Pinky Promise

brother number 3!

NOTES: for @xstarkillerx

You can't conceptualize what's wrong, a combination of things weighing you down as you seek out comfort. BRIAN O'CONNER sits at his work-table, sketching concept designs for the tweaks he'd like Tej to make. He's not a very gifted artist, but he's got the general idea down, at least until you pad onto the scene. As quiet as you are, he's learned your tells, glancing at you after he speaks, "What's up, sweetheart?" he asks, a little curl to his lips at the sight of you rubbing the sleepiness from your eyes. You don't say anything, coming up to his side to fix your hands on his thigh, hoping to silently grab his attention while you wait for him to notice you. It takes him a second, but he does, gazing at you more deliberately this time. You exchange a look, and he adjusts in his seat to accommodate you while you invite yourself onto his lap.

You nestle in, tucking your head under his chin with a sigh. With an arm, he secures you, drawing you into him to get more comfortable himself, he inclines into you, curling his body around you as if you're his centerpiece. Gently, he bounces you on his leg, eyeing the tip of your nose. "S'the matter, bunny? Don't feel like talking?" You're unresponsive, you don't even look at him, and he strokes your back with his big hand. "I got it. Don't worry, I got it." Sweetly, he rubs his cheek on the top of your head, ending it with an affectionate kiss.

marco be wearing the GAYEST shoes in one piece, dont lie.

MISCHARACTERIZATIONS OF TODOROKI SHOUTO

inspired by @haik-choo

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POLITE: Todoroki is not polite. Not even a little bit. It’s canon that his personality is not far off from Bakugou (who is outwardly abrasive and rude). Keep that in mind. Todoroki is not nice, especially to people he doesn’t like - he won’t outwardly say it unless someone asks him, though. A good way to think of it is, Todoroki is just as mean as Bakugou except he’s passive about it.

FORMAL: It’s canon in the manga that Todoroki doesn’t speak formally, out of pure disrespect for his father. The way he talks is very casual, and you won’t ever see him use typical Japanese formalities. Don’t be afraid to write him spitting out cusses either, as it’s also canon that he cusses like a sailor.

SHY: I understand how Todoroki may come off as shy, and I understand how this idea of him has spread throughout the fandom - but, alas, I am here to crush this character trait under my boot. He’s not shy - he’s introverted. He doesn’t go out of his way to talk to people, not because he’s scared of talking to people, but because he genuinely doesn’t feel the need to. He’s not afraid of coming off as awkward while speaking - in fact, in most scenes where he has dialogue comes off as really awkward, but he never cares. Todoroki isn’t afraid/nervous to talk, he literally just doesn’t want to.

RULE FOLLOWER: This isn’t a trait I see pinned to his character a lot, but I feel like it ties into the whole entire polite/formal notion that Todoroki has stuck to his back - and I want to address it. This boy goes out of his way to break rules - he doesn’t give a rat’s ass about authoritative figures. This has been shown multiple times throughout both the manga and anime (him not listening to his dad’s wishes regarding his quirk and him proposing the idea to rescue Bakugou). He also doesn’t care much for punishments. In conclusion, this boy is not the voice of reason in any situation ever - stop writing him out to be responsible!

EMOTIONLESS: Todoroki was abused his whole childhood. He’s not stoic in the sense that he doesn’t like the people that surround him - he’s stoic in the sense that he doesn’t know social queues, or how “normal” teenagers interact. He’s casual when he’s talking, but that doesn’t mean he knows what teenage slang is. He’s not a rule follower, but that doesn’t mean he understands the concept of “normal” teenage rebellion (drinking, smoking, partying, etc.). It’s really important to comprehend this part of his character because this part of him shines through the most. He’s not cold-hearted, he just doesn’t know how to interact with people correctly because all he’s known his whole life is a horrendous cycle of abuse. He doesn’t know how to empathize with others, and he also doesn’t know how to express himself properly. 

HUMOR: This isn’t a mischaracterization of him, but I do want to bring special attention to his sense of humor - as he is easily one of the funniest characters in the show. Todoroki and Bakugou share the same sense of humor, in certain aspects. Their sense of humor is dry, and they really like sarcasm. Todoroki also loves poking fun at Bakugou, by going out of his way to say/do certain things to provoke the hothead. A few good examples of this are: when the class is discussing their hero studies, and Todoroki keeps repeating that both Bakugou and him are falling behind in class eventually leading to Bakugou screaming in frustration. A second example is when Todoroki introduces Bakugou as his friend in the manga, completely disregarding the blond’s loud protesting. In general, Todoroki thinks picking on people is fun.

Overall, I think Todoroki’s character is approached incorrectly throughout the majority of fanfics written. He is a very hard character to capture, to understand - but once you delve into the type of person he is, and pay attention to the small details of his personality he is very fun to write. 

I hope this helped anyone who has trouble capturing the essence of Todoroki Shouto - I know I would’ve loved to have something like this when I was learning about his character.

#212 “We could run away.” 😭😭😭

“Y’lookin at me like I'm already gone.”

Tears cloud over your vision as he sits on his cot in front of you, a shell of the man he used to be. His eyes are sunken, bloodshot. He’s grown out his beard to hide the gauntness of his cheeks.

You cannot help the escape of those tears down your cheeks, hiccuping a sob as you stare at the ground. He reaches over and takes your hand in his, pulling you closer to him, gently, slowly, like he was trying to calm a skittish horse.

“C’mere, darlin’.” He guides to sit upon his thigh, winding one arm behind your back as the other one clamps affectionally on your thigh, “There we go… ain't nothin’ to be cryin’ about.”

You frown and lean your forehead against his, a fresh outpouring of tears cascading down your cheeks, as your breathing hastens against his express wishes.

“You’re too pretty to be cryin’ like this.” Arthur swipes his thumb across the your cheek to stem the flow of tears, but you swat his hand away before steeling your nerves and leaning in to take his lips.

Arthur frowns, pulling your hips back to prevent you from kissing him.

“You know we can't.” He quietly pleads, his voice pained.

“Its like you're h-half gone already.” You whisper, hiccuping halfway through the sentence, angry and sad and drowning in reality at the same time.

“I’m right here, darlin’.”

“Let’s go - just, let’s leave-”

He frowns. You press onward, desperately.

“We - we could run away. Let me take you out west where it's dry and -”

“You know we can't do that, sweetheart.” Arthur cuts you off quietly, tucking a strand of hair behind your ear affectionately.

The dimple in your chin forms again as your lip quivers, a long breath let out of your nose as he smiles sadly at you.

He draws you in, one hand on the back of your head, shushing you gently as your voice cracks into another sob.

“You’re gonna go on and keep livin’, sweet girl.”

“Not without y-you-”

“Without me. Yer gonna grow into a crotchety old woman and join me years from now.” You can feel his smile against your cheek, and as much as you try not to, you cannot help but laugh at the comment.

“I love you. How am I ever gonna go on without you?”

“You’re a strong girl. Smart. Much smarter than a ol’ dolt like me. You’ll be fine.” Arthur gently rocks you back and forth on his knee, comforting even now as he and you know his time is growing short.

You bury your face into his neck.

This wasn’t supposed to be happening. You were supposed to be doing jobs. Maybe breaking out on your own. Riding across the country. Maybe settling down somewhere hidden when this life finally paid out.

But now…

Your tears fall on the warm skin of his neck, and he gathers you into his embrace, murmuring sweet nothings in your ear, trying to comfort you.

You know you shouldn’t waste this time.

It’s all you have left.

Welp I’m gonna give it a true XD

law the entire time in punk hazard

So there's this thing going around one piece ig about drawing Law with long hair. I wanted to give it a try, but since I don't post one piece stuff on my ig imma post it here

I love Law, he's always fun to draw <3

Pls rb, artist get more recognition that way :(

*slams fist on table* more dragon!

he’s a very proud dad

he won't let go,,,