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you looked cool playing the piano earlier

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take my mermaid quiz boy

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love having a project to avoid being on socials so that i don’t get deltarune spoilers

deltarune distracting me from more deltarune

kris cosplay wip!!

(yeah i definitely didn’t get a lick of this done b4 last october lmao)

armor!! the details are in puffy paint :3

door key & keygen props!

little pocket lancer idea! probably gonna make starwalker too :D

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kris cosplay wip!!

(yeah i definitely didn’t get a lick of this done b4 last october lmao)

armor!! the details are in puffy paint :3

door key & keygen props!

little pocket lancer idea! probably gonna make starwalker too :D

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DELTARUNE TOMMOROW

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Guys I want to bring attention to the Revive Gaza’s Farmland initiative!!!! APN is working w farmers in Gaza to help restore Gaza’s agricultural sector. They’re just shy of being within 67% of their goal at the moment. Please show them some love by donating & spreading the word

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I have never been satisfied with the way I draw usopp simply because I love him SO much does that make sense??

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the squiggly wiggler

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the squiggly wiggler

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i hc all the straw hat pirates as some flavor of trans or just having some kind of hyper specific gender weirdness (it’s the highest honor and privilege i can bestow upon them as my favorites)

ok straw hat gender + sexuality hcs now cause ig it’s on topic (some are basic and brief and some uber specific cause idk that’s just the vibes of how they would feel abt themselves) (also lots of little drabbles abt gender that someone could write a whole paper on but that won’t be me lol):

luffy

technically a guy but really just here to have fun (he/him)

in the way of “ppl who im equals with in many ways (e.g. ace, sabo, usopp, zoro, etc.) are men so im technically a man by proxy”

like he wouldn’t describe it like that but that’s how it works for him

i feel like he used to be kinda insecure abt being perceived as feminine pre-ts (like yk that scene in amazon lily with the “girly” vest) he learned from growing up with ace (ace, who’s a trans man, used to have some internalized misogyny when he was a kid)

but now post-ts he doesn’t care how he’s perceived at all, and will most of the time respond to almost any pronoun or descriptor (tho half the time he won’t simply cause hes not listening)

aroace

(if we’re gonna get into the semantics abt shipping: he has a lot of love in his heart and could be in a qpr, in whatever way he would call it and what it may entail to him idk)

zoro

trans man (he/him)

[insert that tiktok meme abt working out instead of getting top surgery]

will bind with kt tape sometimes but mostly just doesn’t bind at all

also on testosterone (i think the idea of him being afraid of needles is funny, but it makes no sense to me since he uses even sharper larger swords with seemingly reckless abandon)

i think he was the kind of kid that always knew he was a boy, very sure of himself, but in a way that also left him naive to how other people perceived him (also cause autistic zoro lol). kuina’s feelings on her gender as instilled by koushirou (that going through female puberty will only make her weaker over time, etc.) made him realize in retrospect (once he started puberty himself) that people will start to doubt his masculinity. I think that’d also play into why he works so hard to get stronger (besides fear of not being able to protect those he cares abt) and why he seems to be afraid of fighting female swordsmen (i wouldn’t find it out of the realm of possibility if he accidentally internalized kuina’s fears despite how he wants to disprove them)

gay demiromantic/demisexual (idk it’s just the vibes)

nami

transfemme bigender in the way of “not 100% a girl: one of the boys but also one of the girls, because being a girl’s girl is intrinsic to her being” (she/he)

also jokes aside something something abt being the only female crew member in the all-male environment of the arlong pirates and how she had to navigate socially there to survive and how that would impact her sense of gender as she’s had these experiences that are more commonly understood by women. but also i feel maybe to navigate certain other situations she might’ve had to “man up” (not only be ruthless and cunning but also to adopt more masculine social habits) to not be entirely isolated, underestimated, or manipulated as the only girl

she gets all the typical feminization surgeries done at some point throughout her life and will swindle her way into a good deal every time 😋👌

demiromantic lesbian

i’m a namivivi truther they’re in love your honor and they’re t4t (as all good ships are)

but also like she dates girls on every other island the crew goes to for funsies

usopp

transmasc nonbinary (he/they)

he’s kinda overcompensating a little about his masculinity due to anxiety about not feeling “completely like a man” but he’ll figure it out

i feel like sogeking could be used as an allegory for this too, it kinda already is (usopp is shown a few times to be preoccupied with manliness)! sogeking overall is strong and cool, but also manly, because that’s what usopp feels he himself isn’t, thus the persona is used to compensate for this (in the way of “usopp isn’t a strong manly person, but someone diff/sogeking would be, so he’ll just be a diff person instead”). usopp being seen as weak and feeling weak makes him feel like less of a man by extension.

wears a binder pre-ts (i hc franky got him his first actual binder cause he used to wrap his chest before. raaah big bro franky!!). got top surgery post-ts, will spin the tallest tales that change every time about how he got the scars

knows he likes guys, not 100% sure how he feels abt girls (tho he does find them pretty), doesn’t like to think abt all this too hard

sanji

some kind of genderqueer or genderfluid that he’s in denial abt (he/him, he/she eventually)

(cause he can’t wrap his brain around the concept that u can present fem or masc or however, whenever u want) (he’ll figure it out when he gets older)

grey asexual (doesn’t even know it yet)

(his romantic attraction to women is genuine, just exaggerated as overcompensation for all the other weird stuff he’s got going on)

(if he ever thought abt it he’d realize he wouldn’t really care what gender his partner is tho, and that he doesn’t really care for sexual intimacy as much as he’s romanticized it in his head) (but he won’t for a while :/)

vivi

trans woman (she/her)

no-op, but is on estrogen (idk that’s just the vibes to me)

sapphic (knows she likes women, but is not entirely sure abt men)

i love namivivi, but i also feel like they understand that they won’t be like together together for a very long time (cause yk pirate stuff and royal responsibilities) so they’re 100% ok with not being exclusive cause they know they’ll come back to each other in the end 👍

chopper

a boy in the way of “this is a human concept that was assigned to me, but with my crew i find comfort and camaraderie in it” (he/him)

but also if u ask him he will respond with “a male reindeer”

he’s only attracted to other deers/deer mink obv

(maybe other minks too idk (do minks in general only have relations with minks of the same species or???))

i feel like he’s still naive in that aspect, like he’s still figuring out what he likes but is kind of embarrassed to think abt it (idk what 15 yo isn’t lol)

robin

intersex trans woman (she/her)

being seen as “wrong” or a “demon” for an intrinsic aspect of herself; her df powers in canon, but also in this context her gender/sex (cause for some reason ppl actually believe that kind of crap irl).

having these similar experiences to franky (both in regards to gender and being a “freak” in a way) makes the whole “existing is not a crime” thing much more potent to me (omfg i’m gonna cry just thinking abt that line ;-;)

straight (but only attracted to the weirdest of men aka franky and exclusively t4t) (sorry bi robin enjoyers i can see where you’re coming from but that’s just not how my brain sees it)

franky

the most suuuuuper trans dude (being a cyborg is 100000% gender affirming) (he/him)

i could write a very long post going over individual details of his character that could be interpreted as an analogy for transness but i’ll just list my biggest points: 1) EXISTING IS NOT A CRIME (like wtf again gonna cry just thinking abt it), 2) being a quite literally self made man like he augments his body to fit his ideal self image, 3) reclaiming being labeled as a “pervert” as a form of self expression (like many queer people do irl)

(makes bootleg testosterone cola… tried to offer some to zoro but z would rather die than risk getting cavities (i also hc zoro really cares abt oral hygiene but that’s irrelevant rn))

bisexual

definitely a ladies man but idk i just feel like he can really appreciate another nice looking buff dude

brook

self-proclaimed “dandy” a.k.a. after decades stuck in the past, for my future i’m just gonna do whatever i want for the fun of it

like he’s a flamboyantly dressed rockstar, why not???

chaotic queer

he was definitely in a matelotage with yorki im telling you!!! (definition: an economic partnership established by pirates where 2 men were mates/matelots and would share income and inherit the others property if they died, sometime used as a form of civil union/marriage cause y’know ✨sodomy laws and stuff✨)

but also it’s mildly implied he did some stuff with some mermaids on fishman island and possibly big mom??? so yeah he’s just here to have fun

also more private about these aspects of himself in his past, but dead men can do whatever they please!!

jimbei

intersex male (he/him)

based on how many species of irl fish can change sex characteristics if needed to balance the environment. but also on how he can talk to fish, a skill apparently only mermaids have

unlabeled (likes people regardless of gender, but has a preference for women)

i mean like he could be bi or pan or whatever, but he just personally doesn’t use labels

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The silliest crossover because I couldn't stop thinking how nicely it fits lol.

I decided to leave these as sketches instead of finishing them because uuuuuh. Who has time for that!

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whyyyy did my recent post have a mature content label??? i’d definitely didn’t put it on there??? ig it’s just this app being weird ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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update on my usopp ethnicity headcanon!!

so i found this promo art depicting usopp wearing a dashiki! it’s a kind of shirt garment particularly popular in west african countries like ghana, nigeria, benin, & togo.

i was interested in ghana specifically and the culture matches usopp very well!

typical cuisine consists of dishes made up if various types of stews and fried or roasted fish served alongside spicy chili sauces. that’s literally his favorite food!!

tho traditional/native religions and spirituality aren’t as popular anymore, some akan people in ghana practice akom

in their folk tales they have a wise trickster hero, Anansi the spider!!! again! so usopp i might just explode!! i’d imagine his sogeking persona would be inspired by him!! and maybe that’s why he’s so chill abt spiders too lol

ghana also has a long history of oral tradition and all kinds of literature is pretty big nowadays. suits storyteller usopp very well!

so yeah! ghanaian & akan usopp :D

(still half brazilian too lol)

more strawpage stuff!!

nami and luf trying to cool off from the summer heat with some tangerines!! (+ sanji’s there too to offer his beloved navigator a drink)

this is probably my favorite thing i’ve ever drawn recently! idk why the image quality is so ass tho…

ok now this is the part where i start ranting cause im on tumblr and i can do that efficiently here!!

luffy: brazilian & egyptian

oda says he’s brazilian and i have no qualms with that, he was already latino to me to begin with lol

and so obviously that makes dragon + garp brazilian too :)

also the bororó people of brazil have a folk hero sun god in their mythology, which def fits how nika is depicted in op

(i may or may not entertain the idea of crocodile being his other dad; it’s a fun concept) (so yeh i hc croc as egyptian)

zoro: japanese & mongolian

i just remember getting this from another artist and i though it was cool

but also historically mongols were nomadic seafarers

and iirc zoro’s mom, terra, was related to bandits, so i’d imagine her lifestyle would be seafaring as well. so i hc her as mongolian

and zoro’s dad, arashi, being of wanoan descent, obv he’s the op equivalent of japanese

nami: swedish

i didn’t have any ideas so i just went with what oda said im so sorry my queen ;-;

usopp: south african + brazilian

oda’s dumb and didn’t specify which country in the entire african continent usopp is from, so i chose south africa

they have a long history of oral poetry and storytelling, which i feel matches with usopp’s love of tall tales

then i chose brazil bc i thought it’d be fun to have luffy + usopp bond over their shared culture

also cause i love him a lot and one of the the highest honors i can give him is making him latino

also also that one color spread of the mugiwaras in random cultural clothes where usopp was wearing a brazilian carnival costume

sanji: french, chinese, + german

well oda says he’d be french, and i think it fits. he’s flamboyant as hell despite trying to be nonchalant, and ig he speaks french too.

i imagine his mom, sora, to be half french and half chinese

that blue dress she wears has pankou knots as button closures; if u give me any small detail i’ll just run with it

also i just like the idea that theyd speak cantonese instead of mandarin :)

judge is german obv… he’s king of the germa kingdom. it’s pretty on the nose

chopper: canadian (inuit)

he’s a reindeer, which according to oda makes him canadian ig

i got the hc of him being indigenous/inuit from another artist, and i just like that a lot

robin: russian (sakha/yakut)

oda said she’d be russian but like look at the woman!! she’s very much not white!!! so i imagine her as indigenous!

compared to other indigenous groups of russia, the yakut people are the least assimilated to russian culture, so they have a greater preservation of their language!

that for some reason just reminds me of robin a lot

also their cultural wear has really cool elaborate silver coin jewelry, which i think would suit her

also also they rear reindeer, which i think it’d be funny if that’d be the reason for robin to be endeared by them (and thus chopper)

franky: italian american

water 7 is based on italy, and even tho he’s not from there i choose to make him italian anyways

also his soda loving self and aggressively kind personality and just the way that he looks, ig that’s why oda says he’d be american

on an unrelated note; i’ve accidentally incorporated “suuuuper” into my regular vocabulary and it’s all franky’s fault

brook: austrian + colombian

oda says he’s austrian, ig cause he’s a violinist and so is austrian composer mozart

while he could easily just be a black austrian, i love him too much and thus i’ve given him the honor of also being colombian (like me :D)

also colombia has a big music scene that’s influenced by its afro-latino communities!

jimbei: indian + japanese

oda said he’d be indian irl so i went with it

also whale sharks, which jimbei is based on, can be found on the coast of the country

but since he also wears mostly kimonos, i’d imagine maybe it’s a cultural thing, so i also hc him as half japanese

another unrelated note: i need to draw jimbei in some kind of indian traditional wear i haven’t decided what yet tho but it’d be cool

vivi: egyptian

not much to say either… alabasta is based on egypt ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

and her favorite food, mulukhiyah, is egyptian too

and her white and pink princess dress kinda is based off some ancient egyptian dress too

so ig it’s basically canon

another hc i got from twitter; vivi is a nickname her full name is vinisha! very cute!

that was a long rant with little to no substance lol hope u still liked it tho byeeee

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I have a backlog lmao

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Are you 🫵 pissed off about the Lilo and Stitch monstrosity remake? Do you want to know how you can actually make a difference in supporting the people and ecosystems of Hawaii?

Tourism is a big issue in Hawaii (which the remake got rid of the original's commentary on because it makes foreigners look bad). I'm not gonna promote it, BUT I know that realistically, thousands of people arrive here every single day by the airplane-ful. And the majority of them aren't educated on the socio-cultural and economic impacts of tourism. SO, I'm making this post in an effort to educate visitors. If you or someone you know is visiting or moving to Hawaii (whether by circumstances in or out of your control), here are some suggestions on how you can give back!

You can donate to the Hawaii Community Foundation, which has been instrumental in giving aid to the displaced community of Lahaina after the Maui wildfires in 2023. They also provide scholarships to students of under-represented communities.

If you're interested in visiting Kualoa Ranch, you can do their Mālama Experience where you get your hands dirty giving back to the ‘āina (land)!

There are other organizations you can join to volunteer with, too, like Kupu and Mālama Maunalua. Check them out; maybe you can help with a beach cleanup or plant native trees! These are both non-profit organizations that accept monetary donations.

Visit the Bishop Museum to learn about Hawaiian history and culture! They also have events focused on sustainability and conservation.

If you're visiting Hilo on the Big Island, go visit the Laulima Nature Center! They're a non-profit aimed at protecting Hawaii's native species, and they even have an online store that ships to the US mainland and internationally! (After I post this, I'm gonna head on over and get myself a manu o Kū pin ♡)

A few other tips I have:

DO: Respect the locals' homes. Several beaches and hiking trails have access points in residential areas. Please be mindful to keep your voices down when passing by, and park ONLY in designated parking areas.

DO: Wear reef-safe sunscreen! Sunscreens containing oxybenzone and octinoxate are banned in Hawaii because they are known to damage coral reefs.

DON'T: Approach wildlife, particularly honu (sea turtles) and 'īlio holo i ka uaua (Hawaiian monk seals). Stay at least 10 feet (3 meters) away from turtles and at least 50 feet (15 meters) away from monk seals. If you see someone harassing animals, report them to the statewide NOAA Marine Wildlife Hotline: (888) 256-9840. You can also contact the Hawaii State Department of Land and Natural Resources.

DON'T: Collect sand, rocks, or other natural items to bring home with you. This is to protect the ecosystems and also out of respect for Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiians), who have cultural beliefs regarding lava rocks in particular. Taking lava rocks is extremely disrespectful.

DON'T: Litter! Please throw away your waste in proper trash cans. If you see a bin that says "ʻōpala," that's a trash can!

Many Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiians) are moving to the US mainland because the cost of living in Hawaii has been driven up so high (because of people moving here), they can't afford to live in their ancestral home. So, if you are going to visit or move to Hawaii, please:

- Make the effort to support local businesses, especially those owned by Native Hawaiians!

- Educate yourself and your loved ones about actual Hawaiian culture!

- Try Hawaiian food, like poi!

- Learn some Hawaiian words and don't be afraid to ask how to pronounce words correctly!

- Donate to a food bank!

- Watch films and read books written by Native Hawaiians!

My hope is that whoever sees this post will use it to educate themselves, their friends, and their families who are considering visiting.

My background is in sustainability and the environment, so that's what I know to suggest off the top of my head. If any Kānaka Maoli read this post and have suggestions to add, please do!

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People still tend to lump JK Rowling in with the category of ~problematic artists~ and I need everyone to understand that is not the problem with her. She is not comparable to anyone who wrote a piece of fiction you hate, or someone who made rude comments in 2015 and has since learned better.

She is far more like Elon Musk. She is a radicalized person with an extreme amount of social and financial power, and for YEARS she has been using that power to try to influence her government into hurting vulnerable people, on purpose. And she has succeeded. THAT is the problem with her, and THAT is why spending money on her books is so dangerous, not because her books aged badly.

Critiquing her work is fine, of course (I personally was never a fan so I really don’t care) but you NEED to understand that fiction is not the main issue here. And I truly think acting like she’s the same as the rest of any giant list of ~problematic creators of the week~ waters down how dangerous she is.

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attempted to scribble down a nami redesign