#for she is an underling

[fascinatedfinch]

Day 5! Leonide

Gaslight gatekeep girlboss! No one does it like her (manipulates her way around the horrors and hierarchies of capitalism hellscape)

[nixariel]

[crocodilenjoyer]

nami should be the next straw hat to develop conqueror’s haki. both because she deserves it but also because she’d take to being a ruler like fish to water. she’d absolutely abuse the shit out of it but she should get it as a treat

[incorrect-jojolands-quotes]

People theorized Paco's one year hiatus as him being a rock human in hibernation or taking Barbara Ann's suggestion that he was in jail for theft, or he was simply on a different year-long adventure involving a crime spree.

My theory? Paco was gone for a year because he was actually hiding from his abusive father.

(trigger warning as I discuss child abuse and abuse regarding food)

My headcanon is that Paco dealt with abuse from his father for his entire childhood. He's tried to escape and find help but he was failed too many times by the adults in his life. Him getting his ear bitten off ended up being a turning point, because it was around the time he met Meryl Mei. We know she's a beloved principal and, as a school employee, is a mandated reporter. Whether Meryl Mei genuinely wanted to help Paco out or see him as a potential underling that can be manipulated is up to interpretation, but she used her resources to finally get Paco's dad arrested and imprisoned.

I don't see Paco's dad as someone who would willingly plead guilty and go off quietly. I don't think he'd hesitate to drag the trial for as long as possible, encourage his lawyers to intimidate and invalidate Paco's experiences in court, and possibly hire people to attack Paco outside of court. Even with Meryl Mei's resources to protect Paco and provide what he needs to fight against his father, the whole process for a child like Paco is mentally and emotionally exhausting. Hearings and meetings with social workers or legal counsel involve occuring when he should be in school, being forced to relive your abuse on trial and be cross examined for it sometimes back to back, going into hiding for fear of retaliation because even the police and witness protection may not be enough, and the fact that everyone eventually catches on that your dad is on trial because of you means school is put on the back burner. Paco tried to keep up with his studies at first, but he ultimately halted them as the trial takes a toll on his overall well-being.

To add, the stress of it all could explain how he was formerly chubby and then leaner so rapidly. We don't know exactly why he started out chubby before being very shredded, although there is a correlation between those who experienced childhood trauma and those who develop unhealthy eating habits that lead to obesity. It's possible Paco used food as a coping mechanism growing up or intentionally fattened himself as part of his survival. Food could have also been used against him by his father as well, either by forcing Paco to gain weight or withholding food as punishment. In terms of the latter, it could explain how Paco developed his kleptomaniac tendencies and his chubbiness could be due to him constantly stealing what he can to get his next meal and eating anything he can in fear of not knowing where his next meal will be.

Long story short, Paco's dad is now in prison for crimes of child abuse among other things and it will be a while before any chance of him getting out will happen. By now, Paco is a legal adult and therefore no longer forced to be under any guardianship but he no longer has to look over his shoulder like before. Although he had to be held back, he can return to school safely to finish his education under Meryl Mei and he prefers to keep his experience under wraps for the time being. Out of gratitude and feeling indebt to her, Paco became a loyal lackey and ended up working with Jodio and Dragona shortly after. I personally think he lost some weight due to stress caused by the situation, and continued to lose weight afterwards because he finally could relax and get better access to food among other things. Paco took the opportunity to start focusing on his wellbeing now that he's no longer on survival mode, being able to maintain a healthier diet and lose weight more sustainably, and it further motivated him to get the ripped muscles he has now.

Unfortunately, with how things timed out, his ear couldn't be reattached. Whether Paco is saving up for his ear to be improved or sees it as a symbol of his survival is up to you.

What do y'all think? I'd like to hear your own headcanons about Paco too.

[carrot-love-to-be-indecisive]

Mizu: I do not require a companion in my crusade of contempt. They shall earn their keep and be my square.

[abluehappyface]

Time for the ninth part to the 2nd Mamizou Takeover! It's Circus Cover time! This is the first part of this takeover that isn't a remaster of an old version of this theme! Originally I made 1 track that wasn't a part of a takeover, and 7 that were, resulting in 8 Mamizou covers. Now I'm giving her a Full Takeover with all 10 tracks, this one being the ninth! I like this one a lot!

@motsimages @caniscreamintoanabyss@lesserbeans @k4ndi-c0spl4y3r @fembutchboygirl@semisentient-entity@siegesquirrel42  @insertusernamethatsnottaken @the-cinnamon-snail@the-kneesbees @that-bastard-with-all-the-boness @reblogging-corner @womensrightsstegosaurus @please-put-me-in-the-microwave @scarletdestiny @chengoeshonk @oneweekwitch

[nerevar-quote-and-star]

Delphine: Paarthurnax . . . is a friend.

Last Dragonborn: See, it wasn’t that hard to say something nice about him — oh, you’re vomiting now. 

[hanktalkin]

ok this is fucking bullshit, I literally told you the grove was blocked. and that's the statement that encouraged you to walk all the way over here. fuckhead

[vaugarde]

yknow, it is kinda weird that they made paul’s gliscor a recurring character with a sympathetic story about being driven out from its home and unintentionally creating this whole gligar pack (trapping them all in the city with it), getting ash’s gligar as an underling, implied it was going to be a rival to ash’s gligar, tying ash and paul’s teams together even tighter with the chimchar conflict, and then they just. didnt do anything with her after she beat gligar’s ass that one time

[grokebaby]

Designed a smooooth lookin bot gang leader.. Long trenchcoat and big swooping hat kinda gal

[eye-of-yelough]

still thinking about gort calling lae’zel vin’isk right to her face and her reaction. the chaos. the terror.

[yourqueenb]

I definitely think it’s the Queen as of right now though. I was suspicious of her in the previous chapters, but the fact that she went out of her way to say this…

…instead of just stating that Trystan is not guilty raised a red flag for me. Not to mention the fact that she allowed the trial to proceed in the way it did in the first place

[cyutezy]

Maiden, who is scared that the Overlord is too good for her and will one day leave her for someone better + the Overlord who has not perceived another person since she laid eyes on the Maiden

[jacqcrisis]

High class dark elf diplomat lady having to do the ultimate walk of shame from the brutish, one-eyed gnoll matriarch’s quarters after weeks of tension during negations and one night of drinking.

That’s it. Post over. Good night.

[pulchrasilva]

I had a dream about this guy and this woman who were running away from... something together and the guy fell into the ocean and there was this deep sea creature that ate all his fucking bones but left all the meat behind and he was still alive and the woman managed to pull him out of the water and he was just vaguely human shaped meet but he still had teeth for some reason and his eyes were just kinda rolling around connected to this red mash that used to be his brain. And she was like oh dear god that's terrible, it's probably kinder to let him die so she dropped him back into the water and the creature came back and kept eating him and then the woman changed her mind and was like no I cant leave him down there I love him or whatever so she pulled him back out of the water and he'd been even more eaten he was literally just a pile of human sludge with a head but he still had teeth and eyes and he was still alive and the woman was like ew gross actually I dont love him that much and dropped him back in. The guy floated back down to the bottom and watched the light of the surface fade away and was like wow that bitch is so vain and then I assume he died