#spottedswords

[toutbleu]

      ༺ @spottedswords​​​​​ ༻

     ‘ oh, good, usopp— ’ barely sparing so much as a sideways glance, he hoists a bag up in the air. ‘ take this to the ship for me, would you? it’s something for nami-swan. i was going to bring it back to her myself, but i’ve got a few things left to do. ’

[seraphiixa]

     “Ah! Excuse me... Good morning!”  said Lyra, reaching out and lightly resting a hand on the young man’s arm to gain his attention. She was lucky to pass him on this busy street; he was just the person she was looking for, based on the description she had been given. 

     “I’m sorry to interrupt your morning. My name is Captain Lyra. Someone in the harbor told me you’re a shipwright with Galley-La. Would you or anyone you know be able to take a look at my battleship on short notice?”

@spottedswords​.

[bearxclaws-blog]

🐻 — @spottedswords / starter call

“Dude, really.  .  . ?        Aren’t you roastin’ out here in that getup?”

Head tilted to the side, the brunette eyed what she could of the man’s outfit without making it seem strange. She wasn’t an expert on fashion, but that wasn’t her concern. Looking at it made her own temperature rise and the inside of her loose hoodie feel stuffy.

[treacheryburdened-blog]

@spottedswords​. 

the captain could not remember the last time that a mere hollow had injured him so badly that he was starting to feel startlingly warm from loss of blood, having barely managed to tuck himself in an alleyway to gather his bearings straight. cyan eyes squint vainly at his cracked, blurry phone as he tries to text rangiku his coordinates before he succumbs to unconsciousness, but his hands are much too shaky & slick in red to use properly. 

regretfully, he drops the device & has no strength to pick it back up. well, fuck. 

[marinehero-a]

     but funny cannonballs--

[marinehero-a]

"you're trying so hard, but it's all for nothing." kaku spoke as he ran a hand down his face. "one way or another the government is going to find me and i'll be dead and the world will be better off for it."

ლ.    He listened to the other's words with a blank expression, arms crossed over his chest as he leaned against the wall of his room. Bogard had just finished giving a report to Sengoku before Garp had returned to Kaku, and while it had been meant to be confidential, he couldn't exactly say he was surprised that the former Cipher Pol member had somehow overheard it.

     Still, as Kaku kept talking, he let out a sigh through clenched teeth, his finger going up to pick at his ear as an unimpressed look graced his face.

“ Is that the kind of crap they fed you ?  ”   he scoffed,   “ What kind of stupid claim is that ?  The world would be better off for it—  bwahaha !  The only man better dead is a pirate. Heh, and even that's something that can change, ”   the sea knows Luffy’s part in that, but even without he could list dozens of other crews which would fall underneath such category like Newgate, even if he’d never admit it.

     He laughed again —  a cackling noise  — and shook his head. He'd been around far longer than most, but still didn't know everything about the fine details of Cipher Pol. But what he did know made his blood boil  ( fucking slavery ),  and he was well aware that Sengoku had withheld even more information from him on purpose.

“ But fine, you brat. You say that you would be better off turning yourself in ? ”   he raised his chin, his grin sharpening but by no means less mirthful,   “ Prove it. Attack my crew. Attack some random civilians the next time we dock, out of your own damn free will. Prove those bastards up top that they're right, and then we'll talk more about it, ”   he let his words linger for a moment before continuing more firmly,   “ Until then, I don't want to hear another word of government bullshit, understood ?  I already have to listen to enough of it from Senny without you spitting it all over my ship as well. ”

     Maybe not the most helpful of words, but Garp was hardly about to change his ways just because he'd picked up some wanted brat on an impulse. Nor would he waste energy on trying to force the guy to believe anything  ( he knew things didn't work like that anyway, as much as he liked to act otherwise ).  Still, as he moved to leave, he found himself pausing in the doorway.

“ Maybe the government will find you and then hang your guts up for display, ”    his head barely looking over his shoulder,   “ Maybe I'll manage to convince them to leave you under my charge. Or maybe you'll run away the next island we stop by. Until any of that crap happens, you're stuck here and you're as safe as you can be, brat, ”   he knew it wouldn't be forever, but he —   for one apparently  — didn't see the point in to worry so much about it. Things would work out, and until then, the brat should just lighten up a bit,   “ Believe it or not, I don't care. Just don't waste your food later. It's plain stupidity to get on the bad side of a cook at sea. ”

[bloominghands]

@spottedswords​ whispered:  "i never thought i'd be here of all places," there was a smile that formed on the man's freckled face, looking out at the vast sea. gently, he took robin's hand in his own. "but i couldn't be happier."

      Salt-twined sea breeze flows through obsidian locks as the archaeologist leans over the railing, molten eyes staring off into the horizon while she enjoyed the calm afternoon moment with her crewmate. He speaks up, however, and she turns her attention to Kaku as he muses aloud, gaze flicking downwards as she feels his strong palm against her own. The warmth that blooms in both her chest and upon her cheeks is unexpected, but not unwelcome, and she finds his eyes with her own once more, fingers intertwining with his after a moment. 

    “I’m glad.” She says, voice soft as the waves brushing against the Sunny’s hull. “You and I. . . The world has taken so much from us, but not our future. From now on, it’s what we make of it.” 

     Her hand squeezes his ever so gently. 

            “And. . . I feel the same. I’m glad you’re here with us. . . I’m glad you’re here with me.” 

[lemonplanting]

@spottedswords

Oh damn she’s late! She’s late! They agreed to hang out today and she got lost— damn it! Good thing the shopkeepers around was friendly enough to point her to the right way…

It took a minute to get Kaku’s new location, and he’s spending his precious time off- she’s gotta make it up to him somehow later!

Spotting the said giraffe waiting for her, Sho beamed and ran faster, dodging nearby pedestrians and calling out apologies as she made her way over. Sho’s sure Kaku could tell she was near, and once she was close enough, she hoped over and hugged him from behind, smiling.

‘Kaku!’