#one month later...

The Devil’s in the Details

Shoutout to the fics written in Tumblr tags. And captions. And replies to asks, and answers to memes. Those are the details I love: pieces of fics, written day after day. Even if you’re not posting a nice long text on AO3, you’re still writing, and you’re still telling a story.

con't from here - @ceram1cs

ㅤㅤㅤBEYOND  HIS  CREW,  AND  EVEN  THEN  WITH  some  small  amount  of  levity  -  it  has  been  a  long,  long  time  since  law  had  demonstrated  trust  in  another  living  being.  the  world  had  a  way  of  ripping  his  heart  out  in  particular,  ensuring  it  was  stomped  upon  and  shriveled  up  and  scarred  so  heavily  he  was  mostly  impressed  it  had  survived  at  all.  corazon's  sacrifice,  frankly,  had  been  the  only  thing  that  kept  him  willing  to  deal  with  other  humans  -  the  necessary  nature  that  came  with  wanting  to  take  down  doflamingo.  he's  pretty  sure  an  elaborate  decade  long  revenge  plot  wasn't  what  his  benefactor  had  meant  when  he'd  sent  him  on  his  way  -  but  the  surgeon  of  death  was  a  stubborn  little  shit,  and  had  found  the  essence  of  freedom  along  his  journey  regardless.  it  was  pressed  against  his  side  at  this  very  moment,  a  little  damp  from  the  cold  and  humid  air,  and  just  shy  of  them  both  getting  sprayed  by  the  treacherous  sea.  he  coveted  it  -  was  addicted  to  it,  even,  but  that  was  the  thing  about  freedom.  you  couldn't  hold  onto  it,  could  you?

ㅤㅤㅤcaptain's  coat  whipped  by  the  breeze,  law  tugs  it  a  little  wider,  ensuring  it  encases  what  it  can  of  luffy  beneath  the  thick  fabric.  it's  not  much  -  for  the  younger  is  broad  enough,  but  the  gesture  is  clear  in  the  warmth  of  law's  lingering  frame,  the  way  his  molten  gaze  picks  him  apart  as  he  clutches  him  close.  the  ship  rocks  beneath  their  feet,  a  groan  in  wano's  tumultuous  waves,  but  he  pays  it  no  mind.  they've  endured  worse  storms  together  after  all  -  proverbial  and  otherwise.  would  they  continue  to  endure  more?  law  didn't  know.

ㅤㅤㅤnow  that  things  were  accomplished  here  -  he  supposes  it  would  be  time  for  them  to  drift  apart  soon  enough.  law  had  ultimately  completed  his  goal,  and  then  some,  and  luffy  wouldn't  be  swayed  from  his  dream.  even  if  their  goals  overlapped  -  the  surgeon  of  death  knew  in  his  heart  of  hearts  that  he  was  far  too  independent  to  become  a  member  of  this  crew  -  far  too  bull-headed  in  his  own  right.  it  was  up  to  strawhat  to  complete  his  dreams  on  his  own,  and  law  just  the  very  same  -  now  without  the  looming  specter  of  justice  for  corazon  overhead.  does  it  make  him  a  bit  sad?  perhaps,  but  none  would  be  the  wiser  to  such  an  emotion.

ㅤㅤㅤthey're  impossibly  close,  tips  of  their  noses  continuing  to  brush  with  the  rock  of  the  waves,  law's  shadowed  stare  a  looming  thing  beneath  his  hat.  he  offers  luffy  a  hum,  thumb  sweeping  over  a  broad  pectoral,  the  impossible  curvature  of  his  scar,  and  goes  silent.  the  promise  is  almost  religious  -  the  sanctity  of  it  filling  him  with  hope  and  reverence  all  at  once.  but  as  his  core  -  law  knows  the  truth  of  it,  love  is  never  enough,  and  he'd  be  damned  if  another  grand  man  pledged  his  life  for  the  safety  of  his  own.  -  but  that  was  the  problem,  wasn't  it?  luffy  had  already  done  so,  and  law  was  right  back  at  the  beginning,  staring  at  a  too  bright  smile  with  a  'me  too!'  on  the  tip  of  his  tongue.

ㅤㅤㅤit's  rare  for  luffy  to  be  whispering  at  all  -  rarer  still  for  the  younger  to  be  so  solemn  and  serious.  law  likes  these  private  moments  between  them,  and  will  treasure  this  one  just  like  all  the  others.  ㅤㅤㅤ❝ i  know. ❞  ㅤㅤㅤhe  murmurs,  ㅤㅤㅤ❝ it's  safe  with  you. ❞ㅤㅤㅤ  everything  is  safe  with  luffy,  with  the  strawhats  -  despite  the  insane  risks  they  take.  law  wondered  if  that  stemmed  from  his  inability  to  protect  ace,  and  an  exhaustive  effort  to  make  up  for  it  where  it  counted.  ㅤㅤㅤ❝ but  mugiwara-ya. ❞  ㅤㅤㅤthat  hand  rubs  gently,  calloused  thumb  dipping  between  his  pectorals,  before  resting  once  more  over  the  shadowed  beat  of  his  heart,  ㅤㅤㅤ❝ we  will  part  ways  in  a  day  or  two,  and  this  alliance  will  be  over. ❞ㅤㅤㅤ  it  looms  like  a  guillotine  over  his  head,  a  constant  reminder  that  it  isn't  forever.  he  wonders,  and  he  wonders,  and  he  wonders  -  ㅤㅤㅤ❝ where  will  we  be  then?  when  you're  on  one  side  of  the  ocean  causing  trouble  and  i'm  on  the  other. ❞  ㅤㅤㅤwill  he  even  get  to  keep  a  fragment  of  this,  or  will  it  too  -  be  buried  when  luffy  is  gone,  free  as  the  wind?

hit em where it hurts | @inominati

Silence lingers in the wake of Igor's words, profound in the weight they carry. It's nothing that Jing Yuan hasn't heard before, but -- somehow Igor makes it sound like something easy.

"I... can't really afford to make any mistakes," are the first words that leave the young lieutenant's mouth, before he can quite keep them from slipping through his teeth. "I have so much responsibility now, and so many people's safety hinges on my decisions."

All too late, the childishness of his words swiftly hits him. What right does he have to argue against Igor about decisions? He, who carries the lives of his entire world on his shoulders, who left his family behind to grasp at any hope he could reach? What did he have to go through to even come to that decision in the first place? And unlike Jing Yuan, with his entire life ahead of him, Igor didn't have the time to dwell on his decisions.

...How could Jing Yuan's burdens of responsibility possibly compare to Igor's?

Jessie reacts to rumors! -- Accepting!

Chapters: 8/? Fandom: Supergirl (TV 2015) Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Kara Danvers/Lena Luthor Characters: Kara Danvers, Lena Luthor, Alex Danvers, Winn Schott Jr., Hank Henshaw | J'onn J'onzz, Jess (Supergirl TV 2015), Mon-El (Supergirl TV 2015), Lucas "Snapper" Carr Additional Tags: Slow Burn, sort of a slow burn because I'm terrible at them, some angst I think?, Post 2x08, Action, Sex at some point, SuperCorp, alien segregation, lena struggles with emotional distress, fluff is probably in there somewhere, lena is also very tired of all the bullshit, more angsty than I realized oops, there is an actual plotline i promise, technically kara pov, if I sound like I know what I'm doing don't believe me, sanvers makes a cameo, Canon Universe Summary:

After the events of Medusa, Lena Luthor has isolated herself from contact-- including from Kara Danvers, Supergirl, and most of the outside world. Kara struggles to save her friendship and Lena's name when it suddenly appears that the remaining Luthor has put a plan in motion to save National City from further destruction: segregating the aliens and humans for their own good. When Supergirl is forced to retreat for safety, Lena must decide what kind of Luthor she ultimately will become.

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Oh gee, this harder than I thought it would be… (I’ll do names in alphabetical order.) (Stuff it, I'm leaving the ones I'm struggling with blank for nor, I'm sick of this still sitting in my drafts over a month later. :()

Hit me up with any of my fandoms and I’ll tell you:

my “FOREVER” pairing: Heh, sorry, but I’ll have to say send a season for that question. (I thought I could narrow it down but I couldn’t)

my “sometimes” pairing (if I’m in the mood): Ashley/Cassie or Maya/Kendrix

my “friends-with-benefits” pairing: Mike/Kevin (If I'm being realistic this would be the type of relationship they'd have.) 

my “adele” pairing (“WE COULD HAVE HAD IT AAAAAALL”): Alex/Jen (it makes sense to word it like that… to me anyway.)

my “hate sex” pairing: Any ranger/villain pair. 

my “working on it” pairing: *to be added*

my favorite threesome / poly ship: Any combination of the Samurai and/or Megaforce team. :\

my platonic “their friendship is too precious to mess it up with romance” ship: Bah, I don’t really know as I’m too much of a shippy dumbass to think of one. -_- (I need my shipping goggles removed. :()

my “i love it but don’t want it to happen” pairing: *to be added*

my “it started out crack but now it’s serious and i regret everything” pairing: Assuming I have to stick with in the show and not out of show crossovers, either Scorpina (MMPR)/Vypra (PRLR) (can’t even remember how this started) or Kevin/Vypra (due to the actors less than liked status as characters and the facts they’re both pretty to the point I crush/ed on both. -_-)

my endgame pairing: Can't decide between a few. :|

my “across time and space they will always find each other” pairing: Jen/Wes (in this case, literally).

my “settling for second choice” pairing: *to be added*