#[ seeing what the rocks do seeing what the celestial dragons do

[marinehero-a]

hrmmrmg,,,, young garp

[anantaru]

DAY 7 — MONSTERFUCKING

kinktober 2023. — masterlist | ao3

𖧡 — including — dan heng

𖧡 — warnings — fem! reader, monsterfucking, dragon! cock dan heng, dragon features -> he has horns, size kink/size difference, established relationship

hurried inhales gush into your mouth and you can feel it fill the maw inside you— touching the ends of your soul. a reaction just as the one mentioned wasn't of an unusual kind when you spent the night with dan heng, precisely his ability to leave you in awe.

you feel how his large cock was pressing into your tight opening, a prolonged slide of warmth and need spreading around your walls when you raise your hips for him, shaky breathing taking off the pressure in your throat. although this wasn't the first time of you being intimate with dan heng, you never fail to notice the clear differences between your bodies— he's bigger, as well as stronger when he pins you against the bed, and one hand was large enough to envelop both your wrists and keep them up your head.

nonetheless, the real reason as to why you were struggling to keep yourself at the same energy levels as he was— surprisingly wasn't the fact that dan heng was able to overturn you with nothing but sheer strength, but on top of that, he'll make it his duty to crowd you with his heavy cock, his bulky shaft truly one of a kind when he slots himself inside, pressing up into your touch.

however, your boyfriend falters for a moment, and without pulling out of your dripping pussy, he lets himself get cockwarmed before enfolding his eyes to hold your gaze, his grip on your wrists loosening as he slants himself forward, the blue horns on his head brilliantly shining like the celestial bodies in the moonlight sky.

"you know your safe word?" he whispers, wanting to make sure because you see— dan heng was aware that doing this with you, wouldn't be an easy task— good thing he always made sure to prep you up properly like flicking his tongue over your pussy while his face begins to redden from heightened blood flow the moment he listens to your begs telling him to fuck your cunt with the wet muscle, or what about pushing his digits so far up your hole that you're at least a little prepared for what's about to come.

your legs part slightly, just an inch more to ease your muscles from the position they were in before exhaling through your parted mouth, "I know my safe word." you affirm, "don't worry about me." and your hips are beginning to jerk forward every so slightly to signalize him that you really wanted this, not only that but that you needed it, so very much that the mere thought of losing the heaviness in your core was utterly mind shattering.

dan heng nips at your mouth, pressing his hips to find you rock yourself up at his groin— and his eyes, the intimate color of his irises, hidden beneath a beclouded shadow of lust, "o-okay." he understood now, idly gripping your wrists tighter before adding strength to his hips to slide out of you in one smooth, long-rooted drag before pushing himself back in again with a fast, sharp snap.

you yelp in surprise, a noise so desperate and fine that dan heng could see himself doing this all night long, drifting his length deeper and deeper until you believe you could somehow sense him in your lower belly, the energy of his blows expanding into a forming lump that held your climax hostage.

his body slides easily over yours while your tongues clash against each other, his wide-reaching cock desperately fucking you whilst he was inhaling your exhaled scent and shaking when it reaches the end of his senses, because;

it’s a miracle how you smell, feel and taste— it’s so intoxicating to him, how you accept him even in this form and aren’t frightened of the horns prancing on top of his scalp, and dan heng believes you must be some sort of aphrodisiac to him, because how else were you enforcing this much power on his entire psyche?

the lewd echo of both your needy noises combine inside the room and whirl around the humidity expelled by your sweaty, with perspiration webbed, skin— the need to please and make each other climax at the same time, ultimately crowned your bodies into one blissful release. 

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[physics-of-one-piece]

Since I did what Doflamingo does/says in I'll build castles for you, my love (look at me, not my brother) (Rosinante x Reader x Doflamingo WIP) I bring the aforementioned brother from the title and a snippet (which is before he dies but I wrote it and nearly cried, so I thought it was worth a share) with him:

Some NSFW mentions in the bulletpoints but nothing descriptive:

Gets into a first bath in a month with Law and bathes him, trips on the floor getting out the bath

trips and falls in his own house in a hurry to get the medicine for Law's fever

most softest 10 foot lover in the One Piece World but he absolutely can rock your world

always careful with his big hands

never holds himself to intimidate while home

has fun coloured sweaters and fun shirts

your favourite outfit of his is his blue dress shirt and white pants, he looks so FINE in that 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 also his marine uniform without the coat 🫠

watches you fuss over Law and cries

he kneels down to hug you, and always loves getting his hair ruffled by you

peppers you with kisses when he comes home

removes make-up and makes Law scream thinking he's Doflamingo

"Did you think my actual name was Donquixote Corazon? Cutee~"

when asked by Law who you are, Rosinante blushes, smiles goofily and chuckles, saying "She's... my wife."

insulted by Law saying to you, "You deserve better."

dances with you in the kitchen

finishes his jobs for Doflamingo early so he can spend the rest of the days he is supposed to be away with you, which means this man sails to you as much as he can

spent two weeks with you and got you pregnant in that timeframe

always bring a bouquet and chocolates and souvenirs from islands he visited when he comes home to you

puts you in a Silent bubble so you can scream your anger/frustration away

his Silent is literally your therapy and when you tell him his Devil Fruit is your favourite Devil Fruit, he grins so bright, the sun wishes it could shine like that

you meet him when he crashes into you

How many guys can say their clumsiness got them a wife? Not many. Exactly, Rosinante is built different.

cries every time you make him pancakes for breakfast

actually a solid cook, but he needs to be watched, always have water nearby

You call him Rosi or Rosinante

He blushes when you call him Corazón or Cora-san. Once roleplayed as his "pirate" persona, and he managed for five minutes before breaking character and you laughed for a good ten minutes

you can get as loud as you want in the bedroom within his Silent bubble 😉

you love his red hat

he can bake cookies and they're sent from heaven

has his own marine squad since he's a Commander and his crew is awesome (original characters but I like them, you'll see)

kills a Celestial Dragon that tries to kidnap you and makes it look like an assassination by pirates - Sengoku is on board with it

humble and sweet wedding day, Rosinante cried the whole time

loves cuddles & loves your cooking

cried of joy when getting a lunch box for his journey with Law from you

takes the secret he has a wife to his grave, never mentioned you to Doflamingo, never let Doflamingo find out about you (considering the chapters with Doflamingo that come, very clear why)

died not knowing you were pregnant, as even you didn't know it at the time (I'm so sorry 😭)

And here is the snippet:

Your face flashed in his mind.

Sorry, mi amor. thought Rosinante.

The red lenses that have by now become his brother’s eyes stared down at Rosinante coldly, red stained glass reflecting the falling snowflakes.

Guess I’m not coming back home this time.

Rosinante was going to make sure Law gets away. He could get himself to Eudai by paying a fisherman to get him there. He’d be safe there, and with any luck, he could then decide what he wanted to do with his life. He knew you wouldn’t ask Law to stay with you if Law didn’t want to. You were good at reading the kid like that.

Law was a smart cookie. He’d probably activate his Devil Fruit powers in an hour from now on and heal himself within a minute. Rosinante knew it. He believed in it.

Rosinante isn’t worried about anything, he isn’t afraid. He is grateful. He is so grateful to be here, in this moment, on the side he considers right.

Not on the marines’ side. Not on the pirates’ side.

On Law’s side. He was Law’s Corazón now, not Doflamingo’s.

You said such to him yourself. Law saw Rosinante as his guide, Law trusted him, had faith in him, just like you did. Law had become a part of Rosinante’s family, your small family Rosinante was the patriarch of, the protector of. Rosinante wasn’t fighting for the marines now, or for the pirates. He was fighting for a sick little boy because nobody else would, nobody else wanted to, nobody else thought to, except him and you.

You had guided him and supported him to become the man he is today, catching him by the hand before he could trip and fall the same way his brother did. 

He remembered the first time you tried to teach him how to dance with him, and he ended up stepping on both your feet. 

“I’m so sorry! Please give me another chance.”

You told him, “Just enjoy the dance.” before pulling him into your first dance together, and he did as you asked, letting his legs follow the beat and the song, and it turned out okay. He never stepped on your feet again.

Six months later, he was dancing with you every day in the living room of the house the two of you called home, pulling you into a dance on the field of blue forget-me-nots, your sweet, soft laughter caressing his ears.

Because of you, Rosinante knew he’d never lose his way. Because if he did, you’d set him straight, grip his hand so he doesn’t fall apart. 

You were the flag Rosinante carried in his heart.

He felt so lucky to have you. He was the clumsiest, luckiest man on the planet. He never thought his clumsiness would bring him to you.

Rosinante was happy. Donquixote Rosinante was the happiest man on earth. He didn’t need any treasure, or an army, or a country, or immortality, or the world. None of those things could ever make him happy as living with you and Law did.

And Rosinante realised it then; it was that Doflamingo lacked. He had a family, but he also didn’t. For a moment, Rosinante pitied his brother, even though his brother had done it to himself. To live without experiencing pure happiness, genuine happiness, without hurting anyone to attain it… 

It must hurt, Doffy. thought Rosinante sadly. You must be lonely.

Rosinante looks at his older brother, and for the last time, there is a pang of pain in his heart at the sight of what his older brother has become. 

Rosinante pulled out the pistol, aiming it at his big brother — at Doffy, at Doffy — pulling back the safety pin, knowing very well he wouldn’t press the trigger, and knowing very well his brother would.

Rosinante really wished he’d gotten to dance with you one more time. 

***

Word Count Report:

Currently, Rosinante's part (Part 1) is 8.4k words, Doflamingo's Part 2 is 13k words so that one might get separated into 2 parts to keep it a normal word count. Part 3 (also Doflamingo) is the shortest at 4k words but there is a lot left to write and plan for that part.

Taglist: @fanaticsnail

[zombie-eats-world]

Luffy's Linage and the Connections to God's Valley

I think we all know that the history of God's Valley is going to be very important to the story and to our protagonist, Luffy. But I think I've realized why it will be the biggest reveal in the story and intertwined intimately with Luffy's creation and destiny. This might sound crazy but I believe wholeheartedly that:

Luffy is the grandchild of Rocks D. Xebec.

Luffy is the child of Crocodile.

Crocodile's mysterious history is interlinked with every important character in the Grandline. Now, let me explain.

Let's first lay out what we know about the God's Valley incident. We know the Celestial Dragons were on the island, which prompted a young Garp to trust a young Gol D. Roger with an alliance to fight against the Rocks Pirates. Together they won, the incident was covered up, the island disappeared, and Roger found a baby Shanks in a treasure chest as he sailed away.

There is so much about that incident that we don't know, but we do understand just how much it has impacted the world of One Piece. And that goes double for the relationships born from the incident.

Whitebeard and Roger's friendly rivalry, Big Mom's vitriol for Roger, but by far the most interesting thing to come out of the incident is Roger and Garp's mutual respect. Roger respected Garp so much that he trusted the marine with knowledge of his child who was about to be born.

This is the million-dollar question, why would Roger entrust his child's (and at this time, Rouge's) life to this marine who could have become a massively different person in the years since they last met. For all Roger knew Garp was now corrupted by the marines and agreed that Roger's bloodline needed to be eradicated. Well, I believe Roger trusted Garp because he witnessed Garp save a child before against the World Government's wishes; I believe Garp saved Rock's child.

We all understand by now that one of the overarching themes of the story is 'history repeating itself', which is why I think the hunt for Roger's child happened once before with the God's Valley incident. The WG would obviously want to completely erase Rocks from existence (they basically have to with how little we know about him), which would include any children he had fathered to carry on his bloodline. As the fight on God's Valley raged a group of marines, or possibly Cipher Pol, would arrive with the orders to kill anyone with even a passing relation to Rocks. The survivors of this being Rocks top members (Whitebeard, Big Mom, etc.) AND his child; who I am willing to bet real money on was Crocodile.

Crocodile is one of the most interesting characters in the story by far. And while that might be a lot of bias from me, I still think the evidence speaks for itself.

Crocodile is one of the only major villain's that we lack a backstory for, we know more about Warpol's backstory than we do the very first Warlord we ever fought and defeated in story. The man has a strange relationship with animals that is never once explained. Lizard mail runners that we never see utilized by anyone else? Yep, Crocodile's got them. A trained otter and condor being given more trust than the humans in his secret organization? Yes, Crocodile did allow that. Gigantic reptiles that are known to attack Sea Kings? Crocodile kept them as pets and had them so well trained Robin was able to casually pet one! (This doesn't really add to the theory beyond showcasing an odd character trait giving to Crocodile of all people and without any explanation. No one even thought we'd see him again before impel down!)

We also know that Crocodile's inspiration was Roger, from the cover on chapter 408 we learn that Crocodile dreams of being Roger. (very similar to Yamato's dream of being Odin, just more history repeating itself.)

I'm not understating this, Crocodile as a character is so weird. He's got connections to everyone, (Whitebeard, the Revolutionaries, Ivankov, Mihawk, etc.) and yet we've never got any explanation for any of this. We know from how intertwined Crocodile is with the Grandline that he's been a pirate a very long time yet no one in the story seems to know anything about him outside of his Warlord status. In fact, Crocodile seems to be comfortable with the secrets, even being alright with Buggy taking the credit for Cross Guild.

This mans strange relationships with powerful characters like Whitebeard is the reason for the prevalent theory that Crocodile is Whitebeard's only biological child instead of Rocks.... but what if it was both?

No matter how I think about it I've never been able to get over the strangeness of Crocodile and Whitebeard's dynamic in Marineford. Whitebeard definitely doesn't treat Crocodile like someone he cares about, less so like a child that would automatically count in the family that was HIS DREAM. But there is a familiarity in how they address each other, like their history goes back far further than the battle we know they had when Crocodile was a young pirate.

So I propose this:

Crocodile was Rocks child, witnessed Roger take his own father down after standing up to him. This is the reason for Crocodile's dream seemingly being to be Roger. And this would eventually be mirrored in the relationship between Kaido, Yamato, and Oden.

Garp impressed Roger by helping Crocodile to safety instead of following orders and killing him. This would stick with Roger over the years and be why while sitting in prison waiting for execution he decided to put his child's life in Garp's hands.

The safety Crocodile was brought to was Whitebeard. Crocodile was 8 when God's Valley happened, so Whitebeard raised the boy for a few years before Crocodile either ran away or was sent away. We don't know why Crocodile and Whitebeard's relationship turned sour but whatever it was caused Crocodile to see him as an opponent he dreamed of defeating.

This all spurs Crocodile to go to East Blue to witness Roger's end and motivates his desire to defeat Whitebeard as he is now the father figure he must overcome in order to be like Roger. (Kinda like Ace's original desire to defeat Whitebeard huh? Again more history repeating itself.)

Now onto what this means for Luffy, and the story as a whole.

I've already outlined all the evidence for the Trans! Crocodile and Crocodad/Dadodile in many, many, many posts. So I'm not doing that here, you can find my main posts on it here and here. In this post, I want to discuss the ramifications of Crocodile being Rock's child and Luffy's birth parent if this theory proved true.

First of all, this would mean the person that literally gave birth to the dawn and the future sun god Nika/Joyboy incarnate had their life undeniably changed at GOD'S VALLEY. I don't think I need to explain the almost heavy-handed symbolism with that entire naming scheme.

It would also mean that almost everyone who had an impact on Luffy's life was at God's Valley. The person who gave birth to him (Crocodile), the person who inspired his dream (Shanks and Roger), the person to raised him and trained him (Garp), and the person to validated his dream to the world (Whitebeard). All that is missing is Dragon, but for all we know he was there too!

Also I simply love the symbolize that revolves around this entire theory. Luffy would be born from the son of the man who was push into the spot light after God's Valley, praised as a hero. And came from the child of the man who was wiped from history, his family memory thrown to the darkness. Its a clash of opposites, light and dark, a total contradiction, also could be described as a dawn. Not even mentioning the beautiful irony of Joyboy being born from someone taking the name of a predator known for its menacing smile.

If this proved to be true, Crocodile would be centered and primed to possibly be the link between the crew and Gods Valley. Maybe the last Road Poneglyph is there!

But what do others think? I'd love to have a discussion about this if anyone finds counter evidence, or finds evidence that gives more credence to this theory!

Here's an additional link to a great post about this topic I found while looking for evidence.

[lmk-aus-galore]

Cinema Sins/Wins Rip Off of Lego Monkie Kid.

Yeah yeah I’m back folks, I just decided to take a looong break.

Inspired by @satansaidmyturnintheh3||scape

Rules:

-I won't be counting Animation Mistakes, because Idk how to do that, and I myself am a beginner animator (more like incredibly amateur, to the point I'm asking my sister for help) Unless of course the Animation is obviously and clearly having a mistake for me to watch.(Or it is said in the wiki) The other reason is because I don't want to keep repeating a scene just to check for an animation mistake.

-!This is mostly for entertainment purposes, sorry if I sound too mean!

-I also won't be counting flashbacks as 'mistakes' because most of them are based on bias.

-I'll be formatting it like this

-Neutral

-Sin

-Win

Let’s get started.

——————————————-

-Intro.

._.

-Love how you can see where Mei, Sandy and MK are in this scene.

-On the other hand why does Pigsy have a random game machine beside his shop? I know there are apartment buildings on top of said shop but in Season 2 he actively has authority to remove it.

-Secondly is MK currently on break at the moment or is he just, ‘slacking off’ judging by his clothes he should be currently working.

-Dragon Horse and Stone Monkey.

-Ah yes the underrated trio. Sandy, Mei and MK. Please tell me this group has a name.

-Bad time to call your daughter.

-The way Mei is so nervous to talk to her mother and the way she talks as if her mother doesn’t even give her enough time to explain, like I think Mei’s Mother is cutting her off at times here and it’s not really okay. It feels like Mei is talking to her boss than her Mom.

-Sandy for the win.

-The finishing move is a spin of the staff and a hit to the leg…wow MK.

-I really love how Sandy is just casually friends with these guys. Like these guys just met Sandy a few weeks ago and all of a sudden they said ‘Let’s be friends’

-Ok MK you should really get social cues…or at least let Mei get a word in-

-‘I always wanted to see Mei’s secret Dragon House full of secret Dragon stuff’ makes me wonder why no one believes in the Monkey King stories. Either that or why Mei isn’t being worshipped like a deity by now.

-Also MK, kinda creepy…but to be fair Mei put cameras on all of you…

-BRO THIS BULL CLONE HAS EVERYTHING ON HER?!

-Why does this Bull Clone pull out the same Two Pictures twice?

-Mei doesn’t smile in her photo, along with the rest of her family :(

-In fact she looks kinda restricted.

-Also Key detail, looks like Mei’s little green hair things are dyed!

-PIF confirms that Sha Wujing’s spear and Zhu Bajie’s rake are Celestial Weapons that later tie into Season 4

-We also have the Calabash, PIF’s fan, Wukong’s staff, Nezha’s spear and two of the Samadhi Fire Rings…though I think by this time of development this probably is Nezha’s little ring thingys in his shoes? Not really sure. The only one we don’t know about is the unidentified sword and the random rope.

-Also is she implying that her own fan is a powerful artifact? I guess that makes sense…?

-Why does PIF’s animation always stretch her or squish her I can’t take her seriously XD worse that it’s usually the face.

-Mei wanting to be a normal child is so sad. On the other hand why don’t we have more fanfics of Mei and her family dynamic? Come on people the angst is right there!

-When you think about it, the High-Tech security might’ve been the reason Mei became the ‘Tech Girl’ in the group. Since her family dabbles in High-Technology it’s only obvious she grew curious of that stuff.

-On the other note, what’s with Ancient families and suddenly getting a grasp at handling High-Technology? Like bro Red Son and Mei have so many parallels to each other it’s insane.

-MEI THIS IS WHY YOU DONT LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN.

-You know Red Son you might need to double down in calling Mei a peasant because uhh…wow, the place is huge.

-Mei’s room doesn’t have a door, which shows how shitty these people actually are.

-Also Mei has a lot of rock aesthetic posters, including one with a spider meaning Mei canonically had a rock phase. That or a goth phase so goth Mei is probably canon.

-Why I thought of rock is because of the two sets of guitars she has, one being an electric guitar.

-Mei also has a skateboard indicating she used to skate.

-She has an indoor TV with two game controllers (Why didn’t they just play in her bedroom?)

-And finally she has some things I think her parents would’ve given her such has the pony statue and the meditation carpet on the floor.

-Also apparently she plays the piano? Or is that even a piano?

-The legend of Mei’s sword is kinda cool actually.

-WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU’RE NOT ALLOWED TO TOUCH IT?! HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO GETS TO WEILD IT THEN?!

-I have a feeling I know why no one has been able to hold that sword in like…ever (They all look so mean)

-‘You two boot up the old TV!’ What TV? There is literally no TV there? Is there a TV off-screen? Even so where would you put said TV? And again, why not your room?

-MK control your strength- how the hell does that even happen?

-Bull Clone literally just yeeted his hat at him.

-Said Bull Clone took the precious Dragon Sword despite the fact that he was struggling to get it off the statue

-Mei calls her Motorcycle like a horse, get it? Dragon Horse?

-Okay now I don’t blame MK I think that pinball machine is old. BECAUSE HOW DOES THAT JUST HAPPEN?!

-Mei this house should at LEAST take up a whole acre, HOW BIG IS YOUR HOUSE?!

-Mei fixing her bike is while she is chasing the Bull Clone is badass as hell. We do not talk about her enough.

-Pro tip: Never mess with Mei.

-This is why we need to give this family some doubt, okay if literally all her ancestors are dissing her and insulting her to her face because of the way she acts then maybe you shouldn’t turn a blind eye.

-‘You know what I am part of this family! I am Mei! Descendant of the Great Dragon of the West Sea, this is mine! And this is my House!” You go girl, show these guys a what you’re made of!

-A very good take on Mei accepting who she is despite her family’s expectations on her. She’s part of the family but she knows that she needs to stand up for herself. Good bravo.

-IS IT JUST ME OR IS THAT THING BIGGER THAN NORMAL?!

-I wonder what the parents’ reaction was, Holy cow this might’ve been QUITE the sight.

-Yep that Bull Clone is straight up dead.

-MK I think that machine is really just old.

-Lol, Sandy making sure MK doesn’t lose focus.

-‘Somebody forgot our luggage’ then she stares directly at the dad and said dad doesn’t give a damn.

-The fact that Mei has to apologize first before getting praised is messed up as hell. If someone is trying to steal a really powerful relic such as that, then obviously it’s gonna be chaos, but the fact she has to apologize first before they acknowledge she did something good is messed up.

-But to be fair I think they do love Mei, really, but the way they parent just icks me.

-And Mei’s mom sounds like she pulled that whole talk out from google.

-Mei’s dad sounds…familiar hold up-

-KNEW I HEARD THAT VOICE SOMEWHERE. (Also apparently Mei’s mom is the same VA as Mei, so Stephanie Steph is just talking to herself)

-Poor MK…

[bluepecanpie]

Going back to my last post, let’s explore Garp as a character for a bit - since this chapter goes into his connections as it play with his career in the Marines.

Yes. Garp is a legend. He’s the “Hero of the Marines”. He saved the world from Rocks D. Xebec. But what’s interesting is that he got these accolades in the Marines, in spite of not following the rules and doing his own thing. A lot has been said about how much Garp is similar to Luffy. But what is ironic is that despite the perception of him as this grand, heroic figure, he is a complete failure when it comes to raising and mentoring the next generation. And it all comes down to how he approaches life: Garp views every problem can be resolved by just punching it.

Pirates running amok, breaking the law? Punch ‘em, and book ‘em.

Some rookie asking you to train him? Either punch him so he’ll go away, or let him join you in punching battleships.

Your son became a revolutionary? Either punch him when you see him, or take it out on the Marine battleships.

Your grandchildren wanna be pirates? Punch them out of those silly ideas, or take it out on the battleships.

Even Luffy of all people, pointed out that Garp didn’t so much as raise him, Ace, and Sabo, as so much as drop in, punch them, and leave to continue being a Marine. All they learned is to be scared of Garp, rather than understand why he wants them to be Marines - especially if their parents are like Roger or Dragon. He never addressed Ace’s insecurities about his heritage, or whether he really could be anything more than a fiend or a public menace. He just said that being a Marine will make it better, though given that guys like Sakazuki are around, clearly it won’t be better - it’ll just bring new problems.

Garp is also a massive hypocrite since he’s all about his personal freedom to do what we wants and pursue justice his own way. But Dragon, Kuzan, Ace, Luffy and Sabo did the exact same thing as he does, and it led to different outcomes - Garp is outraged at the results and wants them to just do as he told, but is any wonder that they turned out how they did? They just followed his example. The Marines are part of an utterly corrupt and authoritarian institution - which views bloodlines as a determinant as to whether one should be treated as a devil or a god. It wages massive campaigns of slaughter based on whatever is suspected to have the potential undermine their rule. Dragon, Kuzan, Ace, Sabo and Luffy all saw the same things. Garp was confronted with this very contradiction when he had to save the Celestial Dragons from Xebec - but he chooses not to address it. He didn’t give any of his family members or pupils the tools to deal with that at all - because if he did, they’d all be Marines right now! But how does Garp deal with it? Maybe there’s no justifiable answer and he knows it. He can’t bullshit them, or maybe he did, but they never bought it. I’m sure fans are very curious as to why Garp is still involved in the Marines, but more so - what he sees in it? How much has it really changed from when he enlisted? (Maybe not much) Has he treated Coby and Helmeppo any differently from his previous “failures”? Or is there ideological breaks there as well? I mean, Coby’s in SWORD - but we don’t know if Garp is. 

It’s all very interesting. I think that this is what Oda was trying to convey with Garp and Kuzan. More than just “Kuzan has lost his way, can he be redeemed” stuff. Just look back to his talk with Smoker, Kuzan hasn’t actually changed at all. The following chapters will make that clear. But I think we should pay attention to Garp. Beneath the knuckle sandwiches he delivers, and goofy old-guy demeanour, there’s complexity there. We’ll have to see.

[blackholesun321]

how many bird like instincts do they have in the wings!au? like was shanks dancing around like a goof when he wanted to impress mihawk early in the courtship? or did he only bring shiny things cuz thats a bird thing and also they are PIRATES like come on bringing shiny things is an overlap in courtships so they gotta do that one

Another ask to add the collection. mmmm yes this shall go into the pile.

I'm all for instincts, maybe even imprinting being more pronounced in this world than ours. Adoptions are not just accepted but expected, and parental and protective instincts are stronger. Perhaps everyone has Talon-like claws for preening and a better grasp. When instincts are high, people may chirp, coo, hiss, or rumble at each other. I'm guessing children are more prone to making noises involuntarily. On more than one occasion, Shanks has been known to call at Mihawk when drunk. It's hilarious how red his face gets, especially if Mihawk calls back.

But yes shiny is a given big shiny little shiny all the shiny! I already have the head canon that Mihawk’s necklace was a gift from Shanks in this au that just means it has a double meaning.

Shanks totally trying to act calm and collected and failing: so I found this cool knife necklace that looks like a cross.. do you want it

Mihawk who is the gaudiest person on the planet and wants the necklace more then god: this is.. acceptable 

Shanks: I mean if you don’t like I can always-

Mihawk: no its mine now I’ll wear it forever

Mihawk has so many rare coins, Shanks found rocks, and jewelry, and soft clothes; he's practically drowning in them. He, of course, is not immune to the pull of giving shiny things to his flock, so he starts giving Shanks weapons taken from his fallen enemies, gems he happened to find, and, Oh, here's a few million Berri silks I bought on a whim. And then it hits him – he's courting Red-Haired Shanks. Shanks, on the other hand, just thinks he's integrating Mihawk into his flock. It's cool; he's done this plenty of times before. But see captain goes and steals an earring worn by a Celestial Dragon because he thinks Mihawk would like it, it isn't just integrating! (Benn is so done; he needs a raise... and more booze, and an even bigger raise – he can't keep dealing with his captain's love life; it's giving him grey hair.)

Maybe less dancing around like an idiot (though that would be funny as hell) and more subtle things, like fluffing up your feathers when someone you like is near or stretching them out doing feather flaps to show off how strong they are. Perhaps dancing is a big part of the culture, but more in a human style, with wing movements worked in. Maybe every culture has their different ideas of dances and what they mean maybe some are more reserved about it maybe some are more open, different cultures, each have a different type of marital dance some involving feathers, some involving beautiful dress, even some involving fire.  sometimes is gendered. Sometimes it isn’t… Oh, flying dancing! Like eagles! Two or more partners fly perfectly in sync and then embrace one another, kiss, and do the dive. A fall locked in an embrace, certain that your partner and you can be so in sync that you can leave the clasp at the exact same time! Its practically means to everyone and sundry that your married if you do it correctly, and don’t like die. Though it has mostly fallen out of fashion with in the blues the only ones who still do it is those individuals who are super traditional and or brave enough or grand-line pirates. Sometimes it can happen on accident though start flying with your partner start mimicking there motions next thing you know instinct takes over and your doing a swan dive off a cliff. Most of time this doesn’t happen but it has and it can.

The dive of Mihawk and Shanks happened at the weirdest, craziest, but very 'them' time. They were both fending off a bunch of marines who'd decided to take them on after one of their many duels, thinking they'd be weaker. They were wrong, very wrong, and now two very pissed-off pirates are slaughtering them. It's not that easy; there's probably a vice admiral or two there, but Mihawk and Shanks are still obviously winning the battle. Eventually, it becomes an aerial brawl, and both of them slowly become more and more  in sync with one another, one heart, one body, four wings, and two swords. Mihawk thrusts, Shanks blocks, Shanks parries, Mihawk ducks. It's a deadly dance, all their own, created in seconds from years of dueling, fighting, and knowing each other backwards and forwards. They fight and they dance, and they win. Then comes the adrenaline high, the after-rush of battle. Covered in blood, sweat, and wounds, practically delirious with blood loss, they embrace, they kiss, and they dive off a fucking cliff. They manage to catch themselves before they hit the ocean, of course, but immediately both of them are torn into by Ben, for getting yourselves almost fucking killed. Gods and devils, congratulations on getting married, but fucking never ever do that shit again.

[vvienna03]

Mishanks

An idea I posted on twitter <Irissvv> I wanna share it here too so…. Okay…This is my fantasy abt mishanks of this… canon divergent au? 

: this takes place in the canon after Luffy becomes pirate king where he beats Shanks,I imagine Zoro and Mihawk duel later. Mishanks reunited,figuring out abt settling down together on red force.

: and Shanks starting to thinks abt what he really WANTS to be with his life with Mihawk, them being domestic-which they can do it now-his desire to make a family. Shanks is totally satisfies how his life is going n he can still just fantasizing abt his breeding kick right?

:well so, one hot night happened n everything peaceful n all until the symptoms starts like Mihawk’s mood swings but that’s still not new- being around shanks for long term time. And morning sickness where he throw up in the dining hall?on red force where they’re having breakfast

:this goes on with Shanks worrying n but still just hovering around then Mihawk pass out and founding out the pregnancy -shocking the red haired pirates like -CAPTAIN KNOCKS UP HAWKEYES!!?- okay so I imagine how he do it is smth that have to do with his celestial dragon blood like➡️

:➡️Shanks blood has a curse or smth abt securing the bloodline no matter what.<shanks origin is so mysterious and interesting I have to do something with it> But also a lil angst because Mihawk’s not suppose to be able to carry a child so that’s his body-oragans changing into a womb can drains out his haki connecting his soul and —

—so haki making a womb but also the child’s life is forming from its mother’s soul which threaten Mihawk’s life.Shanks feeling guilty abt it but Mihawk telling to stop because he wants their baby too of course— ( I can’t do the characterization😭) but my Mishanks is soft bec I’M SOFT

: And Mihawk’s suffering from the pregnancy, he becomes so weak, his body’s thin, cheeks hollow, dark circles under his eyes, having to spent most of his days in bed -breaking Shanks heart and Shanks and his crew set out to find a solution that can make both the baby and Mihawk survive.

:I’m also imagine along the way Zoro coming to red force with perona-he tells his crew to wait while he challenges Hawkeyes by himself they respect it ofc-to navigate him and when he gets there to the news that he couldn’t believe even seeing it in front of his eyes—

:Zoro and perona can’t believe what’s they’re seeing -Hawkeyes is PREGNANT!?- and with Zoro’s protectiveness he goes lurching towards Shanks with his swords until Mihawk stops them ( I love goth family❤️🤧)

:and for the drama -the organization that are still loyal towards world government after their fall because of Luffy n Shanks hears abt Mihawk n the baby and wants to get their hands on them to revenge -nearly got Mihawk (My brain can’t think more🥲)then gets swing by yoru n going into—

:—Labor in the middle of the battle which ends up and giving birth with Shanks beside him. The baby is born but Mihawk stops breathing, the baby’s crying in the background, there’s no solution abt making both of them to survive and Shanks-he’s between the emotions

:—Shanks is torn between happiness for his newborn and devastation of losing the love of this life, crying out Mihawk’s name holding and rocking his body near his chest,face in the curve of his neck…Then the body shaken up,short breaths and Shanks took his face off of the neck—

to see his lover’s golden eyes.

( Because as much as I hate hurting them ,angst/hurt make them and their bond and love stronger eternally. Also I can’t handles sad endings, it’s fine how painful the stories may be —the endings I can’t handle🤧😭 I’m soft and sensitive.🥹)

Oh I forgot to mention why Mihawk stop breathing ,his heart stopping… well his haki and soul make his body to be able to carry a baby so when the baby is born his body is like shuts down, recondition and transform back into his old body which took a few moments.

[fleet-admiral-hiba]

Howdy once again! Are you still up for Yandere One Piece? I was wondering how Smoothie, Amande, and Galette would react to seeing the mark/tattoo of the Celestial Dragons on their fem darling for the first time. Like the darling was very guarded of their back and refused to undress when someone was nearby. Pretty much the darling did everything to avoid it being seen. If you aren't up for this or it's not your thing then thank you regardless and have a wonderful day alright?

You know I'm always up for some yandere content of my favourite fam.

VENGEANCE SHALL BE MINE

🍹It probably was an accident, she didn't know you were changing when she entered your room. Although, she understood why you were so reticent to let her see your back. It was probably your gasp and trembling form that brought her back from the spiral she went in. You were frightened, but let her be damned if she was going to blame you.

🍹If you want to change back in peace without her she will absolutely understand,but if you think it's time to tell her the story let it be so. She won't pry into a tragic past. She knew the mark, but hearing you tell her the story behind that, and why you felt the need to hide it made her visibly upset. Anger couldn't begin to cover what she was feeling.

🍹If you feel comfortable,she would like to hug you tight, and hide you in her embrace forever. You probably felt better knowing she accepted that part of you, and you felt comforted. She promised you vengeance,but all you needed at the moment was peace and some comfort. It was in the past, true, but if it so happened that a wandering celestial dragon stumbled upon Tottoland...I'm sure Mama wasn't going to object to her...welcome. She swore to protect you, and she will do just so. Trust her

⚔️ Her silence probably put you even more on edge. You would have taken anything, even disgust, but not her silence. It was deadlier than any sea king you knew. "A-Amande..." ,but still the Ice Queen said nothing. Her body seemingly frozen in time. Temperature dropped. You could feel your heart thumping. "They did something... unforgivable. I know you may not care for vengeance,but I promise you, darling. Nothing shall happen to you anymore"

⚔️ You would have been even more scared, had she not said anything. But being accepted was more than enough, but being brought into one of her hugs was even better. She asked if you wanted to change alone, and whatever your answer would have been, she would have respected it. In her eyes, you were one of the few strong people she recognized. And to take that step forward in her eyes meant trust.

⚔️ Much like her big sister, if any celestial dragon enters the land, she will probably kill them and make it look like an accident. No one touched what was effectively hers, that was a grave crime. But to even distress you so much to have the need to hide it, no that was something that could not be neither forgiven not forgotten. Mama will understand, she always did.

🫓 You felt bold in that moment, what could possibly go wrong, you thought. Well...she was on the verge of an hysterical breakdown. You felt... ashamed. You thought she was feeling like this because of your past. But you didn't expect her to drape her coat on you and hug you so tight, your ribs protested. You realized in that moment why she felt like that.

🫓 "My sweet sweet love. What have they done to you?", her rocking back and forth somewhat soothed your inner turmoil. Bits by bits you told her why such...mark was bestowed upon you. If you didn't know any better you would have mistaken her shaking for crying. No, no, she was disappointed, in herself and angry at the same time. She should have noticed. She should have done more.

🫓 "My sweet love, don't worry. In my eyes you are and have always been perfect. I'll make sure no one comes and disturb you anymore. I promise you", kisses on your cheeks were inevitable with her. But this time they meant more. She may not have the strength of her siblings, but she's sure that if she asked, they would all help without questions. Of course they would. No one harms a Charlotte and lives to tell the tale.

[danwhobrowses]

One Piece Chapter 1096 - Initial Thoughts

And we are back

Had a feeling this one would come early though. The Kuma flashback is in swing and we are in a very historically point of intrigue

However it is also 8 weeks since we last saw Nico Robin and it'll likely end up being double digits at this rate

Still, let's not rush this flashback, let's see what it has to offer

Spoilers for the Chapter, Support the Official Release Also

The trend of monkeys on the cover is ended by Chihuahuas beating Zoro at musical chairs XD Still though top 3

We're back into hunger games as the Celestial Dragons explain how all the inhabitants are 'rabbits' all worth points; 1 hit kills get you a bonus but there are also 150 rare kills worth more, and 13 super rare worth 10,000 points, the same amount Garling was deducted

There's also prizes apparently, sickening stuff

Garling looked a bit like Zoro and Shanks there as he talks big game

Mannmeyer family woman might be interesting, face is obscured, same for gas mask dude

The last one looks kinda like that Whitebeard Commander too

Of course, the natives of God Valley are confused and panicked by the situation, and are offered no mercy by the dragons who simply tell them to give them a good chase

At the Navy, Garp is being called for support, but he's not biting

Rare appearance from Fleet Admiral Kong too

Young Garp is lapping it up by the pool, but he thinks he's being called because of what the Navy did to the Rocks pirates

Seems they stole something, a 'crown jewel' they say

Ironic though that Garp is all 'you can't shake the hive' and then over 30 years later showing up to shake the hive

Seems like the intel was supposed to be kept on the down low though

Garp won't protect the Dragons from Rocks, but he's leapt out of his deck chair for Roger

So much Luffy energy when he's relaxing too, though I guess God Valley was when he started getting more serious

The Rocks pirates are already on the move too, having left Fullalead without the rest of their inhabitants

Ivankov narrates something more true than they realise, this will be a big moment made forgotten history

10,000 civilians hunted for sport, and Oda's not holding back despite current events

Urgh and the slaves all have target marks on their back

Ivankov has to drill home that nobody is going to survive, the idea that they'll be let go if they survive 3 weeks is just a way to satisfy the dragons

Garling has been chasing the bigger prizes and has thus broke even already

All in front of an audience in Marejois via Den Den Mushi too

Ivankov's chains are bitten off by a Shark Fishman, who Ivankov praises, I wonder if that was Arlong and Shyarly's father?

Ginny (they're sticking with the G) is a bit of a thief and an wiretapper it seems, leaking information to the world 2 weeks prior to create chaos while they escape

The plan requires the prizes; Devil Fruits, the Paw-Paw Fruit and the Fish Fish Fruit: Model Azure Dragon, which are at the center of the island

She makes a point in saying that Kaido's is classed among the strongest of Devil Fruits, and that the Paw-Paw Fruit is a secondary plan because it can blast things away

Kuma also volunteers to be a decoy, his strength and bulkiness being cited as increasing his chances to survive

His resolve does impress Ivankov and Ginny too

Rocks are heeeeeere!

Alas we don't see Rocks D. Xebec, but we do see all the youthful members of the crew

Whitebeard reprimands Rocks for running ahead, with Buckingham Stussy hanging off his shoulder

Seemed Stussy had competition from a Kuja, so the big surprise here: Elder Nyon (Gloriosa) was a Rocks Pirate member, not Shakky like the theories

Canon Manga Debut for Shiki as well, as Big Mom and Kaido argue with the group, also Captain John is there drinking much like he did as a Zombie

No sign of who Ochoku was though, could be the guy to Whitebeard's left (our right)

Seems Rocks wasn't here for the Celestial Dragons though, the pirates were looking for something, and they're all gonna fight even each other to get it

Ochoku could also be the 2 people underneath Gloriosa in the 3 way panel, helmet dude or the very shaded hat man

But from the other side: the Roger Pirates!

Tacheless Roger with the Straw Hat, and prime Rayleigh and Gaban, but there's also a big dude, a Viking Dude and someone in a snug coat

God look how much Roger looks like Ace, and he's been itching for a fight all year

We see a couple more God's Knights too, there's a woman and a tall dude? I dunno every time I look it looks like he's beheaded, he doesn't have the armour, but we have the woman

The chaos has earned a reprieve for the inhabitants, the farmers look a tiny bit like the Milk girl Moda from Lulusia

The younger marines don't like their chances

Until Garp arrives!

Gotta have a good reputation if Garp reassures you against Rocks AND Roger

Bogard my man is still there, the others I don't recognize though

Even more carnage leads to Kuma and Ivankov getting the fruits they want

But alas, Child Abuse, Big Mom getting that in early to knock away Ivankov and get the Fish Fruit which she will use on Kaido

Through Ivankov's encouragement, Kuma eats the fruit before Linlin can get to him

But as Ivankov rallies that saving at least 1 person will be a victory, more child abuse! This time Saturn comes to deck Kuma

Man headshots marines, Bonney and Sanji but he went for ol' fashioned fisticuffs with Kuma

There has been a lot of touching tha child here, DON'T TOUCHA THA CHILD!

"I don't understand how someone can be born to be more or less important" god what a line that is

Stood before Saturn, Kuma notes that now that he has power, he's gonna save as many as he can, just like Nika

And Saturn doesn't like that, seems that the idolization of Nika is what led to the genocide of the Buccaneers

ACOC lightning hums around God Valley as Roger and Rocks fight, it seems Rocks was trying to get to something while Roger was trying to interact

But Oda, brilliant but awful as he is, decides that's it, no more God Valley content...

Sir we needed more, we didn't even see Rocks, or why Kaido needed the fruit to survive, or Ochoku, or why it's made out that Garp and Roger were teaming up to protect the Celestial Dragons because clearly they were not

But alas, back at the Sorbet kingdom we have the aftermath

Ivankov laments that Morgans only lapped up Garp's heroics, and that he's a WG kissass

Kuma however is praying in a church, lamenting that he could've saved more

Turns out he saved 500 people though, which is a lot given how many big names were there, and that last we saw he was staring down a Gorosei

Ginny has now nicknamed Kuma the chapter's title, Kumachi, which could be written the same way as Perona's bear Kumacy not entirely sure

But Ivankov adds praise to Kuma's efforts, calling his paws the Hands of Liberation

Ivankov doesn't stick around though, heading off to sea to enjoy their freedom

"I'll never forget your face for as long as I live" oof right in the Marineford

Ginny however opts to stay in Sorbet living in a church with Kuma

Make no mistake though, Ginny's the boss, despite being a third his size she has the age factor

Chopping wood like the SBS artwork of young Kuma as they seek to feed themselves on hard work

Ginny also beats up bullies that throw stones at Kuma thinking he's lying about being 9

But Kuma as a gentle soul uses his fruit to remove the pain

Ginny is a glutton, much like her potential children/clone maybe? As Kuma offers her more of his food

They've both spent at least 5 years as a slave (since both became slaves at 4, and Kuma is 9 while Ginny is somehow 13)

But the sensation of finally feeling full makes Ginny tear up with joy, which of course makes Kuma cry too

So sweet, it's all gonna go to shit ain't it?

Well it was definitely an inviting chapter

Though I am a bit sore that we got blueballed a lot with God Valley, so many questions still left unanswered as Oda teases us. The Devil Fruits as prizes make sense though, wonder if there were more, Rocks was after something after all. Wonder if the Ope Ope no Mi was considered a prize? I doubt the Gomu Gomu no Mi was a prize though think the Gorosei would've wanted that under lock and key, maybe Doffy's fruit? or the Yami Yami no Mi? or Marco's fruit? or that Egg on Roger's Ship during the Oden flashback? Did Garling throw his son up as a prize? Answers Oda you're supposed to give Answers! We got a lot of teases though; God's Knights, other Rocks crewmates, Stussy potentially indeed being a thing with Whitebeard but atm it seems more like she was dangling off him (she was listed as a 'freeloader' in MADS, wonder if clone Stussy will have a larger role too in present because she did get sidelined quickly), also seems like Gloriosa was interested was Whitebeard the man she had love sickness for? Also got potential ancestors who were God Valley slaves. Kuma saving 500 is still super impressive too, how did he get away from Saturn? How many generations of that 500 still exist today?

But we do seem to have the blooming of Kuma and maybe a relationship with him and Ginny. It's unclear but I think the Luffy's mom bit is even lower a possibility now, still thinking that Bonney is a clone of Ginny though, wouldn't mind if she was a biological daughter it'd just make the wording of Kuma being the last Buccaneer a bit weird.

It does further fuel the idea that Kuma is gonna show up in Egghead too, but the flashback only further fuels the layer of tragedy that has befell Kuma, man has suffered so much and he continues to lose so much, this flashback has the capacity to break us.

At the least there's no break, but the wait will be long and painful regardless.

[ishouldbedoinghw]

You Can't Erase Me

One Piece fanfic, part 2

-> Part 1

A woman enslaved by the celestial dragons is found by a man with red hair. Angst ensues.

A/N: This is probably gonna be a long one, so bear with me. This story will follow the canon loosely; some events will stay the same, others will be edited for the plot. The timing of events will also be slightly edited from canon so that certain characters are included. The main character is an OC of mine and in her mid-20s. Yes this is important. Character design will likely come soon.

TW: slavery, human trafficking, insinuation toward sex trafficking, sexual abuse, vomit, general angst

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I eat, I sleep, I wake up, I sing

I eat, I sleep, I wake up, I sing

I eat, I sleep, I wake up, I sing

I eat, I sleep, I wake up, I sing

I eat, I sleep, I wake up, I sing

I eat, I sleep, I wake up, I sing

I eat, I sleep, I wake up, I sing.

My life is a carousel. A soft, rocking up-and-down, slowly drifting in a circle. My horse is this cage, and this room is my festival.

Have I ever been to a festival?

Days are separated by nights and marked by meals, and I think I used to count them. It must have been a large number, because I can't remember it now.

One, two, three, four, five, six, se-

The door flings open with a bang.

"FATHER!" I recognize the boy's scream. "FUCK WHAT YOU SAY, I CAN-"

"You will do no such thing," An older man's voice follows behind the boy calmly. "Do what you wish afterwards, but your first wife must be a noble. I will not allow-"

"YOU CANNOT FORBID ME-"

"And yet I have. I can have you stripped of everything, and I will not hesitate to do so if I find that you have laid a finger on a commoner." The man left the room with an air of finality, leaving the boy fuming behind him.

The boy rammed the door shut again, and assumed his usual behavior of destroying his room.

This time, however, he didn't collapse on his bed and ask me to sing. This time, he grew silent; a thick, choking type of silent that I was sure I'd felt before but couldn't remember where. When I dared to peek down, he was standing directly beneath me, reaching up to grasp the bottom of my cage. He yanked it down, and I yelped as my stomach dropped with the fall. His face appeared in front of me, and I got the distinct feeling I'd seen him this close before, but I couldn't come up with the memory.

His hand slapped against the bars, and I jumped involuntarily. Leering at me, he seemed to feel around in his pockets before disappearing from view again.

The door to my world is wrenched open, and I see who I think is the first person whose face isn't distorted by bars. Up close, with his long, curly blonde hair and thin facial hair, he doesn't look like a boy at all.

The man grabs me around the neck, snatching me out of my cage and dropping me to the floor.

"Father cannot forbid from me that which I already own," he sneers, moving to grab at my neck. His hand is gloved, and his movement is almost timid as he gingerly fiddles with something around my throat.

Has there always been something there?

I try moving my hand to feel it, but he slaps it away, hissing that I "would get us both killed."

He pulls the thing away and gently sets it aside. A rush of cool air surrounds my neck, and I reach up again. I'm met with agitated skin, sore to the touch.

How could I not know somethin was around my own neck?

He slaps my hand away again, and starts dragging me across the floor. My head spins with all of the sudden movement, and I struggle to not let my forehead smack against the slick stone below me. I can't quite tell where in the room we are, all I can see is the floor directly below me and the hands gripping my clothes. I'm heaved up onto a cushioned surface, bouncing slightly as I collapse fully. The man's face comes into view again, and I notice that there seems to be a clear bubble encasing his head. It struck me as odd, but I'm not exactly sure why.

I feel a prick in my neck before hands are everywhere. They're everywhere on me and I don't think they should be and I don't want them there but I can't seem to move and-

The door swings open, and I muster the strength to turn my head and squint. It's the man that brings me my meals, the one who brings me honey sometimes. He stares at me for a moment, then glances at the floor. He seems frozen then, and I think I can see his hand shake before he dives to the floor before coming back to my line of sight holding something small and shiny.

"GET-" The body above me is knocked away, and my body is heaved into the air once again. I think the honey-man is running with me now, my body flopping helplessly against his side. I hear a grunt, a shattering of glass, and a woman sobbing before I'm lowered to the ground. Another grunt, and a horrible cracking sound echoes through the room before a blinding light forces me to squeeze my eyes shut.

I'm clutched again at the side of the honey-man before a sudden drop nearly makes me vomit. An outraged scream follows us as we tumble down, down, down, down, down, down, down-

We fall just long enough for panic to grip my insides before we land with a thud, the man holding me groaning before sprinting off. His gait jolts my body, but the thick arm wrapped around my middle is warm and somewhat comforting.

I hear loud popping noises chasing us, and the woman from before seems to be wailing again. A particularly loud pop causes the man to stumble, losing traction with the ground before regaining his balance and speeding up again.

There are people screaming, and the light is everywhere and it's blinding, and my body feels numb to the world around me and my mind feels like it's moving through time through a thick jelly. There's popping and groaning and sobbing and screaming and all I can do is stay limp and keep my eyes closed.

It isn't until I'm flying through the air without an arm around me that I open my eyes. My stomach is rolling again at the loss of solid contact with something, and I try to open my mouth and scream and scream and scream but all I can do is stay silent. My jaw feels limp and my tongue is clued to the roof of my mouth and I keep falling and falling and falling and falling and falling. I finally manage to blink the pain from the bright light away just to see a vast sheet of blue beneath me. As far as I can see, just a vast blue nothingness.

Have I died?

And I hit something hard and cold before getting swallowed.

[monkey-d-ezekiel]

One Piece Chapter 1096 - Kumachi

i know that chapter 1096 was hyped up a lot, but goddamn it delivered. the last 2-3 chapters have been absolute BOMBSHELLS in terms of lore and i love it. One Piece is genuinely at it's best right now with the Kuma backstory going on.

i just LOVE everything about this story, from Kuma's parents and childhood to his tie-in with Nika and God Valley. We now also know the third race which Big Mom stated was absent in her kingdom, the Buccaneers. (also, how much worse can the Celestial Dragons get? Oda finds a way to always break expectations with how morally bankrupt the CD's can get. Such brutal and twisted death competitions can only be hosted by these mfs 😭)

While I was reading the chapter, this moment in particular broke my heart when i remembered what happened at Marineford 😭

also I WANNA SEE MORE GOD VALLEY LORE!! MORE ROCKS AND HIS CREW MORE ROGER AND MORE GARP!! im literally begging Oda for more stuff on this pivotal incident 😭😭😭. I'm really really curious about Rocks D. Xebec now. WHAT IF he's revealed to be a direct blood descendant of JoyBoy??? that's just a crack theory of mine but IT COULD LOWKEY BE TRUE with how blood descendants of great people become slightly warped versions of their biological parents and don't really inherit their will in the truest sense.

also, you CANNOT tell me this is not one of the most hype panels in the series. THREE OF THE FOUR EMPERORS, ALL ON ONE SHIP??

also, interestingly enough, one of the women on Whitebeard's side looks like the Snake Princess of that time. GRANDMA NYON???

overall though, I find this lore really interesting. I wanna see how the Kuma lore expands on Bonney's life, since I'm pretty sure Bonney is the child of Kuma and Jinney.

What do y'all think of the past 2-3 chapters? What are y'alls speculations and theories? My brain is too fried to theorize but I LOVE One Piece theories and I wanna hear more of them!!!

[hiddengenshinfan]

“Can You Really Be Her….?”

A Neuvifuri Fanfic (Can be seen as either platonic or romantic) with a Drabble of other characters primarily Fontaine Characters through!

That is the only warning you’re getting before this starts also heavy implication of major character death. Aw hope I’m not forgetting anything else sorry first time doing this.

Sum - The Former Hydro Archon has been missing for months. Everybody is asking questions and Neuvillette invites the Traveller to a mansion that seemed to just appear, and the Traveller makes a deal to keep secrets….

Prologue - ‘That Was A Stupid Deal’

The silence was thick enough that even Lumine’s sword skills wouldn’t be able to slash it even if she infused every element she had. The older man’s eyes kept on glancing at the bed where that…….thing was hardly making eye contact with the woman sitting right across from him. Honestly Lumine regretted absolutely everything and wished she was not down here at all, why did she go against her own gut feeling. Now she was just looking at someone who would never wake up, and a person so desperate for that very person to wake up once again. It was a truly depressing scene, in her opinion at least.

Clorinde was right this was dumb, the indux has certainly guaranteed a celestial nail targeting him now if that thing did wake up. Luckily that didn’t seem to be happening but whenever she looked over to the hydro dragon she felt a new sting of guilt deep inside her soul. She was literally hoping for him to fail at bringing a person who was by his side for 500 years back. She honestly felt like a complete and total asshole, since she also argeed to this. But the regrets were overflowing hardly anyone could know and it’s hard to keep a secret like this from Paimon without having to drop her off somewhere, and sadly Navia was kind enough to take her. Which became a common enough occurrence, for Navia to have pre-prepared macaroons before she had even told her to watch Paimon.

Through seeing Navia always made her uneasy, she knew she was being investigated, questioned whenever she stayed for more then a few minutes and followed when she left Poisson. Spina Di Rosa was investigating her Lumine was sure of that she didn’t have the will to confront Navia about that. Because she understood why she was suspicious she had been since she had become pretty much one of the only people Clorinde and Neuvillette talked to voluntarily after……what happened. Navia and Clorinde’s relationship had once again hit the rocks but for different reasons, now Navia was sure at least in Lumine’s mind that Clorinde knew way more then she had let on. Navia wouldn’t let those secrets slide especially if it had anything to do with that missing case.

A missing person’s case that shook and effected Fontaine to this very day even months after the fact. Of course Navia would wish to investigate it in her slightly less than legal way, to give an answer to the waiting Fontainains so desperate for a statement. But if the hydro dragon and champion duelist had it there way no statement would be made until long after there both dead, Lumine knew that which is why she argeed to help Neuvillette with this thing she had no hope for in the slightest. Because in exchange he’d finally tell the truth to Fontaine about where and what happened to their former archon Furina De Fontaine, but only if it utterly and completely failed.

Through deep in her heart she hoped it succeeded just to fuck with Celestia, as well as because……she regretted not spending more time with Furina when she could or at least felt guilty with most of it being very forced and Paimon’s mean comments when they had spent time with her. She wasn’t even in the nation when the tempest started that caused so much destruction, that matched how the life of a former god was destroyed and withered. She never asked for anymore details the damage to Fontaine or anything, the memories hurt both Clorinde and Neuvillette and that was apparent. She didn’t even let Paimon hear what happened and Paimon actually didn’t question it, the little thing was always curious and loud but when the traveler told her she would not like to talk about it. Paimon accepted it and never asked about it again, she was actually sorta convinced at this point that Paimon had entirely forgotten that such a discussion toke place at all, or maybe just once Paimon knew when to keep her mouth shut.

But still the….thing did not move, she felt like saying what it actually was even within her own mind was exceedingly cruel. It had been weeks since she had argeed to help the hydro dragon with this attempt at…..necromancy? Was that the right word? Lumine had no clue and really didn’t care, he was trying to bring the dead back to life with the use of the primordial sea, that’s what mattered. Honestly if it wasn’t for Neuvillette being the Hydro Sovereign she would have probably laughed in his face at just the idea. But she was almost sure it was possible in at least some way, she just wasn’t sure if she liked this fundamentally. Even through her own experiences in other worlds trying to change the flow of nature always resulted in terrible things for either the thing that was being messed with or the person messing with it. She just hoped that if this did bite the hydro sovereign eventually that he could finally recover from all this clear pain and move on.

But then a rather startling sound rang in her ears……it sounded like a gasp?! She looked at Neuvillette and Neuvillette stared back for a second. Most times he always had the same hard to read expression that just screamed somber if you looked at it too long and knew him well. But this time his eyes lit up very awake and alert, he got up first then she of course followed shooting up from her seat and looking towards the ‘thing’.

….It was laying upright not sleeping anymore…..it was alive and moving? How could something that was still for archons know how long just shoot up and gasp for air! She had many experiences in her travels but not this!? She was still as a statue when she finally heard Neuvillette’s voice. “…..Lady Furina?” He spoke so calmly and softly towards the creature. The creature’s pose was like she was reaching out for something while gasping for air like her lungs couldn’t get enough of the sweet intake of anemo. Her eyes darted around and her arm slowly rested to her side limply through her body was sat upwards now her head slightly leaned forward for a second Lumine assumed the creature was trying to wrap themselves into a ball. But she hardly moved with the only movement being her chest rising and falling and the sound of her rather loud breathes. Then she noticed where ‘Furina’ was looking it was distantly looking at Neuvillette but doing so without moving the only thing she had seen the creature actually move was her eyes and her torso wit her arms earlier and when her head fell forward slightly.

The Hydro Dragon slowly went towards the creature his normal very impartial look on his face shifting to something a lot softer but still hard to figure out or name. Lumine stared at the slightly tilted down face of the creature, the creature was moving its mouth but nothing could be audibly heard? Something was wrong…clearly the fact the thing was moving was wrong fundamentally wrong but there was something else. She pondered for a second her thoughts landing on a young looking girl with a braid, the zombie Qiqi. She always stretched because her body got stiff easily due to her being a sorta walking corpse….maybe due to the creature’s long time not performing any basic human function, her body had to get readjusted like a person who went through physical trauma and needed physical therapy? It was only a guess however she could have been wrong.

Then something cracked, she heard an audible crack then the once awake creature was put back to sleep. Neuvillette was beside the creature now if she had to guess he knocked her out, and she walked over to the bedside of the creature who now breathed normally finally. “….What happened if I may ask?” She said genuinely unsure what to say everything that had just happened toke only minutes it was extreme whiplash for Lumine. She looked over at the dragon’s face which finally had a clear expression one of pity, his hand swept the creature’s bangs off of its face slightly.

“I believe I have made a major error of judgment.” Oh….oh you think that after the thing wakes up?! Lumine screamed in her own thoughts but simply gave a sheepish told you so smile, with a glare aimed at her from the hydro dragon seemingly signaling that is not what he meant. “I am rather glad that Furina has shown signs of life…..however I believe I overdid it.” “Overdid what?” She sheepishly asked she felt like a sovereign saying that meant absolutely no good news heck even if a archon said it she’d be jumping for cover. “I believe I infused too much of the primordial sea within Lady Furina.” The blunt way he said it made her even more anxious. What did that even mean how can you infuse too much! What would that do what did that mean! All of questions were trying to crawl to her mouth but before she could ask even one Neuvillette once again spoke. “I mean to say in the nicest way possible that I made a mistake and that I’m doing the exact opposite of what Focalars predecessor did.” He let that linger in the air slightly. WHAT DID THAT EVEN MEAN?! Lumine’s mind was racing Furina’s predecessor simply turned oceanaids into humans incomplete humans but…..wait does that mean..? “Please Neuvillette tell me you didn’t somehow make Furina a primordial oceanaid.” The silence was so thick that even the mighty Raiden Shogun’s slashes would not cut through it.

He slowly nodded a slight look of shame but not enough for Lumine. She wanted to scream she wanted to be 1000 meters from whatever this was. Why did she come back to Fontaine she really shouldn’t have! She regretted everything…….but there was a lingering curiosity. This was something unlike anything she ever experienced with her brother in there journeys, I mean Aether said he was waiting. He can wait a bit more like this is really interesting. Also she wanted to see it through to the end and make sure the very sad dragon didn’t somehow get himself killed or overthrown by the people of Fontaine.

Guess she’s going to be staying in Fontaine for a while…hope Aether doesn’t get impatient.

(Honestly I’m cooking, let me cook please I promise you’ll understand everything more later this will be a series, so if you have questions wait just wait let me cook.)

[chaosverseline]

Memes

When imu first met crocodile (note :crocodile is trans here and was assigned female at birth, he is really a male, but in here he is still a baby)

Imu :okay! 😃Grandma is here! Now where is that baby!

Imu:(Sees baby crocodile) 😍gimme!gimme!gimme! Come on,where is she.where is she.

imu:(sees Edward Newgate) (>:0) yeah, I see you son in law, you’re chopped liver, where is the baby.

Yraif :(hands the baby to imu)

imu: Oh! 🥹 oh!

-five minutes later-

imu: I know you told me not to get you any clothes but….(holds up the armful of shopping bags 🛍) they partially jump in the cart!

-one second later-

imu:(cooing over their first grandchild) oh~! Isn’t she … just… god..

-2 minutes later-

imu: I know you said you have enough enough quilts,but….(pulls out a well done quilt from a box) I crochet them on the way in.

— much time later-

baby crocodile: (baby cries)Waaah— wah!

imu: OK, 😨(panicking) grandma got it,grandma got it 😰

imu:(sees *insert someone *rushing in)

imu: (demon mode)NOBODY ELSE TOUCHES THE KID, GRANDMA GOT IT!🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

* silence *

imu: 😅(calms down)whew, grandma have a little stroke , but I got u now.

—-at the end——-

imu:(to yraif and Edward Newgate) no pressure but… I want another one, make it happen.

—— after god valley——

imu: seriously? You two got 6 ass long years and still no 2nd kid? Then who else I can spoil! Did you two forgot how it works? Newgate , did you put it in the right place? Ah, well, it too late now, I’m taking yriaf with me, yes, young lady , you’re grounded for the next 20 years for this stupid stunt. Pray I didn’t extend it to 70 years.

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You want beer?

imu: yriaf meet your father. I hope you two would get along.

xebec:…. Um…..

xebec: (holds up a beer glass 🍺) you want a beer?

imu:(smacks xebec head) (((ꎤ ✧曲✧)̂—̳͟͞͞o ShE is four! 🤬

xebec: I DONT KNOW! WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH HER?! (ᗒᗣᗕ)՞

imu: this wouldn’t happen if you didn’t left when she still a baby!

[afterwards]

narrator: xebec d rocks slept on the couch that night. Despite the rocky meeting, xebec eventually became a girl dad and charmed his way back into imu’s graces after a round of make up s*x. Which lasted for another 10 years until imu got annoyed with his lack of spousal commitment and xebec being always running off to his ship for another adventure and yeah, the whole I-want-to-take-over-the-world thing.

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Xebec and imu’s red flag

xebec:Hey girl, what's your favorite film?They said

imu: the best movie of all, a masterpiece of art called Human Centipede, Human Centipede(shadowy arms spout from their back)

Xebec: I think that I'm gonna get murdered tonight.

Xebec: I try to get the waiter's attention by blinking in morse code

Imu: (creepy)Why are you blinking so much?

Xebec:(rubbing the corners of his eye)I've got something in my eye

Imu:(shows really sharp fingernails)Here, let me get it out.

xebec:no thank you, I don't wanna die.

Saint elder: (dress up as a waiter and whispering at xebec ear)Bonjour, sir was blinking at me, is this because your date is a freak?

xebec and saint elder:(looks at imu, they are making a figure out of toothpicks and olives, in the chest of the figure is impaled with toothpicks)

Xebec:No

Saint elder:Very good then, bon appétit

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Amateurs

Donquixote Doflamingo : I am the first celestial dragon pirate!

Sir crocodile: I was there before you, you only publicized yourself as a celestial dragon so everyone can kiss your feet!

?: amateurs.

Doflamingo: What was that, punk?!

Yriaf : Amateurs.<——sailed under xebec d rocks as an active crew member undetected for 20 years prior to the god valley incident. A long time before either two amateurs ever came along.

every member of the d clan who are pirates: Hi. <——even though they are not celestial dragons,but they are still related to the nerona clan regardless, as the D clan are all related to imu’s half siblings at one point.

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Five elder stars: we need an army.

imu: I can take on xebec.

elder stars: in a fight right?

imu:……….:)

elder stars: in a fight right??😨

—————-/———pigeon meme——-

imu: (to literally anyone in close proximity to child/grandchildren/great grandchildren ) is this a new in law I need to torture?

[salllzy]

Sal's snippets #26

Garp was very well aware that he couldn't keep the three boys, that sooner or later the Marines would find out and his hands would be tied. He didn't want to give them up. But he had no choice. "You do know what you are asking of me?" He didn't look at the being next to him, give who and what she was? It felt like blasphemy to look at her. "I know, but I cannot protect them. If the Marines find out? I will be unable to do anything." There was a sigh and he heard her move, yet he still didn't look at her. "Out of everyone who has joined the Marines? You are one of the few who still uphold my papa's values and beliefs. If anyone else had summoned me? I would have ignored them. But I answered because it was you." Garp swallowed, he knew that the Marines were not what they once were. But to hear her say it? It was jarring, unnerving and unsettling. He also knew that it didn't mean anything good. "I will do this for you because you asked and it is only because you asked." Relief surged through him at the knowledge that she was accepting, that his grandsons would be safe. No one would ever be able to hurt them. "Thank you." There was a breeze and he felt fingers comb through his hair before there was a soft sigh and she disappeared. --- Time he found was a strange thing, he was still able to visit his grandsons, but it was never when he expected it. Or when it had been arranged. Other than the first few times he had seen them? They were flourishing, they were doing so much better under her care than they had been his. He wasn't bitter about it, he hadn't been able to give them the home life that they had deserved. He knew that. He had tried, but he was a better Marine than he was a father or grandfather. But it eased something inside of him to see them doing so well.

He knew that he was lucky, that if he hadn't been who he was? Then she would never have answered his summons. She was much like her father in that regard, many over the years had tried to summon him. Only to fail. Perhaps that was why many in the Marines had stopped worshipping the God of Justice, despite having Justice on their backs. Less and less of them believed and many of them had became more corrupt as the years went by. But he had never faltered. In the end? He had been rewarded. Not that he would tell anyone, the last thing he wanted was for them to think that they could be rewarded for their lack of belief. He had no desire to let any of them taint one of the few things that still brought him joy, that still brought him some semblance of peace. To serve the God of Justice? It was to serve the common people. To protect the innocent. To punish the guilty.

That was why he joined the Marines, it was what he had dedicated his life to. ---- The next time he saw his grandsons? They were teenagers, Ace and Sabo were getting ready to set sail on their own adventure. To conquer the seas. With the Goddess of Nature as their mother? He had expected nothing less. They had come so far in just a few short years and he was so proud of them, he knew that they were going to go far, they were going to cause waves and the world? Was not ready for them. Garp doubted that it ever would be. Still, he was proud of them, they had grown up loved and cared for as while he was bitter about the fact that it hadn't been him? He was still grateful that they were alive. That he didn't have to worry bout keeping them hidden from the Marines, only a fool would go against her and her father. But he also knew that the Celestial Dragons and the World Government? They were greedy fools, they took what did not belong to them. They destroyed lives and didn't care about who or what was destroyed in the path. He didn't become a Marine to subdue people and destroy their homes and lives, he joined to protect them. Garp was no fool and he knew that the World Government and Celestial Dragons were going to piss someone far more powerful than them off. They were already rocking the boat as it was. He had no desire to see what a pissed-off God of Justice looked like, he hoped that it wouldn't be in his or his grandson's lifetimes, but he knew. The Will of D was not something that could be ignored or stopped. He pitied anyone who was foolish enough to hurt them.

[cptn-m]

One Piece chapter 1125 review

One Piece arcs have slow and bloated midsections that can be difficult to sit through week to week. This is nothing new; we've been doing this dance since Skypiea. But it's the endings, the post-arc lore bombs like this, that make it all worthwhile.

Now, I don't want to toot my own horn too much, but I feel pretty validated by Garling being promoted to Elder status following Saturn's fall, which I spitballed in a chapter discussion thread in February, and Punk Records taking off to fill the role of satellite internet, which I was pitching as a way to escape the siege since at least August last year (though admittedly, I thought it could be launched all the way into space). I believe I also said in one of my reviews, when the escape plan was being made and Shaka said the Vegaclones were expendable that Oda seemed to be setting them up for self-sacrifice, but that it didn't feel like his style to kill them all, but also that he probably also wouldn't bring the full set of them on the Sunny, so there had to be a third option. And would you look at that, this week we get the third option.

Cover story first. Minatomo's disappearance has to be linked to the kidnapping foiled in the last installment. There were theories last from the last one that Raizo could be back to his old ways, but he wouldn't be interested in Minatomo, so the lead theory that it's a former Beasts Pirate gains ground.

Right away we get a very interesting inferred character interaction for Lucci and Kaku. Is Lucci lying for Kaku? You can tell from Kaku's face that something difficult for him has gone down. I'd love to someday see the conversation that preceded this scene, but that wouldn't have the engagement factor of trying to fill in the gaps short term. And then, where is Stussy? I don't believe for a second that she's dead, but would she have made it to Punk Records before its takeoff?

Next, we learn some big things about the Five Elders. We know from the Gum Gum Fruit being a myth even to them that the Elders of today do not date back to the Void Century, but Saturn at least goes back 200 years. So the demonic forms come with a kind of agelessness. And shortly after, that the forms come with the position, seemingly bestowed by Imu and taken away just as easily. The first big clue about how to beat these guys, and a deepening of the mystery of who and what Imu is. And what an unexpectedly brutal and satisfying way for Saturn to go. A fantastic escalation for the series' endgame.

Earlier than expected, the setup of the cloud machine's importance pays off. But I'll be honest, the mechanics of how the clouds are moving to pick up only Punk Records and not the rest of the lab aren't really clear. And what the heck was York shooting at? Seems like she breaks the connection between the two halves of the eggshell, but that only makes it easier to steal Punk Records. Bit of a weird one.

You can't help marveling at the sheer entitlement of the Celestial Dragons in their little sequence. How about that guy saying the sinking of the world wouldn't impact him. Dude, you're starving to death because you don't have a way to grow your own food on top of your rock. You're getting a taste of what it's going to be like when the lower world goes away right now. And the obvious implication that while they have fewer choices and extras, the Celestial Dragons themselves are still eating well. The guy complaining about fish has a full plate, and another is still fed decently enough that snacks are an expectation. All while the chef serves on a growling stomach. You can see how far things are being stretched to make sure the haves keep having while the have-nots feel the impact first. There's no saving these guys.

Garling joining the Elders is an awesome development. Can't wait to learn more about this guy. And will he adopt Saturn's demon form, or while he get ihs own monster to play. For how relatively late he's come in this story, this guy's already been fantastically set up as a villain.

I also think it's worth noting how the Elders treat Garling when he walks in, before they know he's joined their ranks. Garling seems to have been about as highly ranked as a non-Elder Celestial Dragon could be, a Holy Knight with the authority to execute an otherwise untouchable nobleman. But the Elders confront him about coming into their space without stated business. They demand deference. He's told to know his place. There's clearly a towering difference in rank that they expect to see respected, even though all present are Celestial Dragons.

The new Vegapunk Frankenclone is certainly something. I do enjoy the asymmetry of the giant Atlas arm though. I wonder if this entity will get a new name. I wonder if these guys would consider manipulating the information in Punk Records to mislead or mess with York should she try to reconnect. Hopefully they've learned enough to do the things York and the Stella did to prevent info they don't want seen from syncing.

When I spoke about the last spread of chapter 1121, with the key players of the final saga, I raised the possibility of unexpected rivalries, but I'm still surprised to see Revolutionaries considering the implications of a run at the One Piece. Sabo and Luffy becoming rivals, even if they're friendly about it, would be a crazy place to escalate things to.

Ivan realises something about the bridge projects, but I'm not sure I see it the same way. They don't seem tall enough to escape the flood, but maybe they're not just to live on. They could be ways for the people of the lower world to make pilgrimage to the Redline. Or they could have been intended to slant gradually upward as they extend out. There's a few ways it could work, but no single one sticks out as the answer.

Meanwhile Dragon leaves us with some relevant social commentary. As much as we've all been thinking about Vegapunk's words sparking rebellions and anger against the World Government, there would definitely also be panic and war. If the WG is smart, it can stoke the battles for dwindling space and keep the peasants below distracted fighting each other for as long as possible so no one has time to think long enough or get a big enough force together to challenge it directly. Will the Revolutionaries have a way to capture the hearts and minds of the whole world and unite them to collective safety instead of personal survival?

This has been the kind of One Piece chapter I'm here for. The sheer amount of work my rewrite project was taking had me a little burned out on the series last week, but all these big developments and hints to future lore and events are a shot in the arm. Can't wait to see what Oda has in store next.