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[idrawfunkythings]

DCAtober Day 30: Trick or Treat

Words: 1,500+ Summary: Halloween is here!

hi so i literally just remembered this was sitting half done in my drafts, and i think its cute so i'm posting it in january and you can't stop me!!!! also im lowkey procrastinating finishing chapter five of sunshine and nightlights so this works for me

Sun and Moon had been through many a Halloween at the daycare. Moon loved it - Sun, not so much. The kids would come in dressed in their itty bitty costumes, they’d spend the day doing crafts and meets with the Glamrocks, and they’d be sent home with a handful of candy. Unfortunately, the day always invited the extra chaos that had Sun’s wires tight with stress.

So it wasn’t like they were unfamiliar with the holiday.

However, when you had told Sun that you had to buy a bag of mixed chocolates during your biweekly grocery run, for the kids in your apartment block to come by and trick or treat, his rays had spun with such enthusiasm that a cool breeze had graced your face. Him and Moon had been more than happy to decorate the door with cobwebs and plastic spiders, and they’d even whipped up a costume for you with the clothes in your wardrobe.

You are currently sitting on the couch in said costume, Ash from Pokémon. Sun had given you your blue jeans, trainers, a white shirt and red cap, as well as a “vest” (an old blue tshirt he’s cut down the middle). He3giggled like a little kid when you’d emerged fully clothed, before telling you to wait outside and slamming the bedroom door.

You’re scrolling on Instagram, idly liking some posts that your friends from highschool had made showcasing their own outfits for the night, when Sun’s artificial noise of clearing his throat startles you and makes you look up.

“What do you think?” he asks proudly.

You think he looks adorable.

He’s in some Pikachu onesie that you’re 90% sure he got off of Facebook marketplace, judging by the worn condition, but somehow manages to fit his frame. His top rays have been retracted, leaving just the sides sticking out, reminding you of the Eggman logo from Sonic. You giggle to yourself.

“Sun, I choose you!” you say dramatically, grabbing a tennis ball from the coffee table (where Moon keeps it when he’s not bouncing it against a wall) and throwing it at Sun’s chest. He bobs down into a ball and springs forwards, tackling you and pinning you to the couch.

“Hey, you’re meant to fight for me!” you laugh, pushing his face away from yours. Sun shrugs, wiggling his fingers.

“Us Pokémon have decided to rise up against the opressive system of keeping us trapped until a human deigns us useful!” he declares, sitting back to gesture out to his imaginary audience. “No longer can you enslave us, we shall now be free!”

“Don’t Pokémon like their trainers, and get a nice and cushy house out of the deal?” you try, but Sun covers your mouth with a hand and waggles a finger.

“Silence, human! Now, I will electrocute you!”

Instead of actually frying you to a crisp, Sun tickles you until you’re a mess of laughs and gasps begging for mercy. When he finally stops, you collapse back on the couch.

“Oh, Pikachu, thank you for sparing me. However can I repay you?’

Sun tilts his head, pretending to think. “Maybe you could do us the favour of opening the door for the trick or treaters?”

“What tr-” you’re cut off by the doorbell ringing, and the muffled giggles of children. “You and your freaky thermal vision.”

“We prefer to call it useful, but that works too!” Sun bounds off of the couch, swiping the bowl of candy from the bench in the kitchen and waiting patiently at the door for you. “Whenever you’re ready, darling.”

Heat rises to your cheeks, and you roll your eyes at him. “You are perfectly capable of opening a door on your own,” you say, even as you get up and turn the handle.

Instantly, three small children jump forwards, pillowcases raised in greeting. “Trick or treat!”

Sun holds a hand to his chest and gasps. “Oh my goodness, you scared me! What big teeth you all have!”

The children beam even wider. They’re all dressed as vampires, with itty bitty fangs and capes. The one in the middle, a kid of about four, has his hair slicked back like Draco Malfoy in Harry Potter. You pretend to cower behind Sun.

“Oh, please don’t bite me! I’m scared of vampires!”

The oldest, a little girl with pigtails, laughs loudly. “We won’t bite you, it’s just a costume!” She pulls off her fangs to prove it. “See?”

“You look very convincing as a vampire,” Sun says seriously. “Now, I’m sure I have some candy around here. Ah! Do you children like broccoli?”

The three all scrunch up their faces. “NO!”

Sun facepalms. “Silly me! Here, I’ve got some chocolate bars for you. Don’t take too many, other kids will be coming by soon!”

Once the treats have all been doled out, the kids wave enthusiastically. “Happy Halloween!” Just around the corner, you can see their parents watching them, clearly wanting to let them have a chance to feel independant but still making sure they’re safe. You wave to them, and they smile back.

The rest of the evening goes exactly as planned. When kids come past, Sun compliments their costume and does some funny act to make them laugh, then lets them choose some candy. It’s only the kids in your apartment block, all somewhat familiar faces, but you can see how Sun lights up with each new child.

After a pair of twins dressed as Mabel and Dipper from Gravity Falls (you gave them extra candy for the Grunkle Stan they had chaperoning them) you shut the door tentatively. “Sun… would you and Moon want to work with kids again?”

Sun freezes for a moment, and that ever present panic that they’ve overheated blooms, but he speaks as you’re about to ask if he’s okay. “We… we would love to.”

“Maybe you should.” You point at the door. “I’ve seen how much you miss them.”

Sun holds his hands anxiously. “Robots are not very acceptable as child carers outside of Fazbear, I’m afraid.”

“Who knows? Animatronics have been gaining more rights lately - it’s worth a try, right?”

“We…” Sun trails off, and you’re both interrupted by another trick or treater. Before you open the door, you cast a glance to him.

“Think about it, okay?”

Sun jumps right into his routine when he greets the child, and you don’t bring it up again when they leave.

At 7 o’clock, trick or treating is well and truly over. You bid Sun goodnight and flip off the switches, not at all surprised when metal arms encircle you the moment it’s dark.

“Hi, Moonie,” you say, leaning back against his chest. “Miss me?”

“I always do,” he says quietly, pressing his faceplate to the top of your head. “Nice costume.”

“Oh, you like it?” you twist out of his grip, ready to show off your look, and gasp excitedly. “Moon! You look adorable!”

From his face you can see that is not what he was going for, but you don’t know how else to describe the sight of him in a Snorlax onesie. Yellow peeks out from inside, which you suspect means Sun’s original outfit is reversible.

“Brat,” Moon mutters, but he’s smiling. “Not going to try catch me?”

You shake your head. “I firmly believe in the rights of any non human creatures and that they do not deserve to be kept in inhumane conditions for my convenience.”

It took a lot of effort to keep from stumbling over the words, but it’s worth it to hear Moon’s laugh. He pokes your chest. “Too much time with Sunny. My turn.”

“Well, I’ve heard that on Halloween the best thing to do is snuggle up close and watch scary movies,” you say casually, walking past him and flopping onto the couch. “And if a movie gets too scary, I might need someone to cuddle me and stave off the nightmares.”

Moon looks around the apartment and sighs synthetically. “I guess since no one else is here, I can take on that burden.”

“You’re so noble.” You move over so he has more space, but yelp in surprise when he picks you up by your hips to settle you in his lap. He shrugs.

“Just doing my job.” He pulls a blanket out from the basket by the couch and covers you up, starting up a faint heat within his body. “What are we watching?”

“Hmmm.” You fumble for the remote. “Nightmare on Elm Street?”

Moon makes a face.

“Scream?”

He eyes you in disappointment.

“Hey, these are good movies!” you protest. “Fine, you pick.”

Moon’s eyes flicker, indicating that he’s scanning lists of movies to pick one. When his eyes settle back to their red glow, he grins. “Coraline?”

“Really? I didn’t think you’d be a fan.”

“Sun says it looks good.”

“Oh, well if Sun says.”

Moon flicks your head. “Brat. Put the movie on.”

“Okay, okay! Doing it now!” you pull up the film and lean back into Moon’s chest. “Happy Halloween, Snorlax.”

He laughs quietly and presses his mouth against your head. “Happy Halloween, star.”

[sunbeamedskies]

The left SUCKS at recruiting people. And so many of you are part of the problem.

The talk about centrists and moderates being the literal devil I see constantly in online leftist spaces is one great example of the left's failure. Yes, it sucks when the people don't see how horrible the right is. But centrists are some of the most open people to discussion- and some already lean left!!

You can't demonize moderates to such an extent that you close yourself off to them and then wonder why you're losing swing states.

Centrists aren't even always people with all the privileges- you will find plenty of people who are part of marginalized groups who are concerned about politicians on all sides.

You can be a smol radical leftist bean all you want who only talks to other smol socialist and communist beans, but you're never going to make the difference you want to in the world that way. It's the cold, hard truth. It doesn't mean you have to engage in discourse with everyone- some people have no real hope of changing and are emotionally draining- just more than your bubble.

I am tired of the left eating itself alive and deranged people like Trump winning.

[anneapocalypse]

The ship dynamic of "I love you but I will always choose the world over you. I love you but my conscience binds me to the greater good in a way I can never escape. I love you but I would sacrifice you to save the world if I had to, even though it would kill me and I would never forgive myself. I love you and a part of me wishes that I could be the kind of person who would sacrifice everything for you. But I'm not, and I never will be, and if you're going to love me I need you to understand that."

[bedriddenandcrying]

JJK CHAPT 237 SPOILER WARNING

when yr own hands were used to kill the 2 ppl who helped u growing up lolll

[kringle-c]

"It's only-"

[every-moment-a-different-sound]

The best orb i know

(thanks @tragedy-machine for the quote 💜)

[hollycircling]

til death do us part

[churchyaoi]

they're so besties to me

[khaopybara]

❝Will you tell me what you like?❞

FIRST KANAPHAN as KANT PATTANAWAT and KHAOTUNG THANAWAT as BISON episode 3 of THE HEART KILLERS

[radiance1]

Another link to this post. Meet the parents style.

So, Danny and Jason have been fake dating for a while now, and ended up marrying each other solely for tax benefits. Also, they got cool ass fucking friendship rings that they just couldn't not wear everywhere and being married is convenient so...

Anywho, so Jason has met Danny's parents but Danny hasn't met Jason's parents. Danny knows that he has some ties with the vigilantee scene due to being a Crime Lord-he still doesn't know what to think of his parents connecting the dots immediately when they only met him once while it took him more than that while living with the guy.

He thinks Jason may have been an ex-vigilantee at some point before turning to crime.

Then Danny gets blinded by rich people aura when he finds out that his bestfriend is the long thought dead child of Bruce Wayne. Frankly, he's insulted.

You mean to tell him that his could've been buying ice cream from that high class place all this time!? He shook (literally he grabbed and shook him) that point into Jason, he doesn't care that Jason never told him he was rich but he could've at least bought some high class ice cream once in a while.

Jason who was busy solidifying his power as a crime lord, avoiding his family and making sure not to leak his identity at all: I'm a literal crime lord, and the only thing you care about is me not buying you ice cream?

Danny: YES!!!!

Jason: Dork.

Right anyways, so Jason takes Danny along to meet Bruce and his fam but did say as soon as he started being uncomfortable they're leaving. The batfam is a bit blindsided by Danny, because they thought Jason was bringing his partner but its good to also get a feel for Danny's personality.

Danny and Jason did what's normal for them when Danny starts getting comfortable around the manor full of things that cost waaay more than his rent. Like half-heartedly insulting each other, being snarky, leaning on each other and other such things.

The batfam start thinking that there's more there than they know of. So they start watching a bit closer and ask a few round about questions that fly over Danny and Jason's heads. They just forget they're married often, unless it's regarding taxes.

All of this sends the wrong message when they walk into the same room and, being nosy, one of the batfam comes up to the door and uh. They hear the bed moving quite a lot.

So.

Meanwhile, Jason is trying to wrestle with Danny because this man does not pick a lane. He'll either be the human octopus (who is cold as hell) Jason has ever seen, he'll try to kick him off the bed in his sleep as if Jason personally offended him in some way, or he'll sleep in some wacky position that interrupts Jason's sleep. The last one is tied to the other two, however.

So, Jason has to frequently wrestle this man into a proper position where they both manage to get some sleep and it wouldn't have been so bad if Danny wasn't a goddamn sleep fighter. He would know, he had to nurse a bruised jaw for a few weeks.

Why do they sleep together? Listen, when you're in an apartment with not a lot of money, you gotta cut costs where you can alright?

[moongothic]

Crocodad AU where immidiately after having left Dragon and his baby boy Crocodile finds an 11 year old Robin. And while he's 100% only recruiting her so they can make a beeline for the Poneglyph and Pluton in Alabasta by the two of them... Crocodile accidentally sorta kinda adopts Robin.

At this point Robin's been running for her life from the Government for three years so her deep trust issues and fear of betrayal are starting to take root in her little heart. Like perhaps they haven't taken fully over yet, and being still a child I'm sure Robin might've still had that genuine hope that she could find a safe place to stay in. But I'm sure the though of "what'll he'll do with me once he gets what he wants?" would be nagging at her at the back of her mind. Meanwhile Crocodile's struggling between the pain and hurt he's already gone through and given him his trademark trust issues, as well as the aftermath of The Dragodile Divorce. But he also has his Fresh Paternal Instincts and probably misses his baby. So when given a small, scared child who is running for her life, being chased by the very same Government that'll want his son dead if they ever find out about him... Yeah that might fuck with your brain a little

You know this post was supposed to be just that first paragraph and just a few footnotes from the following two paragraphs. And then I kept on Having Thoughts. And I kept on writing them down. And oh no what happened when did this post get so long (Look I was going to either kept on writing my Additional Thoughts in the tags or I just put them in the actual fucking post)

Like considder this: based on this one SBS, we can kinda tell that if Crocodile was given a chance to raise a child, that child would be a spoiled little shit, right

So in this scenario, where Crocodile's looking after lil Robin, would he be kind of torn? Unsure how to feel about her?

Because on one hand, this strange child would have the potential to not only ruin his plans, strip him of his Shichibukai Privileges by outing him and his plans to the World Government, but also put his son in grave danger by extension (if she found out about him having been involved with the Revolutionaries and/or having a child). But on the other hand, his paternal instincts could make him want to spoil this poor little girl rotten. But only because he needs to (perhaps literally) buy her trust so she'll behave. No other reason, he doesn't feel sorry for her one bit, no sirree. (But maybe he did feel sorry for her, since his son could very well end up exactly like her. Poor little thing) (Which is why he needs to nuke Marijoa out of orbit as soon as possible, no matter the cost, and this child can't get in the way of Crocodile protecting his son) (But also this is a child. Like how bad could she be. Besides all he really needs to do to win her trust is be nice and make her feel safe, right?)

Of course, while I'm suggesting Crocodile could have some parental instincts, realistically, he hasn't actually spent any time being, you know, a father to a child (looking after his newborn for an unknown though short amount of time aside), so it's possible he wouldn't even know how to parent Robin even if he wanted to, would he? (Like taking care of a newborn and an 11 year old kid aren't the same either) So if he was kind of just emotionally flipflopping between No Trusting Ever and It's Just A Kid for God's Sake, Crocodile trying to be nice to Robin to make her feel safe and then telling himself to stop being so soft and vunerable... Yeah that would make for an absolute mess of a relationship. (Not to mention, let's be real, dude's a scary motherfucker too, and a bloody giant compared to itty bitty baby Robin. He could keep on accidentally scaring the shit out of Robin (who would be On Fucking Edge To Begin With) by just Being Himself. Like for example, can you fucking imagine if he caught Robin trying to cheer herself up with a little "dereshishishi" only to tell her to stop because "it was stupid"? 'Cause I can imagine him doing that, and boy howdy would that make Robin feel bad)

Or who knows, maybe Crocodile was just Born To Be A Dad, maybe he just Fucking Gets It. Like Crocodile is canonically pretty good at manipulating people to do what he wants them to do (see: how he played Vivi like a fiddle), so knowing Robin's position and understanding how she feels, maybe he COULD completely nail how she needed to be treated. Not being too familiar but still making her feel safe and happy, knowing exactly when to be stern and when to spoil her, etc. Dude just goes off and wins the Dad of the Year Award while being a deadbeat dad himself. The only thing Crocodile would have to worry about then would be making sure HE doesn't get too fond of her. And certainly that could never happen, he's so in-touch with his own feelings and so grounded, he's not a softie, get outta here. Or maybe he does but never realizes until it's too late and good luck backpedalling on those emotions now dumbass

Alright so, the reason I went on that whole rmble is just that like. I'm so interested in the relationship Robin and Crocodile already have in canon. I'm so facinated and curious about how the two feel about each other, considdering they did spend 4 whole years of their lives together as criminal business partners, though neither ever trusted the other. A partnership that was only ended because Robin betrayed Crocodile, out of her own trauma. (God, I want to see these two "reunite" so bad, I want to know how they feel about each other now after the timeskip and Robin joining the idiot in flipflops who foiled Croc's plans)

My question here is just that... if they had met 13 years earlier, would things have been different? Especially if Crocodad Real? Because as I mentioned in the begining, Robin would've been on the run for only 3 years by this point, as opposed to 16 years before running into Crocodile. Simultaneously, this would be before Crocodile went onto spend an entire decade all alone, slowly losing his marbles in his emotional solitude. They'd both be emotionally traumatized, yes, but would it have been as bad in this scenario? Like I did start this post kind of joking about Crocodile adopting Robin, and for clarity's sake I don't think they'd have like a father-daughter relationship nececarily. But it would be a strange relationship still, because we'd have two broken people, both struggling to trust anyone. One who had lost her mother and her only friends, leaving her all alone and afraid while running for her life. The other a father who had just given up his son whom he probably missed dearly. Both having these holes in their hearts from loss of family, holes that could not be filled with replacements. But could they find comfort in each other anyway, because they still as people occupy similar roles to their respective loved ones? If they both could just get over those trust issues?

Okay I've been going off on the Emotional Side Of Things for this AU Concept, THERE'S PLOT TOO

So if Crocodile did pick Robin up like 19 years ago, that should be before he set up base in Alabasta, long before he had built is homebase and financial empire etc.

Now the thing is, while we don't know when, where and how Crocodile learned about the Ancient Weapons, Pluton specifically and how the lead on it would be in Alabasta... Considdering Crocodile did once upon a time aim to become Pirate King, it would make perfect sense if he had learned about Poneglyphs during his past adventures, as he would have needed to get the Road Poneglyphs to find One Piece. And while the World Government did bury the truth about why Ohara had been burned down and why Robin had been given her bounty (remember, the WG claimed it was because she had sunken a fleet of battleships, which she had not, it was because she could read the Poneglyphs), considdering this is a Crocodad AU specifically, you could totally make an argument Crocodile could've learned about what actually happened to Ohara from Dragon and co. So, just to make this AU work, you could just assume Crocodile learned about the concept of the Ancient Weapons from Dragon. And who knows, maybe he overheard the truth about why Robin had been given her bounty from Dragon too (maybe Dragon was able to get intel from Garp in secret) or while going to Marijoa himself to attend a Shichibukai meeting or something IDK.

Maybe he learned about Pluton being in Alabasta before finding Robin by accident, and maybe they made a beeline for Alabasta the second Croc recruited Robin. Travelling takes time and the guy would've most likely had to find an Eternal Pose to Alabasta just to get there (also canonically Robin didn't enter the Grand Line until her 20s so they should've met in West Blue probably, since that's where Ohara was) Or maybe Crocodile had to haul Robin around for a few months while looking for That Missing Piece of Information that would lead him to Alabasta. (Imagine the two travelling from like island to island, library to library, Crocodile trying to find that leads while Robin's just so excited about ALL THESE BOOKS (she's helping too with the research) (but to her, research is playtime, so she's just having the time of her life) (Also, notice how Crocodile's Theoretical Child is a fucking loser ass nerd? Yeah Crocodile would encourage Robin reading and studying, surely. And that would be fucking cute))

But like, once they set sail to Alabasta...

Sure, Crocodile could try to do it The Slow Way that we know he tried in canon, building trust and creating his little empire etc. But also, in canon, Crocodile couldn't have jumped into action head first because without Robin, even if he had found the Poneglyph he couldn't have read it and found the location of Pluton. Crocodile choosing to do it the slow way may have been partially because he didn't have much of a choise and it could've felt like the smarter move long-term.

But in this scenario, he already has Robin. Yes, he could do it the slow, secure way.

But what'd be there stopping him from infiltrating Cobra's palace and kidnapping him (in the night, when nobody suspects a thing), demanding Cobra to spill the beans lest Crocodile kills him and/or his pregnant wife* (*Vivi was born 10 months after Luffy so depending on how long it's been between Crocodad leaving Luffy behind and this scenario... Yeah either the wife is there, still pregnant, or there's a newborn Baby Vivi)

Like it'd be a risky move but depending on how ballsy Croc's feeling and how confident he feels in being able to kidnap the king without being noticed... Yeah he could probably do it. And I'm sure he'd have no problem killing Cobra either, if anything it'd be required if he didn't want the Government to find out he was out to find Pluton, and god knows Cobra would tell on Crocodile if left alive. I could see Crocodad being maybe a little iffy about killing Baby Vivi though (it's not like the newborn baby could report him to the WG anyways), but if nothing else, he just needs to be able to pull off the bluff of his life to convince Cobra to do as he's told. And we all know Crocodile's good at convincing people.

The only question is, how would Robin take that?

Watching Crocodile go into Full Murder Mode, hearing him say he'd kill a pregnant woman/a newborn baby if he didn't get what he wanted? Like yeah, I'm sure 11 year old Robin would be fine with that, that wouldn't make any alarm bells go off in her head at all, it'd be fiiiine. IT WOULD NOT BE FINE, SHE'D BE SCARED SHITLESS. That fear of "what will he do with me when he gets what he wants"? Well, Robin may not have found the answer to that question in particular, but she certainly found the answer to the opposite question, and it's not good

So say Cobra, kidnapped (perhaps with Baby Vivi) by Crocodile in the night, guides the two to the Poneglyph under the tombs. Crocodile puts Cobra out of his misery because he's not needed anymore. And he asks Robin to read the Poneglyph for him.

Robin, who has spent the last little while, be it weeks or months with Crocodile, him having become her "guardian", the thing keeping her safe. Crocodile, who has now shown how cold blooded and cruel he can be. Robin, who might be scared out of her mind. Of him.

And the Poneglyph says Pluton, the thing Crocodile wants, isn't there. It's in Wano.

What's she going to do?

EDIT: I wrote a sequel post, enjoy

[just-your-average-tangerine]

Autism is only an invisible disability because you fuckers don't want to acknowledge that a good portion of those freaks, weirdos, creeps, and 'idk they just give me bad vibes' are autistic.

[that-foul-legacy-lover]

Childe who purrs when he's sleepy, little rumbling murmurs and croons.

Childe whose teeth are a bit sharper than the average human's, but it only really shows when he laughs in that boisterous way of his.

Childe with patches on his skin, tough pieces of night-colored armor littering his body in random places when his guard is down around you. He almost falls over when you scratch around the edges.

Childe with nails that are just a bit longer and sharper, blackened at the tips of his fingers.

Childe who idly snuggles and nuzzles against you, ginger hair brushing over your cheek and arms around your waist.

Childe who occasionally growls when he's startled. His hair always fluffs up into a poofy mess, and you laugh as you smooth it back down.

Childe with fleeting stars in his eyes and a raspiness to his voice.

Childe with hints of Foul Legacy, bits of the Abyss that he lets free just for you.

[pratchettquotes]

Susan was sensible. It was, she knew, a major character flaw. It did not make you popular, or cheerful, and--this seemed to her to be the most unfair bit--it didn't even make you right.

Terry Pratchett, Thief of Time

[altades]

can we talk about can we just talk about them can we can we i'm please

ww seeing the worst most terrifyng parts of vash and still staying by his side i ahhhhh