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myonepiece · 4 years ago

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Hello 😳 so I saw your post about Kyoshiro and Bartolomeo with a clingy short fem!S/O who's also a scary cat, and let me tell you, that post AWAKENED something inside of me 🤤💞 so I would like to request a King, Sanji, and Mihawk with clingy short fem!S/O who's also a scary cat if your request are still opened that is 😚👉👈 thank you in advance, and you can ignore this request if you want. I hope you have a good day or night luv 😚💗

King, Sanji with a clingy short fem!S/O who’s a scaredy cat

King x Reader, Sanji x Reader

Description: King & Sanji (seperate) with a short fem!S/O who is clingy and gets scared easily + oneshot/drabble with her getting scared and hiding behind character

Warnings: very mild implied sexual harrassment (in King’s oneshot), mild cursing

A/N: I’m so glad you liked it, it was so fun to write! 💐 (I love how you used so many emojis in your request) and I hope it’s okay I only did sanji and king, it’s just that this situation ends up fairly long 💕

*for King let’s say you’re around his height, the top of your head is a little above his waist

King is definitely not the most affectionate person, he’s not a fan of PDA other than having you sit on his lap. if you get too physically affectionate (which is very) then King will warn you in a stern voice to stop, and if you don’t then he’ll move you away or simply place you on the ground and push you away

in private he’s more okay with you being clingy, still not the fondest though

he has nothing against your height, he (secretly) finds it adorable and he likes to watch you walk around the Beast Pirates crew because he finds it amusing to see the height differences between you and everyone else, your height is another reason he prefers having you stay on his lap often or at least have you right next to him- he’s worried someone (Kaido) will step on you

he also likes the way your hand looks on him, whether it’s resting on his arm, his chest, or his own hand, he always stares at the interaction and admires how precious and sweet you look

he sometimes finds your cowardness irritating, but even as he scolds you or strictly teases you for being scared so easily, he’s happy that you come to him to feel safe- honestly he never thought someone would feel safe with him nor did he want someone to until he met you

and after he scolds you he always pushes you away or behind him so he can handle whoever messed with his angel (usually it’s Queen, he likes messing with King and one of the most effective ways to do that is to mess with you) he also uses his wings as somewhat of a shield for you, providing cover usually

+ oneshot

You tentatively walked through the dimly lit hall in the Beast Pirates base, the cold stone chilling the air around you and creating a slight echo of the patter of your shoes.

keeping your eyes trained on the ground while a few lesser crew members passed you, you followed the little cracks in the stone, branching out and creating intricate patterns- your eyes fell upon a pair of shoes and you froze midstep, looking up and perceiving Queen staring down at you, an unsettling smirk contorting his face

you smiled slightly up at him, trying to step around him and continue only to be stopped by his hand reaching out and tilting your head to look at him, the touch seding shivers down your spine, the bad kind of shivers

it wasn’t unusual for Queen to mess with you, enjoying your disturbed and fearful reactions as the sadistic man he is, and the reaction he gets from King is pure gold to him- he enjoys making King get protective so he can tease him for being so smitten

“______, how bout you come with me! some of the crew are going to sumo wrestle! come see their heads pop off!”

Queen laughed at your unsettled expression before leaning down a bit and blowing smoke out into your face,

“or maybe I should snap the collar on you an’ throw you into the ring”

you gasped, causing Queen to chortle in amusement- you took the moment of his distraction to move away from his touch and scurry off down the hall, hearing Queen call after you in a mocking tone and follow in pursuit

you hurried through the halls and spotted King at the end in the large room at the end, he stood at the table conversing with Jack, though clearly uninterested with the subject

you picked up your pace and your heels clicked against the ground alerting King, who knew you are the only one who wears shoes that make that sound. he turned to the entrance happy to have something to do other than play with Jack, but he didn’t like the worried expression on your face- nor Queen rounding the corner after you having all too familar mischievous expression on his lips.

scurrying into the room, you ran over to King and hid behind his large wings. his glare never left Queen as the large man entered the room and moved towards where you stood huddled against King’s wings, stopping in front of the armored man and taking a long drag on his cigar.

“what are you doing you moron”

Queen laughed at King’s protectiveness already showing, finding amusement in his crewmember’s smittenesque.

“I was inviting her to play a game you jackass!”

he laughed heartily at King’s insulted and angry expression. your boyfriend took a step forward, now only a few feet away from Queen- the atmosphere in the room grew tense and Jack was watching with wary eyes matching yours as you watched the two calamities square up, both ready to strike if it came to it. but King is observant, he saw that Queen had no intention of hurting him, he simply wanted to scare you and get a rise out of him.

he scoffed and turned begrudgingly back to you, moving to take a seat at the table and lifting you onto his lap with ease. you settled against his steel covered chest, still slightly shaking from Queen’s scare- King’s eyes narrowed at Queen when he chuckled again and sat in the chair between King and Jack, throwing a wink in your direction. King visibly flinched and his behind left the chair momentarily before returning, remembering that’s what Queen wanted- and you were safe on his lap.

Sanji is super clingy himself, he has no problem at all with your affection and neediness. he’s always more than happy to hug you or cuddle you or kiss you, it’s one of his favorite things to do- he’s constantly asking himself how he got so lucky to have a girl like you

one of the things Sanji finds most adorable about you is your height, no matter what you do Sanji thinks you’re the cutest thing ever, he’s always offering to carry you, he always pulls you onto his lap- back hugs are another one of his favorite things because your body is so much smaller than his own and he thinks it’s adorable how perfectly you fit in his embrace, and don’t even get him started on how cute your hands look holding onto his hand

your slight cowardness gives him an excuse to hold you even more, he offers his hand or arm for you to hold, and whenever you grab onto him he has to fight back the squeals and focus on the problem at hand, making sure you feel safe and are completely out of harm’s way

+ oneshot

the island you docked at had a quaint little town, small but bustling with life- you had gone to look at a store for some new clothes. unfortunately you couldn’t find anything and you had to head back to the ship empty handed. to make things even worse, while you were watching the ground you bumped into someone, who happened to be much bigger than you and piss drunk.

“oi! what the fuck do you think you’re doing?!”

you swallowed the lump in your throat, stuttering out an apology that only seemed to make the man madder.

“you need to fucking watch where you’re... you’re going”

he swayed on his feet and leaned down so that he was face level with you, pointing an accusing finger in your face and once again his alcohol filled breath invaded your senses.

“you-you have no idea who you’re dealing with”

his words slurred together and his unbalance caused him to lean forward slightly and you took a step back- all of a sudden you heard a familiar voice over the crowd’s chatter.

“______-swaaaan!!”

you looked to the side and spotted the relieving blond hair bouncing through the crowd while your boyfriend quickly weaved his way through the crowd towards you. stopping beside you and throwing his hands wielding shopping bags into the air.

“I got you gifts my beautiful _____-swan!”

this is when he noticed the man far too close for his liking, his face fell with his arms, turning to one of suspicion and confusion, then to one of disgust and slight anger. he handed you the bags gently and stepped in front of the man, shoving his hands in his pockets.

“why are you bothering my little _____-swan?”

his voice was tight and you could tell he was mad, but the strager didn’t seem to pick up on the danger in his drunkness. you reached up and clutched the bottom of Sanji’s jacket in your hand, he felt the action rigth away and his anger dissipated and his face broke into a huge grin. he spun on his heel and threw his arms around your waist, picking you up and smushing his cheek against yours while he rambled about how adorable you are- his perfect moment ruined by the stranger’s words.

“she ran into me you bastard, make her *hiccup* apologize before I do”

“oi, don’t ignore me!”

Sanji’s smile faltered slightly and he lifted his foot, spinning quickly and kicking the man with such force that it sent him flying away through the wall of the shop behind.

“I’m trying to hug my angel! don’t interupt you idiot!”

“_____-swan I’m so sorry you had to see that~!”

you giggled at Sanji’s foolishness, leaning you head down to peck his nose- making his cheeks turn an even brighter red and he squealed.

“ooh we need to get back to the ship so you can try on the clothes I got for you my dear!”

he placed his arm under you, switching to holding you in a bridal style, and he pranced off down the street towards the awaiting ship- his face still dangerously flushed and his eyes closed in joy.

#one piece #one piece headcanons #one piece imagine #one piece x reader #sanji #sanji x reader #sanji headcanons #sanji imagine #one piece sanji #one piece king #king the wildfire #king headcanons #king imagine #king the wildfire imagine #king x reader

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iwroteinapastlife · 6 years ago

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Zelink Month Day 5!

Sequel to last week’s fic, this one takes place after the events of Breath of the Wild.

Week 2: The Flow of Time is Always Cruel...

Day 5: Unfinished

“Wow.”

Zelda sat on the floor, her back propped up against the side of Link’s bed, and stared starry-eyed at the screen before her, boasting a fully detailed topographic map of Hyrule. “This is incredible,” she said, a giddy smile on her lips. “Did you really climb every tower to get this?”

She turned her head to look at him. The hero was tired, to say the least. After waking up from what was effectively a hundred-year nap to the news that he needed to save the kingdom from calamity, he had barely slept a wink in the months he spent traveling and preparing to fight Ganon. Now that the war was over and he was back in his bed at home in Hateno, Zelda safe and beside him, the need for sleep was very quickly overtaking him.

The princess, on the other hand, was wired.

She had told him, of course, that he could go ahead and sleep without her, but the knight insisted that he was content laying on the bed with his arm draped over the edge and watching over her shoulder as she explored the progress he had made with the Sheikah Slate.

He stared at her with lethargic, serene blue eyes and a simple smile and nodded. “Every single one.”

She smiled affectionately, still not used to his comparatively liberal use of his voice. “Incredible,” she whispered. “And all of these,” she continued, pointing at the little blue symbols scattered across the map. “They’re all ancient Sheikah shrines that you’ve been able to enter?”

“Mm-hmm,” he hummed. “I’m sure there are still more I haven’t found yet, though. We should ask Kass; he knows songs about some of them.”

“Kass?” she asked, turning to look at him again. She smiled at seeing his eyes closed, though he quickly opened them, realizing she was watching.

“He’s a traveling bard who sings and plays the accordion. His old master was the bard who used to work in the castle.” Link paused to yawn and Zelda thought it might be one of the cutest things she’d ever seen. “You’ll like him. And his family. His wife and daughters live in Rito Village and sing every day.”

Zelda was practically glowing with the warmth she felt every time Link talked about the things he had learned while traveling. She had always known Hyrule to be a diverse and beautiful land with much to be discovered, but growing up, her life had rarely extended beyond the castle walls. She had always loved hearing tales from travelers and reading up on everything she could about the world outside, and that drive and desire to see and learn more of it was only stronger now that 100 years had passed and Ganon was gone.

“I used to love Rito Village,” she replied softly, zooming in on that area of the map. “Let’s go there soon.”

Link hummed in what sounded like agreement and she giggled softly, wondering how much longer he would be awake. She closed the map and went to scroll through the pictures saved on the Sheikah Slate. Nostalgia filled her at the sight of her old pictures—landscapes of some of her favorite places in Hyrule. The very pictures that had allowed Link to regain some of his memories.

Then she scrolled further and saw pictures that Link must have taken along his journey. She laughed at the first one there—a picture of a very young looking Purah in a cute pose—and then immediately paused, confused, as she reached a picture of a sunshroom. Why, of all things, did he take a picture of a sunshroom?

As she scrolled she found more pictures of that nature—just simple shots (some not even that well-taken) of random objects ranging from flowers to weapons.

“Why do you have pictures of so many different things?”

She watched him lean forward the slightest bit, blinking tired eyes at the screen showing off a hearty blueshell snail. Then he relaxed again, head settling close enough she could feel his breath on her shoulder.

“At first it was so that I could track them with the sensor; it beeps when I get closer to the object I have targeted. But then I started taking pictures of everything, just to have them in the compendium.”

Zelda paused, sitting up straight at the sound of those words.

“The…compendium?”

“Mm-hmm,” he hummed. Link reached his hand forward then to click a button on the Sheikah Slate that opened up a familiar organized assortment of pictures, containing nearly everything to be found across Hyrule. The compendium—her compendium.

“You’ve been working on the compendium?” she whispered, slowly scrolling through the entries.

She felt the knight shrug. “A little bit. I’ll admit I haven’t been taking great pictures for it, and a lot are still missing, but it’s useful to have when I’m looking for…” he trailed off. “Princess?” Zelda blinked, suddenly aware of the warm tears falling from her eyes. Link propped himself up on his elbows, becoming much more alert. “What’s wrong?”

“You…don’t remember, do you?” she asked, eyes remaining fixed on the glowing screen in front of her.

“Remember what?”

“The compendium.”

He paused. “No… A lot of my memory still hasn’t come back to me…” She could feel his gaze on her, but she couldn’t stop staring at the compendium. “I’m sorry,” he said, “Should I not have filled it in?”

“N-No, I’m really happy that you have.” More tears rolled down her cheeks as a small smile took to her lips. “Really happy.”

She couldn’t believe her eyes. She had programmed the template for the compendium into the slate ages ago, but never had she thought that she would actually see it come to fruition. Back then, it was little more than a hopeless dream. But now…

“Then…” he reached out and stroked her cheek with a thumb to wipe away a tear and she finally tore her eyes from the miracle in her hands to look at the miracle beside her, “…why are you crying?” Those blue eyes were gazing at her with such tender care and worry and she knew that even if he had changed, everything she felt for him 100 years ago most definitely hadn’t.

She smiled a full smile and rubbed her face with the back of her hand. “You don’t remember, but…you and I used to spend hours taking pictures for the compendium. Making a complete collection of every creature and object in Hyrule was my dream, but with everything going on back then, I never thought…” she laughed and some more tears spilled over, wetting her cheeks anew. “I never thought it would happen.”

Link rubbed her cheek with his thumb again, this time cupping her face as she pressed it into his palm. “I’m crying because even though it’s the smallest, silliest thing, seeing the compendium like this is a dream come true.”

He sighed, shoulders relaxing. “I’m sorry I haven’t finished it for you.”

Then she smiled, an excited grin spreading across her cheeks. “Let’s finish it,” she said. “You and me. Let’s finish the compendium.”

Link responded with a real, full smile and nodded. “Okay, princess. Let’s finish the compendium.”

#zelink month 2018 #zelink month #zelink #loz #botw #the flow of time is always cruel #unfinished #post-ganon

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sanversinsane · 7 years ago

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Sleepover.

Wayhaught’s first sleepover. For the anon that requested a prompt about Nicole and Waverly trying to get comfortable their first night sleeping in the same bed. I hope you like it!

Waverly laid next to Nicole in bed and stared up at the ceiling fan. Both women were out of breath. Both women were blissfully satisfied. Nicole turned her head to look at Waverly and Waverly turned hers to look at Nicole. They exchanged a look and then burst into laughter.

Waverly rolled over onto her stomach as she giggled. “It just keeps getting better.”

“I didn’t think it was possible.” Nicole huffed out one last chuckle before turning on her side to face Waverly. She couldn’t stop smiling even if she wanted to. Waverly sighed and let her head drop onto the pillow.

“I should probably get going soon. It’s late.” Waverly groaned at the thought of leaving Nicole’s warm comfortable bed.

Their sexual relationship was still somewhat new. New enough that they had yet to actually spend the night in each other’s beds. It was usually due to the fact that Nicole had work early in the morning, or Waverly had Wynonna waiting up for her back at the homestead. And also due to the fact that…well, sharing a bed, sleeping together was a lot more intimate than they thought.

But on this particular night…the thought of leaving was excruciating to both of them. “Don’t go.” Nicole whispered. Waverly turned her head to look at her stunning, messy haired girlfriend. “Stay with me tonight? Please.” Nicole’s fingers gently tucked a piece of hair behind Waverly’s ear.

“Are you sure?” Waverly asked. “Because really it’s not to much I can just th-”

“Waves, please. I need you to stay.” Nicole’s admission brought a smile to Waverly’s face.

“Well if you need it…who am I to say no.” She giggled. Nicole leaned over to place a gentle kiss on her girlfriend’s lips. Waverly pulled away with a smile. “But if I’m sleeping here tonight, I do have one request.”

“Anything.” Nicole smiled back.

“I’m gonna need more than just this blanket.” Waverly gave Nicole a guilty smile, as if to apologize for the request. “I just get really cold at night and if I only have one bla-”

“Multiple blankets for my baby…coming right up.” Nicole pecked Waverly on the lips before sitting up and throwing a shirt over her head. “I’ll be right back.”

As Nicole gathered the blankets Waverly texted Wynonna to let her know she was staying at Nicole’s…to which she got multiple raunchy responses, of course.

Waverly looked up when she heard Nicole’s bare feet patter back into the room. “Jesus Nicole,” Waverly laughed at the stack of blankets piled high in her girlfriend’s arms. So high that Waverly couldn’t even see her face.

“These are all the blankets in the house.” Nicole smiled as she put them down at the foot of the bed.

“I didn’t need all of them, just a few.” Waverly laughed.

“Well now you have your pick.” Nicole smiled as she walked back to her side of the bed and got back under the covers. Waverly sat up and picked 3 out of the 10 blankets Nicole had brought her. Nicole leaned up on her elbow, resting her head in her hand as she watched Waverly’s naked back move.

“What do we do with the rest of them?” Waverly asked as she laid the extra blankets over the one already covering her.

With one hard kick, all the blankets at the end of the bed toppled over and fell to the ground. “That.” Nicole grinned.

Waverly laughed as she laid back down beside her. For a moment they just laid on their sides staring at each other. “So how do you usually sleep?” Nicole asked with another smile.

“I don’t know. On my side I think…”

“Really?” Nicole nodded.

“Surprising?” Waverly asked.

Nicole shrugged “I just pictured you as a sprawler.”

Both laughed again and then Nicole opened up her arm. “C’mere” she said tapping her side. Waverly gladly curled into Nicole’s body, their leg tangling together.

Waverly hummed at how warm and soft Nicole felt. She was comfortable for a moment before Nicole gasped. “Jesus Waves!”

“What? What’d I do?” Waverly asked quickly sitting up.

“Your feet are icicles!” Nicole laughed.

“I told you I get cold.” Waverly laughed with her before she laid back down. “Do you want me to move?”

“No.” Nicole laughed and kissed her cheek. “Do you want socks?”

“It’s pointless. I just end up kicking them off.” Waverly sighed.

“Here…” Nicole lifted her legs and pulled Waverly cold feet under them. “I’ll warm em’ up.”

In a matter of minutes Waverly’s feet were warmed up, and Nicole was more than comfortable with Waverly in her arms. That was until Nicole’s arm, the one resting under Waverly’s head, fell asleep. “Hey Waves…” she said softly. “My arm is getting tingly.”

Waverly lifted her head and let Nicole pull it free. “I was comfortable.” Waverly groaned but smiled up at her girlfriend.

“I’m sorry.” Nicole apologized.

“It’s okay baby.” Waverly smiled as she rolled onto her side to face Nicole. Both of their eyes were getting heavy. Waverly could see Nicole drifting off “Goodnight.” Waverly whispered before gently kissing her lips.

After a few minutes of trying to fall asleep Waverly began to toss and turn. She always did this before trying to sleep. She was known for being somewhat restless.

“Do you always toss and turn this much?” Nicole asked but kept her eyes closed.

“I’m sorry.” Waverly sighed. “I’ll try not to move.”

“Hey no…” Nicole opened her eyes and gave Waverly a sleepy smile. “Roll over.” She said. Waverly rolled onto her side, facing away from Nicole. Seconds later Nicole was curling her body against Waverly’s. Her body curved against the smaller woman’s frame, one arm warm and secure under her own body, the other arm draped over Waverly’s chest. Nicole gladly took the roll of being the big spoon to Waverly’s little spoon. “Is this okay?” She asked quietly.

Waverly nodded and snuggled in closer to Nicole’s body, so close they were almost sharing a pillow. “Mmmmm hmmm. You’re so warm.” She thought outloud.

“You’re so soft.” Nicole whispered as she gently kissed the back of Waverly’s neck. “I’m really comfortable. Are you comfortable baby?”

“Yeah.” Waverly blissfully sighed. “This is perfect.”

Those were the last words they said before falling asleep.

Waking up was a different story. They did not wake up in the perfectly positioned nest they had fallen asleep in. No, Nicole woke up shivering.

She glanced over to find Waverly wrapped up in three layers of blankets like the cutest burrito she had ever seen. With anyone else she would have been mad about the stolen blankets but Waverly was hard to be mad at, especially this early in the morning. Nicole got up and grabbed a few of the extra blankets she had kicked off the bed the night before. She draped them over herself as she got back into bed.

She watched her girlfriend sleep for a few minutes. Waverly looked so peaceful, so angelic. Her hair was a mess and her mouth slightly opened, but Nicole was sure she had never seen anything so adorable in her life. She would have stayed their all day if it wasn’t for Calamity Jane pawing and mowing at the door. Nicole got up quick in hopes that her cat wouldn’t wake Waverly.

“Alright I know you’re hungry.” Nicole said as she closed her bedroom door. She leaned down and scooped up the orange cat into her arm. “Come on let’s get you some breakfast.”

As Nicole opened up the can of cat food and scooped it into the tiny bowl she began to talk to her cat, like she always did. “I don’t know CJ, she just seems different ya know? This feels different.” She stared off into space as she spoke. “Last night was just…God it was amazing. Our chemistry is unbelievable.” Her impatience cat could care less about the words coming out of Nicole’s mouth, she just wanted her food. The orange fuzz ball meowed loud enough to knock Nicole out of her daydreaming state. “Okay okay. God you’re a shitty listener, you know that?” She said as she placed the bowl on the floor.

The redhead let her cat eat while she started a pot of coffee. She sat at the kitchen table and wait for the brew to finish before pouring a cup for her, and a cup for Waverly. After a putting few drops of milk and a spoonful of sugar in each mug she made her way back to the room.

The sight before her made her stop. Waverly still wrapped in her blankets, but now sitting up resting against the headboard. She was looking down at her phone.

“Morning sunshine.” Nicole grinned as she made it into the room. Waverly smiled and put her phone back on the table. “Coffee?”

“Please.” Waverly nodded excitedly.

“How’d you sleep?” Nicole asked as she got back in bed.

“Mmmm” Waverly sipped her coffee. “Other than you kicking me, pretty great!”

“I did not.” Nicole groaned.

“Oh you did.” Waverly laughed. “It’s okay, those long legs have to go somewhere I guess.”

Nicole giggled. “I’m sorry. Hey but you stole all the blankets!”

“Did not!”

“Waverly…” Nicole laughed into her mug. “They’re all wrapped around you right now.”

Waverly glanced down at the pile of blankets surrounding her. “Sorry.” She gave Nicole another guilty smile.

“It’s okay baby. You looked like the cutest little burrito this morning.” Nicole placed her mug on her night stand and laid back down on her pillow, Waverly followed.

“Truthfully, it was probably one of the best sleeps I’ve had in a long time.” Waverly smiled.

“Me too.” Nicole nodded.

#wayhaught #wayhaught fluff #wayhaught fan fiction #wayhaught fanfic #big spoon little spoon

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emmaswanchoosesyou · 7 years ago

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where there’s smoke

Happy Christmas to one of the kindest, most compassionate people I’ve met on tumblr (and one of my faves), @ussjellyfish!

This fits into the Purple Hat ‘verse she writes, and thus features Dragon Queen, the adorable DQ baby, and Captain Swan.

Emma and Killian babysit Araceli for Mal’s and Regina’s first overnight trip since Araceli was born. It’s a lot.

About 1300 words, and also on AO3.

Killian smiles down at Ara, the dimples in chubby little cheeks so reminiscent of Mal’s. The purple hat--the first of them, that is--that Emma knitted for is perched jauntily on her small head, and he can’t resist brushing a quick, affectionate kiss across her forehead.

It’s that sight, her husband and her friends’ child snuggled together on the couch, that greets Emma when she finally gets home that evening. It does things to her, makes her feel and want in a way she hasn’t really let herself.

She knew it was dangerous, had known it was dangerous since she and Killian had agreed to babysit Araceli while Regina and Maleficent took their first trip away together since Ara was born. (It was just overnight, nothing too strenuous, but more than Lily was ready for.)

It shouldn’t have been dangerous, but it sure seems that way. Emma’s not used to it yet, the hope and the belief that she could actually have the things she yearns for. It still seems ungrateful, maybe even greedy, to want more when she has so much now. She has Henry, she has Killian. The rest of her family--her parents and brother, Regina and Mal and Lily and now little Ara--is something that isn’t about blood, it’s about love, and she’s still getting used to the abundance of that in her life.

“Hello, love,” Killian says, pulling her out of her thoughts.

She shakes her head and walks over to him, attempting a quick hug. “Hey yourself.”

It isn’t entirely successful.

Ara burbles her own greeting, a happy little sound. Emma feels those pangs of longing again but buries them with a chuckle. This is good. This is nice. “I’d kiss you, but…”

“Well, I’m game, but I think you’d also be signing up for a very slobbery kiss from little miss dragon here.”

“Mm, could be worse,” she says, and Killian kisses her. She returns it for a second before Ara squawks, clearly unhappy at having temporarily lost their attention. “Hand her over and let me bask the cute.”

Killian does, his eyes crinkling as he smiles, and she sees love, contentment, and maybe some longing of his own. Maybe…

“She certainly is cute and will suffice to drive away any of the day’s ills. Is something wrong, love? You do seem a bit tense.”

She sighs and snuggles into his arms. With Ara in hers and with her in Killian’s embrace, the day doesn’t seem quite so bad. “Ugh, today was the worst.”

“Oh? What happened? Anything I should have done or should know about?” he asks, a brow raised.

“Dwarf fight. Well, dwarves and merpeople. It was a thing. It’s under control now,” Emma says. “And besides, you had this little lady.” She bounces Ara lightly in her lap, barely resisting the urge to pull her close and smother her in kisses.

“Regina and Mal didn’t drop her off until after five.”

“Still, it’s fine now.”

“As long as you’re sure.”

“I am.” And she is. How could she not be, with her wonderful, supportive husband holding her, and the cutest baby in Storybrooke in her arms?

&&&

It’s almost eight when calamity strikes.

And it’s not even really calamity. It’s just...a snafu. Sure, that’s what Emma is going to go with.

Araceli sneezes.

Normally, a sneeze is no cause for alarm. All of them have sneezed. Hell, even Ara has sneezed before around them.

But this might be the first time she’s gone a little scaly and that the sneeze is accompanied by smoke.

Emma panics--she’s not really spent much time around a lot of babies anyway, and one that might well start breathing fire? That’s a whole different ball game. This is just way different from baby Neal, and she’s not entirely sure what to do with the kid in her arms.

“Whoa, whoa, little lady,” Killian says, and he’s running a soothing hand across Emma’s back as he reaches for Ara. “Smoking isn’t a good habit in one so young, or so I’m told. And especially not on the lovely woman who’s holding you.”

As soon as she’s settled in his arms, he looks back at Emma. “You all right, love?”

“Yeah, it’s just...she’s a dragon. Like, logically, I knew that. But the whole smoke thing--and whoa, she has little fangs.”

Sure enough, Ara does indeed have the tiniest of fangs protruding from the tiniest of snouts.

Killian blinks and says somewhat dumbly, “Well, that’s new.”

“Huh, so this isn’t something that happens all the time that no one told me about?” she asks.

“No, I’m afraid this is new to everyone. Maleficent would have said something…”

“Shit--shit, I shouldn’t say shit around her, should I?--do you think this is some kind of milestone? And that Regina and Mal will be upset they missed it?” Emma asks.

Killian looks back at her helplessly and shrugs, but his attention is diverted when Ara reaches for his hook. She succeeds in gnawing on the curve of the hook, her sharp teeth leaving scratches along the metal.

Then Emma laughs, because Killian just looks so...offended. Ara looks up happily at the sound of Emma’s laughter and lets out a little chortle of her own.

And maybe it’s not even a snafu after all.

&&&

They make it through the night. It’s not the easiest thing they’ve ever done, but it’s not, like, the Black Fairy or anything.

Poor little Ara is clearly coming down with something. She’s been sneezy all night (not Sneezy, to Emma’s neverending relief) and dragon-y qualities have come and gone. She looks entirely human right now, asleep in her little travel bassinet.

She’s almost done making breakfast when she hears a knock at the door. To her surprise, it’s Regina and Mal, home hours earlier than originally planned. “Hey, what are you guys doing back so soon?”

“We...we missed Ara,” Regina says, and she looks a little chagrined but otherwise unashamed.

Mal nods in agreement. “We did. We hope she wasn’t too much trouble.”

“Not at all! She’s great. I think she might be coming down with something, she was a little sneezy and congested, but she was a trooper.”

Emma hears Killian coming down the stairs, Ara cocooned in his arms. He quirks an eyebrow at her. She shakes her head, hoping he picks up on her silent cue to not question her...omission. “Aye, the little lass was a delight. We’d be happy to look after her whenever you’d like.”

He’s not wrong, but Emma elbows him anyway. “We really would be. But for now, do you all want to join us for breakfast? Ara’s asleep, and we have plenty extra.”

They finally step into the house, but Regina looks horrified--and amused--when she sees what Emma’s made. “Are those...pancakes? What exactly are you and the pirate offering, Emma?”

Emma groans. “Does everyone know about that? It was one time,” she says.

“You know your mother can’t keep a secret, and who else would she have told? Charming? Granny?”

Killian shudders, his ears pink.

Mal laughs and takes mercy on them, taking Ara in her arms. She stirs but doesn’t wake, settling quickly into her mother’s arms.

“I promise, the only pancakes on offer are the ones on that plate,” Emma says. “And hey, if anyone still wants to murder my mom, I’ll help.”

Regina snorts, but doesn’t tease them further.

&&&

An hour or so later, after breakfast is over and Mal, Regina, and Ara have gone home, Killian is holding Emma on the couch.

“So, love, I couldn’t help but notice that you didn’t mention any of Ara’s more...dragon...adventures,” he says.

“Uh, yeah, no. I’m pretty sure that would count up there with someone else being there for the first time your baby talks. I’m going to let them have that.”

Killian’s features soften and he reaches out to caress her cheek. “You’re a good friend. And a good mother.”

“You think?”

“I know so.”

Killian isn’t looking at her, but she can feel his attention on her. “We’ve never really talked about it, but...I wouldn’t be opposed to, uh, talking about kids?”

“Truly, Emma?” he asks, breathless and eyes wide as he turns back to her.

“Yeah, I think it could be good.”

Maybe there wasn’t anything wrong with asking the universe for more.

#cs ff #ouat ff #captain swan #dragon queen #family feels #fluff #amber writes #the terrible purple hat

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chemochronicles · 7 years ago

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I am not alone. You are not alone. 9.18.17.

Ever since I was a little girl I've pictured a life for myself... One that resembled the life I was given. (Unfortunately for me, I was the spoiled youngest child of an upper middle class family, haha - talk about a reality check as a millennial living in expensive southern california!) That picture has changed as I have grown as a person, but it never strayed too far from the lives of everyone I've been surrounded by throughout life so far... I pictured my 25 year old self to be married (check!), travel often, with children that look like tiny adorable versions of us, a modern farmhouse, pretty flowing beach hair, a successful photography business, a lifestyle blog and the physical ability to care for the aforementioned list... I pictured myself having the strength and energy to lift my babies into my arms, to sew the cutest linen clothes for them, to teach them how to grow their own food on our homestead, and to build healthy and meaningful lives with their tiny growing hands. I picture myself pursuing my portrait photography business again. Creating fine art prints in my own studio that would create photos that remind parents why they get up in the morning. Making art that takes a mother's breath away when she sees it on her wall each morning and makes her feel things. Makes her grateful. I want my life to consist of working with my hands... showing up, living. Lately those things are pretty hard for me to do (show up and live, I mean).

"Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong." -2 Corinthians 12:8-10

The days are growing longer. I am weary. I don't want to complain, I am not angry with God. I know He has me here for a reason, He has my women's bible study going through the book of James this semester and I know that's no coincidence. I want to paint a picture for you what a day in my life looks like. NOT for your sympathy. NOT for your recognition or praises. FOR you. FOR you to be thankful for each little gift you've been given that you might be completely unaware of and are possibly wasting. (Like I did, before all of this) OR maybe this is for you, just to know that you're not the only one who's life isn't as cute and perfect as the (probably insecure and depressed) people you follow on instagram! YOU ARE NOT ALONE. And neither am I. And with that said, I'm actively making an effort to be aware of MY gifts too. Life has been very hard so far, but I still have good things. And you do too. Let's not waste them by letting Satan distract our attention away from God's goodness.

In 2010, when I was diagnosed with aggressive leukemia at 19, I thought life was really hard. And it was... but honestly, when I look back at those three formative years that were taken captive by chemo, that was actually easier than dealing with my Chronic Graft vs Host Disease today. That season of cancer was preparing me for this... This slow...and steady... endurance.

It seems like each morning I wake up with new symptoms, each more scary and with more potential to be life threatening than the one before... I have no idea what my life will look like next month, or next year, or in 10 years if the Lord still has me living on this earth. Will I eventually need to be in a wheelchair from how this GVHD is effecting my muscles, and bones? Or carry around with me a supplemental oxygen tank for GVHD of the lungs? Will I need dentures from gum disease and tooth decay that this GVHD of the mouth has given me? Don't even get me started on the ramifications if any of those one things happened... let alone all of them. The emotional toll of living life in extreme dependence of God and everyone around me... The stress that would put on Caleb to live like that?? The potential.. the anxious thought and fear keeps me in prayer.without.ceasing. I'm learning, unfortunately, that those things do happen to some people with GVHD. Not everyone, but some! It's moving in that direction for me more than I expected (I didn't expect it at all. I expected the pretty picture that I painted for you earlier)... and I already know that if I don't continue doing physical therapy stretches on my mouth throughout the day I will lose the ability to speak and eat without a feeding tube.

I'm overwhelmed and out of breath (literally on the couch gasping for as I type this in "notes" on my iPhone... this symptom is new) I'm thankful to have the strength to attend church, but I miss being able to see my friends off in the distance, to hurry to them and to hug them without any physical struggle holding me back. I miss being able to smile at strangers and acquaintances without hesitating. Because of GVHD of the mucous membrane (that's the inside skin/all openings including the mouth/gums) I haven't been able to eat a normal meal without difficulty since June. And I haven't had a flavorful, spicy meal in 2 years. I'll likely need gum surgery and at least one tooth removed in the next few months, and I'm only less than 2 years past my transplant And that's only the mouth.. I also have this GVHD blister on my lip that won't go away, it's been there for two months and sometimes it will crack and randomly gushes blood a few times a day and hurts to the point of forming tears... Which can get awkward when you're by yourself at Trader Joe's! That's the only visible issue I think. But you know what, actually... it's happened enough times in the last two months that I'm kind of used to being more confidently transparent with strangers. Which I feel like has been helpful, to be honest about the struggle in a lighthearted way. It normalizes trials. (Hey! #normalizetrials! I'm joking but did I just make up a thing?! 😉 except I feel that we should add "with joy" because otherwise that hashtag would become a toxic tunnel of self absorbed whiners. #normalizetrialswithjoy, there we go!) Because life is hard for everyone. Not just me, not just orphans in Africa, not just foster kids, not just the wealthy people in the world who can't buy their happiness, and not just you, whoever you are and whatever burden you're bearing (or about to bear).

If the peace and joy that I have that only comes from The One True God, can point someone (anyone) who feels lost towards having this same hope and joy for themselves, well then... this very long (and possibly permanent) season of suffering would be worth it for me. I do miss kissing Caleb though. If you're a prayer, can you pray that my lip heals so I can kiss him again!? It's not a silly prayer. Kisses matter. 😘

Caleb and I started reading Randy Alcorn's Heaven this week and it has ministered to my soul in such a sweet way, and I had this realization...

I may never be a mother...

I may never be healthy again...

I may never have the life that I expected God to give me...

I may never live to be 30... or 40... or 50...

(or maybe those never's may never happen!)

And God is still GOOD?

God is still Good.

Earlier this week... I wanted to die---(Ok, ok I'm sorry to be dramatic! Correction: Heaven sounds really *incredible* and chronic pain really *isn't*.) After reading and speculating about heaven, and after a very long and painful day, I prayed that God would either heal me or take me home. I begged him not to give me a life of long-suffering at the extreme of others with cGVHD that I've seen. I prayed it as I sobbed uncontrollably in my bed, muffling my tears in my pillow, hoping I wouldn't wake Caleb (who was waking up at 4am that particular morning.) I prayed it over and over for hours. For nights on end. Life has been painful and physically exhausting which is emotionally exhausting. It is physically difficult to move my muscles to get out of bed. To move from my room to the kitchen and to go to the bathroom. It hurts to sit and it hurts to stand and it hurts to walk. I am only comfortable in one position, and that is when I'm laying on the couch sitting up with my legs relaxed in front of me. With my cute ferocious little pomeranian, Danger happily snuggling on my lap. I thought that I would start to feel better as time went on after my cancer treatment, but this past year or so I seem to only feel worse... I'm doing everything humanly possible to improve my quality of life and ability to function... and though my efforts may be toning down many symptoms, it's still hard to function.

And THEN I read Hebrews 12:1-2 "Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. "

My health is a heavy WEIGHT that I carry around on my back. My sin CLINGS SO CLOSELY like an annoying fly that lingers by my food on a hot summer's day. That sin tempts me to want to throw in the towel. But Jesus WEPT in that garden the night before He was crucified. He SUFFERED. He asked God (with willingness and submission) to take that cup from Him, and I'll continue to ask God (with willingness and submission) to take this cup from me. And Jesus still died on that cross even though He didn't want to endure that. He still gave God honor and glory as He endured that trial that He didn't enjoy. And because of that devastating experience that Christ endured because of MY SIN... I have hope of eternal LIFE. So who am I to just give up on this life and these hard things that God has allowed me to endure, because I'm uncomfortable and in pain? I know I'm not the only one out there who’s in pain. But am I the only one out there who’s in this much pain, yet has this much hope? I hope not...

If Jesus Christ can walk on this earth perfectly and suffer the ultimate long, painful, blood curdling pain SO THAT I HAVE THE OPTION to choose hope over this meaningless, sin-filled, cesspool crap-town of a depressing world, then I refuse to disrespect His name by giving up the hope that He paid for me with His own blood. Jesus didn't die so that I could live a comfortable life on earth, too preoccupied with all the pretty things to need Him. So that I could throw a tantrum when things didn't go my way. He died because He loved me (even though I didn't do anything to deserve it). So the LEAST I can do is endure through this hard life for His sake, like He did for me out of His pure undeserved love. Except I'm not capable of doing it perfectly like He did. So He did it perfectly for me. Then died in the most brutal, slow and painful way ever. Then He conquered death by resurrecting like it was prophesied thousands of years prior. It's pretty cool! And He's coming back soon. And I am so ready for it.

So if you'd like to pray, please pray for my health and for my heart. And for my sweet husband who never stops dying to himself for me (even without stomping his feet or slamming the door or rolling his eyes) and for everyone else he comes into contact with.

MORE SPECIFIC HEALTH PRAYER:

I started a brand new medication last month, it's the first official FDA approved medication for Chronic Graft vs Host disease, it was prescribed to me a few days after being approved last month. It's so new that there's really hardly any research done about it, not even any contraindications known if you google it. IF it's going to work for me, it'll start to kick in within the next week or two. If it works, it hypothetically would help ALL of my cGVHD symptoms Lord willing for as long as possible. And If it doesn't, the rest of my life will likely consist of chronic pain, fatigue and lots of endurance. And growth. And regardless, even still: God's goodness. As I'm writing this I'm laying on the couch with my adorable fluffy puppy snuggling in my lap, having trouble breathing and feel dizzy, but I'm comfortable. It's hard to even focus on writing and articulating thoughts when I feel this way, but I need to get them out. I need you, whoever you are to know exactly what gifts you've been given and to take the time to appreciate them. Or to know that you're not alone in your pains, but press on! Lets normalize trials with joy and be honest with others. Let's not minimize other people's pain. Your pain isn't invalid just because it's different then mine. ❤️

My sister reminded me today of Joni Erickson Tada. What a light she has been to so many... and I can only imagine that she probably had those dreams as a girl like I have and do. And God had a different plan for her... and she is so beautiful, so whole. Full of so much joy. I am no comparison to someone like Joni and all she's endured with such grace... but what we have in common is that our lives have not gone according to our plans, our lives have not been comfortable and they have been filled with physical and emotional pain. But we both have hope in so much more than our physical comfort. We have hope in the gospel.

This is what I'm preaching to myself:

ALL OF JAMES 1 ALL THE TIME

2 Corinthians 12:8-10 From Paul, who went through way more pain and persecution and trials than my tiny brain can ever comprehend. "Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong."

Hebrews 12:7-11 "It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits and live? For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness. For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it."

So in light of that Heavenly Father's disciplining love...

"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord." -Romans 8:35, 38-39

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.” -John 3:16-21

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theyapper0 · 3 years ago

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Amphibia season 2 rewatch + notes :)

So here is my season 2 Amphibia analysis stew as promised! I hope you enjoy! I had more than a fee break through regarding theories and what not!!!

S2: E1 Handy Anne

Anne is having some pretty bad memories about all the shit that went down at Toad Tower with Sasha, I feel bad for her :( they're all only 13,,,

Anne: The house… Everything I worked so hard to protect

The second time (I think) we officially see Anne's eyes glowing blue! The first time was in season 1 but it was only for half a second and frankly, when I first saw it, I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me or it was some animation eerie BUUUUT!!

This time we KNOW it was on purpose, it wasn't quick and it even gave a little 'shing!' sound effect!

I love seeing how the blue heart stone is evoking itself in Anne through passionate, emotionally driven situations like right now!!

I think Anne worked so hard to protect the house and the Planters this episode is not only because this is just how Anne Is but also because she probably felt a little more than helpless during Toad Tower, she couldn't help or protect Sasha and was helpless to just watch her best friend just fall to her death (before getting saved by Grime of course but still).

Also Hop Pop says it takes 2 weeks to get to Newtopia, obviously they had a lot of stops and interruptions on the way but if they DIDN'T, it would've been 2 weeks. But that got me thinking…

If Sasha and Grime are going to Wartwood in season 3, do you think we'll get some episodes with just them and their travels there? I think it would be cool to have more Sasha and Grime episodes!!!

S2: E1 Fort in the Road

Hop Pop is so cute, I can't even get mad at him and all his rules,,,

Okay so that ancient technology with all the old frog structures are apparently called "The Ruins of Despair" and they've been around longer than any written history

I wonder if they had another name before that or of they were renamed by King Andrias (who we know is like over 1,000 years old) as a way to scare people into not looking or checking out the ruins since they are super important ancient tech

Sprig: Forget the rules! This place has everything! Cool atmosphere, implied historical significance!

Oh if only you knew my sweet baby boy,,,

ALSO THE TECH GLOWS BLUE... JUST SAYING

I wonder if there are more buildings that make robots around Amphibia as well.

Anne: You know, there was a time I would pick out the bug bits [of the crickets and cream ice cream] THAT TIME HAS PASSED!!

I can't believe Anne just,,, eats bugs now. That habit is gonna be hard to break.

We know Sasha wasn't eating bugs if the food they had at Toad Tower was anything to go off of, so I wonder if Marcy was eating bugs. If she was, it was probably super fancy ones like beetles (are beetles considered a delicacy in Amphibia? I dunno) since she was living with King Andrias

Whatever, her and Anne could potentially bond over eating bugs then. Sasha thinks it's DISGUSTING

Also,

FROBO!!!! MY SOOOOON!!!

S1: E4 Toadcatcher

I mean, I know we talk about Marcy's self destructive tendencies but I think we gloss over Sasha's. She does NOT want to think about what happened in Toad Tower, she literally throws herself into her training to the point of obsession to AVOID thinking about it.

Also, omg Sasha has Suspicion Island downloaded on her phone too, I wonder if she and Anne would talk about the show a lot with each other.

And Grime letting himself go and basically leaving everything to Sasha was a pretty dick move. I mean, I know he basically lost everything and has the emotional competence of a meatball but COME ON. Sasha has to fend for herself and Grime WHILE repressing the SHIT out of her trauma, but I get it honestly. They aren't close yet, I know.

But I think it's amazing how much their relationship has grown. Like, the end of season 2 Grime would NEVER do that to Sasha.

Grime 'You hate the sword don't you, I knew I should've gotten a gift receipt!' Would rather die than see his daughter repress her emotions like that and not be there for her.

Their relationship has just come so far y'all,,,

GENERAL YUNAN!!!!!!!

SCOURGE OF THE SAND WARS, DEFEATOR OF RAGNAR THE WRETCHED, AND THE YOUNGEST NEWT TO EVER ACHIEVE THE RANK OF GENERAL IN THE GREAT NEWTOPIAN ARMY!!

SHE'S HERE!!

(Also doesn't the Newtonian flag kinda look like The Night? Or is it just me,,,?)

Yunan just cartwheeled out of the bar, she just,,, does that

God I'm in love.

Yunan taught Marcy how to make GREAT entrances and exits, you CAN'T convince me otherwise

(Yes I am a supporter of General Yunan and Lady Olivia being together AND adopting Marcy FIGHT ME-)

And all those dramatic poses Yunan does when she introduces herself, she definitely learned those from Marcy, there's not a doubt in my mind.

Aw Grime still has something left to fight for, it's his and Sasha's friendship I'M-

Did Sasha and Grime really come up with the idea of leading a rebellion to take over the capital from a fucking adrenaline rish after fighting Yunan? That's HILARIOUS

S2: E5 Wax Museum

I honestly didn't think I'd make an analysis of the Gravity Falls parody (even though it is SUPER FUNNY) but I nearly forgot this is where we see the Skip Man!!!!

So Mr. Ponds (again, fucking HILARIOUS) told Anne while she was in that wax tube thing that he found it in Newtopia!

Now this could mean 2 things depending on WHEN he actually found it.

1- It's Marcy's and she dropped it somewhere and he found it which I doubt considering I don't think Marcy would have a Skip Man if Anne's PARENTS had one

2- This is what a I believe more. This was from King Andrias somehow. That maybe from all his weird, crazy, colonizer multiple universes thing he has going on, must have dropped or left or something with that Skip Man for Mr. Ponds to just find it lying around in Newtopia

I dunno how important the Skip Man is to the overall plot line but I DO know that this means there are OTHER ways of getting to other worlds besides the Calamity Box then, or at least showing us that we could transport things to other worlds.

S2: E6 Marcy at the Gates

MARCY MARCY MARCY MARCY MARCY MARCY!!!!!

Oh wow, I didn't even know Marcy was warped right inside the Newtopian city walls when she got transported here, I figured she teleported right outside or at least a couple miles away. Buuuut thinking about it now it makes sense, there's no way Newtopia would just let in any ol' rando, especially not some creature they've never seen before.

Hop Pop: Marcy, how would you like to be adopted?

SHE WOULD LIKE THAT A LOT ACTUALLY

Okay okay GREEN EYES GREEN EYES!!! Marcy's eyes (as we all know) turned green in this episode!

Since the gem of wit (what Marcy has) is green, it makes sense that her eyes would turn green in this scene! Her last line just before they turned green was:

Hop Pop: Who knew those ants were so bouncy!

Marcy: I did! Because I studied them!!

Marcy studies, she learns, and applies her knowledge like, all the time. And she did so here as well, she was not only proving her agency to Anne, she was protecting her skill of knowledge to ALL of them! To show them ALL how much she's learned here in Amphibia!

I believe the next time we see her eyes glow in season 3, it will be in a situation with a similar case. To show everyone her knowledge or her applying said knowledge in things (and those things are most likely life or death situations)

LADY OLIVIA!!!! HEY GIRL!!!

I LOVE how they introduced King Andrias at the very end with him looking down and watching over the group from his castle and then saying how all the pieces are coming together along with the flipwort board!!! Such a great way of showing how he was the big baddie this entire time!!

S2: E7 Scavenger Hunt

Okay I was right, Marcy DOES eat bugs like Anne does, if her saying that Burg makes the 'best beetle burgers in all of Newtopia' was anything to go off of

Sorry Sasha, I guess you're alone in the whole not eating bugs thing.

But I'm still wondering what types of bugs qualify as a sort of delicacy in Amphibia because now we know it's not beetles if they're in plain ol' burgers (or maybe they COULD be if you prepare them right?)

Listen LISTEN, I HATE King Andrias for all his killing a 13 year old (especially MARCY!!) And not to mention all his COLONIZING but,,,

I think it's the cutest thing EVER that instead of just giving Marcy a message, he makes it into a puzzle for her to solve because! Marcy! Loves! Puzzles!

(But I do know he only does this not because he cares but because he wants to make her think that he does. That he does care for her and cares enough to set things up in ways that she likes. That he is only using her for her skills and brain. And because he is GROSS AND MEAN AND-)

Anne's ability to form such close knit bonds so easily and not to mention quickly (And half the time by accident) is something that I touched upon in the Season 1 analysis stew with Sasha!

I said that Sasha felt lesser in terms of relationships when compared to Anne. Because Anne can make these amazing relationships where people are willing to risk their lives for her, because Anne has this wonderful support system and Sasha doesn't (or, at least not at the time).

Sasha didn't have anyone to help hold her at Toad Tower but Anne did. Sasha didn't want to drag down one of the only people she actually cared about. She wants to PROTECT Anne, not see her hurt, suffering and struggling to hold her up.

And that is exactly how Marcy feels, or at least in a way. Marcy can't make relationships in the way Anne can. That's why she even tried her luck at the Calamity Box in the first place. Because moving is scary, because she will be away from her only friends, the only people who cared for HER, because she has trouble making friends and would NEVER be able to make any in a new school with new people and NO support system.

Marcy isn't like Anne. Sasha isn't like Anne. That's why Anne is the heart, that's why she's the emotional connection they need in their logical worlds.

I think Marcy, like she said in this episode, is jealous of Anne's friend-making ability. And Sasha, I think she just feels… inferior (but I guess that's jealousy as well) something she HATES feeling.

Matt Bradly himself even said that Marcy and Sasha have SEVERELY doubted Anne's abilities when they were still back on Earth.

But Amphibia changed that.

S2: E7 The Planters Check In

Kinda fucked up that Anne didn't help Marcy (And Andrias too I guess) with trying to find information on the Calamity Box.

Like, I know she can't translate ancient texts like Andrias and Marcy could but staying for some moral support could've been nice and also considering she just LEFT Marcy, who she hasn't seen for MONTHS, for days at a time to go hang out with the Planters.

But I know this is a regular thing for their friendship (plus Sasha) to leave Marcy to do the work for school like with group projects.

Anne: Just like group projects back home!

And damn, that royal Newtopia credit card can single handedly destroy Amphibia's entire economy.

So frogs can stick to things, newts can swim up and down streams like, super fast (just like amphibians in the real world) so what can toads do that are unique to them? Should I Google real life toads or did toads do something in Amphibia that I missed??

S2: E10 The Sleepover to End All Sleepovers

Aw wait, Marcy has plants?? That's?? So?? CUTE!!!!

Hop Pop is gonna have some me-time while Lady Olivia is gonna be in the kitchen drinking wine,,, these parents omg,,,

Hop Pop is a tired dad/grandpa and Olivia is a wine mom confirmed

I think it's so cute how Anne and Marcy are like the older kids while Sprig and Polly are just like Anne's younger siblings, just AGDKDKAJA

HHHHH DID LADY OLIVIA FALL ASLEEP READING

In the Heat of the Swamp

IS THAT A STEAMY, EROTIC ROMANCE NOVEL FOR MOMS???? WHAT!!!!

I LOVE HER SO MUCH

And not to mention she was knocked out in a rocking chair holding a margarita WITH SLIPPERS ON

SHE'S SUCH A MOM GUYS

Marcy: You know, some cultures believe that mirrors can ward off malevolent spirits Marcy: OR SUMMON THEM! (Maniacal laughter*

Marcy, you're too gosh darn cute to be scary even if you tried

Some of those spirit things came out of the coffins in the crypt, maybe they're the souls/spirits/ghosts of whoever died in those coffins?

Well if they are my next question is why are those bodies even down there in the first place and were those spirit things SUPPOSED to exist/be there?

Also, why are there moss men in the garden? And why are they chained up?

I think the moss men were created there, probably made by King Andrias or whoever to replace the robot army (that they didn't have for a while since their ancient technology was all gunked up at the time).

It also REALLY worries me that one of the tunnels in the basement (or let's be honest, the dungeon) leads to MARCY'S ROOM!! LIKE??? WHY????

Why do the reflection of the mirrors cause those spirit things to turn physical? Will this be important in the future? I think we all should remember this.

S2: E10 Day at the Aquarium

Ooooo!!! Let's take a look at this book, shall we??

Okay so on the left page, we see the 3 gems with their corresponding main attribute. The green is brains/wits, the blue is heart/passion, the pink is a fist/strength, yadda yadda yadda all stuff we know already

BUT what I found the most interesting is on the right page! There it shows small, simple pictures of the 3 temples which I found super cool!

But even cooler was the thing on the bottom left!! It looks kinda like a capsule, but it plays music apparently? My mind automatically jumped to the Skip Man but I doubt that it's supposed to be that.

Maybe it's something that has to do with the actual Calamity Box instead? Like, we know it technically is a music box too, maybe it's a device INSIDE of it that plays music and does something else as well?

Well, it has to be important if this is the page we're shown, right? I'm sure we'll see more of it in season 3!

Anne: Anytime I was feeling gloomy back home, the Aquarium would always make me feel better!

Aw, now I'm thinking about when Anne was back home and going to the Aquarium and just being so amazed by all the fish and stuff there. That's so cute,,,

I've watched before but it STILL pains me, the whole Marcy being SUPER hurt that Anne had just chosen the Planters instead of her but still let her go and even played it off like it was still the "most logical thing to do" as if like, 5 seconds ago she was saying the OPPOSITE

(I'm just a Marcy kin y'all)

The scene also reminds me sort of the whole thing with Sasha back at Toad Tower, how she let go of Anne.

Both Marcy and Sasha let Anne go. They both chose Anne over honestly, themselves.

Sasha was ready to straight up DIE to keep Anne from straining or hurting herself. And Marcy was willing to let Anne go, something she was so unwilling to do with both her friends which is the reason they're in Amphibia in the FIRST PLACE, just for Anne.

They both see how close Anne is with the Planters. They both know that she loves them and sees them as family and they… I think they honestly want what's best for Anne even if that thing isn't them.

I think those 2 scenes mirror and play off each other very well.

But honestly, the whole re-reunion with Anne and the Planters always makes me tear up,,, they care for each other so much,,,,

Andrias: Always sad to see someone go, isn't it? I have a proposition for you, Marcy. And I think you'll find it VERY interesting

Okay, wow manipulative jerk much? Andrias KNEW how much Marcy cared for her friends and KNEW that she was probably so SAD after watching Anne WILLINGLY choose the Planters over her.

He knew she was in a vulnerable state, he knew that she would agree to ANY plan if it meant not having to leave her friends again. He knew she trusted him and he knew he could get her to be his little pawn.

Just…

FUCK KING ANDRIAS

Me and my homies all hate him

S2: E13 Ivy on the Run

Okay really quick, ANNE WAS ALSO IN MUAY THAI???

So far, Anne plays varsity tennis, rock climbs, AND also did Muay Thai. Fucking JOCK

S2: E13 After the Rain

Okay so at the end, Hop Pop finally shows the others the book with the giant 'P' on the cover that had information about the Calamity Box

He said that it's been in his family for as long as he could remember (And he is around 68 years old so that's like 68+ years)

But why would the Planters have information of the Calamity Box?

Hmmmmmmm….

S2: E14 The First Temple

So right off the bat, when handed the Calamity Box, Marcy had pressed a couple things on it and music started playing which then caused the gems to be able to pop out of the top.

So there are OTHER things you can do with the box it seems and doing certain actions (besides opening it of course) can lead to different things happening and Marcy knows this!

This also means that Marcy knows OTHER things that the box can do, whatever she was doing in True Colours with opening the portal and saying something along the lines of "Okay, I just need to-!"

Marcy knows this box. She knows how to work it at least somewhat but that knowledge is still more than many characters combined.

Also, remember what I was talking about in A Day at the Aquarium? With that capsule looking thing that plays music? Well I speculated that it was probably something INSIDE the music box and guess what the music box just did before popping out those sweet gems?

Play music.

Now, I wanna say that maybe every time you do a different action on the Calamity Box, the box plays music but I can't be certain. Because during True Colours when Marcy had reopened the portal, no music was playing.

Granted that could have been because she was further away or maybe even because they were playing some super cool, dramatic and suspenseful music. But I dunno. Maybe?

Marcy: But don't worry because none of them were Marcy Wu!

Marcy: Head of the chess club, master RTS player, straight A student (except for gym because I was reading in class which only proves my point!)

HHHHH Am I looking too deeply into this or did she get the introduction/monologue from Yunan? (Please let me be right. Please let me be right. Please let me be right. Please let me-)

"Only the worthy will have the wisdom to choose. Whether it's more important to win or have the humility to lose"

"A choice was made to save thy friends and, honestly, doesn't that make you a winner in the end?"

Only so I REALLY liked how they handled the first temple. How they were testing not just intelligence but EMOTIONAL intelligence as well (because intelligence comes in different forms!!!) The humility and the wisdom to step down, to willingly lose in order to make the right choice, to realize that the lives of your friends are more important than any temple or puzzle.

They also showed this in the actual temple trials. How in the second and third trial you NEED more than one person in order to solve it. Hell, even in the first trial, those floating ball things happen to whoever was holding the cube, ANYONE could've done it, people could've taken turns trying to solve it!

This temple tests intelligence, and it also tests humility and priorities and co-dependence.

OH OH OH!!! ONE MORE THING!!!

Okay so I, like a ton of other people, have been thinking that the weird secret basement where The Night is was in that OTHER secret room that King Andrias and Marcy found during their research in Lost in Newtopia.

BUT I WAS WRONG!

The basement with The Night was in the Throne Room (And Andrias seems to be well aware of its existence) while the room that Andrias and Marcy found was in the Royal Library (And it looked like he didn't know about it, though it could've been a cover up but I don't think that, I think that's where they found info on the Calamity Box)

They're different rooms!! So I doubt Marcy knows ANYTHING about The Night OR about the secret room in the Throne Room.

And speaking of The Night… Rewatching this made me realize that The Night has… gears and screws and bolts. And like,,, wires. (BUT there are less wires here than there were in the Season 3 intro). So…

What the FUCK??

IS The Night a robot or at least was made with that ancient technology? Or maybe their life force is being kept alive by those metal parts and stuff?

King Andrias: The prophecy is being undone as we speak, my Lord. Soon, we will have our revenge

Okay so obviously we know the prophecy is where the holders of the 3 gems come together in an epic showdown and beat the shit out of the big baddies

But draining the stones force from the girls would mean they are unable to go all super saiyan which is what I'm assuming that was what Andrias meant when he talked about "undoing the prophecy"

Because making the girls unable to go super saiyan means they can't have the gems' powers and that means they can't try to stop the big baddies.

But we know that draining the stones' powers from the girls isn't needed to make the box take them home, if we look at Marcy during True Colours. She was able to open the portal without the blue gem's charge.

Charging the stones was never important to get Anne, Sasha, and Marcy home, it was important because it was going to prevent a prophecy.

S2: E17 The Second Temple

"But empathy alone isn't enough. For what is heart without responsibility?"

I really like this!!! I LOVE how for every temple, it focuses on the main attribute but then there is a secondary thing that makes you TRULY worthy!

Like with the first temple, Marcy was smart yes, she could get through all those puzzles easy. But what made her worthy wasn't her brain, it was her ability to make the right call and step back, losing to save those she cares about.

It's just like that with the second temple! Anne has the heart obviously, she's got grit and is passionate and not afraid to help and do what is right. But that alone isn't what made her so special. Her ability to own up to her actions, to take responsibility for them is what makes her so amazing!

And not to mention this is something she learned to do while IN Amphibia! Anne wasn't really one to admit she did something wrong and was always quick to pass the blame, but she's grown and matured here. Same with Marcy! I doubt back home Marcy would have EVER willingly lost or willingly get a bad grade on ANYTHING for ANYONE! They've both grown in little ways and I love it!

I also think it's super cool how the 3 trials for the heart stone were kinda like,,, low key. Like, you obviously couldn't KNOW it was the trials or you would obviously sacrifice your life for a stranger or to your warmth for your friends. They had to make sure that all your actions you were doing out of your own free will and your own morality.

S2: E17 Barrel's Warhammer

The whole thing with Sasha reassuring Percy and Braddock that if things get too wild, she'll stop the whole thing… But ended up NOT doing that…

I think that Sasha meant what she said, I think she really does care for the two of them and really did wanna make sure they were okay and not you know, scared or eaten.

But when push came to shove and Sasha was too focused on her goals and her own stuff, she didn't take into consideration their feelings. She was just too driven, too passionate, too CLOSE.

I think this was the kinda thing that probably happened a lot back home. Sasha obviously cares for Anne and Marcy and always wants to make sure they're okay but sometimes her care and protection can get too much, that sometimes she just does in the wrong way and ends up hurting them.

And not to mention that she has probably done the same thing with them as she did with Percy and Braddock. I wonder how many times Sasha had reassured Anne and Marcy that if things, no matter the situation, were too much or scary or risky or anything, she would stop and they could go do something else.

But it didn't happen. Sasha would get so caught up in it and just… not do it, she would go against her word because whatever they're doing was almost done it not that much or whatever ither reason she would say. And Anne and Marcy would just keep going even though they didn't want to because Sasha is the leader, because Sasha is their friend.

I don't think Sasha is a bad person, I don't think any of the girls are bad people. I just think they all are just flawed.

And also like, 13. What 13 year old is morally the best honestly?? Middle schoolers are the WORST and middle school judt fucking sucks for EVERYONE

S2: E18 The Third Temple

"You've definatly got skill no doubt, but it's time you learned what strength is all about"

*one epic fight scene later*

"Congrats, bruh! You finally what it takes to go the distance. For what is true strength without persistence?"

The third temple is about strength, no doubt about that obviously. But the most important attribute that accompanies true strength besides how much you could dead lift is, you guessed it, persistence!

Sasha has shown time and time again how much determination and grit she has. Hell, even in Barrel's Warhammer I even said how she can get so driven by her goals that it kinda becomes her downfall.

Because like intelligence comes humitly and empathy comes responsibility, strength needs persistence. The need to keep going, to keep pursuing even when all else is against you.

That's how we knew by the end of THIS episode that there is NO WAY Sasha was gonna go through with the rebellion. Because Grime said himself that there was "nothing stopping this rebellion now"

But there was, it's Sasha.

Because strength comes persistence. And if Sasha believes is happening shouldn't be happening, there is no WAY IN HELL THAT IT'S GONNA HAPPEN! NOT ON HER WATCH!

S2: 19 The Dinner

Nothing to really say about this episode besides that it's ONE OF MY FAVORITES (besides any Marcy centric episodes and True Colours)

Also I think it's ADORABLE how the girls are all wearing clothes that kinda show where they were transported to.

Sasha has army from Toad Tower. Marcy has teal/aquamarine robes with even a pink sea shell on the collar, which is literally what everyone wears in Newtopia. And Anne has a cute, simple outfit with flowers to show Wortwood.

It's just cute :)

S2: 20 True Colours

I honestly didn't think I'd have anything to talk about for this episode that hasn't been said 1000000x better by other people on this site but I think I got something!

The Calamity Box doesn't send people home by just opening it again like how the girls did when they firdt got transported to Amphibia.

Granted, I'm sure someone has said that already and I already did touch upon it but I'm saying it again.

The Calamity Box doesn't need to be completly or even partly charged to transport people.

The gems use is to take away the power from the holders, to prevent them from going all super saiyan not to charge the box for it to work.

We know this because even with all the gemstones charged when Sasha opened the box, nothing happened. And at the end, Marcy was able to open a portal with the blue stone not fully charged.

Marcy KNOWS how to open the portals and I bet she learned how to when her and Andrias found that secert library wing and info on the box.

AND AGAIN!!!

When Andrias takes the box, he presses a couple things on the top which is the thing that sets forth that giant laser on top of the palace that blows up Toad Tower.

This box can do a LOT more than we ever thought…

Overall Notes and Season 3 predictions

Okay so first of all, I hate Andrias but DAMNIT HIS VILLAN BUILD UP WAS SOOOOO GOOD!!!

I mean starting with his very first sort of appearance, where we see him watching over the others from his castle window. And it's all dark and he moves his flipwort pieces and stuff!! AAAA!!

And then in episode 7 where they get the message/puzzle from him via arrow and Hop Pop screams, "AH! SOMEONE'S TRYING TO KILL US!" Like YES HE IS GUYS!!!

And Marcy is autistic, OBVIOUSLY! As someone who is autistic as well, I see a LOT of my own habits and tendencies in her! Her avoidance of eye contact, hyperfocusing or The Zone, her hyperfixations, her need of constant stimuli, RAPTOR ARMS!!!!

And who could forget...

Anne: Who says there has to be one [sleepover] queen?

Marcy: everyone. That's kinda how the whole system works, Anne

SHE TAKES THINGS SO LITERALLY!!!

I just love her guys,,,, can you tell she's my favorite?

Alright before I get too sidetracked with talling about Marcy, let me get into what I think may be in store for season 3!

LET'S BEGIN!!!

Okay so first of all, the Season will start sorta slow, not TOO much plot driven things will happen in probably the first couple episodes.

And I doubt we'll be seeing anything of Marcy until maybe episode 4 or 5 honestly.

I think the first episode will start with Anne and the Planters trying to hide from the world, maybe they're getting waaaay too much attention and need to lay low.

Then it'll end with them making it to Anne's house and the second episode will start from there.

The next 2 or 3 episodes from there will be with the Boonchuy's and the Planter's getting used to each other, maybe with a TINY TINY cut to what Sasha and Grime are doing.

Speaking of Sasha and Grime, I think that they escape the King and get the FUCK out of Newtopia, leaving Lady Olivia and General Yunan behind with the agreement they will be more like leaks or the inside you know?

Sasha and Grime will definatly then start to head back to Wortwood, but this traveling could take place over the course of a couple episodes but I predict they may get there in around episode 5 or 6, maybe 7.

But anyway, I think Anne may think about everything that went down in True Colours, maybe while explaining to her parents what happened and they'll all start to think about what the FUCK did she do back there with the whole turning blue thing.

Which would then lead to Anne trying to learn how to control it.

Anne will probably be taking the Planters out to show them her world, with disguises of course. But it won't last long as it seems that the news or the government are gonna be after them.

And those 2 mechanic girls, I think they'll be helping Polly rebuild Frobo.

And the girl with the blue hair looks kinda young, I think she's a practicing doctor or something. I bet she'll be like a doctor who's gonna check Anne out to figure out how she turned blue (with very little answers of course)

And back on Amphibia, Marcy's probablt gonna be in that tube for a while and the next time we see her will probably be her waking up from it. (Which could be anywhere from episodes 5 to maybe even 8)

I DO think that she's the one controlling that robot thing that was chasing them in the Season 3 intro, there was a camera. But I have no idea why she would be so there's some holes in the theory…

Also, I really don't think The Night is gonna be controlling Marcy. I think her brain is way too valuable to just,,, control. It'll be taking away her only "use" so to speak (I don't think Marcy is only food for how smart she is, just to be clear). Plus, if The Night was gonna control someone, you would think it was be the big beef cake Andrias.

So I think she doesn't really remember what happened during True Colours (with Andrias' betrayal) and is just getting manipulated again by Andrias

So when Sasha and Grime get back to Wortwood, they're gonna lead a rebellion with the frogs, toads and the newts, officially uniting them all against their king.

Anne is gonna be on Earth, dealing with the things that are getting sent there by King Andrias (And potentially Marcy?) While learning to control her blue power thing.

And Marcy is gonna be helped by Anne and Sasha I think. Like reminded of all the shit that went down and then the 3 of them are gonna take down Andrias TOGETHER!!! :D

And I'm HOPING to get a super saiyan for Sasha and Marcy!!!

I dunno how Sasha will unlock her's but I think Marcy May be able to unlock her power when she finally realizes how fucked up Andrias is. Like taking back control of her feelings and refusing to be manipulated any longer by finally remembering what happened during True Colours.

Anyway, this is just my take and may not even happen but I'm still excited for season 3 nonetheless!

I hope you enjoyed my Amphibia Season 2 stew!!!

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