#we'll see how cora goes

[takaraphoenix]

Camping & Bonding (Part 5)

Tags: m/m, Erica Lives, Boyd Lives, Jackson Doesn't Leave, Pack Mom Stiles, Pack Feels, True Mates, fluff, hurt/comfort, camping, mutual pining, m/f

Main Pairing: Derek/Stiles

Side Pairings: Scott/Allison, Boyd/Erica, Jackson/Lydia

Teen Wolf Characters: Mieczysław 'Stiles' Stilinski, Derek Hale, Erica Reyes, Vernon Boyd III, Isaac Lahey, Jackson Whittemore, Lydia Martin, Cora Hale, Scott McCall, Allison Argent

@writersmonth Prompts Part 5: glow + lake

Summary: Stiles thinks the pack should go camping, as a bonding exercise. Much to his surprise, Derek agrees with his plan. So the pack goes off into the mountains to camp together.

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Stiles Summer Stories 2024

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Part 5: The End

Going to bed that night was just a little more awkward than the night before, somehow. Snuggling with his crush was one thing, but snuggling with his new boyfriend of literally less than one day? Stiles was so flustered when he got changed, his eyes flitting over to Derek all the time.

"Stiles," Derek growled softly, near reassuring somehow. "It's okay. We're just… going to bed. If… If it makes you uncomfortable, we can sleep apart-"

"No," Stiles wiggled his nose, blushing even harder. "I do like the cuddling I just… I have never cuddled with a boyfriend before. Much less a mate."

A small noise came from Derek that sounded wondrous. "Okay. You know that we will figure all of this out together, right? I mean all of it. I don't exactly have a track-record of well-going, healthy relationships either so I don't have… that much more experience than you either, honestly…"

Stiles blinked as he took in how sheepish and awkward Derek looked. Sometimes, when Derek was being all growly, bossy and confident, it was easy to forget that Derek wasn't that much older than Stiles either and that he has had two relationships that had both ended in absolute disaster. Reaching out, Stiles rested his hand on Derek's, caressing it gently and squeezing it in reassurance.

"We'll figure it out together," Stiles grinned and pecked Derek's cheek.

He got a rare smile from Derek. The kind that made Stiles feel soft and like jelly. Heaving a sigh, Stiles collapsed against Derek's chest, forcing the werewolf down onto the ground – well, more like suggesting it and Derek went along with it to humor him.

"I love you," Derek's voice was muffled by Stiles' hair as he had his nose buried in it. "I never expected you, or anyone like you. But you are… my compliment."

"Shut up," Stiles' voice was muffled by Derek's chest.

He had his face buried in it, rubbing his nose along Derek's collarbone. Derek was his boyfriend now. Derek was his mate now. Stiles huffed out a small laugh that got him a curious noise from Derek. The Alpha's hands were running over Stiles' back, gentle and soothing.

"It's just…" Stiles tilted his head up to look at Derek. "I kind of did plan this camping trip to confront you about a few things, in a moment of peace like… right now. I have been growing more and more suspicious of the betas' behavior. How they listen to me, how they behave around me. I just… I really didn't see it, huh. I mean, I know about pack dynamics. I read up on them. I taught most of the betas about them. How did I not see that I'm the Alpha Mate."

"Because you didn't expect it?" Derek suggested after a moment. "You're good at picking up clues, most of the time you pick them up before you even know what they could mean. Your instincts are great. But you don't have all of the answers either, Stiles."

Stiles grumbled at that with a slight pout. "Still. I know what the Alpha Mate does. I should have been able to put the evidence into context."

"You're… cute… when you're frustrated," Derek grinned ever so slightly.

When Stiles glared at him, Derek kissed him so softly that it melted the glare. Derek was probably right. Stiles had not seen any reality where Derek might love him, much less him being Derek's mate and that was kind of the whole point of the Alpha Mate. Still, it bugged him that he didn't figure this out on his own. Curling together, Stiles got more comfortable on top of Derek's chest.

"Did you have any plans for tomorrow?" Derek asked after a stretch of silence.

"Mhmh," Stiles started to feel too sleepy for talking. "Swimming. Lake."

Derek huffed at the lack of sentences and pressed a kiss to the top of Stiles' head. Accepting that that was it for tonight. They both relaxed in each other's arms and drifted off to sleep.

/break\

After yet another successful breakfast, the pack headed toward the lake where the creek led to, all dressed in bathing suits and swim-trunks. Stiles could not take his eyes off of Derek. Shirtless Derek was one of his favorite things to look at. He licked his lips.

"You are disgusting, Stilinski," Jackson commented. "Stop drooling over our Alpha."

The comment was lacking any heat. If anything, the look on Jackson's face was more that of a kid who wanted his parents to stop the PDA, which just cracked Stiles up so hard. Just to piss the beta off, Stiles walked over to Derek and pulled him into a kiss, his hands sprawled out on Derek's chest. Erica was whistling in the background, Cora and Jackson were gagging.

"Your betas are a bunch of children," Stiles commented dryly. "You deserve it, for turning teenagers. I, however, truly do not deserve this."

Derek huffed out a laugh and wrapped his arms around Stiles' waist to keep him in place, keep him close. The weather today was surprisingly warm for an autumn day, which made it perfect. The first one to jump into the lake was Isaac, closely followed by the other boys and Erica. Lydia and Allison opted to sunbathe, now that there was some actual sun out. And Cora simply walked into the water instead of jumping off the cliff. Stiles sat down with Scott and Allison for a bit, watching how Derek went to jump in after his betas, after some teasing comments about a 'chicken Alpha'.

"You look happy," Allison smiled, nudging Stiles.

"I… am," Stiles whispered, his own smile very soft.

And it wasn't just about Derek. Yes, he loved Derek and he couldn't believe that Derek was his now, but it was about so much more. Being the squishy pack human had, at times, given him self-doubt. Sure, he contributed a lot with his research alone, but when it came to a physical fight? The werewolves always worried so much about keeping him and Lydia safe, it made him feel guilty. Lydia was taking self-defense lessons too, as tired of this as Stiles, and even Lydia had her Banshee powers to aid in a fight if push came to shove. The Alpha Mate though, that was… that was special. He had a special place in the pack, he wasn't just the human that needed protection.

"You look so pretty in that bikini," Scott had a dopey grin on his face as he walked over to them and collapsed right behind Allison, pulling her close. "This trip was an awesome idea."

Allison smiled and leaned back against her mate's chest, relaxing. "Yeah, it was."

Stiles preened a little at the praise of his idea. He relaxed and laid down, taking out the book he'd brought to read at the lake. At least until the betas grew more demanding and Isaac and Scott grabbed him by the wrists to pull him up and toward the lake. Stiles made half-hearted protests and let himself be pushed into the water. It was freezing cold and he shuddered and gasped when he resurfaced. A smile spread over his lips as he saw the entire pack in the water, playing and laughing. It made his heart feel weirdly full. They had each other, they were a pack, a real pack.

They stayed at the lake until it was late evening and the setting sun bathed the water in a soft orange glow that seemed to fit the autumn atmosphere. It was the perfect ending to their trip.

/break\

"This was fun," Boyd's voice was a soft whisper, his knee bumping against Stiles'. "We should do it more often, going on a camping trip somewhere. Maybe just weekends."

"Yeah," Stiles turned to grin at him. "Yeah, we should."

Erica was on Boyd's other side, having fallen asleep after dinner, leaning heavily against her mate. Boyd's arm was around her, holding her close and making sure she didn't fall over. They'd made dinner and eaten together and gathered around the bonfire one last time, all of them. Telling stories and laughing with each other and a part of Stiles didn't want it to end, ever. So the idea of doing it more often, yeah, he really liked that.

/break\

Very early the next morning, they packed everything up and filed back into the cars in the same constellations as they had driven there. There was so much comfort in the air as they drove home, everyone seemed more subdued than when they had arrived, but it was a comfortable kind.

"Good night, guys," Stiles grinned as he dropped Scott and Allison off.

Because Scott wanted to say proper goodbye to his mate so he decided to walk the rest of the way to his own home after getting some alone-time with Allison, after Stiles had once again so 'rudely' separated them to avoid lengthy make-out sessions. He'd already dropped Lydia off at home, meaning it was time to get home himself. He heaved a soft sigh when he noticed the lights were out and his dad's car wasn't there. Something about the past few days left him longing for company. It had been such a high to be with them all like that, the soft, warm sense of pack. To come home to a cold, empty house with nobody to talk to or be tactile with was… jarring.

Making his way upstairs, he sulked just a little bit. When he opened his bedroom door, he let out a startled screech at the moving shape on his bed. His heart was still hammering hard in his chest when he turned on the light. A glare etched into his features.

"Door! We have a door! Why do you-" Stiles huffed and threw his hands up. "Windows are not special werewolf doors, you are going to give me a heart-attack one of these days!"

Derek, sprawled out on his bed, looked mostly annoyed that Stiles had turned on the light. Rude asshole. Why did Stiles love this bastard. Glaring one last time, Stiles dumped his bag in a corner and the shrugged out of his jeans before collapsing on his bed, right next to Derek.

"Why are you even here?" Stiles asked softly. "We saw each other three hours ago."

"Mh," Derek looked displeased. "Went home. Bed too… not smelling like you."

Oh. Right. Mates that just got together. Wolves had a high draw to their mate and after having spent the last couple nights cuddled up to each other, it must be jarring for Derek to go back to his house that only moderately smelt like Stiles and his bedroom that absolutely did not smell like Stiles at all because Stiles had never been in there, he wasn't crazy enough to go into an unmated wolf's bedroom, he knew how territorial they were. A small smile spread over his lips as he realized his Sourwolf had been pining and had then decided to come to his house, because that was where all of that good Stiles scent was stored. Rubbing his cheek against Derek's, Stiles snuggled close.

"If you want, I could come over tomorrow to roll around in your bed."

"Don't make fun of me, Stiles," Derek growled annoyed.

"I'm not. It's a genuine offer," Stiles chuckled. "I know about werewolf instincts. So, if you want me to make your room smell more like me, I could come over."

The Alpha blinked a couple times, staring at his mate. He made a pleased rumbling noise in his chest, nosing at Stiles' neck. Affectionate, giant puppy. Stiles huffed fondly, running his fingers through Derek's hair. This was definitely a side of the Alpha that he liked seeing.

"Thank you," Derek's voice sounded gruff and was muffled by the pillow as they were both squished into the bed. "I think this get-away was exactly what the pack needed."

A proud smile spread over Stiles' lips at that and he tightened his arms around the werewolf. "That's what the Alpha Mate does. Take care of the pack and help out their fearless, strong, capable leader."

Derek squinted at him. "There's sarcasm in there. It's subtle but I can still hear it."

Stiles smirked teasingly at Derek and kissed his boyfriend's cheek, because he now could kiss his boyfriend because Derek was his boyfriend. He tried not to gloat, but honestly, why shouldn't he. Closing his eyes, he nuzzled into Derek's chest and got more comfortable. He was glad that Derek had come here tonight because he hadn't wanted to be alone either.

~*~ The End ~*~

[basedkikuenjoyer]

Yes, donut shenanigans with Luffy, Katakuri, and...Pierre of all people. We also do see Gan Fall in casual clothes which makes the Master Roshi vibes waaaaaay more on point. That's where the story goes from last week. There's a super cool donut, Barto went and got it for Luffy-senpai, Pierre steals it, Luffy and Katakuri scramble for it. Get involved with Dr. Indigo from Strong World with a giant bear and I think Jack? This one was a friggin' fever dream to be honest and I mean that in the best way.

Ends with an iconic homage really just condensing Katakuri's story. He wins the scramble for the donut, but gives it to Luffy out of respect for his efforts. Luffy says he'll split it...then gives Kat only a relatively small piece because Luffy's a gremlin. Who we all love for it. You get the pretty quick flashback with Brulee and it ends on the ruminating about Luffy being a problem for Mama down the line.

Fun chapter that told a self-contained story. We tend to get at least one between bigger "arcs" in this universe. Though with the scrambled New World thing going on...leaving Cora/Doffy behind to give us Kat/Brulee is intriguing because in canon One Piece I'm all about how The Man Who Can See the Future uses that particular dynamic to set up core themes for The Girl Out of Time in Okiku.

That said, given how we had her come in after Yamato for a change in Academy...could just be doing that with Whole Cake and setting Katakuri as a quasi-ally up first. Though I do see the value in making it quick and kicking it out if say, you have insider knowledge we'll be in an Elbaf that makes the conflict a lil Payback War of the Charlotte's own in a few months of mainline releases.

[aro-pancake-writes]

I finished it!

(almost) everything I wanted to say to Lillian. It's finally done!

Happening during Matters of the Hart, so some mild spoilers for it.

Tw: violence, deadnaming, language.

Truths to the Heart

"We don't have time to ask for backup." Lillian says, and Charlie gets up from their seat in a rage.

From the first time Sam told them about her, Charlie knew they wouldn't like her, but they put up their good face and deflect the subject.

But this is the end of their patience for that woman.

Cora stands at the door to the bridge, ready to butt in on Sam and Lillian's argument. Charlie sees her, and goes straight to her.

"Here kiddo, take this, go to my quarters and close the doors." They give her a music player and send her off. There's no argument as she understands that things are about to get ugly here.

They wait for the door to the bridge to close before stepping between Sam and Lillian.

"Enough." Charlie says, pushing Lillian away from Sam. "You, shut your hypocrite hole." They point at Lillian, anger stewing in their voice. "Sam, darling," they turn to him, calm and with a gentle smile, "I love you, and please don't be mad at me."

He looks at them confused for a second, as Charlie turns back to Lillian.

"Lils, dearest," they make their best overly sweet voice and put on a large smile, "don't you fucking dare to say shit."

"What do you know?" She scowls at them, crossing her arms ready for a fight. "And you can't call me that."

"It's my ship. I'll call you whatever the fuck I want to call you." It's becoming harder to maintain the smile. "If you want to not call backup, as per your own sayings, we'll drop Cora by at New Atlantis."

"We don't have the time! The Syndicate will–" Charlie cuts her off by raising a finger, smile dying as they stand up taller.

"Then you won't ever again bother us for taking Cora along. You won't ever again say anything about her tagging along. Ever." Lillian opens and closes her mouth like a fish. "You'll shut up until I drop you off back on Neon, so you can try to gaslight and bullshit your way out of any future trouble you get yourself into, but not in my ship."

"Who are you to say anything about how I parent? Do you have any ideas of the sacrifices I've made for her?" Charlie laughs. A good hearty laugh, like Lillian just told them the funniest joke ever.

"Sacrifices? Parenting?" They manage to say between laughs. "You don't know the meaning of the words."

"I was called out for reading Dumas by my colleagues, for heaven's sake." She tries, and Charlie manages to stop laughing.

"A sacrifice is stopping my own deep cover work to get rid of the Crimson Fleet to come and save your ass from the small fry, because Cora asked me to." They say, taking a step towards her. "A sacrifice is having you here because Cora was worried about you. I've been with her for less than a month, and I've been her parent more than you ever bothered to be in twelve years." There's a snarl, and Lillian looks terrified.

"Charlie, please, that's enough." Sam places a hand on their shoulder, making them stop. "She heard enough."

"No." Lillian says, bearing that cocky smile that Charlie wants to punch out of her face. "Let's hear what your new sweetheart has to say, Sammy."

How much more shit can come out of one person's mouth?

"What about the fact that you claim to want a professional distance from your coworkers, to the point where Jaylen doesn't know your daughter's name, but he knows everything about me and my accomplishments, that were sent to you by Cora?" They remember the way Sam was treated at the Neon Ranger post.

"What are you talking about? I talk plenty about my kid!" She tries, but Charlie ain't buying. "And so what I mentioned the stranger my daughter seems to like more than me? It's embarrassing!"

"EMBARRASSING?" Charlie shouts, anger taking over their senses. "Embarrassing is claiming you put your neck out to save someone, but doing it for your own selfish purposes. Is bailing on your daughter every time she tries to see you and then complaining that she likes someone else, who is actually there for her, better than you."

Lillian jumps at Charlie, going for a hit on their stomach. They manage to dodge and she slips, but doesn't fall.

"You just got here, Charlotte!" She screams, turning to come back at Charlie and hitting a punch to their face. "You have no idea what you're talking about!"

"I know what is going on." They smile, ignoring the blatant use of their given name and cleaning out blood from their nose. "Your priorities are anywhere but where they actually should be." Lillian turns for another punch, and Charlie lets her hit. "You're scared of accepting that you fucked up, so you hide behind your work!"

The third punch has them falling on their butt. Lillian jumps at the opportunity to sit on their waist and hold them down.

Sam's frozen in the back, unsure if he should try to remove Lillian from Charlie and draw the fire to himself or let Charlie deal with the situation, as he's well aware that they can. No one calls them “Charlotte” and gets away unpunished. Be it ignoring Walter until he uses Charlie, or leaving a good bruise if the person still insists on the name. But Lillian using the name makes him worry. They're already throwing fists. And Lillian's use was deliberate. With the intent of insulting and hurting them.

Charlie lets Lillian punch them, barely defending themselves. It's almost like they want the punishment for everything they're saying.

"You know that you lost Sam the moment Cora was born." Charlie continues, despite Lillian's barrage at them. "You lost your hold on him. The idea of love that you gave him. And now, that he's moving on, that someone else wants what you didn't want, you're angry. Because if you can't have him, no one can." They had enough of her, so they activate their powers, canceling gravity where they stand.

They watch as Lillian floats helplessly, while they're still grounded.

"How in the blazes–" the effect ends before she can finish her question, and she falls flat on the floor.

"Lillian, leave. Go find something else to do." Sam says, helping Charlie to their chair. He's cold, holding his own anger back. Lillian may have been offended, but it still didn't justify her attack on Charlie.

"I'm not leaving until we get to the Syndicate hideout." Lillian gets up, cleaning her jacket and standing there as if she didn't just beat someone up.

"Leave us alone." He says again, and she finally gets the message, grumbling all the way out of the bridge.

"It looks worse than it is." Sam kneels before Charlie, picking up a first aid kit and making them look up so he can see the injuries. There'll be some light bruising, but nothing a medpack can't fix. "But you didn't have to push that much, Charlie. Not if it ends up with you getting hurt like this."

"I had to." They say, licking at where their lip broke and a drop of blood spills out. "I couldn't stand the way she talked to you. Or how she thinks that the minimum effort is a massive sacrifice. For you and Cora."

"And that last thing you said?" He offers them a light smile. "You want me?"

Charlie looks everywhere but at him. If their face wasn't hurting so much, they'd probably be all smiles and blushes.

"Only if you want to try." Too late to not tell the truth. "I've been interested since we got that Artifact."

"Charlie," he takes a deep breath, cleaning a bad wound on their temple and adding a bandage, "why didn't you say anything before?"

They can't hold back the tears, not anymore. It's been something that they kept bubbling up since Akila.

"Because you only ever talked about her." Charlie gathers the courage and looks at his eyes. "I was there, flirting, trying to hide away that it bothered me. And every other word you said was about her. Praising her at every turn. I said it the first time that I was jealous, and it was true." They take his hand, making him stop.

"She's a good–"

"A good ranger, I know." Charlie tries to remain calm. "But she's an awful person, Sam. I'm not changing my mind on that. You said it yourself that she dismissed you, your feelings. And now that we're getting close, that I'm close to Cora, she wants back in. Even if not… romantically, if you don't feel the same way I do." That last part hurts, but it has to be said.

"I'll put an end to it, for good." He leans closer to them, cupping their face with his calloused hands. Charlie wants to feel safe, confident in his promise. "No more talking of Lillian. We'll finish this, get rid of her, and we can talk, ok?"

They nod lightly, taking a medpack that he offers them to get rid of the worse of the bruising.

Maybe, Charlie thinks, there's still hope for them to be together.

[drheartstealer]

I'm not sure how much empathy I have. In general, I like the people around me to be happy and I'll do what I can to help. But if I don't know the person, I can also easily tune it off, since my happiness doesn't depend on them being happy. I think honestly most people do that, but they don't admit to it because it's not "nice". If someone's crying or feeling sick in public, most people will just walk past them. Genuinely empathic people are very rare. I think that's why Corazon is such a popular character. He's genuinely empathic.

I got "replacement" Mugis for when my Mugis go for a bath at the dry cleaner's. But when I view them side by side, while I love the new Mugis too, I feel like the old ones are more familiar. I'm going to stay loyal to them, of course, because I'm just a loyal person, but man. I hesitate sending them to the dry cleaner's, even though I should, because I feel like them being grey is their charm... I wouldn't mind looking at their greyness, but Mugi Cora's face is getting grimy from all the gunk I put on my face (I smoosh my face against his)...

But really, I think with plushies you have to strike a balance between washing and not washing them. Wash them too much and they'll go bald quickly. Not wash them enough and you'll never get the grey out of their furs. (Somehow both happened to my Teddy, so maybe that's not how it works.)

I had some French food at a restaurant with my co-workers today! For once I wasn't left out of the conversation completely. So it went quite well. I was a bit nervous at times, but the food was interesting, I've never had French cuisine before. I was wondering if I should have just stayed home with my Mugis, but on hindsight I think it's good to have varied experiences every now and then. My co-workers seem like well-meaning people, and they don't seem that put off by my difference from them, although there is indisputably some distance since I'm often left out.

I kind of hope to keep this job... We'll see how it goes. i'm really not made for capitalist work, I'm too neuroatypical for it, but it's either do it or starve.

[physics-of-one-piece]

THEY. ARE. SO. CUTE.

MY BABIES.

Lami is so beautiful in her Wano outfit 😊

You do know you are now LEGALLY bound to show us their time with the Donquixote Pirates, right? Lami & Baby 5 being friends, Doflamingo being reminded of himself and Rosinante when they were kids just looking at the Trafalgar Siblings and how Law protects Lami. Lami scolding Law for stabbing Cora, probably telling Law she trusts Cora more than Doflamingo (never underestimate a girl's gut feeling), Lami always sticking to Cora (Lami is the only kid Cora doesn't hurt) meanwhile Law sticks with Doflamingo... And how Cora took them both to hospitals, how Lami & Cora were the life of the party during those 6 months, always smiling and positive, and how both the siblings were being hidden in the treasure chest and how both were bawling their eyes out and even though Law was bawling his eyes out he grabbed Lami out the chest and held her hand tight and put her on his back and he didn't walk like in canon, he ran bcs he needed to protect his sister.

Lami totally helped Cora shove the Op-Op Fruit down Law's throat. Girl ain't messing around.

In Dressrosa (I think Lami is with Bepo & the gang at Zou, no way is Law letting her go there), Doflamingo triggering Law by asking him "How's Lami? Is she doing okay?" Law just fucking LOSES it. And it's not even that Doffy means the question in a bad way he genuinely does care if Lami's okay.

I'm fine.

I'm totally fine.

Now I'm having Doflamingo & Lami thoughts bcs Doflamingo 100% sees little kid Cora in Lami and wants to protect her and myb Lami just sees a big, meaner, GRUMPIER, SCARIER, ANGRIER version of her big brother in Doflamingo and eventually isn't scared of him and treats him like she would Law (myb, idk) holds his hand ONCE (myb she sees him after he's had a nightmare and they meet in the kitchen cus she's sneaking out to go get cookies for herself and Law, while Doflamingo is drinking his trauma away like the responsible adult he is) and Doflamingo is like "I will protect you with my life." and just goes full Dad Mode.

It actually fits that the DQ Brothers would lean more toward their respective D. kids. Cora is a boydad so he fits for Law. Doflamingo is a girldad and fits for Lami.

Oh my god. If Law gets Cora-san, Lami should get Flamingo-san. Or, or, hear me out. Lami's the one to come up with Mingo and calls him Mingo-san and it's the cutest thing you can hear in the world. And Doffy gets flashbacks (good kind) of Lami whenever he hears Luffy call him Mingo. Nobody touch me.

NOBODY.

TOUCH ME.

Lami never knowing how protective Doffy is with her cus she's mostly weary around him 😭😭 Doffy going "Where's the Op-Op Fruit?! Where are Law and Lami?!" and even after Cora tells him that Law ate the Op-Op Fruit and by that account Doffy should leave at least Lami out of it, Doffy goes "Prepare the ship for sail. We'll get Law and Lami back!"

Like, even Cora is surprised Doffy is putting Lami into account.

Aaaand now I need Doffy getting a hug from Adult Lami and completely freezing and not knowing what to do. Leave me alone. Leave me alone, I love them.

Bepo & Lami together being fans of Law and he has the best fanclub of all the characters, especially if you add Cora to the mix 🥹

Also, Lami & Luffy would be absolutely unbearable to Law. They get along so well it's insane, Law hates it. Younger Sibling Duo version 2, version 1 being Cora & Lami of course.

If we had Law & Cora as father-son, we would have gotten Lami & Doffy as father-daughter except make it tragic by Lami never noticing 😭

DON'T TOUCH ME.

I WAS ROBBED.

In the AU where Lami lives, she’s his biggest fan

(and biggest weakness, because Law will do anything for his little sister).

I know deep in my heart that Law would be an even bigger dork than he already is if Lami survived. He is so bad at acting like a tough, nonchalant, hardcore pirate. Lami will wave at him from the deck of the Polar Tang and immediately the act is gone. Falls to his knees at Walmart (Onigashima) so relieved to see her alive and unhurt even if she was comparatively in way less danger than him the entire mission. The guys on the crew who actually nearly died are all “Huh?? WHAT ABOUT US, CAPTAIN?” Law switches up to glare at them and tell them to stop being dramatic. The hypocrisy is astounding, yet nobody is surprised.

[emmasaviorswan]

Current muses 💖

🦢 Emma Swan

💋 Ruby Lucas/Red Riding Hood

💙 Cinderella/Ashley but Lily James FC

❤️ Cora Mills/Queen of hearts

[kayrrhin]

hello!

i saw your commissions were opened after a fic i read, idk if you write for multiple characters but i’d like to request for robin, law, cora, yamato, and ace, with no peculiar pronouns for the reader, it can be fluff or nsfw, as you feel more comfortable with!

feel free to add more or not write for some ofc, no pressure it’s totally understandable, don’t overdo yourself, please and thanks!

I'm going to be honest, you made a commission which literally features all of my all time favorite babies so let's goooo, i also assumed it was all separated since there were no specification, good reading!

3am baking

characters: Robin, Law, Corazon, Yamato, Ace

fluff, use of pet names, ft. teenager law in Cora's part

Reader's gender is not referred so it can be any gender

Warnings: use of swear words, a bit suggestive at Law's part, french

Robin:

"wow, so far it looks good!"

You looked at the cupcakes you and your girlfriend were making, so far there was only the dough but wow it looked good.

"I'm amazed that we're able to make such good cupcakes at this time of day, at least so far the dough is good!"

You grin at the archeologist and wipe some of the flour off her nose.

"Thanks, love."

You smiled and began to put the dough into the moulds, putting them in the oven.

"Now all we have to do is wait!"

Robin put her arms around you from behind and kissed your temple,

"I just hope Sanji doesn't take this the wrong way"

You chuckled a little

"The only thing Sanji might do is cry because we made it ourselves and he didn't cook it for us, or be amazed because it's going to be super good!"

You kissed her cheek and smiled proudly.

"haha, I guess you're right, I have to say though, what a strange urge to want to cook at such an hour, darling"

"Yes, I know, but at least we'll have snacks to read"

She smiles sweetly and kisses you, her soft lips resting on yours.

"Actually, I just hope they're still good tomorrow"

You looked up in a thinking manner for a bit,

"aaah you're right...it's probably going to be a little drier depending on how it goes..."

Your lover chuckled and kissed you.

"Don't worry too much, with a bit of tea it's going to be great, love"

After a little while you finished the cupcakes and boy were they good, as was the sleep you got afterwards.

Law

"You're messing up your sleep schedule right now."

Your boyfriend said, watching you make cookie dough,

"Oh, you're one to talk! At least it's not to overwork myself but to make cookies!"

You smile and continue to work on your work of art, but you feel someone approaching you.

"Let me help you at least, it might be fun... I guess."

He seemed a little embarrassed but helped you with the cookies anyway,

"Aaaw, thanks, love!"

You smiled at him and continued to bake, when the dough was separated, the surgeon put them in the oven, setting the temperature correctly.

"Can you put a timer on please?"

"Yep, I got it!"

You set the timer and start waiting, Law lifts you up to sit on the counter and kisses you on the forehead.

"I'll never understand how you can cook for ten people in the middle of the night"

He then kisses your jaw and puts his hands on your waist,

"I'll say it's my will to eat that gives me this strength, or a mental breakdown"

He chuckled and kissed your lips, slowly moving down to your neck, kissing it and leaving a few marks here and there, he started to get a little more impatient only for the timer to remind you both that the cookies were still in the oven,

"Yes! My cookies!"

You got off the counter, took out the cookies and turned off the oven.

"wooow, these look dashing!"

"Yes. They are."

You laugh, seeing your boyfriend a little frustrated by the sudden stop,

"Come on, sweetheart, we can continue where we left off for a few minutes, the cookies still need to cool."

"I don't know if I love you or hate you, [Name]-ya"

Corazon

"I'm surprised we made it this far without burning the kitchen down!"

You've finished putting your mixture on the plate to put what will soon be brownies in the oven,

"Me too, you've really taken the easiest thing to do"

Your lover wrapped his arms around you, pulling you closer to his giant body.

"Yeah, I figured at 3am, burning the house down wasn't the best way to make something"

You laugh, nuzzling your face into his chest, him, resting his head on top of yours.

"You're right, I'm not sure Law would like us to set the house on fire."

He pulled his face closer to yours and kissed the tip of your nose, then your temple, and lips.

"He'd probably kick our asses if we did, I wonder who the real adults are"

You both laughed and stayed like that for a little while, to be fair the reason he hadn't set the kitchen on fire was because you were making sure he wasn't near anything that could catch fire, mainly his coat which was left in the living room for that specific reason.

"I think the brownies are good, let me turn off the stove"

You did so and smelled the brownies,

"wow, that smells really good, mi vida, we did a great job!"

He kissed you on the cheek and stumbled, causing you to lose your balance.

"OH FUCK—"

You looked at the brownies that were about to fall out, but they were replaced by a pillow.

"hah?"

"Can you be careful??? First I wake up because you can't keep it down, when I get up you're immediately about to injure yourself, and you're the adults here?"

"Right! Sorry we woke you up..."

"and thanks for saving us from a third degree burn!"

The teenager looked at you both and sighed.

" It's okay, plus it smells good, it would be sad to let it go to waste"

You look at your partner and both laughed

"Well, I guess it couldn't have gone without at least one little mistake"

Yamato

"Woooh! [Name], look, it's growing!"

You giggled at your golden retriever boyfriend who was looking at the gateau au yaourt in the stove.

"Yeah, that's the baking powder, baby"

Your boyfriend looked at you in awe, it was the first time in a long time he'd cooked in a real kitchen, so when you said you wanted to make a cake at 2:56am, he looked at you and instantly got up, already jumping towards the kitchen.

"This is so cool! And it smells so good too! My love, you are so good at baking! You are a god/goddess!"

Your boyfriend lifted you up in his arms, you laughed at his gesture.

" Pretty boy, I think you're over-reacting, I only have basic cooking skill"

He laughed and peppered your face with kisses, which made you giggle.

"Love, can you put me down? I need to turn off the oven"

"Oh yes, sorry!"

He puts you down and lets you reach the oven, you turn it off and take out the chocolate cake, the smell of the cake reaches your nostrils, but you smell something else, like vanilla.

"Wow, that smells good, you know why it smells like va...ni...la?", Finishing your sentence, you turn your head to notice the empty bottle of vanilla extract on the counter.

"Um... it smelled good, and like vanilla so..."

"Please tell me the bottle wasn't full."

You prayed for a second, imagining that the strong taste of vanilla was too much for your taste buds and mentally cried, but your boyfriend assured you that the bottle was almost empty when he did so.

"Ok, time to try it then, I really hope you're not lying because it smells like vanilla hell right now".

You took a bite and ate it, it was indeed very good and the vanilla taste wasn't overwhelming, which reassured your taste buds, you kissed your lover and took the cake to bring it in your room.

"Ah! I told you I didn't put it all in!"

Your boyfriend exclaimed, proud that he had not made a dumb mistake (for once).

"Yes, you did! I think it's time to eat it while reading about Oden, don't you think, big guy?"

"YES!"

Ace

"oui, oui, baguette ! Quoisan !"

Your boyfriend laughed as he helped you prepare the croissants.

"Ace, shut the fuck up, it's 3am if Tatch hears us, we're dead"

The last time Tatch caught you, you were punished by cleaning the bathroom for 3 months, but you both had a sudden urge to cook after a long make out session.

"Come on, this time we're doing a good job and the ingredients were paid by us, this time if he catches us he won't have anything to blame us for"

He smiles as he rolls the dough into a croissant shape.

"You're right but still, I'm not sure having two dumbasses in your kitchen at 3am is the best way to wake up, even if you just want a glass of water."

the freckled boy finished making the shape and placed a napkin on the plate to let it sit and walked over to you and threw his arms around your waist.

"But I like to cook at night with my dumbass and my dumber self"

He chuckled and kissed your cheek.

"Pff, you're so cheesy, what's happening to you so suddenly, love? A second ago you were speaking broken French if I remember correctly."

You look at him, amused by his sudden display of affection.

"Hey, it's not my fault that my heart races when I see you."

"Oh, you're in your flirty state again, finish the croissant, idiot, and kiss me afterwards."

You both chuckled and he put his lips to yours, he was so goofy, my Lord.

"You two again???"

"Fuck, Tatch, wait, we can explain!"

[plainsviemenace]

You really have opened my eyes to a lot of things just as I have yours. Already? Boy, you work fast. That sounds good, kitten. My Rabbi will marry us or we'll someone some that will. Our life, our choice. It's been on my mind a lot and I try and shake it and thought I had till I heard about Cora going through it and then I realized just how lucky we were. I could of lost you and the baby. Six more months. Okay, I can do six months. After that then please, take it out. Let us have our family. See what other ways we can go after that but I can't lose you because we have sex and it goes the wrong place. I just cant.

That I am, and no one can change that. I'm glad you enjoy my wild side. I got a little list, we can pick a day next week and tour a few of them. See, I kinda figured me not being Jewish would make the Rabbi thing a no. No, we'll still get married, even if have someone else officiate it. I know you do, I worry about it to. Trust me, I was on google the whole time that I was waiting for you to arrive that day. I read all the horror stories. All the things that could have gone wrong. All the reasons it might have happened to me. We did get lucky, and I'm grateful for it. She said it should be fine. It's only six more months. We can't think negativity, or that it'll happen again. The idea of it will eat us alive, baby.

[imbeccablee]

[The Kids are on carpet demanding a scary story]



Young Yakko, Young Wakko, Baby Dot, Young Cora, Young Katie Kaboom, Baby Skippy, and Baby Zubi: (chanting) Scary story! Scary story! Scary story!



Slappy: So! You don't think I can tell a story that'll scare the pants off ya, huh? Here we go! Once upon a time there were seven rotten kids! Real stinkers... in lederhosen! [The kids' costumes turn into lederhosen clothes, much to their dismay] And they loved to steal pie! They stole from everyone. The butcher.



Butcher: Hey!



Slappy: The baker. The candlestick maker. No pie was safe. Whole town was in an uproar.



Villagers: Uproar!



Slappy: But the kids were too clever to be caught.



[cut to Slappy's treehouse where the kids are cheering cause the story is getting of to a good start]



[cut back to the story]



Baby Zubi: Another great haul, gang! Let's dig in!



[The kids eat the pies]



Slappy: The kids ate and ate. Every day was the same. Nothing ever changed.



[cut to Slappy treehouse]



Baby Zubi: Yawn! Pies aren't scary.



Slappy: Until one day, a glorious scent came into their hideout. A sweet scent that tickled their fancy.



[The kids giggle]



Slappy:  It could only be...



Kids: Pie!



Slappy: 'Twas the most amazing pie they had ever seen. They had to have it!



Granny Hexobah: Pies for sale. Pies for sale.



Baby Zubi: That's some pie you have there, grandma. How much you want for that thing?



Granny Hexobah: Well, I...



Baby Zubi: Oh, wait. We ain't got no dough. What do you say? Seven finger discount? You're a good kid.



[The kids run off to their hide out with the pie]



Baby Zubi: All right, gang. Let's see if this pie tastes as good as it smells.



[The kids ate the pie]

Slappy: The rotten little swindlers were overjoyed to devour this delicious pie. Oh and it was delicious! Why, it was the greatest pie anyone had ever tasted.





Baby Zubi: I gotta have more! Guys, from now on it's nothing but granny's pies for us.



Baby Skippy: But we don't even know where she lives.



Slappy: Just then, the amazing pie scent returned. (the sent leads the kids into the forest) It lured them deep into the darkest wood. Enticing them every step of the way. They were possessed Unable to resist. It drew them deeper and deeper into the woods.



[The kids stop at a cottage]





Baby Zubi: I think this is it!



Slappy: They had reached the source of the scent, Grannie's cottage.



Baby Zubi: (knocks on the door) We came to pay you for the pie!



Granny Hexobah: (goes outside) Oh, how kind.



[The kids sneak inside and shuts the door]



Baby Zubi: Those pies are here somewhere. Everybody, split up! (The kids split up)



Pinky: Don't split up! Why do they always do that?



Slappy: The aroma drew them into dark places.



[Cora gets captured by the painting, The bookshelf turns and Katie Kaboom gets trapped, The stairs turned into a slide and Yakko, Dot, and Skippy slides into a trap door]



Slappy: And now only two kids remained.





Young Wakko: I think we better get out of here.





[the aroma comes back]





Baby Zubi: Wait, you smell that? It's pie! I think it's coming from down there. We'll grab 'em and run!



Voice: There is nowhere to run!



[The windows start closing and Wakko and Zubi runs, but Wakko gets captured in a void. Zubi continues to run]





Slappy: Zubi ran for her life!





[Zubi runs into the kitchen]





Baby Zubi: What do I do? I gotta find a way out of here! What is that? (she gasp, it was the pie!) The pie! But, my friends... The pie! (she eats the pie)



[Granny Hexobah comes in]



Granny Hexobah: Well, well, well. Are you enjoying my pie?You really should try one fresh out of the oven.



[Granny Hexobah opens the oven revealing the other kids made into pies]





Young Yakko: Hey, who turned off the lights?





Baby Zubi: (gasps)





Kids: Zubi? Zubi?





Granny Hexobah: (closes oven) Oh, not done yet. You must have guessed my secret ingredient.





Baby Zubi: Little kids?





Granny Hexobah: Oh, I don't just pick any little kids. I pick the most snot nosed, rotten little kids I can find! And you, Zubi, are the most rotten little kid I've come across! I have a nose for these things. (cackles as she turns into a witch) Let's bake some pies!



[Zubi runs away as the Witch Hexobah chases her. Zubi soons loses her]





Baby Zubi: I'm free!





[Witch Hexobah crawls underground and grabs Zubi]





Baby Zubi: No, no!





Slappy: There was no escape. Zubi had become her next pie!





[The kids and Pinky and Brain screams and rushes upstairs and hide under the covers]



Slappy: I knew I could tell a scary story. Another Halloween, successfully put to bed. You're welcome! Witches baking kids into pies scares 'em every time.



[Slappy opens the door where the Witch from her story is]





Witch Hexobah: Who wants pie?



[Slappy screams and rushes upstairs and gets into the bed]



Baby Skippy: That really was the ultimate scary story, Aunt Slappy.



Slappy: You want to hear another one?



All: No! (hides under the covers)



Slappy: Good, me neither! (hides under covers)



Nora: (Appears behind the witch) Uh, What's up with Slappy?



Angelina: (Takes off her witch mask) I don't know. Slappy usually loves my pie.



Nora: What kind of pie is it?



Angelina: Pumpkin.



Jack o Lanterns: Pumpkin!  (they scream in terror be the reponse and passed out with their lantern smoke spelling out "The End")

LMAO, what a wonderful story!!

[nastya-sokolova-2002]

[The Kids are on carpet demanding a scary story]



Young Yakko, Young Wakko, Baby Dot, Young Cora, Young Katie Kaboom, Baby Skippy, and Baby Zubi: (chanting) Scary story! Scary story! Scary story!



Slappy: So! You don't think I can tell a story that'll scare the pants off ya, huh? Here we go! Once upon a time there were seven rotten kids! Real stinkers... in lederhosen! [The kids' costumes turn into lederhosen clothes, much to their dismay] And they loved to steal pie! They stole from everyone. The butcher.



Butcher: Hey!



Slappy: The baker. The candlestick maker. No pie was safe. Whole town was in an uproar.



Villagers: Uproar!



Slappy: But the kids were too clever to be caught.



[cut to Slappy's treehouse where the kids are cheering cause the story is getting of to a good start]



[cut back to the story]



Baby Zubi: Another great haul, gang! Let's dig in!



[The kids eat the pies]



Slappy: The kids ate and ate. Every day was the same. Nothing ever changed.



[cut to Slappy treehouse]



Baby Zubi: Yawn! Pies aren't scary.



Slappy: Until one day, a glorious scent came into their hideout. A sweet scent that tickled their fancy.



[The kids giggle]



Slappy:  It could only be...



Kids: Pie!



Slappy: 'Twas the most amazing pie they had ever seen. They had to have it!



Granny Hexobah: Pies for sale. Pies for sale.



Baby Zubi: That's some pie you have there, grandma. How much you want for that thing?



Granny Hexobah: Well, I...



Baby Zubi: Oh, wait. We ain't got no dough. What do you say? Seven finger discount? You're a good kid.



[The kids run off to their hide out with the pie]



Baby Zubi: All right, gang. Let's see if this pie tastes as good as it smells.



[The kids ate the pie]

Slappy: The rotten little swindlers were overjoyed to devour this delicious pie. Oh and it was delicious! Why, it was the greatest pie anyone had ever tasted.





Baby Zubi: I gotta have more! Guys, from now on it's nothing but granny's pies for us.



Baby Skippy: But we don't even know where she lives.



Slappy: Just then, the amazing pie scent returned. (the sent leads the kids into the forest) It lured them deep into the darkest wood. Enticing them every step of the way. They were possessed Unable to resist. It drew them deeper and deeper into the woods.



[The kids stop at a cottage]





Baby Zubi: I think this is it!



Slappy: They had reached the source of the scent, Grannie's cottage.



Baby Zubi: (knocks on the door) We came to pay you for the pie!



Granny Hexobah: (goes outside) Oh, how kind.



[The kids sneak inside and shuts the door]



Baby Zubi: Those pies are here somewhere. Everybody, split up! (The kids split up)



Pinky: Don't split up! Why do they always do that?



Slappy: The aroma drew them into dark places.



[Cora gets captured by the painting, The bookshelf turns and Katie Kaboom gets trapped, The stairs turned into a slide and Yakko, Dot, and Skippy slides into a trap door]



Slappy: And now only two kids remained.





Young Wakko: I think we better get out of here.





[the aroma comes back]





Baby Zubi: Wait, you smell that? It's pie! I think it's coming from down there. We'll grab 'em and run!



Voice: There is nowhere to run!



[The windows start closing and Wakko and Zubi runs, but Wakko gets captured in a void. Zubi continues to run]





Slappy: Zubi ran for her life!





[Zubi runs into the kitchen]





Baby Zubi: What do I do? I gotta find a way out of here! What is that? (she gasp, it was the pie!) The pie! But, my friends... The pie! (she eats the pie)



[Granny Hexobah comes in]



Granny Hexobah: Well, well, well. Are you enjoying my pie?You really should try one fresh out of the oven.



[Granny Hexobah opens the oven revealing the other kids made into pies]





Young Yakko: Hey, who turned off the lights?





Baby Zubi: (gasps)





Kids: Zubi? Zubi?





Granny Hexobah: (closes oven) Oh, not done yet. You must have guessed my secret ingredient.





Baby Zubi: Little kids?





Granny Hexobah: Oh, I don't just pick any little kids. I pick the most snot nosed, rotten little kids I can find! And you, Zubi, are the most rotten little kid I've come across! I have a nose for these things. (cackles as she turns into a witch) Let's bake some pies!



[Zubi runs away as the Witch Hexobah chases her. Zubi soons loses her]





Baby Zubi: I'm free!





[Witch Hexobah crawls underground and grabs Zubi]





Baby Zubi: No, no!





Slappy: There was no escape. Zubi had become her next pie!





[The kids and Pinky and Brain screams and rushes upstairs and hide under the covers]



Slappy: I knew I could tell a scary story. Another Halloween, successfully put to bed. You're welcome! Witches baking kids into pies scares 'em every time.



[Slappy opens the door where the Witch from her story is]





Witch Hexobah: Who wants pie?



[Slappy screams and rushes upstairs and gets into the bed]



Baby Skippy: That really was the ultimate scary story, Aunt Slappy.



Slappy: You want to hear another one?



All: No! (hides under the covers)



Slappy: Good, me neither! (hides under covers)



Nora: (Appears behind the witch) Uh, What's up with Slappy?



Angelina: (Takes off her witch mask) I don't know. Slappy usually loves my pie.



Nora: What kind of pie is it?



Angelina: Pumpkin.



Jack o Lanterns: Pumpkin!  (they scream in terror be the reponse and passed out with their lantern smoke spelling out "The End")

096:At the same time scary and very funny.

[andallthatmishigas]

So you may have posted about the DA movie but I did not see those posts so here are some questions:

What did you like best about it?

What did you like least about it?

Did it give you more fanfic ideas?

Do you think there will be more movies?

Oooooo okay I've not posted publicly about the new movie so thank you for the opportunity!

I liked that we got a little bit of focus on Cora and Robert instead of just on Mary and Tom and Edith and the downstairs characters, which is what we mostly had in the first movie. I loved the whole "am I the bastard son of a Frenchman" plot and as truly traumatizing as it was for me, the "Cora might have cancer" story was so good. And everything with Violet omg. AND WE GOT MARY DOING SINGING IN THE RAIN. That was really fun. I enjoyed that. The very best part of the whole film was obviously Molesley proposing to Baxter <3

I thought it was pretty chaotic in a lot of it. They did a good job of serving every character at one point or another, but I do think they did too much. And I think the overhead shots and harsh cuts were distracting.

I wrote one story but despite having seen the movie three times now, I don't know that I've been inspired for anything else. Not to say I won't be, but I've been so insanely busy and overwhelmed, my mind hasn't had time to ponder much of anything.

Honestly I think it's 50/50. I think if too much time goes by, the cast might not want to come back. And given covid and just the nature of films now, I don't know that the movie will make the money they're hoping for. I think the fans would love it, and I think there's plenty of other things they could do, story-wise. So we'll see. I only want more if they keep everyone happy, like they did for these two films, but I worry about how they can carry on without Violet and without Thomas, as they've both been so integral to the whole show from day one.

[1000sunnygo]

Minions: Joker you brat! How dare you...!

Doflamingo: Fufufu...!

*clack*

Luffy: Whaa!? omg I'm just noticing he grabbed that meat few panels ago

Cora: That's an ability of Doffy's ito ito fruit! He's controlling their bodies with threads!

Doflamingo: The thing called peace...

... is boring.

People fear violence, oftentimes they hate it. But...they praise the same thing when it saves them.

Humans are drawn to violence!

You think you're different? Fufufu... You're just afraid to accept it... the beast that sleeps in you that wakes at the sight of blood!

Doflamingo: Blood is entertainment.

All I'm doing is bringing a little more joy to this boring town!

Zoro: You sure he's not already far down in the dark?

Cora:...

Doflamingo: Kaido is itching to fight Whitebeard of New World Middle School.

If I confirm my negotiation with these guys and give Kaido some of their military support, it'll heat up the rivalry between the two schools and peak the fun.

But even that plan..

Doflamingo: Ruined because of you.

Cora: The peaceful days are not boring.

Doflamingo: It goes in parallel.

Well..

you'll see soon. A human's...

.... True Nature!!!

*slices table*

Minions: Wah!

Lu Feld: Tch!!! We'll leave!

*BLANG* *BLANG*

Lu Feld: Make sure to crush Joker and the kids!

Usopp: GYAAHH!! I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WERE SO MANY OF THEM!!

Luffy: *crunch*

[End, part 2 on Feb 16th!]

[chapter translation index]

One Piece Academy chapter 42: My Only Little Brother, part 1 (Quick translation)

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Cover note: Is chilling on the rooftop also a part of training... ?

"Wh....

WHO THE HECK ARE THEY??!?"

Trebol: Corazon with Law!? And Straw hat!?

Lu Feld: Aren't these the students of New World Middle school?

Background #1: They gotta be Joker's minions!

Background #2: Whoever they are, if there's a slim chance that Joker betrayed us...

Not a single soul will leave this place alive!

Usopp: *whisper* Calm down~~! Don't say something stupid. Let's pose as newbie thugs who came here to play bingo with Doflamingo senpai, and then...

Luffy: I'm Luffy! And that's Mingo's brother Corao! You guys better not make Mingo do bad things.. I'll kick your asses!!

Usopp: OOOOOI~!!

Minions: Joker, You!!!

Sanji: Not letting Doflamingo become friends with the guys from the dark world..

So, is the mission complete?

Doflamingo: First time since that day, eh? Corazon...

Why don't we discuss this first?

Betraying me, disappearing, and now tagging along the kids from worst generation...

What are you here for?

Cora: Student Code 01746, Rosinante..

...I have been investigating your activities since that day.

I'm here to stop you, New World Middle School 3rd Year Class 10 Doflamingo, from entering the Dark World.

Cora: Let's leave this place with us, Doffy!

The meaning of Tsuru sensei coming there that day...

[Flashback

Tsuru: Stop it! Doflamingo!]

Cora: You get it, don't you?

Doflamingo: *clicks gun*

Man: Yiiiek!!

!!

Doflamingo: I wondered what you have to say, you disappoint me again.

As soon as I pull the trigger, the contract is set. And after that...

Law: No. You won't pull the trigger.

Doflamingo:

What makes you think that?

Doflamingo: Law.

Trebol: Law, why are you hangin' with the Straw hat? You forgot we adored you?!

Law: Firstly, that man at your gunpoint,

Trebol: Don't ignore me you shitty brat!

Law: ...He's a minion of those guys at the back. It makes no sense that you'd be the one to punish him.

Secondly...

Law: You have no plan to do what they say, or to become pals with them.

You make sure to get what you want without giving up on control.

Doflamingo: Fufufufu....!

Good job, Law.

You're correct.

Continues in Reblog ⬇️

[pokemon-toxicologist]

Hello! This is just a get-to-know-me post, so here are some fun facts!

I grew up in Sinnoh and started out as a Pokemon trainer aiming to face the Champion, Cynthia, but along the way I fell in love with my team (they're the best!) and when we failed to beat Cythia, we sort of all realised it wasn't what we wanted to do anyway.

So we just explored the world and headed off to Alola for a while, where we made new friends and I realised how much I really ooved poison types.

My partners are:

Pip-Pip the Empoleon

He was my very first partner whom I received from Professor Rowan as a Piplup. He's as much as a poison nerd as I am, with the added bonus that he cannot be affected by any accidental inhalation of poison dust (as I am wont to do).

Rosin the Roselia

She was the first Pokemon I caught after meeting Pip. I met her as a budew and between her and Pip we made short work of the Orburgh Gym. After she evolved, she realised she didn't really want to change. She liked who she was and so we decided to forgo looking for a Shiny Stone. And she makes some lovely tea.

Crobar the Crobat (I'm lucky he shares my sense of humour, in fact, I'm lucky a lot of my Pokemon do).

I caught him near the beginning of my Sinnoh journey as a Zubat in Wayward Cave. We travelled for a while, but he was having a tough time in battles because he only knew leech life, but he really put his heart into it and found his stride (flap?). He evolved just before we faced the Ice-type gym leader and, to my surprise, evolved again right after into a Crobat. He didn't seem to like being a Golbat for those few hours, so I'm glad our friendship was enough to help him evolve.

Zazzle the Salandit

I ran into her the moment I stepped into the tall grass in Wala Volcano Park. She was really fiesty and came at Crobar with all she had. They both had tons of fun despite the gap in experience (I'm almost 100% sure Crow was humouring her to let her have her fun). But she just wouldn't stop following us after that! So I asked the rest of the guys and they were super enthusiastic to let her join the group. So she did, and after exploring the island a bit more, we returned to Hau'oli City. After all these months together, she seems to be getting really restless and it looks like she might want to evolve, so we'll see how that goes!

Cora the Mareanie

She joined my little group just after returning to Hau'oli City from Akala Island after Pip helped her free from being stuck between some rocks. She was really skittish for the first while until she realised he was immune to her poison spines. She was so excited after that that I had to introduce her to the rest of the team (who all adore her like the wee sprite she is).

Haze the Castform-Koffing hybrid

They were given to me to take care of by @alexanders-pokemon-adventure a little while ago. They're fairly quiet but also very friendly. They enjoy getting pets from anyone who will give them out but especially from Pip since he doesn't have to wear protective gear. They look up to Pip like a big brother and have made super fast friends with Cora!

Well, that's all of them, my most precious partners in the world! Feel free to ask about them or our journey together as well as any (poison) points of interest. I'm sorry if you don't like terrible puns, my friends have been trying to train it out of me but I'm unfortunately-for-them incorrigible!

[thephantomcasebook]

What is this Story? Why am I writing it? - Part II

1936

(Downton Abbey Small Library)

Cora: *Sweeps in to see Thomas and Ellis setting up tea. Then see's George sitting at Robert's desk, transcribing a very old scroll in a leather bound Journal*

Cora: *Walks up to George* Hello Darling ...

George: *Audibly Writing* Mmm?

Cora: *Rolls eyes after catching Thomas and Ellis look away with amusement* What are you doing?

George: *flatly* Transcribing ...

Cora: *Annoyed at the dismissal* What?

George: Scroll

Cora: *Trying to push down annoyance* I see that! Where did it come from?

George: *Without missing a beat* The Library of Alexandra

Cora: *nods* Oh ... new friend?

Thomas & Ellis: *falling china clinks in the background in shocked outrage*

George: *Flicks eyes up stoically*

Cora: It's a Joke.

George: *Pauses*

Cora: It's extraordinary though ...

George: What is?

Cora: I didn't even know you were friends with the head librarian in Alexandria.

George: *Slowly looks up waiting for the punchline*

Cora: *serious as Thomas's pending heart attack* When did you go there?

Thomas & Ellis: *Plates clatter with audible human noise in the distance*

Cora: *looks back slightly* Are you alright back there Barrow?

Ellis: He's fine your ladyship ... just a bit of a cramp. Long day.

Thomas: *in whispered despair* twenty years, Richard, Twenty years I've worked ...!

Ellis: I know ... I know. *Over Thomas's disgust* Tea is almost ready, Your Ladyship!

George: *With hard blink and a punch drunk shake of the head, he goes back to audibly writing*

Cora: *Glares at the reaction* So an old scroll?

George: Ancient ...

Cora: *Reaches down to touch it*

Thomas and Ellis: *Eyebrows touch hairlines*

George: *without looking up* I wouldn't do that.

Cora: Why not?

George: It's not made out of paper.

Cora: Oh, I've read about these things when your Donk and I went to Egypt on our Honeymoon. It's made of Animal skin.

Cora: *Touches it anyway*

George: *Looks up and then back at Thomas and Ellis*

Thomas & Ellis: *Eyes wide in shock, hands on the back of their heads*

George: *Clearing throat* Yeah, technically ... I guess one might say we're, uh, all animals, Granny.

Cora: What's it about.

George: *Seriously* Necromancy

Cora: *Distracted by the softness of the "Animal" skin parchment* Oh, that's nice ... where did you get it?

George: *Watching his grandmother completely pretend to listen to him while being solely invested in petting an item of extreme evil black ritual* Dead Nazi.

Cora: How terrible, what happened?

George: Broke his neck.

Cora: Oh, how tragic, did he fall.

George: Eventually, when I punched him enough times.

Cora: That's nice, darling, you might want to clear out. I know you don't do "Tea Time" and the Ladies and I will be in here in ten minutes.

Cora: *Tries to rub George on the shoulder, but he stops her from touching him with the hand she touched the scroll with.*

Thomas & Ellis: *Avoid being touched by Cora as well*

(Cora Leaves the Library)

Ellis: Someone is going to tell her, right?

George: ...

Thomas: ...

George: *Goes back to transcribing* Nope ...

Thomas: *Shrugs and measures out trays*

Ellis: Really?! You know she just touched actual you know ... actual skin from a dead ...

Thomas: Listen, if a giant Egyptian Jackal of Anubis starts tearing through the manor ... we'll break it to Her Ladyship ... gently.

George & Thomas: *Go back to what they're doing*

Ellis: *Incredulously* You two spend entirely too much time together.

[ao3feedsterek]

God May Want You Dead But Lucifer Has A Job For You

God May Want You Dead, But Lucifer Has A Job For You https://ift.tt/JU51IPD by L1z4rd_R4tt Stiles Stilinski hasn't had the best life, what with his mom dying and all. Then, his best friend becomes a werewolf and he gets dragged into the chaos. On top of all of that, he's a magical being called a "Spark" and he has no idea what to do with that. OR: How I think things should have happened OR:OR: I never 100% watched the show through. Not even, like 60%, but I feel very strongly about the characters and I have read a lot of fanfiction. I've decided that, in my exhausted state of not caring enough, I shall write a fanfic that people are like, "Yup, that was a fanfiction." The last time I did this, I was in a different account and I made people cry, so we'll see how this goes. Words: 3828, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English Fandoms: Teen Wolf (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M Characters: Stiles Stilinski, Scott McCall (Teen Wolf), Derek Hale, Lydia Martin, Allison Argent, Malia Tate, Cora Hale, Sheriff Stilinski Relationships: Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski, Vernon Boyd/Erica Reyes, Allison Argent/Kira Yukimura, Lydia Martin/Jackson Whittemore, Isaac Lahey/Scott McCall, Scott McCall & Stiles Stilinski, Sheriff Stilinski & Stiles Stilinski Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, canon can die by my blade, no beta we die like my will to live, No Proof Read Because My Will To Live Died, I Have Zero Illusions About This, It Will Be Mediocre At Best, Zero Planning Was Done, I Haven't Even Fully Watched The Show, My Sister Watched it in the Living Room, I Know the Basics, Can I Bring People Back to Life?, I say yes, Stiles Stilinski Deserves Nice Things, His Mom is A Nice Thing, Minor Vernon Boyd/Erica Reyes, Minor Allison Argent/Kira Yukimura, Minor Lydia Martin/Jackson Whittemore, Minor Isaac Lahey/Scott McCall, Good Parent Sheriff Stilinski, Because like I said, Stiles deserves nice things, big fic, Idk How Big Yet, I'll update tags as I go, Spark Stiles Stilinski, Magical Stiles Stilinski, Good Friend Scott McCall (Teen Wolf), The Hale Pack - Freeform, The Hale Family (Teen Wolf) Lives, because I said so, Derek Hale Deserves Nice Things, Stiles Stilinski is a Nice Thing, Stiles Stilinski-centric, Kate Argent Dies, brutally, Imma kill her DEAD, They gonna look at her corpse and be like, That's red mist, Blood and Gore, Gore, I'm Yet To Start Writing, FYI, Inappropriate Use of Brooklyn Nine-Nine Quotes, no character descriptions, I Don't Know About the Hale Pack, Like, The Original Hale Pack, So I Made Up People, Casually Planning Crimes, Criminal Masterminds January 15, 2023 at 12:22AM https://ift.tt/JU51IPD

[vagarysims-old]

Echo: So tell me... what brings you to this world?

Cora: Uh...

Echo: I take it you're not from around here? So I am guessing you came here for a reason, and not simply to skate.

Cora: Well... sure. Right now this is taking my focus, though.

Echo: So you find this a worthwhile activity? Not a mere distraction?

Cora: Distractions can be worthwhile once in a while.

Echo: Ah, so you are trying to get your mind off of something?

Cora goes silent as they continue skating, and as the other fey gets more caught up in the activity as well, she takes the opportunity to observe him more. Watching the way he moves somewhat clumsily across the ice, it is easy to imagine he is innocuous enough, yet she can feel his words seeping under her skin. And the memory from before is still playing through her mind. Why is she reminded of this right now? Taking a human woman to the hospital?

Perhaps it is the meeting with the clone that is the original trigger, as this fey seems to bear a curious resemblance to herself. However, it is the second part of the memory that lingers.

He asks her again, "so why did you come to this planet?"

She considers. How much does she want to tell him? "Well, you could say my old life was at a dead end, and so I wished to see the stars, see if I could find some other life out there."

Echo: So how long do you think you'll be staying here?

Cora: We'll see....