#masked monkey awakening

[devotion-disorder]

when i was a wee little baby child watching inuyasha, too little to even actually comprehend much of the show, i had a big fat crush on not inuyasha, not even sesshomaru, but naraku. i vividly remember the scene when he was like, rebuilding his body in a basement????from demon parts??? and he was just a dismembered head among a mass of gross demon viscera but that really did it for baby me ig

so you see ive always had wonderful taste in men

[thejazzywaffles]

Last year I made a version of this, but I fudged 2020 with a game I didn't actually like and it's 2023 now. So here's all my favorite games each year from 1981 to 2023! Now with 2020 being accurate and not a cop-out.

[saphirafoxgirlspost1]

(Open Rp) The Monkey King: Reborn in "The Sakutopian Fox Princess and The Monkey King"

On the Glorious Morning, The Princess Of Sakutopia, Japan Name "Princess Saphira Lorraina Fox" Who was On the Journey To meet the Oracle At the Temple In the Mighty Forest Mountains.. She Ride Her Mighty Kirin Name "Yuki" The leader and the King of the Herds on the Path to seek The Oracle, The reason Why she was Seeking the Oracle Is because She kept Rejecting alot of Suitors back In Sakutopia, Japan. One By one, Many Suitors are rejected by the princess because their hearts are nothing but greed and Dishonoring, and their Minds Are Power Obsessive and Abusive as well, Mostly they wanted the Throne and treat Saphira Like a "simple house wife, maid, servant, or Much worse of them all.. A Slave", Then her Father Decided to Send Saphira to Seek the Oracle At the Zhen Yuan Temple to tell her Whats Her Future Husband Will be soon and what Future Holds as well. When She made it to the Zhen yuans temple, the two Guardian Deities Came and saw Saphira wearing a beautiful Royal kimono and the beautiful Celestial Fox mask and She said,

Saphira:" Greetings, I am Princess Saphira Lorraina Fox Of Sakutopia and I am Here to seek the Oracle."

Deity 1: "And you've come to stay For the Night as well after Seeking the Oracle?"

Saphira:" Why yes, I must Know what Future holds, you see i was sent From m-"

The Second Deity cut off,

Deity 2:" Your Father, we know. The Master Is Fully aware that your here as well, Your More welcome to Stay and we have a Feeling that Master Tang and Those 3 deity will be arriving as well."

Saphira: "Oh? and who are they?"

Deity 1: " We'll Deal with it, So don't worry about it. Please Follow us."

As Saphira Follows the two Deity as they Guided her to the Nice Luxurious Guest room and She loves it very much and then She thanked them very much as she bows ..and then the two Deity sense that they have arrived, as one of them told her that She can feel free to explore until The Oracle finally arrives in the Form of the elderly Woman, She told Saphira That She is in Terrible Danger and that She will be Cursed By a Demon King Name "Yuandi" the First demon Who will put Saphira Into an Eternal Sleep But She will be Awaken by true loves Kiss From a hero Who was Known as "The Great Sage equal to heaven", Saphira was Shocked that Her Future Husband will be the "Monkey king". Then She asked How would this be possible? But the oracle Answers that Destiny has it's ways to bring Two immortal lovers Together For the good of Saphira's Kingdom.. After the oracle left, Saphira began to Explore the temple while wearing a Lovely Fox Mask and began to Hum and Sings Softly with her beautiful Angelic Voice but little does she know that her Voice Echoes through temple and Nature itself At the center of the Temple, Pigsy Heard Her Voice and realized that there's a Princess In The temple as well along with an enchanted Fruit. Then He began to try to look For Sun wukong to Tell him But He already knows because he too heard Saphira's Voice, So He decided to See who She was and began Following Her beautiful Voice Unexpected By Shapeshift into a bug and Pigsy Turns into a caterpillar, When they Found Her In the Lovely Garden,, The Monkey King Saw the Princess Wearing a Fox Mask but he was curious about whats behind that mask of hers While Saphira Is relaxing and Humming beautifully until.. She saw a green Weird looking caterpillar with a Pig face..when she gets closer, Pigsy Spoke saying "Hiya gorgeous!" Saphira made a Small screams and runs off from the garden saying the caterpillar can talk, She stopped and glance back and pants..She could've swore That this Weird caterpillar can talk, She Spawn a beautiful fan and began to fan herself like she's going to Faint, After fanning herself and began to walk on the boardwalk until She hears the Fluttering of the beetle as she sees the weird Pig face caterpillar again and he Spoke again, trying to flirt at her.. but then saphira Smacked him with her fan and hits the wall as he change back to the original self with a Puff of smoke and she runs off fearfully, While she was running and head to the Big Garden part and She looked around making sure that Pigsy doesn't followed her, When she thought it was coast is clear But She was Followed by a weird Brown beetle but turns out it was the monkey king in the beetle form as she gasp and began to fall backward but She was caught by his arms and he said..

[1863-project]

One of the things I really like about the Teal Mask DLC for Scarlet and Violet is that it's all about examining your biases, learning the truth, and not just going on first impressions.

Spoilers to follow.

There's both a blatantly obvious and less obvious way the DLC does this, and I actually really like how it was handled from a storytelling perspective.

The obvious case is Ogerpon. When the player first gets to Kitakami and starts learning about Mossui Town's ogre story, it's playing the Momotaro fairy tale straight - the signs feature a young human figure, a dog, a pheasant, and a monkey chasing out an ogre. But by the end of things, the player - and by extension the entire town - has learned the truth about Ogerpon and how she was framed (species is 100% female). She was the victim in this scenario, and the so-called "Loyal Three" were actually the perpetrators. We don't even know what happened to her human companion or if he even survived their attack. By the end of the DLC, we've helped Ogerpon find acceptance in the town that formerly shunned her, and she's decided to travel with the player, whom she's bonded with. It's a much more typical story about acceptance, truth, and getting the facts straight. Ogerpon deserves reparations.

Less obvious, however, is the player's relationship with Carmine and Kieran, and this is where it's really important to dig a little deeper.

When the player first walks into town, Carmine challenges them immediately. She's looking for a fight and for someone to put down, and she wants to prove her superiority over the new visitors. She's surprised to lose to the player, and runs off when the caretaker arrives. The entire time, she's keeping Kieran under her thumb, barely allowing him to speak. It's not a good first impression at all, and you come away from that interaction thinking she's just a run of the mill bully.

Your first interactions with Kieran are the opposite. He seems to like the player quite a bit, and is really shy about it but really excited to have an actual friend. He's in awe of the player's skill, and he constantly puts himself down, saying he could never compare even though Carmine herself says he's almost as good as she is. You feel bad for him, and you want to look after him, especially since his own sister is constantly snapping at him. He relates to the outcast ogre from the story, and he dreams of meeting it someday.

Once you and Carmine meet Ogerpon by chance at the festival, however, things start to shift. Carmine doesn't want her brother to be upset that he missed the ogre he loves so much, so she hides it from him, even though this causes more grief in the long run. She does actually care about his feelings on some level, even if she's terrible at showing that and still actively puts him down all the time. When she and the player learn the truth about Ogerpon from her grandfather, she's righteously infuriated on Ogerpon's behalf, and she immediately wants to set things right. You and Carmine agree to respect the grandfather's wishes about not telling Kieran yet, but Kieran has been listening in the whole time, and he deems this a betrayal.

From Kieran's point of view, of course it feels like a betrayal - he was bonding with you, and it feels like now his sister has stolen you from him and you're both lying to him about Ogerpon, even if it's to protect him instead of make fun of him, as he wrongfully assumes. He starts avoiding the player and Carmine more because he's emotionally hurt, as most people would be in his situation, and because of this, it ends up being you and Carmine who start to bond with each other - going to get the supplies to repair the mask. When Kieran steals the mask, he's doing it out of pure jealousy - this was supposed to be something he did, not you and his sister. That jealousy unfortunately awakens the covetous spirits of the "Loyal" Three, who come back to life.

After confronting the alleged "Loyal" Three for the first time and collecting information in town, you and Carmine go off to fight them with Ogerpon in tow as Kieran stays behind to tell the townspeople the truth. This is important, because you and Carmine are now actively bonding with Ogerpon, and Kieran isn't even though he's helping her out. By the end of things, once everything is set right with the townspeople and Ogerpon has all her masks back, she indicates that she wants to team up with the player, who's been the one directly interacting with her. Kieran's jealousy gets the better of him again, and he challenges the player for the right to be Ogerpon's trainer, even as Carmine tells him he needs to consider Ogerpon's feelings, too. The player ends up with Ogerpon, of course, and Kieran doesn't take it well.

At the end of things, when they have to go back to school, Carmine is cheerily saying goodbye to everyone, and she reveals that she was being so standoffish because she didn't feel comfortable welcoming outsiders into her hometown. She states she's glad to have gotten to know everyone and hopes to see the player again. Kieran, on the other hand, doesn't even show up, and is locked in his bedroom at his house, swearing that he's going to become stronger than the player and getting a somewhat malicious-looking smile on his face. Things have been completely flipped from how they were at the start.

By the time that "To be continued..." screen hits, you've got much more mixed perspectives on both Carmine and Kieran, and they're both much more morally grey than they seemed at first glance. Carmine is constantly putting her brother down at the beginning, but she does make it clear she worries about him and his feelings, and she does care about him. She becomes nicer to the player once she warms up to them, and she knows what happened to Ogerpon was wrong and gets angry over it. Kieran seems like a beleaguered younger sibling at first, constantly at the mercy of his sister, but he has a fierce streak of jealousy that causes active problems for his hometown and damages his relationship with the player even more than the secret-keeping does. Both kids clearly have issues to work through that are affecting their ability to relate well to others and form bonds, and it's tough to see - even the Mossui Town locals say things about them that make it clear they're considered outsiders in their own home to a degree, and not just because they're descended from the mask maker.

I'm curious to see how things go for them in The Indigo Disk.

[quitealotofsodapop]

Ok but what sort of side effect does Wukong deal with when it comes to making stone eggs? Because if the usual procedure would result in a Stone Monkey's death and damage to their very soul, then there has to be long lasting effects. Is Wukong just... permanently weaker and doesn't have as much endurance as he used to? Does he have moments of chronic illness and pain? Does he lose his breath easy or have lung and/or heart problems? What does the recovery look like for Wukong?

Permanent power debuff during and even after the Stone Egg pregnancy. In addition to a lot of typical pregnancy symptoms... for the next few centuries.

So much energy is needed just to form the egg, that having the parent "awakened" and surviving the process puts a *Huge* biological pressure on the body.

Wukong experiences a much weaker immune response than normal - his divine body and immortalities no match for regulatory T-cells keeping his immune system dampened to protect the Egg and/or to reduce post-partum inflammation. First time he ever caught a cold on the Journey - he thought he was dying cus he'd never experienced that kind of illness before. Spent the rest of the Journey super sus of anything that could get him sick. Same in the modern day; huge advocate for vaccines and mask-wearing. He wont die of illness, but he'll feel like it.

Chronic pain in his lower back and abdomen for like ever. Wukong's body argues with him after the baby arrives since it's been the same shape for hundreds of years, and it takes a while for him to stop having post-partum afterpains. Lots of heat packs, cold compresses, and massages from Macaque are needed to soothe this sore monkey.

Wukong also retains a bit more water afterwards (normal hormonal thing) so his ankles still swell up at odd times.

Gets short of breath a lot faster than he used to. Just something he has to deal with now.

Slightly gross but 100% normal post-partum symptom; Wukong is left with some issues making to the bathroom on time for the next few months or so. The Egg wrecked his "downstairs" on the way out.

Aesthetically; Wukong gets left with some gnarly stretch marks that are really hard for him to glamour off and it makes him a little self-conscious, but he's really proud of them esp since the marks are literally scars from surviving the Stone Egg pregnancy.

Most of the symptoms don't stack (thank buddha) when the lunar node twins happen, but Wukong does experience bonus morning/midnight sickness with them.

[tealmaskmybeloved]

Toxic Consequences AU: Chapter 3

An Offer

(As always, notes will be under the cut. Enjoy and feel free to send an ask if you want to!)

Kieran was in shock. How... how were the Loyal 3 back?! Why?! Was... Kieran responsible for this?

Maybe when he punched the shrine... but how would that work? The shrine had some dents and scratches due to the people and Pokémon accidently damaging it, and the trio were never revived....

Maybe the mask was responsible?

Kieran was snapped out of his thoughts as he got a better look at them.

They were different than what the townsfolk depicted them as, although that might be due to the people's warped perspective of the trio.

Okidogi was the biggest of the three. Instead of having a bright green fur color like his hero depiction, he had dark gray fur with green coloring. There were scars over the dog Pokémon's body, likely due to the fatal encounter with Ogerpon. Around Okidogi's neck was a bright pink chain. Some parts of it cracked and oozed a purple liquid.

Munkidori was next to Okidogi. The monkey was the smallest of the three. He had the same coloring as Okidogi, but with blue markings instead of green. Munkidori also had a bit of an enlarged brain, and his eyes seemed like they were constantly looking into the future. Around Munkidori's head was the same pink chain, this one less damaged.

Finally, Fezandipiti was on the right. He had the same dark coloring as his allies. The bird Pokémon had more of the pink highlights than the others, with long lashes and beautiful markings on his body. Around Fezandipiti's body was the same chain, but with no damages. The Pokémon likely valued the chain as if it were itself.

On further inspection, the Loyal 3 didn't look heroic or even kind. They all had that same malicious demeanor and gave off a menacing aura.

Kieran's thoughts were interrupted when one of the members, Okidogi, stepped forward to where Kieran was.

Kieran instinctively backed away. The Loyal 3 were villains. Wouldn't that mean that they'd attack Kieran?

Rather than attack Kieran, Okidogi seemed... more curious than anything.  It sniffed at the boy before stopping.

Kieran watched with slight confusion as the Loyal 3 seemed to be discussing amongst themselves. Then, without warning, they took off towards Kitakami Hall in great haste.

"Wha- Hey! You can't just leave me here!" Kieran yelled. He took off running after the trio, determined to get some answers.

Eventually, Kieran caught up with the Loyal 3. He stood in front of them, out of breath.

"Stop running." He said, panting. "I want answers.

The Loyal 3 didn't seen to care. They seemed preoccupied with something else. They weren't even looking at Kieran.

They weren't even looking at Kieran.... that meant....

Hello, Kieran.

Kieran spun around and came face-to-face with the mysterious Pokémon from earlier.

"It's you again! What... what do you want?" Kieran asked, confused and a bit angry. He was tired of being ignored by everyone. Why wouldn't anyone tell him anything?

The Pokémon answered, its voice echoing in Kieran's mind.

I want to help you, Kieran.

Kieran blinked in confusion. This Pokémon.... why would it want to help Kieran of all people? Sure, it gave him the mochi, and it told him to take the Teal Mask to Loyalty Plaza.... but why?

The Pokémon seemed to be reading Kieran's mind. It spoke again in a cheerful tone.

It's an exchange, you see. You helped bring back my Chained, and awakened me from my dormant state. So now, I get to help repay the favor!  I'm here to help you, Kieran!

The boy was curious. "What kind of help are you talking about?"

The Pokémon continued its offer.

You see, I have a special power. I can grant the desires of those I deem worthy, and I'm offering my help to you! What is it you want? Fortune? Fame? Smarts? Anything you want, I can provide.

The offer sounded too good to be true. Kieran knew that there had to be a catch. There always was one in these kinds of situations.

He put on a brave face, and looked the Pokémon in the eye.

"What's the catch?"

The Pokémon was silent for a moment. It was likely hiding something....

Oh, there was definitely a catch. And Kieran knew that the Pokémon wasn't going to tell him.

Kieran wasn't interested in making any shady deals and risk losing his soul, or dying, or whatever fate would befell him.

"I refuse your offer. I'm sorry, but I can do this on my own."

And with that said, Kieran walked past the Pokémon and to Mossui Town, leaving it and the Loyal 3 behind.

He didn't need help from a random shady Pokémon. He could do this on his own.

....Right?

Dokutaro's POV

So he refused my offer. No worries. He'll realize soon enough, and then he will come back, begging for my help.

It's only a matter of time. Besides, I've waited hundreds of years for this, who's to say I can't wait a little bit longer?

His time will come.

FINALLY

I would've gotten this done sooner if it weren't for writers block

The drawing will be out sometime today or tomorrow

As always, feel free to send an ask or reblog if ya want to! I enjoy it a lot!

[knifedog]

Lmao I can’t believe I missed you saying that you watched Kubo and the Two Strings last month - that was my MOVIE when it first came out!! I actually decided to rewatch it after seeing your post, and yeah that last shot of Kubo with his mom and dad’s human SPIRITS smiling at each other and then the audience after everything that happened was just plain mean of the movie makers, no way they didn’t know what they were doing with that XD

(Warning and apologies for the following movie rant that this rewatch awakened in me) What did you think of the Moon King and the Sisters? I thought they were AWESOME villains the first time I saw this in theaters, PLUS it turns out that they’ve got really good rewatch value. In the Sisters’ case, it makes total sense now why the chain-wielding Sister at the boat freaked out and lunged at Beetle when she first saw him. And then there’s the smoking, sword-wielding Sister rubbing him actually being Hanzo in his face at the fortress trap and waiting until he was sharing a tender moment with his son to get back up and kill him for good. These two have a GRUDGE™. In the Moon King’s case, him visiting Kubo’s dream pretending to be a blind seer was actually pretty smart; Kubo of course had no way of knowing what his grandfather looks like at that point, and the Moon King made their meeting spot out of origami paper and was playing his personal shamisen like Kubo always does to make him more comfortable and likely to trust the dream.

SPEAKING OF THE SECOND SISTER AND THE MOON KING, I completely forgot that these two both straight-up backhanded Kubo when he fought back against them?? Hard enough that he blacked out for at least a solid minute each time??? Like, after Kubo swipes at his Aunt’s face with his shamisen pick when she’s about to RIP HIS OTHER EYE OUT, she full-on screams in a rage before smacking him?? Like girl what did you think he was gonna do - you’re standing here GIGGLING about this eye horror shit you’re about to do to your 11-12 YEAR OLD NEPHEW like it’s a game, but all of a sudden there’s a huge problem just ‘cause he broke your mask and pipe in self-defense?? And then she just kinda looks at him on the ground for a moment right before Monkey Mom rushes over with the Sword Unbreakable - YEAH BITCH HE DID A WHOLE FLIP FROM HOW HARD YOU HIT HIM WHAT YOU DIDN’T THINK THAT WOULD HAPPEN OR YOU JUST REALIZED WHAT YOU DID OR WHAT WHAT’S THAT STUPID SORTA-STUNNED-BUT-STILL-ANGRY LOOK FOR!?!

AND WHEN THE MOON KING FINALLY SHOWS UP IN PERSON he’s all amicable and shit like Kubo didn’t lose both his parents all over again all at once and his veneer keeps cracking when Kubo brings up totally valid points that he doesn’t like and when Kubo’s fully fed up and full of rage and like “I’m legit gonna try to kill you now” he’s like “oh how mortal very well” before going literal beast mode and then SQUEEZING Kubo in his creepy tail-hand once he nabs him right before BACKHANDING HIM LITERALLY ACROSS THE WHOLE FOREST THANK GOODNESS KUBO’S A LITERAL DEMIGOD OR HE WOULD’VE BEEN KILLED RIGHT THEN. And SPEAKING OF KILLING I was SURE that the Moon Beast was trying to kill Kubo in return at this point but I misremembered that too?? Because when he corners Kubo as he’s letting go of his anger near the river where the Sisters first showed up he’s all “now take one last look with that lonely eye at this wretched place” and Kubo replies quote “I’m not leaving” with a bunch of stuff about how he can still see with one eye the beauty of the world despite the awful stuff just like his parents did and the Moon Beast replies quote “Then I’ll just have to rip it right out of your head again, won’t I?!” SO HE ACTUALLY STILL WANTS TO TAKE KUBO TO BE PART OF HIS FAMILY IN THE HEAVENS EVEN WHILE DOING ALL THE SHIT HE DID NOT TWO MINUTES AGO, AND THEN HE’S ALL QUOTE “Everything you loved is gone! Everything you knew has been taken from you!” YEAH IT WAS TAKEN BY YOU AND YOUR TWO OTHER DAUGHTERS AND YET YOU’RE TRYING TO CONVINCE YOUR GRANDSON INTO GOING WITH YOU IN THE MIDDLE OF SIMULTANEOUSLY TRYING TO FORCE HIM BY PHYSICALLY ATTACKING HIM AND ARE UPSET IT’S NOT WORKING???

The first Sister isn’t even exempt from this behavior just because she doesn’t have any one-on-one interaction with Kubo since she was giggling right along with her twin when they first met him. The interesting thing is that SHE ALSO shows signs of personally wanting Kubo in the family since both her and her twin said quote “We’re here, Kubo. You’re family has come for you.” when he was running away and tripped at the bridge on top of having HER OWN moment of being pissed that he wasn’t cooperating when she found his drinking gourd in in the snow and said quote “He’s searching for the armor, just like his insolent father.” sounding all irritated/hurt/disappointed??

My thing with the three Moon Family members upon rewatch is that all three of them are obviously abusive and take sadistic joy in what they’re doing yet genuinely want Kubo to be part of their family, try to “comfort” and/or convince him in the middle of what they’re doing (the above example with both Sisters at the bridge plus the second Sister brushing Kubo’s cheek with her hand and shushing him when she’s about to take his other eye plus the Moon King trying to convince him with his words twice, calmly when they first meet and frustratedly near the end) and are pissed that he doesn’t want to go with them all at the EXACT same time?? I’m not bad-angry with it either as if it were bad writing since people like this honest-to-God exist in real life and the Laika writers consistently establish the Moon Family as being this way throughout the movie so you know that’s what they’re going for; I’m good-angry with the characters themselves because - once more with feeling - 👏 what 👏 did 👏 you 👏 think 👏 he 👏 was 👏 gonna 👏 do?? Like I totally get why Monkey Mom had to clarify to Kubo that the Moon King doesn’t hate him (I also misremembered that scene as Kubo asking her “Does Grandfather hate me?” when he actually asked “Why does Grandfather hate me?” like little boy had fully come to that conclusion all on his own at that point in the movie) as well as her comment to the second Sister saying quote “I think we have very different definitions of family” because the mixed signals are really something else?? I don’t know whether it’s because they’re actual malignant sociopaths or because they’re a literally immortal, human-looking godly species or both but I’m just gonna end this by saying kudos to Laika for looking at Even Evil Has Loved Ones, looking back at the movie they’re in the middle of making, and going “yeah, we’re gonna play this trope straight but in the exact opposite of the wholesome and heartwarming read of it 😈” for the SECOND time now.

oh! I love the enthusiasm! I really really really enjoyed the movie, I loved all the characters and character designs. The beats in the movie were great. All the fights were great. It really feels like a movie worth rewatching to notice the interactions now that you know the twist! i just wanted something from kubo mourning the loss of both his human family and his celestial family. he's like twelve? and he's lost everyone he's related to, even if they were trying to kill him. it sounds like he would've wanted all of them in his life if possible. and now he's left with nobody in the whole wide world, or at least he thinks so. I would've loved the finale scene of kubo being devastated of losing all his family and then the village seeing what happened basically adopt him. you know the whole 'your family doesnt have to be who you are born too. your family can be the people around you' the villlagers already like kubo the just never understood why he had to leave before sun down.

its just kinda weird that scene goes to the grandfather when he becomes human.

and I don't mind the darkness! i think it's good for kids to have that!! I just want some balance where it's ok to have loss there's always going to be people around you to help pick up the pieces!

[slpublicity]

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[rockyspotwrites]

The weeks Monkey D. Dragon spent with the child god he'd found on Baltigo's training grounds were interesting to say the least.

He didn't mind the god's presence as others in the Army very, very obviously did; rather, he quite enjoyed being around him, a parental instinct he didn't know he had being awakened. The boy couldn't recall his name, nor what his domain was when Dragon had questioned him on it, but they both seemed to agree on it being nature when flowers bloomed depending on his emotions and he couldn't walk barefoot without leaving a trail of flora.

The name issue was a bit more complicated, though.

Every suggestion he made was shot down for "not being cool enough" or "being too dumb." It went on for several days with him just being called Godling by anyone needing his attention, which did appear to get on his nerves after a while. Finally, when they were sitting in the mess hall, one of the Army members who didn't bother masking their dislike for him had suggested Fluffy, "because he follows you around like a mutt."

Dragon didn't take kindly to that, but it got the boy to smacking his hands excitedly, his appearance growing mildly unstable from his high emotions, orange roses growing and crowding each other out enough to force petals and eventually full flowers to fall to the table, a cloudy-cotton tail forming just to wag wildly behind him. "I got it, I got it, Luffy! I can be Luffy!"

Dragon sent a look to his subordinate that screamed 'we will be speaking later,' but it didn't last long as his expression softened upon looking at Luffy.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Luffy." Dragon greeted politely, earning a high pitched sound of happiness from the small god and unintelligible ramblings as he scrambled out of his seat and took off to introduce himself to anyone who would listen. The Revolutionary felt the walls he kept around his heart begin to crumble the longer he kept the boy around, slowly wishing to be able to properly raise him as his own in a way he never desired prior.

He would allow Luffy to ride on his shoulders around the base and attend meetings with him, not seeing any harm with the boy who looked and acted to be no more than five years old to stick by him.

He hadn't, not in the first month.

He hadn't, not in the second, nor the third, nor the fourth.

Luffy had boldly told him that he wanted his name in the fifth but no one ever called him it so he didn't know what to introduce himself as. Dragon melted when Luffy had held out a pudgy little hand to him, introducing himself as Monkey D. Luffy for the first time.

And then the sixth month rolled around and tensions exploded.

In the middle of a new moon night, a child's scream broke the peace of the waves and the sound of a man's dying gurgles followed soon after. Dragon would be the first to Luffy's room to find him clutching his face and neck, fat tears rolling down his face and liquid sunlight beginning to stain his nightclothes from wounds that weren't there when he'd tucked him in only hours earlier.

Red columbines and rhododendrons were blooming and wilting at an alarming rate, and wide, fearful eyes were trained on a weeping willow encasing and impaling the same Army member who had made the comment of Luffy being a mutt all those months prior, a sunlight-bloodied dagger gripped in his hand before falling to the ground.

After only a couple moments of staring in shock, Dragon rushed over to his son the god, practically falling onto the bed to hold onto him, large working hands nearly enveloping Luffy's head as he held onto his face with a carefulness that he didn't even know he was capable of. Luffy snapped out of his fear-daze and lurched forward, grabbing onto Dragon and burying his face in his chest, wailing sobs with enough force behind them to leave him shaking like a leaf as the Revolutionary held him closely, eyes staring into nothingness as it hit him that he wouldn't be able to keep him safe, not when everyone knew he was a god.

Silently, for the first time in years, Dragon felt a tear snake its way down his cheek as he realized that he was never going to be able to provide the safety that Luffy needed and deserved. That he was never going to be able to provide the slightest chance of being treated normally with the lie of a devil fruit.

He held Luffy like he would disappear if he were to let go as Kuma and Ivankov stood in the doorway, watching with tight, pitying expressions.

They knew he knew, after all.

[mushroomjar]

[Image Description: The cover art for Hello Sleepwalkers' album Masked Monkey Awakening. End Image Description]

[saphirafoxgirlspost1]

(Open Rp) Alternate story Journey to the west 2: Demon strikes back in "Beauty and the Monkey King"

Long ago in a Distant Land, A land With mountains and barrens where no Birds nor creature was stirring except the sound of the galloping Hooves of the Mighty Kirin who wore a Golden Saddles and armor with Jewels on it.. and The Rider is None other Than Princess Saphira lorraina Fox Of Sakutopia and She is On the Journey to the west to Seek the beautiful Oracle herself. The reason why She heads to west is because It's been 5 Months since the Engagement is Called Off On Prince Daniel Jamerson Rooster after He was Caught cheating on saphira with another woman and being expose right in front of everyone including the Jade emperor himself, not only that She grieves on her dead daughter whom he Killed her beloved daughter in cold blood after she was born and made her passed away by abusing saphira when the daughter is in her womb.. Now Saphira made a Vow to Go to the Oracle to Seek out the husband whom he will be worthy for her hand in marriage.. Then at the 5 finger mountain, She hears someone calling for help.. She looked down and saw a Poor old man who's hair is not even grown on the top of his head.. She asked if he's alright and all, then he told her that he's alright. So she Comes down and asked Him who he is and then he answers that he is named "Sun wukong" known as the monkey king but saphira didn't believe him and neither is Saphira's Pet Marmoset companion Name "Mochi", She and Mochi Thought this man was crazy until when she got out of there..Mochi pointed at the lotus, She is amazed and thought she'll pick the lotus and put it on her beloved daughters urns..when she picked the lotus, it began to burn the lotus as she screams..and everything is on fire..as Mochi shrieks and chitters and began to hide in the kimono, She turns and hears the laughing as she began to ask him if he's alright but suddenly the fireball shoots up from the cave as she looked up as it landed right in front of her to reveal Himself, Lo and behold Sun wukong in the flesh as her eyes widen with shocked and in awe, Then he grabbed her by the Kimono and throws her to the air as she fell, he caught her Right on time and saphira was Suprised and before he said anything, 3 demon hunters appears and try to catch him but they were defeated by Sun wukong himself and then he told her this,

"Since you Free Me Princess, I shall make you my queen as an appreciation." But his moment is interrupted by a Monk Name "Master Tang" known as Golden Cicada.. During the battles, Saphira Saw Buddha putting his one hand down on sun wukong. She close her eyes and then Everything went black Until 2 hours later She awaken and looked around, No monkey king, No master tang, Nothing but a rock barren and shattered Mountains. She could've Swore it was just a dream or so, As the Time went by During her Journey and She began to put her white Cloak along with a celestial Fox mask Hidden her beautiful Face when She enters the Carnival and saw the Familiar face, She realized it was the Same Monk That Fought Sun wukong with his Buddha's palm.. When Master Tang Sees the mystery Fox masked woman he asked to pay to see the Shows.. She nodded and Brings out a Best Chest of Gold and silvers as well and She said, "We Meet Again Master Tang, It's been awhile since we last Encounter." Master Tang was Shocked to see the princess again and seeing Her marmoset companion looked at him and tilted her head..and Then Master Tang said that it was a pleasure to meet a princess in person and he told that it's showtime, he introduce her With Pigsy as Pigsy saw her and began to asked who she is and whats behind the mask, She sees him as a man but behind his disguise he is a Pig, Then He introduce him with Sandy The fish man.. Saphira is amazed by him with his freaky ways, then The Monk began to say "And Finally His excellency the-" Then Saphira cut off, " The Handsome Monkey king Himself, we meet at last.~" She said with a giggles..as people was angered because they thought the travelers are Fakes and all, Master tang Begged the monkey king to Perform as Saphira was right under his branch but then he Sluggishly got off from the branch and he Landed on her and his face on her Big Milky breast as she gasp and her face turns red, She takes a look to see if he's really a monkey king and saw a Golden crown on him. She is convinced that he is.. Then She said, "Oh great Sage Equal to Heaven, Please Show Us the Skills. Show everyone Who you and your brothers really are." Then He began to gets up and then did the good tricks alright but it cause alot of damages..and Then Master Tang Said with an Apoligentic face…

[citrussdance]

[SONG TRANSLATION] 23 by Hello Sleepwalkers

KANJI

「枯れない花はない」って 「終わらない歌もない」って 仕方なく一人笑った あの頃の僕を思い出した

少しだけ慣れたこの街は 言うほど悪くもないよただ 止まる足を叩き続けて そうやってそうやってここにいる

都会の光がぼんやりと 隠すよ心をぼんやりと おかしいな空がこんなにも 遠くにあるのは

まだ僕は夢を見てる 誰かもわからない背中を追って

何もかも全部放り出してしまいたくなるような夜は 電車に揺られて聞いている あの懐かしい音

軋んだ車輪の鳴き声は 冬の���によく響いて 本当の僕の鳴き声を 掻き消してくれた

冷たい風が頬に当たる 胸の中に穴を開ける 煙草の煙溶けていく 僕はあの頃のままだ

何もかも全部放り出してしまいたくなるような夜は 電車に揺られて聞いている あの懐かしい音

軋んだ車輪の鳴き声は 冬の駅によく響いて 本当の僕の鳴き声を 掻き消してくれた

煙草の煙溶けていく 僕はあの頃のままだ

ROMAJI

“karenai hana wa nai” tte “owaranai uta mo nai” tte shikatanaku hitori waratta ano koro no boku wo omoi-dashita

sukoshi dake nareta kono machi wa iu hodo mo waruku mo nai yo tada tomaru ashi wo tataki-tsudzukete sou yatte sou yatte koko ni iru

tokai no hikari ga bonyari to kakusu yo kokoro wo bonyari to okashii na sora ga konna ni mo tooku ni aru no wa

mada boku wa yume wo miteru dareka mo wakaranai senaka wo otte

nani mo ka mo zenbu houri-dashite shimaitaku naru you na yoru wa densha ni yurarete kiiteiru ano natsukashii oto

kishinda sharin no nakigoe wa fuyu no eki ni yoku hibiite hontou no boku no nakigoe wo  kaki-keshite kureta

tsumetai kaze ga hoo ni ataru mune no naka ni ana wo akeru TABACCO no kemuri toketeiku boku wa ano koro no mama da

nani mo ka mo zenbu houri-dashite shimaitaku naru you na yoru wa densha ni yurarete kiiteiru ano natsukashii oto

kishinda sharin no nakigoe wa fuyu no eki ni yoku hibiite hontou no boku no nakigoe wo  kaki-keshite kureta

TABACCO no kemuri toketeiku boku wa ano koro no mama da

ENGLISH

“there’s no such thing as an unwilting flower,” “there’s no such thing as an unending song”- i couldn’t help but laugh to myself when i remembered how i was, back then

i’ve gotten a little bit used to this town it’s not that bad, really- i’m just taking one halting step after another that’s how, that’s how i’ve ended up here

faintly, the lights of the city hide my heart, faintly it’s weird, that the sky is so far away

i’m still dreaming, chasing after someone no one knows

on those nights when i just want to give up and throw away everything, i let myself be swayed by the train, and listen to that nostalgic sound

the screeching of the train wheels echoes loudly in the train station in the winter, drowning out the cries of the “real” me

the cold wind caresses my cheeks and opens a hole in my heart cigarette smoke melts away i’m just the same as i was then

on those nights when i just want to give up and throw away everything, i let myself be swayed by the train, and listen to that nostalgic sound

the screeching of the train wheels echoes loudly in the train station in the winter, drowning out the cries of the “real” me

cigarette smoke melts away i’m just the same as i was then

[nyxqueenofshadows]

Song Rec #19 - Bloody Mary by Hello Sleepwalkers

(it’s just occurred to me that I forgot to do this and I wanted to rec a Japanese song so I literally just waited for a Japanese song to come up on my shuffle and this was the first one so here ya go)

So this is a song about drinking Bloody Marys (as in the alcoholic drink), probably with some subtext about sex or nights out in general (let me know what you think?), but that doesn’t mean it’s bad. On the contrary, I love it.

The lyrics make very little sense, but the guitar work is great (as usual) and the vocal melody is really fun, especially in the chorus (ngl, the way he says “shall we drink another one” gets me every time).

Not my favourite Hello Sleepwalkers song, but still a solid song on a solid album.

[toc-ownsme]

not to break loyalties or anything but when the fuck will Hello Sleepwalkers return from war

[qworflordking]

ADULTRIO HEADCANONS :

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character + an S.O. who is a Disney Adult | RATED R FOR RAPUNZEL

Chrollo Lucilfer

Chrollo is, shockingly, 100% down to visit Disneyland. You were prepared for just about anything but enthusiasm.

Really, Chrollo? Not even going to complain about the long lines? Not going to comment on Disney's iron hand on the mass media?

You guys have a great time. You go to Princess Jasmine's Hookah Lounge, Princess Mulan's Dim Sum, cheer for the Princess Tiana's Breakdancers, and enter the archery contest at Pocahontas's Legitimate Indian Shooting Range in which your 1/16th Cherokee Princess heritage shines through and snags you the grand prize: the legal rights to name your firstborn child Donald Duck!

You celebrate with drinks at The Scottish Princess, You Know, The One WIth The Bears, Authentic Irish Pub. See, it's not just for kids, there's plenty of entertainment options available for childless adults. You are well aware of Disney's flaws as a megalithic business entity, but you have a deep and emotional connection to the cartoon movies you watched as a child and slipping $15k a year of Chrollo's hard-stolen cash to the Great Mouse, Long May He Reign, is no different from any other hobby. You see -

"Uh-huh," Chrollo says, completely ignoring your scotch-impassioned defense of Disney Adults to tap at his phone. "Yeah, yeah, totally. One second -" and he glances out the window.

You follow his gaze -

The first blast shatters the windows of the pub. A Bambi taxidermy falls, knocking you to the floor. Ears ringing, vision fading, you see the scramblings of a thousand pairs of feet. Someone falls, dead on impact. You cannot look into their unseeing eyes, at the Mouse ears firmly fixed on their head.

You will lie there, trapped beneath Bambi's head, surrounded by the screams of the dying and panicked, for hours.

Illumi Zoldyck

When you tell Illumi that you want to go to Disneyland for your anniversary, he simply says, "Okay."

He doesn't seem excited, which is confusing. Disneyland is the most romantic place on earth. Who can resist the passion of standing on the very holy grounds where Cinderella lost her slipper? Does he not know about the Beauty and the Beast ball, where guests might don Beast masks and run about terrorizing their intended dates? Or the Snow White: Little Person Gangbang event for Disney+ subscribers?

You understand Illumi's confusion when he pulls up at your house with Alluka, Kalluto, Gon, and Killua all in tow.

It's great to see the kids! You love them all. But, as you frantically try to explain to Illumi, you meant just the two of you. For a date. For a romantic anniversary trip? You know, just us, just the grown-ups, no kids -

Illumi does that thing he does where he stares straight at you, nodding and mm-hmming to everything you say, but his mind is a million miles away. The kids are screaming in the car, fully decked out in Disney regalia. Kalluto's got a Maleficent costume on.

Fine. Whatever. The kids are fairly independent. You'll go on the teacups ride and then turn them loose to their whimsy so you and Illumi can enjoy the park properly, like adults.

If only.

Alluka is the hardest to manage. Illumi has fully impressed on you the damage awakening Nanika might result in, and has forbidden you from granting her anything she asks for. Which means she gets whiny, and Killua ends up asking for everything she wants. Which means she and Killua both consume a truly insane amount of candy.

Gon needs no sugar to be a hyperactive little monkey. One second he's waving at you from the top of Hercules' Parthenon, the next you have to fish him out of Ariel's Shark Tank Aquarium.

Kalluto goes missing almost immediately. "He's fine," Illumi tells you. "He doesn't want to be found."

As the day goes on you find yourself in sympathy with the other haggard parents. They give you sympathetic looks, their cameras hanging like albatrosses around their necks. The refrain from It's A Small World After All is playing in your head hours after you've left the ride. You've even mysteriously acquired a fannypack stuffed with juiceboxes, and your feet are aching.

Illumi, of course, mysteriously disappears on a "work call" halfway through the day. By the time he shows up again the kids are finally worn out, you're done, and all you want is to go to your honeymoon suite at the Toy Story Resort (fully staffed by children dressed up as the toys from the movie, of course. Well-trained and hospitable children at that.)

"We're done," Illumi says.

"Yeah, we're done."

"No, I mean, we're leaving. Immediately. My job is finished."

"Your job?" you ask incredulously, and Kalluto materializes at his side.

"We killed Mickey," Kalluto says. "We're done."

Hisoka

In the state of Florida it is illegal for registered sex offenders to visit state parks.

In California, however, the situation is a bit different. According to Jessica's Law - Proposition 83, passed in California in 2006 - no registered sex offender might live within 2,000 feet of any place children might gather. However, this law does not apply to merely visiting a place children might gather. While the Disney Corporation has attempted to ban all registered sex offenders from their parks, the California Supreme Court declared that policy illegal.

So, yeah. While you and Hisoka can't go to Disneyworld, you can go to Disneyland. So you do! It's perfect. You have a wonderful time, doing whatever it is people do at Disneyland.