#swinging from ropes

[honeydewmelan]

"Captain Curt Mega, at your service" Spies are Forever - Pirate AU

[chaotic-neutral-knitter]

listen I love stede a lot - I think he's the bravest character in the show. he changes everyone he meets for the better. he embodies what I think of as the thesis of the show. if he wasn't the way that he is, the show would not be very good, imo.

but in ep one he gives his pirate crew notes on the raid they just did as though they were a community theater troupe and his notes were 1) complimenting his own opening speech as "very inspiring" and 2) complaining that that the crew wasn't sufficiently enthusiastic about robbing two poor fisherman of a single plant.

during the raid his narration went "some men are born to be pirate captains, others learn on the job. me? well I'm a pretty solid mix of both" as though he has any idea what he's doing.

and AFTER the raid Olu has to gently point out to him that piracy isn't a game to the rest of the crew.

There's a reason that Rhys Darby was the only person capable of playing Stede without making him seem like a total dick. And I think that's bc Rhys was able to convey the idea that Stede's behavior in the first few eps is coming out of this deep sense of insecurity - he's doing some Stede-y things (flag making! paying the crew! bedtime stories!) that are great but he's also pretending to be this macho pirate captain who totally knows what he's doing. And it's the pretending that makes people cringe with second hand embarrassment. While also, often, seeing themselves in it and feeling a great deal of sympathy for Stede about it.

The reason Stede is like this is because HE thinks there's something deeply wrong with him, a belief that has been solidified by everyone around him his entire life, and therefore he needs to do everything he can to hide that deeply wrong thing about him. When he unpacks that and embraces the things about himself he originally thought were embarrassing (being weak, pathetic, soft, etc), he can stop pretending. And that's when other characters grow to love him! And so people will sometimes call him cringe because they aspire to be cringe like him, to embrace the parts of themselves that they were punished for and live more authentically.

because he changes! that's the point! he moves from cringe (pretending to be someone he's not) to cringe (being true to himself, always a deeply vulnerable thing to be) and it takes a lot of hard work. that's what makes me LIKE him as a character. that's what I think makes him the bravest character on the show. because he doesn't start out perfect. he's a puppet who grows into a real boy and that means that for a period of time he was a puppet, and that's okay.

[holopossums]

i was talking in my server yesterday about a new Casey Jr. battle move i thought up of.

and i just had to illustrate it because this is honest-to-god one of the most fun ideas i've ever had.

this move might appear in Radiant Souls, and rather soon, too!

[i-love-ropes]

ROPE OF THE WEEK (2):

HAUL-MASTER 1/4 IN. X 50 FT. POLYPROPYLENE ROPE

FROM AQUA HARBOR FREIGHT

(Real equivalent equivalent to Harbor Freight)

HELLO! I’M ROPE MF AND I LOVE ROPES!!!

I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT MY ROPES EARLIER BUT KING DEDEDE TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD TRY LEAVING THE FOREST MORE OFTEN

AND I ASKED HIM “WHY?” 

AND HE REPLIED “WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU LEFT THE FOREST? DON’T INCLUDE THOSE MEETINGS WITH YOUR ROPE DEALERS.”

I TOLD HIM “YEARS.”

SO THEN HE SENT ME TO THE RAINBOW ISLANDS TO EXPLORE THEM FOR FIVE DAYS!

HE ALSO SENT ME SOME STAR COINS TO BUY FOOD BUT I BOUGHT ROPES INSTEAD!!!

I’M GOING TO TALK THIS ROPE I BOUGHT ON THE TRIP NOW!

WITH OVER 645 REVIEWS AND RATED AT 4.6 STARS

THIS POLYPROPYLENE ROPE IS A THREE-STRANDED TWIST ROPE

THAT MEANS IT'S NOT ONLY EASY TO HANDLE, BUT GREAT FOR THE OUTDOORS BECAUSE IT’S RESISTANT TO MILDEW AND MOLD

IT’S ALSO ROT-PROOF

IT’S ALSO DESIGNED TO FLOAT ON WATER

THAT MEANS IT WON’T SINK LIKE MY OLD ROPE DID!

I MISS MY ROPE SO MUCH…

(Rope MF needed a moment to mourn his lost rope)

ITS SLICK SURFACE IS GREAT BECAUSE IT PREVENTS IT FROM SNAGGING

WHICH MEANS IT’S EASIER TO DRAG WHILE WALKING AROUND THE FOREST LIKE I USUALLY DO!

THIS ROPE DOES NOT ONLY DOES ALL THE THINGS STATED BEFORE

BUT IT ALSO DOES. NOT. EASILY. FRAY.

THAT’S AMAZING!!!

THIS ROPE IS SUPER DURABLE

WHICH IS GREAT BECAUSE I CAN HOLD AND LOOK AT THIS ROPE FOR LONGER!!!

IT CAN ALSO HOLD UP TO 112 POUNDS!

112 POUNDS WORTH OF ROPES!!!

112 POUNDS WORTH OF ROPE MF!

ONE KING DEDEDE FROM 16 YEARS AGO! 

NOW, WE WILL NEED AT LEAST TWO HUAL-MASTER 1/4 IN. X 50 FT. POLYPROPYLENE ROPE TO CARRY KING DEDEDE

BUT MORE ROPES THE MERRIER!!!

YOU THINK THIS ROPE WOULD BE EXPENSIVE WITH HOW HIGH QUALITY IT IS BUT NO! IT COST 12 STAR COINS!!! THAT IS ALMOST 2 KIRBY BURGERS FROM THE WADDLE DEE CAFE

(Based off of some calculations, a star coin cost at least $0.18 and the rope in the real world cost $2.19 (I rounded it down and used the American system))

THAT’S WHY I BOUGHT MANY OF THEM!

I’VE BEEN USING THEM ALL AROUND THE HOUSE

FOR EXAMPLE:

I USED IT THE OTHER DAY TO TIE DOWN ITEMS AROUND MY HOUSE DURING A VERY STRONG WIND STORM

I USED IT THE OTHER DAY TO NOT GET BLOWN AWAY DURING THE WIND STORM

I HAVE ALSO BEEN USING IT TODAY TO DRAG LOGS AROUND BECAUSE MY HOME GOT DAMAGED DURING THE WIND STORM

A SINGLE LIGHTING-BOLT SHOT THROUGH MY HOUSE, SETTING IT ON FIRE!!!

THE ROPE IS A GREAT HELP!!!

IT’S MAKING CARRYING AND DRAGGING THINGS AROUND EASIER WHILE I’M REBUILDING MY HOME!

I RATE THIS ROPE A

10/10

[greeneyedsigma]

Man, I love Skypeia

I don’t understand why people dislike it as much as they seem to. So many great moments.

[bean-face]

sketches of a couple of my oc's

knight maid elf and goblin mage

@firefilledhikey figured you'd wanna see these girls

sorry the trans homunculus isn't around i don't have a drawing of that one yet

[now-a-witch]

Not to be shallow on main but, how am I supposed to hate Alvida when she's out here serving and looking fine tho?

[indecisive-dizzy]

guys I'm so strong and brave

(drove to the park instead of the doc office)

[emawinslow]

I miss my childhood house so much I would give anything to grab the knob at the end of the banister and jump from the third step and catch a million seconds of air while I whip myself around the banister and down the hall

[heartsbreaking-migrated]

@hookd sent [ swat ] your muse swatting mine’s hand away from something they’re not supposed to touch . (harry @ cj it is an injury he is forcibly fixing her up)

the blood coming from her cheekbone, and her upper arm was something she'd intended to take care of on her own. that was until she'd bled onto the wooden floor and drawn her older brother's attention when he was coming inside. "i'm perfectly capable of taking care of myself you know!," cj snapped. really though, she was kind of glad not to have to clean this up herself. instead, she used her uninjured arm to reach for the bottle of rum they'd been using to clean her wounds and took a swig from it. "we tell dad i earned this, yeah?" in a fight, or something slightly more worth the effort and rum it took to clean up than her smacking into a wall because of a miscalculation. they both avoided hook as much as possible, but it wasn't always avoidable and if they were both there, cj wanted them to be on the same page.

[o5-blackbird]

… Ow.

[i-love-ropes]

ROPE OF THE WEEK (1):

T W EVANS CORDAGE - STAR MANILA ROPE

FROM HOME TERMINA-L

(Real world equivalent to Home Depot)

WITH OVER 110 REVIEWS AND RATED AT 4.5 STARS

THIS ROPE IS BOTH BRAIDED AND TWISTED

THATS SO AMAZING!!!

THE MATERIAL OF THE ROPE IS MADE OF BOTH MANILA AND POLYPROPYLENE

I LOVE THAT IT’S MADE OF TWO MATERIALS THAT MAKES IT COOLER!!!

THE THICKNESS OF THE ROPE RANGE FROM 1/4 IN. TO 3/4 IN AND CAN BE AS LONG AS 100 FT!!!

THAT MEANS MORE ROPE TO HOLD!

BUT I’VE BEEN TOLD BY KING DEDEDE THAT I SHOULDN'T HOLD MANILA ROPES ANYMORE BECAUSE THEY’RE SCRATCHY

I’M STILL GOING TO HOLD MANILA ROPES BECAUSE THAT FACT IS FALSE! MOST MANILA ROPES ARE ABRASIVE RESISTANT

SO THAT MEANS KING DEDEDE HAS JUST BEEN BUYING SCRATCHY ROPES FALSELY ADVERTISED AS MANILA ROPES

IF I HAD TO GUESS JUST BY LOOKING AT IT, HE HAS BEEN BUYING STRAW ROPES

ISNT’T THIS ROPE JUST BEAUTIFUL?

WELL THAT’S BECAUSE IT WAS MADE FOR DECORATIVE AND LANDSCAPING PURPOSES!!!

I USE IT AS A WRAP FOR MY OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND FOR HANGING ROPES ON MY WALL BECAUSE I LOVE HOW THIS ROPE LOOKS!

I ALSO USE IT TO MAKE MY FENCES LOOK NICE

THE FENCES I USE TO KEEP OUT ANY ROBBERS WHO WANTS TO MESS WITH ME BY STEALING MY ROPES (DAROACH)

(+Some random waddle dees, Daroach only stole his rope one time btw, never again)

I HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE STEAL MY ROPE!!! IT MAKES ME FEEL SAD!!!

THIS ROPE IS ALSO VERY STURDY! HOLDING UP TO 300+ POUNDS!

THAT MEAN I CAN USE THIS ROPE TO HOLD 300+ POUNDS OF MORE ROPES

I RATE THIS ROPE A

10/10

[softmeetscreatureplz]

Augh. Fuck man,, i was actually feeling good about that??? Ow. Fuck ypu???

[alittleemo]

.

[rafeysbunny]

brother's bsf!rafe popping your cherry

there is absolutely nothing that rafe craves more than to fuck you, his best friend's little sister. he knows it is wrong, but he can't help himself when you're so fucking pretty, always wandering around in those cute little skirts and tops you like to wear, round tits almost spilling out of the thin fabric.

god, he's so obsessed with you.

you're always in his mind, all the fucking time, the thought of you haunting him every night when he goes to bed. and every single one of those nights, he ends up jerking off at the thought of you, like a bloody perv, to be able to finally fall asleep.

he knows topper'd kill him if he ever finds out about his massive crush on his baby sister, but that fact doesn't stop him from getting you alone in your guest bathroom as soon as the alcohol knocks your brother out cold on the couch. and now he has your gorgeous body pinned against the sink, the party still in full swing outside in your house while you two sloppily make out.

he's hard as a rock inside his slacks just by kissing you, the taste of your cherry chapstick lingering in your plump lips, as if you weren't just sweet enough already. it doesn't help his case the way you're whimpering so prettily into his mouth, your body arching against his as he grips your hips tightly, which has the silky fabric of your skirt all crumpled.

he tears his lips away from yours, panting heavily as he stares down at you with pure lust in his eyes. "fuck, you're so goddamn beautiful..." he reaches out and grabs your chin, forcing you to look up at him. "listen to me, baby."

you hum dumbly in response, not really paying attention to what he's saying, you just want his lips back on yours so, so bad. your small hands fist his expensive polo, bambi eyes staring shamelessly at his mouth as you watch him talk; his words not really registering.

"hey. hey, sweetheart, eyes up here..." he taps your chin with his finger. "i need you to tell me that you want this too, a'right?"

your dazed eyes dart up to meet his blue ones while you nod obediently, your thick, long lashes fluttering in his direction. "i want it, rafe," you mutter softly, pretty voice filling in the silence of the bathroom.

his eyes darken, pupils dilating when he hears the words he's been longing to hear for months now and the intensity of his gaze makes your skin prickle with goosebumps. "that's a good girl..."

before you know it, he has you bent over the countertop, skirt pulled up 'round your waist as he fucks your pussy with his thick fingers to stretch you out. you've got the tightest cunt he's ever put his digits into, which has his cock throbbing painfully in anticipation.

despite how bad he needs to sink into you, he forces himself to give you at least one orgasm with his fingers before he yanks his pants down and slowly pushes his dick inside your sopping hole, the feeling almost too good to be real. he thrusts into you one time, two, then three, your pussy squelching lewdly around him, and his whole body feels on fire.

is this what heaven feels like? yeah, it probably is.

he'd fuck you dumb, big hand shoving your pretty face against the cool marble as he pounds your pussy into oblivion until you're creaming all over his dick, flushed cheeks stained with tears.

"such a good girl f’me," he praises as he pulls out to finish on your plush ass, thick ropes of cum painting your smooth flesh.

more.

[shortfeather]

hesperides in two days! it's a busy three days for me rn so i haven't been able to work on it as much as i'd like, but i know exactly how i want to rewrite the chapter to get it ready for publishing so that'll be my first thing to do monday :D