#or as far as i remember i should say. 🤔 it may have been a different grand or great granparent

[narutomaki]

only problem with cooking from the heart is I will make something new and will like it sooooooo so so fucking much and know I will get it wrong the next time and disappoint only myself

[thegamingcatmom]

I have a question! A few maybe? Depends how much I yap lol!

Okay so will we ever get a chance to see mc interact with the Cullens—including bella? I would like to see how she reacts to a completely different family of vampires, especially since she doesn’t know what they are.

And speaking of not known what they are, will she ever get a chance to find out? If so how would she react?! Im honestly so excited to see more, ever since I began reading I’ve been frothing at the mouth and checking your page daily(sorry if that sounds crazy)

I would really like to see how she would interact with each Cullen, especially Rosalie—how would Rosalie feel meeting another so called human pet:0

I also feel like her and Esme would get along perfectly, kind of like how Carmen is with mc! And Alice too, though her personality may be too much for mc?

Will mc also be inter-grated in personal affairs like family meetings and going to see the Volturi? Since im guessing mc will soon know what they are?

Also theres this tension between mc and tanya, will they ever get a chance to be romantic? If so how would that go for the first time? Since the Denali sisters are experienced with humans will it ever happen?

I think thats all for now! Cant wait to see more, this work is by far the most im invested in!

First of all: I love how lengthy your ask is! And I especially love that it´s allll about what may or may not happen in the deranged universe of The Sisters. Those are my fav kind of asks. THE SPECULATIONS, THE THEORIES. 😭

I do so love fangirling with yall. 🫶❤️‍🔥🫶

Okay so-

You´ll defo get a fat chance to see MC interacting with the Cullens - that includes Bella ofc. In fact, there´s a reason I put them in the tags of my story early on, even though their first appearance won´t be until much later.

The Cullens will play a rather big part in all of it, as MC meeting them will probs set some things in motion that may or may not impact the dynamic between her and her forced-found family (the Denalis). You´re absolutely correct that she has no idea another "variant" of whatever-they-are exists out there. A variant that she might even come to like because that variant seems somewhat sane, at least.

Their eyes are defo less haunting. That´s already a huge plus in her book...

MC will find out what they are for sure. She´s bound to, at some point. Tanya hasn´t taken her in just for shits and giggles. (Kate begs to differ.) Our coven leader very much plans on having MC stay with her them permanently, and there´s only one way to ensure that. You hearing bells too?

As for how MC´s gonna react when the bomb drops? Good question. 🤔

I will say this though: It´s not necessarily gonna be the Denalis who will spill the beans. 🫘

And can I just say I fucking LOVE that you mentioned Rosalie specifically?? Because yes, yes, yes, my girl will play a rather important part when it comes to MC and the Denalis indeed.

Yall remember THAT convo, right? Ofc you do. It´s the first "real talk" we get between Bella and Rose. It´s where Bella finds out the real reason why Rose seemingly can´t stand her. It´s because she envies her. For having the opportunity at a life she herself longs for. For having the choice.

We all know Rose thinks one´s mortality is something that should be protected at all costs. It should be valued and respected. Not carelessly thrown away like Bella plans on doing.

And you know who else thinks she´d rather stay exactly the way she is, pls and ty?

MC.

Girl wants no part of that...whatever-they-are. Those things are the reason she´s stuck in this dilemma in the first place. Why would she wanna become something she despises?

And you know who else despises what she´s become?

Rosalie.

Rose firmly believes Bella´s choosing wrong.

Well, how do you think Rose would react if someone chose right instead?

I guess the main difference between Bella and MC is that Bella's a willing human pet. 😏

My heart melts just thinking about it.

Esme is basically the (lot) less unhinged version of Carmen, so ofc she´d go full Momma on MC. Making her food (just look at that gif, I mean-), fluffing up her pillow, taking care of her when she isn´t feeling well and just-

ASFKASJFAKSDFN.

Can you imagine Carmen and Esme combined?? I don´t think our hearts could handle it (jk, they won´t have another choice cause I very much plan on combining Carmen and Esme and letting them loose on MC muahaha). It´d be a constant back and forth of-

"Are you hungry, dear?"

"Your feet are not too cold, are they, mi amor?"

"Do you need me to wash those, honey?"

"Leave the poor thing alone."

"She is sleeping."

As for Alice-

I mean-

She´s...wild. But not in the deranged way MC will have no choice but to become used to (courtesy of her forced-found family). She has an energy that makes you feel like you´re talking to a kid on a sugar rush, lmao. But that's an energy MC can deal with I reckon. It might even be something she welcomes after everything else she's been through.

Alice might be a lil weirdo who takes fashion much too seriously, but there's an undeniable joy to her that's kind of infectious. I imagine MC would much rather deal with a bit of weirdness (which probs includes serving as a Barbie for Alice to dress up) than a whole ton of...whatever it is that's not quite right with her kidnappers. 🙃

Tbh: I don't plan for MC to find out about vampires until much later. There's a few things I got in mind for how and when she finds out, and I did say it's not necessarily gonna be the Denalis who will tell the tale.

The Volturi will be involved in one way or another, I´m sure. My mind hasn´t made it that far yet though, because we gotta get MC settled in first. We also gotta tame Irina first before any other vampires (besides the Denalis) can be introduced to our girl. I need MC to be in a position where ALL members of the family are somewhat willing to go the extra mile to keep her with them safe. Whether that be for personal reasons or because your sister went all coven leader on you...

As for being involved in family affairs/meetings:

Hmm, I haven´t thought about that yet. I mean, they´re vampires. They could discuss matters with her in the next room and she would be none the wiser because they can speak at a volume that’s only audible to them due to their heightened hearing. If they don´t want her included in something, she won´t be.

On the other hand...

Seeing how Tanya has already signed the adoption papers (so to speak), I can also very much see her being adamant on MC being included in family matters from now on. She´s the leader, and while she accepts and welcomes her coven members´ opinions, she can be rather stubborn when she´s set her mind on something (or someone).

Much to the annoyance of Irina. Girl´s gonna hit her breaking point sooner rather than later. 💀

There´s tension alright but not nearly enough if you ask Tanya and there´s a reason for that:

Ofc she´s gonna be romantically involved with MC.

So will Kate.

So will Irina.

That´s why I put it in the tags. 😅

However, and I cannot stress this enough, it´s a slow burn. Very slow. With lots of suffering for everyone involved. Why? Cause I like em working for it. 🙃

I´ve made a similar post quite a while ago where I kinda explained the main directive of The Sisters. While falling in love is ofc part of it, it´s not the focus of my story. It´s more about staying true to yourself despite the challenges you face, and about becoming the best version of yourself. Finding love can help a great deal with that, but in the end, it´s up to you to face your demons. Where there´s a will, there´s a way.

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As for the Denali sisters being experienced with humans:

Yes and no, lol. They´re more experienced than most of their kind for sure, seeing how sleeping around is pretty much all they've been doing for the past century. Besides feeding, ofc. Sometimes they do both at once, and there's the catch-

Getting their fill is all they care about, really. Whether that be related to feeding or...other things. There's never been a situation for them where they felt like they had to be extra careful with their victims flings, simply because they.don't.care. If they make it out alive at the end, good for them. If not, well that's that. There's more where they came from. No biggie. 🤷‍♀️

They have exceptional control over their bloodlust, it has to be said. But that doesn't mean they're gonna overexert themselves with it. Shit happens, so to speak. 🙃

...Enter MC-

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Thanks so much for your ask and for letting me know how excited you are to read more! (Crazy is the highest form of flattery, imo. 😌)

Your ask has made me excited as well actually, lmao. With that said:

Have a great day and cya at Chapter 4! 💋

[yanderehsr]

Hello again I hope you're doing well and having a nice day anyways I kind of wanted to switch up my oc

Name: Rosemary

Age: 19

Personality: she is a cold person but she's also a kind person or gentle

Backstory: Rosemary is known for being a kind person but to the incident where she almost got sexually assaulted no one believed her though then she was killed no one cared about her death but Rosemary wanted them to pay so she made sure they all paid Rosemary manipulated and gaslighted everybody and doing this or that what she wanted she won't gaslight anyone but if she finds out that you're the one that bullied her you are dead meat but hey if you change then you'll be fine then she became immortal

Abilities: Rosemary controls these red poison butterflies which it's actually inspired from a manhwa that I read Rosemary has to consume poison though to control it don't worry there is medicine for it however the medicine always leaves her numb which means that it's slowly helping her with the poison madness or illusion butterflies she always uses them though she is a great swordsman however in order to summon them she has to cut the opponent or the opposite she can cut herself and she can summon them madness energy she hinges on that madness though so yeah she has the ability to teleport so yeah however she doesn't really use it though

Appearance: Rosemary has red eyes and long dark red hair that is almost like a black but it's red on the back or should I say inside of the back of the hair Rosemary wears a black top with a black skirt she also has a black jacket that hangs on her shoulders she wears black boots and where is this choker has a rose on it Rosemary loves sweets very much though she also has this villainous beauty going on in fact she used it against her bully who took it too far by sending her to the hospital so she took revenge and use that beauty against him she manipulated and gaslighting him

About her: in all honesty though she may act like a villain or villainous sometimes but you can't blame her though due to the fact that she's been through a lot I mean she did become immortal she smells like wine and ice cream vanilla ice cream and roses she's has a doll like appearance so she knows that her death won't comes so she no longer yearns for death she is a wandering swordsman or a wanderer in the past though she gaslighted the people that she hated and manipulate them you know but she giving that villainous beauty and also she also represents the red spider Lily the spider Lily is a beautiful flower but also deadly due to the fact that it has poison so yeah she's inspired from that she also really loves spider lilies very much very much red and black will be her favorite color however other colors suit her perfectly she wears makeup specifically red lipstick and I kind of want to show the picture so here but she would always wear different lipsticks though the picture is right there though

Sorry if this is very long oh yeah I also forgot to mention she walks in these dresses though whatever she's not doing anything so she has like a lot of free time

Sorry if I'm showing too many pictures I hope you have a wonderful night toodles

I know I have read that manhwa but I can't remember where or what the name was🤔

Hope you'll enjoy😄

Trigger Warning: Yandere, Obsessive behaviour, Possessive behaviour, Kidnapping

Blade: He begs her to poison him, he wants to feel like he's dying and the illusions and pain is as close as he can come, in a way that makes him similar to Rosemary since they both yearn for death, even if Rosemary has stopped yearning for it, Blade will take any connection possible.

The fact that she doesn't mind Blade's possessive behaviour will only fuel him to act even more possessive and deranged, he wont try to hide it, will kill right in front of her and smile while doing it.

Hopefully Rosemary wont mind being kidnapped as well, cus there is no way that Blade will ever let anyone else lay their disgusting looks on her, she may be strong but that would never stop Blade from taking her away.

"So beautiful, so prescious and all MINE"

Yoimiya: She sees only the best in Rosemary, no matter how villainous she acts, she loves to stare at her butterflies, how beautiful they are, she just doesn't like that Rosemary has to hurt herself every time she uses it... well that or hurt enemies but enemies don't just appear at random.

Yoimiya clings herself to Rosemary, never leaving her side, she can't even imagine a life where Rosemary is in, she just needs her to stay sane anymore, she has become an addiction to Yoimiya, and she doesn't mind at all.

Yoimiya just does whetever Rosemary wanna do, if she wanna paint then Yoimiya will paint as well, wanna get some revenge, of course Yoimiya will join as well. Yoimiya's life revolves around Rosemary and that wont stop anytime soon.

"Soooo, what do you wanna do today, I'm up for anything as long as you wont to do it"

(Ok, does anyone know the title of the manhwa, it's killing me not knowing😭)

[cloud-somersault]

Just wanted to comment that I found your post about the five pillars of magic and who is proficient in which so incredibly interesting! I was actually kinda surprised that Little Star had no experience in Shadow because I’ve gotten the impression that Macaque had more of the role of teacher with them than Wukong did at that time, and he had MK delve into it a little, but I guess the circumstances were VERY different with Macaque actually training Star but manipulating MK to siphon his powers when they first met (actually intrigued about your take on that in the Constellations verse) but obviously you as the author have more info on the characters than we as the audience do.

Poor MK is the only one not proficient in an area yet 😭 but tbh considering he’s so young compared to the rest of them and has been training officially for even less (I guess approximately a year? Maybe more or less? Idk the timelines help) then I think he’s doing real good! My guess would be that he’s gonna master either Celestial or possibly Elemental first since I guess that’s some of what Wukong had been teaching him so far and we know MK takes after him a lot in certain areas? Plot twist would be if you have some mega angst planned and he ends up mastering Death first (I remember Wukong mentioning that the golden flowers of his birth might have appeared in the Underworld too?), orrrr maybe he’ll end up being a Jack of All Trades, Master of None? Anyway MK baby I believe in you 🧡

Thanks so much! I'm glad you liked that post, I should reblog it more so others can see 😭Macaque did have a strong role in training Little Star, but the prerequisites for training in shadow are difficult...and not exactly something that sounds fun. To Little Star, magic is fun first and foremost. I don't think they'd be interested (or patient enough) to train in shadow magic. Macaque would respect that.

Huh. 🤔If I had to explain in a constellations!way or how I see it happening, Macaque was manipulating the shadows in MK's heart and mind, pulling on that emotion of wanting to be a great student, powerful and cool enough so that Monkey King would be impressed by him. We know, at this point, that MK was wondering if Wukong thought he'd made a mistake in choosing MK as his successor. Macaque would've honed in on that feeling of inadequacy and used it to his advantage.

So, then, Macaque could give power to MK in that way. Once Macaque can control/see the shadows in someone's heart and mind, it's exceptionally easy for him to manipulate them. Macaque can give them nightmares, conversely, he can also prevent nightmares by this same manipulation (this will come up later). I'd like to think that he needs to have some feeling to go off of, y'know. A way to get his foot in the door. Training with MK in season 1 was Macaque finding that way in, and he grabbed hold of it, and...the reset of the episode happened. That's how I'd explain it, anyway. So MK doesn't know shadow magic formally. He's just felt it and somewhat controlled it...kind of.

No, MK is not proficient...yet. In Constellations, the first three seasons of the show took place in two years. Right now, in the epilogue, we are in...May! Of the third year (yes i have this fic planned down to the timeline, leave me alone). The epilogue will end in, roughly, September. MK will be training that whole time.

So he's been training for about two and a half years. I'd say he's making great progress! He's mastered the 72 transformations, and once he's directed his celestial magic to interact with all of the elements, he'll have crossed another milestone. For magic proficiency, we have to think...smaller. Like by individual spells. For an immortal, time is nothing. For MK? Every second counts, and he's learning fast. He's great at cloud-somersaulting already after his first attempt. That's fucking astounding since it even took Wukong some time to master. You're right that he's doing great!!

MK is focusing on celestial and elemental right now, yes. This will come up in chapter 6 of the epilogue. And! In chapter 3, Macaque and Wukong discussed the order of teaching MK the elements. In their minds, that means MK has a solid foundation in celestial magic, enough so that they can push him to do more elemental things.

Interesting that you'd mention death magic...what a plot twist that would be, indeed. 😁We'll have to see what happens. But! I do love the idea of MK being a jack of all trades. I just love characters like that. But, if I were to put a celestial primate in that category right now, it'd be Macaque. But that's just because he loves magic so much.

Wukong did say that MK's birth made golden flowers bloom in every realm (this is very important) along with an earthquake. So! Golden flowers from MK's birth are in the Underworld! Wonder what happened with them, huh.

Maybe we'll find out~ 😉

[whats-wild-to-you]

could u write one where his “friend” is interested in u and u aren’t aware so u’re friendly and he gets angry and jealous

Oooh wasn’t he asked something similar on a variety show a short while ago? 🤔 but if it’s just a “friend” I think Jay would fight them 😈 ______________________________________________

You were excited when Jay invited you on a trip him and a couple of his friends were going on. You had started seeing each other recently, but it was all very casual so you even hesitated to consider dating each other. Plus, half of the people around Jay thought you were just a friend.

On the day of the trip, you texted Jay, telling him how excited you were. You waited for his reply, but you never got one.

Unfortunately, you didn't run into him all day either. When you went to the kitchen of your Airbnb to get some water, you saw Jay's friend sitting there all by himself. You didn't remember Jay mentioning he would be coming along too.

It looked like everyone else was avoiding him all day long as well, and suddenly you felt sorry for the guy.

"Everything okay?" You asked while reaching for a bottle of water.

His head immediately shot up and he grinned at you.

"Hey, I was hoping to get to talk to you in private."

You furrowed your eyebrows but he didn't seem to catch on. You barely knew him, what was there to talk about?

"Are you having fun?" He asked casually.

"Sure, I mean, what's not to like?"

"Right? And the beach looks lovely too. Too bad we arrived here after sunset, I'd love to spend as much time on the beach as possible."

"Do you surf? You look like you surf."

Full of confidence he puffed up his chest, smiling brightly.

"I mean, I'm not a pro, but I can stay on the board long enough to catch a wave."

"That's impressive, I've always wanted to try it!"

"How about you join me tomorrow? I can teach you a thing or two." He concluded, winking, and you couldn't help but laugh.

From the corner of your eye you saw a shadow approaching but then it disappeared.

"I better get back to the others, or they might die of thirst." You excused yourself, pointing at the water bottles you were cradling in your arms.

"Where is everybody?" You asked Jay, when you stood on the patio. He was the only one left and he looked pissed off.

Jay shrugged, saying that they already went to their rooms.

You countered that it may had something to do with his foul mood.

"My mood was fine until I came to look for you!"

You realized you weren't hallucinating when you noticed the shadowy figure lurking earlier.

"What? Are you spying on me now?"

"Why did you have to talk to him?"

"Because the rest of you were ignoring him!"

"For good reason! Did you know that he likes you? Constantly asks about you whenever you're not there?"

"I didn't. But even if I did, so what?"

"I don't like it! Don't talk to him again!"

Your eyes transformed into thin slits as you approached Jay slowly. You didn't like it when men viewed you as their property and Jay had been easygoing and drama-free so far.

"You don't like it? Jay, I'm not your property. I can talk to whomever I want!"

He snorted, looking away from you, and your anger intensified even more.

"What's your problem, huh? Don't like it when other people touch your toys?"

"You're not a toy!"

"We've been doing so well, why do you have to ruin it?"

"Maybe I'm tired of this ... whatever this thing is we've got goin on!"

"Then you shouldn't have invited me on this trip!"

"But I wanted you here! I just didn't know he would be here too."

"I thought I made myself clear. You were the one who said we should take things slow. It's you who has the trust issues, if you want to assume everybody is betraying you, that's fine, but I told you from the beginning, I'm not like that. I don't play around!"

"Why didn't you leave then? Or at least told him not to hit on you?"

"Because I had no idea he was interested in me! I just now heard it from you."

"Whatever!" Jay scoffed, storming off, leaving you behind.

That night in your room you thought about leaving, thought about packing your bags and leave before anyone got up. You knew Jay was the jealous type and it would take time and convincing to get him to trust you, but you had no idea he was paranoid too.

The next morning, it was you who suggested to go to the beach for the day. At one point you went and sat next to Jay's friend, making sure that Jay was not only looking at you but was also within earshot.

"It's nice, isn't it?"

"Sure. I just thought that it would only be the two of us."

"I don't see you like that, I'm sorry! You must've realized that Jay and I have something going on. As his friend, you shouldn't try to steal his girl, but encourage him and have his back!"

You felt awful saying that, realizing that every conversation around you had died down, with everyone listening in on you.

Jay's friend nodded his head slowly before he got up and walked off.

"You happy?"

You spat at Jay before walking away in the opposite direction, hoping Jay would go after you to apologize.

Either that or you would end things with him since you really didn't need any drama in your life.

[snowbellewells]

How does creating make you feel?

Why did you start writing?

And 💝

Thanks for the asks @kmomof4 ! This was not an ask game I said seen before, and it was fun to give these questions some thought. 🤔

🌿 - How does creating make you feel?

Accomplished (when I find the right line, or come up with just the plot twist I wanted, or when I complete a story I’ve put so much time and effort into)

Frustrated (when I can’t get the words to flow, when I go long periods without writing anything, or when I just don’t have the motivation or energy to write when I know I should)

It runs the whole gamut really, at one point or another, but what stands out most is how I feel without creating, which is grumpy, purposeless and bummed out. It may sound weird, but I know when it has been too long since I’ve been able to write. I get tense and short and I know that I haven’t been able to let those feelings out and deal with them - as I must somehow do (even if indirectly) when I write.

🍭 - Why did you start writing?

I hope this doesn’t sound like a cop out, but I can’t really pinpoint a definite “why” or even “when” I started writing. I just always have, as far back as I can remember. My family tells stories about how much I always liked books and wanted to be read to, and I do think being an avid reader goes hand in hand with good writing, but I can’t tell you exactly why the light switch clicked that said ‘let me give this a try myself’ I know I’ve done it for a long time. (I used to get so excited to go into my dad’s office after it closed and use his typewriter to make my little stories look all professional! 😆🤭) Anyway, I guess that’s my random way of saying I don’t really have a “why” for how I started, just that it’s a part of me at this point, I guess… 🤷🏼‍♀️

💝- What is a fic that got a different response than you were expecting?

Ooh, this is a fun question…. I will say, it’s often an interesting surprise to find out which fics reach people and get more notice or feedback. Sometimes I just have a sense that one might go over pretty well, and then it does, but there have also been ones I have been very fond or proud of that don’t make much of a ripple at all. I think the first one that took me hugely by surprise though was a little two shot I wrote back during season three of the show. It was called “Under the Weather” and it was basically self-indulgent fluff with Emma taking care of a sick Killian and then actually admitting how she felt (which she wasn’t doing quickly enough to suit me at the time! 😜) I was really just having fun with it and didn’t think it was anything that exciting. But it got lots of lovely comments and likes, so much more than I usually did, which was thrilling and completely unexpected. That, or the one shot I wrote for the first @cssns event back in 2018 “Tasting Forever”. To this day, that is my fic with the most notes (by far!!) And at the time I struggled with it, despaired of it, and worried I would never get it right. Thankfully, I can look back on it much more favorably now, thanks to the generously unexpected response it brought.

[bestfriend491]

I wanted to say something earlier, but couldn't find the words, especially with how I am dealing with the end of my college school year, work, and move-out. I wanted to give my best thoughts in voicing my support.

You're in the same boat I was when I first joined Tumblr, yet far more interactive, which comes with its own responsibility and safety concerns. From what you've shared (and thank you for sharing, as you really didn't have to, but shows how mindful and proactive you are, which is more than most), you've been careful as can be from your end. You're aware of how old the demographic majority is, and the biases that will come with it (people automatically aging you up in their head), and are compassionate enough to want to curb making anyone uncomfortable.

I want to take the time and apologize if I have made you uncomfortable in any way, and will be going over any replies I have made that are inappropriate for a minor (In the midst of following more adult Shuri/Riri x Reader content). I was 15, obviously, and I know you're not a naive baby, but that's what should be done on my end. And honestly I bounce between so many BP tumblr pages I can't quite remember fully how I've interacted with you.

You shouldn't have to, but I respect that you called out would-be problems that may try to harass you and how you won't stand for it. I'll spam the hell out of the spam/report button if need be.

On to more positive things, you are a phenomenal writer, and (if you have a particular passion in continuing writing) will only get better! I hope your time here motivates and encourages your confidence in that skillset as you apply it in the future.

I hope you are well, stay well, and remain safe. You seem to have a good head on your shoulders, but I cannot stress enough to be extremely mindful of people on here and the internet in general.

I hope I worded all that well enough. 🤔 Take care!!

I really appreciate this entire message, as well as your support. 🥹

You've been nothing but kind to me and as far as I'm concerned, you have never interacted with me in ways that have made me uncomfortable or in any ways that wouldn't be appropriate. Nobody has, really. (Which I'm very grateful for)

Over the past months I've grown a love for writing that I never thought I'd have. I've been a semi- writer since I was 12 but besides one random wattpad story that got some attention, I didn't really get all that into posting until last year.

I saw a situation with a minor who lied about their age a couple weeks back and for some reason my anxiety went sky-high; though I wasn't involved in that situation in any way and the person in question behaved with the fandom much differently than I do.

I realised that I genuinely want writing to be a big part of my future so the thought of misleading anyone and possibly tarnishing the trust I've build with others that have been so supportive made me decide to make things clear.

I'm very weary of the bad people, but I'm glad I have a few people on my side too.

Again, you've really done nothing wrong and neither has anyone else I've personally interacted with.

Thank you. ☺️💕

[dbphantom]

having watched bleach start to finish like 3 times over the years, the length does not intimidate me but would you say one pace is better because it's closer to the original? 🤔

Oh shit nice! That will definitely help haha

IMO, One Pace is better because it cuts a lot of anime filler and adjusts the abysmal pacing of the anime in the latter half of the show (it's getting better-ish with the 2 most recent arcs, but it's still pretty bad all things considered) to be closer to the manga. I think it's amazing and 100% worth checking out if you don't like filler or slow pacing that doesn't benefit the story. That said, there are some things I think the OG anime does better than One Pace despite all its benefits, so it's up to you, really.

Here are some differences I've noticed so far so you can decide which one you should check out for your first watch :)

One Pace is subs only, no dub. I haven't met anyone who has considered that a deal-breaker yet, but I figured it should be pointed out asap because you do not get a choice if you want to watch Pace.

Some of the filler in the OG anime is great! Most fans I've talked to will sing the praises of G-8, which is a short filler arc, but embodies the spirit of the show perfectly. It's actually what I show the people I want to get into the series because it's short and not main story stuff and so perfectly One Piece.

But not all of the filler is good or worth watching. And lately the OG anime has taken to drawing out scenes for padding instead of simply coming up with filler to let the manga get sufficiently ahead. It can be draining to watch a side character's surprised face still-frame slowly drag across the scene for the 1,000th time when you KNOW there's better things they can be spending that screen time on. Or yet another shot of characters aimlessly running down a hallway to pad time between scenes.

There are some cover stories that were adapted into the anime [not all of them, though!] that One Pace cuts down on bc it does not match up with the only-manga style of the edits. This can be a bit confusing as some cover stories are important to the plot/understanding where characters are and what they're doing in the world without it coming out of left field.

That said, you'd have to read some cover stories anyway regardless of which anime adaption you choose, because the OG anime did not adapt every cover story and some of them are pretty important. Definitely check out the cover page wiki no matter which anime version you decide to pick up. Just be wary of spoilers. You can DM me for links to the cover stories if you want :)

If you're worried about One Pace cutting story info, I've been watching it with my friend as his first time through in case there's info I need to add in, but it's been very faithful to the manga so far. I even got my foot in my mouth a few times by explaining that a scene was cut- only for said scene to have been moved a few episodes down to match up with the manga, not the anime.

One Pace cuts out all the lingering reaction shots and redundant flashback sequences. And the editing is phenomenal! There are some weird music jumps in the arcs that they edited in the beginning [Thriller Bark is one I remember there being a lot of noticeable music cuts, and that's one of the first arcs they edited], but it's really not as bad as some people make it out to be. Just sort of an 'oh that was a little noticeable. Anyway, moving on'. The important scenes are all very well done and the editing jumps you may notice will not detract from the heavy impact stuff.

If you're someone who likes to takes things slower by only watching 1-2 episodes a day or once in a while, it may be best to stick with the og anime. It has recaps at the start of every episode and frequent flashbacks so you can remember what's going on. One Piece is released once a week, so this makes sense for a more 'casual' watching experience. One Pace has no recaps, and some flashbacks are cut for being 'redundant' [those that are shown a handful of episodes after the scene happened- or even in the same episode, for padding purposes]. Normal and reasonable flashbacks are kept in though, so you don't have to worry about that.

One Pace also isn't fully completed yet. For example, if you watch from the start of the show, you'll need to switch back to the normal anime for the Baratie arc. They don't edit the arcs in order, instead they edit them in order of which has the worst issues regarding pacing and filler. It can be a little strange having to jump back and forth at the start, but each One Pace episode shows which anime episodes it covers in the title name, so it's not that bad. Plus, this absolute unit wrote up a guide on reddit for swapping between One Pace, the OG, and a seperate editing project known as One Piece Kai. One Piece Kai has hour+ long episodes and the editing is less smooth than One Pace, but it is great for getting through Alabasta & Skypeia.

Also, One Pace has covered the latter half of the show in its entirety, so once you hit Enies Lobby it is a straight shot to catching up to the anime using only One Pace, which is great because once you jump back and forth between Pace and the OG, the pacing differences are night and day.

Overwhelmingly I would recommend One Pace. But! It's also important to know what you're getting into with it, y'know? If you do decide to use it, I definitely recommend following that guide I linked and also watching G-8. And keep an eye on when you should read the cover stories :)

For reference, I've watched the entire OG anime in chunks over the years and One Pace up to Impel Down [currently watching through, it's been great]. During my first time through the OG anime, I stopped watching once 'the latter half' of the show hit and switched to manga-only due to the pacing being That Bad. I watched all the anime arcs eventually, but that initial pacing problem really put me off it for a while. Before I recommended One Pace to a newbie friend, I rewatched WCI using it and the pacing was like night and day. It is really an amazing project, it's very well done and he's enjoying the series a lot so far.

Also, also, if you're going to watch, I recommend blacklisting some of the op tags! I believe the popular spoiler tags are 'opspoilers', 'op spoilers', and 'One Piece spoilers'. People may also tag each chapter/episode release individually. I personally use an amalgamation of the popular spoiler tags plus my generic 'spoiler' tag and the series tags, with chapter tags if it's really big. There was a huge thing recently (is a year 'recently'? It is in one piece time haha) in the manga that is just everywhere online, and it's pretty massive spoilers :)

[ddeongies]

wow, should i be surprised to absolutely love chap 11? probably not, that’s the usual feeling after reading all of your works, i have a hard time trying to put into words all my thoughts about this chapter (english it’s not my first language 😿) but i’ll try cause i feel it’s the least i can do

god ryu is soooo fucked (no pun intended), her being nervous to finally see yeji after a month and after the kiss but at the same time wishing it happens sooner, damn ryu really fell harder, btw those pictures were indeed for YOU ryujin !

reading the “yeji is sweet” line, made me remember the first time i came to ur blog confessing about trying to read the word count kajskdjd, that line made me so happy 😭😭

and ryu planning everything 😭😭 as an anxious person i get her soooo much, that would be so me, also she’s so smart like killing to birds with one stone, her assignment and getting the girl, brilliant

i don’t think i have said it before but i just love the way you write the characters, it may be cause i find so easy to relate to them, to feel what they are feeling even through words, i was probably in the same nervous level as ryujin during her whole plan, shes stronger than me tho, yeji naked on her bed ??? yeah no drawing would be done on my side

it does kill me the fact that they both want the exact same thing but they think the other doesn’t 😭 and they are so respectful about it like, ‘i’ll take anything the other would give me’ 💔💔

i have a question, i don’t know if it’ll be answered later but it’s been bugging me since i read the chapter, did they hold each other after they finished? 🥺 i know they both think they’re casual, but they are also friends so, i just need to know 😭😭😭

thank u for another amazing chapter, i’ll patiently wait for the next one and also choreo epilogue and new fic (???) omgggg

ps: to the anon who said something about yeji in lingerie, how am i supposed to do anything productive with that thought on my head now ????

-🍬

i am finally here.... catching up with my asks.... thank you for your patience it's been a time 🫠🫠🫠

hank you for liking the chapter (and the fic and my writing and everything 😭😭😭)

ryu is so fucked but at least yeji is too. like can it really be “ryujin falls harder” when yeji is how she is LOL they’re just the same at this point (and yes every single picture yeji posted over break was for you ryu LMAO)

omg yes the infamous “yeji is sweet” that you caught during the brief yunjin drama lmaaoooo so observant. every time i screenshot my wordcounts i’m like “what are people gonna manage to catch in the background here”

and yessss ryu is such a planner. i think she likes to really think things through and attempt to have control of a situation especially when it’s scary or she feels vulnerable. and also she’s just a smarty lol like whose plans have gone better so far 🤔

thank you for saying that! i’m really glad i can write people in a relatable way :) i just want these two (and the side characters) to feel real and to have a realistic relationship. it’s just more fun that way for me as a writer and as a reader

the way they’re on the exact same page but in a kinda bad way like…. you like each other the same way AND you’re being idiots in the same way??? please 💀

omg yes okay they’re def cuddling after and there will be onscreen cuddling in future chapters i promise you 😤 very good question thank u

im writing far too many things at once rn lakdjfl so thank you for the patience with me answering this very very late

ps: not the yeji in lingerie thoughts agin i’m running away now BYE 🏃🏽

[fahrni]

Saturday Morning Coffee

Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️

It’s been an interesting week at the Fahrni household. Kim and Taylor are visiting family in California and I’m holding down the fort. There are of course benefits to this, I can eat whatever I want. But, there are also downsides. I can eat whatever I want. Needless to say, I’ve done a horrible job of eating the right things, the healthy things I should be eating. 🍔🍟🍕🍰🥧🍦

Richard Goldstein • The New York Times

Willie Mays, Baseball’s Electrifying Player of Power and Grace, Is Dead at 93

Perhaps the best to ever play the game. RIP.

Mansee Khurana • NPR

Donald Sutherland, who starred in more than 200 movies and TV shows, died Thursday in Miami, Fla., after a long illness. He was 88.

We’ve all seen Donald Sutherland in movies and perhaps you may not be able to name many?

The films I most remember him in were Space Cowboys, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and Salem’s Lot.

RIP.

Sinem Akinci • Microsoft C++ Team Blog

This blog post was written in collaboration with Philipp Jeske and Rainer Bauereiss, a software engineer and a software engineering lead we worked with to deliver on these improvements, who shared their story and experience with C++ development while adopting Visual Studio 2022.

Neat interview with a couple engineers from Bosch about their use of Visual Studio in a cross platform environment.

I’m so jealous of this! I’d have loved to have had this in 2005 or even 2009 while working at Pelco.

I used vim, KDevelop, and eventually settled into Eclipse while working on our Linux products. Windows was easy, we used Visual Studio.

Heck, I’d have loved to have had VSCode at that time! 😃

Reading this article brought back some great memories and made me want to ask Bosch if they needed any old crusty C++ devs. 🤣 I do miss it.

Rain Noe • Core77

If you’ve worked in structural package design, you may have noticed recent changes to Starbucks' cups for cold drinks. If not, here’s a look at the new design features, added to make baristas' lives easier.

While it may seem mundane or boring to some it’s not to me. There is a designer living inside me, but he sucks. At least with sites like Core77 I can live vicariously through amazing designers of all kinds!

There is one glaring problem with these Starbucks cups. Know what it is? Yes, they’re made of plastic. How in the world can we divorce ourselves of it? 🤔

Filipe Espósito • 9to5Mac

Apple this year announced a series of changes when it comes to the App Store in the EU, as the Digital Markets Act (DMA) antitrust legislation came into force in March. However, the European Commission doesn’t seem satisfied with the changes Apple has made. For the EU, Apple has some ��very serious” issues with not being fully compliant with the new legislation.

Well, it sounds like Apple may be at the “find out” part the ever popular statement “F*ck around and find out.”

Of course I’ll be keeping an eye on this. Will I participate in another store? I kind of doubt it. 🍿

Daniel Golson • Jalopnik

Do You Think Honda’s $15,000 Electric Kei Van Would Actually Work In America?

I don’t know but this is the sort of pricing we 100% need here in the States if we want to get folks to buy electric vehicles. I’d buy a lesser expensive electric car for commuting — if I had a commute — even if it had a 100 mile range. I could charge at home and at work. ⚡️

Nick Hodges • InfoWorld

Software developers started having to think not only about how the program was going to get the job done, but also about how the user was going to interact with the program to get the job done. It became clear that a good user interface was something that would sell more software.

This is one of those things that bothered me about web apps. They’re all over the place as far as UI design goes. With native Mac and Windows apps you at least expect, and get, a certain amount of consistency across applications. 👨🏽‍💻

Allan Rose Hill • Boing Boing

The team members decided to spend the night in the cells of D Block. However, one of the fellows was a loud snorer so they banished him to crash in the room where mughots were once taken. The next morning, they found him, and his gear, outside the room.

Who doesn’t love a good ghost story?

It makes me want to go spend the night there to find out what’s going on.👻

Mark Moran • UPI

Excavation unearths cherries in cellar of George Washington’s Mount Vernon

This is pretty nifty. I wonder what else they’ll eventually find? I love American history, the good and bad, and have often thought of becoming a History teacher or historian.

I wonder what those dissolved cherries taste like? Probably really disgusting. 🤣

Dave Winer • Scripting News

One of the cool things about the way I designed FeedLand internally is that there are various levels of feed stuff. If you want to start over at any level, you can, and today I’m doing exactly that. But first here’s the stack

A little insight to Dave’s FeedLand service stack.

Andy Kalmowitz • Jalopnik

The Tesla Cybertruck is possibly the most look-at-me vehicle on sale today with its bizarre shape and stainless steel bodywork, but what if you wanted something that stuck out from the crowd even more (in a bad way)? Well, folks now is your chance to do just that, because I’ve just stumbled upon the most attention-seeking Cybertruck to date. Listed for sale in Lincoln, Nebraska is a completely polished Cybertruck. Who knew the center of Hell was Nebraska?

I personally don’t see the attraction to the Cybertruck. I’d imagine they’re mostly purchased by macho men and Space Karen fanboys.

Of course I’d never own on but I will admit I kind of like the way this highly polished version with aftermarket wheels and tires looks. Way better than the factory mess Tesla ships.

It’s gonna be dangerous as heck on the road. Can you imagine getting hit in the face with the glare off of one of these? 🪩

John Gruber • Daring Fireball

By My Count Trump is Batting .900 on the Ten Commandments

Yeah, the Orange Menace couldn’t tell you the Ten Commandments much less live by them. He’s a fraud when it comes to religion, just like he is at everything else.

Kelly Crandall • Racer

Gene Haas to continue in NASCAR with new Haas Factory Team in 2025

This is good news for NASCAR fans, I think? When Stuart Haas announced their closure folks thought there’d be four charters up for sale. Now it looks like the Cup side will be reduced to one team and the Xfinity side will retain both of the existing teams.

I’m really interested to know which team and charter will they keep? E.G. It could be the four car with a different team and driver.

That still leaves three Cup charters and drivers looking for new homes.

I’d love to see these charters go to new homes and see their drivers go with them. I’m especially curious about where Josh Berry and team land. He’s had a good rookie season and he has a legendary Crew Chief. 🚘

Samuel Axon • Ars Technica

Business Insider claims it has seen internal Dell tracking data that reveals nearly 50 percent of the workforce opted to accept the consequences of staying remote, undermining Dell’s plan to restore its in-office culture.

Dell employed an interesting tactic and it kind of didn’t really work.

So, if you choose to work remotely you’re basically stuck at your current job and salary. It turns out 50% of the company was fine with those terms.

Travis Gettys • AlterNet

A former U.S. Supreme Court clerk cast suspicion on the lengthy delay by justices in rendering a decision in Donald Trump’s immunity case.

This doesn’t surprise me given what we’ve been hearing about the court recently.

The thing in most concerned with is their upcoming decision on the Orange Menaces claim he has full immunity. Apparently some group of judges are leaning toward a limited set of immunities for the President. That seems insane to me, unless it only applies to Presidential duties. The Orange Dude didn’t commit his crimes as part of his official Presidential duties. They were the selfish acts of a cruel, narcissistic, rapist, felon.

Besides, the justices need to be really careful. If they give free rein to Presidents the Orange Dude may mysteriously disappear, and if Dark Brandon were behind it, well, wouldn’t that be something.

I know it’s pathetic of me to say stuff like that but at this point I’m hoping the guy just goes away never to be seen again. I don’t care how.

Charles R. Davis • Salon

The story, in a way, is that there is any story at all: On Thursday, two sources told The New York Times, in effect, that every liberal critic of Judge Aileen Cannon — every legal analyst who says she has mishandled Donald Trump’s classified documents case, displaying incompetence and prejudice — is absolutely right.

This judge is something else. By all accounts she has no clue what she’s doing, unless of course she really does and it tilting her decisions to Trump.

In other words, Cannon’s own colleagues are openly talking about her bias and inability now that both have been ably demonstrated in case that still has no trial date, a year after she was assigned it, largely due to the fact that she has agreed to hold hearings on just about every issue raised by the defense. On Friday, even outside right-wing attorneys will be given time in the courtroom to argue that it was actually illegal for Smith to even bring the case.

I keep hoping the 11th Circuit will replace her. Regardless, Trump won’t see trial before the election so she will have achieved her goal.

[insomniactalks]

I understand why Ricky and Gina shippers are convinced S3 will be a romantic exploration for their ship b/c so many of the newest sneak peeks may suggest this (and the fact they've been content starved since 2.06. I get it. I do😅). However, I can't stop thinking about this moment:

Do y'all see how happy and playful Ricky is with EJ here? If you told S1 EJ and Ricky they'd be having a pillow fight someday they would have laughed in your face!😂 I just love how far they've come from where they started on the show. I would never claim that Ricky and EJ are the best of friends, because I don't believe that to be true, but you can't deny that they certainly started to really become friends by S2, esp 2.10 when Ricky tried to be there for EJ by helping him solve his problem. EJ seems to be wearing the same jacket from the trailer when he and Gina have what looks like another heart to heart (where he says he's "freaking out"). I believe that's 3.03, where Ricky and Gina go on a “spooky adventure” (or something like that). The very fact that Ricky is behaving this playfully with someone who he used to consider an enemy is major. In S1, Ricky very obviously tried to put a wedge between Nini and EJ b/c he wanted Ejini to break up so that he could get back t/g with her. Two seasons later, and what looks like could be the most fun he's had in a long time, I get the feeling Ricky isn't gonna try to cause intentional drama for Portwell. I actually think the fictional Corbin Bleu's character is going to cause more intentional drama this season for the Wildcats, including PW in 3.04/3.05 (I think those are the episodes):

Do you see how satisfied Corbin looks at whatever drama is unfolding? I think he really wants his documentary to be juicy and drama-filled, hence Ricky seemingly storming off out of rehearsals, and EJ following after him while Ashlyn looks worried about what she's seeing. Channing is clearly following all the drama with his camera, which makes me think Corbin intentionally pushed some buttons for Gina, EJ, and Ricky, but again, it's not Ricky intentionally trying to come between PW. I think this scene may follow the above:

You see how EJ initially looks happy as he approaches Ricky, then his smile drops when he sees Gicky playing around with that paper? I think it's possible he walked out after Ricky to try to comfort him after some drama Corbin started, but then he sees this scene play out in front of him, and maybe something (an insecurity, for example🤔) Corbin touched on earlier in the rehearsal space affects EJ in this moment. I think this might be Ricky just continuing to have fun during his summer, not trying to cause problems b/t PW. He and Gina are friends again, which puts them in a good place (which I was hoping for after S2😔). This might be Ricky just having fun with his friends, like with EJ in that pillow fight LOL 🤣but EJ misinterprets what he sees. Again, his girlfriend and the guy she used to have feelings for are playing romantic leads. EJ might be afraid history will repeat itself, but I doubt it. I feel S3 will have a diff outcome...*cough cough* Portwell Love Confession *cough cough*😉

Also, let’s stop acting like EJ will do anything to ruin his relationship with Gina (jealousy rising or otherwise). 🤦🏽‍♀️Did we forget what Gina said about him in 2.08? Let me remind you:

Y'all really going to tell me this don't sound like foreshadowing for their journey in S3? Just like Mitchie in Camp Rock 2 and Troy in HSM2, I guarantee you EJ will lose sight of what's really important to him for a bit, before coming back around at the end of the season by doing what's right and remembering his priorities (like his promise for this to be the "best summer ever" in 3.01)). Mitchie and Troy made similar promises at the beginning of their summers to Shane and Gabriella, before conflict rises mid way, then settles/gets resolved again by the end of their summers. That’s my prediction anyway. 🤷🏽‍♀️

(I should be writing up the 6 reports I have due soon, yet here I am. The power of Portwell. 😅 )

[rvrindousvpet]

Can I request like a scenario where Shinichiros in highschool and it’s like when he first starts dating y/n and he’s like completely lovesick like he stares at her with hearts in his eyes all class and stuff like that Yk?

note : sure you can anon! i apologize in advance if he's too ooc and if this is vv shitty 😬🙏 also anon i can only do headcanon for now because I'm shitty at scenarios or drabble 😔😀

warnings : uhmm idk probably swearing?

character : sano shinichiro (slight mention of takeomi, wakasa n benkei)

lovesick high school shinichiro !

ha! this man, he is literally obsessed in love with you even before you become his girlfriend and it stays like that even now, okay here's the thing. it's not a phase thingy, cause he never grows out of it.

will wake up early to go to your house just to see you waking up with your sleepy cute face

"pst, y/n I'm so sorry to wake you up, but we have school remember? we can't afford to get late.."

"h-huh? shin...? how long have you been here?" you ask him as tilt your head while yawning

but hmm? why he isn't responding???

let's see what's in his mind shall we?

'FUCK FUCK FUCKAFSKSGSHSHDGS WHY UGDHD WHY IS SHE SO CUTE?? WHO ALLOWED HER TO BE THIS ADORABLE, I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANYMORE YANNO MAYBE I SHOULD JUST LET HER KEEP SLEEPING AND SKIP SCHOOL, AAAAA WHERE'S MY PHONE I WANNA TAKE PICTURE THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR MY HEART, IF SHE DOES THIS EVERYTIME SHE WAKES UP I WOULD JUST KIDNAP HER JUST TO WAKE UP TO THIS-#(£!£?£!#!# AHHHH I WANT TO HUG HER SO BADLY :(('

"shin? shin? hello??" you waved your hand in front of his face and then you decided to cup his face in your hand

when he snaps of out it, his face is turning into different shades of red !!! why?? well obviously cause your cute ass face is right in front his while pouting-#(£?£?

shinichiro.exe error!!

uhmm, you may or may have not broken him in the early morning

you go to school with him using his bike and everytime before you get on his bike he will put on the helmet for you <33 but he will also nag at you that you should hold him tightly and get on carefully !1!1!

when you arrived at school, he'll cover your legs with his jacket and bring you down himself ˶O_o˶ of course he did that, because he ain't letting those horn dogs stares at his beloved legs-#?#? besides he is the only one who can do that ! 🙄🙄🙄

yes, you guessed it. both of you are in the same classroom yey!! but unfortunately shin and your seat is wayyy too far from each other, your seat is in the middle of the class while his is in the wayyy back of the class sitting with wakasa, takeomi and benkei.

i feel sorry for wakasa though because usually he is the victim who shin will rants about how beautiful, cute, lovely, adorable, perfect, pretty, kind, endearing and how much he love and adores you. he did it everyday, so wakasa's ear can never get a rest :(

since you guys sit farr away from each other, he will use that advantage to stares at you with loving eyes~ he'll observe you every single moment, gush about how beautiful you look while writing notes, how cute when you scrunch your nose if you having a hard time understanding, and how focused you look paying attention to the teacher

so you're probably wondering, didn't he learn/study/pay attention to the class?? the answer is yes!! he didn't. the reason? well let me quote what he said "y/n is here so why should i focus on other things that isn't important??!? 🤔"

and his book is full of doodling with your and his name beside each other surrounded by cute little love <33

when the bell rings for lunch break he'll immediately rush to your desk and will offer you to hold your bento box !

holding hands while heading to rooftop cause that's where you guys usually eat ^^

hmm while eating, if he sees you talking to wakasa he'll definitely be on guard and will playfully say

"oi, this is my girlfriend not yours go search for your own will ya? this is one is mine and only and no one can take her away" and will hug and kiss your cheeks while saying that omlshsh I'm embarrassed-

will sometimes feed you, and if you're kinda bit messy eater he'll have a napkin all the time so he can wipe your mouth, finger and your messes from eating !

so he's lovesick right?? i just had a feeling that he WILL baby talk/cooing to you while wiping your messes •˶-˶•

"aww, don't worry baby it's okay to make a mess sometimes hmm? lemme just take care of you. you don't need to do anything. i love taking care of you okay my love"

okay now you're the one who's malfunctioning 😔🙏

fast foward to bringing you home, he will hug you and give you kithes and will cup your face and will gush about you and will prolong your stay outside the house because he loves you sm he ain't ready to let you go ಠ ೧ ಠ

will nag at you about don't forget to brush your teeth before sleeping, sleep early, take care of yourself, to eat and etc or he will ehem he will baby you in front of other people

let me tell you, you better do what he says or you're going to ended up feeling embarrassed for GENERATIONS !!

every.single.night.he.will.have.his.y/n.brainrot.moment 😲

i ain't kidding, this motherfucker will open his gallery that's full with your pictures and will stare at it nonstop fanboying about every single shit that's bout you

will definitely say "goodnight my love" right before he sleep 😳

bonus : you find out that he likes you cause, there's this one time you forgot about your things in class and coincidentally shinichiro and wakasa is in ze class at that time. wakasa do notice your presence though, he was about to tell shin who didn't notice you but! shin decided to do his daily gush/rant about you to wakasa. he literally shakes wakasa's body while doing that, poor waka :( it goes a bit like this

"....y/n is so fucking cute i might die-#?£?# did you see how cute she is when she's offering the teacher to help him?? i mean-#?£!£ god why can't she be mine, i just wanna keep her in my pocket forever BECAUSE SHE IS THAT PRECIOUS!!! ughdhdsb i wanna be her boyfriend so badly, WAKASA LISTEN! I LOVE Y/N SO MUCH THAT YOU DIDN'T UNDERSTAND, SHE IS LITERALLY AN ANGEL SENT FROM HEA-"

uhh yeah, his word is cut off because you accidentally dropped sumn... so yeah he noticed you.. he avoids you for 3 goddamn days before you catch him and confess to him that you like him too! he may or may not cried from happiness when you confessed 👉👈

[eupheme]

Can’t believe the end of PFYT is upon us! 💗 To celebrate your amazing series I had a question and I hope it isn’t weird for me to ask and please don’t feel pressured to answer this if it is! So I remembered how you mentioned in the first chapter that she was on the pill and it made me think about there potentially being a pregnancy scare for her and Alfred in the future now that they’ve become more official. I wondered if you ever thought about how he’d react? I’m sure there’s so many complicated feelings about that for him and her as well 🤔 this may have taken an angsty turn on no lol but yeah just curious what you think, I feel I could pick your brain about a hundred things related to the series!

Hi anon, this message was so sweet!! 💕 I was excited to get it, because it was definitely interesting(and comforting) to think about all the feelings that would be involved. I ended up writing a little, open-ended drabble from Alfred’s POV, I hope you like it. (And I’m also so so happy to hear you enjoyed the series!)

(I do have a couple notes at the bottom but please skip if you’re not interested in my personal thoughts, haha)

What If

Alfred Pennyworth x F!Reader

Rated G - 1.2k

Tags- pregnancy scare (intentionally vague, with an open ending left up to reader’s preferences!), mention of periods and birth control (pill), angst, anxiety, and comforting fluff

He blinks, not sure he’s heard correctly.

“Pardon?”

A crease appears between her eyebrows, her eyes searching his, “Alfred, I’m late. We’ve been so busy, that I hadn’t noticed. But I’m about to start a new pack and…”

Her words are rushed as she swallows, her eyes dropping, “And I think we should-”

Alfred shifts for the first time in minutes, shoulders strung tight as he stands in their bedroom. Mind already racing ahead, and he has to force himself to slow down when she confirms what he thought she was saying.

“Has this happened before? Being late?” His voice is somehow low and steady, despite the way his heart has kicked up.

A moment as she thinks, and then nods, “It has. Sometimes, in the past, but not since… not since we’ve been together.”

He exhales. Finally seeing the tension in her own body, and then he’s trying to soften, stepping closer. She curls into him, cheek pressed into his shoulder, his eyes far-off as his lips press into her hair.

“I’ll buy us a test, then. Would you like to stay here?” He doesn’t really want to leave her, but he needs a moment alone to think, to work things out in his own head.

Always pragmatic, always a planner. She needs him, but he can’t be there for her the way he wants to be with his stomach in knots like this.

She nods again, fingers gripping into his shirt. When he finally steps away, they trail after him for a moment, before dropping.

——

His hands are stiff from clutching the steering wheel so hard. Sitting in the parking spot for just a moment longer before going in.

He’s not stalling, he would never leave her waiting. Just needing one more second to process the endless loop of thoughts from the drive over.

The thought of possibly being a father, though he had never considered himself one. How he hadn’t been, when he need to be. The guilt had gnawed at him for years, slowly stripping him away.

Of course he had - does - love Bruce like a son. Couldn’t love him more, if in another world, he had been. But the memories that have spanned the last twenty years still felt so fresh at times - the loss and the pain and the shaky ground that was just now leveling out. It staggered him.

It’s had only been recently - with the addition to the family, the young master Grayson - that the sharp, aching edge of self-loathing had started to ebb. When Bruce had turned to him, during those first nights - so lost and unsure how to help.

Alfred had seen himself, from those twenty years ago.

It’s then, when he had felt like he had helped, when he watched the way Bruce had slowly and carefully become more confident - when he had smiled wearily at him some days later, offering a low “thanks” and an “I’m glad you were here” that things had changed. Just a little.

It had almost felt like a redemption.

His hands still ache. Alfred had been idle for far too long now.

Making himself move, he opens the door.

——

She’s still in the same spot, back pressed against the bathroom door as she sits on the carpet. Pushing herself up when the door opens, when he coming in holding the small plastic grocery bag.

He can be there for her, now. His hands smoothing over her shoulders, cupping her cheek in his palm - still on edge but he thinks he’s got a handle on it.

“Do you want me to go in with you?” Alfred offers, and she smiles then, nose wrinkling.

“No. I can do that part myself.”

He wonders what she’s been thinking about. Hasn’t even asked her how she’s feeling, too caught up in his own worries. It makes his head duck, pressing his mouth gently to hers.

His brave girl. He’s not going anywhere. He’d never leave her. Would never dream of it.

He hopes she knows that, even if he can’t quite manage to say the words out loud.

“Will you wait with me when I’m done?” She asks, sounding more like herself when they pull apart.

“Of course, love.”

——

He’s so in love it hurts, and maybe that’s why it’s hard. Or maybe that’s why he’s been able to work through his emotions so quickly.

She’s softened him, since they’re met. Showed him things he’s never thought he’d have - things that he had thought about before, when he was younger, but had long given up.

And he can’t pretend, that sometimes… when he comes home from an errand, or from stepping away - seeing her curled on the couch, smiling and laughing as she watches a video on her phone with Dick - that there hasn’t been something.

A lurch in his chest, a wondering floods into his mind, that steals his breath. For just a moment.

One that doesn’t have to do anything with the fact that he’s glad they have her - that he is immensely grateful she gets what the young boy is talking about - because he certainly does not understand why you would watch a video of someone playing a game.

And although the pattern repeats through his head - worries of being far too old, of failing again, of not being good enough - there’s something else there now, small and bright.

Because, he already is a father. And part of him wonders, if he had her with him - if they did this together, then maybe…

But then the door opens, and he’s stepping in. It rests on the counter that she leans against it, face-down. He had bought the best that had available , although he knows they all worked the same. One that spelled out the words, so that they wouldn’t have to try to interpret the little blue lines.

Chewing on the inside of her lip as it closes behind him, as he moves to lean next to her. Their fingers finding each other, entwining tightly.

A moment, before she asks, “How are you feeling?”

He hates that she asked first, that she’s worrying about him. Wondering when he became so readable, over the weeks and months they’ve been together.

She seems unable to help adding, “I just- I know this isn’t what we’ve talked about, what we’ve planned-”

And then he’s softening more - turning her way, filling her line of sight, cupping her jaw and tilting it so that all she can see is him.

“We’ve been through so much, dove. And we’ve always figured it out.” Her face is warm in his hands, where she’s blinking up at him, “No matter what happens, no matter what we decide together, we’ll be okay. I promise.”

A breath, before he tells her again, and not for the last time.

“I love you and I always will. Nothing will ever change that.”

He wishes he understood the look that crosses her face, the tears that seem to spring to the corners of her eyes. And so, as she sniffs - he asks the same, “How are you feeling, darling?”

“Oh,” she breathes, with a small, shaky laugh, “Same, I think.”

A brief moment of relief, at last.

Together, they take a deep breath, leaning against each other for support. His thumb smoothing over his and they wait for the alarm she had set to sound.

And when it does, they flip it over - together.

Notes - And ah, you asked me if I’ve thought about it, and to be honest (and probably way too info, sorry!) one of the reasons Alfred appeals to me so much personally, is that I interpret his character as “older, reluctant father figure” + a disinterest in his own bio children. In the movie, when he mentions Bruce needed a father and all he had was him - I think that’s such an emotional part and has really stuck with me, and I really love the idea that even though he fails there and does not see himself as a father or a father figure, he would have a second chance helping Bruce become a good one as he adopts the future batfam.

But like I said, that hc/interpretation is fueled by my own self-interest!! I can absolutely see the appeal of the above + expanding his family in a way that he had never imagined for himself (purely because of his situation, maybe it’s a dream he felt like he had given up on) - that is a really such a beautiful thought. 💖

[ackermental]

I do think everyone who’s already judging these characters based on their future actions in the book should probably remember that we have no idea how it’s all going to play out in the show because the books are deliberately written as skewed history that may be inaccurate at best and total fiction at worst. George has said that the show events are what ‘really’ happened. I don’t doubt Daemon loves Rhaenyra, but frankly in episode 1 him and Otto *were* depicted as groomers exploiting the girls. The editing of the necklace scene was blatantly to make the audience think ‘creepy’ and there’s not any other way to take ‘wear one of your mother’s dresses to comfort the king’ other than pimping his daughter

Can't see how the show is supposed to be the absolute canon, when we already have huge changes from the books and time alterations that give me headaches. The book being written by a biased source is the main reason why I'm being so against the Greens and lean more towards the Blacks. By now I've must have written twelve or so posts about it.

And George has said many stupid things about HBO productions over the years, again, I wouldn't hold my breath on anything he has to say, while promoting the show. Same goes for actors and directors, honestly. Seen lots of people sending me Milly's take on Rhaenyra's relationship with Daemon and I don't really care. If I don't see it on the screen, I'm like: ok, moving on.

I'm judging the characters and the story based on what material we have at our disposal right now, else I wouldn't be able to talk about this show till it's over and where's the fun in that?

It's not Twitter, where you can't possibly change your mind when you've been presented with new facts 🤷‍♀️.

I hated Daemon's casting. Then I've seen Matt actually playing the part and fell in love. You scroll down my blog far enough, you'll see me being a conceited bitch about hotd, yet now it has me by the throat.

I didn't think of the necklace scene as anything other than cute/hot/more of that pls. Doubt it that any of my mutuals did so either.

Can't see how giving Rhaenyra a present is anywhere near close to Otto sending his daughter out to seduce the King, tbh 🙄🤔. I mean, good for you people, but we are not the same 👁️👄👁️.

//Just you wait, I can already see May coming in with psychologists' takes on Daemon giving Rhaenyra the necklace. Brace yourself!

[antiloreolympus]

10 Anti LO Asks

1. Sometimes I feel bad about the rage I feel about LO because like, bad works really should be allowed to exist. It's fine to turn off your brain for Fast and Furious or get horny over 50 Shades. The problem I have is LO's fake deep lessons it gives, pushing toward the WRONG direction. I'd be far less annoyed if it was just another trashy romance. Hades would have been fine as a shit guy; people love getting hot for fictional villains. This "aktchually he's the good guy" angle is embarrassing.

2. LO fans are more than happy to imagine the gods are neon pink and blue but at the same time get offended you fancast the actual gods as anything but blonde, blue eyed white people to be "accurate". even LO fan casts are overwhelming white people (and never greek, mind you) unless it's a villain like apollo or minthe, then they just HAPPEN to be black 🤔🤨

3. assuming the PJO Disney+ show is good and gets more seasons, just get ready for LO fans to try and review bomb it and harass the crew/cast because they'll see a popular series they already hate be mythology accurate with HxP and even show Hades would leave her to be with (gasp) a mortal instead. Apollo is even shown positively in it too!

4. The idea massive age gaps are "normal" IRL is a huge lie. It's basic statistics that most couples are within 2-5 years of each other's ages, while much older partners is a HUGE abnormally. Going off RS's ages for them (19/20 vs 40s mentally) that's barely 1% of the population, with divorce rates being HIGHER for these couples than closer in age ones. Just because old rock stars, actors, and businessmen marry women who can be their daughters' ages does not make it the norm, far from it actually.

5. RS claims she's "fighting against the toxic nature of purity culture" as if the FIRST EPISODE didn't set up the Madonna/Whore trope in Persephone and Minthe. Even them being with men that aren't Hades is framed this way. Persephone is still the pure heroine who was assaulted, she'd never willingly sleep with anyone who isn't her eventual husband! Meanwhile Minthe is the cheating whore though Hades also cheats on her and they're not exclusive. RS just lies so casually about what she depicts.

6. Ive LO fans say the Trojans deserved to be killed because they're "the bad guys" to the Greeks and bc Apollo is their patron god like?? Really?? The countless innocent men, women, and children deserved to DIE because of your shitty understanding of mythology and you not being able to tell Rachel's bad depictions apart from the actual gods? Did they read about Hektor's baby son being murdered and think he deserved it because Apollo may have liked him? These people are so gross.

7. Remember that one time when RS slutshamed Minthe for wearing a revealing dress to kid's party? Same kid who brings her mom alcohol drinks like it's nothing? And some chapters later we learn it's perfectly normal for gods to be naked around each other even if they are underage? And the shaming words come from a guy who is lusting over teenager's barely covered ass? And it's supposed to be women empowering webtoon? I just love the logic and consistency! No sarcasm, seriously!

8. Good time of the day to you I came with some news! This news may not be relevant or interesting, but when browsing the tag "Circe" here, I found this-https://why-i-love-comics.tumblr.com/post/658087925147369472/wonder-woman-black-gold-2-the-acquaintance  comic. This piece was done by RS, as you can see. Sometimes I compare her monochrome art, and the art her team colors off her sketches, and in my opinion LO would look better in black and white color scheme with some details in color! But that wouldn't work very well the color shading is inconsistent and would not look good!

9. i feel like LO fans are the same people who watched Labyrinth and got mad the MC didn't want to be with the Goblin King because they ignore the fact she was a sixteen year old girl who got over the initial desire for an older man praising her to instead see he was manipulating her and he was, duh, the villain of the movie. Like guys, there's a reason "older powerful man chases and lusts after an impressionable young girl/woman" both in fiction and in real life is seen as a BAD thing.

10. Something that I wish is Amphitrite being more important, she’s a queen and I don’t think she’s had one speaking line in 2 seasons.

[running-with-kn1ves]

There’s something about Elias’s darling that still tickles my pickle🤔. We know that when the reader was drugged with the love potion, they referred to Elias as “darling” and “husband”. So they don’t know his name.

So when it is brought up, what happens? How does the reader react when they realize there are things they don’t know about Elias? Do they just fill in the gaps in their re brain just like that and carry on? Or do they start to question themselves, Elias, and their “marriage”.

Lol this is fun!

Aaa dude I’m happy you’re interested!! ur RIGHT. I thought a little about that but kind just.. Pushed it to the side. A yandere will inevitably have to be prepared for this kinda thing though right?

TW: Obsession/possession, yandere/abusive themes, manipulation, werewolf dudebros

Honestly... There’s literally no one else around most of the while so darling will go a LONG TIME without knowing his name unless they ask. It’ll be mostly pet names for a while, until Elias realizes how hesitant they are when referring to him.

He may be kind of simple-minded, but he’s a quick planner. Once connecting with darling after giving the love potion, he’ll have everything worked out; things they should know about him, the new daily schedule, sleeping and living arrangements, etc. Elias will have mostly everything figured out. But his name? It was so simple and common of a thing to exchange that he forgot! Darling won’t bring it up, fearing that it’s wrong to not know the name of your spouse.

His darling will likely find a way to fill the pieces themselves, by subtly hinting at finding out his name through a game of charades, or a subtle inquiry about his name only to pretend that they were asking for his last.

If they can’t manage to summon up the courage to do so, they might just never ask. It’ll seem normal, especially since pet names can so easily be switched out. But when Elias asks them to say his name for him, just out of the pleasure of doing so, things will take a turn. Darling will act bashful, both from the request and the lack of ability. Sooner or later, darling will have to confess.

Elias isn’t mad per se, more surprised and disappointed. He wishes his darling would have brought up something like this sooner; it’ll make him more cautious, more obvious on the casual things that partners are supposed to know about one another.

It’s strange when you’re supposed to have known someone for a long time, but can’t remember the little things. How does he like his eggs? What’s his favorite drink? Who are his parents? These are the things a spouse is supposed to know, but for some reason darling just can’t recall. They’ll think it’s something wrong with them, maybe they hit their head a little too hard or it’s been so long since such things have come up.

Darling will most likely only have problems like this with present situations. The love spell, thankfully for Elias, doesn’t make the inflicted remember the past clearly. The potion will fill in memory gaps itself; so as far as darling knows, Elias has been there since the beginning of time. It just feels like he’s always been there; there hasn’t been a time where he wasn’t actively in darling’s life.

The wedding will be fabricated, everything down from the last detail was curated in darling’s mind subconsciously.

Elias doesn’t know this though, until he asks. He didn’t care enough for the side effects of the potion, merely wanting it to do its job. He only wanted the idea of love to be placed in darling’s mind, for as long as possible. He’ll keep that little slice of heaven and douse his darling in as many love spells as need be.

Once these “trivial” issues are cleared up, life will seem perfect; even if darling feels something is missing. Who’s their family or friends? Why have you never met his, despite knowing him for so long? These questions are blocked by the love potion for a good long while, until they inevitably come out. Thankfully, Elias is smart enough to have had a back up lie by this point.

Elias is their husband now, the person who’s been with them for a lifetime, so how could his darling ever think to question his words? Even though darling will have some speculation, it’ll soon be pushed aside by gentle touches and reassuring words.

If they ever manage to find out the relationship was all a lie, Elias won’t hesitate to use a stronger form of force. Genuine amnesia isn’t hard to inflict, after all. A human is a mere ragdoll compared to a werewolf’s size. So tossing around his darling and oh so “accidentally” hitting their head against the headboard, would be too easy.

Elias would so much rather have it be pure love, something that didn’t need physical violence constantly, but he’ll do what he must in order to keep his lover restrained.