#mini crewmate black

[chinewove]

Humans 🫶

[dr0oo0dus]

Le beans are running away

[lolasky]

ㅤㅤㅤ HEY DADDY!

[ ᯓ★ ] meeting their future child with you when you're not even dating yet | fem!reader | fluff, humour (at some point), a teeny tiny bit of angst on usopp's one, foul language (just koro saying an 'ass') ꩜ | wc. 4.7k — approx. 1k each |

not said, but kazuki is 4, koro is 8, nyla is 6 and heaven is 11

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he'd be so confused once he saw a little boy just like him. not just in appearance, but with his whole energy. once he learned and accepted the fact that the boy – who was his mini version, the crew couldn't even doubt – was his son, he refused to give him back to his timeline.

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the straw hat crew has just docked at an island so they could get some supplies before getting back to sailing.

"okay, so, sanji and i are going to get some food," you tell, waiting for sanji to get out of the kitchen with the list.

"robin and i are going shopping!" nami says excitedly. "are you sure you don't wanna go with us instead with... him...?" she points to the blonde cook, who was lighting up another cigarette.

"i wanna go too!" luffy yells from inside, running to the deck, where the crew were at.

"you. stay." the navigator says through her teeth. "we'll be quick and don't need any trouble. you stay with zoro and watch the ship."

luffy pouted, watching his crew get down from the ship. he looked at zoro, thinking if he could pest him a little, but soon the swordsman brushed him off saying "i'm gonna sleep. if you make any noise or cause some trouble, i'm gonna slice you in three."

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nami and robin were getting out of another store with more bags, chatting about random things when a kid bumped into them and fell.

"oh, i'm sorry, little one..." robin drops her bags and kneels in front of the little boy, offering her hand to help him stand up, but as soon as she sees his lips quivering and his eyes starting to get wet, she worries.

the little boy stretched his arms out to her, asking silently to be picked up and so she did.

"where are your parents, little boy?" nami asks in a soft tone, watching him getting comfortable in robin's arms.

"and what's your name?" the archaeologist drops the second question.

the kid gazed at the woman, lips quivering again and his voice trembling when he asked "you... you don't rwemember my name aunt lobin?"

nami gave her a weird look. she was as confused as robin. watching the little one in her arms closer, he reminded her of someone. the messy black hair, the big round eyes, the pout. why the hell does this kid look so much like luffy? robin seemed to notice the same thing as her.

"okay... so... what about we look for your parents, huh? and you can tell me your name 'cause i love hearing you say it!" the older woman says, eliciting a big smile from the boy. nami coughed immediately.

"can we go to the shwip? i'm sure they are thewe!" he holds the women's hands and pulls them in any direction.

it sure made the navigator and the archaeologist even more confused because how did he know they had a ship? and why would his parents be there?

"so, sweetheart, tell me your name?" robin asks once again.

"oh! i'm kazuki!" he stops abruptly, making nami almost trip and fall. "i'm monkey d. kazuki!" and that's how their jaws went slack.

"YOU'RE WHO?!" they panic.

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as soon as the girls got back to the sunny, they met all of the crewmates, except for sanji and you, who apparently hadn't been back yet.

"who's that kid?" usopp asks confused. mainly because he couldn't pry kazuki off of him and his nose.

"where did this kid come from?" zoro asks. he was starting to get irritated.

"uncle zoro, whewe is dada?" the little version of luffy asks, a bit upset that usopp could get him off of him.

"how would i know, kiddo?" he answers in the same annoyed tone as ever.

"i'm so hungry! when is sanji coming?" luffy whines, showing up at the deck and there they could spot the similarities.

not only their hair, eyes, pout, or even the big grin kazuki offered, but the energy the kid had. he was just like luffy in many ways. he just wasn't that loud like the straw hat captain – thanks to his mother.

once the crew saw them together, all the pieces seemed to connect. one, two, three blinks in disbelief and the boys' jaws fell to the ground.

"oh, hey kid!" luffy greets him friendly.

"dada!" the little boy jumped into the captain's arms who seemed as clueless as ever.

and a wave of yelling could be heard.

a couple of minutes has passed by and luffy and his son seemed to get along well. zoro, chopper, usopp, brook and franky were in the same position, they were still loading the information.

the captain and his little kid were running around the sunny, playing tag. they even tried to call the others but they didn't... seem like playing.

"you know, kazuki is too old to be in this... uhm... timeline..." nami points it out to robin.

"i know. how can luffy have had a son?" she murmurs, watching both run and giggle around the ship.

"robin!" it seems to call the other back to earth. "i'm seriously worried! and we don't even know who his mother is." the navigator looks stressed. one luffy is enough trouble, but a luffy and a mini him?

"we don't even know how he got here in the first place." robin sighs.

"we're back!" you announce as you put some bags on the floor.

"wow! you took more time than us." nami approaches you. "what happened?"

"well... sanji decided to pick up a fight over a fish..." you say casually. "uhm... did we miss something?" you notice the boys, finding it normal – well, for the straw hats, but as soon you spot a kid running around the ship with the manchild your captain is, you get confused. "who's that kid?"

"long story..." nami smiles innocently.

"did you kidnap a kid?"

"what? no! it's not- it isn't-"

"mama!" a childly voice is heard from the depths of the sunny and you can see that kid from before running to you happily.

okay, it's going too far!

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"so, this kid, kazuki, is luffy son's with... you?!" usopp tries to connect all the pieces. you hum an "yes" and his brain seems to burn. "too much information, too much information!" he holds his head while falling to the ground dramatically.

"when did you and luffy make a baby?" zoro asks confused as ever.

"don't be stupid mosshead. this kid is clearly from the future." sanji answers, blowing the smoke away.

"thanks, sanji." you smile at him, who looks at you like he's helplessly in love.

you feel a tug in your shirt and look down at your kid. "is something wrong, little one?"

"mama, i wanna sleep..." he rubs his eyes and yawns, blinking slowly while stretching his arms out to you. the whole crew – zoro included – had their hearts melted.

"then let's sleep, huh?" you say softly, picking him up and gently caressing his cheek and hair as he snuggled against you.

luffy runs to you, seeing his child in your arms. "what? don't tell me you're sleepy already, kid!" the captain pouts, watching the baby yawn. "no, let's play more!" he bounces excitedly.

"luffy, he's tired." you hiss, wanting your baby as calm as possible.

"but i wanna play more with my son!" he insists.

"you played enough, don't you think?" you start to make your way inside the sunny with luffy following you, insisting that they should play more. "now he wants to sleep with his mama."

"but-"

"mama, dada, let's sleep, pwease?" hearing the sleepy voice of his child, luffy seems to calm down a little.

"sure baby." you peck his forehead. "but your dada is not joining us 'till he baths." luffy gasps.

"how can you betray the dada of your child like that?" the captain whines, still following you to your quarters.

"yeah, i guess they settled pretty quickly to this life of mama and dada." nami comments, grinning at their recent view.

"i can't believe this idiot became a father before me." usopp complains, murmuring still lying on the floor.

"how do you know that?" chopper asks. "well, maybe all of you are already parents in the future..." that simple sentence was enough to ignite something in zoro, usopp and sanji.

"hey, kazuki! don't sleep right now!" zoro shouts.

"yeah, tell me if your great uncle usopp gave you little friends to play with, huh?" usopp is the first to run, looking for the little family.

"surely i'm the only one qualified enough to even get a spouse!" sanji yells at zoro, punching him to reach the one person who could give him the precious information.

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he'd be as confused as luffy and would deny every word that kid would say. like, only just because a kid has green hair, is almost obsessed with swords, has the guts to insult him and is the sassiest kid he'd ever met, that is his son, huh? he definitely could grow accustomed to the presence of that child and the fact that he made him with you.

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another island could be seen by the pirates. it meant they could dock there to stock some items. franky was the one eager. on their way, some pirates tried to fight the straw hats – which obviously couldn't be a good idea. well, the matter is, the sunny had some minor damages and usopp and franky were trying to keep their home alive.

chopper and you didn't need anything. the medical supplies were enough for a while, so you and he didn't need to go outside, but he wanted to. nami went to see if she could buy something she liked. luffy went to see if he could find a nice restaurant. zoro, robin, brook and you stayed on the ship.

zoro and you had a hate-love relationship. you were friends and would get along, but he's the sassiest man you've ever met and just gets on your nerves. you just want to kill him.

some time has passed by and the crew came back. you were still reading your book, laying your head on robin's legs as she sunbathed.

"hey, uhm... i didn't know zoro and you were together..." usopp says awkwardly, approaching you as robin coughs in disbelief.

"we're not." you stand up, angry. "what is that stupid vegetable slicer saying now?"

"no! nothing! is just... franky and i found a kid... and he's... claiming to be your son..." you gag.

"MY WHAT?!" you hear zoro yelling and soon coughing desperately.

"where is he?" you ask the sharpshooter who points to the entrance. the green-haired kid looks so timid. he's just standing there, looking at every part of the ship. you approach him calmly, bending a bit so you can talk better to him. "hey, kid!" you offer him a smile and he can't help but feel calmer.

"hi, mom..." he answers in a low voice, still shy.

"why don't you say your name and we get to meet the others, huh? so you can tell us more about what's going on. do you know what's going on?" he looks into your eyes and advert his gaze again.

"something like that..." he plays with his fingers before answering your first question. "my name is roronoa koro." your eyes widen a bit, you can't hide your surprise.

"so you're really the kid of that stupid man..." you murmur and he nods.

"i swear he gets more likeable in the future." koro says, earning a warmful giggle from you. seeing his mother never fails to calm him.

"i rather see it myself." you offer your hand to him, who holds it without even thinking. "let's see the others."

as you walk hand-in-hand with koro, getting closer to the crewmates, they couldn't believe what their eyes were just seeing.

zoro's jaw fell on the ground. how- how can he have a child? with... you?

the little kid gasps immediately once he sees the swords zoro is carrying. he runs to his father and try to touch the the swords, but the grumpy swordsman doesn't let him to.

"what you think you doing?" he asks, holding the kid's head so he couldn't get closer.

"do you use them often?" the boy asks, curiosity dripping from his eyes.

"of course, i use them often. why wouldn't i?"

"well, currently, the three swords are untouched, held by a support in the living room's wall..." the little roronoa answers, trying to touch them at all costs. "let me see it!"

"no, you won't touch it!" zoro insists.

a loud noise was heard by the crew. a tray with some snacks was splattered on the floor while sanji stood there, looking at the little mosshead in front of him.

"am i seeing it right?" the blond cook's eyes were wide open. "WHY IS THERE A LITTLE MOSSHEAD?"

"uncle sanji!" the little boy runs to his beloved uncle, who was left flabbergasted.

"you like him? he's a stupid cook!" the swordsman was at a loss of words.

"and so are you." sanji laughs his ass off. his eyes glossy because of the tears of joy. "seriously... i can't believe you had- well, you're gonna have kids with this idiot." he talks directly to you.

"trust me... i have no reasons to..."

"my favourite boy! tell me, kid, what do you wanna eat? i can prepare anything just for you." sanji talks to him, guiding koro to the kitchen. luffy is following them quietly until sanji yells at him so he scurries away.

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trying to know more about him and where he came from, zoro and you sit and talk to koro. you were lying on a wall, koro was by your side and zoro was in front of you.

"so, how did you come here?" you ask the boy.

"i don't know. last thing i remember i was sleeping, then i ended up at that weird place." your son explains. "the weirdest thing is... my sister was next to me... why she's not here too?" he sounded confused.

"wait... not only one but two kids with the mosshead? what did i do to deserve such a punishment?" you mumble.

"ha ha, like it's my dream to have kids with you." the swordsman hissed.

"not only two, but three. you're pregnant." you gag as you listen to his words.

"three..." you whisper, not believing a thing. "what's your thing, huh? three earrings, three swords, three kids. are you obsessed or something?" you yell at zoro who just smirks.

"might be my lucky number." he keeps that eat-shitting grin on that stupid pretty face while you die internally. "wait, you have a sister... what's her... name?"

"the one you fought mom to name her. kuina." koro's face lit up at the mention of his sister. he really loves his family.

that annoying grin zoro held up in his face was replaced by a genuine smile which made you smile along, happy. koro knew about the past of both his parents and was really proud of them.

"lord, please give me strenght..." you sigh. "well, i know it can be a bit... confusing not to call me mom, so you can keep it..."

"and you like it..." you son knows you too well no to notice it. doesn't matter what timeline he's at, you'll always be his favourite person.

"and i like it..." you smile, ruffling his short green hair. "okay, i'll try to find some way to send you back to your life. future me and... zoro... might be worried." you stand up, pecking his forehead and walk away.

"pleeease, let me see it! mom never lets me..." the little boy pouts, making grabby hands at his father as soon as you're out of sight. "please, dad!"

that word. that kid.

"fine. but only if you tell me some things. it'll be our... little dad and son secret." zoro suggests, knowing way too well his son wouldn't refuse.

"deal!" he answers excitedly while watching his father pull wado ichimonji from its sheath.

koro inspects the sword. his eyes are bright, sparkling like a starry sky. he's just like his father, a swords lover. even though his mother has forbidden him from using one. zoro has an amused look watching his little soon-to-be-swordsman.

"so... did i become the greatest swordsman?" he questions, seeing koro maneuvering his sword.

"yes, you defeated mihawk." the reply is short and simple due to the boy's concentration to something else.

zoro just celebrates, murmuring a few things, feeling like he's the strongest man alive.

"did future me teach you that well how to use a sword?"

"sure thing! despite mom's clear rule not to let me touch a sword 'til i was sixteen, you've started to teach me two years ago." the kid smiles.

"and... last thing... uhm... did future me ever tell you how i get your mom?" the swordsman looks a little hesitant, even more when he sees the knowing look koro was shooting at him.

"hate her my ass." the roronoa kid mumbles.

"hey!"

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the moment he spotted you coming back with a child, he thought you've just kidnapped her, but as soon as he laid his eyes on the little girl, he thought it was too good to be just a joke. when the girl introduced herself, he couldn't help but smile and welcome her, loving the idea of being the father of such a cute girl.

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the crew were preparing to set sail. the island they docked at was way too small, so they hadn't much to do there. as soon as they've got everything they needed – or the island could provide – they'd get back to sailing.

yet, you were walking around the place, seeing some things, and if you liked it, you'd keep it.

you were standing at a fruit stall, hearing the seller babble about some rare golden fruit he just got from a distant island, but you knew it was just talking. you were distracted by your favourite fruit – which looked so pretty and delicious – that you didn't even notice a little girl running around.

"dada? dada!" she was screaming. she looked so terrified.

you turned around, seeing the kid crying. some people were trying to help her, some people were just ignoring her and passing by. but as soon as she spots you, she runs to you like you are her hope.

"mama!" she clutched to you and refused to let you go.

"oh! uhm... hey, baby... i'm- i'm not your mother, kid..." you tried to pry her off of you, but her grip was too strong.

"yes, you are! you're my mama! dada always talks about you and shows pictures of both of you. you are my mama!" she yells at you, not giving you space.

"okay, okay, let me see you, right?" she looked hesitant, but eventually she loosened her grip and looked up to you. she was so beautiful and reminded you of someone. "first, tell me your name, huh?" you knelt in front of her, taking her face in your hands.

"nyla..." the girl looks at you with such admiration.

"and where are your parents?" she frowned.

"you're here!" she insists, pouting when you refuse to be her mother. "you've met me! and dada might... be on the ship?"

"what?"

"the ship, mommy! can we go there, please?" her eyes were sparkling.

"fine..." you just accept. she streches her arms out to you, wanting to be as close as possible to you. you pick her up, heading to the sunny.

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"uhm... who's... that girl?" usopp asks as he's the first to spot you with a child in your arms.

"dada!" nyla is quick to let go of you and run to her father, who just stands there, looking shocked.

"HE'S YOUR FATHER?" you yell, as shocked as usopp.

"yes! and you're my mama! and i'm happy to be here!" she points and hugs usopp, who embraces her too.

nami shows up at the deck and frowns. "who-"

"our daughter." you just accepted. it looked so confusing and complicated, you just accepted.

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late at night, nyla wanted her father to sleep with both of you, but when you said usopp had to sleep in the boy's quarters, she sulked a bit, but eventually, accepted. it was clear to see that she was attached to you, like your shadow, or an extension of you.

"okay, so, i can stay just by the time you sleep, or else your mother throws me outta the ship." usopp explains casually, smiling, getting in the bed.

"right! i want mommy anyways!" she nuzzles her face in the crook of your neck while hugging you.

"see! i'm the favourite, hah!" you tease the sniper, who crosses his arms, sulking.

"that's not fair, nyla!" he tells her in a whining voice.

right after that, you can feel something wet on your neck and a sniffing.

"nyla, baby, why you're crying?" you push her a bit, trying to see her face. her eyes are red and wet, tears rolling down her cheeks nonstop.

"dada are you mad at me?" the little girl asks her father, whose eyes widen in surprise.

"no, no, i could never, love." he rushes to scoop her in his arms, calming her.

"i just wanna spend more time with mama..." her voice is muffled due to her face being pressed to usopp's chest.

"why that? i'll always be with you, huh?" you try to soothe her, but it doesn't, she sobs even more.

"i just have my dada now, mama. you're not there. i wanna spend more time with you because when i get back you won't be there..." you glanced at usopp, who looked even more panicked than you are.

"hey, come to mama..." you call her and nyla is quick to hug you. "don't think about that, okay? i'm here for you right now." you kiss her cheek, wiping her tears away. "and i won't leave by your side until is your time to get back to your life." she looked into your eyes, trying to catch every inch of your face so she can remember. "now let's sleep so tomorrow we can enjoy more!" she smiled.

"night momma, night dada!" nyla pecked yours and her father's cheek, then she closed her eyes, waiting for her time to be kissed.

usopp and you chuckled, leaning in to kiss both of her cheeks, making her giggle happily.

"night, baby girl." usopp sang, caressing her hair.

you closed your eyes, getting yourself comfortable to sleep and usopp stayed there, just like he said. well, is not like he'll get any sleep that night, after all, now he knows he has a daughter with the woman of his dreams, but she's not there.

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the moment he saw a little girl looking for her parents, he'd be stunned. he could clearly see some of your traits on her face, just like your smile – the thing he adored the most about you. but he'd be confused asf, because who's that girl? when she finally introduces herself, saying she's the daughter of blackleg sanji and you, he'd faint. has... his dream just come true?

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you were in the kitchen with sanji. since the others have just gone to explore the new island, someone had to watch the ship, and you offered to do that. the cook, not missing an opportunity, said he'd be with you, after all, he couldn't let a delicate flower like you alone at an unknown place, right?

at the moment, sanji is cooking like always. he's making some kind of dessert he refuses to tell what it is.

"sanji, are you sure it doesn't contain anything i'm allergic to?" you ask, trying to peek at some of the ingredients.

"please, my swan, i'm not some kind of inexperienced chef, am i? i would never cook something you're allergic to. now, please, take a seat and be ready, i'm almost done." he says and you do, taking your seat and preparing yourself. sanji turns around, placing the plate with the colourful dessert in front of you. "et voilà! hope you like it!"

"i always appreciate your cooking." and you take a little bite. your eyes roll in pleasure. you're so lucky to have a sous chef in your crew.

sanji just looked at you in awe. he could move a mountain if it meant he could get you smiling.

"excuse me!" an unknown voice shouted from afar. you shoot a glance at the cook who is doing just the same.

"can't believe i'm being interrupted..." you murmur, taking another bite before heading to the deck with sanji following you.

there you were welcomed by a girl. her blue dress was a little dirty and you wondered if she has fallen.

"can we help you?" the blond cook asked her in a soft voice.

"uhmm... yes..." she looked a little hesitant. "i know it may sound a bit... unusual, but... my name is heaven and... i'm your daughter..." she avoided your gaze.

a loud thump was heard and you looked at your side. sanji has just fainted.

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caught by some headache, sanji woke up. he was lying on the hammock...? but, i was on the deck...? well, he had some kinda dream. not weird, but the perfect dream! that might be the reason for that headache.

hearing distant voices, he waltzed through the ship, going to the kitchen. there, he could see you and the same girl in his dream!

"what?" he mumbles. heaven notices him and signs to you.

"oh, sanji, dear, come here!" you called him so excited he couldn't refuse – not like he would do it anyways. he always does what you say. "do you remember what heaven said?" you ask carefully.

"uhm... she's our daughter...?" the cook says hesitantly, afraid that what he has heard was just a dream.

"yess!" you squeal.

the girl seemed so amused. getting to know her parents when they're not even together yet. in her timeline, they're so in love with each other and her and... now... her mother seems so clueless or just... don't wanna know about him. after all sanji is a womanizer (for now).

"so it's true! hah! i thought it was just a dream, but is true!" now is his time to squeal and that makes heaven smile.

"it's different to see you like that..." the girl points out. "you know... having your hair hiding your eye."

"uhm..." he clears his throat. "it's just part of my style."

"i like your curly brows, dad!" she smiled and that alone would make sanji smile too, but the way she called him, it warmed his heart.

"okay, sanji, we've got you're excited to know you have a daughter-" you start, but he interrupts.

"with you! the most amazing woman i've ever got to know!" he bats his lashes, smiling widely.

"yeah... with me... but we need to know how to send her back to her timeline. she can't be here. she's not supposed to be here. future you and me might be worried... mainly you." you explain and he quickly gets to hug the girl, who appreciates her father's gesture.

"but she's our daughter! would you do that?!" he sounds so desperate, you may just slap him.

"yeah! but only in the future! it'll just mess up our time! maybe we don't even get together anymore."

"okay, kid! see you in the future." he immediately walks away from her, but quickly runs back, clinging to her. "but we can keep her while we don't find a way to send her back, right?"

"yeah! can i?" she joins her father, pouting and batting her lashes.

"fine! you didn't even need to do all that! what would i do to you if not keep you? throw you at the sea?" you ask in disbelief.

"he's the one most likely to get thrown..." heaven points to sanji.

"hey!"

"let's just wait for the crew and give 'em some good news." you smile, watching sanji and heaven get along well.

@LOLASKY ᡣ 𐭩 actually i've wrote sanji's part with the live action sanji in mind. idk he just looks so more mature... actually the live action characters in general!! but yeah wtv- dividers and template by @/cafekitsune

[hybbat]

I think black sails' main major flaw to me is how little focus the crews themselves get, despite how much of the story is focused on their approval and loyalty. Like the Walrus's crew all had names and I believe consistent actors and they just did not take advantage of it as much as could have been.

We get told they trust Silver at the end of s2 more than we see it and despite Silver placing his worth in their opinion of him and it driving his character for most of s3 we don't see much of his relationship with them, and the near absence of this aspect of his character goes almost unnoticed in all the plot of s4. Nevermind the other crews who at most got a named quartermaster and mostly rotated the rest of the cast throguh the ships.

Black Sails' writing is incredibly tight but I think in some ways it's almost too tight, as we only get glimpses and brief moments of telling and not showing of characters that could have done more for the story. As it is, though, walrus crew are mostly a singular mass who we get told have divided opinions but except a representative for negative sentiments that can be killed off to show the conflict's end the crew always function together at the command of whoever has spoken. You never know what Joji thinks, and just have to take for granted that he doesn't speak english and goes with whatever for survival's sake without much of a personal opinion on the nonsense going on around him.

They're actually pretty okay about it in s1 and parts of s2, but as the plot ramps up in s3 and s4 and the cast multiplies with the maroons and british anyone who isn't a main character gets pushed out. Which make sense but also the crew remains incredibly important they just replace them with Gunn and Hands, and Degroot's the only one who retains any importance.

It's more of a situation of you can't do everything, and after s1 the plot is so increbly fast paced and complex I'm not sure adding more episodes to give the breathing room needed to slip scenes with the crew in would have helped more than harmed. But it is one of those things that makes wish for... idk, like a mini series spin off thats lower stakes from the crew's perspective, like following Joji and his time on the crew. Something to even just retrospectively give a bit more weight to all the scenes of a cannon bladting 3 guys' limbs off and giving us more than the single convo Silver had with Muldoon to be sad about his death, or even just put more names to faces in the scene where they promise to look out for him.

Especially given that most of the main characters' are at least partly motivated and characterized by their relationship to said crew, whether that's Billy who is entirely driven by his care for them as brother, Flint who cares but ultimately sees them as pawns, or Silver whose character development is built around his changing relationship with them. Billy's story especially, the show treats Gunn as something of a standin for the crew in his story but the fact that Gunn ultimately never actually gives any opinions about the power shifts and falls in line with Flint without any fanfare says a lot.

They do it every once in a while where a crewmate will get aone big scene to show them off like the sniper or the leg cutting or the drowning, and I think even just a few more of those would have been great. Dufresne's treatment by the story from season to season definitely perfectly encapsulates the fall off I think.

Idk i think a lot about how we got to see every crevise of Flint's psyche while the only time Joji's name is said on screen is completely disconected from him to the point few people know his name, and seconds couldn't be spared for acknowledgement that he likely couldn't speak english to the point its equally reasonable to assume he was simply never given any lines, despite both being in the show from beginning to end. For a character who could have had his own entire series based on how the hell he got where he is and whose personal story could have so easily and heavily tied into the main themes of the show, it's pretty remarkable.

I want a prequel/sidequel with Joji as the main character, is what I'm saying.

[sincerely-sofie]

Embracing my inner Cringe Queen by dumping some Among Us OC art here. Meet Annings the Cyan Crewmate, Soot the Black Imposter, and Robin the Cyan Mini Imposter! Bonus context is under the cut at the end of this post, but you can enjoy the jokes and stuff in this without it! All you need to know is that Annings is a medic and Robin is her adopted daughter.

(This one is a gif, but might not load until you click on it!)

(Story summary / teaser below!)

Annings was the sole survivor of a civilian cruiser that was boarded by imposters when she was a child. She became a bit of a poster child for the war efforts against the shapeshifting alien rebels MIRA worked so hard to stomp out, despite never once voicing a similar opinion. After she grew up on Earth, she decided for take a MIRA flight back into space— this time as a medic instead of a civilian— seeking closure from her traumatic experience on her last flight.

Instead of closure, she was granted custody of an orphan whose mother was ejected on suspicions of being an imposter. Annings didn’t believe the accusations, and returned to earth with her newfound ward, Robin, whereupon she realized that most toddlers shouldn't be able to split down the middle and swallow their lunch whole, plate and all.

Robin's health began to fail not long after their arrival on earth, and Annings was forced to choose between her fear of meeting another hostile imposter and her fear of losing her daughter. She chose to return to space, taking as many jobs on MIRA flights as possible so that she could increase her odds of encountering an imposter who might know what was wrong with Robin and help her fix it. It took long enough that she began to fear whether Robin would make it to the next flight, but eventually she found one such infiltrated flight--- and the freshly deceased captain had named her his replacement in the case of his death.

Annings puts her knowledge of imposter stratagem to use in order to minimize the threat of continued deaths, and confronts one of the pair of imposters she picked out amongst the crewmates. This imposter, who used the human name Soot as part of his disguise, was fully prepared to kill Annings when she proposed a deal where he'd help her and she wouldn't reveal his true identity to the crew... But when she told him about Robin's wasting away and how she didn't know how to fix it, and he realized she had set up backup after backup to ensure he wouldn't find an alibi whenever he had the chance to kill her, he learned he was doomed to become a walking childcare manual for her.

Long story short, Soot ends up getting attached to both Robin and Annings, and when disaster strikes and threatens the lives of those they hold dear, he throws everything away for the human and child he's come to care for. Meanwhile, Annings has to reconcile her trauma with the bond she's forming with this new imposter and her fear of ending up just like the massacred civilians of her childhood flight.

Robin, meanwhile, is just chilling throughout the story and wondering why all the grown-ups are so angsty all the time.

[oneknightstand-if]

As much as I want to ask what kind of playstyle the cast would be playing among us, I fear it'd be too telling ? If so, I wonder what their avatar would look like :3

MC: My Among Us playstyle is being the Imposter who successfully kills off everyone by convincing them that I'm actually--

Everyone Else: (ʘ‿ʘ)

MC: *coughs innocently*

Merlin: White amogus in the A Real Wiz wizard hat (of course) + the Pusheenicorn skin + Mini Crewmate pet.

Adrian: Black amogus with a pet Coalton. He otherwise didn't bother to customize himself.

Arthur: Red amogus with the Knighted hat + Saint-14's Armor + Doggy pet.

Percy: He's the Jester. No, it doesn't matter if you're playing that version of Among us or not. Blue amogus with the P Hat + Spartan Armor (or $1.50 or Just a Bush or Packed Up or Peanut Butter Jelly Time or especially Sack o' Potatoes) + Crack-a-stache + Bushfriend pet + Inclusive Pride Flag nameplate.

4̵0̷4̶ ̵E̸r̶r̵o̴r̸ ̴N̴o̴t̴ ̴F̵o̷u̴n̷d̵: 🤨 No customization

Cassandra: Blue amogus with Fairy Flutters + Fairy Godcrewmate + Masque'd Up visor + Flying Strawberry pet + No One Can Hear You Scream nameplate.

Gwen: Coral amogus with Long Reign hat + Fairy Godcrewmate skin + Anime Eye visor + Pip pet + Lightfall nametag

Vivian: Blue amogus with Ice Cap + Ice to Meet You skin + Eliksni Faceplate + Pouka pet + Ripple Effect nameplate

Lorelei: Banana amogus in the Starhorse hat + Titan's Armor + Doggy pet.

Broderick: Orange amogus in the Hunter's Hood + Hunter's Armor + Plagued visor + Desolation of Skeld pet + Shadow of a Doubt nametag.

[cocoagenie]

Like my primo | Luffy x Black Fem [OPLA]

(mini drabble) ᥫ᭡

Luffy is a prankster, a little bit 18+ but its in a joking way, you'll see!

"Psst, bruises." You cracked an eye open and looked back at Luffy, his saucer wide eyes stared back at you in intrest as you hummed for him to explain why he woke you up.

You both were sharing a hammock since there weren't many rooms to have by yourself and nothing seemed to bother you in your shared rest other than the fact that luffy snored, kicked, and sleep talked. But you could bare it.

"I can't sleep"

"And how does that concern me?" Your low brown eyes stared into his as he nibbled on his lips. His gaze traveling to your own soft pair momentarily.

"Well, you're the reason?" He faintly smiled as you shifted to turn around, your bottom brushing something firm. Despite his slender frame, luffy's hands gripped your hips to stay still.

"Luffy.." he shut his eyes in embarrassment and sighed, feeling your eyes burn on his lids.

"Are you.... "

"I couldn't help it!" He complained in a whisper, his accent coming through in a panic. You just closed your mouth and looked elsewhere.

After a long silence your body carefully turned around, trying avoid his pelvis as swiftly as possible.

"Do what you gotta do." His eyebrows furrowed as he looked over your face in confusion.

"And that is...?" Your eyes widened until Luffy chuckled, "Kidding, but you want me to like– infront you?"

"Well, no?" You got off the hammock and glanced at the pointing edge in luffy's shorts instinctively, he caught you and the accusing stare of his was torture enough. A smirk formed on the edge of his lips.

You twirled around and ignored the brimming curiousty of what lied behind his clothes, the mental image of him manspread over the hammock lingering in your mind.

"Go on." You smacked the air behind you.

"Wanna help?" You swallowed heavily.

"W-what?"

"I mean.. do you wanna see?" You frowned deeply, eyes cutting to the side.

"Ew. No."

"Oh, come on it'll be fun?" He rasped in that croaky tone that you loved. "Cut the shit, luffy." A chuckle then released into the stale air, lighting the mood by a bit.

"Ok its a prank!" Now the straw hat pirate laughed louder not caring for the rest of his crewmates that were most likely asleep, especially zoro.

"Wha...." You hesitantly turned around and watched as luffy threw a plastic duckie out of his shorts. His laughter now dying down into a content sigh. As you slowly got back on the hammock he watched your every move.

You fixed the straps of your top and settled on his side, another moment of silence had formed until liffy heard the sweetest thing. Something he nearly doubted he'd get to witness. Your light laughter.

Luffy grins, "You know what you remind me of bruises.." Speaking of bruises that nickname aspired from your resilience and durability in battle. Luffy clicked with you on such a down to earth level anyway that he couldn't resist having you on his ship.

"What?" Luffy smiled in the most charming way possible. His mouth hesitantly opened.

And then closed to swallow, like he changed his mind.

"you remind me of.. a primo I've known my whole life."

"Oh?"

"–yeah like a cousin, night night!" he says enthusiastically before going back to sleep, his arm slinging over you at one point during the night. You remove it swiftly and get to thinking in the dark.

Little did you know, that was the closest luffy was gonna get to opening the vault of his large heart and admitting its strange feelings. He meant what he said but there was still a lot of things luffy left untouched on his plate that he hoped he would confess to you at the right time.

[beancreations]

just some crewmate keychains (one with a black oxygen tank border and one without!)

amogus plush + wip | mini crewmates 📌

freehanded pattern made by me

[se7ens-oc-heaven]

Among Us Info Post

Summary:

As The Skeld makes its scheduled shipment to Polus, it is discovered by the crew that the ship's anti-impostor protocol is on the fritz! Ordinarily, this would be manageable, if troublesome - only, unbeknownst to all, the crew is in fact almost entirely impostors, with only one crewmate among them all! Will the Skeld Crew survive impostors getting underfoot of and sabotaging each other long enough to reach Polus? And if they do, will they be prepared for what awaits them there...?

Navigation under cut:

Catchall tag: OCs Among Us

Worldbuilding tag: beanbuilding

CHARACTER TAGS

SKELD CREW

Red: Jeremy

White: Guinevere

Yellow: Xanth

Black: Ciar

Pink: Rosalia

Brown: Ursa

Cyan: Sky

POLUS GANG

Brown: Reese

Orange: [tbd] Mini: Peace

Yellow: [tbd] Mini: Cee

Maroon: [tbd]

FUNGLE BUNDLE

Lime: [tbd]

Orange: Carrot

[leafboi767]

Did someone ask for bad fanart of the among us show, no? Well to bad

As soon as I saw these two’s designs and that they would probably be in the same department due to them having similar jobs (cyans a gemologist while blacks a geologist) my lesbian ship loving ass immediately thought of a opposites attract dynamic mixed with protective extrovert (cyan) and shy introvert (black, purely due to her fun fact being that she prefers rocks to people) and then this was born, I’m not sure what to call the ship name yet I’m thinking cylack but I’m not to sure

Now WHERE IS THE MINI CREWMATE CHARACTER INNERSLOTH PLEASE IM BEGGING YOU PLEASE

[elementalladymallorie]

Small Moments and Small Gestures that Make a Home

Strongest Suit

So first new work in a little while, and not what I was really expecting to work on next, but here it is! This is going to be a little mini (?) series based off of trivia from the SBS answers

AO3 Link

Word Count: Almost 1K

Clothing is one of many ways for a person to express themself, from the styles, the patterns, and down to the color choices.

It's always nice too, when some gets you something to wear because they see it and think of you.

Nami took a great amount of pride in her ability to find a deal no matter what she was shopping for. She would admit, though, that her two biggest money drains were also her biggest frustrations. The biggest was, of course, the food budget, feeding ten normal people on a ship, and keeping enough food for extended trips would be enough of a task. Feeding her own crew, with Luffy’s appetite alone, was an endeavor that would stump many. She’d managed somehow while still managing to keep a significant amount for the other needs of her crew, and herself, of course.  

The next was, surprisingly, the clothing budget. They all got into so many fights, fights that were only getting stronger and more dangerous as they went on. And the fighters that get closer and more physical almost always have some kind of clothing damage. It could range from anywhere from minor tears, burns, and stains that wouldn’t disappear to the garments becoming nothing more than scraps that were barely hanging on their frames.  

None of them tried to avoid it. Luffy didn’t care, nor did Zoro, really, and it’s not a priority really when one is fighting for their lives. Still, it miffed Nami just a bit that she had to replace more shirts and sandals than she really should have to.  

Most of it gets curbed though by the fact that some of the damage can be mended by a simple needle and thread or a patch or two.  

It’s the ones that can’t be repaired though that leads part of her shopping trip today. They’d docked on a small island, big enough to get enough food that Sanji has a list for and his allowed budget and to restock on other necessary supplies. 

Such as new clothing, needles, thread, and fabric rolls or yards.  

Nami’s handling this trip herself. Usopp and Franky are looking for new tools or scrap to build with, Robin and Chopper are getting medicine and books, and she’s unsure of where Luffy and Zoro are while Brook and Jinbe are on the Sunny.  

Nami wouldn’t trust most of her crewmates to buy the clothes if she’s being honest, some like Robin and maybe Usopp or Sanji if it was small things she could allow. The others? They all had… difficulties when finding things like this. 

Besides, she has the best ability to find deals! And she has all of her Nakama’s sizes memorized at this point, so she’ll have no problems doing this fun solo. 

She manages to get a decent haul after only an hour or two of shopping. Nothing too fancy and more on the durable side than anything. She’s allowing herself to try on a few of the nicer things, as a treat for all her efforts, but not planning on buying anything. She’s turning to look and see how the dress she’s trying looks in the back when a blue tie catches her eye.  

It’s a pleasant shade of a deep blue, like the ocean can be some days, and a simple pattern. It would look good with plenty of Sanji’s button ups and suits too.  

Nami stops, staring at the tie, thinking the price over and what she’s willing to spend when a pink scarf nearby stands out amongst the others it’s sitting with. It would probably look good on Chopper and he would appreciate it. Then she notices a black pocket square with white pinstripes in the same section. Brook could likely use something like that. 

She can’t help but to start looking more closely now, picking up the items she’s already seen and adding it to her purchases. She’s finding other things now, a truly gaudy light blue patterned shirt large enough to fit a cyborg, a green undershirt perfect for working out in cooler weather, a set of bangles colored purple that shouldn’t be obtrusive, a yellow set of suspenders that would look striking, an ochre shirt with a more subdued pattern for a fishman, and a red hoodie with a zipper that should be roomy enough for a rubberman to stretch in..  

All things in her friend’s favorite colors and styles, things that will make them smile and brighten their days hopefully. 

She manages to also find herself an anklet with an orange gem studded into it, and she manages to haggle and charm her way into deals enough to not make her balk at the price.  

She quickly gathers her bags and takes her prizes back to Sunny. Most of her Nakama are still out at the time so she can easily distribute her haul the way it’s intended into everyone’s personal stores. 

It’s not long before Nami’s finds start showing up on the ship. Jinbe wears his new Hawaiian shirt on one of his more casual days. Brook’s pocket square is front and center in his shirt the same day Sanji’s wearing his new tie and being more attentive as a thanks. Zoro comes down from the crows nest after a workout and is tackled by the youngest of their lot once they catch sight of green. Usopp tugs on his suspenders as he gets ready to tell a new tale for his audience of Luffy and Chopper, a scarf tied around his antler and sticking out like a flag from where he’s tucked into Luffy’s half zipped hoodie.  

Nami smiles, proud and coy to herself when out of the corner of her eye she spots cyan as Franky places out a table for her and Robin, and she hears bangles clinking together as Robin turns a page of her book. She stretches out, ready to lounge in the sun, new anklet glinting in the light.  

Nami may not like spending a lot of money, even less so if it’s not entirely necessary, but she does enjoy treating her friends occasionally. More so when she can actively see them enjoying it. 

[romanadvora]

Mission to the Unknown

season 003 : story 019 : episode 086

09 OCT 1965 || 08 JUN 2023

Watched the 2019 recreation instead of Loose Cannon reconstruction or listening to the BBC audio, and goodness me it’s an amazing accomplishment.

For the episode itself;

Cory and Lowry on this godforsaken planet gives the story a good feeling of isolation and helplessness, especially when Cory deduces that Daleks are present due to the Varga plants.

While I’m not a fan of the Daleks allying themselves with non-Daleks (and this has SIX allying parties), their joint power gives a genuine sense of dread for the Masterplan and the sheer scope of the Dalek-aligned forces mounting an invasion on the Solar System.

The Daleks finding and destroying the UN spaceship adds to the helplessness of Cory and Lowry’s situation, as if they manage to launch their beacon they could theoretically be rescued, but being realistic, that was their fate sealed; all they could possibly do now is send the warning beacon. Lowry getting stung by the Varga plant because Cory accidentally hits his shoulder too hard is pretty tragic, and his composure when he’s forced to kill his last compatriot is quite unnerving; his understanding of the situation, and willingness to act before emotions take hold of him is pretty dark. Cory’s eventual death really adds to the weight of this mini-story. Since he died before he was able to send the beacon, the episode could feel a bit pointless, but really it’s a prologue to Masterplan showing just how dire Humanity’s situation with the looming Dalek invasion is.

As for the recreation;

The sets look incredibly genuine, and the effects of the third crewmate turning into a Varga plant looks like it could’ve been executed identically in 1965. The costumes of the alien delegates feels costume-y which is just how they should look, and the period-accurate Daleks complete with misaligned slats and pale white eyes is much appreciated. The voices by Briggs was so spot-on I thought they’d just used the surviving audio for all of the Daleks’ dialogue.

And obviously presenting the episode in black and white was just… the correct choice. That, and keeping William Hartnell, Terry Nation, and Ron Grainer in the credits while the rest are the people involved in the recreation, plus the inclusion of “Next episode : Temple of Secrets” were all excellent choices that really make this recreation blend into season 3.

And it’s the perfect episode for a recreation of this kind; no Doctor or companions to be recast for everyone to get mad about.

★★★★☆

[our-flag-means-death-ao3feed]

Izzy and Stede wear their Get Along Shirt and other Short Stories

by Bedalk05

Join the crew of The Revenge in an ongoing fic for reader prompts and/or mini plot bunnies I come up with that may not fit into a fully fleshed out fic but which I decided to write anyway b/c why not?

Read on for such stories as "Izzy and Stede wear their Get Along Shirt" and "Jim Contemplates the Merits of Stabbing their Crewmates."

*These stories take place in the universe of "No Strings on Me" but for the most part can stand alone*

Words: 1251, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Series: Part 8 of No Strings on Me

Fandoms: Our Flag Means Death (TV)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M, M/M

Characters: Blackbeard | Edward Teach, Stede Bonnet, Oluwande Boodhari, Jim Jimenez, Black Pete (Our Flag Means Death), Lucius Spriggs, Fang (Our Flag Means Death), Ivan (Our Flag Means Death), Israel Hands, Roach (Our Flag Means Death), Frenchie (Our Flag Means Death), Wee John Feeney, The Swede (Our Flag Means Death), Buttons (Our Flag Means Death), Original Trans Character(s), Original Cat Character(s)

Relationships: Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet, Oluwande Boodhari/Jim Jimenez, Black Pete/Lucius Spriggs, Fang/Ivan (Our Flag Means Death), Israel Hands/Roach (Our Flag Means Death), Frenchie/Original Trans Character

Additional Tags: Slice of Life, Fluff, Humor, Hijinks & Shenanigans, Found Family, Established Relationship, No Plot/Plotless, Crew as Family, Implied Sexual Content

source https://archiveofourown.org/works/45206284

[sincerely-sofie]

Art dump of some Among Us OCs. The cyan crewmate is named Annings, the black imposter is called Soot, and the cyan mini crewmate is actually a baby imposter that Annings adopted called Robin.

[captainkurosolaire]

Update & V1.2: Been working tirelessly behind the scenes, got a month's worth of content to be released but was waiting until they were finished. My passion is blazing hotter than a Hundred-Suns. I've create a new style that ideally going forth is what I'll aim to master. In this style, I've done nearly every single Crewmate on the roster including some major supporting characters. They're sort of like-mini trailers / character intros you'd see in a fighting game, that include music, gif(that show off glimpses their character) Combined with their own voice-lines. As if you were getting them in a gacha game. xD I'm calling them 'Insights.' This isn't even the half of what I've in-store, but already achieved.

The intent is you put them altogether and you get a bigger picture and trailer. Very shortly when I truly return to writing I'll be getting my War arc ready and prepared, that'll see to the actual journey of everything. Talking about visiting several isles mystical and otherwise, for treaties, new cultures, relics to find/retrieve, lot of the seeds I sowed throughout many XIVWrites. Even doing chapter 1. From the very beginning uncovering every detail that has been calculated, as well do all the characters on the Crew and their pacific quests (very a-kin to DA/ME) before that big showdown at the War. I've also created another new style, I call this one 'Soul Journeys' they recap Captain's quest for his missing fragments utilizing the butterfly, they're like Insights but a lot more writing involved and takes an excessive amount of energy from me but good recaps. I had fun. With lot of the random Greek sets, doing themes outside the box, pushing my limits, but I lost a sight and merely was wasting my precious creativity, I am just passionate, the thing that isn't exclusive or unattainable, the only thing that is sharable that can spread to like-minded. I'm a writer foremost; a storyteller. So me try to attempt so many challenges with gpose and gifs without purpose, were never going to show progression that I'd have liked ...But the way you approach something can lead to vibrant results. So I've combined everything. I previously learned, into one. Holding back less. I've brought and revised a character from old ancient days, that'll make my creatively bloom and soar to heights I couldn't previously do, that'll keep my passion running to make me wanna get back to writing to unlock them in stories and flush out their character arc. This new style isn't to hard on the mind or a bedridden body either. So I can possibly create the antagonist side of their retrospectives too when I get their designs ready or near the respective timeline. Previously did pretty poor job at showing the depths of my passion, I never included Crew much or gave them the same quality or consistency. So now I've got to make amends. I got another style of sets in my mind, called, 'Relation & Factions' that will emotionally seek to capture Captain's relations or various crew-mates with one another in a visual-way for future project, idea. Going back to butterfly, instead of just Soul Journey, that spawned another idea too. I'll recap every event of Captain's memories/story and life, through a visual-style one-day ideally calling them 'Fluttering Memories' this is a alternative which is more poetic, story-driven, compared to The Black Cat Misadventures that's to be more goofy. Let's see... I also intend to polish this up more, (Fixed lot of tags and prepared for more). Also I'll redo the whole Roster with the final-production of the Crew give it more life-to-it with animation, or something. While probably doing same with the cover. xD Also make the a [Writing] just one-link to everything. While detailing stuff better. Good news is I've got a few years back on my life and vitality in my break, I worked out with the same level of passion until I hit my limits and the summer heat whooped me. xD But I've also confirmed my limit, exactly 3 months, no more & no less. That goes it seems for a mind and body at me consistently pushing it. I wish could make it raise-higher than that. ...But now I know that. I'm at peace and solace. I know how to more properly take-breaks or what to do now to manage. So I'm just unleashing big chunks every now and then. Hopefully get a few chapters done before next year is here, least get the wheels turned, though now, I've infinite things to work on and styles to maneuver in, whenever I come around. :D Cheers as ever treasured hearties.

Tales of the Goldbrand

(Collection of everything I have written thus far in various Master-Lists/Volumes/Compendium. Going to pin and update this as I progress aka, “Mun About Page”, and a listing for the entire Roster of characters I’ve established in writing or showcase. Since I have too many muses; a practical universe, I’ll have to do their individual character-sheets sometime, then put all those collectives in multiple master-pages, then provide links onto that.)

Keep reading

[viktor-leon]

MINI CREWMATE

Before boarding the ship-