This is my contribution to the HPHM Cardverse AU that is created by @ariparri. Thank you for letting me join hehe.
Without further ado, I'm going to introduce you to the King of Diamonds...
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The second son of Bruce and Mabel Avery who were known to be close to the previous King and Queen of Diamonds. Malachi is the younger twin brother of Maya, has an older brother named Jacob Bennett and a little sister named Marigold. As a child, he and his two sisters are often being treated as nothing by their father as he's more focused on his older brother Jacob Bennett as he was chosen to be the next King of Diamonds. His mother is the opposite, Mabel wouldn't let her other children be treated as the forgotten members of the Avery household and would often spend her time teaching her children basic education and other things that they need to learn, especially topics related to business and money making.
Years later, Jacob Bennett ran away from home as he is fed up with his father's "education" and being a King isn't in his dream of becoming to be and telling his feelings to a letter that he left for them before he ran away. This led to an argument between Bruce and Mabel and immediately went for a divorce. Mabel left the Diamond Empire and lives at The Country of Spades bringing Maya and Marigold with her as Bruce kept Malachi as he planned to make him as Jacob's replacement. Malachi couldn't bear to be separated from his sisters Maya and Marigold as they were his very close family members but he believes that one day he'll see her and Marigold again. Malachi also gained hatred towards Jacob for running away and leaving is responsibilities. But after his studies under his father's supervision, he started to realize that being a King of Diamonds will be the only way to be away from his dad.
Another years had passed and the years Malachi endured his father's nonstop teaching, he met Penny Haywood the soon to be Queen of Diamonds before the two became the official monarchs. The two became friends very fast due to their same interest in making the Empire better and some other things that are personal for them to tell to others. The two became the King and Queen of Diamonds months later. Malachi and Penny ruled the Empire as what they wanted to be. The people in the Diamond Empire adored them. Both seen by people as the light and purity of the Empire.
Malachi knows about the Civil War and he knows about Rakepick's tyranny. Rakepick wrote a letter to him stating a sponsorship for the war against the people who rebel against her. Rakepick knew about the Empire's wealth and planned to take advantage of it. The Former Ace of Spades threatened the lad by mentioning his twin sister Maya and older brother Jacob were imprisoned for being against her ruling. Malachi gained suspicion on Rakepick's letter and decided to give her the sponsorship she needed and also anonymously gave the same amount to Veruca McQuaid's rebellion group which she hesitantly accepted the offer.
After the war, Malachi reunited with his siblings as they went back from The Country of Spades to Diamond Empire. He also confronted Jacob non stop which led to them having peace with each other. He and Penny are still actively ruling the Empire and enjoying its lively atmosphere.
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โข Malachi is known to be kind, caring, friendly, charming, flamboyant, intelligent and creative. He is good at engaging conversations between people and creatures.
โข Very well loved by old women in the Empire due to his positive traits that earned him the title as "The Grandson-in-law candidate". (Based on Kaeya from Genshin impact haha)
โข He is also very strategic. Always has planned strategies on how to improve someone's business and wealth.
โข After he became King, he removed himself from his father's life and won't be able to see him nor interact with him. Due to that, he suddenly felt the feeling of freedom and relaxation.
โข He made his twin sister Maya as the Duchess of Avery Manor. (Since I don't think being a Princess would suit her so yeah lol).
โข Good friends with the King and Queen of Hearts. He also would like to meet rulers of the other regions one day.
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Nauxnsuxns finally finished it. It looks rushed tbh T^T. And it's my first time making a moodboard and I think I suck at making one :'D. Also pls do tell me if I made Veruca too OOC or have some things that I missed or did something wrong in the story :')
Maya and possibly Jacob's information will be posted by morning (it's 12 am in my country XD)
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I'm a OP manga reader, sell me on watching G-8
Sure!
G-8 is post Skypiea filler and starts with the Strawhats landing right in the middle of a walled-in marine base after they fall from the sky island. They have to figure out how to escape this 'impenetrable fortress' with Merry without anyone getting captured or killed.
To do this, most of them go undercover and infiltrate the marines so they can buy time, regroup, and figure out a plan.
It goes about how you'd expect.
(If only Garp could see him now, lol).
The guy on the left in the above picture is this arc's amazing antagonist, Vice Admiral Jonathan.
He is so cool that he cameos in both Stampede and Film Z.
G-8 has some of the funniest jokes in the series, including this iconic scene:
The way it pairs off the Strawhats at the start leads to some great extended interactions between crew members who don't directly talk to each other too often, like Nami and Chopper + Usopp and Robin. They're all very in-character, too.
It also lets the Strawhats show off in their respective areas- Chopper ends up in the medical wing, Usopp works with the shipwright, Sanji is dragged to the kitchens...
[Spoilers in case you're not post Water-7]
It even takes time to emphasize the set-up for the Klabautermann reveal, just to make sure you remember it before the emotional gut punch that is Water-7.
[End spoilers]
It's got a really endearing and memorable cast of side characters as well, who all get roped into the Strawhats' shenanigans.
G-8 also has one of Robin's coolest outfits.
The entire arc is basically a 4D chess match between Jonathan and the Strawhats, except the entire crew is shoveling pieces into Luffy's mouth as fast as they can whenever Jonathan isn't looking.
G-8 is what I show people who want to get into OP, but don't know if they'd enjoy it. It's short (only about 11-12 episodes iirc) and it encompasses everything I really love about early One Piece. I think it's a great litmus test for if you'd like the vibes of the show as a whole. Also, it is so well-integrated into the story that most anime-onlys don't even realize it's filler unless they're told.
Honestly, I would put G-8 on the same entertainment level writing-wise as some of the better movies. It's fun to watch, the jokes are great, and the characters are all enjoyable. I really recommend giving it a go.
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i wanted to draw some (OF THE MANY) valuable life lessons that Bluey has teached me, so here they are:
yes i cried watching all those episodes and while making this too lol
List of episodes i drew the scenes from (in order of apperance):
Muffinยดs cone (S2,Ep43) - Army (S2,Ep16) - Bumpy And the Wise Old Wolfhound (S1,Ep32) - Sleepy Time (S2,Ep26) - Curry Quest (S3,Ep9) - Space (S3,Ep34) - Born Yesterday (S3,Ep6) - Bedroom (S3,Ep2) - Rug Island (S2,Ep10)
PLEASE DO NOT REPOSTย
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by tropes, I meant more as in their favourite tvtropes, e.g, enemies to lovers, misunderstandings, dual cultivate or die, etc etc (just general like . ao3 ass tag tropes), but im always a big enjoyer of finding out about their interests either way, so it's a win either way for me ๐ฉ๐
ooh, how meta! i've talked about their "tropes" here before but i'm a little unsure if they'd assign something to themselves or how they interact in relationships (mostly because that requires a degree of awareness none of them have HAHAHA) i've been thinking about how to respond to this for a few days so i hope you don't mind if i hijack your ask and turn it into "which ao3 tags would i give the ros"
jinwol
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