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An intimacy sort of question - I was reading that Nnoitra post on arrancxr with the “I don’t care if it takes all night, you will submit" prompt, which is fabulous, by the way. But I started to ponder how big of a Venn diagram overlap there is between Kaidou and Nnoitra in regards to their 'violence is all I have known and anything else is foolish and not meant for me' approach?

Hmmm... well, I think the biggest difference is that Nnoitra's attitude toward violence is 1) an active source of misery for him and 2) actively self-imposed. Kaidou seems to be a lot less self-aware than that, and a lot less bothered by his approach to life.

Kaidou is one of the strong ones. In a world where strength rules, he's been on top from the very beginning. He doesn't think about how his time as a child soldier fucked him up. He hardly sees battle as a source of unhappiness at all. When he's drinking himself stupid just to feel something and has nothing to live for but the next conquest in his path, he doesn't make the connection that those things are abnormal, let alone preventable. He sees himself as following the natural steps toward power for someone with his strength, and it never occurs to him that things could have been different. He's a monster— a beast, a weapon, the strongest soldier—, so the way he lives through violence and war is only natural.

Nnoitra, meanwhile, is acutely aware that he's fucked up, and it haunts him. He knows that there are other ways to exist, but he actively rejects them because they're not meant for something like him. He's not happy like that in the slightest, but he doesn't deserve to be happy, in the first place. Because of what he is, the only hope he has is dying brutally in battle so at least he's not weak.

They both see violence as the only option for their existence, but while Nnoitra is consumed by despair because of it, Kaidou sees constant battle as a perfectly natural, even enjoyable part of life. (He's wrong about that, sure, but he doesn't know otherwise.)

In shorter, more humorous phrasing:

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Here There Be Monsters as Fragrantica Perfumes — Soma Faction

And finally, here's the last set of these! :D A lot of the characters here are either recent or yet-to-be-developed enough that they don't have a proper info post available, but I hope this sparks some curiosity for them nonetheless. :3c Same as the previous parts, thanks to @fragranticareviewers for the inspiration!

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Odysseus — Iron Duke by Beaufort London

Euthalia — Very Irresistible Givenchy L’Intense by Givenchy 

Abaddon — Purple Heart V 5 by Map Of The Heart

Kaisar — Cape Wrath by Beaufort London

Amity — Lacrima by Hilde Soliani

Aeron — Kokain Black Intense by Rammstein

Evette — Champagne In Heaven by Maison Olfactif

Galatea — Rosenrot Intense by Rammstein

Ivory — Snow Fairy by Lush

Bracken — Lime Basil & Mandarin by Jo Malone London

Bluff — Wicked John by Strangers Parfumerie

Mugen — Psychedelic Love by Initio Parfums Prives

Ryuu — The Ritual of Chadō by Rituals

Kegare —  NSFRTÅ by Dark Tales

Kiyomi — Gossamer Spirit by Universal Flowering

Gabriel — White Diamonds Parfum by Elizabeth Taylor

Driv — Spiritus Fumosus by Alkemia Perfumes

Poppet — Carnival of Souls by Marissa Zappas

Terenzi — Fantomas by Nasomatto

Thistle/Sorrow — Funeral Home by Demeter Fragrance

Soma — L'orpheline by Serge Lutens

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Zaire Xavier Odiar & Revon Crowlia

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You know, I was wondering what your characterization of Doflamingo would be like and what it would also be like in a relationship with Reader, I've seen plenty of other characterizations of him, but I'm curious and want to see how you see him specifically :3

Hmmm... this certainly isn't the only interpretation I could come up with for Doflamingo (vile bird man contains multitudes), but a personal favorite idea of mine is Doffy wanting Reader involved in his little uhh... long-term family roleplay.

It's hilarious (and also just plain sad) to me that Doflamingo insists on his entire pirate crew calling him Young Master. However, decades spent fixated on cultivating the illusion of a stable, happy "family" shows that Doffy is deeply invested in the idea— which means that a genuine attachment to Reader might very well end in you being set up as the possibly less-than-willing newest addition to his desperate game of house. On the dom!Reader route (always my choice), you are now the new "Mommy/Daddy" (to the Young Master only), or "Master/Mistress of the household" (to everyone else)... even if it requires some coaxing to get you to accept the role.

In other words, I find the "desperate, delusional yandere" type perfect for Doflamingo. He's a domineering pest who expects you to play along with his every whim— but that might just mean "play the caretaker figure this miserable control freak needs to feel stable". Sure, he can manipulate/coerce/force your cooperation if he needs to, but playing along from the start gets you a spot in the Donquixote Family as Doffy's specialest mental security blanket. You'll never betray him, right? Or dare try to leave? He's got some nasty abandonment issues too, and his partner will definitely be seeing the worst of them— along with the kind of ugly, vulnerable moments he hasn't let anyone else witness since he was too young and freshly traumatized to contain it.

Overall, Reader gets a temperamental, control-freak manchild who fluctuates between acting like he has everything together, finding new and inventive ways to irritate you into giving him attention, and clinging viciously to a sense of comfort and security he hasn't dared hope for since his faith in the world first fell apart.

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God I want to lovingly torture Caesar so bad. I need to make him the subject of all of my twisted science experimentation since he is the only one worthy of my genius. I want to fix him so I can rip him apart again and again

Ooooh, this is a fun prompt~ owo With Caesar's desperate ego, I think he'd eventually latch onto any source of "pride" he can get...

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• At the start, he's miserable. Caesar is a terrible experimental subject to deal with— he's loud, whiny, throws a fit over any pain you put him through, and has such an obnoxious ego that his constant, self-absorbed complaining is bound to get on your nerves. Do you have any idea who you're dealing with? How dare you try to put a genius of his caliber through such torture! These protests and plenty more become all but background noise to your work, and it takes a while for his whining to settle down.

• A slow drip of praise really is the way to turn his attitude around, however. No matter how much he boasts about his intellect, Caesar is mentally fragile— with nothing else left to cling to, eventually, he'll start to find pride in being 'the best' even here. Especially if he's come to respect your ability as a scientist (not that he'll EVER admit that part out loud...), being told that he's the only one good enough to serve as your test subject is something he can cling to. Any reminder of his value is better than being left to spiral into insecurity and creeping self-doubt; if he's under enough stress, even such a pathetic purpose is better than none.

• Of course, even that (reluctant) cooperation doesn't make him any easier to deal with. Caear will still cry and complain whenever you handle him too roughly, demand constant praise for his role in your "cooperative" scientific developments, and give snarky, unwanted critique about your methods until he's too far out of his mind with pain, fatigue, or otherwise to keep running his mouth. Becoming dependent on your attention only makes him more annoying, since any disapproval or rejection (even if it's all in his head) now causes nastier tantrums meltdowns than ever.

• You chose him, didn't you? You said he was the best? You can't just cast him aside after that. Not now that he needs you.

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Posting my kofi because I had to pay for pest control and now can't afford my bill or food and i am quite hungry. thank u for the support ✨

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styling

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unrestrained summer fun (not for ghostbaby)

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no big deal

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Another one of these silly things~ >:Dc

boy was it hard not to use Franky for the entire top row...

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So how do you feel about Captain Koby with a slightly older Pirate reader~? Forbidden love and lust and all the sexy drama with it?

Awwwww, poor Koby's gonna be going through some deep internal conflict here, huh~? ;3c

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• At the same time that this relationship is by all definitions wrong... well, Koby has certainly made some less-than-wise decisions before. Especially when bizarrely charismatic pirates are involved... Koby can't quite shake the feelings of guilt over giving in to such forbidden lust (what kind of Marine is he, to be swayed so easily?), but once he's head-over-heels for you, there's no going back. He can't deny that he's attached to you— attached, and more.

• The relationship has to be a secret one. For the sake of his position (and your reputation), any interactions between you need to be either out of sight or have some convenient excuse. If that means that Captain Koby has developed a particularly persistent pirate rival who keeps trying to "capture" him, well, that's out of his control, isn't it? He feels bad for worrying his fellow Marines every time he spends a day or two "held captive" on your ship, but it's unfortunately the most practical method of getting time with you without having to worry about anyone seeing things they shouldn't.

• Even if his partner is a pirate, Koby is the same straightforward, sweet, good young man as ever. Once you're alone, with no reputations at stake, he's painfully earnest and affectionate— first-time puppy love at its finest. Having feelings for someone brings his anxious streak crashing back; manifesting as everything from worrying his strength might hurt you (no matter how powerful you are in your own right) to asking permission before so much as holding your hand. It's half sweet, and half pathetic— and Koby feels terribly out of his depth every time he ends up pinned to the nearest wall and kissed senseless. How can you resist teasing him a little, when he gets so adorably flustered every time?

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thoughts on King? he's so hfdjkgljaklhg

i love him sm your honor

KING MY SPECIAL SPECIAL BOY!!!!

I love him too, anon. EXCELLENT character, 10/10, so deeply tragic and yet so very gorgeous. The only thing more compelling than his heart-wrenching, last-of-his-species backstory and desperate loyalty to the man he views as a savior is that he's absolutely beautiful.

As for more personal/headcanon-y thoughts...

King was (and kind of still is) the angriest, ANGSTIEST teenager ever. Which is honestly pretty fair, considering the whole "hunted down and held captive by the government" thing.

I loveeee the fan works I've seen that play up the "Lunarians have bird instincts" thing. Excellent xeno material there.

And those wings are too pretty NOT to be preened...

There was a particular fic I read (that's since been deleted from Ao3) that went with an intersex!Lunarians interpretation that was just, so fun. The idea stuck with me enough that I'll likely use it in my own writing too, should any smut happen~ :3c

Just, weird Lunarian biology/instincts in general tempt me so much. Bonus points for King having no idea what's happening half the time because there have never been other Lunarians around to explain (or at least, not that he has much memory of).

For some more character-based hcs, man, working side-by-side with one of the scientists who experimented on you as a child (Queen) has to be AWFULLY weird. It's pretty impressive that King tolerates him as well as he does, all things considered.

He's also EXTRA wary of Linlin because he dreads what ideas she'd get if she ever found out what species he is.

His relationship with Kaidou is super clingy and co-dependent. They're both the only person each other can trust in a LOT of ways, and the whole savior complex/fellow monster situation just makes it easier for two terribly lonely disaster men to get weird about each other.

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Silly little Caesar headcanon based on the ambiguity of Clown/Crown for how his named is pronounced— 

His name is (was?) actually "Crown", but a typo mishap in one of his earliest published academic works (when he was young and desperate and full of too much ego to let himself be ignored) meant he had to stick with "Clown" for anyone in the scientific community to recognize who he was. And there's no going back now.

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Meet Tsura, a maid/domestic servant who would REALLY appreciate if her bosses would stop talking about their highly confidential evil plots where she's forced to overhear them. Please.

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Here There Be Monsters as Fragrantica Perfumes — Familiars/Artificials

Part three!!! There should be one more set after this (for the disaster that is the Soma faction), and then the current Here There Be Monsters characters will be done! Once again, credit to @fragranticareviewers for inspiring these.

Also, I'm uhh.. sorry about Cinnabar's. It's... bad. VERY bad. DX

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Monster — During the Rain by Solstice Scents

Cream — Omnia by Bvlgari

Dross — Highwayman by Alkemia Perfumes

Satin — Delina by Parfums de Marly

Treasure — Eau d'Orient by Rituals

Illness — AB by Blood Concept

Cinnabar — Jupiter by Toli Perfume

Lacey — Sous Contrôle Virgo by Maison Douze

K.E.R.A — Cero by Agar Olfactory