#and I haven’t had one in 3 years

[tadfools]

Just found out my ex best friend is obsessed with bg3 (which is hilarious since they kept making fun of me for loving it during early access) because one of my beloved mutuals rbed a piece of art they made and it showed up on my dash

I hope your game crashes every time you go to kiss Gale you son of a bitch

#bg3 #gale dekarios #I’m grabbing myself by the face and making direct eye contact with myself #BEE YOURE BETTER THAN THIS #GO EAT SOME CHEESE AND MOVE ON #GO TO BED EARLY YOU HAVE WORK TOMORROW #you come into my house after you have already mocked its wallpaper!?!?! #you come into MY house!?!? #guys I’m as the kids say….salty #they were so mean to me about it!!! and now it’s their current hyper fixation??? #can’t have shit in glasgow smh #I haven’t spoken to them in almost 2(3?) years now #If you have a falling out with one of your friends talk about it with them before it festers into apathy guys #I thought I had ripped this rot out of me and yet? #I lost a really good friend because of this person #my last year of uni was a very lonely one because of this person #sorry for ranting xx #thank fuck I go to therapy

[obstinaterixatrix]

Usopp asks sanji to write out the recipe of a favorite dish of his and let him borrow the kitchen to make it but sanji keeps Observing and Hovering

set vaguely after arlong park I guess??

—

Despite what anyone on the crew might think, Sanji isn’t actually against having other people in the kitchen. Working in a restaurant means working with a bunch of assholes who know how to sauté shit without setting themselves on fire. But while the bastards on the Baratie could barely be considered chefs, they were still—technically speaking—chefs.

He doesn’t miss the cacophony of steel and iron, of stupid banter, of order after order after order. He doesn’t miss elbowing past Patty on the way to the fridge, or heckling some dipshit’s new recipe until it’s actually worth serving, or cleaning with the geezer at the end of the day.

What he does miss is working with someone who knows how to hold a knife.

“That’s not how you fillet a fish,” Sanji says. Once he’s sure Usopp’s not in danger of accidentally cutting himself, Sanji reaches over to reposition Usopp’s hand, finger off the spine of the blade.

Usopp makes a face, probably torn between deferring to Sanji or spinning some story to brush him off. They’re still feeling each other out—it’s been a weird leap from ‘reluctant waiter and picky customer’ to ‘crewmates bound by the whims of their idiot captain.’ In the end, Usopp nods, carefully cutting into the pike while holding the knife in his new and improved posture (smart choice, less chance of losing his grip and a finger).

“You’re not cutting close enough to the—“

“Do you not want me here?” Usopp blurts out. “In the kitchen, I mean,” he clarifies, and for a second it looks like he’s going to continue, but he. Doesn’t. No backpedaling, no deflection, no convoluted over-explanation, which—isn’t Usopp supposed to lie? That’s his whole thing. Sanji knows that much, at least (but not much else).

“I’m trying to be nice,” Sanji says, eventually. To his own surprise, he means it. “If I didn’t want you here, I would’ve kicked you out.”

“…Oh.”

Usopp continues filleting the pike, and Sanji doesn’t point out the bones that are stuck in the pieces.

Alright, so, the thing is. Spending nine whole years surrounded by thugs will apparently have an impact on someone’s social skills. Which doesn’t matter with Luffy—he doesn’t really care about what Sanji says (unless it’s about food). It doesn’t matter with Zoro—Sanji doesn’t give a shit about that mosshead. And with Nami-chan, Sanji doesn’t have to think—a single glimpse of her radiant beauty is so soul-stirring that Sanji’s simply helpless against the flood of praise that springs forth ❤️

So how the hell is he supposed to talk to someone like Usopp?

Thankfully, it’s not a question Sanji has to consider for too long—Usopp clears his throat, taking the lead.

“I actually did this a lot before joining the crew,” he says, which—knife technique aside—sounds plausible.

“Yeah?”

“I must’ve grilled a thousand—no, ten thousand fish,” he continues, which sounds like bullshit. “By the time I was eight, the whole island was lining up for a taste of the great Captain Usopp’s legendary fire-grilled fish! Using spices foraged from the forest and fish caught by spear, not even the most refined palate could resist the food I poured my heart and soul into! But you see—” and here, he smiles, bright but somehow bittersweet, “I’d only cook it for my loyal crew and the princess we’d all sworn to protect.

“Now, as astounding as my own recipe was, I’m man enough to admit when I’m beat. And yours beats mine, no contest. So someday, I’d… like to cook it. For my old crew.”

It’s impressive, the way Usopp manages to be blindingly honest while lying his ass off. Sanji’s not quite sure what to make of it. If anyone else was feeding him this crap, he would’ve told them to eat shit, but…

…

“Hey,” Sanji says. “Tell me about your old crew.”

And, with a wide grin, Usopp does.

(The fish comes out fine. A little over-seasoned, but edible. They’ll work on it.)

#sanuso #sanji #usopp #my writing #one piece #ask #anonymous #I had a line like ‘Fire-grilled? How else would fish be grilled?’ #but realized. I’m not confident enough to stake my life on that line as something a chef would say. #technically there’s charcoal grilling right…? hm… #anyway I wrote this in 3 hours with slapdash research into How To Perfectly Fillet A Pike #and am posting without a beta read by one piece scholars. also I never wrote these characters. also I haven’t reread one piece in years. #thanks anon that was fun #also thanks ketolic for the other prompt I’m gonna start it when it’s not 3am lol #oplb #orlbs

[plumdale]

I’ve been rewatching lifesimmer’s sims 3 generations lp and 😭😭😭 the nostalgia I get is indescribable. my childhood.. how I miss her </3

#I had like 4 sims 3 packs and the family PC could barely run them LMAO #and in trying to install CC I would just download viruses….. #I would pretend I was making YouTube videos while playing #I haven’t played ts3 since ts4 came out and like a year ago I bought all the sims 3 packs for $65 on steam #one day I will play again…. #txt post

[undyinglantern]

the amount of surprised pika “wait people actually shave their arms?” comments on posts about body hair are so funny like I unironically am so happy for you that you weren’t laughed at by a classmate for having hairy arms “like a man” in like 4th grade this is why I wish body hair conversations would stop centering around armpit hair

#okay that’s the tldr but the way I actually remember it is that the classmate (a boy) pointed out my arm hair and ask why so hairy #and I genuinely was so confused I was just like idk??? and then later at home that day I asked my mom about it and she was like #It’s bc your dads side of the family is hairy so then I later talked to that guy again like ‘I take after my dad’ or whatever #And /then/ is when he laughed and was like ‘but you’re a girl’ about it #Granted I’m non-binary but like I didn’t know that in elementary #Plus I didn’t stop shaving until around mid 2010s and was still self conscious about it for years #Like I remember feeling embarrassed during college (2018ish) if I had to use the rest room and someone else was in there when I would roll #My sleeves up to wash my hands #Anyways I eventually stopped caring about it sometime within the last year or 2 but see how long that took? It really shouldnt #Like some of us just genetically have more darker thicker visible body hair than others and we shouldn’t be shamed for it #One thing at a time though because even I’m still working through leg hair shame #I don’t shave them anymore but I also haven’t worn shorts outside of my bedroom in years #I’ll literally switch into shorts if it’s too hot right before bed and switch back into pants before stepping out of my room in the morning #I’ve been feeling cute the past few days and it’s starting to warm up again plus also had a convo w mom recently so #I might change that soon but only within the house still bc baby steps <3 #Anyways I’m just rambling now so I should stop. Good night !!

[whimsycore]

The way suffering from neglect fucks up your entire life and no one cares when you’re a kid or an adult. I have life lasting health, emotional, and physical issues from this. I have no one to go to and I can’t even leave because I can’t afford to. My mother literally called me her retirement plan a year ago and I cannot afford to move out despite working. I don’t see a way out of this.

#I have ten fucking cavities and a root canal. ANOTHER one after a year and getting four wisdom teeth out. #I’ve paid for all of it and just found out I don’t have insurance :3. my mom just didn’t pay for it because she never goes to the dentist #every job I’ve worked didn’t even HAVE dental <3 and they fought me to not give me insurance for TWO years #this whole time. I could’ve just gone and paid a fee for 10 cavities and now I need a root canal too #my health has tanked #I had a fucking seizure this year #i haven’t been able to work out #I’m sick of everything and there’s no one I can go to or count on #but I have to be here for other people. always.

[panicpixieplaygirl]

y’all…. just started talking to this guy and it’s almost suspiciously perfect so far. i kinda wanna smack him about it

#i love men a lot but i have 0 capacity for them irl #like no patience at all they bother the fuck out of me #haven’t had a bf in 2/3 years only been on like 3 first dates since then #& this one is saying all the right things………

[alangdorf]

❤️ The BOYS are REUNITED!! ❤️

Also some old pics of Ephy (plus a couple drawings of them in Chicory):

#kirby #elfilin #chicory #Kirby and Chicory are my birthday presents I bought with money from my grandma thank you grandma <3 #haven’t finished Chicory yet but enjoying it so far! I’d been wanting to get it since it came out #I had been thinking of getting the classic Kirby plush that was released last year but decided to go with a different one and glad I did #this one is bigger so it’s approximately to scale with Ephy and he’s just better to hug #Oh I call Elfilin ‘Ephy’ sometimes because the Japanese amazon listing for it romanized his name as ‘Ephyline’ and it charmed me so #Maybe I will call this Kirby ‘Bee’ after the Archer Kirby plush listed as ‘Sniper Parker Bee’ #I don’t know if making clothes for them is in the cards cause they’re just so BIG it would take a lot of material #maybe I could do hats though #we’ll see #after I finish all my wedding preparations aaaaaaa

[theloveinc]

It’s so funny how rereading one single ya dystopian series has made all my daydreams go from something mundane and beautiful to like… “me and Bakugo are surviving a war against reproductive rights🙂” and I’m genuinely having a good time

#I am twelves years old #and lowkey it’s berry nice #altho it’s nice I keep craving to read fanfics abt the ships in these totally irrelevant books #like written on par with what y’all write #I’m going insane I had a daydream ant not only going to hs with Bakugo but having a teenage pregnancy😭😭😭😭 #lowkey one of my fave days dreams I’m still obsessed with is from … ok you know what I will stop there LMFAO #but zamn. #I dont wanna say the reason I haven’t been active on here much is bc I’m reading books #bc I’m totally having a weird decline rn #but also like. I do think my need for creative outlets is being fed by FUCKKNG YA NOVELS #but hey they taught me how to do tf what I DO! #so there’s that #and I’ve basically spent the last week on the bathtub reading books instead of being on the phone #probs like … 3 hrs of my day is bath LMFAO #coping like this is amazing #oh well going back to my apartment tomorrow where the bath ain’t sh*t so that will fix that #love u all dearly miss u all dearly #hope you’re all well🩷 #caitie blabs

[michi-chelle-draws]

inkuary 2023 - day 1 : happy new year ✨ thank you for your support!

#izuru kamukura #danganronpa 2 #danganronpa #fanart #ink #inkuary #hoooooooh boy just started inkuary and i’m already playing catch up lmao #in my defense i decided to do inkuary like yesterday so i haven’t prepared mentally or supply-wise #and i’m just throwing myself into it #doesn’t help that i’m still in a bit of a rut so i was struggling super hard #and i was debating whether i’m actually gonna do this ‘cause ngl part of me was dreading drawing today #and i know most of these drawings are gonna be trash ‘cause i don’t have the time i had last time i did inktober #but i’m just gonna try and get through it #it’s one of those things that’s gonna suck but it’d be good for me i think #wish me luck #anyway sorry for the rambling! #i hope everyone has an amazing 2023 <3 #and this blog has turned 4 years old :’o let’s hope this year is more artistically productive!

[pepprs]

last few hours in boston :(

#purrs #conference tag #we literally just got here and now we have to go 😭💔 i havent rly felt as enriched by this conference as i have in the past (though there’s #still 2 more sessions to go to incl the closing plenary and we’re getting lunch in the station before the train ride home) but ive walked #around so much and have spent time with people i love and some people i miss. and have been on adventures i have been looking forward to for #a rly long time though i am kinda bummed i never made it down to fanueil square. but… idk what happiness feels like anymore but maybe for me #it’s just absence of misery and despair. or contented ness. i have gotten a little triggered from time to time these last few days and ive b #been lonely in my hotel room but MAN it has been nice to not be miserable and suffering and to take walks and to not go to every session (ev #even though i do feel bad abt it like i missed 2 plenaries and an afternoon concurrent session which is more than i usually miss) and to #be in this city which feels so much like brighton and so uncity like in some ways. it’s so charming and omg i went to harvard and it was #NOTHING like what i imagined it to be / feel like.. just a quaint artsy quirky town. and the rest of the places ive been have been like that #too. and people LIVE here every day!!!!! there’s a big beautiful world here both above ground and below!!!! and im gonna be late to #breakfast but… i just feel nourished and healed in a way i wasn’t expecting to. I haven’t been this far away from home in 3+ years and #it’s just been really nice being somewhere else and going on adventures and seeing things surviving. i miss my grandparents a lot and im sad #to not be visiting them and to be unable to visit them now lol but it’s just rly nice and special being here. im goingto miss it so much and #im trying to savor every second. i wish we had one more day here and im a little sad to be going home lol #* what i meant when talking about happiness earlier is that i think… i have been happy these last few days. for the first time in a really #really long one. and that’s nice. it’s good to be happy again. and good to be here

[coyoxxtl]

do people not know that burnout isnt a quick little break or artblock that lasts a few weeks to a month and is actually a fucking curse that hooks into your heart and soul for years

#txt #one of those art of the year memes i say just had ‘burnout :3’ on one of the months they didnt make anything #and it unreasonably pissed me off #like babe you just took a break #thats not burnout #comeback when you haven’t completed a project in literal years

[mangostar]

playing hollowknight again and damn i suck at this game so much but it’s so amazing that i don’t care

#me n my brother were talking abt how great the ost is #so i had the urge to pick it back up again and now i’ve started a new save (not like i got far with the old save but whatever) #and it’s just. ughh it’s an amazing game #wish it did have an easier difficulty! i am big dumb and have died from falling into the water(? acid?) too many times #i fucking hate those flying things that somehow always hit me with their orange juice #it’s so funny how hollowknight was one of the first games i got when i got a switch like 5 years ago and i haven’t played it since #because i got so pissed of at this one boss fight that i just stopped play #i remember it took me like 3 days to beat hornet

[classical-vanity]

One thing I find really aggravating about myself is that I never finish things

#i just start stuff and then never finish them #hobbies mostly I suppose #like I started a book back in 2020 and I had under 100 pages left #I did finish it this year #took me 3 years to actually finish it #it’s actually one of my all time favorite books too #I have a paint by numbers started and I keep thinking on starting a new one #rather than finishing this one I have which is like 80% done #and it’s more than just small things like this #wanted to learn Italian and I started a notebook with notes and stuff #haven’t opened it or made any progress in ages #I guess it’s my lack of discipline and dysfunctional perfectionism #anyway #gonna stop rambling now #this has just been bothering me lately #and I should really do something about it because it’s no one’s fault but my own #it’s just so hard but i don’t think it’s good long term to just stay like this #I don’t like it #tbd later

[palms-upturned]

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#meg talks #feeling. sad kdgsdjxh #there’s a work christmas party tonight but #1) indoors 2) the whole district is invited 3) no mask policy #4) we’ve already had two covid cases at work in a row 5) it’s the holidays so It’s Only Gonna Get Worse #so i absolutely cannot afford to risk it #but. they’re doing karaoke. and i haven’t done karaoke in three years #and it’s stupid but im really sad bc i miss it and i really wanted to go but. nobody gives a shit anymore abt covid #or. y’know. about protecting high risk ppl #ppl said from the start that ‘’going back to normal’’ was just gonna mean moving on without disabled ppl #and forcing them back into either never going out or just suffering the consequences #and they were so right. nobody wants to make even the smallest efforts to make it possible for the sick and disabled to exist in public #we’re just collateral damage #not only our bodies but just like. our relationships. our joy. #not that that was ever not the case… sigh #just feeling v sad and lonely. we’re never coming out the other side of this are we #edit sorry im still not done. even more than long covid it’s like #i have no sick time left. and no space to quarantine myself. we’re three people living in a one bedroom apartment #living paycheck to paycheck! i can’t afford to miss work! #we barely managed to scrape by this month as it is! i don’t even know what to do abt xmas gifts… #like what are we supposed to do if we all get covid and can’t work? starve? #like. jdgsdjxh idk man. it makes me feel like my brain is leaking out of my ears #it’s like everyone who (assumed they) could just went ahead and moved on #as if covid is over #and left the rest of us just. sitting here alone #there’s just no solidarity anymore… idek what to do about it other than keep on. sitting at home alone