#ephxmerall

[ikkaku-of-heart]

@ephxmerall​ asked: Isabelle felt the other's gaze watching her curiously for the past few minutes now, the woman doing little in way of hiding herself at the south entrance to the alleyway, either. There wasn't a point in stopping what she'd been doing, fingers combing gently over the stray cat's back as it fed from the can of food she offered it. Ikkaku already caught her once before, doing nearly the same thing.

Strange how that tended to happen; unwanted company.

"It's rude to stare," she commented once the cat finally sat back to lick its paws, clearly satisfied with its meal. Her attention never moved from the feline, though her free hand subconsciously moved to thumb along the scabbard of her sword resting at her hip. "Was there something you wanted?"

Unprompted

It was almost funny how Ikkaku, completely by accident, always seemed to find the assassin when she was at what was likely her kindest, taking care of stray cats in the shadows where no one could see her. She hadn’t even been looking for Isabelle - she’d simply been looking for a potential back entrance to a building she knew Law would be having a meeting in the next day. Some black market broker that her captain planned on squeezing some intel out of while he sold his morbid wares. Depending on how the meeting went, though, he could be leaving with more organs than he’d had going in. Easy enough, so long as they couldn’t escape or call in backup.

But at the moment, her attention was fully on Isabelle. She didn’t approach; she knew the assassin’s well-trained senses would pick up her footsteps or feel her gaze on the back of her head. She wouldn’t survive for long in her line of business if she wasn’t aware of her surroundings at all times.

“I mean, we pirates aren’t exactly known for our manners,” Ikkaku joked, stepping deeper into the alleyway. Crouching down, she held out her hand for the cat to sniff, smiling when it cautiously inspected her fingers before giving them a tentative lick. “And if you thought I was that rude you would have sliced my head off before I could even blink.” There was no question Isabelle could take her down. She’d thankfully never been the other woman’s target but she’d heard enough whispers of her reputation that Ikkaku was pretty sure weren’t all exaggerated.

Standing up, she regarded her thoughtfully. “I actually didn’t, but now that you mention it,” she said, rubbing her chin, “I actually could use a favor. You’re decent at tracking, right? Well, I saw some old city plans for this area and it looks like there are some underground tunnels a potential ambush could come up from into some of these buildings. Was wondering if maybe you could help me find them so I could booby-trap them. Law’s got a meeting tomorrow and he’d rather not have unexpected guests pop up when he’s getting the info he needs.”

#ephxmerall #The Engine is the Heart of the Ship (canon) #Grim Assassin (Isabelle) #(gods writing with Izzy was exactly what I needed today)

[cardiacginger]

[ TREAT ] - from Penguin. Plot twist... it's Shachi's least favorite candy, so is it truly a treat?

Shachi accepted the huge bag of candy from his best friend with a massive grin. He immediately started undoing the tie at the top.

"Aw man, Pen, you-"

He popped the bag open.

"-shouldn't...have."

The white-haired pirate tilted his head to the side, brow furrowing as he delicately sifted through the mound of candy. Finding nothing but the same, drab-colored packets, Shachi's smile dropped to a twist of his lips. He looked up at the other, gaze as flat as his voice.

"Malt balls. Just what I wanted. I love it. Asshole."

#answers. ] #spooky month 2022. ] #he appreciates that he got got #but he wont let him know that #thank you for sending this in! #i am always in a state of craving shachipen shenanigans #ephxmerall

[akagamiko]

Shanks has to be a smidgen more capable than Luffy, right?

Yes. 

But only a smidgen.

#ephxmerall #DASH COMM. #famous last words #like yes....but also no #somehow more and less capable than luffy depending on the day and the amount of alcohol

[afailedkingsheart]

                                             @ephxmerall​ asked:

Luffy tilted his head, cupping his chin in contemplation as his gaze travelled the expanse of the tall—very tall—blonde standing before him. His brow furrowed in confusion, features contorting into a very ugly expression. Then his lips pursed, deep brown eyes finally reaching teal half hidden beneath blonde fringe, where he simply stared for a minute. 

❝ Your Torao's..... dad? You don't look anything like him though! And you're so tall. Torao's tall, but not like you. You're like a tall bird. Like... like Mingo. ❞

                                                       ❦ unprompted ❦

❧ The concentration in the man’s expression could have fooled him or he was simply used to Law’s analytical mind. But the comparison between him and his brother was not something he was expecting as a frown crested his face. He wasn’t used to outgoing guests such as the captain of the Straw Hats. His only real experience with the young man was when he nearly destroyed the Tang. But both statements weren’t incorrect. He was Law’s father, and to be frank, he and his brother were nearly identical. In height and in other features. 

More used to others saying how they shared the same facial features rather than their heights being compared. Though with the unusual statement, he trusted this alliance his son had initiated and therefore needed to attempt to understand this other crew on the level that Law seems to already be at. 

Pulling the small notebook from his breast pocket, he began to write: 

        I am, but we’re not related by blood. 

Flipping to the next page:

        You’re just short.

#ephxmerall #♡:| asks #// lets play the How Old Is This Ask game //

[picavecalyx]

@ephxmerall asked:

Aside from their sheer size, the next thing Nami noticed about the person standing some feet in front of her, completely oblivious to her presence, was their wings. Black, silky feathers that even from this distance looked soft to touch. She didn't mean to stare, didn't mean to stop dead in her tracks at the sight alone, incidentally causing a few people to bump into her and cuss her out. Yet here she stood, stalk still, fingers twitching at her sides with the urge to feel despite the trickle of fear running down her spine. They didn't seem like an enemy, and they looked rather young, but something was tugging at her brain to be cautious.

Silva hadn't been doing anything too energetic, if anything she had been wandering rather aloofly. Excited to see anything and everything--it was all new! This island she had only recently landed in after a pretty long flight...She was glad that it was easier to fly long term trips when she was in her little bird form, magpie wings spread so wide!~ Oh the sea air pressing against her feathers...The thought itself made her own large black wings flutter and fluff up! Flame even shuttering as it remained over her shoulders.

It was only after a few moments where she noticed something was off, as if someone might be watching. It wasn't an unfamiliar feeling, it was something Silva was quite privy to, especially back in the Grove where she always had at least one person watching. It was like they thought she didn't know, she did, she always did. It was just that the lunarian child didn't exactly care!

Only after a few moments she turned finally to confirm her suspicions, looking at the woman that stared directly back at her. Smile pressed over her face as she turned completely, blackened feathers shuffling and spreading before folding calmly at her back.

" hellu? "

#ic ;; blue bird bloom #verse ;; one piece ;; wandering moon child a blaze #THREE HUNDRED YEARS LATER........... #ephxmerall

[distopea]

♥ ☁ and ❀ for the salty munday meme 👀👀

the salty af munday meme (accepting) 

@ephxmerall

♥ What's the WORST thing that has happened to you rp wise?

Mmh I would say the first time I’ve experienced a partner’s possessiveness. I mean, there were red flags already back then, but I wanted to believe they wouldn’t act like this with me. In the end, their attitude was just the worse: passive-aggressive comments, sudden discord status pointing out they were suddenly very sad and heart broken (oddly when my muse was RPing with someone else on the dash), aggressiveness if I ever tried to have a conversation with them... 

I really don’t get that possessiveness at all, and the cherry on the cake was that they also treated the end of our ship as a real HEARTBREAK. Since that moment, I knew I had to listen more to my instincts and the red flags I can perceive ��� I also discovered the bliss of the blocking button. 

☁ Have you ever forgiven a partner when you shouldn't have?

I DID, and fuck me I was an IDIOT, how much I regret it, because they fucked me over AGAIN 🥴

So please, that’s my advice, if you ditch someone out of your life because they were TOXIC to you, don’t make the mistakes to listen to their plea because it’s full of crap and it’s never genuine. They will start again. They don’t want to change, but they cling to you like shit under your boots. 

YEET THEM. 👏

☢ What fads/trends are you so over?

I’m not like super against trends and all... I think like if I see a trend I don’t like, I just don’t follow it and that’s pretty much the end of my salt. As long as someone doesn’t force me into something, I can really live with it. If I’m really not into it, well, I still have ways on tumblr to hide the content I don’t want to see! 

#; ephxmerall #⌇the jester leading the show ( 𝙊𝙊𝘾 ) #⌇playing all the aces on the table ( 𝙈𝙚𝙢𝙚 ) #; really guys #; you were right the first time you blocked one person #; don't make that mistake #; it backfires and you'll hate it

[ncmvds]

🍒 ephxmerall

|| Niceness Cherries | Accepting

{ @ephxmerall }

|| Eyyy! I was just talking to Dom a little while ago! It's been such a long time too! Exited to get back into it with them as well!

|| They're a delight to talk to! And such lovely portrayals! always welcome on my dash and I get excited every time I see a new reblog or thread by them! I will read them all. 👀 👀 👀

#Anubis on a mission today 👀 #fabulous~ #so many nerds and so much love ❤️ #ikkaku of heart #:: answered

[shibonzakura-a]

ARE YOU THE MAIN CHARACTER OR A SIDE CHARACTER?

THE HERO

You are THE main character. I would say congrats, but if you got this result, you knew you were the main character. You take responsibility and accept your fate. You're courageous, determined, and able to focus intently on your goals. You fight to overcome obstacles and you don't give up easily. You probably have a mean competitive streak. You have a strict moral code that you follow. You can be arrogant, obsessive, and prideful. Occasionally, you pick fights. That's okay though. At the end of the day, you're the hero!!!! Go u.

Tagged by: @ephxmerall​ Tagging: @bsrkr ( Zoro ) @xamassed ( Sanji ) and anyone else who wants to do this. Say that I tagged you.

#looking at u Oda; make her the main character;; #lol just kidding or am I?? #[ why won't you take me seriously? DASH GAMES ] #[ miss marine; swordswoman. HEADCANON ] #long post: tw

[mediicusvitae]

Character flaws

RULES

Bold :: applicable to your character

Italicise :: sort of applicable to your character

CHARACTER: Trafalgar D. Water Lamy

|| absent-minded | abusive | addict | adrenaline junkie | aggressive | aimless | alcoholic | anxious | arrogant | audacious | bad liar | big mouth | bigot | blindly loyal | blunt | callous | childish | chronic heroism | cheater | clingy | clumsy | cocky | codependent | competitive | corrupt | cowardly | cruel | cynical | delinquent | delusional | dependent | depressed | deranged | disloyal | ditzy | egotistical | envious | erratic | fickle | finicky | fixated | flaky | frail | fraudulent | foul mouthed | guilt complex | gloomy | gluttonous | gossiper | gruff | grudge holding | gullible | hedonistic | humorless | hypochondriac | hypocritical | idealist | idiotic | ignorant | immature | impatient | incompetent | indecisive | insecure | insensitive | lazy | lewd | liar | lustful | manipulative | masochistic | meddlesome | melodramatic | money-loving | moody | naive | neglectful | nervous | nosy | ornery | overprotective | overly sensitive | paranoid | passive-aggressive | perfectionist | pessimist | petty | power-hungry | proud | possessive | pushover | reckless | reclusive | remorseless | rigid | sadistic | sarcastic | senile | selfish | self-destructive | martyr complex | shallow | sore loser | spineless | spiteful | spoiled | stubborn | suspicious | suicidal | tactless | temperamental | timid | thief | traitorous | unathletic | ungracious | unlucky | unsophisticated | untrustworthy | vain | withdrawn | workaholic ||

Tagged by @barabarano-buggy​ —Thank you!ヾ(´∀`* )

Tagging: @shambledsurgeon​ & @regensia​ ( Any muse! ) & @ephxmerall​ ( Any muse! ) & @muselexum​​ ( Any muse! ) & everyone who hasn’t done this yet!

#;dash games #{ she's got some less than pretty sides to her } #{ C': } #;outofspots #;the P A T I E N T

[solar-pxwered]

 Make the Writer!

I wish I actually WAS this cute!

Tagged: stole it from @ephxmerall​

Tagging: Anyone who wants to do it too!

#Tail-Less || OOC

[medicus-mortem]

@ephxmerall​ asked: Comforting - From Nami. 🥺

Send ‘comforting’ for my muse’s reaction to yours gently wiping their tears away after they’ve been caught crying.

   He’d wanted peace when he slipped into the bar and aquarium situated in the Sunny’s bowels. It usually is a good place for him to nap, among the strange glow of the water and the calming motions of the fish but his mind wouldn’t settle. The peace wouldn’t come. Law found his thoughts wandering and then fixating. Found the shadows creeping in as they do. Found the grief and loss was becoming too heavy. But what else could he expect on this of all days.

   The anniversary of the day Flevance burned.

   They’re in his mind and heart, like whispering ghosts forever hanging onto his back. The image of his parents, of the nun and her charges, of the hospital as it burned. Law closes his eyes and tries to bury it but he feels the damp on his eyelashes and the hitch in his breath all the same. So he does what he always does, tries to numb the feeling with whatever substance is on hand. Unfortunately the closest this time is a fully stocked bar. He finds some whiskey hidden in the gloom, pours a glass and soon enough finds this to be a mistake.

    Law is no longer sure how long he’s been down here or how much he’s drunk but perhaps the two empty bottles at his side says its too much, but how could he care right now? His shoulders shake, tears stream down his face, his teeth are clenched so tightly he can taste blood. A hand grips his mouth, muffling the sobs and gasps desperate to break free but he can’t allow that. Would rather die than hear himself cry. So he curls up tighter, sitting here hidden and in the dark, because of course he never turned the light on.

   Then a sound in the gloom, far too close. He tenses, holding his breath. He never even heard the door open. Heard no steps. His eyes grow wide, Haki turning on due to pure instinct. He feels that familiar presence and god does he pray she turns away, pray she leaves, but of course she comes closer, walking silently beside the bar itself. She turns the corner and there she is, standing before him with the light from the aquarium haloing her. His hands drop, a pathetic gasp in his throat.

   “Nami,” he whimpers, panic gripping him. It grows more as she comes closer, exacerbated because he cannot see her face. Then she’s kneeling before him, the doctor feeling trapped as a hand reaches for his face. He can only respond with gasped words and a turn of his head. “No. Don’t.”

   But he doesn’t get away. Her warm hand settles on his cheek, her thumb wiping away the tears. He goes rigid, eyes wide and unsure, but then he simply slumps. Her hand is warm and soft, the faint comforting fragrance of citrus wafting off her skin. His brow scrunches tight, his features pained and eyes closing. Despite himself Trafalgar Law leans into this touch, sighing in defeat.

    “Ah, fuck,” he breathes.

#ephxmerall #ephxmerall || Nami #Boring Question // Answered Ask #As Planned // IC #[hmmm soft and painful]

[jugumpuppet]

Waiting in line at Chipotle @ikkaku-of-heart and @ephxmerall

#my art #ikkaku-of-heart #ephxmerall #demon au rp

[tsvestidiabolus]

Alabasta was very likely a ruin by now.  If not, then it was in the makings of one - last she saw, the civil war had set the capital ablaze, the drought was enough to cause the rest of the country to shrivel up, and only Rain Diners, the oasis in the middle of a warzone, remained untouched.  The kingdom had met its end, and it would rise again under the rule of Sir Crocodile, none the wiser to his role in its destruction.  At the very least he didn’t have the knowledge or power to find the ancient weapon.

That knowledge was hers, and hers alone.  

She’d left the kingdom in the wake of its final battle, having narrowly escaped from Crocodile’s hook and ran whilst he called her a coward.  The taunt did little to ease her feeling of victory - after all, she had the knowledge.  She had the power.  While that existed, Crocodile had no reason to kill her.  She ran away on Bamcha, the tortoise more than happy to take orders from her.

Stealing one of the Billions’ ships had been easy; most of them were at Alubarna anyway.  But Crocodile would be hunting her down.  It wouldn’t be enough to just travel along the path in the Grand Line, where he’d always be following her.  Robin had stolen a few Eternal Poses along the way - she could choose one of the seas to hide in for a while.  Perhaps build up an army again.  Perhaps.

The East Blue was a perfect choice.  Most of the general population couldn’t care less about the weakest sea in the world, and - if her intuition was right - Crocodile was one of those people.  So, she lazily sailed in the currents of the East, docking on the first island she saw.  It seemed uninhabited, but yet… 

Another ship was there too.  She raised a brow.  It was small, a one-person boat, but it was still someone.  Perhaps they’d been eaten alive by wild animals by now.  That would be a shame.

Robin ventured into the forest of the island, wondering what she would find.

@ephxmerall​

#;; ic #;; thread #written in the stars ;; retribution verse #ephxmerall #MASQUERADING DEMONS ;; zorobin #brows brows brows

[afailedkingsheart]

@ephxmerall​ - Nami​         Johannes Bornlöf -  Nocturnal Waltz

❧ Confrontation was something he needed to learn was not always the best approach to another. He had begun to see the charm of this woman that plagued Law in so many ways, but not from the side he had expected. She was different. She sought the desires of her sin, but afterwards, she was what Law craved. Companionship. There was love somewhere buried deep between the two yet it was as twisted as the vines of a blooming Morning Glory. Unsure where to go yet producing something beautiful as it sought the sun.

In the deep white of her consciousness, he came to her in her sleep. The minds of demons were almost identical to humans. When they rested, they succumbed to their visionary experiences, dreams played like movies that oftentimes made no sense or too much sense. 

Golden eyes watched as the ginger sat at the edge of a dock, looking out at the clear blue sky of an open expanse. How it flickered dreamily between a wide oceanscape to a serene forest and back. The warm breeze fluttered against his cassock, taking on his son's form as he took a step forward to greet the demon. 

Here she had no reason to hide herself. Horns, wings, and tail were all exposed to her true identity. He couldn’t stop staring at the strange appendages, how different yet how similar they were to those of a stripped angel. 

Hesitantly, he reached down, placing a decorated hand against her shoulder. A reminder to himself to be gentle, be kind. This was his son’s light, his love, his guidance. He needed to understand that despite her demonic heritage, she was Law’s everything. 

        “Nami.”

Rosinante’s speech was unlike Law’s. It held no demands or harshness, but the kindness of bells. That angelic softness unable to be hidden even in others dreams. 

      “I… I wanted to apologies to you.”

#ephxmerall #♡:| getting to know her #// Cora: sorry Nami for being racist af I'm just gonna invade your brain and impersonate my son // #♡:| starter #♡:| Holy Hell (Demon Hunter verse)

[regensia]

@ephxmerall​ 

     “ Let me guess. Your days of bounty hunting aren’t over. ” He wasn’t a pirate, but he had a respectable bounty upon his head, one that had killed many an idiot before. Sukuna wouldn’t pretend to not recognize the green-haired man before him, three swords to match the three earrings he bore, scar across his eye. It would be reckless for him to go out into the world and commit the various, heinous crimes he did without knowledge of who else may be out there for him to bump into, after all, and he did pride himself on being a clever strategist. Over the years had the reputation of the man blocking his path had grown alongside the likes of the rest of his crew, not particularly for their malice or greed like other pirates, but simply for their overwhelming strength. ( But he knew that their strength alone wasn’t enough for the battles they were beginning to pick. ) Of course Zoro was just one of many he kept a watchful eye upon, certainly for situations like this. It begged the question as to whether or not he might expect the appearance of other crew mates of his or not.      Behind him in the distance there remained carnage, remnants of what was once a small encampment of bandits. His pride was immense enough to punish them for daring to look down upon him, no utilization of energy ever wasted when it came to spilling blood. It was clear that there had been no true challenge.

     “ Well? Do you want to waste my time and end up like the rest of those fools, Pirate Hunter Zoro? ” Sharp gaze regarded the katanas resting upon the man’s hip, wondering perhaps whose cut would be sharper. Would it be the devil fruit wielder or the swordsman whose very reputation was staked upon the preciseness of those blades? Hands rested idly by Sukuna’s sides, no sign of tension or readying his guard – but that didn’t mean he had ever dropped it in the first place. “ Or do you have something at least interesting to say? It better not be a matter of recruitment. I’m not interested in the affairs of pirates nor Marines. ”

#ephxmerall #✸ MOST DEVILISH OF ALL. ( SUKUNA. / VERSE. ) #( SHRUGS VAGUELY starters are hard ) #( i figured this way we can take it whatever direction we feel like! )

[distopea]

@ephxmerall

Another day of getting ambushed by Marines, another round of following behind Chopper after the easy enough battle finished, making sure everyone was alright and accounted for. A soft sigh passed through Nami's lips as she prodded at a newly sutured cut above Ace's eyebrow, her own brow furrowed. "I thought logia users weren't supposed to get hurt. Did you get distracted or something?"

It had been a truly fun battle. Thrilling, exhausting, remarkably messy, but quite entertaining. It had been a while since he hadn’t fought near his little brother’s side, the thrill of the moment the main reason why the Fire Fist had acted so recklessly. It wasn’t to show off – or just a little – but he had been driven by the fever of having someone so dear pushing the game further. Plus, it had been a very good occasion to observe the skills of the Straw Hat, different from one to another, but prodigiously efficient all together.

Of course, he had been less careful than usual, the haki blade of one top grade commander slicing the top of his eyebrow, but surely, it was nothing too harmful - just a messy cut Chopper had handled easily. Though, while he was walking among the Straw Hats to check on everyone, he couldn’t help but smile like a child caught red handed when Nami stood up right there, visibly annoyed. Ace made sure to replace his hat upon his black hair before he offered the biggest and cockiest smile.

“Loof told me a few of you weren’t that skilled in fighting, so I was making sure you were okay from a far distance.” He provoked her a little bit, even if it was only to play. She was a capable combattant, yes, but he could tell she was not happy getting into these fights either. 

“I guess I got distracted because you were yelling a lot too…” His smile widened, waiting for Nami to bite back. He knew she was also a master of sass when she wanted. 

#; ephxmerall #⌇hat on and ready to go ( 𝘼𝙘𝙚 | IC ) #⌇fire and rampage ( 𝘼𝙘𝙚 | OP main verse ) #⌇sweet heat ( 𝘼𝙘𝙚 / 𝙉𝙖𝙢𝙞 ) #; he didn't die in that fight but he might now lmao #; he should learn better