#im just going off of vibes yknow?

[sophiethewitch1]

me and what we want are going through a lovers spat rn because i desperately want to write more for it but i constantly feel like shit so its really getting in the way of our relationship. also if youve sent me any asks that i havent responded to i am geniunely so sorry about it i am in the trenches right now

[camels-pen]

(i haven't read Whole Cake in a while, and i never really watched it, so bear with me)

I'd love to write a fic with Usopp on Whole Cake. it'd be sooo fucking long and i'd need to refresh myself on the entire arc, but god i'd probably be so satisfied when it's done. specifically for having brought a single moment in my head to life, but we'll get to that.

On Zou, he insists to be taken along on the Sanji rescue team and has worked himself up with a whole bunch of very good reasons as to why he should go there instead of helping in Wano, but of course Luffy just immediately accepts with a "yeah sure"

With Whole Cake, I think he'd be flipping between having fun as part of the idiot trio/quartet (Luffy, Chopper, Carrot), and being terrified with Nami. There wouldn't be that many differences in the arc as a whole, though; some things would be easier/better and some things would be worse- I don't necessarily think Usopp's presence would be overall an advantage or disadvantage, just different. Like, major events would stay mostly the same, but little details would change and maybe those little details would build to a far more drastic change-

for example, maybe one of Big Mom's kids considers themself a great sniper and wants a match with Usopp, or is motivated to work harder because Usopp is around and they want to take him out and boast about it. Maybe it means Sunny takes more damage than canon, or maybe Usopp's help means less damage to Sunny. (idk if i'd really do smth like this, but it's just an example)

skjdhf fuck i'm really not equipped to try and figure this out when i don't remember shit from Whole Cake aaaa

I do know that, despite his penchant for talking and rambling, I'd probably have Usopp be dead silent after his initial shock when Sanji fights Luffy. Everything about that is the same, except Usopp is just watching Sanji the whole time- not panicking, not moving, and not speaking. He doesn't say a word the entire time, doesn't even make a sound, and that, along with Luffy's words and Nami's begging, stick with Sanji.

(Usopp is thinking of his own fight with Luffy in Water 7, he's partially wondering if this was what it was like- if it was this painful to watch from the sidelines- and partially knowing he doesn't have to say a word, because he knew, like he knew back then, that it didn't matter what was said. It wasn't quite the same, but he could tell in the way Sanji moved, in the way he spoke and held himself, that he was putting on a front, trying to be brave in all the wrong ways. Usopp didn't say a word to Sanji because there was nothing he could say that Sanji himself didn't already know. Should've known. And his quiet, direct stare, was more than enough.)

the singular moment i really wanna write, is a scene where Sanji is apologizing for dragging them into his mess- either during the big meeting in Bege's castle or some other time- and Usopp's like "I'll do what you can't, you do what I can't, right?" and Sanji pauses, a little confused, until he remembers Enies Lobby and a stupid mask and cape and-

and tears are gathering in his eyes now, fuck, but he laughs a little. It sounds wet and his face is itchy and they're surrounded by tentative allies, but he- he laughs again and he says, "Fuck, you remembered that?"

Usopp shrugs, a little smile on his face. "They were some wise words from a wise man."

Sanji laughs a third time. "You think I'm wise?"

And they banter a little more before Bege tells them to quit it since they're on a time constraint or something. Quietly, Usopp will ask, "It-it helps. On bad days. And I figured, 'what's a worse day than this?' Ah, not that you getting married would ever be bad per se-"

"Usopp," Sanji says, looking more relaxed and settled. He smiles fondly and grabs his friend in a one armed hug, crushing him to his side. "Thanks."

And yeah, don't remember much beyond that, except the whole "hiding and then busting out of the cake" bit, which would mean Usopp in a cute little tuxedo or smth- maybe with a fedora aaaaaa <- loves fedoras- helping out with the fighting and eventually sailing with everyone to Wano.

He would be so distressed about fixing up Sunny now that the whole thing with Whole Cake is over. Maybe there'd be a gag about him promising Franky to take good care of Sunny while they were gone and being confident, after being Franky's tinkering partner and learning from him over time, that he could handle minor repair work much better than he did the first time around with Merry. And so when he finally takes in all the very-not-minor repairs he has to do, he's certain Franky is gonna strangle him for not keeping his promise. Probably also try to write in some nostalgic 'repairman Usopp' vibes from pre-Water 7.

Also something something, Sanji, wanting to do more for the crew bc he still feels guilty about Whole Cake, decides to take it upon himself to help Usopp not fall into a whole anxiety spiral about the ship. In turn, Usopp ends up helping Sanji not feel so guilty- usually by handing his own words back to him on a silver platter. And, yknow, having the two of them bonding and being buddies again like they so rarely get to be in canon nowadays qwq

[arsenicflame]

if they wouldnt make out over the bloody corspe of someone they just killed whats even the point

[cartoonybus]

i mean this genuinely and in the least passive-aggressive manner possible, but i do not get why people hc sherman as asexual

[ayyponine]

not to be a milennial but harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban really is that bitch....

[actualbird]

I hope this doesn't come off as weird, but every time I see your posts or anything you post and share, I always think it's something Luke would post. Like if Luke didn't become a secret agent, he'd be you. Posting about his stuff, with lots of detail, and getting excited. You're just Luke in disguise to me now.

anon....shhh...SHHHHHH.....im undercover, nobody can kNOW

i jest but jokes aside this ask is so entertaining to me and also made me smile because "with lots of detail" thats it, youve summed up my blog and all my rambles JHVKSJDHFSDKF.

now im thinking about luke having a tumblr and how he'd definitely have kilometric length posts about all he's interested in. itd be half fandom stuff (detective shows, video games, a bunch of anime and manga because i will Never forget those texts where it was canonically mentioned that he and mc went to anime cons before) and half him making super long posts about his other interests like antiques and birds and tinkering and biology. he sometimes vagueposts about his life stresses but he always deletes the posts like 5 minutes after he posts them. every once in a while he posts a selfie with his face obscured by his phone or by peanut, and all his mutuals have a bit of a crush on him because even with his face covered, he looks so sunshiney goodboi Cute.

[dandyshucks]

oh i do not know if i can share this one actually... OOPS........ how do folks feel about nudity/implied nudity,, ? (semi-rhetorical question) really funny question to ask at this point tbh considering Dandyfae is never clothed so far LMAO

if i do post it I'll tag it with whatever it needs to be tagged with fhdjsksl but... stares. 👁️👁️. augh.

[depvotee]

i will not stand green team in my house. i swear to god.

[canis--familiaris]

I feel like the worst dog ever I'm so bad at making friends :(

[eirian]

its rly rough still kind of lowkey being interested in media that u used to be into but stopped engaging with when u realized it wasnt like Good Media to be interested in

str8 up im talking abt hetalia and dmmd for me. i miss the characters and designs and stories and fan content i used to engage with. i view them with a different perspective now and that perspective knows that theres very problematic and shitty parts of the media that shouldnt be like..excused. yknow?

at the same time i do tend to defend ppl's right to be into problematic media as long as theyre critical of it and recognize why the problematic parts are bad and dont excuse/praise/support them. maybe i should extend that to myself tbh. i always feel like im a nasty person for still thinking of stuff like that but maybe i need to give myself more credit. im in a much better headspace to indulge in shitty media than i used to be lol

i still dont feel super comfortable posting abt it on main yet but hey thats what sideblogs are for i guess

[acircusfullofdemons]

fuck it *dials up the aiw vibes for into*

[arlathen]

man.

[skrunksthatwunk]

think i may go finish y7... oohhh...

[spiinsparks]

         ||. it’s 3am and all i can freakin think about is that any person who wants to romance this idiot is gonna have to deal with whatever the equivalent of an emotional one-night-stand is (we’re not here for the actual thing in this house) bc he’s a dumb teenager who’s too independent to consider yknow maybe a proper commitment to someone doesn’t actually mean ... getting shackled down

[eric-the-bmo]

2.) 9.) and 27.) for Leo!

2) Can they take care of a plant? What about a pet? What about a child?

Hm okay so the plant: Probably? He'd be good at watering it, but with his whole memory thing, I think he would worry "oh no, did i forget to water it" and accidentally gaslight himself into thinking he didn't, so yknow the plant's getting a bit too much water sometimes. Probably not good at the pet thing, since I imagine he was never good at animals (he just. never knew what to do), and the child! Okay so I'd say he'd be maybe the best at that one, because with his job you'd have to interact with children at times, and I think he also took a part in raising his sister when he was younger.

9)Do they empathize with non-sentient things (dolls, plants, books…)?

I think it depends on if he formed an attachment with them beforehand- but yes, absolutely. Love the idea of him silently apologizing to books if he ever drops one and such.

27) Forgiveness or vengeance (or…)?

Oh shit this is a good one.... I want to say vengeance. (but really just like everything it all depends on the situation yknow? I think in some cases he'd be able to forgive, and maybe he was more likely to do that before, but I don't really think so anymore.)

[paigemathews]

@forlorn-kumquat replied to your post “Writing a Phoebe/Coop fic and like. Can I mention...”:

Did she like him, or did she just like what he represented in her life: safety, stability, normalcy? Cause I think Phoebe's time with Cole has her so messed up that she would have latched onto any reasonably normal guy who wasn't trying to kill her and her family

Okay, so the context (and sneak peak, I guess) is Phoebe and Coop are discussing how she wasn't willing to be with Coop until she finds out about the future. Phoebe brings up how everytime she pursued the love she wasn't "suppose to," aka Cole and Miles, it goes poorly and her family is hurt in the crossfire. It's not- Okay, well, it wasn't intended to be a very in-depth thing bc it's just a oneshot that's gotten out of control on me again, but I realized that parallel between Phoebe's relationships with Cole and Miles and am kinda liking the idea of third time the charm-ing it, tbh. (I also bring up Dex, bc like I said! This is getting out of control on me again!)

She doesn't really delve deep into that relationship, so it's kinda your mileage may vary on that but here's the lines about it:

" I thought that it was just because it was Cole. But then I fell for someone I wasn’t supposed to be with, Miles, and I thought that I could change his fate. I thought I was supposed to change his fate, and instead I hurt my family again."

Idk, did that make sense? Any input is greatly appreciated!!