#polls are open for a week

[fivedayslater]

Part 2: Dining Room

Sanji was raised to be a gentleman, and he’d consider it rude if  he didn’t greet the host first, no matter how many of them there are. 

“I think I should say hello to Luffy first,” he says to Bon-Chan, “You said he’s in the dining room, correct?” 

“Of course,” they reply with a bright smile and a laugh, “He and his brother always have trouble waiting for the dinner part of dinner parties, and end up hanging out there until the food is ready.”

Sanji wasn’t aware Luffy had a brother, but then again, their only interaction had been a very brief and chaotic affair. Still, he’s very curious about them both, and heads off to the room Bon-Chan indicates. 

The dining room is a large, magnificent space, with a huge wooden table in the middle of it big enough to seat twenty. He notices, however, it’s only set for seven, with the fine china carefully arranged on the end closest to what he assumes is the kitchen. There are cabinets circling the room from floor to ceiling filled with more dishes, and huge windows behind the head of the table, the rain pattering quietly against them.

There’s a large chandelier hanging above the table, along with a young man in a straw hat swinging from it.

Luffy, he recognizes immediately. Their host for the evening.

He’d met Luffy only a few days ago, when he’d been working on a case. He’d been hired by a chef to find out if their recipe had been stolen by a competitor. He’d found himself in the alleged thief's kitchen with Luffy — why he was there was anyone’s guess — and ended up feeding him while he figured out if the spice combination in this restaurant’s curry was exactly the same as his client’s. 

Luffy had been enamored with both his food and his stories of past cases, at least until the cops showed up to chase them both out for trespassing. But he’d insisted he come to his dinner party, scribbling down his address on a nearby napkin and refusing to leave until Sanji took it and promised him he’d be there. 

Now, watching him swing so recklessly from his own chandelier, Sanji is starting to have second thoughts. 

“He’ll be fine up there,” a calm voice says nearby, “Don't worry about him. He’s a tough one.”

Sitting at the table is a slightly older man with a smattering of freckles and a charming smile. 

Sanji can feel a blush on his face as he offers his own smile in return, “You’re his brother, I presume?”

“You got it,” the man laughs and holds out his hand, wincing a little as he shifts, but he quickly hides his pain, “The name’s Ace.”

“Sanji,” he says as he shakes his hand, “Sanji Black.”

“Sanji, huh?” Ace raises a brow as his eyes rake up and down him, and Sanji tries his best not to fidget under the attention, “You know, you look an awful lot like that famous detective, Mr. Prince.”

“Yes, they call me that,” Sanji nods and smiles, “But I wouldn’t say famous. I just help out where I can.”

“You solved that kidnapping in Marineford a few years back, right?” Ace tilts his head and flashes a charming smile, “That wasn’t nothing. Don’t sell yourself short.”

“I…” Sanji clears his throat, flustered by the praise from an attractive stranger, but says sincerely, “Thank you.”

There’s a loud crash as Luffy jumps down from the chandelier, landing on the table not far from them. Luckily both he and the sturdy table look no worse for the wear, both seemingly accustomed to the reckless behavior.

“That was fun,” he laughs, his bright gaze and sunny smile landing on Sanji, igniting him from head to toe, and he suddenly remembers why he agreed to come in the first place, “Sanji! You made it!”

“Of course,” Sanji smiles easily back at him, “Sorry, I seem to be a little late, and soaked, but thank you for having me.”

Luffy hardly seems to care about the state he’s in, launching himself at Sanji and wrapping him in a tight hug, making Sanji blush even harder. 

“I’m so glad you're here,” he laughs in his ear as he pulls away and turns towards his brother, “Ace, he’s the guy I told you about, the one with the curry.”

“The chef?” Ace chuckles, his smile wide and pleasant, “Luffy, you’re selling him short! He’s a world famous detective!”

“World famous is a hell of an overstatement,” Sanji scratches behind his ear, embarrassed by the praise. 

“Oh, really?” Luffy turns his wide, pleased gaze back to him, “That’s pretty cool! But you’ll still make me that curry again if I want, right?”

“If you’d like,” Sanji says with a laugh, once again getting swept up into Luffy’s pace, “But perhaps some other time. I’m sure your chef already has a meal planned for tonight.”

“Yeah!” He says with a little jump in the air, “It’s gonna be great! I can’t wait to eat with everyone! Oh yeah, that reminds me.”

Luffy dashes off to the other side of the dining room, stopping near the kitchen door. 

“That’s Luffy for you,” Ace says with a fond smile on his face as he watches his brother, “Always on the go. Never a dull moment with him around.”

There’s an open seat next to Ace, pushed out slightly as if waiting for Sanji to sit in it, but Luffy’s glancing back at him as well, as if waiting expectantly for him.

[arsenicflame]

Bonus round! Do you use a queue tag?

[yukipri]

So I put up a poll on my Patreon last night and...

Wow y'all 😂😂😂

[mcytegg]

i fear my biggest weakness is having big ideas but also having adhd that nerfs me

[its-muffin-tyme]

Which life series season do you wish you could watch for the first time again?

[florida3exclamationpoints]

*"hear me out cake" is a tiktok trend where people decorate a cake with pictures of weird/obscure characters (or literally anyone or anything) that they're attracted to. We can just post our pictures and pass them around lol

[quinloki]

Need some suggestions

I need two sacrifices for one of the fics I'm working on:

Two unrelated Canon characters who end up on the wrong side of the story and pay for it. (i.e. they attempt/do harm the reader and are not shown mercy.)

Smaller villains/background characters preferred: Can be from the movies, novels, etc. Doesn't have to be a canonical villain either.

Who is a relatively minor character (who is not a minor) that you'd like to see get some literary comeuppance?

[dragon-reblogs-and-rambles]

since I've seen some polls goin around for Gavv predictions here's one

feel free to add nuance in the tags

[glacierruler]

Soooooo, just checked and I've reached 50 followers!

Now for the special, I will make one Sanders Sides themed skirt!

And you get to choose!

[paxthepuppycat]

Dysphoria Tips <3

Part 3: Teeth/Fangs

Fake fangs: some of these are bought online and most can be used while eating :)

Chew Necklaces: come in many different sizes, colors, shapes, etc! They help me with I get teeth shifts

Mask: these masks can help you when looking at yourself, you may feel comfort it seeing fangs ^^

@daxter-the-dog

@black-wanderer-dog

[lilacwriter07]

here it is for the RadioDust Week 2024 ! Music choice is for day 6, it doesn't matter which song you use . It's just for inspiration like ...

Bad Romance or We Meet Again or Bad Liar, you can use 2 songs, old, new doesn't matter :)

Also I put up a poll on the reblog of the first poll, for which date the RadioDust Week will start :)

Any questions send an inbox, bc I may forgot something . So ask away if you will :)

[kae-karo]

i was thinking about sketching this morning (as in, artists with sketchbooks and the practice of sketching just for fun or as practice with no intent of turning said sketches into a "finished piece")

and it got me thinking about writing, and how it simply would never occur to me to work on a story/scene/etc that i had no intention of turning into something that i would post as a finished work

**to be clear, i'm not talking about deciding to abandon a wip or working on a wip that i want to eventually finish but don't know if/when that would happen, i'm thinking specifically about writing with clear, up-front intention that i won't ever 'complete' the piece or polish it for the purpose of posting/publishing

[drivebypainter]

Hi! I love your sv peak assignment quiz (I got qian cao) 😁

I'm really curious about what some of the most common answers to the questions were though!!! Is there any way of seeing the responses? Would be willing to share? I've gotta know- was there a six balls sweep?????

Awww thank you <3333

Unfortunately though, the website doesn't let me see what the most common answers are :( However I can infer through that stats I can see and basically what fandom favorites are from popular tags on tumblr- what were most likely the common choices!

This is the stats on which peaks were chosen the most.

And as you can see Qian Cao, Hao Chi, Qiong Ding, and An Ding Peaks are currently the top four popular peaks! (also insane that 1k people took this quiz LMAO).

The reason why these peaks are the highest are likely because they have the most "passive" or "morally good" answers when it comes to the situation questions.

But, lets not get carried away! We are here for Six Balls!!

Q: "Which obscure SVSSS side character do you like the most?"

You get 6 possible choices for an answer:

A(1): "Antelope Demoness (A young demoness who looks after SQQ when he is kidnapped by Tianlang-jun)"

It is unlikely a lot of people picked this because she has no name (thus no real tag for her on tumblr or on any site) and I doubt many people remembered her. (Though picking her did give you a point towards Qiong Ding- the 3rd most popular result)

A(2): "Six Balls (The young demon who gives SQQ Liu Mingyan's sword tassel)"

Six Balls!! While the fandom behind Six Balls is small, he is definitely considered a fan favorite by the more dedicated SVSSS fans! (also if you picked this one you got one point towards An Ding, An Ding being top 4 in the popular results).

A(3): "LBH's Mother (The old washer woman who takes care of a young LBH)"

Now LBH's mother despite being technically nameless would be a relatively popular choice because of how often she shows up in fanfiction, fanart of younger binghe, and popular fanon ideas in the fandom <3 (Also her choice gave you a point towards Hao Chi which is the SECOND highest result!)

A(4): Yang Yixuan (The young man who helps SQQ, LQG, and MQF during the Jin Lan City arc)

Another fan favorite and he shows up for longer then a paragraph in the books! Yang Yixuan also has a pretty dedicated fan base, with lots of fanfiction either directly dedicated to him (via ships or little character studies) or involving him in some way (I.e. background/support character)! So I can imagine a lot of people choosing this option! (Also choosing him gives you a point towards Qian Cao Peak- which is the highest ranked result!)

A(5): The Unnamed Ku Xing Peak Lord (He is mentioned to have a harsh temper!) 

I dont really see a lot of people picking this guy, after all he is both nameless and barely shows up in canon- not only that he seems to be quite harsh! (Also if you chose him your points would go into both Qing Jing and Suan Ming- both relatively low on the popular results)

A(6): Ji Jue (A disciple during LQG's generation who fights SQQ outside of a brothel)

Another character I dont really see people picking, despite the fact he has a name, he doesn't seem that cool... plus picking a fight with a fan favorite like Shen Qingqiu..?? Yikes! (And yet again picking this option would not get you into a super popular peak based on results).

So basically to boil this all down, I think most people either picked Luo Binghe's Adopted Mother, Six Balls, or Yang Yixuan!

Also we could probably just settle this by running a poll.. oops!

[girlwitheconverse]

Spencer Reid One-Shot!

I want to write a Spencer Reid one-shot or a short story but I want you to choose the trope! I’ll write some tropes in a poll that I’ll close in a week, but if you have another idea in mind comment it and I’ll write the idea that comes up the most/ more popular (giving credit ofc!!)

comment with a ‘me’ or something like that if you want to be tagged in the post when I’ll post the story

if you want to check my other works here’s the link!

reblogs, like and comments are highly appreciated but don’t feel forced to!

[zishu-arts]

for the people who have read my fic “give all the best to you” (again)