Why Izzy can’t wear extreme cut pants
Scenario for those: https://www.insider.com/carmar-denim-extreme-cut-out-jeans-sold-out-waitlist-2018-5
My suggestion:
Izzy browsing through a magazine, seeing these pants
Izzy: "Oh, those are cute."
Magnus: "Oh, Isabelle, dear, you can't wear those."
Izzy: "What? Why not?"
Magnus: "Because then Simon and Jace would land in jail."
Izzy: "Why?"
Magnus: "Well, if you wore those pants, Alexander's big brother instincts would get triggered, and he would kill anyone who made crude comments."
Alec: "True."
Magnus: "Then he would get arrested. Jace would try to break him out, and fail, earning him a spot in prison as well. I would successfully break Alexander out of jail, but likely forget about Jace. Which would for some reason prompt Simon to try to break Jace out, which would of course, fail. So then both Simon and Jace would be in prison, while Alexander and I would languish in my vacation home on a spanish little island, where no one would bother us and-... Now that I think about it, how about I buy these pants for you?"
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completely unrelated thought to literally anything i've been doing today:
canon Sanji getting swapped with a Sanji from a genderswap AU. key point is that everyone's p much the same personality wise
there are crises going on. but mostly for canon Sanji lmao
this includes:
Luffy still likes to walk around w/ an open shirt
Franky also still likes to walk around w/ an open shirt
Usopp, guess what, also likes to walk around w/ an open shirt
granted, Usopp at least wears crop tops sometimes
Brook looks pretty much the same except for speaking mannerisms / voice pitch; startles the hell out of Sanji bc he keeps expecting it to be his Brook until a Skull Joke comes out of those chuckling teeth
The knee jerk reaction to Robin and Nami keeps crossing wires- one moment Sanji will just register a guy in his peripheral but not who he's speaking to and cuss and complain and shit. then the realization will kick in and he'll be caught up trying to apologize, but then wondering if he does need to apologize because uh, Nami and Robin are guys here right?? and they're not his Nami and Robin, but at the same time he can't just be rude to Nami and Robin-
he ends up staring into space for a while thinking in circles about it
Zoro is now of the gender he typically dotes on
"H-Hey, Moss-chan-"
"Don't call me that"
"Right. You want a smoothie?"
"I'm not gonna fuck you."
Usopp is the easiest to dote on, followed by Chopper, Franky, and Luffy. funny thing is, aside from Zoro, none of them have complained about/refused said doting. Sanji is reassuring himself that his list doesn't mean anything. he's not falling for Usopp just because of a pair of tits. that'd be ridiculous. after all his Usopp has got plenty big tits already-
he slams his head into a wall trying to forget that thought
also. he has no outlet for any frustration/anger/overwhelming feelings because he's got his code of chivalry thing. so he can't fight Zoro and he doesn't want to fight Robin or Nami. he starts smoking more to compensate, but then he either runs out or Chopper intervenes and gets him to promise to limit his use
in short. suffering.
This Nami and Robin do notice though & while Nami very much does not want to fight Sanji on account of, yknow, not wanting any broken bones or terrible injuries, Robin on the other hand-
He knew it'd help Sanji and it'd be nice to have a sparring partner to practice the more deadly things he can do on someone who can handle it, so he's kinda like "if it'll help, i don't mind sparring"
Sanji is caught between "oh fuck yes, finally someone to kick" and "I CANT HURT ROBIN-KUN"
the sparring ends up very pathetic on Sanji's side of things- think his fight with Kalifa but without him trying to bluff and looking openly stressed- Usopp listens to Sanji's woes about it later while she tinkers on inventions lmao
Usopp is also oddly clingy with Sanji, more so than his own Usopp. However, Sanji doesn't even bother thinking about it, just happy to soak up all the affection. He always has some sort of crisis thinking about his own Usopp later though.
Zoro, and I cannot stress this enough, is a woman. a buff, sweaty, mossball of a woman.
so yeah, suffering.
fem sanji, on the other hand:
having the time of her life
proud bisexual woman going "dear god, so many hot guys- wait shit, is that mosshead"
starts getting "overly friendly" with Usopp- laying his head in her lap, playing with his hair, carrying him around, calling him pet names, making him special snacks, etc.
everyone else puts it together real quick, except Usopp. who doesn't realize the answer until fem Sanji gives him a goodbye kiss on the cheek before going to prep for dinner
The answer: fem Usopp and fem Sanji are dating
fem Sanji: he's Usopp, therefore he's my partner in this flipped world, therefore I gotta treat him right while his own Sanji isn't here
Usopp wants to tell her the truth. but also. doesn't.
he is a mix of guilt and happiness every time he doesn't speak up and gets some gesture of love from her
in conclusion: one way or another, there is suffering all around <3
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31: Dead End
(previous)
even after everything that's happened, you are still a child of the road.
->contains brief body horror/parasite appearance.
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You don’t dream, but you don’t feel awake. Everything is soft. Hazy. You’re falling, or maybe you’re floating, and everything is dark. There’s a voice somewhere far away, muffled wailing. Something stirs the water around you. A hand finds your arm and another joins it, pulling you to the surface. There’s light, bright and blinding. You squint and try to cover your eyes but your limbs are weak and heavy. You feel yourself draped against someone, your arm slung over their shoulder. You can’t walk. They drag you slowly across the floor and up a flight of stairs, one step at a time.
Then there’s another hand. Another voice. Someone else slides against your other side and you’re moving faster now, your feet knocking against the steps. You smell blood. Death. You hear footsteps. Shadows pass overhead like clouds. Someone touches your face and you lean into the warmth of their palm. Your vision is still blurry. Your head feels like it’s full of water. One of the steps crumbles away and you’re shifted, moved around a hole in the floor.
You smell fresh air. Sea breeze. The salt of the ocean. Home. There’s a fullness in your heart you’ve never felt before, a bone-deep certainty. This is home. You’ve finally made it, after all this time. Stairs turn to carpet and carpet to tile, and finally you feel the scrape of concrete. You’re outside and there are people all around you, laying you down in something soft and grainy. Sand? It feels nice.
“...shift shock, probably. Must’ve been right at the center…”
“...still breathing, it’s just shallow…”
“...things on their neck? Are those…”
You open your eyes again and the world is still a gray smear, but you see a cloudy sky. Drift fog. People crowding around, talking quietly. You groan, struggling to sit up. There are hands on your back, your shoulder, the back of your head, cradling you gently and helping you sit up. Jamie is closest, wide-eyed and weeping, Iridesce keeping them steady with a hand on their shoulder. Malachi is on your other side, letting out a long, relieved breath, and Glenn is right beside him with a grin on his face. The Singer kneels in front of you, his pearlescent mandibles lifting slightly in happiness. They’re all worn and ragged, covered in blood, but they’re here with you, alive.
“Where—?” You can’t quite get the words out, your throat feeling raw.
“We’re still in Anchor,” Iridesce says, smiling wryly. “It has a stunning coastline, believe it or not. For all their talk of normalcy, half the anchorware in the city was only there to maintain all the construction they put over the natural landscape.”
“That last shift split the city apart. Half of it fell into the ocean. Good riddance, honestly,” Glenn mutters.
At the mention of the ocean, you glance at the water. The tide is coming in, each wave caressing the beach climbing slowly higher, closer to your toes. Something stirs not far from shore, a ripple emanating from a growing shadow. Something colossal breaks the surface, sprinkling water across the beach like rain. You stare up in shock. The thing—your kin—smiles down at you, no longer in the dark.
“Finally,” he whispers. His voice is just the way you remember it from your dreams but even sweeter now, low and velvety. “I get to see you here, where you came from.” Like John Doe, his body is complex and always moving, tendrils and bristle-like hairs all swaying slightly, as though following the motions of a current. He only has one visible eye, the other half of his face concealed by a draping, curtain-like membrane, curling and colorful like part of a jellyfish bell. He drops slightly, bringing his face closer to you. A ribbon-like tentacle extends towards you, curling out of the water. You reach out and it curls around your fingers gently, a suckling kiss to your palm.
“I remembered how to breathe,” you tell him.
“I know,” he says proudly.
“Am I going to change?”
“You have always been what you are. Now, you will see what I have always seen.”
You’re aware of the others behind you; the Singer and Glenn on the shore. Malachi and Iridesce standing in the wet sand. Jamie, wading in deeper, splashing behind you. They stop just short of touching you. The air is tense with words they want to say. “Would it be hard?” you ask. “If I kept going…”
“You will need to be careful. Diving too far, too fast will still harm you until you have fully adjusted. Shall I stay in the shallows with you for now?”
You lower your hand. The tendril follows like an affectionate animal, still seeking your touch. “No, I mean…if I kept going here. On land. Will I stop being able to breathe the air?”
He tilts his head, his gaze softening. “No. You will need to keep your gills damp, but…” You expect him to be angry, but he chuckles. “Truly? You are leaving? Lorne will be disappointed.”
“I’ll come back,” you promise him. You’ve never meant it more than before. “I want to. Maybe I’ll even stay, someday. But right now, I…”
“You are the closest thing I have to kin in this world. I understand. You must go where the current takes you. This is also our way.” The tentacle slips away with one last affectionate squeeze of your fingers, vanishing beneath the surface. He makes a rumbling sound—a song you remember from the ferry, calling out to you. Before, it was a slow, mournful noise. Now, you hear joy. “I will eagerly await your return. Whenever it is. However long it lasts. I will be here, always, to welcome you.” He sinks slowly, vanishing beneath seafoam and the rising tide, swallowed up by the blue, shimmery depths. You feel tears wet your cheeks; tears of happiness. Of relief.
You turn around and Jamie collapses into your arms, sobbing against your chest. You hold them, swaying back and forth as the ocean flows around you like a comforting embrace. You walk back to shore with them and they cling to you the whole way, as though afraid you’ll drift out of reach if they let go.
You sit together at the top of a sandy hill, watching the water. People trickle by to see you, offering gratitude and heartfelt embraces. There’s a lot left to salvage of Anchor, sensor arrays and stabilizers, things that could make the roads much safer. Malachi and the people of Nelton have already begun going through the labs, cataloging and organizing anything of use. The Verlindans are heading straight for the University, having found files that suggest a cure for the sickness Anchor inflicted on them. Iridesce kisses your cheek before she leaves. She has a funeral to prepare for, but much more to look forward to. The Singer is returning to Compass Hill and he invites you to stay, as he always does, though doesn’t look quite so worried when you gently decline.
“So,” Jamie says.
You laugh. “So?”
They lean their head against your shoulder and take one of your hands, toying with the joints of your fingers. “Now what?”
You hum thoughtfully. “Should probably get you to a hospital.”
“Eh, I’ll live. The Verlindans aren’t too shabby at field surgery.”
“The University, then. Somebody needs to explain what happened here. When Compass Hill changed, there was all kinds of legal stuff we had to go through, but ultimately, they gave the town to the weavers.” You smile sadly, thinking about that now. “I wonder what’ll happen this time. There aren’t many of us. Seems like a waste to have a whole town for two or three people.”
“If they wanna give you the whole town, take it,” Jamie says, shrugging. “Seems like the least they could do.”
It almost feels strange to get back in your car now. It’s right where you left it, the windshield still cracked. It feels like a relic of a different time. The engine stutters but starts up. You’ve never felt this way at the start of a journey. This isn’t a chore or just another job. There’s no urgency. You could take the scenic route. Stop in Prismville or Compass Hill, maybe visit Glenn’s neck of the woods of Nelton. “I’d want the fences to come down,” you say thoughtfully. “The gates, too. The lab should be torn down once we’ve stripped everything useful. I think it all needs to go.”
“Where would the courier house go?” Jamie asks, sounding almost cautious.
“Hm. Maybe where the lab used to be? I don’t know. It could go anywhere.”
“Anywhere?”
“Yeah, anywhere. Where would you want it?”
Jamie looks at you with wide, watery eyes and a trembling smile. “Come on. That shouldn’t be up to me.”
“It’s at least half up to you. How am I going to run a courier bed and breakfast if the in-house barista doesn’t like the view?”
You have to slam on the brakes when Jamie tugs you over by the collar of your shirt, kissing you breathless. “We need to stop in Prismville,” they say breathlessly. “We’re gonna book the nicest suite in that huge, fancy hotel and we’re gonna fuck like it’s our honeymoon.” You shiver at the pleasant sensation of their fingertips teasing your gills. “And then we’ll deal with the serious stuff. Go back to the University, file whatever reports we need to file. Then we’ll come back here and you’ll finally have your proper homecoming—”
“Too late,” you say between hungry, nipping kisses, the fluke darting out to taste your tongue. “Already had it. You missed it.”
“What do you mean I missed it?”
“I mean you missed it. Sorry. I’ve been home for a while now.” You pull back far enough to look Jamie in the eye, sharing a soft smile and savoring this new pull at your heart.
[NOW PLAYING ON THE RADIO: MY DAY BY BLUE FOUNDATION]
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