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Netflix Season 2 Laboon/ Whiskey Peak Arc

Okay I'm continuing in my speculations of Netflix's adapations, and summing up the arcs that they're adapting.

My previous post is: https://www.tumblr.com/ghost-in-cyberspace/775489563446706176/one-piece-season-2-netflix-loguetown-arc-adaption?source=share

Here's the next one. As ever there will be spoilers

I've included Laboon's arc even though it's not on the list of arc's Netflix has written because I'm hoping they include it since if they go beyond season 2, and they include him, it'll be critical to recruiting a future member of the Straw Hat Crew. Given though that arc is so small, it's probably included with Whisky Peak, another small (but critical) story arc.

Characters Introduced

Laboon

Now Laboon is the whale in the picture. I chose this one though cos it sums up the entire character in one shot though really.

Laboon is an Island whale. Think Blue whale on steroids and you have the right idea. In fact when introduced he swallowed the Going Merry. Mostly because Luffy being an idiot, punched him in the EYE when hitting him broke the goat figure head.

His backstory is this. When he was a baby 50 years ago he was separated from his pod. But he followed the Rumbar Pirates cos he liked their music. the Rumbar Pirates were a lot like the Red Hair and Straw Hat crews, they just wanted freedom and adventure, so they adopted Laboon as pet/mascot. However when they were going to the Grand Line they tried to drive him off as the place was too dangerous for a baby Island Whale. But Laboon followed them anyways, so the Rumbar Pirates made him a promise. Wait at the cape with Dr Crocus at the entrance of the Grand Line for a couple of years. The pirates will complete their voyage, and Laboon would be fully grown and be able to travel with them (nothing can mess with an adult Island Whale, not even sea monsters)

Seeing as only Gold Roger sailed the entirety of the Grand Line, you can guess what happened. Half the crew fell to a plague and were forced to leave the Grand Line. The other half was killed off. 25 years after they left Laboon, Crocus sailed with Gold Roger, and found out about the half that left the Grand Line. Thinking it was the entire crew, Crocus told Laboon, who in denial and rage started to slam his head against the Red Line. Crocus believed that Laboon wanted to destroy it as a barrier between him and his friends.

The reason I hope this is included is because of Brook, who will be the musician of the Straw Hats. See Brook ate the Revive Revive fruit, a paramecia that gave Brook the ability to come back from the dead when he and his crew were killed in a battle. The main side effect as seen in the image is that he rotted to a skeleton before his soul could find his body (it was foggy). His ship was damaged with no rudder and the area he was stranded in was treachous so he drifted for 50 years alone before the Straw Hats could find him.

Luffy made the same promise to Laboon, that they'd meet again and painted his flag on his head to force Laboon to stop ramming the Red Line (the paint would scuff and it's a symbol of his promise). Without that promise, and the Straw Hats meeting Laboon, Brook would refuse to join up, as he wanted to check to see if Laboon was still at the cape. So that's why I hope it's included. Funnily enough I also summed up Laboon's arc at the same time.

Doctor Crocus

Okay this is Doctor Crocus. Like I said before he's a doctor whose notable patients are Laboon and Gold Roger and his crew.

I kinda summed him up when talking about Laboon, but he also provided information to the Straw Hats, and exposition to us, about how the Grand Line works.

Compasses work by using a magnetised iron needle to find Earth's magnetic north pole. That's how they find North. But in a strong localised magnetic field, they lose Earth's magnetic field and track the localised one instead. This happens in real life. And in One Piece, each Grand Line Island has a huge concentration in magnetic minerals such as iron and zinc so they all have their own magnetic field. This screwed with Nami's compass, freaking her out. Crocus explains and gifts the Log Pose: a compass like device that instead of pointing towards the magnetic North to help a navigator get their bearings, it points at the next Grand Line Island by recording it's magnetic field. Once at the Island it records after a variable amount of time, the next Island in the chain. And so you can hop from Island to Island.

Miss Wednesday

Aka Nefertiti Vivi, Princess of the Kingdom Of Alabasta, and a major reason for the spoiler warnings on this post.

Miss Wednesday is her code name in Baroque Works, the organisation mentioned in Season 1 that tried to recruit Zoro. Male agents get numbers, and they are partnered with a female agent, whose codename is either a day of the week or an important day of the year (depending on the rank). Baroque Works poses as a group of bounty hunters taking down pirates. But in actuality and likely the reason the Navy are investigating them, is because they're trying to destabilise Vivi's home country (not going to say more here. I'll sum it up if I get round to posting the Alabasta Arc).

Vivi infilitrated to find out about it, and the organisations leader. But she was found out, so the Straw Hats were asked to protect and escort her to her home Kingdom, which kicks off the Baroque Works Saga season 2 might be following. (Nami agreed to it as the thought of saving a nation's princess put price signs in her eyes, and then the danger of the mission meant the whole crew had to leave with her in a hurry)

My favorite moment of hers isn't in this arc, it's in Drum Kingdom, but she reinforces a lesson from Shanks.

Mr 9

So not much is known about him, though Zoro definelty figured he was Baroque Works since he cut Mr 7 in half. He was Vivi's partner in Baroque Works and he sacrifices himself to protect Vivi, though he didn't know she was a spy.

Mr 8

Aka Igaram. He's a member of Alabasta's Royal council. Specifically Captain of the Royal Guard. He was the one that found out Baroque Works were destabilising the country, and attempting a coup. He infiltrated specifically to protect Princess Vivi.

Favorite moment? Cross dressing as Vivi so she can escape Whisky Peak safely.

Miss Monday

Poses as a Nun in Whisky Peak, and is Mr 8's partner (which makes me wonder where the heck is Miss Tuesday?) but gets taken down by Zoro. Other than that not much else is known about her.

Mr 5

An Officer Agent for Baroque Works. Uses the Boom-Boom fruit. Gets taken out for interfering in Luffy and Zoro's fight with each other (Cos Luffy is an idiot)

Miss Valentine

Mr 5's partner. Uses the Kilo Kilo fruit which can alter her weight to make her light enough to float with an umbrella, then drop with the force of a meteor. Gets taken out by Zoro and Luffy for the same reason as Mr 5.

Unluckies.

Mr 13 and Miss Friday (Friday the 13th). They're the messengers of Baroque Works and punishes agents and officers who fail the organisation. Hence why they're called Unlucky.

Miss All-Sunday

So another spolierific Character. You don't find out her name until the Alabasta Arc, but it's Nico Robin a future Straw Hat member. Her partner is the Boss of Baroque Works; Crocodile. She was the one who found out Vivi and Igaram's true purpose in the organisation, let them follow her to the Boss and then tattled on them. I'll save any other details until I make more relevant posts but needless to say, her past and motives are a doozy.

Plot

So for the Laboon Arc, the Straw Hats discovered that the entrance to the Grand Line is called Reverse Mountain. So called cos the sea flows up the canals before dropping into the Grand Line ocean current. The Hyrdrography of the One Piece world is insane but the currents of all four seas focus on Reverse Mountain, enabling it to happen. The Straw Hats sail up the East Blue canal, and drop down the Grand Line canal. And run smack into Laboon. Laboon eats them as Luffy punches him in the eye. Then they face off against Miss Wednesday and Mr 9 who wanted to kill Laboon to feed Whiskey Peak. They're stopped. Naturally Zoro is suspicious of them due to his encounter with Mr 7. The Straw Hats offer them a ride since they unknowingly took their log pose. Crocus tells the others of Laboon's backstory, so Luffy makes his own promise to Laboon to meet again when he's returned from circumnavigating the Grand Line. Part of Laboon's problem was that his longing to reunite with the Rumbar Pirates means he was ramming his head against the Red Line continent, trying to break through. He was causing such massive damage to himself that Crocus was forced to build a home inside him to treat him. Part of Luffy's promise included Luffy painting his (badly) drawn Jolly Rodger to symbolise it. If Laboon continues ramming his head, he'll rub off the paint. So Laboon has to stop. Miraculously it worked. Crocus explains log poses and the Grand Line Island's individual magnetic fields. Miss Wednesday explains (snarkily) the dangers of being complacent whilst sailing as Nami taking her eyes of the log pose for an hour caused the Going Merry to get twisted around.

So onto Whiskey Peak. And seemingly this is a party island that welcomes pirates, so the Straw Hat's party on, with all of them passing out from being drunk/food/too much dancing (flirting in Sanji's case). But it's a rouse to make it easier to collect Luffy's bounty. Zoro and Nami were just playing along, to protect the others (Zoro) or to rob Baroque Works (Nami). Zoro curbstomps the entirety of Whiskey Peak's population. This is when Mr 5 and Miss Valentine show up to kill Igaram and Vivi, revealing their royal connections to Alabasta. Igaram is defeated but begs Zoro to protect the Princess Vivi. Nami accepts for him cos she can smell a royal reward, calling in his debt to her for the loan (the interest starts when the money leaves her hands, remember). Zoro and Luffy (whose clueless at what's going on) defeat Mr 5 and Miss Valentine. Vivi explains the coup at Alabasta and accidently reveals that it's headed by a Warlord of the Sea- Crocodile (same rank as Dracule Mihawk the one who nearly killed Zoro). Nami tries to bail on the crew at that point, but the Unluckies already got her picture ready to relay to Crocodile. Igaram tries to act as a decoy by cross-dressing as Princess Vivi and taking 3 dummies and sail direct to Alabasta, revealing the existence of Eternal Poses, that record an Island's unique magnetic field and so will eternally point at it. He hoped that if Vivi takes the island hopping route, she'll be safe from Baroque Works whilst he draws their attention. But he gets blown up right out the harbour, which lights a fire under the arses of our heroes. Luffy and Zoro race back to the ship, dragging Sanji and Ussopp along to get it ready. Nami comforts Vivi.

Whilst sailing away is when Miss All-Sunday (Nico Robin) shows up. She reveals she blew up Igaram's boat. But effortlessly tosses away Sanji and Ussopp who appear next to her, and smacks away Nami and Zoro's weapons. How isn't seen but shows she has a Devil Fruit power. She then uses it to toss Luffy's hat to her, pissing him off. Vivi reveals that Miss All-Sunday purposefully lead her and Igaram to Crocodile then revealed to him that they were spies. Miss All-Sunday then tosses an Eternal Pose to an Island near Alabasta. She claims it's a route Baroque Works knows nothing about so Vivi and the Straw Hats would be safe on that route. But if they refuse her gift, then based on the direction of Nami's Log Pose, they'll be heading to Little Garden, and Baroque Works wouldn't have to lift a finger to stop them. Vivi agonised over whether to accept the Eternal Pose or not, based on Miss All-Sunday's past actions, but also whether or not she has the right to risk the Straw Hat's safety. Luffy made the decision for her, by crushing the Eternal Pose. He tells Miss All-Sunday (and Vivi) that he's the one that decides the course of the ship. Nami gets pissed off (Little Garden implied to be a death sentence and all) but Luffy also points out that Miss All-Sunday killed Igaram so he hates her for that. Miss All-Sunday takes her leave

Moments I want to keep.

Zoro's curbstomping of Baroque Work's Whiskey Peak bounty hunters. He purposefully also doesn't kill most of them. But one badass line as he starts is he flash-steps behind Mr 8 (Igaram) who boasted that Zoro's was going to join Whiskey Peak's grave stones (The Island has two odd hills that look like Cacti, beacuse of all the grave stones). Zoro then asks is he sure about that.

Igaram getting blown up. Dark I know but it was an awesome anime moment and also hints at Nico Robin's powers

Luffy crushing the Log Pose

In any case. I hope you all enjoyed this post. I'll try and summarise the next one. Little Garden.

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Midnight Pals: Men

Jude Cook: for too long, the literary world has been dominated by women Cook: people have been asking 'when will men have a chance?' Cook: well guess what Cook: men, your time has finally arrived

Cook: if you think about it, men have really been shortshrifted in the whole book thing Cook: when was the last time that you heard about a man writing a book? Lovecraft: King: Poe: Koontz: Barker: Barker: tell us more Cook: gladly!

Cook: look, i'm just saying that men have been sidelined in publishing Cook: when are men going to finally get a chance to shine? King: i like the cut of this guy's jib! Poe: me too! i really like this for some reason Koontz: it's like he's telling me what i always wanted to hear!

Cook: the problem is that men just aren't good at centering themselves King: it's true, we're too modest Poe: oh yeah absolutely Barker: this guy is making a lot of sense Lovecraft: a fearless truth teller for our age!

Cook: i'm glad i run a publishing house full of men Cook: cause men can sweat and men can stink and no one seems to care oh! Cook: THROW the dishes in the sink and clog the drain with hair-o! All: clog the drain with hair-o!

Cook: i aim to finally give a voice to men Patricia Highsmith: maybe if them dizzy dames would quit yappin' their traps, folks could hear what us dudes got to say Highsmith: am i right? Cook: Highsmith: this guy knows what i'm talkin about

Highsmith: women, huh? Highsmith: can't live with em, can't live without em Cook: Cook: Cook: Highsmith: sure are easy on the eyes tho

Mary Shelley: sup fuckers? Poe: King: Koontz: Lovecraft: Barker: Shelley: you lot suddenly got real quiet Shelley: funny, that

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The Cowboy's Eyes - Ch. 2

[Content warning for: light depictions of gore & outdated usages of the word "homosexual".

Dat's it.]

Cosmin Mihai.

Manager. Friend. Lover.

The words still rung in his ears.

“I love you, Cooper Howard.”

There had always been rumors that Cosmin was an unmarried workaholic with far too many male guests. Not many friends, though, like he kept everyone at arm’s length. But not Cooper. They were thick as thieves.

“Cosmin? He's stubborn. But he's good at his work. I mean look at you!”

After his last manager retired, Cosmin came in to continue his career. A brightly colored flag of a human being, with a face that came straight out of the Marines. Barb had always criticized their partnership, given the rumors that Cosmin was a homosexual, communist, or both.

“I just can't stand that they can do whatever because they have more money!”

Anti-capitalist sentiment, sure, but with megacorporations running everything, who wasn't? They “wiped the slate clean” just to turn a profit. What a sick fucking joke.

Rousing himself out of his train of thought, Cooper realized that the sun had set on his and Cosmin's watch. “Lucy is younger. She gets to rest first.” He had brought a well-maintained anti-materiel rifle out to keep an eye on the horizon. Laid out in a rickety sniper’s nest was the best way for him to utilize such a skill.

One that Cooper never knew he had.

He looked the damn same as last Cooper saw him. Dark hair, meticulously faded and kept cropped, a charming amount of stubble, and the kind of musculature that would send lesser men to their knees. Not his usual type, but he could never get over the ideals that were drilled into his head.

Reaching down from his chair, he had aimed for Cosmin’s ass, wanting to startle him—

“No.” Stern. He took his watch seriously. Couldn't blame him. A deathclaw would level his entire home in an instant. “Do you wanna talk about the last couple of hundred years, Cos?”

“...I was frozen for most of it.

“Frozen, and yet you didn't come searchin’ for me once you were outta there.”

“Coop-”

“No, don't Coop me. You have a lot of explaining to do.”

In the back of the scope, Cooper barely saw his face twitch, then fall some, eyes still focused on its target. “I thought you died. Your name disappeared from Vault-Tec’s servers. So I made a living here. Killing-”

Cooper saw it too, picking up the binoculars next to his chair to get a better look at the movement in the distance. Horns, a gruesome mouth - a deathclaw.

The sound was deafening even for him, shaking the nest just slightly to further dampen the recoil from such a large rifle. In his binoculars, the deathclaw's armored head exploded, pieces of viscera flying outwards.

Its headless body fell a few seconds after.

“How in the hell… did you learn to shoot?”

“Practice.” There was the beautiful sound of Cosmin chambering a new round, and a grunt as he settled back in.

The man he knew was gentle to him - even in their roughest moments, Cosmin practically worshiped him. Something that Cosmin had always wanted, he confessed once. After the Battle of Anchorage, he was the right person for the right kind of role that the people wanted to see. A handsome face with a righteous set of morals, and the experience off-screen to back it up.

Cosmin was a hard-working yet gentle man that had everything going for him professionally, until Cooper's fall out with Vault-Tec. Then both of their reputations were ruined, but Cosmin still found work for him, even amidst rumors that the great Cooper Howard was a homosexual communist.

Oh how far they've fallen.

“How many years…?”

“Five. I've been out here for five years.” Cosmin stood with his rifle, back to Cooper to aim it out at a distant target, the sleeves of his jumpsuit tightening as his arms held the weight of the rifle. He didn't need power armor. He was strong without it.

Like he always was.

“Got a caravan coming through. They're not going to cause a problem.” Cooper realized he was staring, a flush of heat battling the cold of the nighttime desert. He had been numb to his feelings of abandonment, but here? They threatened to bubble up to the surface. Cosmin had been surviving in the Sierra for five years and was still the same man as before.

“Cosmin I-” He stopped when the now-prone sniper turned his head to gaze at him in his peripheral vision. “I'm sorry, sweetheart, I'm not the man you knew before the war.”

“Don't care.” He saw his jaw clench some as he shifted on his stomach, eyes forward. “You didn't shoot me in the head when I was down. Means you still harbor some feelings about me, don't you?” That wave of heat went through him again, centering itself in his cheeks. Did he?

…

He did.

Some two hundred years earlier…

“So, to quash a rumor - are you really a homosexual?”

It was “boy’s night”, a night where Cooper could just be around his male friends without worry. Barb had her own girl’s nights, even if they were few and far between these days. Cosmin’s house had a pool and it was nigh a hundred degrees outside, so it was perfect for a very sweet mojito and a swim.

Cosmin stood up in the shallow end, knees bent to keep his upper body in the water, arms resting on the concrete rim of the pool, head tilted up to gaze at the reclined Cooper. “Do you think you can live with the truth?”

“Of course! You're plyin’ me with the sweetest mojitos this side of the Rockies and you think I can't handle a little truth. Pfff.” He took a sip of said mojito, using its straw to hide a smile. There was always guilt around his happiness around Cosmin.

“I am.” Safe to say, Cooper wasn't entirely surprised. With how much skin and muscle Cosmin showed in his professional life, he must be peacocking for somebody.

“Nobody special?” That caused Cosmin’s brows to furrow, turning around so his back was to Cooper. Even his shoulders had definition–

“Not really. I look up to someone but they always fall short and can't handle having expectations put on them.”

“Expectations liiiike?” He wasn't usually such a gossip, but he had grown curious about his manager - he had been hurt by Barb’s coldness regarding her job and Vault-Tec’s ridiculous rules for their vaults. Cosmin was a comfort. “Like having morals. They're with me to get closer to you. To Vault-Tec. Even men outside the industry. I… don't have many people I can trust.” It took Cooper a moment to think, consider his options. Clearly, Cosmin trusted him.

Silence hung in the air, threatening to strangle them both if nobody said anything.

“I'm bisexual.” The words spilled from Cooper’s mouth clumsily, something he had never said in decades. He had mourned the thought about living how he wanted once he became America’s cowboy. He knew Cosmin did not care one bit. With the increasing tensions and threats of nuclear war in the US, he wanted someone to know.

“Wait– really?” Cosmin turned to finally look at him, dark eyes clearly fixed on his face, which rivaled the heat of the outdoors. Unable to form words, Cooper just nodded once, sitting up in his beach chair to try and dispel the uncomfortable knot in his throat. He watched as Cosmin climbed out of the pool, eyes following how his muscles shifted under his skin to bear his weight. Oh fuck.

The mojito was taken from his hand and fear welled up in his chest, unsure if Cosmin was going to make a move or worse. Instead, his hands were held, Cosmin’s forehead touching his - this was intimate. Gentle. Considerate. “Thank you for trusting me.” He whispered, taking one of Cooper’s hands to kiss his knuckles, which made his heart jump into his throat.

He had latent feelings for Cosmin. He didn't realize it until he had to confront it. That respect, that adoration, things that he lost in his own long-term relationship, it all bubbled to the surface without warning - and in the moment it did, his head was tucked against Cosmin’s wet shoulder. He didn't feel bad contributing to it, but something was gnawing at his heart, screaming that it was wrong for him to be weak in front of a man and not his wife.

“Sshhh. Ssshhh, it's okay.” His voice was so quiet, fingers stroking through his hair. He never imagined himself in such a position, crying like a child in another man's arms. It was freeing, almost, but he didn't want Barb to see him as weak when she needed him most.

Not an hour and a shower later, he found himself tucked against a sleeping Cosmin, his mouth open slightly as he slept. He felt… safe.

Fuck.

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btw the katy perry/bezos' girlfriend/other four irrelevant billionaires 10 minute space stunt was not the first all female expedition no matter how much they try to market it as such. the first all female mission was in 1963 with soviet cosmonauts Valentina Tereshkova, Irina Solovyova and Valentina Ponomaryova - all three of which were working class and had to pass incredibly hard exams to be chosen from 400 potential candidates. just in case we started falling for the propaganda machine again

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The Cowboy's Eyes

[The Ghoul/Cooper Howard + OC, Approx. 2k characters

It's Fallout. It's crude. Content warning for physical violence, antiquated usages of "homosexual" the use of the f-word or "faggot", and mild erotic writing. There's no censoring here, lads. You know what you're getting into.]

They say the sun's relentless if you let it. There's ways to avoid its gaze and burn, even if it seems futile.

Boiling alive in a suit of armor was not it.

Pest control had to be done, though. Can't let the cazadores swarm what little bit of shitty farmland that was able to be worked and pick at the poorly grown herbs and tubers that could survive there.

Living on the outskirts of New Vegas was a challenge, especially after the Courier shook it up and caused the once-prosperous city to crumble into a shadow of itself. There weren't many caps passing through with so many people either dead or ousted. Maybe it was a good idea to head east, but...

No, he had his home.

The sounds of gunfire and slightly startled screams brought Cosmin out of his thoughts, dropping the cazador corpse to rush in its direction. His power armor felt almost like a second skin, willing it to move was natural.

Coming over the ridge, two figures were spotted. One dressed like an honest-to-God cowboy, and another like a weathered dweller. An old part of his heart stung, a pang of familiarity bubbling up at the sight of a cowboy. They stood over a cazador - given how energetic the dweller was being, it had startled her. He tucked behind one of the larger rocks for cover to listen in, adjusting his head to catch as much sound as possible.

"There's giant flies now! This keeps getting worse and worse, I swear." He heard her nudge it with her boot almost curiously; that level of nonchalance made him relax some. He heard the sound of spurs as the ghoul moved around, then he spoke. "Well, sweetheart, there ain't no use in pickin' at it. We gotta get movin'."

He peeked over the ridge, watching as the two bickered amongst themselves over the giant fly on the ground. He couldn't stop staring at the now ghoulified Cooper. He had lost all roundness from his face, cheekbones sharp and eye sockets hollowed. The expression he wore was one he had seen very rarely on his face, lips twisting in frustration as the dweller likely was rambling about how the fauna in the Sierra sucked. It was cute, almost, how Coop was being patient with her. It was a rarity out in the wasteland.

Cooper.

Inching closer, his armor creaked just barely enough, and before he could register it, he was met with the barrel of a very intimidating looking weapon. Oh. Well then. "I heard ya comin' but you're tryin' to be sneaky now, ain't'cha?" God, even after two hundred years he was putting on an act. One that he didn't mind at all - there were a few moments in their shared career that he fantasized about Coop or directly asked the man to do his Southern accent for him. Now here he was.

"Coop?" He saw the look in the ghoul's eyes falter, steady hand trembling very slightly. The woman came around his hiding spot, concerned but quiet.

"Now where do you know that name?" Two hundred years later, of course he wouldn't remember. He settled some in his armor, making a few awkward noises. "It was years ago-"

"How. Long. Ago."

"About... two hundred years?" He heard his voice pitch up involuntarily, cringing internally at the realization.

He didn't get long to cringe, the side of the ghoul's weapon meeting his helmet, "Stop fuckin' with me and tell the truth-!"

"I am! God- c'mon, there isn't any use arguing in the desert like this- FUCK—" Another hit clanged off of his armor's helmet, jolting it aside some - and the vault dweller interjected.

"Stop it! Just because you're mad doesn't mean you can beat on him like that!"

"Big man in power armor and you're sayin' I'm beatin' up on him? He's seven fuckin' feet tall."

"Well yes but– come on, there's probably shelter." He watched as the two stared at each other. The woman was definitely using her big eyes to worm her way into Cooper's soft heart.

"Fine. But I'm not holsterin' shit 'cause you convinced me!" There was always a father in Cooper's heart, looking out for other people. But it was clear the wasteland had changed him for the worst. Becoming a ghoul had sharpened some features and softened others - or removed them entirely. But his eyes had stayed the same.

He led the two back down the ridge from where he came, being careful in how he walked because of his now off centered helmet. They walked in relative silence, and he was glad for it. It allowed him to collect his thoughts.

Christ. He was in trouble if Coop remembered him.

Cooper Howard.

As they got onto the farm, he could hear the duo behind him muttering to each other, which grew quieter as he kept walking to the shack that passed for his workshop. It only took a few seconds to set his armor up in its stand and slide out of its back hatch. He took in relatively cooler air for a second—

"Cosmin?" Of course Coop would recognize him. Having been frozen two hundred years ago would do that to you. The wasteland hadn't touched him much since being awoken five years ago. Turning, he carefully made eye contact with the now stunned and ghoulified Cooper Howard. "Wh- How- You- survived." He saw the shadow of the vault dweller in the door, but kept her distance. Manners.

"I ended up getting frozen. Low priority but still useful. I've been living here since. Trying to... live a better life." He explained, chin tucking into his chest to gaze down at Cooper as he grew closer. There was silence between them, and then—

The floor. The floor was nice and cold. He could hear the two arguing, but not understand any of the words. The pain in his gut had caused him to collapse and blip out of consciousness for a second. Or maybe it was longer. Cosmin curled up slowly on the floor to nurse the knot of pain in his stomach for a moment, coming to realize it was quiet.

A gentle hand pulled at his shoulder, causing him to open an eye and gaze up at the vault dweller that Coop had brought with him. "He's raiding your liquor cabinet." She set about trying to help Cosmin to his feet, talking all the while. "I'm Lucy, by the way. And you're-"

"Cosmin."

"Right. And he's-"

"Cooper."

"And he's being VERY rude, so let's go talk some sense into him." Wow, chipper. He could tell that he was giving her a look by the look she gave in return - but she just tugged on his arm.

Heading towards the house, he could hear the sound of bottles rattling together - Coop was trying to find something good amongst his stash. Entering the house, he heard the bottles go quiet. The living room was the first doorway anyway. Coming around the corner, he was met with a cowboy holding one of his full bottles of whiskey, staring directly at him and Lucy.

It felt like ages passed before the silence was broken - by Cosmin first.

"You owe me one."

"Owe you for WHAT?"

"Punching me." He stepped closer, now only five feet away from Coop. "I don't owe you shit for punchin' you. I could've done worse but Little Miss Golden Rule's given me a guilty conscience."

"You and I both know that isn't true." Three feet.

"Like hell it isn't true - I could've turned your sad little life in this desert into nothing."

"But you didn't." One foot. Cosmin even leaned over Coop, a hand placed on his liquor cabinet to truly dwarf the man.

They had always stood out in the industry. Cosmin for his height and sheer faggotry, and Cooper with his cowboy charms and prestige. Everyone always questioned why a prolific actor like Cooper Howard would choose to stay with a manager so controversial and out with who he was - even before the war, homosexuality was more of a whisper. Cosmin was a shout amongst that whisper. It allowed him to get shit done. It allowed him to advocate for Cooper.

And it gave him SO much blackmail.

He could see the barest twinge of fear in Cooper's face - they lacked privacy. Lucy was still in the room.

But he would have to live with it.

It only took a second for Cosmin to bring the silenced Cooper into a kiss, tasting one of his nicer whiskeys that still lingered on his lips. His hand gently palmed at the back of Coop's head, trying to keep him close even for a brief moment. He broke the kiss only after a few precious seconds, feeling Cooper's hand against the bruise forming on his stomach.

"I told you, no kissing in front of people."

"Lucy doesn't care."

"No, no, I really don't, I didn't even look!" He saw Cooper lean over to peer past him, a genuine smile forming on his face for the briefest of moments. It was sweet.

Straightening up, Cosmin barely felt Coop’s fingers tuck against the belt of his jumpsuit, such a familiar gesture for him it almost sent him back to much simpler times. That gentle tug meant he felt safe. Safe next to him.

“Can I get you two any food?” Cosmin straightened up, his hand resting on Coop’s shoulder gingerly. Lucy went to speak, her eyes darting downwards. “I think Cooper has.” She hid a laugh behind her hand, turning away some to hide it from the pair. “Wh—”

“I mean. He has a nice ass.”

Squeeze.

“You are NOT making ass jerky out of Cosmin!”

“I'm eatin’ somethin’ else—”

Covering his face with one hand, Cosmin audibly snorted, pushing at Coop’s shoulder to become detached from the man - and the hand so lovingly gripping at an asscheek. Of course that's what he went to.

He couldn't believe his luck. And how absolutely unlucky Cooper was. The man had come into his home - modest, compared to the actor’s - talked quickly about how he needed somewhere to rest, and practically passed out on his couch. It had been an hour since, and Cosmin was sat across from his couch, empty glass in hand as he watched Coooer’s sleeping face.

Moving into the kitchen, Cosmin set about finding some food for the three of them - sure, it would set him back a couple days, but there was a greater than zero chance that he was going to be travelling with them. So at the end of the day, it didn't matter. He could hear the two talking amongst themselves as they sat at his crappy dining room table, but it was just noise. It reminded him of simpler times….

Two hundred years before…

It was the only time he had seen the man at peace. There was a tension around his wife as of recent, and his brow always furrowed when he worried about his daughter and his career. Cosmin didn't help in that capacity, advocating for Cooper’s autonomy in his roles.

Ultimately, it was up to the director for what they wanted for him. He could only do so much to appease Cooper’s sense of justice and morality. But to many, money was more important than morals.

He found himself sliding out of the chair and sitting on the floor in front of the couch, head in his arms like a tired middle schooler, gazing at the sleeping Cooper.

Cosmin was a selfish man at heart - the men in his life couldn't live up to Coop. A confirmed bachelor as some might have called him, with no women on his arm and rumors of a homosexual, communist sex ring in the industry. Not that he was invited, anyway.

Everything was a whirlwind after that. The confession of his wife's sins. His disillusionment.

His lips against Cosmin's. Hands pushing at his chest. Cosmin was used for nothing more than Cooper's pleasure and release from the expectations of a loving husband and America’s family man.

Cooper even stayed after everything. Tucked into Cosmin as if that would shield him from the weight of the world. A great weight that would ruin him if it came out.

Cosmin remembered the nails against his thighs, how Coop bucked like an ornery horse that didn't know how to behave, the look of pure lust as Coop covered his mouth to silence an ear-shattering scream.

And he liked being used by Coop.

And ruin him it did…

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The planet Elysium was supposed to be a utopic colony world where all the wealthy and powerful could escape from the pollution, poverty, and social unrest on Earth. It collapsed in less than a decade, while the people who'd been left behind were finally able to change society for the better.

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One Piece Season 2 Netflix Loguetown Arc adaption

Hi everyone,

So I want to start this off by saying I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. This blog post is just my hopes and dreams about what can be adapted to season 2 of Netflix One Piece. Cos Season 1 rocks.

Right so as season 1 proved, the entire arc can't be adapted faithfully. This is okay as One Piece has been being publishes since 1997. It is 28 years old. The arcs can be years long. A life-action adaption hasn't got that luxury. So I'll do major characters introduced, their story impact overall, introducing and establishing character scenes (and if I want them kept) plus an overall story summary and key scenes I hope get in. And general thoughts about what I'd change etc.

BTW spoilers for the manga/anime ahead. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK

Characters Introduced

Tashigi

So this is Lieutenant Tashigi. She typically is Zoro's antagonist as she is a dead ringer for his deceased childhood friend Kuina (4kids lead child hood me to think she WAS and had amnesia. Screw you 4kids. Say die once in a bloody while) so he couldn't fight her. Stupid reason. In the anime/manga her introducing moment is that she trips off the cobbles, cos she's a clumsy as hell, loses her glasses (hello Thelma-trope.) and Zoro crushes them by accident when he picks them up and sees her face. Naturally I'm not attached to this introduction. I think a more cool way to introduce her, cos she's a sword nut and wants to reclaim all the legendary swords back out of pirate hands (including Zoro's so let's wish her luck) is to show her kinda like how she was reintroduced in Alabasta, arguing with a crooked sword vendor for scamming and ripping people off for selling knock offs.

Smoker

And here's Captain Smoker, Tashigi's immediate superior officer. Also known as The White Hunter. He ate the Smoke-Smoke fruit (yeah Oda ain't subtle about him) the first Logia user introduced. And primary reason why East Blue pirates don't make it to the Grand Line. From his cameo at the end of Season 1, he's promised to still be a badass. Which is good, as Luffy could only run from him. I hope they keep this introducing moment for him. In Loguetown a little girl was skipping ahead of her dad, ecstatic over having 2 scoops of ice cream , when she tripped and bounced of Smoker's leg, spilling ice cream on his trouser leg. The dad is terrified that Smoker was was going to kill his daughter, (not an unreasonable fear, Marine Captains and higher can be absouletly merciless and ruthless even to little girls. In the anime Captain Axe-Hand Morgan ordered the death of little girl from the bar) But Smoker just patted her on the head, apolgised for his trousers "eating" her ice cream and gave her enough money for a triple scoop. I want this included cos it shows Smoker's entire character, completely badass, terrifying to pirates and civilians, but caring to kids. He could have turned to smoke so the girl didn't run into him, but then she'd have fallen and hurt herself on the cobbles.

Dragon (spoiler: full name is Monkey. D. Dragon, Luffy's father)

Right, this guy, this bloody guy, is THE reason I put up the spoiler warning. And 20 years later we still don't know much about him. In the manga, at Loguetown you don't even know he's Luffy's father. He just shows up, conveniently when a storm that had a lot of benefical consequences for the Straw Hat crew blows in, flash stepping with the lightning like a Weeping Angel from Doctor Who

Serious Bad Guy vibes there, except he isn't. BTW that's the way I want him introduced in the Netflix version. This also means given the way the winds behaviour around him (he can just appear in gust of wind etc) means that there's speculation that he ate a devil fruit with some kind of wind/storm power. Mainly a Mythical Zoan, a devil fruit that turns you into a legendary creature like a phoenix. Only in Dragon's case the fan theory is that it's the Thunderbird from Native American legends. But nothing has been confirmed in the manga yet.

So why the spoiler warnings? Besides the fact that Dragon is Luffy's dad, a fact Garp doesn't share until 300th episode of the anime. He's known in universe as the World's Worst Criminal; Revolutionary leader Dragon. These facts are revealed piece-meal over 400+ episodes. But you see, a fact that won't shock people who only watched Netflix One Piece I'm sure. But the World Government in One Piece is tyranical and oppressive. The Marines are essentially stormtroopers with more colourful and individualistic personalities. But the pirates aren't their enemy. They're either not fighting directly (Red-haired Pirates led by Shanks, or Straw Hats) all the time, or just straight up targeting civilians (every other crew).

The exception is Dragon. He's the leader of the Revolutionary Army. (viva la revolution) This group targets corrupt and tyrannical monarchies that the World Government actively props up and protects, and protects all civilians. Only corrupt ones. When Dragon hears news that his 2nd in command murdered a just king, he said he'd wait till he hears it from him. But if it's true then Dragon was going to make him pay for it regardless of the reason behind the murder. (his 2nd in command was innocent BTW). But this is why he's branded a Criminal and not a pirate. He doesn't pillage and destroy civilian lives. He's just making the World Government pay.

This is why, in the manga anyways, Luffy doesn't know who his dad is, and never seen his face before. Cos Dragon stayed away so no one could use Luffy against him.

Story Summary

Loguetown is the last island town that the Straw Hats visit in the East Blue before hitting the Grand Line and the last story arc in the East Blue Saga. It's also the place in the prologue of Season 1, where Gold Roger, the previous King of the Pirate was both born and executed, starting the Great Pirate Age. Hence Loguetown's nickname, place of beginnings and endings (logue as in prologue epilogue getit).

Side story arc Zoro's new swords

So this is the manga's main b-plot (Sanji and Ussop get a filler so I'm gonna skip that or I'll be here all night).

So as seen in Season 1, Zoro's 2 black swords are destroyed by Mihawke. So he needs some new ones. Nami lends him some money to buy new ones (DON'T BORROW MONEY FROM NAMI. SHE CHARGES 300% INTEREST ON THE CASH SHE LOANS AND IT STARTS FROM THE MINUTE IT ENTERS YOUR HANDS) This is why I think Tashigi's intro should be different, cos he crushes her glasses, he gets conscripted into the Marines to pay her back for new ones. It'll get cut to save time. But Tashigi and Zoro find a sword vendor, and Tashigi (sword nut, remember) finds Zoro a legendary sword Sandai Kitesu, that the vendor had in bin of cheap blades. Tashigi grilled the vendor for why was he selling a legendary blade at such dirt cheap price, but Zoro sensed the blade was cursed. The vendor caved and revealed that Sandai Kitesu has caused the deaths of its previous owners and therefore was bad luck. So Zoro decided to test the curse against his good luck by tossing the blade up and sticking his arm in its path. (DON'T DO THIS KIDS WHO MIGHT READ THIS BLOG. SERIOUSLY DON'T ZORO IS A PSYCHO). Surprise, the blade curved around Zoro's arm. The vendor was so amazed he gave Zoro both this blade and Yubashiri for free. (Did not clear his debt to Nami)

Main Story

As hinted at in the end of season 1. Alvida and Buggy team up to get revenge on Luffy. They did this at Gold Roger's execution platform. Luffy had climbed it, so he can see exactly what the King of the Pirates saw when he died. So Buggy got his head and arms in a stockade pinned to the platform floor, and was gonna chop his head off.

Naturally the Marines caught wind of this, but were gonna let Buggy do this, cos 1 less pirate to fight and arrest. They surround the square to arrest everyone else. And search the shore to burn any pirate ships down.

The Straw Hats caught wind. Nami and Ussopp went to the ship cos of the whole "Marines will search for it and burn it thing" whilst Zoro and Sanji went to fight the Buggy Pirates to save Luffy. Something else saved him with a literally lightning bolt from that storm I mentioned, destroying the execution tower. Luffy was fine so they booked it. Smoker tried to capture Luffy, who couldn't fight against his Logia power (yet). Dragon saved him, telling Smoker it isn't Luffy's time yet. Before a gust of wind blew through the town. Freeing the pirates, and sending Luffy, Zoro and Sanji to shore, where they all boarded the Going Merry.

Other Moments I want to Keep

Yeah this Gif sums up one I want to keep. I already mentioned it the summary. Cos tell me it's not badass.

The other is Luffy's lucky escape from Buggy's execution. Cos Zoro and Sanji, despite their best efforts couldn't save Luffy in time. Luffy knew it as well, so he called out

"Zoro, Sanji, Ussop, Nami! Sorry I'm dead"

Then being Luffy, he flashed a big grin but before the blade could touch his neck (Buggy was swinging when he said the quote) he grinned and a lightning bolt literally struck Buggy's sword (Buggy's survival is a bloody mystery) destroyed the tower. Luffy just picks his hat up and laughs in amazement. Now you later find out that anyone with a D initial in their name always smile when they die, cos they accept their fate (Gol .D. Roger btw). But that similarity along with the literal bolt from heaven saving him, made Smoker think something special was fated for Luffy, so left his post in Loguetown to try and catch Luffy.

The last moment is before Buggy carried out Luffy's sentence, he asked Luffy if he had any last words. Luffy's was

Listen! I'm the man who will be King of the Pirates!!!

And that's it for Loguetown Arc. Hope you all enjoyed it. I'll do the others soon

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𝖜𝖉𝖙𝖍𝖙𝖉𝖜𝖈

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The Pleiades

Astronomy Facts

The Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters or Messier 45 (M45) is an asterism, or star group of an open star cluster containing young B-type stars that formed in the last 100 million years just above the shoulder of Taurus the bull constellation.

It's on average about 444 light years away from Earth. That means the light in this photo left the star cluster in 1581. It's also the nearest Messier object to Earth. It's the most obvious star cluster visible to the naked eye.

In Ancient Times

They were one of the first stars mentions in literature, appearing in Chinese Annuals in 2350bc. The Nebra sky disc found in Germany has these stars displayed with the Sun and Moon, this disc was made in the 1600BC. Sailors used them for navigation, as the “Plein” in their name literally means “To sail” in Ancient Greek. Farmers used them as a marker for when to sow and harvest crops, since they appear in the autumn, being a winter Asterism. The Zuni tribe of New Mexico called them “seed stars” and when the stars disappeared in the spring they sowed their crops. Other cultures believed they seeded the planet and were the seven mothers of Earth, (hey Hemidal of the Aesir in Norse Mythology had nine mothers).

In ancient times the Pleiades played a role in establishing many calendars.

In ancient India, in the Atharvaveda (the knowledge store house of Antharvanas, the procedures for everyday life, the fourth Veda and part of the Vedic scriptures of Hinduism) the Pleiades have the name Kttika, which meant the cuttings or those that mark the break of the year.

The Stories

The Pleiades are a very visible star cluster and because of that and because it's close to the ecliptic (the line of the sun's passage in the night sky or the zodiac line) and it's seasonal appearance makes it a great source of stories, folklore and myths.

Nearly all of them say they're 7 sisters and usually explain why they see 6 stars.

North Africa

The Tuareg Berbers, a semi nomadic ethnic group from North Africa (mainly the Sahara) call the Pleiades Cat ihed meaning Daughters of Night. Their proverb (translated into English) is: “When the Daughters of Night fall, I wake looking for my goatskin bag to drink. When they rise, I wake looking for cloth/clothes to wear”

This means that when the Pleiades sink below the horizon at spring, Summer is coming, and in the desert will be getting hot and drier, and they rise in the Autumn and that is when the rainy season starts, so start dressing warmer.

Native American

Wyoming- Kiowa tribe

In Wyoming, North America stands Mateo Tipi or Devil’s Tower. Legend is that one day the tribe was going south, and a bear attacked a group of seven girls. They climbed the rock and asked the Great Spirit for help. The Great Spirit made the rock grow taller and the bears kept clawing and scraping it away, so the rock grew taller still. Until the little girls were high in the sky and became stars.

Greek Myth

I'm ending on this one as it ties to a winter cconstellation. Also we often use the Greek names in astronomy.

The Pleiades in Greek mythology are daughters of Pleione and Oceanid and the Titan Atlas.

The sisters names are:

·       Maia (mother/ nurse/ great one) who was the mother of Hermes

·       Electra who was the mother of Dardanus and Iasion by Zeus

·       Taygete mother of Laceaemon by Zeus

·       Alcyone (ally) the mother of Hyrieus, Hyperenor, Aethusa, Hyperes, Anthas and Epopeus by Poseidon

·       Celaeno mother of Lycus, Nycteus, Eurypylus and Euphemus by Poseidon

·       Sterope (Asterope) (star) mother of King Oenomaus by Ares (some stories say she's Oenomaus wife)

·       Merope the youngest who married Sisyphus.

Merope is the lost sister as her star is the last to have been mapped by Astronomers and is the faintest star, invisible to the naked eye. In the stories she's lost either because she married a mortal, or because she married Sisyphus who was punished in the underworld for both murdering his guests and repeatedly literally escaping from death . His punishment is to roll a stone up a hill forever. Either way Merope faded away. In other versions the lost sister is Electra, whose son was the King of Troy and she faded when Troy fell.

In one version of their story, the Pleiades were grief stricken at either their father Atlas who was punished after the Titan's war with the Olympians by being forced to hold up the heavens , or the fate of their sisters the Hyades and killed themselves. Zeus changed them into stars.

Another version that ties to the constellation of Orion is that after Atlas was imprisoned Orion began to relentlessly pursue the Pleiades. They were companions of Artemis who asked her father Zeus to protect them. Zeus changed them into doves then stars. Artemis was then angry that she lost her companions so her brother Apollo created a Scorpion that killed Orion. Orion then was changed into a constellation and so was the Scorpion (Scorpio) and Orion continues to pursue the Pleiades in the sky, and he in turn is chased off the sky by Scorpio.

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happy pride to all my aspecs and arospecs out there

happy pride to asexuals

happy pride to aromantics

happy pride to aplatonics

happy pride to aroaces

happy pride to alloaces

happy pride to alloaros

happy pride to het aces/aros

happy pride to demi romantics/sexuals

happy pride to grey romantics/sexuals

happy pride to ace/arospecs in platonic, romantic, and/or sexual relationships, or relationships that dont fit into any of those categories

happy pride to ace/arospecs who aren't in relationships and never want to be

happy pride to people who use microlables to describe their ace/arospec identity

we are all valid and we belong in this community no matter what anyone says. we deserve pride too.

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i came out to my mom & she said i “invented” aromanticism and asexuality

so for all the aroaces out there you’re welcome 😔🙏

i’m out here doing gods work

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How to celebrate Pride from withIN the closet

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Midnight Pals: Rolling Stone

Allison Bailey: Hey JK, hey Sugar, tell 'em who we are JK Rowling: [singing] Well, I'm a big time writer with ssix more books insider her Rowling: and I'm beloved everywhere i go Bailey: that sounds like you! Rowling: I tweet about factss and biology Rowling: and I never get ratio'd Bailey: right!

Rowling: I make all kinda tweetss about transs atheletess Rowling: and the poisson of tesstossterone Rowling: and i keep getting richer Rowling: but i can't get my picture Rowling: on the cover of the rolling sstone Rowling: rolling sstone! (gotta fix the casstle vents) Rowling: rolling sstone! (gotta build a four foot fence) Rowling: wanna see my ssmiling face On the cover of the Rolling Sstone

Allison Bailey: good new, JK! you're in the rolling stone! Rowling: really? what do they ssay? Bailey: they say uh Bailey: maybe i should just give you the highlights

Bailey: the rolling stone says "jk rowling is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life" Rowling: Rowling: let me ssee that Bailey: no no you don't need to read it Bailey: you can trust me!

Rowling: give me that magazine Bailey: I'm a lawyer! Would I lie? Rowling: [eying briefcase] Bailey: Rowling: Bailey: w-why are you looking at my brie- Rowling: whatss in the briefcasse

Bailey: sp-nothing! Bailey: i mean uh legal briefs Bailey: related to uh Bailey: my case Rowling: what casse Bailey: [sweats] the legal case that i Bailey: i i Rowling: its sspaghetti again isn't it

Bailey: no and also i re-enforced the latches so it definitely won't open this time and [briefcase open, spaghetti spills] Rowling: Bailey: Rowling: Bailey: Rowling: [grabbing at magazine] give me that magazine!!

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Midnight Pals: Mothers day Meltdown

[mysterious circle of robed figures] JK Rowling: hello children Rowling: I was just thinking about how transs people should be eliminated from ssociety Jonathan Chait: whoa whoa whoa! joanne! Chait: you can't say it like THAT Chait: so uncouth Chait: you have to say it with your pinky finger extended

Elon Musk: si! issa no good! Musk: issa too mucha trans genocide Musk: you shoulda only post the right amount offa da trans geocide Musk: lookita me, i lika da trans genocide Musk: but i also like many other genocides Rowling: oh MY GOD Rowling: my empire is crumbling!

Chait: we're not saying you can't still be transphobic Chait: you just have to, you know, cool it a bit Chait: be genteel about it Jesse Singal: mommy mommy i have concerns mommy! Chait: see? just like that

Chait: maybe put a little disclaimer Chait: "this transphobia is for entertainment purposes only" Rowling: do you not know who I am?? I'm JK Rowling! Rowling: JK FUCKING ROWLING!!! Rowling: I MADE YOUR CHILDHOOD MAGICAL!

Rowling: no one tellss me to cool it! Rowling: i own the courtss! Chait: joanne Rowling: and another thing!!! Rowling: SSTOP CALLING ME JOANNE!

[midnight society] JK Rowling: hello children Barker: oh look who it is Barker: what are you doing here joanne? Barker: did your terfs tell you to cool it again? Rowling: Rowling: why doess everyone call me joanne

Rowling: i'm extremely mad about thiss transs football referee Barker: what? Rowling: this transs football referee Barker: Barker: what?

Rowling: there's a transs football referee and i'm really mad about it! Rowling: what, haven't you heard? Barker: joanne, why are you here Rowling: and another thing! Rowling: sstop calling me joanne!!

Rowling: people are alwayss all "joanne this" and joanne that! Rowling: wah wah wah joanne joanne joanne! Barker: do you not like your name Barker: you could change it Poe: clive Poe: just let her tire herself out Barker: no no I've got something here

Rowling: people are alwayss "oh wah wah wah joanne, how can you ssay that! your bookss are all about tolerance and love wah wah wah!" Rowling: bitch i think i know what my booksss are about! Rowling: i fuckin wrote them after all!

Rowling: blah blah blah ohh joanne Rowling: i hate when people call me joanne!! Rowling: they should fear to say my true name! Barker: oh damn look at that Barker: looks like we're having a good ol' fashioned mothers day meltdown Poe: clive don't encourage this

King: but joanne! how can you say that? King: after all the lessons of harry potter? King: you made our childhoods magical!

Rowling: people are all "blah blah blah joanne how can you like naziss now when you ssaid they were bad in harry potter" Rowling: first of all, harry potter iss fiction! Rowling: secondly, the death eaters are actually a ssinister coalition of evil transs, sspooniess, fat people, free masonss, and diane duane Rowling: always have been! Rowling: thiss iss NOT a retcon!

Rowling: that sshould be obviouss if you've read the book Rowling: UNLESSS Rowling: you're a fake potterhead, ssteve King: no of course not! i love harry potter

Rowling: DO YOU Rowling: perhaps then Rowling: you would be willing to take a blood oath to the dark lord Rowling: to belong to the dark lord body and ssoul Rowling: who is always correct King: i uh don't think i'm going to take that oath, sorry Rowling: UGH! Rowling: this is just like Radcliffe all over again!

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Reminder that it's international asexuality day eve, so don't forget to leave milk and cake slices out tonight for all your local aces

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Happy International Asexuality Day!! 🖤🩶🤍💜