#thank u for being my muse

[loguetowns]

to be young

roronoa zoro x reader

your boyfriend thinks he's got jokes

"let's burn it down" + zoro for anon

1.5k words

a/n: it's fluff with very minimal plot (like absolutely none). also slightly ooc zoro? he's very lovey dovey and i'm not sorry about it

zoro knows he was a pain in the ass as a child. dragging his feet to do chores, loud-mouthing all the older kids, challenging kuina day and night for just one more battle - he knows he was a brat.

and, now, at the ripe age of 21, he likes to think that he's grown out of his childish ways. he's mature, seasoned by the hardships of adulthood - a promising young man, if you will.

"ha!" zoro snickers, "i made you look."

"you're so lame," you groan. "i don't know how you tricked me into thinking you were some playboy."

you knock his hand out of your face, but (like the playboy he is) in one smooth motion, he locks his fingers with yours.

"no tricks," he flashes you a grin reminiscent of your first meeting in that hole-in-the-wall bar. "a man can be both, you know?"

"don't i know it," you mumble. yet, for all your grumbling, there's a bashful smile tugging at the corner of your lips that reminds zoro of the moments before he kissed you in that hole-in-the-wall bar.

"anyway," you ignore the look of triumph on zoro's face. "as i was saying, that's my elementary school over there."

against the crimson sky, zoro follows your finger and spies a schoolhouse in the horizon. your other hand is still holding his, swinging in rhythm to his pace.

"that dinky little thing? can you even call that a school?"

"okay, not all of us grew up in a dojo with zen gardens and..." you motion in the air. "-and... meditation grounds."

zoro has to laugh at what you've come up with. his laughter bounces against the cobblestone streets, landing in every spot marked by the setting sun.

"meditation grounds?" he repeats. you scowl. "we didn't have any of those."

"no objections to the zen gardens, i see," you huff.

"they were nice! and i know you liked them. i heard you tell ol' man shimotsuki they were pretty," he pokes your cheek and you swat him away.

"well, here in this li'l town, we don't have any zen gardens but we do have a playground behind the church."

at this point, the schoolhouse has come into view, framed by the aforementioned church. it's got stained-glass windows that glimmer (like your eyes when you laugh) and there are flowers lining the fence (rosy like your cheeks when you blush).

around the back, zoro can spot the essentials of a playground - slide, swings, seesaw, and a carousel that looks like it's seen better days.

"oh, that's... nice."

"thanks for your enthusiasm, baby."

"you know what? you're welcome," he grins.

his sarcasm earns him one of your signature eye rolls, the one that says you're so annoying. and he responds with a devilish smile that says i know, but you love me.

carrying on, you motion towards the playground at the back of the church. "see that carousel? it flung me off this one time and i broke my knee."

he tries to picture a tiny you — baby fat in your cheeks, in a mismatched outfit, holding onto your bloody knee on the concrete. knowing how much of a crybaby you are now, he knows that you were probably bawling when it happened.

he wonders vaguely if you were also cursed with an ugly childhood haircut and snickers at the thought of it. unfortunate hair or not, he's sure of one thing — you must've been the most darling little kid.

"that's terrible," zoro tries not to laugh. "what a shitty thing for a carousel to do."

"right? i was so traumatized, that was the last time i ever rode it."

"should we teach it a lesson?"

the last time you saw zoro teach anybody a lesson, it ended with a bloody nose and a black eye. so it's with much confusion that you turn towards him with a knitted brow.

"what are you on about?"

"the carousel."

"what about it?"

"let's burn it down."

"burn it down," you repeat with an exasperated sigh and a loving smile. "are you crazy?"

he throws an arm around your shoulder, pulling you close. instinct has you tucking into him and, enveloped in his warmth and the scent of steel and mint soap, you find shelter in the spot next to his heart.

"crazy for you maybe," he says with a kiss on your head. "you know what could be fun though? we could go full scorched earth and burn the whole playground down."

"as romantic as arson sounds, i don't want to be complicit in your crimes."

"you're dating a pirate. fraternizing with a criminal doesn't exactly make you innocent."

you turn to zoro, looking up at him with your best doe-eyed look and the cutest pout you can muster (he almost kisses you right then and there in the middle of the square).

"but i'm too cute to go to jail."

that much is true, and zoro knows it more than anyone. you're cute when you're shy, cute when you're happy, and cute even when you're mad. in fact, how adorable you are is the one thing that zoro and that stupid cook can agree upon.

but your darling little heart belongs to him and he'll do anything to keep it in his hands - even if it means jail.

"i'd bail you out though," he rests his chin on your head.

"with what money?"

"hmm, good point. can i borrow some money?"

"are you gonna pay me back?"

"of course, i would never go back on my word."

"how good is the word of a dirty pirate though?"

zoro fakes an offended look, "i shower every day."

"mm, even so," you tap a finger against your chin, as if you're in deep consideration of your options. "i'll loan you the money but you'll have to pay interest."

"who's the crook now?" he chuckles. "okay, so what's the damage?"

"10 kisses per day," you declare. "compounding."

"easy. i'll even pay in advance for ya."

and before you can protest, zoro starts peppering every inch of your loveable face with kisses. he kisses you on your forehead and your cheek and your nose and along your jawline, ignoring your squeals and giggles. you couldn't even escape if you wanted too; he has you tight in his embrace, effectively trapped.

"stop!" you laugh. "i don't want your cooties."

"liar," he growls between kisses. "you want me so bad."

his barrage is relentless, lips brushing skin, as he gently edges you towards the corner around the back of the church. you land against the wall with a soft thud, cushioned by zoro's arms that are holding you so dear.

then, you sigh against him — a shy, little moan in the shadows — and, in this spot away from prying eyes, a switch flips inside him.

surely, he's exceeded his hypothetical debt but how could he stop now? not when his lips finally find yours, and his teasing turns into hunger for your cherry sweet kisses. he cages you between his arms, hands against cold stone, bracing himself as he takes more of you and gives more of himself.

"hah- zoro..."

he responds by leaving a trail of sweet nothings as he travels down to your neck, little confessions of love left on your skin. your hands travel up his arms and the way your fingertips kiss his skin leaves him dizzy.

but then, you suddenly break away and look over his shoulder with a quiet gasp and wide eyes. like an experienced fighter, zoro reacts with protective instinct.

"what? what's wrong?" he whips around but all he sees is an empty playground. hand still on his swords, he turns back toward you — only now you have a mischievous sparkle in your eye and a devious smile.

"made ya look," you cackle.

zoro's shoulders relax, but the absence of a real threat doesn't let you off the hook. he rounds on you, chuckling darkly.

"oh, you are so gonna get it."

and then the tickles start.

you squeal and he laughs, and you are both so, so in love. hiding away from the rest of the world, you giggle and kiss like two teenagers making out for the first time. zoro smiles against you as he appreciates the delightful irony of it all.

zoro's a fearsome pirate with a schoolboy crush and a love that leaves him with butterflies that he'll never admit to — but you know it anyway.

just like how you know his tough side, his soft side, his immature and kiddy side that still snickers when nami trips. the fact that you adore him for all these different parts means more to him than you'll ever know.

and whether zoro's a pain in the ass or not, a kid or an old man, 21 or 81 years old, he hopes that the way he feels about you will forever be timeless.

#zoro x reader #roronoa zoro x reader #roronoa zoro fluff #zoro fluff #one piece x reader #¡! ❞ [ fics ] #¡! ❞ [ req ] #another drop in the overflowing bucket of zoro fics that spawned post-opla #thank u mackenyu for being everyone's muse #i still love animanga!zoro sm tho ugh baby boy my love

[madootles]

pretty girl I saw on my way home from work the other day :) 

#thank u pretty girl for being my muse #I didn't do u justice but it was still nice to draw something #art #photoshop #color #line #block color #sketch

[meziniart]

My first Jon sketch was actually this one i did to prevent from going insane™ and i just really like how his face turned out.

Couldn't capture the same essence on my illustration tho, and i wanna mess around with his face a bit more later on

#it's been literal 5 months since i last had true motivation to draw #that is without being silly sketches that i would discard in the first 5 minutes #thank u jon for being my new muse somehow #because without u i'd probably spend another 5 months not drawing a single thing #i'm going insane again do y'all want anything #art #fanart #tma #the magnus archives fanart #artists on tumblr #sketch #the magnus archives #jonathan sims #tma fanart

[sphealically]

a few of my hollow knight sketches ft. their siblings

#im probably gonna delete this i havent posted art in so long im so embarassed im gonna puke #hollow knight #anyways if it looks like idk how i want to draw the characters yet #its because i dont know how i wanna draw the characters yet 💖 #i hope someone likes these though. the hollow knight is my muse. #cinna art.png #hollow knight spoilers #tagged for a friend #mew dont look #edit. ok maybe i wont delete this youre all being really niceys to me thank u #maybe ill post more i have like a billion hollows on my ipad

[vaguely-concerned]

I am so mad about how desperately into pan I am. he was specifically made to fuck me up. they dangled him in front of me like 'hey would you like to see a sad clown trickster with emotional intimacy issues and a heart of, if not gold, then some mysterious alloy with qualities not at all unlike those of gold at the end of the day?' and I went 'boy would I!' and now I'm lost. I'm on my knees he's like if reyes vidal was actually redeemable instead of just a 'release my man he did do all of that but I don't care' situation

#the way he seems so genuinely *delighted* by grace finding her voice and wants her to be able to make her music again #even when she's not the muse anymore............ what the fuck that is the sweetest thing I've ever heard in my LIFE dude #low-key grace's biggest fan musically at least fhsajkd #stray gods #stray gods pan #(this is not a slam on reyes btw the fact that he's unconscionable is part of the appeal in that specific case lol) #I went into the game mostly blind and from what I had seen I fully intended to romance freddie #and then... this bitch shows up for literally one song and I have to restart the whole thing before I even get to challenging a queen #because I now desire the goat guy carnally and I want to duet with him for the rest of forever thank u #also I don't think I can ever not romance him now seeing the contrast between what he gets up to in the endings #what do you MEAN if you don't romance him he just goes off and no one knows where he is. he's still just so alone??? no not on my watch #(if freddie is dead ( :( ) and you romance him there's an *adorable* part in the epilogue where he tells you hekate has him running around #getting lost relics back in a series of distinctly indiana jones-esque misadventures and it sounds like he's having the time of his life #if this is what it takes for him to actually talk to his family without anyone being complete dicks about it I must solemnly accept #the terrible burden of kissing him on every single run through of this game. it cannot be helped it's out of my hands now)

[sindrakart]

experimenting HHHRRRMMMM.......

#thank u zayphod for being my muse lately #character design #creature design #original character #oc #my oc #sindrakart #zayphod

[asbestieos]

this is the noctyx experience, right

(based off image below, alt text attached)

#noctyx #nijisanji #psyborg #sonnyban #uki violeta #fulgur ovid #sonny brisko #alban knox #yugo asuma #thanks if u liked my crummy phone doodle i needed to get this out of my head #thank you chi for being my muse #i must amplify uki’s wine dad energy. i simply must #ophanem art

[byanyan]

aaaand tonight i'm thinking about how byan was originally meant to be this irredeemable little shitbag who was a problem just to be a problem... but now they're a lot more sympathetic and much more just this traumatized kid who's been done so dirty their whole life. like, they're still not a great person or anything, but it's a lot more out of necessity than actual nature...

#don't get me wrong; there's always been this underlying theme of them being shaped by their surroundings and unlucky situation in life #but once I stuck them into a modern setting and adapted them to it they just naturally became a little more tragic? #their backstory was always rough but idk man it took a turn somewhere to them not being as bad as they actually try to make themself seem #they're still a shithead they're still nasty but they've got more redeeming qualities and potential than they used to I guess #but I suppose that's also just the nature of developing a character over time 🤔 #there's a good chance they'd have ended up similarly even if I hadn't changed their main setting once I got deeper into their background #IDK whatever the case they've come a long way and I really love the way they've developed #and a lot of that will always be thanks to those of u who have allowed me to torment ur muses with my beastie 💜 #━━ ˟ ⊰ ✰ ooc ⋮ don’t @ me.

[balladetto]

it's the 1st for me here, so happy 2024 to you folks!! i came back to writing on a whim in the middle of last year with a fairly niche set of muses whom i still hold very dear to my heart ( and will return to, i swear lfksdj ), and it's been an absolute pleasure to keep writing here with the same people — and new ones! i missed writing very, very much, so it means a lot to me that i'm able to again.

whether we've interacted or just vibed with each other on the dash, please know that i appreciate your presence here and not a single one of you can call yourself talentless, okay?? whatever you think about your own skills, it is an amazing commitment to the art to have muses and think, write, ramble, gush, draw, and just. discuss them at all for fun! we are all artists inspiring fellow artists, sharing bits of our love for our blorbos with each other, and that's neat no matter what! all of you are beloved!! any thoughts that say otherwise does not make it any less of a fact.

( i'd be remiss not to mention how endlessly grateful i am to have met or reunited with certain friends though, even if i say that to them almost constantly. you know who you folks are; 2023 as a writing year would not have been the same without you and i am blowing you friendly kithes ♡ mwah )

may this new year treat you better than the last! we are going to make it through as we made it through last year. i'm looking forward to seeing whatever new plots and shenanigans you'll have in store for the dash, as well as chatting and writing more with you lovelies! happy new year!!

#* intermission / ooc. #i'm so low on spoons from last night and i think u can tell. but i must say my piece-- #ahsflskdj no but really. it's been an honour. thank you for sharing your passion with me #and especially for being willing to write with me! i love seeing all flavours of the muses that come across the dash <3 #OKAY. i will recharge. then dms fr tonight thank you for your patience <3 #tbd.

[magnifiico]

She was of course in absolute awe, of the great power that this king possessed.

Her heart already leaping at the very possibility of having her own wish granted! Though today, would not be that day. Oh no, she had already heard about how things were done here. With her of course being much too young then, knowing that she had to wait for a couple more years would still not dim the sparkle of hope and excitement that had now set itself in her very eyes.

"So... yer highny-ness, what was yer wish?" She dared asked, her lips curling up almost cheekily then. Almost as if she knew that she had asked something she shouldn't have. Otherwise it won't come true. As it was said. But that was only for wishes that have yet to come true now, right?

@yukikorogashi || scoops this sweetie up <3

Your “highny-ness” was... a new one.

And dare he say such a title all on its own momentarily threw him off as he pivoted to face the young girl—certainly thereafter the burning question so few gathered the courage to broach. (Or was it that they cared more for their own wishes than what their generous king could possibly want for himself?)

Even so, a patient smile grew on his lips, and he bent over slightly to match the girl's height. “Ah-ah... You know how wishes work,” the king gingerly chastised, though her blatant cheekiness was reflected in the playful wink offered back. “Besides, that implies there could be more I desire than what my kingdom and people already offer. Worry about your own wish.”

And he tapped his knuckle beneath her chin before rising back to his full height. As he swung his cape around himself to take his leave, King Magnifico made sure to add, “I look forward to seeing it.”

#yukikorogashi #˗ˏˋ ★ ˎˊ˗ 《 answered 》 #AAAA always a blessing to receive you and any of your muses in the inbox T~T thanks for sending this! #i love her being so cheeky and not even expecting a reply #knowing full well she won't get one x'D BUT SHE'S JUST GOTTA-- #it's okay -- no harm done u-u magnifico is amused #mag: i couldn't possibly want more than what i already have here ;) #mag: yknow... unless my people start questioning me -- THEN WE HAVE PROBLEMS 8) #SHAKES HIM !!!! NGJFDHAONDH #ty again for this bestie! ;w;/ a pleasure to reply to!

[fanflames]

psst sorry for low activity, my focus has been on hi3 as of late & until we get a proper reveal on the real tin.gyuns whereabouts, i feel that i cant do much on here since i dont want to have to rewrite what ive done once again. i am contemplating moving her into my multi once again but we'll see! for now i utilize my low activity label

#thanks for everyone whos been following me during my inactivity! if i decide to move her to my multi ill let everyone know #my main h sr muse on there is my stel.le but i also have nat & lynx! #and for hi.3 theresas def being added #fu h.ua is also likely #I'm such a sucker for the characters who built up the story b4 it even started #the catalysts if you will #they have me in shambles constantly its not even funny at this point #and theres.a is so directly connected to the consequences of those characters actions that i must #anyway luv u all BEGFHX #hsr spoilers

[apollos-boyfriend]

ICARUS BIRTHDAY!! HAPPY DAY OF BIRTH!!!

ICARUS BIRTHDAY!!!! i am now [REDACTED] years old 😔 essentially at death’s door. sad! well there are other bloggers

#muse talk #phantoids #hehe thank u! #i am being silly btw do not worry #i am Aware of my youth. i am still a mere babe

[curseyeds]

looming thunder rumbling

#negative tw #do not mind me i just need to . RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA #im goin thru it. tis the season (of feeling like ur a hassle like u annoy everyone like u should be alone forever and ever) #i am being dramatic but i am going thru some interpersonal friend and family stuff that does not make it easier and not having a whole ton #on my plate means my mind can reflect more often and then make my mood worse #i am just . feeling bad and awful and might need a break from literally every social right now just #so i am not perceived for a little bit and hopefully that helps with my brain #also very small thing but i miss koslina but the news ive been hearing about the bg3 rpc makes me. Uhhhh. yeah #maybe i'll move her here but idk . getting ppl to interact with oc muses esp woc . thank u rpc

[braskide]

outofcharacter. happy 22nd final fantasy x anniversary!!!! ! !! !! please think about her today.

i will be revamping my guidelines and whatnot because i miss interacting with the dashboard and writing her — i have resumed writing yuna over discord with friends lately so i wanted to go look for my old mutuals, so if i found you and you’re reading this don’t forget you’re here forever.

apropos of what i just mentioned i also want to reach out with new muses, thank you for being here!! ! you can [ like ] this post and i’ll come drop her in your askbox.

#outofcharacter. #if they aren't planning a remake for the 25th year anniversary .. ... #anyways ; #seeing that i established this blog in 2013 in my old guidelines gave me a headache.. . . #what do you mean i've been in this hell for 10 years . h u h #i miss my old mutuals ! !!!! #but i'm so thankful i'm following all these new writers too !! !! #i need to make my dashboard look more alive again cause . .. #all the ones i interacted with are inactive / moved blogs.. . #if you see this and you moved blogs pl ea t he let me know.. . #anyways again !!! !! thank you for being here while i was inactive !! !!!! #i miss my wife !! ! perceive her !!! !! #i will go and drop richard siken poetry lines in your muses' askbox don't even try me. #edit ; #i recognize tunglr rp has changed a lot over the years i've been away so i will try to adjust and make mobile friendly guidelines ! #& whatnot necessary for interacting more 🌸 #just bear with me while i figure it all out again .. . ...

[truethes]

would you still love my muses if they were worms /j

#❛ ♡ › jupiter : 𝐨𝐨𝐜. #if u do ... i love u #FYVGUFVDGYU im switching to mobile for tonight as ive had a massively busy weekend but its just #a little post to say im dedicating tomorrow to writing once again! #i say it a lot but i appreciate how much patience people do have w/ me and my muses ... i hope to one day be as good as plotting as i am at #tcg now ( ur looking at a champion ... who is totally not level one and didnt only beat npcs ) #thanks everyone for being both patient and sweet. big smooches to u all <3

[hellguarded-moved]

// anyway since my writing muse for ig remains ???? i'm closing his inbox until i manage to get it under control.

#ERROR ( ); #// i just don't want too many things to pile up on here. #// for as much as i love unprompted asks honestly at this point they might go unanswered because it's just..... #// too much #// i love ig and i'm content just writing him privately on discord for the time being and hope to find the motivation for his tumblr #// threads soon enough again. even tho i've been trying. in the meantime u can find me on my other blog; that muse is much more active and #// easier for me to write atm. u can find the url in my pinned #// thank you for understanding and being patient. as always u can reach me through im's or discord #// always open for plotting and small interactions and chat on disco.