sugiwa

she/her. actual adult. AO3

[sugiwa]

Thank you to @parientou for the lovely art and hard work on this piece!

[sugiwa]

okay, okay, so we learned that penny is banned from Elbaf and according to the manga, Shanks imprisoned Loki, is he the reason Penny's banned??? Do they know each other?? There's so many ties to Elbaf and reading ur story and the mange is insane b/c did you see the future????????

Idk how to answer this without giving spoilers 😂😂😂

Elbaf is very important to Penny's story as we see Lucy also wanted to go there and we also know that Rocks spent a lot of time there, which adds another question: did they know each other?

Yes, Penny and Loki have met. That is all I will say.

[soaked-doors]

birds of a feather

[byvvvane]

day 2. what a weirdo (said with barely controlled lust)

[the-ceesaw]

@sugiwa the moment you have been waiting for, the captain herself, “Rogue” Bar. D Lucy! I gave her the same silver, star pupil eyes as Penny. Her ahoge is a feather quill :)

Bonus:

As I was redrawing Kit in an upright pose for the Stage Pirates lineup, I blacked out and came to a completely revamped design:

Puck, Bear, and Lettie got new drip too:

The full line up:

[sugiwa]

I cannot give enough thanks and credit for this--it's every author's dream to get art of their characters, but this goes above and beyond. Thank you so so much ❤️❤️

[the-ceesaw]

@sugiwa “Fair” Lord Hal is here! I really do love that whenever we see him, it’s him playing with Penny and being the polite influence she needs. I was initially going for a cocky expression before deciding a gentle face suited him more. I tried and failed drawing this mf three times already

[sugiwa]

You got Hal so right--he's not very conceited, but he plays up his nobility a lot. I view him as more of a chivalrous figure and a very gentle one. Sanji reminds Penny of Hal a lot. He was always the one trying to make sure that Penny made friends and learned manners and this sort of thing, because he himself had a very happy, but normal childhood and to some extent thinks there's value in that.

Honestly, all of these drawings have been such a joy to look forward to, so thank you for taking the time.

[the-ceesaw]

@sugiwa all the Stage Pirates are funny but “Dread” Every Belle is definitely one of the funniest with how much of a fool he is for his daughter. Lucy stabbed that cutlass straight into the dirt of Spider Miles, which was probably 90% shit

[sugiwa]

Belle was 100% a girl-dad, but also so dramatic about it. He'd had ridiculously high standards and instilled them in Penny to some extent. TBH, I always thought I should do a one-shot of Penny's parents meeting the Red-Hair Pirates in an AU where they live, because I can see Belle getting so annoyed 😂😂😂

Thank you for this!

[the-ceesaw]

@sugiwa “Doc” Marlow Page, everyone’s favorite resident quack with a crippling gambling addiction (the doctor’s coat is purely for show)

[sugiwa]

The string of garlic around the neck is so fucking funny--your mind is better than mine, cause I would've never thought of that, but now am just imagining him going around giving 'evil-eye' bracelets as a preventative method against the plague. He looks like Bilbo Baggins, which is who I sort of envisioned too. Mind you, Penny and Page got along so well, they were running scams on every island they landed.

I love, love this--I think it's my favorite one of the bunch 😂

[sugiwa]

I hate to annoy you or be a mider, but do you know if you’re going to update What Heroes Do (your OC fanfic on Ao3)? Because I originally read it a couple years ago but stopped after I got to the end, then last week I randomly remembered Izumi and now I’ve binge read the whole fic and fallen in love all over again.

Again, hate to be a bother but would love for more updates, however I fully understand how it feels to write about something and lose interest in it so don’t feel pressured.

I love your work and I also do understand you last updated like 2 years ago so don’t worry,

wishing you the best. <3

Honestly, it's a bit of a struggle sometimes to find the time to write--I am actively working on it, but law school and work are kicking my ass (I work in immigration law and am actively fighting the real-life version of the World Government, right now). I'll update when I can and when I feel like the chapter's my best efforts instead of something lackluster to simply put it out there. Sorry, I can't give you something more definitive.

[sugiwa]

came here to say that i love Ume so much like that's my precious shayla fr. your writing is out of this world 😩

anyways, hope you're doing well in law school!! <3

Thank you! Lol, Ume's got a soft spot in my heart, because I know the struggle too. Her life is a lot closer to mine than Izumi's--the work/school hustle is hardddddd.

[sugiwa]

i’m so sorry but i can never be normal about rei and izumi’s relationship (/pos) they consume my every waking thought and i somehow manage to link every song i listen to back to them

I love Rei and Izumi, it's so complicated, because they both clearly love each other, but their personalities are so different from one another that sometimes, they can't help but clash because of that. I promise I'm working on the next chapter and am actually really exited for Rei's storyline in my version of BNHA.

[sugiwa]

hey hey, i hope law school has been going well!

i’ve been rereading your bnha and op fics when uni gets hard (｡•́︿•̀｡) which thank you very much for sharing. they’re both excellent and i’m honoured.

i’ve also been keeping up with we few, we happy few, which you recommend a bit ago. miss girl, you have finnee taste. imma need you to please share anything else that ur a fan of when you get a sec! i need more good fics. i can’t be facing my assignments right now T^T

Hi!!

I'm so sorry for the long delay here. I was outside of the U.S. for some personal matters and then came back to start law school, so real life was kicking my ass. I'm so happy to hear my stories bring a bit of joy in your life--I think we all need that right now.

Ahh, lol, I have a fanfic group with my friends at school and someone pointed me to that one. It's so fucking good, but we're all sort of hung up that it hasn't been updated in a while :(

The other one I've been reading recently is : to the ends of the earth, would you follow me?

Hope school is going well!!

[the-ceesaw]

@sugiwa Iago “Reaper” Armin of the Stage Pirates. I think it's hilarious how he seemed to become fonder of Penny the longer she was away from him, which is completely understandable but also foul 🤣

👁👁 🐦‍⬛ and dogs out is his natural state of being.

[sugiwa]

@fictional-letters This is so great--I always imagined him a bit like Nosferatu to outsiders where at to Penny, he was just her dad's weird friend 😂😂 Thank you again for taking the time to draw this!

[the-ceesaw]

(Maestro Puck, woman you are...)

I hope ur doing okay @sugiwa the world is a awful place but i still hope that there are many things bringing you joy

[sugiwa]

I am so thankful for the fan art—seriously, it means the world to me. The time, care, and creativity that go into it never cease to blow me away. I don't take that for granted.

Law school is going well so far. It’s intense, but I’m learning a lot. Even though the world feels a bit heavier these days, things like this are bright spots that remind me there’s still a lot of good out there. Thank you!❤️❤️

[sugiwa]

Wanted to come and ask how you’ve been doing lately! A law degree is nothing to sneeze at, and we definitely need more people like you representing us!! Hope all is well <3

I'm scrapping by 😭😭

I, unfortunately, don't have as much time to write, but I'll be going back home over the summer, so that should free up my schedule...it's just a matter of holding on until I get there. I've been reading a lot more than writing tbh.

I hope you're well too 💕💕💕

[sugiwa]

Omg, hope law school isn’t eating you alive!! It’s seriously so impressive that you’re out here becoming a whole lawyer 😭 No pressure to update at all, btw!! I think I can safely say we’re all totally fine waiting as long as you need. But if you do have any fic recs to keep us entertained in the meantime… 👀 You’d literally be an angel.

anything by @andypantsx3 or @ofmermaidstories is always guaranteed to be good.

we few, we happy few by poppyofthemilk (HP-fic)

"Contracts: A Context and Practice Casebook" by Michael Hunter Schwartz (why are law school texts books like hundreds of dollars???) Also, funny story but I left this bottle of humidifier oil atop my book and it spilled all over it. It smells great, but it's so strong that it gives me a headache whenever I'm near it. I'm worried if I take it out during class it'll bother my classmates and currently have it airing out by my window. I live in NY, so it's freezing, but I need the smell to go away. 😂😂😂

Tbh, do you guys have any recs because living in America and working in the immigration field is really fucking depressing right now, so I would welcome an escape? Or maybe a plane ticket back to my home country?

[sugiwa]

(Regarding Katsuki and Izumi) “it wouldn't really be quantified as a break-up”

???????

They stay happy and together, right???? 🥲 Right???? 🥹

Yes, we've got a happy ending, don't worry! Lol, we just get a little shippuden-style time skip and let's say Katsuki and Izumi are not on the same side of the planet during it 😂