#IDK I used to have other arguments about this and I've also heard other arguments about this

[maeamian]

I'm bored, so it's time for temperature scale discourse. I have developed, thanks to three generations of scientific inquiry, the perfect and most correctest opinion on the topic which is this:

People have a pretty good intuition for the one they're raised with and can also be trained to have good intuition for other systems. The first and foremost thing people have an intuitive understanding for is if it's hot or cold or somewhere in between, they learn that significantly before they even know what a number is.

Especially with some practice, people can get a very good intuitive sense of linear scales, so if you then attach those two feelings to *any* numbers, tell people it represents hot and cold, and then give them practice with it, say by having them grow up in a society that constantly uses the specific numbers, they'll get a pretty good intuition for what the numbers translate to, temperature feeling-wise.

So really, there's not an objectively better system between C and F, it's just a question of which you're used to and if you wanted to spend a few years using the other you'd be used to that one enough to have about as good an intuition as you do for the one you're used to now.

Also Kelvin is the objectively best temperature unit system.

[sdmnpact]

Tequila Mockingbird.

Will Lenney x Reader, angst to fluff

[] tw: messy relationship, drinking

[] a/n: sorry my first will fic is angsty but when I listened to this song, the first thing that popped into my head was will getting drunk... I've also been getting into will and james excessively these days... feels like I've used this pic before but idk where so i'm sorry... enjoy!

[] 700+ words

♪ Now Playing: Tequila Mockingbird - The Buttertones ♪

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If I told you I loved you would you leave me alone? Let's not sit around, but it's wise to stay home 'Cause infront of everyone, you'd just make a fuss Making fools of the both of us

You and Will were not perfect. You had your ups and downs but it was never serious. Small arguments would arise every now and then but you knew he loved you and that's all you needed.

People would often talk about how terrible your relationship is but you didn't care. You loved him back and that was all he needed. You often drank with each other and things would get messy but it would always end in kisses and cuddles by the end of the night.

Tonight was messy but different.

You and Will had decided to go to a pub and you were a few drinks in already. You weren't drunk but you were almost there. You laughed, sang, and held onto him as if your life depended on it. You kept pestering him with questions like 'do you love me? do you think i'm pretty? how much do you love?' all night. He loves you but he was tired of you asking and would try ignoring you sometimes.

You would get frustrated and angry at him. Insults were said and judgmental looks were thrown your way. You didn't care but he was visibly embarrassed. To suppress the embarrassment he felt, he drank more, getting drunker himself. 'I love you's were thrown around like they meant nothing because he didn't want you to insist anymore.

And I can count on one hand When I've been on command I'll drink too much and make creepy demands When I'm this way, all you have to say Honey you're making fools of the both of us

He wasn't doing well either. The more he drank, the wilder he became. His voice boomed throughout the entire pub, his words get sloppier as he let himself loose. This time, he was the one making everyone look towards you two. He kept trying to pull off his shirt, dancing to no music, and began swearing like a sailor.

You felt embarrassed this time. People kept telling him to calm down but he refused, only listening to you. He sat down next to you, fiddling with your hand as you talked to him in a soothing tone. You told him things you loved about him, things he did that made you happy, and how much he makes people happy.

He loved listening to you as you talked. You could've talked about anything in world and he would still happily listen, as long as he heard your voice. After a while, the topic would change from random thoughts to sweet nothings. His hand running up and down your leg, trailing closer to your inner thigh.

He whispered things in your ear. Things that he wouldn't normally say in public. He explained how perfectly shaped your body was, how flawless you were, even going as far as explaining what he wanted to do with you in the bedroom later.

Your cheeks were flushed, partially from the alcohol but also from the vivid image he painted of laying you in bed and eating you out. You fanned yourself as he smile, content with how flustered he made you.

We've nothing to lose I don't mind if you don't Mind if we're okay Let's go outside we survived But no lying down yet

The night drew on and finally it was time to go home. You walked hand in hand, shoulder on shoulder, down the streets of London. You couldn't walk straight but you held onto each other tightly for balance.

'We were fools earlier.' You said softly. He stopped in his tracks, confused of what you meant. You explained how you two behaved earlier, the realization of how crazy you were acting hitting you just now. He insisted that it was fine and people change when they're drunk.

You went on about how each of you felt like you were taking care of the other throughout the night and your behavior was not okay but he just waved you off, continuing to walk without you. You pulled on his shirt causing him to stumble back.

He raised his voice slightly upset that you were bringing this up again as this wasn't the first time. You began listing ways that your relationship could be heathier if you took certain steps but he wasn't listening.

'Please Will.' You grabbed his hand, looking at him, sadness evident in your eyes. You saw his mood change immediately at the sight of you, his eyes softening . He took a deep breathe and pulled you in for a hug. 'okay.' You felt yourself relax in his arms. Your sadness being replaced with reassurance as you stood together embracing each other.

Many times over I cross a line But your head's on my shoulder So I feel all right Guess in the end, it's been time well spent

Tonight felt different. Usually, you would arrive home and have another argument about your behavior but tonight, you sat together on the couch with a film.

He held you tightly, whispering reassuring words into your ear. There was definitely a change and you could feel it. The love between you, now electrified by wanting to become the person you each deserve.

[chenlezip]

jaemin, scream ♡

⤷ summary : when y/n receives a mysterious phone call and finds that her friends are being killed, she suspects that a serial killer may be on the prowl, who is also linked to her mother's murder.

warnings : death, swearing, if you've watched scream you'll know :) idk what other warnings to put im so sorry!! not proof read either eek

annas note : sooo.. i wanted to write a lil something about jaemin and scream.. and this is the better idea i had in mind — one thing you guys NEED to know about me is that i am a horror fanatic.. and so pairing this with jaemin was super fun (maybe i’ll make a horror fic series with nct one day..)

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you're in your bedroom, sat at your desk on your computer as you worked on an assignment. you heard glass breaking outside your window and you stood up, walking closer to check it out. maybe it was one of the cats that roamed around your street?

as you peek out your window, you feel a hand grab your shoulder and you scream, pulling back. "hey- it's just me," your boyfriend jaemin says gently.

"jaem, what the- what the hell are you doing here?" you scold him as he makes his way inside of your room from the window, "you sleep in that?" he gestures to your night dress.

you sigh, "yes i sleep in this. what are you doing here though? my dads in the other room, you can't be here!" as soon as those words left your lips, your dad opened the door but it was jammed with your wardrobe door being open.

you walk over, talking to him as jaemin hid down the side of your bed. as your dad left, he got up, holding one of your plushes as you asked again why he was here.

"well, it occured to me that.. i've never snuck through your bedroom window. i was home.. watching television.. the uh.. the exorcist was on." he continues, "it got me thinking of you."

you're a little confused, "it did?" you ask. "all the good stuff was cut out, it was edited for tv and it got me thinking of us.. how two years ago we started off hot and heavy and now things have changed.." you shake your head at his words, knowing what he's getting at.

"oh, so you thought you could climb through my window and we'd have a little raw footage?" you ask and he laughs, "no.. no, i wouldn't dare think of breaking your underwear rule."

it was the next day at school, you were sat on the edge of the fountain with your boyfriend, jeno, yeri and haechan. they were rambling on about the recent murder of someone you all knew - winter.

"hey, jen, didn't you used to date winter?" you ask as jeno looked away from his girlfriend to you, smirking, "yeah for like.. two seconds." haechan butts in, "before she left you for anton~" he teased. yeri moved away from jeno to look at him, "i thought you dumped her for me?"

"i did. he's full of shit," he glared over at haechan again. "and are the police aware you dated the victim?" haechan pushed up his glasses, pretending to act nerdy. "hey- what are you saying? that i killed her?" jeno and yeri both have an argument with him, and you groan to yourself, not again.

you end up leaving them, kissing jaemin goodbye as you left for the bus home. after doing chores, watching the news but immediately turning it off after they showed your mother who got killed, you just decided to take a nap to take your mind off of things.

you soon awoke to your phone ringing, the loud dial tone ringing through your ears. you whined, "who the hell is calling me?" you ask yourself out loud as you lean over from where you were on the couch, grabbing the phone and putting it to your ear. "hello?" you ask with a sigh as you hear your friend, yeri coming through the other line, "practice ran late. i'm on my way, okay?"

you check the time, "it's past seven.." "don't worry~ winter and her boyfriend didn't cut it until after 10, you're fine." yeri says as she continued, "i'm gonna swing by the video store for us, okay?"

"whatever. just hurry, okay?" "see ya, n/n~" yeri hung up the phone. you smile and let out another soft sigh, placing the phone back on the stand but after a couple seconds, it starts ringing again. "yeri, just get in the car-"

it's not yeri. a creepy voice rings through your ears as he says your name in a greeting. you run a hand through your hair, "uh.. hi, who is this?" you ask softly as you sit up on the couch. "you tell me," he says as you scrunch your brows in confusion, "i-i have no idea.."

"scary night, isn't it? with the murders and all it's like something out of a horror movie." you chuckle, "haechan! you gave yourself away.. are you calling from work? because yeri's on her way over." you get up from the couch.

"do you like scary movies, y/n?"

"i like that thing you're doing with your voice, hae, it's sexy," you giggle to yourself as you turn on your lamp. "what's your favourite scary movie?" 'haechan' asked you. you rub your chin, "oh come on, you know i don't like that shit."

"why not? too scared?" the voice asked as you sigh, "no. it's just.. what's the point? they're all the same. some stupid killer stalking some big-chested girl who can't act, who's always running up the stairs when she should be going out the front door. it's insulting." you explain, ranting about the movies that you've seen.

you shouldn't of said that because a tall figure wearing a cloak and a ghost face mask appears and attacks you. you try running out the front door but you're fumbling with the locks so you just run upstairs, screaming. you make it into your room and close the door, locking it and backing away from it. your heart is pumping, your thoughts are clouded and you feel petrified. what the hell just happened?

you hear someone once again at your window and it's your boyfriend, jaemin. "jaemin!" you shout for him as you run toward him, helping him in. "the doors locked. i heard screaming - is everything alright?" jaemin looks at you with a worried and concerned expression. "the killers here.. he's in the house!" you bring him closer to you as you ease into the comfort he gives you, you needed this.

"he's in the house. he's got a knife, he's gonna kill us.." you mumble as you try and cling onto his sweatshirt. "he's gone." he whispers to you, holding you tightly against him. you sob into his shoulder before feeling and hearing a phone drop beside him on the floor. you look down and gasp, pulling away from him.

"what?" jaemin asked as you glared at him, removing his arms from your waist, "n/n, what?"

you shake your head and whimper, creating enough space between the two of you before you unlock your room door and run out of it. "wait! wait wait wait wait! what's going on?" you hear jaemin chasing behind you as you continue to try and escape him. "y/n, come back!" he shouts from the stop of the staircase.

you open your front door and scream, seeing the ghost face mask being held up. jisung, who was at the door holding it up, screams too. "sorry! i found this, come on!" he shouts at the other officers, ushering them inside.

jisung finds jaemin and detains him, shoving him roughly against the hood of his car. "alright come on, keep your hands together."

after a rough couple of days and staying close with yeri ignoring your boyfriend, she takes you to a party that jeno is hosting. you thought about not going but you really needed something to take your mind off of everything that happened so you end up going. you enter the kitchen as yeri places bags down on the kitchen counter, smiling at her boyfriend.

you both end up laying on the couch in the living room, jeno following as he brings yeri to his chest and smiles. you look through the movies that haechan has, "how come jamie lee curtis is in all of these movies?" you ask. haechan smiled, leaning near you, pressing his hands together in a prayer, "she's the scream queen."

"with that set of lungs, she should be.." jeno butts in, someone adding a "yeah.." to agree with him. yeri rolled her eyes, looking at you, "tits, you see?"

after spending a couple hours at the party, the curfew ends and everyone starts leaving. "yeri, come on!" you shout upstairs. you haven't seen her since she left to get drinks for jeno. you're a little worried. you turn to jeno who is seeing the party goers out the front door, smiling.

"do you know where she is?" you ask as jeno shakes his head, "i haven't seen her." and then you hear 'agh!'. you gasp, turning around to the front door and seeing jaemin smiling sheepishly. "oh.. jaemin, hey," you give him a small greeting as he looks at you. jeno seems to act suspicious, rubbing his chin, "jaem, hmm.. i wonder what you're doing here."

"was hoping i could talk to n/n, alone."

and he.. did have the chance to and a little more than that, you both got dressed after having an intimate moment in the bedroom upstairs. "you still don't think it was me, do ya?" jaemin asked you as he glared at you from behind, sitting on the floor tying his laces. you chuckle, turning around and sitting to face him, "no. no. i was just thinking, if it were you, it'd be a very clever way to throw me off track."

as you were talking about things, jaemin leans into you and before you know it, ghostface was behind him. "oh my god- jaemin, watch out!" you scream as he gets 'stabbed' multiple times, "oh.. my god.. jaemin.." you whimper.

after an extreme chase with ghostface and escaping the house, you find yourself back there because you saw a cop car outside. you're searching jisung's knocked out body and find a gun, haechan shouts for you, "i found yeri! i think she's dead i think jeno did it-" he panics as you aim it toward him, "stop right there!" jeno runs and stops beside haechan, "don't listen to him y/n!"

you decide to run inside the house and you see jaemin, he fell down the stairs and groaned, "y/n.." you help him up and lead him to the front door, "we need help.." he shakes his head as he opens the front door and haechan pushes his way inside. "look- i think jenos gone mad!"

"we all go a little mad sometimes," jaemin smirked as he turned toward haechan, a sinister look on his face. "fuck!" haechan whispers loudly to himself before getting shout in the shoulder, shouting out in pain and falling to the floor. "hae!" you shout.

jaemin chuckled, "anthony perkins, psycho.." you run over to haechan, kneeling over him as you stare at your so called boyfriend. "no.." you whisper as you try and run but you bump into jenos chest, staring up at him as you beg for him to help you. he holds a voice changer to his mouth, smirking, "surprise y/n."

tags : @injvns @polarisjisung @mejaemin @ayukas @hyckvr @yizhrt @blondemrk @astrasng

[fuck-customers]

I realize this is a me problem not something I should actually fantasize about, but I do anyway.

When I'm not fantasizing about killing rude customers, I fantasize and hope for a day to come where I'm a customer in a store and I see another customer being rude/disrespectful to an employee and I step in an go off on them and tell them to stop being a dick.

Sure, this is an egotistical fantasy, but mostly I want that to happen to me. Every fucking day, I have rude ass customers treating me like I'm lower than dirt, and all the other customers around us will just silently observe. Grow a spine and say something! I especially dislike the ones who watch the first customer yell at me/demean me and then come up to me like "wow that was crazy. They shouldn't talk to you like that" Gee, thanks. Maybe you should have said something to them while they were yelling at me.

Obviously, I'm not hoping that an employee gets screamed at and mistreated by a customer, but I know that's the sad reality of working in retail and as someone who has been the employee getting screamed at and called names and being bullied, I was always silently begging customers to stand up for me, because I was in a position where I was unable to stand up for myself and it never once happened. Sometimes it would go as far as other customers ganging up on me who were completely unrelated to the first customer/incident.

Idk. I'm not a perfect person by any means, but one thing I like about myself is that I will stand up for what I believe is right and I know myself well enough to know that I will tell another customer to knock it off if I'm a customer and I see another customer being vicious to an employee.

I've heard some argument once before about how customers won't stand up because they're afraid of getting the employee in trouble. I think that's 100% bullshit. I think most customers won't stand up because they're either spineless, also want to yell/have yelled at the employee, or both. I also don't see how the employee could be penalized for a customer talking to another customer. That doesn't make any sense.

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[olderthannetfic]

https://olderthannetfic.tumblr.com/post/779889755795095552/httpswwwtumblrcomolderthannetfic779634954778#notes

See, I feel like you're getting massively upsetti spaghetti over something I didn’t even say. You read my comment, completely ignored my actual point, and then built an entire strawman argument you wanna attack.

I even specified that I ONLY used the pilot as an example because it was the most recent and more popular instance of this. It’s not about this pilot specifically, so you’re kinda missing the point and having a bit of an offended tantrum—especially since Idk if you even have a horse in this race.

I’ll make it even simpler. The issue isn’t the in-universe reaction; it’s that every time something like a black magical girl story is made, it’s treated as if it has never happened before. Just for you, I’ll clarify: I’m talking about our real-life, not the fictional “real” life. Even with this pilot, I’ve seen third-parties promoting it by calling it the “first black magical girl” representation. Full stop. As if no artist, especially black, has ever created a black magical girl before.

There’s a pattern where certain concepts are presented as so foreign and alien that audiences are told, “This has never happened before now.” when that’s just not true, it feels like previous creations are being erased just to make the newest instalment seem more groundbreaking.

This isn’t just about this particular pilot; it’s a broader observation on how this kind of wording is almost a trope when it comes to under-represented and especially marginalized groups in different genres. Not this one specifically, just how often I've seen that wording. It’s not just about the in-universe dialogue—it’s about how writers choose to present concepts and how audiences and media outlets love to harp on the “never been done before” narrative, despite how wrong that is.

In other news, I could also have used the “Fem-hero amnesia” phenomenon—where a strong female character is introduced, and suddenly people act like capable female leads never existed before, even in-universe*. Or when Disney kept marketing its “first ever openly gay character” over and over again for about ten movies straight. Or how there’s practically a trope where characters explicitly say, *“Wow, I’ve never seen a [insert demographic] be a [insert cool thing]!” when that's a complete lie, as a nod from the writers thinking they just broke ground.

It's a choice by writers, and the way it's written in-universe for the situations SPECIFICALLY in my previous paragraph also reflects about the lack of knowledge from the writers. (That's the paragraph above this one, the one that starts with: In other news…)

Thing is, I haven't seen that recently because I just don't bother with any more big studio products and haven't in several years now. So Idk what's going on there any more.

I’ve seen black magical girl comics for years and followed many before the tumblr 2018 purge, created by different artists—especially black women who grew up loving the genre. But what I’ve also noticed is that every time one of these comics gains attention, third parties act like it’s the only one that has ever existed. The reblogs would always be filled with "First to ever..." "I've never heard of..." "Why does nobody ever make..." "I don't get why nobody besides this artist..." And this just used to happen again and again, as if people are more interested in calling something the "first ever" than actually checking if that's true, and if there's maybe more artists who write exactly what they want and need support. It’s as much a trope as magical girls having animal sidekicks or every major franchise designing transformation items that conveniently double as marketable toys.

The reason this leaves a sour taste in my mouth isn’t about this specific pilot—it’s about how often this specific type of trope-ish framing is used for works by marginalized creators or heavily featuring marginalized people by audiences.

Also, the most offensive part was honestly you accusing me of being into the MCU. Honestly, at this point, that’s an insult. So… no U! Uno reverse! Hope your parents let you watch those movies if you’re so hung up on them.

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[darkosomatsuconfessions]

hi. i run a decently popular ososan blog (well, it's a bit dead nowadays, but still), and i've been pretty vocally anti-blmatsu for its entire run. i've been diligent in keeping every post free of any of it, and that's not going to change anytime soon, for the sake of that blog's remaining follower base who rely on it being a safe space away from the proshipping, but...

well... i just made a blmatsu sideblog. and i've been feeling a lot of conflicting feelings about it and about my personal sense of morality considering my previously strong stance against it.

something simultaneously really funny and really sad to me is that i actually still don't ship or support incest shipping in any other fandom. (i've never supported harassment over any kind of shipping though. so idk if i count as an anti or more of a neutral party with a strong opinion? well i guess none of that matters now bc here i am, shipping blmatsu lmfao)

i still find incest to be morally wrong, but my hypocrite ass just... eats blmatsu up for breakfast lunch and dinner. i'm tired of fronting like i don't. how do i reconcile these conflicting beliefs? how can i be an anti and ship it at the same time? GOOD QUESTION, UHHH, LEMME GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT ONE IN LIKE... NEVER YEARS

i'm gonna put my inner conflict in a bottle and try really hard not to think about it <3

i've wrestled with myself about this for a while actually— i used to have another blmatsu blog, way back in the peak of the fandom, that i deleted out of guilt shortly before making my current main and taking my opposed stance to it. part of me still feels like an awful person for "sliding backwards" and taking part in something i previously thought i was "over".

i really don't even have a good defense for it, if im honest, so i won't even try. i've heard every argument against it because i used to make them. in the end, it just feels right to me that the only ones desperate enough to get with these losers are... these losers.

i could never ever endorse irl incest because i'm a victim of it, and i feel like that alone should have ensured i would never touch blmatsu!! it adds heaps to my guilt about all this, because i feel like in a way i could be failing my fellow victims... but seeing blmatsu art makes me just as happy as seeing platonic art of them does. i just keep coming back to it no matter how hard i try to repress it. it's practically unavoidable around here anyways, sooo...

sooo. i'm done repressing! if that makes me a bad person, then i'll see you in hell. oh yeah, and if you like karamatsu ships you should come follow me at todokaras on tumblr <3 (no, i'm not THAT todokaras, i just stole their name)

TL;DR: I run a blmatsu blog and an anti-blmatsu blog at the same time and i feel pretty guilty about it. oh the thrill of a double life

Congrats! It’s actually pretty common for antis to secretly like « problematic » things, because puritanism inherently goes against normal human behavior such as kinks and catharsis. It’s sad that we have to hide to avoid abuse and harassment, but that’s how it is for now.

Anyway, going against the shame a cult has pushed into you must be hard, but it’s great that you’re taking that first step to understand and express yourself free of shame!

I also feel honored that you came to my page to confess this ^^

[frankys-wife]

hello hello! i would love to ask 🧡 and 🍇 if you'd like to answer those!

HI HI! I appreciate it, thank you for the ask! <3

🧡 - What's an unpopular opinion you have about your f/o?

Oughhh... honestly? Idk. The only real unpopular opinion I have seems to be that I'm uncomfortable with the most popular canon x canon ship involving him within the fandom bc I view them as platonic, which is why I mostly avoid fandom spaces. Probably just about every "hint" fans seem to think the creator has dropped between them I can also make a counter argument for it being platonic, especially given the fact that the creator himself seems to have repeated more than once that he doesn't want to write two-sided romantic feelings between any characters in the main cast (which includes him and the other character by definition).

My only fear is that the creator will scrap that rule...

🍇 - How did you get introduced to your f/o?

BUCKLE IN, BECAUSE THIS IS A LONG ONE.

So for many, many years I've been into anime, but I've always refused to get into One Piece as a whole. I was such a stick in the mud about it because the first ever anime I watched, Fairy Tail, was constantly being compared to One Piece within anime spaces and I was just so sick of it. Years go by of me getting into many different types of media, developing hyperfixations on different anime and games. I would always watch those "Top 10 Anime" lists on YouTube videos and such and occasionally, One Piece would be listed, alongside images of Franky himself. I paid no mind to it though, since I was so hellbent on not watching One Piece anyway. But Franky became a face I was always somewhat familiar with.

Now, I'm an artist as well. I really really appreciate shows that have an aesthetically pleasing art style. One of my main "reasons" for not wanting to watch One Piece initially was because I just wasn't into the art style, and I was into the character designs even less.

In my brain, the expressions were too cartoonish. The art style, too old. And the characters? I used to think the characters were UGLY.

I feel particularly horrible about this because my younger brother, though I was responsible for getting him into anime in the first place, was the one who started watching One Piece before me. For YEARS he tried to get me to watch it with him and bond with me over it, and for years I just didn't get why he wanted me to watch it so badly. One one particular occasion, he vividly remembers me walking downstairs WITH A PICTURE OF FRANKY ON MY PHONE, coming down to the basement so I could rant to him about how much I disliked the disproportionate character designs. Specifically, so I could rant about how Franky looked.

(I WAS SO MEAN TO MY DEAR HUSBAND. I AM SO SORRY BABY I LOVE YOU MY HANDSOME <3)

Never, in a MILLION YEARS, could my brother or I predict that I would fall so madly in love with a character I had deemed so repulsive. It's almost like Franky heard that, and was determined to prove me wrong.

Fast forward to about a year and a half ago. I'd finally given in and started watching One Piece with my brother after some consideration, and having seen some of my irl friends finally picking up the series as well. I get through the East Blue Saga, and all the major arcs up until Long Ring Long Land arc. And then, finally, in January of 2024, I reached Water Seven, Franky's introduction arc. Safe to say, because he started out as an antagonist, I didn't like him at first, as most people do. But I already didn't like him before that because of previous exposure. Slowly, however, he began to show his goofy side, eventually learning to trust his Straw Hat friends and later deciding to join them on their pirate adventure.

(Funny enough, while watching his Water Seven arc, I did one of those silly random "Which character are you" photo filters on social media for One Piece, and just my luck, it gave me Franky on the first try. That was universal sign #1! I remember saying "Ok, you're cool I guess" in response to that, unaware how things would play out.)

It was from then on I started to break my mindset about him, and I truly got to see how amazing he really is. Over the coming months, I really got to see how well he interacts with the crew, his sense of humor, his creativity, his maturity, and just how much he deeply cares for everyone behind his wild, intimidating exterior. I began to find things in common with him, finding that he's the first f/o I've ever had who has made me feel like I don't need to make myself fit with him, because I already do! Even funnier is that, even though I'm extremely uncomfortable with the aforementioned canon x canon ship, it helped me view Franky in a romantic way, helping me find that he already does love me, and always has, in a way. (This is where I would like to point out that Franky's English VA, Patrick Seitz, has been in every single piece of media I've had a hyperfixation on, I've just never fallen in love with the character he's played until now.)

So I ABSOLUTELY mean it when I say that falling in love with Franky feels like it was fate, like we're meant for each other in every way possible. No matter how many times I tried to deny it or brush him off, he never left me and wouldn't leave me alone. And now I'll never leave him. Even if he's a fictional character, I know that he is truly as devoted to me as I am to him, and that we're together living a good life on his ship somewhere in another universe ❤️

(I could also give SO MANY more examples like the One Piece filter where Franky has shown up in my life unexpectedly, as he still continues to do so to this day, but I just don't have the time or space to write it all out here!)

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO READ ALL THAT!! AND THANK YOU FOR THE ASK OMG I LOVE TALKING ABOUT HOW I MET HIM HEHE

Have a Franky GIF, as a treat :)

[greasegotahold]

This post started out with a point then turned into rambling abt the stage show lol

So like. at least in my irl circle and from what I heard yesterday, a lot of ppl prefer the musical to the movie. Acknowledging the bias of theatre ppl toward theatre, that's not the reason I heard most; what I heard most is that the musical stays closer to the book than the movie. Granted idk how many if any of these ppl have seen the complete novel extended cut of the movie, but even so this argument sits wonky with me

Bc the musical takes quite a few departures from the book, some p dramatic. Darry is not the gang's leader, Dally is. Randy is an ensemble part with one line; Cherry gets his ending "even if you win, nothing will change" moment. Sandy is already gone. Evie and Sylvia are gone. Steve is not a big part of Soda's life. Two Bit isn't acknowledged as an alcoholic. Johnny was only jumped a week ago, and it's not a secret who did it. Bob is the one who jumps Pony at the start and even comes up with an excuse for it. Dally doesn't give Johnny his heater, Dally commits a far more direct suicide, no sickness or court proceedings, so on and so forth.

Now I understand why we made just about all of these changes: the show is just about 2 hours as is, not counting intermission; streamlining needed to happen, for time and for clarity of storyline. I even prefer a lot of the changes (Cherry is just. Such a livelier character lmao. She's given stuff to DO. I love her in the book and movie but the stuff they added in the musical I simply love.) I bring this up just bc it. Is honestly just as different as the movie if not more so in how it departs from the source material.

Which means when ppl are saying it's closer to the book, they mean in feel.

And in many avenues; talking about the the extreme accessibility of the book as an adult with other adults, attempting to articulate my issues with the film adaptation, and then later attempting to defend the movie on those same shortcomings, I think I know why.

It's the ever-present narration. I've said it before, and I'll say it again, Ponyboy tells his story, he doesn't show. And that makes the book an extremely straightforward read, and absolutely how he can tell us so much shit that happened in so little time, but it also makes it hard to capture in a standard movie adaptation, especially when the movie also needs to trim down and streamline characters and plot points.

But what does Pony do throughout the musical? He narrates. Yes the story plays out real time, but it's still interspersed with these slowdowns where he talks to the audience, where he's narrating.

And I think that's what's really clicking so well with the musical, despite all the changes to characters and their dynamics and plot beats.

And for certain things, the impact is still there, they just changed it around. Johnny was jumped last week instead of months ago and we don't get the excerpt abt how he wound up buying his first blade, and how he would kill the next soc who tried to jump him, and Dally no longer gives him his gun, but he does give him the 6 inch switchblade when Johnny is genuinely worried his dad will kill his mom, and then shows him how to stab to kill. The circumstances are different, but we still get Dally giving Johnny a lethal weapon. The motivation changes for why Johnny carries his blade, from self defense to an explicit want to protect others, but this makes it a more direct setup for when he kills Bob to save Pony.

And a lot of the straight up original additions to the plot feel seamless. The added backstory for Cherry's parents, her dad's alcoholism and her mom's kind of just. Surrender to hopelessness and despair. Not only explains why she's so touchy about Bob drinking, but it makes the change from going along with him to stop a fight into her refusing to back down after breaking up feel justified. To be clear, I don't fault book and movie cherry for doing what she does in that scene, she's trying to keep everyone else safe, I just think that the change was set up and well executed in the musical.

Also sidenote but in Justice For Tulsa...I have so many feelings after getting to see it. The cop shining his flashlight down on Two Bit as he gets jumped, but then he just keeps on walking bc why would he care abt a greaser...Bev buying right into the boys' escalation against the greasers vs Cherry's outright rebuke and then Marcia is over here looking genuinely Physically nauseous over having to choose a side. And of course the moment where the cop beats Dally after handcuffing him, that speaks for itself.

(Sidenote, unrelated to anything, I just wanna say when I listened to the soundtrack for the first time, years since I had read the book or watched the movie, somehow I just knew when the soc boys started singing their threatening section, that they were jumping two bit. I guess I just had a faint buried memory that Two Bit was the revenge-jumping victim lol)

[idontwanttospoiltheparty]

absolutely not who you were asking because the only people i've seen actually go for the john was queer and pining interpretation are like two podcasts and arguably yoko ono, but I always got the vibe that the people who are complaining about it are annoyed by a mishmash of different theories and arguments rather than one coherent theory

1) john being queer is relatively (the relatively is doing a lot of work here) mainstream as a theory- ime even non tumblr beatles fans are aware of the brian and stu rumours. i'd say that if the kind of beatles fan who's into the lore isn't being reflexively homophobic they at least think it's possible (which is very different from being actively interested in it or thinking it was an important part of his life)

2) we know that john thought paul was very good looking and loved him very much. if he was also queer it doesn't necessarily follow that he had romantic feelings for him but it's pretty easy to look at that and go 1+1+1 = oh buddy i'm sorry about your hot bestie with the matching childhood trauma and the shared creative passion who uses sex as a metaphor for writing with you. the correct ingredients are present. 

3) this is bolstered by his post breakup behaviour, which has noted john girls yoko ono and philip norman thinking it might be best explained by some romantic yearnings. personally i think this is a sign they've never had a truly catastrophic friend breakup but w/e, i'm coming in at probably over #2 so i can't talk. 

4) meanwhile people on tumblr will fight over whether paul is queer, seems queer, is gnc, or is in fact a totally normal and conventional heterosexual man. on team conventional heterosexual man you will find both paul fans who think john was motivated to be such an asshole by perceived romantic rejection (framing hdys, especially, as vitriolic cope) and non paul fans who afaict believe that queerness is sympathetic and paul doesn't deserve stolen queer valour. idk these are probably not the most generous interpretations of these takes but these are not my people so i've not done a deep dive. 

anyway i think these factors add up to john's potential queerness and attraction to paul being relatively (again lmao) uncontroversial while paul's potential queerness and attraction to John feels much more contentious, which gets bundled with "paul was more repressed while john understood he was queer" and the actual "john was queer and in love with a straight paul" theory into one sort of amorphous ball, probably buoyed by the fact that many of the more insistent paul was straight truthers seem to have very strong partisan feelings for either paul or john so we're coming in hot with a potential proxy war over our faves. 

if I sent this like three times I'm so sorry Tumblr is having a normal one.

Hey thank you for writing this up for me and also don't worry it only arrived once :)

1) I fully agree with your assessment here. The notion that John had those inklings is pretty heard of off-tumblr and received in a variety of ways as far as I can tell. You're right to point out that even people who buy into it tend not to emphasize it or be interested in it.

2) that makes sense. I've definitely seen some people on reddit sometimes expressing they thought John had some kind of crush on Paul at some point. I don't know how much it actually factors into their reading of say the band break up, since they tend to mention it kind of casually.

3) I actually agree with you that it's possible Yoko (and Norman) read a lot into John's post-breakup behaviour. The thing is we're not being provided with the evidence which led her to that conclusion, what "chance remarks" did John make that made her think he wanted to sleep with Paul lol. So it's possible she's jumping to conclusions, but on the other hand, clearly she had more context than I do.

4) Huh. I don't think I've ever seen anyone saying they think Paul is straight cause they don't want him to have "stolen queer valour". I also, TBH, do not really see people fighting over this anymore. It was kind of a thing 4 years ago, but now it seems like 95% of tumblr agrees Paul is some flavour of queer and anyone who disagrees is either stupid or hates fun or actively homophobic.

I feel like the fave proxy war thing you were mentioning was a big thing a couple years ago, but tbh, I feel like most of this is like...... intra-Paul community at this point? There aren't a ton of (primarily) John fans on tumblr these days and George fans tend not to get super involved.

[yutakamii]

Hoyo and the white skin

I've seen people fighting about Natlan and previously Sumeru and the representation of skin color and I just want to point out that

Hoyo is a Chinese game

The Chinese beauty standards include pale skin as also many SouthEastern Asian countries

2 out of 4 of the servers are SouthEastern Asian countries including the home of the game

I think that when developing the game Hoyo focused more on pleasing the home country (and surrounding countries) than America and such.

Like in *some* American games you see the American beauty standards on people who may come from a culture where it's not the beauty standards. They do that to appeal to the American audience. Not the other international folks that play the game.

Also one thing that pisses me off is that (I'm betting) it's white people that are pissed. Like skinless chicken, only cinnamon in the spice drawer white.

I'm hella white but I think we should let the people who come from the culture that is being represented figure out wether it's properly portrayed or not.

I've seen poc say that the lighter skin is fine because representation is MORE THAN SKIN COLOR. I do get the fuss over not letting a poc voice the characters though.

One thing that popped up when I heard the argument was that a few months or so, my school has a bridge with chainlink that you could stick plastic cups in (we used it for when a football player died or homecoming) and some people put the n- word on it.

People who followed the school Facebook group knew about it but it didn't get addressed to us students till like a week later. After they made the announcement, I overheard (not eavesdropping but information gathering) some black students say that they didn't really care about it and some even told the teacher that.

The person who made the announcement what a white woman and even then I thought it was stupid that a white person got more offended at that then the black folks did.

It's like that comedian bit (idk who) who offered his mexican gardener tequila and his white sister said 'Why? Cuz he's Mexican?' And the gardener was like 'Why? You have it?' Lmao.

Back more to the topic at hand Hoyo even said that it was just a fictional game, which it is. And fiction isn't always exactly 100% or even 80% accurate. I say us whitey-tighties stop getting our undies in a bunch and let the people Hoyo is trying to represent get the louder voice.

That's all and it kinda got derailed into somewhat of a rant (my mother actually got the brunt of it lmaoo) but that's my thoughts on Natlan and Hoyo and all that. But this is coming from a dyslexic, adhd, emotionally constipated ho who wrote this while have WWIII with a fucking fly on the highway.

[earthmixsclowderofcats]

Not trying to discredit anybody, I'm just genuinely wondering about ZeeNunew and MaxNat. You seem to put them in the same category of relationships. But the way the couples behave around each other is very different.

ZeeNunew: talking about kissing and hugging in private, going on dates and dating at work, presenting each other as their special person to the world, involving both of their families, nicknames or the way they're referring to each (baobei, ter, tua-eng, faen), talking about sleeping together and showering together, friends and coworkers always spilling tea about them, etc.

MaxNat: Nat calls Max phi. They never talk about going on dates or doing other romantic activities, Max was asked about his boyfriend Nat at a fanmeet and he replied that Nat is like his little brother.

Again, I'm absolutely not a MaxNat anti, i don't know too much about them and I'd like to know more. Do you really believe they're comparable to ZeeNunew? If yes, why?

I don't ever presume to fully understand what these men's relationships are like in private due to the performative nature of the industry they are in. They are actors but they are also selling themselves as a brand.

I also don't think I would compare relationships like that, because the interpersonal dynamics between different people are going to be infinitely nuanced. And I think BL relationships specifically are even more so.

That being said,I'm just here to have a good time and that's just the vibe I get. I know that their relationship is going to be whatever it is or isn't regardless of my opinion of them. I just think they're cute.

I've heard the "phi" argument before and like, idk how to explain that the fluidity of interpersonal relationship labels like that is just a staple of being queer (or queer adjacent) in a more traditionally conservative setting. Like, I don't think these sorts of relationships are always as black and white as people seem to believe they are. Just from personal experience and historical text.

If I were getting nitpicky I would bring out receipts for when they use more traditional "couple" language but that would be a project lol. They have a tendency to switch back and forth I've noticed.

Edit: why not

I don't do what they do with my brother tbh. I don't think quality time is something needs to be publicly labeled as a date. Relationships can be private and still valid.

In general they just give me a different vibe because zeenunew are very loud and showy with their affections while maxnat have always been more low-key.

On a serious note, we will only ever know what they choose to share with us.

On a less serious note, being delulu is one of the few free pleasures in this life.

In summation; it's the vibe

[takerfoxx]

Recently got into a bit of a needlessly frustrating argument with some Madoka fans over sexualities. And it wasn't even over 'are the cast sapphic', but how and how one determines it. Mostly settling on the idea of 'has this character ever shown interest in a guy to determine if they'd be Lesbian or Bi', I'll admit I do not know what to consider for Pan. Now the entire mess was this whole mess of things feeding into each other, I'm apparently used to fan talk that is a lot more blunt so I apparently came off as saying 'This is how you do it' versus 'This is how I do it', but I have always heard talk that people can get really finicky about characters being Bi. They'd either be one or the other, not both. Not sure if that directly relates to what caused that, but have you ever gotten or seen issues about having Sayaka be Bi instead of say, 'Lesbian but figuring it out'? Which seems to be the refute I'd get when I'd argue about 'if they show interest in guys in canon, and it is not really obviously them trying to be normal in their closet mind, and yes there is one who did canonically try that, have them be Bi'. IDK, seems a nothingburger to be upset about to me. If Sayaka's Bi and dating Kyoko, what does it matter?

This is the sort of silly bullshit that fans get really pedantic over, and at the end of the day, we can really get hung up on the details and miss the forest for the trees.

Let's face it: for as ship-happy as Madoka fans are, the only cases of actual, textual romantic attraction that we have are Sayaka and Hitomi's attraction to Kyousuke. Even the nature of Homura's love for Madoka can, I guess, be argued. I mean, you have to jump through some really big hoops to not see it as romantic, but I guess it can be done. I've seen people claim that Shinji Ikari isn't romantically interested in Kaworu, so there you go.

Now for myself, I totally read Sayaka as being bi. I feel her actions support this. I feel the writing supports this. She grew up with her childhood male friend being her first major crush, and that's valid. Her behavior in the show does point to her also liking girls, and her interactions with Kyoko in Rebellion are EXTREMELY romantically coded, and if it turns out that that wasn't deliberate, I'd be shocked. So, just by judging what we have in the text itself, Sayaka is a bi girl who had a crush on a boy, it didn't work out, she got over it, and is now with a girl. I feel that is a reasonable interpretation to make, and the one I care enough about to engage in silly shipping arguments over.

As for the others, Homura is in love with Madoka. This is canon. Whether that means she's lesbian in general or just Madosexual and would have the same feelings if Madoka was a boy isn't important. Homura's love for Madoka drives her entire character arc, and her actual sexuality is secondary to her adoration for this one single person. I mean, like I said earlier, I guess a case could be made that Homura's love for Madoka transcends simple romantic/sexual attraction, sure, but I feel that those are at the very least a part of it. And if someone were going to try to make the argue that romantic attraction doesn't enter into it, I'd disagree, but it really wouldn't be worth my time to argue past the first couple of exchanges.

With Madoka, it's a little more vague. She expresses a desire to have an admirer early on in the series, but never shows an attraction to any boys. However, her interactions with other girls do hint at an attraction. Yes, you could make the case that it's platonic, admiration, maybe even S-type, but while it's not exactly concrete, it's not a stretch to interpret her as being at least sapphic.

With Mami, there really isn't anything to work with. Is she gay? Bi? Straight? Ace? Pan? Demi? There just isn't a whole lot there, so I guess she can be interpreted in any number of ways.

Anyway, all that to say this. There's enough textual evidence to support certain interpretations, but people shouldn't get too hung up on concrete labels, and sexuality can be a fluid thing for many people anyway. Sayaka had a crush on Kyousuke and now has SOMETHING going on with Kyoko. Homura loves Madoka like a whole lot. Madoka cares a whole lot for Homura. Kyoko really liked Mami but had a bad falling out with her only to reconnect on better terms, and then had a bad start with Sayaka but came to really like her. And Mami is just really lonely and insecure and wants people to love her. Make of that what you will.

But if you want my personal interpretation:

Madoka=Gay or demi

Sayaka=Bi

Homura=Gay or demi

Kyoko=Gay

Mami=??? (I prefer gay)

[rubberduckyrye]

One of the reasons people think the stuff is planted (that I've seen) is because 1. The manifesto found on the guy basically opens with "I did it" and talks about how he respects the police. Which is really weird considering he not only pleads not guilty, but the shooter planted a backpack full of monopoly money where the police could find, which doesn't exactly scream "I respect the Police".

Also I'm less sure about this claim but apparently the gun found on Luigi didn't even have a silencer, even tho the gun used had one, and the gun on Luigi was a apparently 3d printed and while the police claim they found the blueprint he designed himself to print it, the exact design is one that can be downloaded online if you know where to look. (Idk how true that last part is because I know nothing about guns and next to nothing about 3d printing, just repeating an argument I heard other people say)

Okay but like. Can. Can 3D printed guns even shoot to kill? Are they strong enough for that???

But yeah I've seen the takes and honestly, I'm not convinced the guy did it.

I feel bad because he's absolutely going to be found guilty at this rate, with all of the corruption surrounding the case happening...

[sanderssidesthehouse]

Can you do "Schrödinger's Union"? That's probably my favorite way I've heard their relationship described. Oh, for the bingo btw.

Yes, absolutely, I would love to talk about Schrödinger's Union, I'm glad you appreciate my nickname for them.

The most married and also divorced couple of all time.

I also just noticed I forgot to mark off affectionate or derogatory on toxic but tbh yeah. They can be whatever you want them to be. This, that, and/or the other thing.

Um, so, what can I say? They're both care taker types and could use someone to take care of them. They would have that kind of understanding. They also need to gossip with each other, probably about the creativitwins comparing stories, but they talk about Virgil a lot too. I think I started writing a fic about this somewhere, it feels very familiar to mention. (Should I just go crazy and start posting the first chapters of all my WIPs? lmk)

You could also encounter a problem where they focus too much on helping each other, making each others jobs harder, buring out, creating resentment, etc. Y'know... If you wanted to.

And I feel like them being married but also divorced is a popular opinion so idk how much I need to explain that in particular but if you just watch them interact and the way they talk about each other, they know each other intimately. They care about each other. They also annoy the piss out of each other and would have the most passive aggressive arguments. This is kind of peak Patton for me. Let Patton be a bitch 2k24. (We all know you're capable, Patton, let loose for me just one time.)

I think they could be good friends too. I'm a sucker for the 'guy who is all about self preservation meets someone they didn't actually mean to let in but would now do anything for dynamic'. I'm the sucker for the 'guy who is struggling with self image and confidence meets someone they originally think is mean but then realize that they're just uncompromising on their values and one of their values is themself dynamic'. They're so 'morals are important, but what good are morals if they kill you for nothing' and 'protecting yourself is important but what good is protecting yourself if you never experience the joys of life and connection with others'. They're just balanced in that good, good way. They strike me as classic western grizzled cowboy (Janus) and farm boy who just lost his parents but everyone in the community has been helping out (Patton).

At the current point in mainline canon it seems like they'll be hanging out more. That will be fun. It's great to get them in a room together.

I think that's all I can manage for now, I've been trying very hard to write this but my brain has been absolutely fried recently. As always, anyone can feel free to jump on, it would probably prompt my brain into making coherent thoughts lol.

[miitarashi]

I acctually love ur writing so much so if this idea sounds crap then u dont need to do it lol but if possible, could you do like a prompt 20 (the wee "I hate u" "I hate u too" and then they kiss thing) on the list? I've literally never heard of that one before but it sounds quite interesting; also if possible could it be a Tintin x female reader? Like, I got a wee story in my head; they r work partners but dont get along too well sometimes but it's because they are hiding feelings or something; then eventually when working on a case, that wee "I hate u" thing, happens in a room whilst there on a boat after a disagreement about something (possibly about protecting Chang but that's just the first thing that comes to my mind). If u have a story in ur head already then yours is probably better so u dont need to do this if u dont want, or if it sounds rubbish (I'm not a writer as u can probably tell lol) and ur NSFW things r acctually so good so if u want to add like... yk.. stuff between Tintin and the reader to this then feel free, no pressure tho. I'm not right in the head and idk if any of that made sense :)

DAMM THAT IS A LONG ASS BIG REQUEST-

I read every little word regardless and bro??? Not me in love with the idea?? Even more because you used the prompt list! (I forgot about it lol). Don't you worry my dear unknow person! I'm much worse in the head and undestand what you tried to say lol.

[Name] = reader (female)

Warning: i'll have to do split it in two parts. This one is more context,have mentions of killing and curse, the second will have a little bit of spicy. I'll put the warning there too. It's a long ass reading so, well,you've been warned but i hope you like it!

Prompt: "i hate you!" "I hate you too!" And make out.

There's people that look at each other and just click right away. You and Tintin did it too,in a very...very not that friendly way.

You,a newbie jornalist woman,ready to go to hell and heaven for the best history to write,and Tintin,a veteran at this point,fellow jornalist that would give you great advices for you to have a good start. That was everyone's first thought,but.

You were a bit childish and chaotic exactly because you didn't cared about what you had to do for your story,always complaining about Tintin's plans because most of them demanded time to act. You wanted now and against his words,you jump on the danger making him go right after you.

Yes, he's reckless,but you? 100% worse.

You two did click,but in a hateful way. Haddock aways tried to stop your arguments,never really did it because both of you didn't stop,wanting to always have the last word. It was hard to bear,for everyone,day by day looked more that you two grow the hate from each other.

Not that wrong,but not completely right too. Not saying that he didn't really hate you,believe me,he do. But he hate even more how much time he pass distracted looking at you, taking every little detail. The way your hair is always in a pony tail and showing a little bit of a tongue when you was thinking hard,the little smile you do at something that you writed on your article,your eyes, cute nose...lips...

And you? On the same board. You just love seeing him having a little time with Milu,his happy smile gets you everytime. The freckles on his cheeks,not even getting start with that cute topknot,blue eyes...his hands...

If someone see the real situation, would be laughing by how comic it all is. This,until you really messed up,almost costing someone's life beside yours. It's ok when is yours,you know how dangerous things can be but,other person...this is a really bad thing. The worst? It was Chang and Haddock as well,basically Tintin's family.

You two,along with Haddock had just saved Chang from kidnappers that focused on him because of some problems with the Wang family,but some of the mens was still following you all,Tintin said for you to stay with them (Chang and Haddock) to help if something goes wrong but you,like always, didn't listen and run alongside him. Just like he thought,some of the guys managed to go from the back near from where Chang and Haddock was,almost getting the both of them. Because of you.

Luckly,being close enough you two run right back knocking the guys down and going away as fast you all could,back for captains ship. It wasn't that hard to say how mad he was with you and he had all the rights for it.

"I asked for one thing [Name],didn't you see how our situation was before doing your reckless plan to just rush forward like a suicidal person?!" - he didn't raised his tone just yet,but the anger was pretty clear in each word.

"Yeah yeah,i'm sorry ok?! I thought i could-"

"Oh well,that's new,you thinking at once. Not even surprised that the only moment you stop to think end up almost getting two people killed!" - he cut you mid sentence.

This,you hated this on the most. If he's right,he use it against you without mercy. Your eyes rolled in annoyance,making him even more angry if that is possible.

"I said sorry,if you don't want it don't take it,i'll not lost time with you now"

You shrug it off,turning your back and walking away for your room. He look at Haddock and Chang for a moment,making sure both of them were ok before leaving to follow you,the discussion didn't ended yet. Haddock tried to stop him,even Chang,but your nonchalant "sorry" get under his skin to the point where both knew what was about to happen.

He didn't even knocked,just open the door looking right at you hearing you groan annoyed.

"Forgot how to knock?-"

"Don't start" - he close the door with a small thud and walk closer.

"Do you know what type of consequences your acts could have caused today? The world don't roll around you [Name]"

"I said sorry already,didn't i? What more do you want?? For me to ask for forgiviness on my knees in front of you??"

"You didn't mean your words,you just said what was necessary to dodge the conversation"

"Conversation my ass,you just come here to lash your stupid anger on me"

He open just a bit wide his eyes,seeming both surprised and confused. How you could be this dense? How you can not see that your careless actions affect people around you too?

"Stupid?? Do you undestand,that what you did almost cost the captain and Chang's life?!" - still didn't scream,but was close.

"They know how to handle-"

"Chang was hurted and Captain was in a ambush [Name]!"

Now,he screamed. You even flinched slightly by how sudden this was,you messed up. Badly.

"Explain then! How they could handle an ambush with one hurted and having only captain against armed people?! How?!"

His voice was loud. Frustration,anger even sadness was there, it's rare to see him like this but how could he not feel this way? That was a close,really close one,if you two wasn't near enough to run back to help them...

"They- they're not child for us to-"

"I TRUSTED YOU!" - it was you openning your eyes wide in surprise.

"I trusted that you would hear,at least this time,my request to stay and help them! Why you always like this?! Why you think so little about people's life?! Isn't captain your friend too?! You don't care about him?! What is wrong with you?!"

Tintin wasn't even lashing,it was a honest vent. He reach the limit with you,this was his try to maybe stop this hateful thing trusting one of the most important thing for him,but this is how you respond? He's right,but not about everything.

"What is wrong?...let's start by the fact that you always make me disappear from the view. I'm a jornalist too,but they never look at my work,only yours! Why i don't care about my life? Is to at least have a little spot since you take everything for yourself! That's way i throw myself forward,trying to get it before you or else everything was for nothing! Being journalist is my dream but you-" - you had to pause to breath,it was a lot of things,basically venting like he did.

"I don't want to be famous. Never wanted,just one time,i only want one time that my story get readed by people...i..." - you stop again,letting a deep breath.

"I know that what i did was wrong and i'm sorry,really sorry" - your tone growing more sincere and remorseful by what you did. But soon,the frustration come back - But dammit,i don't know what to do anymore! It's always you! Tintin that,Tintin this,Tintin Tintin Tintin!"

You finished with an angry groan under your breath. He could tell that at least this time your sorry was genuine,but something still linger on the back of his mind. You almost get them killed for a selfish reason. Not that the ginger-haired boy didn't see it happening. Both of you writed articles but only his was on the newspaper,of course it was unfair with you,even more because he readed and it was good,your details,explanations about the case,overal view of everything. He was still angry but...confused?

"Why is always you?!" - he snap back when you quickly turn to face him,walking closer.

"I'm a journalist too,i make articles too but is always,only about you!"

"It's...not my fault-"

"Yes it is!"

"Don't change the subject! You still risk other peoples life for a selfish reason,just because you envy me??"

Neither him knew what he was saying about exactly. Talking back by impulse,his words get you off guard. He was right again,wasn't he? Being this arrogant towards him since the first day was just...envy. You wanted be like him,be him. How embarrassing this sounds, even more than the other little thing on the back of your mind.

"I...what are you talking about? Me?? Envying you? Oh come on. Drop the attitude little man,you're only embarrassing yourself" - internally,you was making a face palm at how childish this comeback sounded.

"Embarrassing myself? You're the one acting like a little kid because of something foolish like envy. Grow up [Name]. You're only embarrassing yourself"

"You didn't- you know what?! Fuck you!" - you give a step closer looking at him still angry.

"Say what?!-" - he step forward too.

"That's it! I'm done with your shit! I said sorry already,even said more than i should. I'm tired of your baby face in front of me!"

"Said the one who don't even have a brain to think properly about her own decisions!"

Again, another step near. Every curse was right followed by a step until you two were close looking deep in each other's eyes. Your voices sounded angry, your eyes not and you both realized it. That feeling on the back of your head tingling by the proximity...

---> Part 2

[an-au-blog]

hello again!!

i'm quietly dying to know if u!buggy is present when robin translates the skypeian poneglyph & the note roger asked oden to leave on it. just. an amnesiac clown staring at this giant rock, too busy silently screaming what does it meeeean to hear robin explaining what it means. cracks me up.

(i also love the thought of there being a pattern of older locals recognizing buggy just a moment too late as 'one of the kids from back then'. i love a running gag that doubles as foreshadowing! though crocus would surely recognize buggy on sight, i bet he assumes buggy's being cryptic on purpose when he "pretends" not to know him, and goes along with it.)

i'd misremembered that conversation at shakky's bar as having only a handful of the strawhats present, and so was imagining that buggy had no idea they'd gotten a lead on his past, and rayleigh would only see buggy on the kizaru-kuma-strawhat battlefield for a minute before he gets kuma'd away… on one hand, i still love this idea bc i love pain. otoh that conversation happening with everyone but buggy present feels wrong. and a "don't tell me, i'll find out the truth for myself!" ending to rayleigh and buggy reuniting is so fitting, it's the same argument robin & luffy make to rayleigh in that scene!

i looove the thought of buggy losing track of luffy after marineford. what a situation he's in now!! surrounded by dozens of ex-prisoners who idolize him, maybe two he gets along with, a half-dozen he's terrified of, and shanks. he's heard stories from luffy, but that's luffy! you can't go to him for realism or accuracy!! but... this shanks guy does have a boat... and something about his face is kind of familiar...

how long does it take shanks to realize buggy acting like he doesn't know him isn't an act, i wonder? how many old grudges does shanks halfheartedly apologize for, trying to get buggy to give in and acknowledge him? is one of those apologies the thing that makes something click for buggy? does he freeze up, or immediately snap and shout at shanks bc he's misremembered why buggy was mad at him that time? :3c

xoxo, difan

Hello, Difan!

I thought about that like once when I was thinking about Robin in the u! universe, but then i forgot and never really thought about it again lol. In my mind he comes along somewhere between East Blue and Alabasta, though if anyone wants to adopt this au, I'm fine with whatever interpretation or spin they want to put on it.

Now that you said it, I agree, it would be really fun if the locals recognize him randomly like "yeah, yeah, that was the red-nosed kid! Aw, he was so cute, we gotta live him! Pity he's not with his friend though, hope nothing bad happened to the other one..." And Buggy just going"ifk what you're talking about, you're being weird af" and everyone just assumes the other kid (shanks) died and it's a painful memory so they're all like "Oh, yes of course... our bad... if there's anything we can do to help you tell us, it's been so hard for you, we're so sorry ". Which confuses Buggy even more, but hey, he's getting positive attention, even if it's pity, and he's not going to complain about it.

Buggy meeting Rayleigh in the bar is so dear to me. Idk if it'd be realistic but I feel like he'd be very defensive qt first but then Rayleigh would be "Buggy? Is that you? I barely recognized you, you've grown so much, and become such a strong young man" and then something snaps and he just falls into his arms absolutely sobbing. He doesn't know why, he can't remember him on a conscious level, but they still jave this father/son moment of comfort.

I don't remember if I said this in the last post or if I thought of it now, but him losing Luffy at Marine Ford and clinging to Shanks for protection would be funnier (to me) if he goes by the logic of "Okay, he's scary, the generals are even scared of him, Luffy likes him and he seems fond of Luffy. He looks a bit familiar so idk if he would have some grudge with me if I've wronged him in some way... so I'm just going to use my contact with Luffy as leverage!" So he just starts going "You know Luffy, right? Well I'm in his crew" (which breaks Shanks's heart because... why isn't he in his crew? What did Luffy offer him that Shanks can't?? And why is he jealous of his child protege? Buggy sees he's a little upset by it so he continues "So if- if you're his friend and care for him, you'll take me and my men to safety... and not kill me.......... please."

And he switches from being sad to being so confused like,

Shanks: wdym I'll do it because of Luffy. I'm not helping you because of Luffy,

Buggy absolutely terrified that his one strategy of manipulating his one ticket to freedom has expired:..... wh.. why?

Shanks: I'm gonna help you because we're friends! You're my best friend Buggy!

Buggy: We are? I mean uh, we are.

Shanks assuming he remembers him and being do happy: So you remember me?

Buggy afraid if he says no, Shanks will get mad and leave him: ... yes.

Once in the ship (because the prisoners are so many) everyone sleeps wherever they can. Except for Buggy. Shanks insists on giving him his bed or at least his a place in his room. "We were bunkmates after all" he says but Buggy just smiles and nods hoping he doesn't find out he doesn't actually recognize him. Shanks can feel Buggy is on edge the entire time and he tries asking but Buggy always goes "No, no it's fine, everything's great haha" so he starts testing the waters by asking "hey do you remember *insert thing that never happened* that was so crazy, right?" To which Buggy'll go all "yeaaaah, absolutely haha, very crazy that happened I remember!" And after the third or fourth time Shanks couldn't take it and confronts him about it. Buggy is furious but also devastated because that's it. He's going to kill him now. Maybe even worse. (Keep in mind Buggy has seen how cruel people can be and his time with the straw hats doesn't help him think better of people, because they also keep bumping into horrible people)

He starts scream crying at him, he's already a deadman, what else does he have to lose, might as well let it all out. Meanwhile, Shanks is so confused because he understands absolutely nothing.