Under Pressure!

[crackingwaves]

work in progress, blog started on June 8th 2026:

Lady Aniki! Initially created with One Piece in mind, then written as OC who has a generic, short about page, but also a few details for each fandom to make her fit better. Written with the usual humor and love by Ele, 35+, for mutuals only!

note: activity will depend on you, I won't stress anyone out for quick replies, I'll send memes/like starter calls (and probably reply quickly), and I'll be okay with you dropping everything whenever you want, BUT I won't really be on this dash much, I'm always at @lovecreature. So I might miss posts OR rely on my own starter calls and memes to get interactions going if I can't catch yours. Replies will have little banners to indicate if she's presenting as herself or as Ani.

[leneemusing]

for muses that are getting to know each other

❝ what's your favorite color and why? ❞

❝ can i come with you? ❞

❝ you have a nice smile, has anyone ever told you that before? ❞

❝ how do you take your coffee? ❞

❝ sorry, what was your name again? ❞

❝ it just occurred to me i never asked you what your last name is. ❞

❝ actually we've met before. ❞

❝ i've heard a few things about you. ❞

❝ care to join me? ❞

❝ i'm not really sure why i trust you. ❞

❝ i don't usually talk this much, it just feels easy to say stuff when you're listening. ❞

❝ i know we don't know each other that well but if you wanna talk about it... ❞

❝ could you help me with something? ❞

❝ do you like it here? ❞

❝ are you new around here? ❞

❝ you can ask me anything you want. i promise i'll answer truthfully except the things i feel like lying about. ❞

❝ i don't mean to be too forward, you just seem like you could use a friend right now. ❞

❝ you can come with me. i mean if you don't have anyone waiting for you. ❞

❝ we're friends now. you can ask me for help. ❞

❝ do you like this music? i can change it. ❞

❝ what are your favorite snacks? ❞

❝ really? i wouldn't have guessed that about you. ❞

❝ do you mind if i ask about it? ❞

ACTIONS:

VISIT: for sender to go to receiver's home for the first time

VISITED: for receiver to go to sender's home for the first time

CRYING: for sender to see receiver cry for the first time

CRIED: for receiver to see sender cry for the first time

BEGIN: sender and receiver are on their first date together

TRIP: our muses go on a group trip but end up stuck together, away from the rest of their friends.

SITUATION: our muses are acquainted because one of them is their friend's roommate. muse a shows up when their friend isn't there and ends up hanging out with muse b one on one.

GO: our muses go to a zoo or theme park together and get lost.

INVITE: sender cooks for receiver for the first time

INVITED: receiver cooks for sender for the first time

TOGETHER: our muses spend the night for the first time

TRY: our muses hooked up and are hanging out the next day

COMFORT: sender is going through a break up and receiver offers to cheer them up

COMFORTED: receiver is going through a break up and sender offers to cheer them up

OFFER: sender gives receiver a ride to the airport/picks them up

OFERED: receiver gives sender a ride to the airport/picks them up

AID: sender helps receiver redecorate

AIDING: receiver helps sender redecorate

[crackingwaves]

She had not meant for the angry beast to break through the tailor's door and try to kill them all, but here they were, running for their lives, her laughter louder than the roars. "Worry not, @tailoringtay, I've taken bigger!" Except for the part where she had brought him the upper side of the armor to fix exactly because she had gotten impaled that week, and she was still recovering. But yeah, except for that, he was in great hands. "Of course I'm probably going to be smashed by this one, but hey, you can run while I am. I'll win either way... what's your name again?"

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"Greetings, sister!" A cheery sentence, as if she weren't lying on the ground, bleeding, covered in a padded dark armor and a mask that made her voice sound demonic. But since the fight had gone better than she had expected, Aniki felt there was little to complain about. "Don't be afraid, I'm a woman too," she added, lifting her hand from the ground enough to give @floraprin a thumbs up, "I just happen to be lightly injured... do you by any chance happen to have medical supplies? A medical supply, anything?"

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like this for a starter or more to be done later!

I already have silverymusings and florapin planned!

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like this for a starter or more to be done later!

I already have silverymusings and florapin planned!

[nightprompts]

&. 𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐭𝐬* 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬.

(  dialogue  prompts  taken  from  thunderbolts*  (2025),  directed  by  jake schreier.  feel  free  to  edit  and  change  as  you  seem  fit.  ) 

❛ there is something wrong with me. an emptiness. ❜

❛ you weren’t listening to me. it’s like your mind is somewhere else. ❜

❛ do you think i like taking orders? ❜

❛ you shoot, i dodge. ❜

❛ you guys can never aim for shit. ❜

❛ can you please just say it normal? ❜

❛ how long has it been, huh? a year? ❜

❛ so you… you feel fulfilled? ❜

❛ look around you. i’m miserable. ❜

❛ the light inside you is dim even by eastern european standards. ❜

❛ i've just been wondering, you know, like, what… is the point? in any of this? ❜

❛ the point of work is fame and fortune. fortune buys friends, and love, and a lot of cool clothes. ❜

❛ why do you have this photo out? ❜

❛ we were so bad. ❜

❛ you were happy. ❜

❛ i’ll make you something. ❜

❛ yeah, this just isn’t working for me anymore. ❜

❛ i need you to follow the target inside and find out what she intends to steal. ❜

❛ you’re not even my target. ❜

❛ i’m not here for you. ❜

❛ i know who you are and what you’re doing. ❜

❛ what am i doing? ❜

❛ you’re working me. you’re trying to get me on your side. ❜

❛ you say you know who i am, so you know my story. and you know i didn’t have a choice who i worked for. but you do. ❜

❛ it’s my business card. in case you need some help or you wanna share some secret hidden evidence. ❜

❛ i’m not sure what’s happening here, but you’re all exhausting and my job is done, so... ❜

❛ god only knows the blood on your hands. ❜

❛ pretty ludicrous coming from the dimestore captain america. ❜

❛ that was funny. thank you. we needed that. ❜

❛ it was getting so tense in here for a second. ❜

❛ all right, um… tie yourselves up. ❜

❛ next time, why don’t you just text me like a normal person? ❜

❛ we don’t need to go rogue in the darkness, or whatever you people do. ❜

❛ what exactly are we looking for? ❜

❛ we’re looking for not stupid questions. ❜

❛ hey. didn’t think you’d come back. thanks. ❜

❛ are you hurt? ❜

❛ no, i’m fine. i’m fine. ❜

❛ you do not seem fine. ❜

❛ yeah, well, we’ve only just met. this is… this is how i am. ❜

❛ well, you guys should just go without me. it’ll be easier. ❜

❛ we all feel like shit sometimes. and loneliness, i get that. and that that darkness gets... pretty enticing. ❜

❛ you shove it way down. you just... push it down. ❜

❛ let’s just stick together until we make it to the surface, and after that, you can start a fight with a super soldier. get yourself killed. i don’t care. ❜

❛ so, none of us fly? what, do we all just punch and shoot? ❜

❛ you do not want to start the whole sob story game. i win. ❜

❛ well, you were just a kid, so… ❜

❛ i just think it might be nice to know that you didn’t really know any better. ❜

❛ cucumber, cucumber, cucumber. ❜

❛ growing up, somebody told me that you can stop a sneeze if you confuse your brain. i always just yelled “cucumber.” ❜

❛ you’re the boss now? cute. ❜

❛ anyone else have any pointless childhood stories to tell? ❜

❛ i will fight. you stay behind me. ❜

❛ i’ve always had these episodes since i was a kid. there’s a high, then there’s a big low, and then my memory just goes blank. ❜

❛ you were right, she definitely wants us dead. ❜

❛ this has the makings of a team that can raise to glory. a team that can bring light from the darkness. a team of heroes that can be on the wheaties box and have little kiddie toy… ❜

❛ let’s just forget about them, and let’s focus on you. and how perfect you are. ❜

❛ isn’t that what you want? to be accepted? to be chosen? ❜

❛ no one else sees it, but i do. and i think maybe your past is what makes you so perfect. ❜

❛ look, i’ve been where you are. you can run, but it doesn’t go away. sooner or later it catches up to you, and when it does, it’s too late. so you can either do something about it now, or live with it forever. ❜

❛ you want to be good? or do you want to be somebody who changes the world? ❜

❛ you can do anything. ❜

❛ i'm the only one who knows what your true potential is. and it’s limitless. ❜

❛ i don’t wanna hurt you guys. why don’t you just turn yourselves in? ❜

❛ you can trust me. i know you. ❜

❛ they’re not a threat to me, so why do i need to kill them? ❜

❛ there is no “us.” there is no “we.” ❜

❛ you’re not a hero. you’re not even a good person. ❜

❛ why would a god take orders from anyone at all? ❜

❛ i’m starting to think maybe you don’t know what i am. or what i’m capable of. ❜

❛ i'm not afraid of you. ❜

❛ well, then, chase me forever. ❜

❛ If you cared, you would have called. ❜

❛ i’m sorry. i don’t know how to do this. i’m not good at it. ❜

❛ i didn’t think you wanted me. ❜

❛ i’m late, but i’m… i’m here now. ❜

❛ all i do is sit and look at my phone and think of all the terrible things that i’ve done. ❜

❛ when i look at you, i don’t see your mistakes. ❜

❛ aren’t you tired of fighting? let me help you. ❜

❛ you can’t outrun the emptiness. ❜

❛ it’s what you said. we’re all alone. all of us. ❜

❛ i have these good days, you know? where i feel invincible. but then there are a lot of bad days when i remember that nothing matters, you know? ❜

❛ so you’re just gonna sit here and let it take over? ❜

❛ well, there’s no use in fighting it. ❜

❛ at least i found a nice room. the other rooms are much worse. ❜

❛ you can’t stuff it down. you can’t hold it in all alone. no one can. we have to let it out. ❜

❛ even if it doesn’t make the emptiness go away, i promise you it will feel lighter. ❜

❛ we can find a way out of here together. will you try and leave here with me? ❜

❛ there’s no death here. the pain only gets worse. ❜

❛ i have a great past, so i’m totally fine. ❜

❛ the most shameful thing of all was thinking you could be anything more than nothing. ❜

❛ wait. you think they care about you? you don’t matter. to anyone. ❜

❛ i’m stronger than you. ❜

❛ you thought you were gonna be some great man? some savior? you can’t even save yourself. ❜

❛ we will always be alone. ❜

❛ i’m here. ❜

❛ it will always be just us. ❜

❛ we’re losing credibility. which we had very little to begin with. ❜

❛ we’re running out of space? It’s impossible. this building is enormous. ❜

❛ i did the dishes though. ❜

[crackingwaves]

Aniki had taken a turn towards the sea to sink the Navy ship on her way to her goal - they had shot a cannonball at her, it wasn't as if they hadn't asked for it - before landing safely on the enemy lines. "I am here to fight you----!!!" her pointed finger moved around to search for her enemy, then dropped, "Ah. My mistake. You aren't my target. Nevermind." No, if anything, the sight of @sircrocodillian's hook told her she had found one of those few warriors of this world she had no reason to fight: "You are the sand guy, aren't you? Nobody told me you were this big, uncle! Is that a consequence of the fruit or are you just huge for no reason?"

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I will write a bunch of opens and reblog memes, but for now this is a generic starter call with zero plotting! comment with a muse or more or I'll pick!

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open no matter when you follow, to be done tomorrow because I'm in pieces!

[silverymusings]

It wasn't unheard of to encounter other people out on the wilderness - though on these days in particular, he always hoped he wouldn't.

Yet, there the stranger was.

Luckily, they seemed to hold their own just fine. Though, even a small scratch would prove to be a problem. He didn't think he'd seen any hit from the beasts land, but...

Lowering his staff, he regarded the other guy with a raise of his eyebrows.

"Just the usual party in the woods," he explained helpfully.

"Hope they didn't claw you up. Sometimes they get a bit too into the dance."

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"Is that so? Are these woods filled with monsters? Then I shall set my tent here!" It was exciting to find a place where she could train her skills without doing too much damage; some finesse was required every now and then, and it would be great not to shatter her entire skeleton when that happened.

"Ah, it matters not. Cuts will heal." There was a nasty one on her arm, but she was more interested in the fact that the guy hadn't run off from the monsters either. "You fought well, friend! Come, let's share wine!"

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like for more starters from this brave warrior!

[alatarielqueen]

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adding this to her website:

If we write on other blogs and your fandom has no powers, I don't know how to insert her there because her super strength is vital, but I wish I could write her with everyone, so tell me if you want some kind of crossover!

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"Loki?" she repeated, voice morphed into a deep robotic one by her mask, quickly remembering the Asgardian-lore and her previous encounters. She pulled the mask over her head, because Loki was a trickster, nothing to do with her brute force and wish to beat other strong opponents, "I have punched your brother before!"

"I'm looking forward to doing it again!" she added smiling at @fracturals with curiosity. She had expected a magic user to look flimsy, but apparently all Asgardians had to be fit in some way. Something SeaStarser didn't share.

X

[crackingwaves]

She hadn't taken her mask and armor off for the first couple of days, since it was a big protection from magical attacks too, so when she had remembered to do so and to reintroduce herself as Aniki instead of Ani, she had gotten several appalled looks. But even now that she wasn't acting anymore, it was hard not to be overjoyed by the thought of the oh so many fights ahead. "Of course we need to find this Crèche!" she agreed, dropping to sit next to Lae'zel at the campfire, "I've always wanted to fight a Gythianki! But not one who's probably dying?! We must fix this tadpole of yours so that we can face each other at our best, sister!" And with that, she moved to give @cryogenicmuses an amicable pat to the shoulder.

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[crackingwaves]

one piece is a very good representation in itself of the kind of characters that I think would work best with Aniki (I said BEST I'm not saying other kinds wouldn't): -luffy, because they'd immediately befriend each other on account of how stupid they both act & having a big dream & jumping into fights -sanji, because he might end up fighting this 'bro' and then find out she's this super pretty lady and regret everything? also he's a big flirt and she's tsundere-ish from embarrassment when she's not fake seducing -nami, because she'd end up crying over how STUPID this new girl friend is and she's just as bad as luffy is not worse considering how she's not made of rubber and will break all her bones -actually usopp and chopper for the same reason and they can also all laugh together at stupid jokes and she and usopp can bond about wanting to be brave warriors of the sea while she can bond with chopper over needing him as a doctor every five minutes -ace and sabo may inspire some light sibling envy seeing as HER brother tried to murder her and mistreated her on several occasions

[rpmemes-galore]

random dialogue prompts … sentence starters

“I’d keep you safe.”

“You’re nothing to me.”

“I wouldn’t advise that…”

“I wish I had your courage.”

“Anger makes you careless.”

“You can do it. Just don’t die.”

“A hero’s work is never done.”

“Do I really mean so little to you?”

“I’m not going to make a deal with you.”

“Everything is an illusion. Trust nothing.”

“You’re not as bad as they say you are.”

“You aren’t the person you think you are.”

“Do you learn nothing from your mistakes?”

“Don’t go rushing in. You’ll end up like them.”

“You have a lot of bite for someone so small.”

“Nothing I do will ever be good enough, will it?”

“Do you think redemption can really be earned?”

“I don’t need your forgiveness. I did nothing wrong.”

“I don’t need you to apologize. I need you to do better.”

“You think you have to prove yourself to me. You don’t.”

“If you don’t come back, I’m going to be very, very upset.”

“How can you possibly sleep with all this on your conscience?”

“You’re not a lost cause. Not enough people have told you that.”

“Have I ever given you a reason to doubt me? Don’t answer that.”

“There’s nothing to be said. Everything I could say, I already have.”

“I’ve been nothing but truthful with you… so, why won’t you trust me?”

“Considering the stories I’ve heard, I was expecting someone scarier.”

“Haven’t I given enough? Haven’t I lost enough? Haven’t I fought enough?”

“You never seem scared. You’re never caught off-guard. How do you do it?”

“I’m not the one for you. I’d only make your life worse, and we both know it.”

“I’m making us tea/coffee/hot cocoa, and then you’re telling me what’s wrong.”

“Can you just… just stop! Stop for a second and think about what you’re doing!”

“Something’s clearly going on. Keeping me in the dark about it won’t help anything.”

“I don’t need to justify myself to them/you. I know what I have to do. And I’m going to do it.”

“Keep chasing everyone away… and there’ll be no one there to have your back when you need them.”