#A Hat in Time Time War.

[thesopwithcamel]

'We've got hostiles but you're a member of the Prospero Home Army stuck fighting Keepers in Prospero.'

Video made by Imex P on youtube.

Ever since I joined this fandom I have always had a massive interest in the Moleman ARG and its lore, notably the Time War which occured when the founders through a massive hissy fit and attacked the Shadows to grab an object of unimaginable power for their own usage and deployment: the Sunpiece.

The Founders had the Keepers attack the shadows under the pretense that with the power of the sunpiece the shadows could cause Times End and potentially cause some massive damage, not much about this war, which I and some others call the time war, but all we know is the outcome: the shadows were driven to near extinction, Puella and Tempus found and took in Cavus and shit hit the fan at 1000mph.

I have only seen a couple of interpretations of this conflict and those are few and far between, so I thought I might as well throw my hat into the ring...welcome to Prospero, the first battle of the time war and the worst place to live right about now where you can get bomed from miles away and have a cloak wearing supersoldier with the firepower of light artillary break into your house, drink your milk and then leave.

While the main bulk of the population of Prospero are shadows there are also humans living there who hate the founders...like a lot and as such them sending their troops and Keepers to the city pissed off a lot of people, an entire militia known as the Prospero Home Army was setup under an unidentified captain to fight against this threat.

It very quickly turned into Trench warfare with the militia forced to dig in as wave upon wave of untrained conscripts crashed against their defenses, the only time their lines fell was with either overwhelming bodies or Keeper's came and did a little bit of trolling.

Prospero fell a few short weeks after the initial landing, due to overwhelming numbers of conscripts charging at their lines as well as a large number of Keepers arriving the PHA and Shadows began evacuating civilians from the city via train and airship, some of these trains didn't make it but the monumental effort paid off brilliantly. After the last civilian was evacuated the PHA also left the city before it was levelled by nuclear torpedoes buried in the sewer systems to prevent its capture, Prospero claimed millions...but worse was to come.

[mochiajclayne]

Marineford Law is no question interesting to me because he pulled off a surprise, motherfucker moment and the timing was so good to the point that both pirates and marines least expected it.

Before I proceed with this self-indulgent lawlu meta post, I will go ahead and say that everything that happened between them in Marineford is a catalyst of establishing their connection later on in the future arcs. I am a firm believer that those feelings™️ started to truly bloom in Punk Hazard and went downhill in a good way in Dressrosa.

Long post ahead. Enjoy!

When I was rewatching Marineford arc, the part where Buggy was already carrying an unconscious and injured Luffy and Jimbei, their conversation sparked my interest.

Highlighting the bit where Buggy was confused about Law's verbal tic of using the suffix -ya in referring to anyone, overall doubting him, then asking for Law's name. Don't forget that Law is a little shit (affectionate) so he proceeded to ignore all of those questions to say this:

Interestingly enough, this part is tricky to translate. I found two translations that closely encapsulate what Law wanted to say here but mind you, and I will sound redundant about this with everything that has got to do with Trafalgar Law's speech patterns: he likes speaking in runarounds, purposely using terms with double meanings and connotations on them, and he's both reticent and cryptic. (I wouldn't say not to trust on his words but don't take them at face value.)

Law described his connection with Luffy as 悪縁 (akuen) which directly translates as evil destiny or connection.

Forgive me for a bit of sidetracking but the kanji used for akuen is the same with Robin's epithet which is "Demon Child" (akuma no ko). To further elaborate, 悪 (aku) means evil--both as intent and violating a moral code. It is also used to refer as the direct opposite of good.

Going back to 悪縁 (akuen), in true Law fashion, this word doesn't only mean evil destiny or connection. Depending on the context, it can also mean unfortunate love.

(It sounds tragic coming from him, isn't it? If your mind was blown after this part, no worries, I am too. This part gave me so much whiplash when I was researching about it.)

So, considering these two interpretations of 悪縁 (akuen), that begs the question, what is Law's connection with Luffy?

On surface-level, they are enemies as Law said so himself. They're rivals when it comes to One Piece. Their common ground, which is only known among people that Law trusts the most, is sharing the same secret name of D. However, I will take one step ahead and say that they both went through the same tragic fate of losing their loved ones, for being weak and powerless to protect them. They were both involved in circumstances where if they were capable enough, they could've saved the person they loved the most. Doomed by the narrative and subjected to trauma that breaks their heart and spirit should they be lesser men to handle such misery and grief. It is unfortunate, disastrous, and cursed to love fully knowing the fact that the other person could die like the ones before them but these two have the biggest heart.

Of course, Law will never say it directly. Thus, settling for 悪縁 (akuen).

It gets better. He did say 悪縁も縁 (akuen mo en) and 縁 (en) itself means fate or destiny (especially a mysterious force that binds two people together). Additionally, も (mo) is also a particle that is used for emphasis.

The implication, in turn, of what Law said to Buggy can be translated this way: Strawhat-ya and I (will) eventually be enemies, but an evil connection is (the futuristic possibility of Luffy becoming his enemy) is fate (that binds them).

Law made sure to emphasize that their "evil connection" is fate: specifically, that mysterious force brought them together and compelled him to be there, that he was meant to sail to Marineford, and help Luffy escape.

These two translations are the closest that I found to be accurate but it's still scratching the surface of what Law said:

This entire panel between Ivankov and Law makes it funnier because he clocked him IMMEDIATELY.

Ivankov asked if he's friends with Luffy to which he replied: no.

He also emphasized that that he doesn't have any obligation to help him but then went on to say this:

親切 (shinsetsu) means kind, generous, gentle, considerate. 不安 (fuan) refers to anxiety, uneasiness, worry, apprehension. These are surprisingly direct words but of course, Law had to go back and be cryptic again when he followed up with 理屈 (rikutsu), which could mean two things: theory, reason, logic or (unreasonable) argument, excuse.

I think this panel did a good job for translating it.

Law himself is providing Ivankov here the benefit of the doubt. To reiterate, Ivankov beats him to the punch which makes their entire interaction so funny.

Again, brilliant translation for directly calling out Law's bullshit. Lmao. Ivankov says 直感 (chokkan) here. It means intuition, instinct, hunch. Please take the next statement that I will say with a grain of salt but "instinctively moving your body" is usually associated with the context of being reckless to the point of directly exposing oneself to danger, consequences be damned, in order to protect someone.

Even Law himself acknowledged that he's not obligated to be there, so why?

Unfortunately, this is the elephant in the room that Law will never address. Several characters even made sure to point out that he helped Luffy two years ago and he purposely dodges that topic.

One thing I can guarantee is that Law never did it to get Luffy to agree for the alliance. Hell, he thought of the alliance after reuniting with Luffy! He adjusted his plans by then. Additionally, he never used the fact that he saved Luffy's life as his bargaining chip and leverage to get him on board the alliance.

Lastly, this is too much for saving a life on a whim, isn't it, Law?

[deutsche-bahn]

In dem "ich hab von dir geträumt!"-ask hat ja jemand meine ständigen Oliver Twist-Vergleiche als eine Art shoelaces-Erkennungswort benutzt. god that sentence makes no sense does it? anyways. Oliver Twist. Stellt euch also den Moment der Panik vor, wenn dich zwei Tage später jemand persönlich fragt: "Hm. Wenn du dich mit Oliver Twist vergleichst, bin ich dann für dich Dodger oder Fagin?" und dann zufrieden vor sich hin grinst. Abort mission, what the fuck, mein Stresstremor kommt augenblicklich aus dem Exil zurück. Ok, fine, er meint die Frage ernst. Das ist bis dato halt auch einer der wenigen Menschen, die auf meine nie abreißenden, mittelmäßigen Literatur-Anspielungen eingehen. Jetzt muss ich ihm nur irgendwie beibringen dass die Oliver Twist Masche mehr so 'ne verbale Übersprungshandlung ist, und keine durchdachte Metapher für mein Sozialleben. Außerdem ist er Nancy.

Er redet viel, macht Bemerkungen in treffsicherem Stakkato und schenkt mir dabei eine so durchdringende Aufmerksamkeit, dass ich mich am liebsten darunter wegducken würde. Meine Strategie, mich mit einem fröhlich sinnfreien, niemals abbrechenden Redefluss irgendwo zwischen Absurdizismen und Loriot-Dialog rauszureden funktioniert erstmals nicht. jesus fucking christ, es ist als wäre ich mit einem Deck Pokemonkarten zu einem Schachturnier aufgekreuzt. Beste Voraussetzungen.

Irgendwann sitzen wir frühmorgens nebeneinander am Feuer. Er spielt Leonard Cohen auf dem Akkordeon, ich schlafe in zwei-Minuten-Intervallen ein. Es hätte fast idyllisch sein können. Leider entscheidet er sich, um vier Uhr morgens das verbale Äquivalent eines Kavallerieangriffs durchzuführen: "Warum landest du am Ende eigentlich immer ausgerechnet neben mir?" Great, ich bin dann auch wieder augenblicklich hellwach. Hm?? Der Akkordeonspieler stochert im Feuer und sieht mich wartend über die Schulter an. "...weil du dann spielst?" antworte ich. Er sieht mich immer noch stumm an. Ok, falsche Antwort. "Weil du dann ausnahmsweise mal ruhig sitzen bleibst...?". Er muss lachen. "Lass das" "Hä?" Mir fällt ausnahmsweise nicht ein, was ich falsch gemacht habe. "Du versuchst zu erraten was ich hören will. Wie'n Hund der einfach alle Kommandos abspult". Er wartet kurz. Wenn's nicht so ein abgenutztes Bild wäre würde ich hier was vom Reh im Scheinwerferlicht faseln. Oder vom Zwergkaninchen, das jemand am Nackenfell hochhebt. "You can't just say that" sage ich. "My bad". Das Akkordeon seufzt voller Anteilnahme. "Nein, sorry. Ich weiß ja, warum". Dramatische Pause. Gerade lang genug damit mir wieder die komplette Mimik entgleisen kann, wie nett. "Weil ich immer 'ne Jacke für dich mitnehme". Er grinst. Ok, ich... habe irgendwie schlimmeres erwartet? Eine Konversation ohne stechende Pointe? In my social life? ok wild

Ich vergesse fast mich darüber zu wundern was zur Hölle das jetzt wieder bedeuten soll. Fast. Ein paar Stunden später, es ist längst wieder hell, verschwinde ich um die Ecke um Sand für die Feuerstelle zu holen. Auf dem Rückweg schnappe ich ein kurzes Gespräch auf: "Rennt er gerade mit deiner Jacke rum?" "Und mit meiner Mütze". Ich höre den Akkordeonspieler leise lachen. "Er hat's halt drauf". Ganz ehrlich, ich wünschte ich wüsste welche Sprache sie da sprechen.

"Und wo ist jetzt das Problem?" fragt mich eine alte Freundin, als ich ihr von meinen neuesten Verstrickungen erzähle. Frag meinen Stresstremor, ich will's nicht aussprechen.

Ich bin zwischendurch, zwischen beruflichem Terror, der Aussicht, schon wieder umzuziehen, dem familiären beinahe-Armageddon und einem gottverdammten Akkordeonspieler, so überfordert dass ich bei dem Ornithologen aufschlage. Wenigstens lässt der mich einschlafen ohne nachts existenzielle Fragen auszupacken.

Währenddessen: spiderman_pointing_meme.png Der Akkordeonspieler offenbart mir aus Versehen, dass er die gleiche Essstörung hatte wie ich, mit dem gleichen, minimal unpraktischen overlap aus queer body image issues und Kontrollzwang. Es ist das erste Mal dass ich ihn irgendwie sprachlos sehe. Kein triumphales Grinsen, er steht einfach nur regungslos da und sieht mich an. Sweet, das emotionale Abhängigkeitsverhältnis nimmt gerade ganz ungeplante Ausmaße an. cool cool cool cool cool. why is my eyelid twitching

"Und wo ist jetzt das Problem?" fragt sie. Idk buddy alles passiert gleichzeitig und meine zwei Gehirnzellen sind immer noch mit der beschissenen Anspielung auf die Jacke bschäftigt

[eldstunga]

You don't get to wipe the Expanded Universe and then bring back the WHIP of all things.

[takealookintheback]

Wiktor Król in "Schweine" (2024)

[ventresses]

Star Wars + Moodboards

Codywan + Pirates of the Caribbean

Inspired by this post by @this-is-gonna-hurt-me-inside

[dessinatsunset]

I found a new Brush that looks like a pencil. The texture is so pretty. Of course I had to draw my favourite man and also Hondo (I think this is the first time I drew him digitally) It turned out so well :)

[lichtecht]

Art prompt idea: weil juni und so die wilden hühner an einer pride? (Und/oder die pygmäen falls du magst)

wir tun einfach so, als wär noch juni

übrigens premiere für meine neuen dwh designs!

bisschen context zu den einzelnen bildern unterm cut

1 - punk fred + sprotte. hab mir vorgestellt, dass die zwei leicht mal als cishet couple gesehen werden, also nimmt fred die nb flag mit. was gucken sie an?? keine ahnung. vielleicht frieda

2 - ich dachte mir, frieda wäre safe so eine, die pride armbänder macht und die dann verschenkt. (trude wäre da bestimmt auch dabei. willi vielleicht sogar auch) man kann in dieses bild auch n bisschen frieda/trude reinlesen, wenn man will, find ich

3 - ich glaub, die intention kommt nicht so ganz rüber, aber kennt ihr dieses video das so ist wie "i literally look like your son. you look like a milf and i look like your son. can you PLEASE wear different shoes??" weil stevie würde 100% so hohe goth-stiefel lieben. ich bereu es etwas, dass ich torte einfach mit flacher brust gezeichnet hab, weil eigentlich sollte er transmasc sein und die top surgery scars sieht man so GAR nicht... und eigentlich ist er imo auch eher so ein transtape kinda guy (ach so und sein bauchtattoo ist inspiriert von diesem moodboard von @all-chickens-are-trans <3)

4 - wilma <3 nicht vielzu sagen, ich wollte einfach alle dabeihaben. mini reference zu unserm tattoo-post

5 - melli und willi, mein liebstes bi4bi couple <3 ich glaub, willi kommt da doch ein ganzes stück früher to terms with, melanie braucht einfach sehr lange erstmal bis sie's realisiert und zweitens bis sie's akzeptiert und sich dann tatsächlich auch traut zu zeigen

[mourningmaybells]

The Exorcist (1973)

real screencaps from The Exorcist 1973 i promise

[kyeterna]

Law forms an alliance with the Straw Hat pirate Luffy. Immediately understands this is gonna cost him years of his lifespan.

Bonus: Law not soon after realises that it's the entire Straw Hat pirate crew.

[xinambercladx]

He cleans up nice.

Based off the image below of Lee Van Cleef, whose portrayal of Angel Eyes provided George Lucas the idea for this character.

I may revisit this sketch, to ink and then color it. I have a scene in mind for a later chapter of Figment, my fanfiction. ------------------------------------------------------ xInAmberCladx's Fanart Archive <--click

[dreadfuldevotee]

it never fails to drive me a lil' bit up the wall when people talk about The Clone Wars as if its just Dave Filloni's little fanfic project when not only did George Lucas poach Filoni from Avatar the Last Airbender but the original story Dave pitched was of an original master and padawan duo and Lucas pointed at the padawan and was like "yeah whatever fuck that. She looks cool tho lets give her to Anakin"

[girlrandomstuff]

LOOK AT HIM, FINALLY BAIL ORGANA GETTING TO A POSTER AS HE SHOULD

[und-dann-war-es-fast-gut]

wdym mit ‘Colin ist traurig und heartbroken’?

Exklusives Delulu Angebot!

>> Smiley Colin in Staffel 27! <<

Nur heute!

[duck-noises]

crocheted Brok & Brok

i love my mother so much for making my favourite guy of all time. she is amazing, i love you mom :)

[redbean-nom]

kind of funny how the legends explanation for why boba's armor looks so beat-up in rotj is that, in the time it took to deliver han from the empire to jabba, he ended up going on an arena-championship sidequest, getting randomly shot at because jabba put a massive bounty on his head, getting in a muffled brawl with chewie while hiding from four syndicates and vader, getting almost blown up like three different times, and blowing up the room he was standing in to steal han back from the rebels who had stolen him from the empire who had stolen him from crimson dawn who had stolen him from boba. he really had a horrible week huh