#okiku blurb

[fallensnowfan]

Part 2 of chapter 47 of Academy is here!

I will get around to talking about the full chapter, which is mainly Smoker and Ace wondering and searching around for Onigiri, and finding and returning him after fighting some thugs, and also Cora getting excited about rice ball cushions, which is a delight. Though the final page caught my attention most this update!

We also are treated to Isuka's debut and more Wano stuff, to be continued next time it appears!

Very good!

Ace - Cheers to a feel good drink of milk.

Law - Portgas D. Ace.

Cora - Straw Hat's brother.

Isuka - Fire fist.

Ace - I don't understand, why the difference? (I believe Ace is referring to not getting why people call him so many different names.)

Ace - hm?

Mr. Mammoth appears and looms over Ace. (Was that Jack during Luffy's and Katakuri's chase for the donut a few chapters ago after all?)

Ace - It seems I have a lot of visitors today.

Text blurb in the upper left - The mark of the demon!?

Next chapter 8th/9th of August!

Curious if the Straw Hats will return to the story from here. They have met some of the Wano cast prior during their class field trip, Tama, Okiku, Tsuru, and Yamato.

[streets-in-paradise]

Chucky scenario : Showing Andy that you believe him ( headcanons + blurb)

Special thanks to @losersclubisms, I'm posting this mostly because she wants to see it :)

For this one I'm trying to keep descriptions as gender neutral as possible. I'm practicing that because i write explicitly fem readers most of the time.

Note: I'm using an old pic of Alex as header because i am slowly running out of Andy pics due to the very little screentime he has and the amount of fic i have been posting about him.

Headcanons:

- He met you online, as one of the very few people who reacted positively to the video of Chucky. The amount of insistent interest on your part was quite new for a guy used to being taken as crazy, but you let him know that you weren’t some internet weirdo neither believed him to be one. 

- You are a paranormal researcher with genuine intentions on the case who had wanted to contact him for years and you found your only shot through the posting of that video. For so, you did as much efforts as possible to get an interview with him. 

- It took a while, but that meant the chatting had to extend more than expected because you had to create some level of trust with him for it to work out. Andy was very surprised to find out you weren’t just interested in the content of the video, you seemed willing to take his side. 

- From what he understood from those conversations, you had serious reasons found through different means of research to consider his theory. You commented with him some of the inconsistencies found in the evidence of the Pierce case and linked those with other alternative interpretations in some of the previous murders. As well, you shared some of the in lore research pointing to a twisted turn for the famous link between voodoo and the ritualistic use of dolls. 

- By the time he agreed to meet for the interview you were almost like online friends and that made him quite nervous. He enjoyed chatting with you and you seemed so passionate, never pushing any boundaries but always willing to share stuff showing him that you had no intentions of making fun of him. 

- He also happened to find you very cute through your posted pictures and that didn’t help at all. The initial arrangement to see you was meeting somewhere else and only if being completely sure about it he would show you later the Chucky head hidden in his cabin. 

- Although he didn’t have to, he wanted so badly to impress you with his answers. It wasn’t a date, but Andy felt like that because he liked you. 

Blurb: 

“ I had no idea that there were universities for this stuff.” He shyly commented after the initial salutes. “ So, from all the mysteries out there, you have chosen Chucky as the one you want to solve.” 

“ Possessed dolls are a fascinating phenomena. I have personally met some of the most worldwide famous ones.” You calmly explained to him. “ I even traveled to Japan and visited Okiku. She truly grows real hair!” 

He was smiling out of pure amazement, realizing that it was most likely you were going to believe him for real. 

“ Does she?” 

“ Absolutely! And she is completely harmless, just a sweet little girl receiving visitors. Of course, not all of them are so lovely. There is Annabelle, said to be the artifact mediating an attempt of demonic possession… and I believe your Chucky shares a similar nature.” 

You made a brief pause and he catched a glimpse of nervously on your part as well. 

“ To be honest, the fact that Chucky is still treated like a joke even in the researching circles investigating other dolls like him is extremely unfair. I want to change that and I believe I can open the way for an entire new field of investigation. I dream of creating a commission entirely dedicated to him.” 

Andy was in absolute disbelief and he couldn’t hide it. 

“ No way! Why would anyone want to do that? Nobody in thirty years has believed a single word I said.” 

“ If I can prove that the doll head is authentic, it should be in a paranormal museum with all kinds of experts doing testing on it. “ You insisted, with excitement. “ What I am about to say is going to sound weird, but I think it needs to be said anyways. “ 

He chuckled and you couldn’t help smiling although you knew that you were going to be awkward. 

“ Andy, I am your biggest fan… but not in the typical meaning of fanaticism. “ You shyly commented. “ Just as historians develop an intense bond with certain historical personalities, being in this field makes you relate to urban legends. I’m fascinated with your story and I want to help you get truly heard. Hell, I'm convinced that you are a hero! I can’t offer the kind of credibility that would be accepted in courts, but if we get attention in the researching community we may accomplish something in circles of people who believe in the paranormal. “ 

His mind went blank for a brief instant, making his answer get delayed while blush was becoming visible in his sweet looking face. 

“... A hero, you said?” 

[ash-and-books]

Rating: 5/5 

Book Blurb: From the highly acclaimed author of the Bone Witch trilogy comes a chilling story of a Japanese ghost looking for vengeance and the boy who has no choice but to trust her, lauded as a "a fantastically creepy story sure to keep readers up at night"-RT Book Reviews I am where dead children go. Okiku is a lonely soul. She has wandered the world for centuries, freeing the spirits of the murdered-dead. Once a victim herself, she now takes the lives of killers with the vengeance they're due. But releasing innocent ghosts from their ethereal tethers does not bring Okiku peace. Still she drifts on. Such is her existence, until she meets Tark. Evil writhes beneath the moody teen's skin, trapped by a series of intricate tattoos. While his neighbors fear him, Okiku knows the boy is not a monster. Tark needs to be freed from the malevolence that clings to him. There's just one problem: if the demon dies, so does its host. Suspenseful and creepy, The Girl from the Well is perfect for readers looking for Spooky books for young adults Japanese horror novels Ghost stories for teens East Asian folklore

Review:

Vengeance, spirits, and a strange boy covered in tattoos. Okiku is a spirit, she’s been wandering around for centuries freeing the spirits of the murdered and dead... and seeking vengeance against their murderers. Once a vctim herself she now hunts down killers and releases innocent ghosts... but she still hungers for more. She constantly drifts until she meets Tarquin “Tark” a boy who’se mother tried to kill him and tattooed his body with intricate tattoos that turn out to be seals. Okiku starts to notice something about Tark... another spirit that is attached to him... a demon. If the seals on his skin are broken the demon will be free and if the demon dies so does Tark. Soon Okiku will find herself immersed in the lives of Tark and his family as they try and find a cure for Tark as his condition worsens and Okiku might be the only one who can solve it. As a huge fan of horror movies, ghost stories, and East Asian folklore, this was right up my alley. I had a blast reading this and would definitely recommend it! The relationship between Okiku and Tark is sweet, and the horror and ghost element to the story was great, also the folklore was so interesting. 

*Thanks Netgalley and SOURCEBOOKS Fire, Sourcebooks Fire for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*