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wildheartsalwaysburn · 5 months

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OP men taking care of their SO

Gn!Reader (I tried)

Characters: Trafalgar Law, Eustass Kid, Sanji, Bartolomeo, Corazon

CW: mentions of ED (starving, vomiting, overexercising), bad body image/body dysmorphia, cursing, SH, slight nsfw for Kid

Notes: I'm in a terrible mental state rn, kinda relapsing. OP hyperfixation fixes stuff so I decided to write some HC how they would act when noticing their SO is struggling with an ED.

Trafalgar Law

he had a bad feeling about your eating habits a while ago

noticing you rush to the bathroom after every meal and "showering" excessively

but didn't mention cuz he knows to leave people alone (he's the same tbh)

it hit him during the monthly physical examination

he listens to your heartbeat and notice it being really low

"y/n, would you step on the scale?" he asks in a cold but also concerned tone

as he notices you getting anxious when standing in front of that thing, he sighs and puts a hand reassuring on your shoulder

"it's ok. I'm here. Just step on it, please." his voice still concerned but warm and soft

he looks at the low numbers in shock and takes you carefully from the scale before you can see the numbers

"y/n-ya. What's wrong?" he'll take your cold hands and sits right in front of you

if you break out in tears, he'll just sit there and hug you tightly, til you calm down by yourself

if you stay cold and stubborn, he'll get annoyed but also takes care of you

either way, you talk a lot and will make a rehab plan, he'll watch over you as much as he can

he won't miss a moment to show you how much he loves and cares for you

"you're the most beautiful soul I know, y/n-ya."

"I know it hurts, but I cannot lose someone I love dearly, again."

"We get through this, ok?"

all in all, he's a doctor and acts like one, but he'll support you whenever needed

Eustass Kid

he notice during working out together

the last times you'd been skipping meals and even alcohol, working out without him even in the middle of the night

first he thought you'd simply want to get stronger than him and teases you daily

but on that day you've overdone yourself, your body can't take it anymore and you get dizzy and weak all of a sudden, letting the weights fall down with a thud

"y/n?! Fucking seriously?" he first yells at you (rule: never let weights fall down)

you sink on your knees, mumbling sth like you'd be fine

"Fine my ass!" he swears and lifts you up to carry you to his room

"what the hell are you thinking?!" he's clearly pissed

he'll put on his too big warm clothes and coat, still staring at you angrily

forces you to drink water and hot tea, he still stares at you

"so what the fuck is wrong with you, y/n?" angry, annoyed tone

when you start to cry, he's overwhelmed and feels bad not being able to help, so he just sits there and pets your head

when you glance back and pout/get angry you'll get into a fight and storms out throwing the door

just to come back and hug you tightly after finally understanding

his soft side comes out when you tell him you feel weak and ugly and fat

he laughs: "stupid girl/boy! you're the strongest pirate I know! and the sexiest! besides me"

if you don't or don't smile enough (which will be most likely the case), he'll just tower over you and wrap you up in his arms, roaming with his hands over your body and repeat how amazing you are

he'll get overprotective, remind you to eat enough through the day (sometimes forces you to)

He makes you different playlists to lift up your mood

also he'll seek help from Killer from time to time (but won't tell you)

Sanji

He’ll notice when you stop joining to cook in the kitchen

Notices your rapid weight loss really quickly

Sits down next to you, lights up a ciggy and asks worried what’s wrong

Poor boy thinks it’s his fault

Eventually he’ll tear up and just hug you, telling you how much he loves you

“You can tell me everything, ma chère!”

You instantly felt understood and tell him

He’ll look at you in shock, not understanding how such a beautiful person can think of themselves like that

“But you are the most beautiful woman/man, I know, y/n-swan”

He cups your face and gazes into your eyes before kissing you softly

“We get through this, together. I promise.”

And he’ll make it true. He’s the most supportive boyfriend

Forehead kisses, reassuring soft hugs and touches, always keeping an eye on you

Spa Days, telling you every second how much he loves and adores you, would never force you but beg you to try his food at least

Makes the most delicious looking meals

Reads all about EDs so he won’t accidentally hurt you even more

Will hold you in his arms when you’re freezing or crying

Hides the scale

All in all the perfect man

Bartolomeo

He’ll notice when following you to the bathroom after dinner

Already had a bad gut feeling about your bruised up and red hands

He holds them all the time so he knows their appearance by heart

“Y/n-chan? Are you ok? I’m here for you! Are you sick?”

Music plays from inside and the tab runs

When you came out after minutes, eyes swollen and red, hands wet and even redder than before you’ll earn a concerned look

“Don’t tell me you’re fine, y/n-chan.”

Weirdly sniffs and notices the smell of vomit

Eyes in shock and starts crying

“No no no no my dearest y/n-chan!! Please don’t tell me it’s true!”

Wraps his arms around you in a tight embrace, crying his eyes out

Overdramatic as fuck

Eventually taking your weak body to a quiet room, cleans your face and gives you something to drink

Will listen to each of your words really carefully to understand

Always pleasing you, always bring you water and tea, will not force but desperately beg to you eat something

Will accompany you to the bathroom any time, watching that you don’t hurt yourself anymore

Around you 24/7, will provoke and beat up everyone just trying to say something bad about you

Literally overprotective l, like a guard dog

Will try to lift your mood by telling stupid jokes and stories, tattle about Law and other “not cool non strawhats”, showing off his collection

Proud as hell every time he’ll make you laugh and forget that illness for a second

Corazon/ Rosinante Donquixote

He’ll notice when picking you up as usual

“Y/n, you’re so tiny?!”

Shocked at first and lifts you even higher

Can’t believe you’re that light, you’ve always been to him, but now it’s different

Immediately throws you over his shoulder, covering you with his warm feather coat

“We’re going to a doctor, no back talk.”

His tone is stern but also warm and caring

Carries you to different doctors and hospitals, always holding your hand or thigh to show you he’s there

Will yell at anyone who says that can’t treat you

Throws literal tantrums at some doctors for being “incapable”

Will end up trying to fix and heal you himself

Showers you in love and care, eg bringing you water, tea, let’s you borrow his lighter to fidget with (even lend you his cigarettes if you smoke)

Will always smile at you and be more clumsy on purpose to make you laugh again

Will cook for you, whatever you want, burns it a few times by accident

Let’s you wear his clothes, when you feel bad about your body

Or wraps you up in them to get you warm

Will be extremely careful when touching, hugging or lifting you up

Afraid he’ll break you

Will inform himself about EDs to make the best of it

Never leaves your side, towering above or behind you, so no one can hurt you

Even lends you hit hat from time to time if he can’t be around for a moment, so you won’t feel alone

Gets sentimental when you sleep and he drinks, petting your head, sits right next to you talking about how beautiful and amazing you are

"I love you so much! You deserve everything in this world, my heart!"

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sunshine-theseus · 15 days

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warning: heartbreak high season2 spoilers

i thought while i'm making my comeback i'll talk about a bunch of different shit like chelsea games and the way sharn freier is literally a star girl and now she's not my team's secret anymore.

BUT the 2nd season of Heartbreak High (if you are or aren't australian, please watch it. it's so good. it's on netflix) came out yesterday and i've already finished it and i have so many thoughts.

first off how the fuck did rowan manage to bag malakai and amery of all people. i'm sorry but this motherfucker rocks up in term 2, a new kid, dressed like dean winchester with the hair of sam winchester and 2 of the hottest people at Hartley, who were a couple mind you, fall in love with him. i have to congratulate the writers on actually understanding what a love triangle is though; instead of making it a love... line? also i took a complete stab in the dark about him hallucinating his brother not long into watching it and i was right :D

BI MALAKAI YOU WILL CATCH ME SOBBING IN THE CORNER I LOVE HIM SO MUCH

this may be hot take, but i can't stand the way darren can't take accountability for their actions. they absolutely came for quinni's throat when she expressed her feelings and told her that the world can't revolve around her and accommodate all her needs... the world can't always accommodate quinni... a queer, autistic woman... and then they don't even actually apologise for what they said to her? and then they seek out an old hook up to have sex when cash comes back from the last "mission" with chook. should cash have done it without telling them? no. was it the right thing to do? no. but going to hook up with someone WHEN YOU'RE STILL IN A RELATIONSHIP?? and then calling it drama?? fucking wild idk

i don't know how i feel about the spider redemption arc they tried to do, but fucking hell did voss piss me the fuck off. dude shut the fuck up, if you want to be taken seriously maybe don't wear a lycra body suit to work. i can't be mad about spider trying to be a better person but i don't like that they made him take a fucking huge jump back when missy said it wasn't going to work, or that the reason he was like that was because he had a hyper-feminist mum. she was horrendous trying to use missy to try and "fix him" and missy ate calling that artwork out for being fake. speaking of, missy is so strong minded, why the fuck did they make her fold for sasha's "people like him can't change" spiel, didn't even think, instantly agreed. sasha was so annoying

i kind of wish harper didn't drop the case, but i think it was something that took a lot of courage. the way woodsy taught her to drive and was so excited when she passed the test - tears were shed. i like harper and ant together i think? but i kind of wish they let it play out longer (this is me assuming there will be a third season)

uhh i can't think of much else, feel free to add.

#heartbreak high #hartley high #malakai mitchell #amerie wadia #woso

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wellgoslowly · 11 months

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Hello! I was wondering if I can get a request please. The reader works for Lockwood and Co but she has the complete opposite personality of what Lockwood has (ex: reader is more of listener rather than a talker and when she is around new people she is more on the quiet side until she gets comfortable around them) and Lockwood falls for the reader. Thank you!

Ain't a Life a Many Splendored Thing?

a/n: a bit of a shorter post but I think I might make it into a series!! I loved this prompt and I loved writing it sm!!! it's not much but I didn't want to write more before knowing if yall would want a part 2 :) also yes the title is from hello hello by elton john from the hit movie gnomeo and juliet.

pairing: lockwood x fem!reader

word count: 1.4k

warnings: none :)

tags: @hufflepuff1619 (thank you for the request!) @oblivious-idiot @tangledinlove @ikeasupremacy @givemea-dam-break @neewtmas [if u guys want to be put on a tag list just lmk in the comments!!! also if i missed anyone im sorry!!!!]

The moment that you stepped into 35 Portland Row for your interview, it was obvious to everyone that Lockwood was a goner.

You two were clearly exact opposites- where he was confident and cocky, you seemed more reserved and humble. Where he was reckless, you seemed calculated and exact. And it was now evident that while he found it natural to talk in order to prevent awkward silences around new people (especially those whom he found to be very attractive), you were perfectly comfortable with listening to him ramble.

“And right up here is the attic.” He was saying now as the two of you climbed up the creaking stairs. “You've met Lucy, obviously- this is her room. And yours as well, if you choose to live here.” He watched you take in the room, filled with Lucy's drawings and scarce decorations on the walls, your eyes lingering on the small bed hastily shoved in the corner. He looked at you with apprehension, admittedly a little worried that you would turn to him and say that you'd changed your mind and reject the employment offer.

Instead, you turned to him with a slight smile on your face and said, “Is it ok with Lucy? If I stay here?” Instantly, Lockwood was filled with relief. “It was her idea, actually.” He said softly, watching you nod in understanding. “Alright then.” You said, a sense of finality in your voice. Lockwood smiled and watched as you walked to set the small bag of belongings you had taken to your interview on top of your new bed. “I'll leave you to it, then. Dinner should be ready soon.” He said to you. You didn't respond, but Lockwood wasn't worried- he knew exactly what your soft smile was meant to convey.

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“Lockwood, I just- I don't know if she fits here.” It had been only 3 days after you had officially joined Lockwood & Co., but Lockwood wasn't necessarily surprised by the remark George threw him from across the table that morning. You and Lucy were asleep, still tired after facing an infuriating ambush from a large cluster of Type Ones while on a Type Two case.

“What do you mean, George?” Lockwood asked as he took a sip of his tea. “I mean, she's just so quiet. She never speaks, and when she does it's either in one word responses or a couple phrases- even then, she mostly only ever talks to you. I'm just worried about how well she'll be able to communicate in the future.” George explained, his hands moving wildly about.

“You haven't seen her in the field, George- she's brilliant. Her sight is comparable to mine, and her touch… it's like Lucy with her Listening. Yes, she's a bit… reserved, but I'm sure she just needs to warm up to us, is all.” Lockwood smiled at his friend as he took another sip of tea, peeling open the front page of a new issue of True Hauntings.

“Don't think I didn't notice how you avoided the comment about how she only seems to talk to you.” George grumbled, taking a bite out of a piece of toast. Lockwood didn't look up from the text on the page in front of him as he mumbled a soft “I don't know what you're talking about.” George scoffed in response, starting to say something that sounded a lot like “you're clearly gone for her, why do I even try”, when you walked in, hair amess and blinking sleep out of your eyes.

The kitchen fell into immediate silence, George's face flushing in embarrassment as you looked at him, your expression unreadable. “If you're going to talk about me, you could at least do it while I'm around.” Lockwood looked up at that as he didn't notice you silently entering the kitchen. He took in your sleep-addled state and the look of fear in George's eyes. And then you were softly smiling. “I was joking, sorry. Didn't mean to scare you.” You said before sitting down next to Lockwood.

George snorted. “I think that's the most you've said to me the entire time you've been here.” George said, apparently taking your joke to heart. Lockwood softly kicked George under the table, but you just laughed a little.

Deciding to change the subject, Lockwood turned to you with a smile. “I'm sorry for him. What he meant to say was good morning. Would you like some tea?” You smiled at Lockwood, and he was hit with the thought that it mightve been the most beautiful thing he'd ever seen. “Yes, please.” You responded. Lockwood nodded, getting up to turn the kettle on once more.

The morning passed like that- you and George softly trading barbs with one another, Lockwood making you your tea and toast, and Lucy stumbling in once you were almost done with breakfast and mumbling a “gmornin” to you and the boys. Soon, the discussion turned from an easygoing conversation over breakfast and lapsed into a more serious discussion as Lockwood started explaining the cases that you all had scheduled for that night.

You and Lockwood would be going out to a house that was reported to contain a Type Two and a couple Type Ones, George would be staying home to do some research for a bigger case the four of you had coming up the next week (he had also gotten injured a couple of days ago and his wound hadn't fully healed), and Lucy would be going to an office afflicted by a couple Type Ones.

Lockwood had been too busy dishing out the information for the night's events to realize that you hadn't been talking. It was only after Lucy and George had nodded in understanding and set out to set their own respective tasks- Lucy heading down to the basement and George getting ready to go to the Archives- when Lockwood looked to you and realized that you had been drawing on the Thinking Cloth the entire time.

He leaned over slightly, watching as you drew a small landscape on a tiny piece of empty space with a green pen that Lockwood wasn't sure he had ever seen before. He smiled as you drew, watching the concentration on your face. “Did you hear the cases for tonight?” He asked softly, watching the quirk at the corner of your lips.

“George is doing research, Lucy's got a couple of Type Ones, and you and me have got the Type Two.” You clicked your pen, signaling that you were finished with your drawing, and then you turned to look at Lockwood. “How'd I do?” You asked softly. “With the cases, or the drawing?” You shrugged, a look in your eyes that told him “both.” He smiled. “Excellent.” He whispered, making you smile.

Eventually, the two of you migrated from the kitchen to the library. Lockwood sat in his favorite armchair, surveying a stack of recent magazines as he decided which one to read first. You left the room quickly, and Lockwood frowned at your departure as he settled into the chair with a week old gossip rag.

But as quickly as you left, you had returned, a book in your hand as you sat down in the chair next to Lockwood. You two sat there for a while, Lockwood taking breaks to explain to you different London Society news while you happily listened and Lockwood smiling to himself every time you reached a point in your book that made you laugh or make some sort of exclamation of disbelief.

He was content, he realized, to just sit there and exist by your side. While he normally felt the need to make his presence known, to charm and impress anyone he might’ve just met, he found that he was very happy to just sit and read with you.

An hour or so later, Lockwood decided that he wanted to go down to the basement and get some training in before the case that night. He was about to ask you if you'd care to join before he noticed that you had fallen asleep, arms curled around your legs and head laying peacefully against the cushioning of the chair. He smiled as he closed his magazine, getting up slowly and draping a blanket over you without a sound.

As Lockwood walked out of the library, he realized that George had been right. Not about you not fitting in- no, you had definitely proven George wrong. Instead, he was forced to admit that George might've been right about Lockwood being gone for you.

hehehe thanks for reading!!! I just put in my 2 weeks at my soul sucking part time job so I'll hopefully have more motivation to work on these hehe!!! I'll also be making a masterlist very soon- I've been meaning to do that for a while

also if yall want a part 2, pls lmk! I loved writing this and I think I could do a lot more w it hehehehe. anywhom if you've read this far, thank you for reading!!! love u!

mwah, linnie

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thosewildcharms · 10 days

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We talk a lot about Rick saying he knew he was in love with his son's best friend, but we need to discuss Michonne's love for, and loyalty to this man since they met. He's always been the one for her.

oh for sure, she chose him from the beginning even if she wasn't fully aware of doing so. btw, if you haven't seen it already, i would recommend this post by @glamaphonic (which is basically required reading in my opinion) for the full trajectory of michonne's feelings for rick.

while I don't necessarily think she was in love with him since day one, you're absolutely right in that it was building from the moment they met. these are the things that stick out to me but let's be real it's not a comprehensive list because she loves him so much. she loves him so so much!

the way she pretty much instantly decided the prison was safe and that she wanted to stay there because of rick. not just by understanding why he was mistrustful of her, but by seeing how he had built a legitimate family from the way he reunited with carol and thanked daryl for taking care of judith. it took her five minutes to clock him as a legitimate leader and has supported him ever since. so much so that in 7x12 she tells him, completely honestly, that he should lead all of the communities. she genuinely admires him, and thinks there is no one better or more capable than him (of course, that's not true: she is lol i'm always so ticked by how surprised she is when he asks her to lead with him in 7x12).

when she sees rick having hallucinations, instead of treating him like a wild animal that you should only approach slowly and carefully (like everyone else did) she sees herself in him and goes out of her way to make him feel better. if anything it actually makes her trust and understand him more. and she gets him to crack a joke and smile!

the fact that not only was she not angry, but told him she completely understood that he had to consider giving her up to the governor, who she *knows* is a psychopath. that SHE of all people was the one to empathize with him for having to make that choice? that is truly bonkers when you think about it. a level of loyalty and understanding and care that makes very little sense considering how they still barely knew each other then. but it ~*~must have been something else then~*~

the way she bursts into tears of joy and looks to the sky in thanks after finding carl and rick after the prison. you know she would have been glad to find anyone when she started following that trail but you could tell that those two are who she wanted to find more than anyone else. and the fact that doing so seemed to restore her faith? shut up???

after she finds rick and carl she asks him "is this home? or just a stop along the way?" she was willing to stay put and build a home with just him and carl without bothering to look for anyone else. as @glamaphonic said, she claims them right then and there. (btw i noticed that a similar conversation happened with carol and tyresse in The Grove, and also with sasha and abraham in...some later episode idk which one, but they're in an office building. i just thought it was interesting! i wonder if the carol/tyreese instance was a nod to the comics?)

rick thinks that killing a man with his throat is the worst thing he's ever done. certainly carl saw it as monstrous (as it made him think he was a monster too, for being too similar to rick) even daryl backed away from it. only michonne saw it for the heroic act it was and it made her fall in love with him. and she made him feel better too. again, she sees a kindred spirit in him as someone willing to do anything, including things most people would not do, to protect his child.

she is always ready to back him up and fight with him, as well as for him. the only time she disagrees with him is when she knows there is a better option for them, and even then she's gentle and supportive while she convinces him there's a better way (directing the group to alexandria, "i'm still with you", the fight against n*gan, the end of towl 1x04, probably more that i'm forgetting). she considers him her equal in every way, and considering how self-reliant michonne is, that says everything.

okay but seriously the EASIEST way to piss michonne off is to talk shit about rick, talk shit to rick, put your hands on rick, or even just look at rick in a way she doesn't like. she just starts yelling and/ swinging, which is hilarious because she's normally so collected.

on the other hand the only thing that makes michonne lose her shit completely and genuinely panic is if rick is legitimately in danger (the end of 6x09, the bridge)

if she thinks he's dead, she straight up just. stops. mid battle. just drops her weapon and stops. i'm almost glad we never got flashbacks to the time immediately after the bridge because it might have been too devastating to watch.

she never rejects him. even when they're at odds, she's still goes out of her way to show him she still supports him (5x16, their kiss in 7x08).

rick straight up would not have survived losing carl if he hadn't had michonne. she is so loving and patient and gentle with him even through her own grief it's incredible. she loves him SO much (and i have to point out, rick is the same for her. as devastating as carl's death is, watching them work through it together was beautiful).

she is always trying to ease his burden and be a legitimate partner to him. there are countless examples of this but the big one for me is how she considers n*gan her responsibility after season 8. rick made the call but she backed him and kept backing him even though everyone was against them, even when they both had doubts. she completely meant it when she said she wanted for them to make all of their decisions together and for once he's not completely alone as a leader.

speaking of the n*gan thing. michonne stands in maggie's way until maggie asks her what she would have done if it had been rick who had been butchered in front of her, if she could have just let that go. definitely, the answer was no. just like rick couldn't have if it had been michonne.

(because she can't live without him anymore than he can live without her).

she was flipping over dead walkers for months after the bridge and did not move on for over 6 years because she could *feel* he was still alive despite all evidence to the contrary and also simply because there was no one else she wanted. it's him or no one. just as it's her or no one for him. you can actually see her flinch a little toward the end of her kiss with ezekiel.

wearing his clothes and wrapping them around herself like a hug when she really really missed him

talking to him long after he was gone

setting off to find him on foot over nothing more than a hint that he was alive

all of the ones who live. like, that would honestly need its own post but do we even need it? that show dialed this love story up to like a twenty. she spent an entire episode saving him from himself. almost died trying to find him in the first place. jumped his ass out of a helicopter. her faith in him and them saves the entire world.

truly, her response to his proposal/vows is spot on: "it could only ever have been you." it was always him, it was only ever going to be him. it's him, or it's no one.

#richonne #for as long as this is idek if i really answered your question or if this is what you wanted anon i'm sorry lol #btw honorable mention: holding those nasty old boots to her face when she found them like my god woman that's real love i could never #oh also i suspect she just wasn't the marrying type before rick #i get the feeling mike asked and she said no fjdslafdl just a hunch/headcanon though!

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mrstraffy · 1 month

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Well i was playing character AI and suddenly boom...i feel like writing a fanfiction😭✌️as always, I'm so sorry if there's some grammar errors and I hope you guys enjoyed reading this story of mine😘.

DISCLAIMER: ONE PIECE IS NOT MINE AND THIS IS ONLY FOR FUN🫰

WARNING: SLIGHT AGE GAP. DON'T WORRY IT'S 6 YEARS ONLY<3 PLUS LAW IS A BIT OUT OF CHARACTER BUT...ITS FANFICTION SO....YEAHH🤣

History Teacher

Trafalgar Law x reader

It was the second week of September. The month you dreaded the most as it would also mean that the final exam are nearing. Yet you still can't seem to focus in your history classes that you're in right now. The teacher kept on talking about the world war and your country's history but all of that doesn't matter to you at all. Well, how can you pay attention to what he is saying when his existence alone make you fall into the state of a daze?

Mr. Trafalgar, or his full name Trafalgar D Water Law, the first time you lay your eyes on him you can't help but fell so hard for him. In your eyes he was stunning and perfect in every way despite his cold behaviour.

His name send shiver down to your spine and the way his voice sounded like a melody in your ears, or the way his eyes seemed to be your favourite mirror. Just looking at his hand make you knew that those arm gonna be your favourite places and you long for his love. Damn, you adore him too much. However, deep down you knew that it's impossible for the two of you. You know that he won't consider you as a partner. But a little bit of plot twists won't hurt right? Alas, its fate's nature to play with people.

"Does anyone have a question?" His voice makes you wake up from your daydream. You look around and no one seems to have a question. Either they understand the lesson well enough or they just don't know anything at all, who knows?. And it seems that you're the latter one. That's what you get when you don't pay attention in class. Despite this ,you don't know what possessed you when your raised you hand. "Yes Y/N?" Instantly you regretted your decision. " Sir I have a very important question." You said with determination. "Go ahead Y/N". As you gather all you courage, you ask, " what is the difference between history and you?" You know that your question is stupid but you wanted to take the opportunity to flirt with him✨. Well, you need to make the first move if you want to chase your dream, right?

"What an absurd question you've got there Y/N. Well, as far as I'm concerned, history is something that happened in the past. As for me, I'm a person, a living thing that need shelter,water, food, and air to breathe in order to survive." Law said, trying to answer your question the best that he could. "I can't say your answer is wrong sir, but there is a shorter and simpler answer to that question." You replied to him with a hint of mischievousness in your tone. "Why don't you lighten me up then, dear Y/N." He retorted. The moment you heard him call you dear, you swear that you felt like you're not touching the ground anymore. But you need to focus on the task in your hand. "History is in the past. But you sir, you are my future" you said with a small smile grazing you lips. Upon hearing your statement the whole class was turned into a chaos. Teasing both you and Law. You even hear some of your classmates saying things like, " brave girl" and " so, they're into older man huh?" But you could careless about what they're saying as your teacher's reaction is more important. If you don't look carefully you might not notice that there is a hint of blush on his cheek. But amusement is clear on his face that its surpassed the blush.

"Alright class, that's enough" hearing this, your classmates shut up almost in an instant. "As for you Y/N, I admit it that's a good answer. And i don't mind making it a dream come true for you." And once again the classroom erupted into another chaos. Unbeknownst to you, your teacher have always put you in a special place in his heart. The first time the both of you lock eyes, the cupid has played his part. Shooting the both of you with his arrow. However, the hesitation from both sides makes it hard for the two of you to unite. The role as a teacher and student makes it a challenge for the both of you as it is forbidden for a teacher to have relationship with their students to avoid unfairness between students.

Law could careless about that as he can quit being a teacher for you. Since you've made your first move, well he might as well work on his plan now that he know you're attracted to him. That's how the two of you started your journey together. How the two of you faces challenges and judgement from other people together. You guys would always have each other back no matter what the obstacles is. After all, what kind of future it is if one of you is not in the picture.

A.N: a little bit cringe but pls bare with me.

Also, I think law as our daddy...(you know what kind of daddy) is *cough* HOTT🥵

Btw that's all from me byeee👋

#one piece #trafalgar law #trafalgardwaterlaw #one piece x reader #trafalgar law x reader #one piece fanfiction #daddy law x reader #law x reader #one piece character #one piece character x reader #fluff #one piece fluff #trafalgar d water law #trafalgar one piece #Trafalgar D Water Law x reader #trafalgar law fluff

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I saw the strawhats chronic pain asks and had a moment of CROSS GUILD CHRONIC PAIN-

Crocodile is an amputee. Like. Canonically. Phantom pains.

Mihawk has HELLA light sensitivity vibes ((I Gift him,,,,, my migraines))

And Buggy? Oh my favorite little punching bag, I bet the spatial awareness necessary for his DF must he OFF THE CHARTS, not to mention bomb making, harmful chemicals, etc, I feel it in my bones that he has an autoimmune disorder of some kind and also migraines bc the highest flattery I can give is projection.

Ignore this if you wanna, t'was just a Thought, love your blog, Bean!!!!!! ♡♡♡♡♡♡

YAY CROSS GUILD ASK I AM IN SUCH A CROSS GUILD MOOD LATELY YESYESYESYES!!!!!!!! And I'm making this romantic because if I don't make cross guild gay I might die. Thank you.

Okay, so what I'm hearing here is that they keep their lights real low on their shared tent, and whenever they have meetings: At the start of their business relationship, they're still learning how to get used to being together. Buggy is used to stage lights but only for a while and he doesn't want these two to know another weak spot of him (also the pain around his whole body is killing him sometimes), so he tries to deal with the migraines and being uncomfortable because he knows that complaining will only lead to these two using him as a punching bag. But lucky for him, Mihawk does mention one day that he hates brightness (because edgy vampire can't say 'my head fucking hurts' like a functional human) and so he says something about candles. Buggy is afraid they might set the tent on fire but he prefers this over the headaches. Crocodile doesn't give a fuck about this, honestly. Then, they start growing closer and y'know, I'll just skip to them dating- They're dating. They share a tent there at Karai Bari. And now it's something to do instinctively? Like they just keep the lights low or light up some candles and they just live like that. Whenever they're on a ship they do this too.

Following what I just said, they're affectionate but like, in a weird way. Because, y'know, look at them. Buggy ends up crying and complaining about his headaches and also when his body won't stop hurting. He's a drama queen, of course, a diva. He lives flashily. Cries flashily, too. He always curls up beside Crocodile so the big big comfy man can provide him some comfort and warmth and pats on the head or something. Crocodile just runs his hook through his hair softly and lets him be annoying for a while until he falls asleep on top of him. If he has to do something he just??? Won't do it??? He's a pirate but he isn't a fucking monster. One day Mihawk catches them and they share that look of understanding that only cat owners understand, because God (Nika is the only one I believe in, something something amen) is watching and if you dare to move when a cat's in your lap, you go instantly to hell. On the other hand, when Buggy cries and Mihawk is the one around, he gives him some painkillers and turns off the lights completely to then read Buggy one of his books. He does this without saying a word and the first time this weird, silent sign of affection happens, Buggy is speechless. And also, yes, Mihawk can read in the dark perfectly well because he's a cat. He sees in the dark. I even think Buggy can see his gold eyes staring at him. They're like the headlights of a car. Oh, and Mihawk deals with his migraines in perfect silence but when it's a bad day he gets into a very irritable and irascible mood. Most people would be complaining about it but at least this way he's more talkative? Somehow? He's a bitch to Buggy for a while and then they just talk shit about other people together while Crocodile makes a comment like "If you're well enough to complain, you're well enough to continue worki-" and it's, like, the and only time Buggy instinctively throws a pillow at him to shut him up. Never again, though. Scary mafioso-looking boyfriend.

Now that we're talking about Crocodile, the phantom pains: They stress the fuck out of him. They're painful and uncomfortable and he wants to strangle somebody. On a good day, that somebody isn't Buggy. And on a bad day, Buggy really tries to be the sweetest fucking thing on earth by making everything comfortable for him and disappearing right away. Maybe he starts an argument with Mihawk for something stupid but they make up later, it's fine. But, you know what? Sometimes he needs comfort and somebody to distract him too, so one day (when Buggy is about to disappear for hours so he doesn't end up suffering the consequences of staying too long with him) he tells Buggy to stay. The clown is frightened, but he does what he's told and- And it's surprisingly sweet? Crocodile just tells him to talk to him. Explain something. Anything. Complain about the fucking weather or tell a joke. Anything. And Buggy is genuinely surprised but ends up either talking shit about people or telling him anecdotes or just reading him the paper. And Crocodile seems to like it??? A surprise for both, really, but the man actually likes having the clown around because it is working really well as a distraction and when Buggy is not being annoying Crocodile realizes why he loves him. He loves him when he's annoying too, though, he bullies him out of love. Sometimes he just tells Buggy to come sit on his lap and stay there and Crocodile is still in pain but somehow being with the clown makes him feel better. Mihawk tries to be comforting on these days too but it's more of a "you ought to rest, otherwise you'll be irritable all afternoon and you cannot keep frightening the subordinates" type of silent care than anything.

Also, I want to add Crocodile almost murdering a man one day because they were doing business with him on his ship and he had a lot of lights on (when he was asked not to) and both Mihawk and Buggy were visibly uncomfortable the second they entered the room. I love protective Crocodile. He looks like he'd just murder men without any remorse for talking shit about the other two. I like it.

#i would apologize and say i focused more on the romance than on the headcanon but #have you considered that i had a lot of fun writing this and that they're in love #i am a very intense cross guild shipper i know it doesn't seem like it bc i barely post about them but i am #also really great headcanons about their chronic pain that i will never forget #one piece #dracule mihawk #buggy the clown #sir crocodile #cross guild

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Reddie week- Day 2- Occupation swap!

My daddy likes boys. I don't know why that's such a big deal. I'm not a dummy. I understand that they don't mean he likes boys just as friends like me and Hank from my class. Otherwise, mommy and daddy wouldn't have broked up. I get it. It's about in love. Like Aladdin and Jasmine. They aren't both boys, but that's okay. I'm sure there are other examples of boys I'm just not thinking of.

Mommy already sees other boys. Daddy comes to watch me when she goes on her "dates" and we watch Bluey on TV or play hungry hungry hippos. Daddy is great at games, but I'm better because I always win. Still, daddy deserves to play games with someone he can beat. Someone he can go on "dates" with. Maybe on a magic carpet. Daddy likes cars, and that's a very cool and special kinda car. I wanna ride on one. Maybe if daddy's boyfriend has a magic carpet I can ride in the backseat and fly up high. That would be cool. That would be super cool.

I started kindergarten in the Fall. I'm in Mr. Tozier's class. He wears funny, colorful shirts and does voices that make me laugh a lot. When we learned about animals he made all the sounds. My favorite was when he made the goose sound. Mr. Tozier is the coolest.

And a boy.

And daddy likes boys.

Then I had an idea. My daddy and Mr. Tozier could be in love! That's a great perfect idea. I just needed to find a way to get daddy and Mr. Tozier to talk. When they talked they would obviously instantly fall in love because they are both awesome and fun and they both love me. It would be the greatest thing to have two daddies!!

I started small. Daddy tells me every day that I'm brave and I decided to prove it. I made sure Mr. Tozier was close and I climbed up higher in the jungle gym than I had ever climbed. The other kids watched and some waved and giggled. By the time Mr. Tozier noticed how high I climbed and started running towards me, it was too late. I bent my knees like a frog. Mr. Tozier saying ribbit ribbit popping into my head as I hopped off the roof (where I definitely wasn't supposed to be) and fell hard onto the ground.

Plop

I yelled and yelled and yelled some more. How was I supposed to know it would hurt THAT much. Mr. Tozier reached me quickly with his kind blue eyes twisted up in worry. "Frankie!" He yelped. "How'd you even get up there?" He was concerned, but I couldn't help but notice he also sounded impressed. This was going perfectly according to plan even though my arm hurt a whole lot.

Mr. Tozier carried me to the nurse's office. "I'm gonna call your parents, okay? Just sit tight buddy." I made a froggy sound and his worry melted away just long enough to do an, admittedly much better, froggy sound.

He rushed out the door. Oh no. "Call my daddy!" I shouted after him, hoping it was loud enough. My voice was usually louder, but my arm hurt too much! I waited to let my tears fall down my cheeks for after Mr. Tozier left. He probably thought I was very brave. Mr. Tozier and daddy will talk about how brave I am all day long until they fall in love.

Daddy didn't come. Mr. Tozier must not have heard me. When I saw mommy come through the door with her arms stretched out like she was ready to clean my dirty cheek with her spit, I cringed a bit and then started crying. This time it wasn't from the pain. Well, it wasn't just from the pain. This was going to be harder than I thought.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/47678521/chapters/120180805

This is just the first chapter. I'm posting snippets for reddie week, so I am mentally able to finish them all. Whichever snippets people like, I'll finish! Happy reddie week and pride month!!

#reddie week 2023 #reddie week #reddie #richie and eddie #fanfiction #sunny writes #day 2 occupation swap

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princess-of-the-corner · 14 hours

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Glad you liked the submission, as I have more on the Aware of Abuse AU!

I think it would be really interesting to reflect on how this situation would be kind of a drawn out grapple for Marinette. This is in no way salt and I think if it was written she'd both warrant having hear grievances hear, but also could definitely come off as a bit antagonistic, or at least wary.

(Exactly how hostile she defaulted to with Chloe tended to oscillate episode to episode so ya know how it be)

Marinette would have the easiest time getting close with Kagami. She has no history like with Chloe & no baggage, IE friendship with Chloe, like Adrien. Tomoe is not someone Marinette admires and its much easier to see abuse in the physicals side. While she'd struggle to see it more in the verbal or negligence side; or otherwise be able to rationalize the negative behaviors such as over protectiveness.

Meanwhile Adrien would be tied a lot closer to Chloe going into school as she'd be being less overtly antagonistic or vain. Plus, they'd have a much stronger "We need each other to keep from falling back into old patterns and to survive" mentality.

Plus Adrien would be a bit more overtly snarky and less respectful to authority or stuff like Gabriel's fashion shows. He still is very nice and super wants to be liked by everyone all the time, but it'd be a lot easier for her to see the negatives in his behavior.

Chloe meanwhile would probably rankle and outright frustrate her the most. Not just because she'd still be hard to get along with in general, or because she still is not against ignoring rules or disrespecting authority figures. But because...

No clue what your religious views may or may not be, but have you heard those talks of "Catholic guilt" and the idea of needing to suffer, do penance, ETC before one can be redeemed?

Marinette wouldn't strictly think or want that, but there would be a part of her that would sort of... Well resent that Chloe is seemingly just choosing to change and not even necessarily enough.

That is to say, Chloe might still rudely reject Sabrina's cookies out of hand but then instantly walk it back and have some.

But more in that she's suffered no defeat, she's not been taken from her previous luxurious circumstances, she hasn't seemingly lost anything and even more she'd not even be overtly contrite.

That is to say, Chloe wouldn't be doing stuff akin to the Lady Luck AU (Nothing against it, great fic!) where she'd frequently reflect on how much of a 'fuck up' she was. Or or say stuff like, "I know I was a bitch but I am trying to be better". Or feel guilt in the "I can't even be mad they assume the worst of me cos I probably would have done X."

She's just choosing to be different and on some level its deeply unsatisfying and even frustrating.

(Where is the arc, the climax, the catharsis!?)

Especially if some people roll with it or let her get away with it when she starts falling into old habits.

Marinette doesn't want Chloe to suffer or beg forgiveness or hate herself she doesn't. She just doesn't understand why now? Why at all? Why because of her friend? Why because of how she was treated and not how she treated others?

Why couldn't she care enough about hurting Marinette to change!?

That I think would be the lynch-pin and one that is, from Marinette's perspective, as well as others in and out of universe entirely sympathetic, she was hurt after all.

But in that same vain Chloe's an abused child lashing out due to trauma and taught such terrible lessons she sometimes couldn't process that she wasn't doing 'right'.

Marinette's been hurt, and that would need to be properly addressed. But it wouldn't need to happen in a self recriminating manner necessarily.

Not that I don't love those, self hating characters rife with issues are fun to explore. It is just that I think it'd be interesting to explore both, changing as a person, and a "Bad" victim getting help before they actually even start processing over much how others might warrant reoperations.

Does that make sense?

The story "restorative Justice" sort of dips into this from a different middle ground angle and most stuff by Generalluxun often have elements of it too.

Oh yeah no it's.

Marinette doesn't understand why Chloé is Like That™ in the first place, so she can't fathom her wanting to change.

From Mari's perspective, Chloé's life is pretty perfect. She's beautiful, she's rich. She can do whatever she wants whenever she wants and always gets her way through money or influence. She's always bragging about how she's so much better than everyone. Clearly her parents must adore her because they spoil her with gifts and never tell her 'no'. Any 'hardships' are just minor inconveniences that Chloé brought upon herself by being mean.

So why would Chloé choose to change? If it's not broke, don't fix it. Chloé's life is Perfect™, why would she do something to make it different?

It's not that she wants Chloé to suffer, or thinks that she /should/ suffer. She just doesn't understand why someone with a Perfect Life™ would change without going through some kind of suffering that forces introspection.

#aware au

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Can we have Jotaro and Kakyoin reacting to their s/o telling them that they are going to have a baby?

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Jotaro and Kakyoin reacting to their pregnant s/o

Kakyoin Noriaki

He is a very thorough man, especially when it comes to your health. He realizes almost immediately that something is wrong, some things you don't like anymore and you seem a little more delicate and fragile, and that makes him worry about you.

But his worry would make him very blind. He has thought of every illness you may be suffering from that he never thought of a happier possibility.

So when you tell him that you already know what is happening to you, he is running over his words to tell you that no matter what happens to you, he will always be by your side… Until he understands.

"Shh. Listen to me." You knew that he was scared, so you preferred to show it before making him more anxious. You took his hands and gently placed them on your belly. His gaze changes immediately, but he waits for you to confirm what he believes. "We're going to have a baby, Nori."

Instantly his face changes. Now he smiles, as he pulls you close to give you a hug you would never want to let go of. He would also give you many kisses on the face. Forehead, cheeks, nose, lips, there is no place left unkissed.

He would be the kind of man that, no matter if the baby is still an undeveloped fetus, he will talk to it. A lot. He would probably kneel at that very moment to give your still unswollen belly a kiss and begin to tell you how much he wants it to be born already.

"Hello, little one. I don't know if you're a girl or boy, and I don't care. Just want you to know that mommy and daddy love you, so hurry up and let us meet you." You giggle for the tickling sensation, his voice was low and calm. "Honey, the baby won't be born until many more months." You explain to him. "Well, don't cause mommy too much pain until then, okay?"

He has no idea what it takes to be a father yet, but he is willing to learn along the way to take care of you and your new baby, he will always want to be the best dad and husband. He only wants the best for his family, his new special people.

"Hey, (Y/N)." He'd call you when you're curled up in your bed, about to fall asleep. You mumbled something as you began to drift off from sleep. "Thank you for making me the happiest man in the world."

Kujo Jotaro

Jotaro would realize that something is wrong, so he would ask if you have been eating well lately and if you have been feeling well. He probably think about the probability of a pregnancy but dismiss it because he thinks he has been careful about it. Wrong.

When you approach and ask to speak to him to tell him the news, he would be nervous. He thinks he hides it well, but he fails terribly because you can see him clenching his jaw and fists in anxiety.

Your hands slide over his to caress his fists, trying to calm him (and yourself). So you decide to say it once before scaring him away.

"JoJo, I'm pregnant." Your voice becomes a trembling thread and you look at him directly in the eyes to know his reaction. You would think that he is upset, but the first thing he would manage to do would be to bring his hand to your belly, to convince himself that it's not a dream, you really said that. "Are you serious?" He said. "Are you mad at me?" You asked too. "Mad?" He returned. "Yes. You haven't said a word." You responded with some fear. He mumbled a low 'yare yare' just before kissing you desperately, he isn't good with words, so he tries to explain his feelings with that kiss. His hand curls around your neck to caress you and make you feel his affection.

"I just don't have enough words to tell you how happy I feel right now." He said. He would probably pull you into his lap for a hug and he won't let you go for the world.

Maybe when he thinks you're asleep, he would caress your belly again and whisper sweet words for you and your baby, so many "I love you" and "Thank you" for both of you. He really think he's lucky for having you two.

#jotaro imagine #jotaro x reader #kakyoin x reader #jjba jotaro #jotaro headcanons #jotaro x y/n #jotaro x you #kakyoin x you #kakyoin imagine #kakyoin headcanons #kakyoin x y/n

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panlight · 9 months

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Hello 👋 I like your stuff you are amazing ❤ I wanna say something . So every one is talking about how toxic Edward and belle's relationship but the only relationship ship that I can't tolerate is Sam and Emily. OK he imprinted on her and has no other choice because of his nature .he left leah and SM says that he still has feeling for her it's just that the connection with Emily is stronger like WHAT it's like saying he loves leah but he is forced to stay with Emily no matter what the reason is .and as for Emily she has no supernatural nature that force her to be with him so why is she being with him especially after he attacked her . For me this relationship is the most toxic and weird

I tend to believe the Sam/Emily problem is that SM wanted to show us an example of how 'random' imprinting can be, that it can force someone who was in a happy relationship to be with someone else, and also to demonstrate how risky it is for humans to hang around people with supernatural abilities.

I don't think she was trying to make a point about domestic abuse or toxic relationships and I would bet cash money in her mind Sam and Emily are soulmates and beautifully tragic and blah blah blah.

But, phew, man, she stepped in it with this.

If she wanted me to be happy for Jacob for finding his imprint in Renesmee (which, lol, was never going to happen but bear with me), then she absolutely should not have made this whole disaster our first taste of imprinting. Because why on EARTH would I think it was a good thing when the first example of it we see leaves the shifter wracked with guilt, his imprintee covered in scars, his ex-girlfriend heartbroken and bitter and, oh, HARRY CLEARWATER DEAD. In the books he died of a heart attack from the shock of seeing Leah phase; Leah being upset about the Sam/Emily situation was part of the reason she phased when she did, therefore, the imprint indirectly cased Harry's death. This is not a happily ever after to me, I don't care how 'perfect' Sam and Emily are supposed to be for each other.

I don't think she meant that Sam 'attacked' Emily; I think she meant it as a tragic accident; the consequence and risk of a human being involved in the world of 'monsters and magic.' Sam didn't try to hurt Emily, he just was too close to her when he phased and the wolf-form is bigger than the human-form so he kind of . . . instantly took up more space and his claws were in Emily's space. But I understand why people often see it as a metaphor for abuse or a partner's anger, that whole "he becomes a different person when he's mad" or something. I don't think SM MEANT that. But she certainly made it all too easy for people to read it that way.

I think Emily's fate is meant to be a warning to Bella. But this falls flat in a couple of ways--firstly, lol, like Bella is going to listen to anyone's warnings about being involved in the supernatural world. Edward has been warning her away since the get-go and she's just like NOPE so putting Emily, Sam and Leah through this to teach Bella a lesson that Bella is not going to take to heart AND won't even apply to her anyway (Bella gets to be a vampire in the end which erases all HER scars and even fixes her emaciated body) is just kind of a waste of everyone's time.

And secondly the optics of using her indigenous characters and their trauma to teach her white protagonist a lesson is not a good look at all. It also brushes up again the real issue of missing and murdered indigenous women, and in making Sam seem violent (even if she meant it as an accident), plays into harmful stereotypes about brown men generally and Indigenous men in particular.

Should have made Jared and Kim as our first look at imprinting instead.

#asks #tw: domestic abuse #tw: anti native racism mention

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princesssarisa · 11 months

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Some more talk about "The Little Mermaid" (Disney version – the original, not the remake)

I think some fans of Disney's The Little Mermaid go too far in their attempts to defend Ariel from critics who complain that "she gives up everything for a man she doesn't know." Namely, I think they belittle Ariel's feelings for Eric too much in trying to make the point that she doesn't give up everything just for him.

"She just has a crush on him," they say. "It doesn't become real love until they bond on land. She doesn't become human for Eric, she does it mainly because she's always loved the human world, and to get away from her father after he destroys her collection."

I'm sorry, but I just don't buy the idea that it's "just a crush."

Yes, she falls for him just from watching him for a few minutes, but this is a fairy tale! If we can suspend disbelief to pretend that mermaids exist, we can suspend disbelief to pretend that Love at First Sight is real.

If it were just a crush and not really a big motivation for her, then why does the movie give so much dramatic weight to the tender "Part of Your World" reprise she sings to him, and especially to the iconic vow to someday be part of his world that she sings on the rock?

Why do all the other characters describe her as "in love," including Ursula when she's alone and talking to herself?

Why would she be shown obsessively daydreaming about Eric, and planning a way to introduce herself to him, if we were meant to think "She would have eventually gotten over him and stayed under the sea if Triton hadn't destroyed her grotto"?

Of course it's important that Ariel doesn't in any way, shape, or form become human only for Eric. Of course she's always been fascinated by the human world and dreamed of being part of it, and she sings "Part of That World" (which is really what the song's official title should be – it only becomes "Part of Your World" in the reprise) before she even knows that Eric exists.

Of course it's also true that she wouldn't have made the deal with Ursula if Triton hadn't destroyed her grotto. Ursula and her eels hone in on her in a vulnerable moment, when she's been deeply hurt by her father and feels as if he'll never understand her or let her be free to live her own life, and they use it to manipulate her.

But can't we agree on all of that, yet still see her love for Eric as real?

I'll admit, maybe I'm only making this argument because I want love for Eric to be an important motive in Ariel's choice to become human, just like the people who say "She just has a crush on him" don't want it to matter as much. The reason being that even if one of my parents were to do something as hurtful to me as Triton destroying Ariel's collection, I still can't picture myself abandoning them, and the whole rest of my family, and my friends, forever. If Ariel's rash decision weren't motivated by true and passionate love for Eric, in addition to her lifelong passion for the human world and her problems with her father, I'm not sure I could forgive her so easily for abandoning everyone who loves her.

(And please don't accuse me of shaming people who cut ties with their abusive parents. Triton isn't an abuser, just an overly strict, misguided parent who does one cruel deed that he instantly regrets.)

But I do think the movie supports my perspective.

"She gives up everything for much more than just Eric" and "Her love for Eric is true and important" aren't mutually exclusive statements.

#disney #the little mermaid #ariel #character analysis

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thenationaltreasuregazette · 4 months

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Interpersonal Aftermath, Ben and Patrick Edition

Previously, we talked about the medical and legal and archeological aftermath of Trinity Church. And it was fun! We debated who knows the best lawyer, and the most promising method for drying out the Declaration of Independence.

But now it’s time for the really juicy character stuff—the interpersonal fallout. National Treasure leaves us with four main characters who are now inextricably intertwined in each others’ lives. We know from the final ‘Three months later’ scene how some of these relationships panned out, but even without that, it’s clear that these people have been permanently changed by their adventure. (As any good adventure should do.)

There are two things this article is not going to be about!

It’s not going to be about character arcs, that is, the internal change each character underwent individually as a result of the narrative. Those are topics for another time. (Except for when I say so.)

Aaaaand…this is not going to be about Book of Secrets. (Me, ragging on BoS? Shocking I know. But hear me out!) BoS falls into the all-too-common sequel pitfall of resetting some of the character growth from the first movie in order to tell the same story again. In light of that I don’t think it’s a particularly reliable indicator of how these dynamics would have actually evolved after the events of National Treasure.

Since Ben is our protagonist, he’s positioned in the center of the three other main characters and in relation to all of them (and also Ian and Sadusky, but we’re mainly focusing on the quartet here).

Let's take each pairing one by one and see how they might develop.

Ben and Patrick

Ben’s relationship with his father is pretty central to the entire narrative. The plot could exist without Patrick, but the story of Ben fulfilling their six-generations-long quest wouldn’t function without Patrick as the naysayers who’s been around this block (or John, the now-gone mentor who always believed).

Therefore, a substantial amount of screen time is devoted to their dynamic, and the evolution of their relationship is clear. Over the course of the treasure hunt they go from years of estrangement to reluctant allies to actual allies. Patrick sees that Ben was right about the treasure, and is the first to offer support for his son when the find the empty treasure room. He's the first one to offer to help Ben keep searching, and I personally love this moment. Patrick has gotten what he's wanted for years: for Ben to wake up and realize that he'll never find the treasure. But after everything they've been through after being thrown back into each other's lives, Patrick doesn't want that anymore.

But what happens after that? The Gates boys have been through a lot together over the course of the hunt, but they still have years of damage to repair. Depending on when you think they stopped speaking, Patrick might not know Ben as an adult, and Ben may not have ever really known his father, as young people often don't. Just because they’ve reached an understanding on the whole “you’ve wasted your life on a fool’s errand” matter doesn’t mean the rest of their relationship is instantly repaired. Without the treasure hunt and a literal hostage situation to bring them together, I imagine there are plenty of awkward silences and false starts the next few times Ben and Patrick spend time together.

However, I think they would start spending more time together. Even if it’s forced and awkward at first. The major obstacle that’s been keeping them apart has been resolved (in spectacular fashion). Neither of them has anyone else whom they’re close to, at least not that we see. So this dynamic is about rebuilding bridges that were once burned.

If fact, we just explored what their first post-estrangement Christmas might have been like, and it covers a lot of the same themes: it's awkward until it isn't.

Maybe Ben helps Patrick with some stuff around the house (despite Patrick’s insistence that he’s got it handled.) Ben tries to take an interest in his father’s post-treasure hunting interests. Based on the decor in his house, Patrick is clearly still quite the history buff, so on that subject at least they have common ground. Patrick might not be interested in the splendor of the treasure—I don’t see him being particularly invested in the private jet situation the way Riley is—but he’s beyond proud to tell the story of the Gates family, especially to an audience who, for the first time, cares to hear it.

And after all of the “How’s the treasure cataloguing going?” “When’s the next opening?” “Remember that time when..?” they get to start building a new relationship based on the men they are now, not as the naive kid and embittered wash-up they parted as. And I think that’s pretty neat.

#the national treasure gazette #national treasure #ben gates #patrick gates #I'm trying out shorter articles for a bit; let's see how it goes

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mythcaels · 3 months

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okay actually gonna make that post explaining muses that fall in love easily & the ones that don't fall in love easily.

Falls in love easily.

Taeyeong - this shouldn't come as a surprise that I have him as the first damn one here but. Tae literally catches feelings so fast for people. You can smile at him and his heart is going to feel fluttery. Many like to tell him he just has crushes but no, he genuinely feels love for them so quickly, his heart races and he'd literally try and move a mountain for them. He is quick to confess but if he's turned down he respects that and buries the feelings. And yes, he has fallen in love with more than one person at a time which is why he's a really good candidate for a poly ship but also, when he falls for two people at once he doesn't confess to either of them and just buries those feelings.

Su-bin - girl catches feelings like she's catching pokemon. Her feelings come and go pretty fast but like if you're a walking red flag of a person, her feelings for you are somehow stronger it's like she knows but has no damn idea. She has a very flirty personality but once in a relationship she only flirts with her partner.

Daiyu - She actually falls relatively quickly for people but it does take a little build up, it's not necessarily as quick as someone like tae or su-bin but it could be considered quicker than the average person. Her feelings are easy to see, she gets so blushy when she's around the one that she loves and stumbles over her words.

Eloise - girl literally falls in love with the damn idea of love. but no seriously she loves so fast, like her heart just swims with feelings. She can look at someone from afar more than once and instantly she has the feeling of love in her heart for them. The minute they talk to her the love just grows.

Don't fall in love easily.

Draven - It was just clear in my mind that i'd mention him first as he is the guy on my roster that genuinely doesn't understand love. He doesn't get it. He doesn't trust people either like, he's very guarded. He can flirt with people sure but it'd take forever for him to actually understand love and actually fall in love with someone. Anyone that gets into a relationship with him has to have patience.

Yoshizo - he's never experienced love for anyone and it'd take someone that can keep him on his toes to get a smidge of interest from him, not love, INTEREST. He's also not someone you'd want to choose as a romantic partner because he really wont give a damn about your feelings nor will he prioritize you in the slightest.

Sunghoon - considering he comes from a timeline where emotions are outlawed and suppressed and now that he's accidentally fallen back in time and is learning emotions, i'd still say he wouldn't love easily because love is such a foreign concept. He's learned about emotions, people in his time are taught about emotions and how they drive people away from peace and love is a MAJOR one that can cause so much problems so he'd not let himself fall in love with someone easily.

Hyesu - considering she was in a relationship before and she was left at the altar and found out she was cheated on too, she has a very hate relationship to the idea of loving again. She wouldn't let herself fall in love easily, it'd take SO MUCH build up and SO MUCH TIME AND EFFORT and really letting her break down and feel to actually admit she loves someone again but then there's the fear of getting hurt again, the worries and all that comes from being burned in a romantic sense like she has.

#⸻ ❛ 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐨𝐰 » ooc.#// i have so many more i could put in either section. i actually have more that don't fall easily than do fall easily and that surprised me #// but i wanted to not make a post be so damn long so here you go some insight into some ocs hehe

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the truth about being transgender: my detransition story - jamie

This is a weird video for me to make, but it's something that I've spoken about on this channel before, and that is the fact that I used to believe - or I used to be - trans and since then I have the transitioned. This video is not intended to be transphobic, I'm just talking about my own experience and issues with the LGBT community.

I was very young when I started feeling issues with my body and my self-esteem. I was maybe eight or nine when I hit puberty, and it was around this time that my anxiety started, then I started feeling discomfort within myself. And when I got into high school, I fell in with an LGBT friend group.

In this friend group, everyone sort of aligned their identities so fully with their sexuality or their gender that I began to believe that this was normal, that it was normal to have your sort of only personality trait being your gender or your sexuality. And this was how a lot of them self-identified. I fully remember many of my friends saying, oh, my only personality trait is that I'm gay or whatever. And that was the way that I thought friendships, and that I thought people were supposed to be.

That we were in this righteous bubble, that defied societal conventions. And when I saw the idols that my friends looked up to - people like Elliot page or Hunter Schaefer - I would see posts from trans people that say essentially, I struggled with my body a lot when I was younger and then I finally realized that I was trans and I decided to fully transition - i.e. double mastectomy or bottom surgery - and then I finally felt happy.

And when you're young you don't really tend to assess the information that you take in. At least for me, when I saw that information, I thought to myself - not instantly but over time you come to think - okay well that is the solution solution to issues with your body and issues with your femininity. So I decided very very early in my life, I think as soon as I was 12 or 13, that the second I turned 16 or 18 or I had raised enough money, I would essentially run away from home and get a double mastectomy and go on testosterone, because I was non-binary, or I believed I was non-binary, and I did not feel comfortable in being feminine.

Now, my parents weren't even necessarily against trans people but the whole culture of LGBT teens is that you are in some ways misunderstood by your parents. Tthat's sort of the way that you perceive yourself to be, or how you perceive your relationship with your parents to be. Whether or not you know they're supportive or anti-trans. I know now that my parents love me no matter what, but still I would find reasons to resent them and to find excuses to isolate myself further and further from them. Probably because this is what my friends were also doing and what a lot of the people I admired went through too, like issues with their parents. Which is really sad looking back on it.

I'm very very skeptical of a movement that directly or indirectly - this is a very charged vocabulary, I don't intend it to be sort of criminalizing them - but I'm very skeptical of a movement that isolates children from their parents and makes them question their parenting and almost encourages them to step away, and to have a "found family" rather than cooperating with and trying to understand your already family.

And it's true too, that I had a terrible relationship with my parents and with the rest of my family when I identified as trans. It was very very easy to fall into the mindset of, no one understands me, I'm from a different generation, my issues are completely unique to me. But the truth is that when I spoke about it later on, after, with a few of the women in my family, they too have struggled with feeling feminine in their younger years. That doesn't necessarily mean that they're trans.

And this is one of the biggest issues that I have at the moment. I think it's posited as a solution, when really the solution is something else entirely, or rather a teaching of like self-acceptance, in a way.

No one ever explained to me that puberty would be a difficult time emotionally. I knew, of course that hormones were high and my body would change, but that was about it. No one ever told me that it's a strange feeling going from childhood to adulthood. And the difficulty of that does not point necessarily to your gender identity, it just points to your own discomfort and mental health.

I publicly identified as trans or non-binary for four years until I was, I think 15 or 16, and after which I made an Instagram post that said I'm not trans anymore, and then I deleted Instagram, and I sort of isolated myself for a very long time, because whether or not it was real, I sort of perceived the whole wide world to be against me. So I had sort of built myself into this little victim mindset where I thought that - because of course people didn't fully understand the fact that I was non-binary, a lot of people did not because we were 12 and 13 and this was a new thing - but I took that very very personally and I took that to mean that they were against me, when they probably weren't.

And so I assumed that the people who had been my friends when I was trans would stop being my friends after I stopped being trans. Which was true my LGBT friend group pretty much instantly disowned me, and I them to some extent, because I was slowly coming to terms with the fact that I did not want to be friends with people who I consider to be superficial. But that's another issue and not one that I'll talk about publicly.

The next couple of years after I publicly detransitioned were very very hard. It was really difficult to re-establish myself knowing that I had made such a huge mistake, and that was probably amplified by my own feelings of depression, social anxiety, and I don't think I ever fully reintegrated back into like high school society after that, because I found it really embarrassing. It was a difficult thing to have gone through so young and to base your whole identity around. And it's such a big thing that when you realize that you're no longer that thing, the people around you just turn essentially. They think that you've been lying to get attention, which I don't believe I was at the time. I think I was just heavily heavily misguided, and being so young I was so impressionable.

I read recently that it takes 14 times of being told something for a child to believe it, and so I suppose it could have just been that I was told so many times it's possible that you're trans, it's possible that you're trans, that eventually I started to believe it. And this is nothing against the LGBT community, but I know a lot of people with stories similar to mine, both personally and online. But no one really talks about them. No one really talks about the rising amount of young women who at some point consider themselves trans, either medically transitioned or didn't, and then came to regret it.

The only real time I've heard this discussed publicly or online was through a Joe Rogan podcast with Abigail Shrier who's also written a fantastic book that she basically says that, to some extent - and this is nothing against the transgender community - but to some extent, being transgender now is to depressed teenage girls what, say, anorexia was in the 90s, or drugs were in the 70s. It's what girls who have home problems, who have issues with their body, who have issues with their family, it's what they turn to as a solution for their Identity. Or not solution, but what they base their identity around.

To me, this is so convincing because I can see it now, how incredibly high the levels of transgender people are rising, particularly amongst young teenage girls. I mean it's unprecedented. It's a several thousand percent increase in the last 20-30 years, and you have to consider that some of that must be cultural, and some of that must be societal. I don't think it happens organically that such a huge percentage of young girls just wake up one day and realize that they're trans. I don't think that that's organic. I think that that is motivated in some way, whether they perceive it to be that way or not.

But the trouble with this is, despite the fact that I date women - not exclusively - I don't identify as being part of the LGBT community. Because to me the LGBT community, or the one that I have experienced, clings so much to its (political) beliefs and to its system and its agenda of sort of self-victimization, and attacking anyone who disagrees with this experience. This is true of a lot of detransitioners. I can't personally agree with it. I don't think it's right to attack anyone who doesn't agree with your specific dogma.

And this is in no way to an attack. If anything, it's me speaking about my own experience in, not officially, but rather leaving the LGBT community. And it's a difficult thing to talk about. I know that a lot of people will probably resent me for putting out this video, despite the fact that I've tried to stay as true to my own emotions and experiences as possible. But I do it with no malice in my heart. If anything I do out of empathy for other young girls who are like me, who see this as the new solution to their issues with themselves and their femininity.

Every day I am so so grateful that like my parents didn't have enough money for me to medically transition at 12 or 13, or that I didn't run away from home and decide to have a double mastectomy. Or even that it's difficult for young people in the UK to go through these treatments, that you have to wait so long. Because if I had not had to wait so long on the NHS, I would have regretted it so much.

In the past couple of years my femininity has brought me so so much and I never would have been able to experience that had I not de-transitioned and taken the time to really consider my own identity. And I know I'm not alone because I personally have at least five to ten friends that have all done this, to some greater or lesser extent. And I think the statistics mirror this too. It's something like a majority of people who transition are equally as depressed as they were before than they are after, and I think the percentage of suicide goes up very very highly five years and after medical transition for a large percentage of people. Which is interesting to me because it was always posited as a life-saving surgery to have top or bottom surgery. And I think it's such a huge decision to make without having been told the other side of it.

Things like testosterone. They tell you that it's not permanent, but it is. If you take a look at some of the public detransitioners who have been on testosterone, who have become infertile because of it - because that is an inevitable side effect of testosterone - who experience joint pains their whole life, chronic pain, fevers, anything like that. It's something that I wouldn't wish on anyone to look back and realize that they made a mistake. It's such a huge and irreversible mistake to make that, if anything I say can help people consider whether it makes them truly happy, then my goal is achieved.

All I really want is for people, young women especially, to, before they make any permanent decisions, take a long long look inwards. Heal your mental health first of all. That is the biggest thing I think, heal your mental health, and then consider if you still feel uncomfortable within your own sexuality or gender. Because for me, after I healed my mental health, I feel almost no inclination towards masculinity or androgyny. And I think that's the case for a lot of people who experience depression in their earlier years, but then change as they get older.

It's a terrible mistake to make, and one I hope that is made a lot less often. Obviously it's not a mistake for everyone, I'm not talking about everyone, I'm talking about the select few who are socially pushed or socially nudged into it. I'm so grateful every single day that I did not make any medical choices that would have affected me my whole life now. Because if I had had the choice when I was 12 or 13, I fully fully would have believed, yes I want to be infertile my whole life, just for this. And now having children is like my number one goal in life, it's my biggest goal, it's my dream now to have children. And it breaks my heart that that could have been taken away from me, if I had been encouraged just a little bit more by my parents or by the system or the NHS or anything like that.

But yeah, this video has no hate towards trans people. I just want everyone to consider my own perspective and my own experience as someone who has de-transitioned and having been on both sides og deep deep within the LGBT community, and then having left it, having stopped being depressed, having come to a lot more happiness in my life.

And yeah, again I only send love and hope and peace out to all of you, and I hope that you find peace within yourself if you're watching this video and yeah, love you, bye.

Very eloquent, thoughtful, insightful and self-aware from this young woman.

#Detrans Awareness Day #detransition #detrans #genderwang #gender ideology #queer theory #depression #body image #puberty #LGBT #religion is a mental illness

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tell me more about the ace mike wheeler agenda maybe?

I love this question so much you don't even know!! <3 I literally went running to grab my laptop so I could write this better because I hate explaining stuff through my phone.

I would absolutely love to write a whole essay about Mike being asexual (and grayromantic too, by the way) but I don't want this post to be too long, so that will have to wait for another day! For now, I will just say some of the reasons why I think he is ace!

(By the way, I don't want people telling me that s4 Mike is "too young" to know if he's asexual because most people start partying and making out/being sexually active at 15/16. Friendly reminder that he was kissing El like crazy when he was only 13, so he clearly knows about this stuff)

Does he ever actually shows interest in people? Like- Not even just women, but at all? We see both Dustin and Lucas focus a lot on people's physical appearance and they're both interested in that. They talk a few times about girls (I'll post an essay someday with pictures included, I promise) and both of them are highly interested in Max the moment she appears. Of course, this could also be used as a proof for Mike being gay, but have in mind that both Lucas and Dustin acknowledge the way Steve looks too! So it's not only that they're interested in girls, but they understand the sexappeal Steve has and why he's so popular. Mike, however, not only does he not care about the subject, but instantly hates talking about it.

It's not exactly proof but the way he talks to Nancy about her and Steve being sexually active (that moment in s1 while they're having breakfast and he jokes about it) is so... Asexual of him. Because I know he's only mentioning it because Nancy complained about the way he was eating first, but as far as I remember he jokes in a "disgusted" way more than in a "teasing" way. And I can totally see Mike being uncomfortable around sex conversations.

You could say "he's only a kid!" to justify the way he acts, but let's be honest here: These kids are mature enough. They know stuff. I can totally see Dustin and Lucas talking about crushes and sex like it's a common thing in s1 (they don't know much about it yet, but they're able to discuss stuff. Lmao, I was talking about stuff like this when I was 11 too) and Mike begging for them to change the subject. In fact, Will does the same thing when Joyce tells him that one day he'll fall in love, and the way he says he will never do it is a hint of him being gay. For me, although we don't have really explicit scenes about it, Mike saying the same stuff about sex would totally be because he's asexual.

In s3 he asks Dustin if Suzie is pretty and argues with him about it (just a few seconds I think), but I don't think he's like truly interested in that? Especially when s3 is commonly known as the season where Mike Wheeler is the most repressed. Maybe he asks that, not because he's interested in the way Suzie looks, but because he wants to fit in. Or maybe he just doubts Dustin is dating someone as pretty as Suzie, which is probably the case and has nothing to do about Mike being interested in girls.

I know we all think the scene in s3 where he gets scared because of the lingerie store is a proof of him being gay, but I like to see it as him being scared of the concept of sexuality and sex rather than just girls. Although that could be, too.

As an aroace person who's still fighting repression, I often use sex and romantic stuff to overcompensate for being like this. I don't talk about my actual feelings... I just act. And Mike pretty much does that with El in s3 (most of their relationship being about kissing and making out instead of talking things out). Again, this could be used for gay Mike too, but I think it could easily be both things.

I know they were just kids but when he met El he wasn't interested at all in the way she looked. Dustin and Lucas thought she was a weirdo for looking like that and, although I obviously think they weren't thinking about sexual stuff at that age, I do think they were heavily influenced by society and they already knew the difference between what's supposed to be pretty and sexy and what's supposed to be weird and ugly. They instantly thought El was weird because they were focusing on the way she looked, but Mike didn't care. He just doesn't care.

I would like to make a reference to my favorite book (Loveless by Alice Oseman) and say that, if Mike hadn't met El and had gone to the Snowball dance alone, he just wouldn't have cared about dancing. Dustin immediately went looking for a pretty girl to dance with, but Mike? And I'm not even just speaking about girls here, I just think he wouldn't care and wouldn't know the difference between people's appearances. Just like Georgia from Loveless doesn't know how to choose in the middle of a club full of people because... She just doesn't feel attracted to them.

I just... Don't see it? I can't see Mike feeling sexual attraction, I'm sorry to all of you out there who think otherwise! Everyone has their own opinions! It's really in character for him to be weirded out by sex, I think. I think it fits him to just... Not care about the way people look?

I don't think he's sex repulsed or anything because I do have in mind that he'd be super happy to be intimate with Will! I think he just might be sex neutral and sex-favorable (he doesn't really have an opinion on sex, he just doesn't care and doesn't really like to talk about it but would happily accept being with Will in that way).

The vibes. I know it's not a valid argument but just look at him. Look at him. That guy doesn't feel sexual attraction like- at all.

I would love to say more stuff but I promised myself to not make this too long and save some things for the actual post about it!

By the way, I'd love to hear everyone's opinions on this but I'd like to point out that this is a really important headcanon for me so if you're going to reply with your thoughts: Please be nice and respectful! It's just the way I see Mike's character, you don't have to agree with me!

Thanks again for the question I really love talking about asexual Mike <3

#the way i love this guy #asexual mike supremacy tbh #he's just like me fr #byler #mike wheeler #mike wheeler defender #stranger things

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