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Sunlight | ONE PIECE animatic

Song - Sunlight by HozierWARNING: Mild flashing transitions (?), slight blood warning Unrequited Zolu yippeee!!!Shoutout to the discord homi

Part two of my Secret Santa gift! The main prompt for this was "Unrequited Zolu" but there's a couple others with tiny appearances in there two lmao

This was a super fun gift exchange and I look forward to doing more in the future! :D

opening up my own fanfiction document on my personal laptop to see if the author has updated it yet

Episode 1117 screenshot redraw :) playing around with some new brushes!

The original!

Here’s also an extra doodle of sabo from the Apple Store while my friend was buying a new laptop lmao. Yes I know they have procreate on the Apple Store iPads, no I will not stop making these in goodnotes. ALSO WHEN WAS SOMEONE GOING TO TELL ME THAT GOODNOTES ADDED AN EYEDROPPER TOOL WHAT

THIS IS SO SICKED AND TWISTED <- wrote the fic

(its ok your angst is top tier thank you sm)

THIS AINT ABOUT ME

(i am so sorry i swear im working on chapter 2 thank u so much for ur support ily)

ACE HELP I LITERALLY JUST WATCHED THE ROTTMNT MOVIE A FEW DAYS AGO AND IM ALREADY SO DEEP IN THE TRENCHES IM BINGING THE 2018 SHOW RN

im being consumed

So I got into the turtle show.

Some important (?) blog tags:

#my fics for writing + #my art for drawing

#young like the sea for my favourite child (my current one piece wip)

2024 Writing Roundup

Thanks for the tag @emilyelizabethfowl!!! I find these so fun to do.

Words Posted:

80,869!!! Considering it took me 5 years (2018-2023) to write 102,332 words, that is a huge jump in productivity. I've been trying to get over my fear of posting, so it looks like I've been making some good progress.

Additional Words Written:

Oh god, I have so many random snippets from unposted WIPS. Through a rough estimate, adding them up comes to around 30k?

Fandoms:

One Piece

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2018)

Percy Jackson

Return of the Mount Hua Sect

I Became the Tyrant of a Defense Game

Nebula's Civilization

I've been jumping in and out of fandoms this whole year. Some friends got me obsessed with PJO and ROTTMNT, and let me tell you—the brainrot hit me hard.

I've also been writing for some very small manhwa fandoms... It's been real lonely out here. Save me.

Highest kudos + Highest Hit One-Shot:

In the peak of my PJO hyperfixation, I wrote Take Under Tide and its number has jumped past 3k. I love the MC-becomes-immortal trope... and I may also have an obsession with POV Outsider. It's a problem.

New Things I Tried:

...Posting fics in fandoms with nothing in them. It's like I'm stranded on an island.

Fic I Spent The Most Time On:

Definitely Carved From Dust due to the amount of planning I've done (and need to do). I don't have much experience with multi-chapter works, so this fic is very much kicking my ass with the threat of 20+ chapters.

Fic I Spent The Least Time On:

I wrote Palisade of the Dragon during one of my university lectures. Considering I love to not pay attention and that it was a gift to a friend, I was super motivated.

Favourite Thing I Wrote:

It's one of my shorter works, but I really enjoyed writing Strangers, Not By Souls for the One Piece Fluff Zine.

Favourite Thing(s) I Read:

Why do I never bookmark anything. I swear, I just. Read—scream at my screen—and then mentally combust. Bear with me. I'm going by memory.

Take what you Need and Leave the Rest by @acewithapaintbrush. You ruined my life in the best way possible. I love you so much. Reading this was like aligning all the planets in the solar system.

now the darkness comes alive by @goodlucktai. Bro made me watch ROTTMT (which ruined my life) and then wrote this masterpiece (which also ruined my life) and then made me read other ROTTMNT fanfics (which also also ruined my life). Why would you do that to me. You're the best.

stare directly at the sun by @remedyturtles. I know you say you don't, but I know you have a knife and said knife hurted me greatly and permanently. Thank you. This was absolutely amazing. little kid with a big death wish also changed me at a molecular level... I still remember reading this at work and trying not to lose my shit (it was peak fiction).

A Tale of Spirits by @unorthodoxx-page. This fic—like, I just remember reading it and being absolutely blown away by the characterization. Peak. PEAK. The second I caught up, I immediately went back to re-read.

I May Be Invisible, But I Still Look Good by @dandylovesturtles. I don't know the exact number of times I screamed into my pillow while reading this. I just remember that it was a lot. I loved everything about this, and the conclusion was chef's kiss.

Nothing Haunts Us (like the things we don't say) by @mad4turtles. I love you so much, Maddy—but you ruined my life with this /pos /affectionate /forever changed. I lost my mind reading this.

Immortality by @dancinginthesliverglow. This scratched the itch in my brain. I really enjoyed the prose and the characterization of the Gods... and I also like it when my favourite character dies so—

I just realized I really only read ROTTMNT fics this year. I'm undoubtedly missing some of my favourites from this list, and for that, I am ashamed.

Writing Goals for 2025:

In general, to post more and to care less!

To be specific, I really want to post Chapter 3 of Young Like The Sea—possibly Chapter 4 as well (although I don't have much hopes for the latter).

New Works:

I have a few one shots of various fandoms on the back-burner, but I don't "plan" on writing them soon. Hopefully, I can work on the WIPS I already have posted.

Tagging: 

I never know who to tag in these nor who is active on tumblr enough to fill this out, but—@acewithapaintbrush @mad4turtles if you would like!

im not drawing his dogs

also, still obsessed with this outfit so here's part 2

Young Like The Sea: Preview of Ch.2

He sends his haki out to the ocean, a hand reaching for another, but it is only the wind that answers. He circles the island, round and round. Two times, three, ten, and at some point, he realizes the moon has taken up to the sky. Luffy doesn’t feel his hunger.

Staring at endless dark waters and blues for a moment held so still, Luffy lowers himself to the ground and settles into the sand, cold grain and soft land.

(“Luffy!” He almost seems to hear. “How are you not cold when you’re wearing only that?”)

Then, with his legs drawn up against his chest as if to shelter his heart from the wind, he asks quietly to the sea, like a child forgotten in the rain,

“Where did everyone go?”

The sea has no answer for her King.

Take Under Tide (PJO)

"We have to jump." The cliff calls your name—beckons you forth with its high winds and the plunge it dares you to take. You whisper, "We wouldn't survive the fall." "Pray—that’s all we can do." You choke on a laugh devoid of humor, listening to the clamber of monsters not far behind, and you wonder what would be a better end between this and them. "My parent has never answered." Their eyes meet yours. "Then, pray to someone who will."

In which, Demigods pray not to the Ancient Olympians, but to the God who they know will answer.

- ao3