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Sonic Forces AU Comic
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I started on this a couple days ago, but finished it today. Sorry if it's hard to follow!
After Shadow ripped the Phantom Ruby out of Infinite's chest, he dropped it, and Sonic caught it, explaining why Sonic has it.
Shadow isn't in this comic due to him currently being incapacitated and with Rouge. They're on the sidelines.
Infinite is doing all in his power to get the Phantom Ruby back. He went from begging to manipulating, trying to buy time for him to grab it from Sonic. He wanted Sonic to be so wrapped up in his own thoughts that he wouldn't be able to defend himself. It was Infinite's best plan.
Infinite needs the Phantom Ruby because that is what's keeping him "alive". He should be dead though. Infinite's still moving because of the left over power he has from the Phantom Ruby, it's essentially a grace period.
Sonic crushing the Phantom Ruby (Or Silver with Sonic's hands) unleashed all the energy inside the Ruby into Sonic at once.
I also want to make more comics about what happened prior.
#i think Silver should be able to swear ngl#do you guys like my infinite design#the reason Infinite's mouth looks like that is because a chunk of his lip is missing. hence seeing the toofies#THIS TOOK 7 HOURS!!!!!!!#my art#art#sonic the hedgehog#sonic#comic#main sonic au#silver the hedgehog#infinite the jackal#phantom ruby#sonic au#sonic forces#angst#tw manipulation
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I need to post here more often
#sonic the hedgehog#infinite the jackal#mephinite#i say its mephinite because the ring is scepter of darkness themed#mephiles has a phantom ruby ring i just have yet to draw that
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Flufftober 2024 - 25
Summary: Against his better judgement, he decides to entertain the boy.
My insane crossover is back for more @flufftober, and features Infinite being in denial about how much he cares for little Isaac, and uses the prompt "haunted house"!
#My writing#Fanfic#Flufftober#Flufftober2024#Crossover#The Binding of Isaac#Sonic Forces#Infinite the Jackal#Isaac Moriah#Sonic the Hedgehog#Phantom Ruby#Infinite is so done with the Ruby he can't do anything about it because it's a literal part of him :P#Haunted house#Isaac being an adorable and smol boi#Sonic is so confused XD#Sentient Phantom Ruby
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Ya think Rouge would fall for the Phantom Ruby harder than most?
#rouge the bat#phantom ruby#sonic forces#just endlessly staring at the most beautiful gem she's ever seen#because that's her heart's desire#and anyone who tries to separate them is met with extreme prejudice
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I also have Phantom.
#my kingdom ;; ooc#Drift Tonight ;; Phantom#if we're talking non-infinite ruby users.#who just kinda vibes in the bg w/ infinite because i dont use either of them aksjbdsakhjdbsahj
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OH STOP RHIS IS TOO PRETTY THIS IS SO FUCKING BEAUTOFUL I LOVE THIS SO MUCH THE COLORS ARE SO GOOD LOOK AT THAT CREATURE IN THE BACKGROUND OH ANS GUESS WHAT IT FUCKING MOVES TOO DOESNT IT OHHHHHHHHH MY GOD
stuff from game design class
#Meanwhile the phantom ruby is just chilling lmao#arte#random shit#putting it under the art tag because just. Look at this. It’s gorgeous. It deserves to be in the default art tag.
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Random question but I'm just curious. You said in that talk about your own stories thing that lost memores might not even have reached its half way point yet and it made me wonder, do you actually have the whole thing planned out or do you make things up as you go?
Yes and no.
I have multiple key scenes that I'm working towards and everything in between just kinda comes to me as I progress the story. I'm honesty surprised with myself that most of it makes sense XD
For example, the balcony scene in the OG chap 4 was one of those or that Silver saved Sonic's ass in... OG chapter 8? I think? Been a while since I read through them, lol. The next couple chapters will also have multiple of those too, some of which I had in mind for literal years at this point. I know 100% how the story is going to end, the entire progress of how Knux and Shadow will eventually regain their memories, what the characters will say and do once that's the case etc, etc
Long story short... ya'll are in for a wild ride for what's still to come :'3
#lost memories#(( Also fun fact: ))#(( the addition of the phantom ruby in chap 9 was not originally planned ))#(( but because of that 4 year hiatus I forgot what I had initially in mind ))#(( luckily Sonic Forces threw me a very convenient bone ))#FFB talks
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Jazz sat in the couch, with Dani chewing on a snack bar provided by Clark, her once ginger hair that drooy with a growing line of purple flicking like fire at the end.
The silence was short as Clark spoke, tied up in a chair with his hand and legs tied to the arms and legs of the chair.
"What happened here, Jazz-?" Clark said, concerned as Jazz shush him, rocking the fussy baby.
She look up to him with dead looking eyes and caution written all over her face.
"The GIW is what happened a year ago when Mom and Dad accepted danny after he revealed himself to them about being a halfa on his birthday, they wanted to tell you the news, but the power was out for weeks for some reasons... The town was arming together once the word spread about danny to overthrown GIW, who was sponsored by the government as they were getting out of hands, cutting out electricity and other people driving in to delivery food and water or let anyone out of their own homes.
"But it was a set up the moment they left one day, some of the town folks tried to leave town to get help, only to find bloodblossomed covered steel fences and an anti-ghost forcefield cover the town. The GIW supposedly told the government and the Justice League that the whole Amity Park was contaimnented with a virus that can revive the dead after giving false evidence video that Tucker used to scared them off months ago.
They had it almost all wrong, but Almost everyone were contaminated with ectoplasm due to the portal being open so long in the town and being in the Ghost Zone for too long after the Pariah King incident that everyone was liminal. Nobody could touch the fence that they build all the way under the town thanks to the wreaked area before or get past the force field.. except Mom, who slipped out easily to get help, saying that you can help us because there was no way you would allow this to happen... but
Clark could feel his heart drop to what Jazzy said next.
.. they got to her before calling your number, spoting her at the wrong time, dragging her body away while they talked about examining her inside as if she were not human in their eyes..." Jazz said, her voice quieten a bit, rubbing her moisten eye with Dani patting her leg softly.
"Danny and Team Phantom thought that if they go through the portal, they could get to Vlad’s manor, but his portal inactive.., so we thought of the next best thing was to defend ourselves before they could kill everyone else, too.." Jazz explained a bit sniff a bit, her hair intensifying darker purple as she got emotional. Clark could hear her heart skipping a bit.
"Danny led everyone because Amity Park town wasn't going down without a fight the moment the GIW brought their own army to take everyone out, some of our good friends and former enemies didnt make it, Mr. Lancer, Star, Technu, Dad.. Danny went feral at the point that he was literally tearing them apart despite more kept coming into the town.. this has been going for 1 year and 8 months now.
There was no food by the time half a year went by that Frostbite offered, giving everyone some food from the ghost zone, though it had side effects. Everyone was too hungry to care about the side effects. It was better than eating one another..
Jazz laughed a bit bitterly to herself as she continued on.
"There was few remaining these scums sneaking around Town afterward when we nearly busted the Fence hard enough with their own vehicles that most of them retreat for now with the force field deactivate, but they got Danny real good with one of Dad's old invention a few months ago, but then most of us escape and spread out into hiding, the A team, phantom Team stayed to destroy the any evidence of Ghost info in the lab before we leave today..." Jazz finished explaining before looking up at her Uncle Clark, her eyes looking dull greenish blue after she put danny back in the baby sling, gripping the Glowing Green fenton bat covered in spikes and dried blood. Her eyes glowing redder then a ruby.
"Now I have only one question for you. Why did Justice League ignore our calls for help despite our numerous emergency calls."
Part 1 link Here <- Cliffhanger for good :)
#dpxdc#dc x dp#danny phantom#dp x dc#dp x dc crossover#dc x dp prompt#dcxdp#danny is the ghost king#de aged danny#Jazz is traumatized and she ready to murder for her little brother#she dont know if Uncle Clark is Friend or Foe#but she have beef with the justice league#GIW invaded Amity Park#Angst#amity park wouldve been much worse turn of event if frostbite didnt had a alternative solution for food#what happen idk#but this is no cliffhanger do what happen up to you#dont fucking steal my story bots#dont steal my story bots#if yall wanna make this into a story#go for it but ask me first mk?#dont forget to link the prompt
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Resurrected AU [Masterpost]
What starts as a strange, unlikely alliance between Scourge and a mysteriously resurrected Infinite somehow turns into some kind of freaky sitcom situation where a bunch of previously-not-alive villains are all living under the same roof as a family!
[full masterpost under cut!]
General AU Tag (chrono order; includes everything from headcanons to art to extra info)
AO3 Fic
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Characters involved in the AU (so far...):
Scourge the Hedgehog
Infinite the Jackal
Meta the Hedgehog (organic Metal Sonic)
Mephiles the Dark (given a mortal Mobian hedgehog body)
Iblis the Flame (given a mortal Mobian hedgehog body)
Flatline the Platypus (zombie Dr. Starline)
Solaris the Hedgehog (fusion of Mephiles and Iblis)
Julius the Hedgehog (zombie Anti-Jules Hedgehog)
Sonic the Hedgehog
Shadow the Hedgehog
Bangarang the Hedgehog (Scourge, Sonic, and Shadow's accidental chaos child)
Vacío the Jackalhog (Infinite and Mephiles' son)
Black Doom (given a mortal Mobian hedgehog body)
Sunny the Hedgehog (organic Mecha Sonic)
Zonic the Hedgehog
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Character References (some need updating):

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Major Plotpoints So Far:
Scourge "rescues" Infinite from a base built by Eggman Nega with the intention of using him to defeat Sonic, but Infinite quickly asserts his dominance over the situation; Scourge and Infinite agree to an alliance of sorts, but that eventually turns into a mutual familial bond, and they basically adopt each other as father and son figures
Meta (Metal Sonic given a Mobian hedgehog body by Dr. Eggman) discovers Scourge and Infinite and proceeds to be very antagonistic until they are shown kindness and hospitality; Scourge and Meta butt heads at first because Scourge is afraid Meta will replace him in his relationship with Infinite, but Infinite reassures Scourge that this won't happen, and Scourge learns to eventually see Meta as a younger sibling; Scourge, Meta, and Infinite proceed to move into Infinite's old abandoned family home
Scourge accidentally releases Mephiles from his prison after snatching the artifact he was trapped in that was pulled through time thanks to one of Eggman's machines; Mephiles uses Scourge's shadow to take his form, but due to the circumstances of him being out of his own timeline his form is unstable and he must remain close to Scourge in order to tether himself to the timeline; Meta takes interest in Mephiles from a scientific standpoint and decides to study him while Mephiles proceeds to quite dramatically be a nuisance in the three's lives, especially Infinite's; Mephiles eventually takes Infinite's form to mock him but in doing so he becomes weakened, which prompts Meta to suggest he be given his own mortal body as well; Mephiles is given a body and leaves for a short period of time before returning and properly integrating himself into the family because of his attachment to Meta (and Meta's to him); Mephiles and Infinite discover they have feelings for each other despite everything
Flatline pulls Iblis from Mephiles' timeline into theirs and gives her a mortal Mobian hedgehog form like Mephiles' in order to distract Mephiles enough to where he can get at Infinite's Phantom Ruby, except he botched the process and made her body unstable; Mephiles ruins Flatline's plans by rejecting Iblis in the moment in order to save his current family, but he quickly returns to reassure her that he isn't going anywhere and invites her to join them instead; Iblis agrees because of her love for Mephiles, and Flatline is forced to stay with them as well to work with Meta to stabilize Iblis' body; Flatline eventually grows fond of the family despite his initial ulterior motives, and he decides to stay for real even after Iblis is stabilized; Infinite, Mephiles, and Iblis become a triad after Mephiles reassures Infinite that his feelings for him have not changed even with Iblis in the picture now; Mephiles and Iblis discover they can still fuse into Solaris, just in hedgehog form, and they can also unfuse at will
Flatline discovers Julius (Scourge's late father) was revived similarly to how he was revived--wild chaos energy--and pulled across space into their world; Julius stays with the family but everyone kind of hates his guts because they know about how he used to treat Scourge and why Scourge took his life; eventually Scourge confronts Julius and tells him the full and honest truth about how he feels and has always felt, which finally puts things into perspective for Julius; Julius and Scourge slowly but surely begin to mend their relationship
Sonic runs into Scourge one day and discovers Infinite is back, but upon seeing how neither of them care to get into it with him, he becomes curious and decides to talk to Scourge one-on-one for a while, slowly discovering how much Scourge has changed thanks to his living situation; Sonic and Scourge eventually develop feelings for each other, but Sonic makes a point to make sure Scourge knows Shadow will be involved as well, which ends up not being a huge issue for neither Scourge nor Shadow, and the three of them also become a triad
Scourge, Sonic, and Shadow accidentally create a baby when a giant explosion of their combined chaos energy happens during a high-speed race; they name the child Bangarang (or Bang for short) and proceed to raise them together, with Bang staying at Scourge's place for the majority of the time as Sonic and Shadow don't really have a solid housing situation; Mephiles sees Bang and suggests to Infinite that they have a similar child, and when he agrees, they combine their essences using the Phantom Ruby and Mephiles' god powers to create a jackalhog named Moon; Moon and Bang grow up alongside each other, and Moon eventually renames himself to Vacío to honor Infinite; Bang slowly discovers his Doom powers as they part Black Arms like Shadow, and while they have an easy time wrangling those, Vacío struggles with his Phantom Ruby abilities that he inherited from Infinite
Eggman revives Black Doom by giving him a Mobian hedgehog body like he did with Meta, with the intention of using him against Sonic and Shadow; Black Doom only complies with the intention of getting revenge on Shadow and possibly forcing him over to his side finally; Black Doom manages to shake up Scourge's family by subtly and slowly manipulating Scourge, and eventually this leads to Black Doom full-on controlling Scourge's mind; Sonic, Shadow, and the rest of Scourge's family are able to break him free from Black Doom's control in the end
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Possible Future Plotpoints:
Mephiles and Iblis have a child, as well as Infinite and the collective Solaris
Some kind of family thing with Black Doom and Shadow (I can't help myself lol. we ball)
fleetway super and nicky will be there i guess
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Extra Important Tidbits:
Meta uses they/them pronouns at first, but later realizes she feels happiest when referred to in a feminine way
The entire family hates that Scourge is dating Sonic and Shadow, but they begrudgingly support him because their love for him is stronger than their hatred for Sonic and Shadow
Mephiles and Iblis remember Sonic and Shadow, and Sonic remembers them, but nobody else remembers them as they are from an erased timeline
Iblis is indifferent towards Sonic and Shadow, whereas Mephiles heavily dislikes them both
Infinite is closer to Mephiles than he is with Iblis, but the three of them are still a very solid and healthy polyamorous relationship
The AU takes place a while into the future; Scourge is 23 at the start of the AU, Meta is 22, and Infinite is 37
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That's all I have for now! I have a fic version slowly being written as well as a potential comic version (hopefully). This is an ongoing, still-developing AU that just keeps growing, so things may be changed/added/removed as time goes on! :) I hope you stick around to see what unfolds! <3
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Questions for your Main AU Grim and Lanolin: Grim: How are you still alive, and why? What was your inspo. for your outfit? Why do you wanna commit Regicide? And who's the king/queen again? Lanolin: How did you meet Grim, and what made you join him? What was your life before now? What do you think of Zuri and how fast she was recrutied? You seemed in disbelief when you first saw the scene (refering to this post), so what was up with that? Okay Im done now-
Grim's asks:
Q1
"I've been researching this crystal for a long time, and it's unusual properties. Immortality in exchange for energy, which is a pretty fair deal if you ask me! I have a lot of other gems to tamper with, so I've been able to find a good energy distribution system to keep myself stable."
Q2
(OOC) I don't remember the inspo I used, but it's not too off from what I'd imagine Soleanna's fashion to be like. Of course, the royals and upper class have different clothes (and Babylonians are a whole different thing)
Q3
"I've been at odds with the royal family before the current king and queen inherited the throne. I've wanted the Sol Emeralds for over a century, and they know that. I want to research them, but they're locked away. Not to mention the boredom that comes with age. There's only so many magical crystals and artifacts I can get my hands on, and there's only so much I'm able to research. I like to spice things up a bit from time to time!"
(I just made these designs for this ask! Current ideas for names are Inferno the Caracal, and Char/Cinder the Cat. I'm indecisive about her name.)
Lanolin asks:
Q4
"He's actually my uncle. Well, more like a great-grand uncle? He's been around for a long time, I can't remember how many generations. My parents kept him at somewhat of a distance, because of his quirks... But I've known him since I was a baby. I was never afraid of him."
Q5
"Before my parents died, I was definitely happier. Of course, I'm forever grateful that uncle Grim took me in, but it's not the same. I miss my parents, even though they weren't perfect."
Q6
"Grim is always impulsive, seeing him be eager to recruit someone isn't what's shocking. I'm just surprised anyone would want to work for him!"
#Sorry about Grim flashing you LOL#but yeah in my au. eggman makes a synthetic phantom ruby because Grim showed him a real one#i think its cool#my art#art#ask#my au#happyfacelol#grim the goat#lanolin the sheep#Cinder the Cat#Inferno the Caracal#sol dimension au
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furiously scribbling down notes. the metanarrative about stories continues on from season one, just as i predicted — the doctor as the storyteller, the spinner of the fairytale, once upon a timelord
every. single. episode in s1/14 revolved around the theme of storytelling or belief making events real in one way or another: the bogeyman that was generated from the misinterpretation of a bedtime story, the questions of diegesis in the devil’s chord and it suddenly becoming a musical, the anglican marines fighting made-up phantoms that have a fatal impact only because they believe in them, *literally everything* about 73 yards — so much it’s too long to go into detail here —, the insulated finetime residents falling prey to their own racist narratives, the chuldur that cosplay the idealised version of the georgian era they saw in fiction, and, once again, *literally everything* about the two-parter finale.
here, Fifteen’s a historian. only ever observing, barred from participation.
remember: Wish World is coming up soon. Lucky Day. THE STORY AND THE ENGINE. ever since the church on ruby road, no, ever since the line of salt at the edge of the universe — coincidences, luck, belief-becoming-truth. the rules bend to the power of story.

basically, to end with this beloved quote of mine from a scene in wes anderson’s asteroid city (2023),

as fellow theory-developer @rowanthestrange said a few months ago under my anansi post:

#ivy.txt#doctor who meta#doctor who theory#<-not a fully sketched out theory you gotta scroll through my other posts for context#fifteenth doctor#fifteen#ncuti gatwa#russell t davies#the robot revolution spoilers#the robot revolution#doctor who series 15#doctor who season 2#doctor who series 14#doctor who season 1#ruby sunday#belinda chandra#the church on ruby road#the language of rope#esquivalience#👁️#truman show theory#dw#doctor who spoilers
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Y/N was always confident, she didn't care what others said about her because she promised she would never be put down by anyone again, but sometimes she cares, she cares too much and today is one of those times. On Amazon Lily, an island ruled by strong and proud women, Y/N finds herself surrounded by everything she feels she is not. Then her self-esteem, already weakened by the scars of slavery, begins to crumble, when she realizes that there was someone much better for her boyfriend than her. Consumed by insecurities that refuse to be silenced, Y/N faces herself.
So, I wanted to write something for JJK's Toji, but then this idea stuck in my head and I had to write it, and it ended up being huge. Sorry about that, it's over 10k! Anyway, this one-shot is part of a longfic of mine. Do I have anything written about it besides this one? Yes and no. Have I written it on my computer? No. Do I have it all ready in my head? Yes! Well, English is not my first language, so I apologize for any mistakes! That said, I hope you enjoy it and have a good read!
Title: Insecure, insecure! Words: 12,489 I wrote this while listening to: House With No Mirrors by Sasha Sloan, because this song reminds me of insecurity, I don't know!
WARNINGS: Mention of blood, torture and rape, that last part is implied, you have been warned!
THE SUN SHONE BRIGHTLY in the Calm Belt sky, you and your crew ran from one side to the other preparing to dock, you had been on the Sunny for a whole month, no island in sight, all the food stocked had run out, obviously, and the only interesting things to do were fishing and training, but you didn't really like the latter because you were always paired with Zoro and he never took it easy. You took a breath as you stared at the outline of Amazon Lily starting to appear on the horizon, you had never been there before, all you knew about it came from the little you managed to read in the rare books you managed to get your hands on and from the conversations you overheard during your time with the Celestial Dragons.
The island was inhabited by the people of Kuja, all of them women, the entry of men was strictly forbidden, but you didn't know why. — Land! — You watched as your captain passed by you in what must have been a Gomu Gomu Rocket and sat in his usual place at the head of the Sunny. The laugh escapes you without you realizing it, of course only your captain would be able to get free passage to stay on the island of women whenever he wanted, even if he was a man. Your cheeks heat up as you observe the silhouette of your captain who had become your boyfriend two months ago.
It had only been six months since you were no longer a slave, one hundred and eighty-three days of freedom compared to fifteen years of slavery, sometimes being like this still seems like a dream, you fear opening your eyes and realizing that you are still with the Celestial Dragons and that all of this was nothing more than a dream, a delirium. You owe a lot to the Straw Hats, even more to their captain, if it weren't for Luffy showing you a small glimpse of what it was to be free, of what freedom was, you wouldn't be here.
You stare at your arms, the bandages prevent anyone from seeing the scars on them, but it doesn't stop you from seeing them because you can still feel each one of them, burning against your skin as if they were still open and bleeding, you squeeze your forearm until a small red dot appears staining the bandages, it's nothing bigger than a mosquito bite, but you stare at it and feel something bitter run down your throat. Ah, what precious blood! You can still hear your former master's voice next to your ear. That's it, give me the best rubies, my little girl, you can feel his phantom touches on your arms and legs, squeezing every little fold of your body while he pulls liters and liters of blood from you.
Sick, you think, blood never had any value to you, not when your own blood betrayed you and slaves were less than shit to their owners, but your blood had so much value that it was disgusting, disgusting, repulsive, it was only worse than your tears, they are small and beautiful precious diamonds, your master said with pleasure. — Y/N! — You are forcefully pulled out of your spiral by someone calling your name and then you startle when a pair of hands wrap around your waist, the image of your former master burns in your eyes, but soon that image fades as you are hoisted into the air and pulled into your boyfriend's arms.
— We're almost there, Y/N! — Luffy says excitedly as always, in the distance you can hear Sanji complaining about the way your captain clings to you, sometimes you almost forget that you didn't tell them about your relationship with the rubber man, although you are sure that Robin and Zoro, of all people, already knew about it. You're not hiding your relationship from others because you don't trust them, on the contrary, the truth is that you just... can't understand it! This warm feeling that swells in your chest whenever you're with your boyfriend and crew is something so new and scary, you've never been loved before, your own parents sold you when you were four years old because of that damn Devil Fruit, and everything you loved was broken, destroyed, killed right in front of you, that was your life.
Sometimes, you always regret thinking like this but you can't help it, you wish your former master was here beating you and cursing you for no reason, using you as an object of pleasure and extra income because you know this pain, you're used to it, you know what to expect from it and so you have some kind of control, but I think that lack of control is something that comes with being free, you know? Being free to lose control, to feed a spark of chaos, it's strange how not even losing control was allowed for you, you were always controlled and forced, but not this time.
You let yourself fall against your boyfriend's chest and stare at the outline of the island of women growing on the horizon, your depressive thoughts are still floating through your head, now, you are not always like this, in these last months you have spent all your energy getting to know things in the world that you have never seen, meeting people and learning words that that you never thought you could use, you didn't have time for these thoughts to reach you, not when a new world was opening before your eyes, but you've been stuck on a ship for a month, you're no stranger to having nothing to do, when your master didn't need you, you entertained yourself, the problem is that the entertainment of those who have and can't do anything are their thoughts and your thoughts are bad, in the silence and in the moments when the chaos of the Straw Hats calms down you think, you remember the things you never wanted to think about again. Sighing you look ahead while hoping that on that island you can forget all of this, that that place will take you away from the hell trapped in your head.
You were furious, all you wanted was to help the others dock on the island, get down the few things they had that would stay on the island and help Chopper, Sanji and Frank in their search for supplies for their food, medical care and ship, but that damn cook stopped you the moment you were going to grab the first box saying that a sweet, beautiful little creature like you couldn't hurt your precious hands with that kind of thing, as if your hands were anything but calloused, you were ready to tell him that you literally turned your hand into diamond the other day, but your damn boyfriend appeared out of nowhere in some more of his Gomu Gomu Rocket and curled up on you under Sanji's furious gaze and said that you should explore the island since it was your first time there and then you looked into those bright, happy eyes and then at that sunny smile and... gave in.
The truth is that you're not angry with the blond, you know he didn't mean any harm, it's just the way he is, you're angry with yourself for not being able to leave your old slave habits behind, you always had to be helping or doing something, the truth is that you're afraid that they'll get tired of you and hand you over to another Celestial Dragon like your parents did because you're not worth the effort so you try to please.
Amazon Lily was greener and more floral than you thought, being an island only for women you thought it would be more focused on Victorian aesthetics or something like the houses of the women you've served, but it's a well-designed, practical and beautiful place. For the first time there's no one looking at you, in fact all eyes are on your male companions, after all men are a rarity there, it's strange to be so normal, they're not even looking at your bandages or anything like that, but maybe it's because among the women there are snakes of all kinds and women of all kinds.
You see something out of the corner of your eye and then crouch down to take a closer look, it was a red mushroom with yellow dots. You observe it for a while and decide to poke it a little, the truth was that your master would leave you without food if you were naughty, which was actually an excuse to torture you and keep you tied to him, sometimes you had to find something to eat when the pain of hunger was too intense, you always resorted to easier things: mushrooms, not that they were safe, you've gotten sick and almost died several times because of them, but it became second nature to you and that's why you're so interested in this mushroom in question, you've never seen it before and you wonder if you could eat it or if it was poisonous, well, without Chopper or Sanji around there's only one way to find out.
Your hands were about to pull it out when a loud voice surprises you. — Hi! — You turn around with your heart beating like crazy in your chest, standing behind you with a frighteningly big smile is a huge woman, she has wavy green hair and a head strangely disproportionate to her body and wears clothes of the kind that would make Sanji melt, not that that wasn't normal on that island, but what catches your attention is the huge black panther standing behind her. — Hm... hi. — You answer a little uncertainly, unfortunately six months weren't enough to improve your social behavior. — I don't know what you're doing, but that mushroom is poisonous so I wouldn't play with it if I were you. — The stranger warns you, still keeping her smile on her face.
— Thank you for warning me. — You say as you look at the mushroom in disappointment, oh, why are mushrooms always poisonous? — I'm Boa Sandersonia, I saw you leaving the Straw Hats' ship earlier… Are you a new crew member, a kidnapping or a poor girl who was saved on the way here? — Sandersonia asks you, her eyes are still huge and wide but they seem less kind now. — I'm... a new crew member. — You hesitate a little because in the end you're a poor girl rescued by them. — Y/N, nice to meet you.
Your outstretched hand is almost crushed by Sandersonia's handshake. — It's my pleasure, how long have you been with them, Y/N? — Has this turned into an interrogation now? — Half a year ago, I would say. — Sandersonia continues to hold your hand and continues with her questions. — Are you close to any of them? Like your captain or that weird cook? — Now, who did she think she was to call Sanji that way? Yes, he was weird, but that could only be taken as a compliment and preferably by people from the crew. Tired, you forcefully release yourself from the green-haired girl's grip. — I'm close to everyone on that ship, because we're a crew, do you want to know anything else?
You were harsher than you intended, but something in that interaction was bothering you and you didn't know what it was. — Calm down, girl, I came in peace! Do you think I'm done here? I hope you like it here, after all, you're one of the precious members of the esteemed and precious Luffy that my sister loves so much! — With that, she moves away from you in the same way she appeared, out of nowhere. You even try to think about her words, you know very well who her sister is, you've seen her from afar once when she came to help you the other day, but before you could continue thinking about it, Nami called you, looking desperate.
— Y/N, I need your help! — The navigator threw herself on top of you while grabbing your arms, her grip almost took you back to the Extraction Chair where they tied you to it with thick leather straps and stuck a bunch of needles into your skin in search of your blood, it was annoying, hot and very, very painful. — What's wrong, Nami? — You ask, you had barely set foot on the island and something had already gone wrong? — Help me get this on the ship! — She says pointing to the side.
Your eyes follow her raised finger and find a pile of money piled up, you can see Robin sitting on a beach chair under the shade of some trees while her duplicate arms carried several bags of money to the ship, oh, now everything made more sense. — You can count on me, Nami! — The truth was that you were dying to be distracted, even more so after the conversation with the second sister Boa.
You are distracted, feeling your muscles burn because of the repetitive movement of bending down, picking up a handful of gold, getting up, climbing the ramp, putting the gold in Nami's room and repeating. You stop on the deck of the Sunny to breathe and feel the fresh breeze of Amazon Lily on your skin as you let your eyes wander over the landscape and that's when you see them, Hancock and Luffy. The two are talking, or rather, the woman is talking, holding her blushing cheeks while your captain seems more interested in devouring the monstrous piece of meat he found somewhere, nothing special.
And that's it, a simple image that you saw the first time you met the Empress of Amazon Lily, you are not a weak person and if you thought that while reading my previous words I apologize, the truth is that even with your depressive thoughts you are not weak, you were sold at the age of four after eating the Kobu-Kobu no Mi, the mineral fruit that allows you to create any mineral and control them, your idiot parents didn't even think about the fortune that you would bring to them with your powers when they sold you, but that doesn't matter now, what matters is that you've heard about your appearance, about your intelligence and your ways and in the past you had to accept everything silently, but that was before you were saved by your crew, in your days of freedom you swore that you would never feel that way again, never again feel like a simple object, but unfortunately, you are still human, different from what your former master always tried to make you believe.
You can still feel fear, anxiety and insecure, it doesn't happen as often, but it still happens, sometimes it's a quick thought in the dead of night, sometimes days debating it mentally, and this time Sandersonia's words invade your mind in one of those moments. Dear and precious Luffy that my sister adores so much, you can't help but notice Boa Hancock's slender and tall figure, she's wearing a red dress almost as beautiful as the rubies you made for your master, her breasts are raised and perky like ridiculous melons, they're bigger than Nami's and Robin's, combined! You look at those eyes that look like shiny onyx stones, her skin is velvety and pale like the inside of a peach, her straight, soft and silky hair and long, thin legs, she certainly doesn't have to worry about whether something looks good on her because that's not a problem for her, because nothing can look bad on women like Boa Hancock.
The image of her next to Luffy, your boyfriend, seems perfect, they would make such a beautiful and powerful couple, the Pirate Empress and the Pirate King, doesn't it sound amazing? Why is your captain wasting his time with you when he has someone like her chasing after him? Hancock is a sight for sore eyes, she can stuff him with food and help him become the Pirate King and as for you? What can you do? Some ridiculous rubies and diamonds that only looked good when your master took them from you by force, having nightmares even when you're awake, you don't even know what love is, damn it! Why is he still with you? You go down the ramp and go back to carrying the bags of money, at that moment you are sure that Luffy would come today and end your two-month relationship because he has the Empress of Amazon Lily with him, what can you offer him that Boa Hancock can't do better?
Night has fallen and your thoughts remain firm and strong, not even the banquet in celebration of your visit can take you out of it, in fact it is just another reminder of what Hancock can do that you can't even dream of copying. From your corner you watch as Nami dances happily with the other women on the island with her cheeks flushed as she celebrates all the gold she got today. Robin continues to relax sitting in a velvet chair while reading her book and calmly drinking an expensive-looking wine, keeping her usual enigmatic smile on her face. No matter how hard you try, you can never guess what that woman is thinking, but you are sure that she knows everything that goes through your head, judging by the fact that she is always the first one to appear at your bedroom door with a glass of water when you wake up from one of your many nightmares.
Jinbe is sitting watching everything with his usual stoic posture, but you have learned to observe in your years of slavery, so you know that he is calm and relaxed. Sanji is melting with all the touches that these almost half-naked women are giving him, after all Sanji is a handsome and daring boy and the people of Kuja do not see many men, the cook is probably in heaven with all this attention. Brook had somehow managed to get into the band and command the show singing with his unique voice and using his own songs. Frank was somewhere getting tips on ship repairs and maintenance while Usopp, Chopper and Luffy, who was holding a piece of meat in his mouth and two others in his hands danced around the fireplace happily and Zoro… Zoro was lost somewhere… again.
You wanted to have fun, you were never invited to parties, you were always the one who prepared everything and served the others, that is when you weren't lying somewhere after having almost all your blood drained, but the moment you thought about joining the festivities you saw the root of your current problems waltzing up to your boyfriend with your perfect pair of legs. Boa Hancock brightens up when she starts talking to her captain who continues dancing almost oblivious to her. At that moment those thoughts come back. Why is he wasting his time with you? Look at her! She's perfect and so beautiful, she must get everything she wants, do you think she also has scars? Does she have an ugly mark like yours on her back? Oh, who are you kidding? Even if she had one, it would look perfect on her like anything else.
Shaking your head to get rid of those thoughts, your eyes scan around looking for something to entertain you. You find Zoro who is... drinking an entire barrel of booze down his throat as if it were nothing? You decide to let it go and approach him. Company always kept most of your bad thoughts at bay. — What's up, Zoro? — You greet him, trying to sound as cheerful as ever. If he noticed anything, he doesn't comment. He just mumbles a greeting, very concerned about grabbing another barrel of beer and drinking it whole as if it were nothing. Your crew was strange, but the Monster Trio stands out like a sore thumb.
You stand next to each other in silence, enjoying the calm, in your case, and the drink, in Zoro's case. After what seemed like an eternity, the swordsman finally says something. — Shouldn't you be having fun with the other idiots? — He asks, yawning at the end and putting his fifth empty barrel of beer aside. Was this the limit? — Yeah… — You answer feeling nervous and your body betrays you when your eyes turn to the root of your problems, your heart tightens when you see how Boa Hancock looked better with your own boyfriend than you, the drink you were carrying burns against your palm in a clear sign that you are not feeling comfortable in your own skin. — I even wanted to, but I lost the will, you know?
The green-haired man just stares at you with his only eye in a clear sign that he knows you are lying, but he doesn't say anything, sometimes he is so similar to Robin that it scares you. — Zoro, what do you do when you don't feel like you are enough? — You don't even realize you said something, you only realize when the man next to you responds after giving you another look. — Like with the swords and stuff? — You end up nodding, still shocked for speaking without thinking. — I train more. — He says with the same seriousness that a doctor says something has no cure.
— What if you find someone better than you? — You ask again and have to control yourself to not look at the captain couple again. — I'll train more. — He answers without hesitation. — What if they're still better than you? — This time you look at the swordsman with determination. — I'll train more. — You have to hold yourself back from yelling, that guy could be so frustrating sometimes. — What if they use their swords better than you?
— I'll train more. — Zoro repeats the same answer as he opens another barrel, apparently five wasn't the limit. — Okay, but what if the problem is that you don't think you're good enough? — You finally ask and feel your cheeks blush when the swordsman stops opening his drink and looks at you, seemingly disinterested. — I'll train more, but I'm thinking this has nothing to do with swords. — He says, finally putting his drink aside and looking at you straight on. At that moment, you had his full attention and it was kind of... unnerving? — What exactly is all this about? — And he continues as direct as ever.
— I don't really know. — You start. — Sometimes I feel alone... very small, as if the whole world could swallow me or something, I'm not very good at this thing of recognizing feelings yet. — Zoro leans against the wall and crosses his arms, looking straight ahead. — Does this have to do with your past or is it something else?
— A little of both. — You mumble and can't help but look at Hancock and your boyfriend again, but when have you had control over something, right? The swordsman follows your gaze this time and snorts when he realizes what's happening. For someone everyone calls an airhead, he's quite shrewd. — If that's your problem, you should talk to Nami, I'm useless at this kind of thing.
— First: don't belittle yourself like that and second: I don't want to distract her from the party because of my insecurities... and third: I don't think I have the money to pay you for this. — You answer, leaning against the wall next to him. — You have all the points, but you also know that you'll have to talk about this with someone who really understands it sooner or later, I'd tell you to talk to Robin, but I don't think anything would come of it. — He says before yawning again, looking sleepy.
Guys, since when did Zoro of all people become so wise? Or has he always been like this in his own way? The Monster Trio always ends up surprising you in the end. — I know, but... I don't know how to do this. — You vent, ready to tell him part of your thoughts. — I don't know anything outside of slavery, that was all I was until a few months ago, I'm fucked. I can't understand my feelings, I can't express them properly, I'm still afraid of being hit for talking too much... for caring too much.
At that moment you forgot you were talking to him. — Some days were easier than others, you know? When he just beat me and forced me to sleep with him, I could handle that, the problem was when he wanted diamonds and rubies, no matter how many I created for him, he would always say I lacked originality... feeling. I'm a patchwork quilt with more mental problems than fish in the sea, I don't know how to live in a group, I don't know how to be free, can I really do and say whatever I want without being punished for it? Is there really a life free from shackles? Sometimes I'm just waiting for the other shoe to drop, the moment when all of you will realize that I'm more trouble than I'm worth and will hand me over to the first Celestial Dragon you see and then I...
You turn around ready to look at the swordsman, but then he hits you with a strong flick in the middle of your forehead, interrupting you. — What the fuck! — You hiss, rubbing the area you were hit with, but it doesn't do much good. You've seen that guy knock down giants and he didn't even measure his strength when he hit you. — Why did you do that? — You whine, you thought you were safe with him. — Because you're being stupid. — He answers simply and it kind of hurts coming from him. — Everyone on that ship likes you, Nami is willing to charge you less and she doesn't even give you interest! There's no way we can give you back, never! — He says, turning around and looking at you. The truth is that he's in front of you while you're between him and the wall behind you. When did you get into this position?
You blink, absorbing his words and then your cheeks burn and a smile forms on your lips and there was that warm feeling swelling your chest... that actually felt good. — Oh, my brave swordsman likes me now? — You say, unable to help but tease him a little. — Don't force it. — He says and looks away from you, but that doesn't stop you from seeing his cheeks blush, you throw yourself at him and hug him tightly. — Don't be mean, you know I like you more than Sanji! — Strange how this crew had the gift of making his bad thoughts disappear. — I'm telling him that! — He says looking angry, but he still returns the hug. — Don't ruin the moment, you annoying bastard! — You complain playfully before sticking your tongue out at him, you hug for a while and before separating you thank him. — Thank you!
— For what? — He says once you're no longer together. — For listening, you're very good at it, better than Nami I dare say. — Zoro clicks his tongue. — Cheaper, you mean, small threat! — Your nickname slips through his lips. — It was nothing. — He ends up messing up your hair, this time you don't even fight with him for messing up your hair.
— Y/N! — Someone shouts your name and you don't have time to do anything before you're wrapped in your captain's elastic arms, he really likes doing that to you. — What's wrong, Luffy? — You ask, looking at your captain's laughing form clinging to you. — Nothing, I just wanted to hug you! — He says with his usual wide smile, you feel your cheeks flush and let out a nervous laugh and everything gets worse when Zoro snorts a laugh beside you and rolls his eyes. — Jealous. — The swordsman grumbles as he goes back to the sixth forgotten barrel of booze. Out of the corner of your eye you can see how Boa Hancock looks furious because she was ignored by the love of her life while Sandersonia just watches you with a placid face that at the same time seemed empty, but you don't focus much on that and instead on the temperature of your boyfriend's body wrapped around yours.
The time for the banquet finally arrived, everyone was eating and chatting happily, except for you who was sad because you were sitting next to Sandersonia and Marigold who, unlike her older sisters, seemed too serious and reserved. You wanted to talk more with Zoro, tell him how you still feel your scars vibrating on your skin, how sometimes it feels like you have too much blood in your body and it burns and you just want to get it out of you, but he is far from you next to Sanji, at least there is something good in that. Luffy is sitting in front of you, but unfortunately Boa Hancock is in the seat next to him.
You sigh knowing that this will be a dinner where all you have to keep you company will be your thoughts. You are distractedly stirring the food with your fork when you notice Luffy's outstretched arms going back and forth across the table, you also notice how he leaves some pieces of meat and other dishes on your plate. One of the first things you learned about Luffy is that he loves to eat and like your boyfriend, he loves to give you everything he finds tasty, it was his way of saying he likes you, you smile at that and that's when you notice the strange silence that covers the table, what happened?
You take your eyes off your plate and look up and realize that everyone is looking at you as if you had become a sea monster, in fact they are looking at you, your plate and your captain, and that's when you realize. You hadn't told anyone about your relationship and usually when you are on the Sunny everyone's food is kind of the same except for the women's so it was always you who gave Luffy some of your meal, but now the opposite is happening, Monkey D. Luffy, the food lover, is giving you food before he eats and no one but you, Zoro, Robin and Luffy know why, not that the latter really cares. You try to think of something to end this tense atmosphere, but then your boyfriend with bad timing shoves a piece of meat into your mouth with more force than he should. — Y/N, you have to try this! — He says happily with a mouthful of meat while you struggle to swallow and even choke a little, but manage to swallow in the end. — Luffy, how many times have I asked you to be more careful? Not everyone can stretch like you! — You scold him.
— But I wanted you to taste it! — He says staring at you with a pout like a kicked puppy and you sigh in defeat. — Okay, just be more careful next time. — The mention that this could happen again, the fact that the Straw Hat captain shared the food with you, not the part about you choking, snaps Hancock out of her frozen state. — I didn't know my Luffy was so attentive to his crew members! — Your voice sounds soft and sweet like sugar syrup along with your smile that is just a show of teeth, but your eyes are cold and sharp.
— It's because Y/N is my girlfriend! — Your captain answers as if commenting on the mood before stuffing an entire thigh of something in his mouth and pulling the completely clean bone out of there just a second later, your cheeks exploding red at the way your relationship was exposed, — Luffy, we promised this would stay between us for now! — You whine. — Oops! — Your boyfriend says with his cheeks full of meat while not looking the least bit sorry. Everyone around the table screamed in surprise except for you, your captain, Zoro and Robin who already knew this obvious fact. — Are you two dating? — Nami screams in shock along with a heartbroken-eyed Sanji, he can't believe that a little thing as cute as you is with his captain. — Yes, it's been about two months now. — You say shyly as you look at your plate.
— Wasn't that obvious? — Zoro asks in his usual simple tone as he drinks more beer. — It wasn't obvious at all, you shitty marimo! — Sanji screams with sharp teeth and burning eyes at the swordsman who ignores him while Nami looks pale for not having noticed something that Zoro, of all people, had noticed. — My love! — Boa Hancock says finally recovering from the imaginary stab that hit her chest hard. — Why are you dating that? — She says with venom dripping from the corner of her mouth like the snake she is. — I'm better than her, I can fill you with food, money and help you become the Pirate King, so why her and not me?
Your body tenses at her words, and only Robin and Zoro seem to notice it, the Pirate Empress asked the question you wanted to ask for so long. — Because I like her! — Luffy answers simply again and it's as if another stab hits Hancock's chest who falls back theatrically with a hand over her forehead and a jet of blood escapes from her mouth, Nami explodes in her place, stands up, slamming her hands on the table and growls at her captain. — Don't say that, you idiot! You like meat, not people, you imbecile!
At that the captain's face frowns in confusion and he tilts his head to the side. — But I like Y/N! — The navigator foams at the mouth in anger, but before she opens her mouth again Nico Robin finally speaks for the first time since they arrived on that island. — What our dear navigator meant, captain, is that you usually use “like” for things and even friends, but for boyfriends you should use “love”! — The archaeologist blinks her eyes as a sweet smile spreads across her face.
Then something happens that shocks everyone at the table and stabs another knife deep into the heart of the captain of the Kuja Pirates, the always happy and idiotic face of Monkey D. Luffy blushes, but he blushes so hard that his cheeks turn the color of his shirt. — I-I know that! — He says a little too loudly as he looks away to the side with a pout on his red face. — But whenever I think about using that word with “L” with Y/N my stomach feels weird as if it were sick and I don't like that!
Now it's your turn to have your cheeks blushed, you've been doing that a lot this one day, seeing your boyfriend blushing and saying that kind of thing is too much for your heart unprepared for emotions. — But, captain, don't you think Ms. Y/N deserves to hear that word coming from you? — Robin says with a toothy smile and you want to strangle her, is there no way this woman doesn't realize that her heart could explode at any moment? — Y/N! — A voice suddenly calls you, you turn around and come face to face with your boyfriend's face very close to yours, he stretched his neck over the table so he could look at you closely. — I love you! — He says keeping that radiant smile on his face and in that moment your heart forgot how to beat and every part of you shorted out. — You're going to be my queen! — Luffy adds laughing.
— Luffy! — You hiss like a kettle as your face heats up so much that smoke comes out of it, that's it, he broke you. The moment is broken when Boa Hancock finally recovers from the stabs that this banquet stuck in her chest, she has tears starting to form in her eyes as she turns and runs away, Salome, her huge white pet snake follows her, her sisters who were by her side stand up with great strength and speed, the joint movement of the two is so powerful that it knocks over some objects on the table, including your wine glass that falls right on your chest and you freeze.
It's strange how wine, of all things, can remind you of blood, even more so when its dark shade of red spreads across your shirt and it's like you're back in the Extraction Chair, you feel the boiling needles entering your veins and how it hurts, unfortunately this was the only way to stop your blood from hardening outside your body, you try to free yourself but the restraints on your wrists and ankles are so tight that it would be easier to break your bones than to free yourself, tears sting your vision, but it doesn't take long for them to cool and harden into small pieces of diamonds that are quickly collected and stored, you hate every second of it, you hate yourself for eating that damn fruit in a desperate haze of hunger, you want to die, you want to kill them, but you know you'll never be able to do it because you're useless.
A tap on your shoulder is what forcefully pulls you out of your thoughts, you look at the figure of Sandersonia that looks at you as if she had seen a ghost and it is obvious that the other one realizes that you are not well, after all you are pale and sweating cold. — Your blouse was stained, I am sorry about that. — The gorgon sister says and seems really sorry, you swallow hard and hide your hands under the table, you dig your nails into the palm of your hand until blood flows from the cuts, it doesn't last long when a second later a ruby crust forms on them, but the pain manages to bring you back completely. You give a shaky smile. — It's okay, I'll just change it!
— Not at all, that was my fault, so how about I get you some native clothes and show you a little of Kuja's hospitality? — Sandersonia says and the smile she gives you this time seems sincere, different from the almost apathetic look she gave you at dinner before. — I-it's okay. — You stutter a question as you are guided by her, as you move away from the table you realize that the festive mood has been completely ruined and you blame yourself for it because of course everything bad would be your fault, you also realize that Marigold has disappeared probably going after her older sister.
You follow the greenish into a cabin, you can already see several pieces of clothing scattered everywhere and smell a faint scent of sandalwood wandering in the air, you find it strange that Sandersonia is helping you after being so deliberately hostile to you before, but you want to give her the benefit of the doubt. — You know, I kind of suspected that you two were dating, I didn't want to believe it, but I already suspected it. — The giant woman says while rummaging through a closet. — Excuse me? — You say very confused by your words.
— Well, I saw how you were making out on your ship before, but I wanted to believe that it was unilateral on your part, after all your captain is not the sharpest tool and can be quite... dense, but in the end my suspicions were right. — She says as she goes to the large tub in the middle of the cabin and throws something into the water. — I'm sorry if I was rude or mean to you, but my sisters and I can be very protective of those we love. — She gives you another sincere smile and you have already forgiven her because you wanted to leave all the hate behind. — Anyway, I prepared a bath for you, I think you need one, while you wash yourself I'll get some clothes.
You watch Sandersonia leave the cabin, not before she strokes the head of her pet panther. Still uncertain of the other's intentions you exist a little, but in the end soon, the wine was starting to stick your clothes to your skin making you remember the feeling of your blood hardening into ruby on your skin and you don't want to remember that. You carefully undo the bandages on your arms and legs and you can feel the panther's watchful eyes on your every move, but that doesn't matter at the moment because you're busy tracing every jagged scar on your skin, they were puncture marks, cuts and burns spread out there as if it were a knife sharpener or something. You touch the largest of them, a long, thick line that was given to you the day you won your freedom.
You remember perfectly the moment your owner pulled you forward ready to thank the pirates for saving his treasure, he asks what they want to gain, gold, pleasure or perhaps a precious ruby. He doesn't even wait as he rolls up your sleeve and pulls out his machete and plunges it into your flesh without even flinching at it, in seconds your arm is open and the Straw Hats look in shock at the scene before them, your blood spurts out forcefully from the cut, but before it hits the ground it hardens and turns to ruby.
It takes a while, but soon everyone realizes that the rubies that the nobleman uses, that he sells and that he displays in his house came from the same place. Your captain didn't even pay attention to the words that his former master was spewing, his straw hat fell on his forehead hiding his eyes, but something in the atmosphere had changed, it became heavy, almost suffocating, at that moment you could have stumbled if you weren't being held in place by the nobleman's firm grip. Luffy just walked towards you in a silent way that didn't suit him at all and then as fast as he could be he punched your former owner in the face so hard that he flew out of his stupid chair made of rubies and went through three walls.
You shake your head and let that memory disappear from your mind, it wasn't time to think about the past, you had to take a shower and return to your crew, you unbutton your shirt and let it slide down your shoulders and that's when Sandersonia comes back. — Here, I found some clothes that fit perfectly on… my god! — The gorgon screams as she lets the clothes fall at her feet, you glance over your shoulder at her very confused and that's when the other responds. — Your-your-your back…
— Ah! — You exclaim in understanding. — My back is very ugly, isn't it? — You say with a little smile, you knew that the same scars on your arms and legs were in greater quantity on your back along with the huge mark of the Celestial Dragon burned into your skin in a clear undeniable sign of what you once were, a slave. — Sorry for making you see this, sometimes I forget it's there. — It's not a lie, whenever you took a shower it was something quick with the intention of washing yourself, you didn't have time to waste thinking about the mark on your back, you can still remember the shock on Nami's face and the pain on Robin's.
— You... you were also a slave. — Sandersonia whispers, but something in her sentence catches your attention, you were also one, you turn to the still pale figure of the woman with wide eyes. — You were also? — You ask even though you already know the answer to that. — Me and my sisters… — Sandersonia says as her hands clench into fists and her expression closes, no more words were needed, your doubts were confirmed. — I'm sorry. — You apologize, both for the sisters' situation and for the fact that you thought Boa Hancock's life had been perfect, you had forgotten that tragedy doesn't look at appearances.
— No, it's okay, it was… it was a long time ago. — She says sniffling a little, you understand that this subject must be sensitive for her. — And for you, how long has it been? — She asks as she bends down to gather the clothes she dropped earlier. — Six months. — You say looking at your hands so you don't notice how the other's body freezes in the middle of your actions. — I see… — Sandersonia says simply before turning to you with a huge smile. — Okay, let's finish this bath and leave you like a typical Kuja woman! — You smile at her enthusiasm and let her wash and dress you.
The shower ended without any surprises after your little chat, soon you were smelling of fruit and wearing a pair of Kuja's very revealing clothes, the only difference was that you had a coat with long, loose sleeves at the end to hide your abused arms and back and a garter belt with dark stockings to hide your legs, at first it felt strange to wear so little fabric because of your scars, but Sandersonia ended up forcing you to go out like that when she showed you the coat and stockings. You were still feeling bad for thinking that Boa Hancock's life had always been easy, of all people, you knew very well how cruel life could be.
The feeling of anger was still inside you and you needed to get it out of you, the people of Kuja had been hospitable to you and your crew so you didn't want to thank them by destroying their things, one of the things that being free gave you was being able to release your anger and frustration by breaking things. That's how you find Zoro standing in a corner drinking another barrel of beer as if it were water, you don't think much before going to him, conjures a bit of diamond that wraps around his hand, just enough to cover the top of your fist and when you're very close to him you punch him hard in the shoulder.
The blow must have had considerable force because he looks at you angrily. — What was that for? -- Zoro asks as his hand goes to his swords, you forgot how much he likes fights when he's drunk. — I was angry and needed to hit something that wouldn't break and you were the chosen one, my friend! — You say with a cute smile on your face feeling much better now. — Thank you? — The swordsman says not very sure if that was a compliment or not, of course only someone from the Monster Trio would think of that as a possible compliment. Zoro finally looks at you and you realize that he noticed your clothes the moment he chokes and his cheeks explode red. — What the hell are you wearing?
— Kuju clothes! — You answer while swaying on your feet that are wearing stiletto heels, according to Sandersonia your sneakers should never be worn with that outfit, it would be a crime against fashion or something.. — Has our captain seen you yet? — The greenish man asks. — No, has anyone on our crew seen you yet? — He reformulates his question.
— No, you were the first one I found, why? — You look at your vice-captain confused, but the man just gives you a shit-eating smile before grabbing you by the wrist and starting to pull you with him. — This is going to be fun. — He says as he takes you back to the party that continued as if nothing had happened.
— Y/N-swan! — Of course the first one to notice you is Sanji, he always knew when a woman was approaching him even when his back was turned like now. The cook turns to you ready to begin his passionate act, you being his captain's girlfriend hasn't diminished the love he feels for you at all, it seems, the blond was ready to kneel before you and sing praises to you, but he froze when he saw you, you can see his blood pressure rising as his body turned red and then his nose explodes in a jet of blood that threw him away while saying your name with adoration, the rest of the crew wasn't far behind him.
Usopp's jaw dropped with his cheeks flushed as he couldn't stop looking at you, Chopper had let out a high-pitched scream and hidden behind a table, in fact it was only his head that was hidden while his whole body was out. Frank and Jinbe looked at you slightly blushing before looking away, Brook's jaw was missing as he spoke nonsense about finally seeing a pair of panties, Nami was a blushing mess as her eyes looked at your every feature with attention and Robin, well, Robin just smiled behind her book looking very satisfied. — I wonder what our captain will do when he sees this. — She says as enigmatic as ever, the truth is that you don't understand all this fuss over pieces of clothing, I mean, you've worn worse clothes than this for your former master and still no one had ever reacted like this before.
— What do I have to see? — Luffy asks, appearing in the middle of his crew with his mouth full of meat and with other pieces in his hands. He looks at everyone, but when his eyes land on your plump figure with those clothes, what follows takes everyone by surprise. Even Nico Robin's mouth is open in shock. Not only did the rubber man's cheeks blush, but a small trickle of blood runs down his nose. You blush, finally understanding why everyone was like that before. Sexual desire, your mind provides. — Y/N. — Luffy says, looking delighted. — This is much better than meat!
Your boyfriend's statement makes your face burst into flames, much worse than the other times. You feel a confusion of feelings grow in your chest. Everything suddenly gets confused in your head, so you do the first thing you think of, you run. You run away while you hear your crew laugh and start saying how they didn't know your adorable captain had thoughts like that. Hearing that only makes you run even faster, and that's how you get lost. Great, you did the same as Zoro.
Sighing, you decide to take a walk and enjoy Amazon Lily more. After all, the next morning you would be leaving and heading to the next island. You observe how the island's fauna and flora change in the soft light of the night. It's all so beautiful and precious, and it makes you wonder if the diamonds that come from your tears and the ruby that comes from your blood could also be so beautiful if they hadn't been exploited by the nobles. The sound of crying in the distance catches your attention. You didn't want to interfere in other people's problems, but you were already here and knew very well how painful crying alone can be, even more so when you know that after that there will be no one there for you. With that in mind, you look for the source of the crying.
You go deeper into the forest and end up finding the source of the crying, Boa Hancock. The pirate captain is sitting on the root of a tree with her face buried in her arms as her sobs make her body tremble while her pet snake rubs its body against her trying to calm her down, the sight of her makes you sick, Hancock really loved her boyfriend, you decide to go back the same way you came and leave her in her sadness in peace, but of course you had to step on a damn branch, Salome stares at you with the eyes of a predator and when she realizes it's you she shows her fangs in threat, her owner also notices you with tearful and red eyes.
— What did you come to do here? — She asks angrily as she sniffs and rubs the sleeve of her dress on her face. — Did you come to throw in my face that he likes you and not me? — She growls and you feel afraid of her, you were finally beginning to understand why that woman had been a Shichibukai, you had seen the strength of that woman on the battlefield before, but it was the first time that all that anger was directed only at you. — N-no. — You try to defend yourself, but suddenly it's as if you're standing before your former master and he's approaching you with a whip in his hand and furious eyes.
— So you came to mock me for being so pathetic and running after a man who doesn't care about me? — You know she's yelling at you, but it's not her voice you hear, it's your former master's. Do you think you can make a fool of me, you little bitch?! His voice screams in your mind as you back away. — No-no. — You can't even say it with the lump forming in your throat.
— Oh, so what did you come here to do? — I'm going to teach you to never deceive me again, you hear your former master and you can see him coming towards you with heavy steps and anger in his eyes. — Show me your perfect little life? — I'm going to take every last drop of blood from you and then I'm going to open you up and find out if you're golden inside too, my little goose! You dig your nails hard into your palm, it was so strong that blood ran and dripped onto the floor, forming a ruby pool next to your feet, but the pain is enough to make you remember where you are, but not completely.
Come on, what did Robin say when you had your first episode? You're not even listening to what the Pirate Empress is saying now. Say something you can see, okay, a bunch of trees, now say something you can hear, Hancock's grumbling, now something you can feel, the cold wind on your skin and the taste of rust in your throat. Calmer, you take a deep breath, now you're back to being yourself. — I didn't come to make fun of anyone, Hancock, I just got worried when I heard someone crying. — You finally approach her and your snake, ignoring the way the animal shows its teeth at you, the truth is that you're not afraid of Salome, you only fear humans. — Are you okay? — You ask the captain.
— I-it doesn't matter! — She screams with pink cheeks. — I won't give up just because he's yours now! — She stands up and points a finger right in your face, scaring you a little. — I'll still steal his heart, I'll be your rival, Y/N! Your rival! — A beat of silence occurs and you just stare at that beautiful woman who is declaring war on you because of your completely oblivious boyfriend. How can someone like Boa Hancock feel threatened, despised, humiliated by someone like you? At that moment it becomes clear to you how confusing life is, you had forgotten that the Snake Princess was as human as you.
You huff out a laugh, you even try to hold it in, but soon you give in and laugh heartily, shaking your plump body with each laugh, you finally realized the madness of your thoughts all day, you really were an idiot, weren't you?
— Y-you're laughing at me? — Boa Hancock screams with an incredulous face and flushed cheeks, how dare you mock her as a rival? — It's nothing like that! — You say still laughing. — It's just that I finally realized that you're as human as I am! — You sigh calmly and wipe a stray tear from the corner of your eye, the tear glistening against your already hardened finger, you look at the small diamond and smile. — You know, I was so jealous of you. You're so much better for Luffy than me, anyone with eyes would say that! You're so beautiful, powerful and what am I? Damaged goods.
You let the diamond fall to the ground anyway. — Used and discarded, but you know what it's like to feel like that... to be like that, don't you? — You look at her and notice how confused she looks. — I know about the mark, the one you have on your back. — You say and look away, you can't expose that part of her life and still look her in the eyes. And that's why you don't notice when the captain's confusion disappears, how her eyes double in size in fright before filling with anger. — Who told you? — She growls as she grabs you by the arms and forces you to face her. — It was Sandersonia, but it's not her fault! — You say, noticing how her anger only increases when she realizes that she was betrayed by her sister. — She only told me because she saw mine first!
— Yours? — She asks, sounding angry and confused at the same time. You knew that getting on her bad side was terrible, even deadly, but here you were, pushing all her buttons. — But does that mean that… — She stops, her anger disappearing from her face as her face becomes completely serious when she realizes what her words mean. — That I was a slave? Yes, I was and I'm not proud of it at all. — You answer and bite your lip before looking away. — My parents sold me to the nobility when I was four years old and only because I could create some stupid little rocks! — You growl at the end, just thinking about your parents fills you with rage, you don't even know what you would do if you met them again.
You look forward and face the Snake Princess. — It was only when I learned what you once were that I realized that no matter how perfect someone seems to be, life will still fuck them up one way or another and that even if I'm not like you, someone is willing to love me anyway, even when I can't do it. — You don't hesitate when you hold her face in your hand and caress her cheek. — When I was saved by them and didn't know what to do, to be free, to choose what I wanted, to be desired for myself and not for what I can do, this is so new and scary to me, sometimes I think they'll get tired of me and other times I'm sure of it so I just wait for the moment when they'll send me back to the nobles and I'll be alone again, unwanted... what a stupid thing to think when my captain is Luffy, right?
You sigh with a smile on your lips when you think about your boyfriend. — Luffy is amazing, isn't he? — You don't even realize you said anything, only when Hancock grabs you by the shoulders with wide eyes and flared nostrils. — And so handsome! — She says with a smile in a passionate tone again. — He's always there when you need him, using every last bit of his strength and keeping that smile on his face... it's so unfair! — She grumbled, looking much more like the Hancock you saw from afar.
— Don't even talk to me about that smile! — You groan, like that smile it messed with you. — I still remember when he smiled like that at me the first time, it was like looking straight into the sun and then he simply says he's going to get me out of my prison and I'll be his companion and then it didn't matter how much pain I felt or how chaotic my mind and heart seemed, it was like I just knew that everything was going to be... okay!
— Yeah, that's my Luffy's power! — The Snake Princess says as she jumps in her place still clinging to you, euphoric for talking about your love. — Don't even tell me, it was because of him that I kind of punched a Celestial Dragon right in the face. — You wilt as you remember it, punching your master in the face was the most satisfying thing you've ever done, but the reward it gave you wasn't, you'd only been a pirate for six months and your reward was almost the same as your captain's.
— You did what? — Hancock asks, looking at you with such intensity that you end up blushing, she wasn't looking at you with anger, she was looking at you with a mixture of respect and adoration that made you wonder how your boyfriend managed to remain so indifferent in her eyes. — W-well, he was my old master. Luffy kind of beat him up first so everyone was fighting back and forth when someone simply shouts that the navy was coming. — You start to tell a little insecurely, but as you go on in the story you get excited as you remember your first glimpse of freedom.
— Then Luffy just sends a bunch of them flying through the air like it was nothing, and he stands there with his bright smile and his straw hat on his head looking like a distorted and improved version of a knight in shining armor. — You say as you move away from the other woman and imitate the blows of the fight. — This is your life, Y/N, you are the one who must choose how to live it! — You try to imitate your captain's voice. — He says as he looks at me and extends his arm to me and I think: I want this, this freedom. But of course my idiot ex-owner couldn't just stay quiet in his corner. Suddenly he is by my side calling me a filthy whore and saying how useless I was. I will take every last drop of blood from you and then let your body be eaten by the lords of the seas! He shouted as he came to me wielding the whip he tried to use on me, I wanted to run away, but Luffy's words were still in my head!
You sigh happily, oh, that feeling of breaking the chain and rebelling was still inside you and it was so, so good, it was like a pleasant chill that goes down your arms and stops in your chest, how can you forget that? — So I didn't think, when he got really close to me I conjured a bunch of diamonds in my fist and said that I would never serve an old, disgusting son of a bitch like him again and boom! I threw the hardest punch I've ever thrown in my life, I felt the impact underneath all that diamond and watched with satisfaction as his face deformed as he broke five more walls with his useless body! — You laugh as you imitate the punch you gave him. — After that I hear a loud and amused laugh and then there are arms wrapped around my waist and the next moment I'm being pulled out of the building as I free fall into the Straw Hat's arms and that was the best moment of my life!
Hancock laughs with gusto, laughs so much that she throws her head back and her body shakes with the force of her laughter. — You're crazy! — She says still laughing and you realize for the thousandth time that night how beautiful Hancock is and wonder how she manages to continue as if nothing had happened. — Can I do what? — The captain asks with a hint of a smile on her lips and only at that moment do you realize that you had said that out loud, something that has been happening a lot lately. — Pretending that it never happened and moving on being so… you? — You ask, looking at the other.
— I don’t pretend at all. — She answers as she looks up and stares at the moon that shines beautifully. — And I just take all that anger and channel it into my goals. — She says, but it doesn’t seem like she notices what she’s doing as if her mind is stuck in memories. — But doesn’t it hurt? — You ask and hold your chest, you want to move on, but you can’t get over those memories, you can’t forget the pain, sadness and despair, maybe it was just too fresh on your skin still.
— All the time, but what should I have done? — She says, still staring at the moon. — Sitting with my arms crossed, brooding over the past while my life and my sisters’ lives are at a standstill because of some shitty men? — She growls angrily, you look at the moon too. — But how can you use the part of you that was given to you by them? — You ask, how could he use that anger even when everything would always remind him of that time?
— Unfortunately, that's who I am now. Do you think I had any power before I was taken by them? — She looks at you, looking determined. — They forced a Devil Fruit on me just for fun, and what did I do? Stay quiet and let them use me as they wanted? No way! I took that power and brought hell to them, I took everything they gave me and gave it back with interest! — You look at her and then open a cheerful smile, like the people on your crew she knew how to lift your spirits. — Damn, how is it possible that you get more perfect every minute?
She opens a toothy and arrogant smile that suits her very well and then places a hand on her puffed out chest. — Of course I'm perfect! But you're not far behind either, after all you're my rival! — Hancock says with her nose in the air at her own words. You smile before looking at your own hand and you make a decision. It took a lot of concentration, after all you were on edge and had a panic attack a short time ago, but soon a pale glow (your favorite color) appears in your palm and a stone slowly comes out of your skin, it doesn't hurt or anything like that, but it's a little disconcerting to see it because of your memories but you persist and soon the jewel is ready.
It's small, it must be the size of a coin, it's orange and red in color and it's shiny, unfortunately its shape was a little crooked and it looked like a weird heart since you were still learning how to cut them at the time, Hancock just stared at everything you did in fascination. — Here. — You say placing the small stone in the Snake Princess's hand. — Sorry about the weird shape, I'm still learning this!
— Why are you giving me this? — The other pirate asks, staring at the small stone in admiration. — I don't really know. — You begin. — But I made a stone for all my crew members, something that would remind me of them and since you're kind of my rival now, I thought it was fair that you got one too! — You finish by shrugging. — That reminds you of them… — Hancock whispers. — And which one did you give to Luffy?
— Red Jasper, Tiger's Eye… I'm actually always giving him stones, not that he really cares about it, but he gives me so many feelings, courage, love, loyalty, there are so many that I can't attribute it to just one stone. — You complain while the other smiles, agreeing with your words. — So what stone is that? — The brunette asks.
— It's a carnelian! — You respond, rocking on your heels. — And what's its meaning? — The Pirate Empress asks and you feel your face blush, were you really going to say that out loud? — Self-confidence, attitude and… and… sexual energy. — You answer, looking away from her, unable to look at her at the moment. Your answer makes her throw her head back and laugh heartily again. — I liked that... so, what stones would you give to my sisters? — She asked, looking at me with smiling eyes.
You think for a while before answering. — Hm... Sandersonia is very sincere and really got straight to the point with me before, so I think she would be a chrysotile, I haven't talked to Marigold, but from what I've seen, she's a very serious person, even too much so, so her stone would be an onyx! — You answer thoughtfully and thinking carefully about your words, after all, choosing stones for someone was a very serious matter for you, Hancock somehow noticed this and laughed a little more. — You know, you're kind of strange. — She says, looking at you softly.
— Yeah, I know! — You say, kicking the dirt with your heels. — I tell myself that every night before I go to sleep. — You admit with a happy smile. You remain silent for a while, the captain just looks at the small stone in your hands while a warm feeling blossoms in her chest, your power was so beautiful... you were so pretty, nice... perfect, she thinks before looking at you from the corner of her eye, the way the moonlight illuminates your skin, how your eyes are closed and how happy and relaxed you seem next to her, she blushes when she realizes that she likes having you so close to her, she is feeling things for you that she had only felt for one other person before. — I think my rival is your captainl. — She grumbles, looking a little sullen and sullen at the same time.
— Did you say something? — You ask, looking at her with a thin smile on your lips, Boa Hancock just opens a huge smile as she tucks her carnelian into the bust of her dress, determined not to lose it under any circumstances. — I didn't say anything! — She answers as she gets a little closer to you. And that's how your strange relationship begins, you thought it was a strange friendship/rivalry relationship, but you are completely wrong.
The next day arrived and with it everyone was sad to have to leave the island, but your journey was just beginning. You would miss Amazon Lily a lot, even though your first experience with the island hadn't been the best, it all turned out very well in the end, you sighed when you saw more boxes going up on the ship after all the food and water had already been stocked, you ended up receiving a lot of clothes from Kujo, to everyone's guilty pleasure and the shameless pleasure of Sanji and Luffy.
The Sunny was ready to set sail, they were just waiting for the leader of Kuja's tribe to show up so you could leave, you were at the port next to Sanji and Nami to say goodbye when you finally heard Boa Hancock's voice covered in love. — My love! — She shouts as she runs to the port with her cheeks flushed while waving eagerly to you with the stone you gave her swinging on a necklace against her full chest, everyone thinks the greeting was for the captain of the Straw Hats, but when she runs towards you and holds you in her arms forcing your face to be buried in her huge breasts, everyone realizes they were wrong. — My Y/N, my love! I'm going to miss you so much, I hope to see you soon!
You manage to dig your face out of her breasts, your cheeks are flushed while you were confused. — B-but I thought we were rivals! — You ask while still being crushed in the Snake Princess's arms. — But we are rivals! — She says with her wonderful and genuine smile. — I like Luffy and you! — She winks while tapping your nose with her finger. — Now how about a goodbye kiss to help me get over the pain of your loss? — She says as she leans forward with a pout on her lips and her eyes closed, but contact never happens.
Her lips end up kissing your boyfriend's hands that have wrapped around your face preventing contact. You both look at your ship seeing how Luffy is against the Sunny's railing while looking at you maintaining his usual idiotic smile, but something in his expression seemed a little annoyed, irritated I dare say. — Jealous. — Zoro snorts in amusement. — Luffy, my darling, you don't need all that jealousy! — Hancock lets go of you while sending a bunch of kisses to your boyfriend. — I love you too! I hope you go and be careful, my love!
The captain of the Kujo Pirates holds your blushing face while swaying your body from side to side. — And take good care of our dear Y/N, don't let anything happen to her! — She says as you feel the rubber arms release your face and wrap around your waist and then you are lifted into the air and pulled to the Sunny to fall on your boyfriend's chest. — Of course I'll take care of her, she's my queen! — Luffy says confused as if the other captain's words were obvious, you don't even bother to blush already imagining that this would happen, but you end up blushing when you feel his lips on yours, you can hear Hancock's happy scream coming from the port. You know, your story could end here and that would already be a happy ending... but of course that would never happen to you.
— Y/N-swan! — You hear Sanji's scream as Sunny finally sets sail. — Is it true that you prefer that idiot marimo to me? — The cook's eyes look so sad while Zoro just looks at you with a shit-eating smile, he said he would do it and you doubted him. — I'm going to kill you, Zoro. — You grumble, but since you neither affirm nor deny, Sanji looks at you with heartbroken eyes while holding his chest dramatically. — First you date our captain and now you prefer him, you're so cruel, Y/N-swan!
— She just has good taste! — The swordsman answered yawning and this seems to revive Sanji who was furious with flame in his eyes. — What did you say, shitty swordsman? — And then the typical discussion between the two unfolds as you are taken by your captain to sit on Sunny's head on his lap, Luffy smiles as he places his precious straw hat on your head and hugs you from behind. — I love you! — He says as he kisses your cheek lightly. — I love you too! — You respond, being completely sure of your feelings.
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☆༉ — KATSUKI BAKUGOU. in good hands.
about. katsuki experiences phantom pain in his hands from quirk usage and you try to massage the pain away.
warnings. minors, blank and ageless blogs do not interact ! sfw, hurt comfort, fluff, angst, phantom pain/limb, war arc references, ptsd, mentions of therapy, descriptions of pain, bakugou being loved so tender, afab!reader + pro hero!bakugou.
the idea of giving bakugou hand massages is so intimate.
his quirk is so raw and powerful, i feel like becoming a pro-hero would only make his palms more calloused, cause aches between his fingers and scars that burn like with a phantom pain at random points during the day. and even though katsuki is smart enough to know that his scars have healed, his wounds have scabbed over and new skin has grown — he can’t shake the stabbing, tingling feeling that crawls up his arms as if a thousand tiny needles are pricking him.
the massages start when you catch bakugou on his knees in the middle of your shared bedroom, his hands clenched in fists so tight his nails have made his palms bleed. you set the fright in his eyes, the ache intertwined with the mauve brown that forms a rim around the ruby centre.
“what…what happened kats?” you’re quick to fall to your knees by his side, hesitant to touch him, worried for his safety — because katsuki hasn’t been like this in years. he’s been doing so well, seeing his therapist and taking his meds — ever since the day he came back to life.
but you know just by looking at him and listening to the ragged breaths just barely escaping his lungs, that bakugou is not okay. “i don’t fucking know,” his voice is strangled and panicked, like a deer caught in a hunter’s trap it can’t escape. “it just…it just fucking hurts a-and i can’t get it to stop.”
that day, you hesitantly reach out to touch katsuki— trying not to spook him as if he’s a frazzled wild animal. “let me see,” you whisper evenly, avoiding a croak in your voice because seeing him hurt, hurts you. slowly but surely, the blonde uncurls his fists, letting you take his hands into your own — smaller ones. at first, his strong and muscular stature flinches back, crumbles down to the ground in chunks of the brash man he used to be. “it’s okay, baby, i got you.”
your words wrap around katsuki like a tender hug, safe and secure between each and every one. your finger tips trace softly over the marred flesh of his hands, guiding katsuki through each of his painfully relived memories. trembles wrack the blonde’s body like a high magnitude earthquake — he can barely hold it back now, the tears that gather in his sun kissed lashes and burn tracks down his cheeks. but you don’t want him to hold back. you want him to feel.
thumbing the parts of his hands where the pain is centred, you lean forward to kiss bakugou on the forehead, providing an epicentre of relief. he wouldn’t call you a cure, no, it’d be too selfish to put the burden of his ease on the person he loves most. instead, he says that you help him heal, soothing the fuzziness locked between his cramping digits and extends up the muscles of his arms.
when you touch him as if he’s made of glass, katsuki knows that he can be vulnerable with you and that dull ebb of phantom agony seems to dissipate under the gentle drag of your fingertips over his skin. the two of you stay on the floor for a little longer, working through the aches pulsing in katsuki’s palms and arms until they eventually stop — just like his tears do.
“thank you,” he says, voice as quiet as you’ve ever heard it. “‘m sorry—“
“never be sorry for being in pain or asking for help.” you cut him off before his words take residence in the quiet hum of the air. shifting to your knees so that you tower over him (sitting legs crossed on the floor), you drag katsuki’s head to rest in your chest — cradling him and shielding him from the cruel world. “i don’t ever want you to be sorry for this. i’ll by your side no matter what. you hear me, baby?”
katsuki only nods, knowing doesn’t need to respond with words while his hands hesitantly come up to wrap around your waist. he pulls you into him so that you don’t disappear. and while you stroke back his hair and squeeze him so tight — katsuki realises that as long as he has you, he’ll never be weak or have to hide how much life hurts sometimes.
as long as he’s with you, he’ll be in good hands.
꒰ end. — all rights reserved © tteokdoroki 2023. do not copy, repost, translate & recommend elsewhere.
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Villains I dont see very often; mute. Mute villains are the best, nothing can convince me otherwise.
One idea thats been on my mind is a mute villain confessing to the hero, either through sign language, or a perfectly executed scheme. You’re choice :))
Not sure if this counts, but I ran with it. Might try this again after I gather some ASL knowledge. Hope you enjoy :)
A Silent Movie
It wasn’t exactly easy to get Hero sat in front of the cinema screen. In fact, the planning for this trap had taken over sixth months. Not to mention the money it took to buy this building off foreclosure, and the multitude of investments into Hero-proofing the location.
It was even harder to get said hero to stop yelling long enough to pay attention to the image being projected from the back of the room. Not that their sense of hearing was needed for this experience, but Villain imagined Hero would appreciate the lack of noise-based distractions, including sounds they themselves were making.
The theater was notably large, probably the most expensive showing room of its day. That is to say, the upholstery was a little outdated. The popcorn had been swept off the floor, the swirling carpet surprisingly clean. The velvet of the seats did not appear stained, and the cupholders were absent of any discarded snacks or tickets.
The glow of the emergency exit lights were the only thing illuminating the room, and they revealed a dim image of the hero situated in the center of the third row, which was optimal seating in the villain’s opinion.
Clearly, Hero did not agree, considering how hard they were pulling at the restraints to try and exit their carefully selected theater chair.
It was futile, of course, and the hero finally stopped straining when the villain appeared a row below them, quiet as a mouse, standing with a finger pressed to their lips.
Villain retreated when the hero quieted, letting their attention shift to the screen and this special showing. Images flicked past, and Hero became engrossed in the story unfolding on the screen.
Shown was a news reel Hero recognized as the time Villain had crashed their Election Day speech. A zoomed out map of the city, marking City Hall with a red square. Grainy footage of two figures dancing around next to a dumpster. Once again the map appeared, now with two squares pasted on top. The pattern continued, and Hero was amazed.
It was an agglomeration of every moment they had spent together, every public battle, every nighttime-shady-alley encounter.
There was only one reason to collect these momentos, these reminders. It had all meant something to the villain.
The complete lack of kernels on the carpet certainly pointed to a level of dedication and commitment to this scheme.
Maybe, they were hoping it meant something to the hero, too.
Another scene zoomed out a final time, revealing all the markers spread across the city. Only, now, Hero noticed, a rather distinct pattern had formed.
Villain moved like a phantom, appearing again, this time at the hero’s side. The ropes at their wrists fell away like magic while Hero gazed at the awkwardly hovering villain. They presented the hero with a glittering object hung from a chain held loose around their fingers. It was a large ruby gem, expertly cut into the shape of a 3-D heart.
Stolen, no doubt, Hero suspected possibly from the large jewelry exhibition that had just entered town.
The screen flashed bright, and lit up the hero’s face as it contorted in surprise. They processed the scene as fast as they could.
A heart of red markers, a heart of ruby, a heart fluttering in their chest, a heart laid open in front of them.
“Oh,” Hero breathed, “Oh.”
Villain sucked in a breath.
This was it, this was the moment they got rejected because they couldn’t-
“I had no idea.”
Of course they didn’t know, it’s not like Villain had ever spoken about it.
Preparing automatically for the rejection, Villain started to withdraw their hand, cold-as-steel demeanor returning to them with all the familiarity of a security blanket.
It was so stupid of them to think that they deserved any kind of reciprocation, so stupid to think that the hero could possibly-
The hero snatched the charm from their fingers before they fully withdrew.
“I didn’t say no,” they spoke softly, and the villain’s heart skipped a beat.
They reached out their other hand, wrapping their fingers over the still-outstretched hand of the villain. Instead of elaborating, Hero pulled the frozen criminal closer, connecting their lips in a gentle proclamation.
Actions spoke louder than words anyway.
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So which apocolypse is your silver trying to thwart?
The flames of disaster (Sonic 06), awakening the ifrit (Rivals 2), Eggman’s takeover via the phantom ruby (Forces), the metal virus (IDW), or something else?
so far good timeline silver doesn't have anything to thwart because of time traveling silver helping to fix all those other problems
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Happy valentine's day, i've been getting into sonic.exe lately so here's my rendition of an amy.exe
Watch the SPEEDpaint here!!! [LINK]
LORE UNDER THE CUT!!! (CW: mentions of gore and unreality...kinda, there's a TLDR at the end)
A few years after sonic CD was released, a strange cartridge for the game was created. Seemingly: the game had a mind of it's own; with it having strange anomalies such as aggressively telling players to stop controlling sonic after playing through the first few levels, weird reddish blobs of pixels could be seen in the background that look almost like gore to some people (though what they actually are is unclear due to them being few and far between and seem to be slightly obscured by various background elements) and a notable lack of other characters or enemies. Strangely though, the most well known anomaly related to this version of the game is an unusually distorted version of amy rose; as the years went by and the game became more accessable to the public via online emulators, many have reported her appearence changing more and more as time went on. When the cartridge was first discovered: her design mostly stayed true to her original, classic look though as years went by, she started looking more similar to her modern design (more notably so after rips of the game were posted to the internet). Occasionally, the altered version of amy would appear mid-gameplay and deliver threatening messages to the player about how she hates them, how they're getting in her way, etc. When played using an emulator, the game is known to install viruses onto whatever device the player is using in that moment. When the game was ripped, it was revealed that the name of the file was simply "phantom.exe"
What nobody knows about this version of the game, is that the cartridge was special in the sense that the world inside it was sentient; unlike the other versions of sonic CD: this specific cartridge had contained the actual classic sonic universe as a whole and the game was just a front, almost like another dimension that you cannot enter. All of the anomalies listed were the result of a strange event within the universe; with amy coming across the phantom ruby and it corrupting her, causing her to become a murderous fiend with a jealousy problem. Due to the unstable nature of an entire universe existing within such a tiny object like a game cartridge: amy has become aware of the fact that she is in a video game and is immensely jealous of the player for controlling sonic, although due to them living in another universe, she knows she cannot harm them so she just installs viruses onto their computer instead. After the game was ripped onto the internet and was exposed to a more modern culture than one from the 90's, amy's design and mannerisms slowly became more similar to that of the version of her in modern sonic games.
TLDR: there exists a version of sonic CD where the classic sonic universe just....EXISTS inside it (like the actual one, not just a game) and in that version of the universe: amy found the phantom ruby, it corrupted her and now she's a yandere and the game is now fucked up. Also amy is aware she's in a game and is jealous of the player for controlling sonic so she puts viruses on people's computers
In all honesty, i kinda just had two different ideas for what i wanted this to be. I wanted to make an EXE that is SOLELY self-contained and doesn't involve evil world-destroying gods possessing video games and entrapping souls like most EXEs i've seen (some of my favorite EXE/sonic horror AUs are starved eggman and sink sonic BECAUSE of this subversion) but at the same time: i was VERY married (no pun intended) to the idea of taking inspiration from old loveletter computer viruses and the whole haunted game schtick so i tried to mash them together as best i could, resulting in a sort of doki doki literature club/undertale-esque AU for lack of a better description. While yes, i am aware that yandere!amy rose isn't exactly an ORIGINAL idea (hell, i saw a fairly popular fanfiction called "amy.exe" with that EXACT premise) i mean.....i was (unfortunately) a yandere simulator fan as a kid so i kinda have a soft spot for yanderes, y'know? Besides, what else could you do with amy? You could probably do something with the fact she's into tarot cards but that'd probably get culturally insensitive REAL fast...
If i'm being completely honest, i only threw in the "amy's design and mannerisms changing due to being exposed to the internet" thing because i like amy's modern design more than her classic design and i wanted an excuse to make something based on it lol. Speaking of which: i actually had a tough time getting the preportions right on this, i've drawn sonic characters before and i usually have a tough time with the preportions since the sonic artstyle is so much different than mine and y'know....if the characters aren't drawn in a style that looks even VAGUELY like the sonic artstyle than it's just NOT a sonic character!!! (Also fun fact: amy's design in this is vaguely modeled after a creepy haunted doll bc i LOVE those things)
While doing research for this AU i realized i actually know a lot less about sonic lore than i thought lol, this is my first REAL attempt at writing horror so i hope it's not TOO terrible!!! (And, more importantly, that this makes sense to anyone who ISN'T me) anyway....again, happy valentine's day!!!
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