Shifting has made me realize how much I really want to live. I actually want to do so much. I want to know worlds and instruments and languages and people and careers. I want to experience everything over and over and over again
And after all, it's really possible
hi hi hi!! because there is a distinct LACK of op shifters, could you tell us a little bit about your dr? i need something to geek out over i fear
hi hiii! i have more than one op dr, because the one piece world is very vast and also i have many ideas. the dr that i wrote about in my “zoro perspective” post is NOT going to be the dr i write about now because it is still very much bare bones and like.. i am very uncertain about it all the time lol. so i’ll go with the safer option.
⅋. ⑅ ₊ 𓂃 my pirate witch desired reality . . .ᐟ
in this op dr, everything important starts the day of gol d. roger’s execution (because of course it does). i, an 18 year old ex-celestial dragon, attend the execution, and when i’m going back to my dinghy boat (that i stole from marines because Fuck Them), a 16 year old Shanks—who for some reason found me interesting—is like. hey can you give me a lift. i need to get tf outta here. and he’s like. devastated. little guy sounds so fucking sad. so i’m like. yeah sure.
and so we set off sailing. and i am a funny funny woman who manages to cheer up this budding alcoholic, so he really takes a liking to me. we arrive at a lowkey island nearby loguetown to eat and the owner and staff of the restaurant we eat in can’t keep their mouths shut and keep insulting roger, so we leave without paying (because only pirates don’t pay) and run away to my little boat after the owner chases after us. giggling and shit. and on a sunny day, three days after we’ve met, shanks is like. i want to form my own pirate crew. wanna join? and i say HELL YES . boom the red hair pirates are born.
and shanks is chill. he’s in no rush, despite just losing his only damn father figure, and the crew that raised him, and all that tragic shit. so we just keep sailing around the east blue, dine and dashing, wearing stupid hawaiian shirts, getting drunk at bars, yada yada yada. one day i ask shanks what purpose i will serve in his pirate crew when he recruits more people and he tells me that most pirates are ugly as shit because they don’t take care of themselves but that he believes i could never be ugly and that i will be the pretty face to look at (OK ??????? OKAYYYYY????? WHATTT?????(acting like i didn’t script this).
jokes aside, i know navigation, i worked as a seamstress for over a decade, and i WILL be a witch (and the strongest pirate on the seas, but don’t tell people that or they’ll try to fight me to take the title). so like. i have a place, always. i am NOT the first mate, because i could never that away from benn beckman, so i’m . the jack of all trades. the ace card (haha ace).
now. about the witch stuff. this is very much NOT op canon, and i could not care less. its a dr. i can do whatever i want. Haki is NOT magic. Haki is a mysterious power that allows individuals to harness their own spiritual energy, right? So about 2-3 years into the crews formation, i realize that i uh. do not possess the ability to do haki stuff. my spiritual energy does not respond. and i’m like tf? i though this was for everyone? turns out i’m a freak of nature. you see, to do magic in this reality, one must give up their haki. its a whole process. the whole logic is that, magic is inherently overpowered. you think conquerors haki is dangerous? try facing a fucking witch in this reality. luckily for non-witch people, giving up your haki also means you’re gonna go fucking crazy in half a decade after. full on. no sanity left. unfortunately for witches, haki is the only healthy way in which a person can channel their spiritual energy. magic is more powerful, sure, but it erodes your insides, burns you up, eats your brain—it acts weirdly as a parasite. you are condemned to a life of insanity and suffering, and your whole body is working against you. still, these witches live. still, they could take on a couple supernova pirate crews at once and get out alive, but they are unstable and do more damage to themselves, really. its the one piece gods’ way of saying “don’t ask more than what you can handle”.
but i’m not like that. as i said, i am a freak of nature (and more on it later). i never got the chance to give up my haki. i was born without the ability. i don’t have a haki presence, aura, whatever tf, and it really freaks out people when they can’t pick me out with their observation haki lololol. the thing with magic is that, if you have supreme control over your body—every muscle, vein, pump of blood, every neuron in your brain, your genes, your inner organs, everything—you can get away with magic. it cannot corrupt you, because you are its superior. power of yourself is power over the world. and i, resident freak of nature, am capable of this (if you’ve read dune, or watched it, this is very much inspired by the bene gesserit). so i can use magic to channel my spiritual energy. and i’m powerful asf!!! yay!!!!! (did any of this bit make sense???? i really hope it did haha)
moving on from all of this. my s/o is shanks. if you didn’t see this coming, idk what to tell you. the man is gorgeous and lovely and i love him very much. i haven’t scripted when we’ll become a thing because i will literally shift to the day after he asks me to join the crew and i just want it to happen organically without spoiling myself. and when we eventually make it to foosha village, we will adopt tf outta luffy i swear to god. THAT BOYYYY IS MY SON!!!!. we will be a married couple with a kid we left in a village on the other side of the world (just realized how shit this sounds omg)
so far i’ve only thought of my dynamic with shanks so ig i’ll say more about that too. me and shanks are (not actually) dumb and dumber. i will enable this man so much its the reason why benn goes grey at age 40. idk i just like the idea of doing stupid shit with this man. especially when we’re young like… its chaos galore. also we will be THE power couple. we are so sexy. anyway
𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟
i feel like i rambled a lot but didn’t actually say much. i didn’t exactly detail my backstory because that is territory i have not yet ventures into (i am too lazy to script), and there isn’t much “plot” for this dr because shanks literally is the chillest mf like . we visit a whole lotta places ig????? idk i’m just along for the ride in this dr ahha so not much to say there either.
hope this was still satisfactory though. if you took time out of your day to read this, thank you thank youuu!!
the way the valentino black denim flower tote bag is my school bag… idc about my shoulder. i must serve
the way i am that girl that sits in the corner of the classroom and has a book in her hand at all times in my better cr. oh to be disgustingly well-read .
some of you guys need to realise there is a difference between your consciousness and your brain
your consciousness is you - your awareness, your essence - but your brain is just the physical organ processing experiences in each reality. when you shift, you’re moving your consciousness into a different version of yourself, one with a different brain shaped by different life experiences. that means some things won’t feel exactly the same. your thought patterns, instincts, even personality might be different because they were formed by a different life. maybe a food you dislike here is your favorite there, or a skill you struggle with now comes naturally.
“when i first shift i’m gonna be so freaked out!” well, no. the moment you shift, your consciousness seamlessly integrates into the brain of that reality, making it feel completely natural. It won’t feel like some sudden, jarring experience; it’ll just feel like you’ve always been there, like a natural continuation of your life in that reality.
“i’m gonna be so awkward around my friends at first” nope. there’s nothing to ‘get used to’ because your brain in that reality already knows them. their mannerisms, inside jokes, and history with you will feel completely natural - just like any other day speaking to your friends.
so lets cut out all of the ‘omg i met them and they realised something was off’ or ‘omg i almost had a panic attack when i first shifted i was so shocked’ because that’s just not how it works. there’s no dramatic reveal, no awkward adjustment period. you’re simply there, living as if you always have been.
𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊 an ask game themed off of hozier's debut self-titled album! reblog for asks and I hope this is fun! this is my first time making an ask game, so lmk what you think. inspired by @miaojune's short and extra sweet ask game (which you can find here!)
⛪ TAKE ME TO CHURCH — is there something you find yourself devoted to? is it a person? or is it an ideal? or something else? what makes you drawn to it or them?
🪽 ANGEL OF SMALL DEATH AND THE CODEINE SCENE — did you ever have a wild night out? was there anything less than legal there (it's okay I won't tell)? did someone go with you? did you go in a group? what was the aftermath?
🍼 JACKIE AND WILSON — if you have an s/o, do you want kids in your future? have you talked about it? if do you, have you made plans for them and your future family?
🌻 SOMEONE NEW — what makes you fall in love with life every day? it could be something big, like your s/o, or something smaller. what brings life to your day to day and makes life worth living?
⏳ TO BE ALONE — do you enjoy being alone? or do you find enjoyment around other people? is there something you like to do when you're alone? or is there someone you'd rather be alone with?
🐍 FROM EDEN — have you ever done something crazy for someone you care about? cross the country to meet them? show up in the middle of the night? throw a massive party? how did they take it?
🥀 IN A WEEK — is there a place you could spend hours or days in, just existing? what makes it so calming to you? is it the atmosphere? the people there? does it ever become hard to leave?
🪷 SEDATED — what do you do when you need a break from the world? is there an activity that grounds you? or a place that makes you feel more tethered? what about it makes you feel better?
🪦 WORK SONG — what carries you through a hard day? is it a thought of a person at home? a vision and passion for your future? what makes you keep going on those hard days?
💋 LIKE REAL PEOPLE DO — how did you meet your s/o? did you know each other since you were kids or did you meet in a drunken fling? did you like each other at first, or did you hate them, or was it love at first sight? tell us your meet-cute!
🐾 IT WILL COME BACK — is there something you keep coming back to over and over again? is it a person or something else? is it not so good for you, and if so, what drags you back every time?
🦋 FOREIGNER'S GOD — are you connected to your culture? did you grow up in it or find it later in life? is it important to you, or do you not care as much about it?
🍷 CHERRY WINE — have you ever had to deal with a terrible situation? was it with another person, maybe someone you cared about? how did you resolve it?
🌲 IN THE WOODS SOMEWHERE — fun question! what's the craziest dream you ever had (that you can remember)? what made it so crazy? can you even remember all the details or did you wake up with fragments?
🌿 RUN — what is the best part (in your opinion) about your hometown or country? why do you love it? is there anyone else that shares your opinion?
🔥ARSONIST'S LULLABYE — have you ever acted on your impulsive thoughts? what happened and how did people react? did you get hurt or in trouble?
Sometimes I suddenly remember “hey you actually get to meet them and be in love with them in person for the rest of eternity” and I fucking lose it and kick my feet and giggle and I feel like I’m about to explode I love them so much
i want that drama queen badge soooooo bad. because its like a little joke for me. and tom riddle (he is a drama queen). idk does that make sense????? anyway i took the quiz so why !! won’t !! it !! give !! me !! the !! badgesss !! AAAA
shifting is my hobby. in my free time i am a mermaid, solve murders, have a debate with aristotle, ride a dragon, climb a mountain, relax while watching the stars with no hair pollution. i can do everything when im bored and come back some hours later. living the life.
i am guilty of this
i need to stop making dr pinterest boards and leaving them with one (1) pin only.
Girlhood is leaving this reality because you want to sleep for eons without consequences