“My name is Ace, nice to meet you,” Ace introduced himself, practically shouting in Buggy's ear and bowing his head slightly.
The crew bowed in turn, returning Ace's salute, who seemed pleased by their action. Buggy exchanged a look with Mom over Ace's head, where had Ace learned such manners?
Despite his angelic exterior, Buggy knew from his own experience during the first two years of Ace's life and from Mom's letters during the next two that Ace was more akin to a mud-dwelling demon.
My amazingly talented little sister made me an illustration for the new chapter of my fanfic. I wanted it to feel like the imagination bubbles that Luffy or Robin often have and she nailed the vibe perfectly.
Conclusion after my first Whumptober participation: 11 stories. Not too bad, more than I expected, but the moment I realized I was allowed to sleep instead of continuing to write it was over for me. Overall it was a fun experience — for me, not for the characters — and the prompts gave me ideas I never would have thought of without it, so thank you @whumptober.
However! I will finish this challenge whether it is finishing the stories I already started or those that are not yet written. I am not giving up. My goal is to finish by the end of January considering that I have a big break for Christmas but nothing is guaranteed.
I leave you now the links of the stories that are already posted and I will update each time I post a new story.
DAY 1 & DAY 19: Every Day You Fight Like You're Running Out Of Time (Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester)
Sam gets lost in the forest. This action has consequences.
No. 1: RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK Search Party | Panic Attack | "If only we could hold on.” (Icysami x Renegaderr, Strangers.)
No. 19: BLOOD TRAIL Abandoned Cabin | One Way Out | "Is there anybody alive out there?" (Bruce Springsteen, Radio Nowhere)
Luffy relives the worst day of his life, over and over again.
DAY 2: Again. (Monkey D. Luffy)
No. 2: ALTERNATIVE Time Loop
Dean is going to die, Sam doesn't know what to think about it.
DAY 3: Did You Bring Me Some Pie? (Sam Winchester)
No. 3: SET UP FOR FAILURE Fingerprints | Wrongfully Arrested | "I warned you."
Law can't escape, even in his dreams. Especially in his dreams.
DAY 4: A Good Night's Sleep (Trafalgar D. Water Law)
No. 4: HALLUCINATIONS Hypnosis | Sensory Deprivation | “You're still alive in my head.” (Billy Lockett, More)
Luffy can stretch and stretch, but he can't escape his pain.
DAY 5: If My Pain Will Stretch That Far (Monkey D. Luffy)
No. 5: SUNBURN Healing Salve | Heatstroke | "If my pain will stretch that far." (Lottery Winners, Burning House)
Bobby is bleeding out, but family doesn't end in blood.
DAY 6: Blood On The Car Seats (Bobby Singer)
No. 6: NOT REALIZING THEY'RE INJURED Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms | Healed Wrong | "It's not my blood."
The heart of a demon, willingly given, is a powerful weapon for the one who wields it.
DAY 7: The Heart of a Demon (Crowley)
No. 7: ONLY FOR EMERGENCIES Unconventional Weapon | Magic with a Cost | "It's us or them."
Zoro can't sleep, ghosts come to keep him company.
DAY 8: Nightmares Don't Sleep (Roronoa Zoro)
No. 8: SLEEP DEPRIVATION Isolation Chamber | Forced to Stay Awake | "Leave the lights on." (Coldplay, Midnight)
Castiel is learning to be human. It hurts. In more ways than one.
DAY 10: Did It Hurt When You Fell From Heaven? (Castiel)
No. 10: BLOW TO THE HEAD Slurred Words | Passing Out from Pain | "I can't think straight."
No. 11: SEEING DOUBLE Convenience Store | Loneliness | “Leave no trace behind, like you don't even exist.” (Taylor Swift, Illicit Affairs)
DAY 11: Fade Away Into The Sunset (Sam Winchester)
No. 12: STARVATION Underground Caverns | Cannibalism | "Just a little more."
DAY 12: (Nico Robin)
The end of a crew. The end of a legend.
DAY 13: Till Death Do Us Part (Straw Hat Pirates)
No. 13: TEAM AS A FAMILY Familial Curse | Multiple Whumpees | "Death will do us part." (Set It Off, Partner's In Crime)
No. 14: LEFT FOR DEAD Hunting Gear | Blackmail | “Because I want you to know what it feels like to be haunted” (tiLLie, kooL aiD mAn)
DAY 14: (Shanks)
The cycle repeats itself.
DAY 15: The Father's Mistakes Fall on the Son's Shoulders (Dean Winchester, Jack Kline)
No. 15: CHILDHOOD TRAUMA Painful Hug | Moment of Clarity | "I did good, right?"
No. 16: NECROSIS Swamp | Wound Cleaning | "No, I can't feel anything."
DAY 16: Where Dreams Go To Die (Sanji)
No. 17: NOWHERE ELSE TO GO Ruined Map | Shipwrecked | "We had a good run."
DAY 17: In the Dark You Can't Tell Ink and Blood Apart (Nami)
No. 18: REVENGE Unreliable Narrator | Loss of Identity | “I see what's mine and take it.” (Panic! at the Disco, Emperor's New Clothes)
DAY 18: (Sabo)
No. 20: EMOTIONAL ANGST Shoulder to Cry On | Giving Permission to Die | "It's not your fault."
DAY 20: (Charlie Bradbury)
No. 21: BODY HORROR Body Horror | Tattoo Gun | Spirit Possession | “Let the bedsheet soak up the tears.” (Apparat feat. Soap & Skin, Goodbye)
DAY 21: D.E.A.T.H. (Trafalgar D. Water Law)
No. 22: BLEEDING THROUGH BANDAGES Tourniquet | Reopening Wounds | "Oh that's not good."
DAY 22: (Jack Kline)
No. 9: OBSESSION Broken Window | Bruises | “Frame me up on the wall, just to keep me out of trouble.” (Fall Out Boy, Irresistible) No. 23: FORCED CHOICE Public Display | Broken Pedestal | "I'm doing this for you."
DAY 23 (+DAY 9): The Hand That Saves Is The Same As The Hand That Wounds (Gabriel)
No. 24: RADIATION POISONING Collapsed Building | Equipment Failure | “I never knew daylight could be so violent.” (Florence + The Machine, No Light, No Light)
DAY 24: Embracing the Sun (Portgas D. Ace)
No. 25: SURGERY Stitches | Being Monitored | "It's for your own good."
DAY 25: Grit Your Teeth, Everything Will Be Fine (Sam Winchester)
No. 26: NIGHTMARES Breakfast Table | Parting Words of Regret | “I'm haunted by the lies that I have loved, the actions I have hated.” (Poe, Haunted)
DAY 26: (Claire Novak)
No. 27: VOICELESS Laboratory | Muzzled | “I have no mouth and I must scream.”
DAY 27: EX-FL02 (Portgas D. Ace)
No. 29: FATIGUE Labyrinth | Burnout | "Who said you could rest?"
DAY 29: Run Rabbit, Run (Dean Winchester & Sam Winchester)
No. 30: RECOVERY Hospital Bed | Holding Back Tears | "What have I done?" No. 28: ALTERNATIVE No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
DAY 30 (+DAY 28): When the Sun Dies, the Stars Go With It (Portgas D. Ace, Sabo)
No. 31: ASKING FOR HELP Therapy | Making Amends | "I'm alive, I'm just not well." (Elliot Lee, Alive, Not Well.)
DAY 31: The Hardest Things To Say (Dean Winchester)
So, I was reading the prompts for Whumptober, just for funsies. What do you mean more than half (so far) can apply to Ace? How is this child so traumatized?
This is just an excuse to show you this new paragraph in my WIP that I'm so proud of. And if all goes well, you'll be able to see the full fic tomorrow ;)
"Three swords pierced his heart as he clung to Marco like a rock in the middle of the raging ocean, the grief he had been running from for nearly two years pouring over him like oil on a fire. He cried and cried, the cracks in his facade widening with each sob, pieces of him falling to the ground like a broken vase. He would have shattered if it weren’t for Marco’s arms around him to keep him whole — to keep him afloat."
Rouge meets Roger a few months after she enters to the New World. He's funny, flirts with her endlessly, but more importantly, he has a ship. So she flirts back, lets him buy her a drink or two, and at the end of the night, she steals his ship. And his straw hat for good measure.
Roger chases her to the docks, his crew behind him, and by the time he gets there, Rouge has already cast off. Roger's fingers almost close around her wrist, a ghostly touch. The wind rushes through her sails, and Rouge blows Roger a kiss as she laughs away from the island.
A few weeks later, Rouge has all but forgotten about Roger, except for the fact that she's living on his ship. She could sell it and buy one more suited to her needs — a smaller one for starters, living alone on a ship that big feels like a ghost ship — but something's stopping her. There's life everywhere she looks, memories, of Roger and his crew. She almost feels bad for stealing it, not just the ship but what it represents.
But Rouge lives her life without regrets and it's not like she's going to turn back now.
Life goes on and so does Rouge.
Roger catches up with her the next day.
Rouge wanders the streets of the city, restocking her supplies to leave. The island was pleasant enough, with long sandy beaches, but adventure awaits. The air pressure increases as she exits a store and Rouge swallows to clear her aching ears, watching the clouds for any sign of a storm.
The danger does not come from the sky.
The crowd parts around him instinctively, and Rouge stares into his gray eyes. That's where the real storm is, dangerous and beautiful. Roger smiles, Rouge starts running.
They run through the city, between market stalls and jumping from rooftop to rooftop. Rouge almost lets Roger catch up with her once or twice before running out of his reach again. Adrenaline and joy flow through her veins, giving her wings. But when she reaches the port to set sail again, his crew is already there, aboard her ship.
Rouge stops abruptly and Roger lands next to her, laughing cheerfully. Jolly Roger, they call him. The pirate who laughs all the time, even when his sails are red with blood. Rouge wonders if she made a mistake.
"It's been a long time since I've had this much fun," Roger says, and there's a sort of breathless happiness to him that makes his eyes sparkle.
Rouge, who expected self-righteous anger and sharp steel, drops her hand from her dagger in surprise. His first mate scolds Roger, telling him that they had already lost their ship once because of him but Roger continues to laugh.
Rouge sees her opportunity. "Do you want to keep this going?"
The glint of interest in Roger's eyes tells her she's already won. The first mate throws his hands up in exasperation.
"What do you propose?"
"A little challenge, if I can keep your hat for twenty-four hours, you let me go and pay my bill at the bar. If not, I'll give you everything back and I'll even work for you while I pay off my debt."
Roger crosses his arms in front of him, smirking. "But I already got my ship back."
"I'll steal it again then," Rouge replies, matching his smile.
Roger's smile, if that's possible, widens further. His crew groans in frustration behind him, as if they already know what their captain is going to do. The first mate pulls out a bottle of rum and settles down on deck.
"On one condition, I get my hat back no matter what the outcome."
"You think I can win?" Rouge asks, raising an eyebrow. She knows she's going to win, but it's surprising that Roger accepts, thinking she has a chance.
"I wouldn't dream of underestimating you. I know what you're capable of, my flower," Roger replied grandiloquently, bowing to her.
"If that's it," Rouge whispers in his ear, making him shiver. "The twenty-four hours start now."
And she runs away again.
I love Roger and Rouge so much 😭😭😭
Please send me your headcanons for them or send prompts for me to share them! I haven’t written these two for a while and I want to spread my love again
(You can send for Shakky/Rayleigh or even other ships too!)
DAY 13: Till Death Do Us Part
The end of a crew. The end of a legend.
If you haven't seen the "Character Death" tag and you don't like when your favorite characters die, there's still time to turn around. The entire crew dies in this story, it's not a spoiler to say that. (And, the warnings will be put at the beginning of each chapter, in more or less gruesome ways.) I was looking for a poem to be the story's guideline but I couldn't find one that fit what I was looking for. And even though I don't really need it anymore, I decided to write it myself. The first real chapter will be coming tomorrow or in the next few days but in the meantime I left some clues on how each character dies if you want to decipher them. I originally wrote the poem in French and was unable to make it rhyme in English, to my great disappointment. So I left it for you in French with the translation for each line just below. Fandom : One Piece Character(s) : Mugiwara Kaizoku | Straw Hat Pirates Relationship(s) : Mugiwara Kaizoku | Straw Hat Pirates & Mugiwara Kaizoku | Straw Hat Pirates Words Count : 629 No. 13: TEAM AS A FAMILY Familial Curse | Multiple Whumpees | "Death will do us part." (Set It Off, Partner's In Crime)
À bord du navire des rêves,
(On board the ship of dreams,)
vivaient dix animaux
(lived ten animals)
Tous suivaient leur capitaine,
(All followed their captain,)
un singe avec comme couronne un chapeau.
(a monkey with a hat as a crown.)
Le tigre partit le premier,
(The tiger left first,)
protégeant jusqu’au bout ses camarades.
(protecting his comrades until the end.)
Mais son dos resta intouché,
(But his back remained untouched,)
marquant l'ultime preuve de sa bravade.
(marking the ultimate proof of his bravado.)
Le cheval solitaire fût le suivant,
(The lonely horse was next,)
son vieux squelette ne tenant plus le coup
(his old skeleton no longer holding up)
Ses amis ne le laissèrent pas seul un instant,
(His friends did not leave him alone for a moment,)
tenant sa main jusqu’à son dernier pouls.
(holding his hand until his last pulse.)
La fin commença avec celle du caméléon,
(The end began with that of the chameleon,)
son courage inspirant le monde entier
(his courage inspiring the whole world)
Même devant la Mort il ne baissa pas le front,
(Even in the face of Death he did not lower his head,)
lançant sur la mer les navires par milliers.
(launching ships by the thousands into the sea.)
L’ironie n’échappa pas au canard,
(The irony did not escape the duck,)
quand ses yeux se fermèrent de leur plein gré.
(when his eyes closed of their own accord.)
Il aurait aimé que cela arrive un peu plus tard,
(He would have liked it to happen a little later,)
sombrer dans les bras de la mer dont il avait toujours rêvé.
(to sink into the arms of the sea he had always dreamed of.)
Le taureau résista sans jamais faillir,
(The bull resisted without ever failing,)
quand se déchainèrent les sévices des enfers
(when the torments of hell were unleashed)
Il accueillit la fin avec un sourire,
(He greeted the end with a smile,)
tel était l’adage de l’homme de fer.
(such was the adage of the iron man.)
La chatte affronta sa fin sans ruser,
(The cat faced her end without guile,)
maîtrisant une dernière fois les éléments
(mastering the elements one last time)
Elle ne s’enfuit pas même si elle était effrayée,
(She did not run away even though she was frightened,)
libérant un pays entier du tourment.
(freeing an entire country from torment.)
Le petit renne choisit de rester,
(The little reindeer chose to stay,)
refusant de tourner son dos à ceux dans le besoin
(refusing to turn his back on those in need)
Face à la maladie il ne cessa d’essayer
(Faced with illness he never stopped trying)
et sa compassion causa sa fin.
(and his compassion caused his end.)
La seule grue qui avait réussi à fuir,
(The only crane that had managed to escape,)
finit par retourner à la maison
(ended up returning home)
Pour une fois elle ne pût pas courir,
(For once she could not run,)
et enfermée, elle se plia à la raison.
(and locked up, she bowed to reason.)
L’ours fût là quand personne ne pouvait plus l’être,
(The bear was there when no one could anymore,)
Guidant son capitaine jusqu’à la dernière minute
(Guiding his captain until the last minute)
Il ne laissa jamais sa peur paraître,
(He never let his fear show,)
Continuant jusqu’au bout pour lui, la lutte.
(Continuing the fight to the end for him.)
Le singe resta le dernier,
(The monkey was the last to remain,)
Seul et froid au milieu de la nuit
(Alone and cold in the middle of the night)
Quand il partit, personne n'était là pour l’en empêcher,
(When he left, no one was there to stop him,)
et il prit le soleil avec lui.
(and he took the sun with him.)
“I'm on Team Winchester now,” Meg explained, filling two shot glasses with vodka. “Or at least Team Kick-Crowley’s-ass-and-give-Sam-his-soul-back.”
“I don't buy it,” Jo retorted acidly. “You've whored yourself to Azazel and Lucifer. Why not Crowley too?”
There was a flicker of surprise in Meg's eyes, her memory of Jo probably no longer matching the woman before her. But Jo had died and been reborn, all sharp edges and broken angles. Full of anger and grief.
“Because I have morals, even for a demon,” Meg replied, brushing her fingernail across Jo's cheek. “Also, he tried to kill me. Multiple times. Call me difficult, but I don't find that very attractive in a leader. In a lover, on the other hand—”
“ You’ve tried to kill me,” Jo interrupted her, grabbing her hand in hers and twisting her wrist to keep it away from her face.
“And I'm very glad I didn't succeed,” Meg replied with a smirk, her eyes roaming over Jo’s body.
DAY 4: A Good Night's Sleep
Law can't escape, even in his dreams. Especially in his dreams.
You know those games where you hit the ball around to get it to the finish line? Law is the ball. Trigger Warnings : - Implied Character Death - Graphic Description of Corpses - Maggot - Blood and Gore - Psychological Horror - Implied Genocide Nothing is graphic except the description of the corpses but it's definitely there. Feel free to let me know if I missed anything. Fandom : One Piece Character(s) : Trafalgar D. Water Law Words Count : 962 No. 4: HALLUCINATIONS Hypnosis | Sensory Deprivation | “You're still alive in my head.” (Billy Lockett, More)
Law ran and ran, but he couldn't escape. The white stretched everywhere, on the buildings, on the trees, on the people . The cold air bit his skin viciously and his ragged breathing formed condensation in the air.
The smoke morphed before his eyes, winding and wrapping all around him. The smell of smoke and burning flesh hit his nose and Law doubled over to vomit.
He was so hot, his skin was clammy and he felt like he was suffocating in his heavy black feather coat. The coat swallowed him up completely, almost suffocating him and Law wondered when it had arrived on his shoulders. It must have been Cora-san who had put it there. But where was Cora-san?
The smoke thickened, taking on the appearance of crows with bloody feathers. Drops of blood fell onto the pristine snow. White. Red. Black. Law’s head kept spinning.
Where was Cora-san?
If they didn't hurry up, Doflamingo would catch up with them.
(Doflamingo had already caught up with them.)
(Cora-san was dead.)
Law looked up at the sky. The stars shone brightly in the dark night, incandescent and untouchable. (How could he see them through the smoke?) A star grew in the sky, grew and grew until Law could see only it, until his retina burned in his eyeballs.
Strings of gold descended from the heavens, like the will of a vengeful god (run Law, run), and fell to the earth with all the force of a meteor. The ground shook and Law fell into the bloody snow.
The threads streaked the sky by the thousands until Law could no longer see the stars, trapping him in the White City. (City of the Dead, City of Angels)
A birdcage.
(Doflamingo was there.)
(Run, Law, Run.)
The blood-stained raven croaked, a cruel, bitter laugh. Law wept with it. His tears felt like stardrops, burning against his cheeks.
Law began to run again. The white continued to advance, marking his skin and seeping into his body, all the way to his lungs. Soon, the white would swallow him whole until nothing remained of him but a bloodstain on the snow.
A weight fell on his back, sending him to the ground and snow poured into his mouth. Law tried to swim through the mass that clung to his skin like blood, but chains around his feet pulled him deeper into the earth.
Law screamed. But no one heard him.
The pressure on his back grew more intense and when Law opened his eyes again, Lammy's lifeless eyes were staring at him. Law was drowning in a sea of severed limbs and rotting flesh. Bones sticking out in all the wrong directions, teeth falling out of twisted smiles. Gaunt skin covered in white spots.
The white had caught up with him.
(Dead. Everyone was dead.)
Law was the only survivor.
“See? There is no despair in this world. Someone will probably come and give you a helping hand.”
A maggot crawled out of Lammy's eye and into Law's ear.
But he couldn't scream.
(But he couldn't cry.)
If he screamed, the Navy would find him and kill him.
(If he cried, Doflamingo would find him and kill him.)
It was his only way to leave Flevance alive.
(It was his only way to leave Minion Island alive.)
A skeletal hand placed itself over his hand and mouth, preventing him from screaming. Terrified, Law followed the arm with his eyes, barely daring to move or breathe. Cora-san smiled at him, blood running from his nose and a broken tooth.
“I’ll die smiling! Because if you ever think of me, I want you to remember my smile.”
Cora-san's coat spontaneously caught fire. As usual, Cora-san didn't notice. The fire spread to the mountain of corpses that Law was on top of, licking the soles of his shoes.
The World Government wanted to remove all evidence.
(But they wouldn't be able to, because Law was still alive.)
(For that, he had to run.)
(Run, Law, Run.)
A hand locked around his ankle, cold and bony. Lammy’s head snapped around in its socket, the skin of her face melting around her eyeballs. She was smiling.
“Big brother, let’s go to the festival!”
Lammy’s hand tightened, her fingers digging in painfully until blood flowed.
“Big brother, why don’t you want to play with me?”
There were tears in her eyes.
“Big brother, why don’t you love me anymore?”
Law tried to pull away, tugging and kicking. He fell out of the pile and into the snow, Lammy’s torn-off arm still clinging to his ankle.
Gunshots rang out in the night, making Law flinch violently.
(Two brothers face to face, a gun in their hands. A perfect mirror.)
(Cora-san's body falling on the chest where Law was hidden.)
Law began to run, Lammy's arm like prisoner's chains around his feet. Black and pink feathers flew around him, a raven laughed in the distance.
Strings wrapped around Law's throat and hands. A doll tangled in his puppeteer's grip.
"You can't run forever, Law."
He couldn't escape.
He couldn't escape.
He couldn't escape.
A crevasse opened beneath his feet, snow cascading down and dragging Law down with it. The white covered him, swallowed him, ate him whole.
But just before Law was completely devoured by the white, an open hand closed around his wrist. Warm and soft and gentle. A blond man smiled at him, black and pink feathers dancing around him.
“If you want a good night's sleep, nothing better.”
(Law hadn't slept properly since Cora-san died.)
(The world was so noisy .)
“Cora-san?”
Law's voice was weak, almost inaudible.
(No one had heard him cry amidst the explosions, long after Cora-san died.)
(Cora-san could always hear him.)
“ Wrong .”
Law screamed.
(No one heard him.)
I'm sorry.
First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist Then they came for the Socialists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Socialist Then they came for the trade unionists And I did not speak out Because I was not a trade unionist Then they came for the Jews And I did not speak out Because I was not a Jew Then they came for me And there was no one left To speak out for me
— Pastor Martin Niemöller
In regards of the Trump government scraping all trans inclusion in its queer information portion of its websites I have made this thing. Spread the word. Don't let them pretend we never existed.
P.S: Don't like! Reblog! <3
“Because true and sincere friendships can transcend space and time, can last longer than a lifetime,” Mom replied. “Because you are a D and we laugh at the face of Fate. We don't let anyone define us or tell us what to do, we decide our own destiny.” Mom was right. Ace was the product of his parents and he had always hated it.
He got angry like his father and had the proud arrogance of his mother. He had his mother's taste for adventure and his father's charisma. He carried his parents' dreams and doubts and created his own path. He had Roger's eyes and Rouge's smile. He was both the best and the worst of his parents. But he also shared their will and their determination, their refusal to give up . They did not bow down to any man or god. (He was the son of a King, a Conqueror and an Emperor.) This realization left him strangely calm, as if a huge weight had been lifted from his shoulders. Ace closed his eyes and let the wind carry him, the setting sun gently warming his skin.
At The Dawn of Time by TheStarsInBetween
Illustration by @drop-of-starshine
oscillating between one piece and supernatural as my hyperfixation depending on the weather
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