, she wondered how she was going to explain this in her incident report.

The Ensign certainly never lied when composing reports, however the number of details she had felt the need to omit or be intentionally vague on were ramping up quickly as of late. The guilt that came after each debriefing with Vice Admiral Draw was getting difficult to swallow.

Ace, likely sensing the resignation in her posture, loosened his grip around her arms so she could free them, his steady hand instead finding a home around her small waist. Isuka unconsciously leaned into the warmth of his body, a stark contrast to the biting wind hitting her face. She gripped his forearm to get his attention, “Let’s do a lap around the island, and I’ll give you a quick rundown.”

The right side of her face was suddenly much warmer than her left as the captain bent his head down and placed his mouth near her ear. “Sorry, can’t hear you when you talk away from me.” She could hear the cheeky smile on his face.

Isuka’s body betrayed her yet again, responding with a weakness in her knees and an infuristingly increasing familiar ache. The marine immediately began rationalizing; she was a 20-year-old woman, and the Fire Fist was a roguishly attractive male who never wore a shirt. Having THAT physiological response was an uncontrollable inevitability. 

‘Well, if he’s trying to get a reaction out of me, he’s going to be disappointed.’ The Ensign thought to herself as she attempted to swallow down her feelings. She pushed his chin gently off her shoulder and turned her face towards his ear, repeating herself in her best attempt at a measured tone. Her stomach clenching at each unintentional brush of her lips to his skin.

The striker came to a stop. Ace breathed in deeply through his nose and loosened his grip again, taking a half step backward.__________

[sabocho]

really wanted to see her throw hands

[mnemosyneslunarian-ocs]

Basic Profile

• name: Portgas D. Alace  • ages: 4 -> 10 -> 14 -> 17 • sex: female • final height:  5’5’’ • eye color: dark steel gray (ace’s eye color) • hair color : a slightly darker vermillion (isuka’s hair color) • blood type: S (same as ace) • familial: parents (ace & isuka) , uncles (sabo & luffy) • DF: logia fruit user yuki-yuki no mi (snow-snow fruit)* • dislikes: spicy food • likes: sour food (will eat a lemon no hestiation)

• misc details: 

• future captian of spade pirates 2.0 • freckles, hair on slight wavy side • tattoo on her left arm, tattoo is of a pale red spade w/ a large flame & the letter A in the center. the A is made of nails. the tattoo is tribute to both her parents, the nails cause isuka’s called ‘the nailer’ and the flame cause ace is the meramera user, and her intial ‘A’. • she happens upon the yuki-yuki no mi differently depending on which verse, but both verses it’s sometime after the punkhazard arc. (in one verse she finds it as young as 4 and in another as old as 7 or 8) • she also always finds it while being young, and thus is given a sea-stone (prism?) bracelet that mostly just blocks its power til she’s old enough to safely learn to use the powers. • she is as much of a trouble maker as her father was when he was a kid, just minus the anger issues.  • both her parents are stubborn s o  she is too • she has potential for Conquer’s Haki. and this is purely because so far in the series, theres a lot of evidence that at least the first born child of someone that has Conquer’s Haki will also have it. (parent/child examples: roger & ace, big mom & katakuri, dragon & luffy, ect... | eldest child with unknown parents: boa)

[mesukohi]

The string never breaks 🧵

Esuka week Entry: Soulmate Au 🔥🐦

[kugiuchi]

Isuka pauses before clenching her fists, an embarrassed frown overtaking her features. "—That's not what I meant and you know it!" She huffs, but there was no salvaging this blunder. The look on his face said it all.

She did admire his determination to follow this childhood goal of his. She had her own mission, after all - to rescue people from pirates and make sure that no child had to go through what she did. She also admired his dedication to his comrades, pirates though they may be. As a Marine however, she couldn't just stand idly by. It was her duty to apprehend criminals - and even if she didn't entirely see @flambace as one - the World Government did.

The comment and the wink that followed earn him a scoff and an eyeroll from the Ensign, even as her cheeks turn a flustered red. Regardless, she stands tall - as tall as she could, anyway - and plants her hands on her hips, breaking into a determined grin.

"You know I can't just turn a blind eye while you chase your dreams. You leave me no choice! I guess I'll just have to keep pursuing you until that day, Fire Fist."

❝  oh  ,  so  you  do  think  i'm  great  ,  huh  ?  ❞  ace  couldn't  help  but  notice  what  she  said.  in  this  conversation  ,  he  has  a  small  victory.  his  brows  wiggled  and  his  powerful  arms  wrapped  across  his  chest.  after  all ��,  @kugiuchi  had  been  correct.  many  captains  spoke  of  the  fictitious  glory  they  could  only  imagine.  many  had  yet  to  meet  even  the  most  harsh  conditions  imposed  by  mother  sea.  ace  had  just  recently  discovered  them  ,  so  basking  in  the  rays  of  glory  was  foolish  for  him.

in  answer  ,  his  arms  shrugged.  he  then  chuckled  softly  and  shook  his  head.  ❝  it's  too  early  for  me  to  take  any  greatness  for  myself.  y'know  ,  i  have  a  goal.  a  dream  i  was  growin'  up  with  as  a  kid.  i  have  no  intention  of  squanderin'  my  opportunity  ,  and  as  captain  ,  i  ain't  gonna  squander  my  crew's  faith.  isuka  ,  i  have  a  long  path  ahead  of  me.  and  it's  not  goin'  to  end  up  in  jail.  ❞ 

the  fire  fist  smiled  at  her  ,  his  hands  slipping  into  the  pockets  of  his  shorts.  he  made  a  pledge  to  himself  and  his  brothers.  ace  always  kept  his  promises.  "promise  ,  once  i'll  be  a  legend  ,  then  you  can  try  to  get  me  cuffed."  a  wink  was  all  ace  could  offer  her  at  the  moment.  

[kugiuchi]

@ravarui continued from x

Isuka wasn't sure how the infamous captain had managed to get this far without being recognised, but it didn't matter. He was here, and it was her duty to protect this base.

Her gaze drops briefly to his hand as it is placed upon the hilt of his own blade, and she tenses. She knew that she couldn't win a fight against an Emperor, but she couldn't let him go unchallenged either.

"And you shouldn't have come here." She retorts, eyes narrowing. His easy-going nature reminded her of someone else she'd known, and it irritated her how people like him could act so nonchalant whilst facing the Marines.

"Leave now and nobody has to get hurt, Red Hair."

[opswordsmenzine]

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Xeon strikes with skill, revealing just a taste of their piece!

The Nailer might just get to nail Fire Fist after all 😉

It's all in the pursuit of justice for Isuka in Way of the Blade: 🛒

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[kugiuchi]

Just the fact that she was still standing after the burst of haki is enough to irritate her further. She knew what a man like him was capable of. He was going easy on her - and while she should be grateful for that, it also meant that he wasn't taking her seriously. Just like all the others.

"Tch—" Isuka didn't even have time to retort before she found his sword coming at her. Luckily, she was known for being fast and agile. Back-stepping to avoid the first strike, she quickly realises it's a distraction and brings up her rapier in an attempt to parry the real blow. If successful, she would swiftly turn her wrist and aim a powerful thrust of the pointed blade towards his chest.

She was going to give this her all, even if the Emperor was merely toying with her.

"You're either very brave or a fool, captain." Her rank was spoken in a mocking manner, making it clear that he wasn't taking her serious. If she wanted a fight he would give her a small one, deciding to only use a little bit of haki. Enough to make his presence known, but not enough to knock her unconscious unless she was utterly weak willed, but given she had chosen to fight he doubted that.

Lips twitch in amusement and it was the only warning she got, before he went for the first strike, aiming right for her neck. An obvious move given their difference in height. It was meant as a distraction and he moved swiftly, using his own momentum to go for another opening in her defense, a hit that would land unless she was quick enough to defend.

[mihawque]

Desperately want to write a fic where Ace actually quits being a pirate and joins the Marines and Isuka gets to hold it over Garp's head for the rest of her career

[sabocho]

I don’t have an excuse for this I just wanted to draw Isuka in armor

[mesukohi]

My summer piece for @acexisuka zine's 春夏秋冬 of Love

Also a submission for OPEsukaWeek2022: Fairy tale Au

[kugiuchi]

@isutoburu asked:

sabo lays on his back, pouting. "you know, i didn't expect you'd start to ignore me just because you have a cat now." he wants some attention but in his usual fashion, fails to say that... (is the man jealous of his own gift? possible)

It was true, Isuka had become rather attached to the feline - as she had to the Marine. Indeed, she had been cradling the cat against her chest like a mother would hold her baby, off in her own little world until Sabo spoke up.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Are you jealous?" She teases, looking down at him with an amused smirk. "You brought this upon yourself by sending her to me, you know."

She didn't mean to ignore him, of course - but the cat's presence was oh so distracting.