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good-beanswrites · 1 year

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Fe Aspec Week Day 4: Platonic Intimacy

I started writing out a drabble about last year's platonic intimacy art, but as I wrote it actually became more focused on a previous converstion they would've had. (This fits into the intricately crafted Frobin slow burn fic in my head that will probably never make it to the page, but) this takes place on the voyage to Valm after recruiting Morgan/some of the children

Sailors often speak about the silence and stillness of the sea on a peaceful night. How it stretches for miles under the huge, round moon. The Shepherds hardly noticed any of that as the party on the ship’s deck grew more lively. Voices rose up into the night, some following along with Olivia’s song, but most just wildly cheering the dancers on.

Lanterns spilled their light in flickering patterns across the deck. Armor and helmets had been shed in favor of light clothes and bare feet. Between the sailors and soldiers onboard, there was a small band carrying the jaunty melody with the help of their citterns and flutes and tambourines.

Though several royals and nobles spun around the deck, this certainly wasn’t the proper dancing of the court. It was filled with rhythmic jumping and spinning and lifting and swinging one another. They weren’t strung along by a set of steps; they were driven forward with the music and rowdy calls of the onlookers.

Robin was in no way an onlooker. She whirled around the deck, her bare feet sending her flying around her comrades. She tipped her head back and laughed along with the others– it had been so long since she’d laughed like that. She looked to where Frederick leaned against one of the ship’s rails. It was one of the extremely rare occasions Robin saw him without his heavy armor plating. It must have taken an immense amount of persuasion to get him out on deck with simple clothes, though his lance did still rest within arm’s reach. He nodded to Robin as they met eyes. He made a movement towards the group dancing.

The memory of the previous night’s conversation hung in her mind, and she returned the smile.

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There had been no moon, then. Clouds hid any sign of lights from the heavens, though thankfully it carried no threat of a storm.

Some strange tension had grown between Robin and Frederick, though she was confused as to where it stemmed from. They had been growing closer as the war continued. Neither of them spoke the words out loud, but it was clear to all that their bond had become something more than comrades – something more than friends. There had been brief late-night confessions and delirious commitments in the whirlwind of the war, and they knew the path they were headed for.

And then all his warmth had vanished with the arrival of Morgan. Meeting the young man had been the best day of Robin’s life. Though there were some years missing in the middle, she had felt a mothers’ love and pride like she never had before in her chest. And Frederick, who the group had went ahead and introduced as Morgan’s father, became distant to both of them. His treatment of Robin bordered his attitude when the pair had first met: it was as if he was always waiting for a grand betrayal from her.

But she was a clever woman (she was appointed tactician for a reason, after all), and had some guesses to the source of his behavior. Morgan had no memories of his father. Frederick may worry that he had suffered an early death in the future. Or perhaps he worried that he was an absent father. Robin knew the latter could never happen, and she was determined the first would never come to pass.

Now that they weren’t running from battle to battle, she hoped to confront him about it. The voyage had been peaceful. That night was especially quiet, and the pair stood at the front of the deck by themselves.

“Chrom wants to hold a party tomorrow evening,” she said, hoping to break the tension with something easy.

“We should be preparing for the ordeals of Valm, not letting our guard down with nights of drink and desire.” His voice was cold.

Robin’s smile wavered, but she pressed on. “I think it’s a good idea to keep up morale. Everyone has been exhausted of late. It will benefit them on the battlefield to lift their spirits while they can.”

Frederick continued staring out at the sea in silence.

“In fact, I had hoped to request one dance with you. I’ve seen how strict you are with footwork during drills, I take it you’ll be winning all the hearts as the most in-time dancer out there.”

“I shall have to decline. I am not as eager as you may think to loosen up like that.”

“I’ve seen you plenty loose on the battlefield! If you’re worried that I’m the clumsy one, I can assure you I’ve made a living off of predicting others’ movements. Your toes are in no danger.”

“Why don’t you dance with Stahl?” He blurted. “Or perhaps Vaike, he’s taken quite the shining to you.” The comments were meant to sting, but they sounded resigned to Robin’s trained ear.

“I don’t wish to dance with either of them,” she said carefully. “I wish to dance with you.”

“I shall sorely disappoint you, milady.”

“You do not want to dance with me?”

“You would be happier with another. They are far better at it than I. You both would enjoy it more than I should.”

Robin couldn’t tell when exactly they had stopped talking about dancing.

“I would be no happier, I can assure you. Frederick,” she placed her hand lightly on his arm, though he was still shielded by layers of armor. “You are not the jealous type. What is this really about?”

“Indeed, this is not jealousy. It is the simple truth. You will dance with someone else. It’s already set in stone.”

Robin’s head spun with the roundabout speech, trying to find the source of his analogy. “Does this have something to do with Morgan? Do you… not want children?”

“I… I would love children, milady. But I do not want to have children.” He shifted uncomfortably. “I have known for a long time I would never have any. And so you need not lie to me any longer. I’m certain whoever you meet who gives you Morgan will be perfect for you. But there’s no reason for us to drag this little affair out any longer than need be.”

He turned to leave. Robin hooked her finger around a corner of his gauntlets and pulled him back.

He glared. Then she began to giggle. It turned to full-on laughter. Frederick bristled, confused.

“That’s what all this is about?” She sucked in a breath. “My, sometimes you surprise me with how dim-witted you can be.”

“E-excuse me?”

“Freddy bear,” she knew he hated the nickname, but the relief washing over her caused it to slip out. They were going to be alright. “Have I not mentioned that I share the same attitude about having children?”

“What does that matter, if your son is standing right here before us?”

“And do you really believe I’d dare burden any children with a bloodline like this?” She held up her hand, marked with those cursed eyes. Then she took Frederick’s hand in it. “Morgan is adopted. He knows that. I… assumed you knew that as well.”

His eyes had widened in shock. “He… You mean, we…” His gaze lowered in a combination of relief and shame. Robin pulled him into an awkward hug, his armor clanking.

“Oh Frederick… all this time, you were so hurt. You truly thought I would run off with someone else after everything we’ve been through?” She allowed herself one more laugh. “With Vaike, of all people?”

This made him smile weakly. “I’m terribly sorry, milady. Things happened so quickly, I never stopped to question the conclusions I leapt to.”

“I wish I could have spoken to you about all this earlier.”

“No, I should have trusted you.”

“Eh,” she nudged him playfully. “It’s not the first time for that.”

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The musicians called for another song, something joyful and silly that all the Shepherds knew by heart. The group dispersed across the deck. Though it came with an initial show of exasperation, Frederick joined Robin in the center of the ship.

Their conversation the previous night had continued into the late hours, finally addressing many things that they were afraid of leaving unsaid now. But now, neither needed to say anything. Just as they could communicate wordlessly on the battlefield, they understood each other as they danced.

Between Frederick’s perfected physical control and Robin’s eye for the next step, the pair took control of the song. Though they weren’t as mesmerizing as Olivia or her son, their perfect synchronization earned them hollers from nearby partiers. They wove around each other. They swung and pulled and turned. Frederick lifted Robin into the air. She pulled him close.

Though they had the same thrill of a good fight, neither felt the familiar tension of war – they sang along with the Ylissean melody. Frederick’s stoic expression had broken into a wide grin. And when Morgan appeared from the crowd to cheer them on, he only smiled wider.

#fe aspec week 2023 #fe awakening #fe robin #fe frederick #fire emblem awakening #fire emblem robin #fire emblem frederick #frobin #this was inspired both by my playthough when i (pre ace self-discovery) was very confused why i hated that the game forced me to have a #baby despite loving morgan #and also by my headcanon that robin wouldnt want to pass down her 'cursed' bloodline #and it fixes some of the timeline paradoxes #bear with me because its been actually forever since ive written either of them #fanfic

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sukehiroselei · 11 months

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What's up, homies! This ficlet is brought to you by the Musical Roulette from a few days ago where I had a breakdown posted about feeling guilty about not writing anything. I put my music on shuffle and had a roulette of my fav characters and this was one of the results!!

Homesick by Kane Brown x FrankyxRobin [One Piece]

Homesick (621 words)

If home is where the heart is, I'm homesick for you

A slow day in the Revolutionary Army has Nico Robin staring out at the open sea. She takes up a lounge chair on the deck and flips open the paper, just dropped off by a News Coo flying overhead. She skims over the news articles: Buggy the Clown Becomes Newest Warlord, Tensions Arise as Dissidents of Tequila Wolf Bridge Stage Coup D’Etat; Big Mom Claims Fishman Island Territory Following Whitebeard’s Death.

On the back pages of the paper she finds wanted posters of the world’s most notorious pirates and spots a familiar boy wearing a straw hat with a bounty of 400 million berries. She smiles to herself, thinking of her crewmates and wondering what they must be up to at this moment. She only had a vague idea of where the others were, thanks to the Revolutionary Army’s information network. She heard Nami was seen on Weatheria, Sanji in the Kamabakka Kingdom, and Brook was gaining popularity as The Soul King.

Her mind drifts off to the others. She deduces that Kuma somehow intended to send them to these islands, based on the stories she’d heard from Koala about the former warlord. A part of her is worried—will Chopper be okay? He hates being alone—but ultimately, she knows that each member of her crew is self-sufficient in their own right.

She brings a hand over her brows to squint at the sky, so blue and wide, with nary a cloud on the horizon. The shade reminds her of a certain cyborg’s pompadour, and she can hear the word Super! being shouted with much enthusiasm.

She thinks of him strumming a too-small guitar for enormous hands, and the sight of tears streaking down his face whenever they hear a stirring tale about overcoming hardship with loved ones by your side.

Robin smiles, still in disbelief that she has finally found a family to call her own. A long time ago, she boarded the Going Merry thinking it will be a few months traveling with the Straw Hats until they try to collect the bounty on her head. Loss and betrayal had been the only languages Robin spoke, but the crew only spoke love, kindness, and loyalty.

When Robin was made to remember the looming threat of her past coming to light, she tried to sacrifice her life for theirs at Water 7. At the time, she thought that death was easier than finally knowing love and not being able to have it, until Franky came along and taught her the importance of never letting go of the precious people you call family.

It doesn’t surprise her now, because Franky has always been a builder and a fixer. When the world sought to destroy him, he forged a new identity for himself, and created his own family to fill the gap left behind after his own loss. By being himself, he helped her fix the pieces of her she once thought were too broken to be loved, made even better and stronger by his iron-will.

To a girl whose belongings fit in a backpack ready to flee at a moment’s notice, the idea of home was as real as a fairytale. But Franky created a place of permanence for her on their ship, carving out shelves of Adam Wood where Robin can fill it with however many books she wanted, as if telling her There’s no need to run away anymore. This is yours. This is where you need to be.

Suddenly, she’s overcome with an emptiness in her chest. The absence of all her crewmates inspired a longing within her, but if home is where the heart is…

Then her heart must be nestled between three bottles of cold cola somewhere in the world.

Two years couldn’t come soon enough.

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Please be patient; it's my first time writing a One Piece fic & it was just a fun little prompt to get my brain going so ofc it's quite rough 😬 Hope you liked it anyway 😆

#frobin #one piece #cyborg franky #nico robin #franky x robin #one piece fanfiction #e writes things #one piece pre-timeskip because i'm not caught up hehehe

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biscuitboba · 5 months

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Random ramble but i will always think about zoro appreciating another person cuz they helped out his captain... he didn't have to do that (but he wanted to..) and i just think i'm fine and most definitely not insane about it.

Like luffy literally died? (But he was saved by gear 5 awakening) and the fact that zoro heard about minor details such as 'someone helped luffy during the fight with kaido'?? He probably knew about luffy's temporary death too, and because of that, i think somewhere deep inside him, what went unsaid was "Thank you for being there for my captain, (helping him) when i was absent"

He loves his captain so muchh okayy??

(Also, someone needs to make a fic about zoro finding out about luffy's death pre gear five awakening, and then zoro being just a tiny bit more protective (than before) towards his captain. Like yes he is already protective, but let's make him even more-)

Not to get sidetracked but uhh, thinking about frobin too...

Something about zoro, robin, and their priority (=it's about their favorite/special person!)

Zoro appreciating someone for helping luffy and robin appreciating someone for helping herself, and then asking them to help out franky.

Dunno how to explain it but when it comes to the dynamics of zolu and frobin, zoro and robin have some pretty noticeable similarities?? and of course luffy and franky... zoro and robin with their level headed, calm, and stoic demeanor?? And then luffy and franky both fall into the 'spontaneous ball of energy' category. They also both like cool things, and cry easily (especially compared to zoro and robin who rarely cry)

Maybe i'll talk more (emphasizing on maybe cuz im so forgetful at times) about their similarities another time, but for now, im like normal about these two ships really

#zolu #luzo #monkey d. luffy #roronoa zoro #franky #cutty flam #nico robin #frobin #one piece #egghead arc #adventure of nebulandia #my ramblings are always random excuse my adhd brain #I swear I wasn't planning to talk about frobin #but oops. My fingers slipped...

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konfuse-scribbles · 2 months

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Second week entry for #FRobinMonth24 "Winter Rose" This time I decided to use the foto-prompt "Winter Rose" Also I wanted to try something else. No pre-Sketch, just doing whatever...

I hope you all like it and please consider to take part in FRobin month over at @frobinfandays

#FRobin #FRobinMonth24 #fanart #One Piece #Nico Robin #Cyborg Franky #OP shipping #OP graphic #OP fanart #digital #full colour

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mintymx · 1 year

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"Hair"

Read from left to right ->

Clearly, I miss their pre-time skip hairstyles.

An old comic I made sometime last year. It was supposed to be just frobin, but I guess my mind (and impulse) also wanted to think about Robin-in-memory-lane a bit more aha

#one piece #one piece fanart #frobin #op fanart #one piece franky #one piece robin #i don't mind robin's post-timeskip hair right now but i do think about those concept sketches of robin with short hair #we could have had that but no we didn't. we were robbed #franky x robin #myart

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perfusio · 2 months

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hello!! I love ur art sm :3 If ur requests are still open could u pls draw Franky and Robin together? they are the most of all time

Frobin. I kinda always prefer Franky old design soooo lets go for pre elipse head kisses

#one piece #Robin #nico robin #perfusion #Franky #drawing #digital art #fanart one piece #fanart #reblog #illustration #drawing requests #request week #request #Doodles

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wigglesdtuff · 1 year

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In celebration of her birthday: any Robin hcs?

OH YES!!!

I love thinking about her and I STILL HAVE SOME TIME BEFORE IT'S NOT HER BIRTHDAY!

These are random because I'm trying to remember the ones I've talked to my friends about. I've never actually listed out headcanons before LOL

I think that (starting in Skypiea after Sanji gave her that flower) she presses flowers/flora from all the different islands they visit, much like how Nami keeps a detailed log.

My friends and I have joked that she texts like she is writing a very formal email and I just think that would be very charming. (Like she starts a casual text with a "Dear Franky," and everyone just goes along with it because it's endearing).

Okay this one is anime only, but I like to think that she started drawing after she met and grew attached to Soran from her time in Tequila Wolf since we don't see her draw until after the time skip. I think she drew some of the crew when she was missing them a lot during their two year separation. Now she keeps doing it because it's a fun little hobby! She and Usopp bond over it like they do gardening!

You can find my ramblings and theories for Robin and Luffy being siblings here. I just think they spend a lot of time together in their down time, she's very endeared by her peculiar little captain. He lets her steal his hat sometimes or she will absolutely play keep-away with it to keep him entertained if necessary for the crew.

Less of a headcanon and more just something that's true, but I think about it a lot, is that she absolutely still has bangs after the timeskip they are just grown out/pulled back (she has them sideswept in several color spreads and in Dressrosa). The headcanon part is that I think she did this to try and change up her appearance to avoid immediate detection (her bangs are prominent in both of her pre-ts wanted posters), though this is rendered moot upon her post-Dressrosa poster.

I think she absolutely still Dereshishishishi's as an adult when she's distressed, we just don't see it because the Straw Hats bring her so much genuine joy she's rarely down for long. I imagine she has bad days that we don't see, though.

Supposing Frobin is real and true like it is, I think that she gravitates toward him because he is so good at genuinely making her laugh (on top of his kindness and all of his many positive qualities) and he reminds her of Saul. Even in a non-shipping sense, I think that he and the other Straw Hats embody that "laughing brings you joy" that Saul was all about, and that's neat (again not really a HC, just a thing I like).

I think after Long Ring Long Land she enjoys skating and I think that they should go to a roller rink, it would be fun. I'm right about this one and Oda/Toei should listen to me.

IF there was an in-universe equivalent of The Lord of the Rings, she would be the biggest fan and know every piece of lore possible. Chopper has absolutely heard everything about it at least twice - happily!

Brook is to Robin as Usopp is to Nami, except Robin goes really hard on the "playful meanness." Brook is fine with this, I imagine. They are simply besties.

She's into the drama. She loves to hear the gossip, but is rarely involved. Yes she will eavesdrop. Yes she will stir the pot.

She pranks with the best of them, she's just harder to catch!

Robin likes to thrift shop rather than buy brand name stuff because she likes the idea that the clothes and things have a story. This will explain her many eclectic fashion choices, but she still manages to slay. Nami prefers the name brand stuff because now they can afford it. She and Nami have a lot of fun dressing the crew.

A lot of characters go to her when they're sad (to which she appreciates feeling needed/wanted) and she is like the best at comforting since it's something she had to do for herself for so long! Alternatively, she could also be really bad at it and is too morbid for some. It depends on the situation.

She is very touch starved - not in a romantic or sensual sense either, she just very much relies on touch based on the nature of her powers (she can feel everything, but rarely is it like. a fun time). So she likes genuine contact from others (hugs, handshakes, high fives, sitting close, etc) but does not know how to initiate a lot of the time so she ends up not always getting the affection she craves BUT as she opens up more I imagine she'd be able to communicate that with others (especially Franky!)

Confirmed secret theater kid. Absolutely can sing and will sing, but it's rare. Brook and her often duet.

OKAY I did not intend to keep writing but it was too much fun to think about!

I could probably come up with some more, but alas! Happy birthday Nico Robin, truly the character of ever.

#Nico Robin #headcanons #one piece #robin one piece #wtt asks

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strangefellows · 7 months

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OH RIGHT

I didn't mention here but earlier this month I watched the live action One Piece - I'd been excited for it for MONTHS because while I'd read some OP like a decade ago (back when the US had monthly SJ) I'd only gotten to Skypiea and then the next thing I remember reading is the Sabo flashback after Marineford; at the time the comedy aspects and the art style put me off so I'd never gotten Into It Properly, stuck with Naruto and Bleach - and uh.

I may have binged the entire manga in the span of 8 days. All 1092 chapters. (Well its 1093 now but that's my first caught-up chapter lmao.)

Oops?

IN ANY CASE: Rambling about thoughts under the cut:

Fav character wise, tied for first place favorite are Sanji and Zoro, but honestly Sanji wins if I had to choose one; on top of the fact that cooks are a weakness of mine, WCI came directly for my throat. Outside of the Straw Hats, though, I adore Sabo (which I'd already decided a decade ago solely off the flashback that destroyed me even back then with no context) but Law is my absolute favorite from the rest of the cast oh my god Dressrosa ALSO came for my throat with Law.

Honorable mentions are Shanks (Hot Dad coded and a redhead!), Buggy (the OPLA did wonders for that but he's a glorious disaster anyway), and Crocodile (don't @ me it's 80% because of That One Theory). Also Luffy is probably my top favorite Straw Hat after the Idiot Duo because it's impossible not to like him once you get used to him. I like almost everyone though.

Obligatory list of ships: ZoSan (my one weakness, couple that bickers constantly but would also kill/die for each other), Lawffy (LawLu?), Frobin, NamiVivi, Usopp/Kaya because OPLA, Buggy/Shanks [it's Cid/Nero FFXIV coded okay they're divorced as hell], and Kid/Killer (Wano....Wano got to me...)

Favorite arcs are definitely Thriller Bark and Impel Down pre timeskip, but post timeskip Dressrosa and WCI are pretty evenly tied.

Uh. IDK what else. I can't wait for OPLA S2 please I need to see live action Ace and Smoker and Bon Clay (#CastADragQueenForMr2) and Crocodile.

OH RIGHT I also watched movies 11-15 and I can rank them easy:

Film: Red (UTA....MY DAUGHTER...I was a bawling wreck...the music fucked too)

Film Z (ALSO GOT ME VERY EMOTIONAL, that song they kept singing ended me)

Stampede (the massive ensemble guest stars slapped and Bullet was legitimately terrifying)

Film: Gold (I liked meeting Nami's ex-girlfriend and A+ Final Fight Scene)

Strong World (Shiki for someone who's like the only solidly canon movie boss you were very underwhelming dude)

I have a few theories that I like/etc but we won't throw that onto the fire here lmao. So excited to see where the final saga goes.

#onepieceblogging #it gets a tag now send help

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