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These two in impel down <3

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The Louvre

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I think I speak for a lot of people when I say this:

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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We all have forests in our minds. Forests unexplored, unending. Each one of us gets lost in the forest, every night, alone.

The Wind's Twelve Quarters by Ursula Le Guin

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Mr. 2 heroically sacrificing himself in the name of friendship is kind of his schtick at this point, but thematically it's so important that his resolve to go back for Luffy ends up inspiring Buggy and (more presciently) Mr. 3.

Misters 2 and 3 knew each other during their Baroque Works days, but they weren't friends. Mr. 3 was such a scheming bastard that he would have instantly double crossed him if it meant getting his rank. So Mr. 3 being inspired by Mr. 2 is something that only happens after the collapse of Baroque Works.

Forgotten in all this, I think, is their interaction during the Baroque Work cover story. Mr. 2 took Mr. 3's place in the attempt to rescue Miss Valentine. Sure, they both ended up in prison, but there's nothing to suggest within the cover story itself that it was through any fault of Mr. 2.

At the end of the day, Mr. 3 remains kind of a scheming bastard, but one who does learn the value of self-sacrifice and friendship, and it's because of the repeated sacrifice of Mr. 2, who in turn is inspired by Luffy.

Courage begats courage, strength of will inspires strength of will. That's the case for important characters like the Straw Hat Pirates, but it's a throughline that extends to even ridiculous little losers like Mr. 3. And Oda rewards that character growth by having him be an essential part of Ace's rescue later on during the Marineford arc.

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Foie Graphics

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no one laugh….

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Source

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what is your eye color. what is your favorite color. what is the color that appears most frequently in your wardrobe. what color is your favorite blanket. what color is your water bottle.

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🌻 👒 𓆣 🔥

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So Oda's doing the thing here where he has a character spell out another character's entire motivation and development, and while that can at times be a sign of bad writing, here it works really well. Franky's in some deep denial here (ironically kind of like how Usopp was when they had their conversation about the Merry) and needs to hear what Iceburg's saying. And again, it's more effective because it's Iceburg who's saying it. Their history has been so fraught, but they're still brothers.

It doesn't hurt that the message itself is so, so important. Franky undoubtedly contributed to Tom's death, and everything he's done since then has been a form of self-punishment trying to atone for that mistake. But that's not what Tom would have wanted. It's not anything Iceburg or Kokoro or anyone else demanded of him. The only thing keeping Franky from living his dream is a cage made of his own guilt.

One Piece is a series that prioritizes freedom above all else, but the road to that freedom is usually blocked by what seems like insurmountable obstacles that can only be cleared with the help of others. Sometimes those obstacles are external, but just as often they're internal barriers that prevent characters from pursuing their own happiness. And for all the issues Iceburg and Franky have had in the past, this is what Franky needed to hear in order to unlock that cage and live his best, freest life.

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TED LASSO "(I DON'T WANT TO GO TO) CHELSEA" [3x02]

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sugar we're going down is like. yes it's overplayed yes everyone has heard it a million times and then some. but it really truly never gets old. not ever. i could never get sick of it. sometimes it comes on and i'm like "ehh i don't know if i feel like it" but i let it play and i'm reminded just how deserving this song was of being THE song that skyrocketed fob to mainstream success. it really is That fucking good. purely iconic 2000s emo excellence. literally flawless song, 1000/10, no notes, i AM more than you bargained for and always will be, i love you forever fall out boy

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I just love the obsession german has with idiomatic little rhymes and alliterations.

Mit Sack und Pack. Glanz und Gloria. Schicht im Schacht. Flinke Füße. Mit Hängen und Würgen. Mehr schlecht als recht. Versuch macht kluch. Klar wie Kloßbrühe. Hätte, hätte, Fahrradkette. Saus und Braus. Ende Gelände.

our speech is full of little flounces and flourishes and tbh it's adorable of us.