#muse chapter

[baeglbites]

My boys… 🥺😢

[ph-cutie]

(pretty much) all the character concept arts from tha art book. because im the compiler

[ivoryratdoggerythethird]

dazai making up a whole language with fyodor that no one else can understand is amazing but imagine him using codes that, very objectively speaking, you could crack, it's just that no normal person would ever make the insane leaps in logic that it requires. except for someone familiar with dazai's weird thinking patterns, that is.

i just love the idea of dazai's unhinged antics being dialed up to an eleven when he was in the port mafia, and oda being the only one who simply wouldn't bat an eye at it but chuuya was the only one who would actually get it.

like imagine ango at the end of the jailbreak, his boss saying he should allow himself to sigh and lean back and maybe indulge himself, pat him on the shoulder, tell him what he pulled off reading heart rates wasn't easy and he should be proud for being able to keep up with such a plan

but ango i-drank-with-teenage-dazai-and-also-had-the-records-for-every-soukoku-mission sakaguchi can only remember the time dazai was like using greek sign language through his breathing patterns to communicate from a submarine from beneath the pacific ocean or something, and chuuya could not fathom how no one else could understand him.

and that was the day mori signed off on skk being exclusive partners because every subordinate in the room was crying tears of blood by the time chuuya finished explaining which blood pressure level was warning them about a bomb, which blinking sequence was him conveying the vault password and which series of inhales was just him calling mori a bitch.

(ango also pointedly did not want to think about how smug dazai had looked after the mission when mori confirmed skk would only be each others' partners for efficiency and to maintain everyone else's sanity

or about how when he called chuuya to tell him about dazai's prison break scheme he could only get like 3 out of 276 steps into the plan before chuuya rolled his eyes, said "got it" then hung up and pulled the whole thing off without a hitch.)

[highlordofkrypton]

I sincerely believe that you don't just write a Vanserra. They simply possess you. You are merely a vessel for them to sass through, and charm the hell out of everyone.

[bionicboxes]

THE SMOOTH TASTE OF [NEO]

[finalgirlgretchen]

[misc-obeyme]

Just leaving this here out of context. He’s been on my mind but my writing is all over the place lately.

[beaulesbian]

one piece chapter 1118 spoilers

i absolutely loved the last two pages of this chapter!

luffy telling bonney to become like him, and bonney to get the future of being free! seeing herself completely free!

that's the whole deal of luffy - not only bringing freedom to people, but slowly helping them see what it means, to want to free themselves!

and it works - bonney can imagine that future, and become the most free - when luffy is most free, he's nika. so she becomes nika, too. i adore this storytelling!

we don't know how much her fighting style would be similar to luffy - but the iron giant possibly reacts to her too, the gorosei feel something is wrong, and i love that it could mean this power is not just luffy's, but maybe whoever who can get into that mindset of freedom (or like bonney adapt with her abilities) - because that's what nika inspired, "he will take you out under the sun to the freedom of the sea" (from ch. 1095).

i love it because luffy doesn't want to be the hero, or worshipped or celebrated. he just wants to be the pirate king, and this - the sharing of the power or its similarities - is something that feels so fitting for him to make happen. he won't share his food (with almost anyone), but he will share these powers to fight for his goals. he doesn't know what or who nika is, (and bonney calling him that twice now is still fun), because it doesn't matter who he is - it matter what he is, and that is free.

[quibvsposts]

a small tribute to the wonderfully written ‘Hounds’ by @xx-vergil-xx

thank you for writing something so amazing for this fandom ))))

[hiraethwrote]

you guys know the trend where like “give your boyfriend your hair tie and he’ll never take it off”? yeah, satoru is 110% that boyfriend

not just that, but he will not stop at one hair tie. after you give him your first, he will steal them constantly to the point here his wrists are covered

[kinardsevan]

not me reading this scene in the drive-thru as “on my way to you” plays. no, not at all 😭😭😭

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“Hey,” Evan says softly, reaching up for Tommy’s shirt. He wraps his hand gently around the collar, pulling him down lightly until Tommy is hovering just above him.

“Hmm?” He can’t help the smile that crosses his face, being that close to Evan’s face. So fucking gone on you, he thinks as he brushes his hand through Evan’s hair again. “What, baby?”

“I love you,” Evan responds. “Marry you, spend decades with you, try desperately to have your babies even though that’s not genetically possible, love you.”

Tommy laughs as Maddie and Chimney make disgusted comments, and then leans down and kisses Evan, barely getting more than sliding his tongue against his bottom lip because of the exhaustion of the day, but that’s okay. He leans over into Evan’s ear so that the other two can’t hear him.

“Marry you, spend decades with you, keep working on making that baby happen anyway, love you,” he whispers back before kissing Evan’s cheek and then standing back up.

[sugarpasteltmnt]

trying to work on this chapter when i just want to get to the REALLY FUN CHAPTER

[quinloki]

This newest manga chapter is really giving my mind more Yandere Shanks material - intentionally or not, but damn.

I always figured what would be terrifying was that no one on the crew knew the captain was twisted (and I do like that set up), but now I’m thinking about a crew that supports their yandere captain openly, and even does the disciplining so that the darling(s) doesn’t come to fear Shanks compared to the rest of the crew >.>

/chew chew chew/

[letmetellyouaboutmyfeels]

Not to be a total asshole here but if I get one more "I need more! give me more!" comment on my Platonic Sugar Baby Buddie AU, it's going away. It has literally been two weeks since my last update, during which time I've been working on another fanfic, finishing up my second part-time job, working a full-time job, and being an adult with a full life.

I have never experienced this amount of whining in my entire time in this fandom and I can only presume that it's new people to the fandom who have an appalling lack of etiquette.

It's literally people just saying "give me more! I want more! hurry up!" And while none of you are at all entitled to my personal business, it sure doesn't help the depressive episode I'm in that y'all are doing this.

I love sharing my fics with you guys, and I love the enthusiasm and joy that you have for my writing. But the sudden influx of demands for sequels, for specific scenes in fics, unprompted fic, smut, and chapter suggestions, and now just outright demanding like a toddler for an update is disheartening, annoying, and the opposite of encouraging.

Please stop. Please. Please stop.

[heartnoose]

Parallels Between Human and Demon Hearts

Sometimes I think about how Shiro told Rin that demons can live in our hearts. That they can possess those who are corrupt and wicked. And how a moment of emotional vulnerability made him the perfect target for Satan to possess.

Yet it’s established that demons, who are corrupt by default, and who have rare but wildly uncontrollable and immature emotions, also have their hearts as their weakest spot and thus always need to hide them.

So, these set up a parallel between humans and demons in the story in regards to how they use their hearts differently.

Mephisto here says that human creativity and imagination rival the evil powers of demons. Human creativity is usually seen as the result of people using their hearts openly. A person can have a lot of technical skills, and that’s a talent in itself! But regardless of skill level, there’s a level of emotional vulnerability needed to make a piece of work creative. It’s what allows a person to be self-revealing and display their unique and developed perspective on life. It can also display a sense of emotional maturity or self acceptance to be so self revealing with creativity. And it’s this sensitivity that leads to humans’ biggest strength against demons, their creativity and imagination.

So early on it’s established what makes human beings human in this parallel: it’s their idealism and creativity.

And as for what makes a demon a demon? I don’t think it’s too big of a leap to say that Mephisto is also implying that demons are fundamentally unimaginative. It makes sense when you look at how callous and cold they are. There’s not much use of emotional “heart” among them, which leads to their dull, violent, and bleak outlook on the world and humans. The extremely realistic views they have play into how they use and hide their hearts for offense and defense. Not in the way that I think that being emotionally open scares them. (Which I think they are! But being vulnerable probably hardly ever crosses their minds.) It’s more in the way that they’ve never bothered to develop a sense of creativity, or rather that they might work against it.

So my theory is this: the hiding of their hearts isn’t just for their physical well-being, it’s also dynamic and metaphorical. The hearts of the corrupt seem to be the sweet spot for demons to possess. The cruelty of the corrupt can’t overpower the innate evil of a demon's heart, and they’re also not creative enough to challenge the heart of a demon. These corrupted hearts are what’s easiest for them to take over. And this is partially why demons don’t bother to challenge themselves and create any emotional openness. They know how emotional vulnerability can be exploited since they can possess the sensitive. And in the end, any idealistic creativity could hinder their ability to possess those wicked human hearts. So, they don’t just hide their physical heart in this sense, but also their emotional one as well since it seems to be in their best interest.

And those (in my opinion and theory !) are the innate differences between humans and demons in this story. It’s entirely to a human’s benefit to use their hearts emotionally, creatively, and ethically, since this brings humans together and also protects them from demons. Yet for demons, it’s all the opposite. Perhaps it’s due to their extreme tendency towards cruelty and innate corruption that easily overpowers that of a human’s. Because regardless of however evil or emotionally vulnerable/immature a person is, it’s not ever going to compare to a demon’s heart.

[sscarletvenus]

roman empire returned to me...