#i am a menace to this family

[moongothic]

Many people have pointed out (in relation to Crocodad) how in Japanese the etymology of the word "wani" (crocodile) is a bit complicated to say the least and in mythology could mean a variety of things, including a shark, sea monster or a dragon

Which, of course, is quite an interesting coincidence. Crocodile does often get referred to as "wani" not just by Luffy but some other characters, and so it would be just a little funny if both of Luffy's dads were sorta kinda called dragons

There's also people pointing out how Zoro's mother was called "Tera", similar to terra (earth) and Sanji's mother was named Sora (sky). So if Luffy's birthing parent was named after a water-dwelling creature, well, it'd be cute and round out the monster trio's birthing parents in a funny way, since we'd have earth, sky and the sea

But what really is fucking me up about the whole wani-thing is the Myth of Toyotama-hime

So the TL:DR; of the myth is

The pregnant princess Toyotama came from the Ryuuguu Castle deep in the oceans onto land to give birth to her child, telling her husband that when she would give birth, she would revert back into her true form, requesting him to not look at her while she gave birth. But her husband could not keep that promise, so he peeked in on his wife, only to witness a giant wani giving birth. The sight of this horrified the husband so much he fled, while Toyotama princess was so hurt by what had happened that she returned to the sea, abandoning her child.

Indeed, this myth bringing up wani pregnancy is just. An interesting coincidence for Crocodad speculation

Of course, we know Oda borrows from mythology (fucking, Fishman Island's castle is literally the Ryuuguu Castle), so if Crocodad Real, it's genuinely plausible Oda could('ve) take(n) inspiration from that very myth

Thing about it is that though...

Like, if we're assuming Crocodile never fully realized he was trans until he got pregnant, then him transitioning either immidiately or as soon as he could after giving birth would make sense. Dude seeks out Iva-chan and gets the t-juice*, so on and so forth, but my question is like, would that have been before or after delivering the baby to Dragon (so he could then pass it onto Garp)

*(Or hell, maybe Iva-chan was there helping deliver the baby, helping Crocodile crack his own egg etc, maybe the secret Iva-chan is holding over Crocoboy's head isn't that they knew Crocodile is trans and could out them, but knowing Crocodile gave birth to god know whose child)

Because like

How did Dragon find out about his partner transitioning?

Did pre-T Crocodile tell him he was transitioning while handing over the baby? Or did he just leave without an explanation and allowed Dragon to just Take In The Change after it had happened whenever they saw each other again (if they ever did, for all we know he could've just walked away without talking to Dragon again and Dragon just found out either from Iva-chan directly or from seeing him on the news)

Or did Crocodile transition first and then deliver the baby to Dragon without any warning, again, just giving Dragon one hell pf a surprise

In any scenario, how did that even go down?

And we have to ask the sad question of... is Dragon a Bisexual King or not? And would Crocodile have been... afraid of Dragon's reaction? (This would've been a younger Crocodile mind you, who would literally have been just coming out of his shell, and that shit's scary man)

Because if Toyotama Princess is any indicator, this wani's relationship did not end well after her truth was revealed

Like, let's say Crocodile transitioned first and then showed up without warning as a man to Dragon to hand over the baby. Thing is, while we know VERY LITTLE about Dragon still, I can't imagine him being like violently transphobic or even lashing out at his partner when he'd come out. But I could imagine him being so shocked he'd be left utterly speechless.

And I'm not entirely sure which would be worse; Dragon outright but "kindly" telling Crocodile he's not into men and breaking the poor bastard's heart, or Bi!Dragon being too shocked to say anything, letting Crocodile to just jump to conclusions based on his reaction (and maybe then causing Dragon to jump into further conclusions (that Crocodile must actually be into women)), unintentionally causing a divorce out of sheer misunderstanding and literal lack of communication

And the sad part is, considdering Dragon is a very secretive man, who according to the Crocodad Theory can't even have told his partner his full name mind you... The miscommunication seems very plausible to me?? Does it not?

Or, maybe Crocodile delivered the baby to Dragon pre-T and told him he's going to Iva-chan without further explanation, jumping into conclusions, afraid to hear what Dragon would say. So he just leaves without explaining before Dragon gets to say a word. And Dragon just accepts it. Assuming he's the one getting dumped.

Either way, whatever might've happened can't have been good, can it

Also, considdering Garp is a fucking idiot (affectionate), and Luffy clearly inherited The Stupid from his grandfather, I would not be surprised if Dragon was also actually a bit of a himbo underneath that serious face he puts on (either that or Crocodile kept on smoking while pregnant)

Which could also turn what would otherwise be a tragic miscommunication into an absolute comedy if Crocodile and Dragon ever met again and the two realized that they're both idiots who jumped into conclusions and ruined their marriage by refusing to talk about their fucking feelings to each other. This is an absolute trainwreck of a family

But considdering the things Crocodile has done by this point*, would it ever even be possible for the two to reconcile?? Because, althought Dragon is pro-overthrowing corrupt governments especially if they're affiliated with the World Government, from what I can tell, he's still against unnececary violence (Vegapunk even comments that Dragon "hates war" in a flashback) and needless loss of life. And Crocodile caused just that.

*And I don't even mean the failed attempt at taking over Alabasta, I mean the drought Crocodile caused that caused countless people to starve to death and then caused the civil war which had already taken lives and permanently disabled people BEFORE the Strawhats ever even get to Alabasta. Like Crocodile's bomb may have been a dud but he still caused people to die for no reason, and I can't imagine Dragon being fine with that. But then again, Robin and other Baroque Works members also contributed to the loss of life and their sins have been neatly swept under the rug so IDK

And like. We don't know if Crocodile moonlighted as a Revolutionary for like 10+ years after Luffy was born and slowly went out of contact or if he just left immidiately. But theoretically, the two might not have even seen each other in like almost 20 years

That'd be a long time to carry a broken heart

How the fuck would you even heal from that

Also like

Crocodile did seem a little suicidal at Impel Down if I'm being honest

Like.

He had a dream of becoming Pirate King. But he lost to Whitebeard, and his dreams were ruined.

Dude had a master plan to take over a country that took him almost a decade to pull off, only for it to get wrecked in the final hour by a literal child.

His useless underlings then come and try to break him out of prison

And he chooses to stay

When we finally see his face for the first time in Impel Down... His mouth might be forming a smile, but those eyes aren't

And he even says it himself

"I didn't think there'd be anything for me to do if I were free"

Is it not like he has given up on life entirely..?

And sure, he does ask to be let out so he can get revenge on Whitebeard, but was it out of a genuine belief he could actually take down the old man or just a slightly more fun way to die than rotting away in prison for the next few decades?

You know the saying, "to be loved is to be changed"

Frankly, the same goes for the reverse. Being unloved, or believing yourself to be unloveable will change you. For the worse

#OP Meta #Crocodad #Sir Crocodile #I know I keep on saying I don't believe in Crocodad anymore and here I am back on my bullshit again #This asshole is the only thing keeping me from falling apart rn just please let me have this #I'm just so fucking intriqued by the storytelling potential here #Of what the fuck happened #If it's real #The tragedy could be absolutely devastating #Or you could have an insane One Piece slapstick reunion #I am extremely fond of the idea of The Disaster Family mind you #Because they could be so fucking funny (especially if you included Garp) (Holy shit can you fucking IMAGINE) #Like yes emotional reunion between Crocodile and Luffy yes sure #But please considder #Luffy somehow finding out and then demanding for an explanation from An Extremely Reluctant Crocodile #Who can't really do much because he doesn't have it in him to hurt his baby boy but also The Baby Boy is an unstoppable MENACE #The slapstick would be hysterical #Also I am pro-Bullying Crocodile #Moon posting #On a slightly less downer of a note to end on #While Crocodile might've given up on life before Marineford he certainly found a reason to live during/after Marineford #This was supposed to be a short post how did it turn into borderline fanfic

[amaraudermind]

Has anyone considered the hilarity of a reverse robins au wherein a young Steph hits the streets as spoiler wanting to kill her dad. And then, years later, a certain young boy keeps sneaking out intent on killing his parents' murderer.

I think rr Steph should call him her mini me just for that alone

#stephanie brown #dick grayson #reverse robins #dunno. been thinking about the potential of parallels when reversing the robins lately #i used to really hate the concept of reverse robins but then i read a really good one and saw another really inspired one #and now i keep thinking about it. #as long as there's actual interesting changes going on i am quite quite interested it turns out. #i am also just thinking about a teenaged damian and matt(who i would have be very similar in age and also menaces) #stumbling upon a like. ten. maybe twelve at most. year old spoiler who is attempting to foil her dad's plans and also possibly kill him mb #it would be SO funny #and i think tim would actually join the family LATER if anything. i don't know i feel like if i reversed it i wouldn't want to change #who dies? like. the change would be in how the family reacts because of it happening at such a different point in the timeline rather than #it being different people at similar times and therefore. basically the same thing but now with someone else's trauma to work through #you know #anyway

[magicalunknownfun]

I am on episode 13 of my Magnus Archives re-listen and...

Guys. The woman's fiancé. His name was Evan LUKAS! Jon Sims just name dropped a family we won't even see for THREE MORE SEASONS! I am literally screaming here guys!

#the magnus archives #the lukas family! #jon sins is a menace #and i am here for it

[rememberingnoah]

if i were chase and adam made fun of my height i would simply use my telekinesis to hold all of adam's favorite stuff above his head and be like "whose the short one now?? jump for it adam!! jump"

#lab rats #oooh u can't reach it huh can u :( that's so sad :( maybe if u were taller u could reach it :( #i am the evil middle child of my family tho so naturally i'm a menace by default

[likedaylighht]

SCREAMING bc my dramatic cousin who’s done nothing but create drama all year has added me to his close friends on ig

#should be noted he’s like 40 I think? #and has spent all year being a menace and mean to literally everyone in the family #I feel like a spy on the inside of enemy territory like bestie I am NOT your close friend #I support the cousins you are calling toxic 💀

[outpost51]

Do I need to map out the entirety of Xatal galaxy considering it’s never going to be a novel and will exist only as narrative worldbuilding entries and short little oneshots for fun? No.

[returns to doing exactly that]

#so far I have… a template. and about half of two different clusters #b’ajoren entry coming soonish #I’m having a really normal one about čimte and bax for the fourth week in a row #but also roki and xer integration into the crew because they’re a little found family and xe’s never had a family before #and how xe goes from skittering around the shadows to scampering along behind suzo to being a Menace in the best way #listen did I need another oc that’s an escaped lab experiment? no but here I am and here xe is [holds up roki like a horrible little cat] #čimte is a fluffy war criminal and roki is that one image of Daniel Radcliffe with a gun and a robe #suzo is ben affleck smoking meme #and bax is taking pictures of his little princess she’s doing great #did not mean to rant in the tags oops #xatal galaxy #outpost chatter

[dilleater]

i've only watched 3 movies this year it's making me crazzzyyyyy WHERE ARE MY MOVIES

#in 2022 i watched over 300 movies it was pure bliss.. #but now i work full time/go to school/am in a medium distance relationship/am a caretaker for a family member #and so i've only watched blood simple and punch drunk love and the phantom menace #wah!

[pandoratheprocrasticreator]

huntlow shippers who cherry-pick every single frame where these two stand next to each other and TJLC it into a secret metanarrative that they’ve actually been madly in love since the moment they met, but disney forced the crew to cut the token m/f couple during The Shortening bc somehow there was no way for these two to have any meaningful conversation in the many many times they were onscreen together

vs.

huntlow dislikers who cherry-pick those same screenshots and say that because other characters blush in non-romantic contexts sometimes, it definitely means every single interaction between these two were 100% platonic on both sides and all huntlow shippers are under a collective delusion, and that dana terrace is being held at gunpoint by disney/other members of the crew to add in a romantic subplot she hates against her will. despite it also not being romantic somehow

FIGHT

#ive talked to both kinds of ppl and i dont think either side understands my stance #i am taking the bat i beat the dead horse with and i am swinging it at the hornets nest #toh #the owl house #to be clear my stance is that i dont think a romantic subplot would add anything significant to either of their arcs #that isnt already fulfilled by their relationships to their other friends and family #in fact i think its very disjointed from hunters arc which is centered around found family #in a full season 3 i would have wanted them to explore how willows history of being bullied tanked her self esteem #causing her to have a hard time believing someone actually likes her #and feeling like she needs to put aside her own issues to focus on hunter bc hes 'more' traumatized #and feeling bad if she ever gets frustrated at him because she subconsciously feels unworthy to have a boyfriend in the first place #so being angry at him would make her feel like shes 'ungrateful' to hunter for liking her #meanwhile hunter would be overly attached to willow like he is to all his other friends but also in a blind trust in authority way #and if they do have problems in the relationship he would blame himself and try to 'make up for it' in acts of service willow doesnt need #if they are to date at all then having that kind of problem pop up and them addressing it is the only way i can think of #where being in a romantic relationship adds something to both their characters #but with the shortening the show isnt going to have time to explore any of that so i think they should have just cut that subplot #unless theyre setting hunter up to be rejected which. well see how that plays out #and also the fandom certainly doesnt want to explore the huntlow dynamic beyond 'angsty white boy and his emotional support girlfriend' #maybe 'two menaces and their friend gus' once in a blue moon #oh and 'child abuse victim wants his girlfriend to beat him up' that ones a classic #what im saying is that the saturation of huntlow fanworks where They Would Not Fucking Say That really didnt endear me to the ship #and also srsly they should have cut out that subplot in the show i know its not the crews fault they got cancelled #but they still have a responsibility to tell a coherent story and that means cutting out unecessary romantic subplots if they dont have time #and the crux of my position is: even if all the TJLC-ing came true and huntlow was entirely developed through totally real longing glances #i should not have to go into the show armed with 80k words of huntlow meta to understand why they want to date each other #willow especially has shown no overt interest and its clear most of the ppl who say she does dont understand or care about her character #yes shes buff yes shes confident can you list her character nuances or is she just your self insert to ship hunter with #someone is going to misunderstand this and assume i just 'dont understand why they ship it' and explain it to me again lmao #lowhunt

[deepfriedpaddymayne]

no more sand wrestling…. no more poetry guys….. no confrontation about fake family… no post episode 6 feels….. kills and maims i want my stupid wife back he deserves catharsis

ok I know it's not Monday anymore but this ask DID come in yesterday and the Terrible Discovery did happen on Monday so from now on I am instituting Missing Augustin Mondays on this blog, where every Monday I complain again about how unfair it is that they took my insane French twink from me and no one gets to be annoyed about it because it alliterates

#seriously though. the things they took from us. i wanted to see paddy and augustin being absolute fucking menaces together #and making everyone wish they had gotten captured along with stirling just so they wouldn't have to deal with them #but no i guess! #also yeah the fact that we're never gonna get catharsis for his fake family situation? insane #i DESPERATELY need to know if that was a production mistake or if it was on purpose #and now we're just going to wonder about that forever i guess #the day i snap and write my long rant about WHY i'm so upset is the day. well nothing is going to happen really #but it's gonna feel a little catartic for me so there's that #jesus i am RAMBLING #oscar answers questions #augustin jordan

[piplupod]

HEY LATE NIGHT WIP DOODLE !!

#gee golly i wish there was a readmore on mobile dhfkdl #anyways hi look at my beloveds #Millie and Bramwell!!! #they are good pals !! Bramwell is not a good parental stand-in but more of a strange uncle if anything #i find he does not fit into family labels well - he's kind of just his own thing (fitting w his character tbh) #and Millie is a menace to him and his cozy little home fjdksl she is reading ALL the books she's not supposed to on his top shelves #(nothing nasty of course !! just fae history and info she isnt supposed to have in her brain) #anyways. i love them :] #pippen needs 2nd breakfast #junos art #im going to be moving over to dandyghest for future art stuff most likely #i am thinking i will likely phase out of this blog and then move over to new one but still use the sideblogs on this account? still unsure!

[sokkas-first-fangirl]

Okay, indulge me: in “The Constellations Shift,” Camilo has the power to talk to animals. I’ve decided his favourite animal (aka his best friend) is a Colombian Fino Hound.

The task: naming the dog. I want to name it after a food (because c’mon, it’s still Camilo and he was like, six when he got the dog) but nothing’s jumping out at me or feels right. Any suggestions? 👀👀

#i need names! #the constellations shift #power swap au #role swap au #camilo madrigal #this dog is gonna be a menace #his partner in crime #they're gremlins your honour #and i am stumped on naming him #encanto #encanto fanfic #writing plans #madrigal family shenanigans

[outpost-31]

I think hazamada shouldve been the one suffering eternal punishment rather than terunosuke. hell maybe he should've just been exploded by kira like.. other characters. you agree.

#oh yeah he tortures animals and has gross fantasies about his classmates #the boy's a genuine piece of shit and menace to society. why'd they just let him keep walking around. #like a bunch of other stand users tried to kill josuke or a member of his family and.. angelo got put in a rock and akira was arrested.. #ik there are alot of exceptions but please. he shouldve gotten punished like them. he is legit fucking EVIL!! #NOT JUST FOR THE ATTEMPT ON JOTARO'S LIFE. this little fuck just got to keep dripping his malice onto the streets when rohan was like #for the love of god do something about that little shit #incapacitating his stand doesnt do shit. he still carries a boxcutter around?? and he clearly still holds a Grudge bc he talks shit abt #josuke for a second when hanging out with koichi. hes not just suddenly a good guy now #punt kick that little fuck. trap him. kill him. do whatever dont just let him wander around?? hes an awful person #hes the most unlikeable character in part 4 other than maybe angelo and the 2 are INCREDIBLY similar. christ #rambles #ok i fucked up the tags again bc of quotations ignore that. im not fixing it #ITS NOT JUST BE BEING A LITTLE HATER. BUT I AM A LITTLE HATER TOO. HES AN AWFUL AWFUL PERSON

[dany-is-bored]

Random Stranger Things hc cuz I'm in a sugar blast at 2 am woo~

Modern Byers twins would be very into kpop— specially girl groups. I can perfectly picture both El and Will blasting ITZY's latest mini album while doing housecleaning. Or pulling up an all night just to premiere IVE's newest MV. Both of them being very open about their interests, not giving a damn of what people think. Jonathan also likes Twice, but it's very reserved about it.

And then we have Mike, not understanding shit about the whole kpop appeal, teasing Will and El for spending too much money for, in his words, a CD they're never going to play and a bunch of cardboard cuts.

That is until El shows him Stray Kids, poking and annoying him until Mike agreed to give them an opportunity. It's not like he's gonna fall in love, right?

Six moths, +$3000 spent on merch, and 5 banned Twitter accounts later, Mike officially is a hardcore stan.

#will byers #mike wheeler #el byers #byers family #jonathan byers #it's almost 2 am and I had to write this #let me project myself here for a sec #will definitely is sana biased #i don't blame him she is gorgeous as fuck #mike wheeler is a fucking menace when it comes to defending stray kids online #stranger things #byler #tagging byler cuz you're really nice people #ngl mitsubishis scare the shit out of me #hope you don't mind

[sweet-evie]

I can't wait for July... the 1st week is going to hit me with the 2-punch combo that is SatoSugu & Speak Now TV 😌 Blessed

#jujutsu kaisen #satosugu #i am going to be such a menace to society omg #i apologize in advance to any family or friends living nearby #you're going to hear me cry about satosugu while blasting taylor swift #jjk #jjk season 2 #satoru gojo #suguru geto #wbad shit posts

[kingmaximusboltagon]

Maximus was watching Ahura and Luna.

Not a common occurrence by any means, but not an unheard of one, either. He simply wasn't a preferred babysitter, and quite frankly, he's pretty convinced he wouldn't be considered at all if it weren't for his brother being king.

But for all the rest of his family's reservations, Maximus thought he did a pretty good job at the task. His main objective was just to make sure the two didn't die or go missing. Ahura and Luna were both smart and old enough that Maximus didn't struggle on that front.

Otherwise, he mostly spoiled the two. Their sleeping schedule or general hyperactivity wasn't his long term problem, and with how absent his brother was, Maximus finds himself competitive in gaining the childrens' favor. And if sneaking them ice cream and allowing them to sit on the throne achieved that goal, who was he to not allow them that?

And mostly, it wasn't his long term problem. And they were easier to control when he simply let them do whatever they wanted for a few hours.

Tonight, the palace is practically completely empty. The rest of his family were called to Earth by one of his brother's friends, though they left before Maximus could really bother to ask questions. He'd been left in charge of Attilan, and of the two children. Assumedly, not for much longer than a day, at most.

Maximus could do that. Easily.

And it was already approaching the two's bedtime when they left, so their energy was already drained. Maximus would probably spend most of this reigning time… asleep.

Well, he'd take what he could get.

And he glances over at the two again, quietly playing some game with Lockjaw. The dog was large standing next to an adult, and he towered over the kids even while lying down. They often took rides on Lockjaw's back, the dog being strong enough to humor them.

Luna lets out a squeal of delight as Lockjaw stands up, gripping tightly to the dog's fur from on top his spine. Ahura cheers the two on, giving Lockjaw encouraging scratches.

Maximus almost smiles. Almost. He wasn't that attached.

"Go, Lockjaw, go!" Luna commands, striking a pose.

The dog stiffens, his ears perking up. Maximus narrows his eyes, and quickly stands up. "Lockjaw, do not-"

And then there's a flash of white, and the three figures are gone. Maximus stands still for a moment, frowning.

"Lockjaw," he says loudly, "Come back! Right now! Lockjaw, come here!"

He waits a moment. And then two. And then five, ten, fifteen…

And Lockjaw does not return.

Maximus returns to the throne - that he most certainly wasn't supposed to be sitting in, but the three of them never told on the other two, and it wasn't like sitting on a chair would harm anyone - and buries his face in his hands, groaning.

"Oh, shit."

Medusa and Crystal were going to kill him.

#another one!! #i've been writing several fics all at once lately instead of focusing on one at a time #so a bunch are getting finished at the same time. oops?? #or maybe yay #i hate editing so i have to do a bunch of editing in a row so thats not fun #but u know. at least i get to read this all myself too!! feeling awfully like thanos w this inhuman stuff #doing it myself.... #BUT YEAH. lockjaw is probably smart enough to not randomly teleport children but he is still a dog at the end of the day #and dogs do not always listen! and dogs are distracted! #and lockjaw is a menace sometimes. he is a good boy and i adore him but he is a MENACE. #the entire family is <3 #maximus boltagon #luna maximoff #ahura boltagon #pretend this fits into the timeline somwhere #idk like. secret wars or silent wars. ahura and luna sure do live through a lot of wars huh. poor kids #WHATEVER or dont pretend i just want to write fluff without trying to struggle with a timeline <3 #why am i so self conscious about this ive never written fic that complies with canon. i go off the rails all the time. ignore me!! #inhumans #fanfiction #fanfic

[cookinary]

Merry Crimeas y’all

#Mortis is a menace #to everything including the Christmas spirit #Immortal AU #Time God AU #Mortis #Timey #Zweihander #i fucking love zweihänders i don't know why i'm so fascinated by them #maybe it's the sheer size #like someone woke up and said ''I'm gonna forge a sword bigger than I am'' #and I respect that #anyway #Happy Holidays!! #I'll post the family drawings tomorrow