zolu is maybe one of the easiest ships i've ever liked. they're dating, except when they're not, they're best friends even when they're kissing and they're still captain and first mate when they aren't. they hold hands, they hug. they have sex. they don't.
Luffy can hold Zoro's katanas and Zoro can hold Luffy's strawhat and no one bats an eye. one says "You're so cool!" and the other says "You're strong" and it's just another way to say "I see you, this is why I follow you/this is why I trust you". it's not seeing each other for a long time and still knowing how the other's steps sound like against wood and sand. the captain runs and the first mate follows. it's always "Zoro and the others" and "Where's Luffy?"
if they're just friends, if they're something more, if they don't have a label for it, at its core, it's just about how they get each other. they understand how the other's mind works. however you view them, it doesn't erase they fact that they love each other in a way they don't love other people.
409 notes
·
View notes
I do think its really important to remember that SY was suppose to be the villain character but its only because of his kindness and newly gained life that he didn’t end as one. In the very beginning of the story we learn that Peerless Cucumber Bro often left comments on how SJ didn’t get his dues and needed to be punished more, and only after he transmigrated did he acknowledge how awful of a death SJ had. He also made point to explain that he only read the book for LBH, which he noted to enjoy his decisive actions and deft ability to kill. Markedly, he liked his brutality and personality over the erotica that the majority of PIDW fans enjoyed. Peerless Cucumber Bro is someone who loves action and the ability to cut right to the chase, something that he does not do and most likely has difficulty with in his world.
Speaking of, it is something to note that Peerless Cucumber bro is rich. He had head chefs, he could pay for a 6k+ chapter book of erotica in 20 days, he noted that he could not understand SJs envy and ambition for power since he lives well, and he even noted to himself that his family was well off. He is incredibly wealthy, and it shows. Which is important to note because he, not once, showed any guilt or remorse on dying and leaving his family behind. Yes, he sometimes refers to people as being similar to his family but he never showed any pain for losing that life like he did when he lost LBH. This is important because I genuinely think SY was depressed and self destructive to himself, which goes against popular HC that he was chronically/terminally ill (I do like this HC and like how its portrayed in fanfiction). It would explain how he ended up dying all alone by himself, and how blase he was to his own life and death.
SQQ is a self destructive force who ended up dying three times, and didn’t feel anything about death itself. He was worried about others and the effect it had on them, but for himself it was up and on again like it never happened. He does not care for his health, had self isolated as SY to the point he died alone, and has a horrible self esteem to the point that he continuously agrees when other people put him down and often calls himself the villain. Even though we have seen the evidence of someone who is always being thrust into new situations and awful plots, he calls himself lazy and easy going. He hides his thoughts and feelings behind his fan and has a remarkably thin face. At the very base of his actions and his thoughts, he is self destructive, powerful, and smart. This is the set up for a villain.
However, when shown the actual people in front of him and forced to act as SJ did towards LBH and his disciples, he flinches from it. He notes that it happening in front of him was different. His entire self soothing comedy monologue went quiet when he had to enforce the Endless Abyss scene, and grieved for the childish innocence he killed from one of his favourite people. SY was set up to be the villain and obviously thinks of himself as one, but can not act as one. If he had the choice LBH would have been his sticky sweet white lotus disciple for as long as LBH wished to be.
His kindness, as seen in the book, is what turned him from being “the scumbag villain” to the protagonist we see in the novels. Which, yes, he is a protagonist! He even has the protag halo that LBH has and its very funny in the meta way for SQQ not to realize this, but thats for another post. But he loves his disciples, he loves his peak lord siblings, he loves his Binghe, he loves his new life, and he is kind. That is what kept him from being the villain he sees himself as, his kindness and love for others. Whether that be romantic, platonic, or familial, he loves the people he has met and he treats them kindly. That is why it is important to remember that he was set up as the villain by everything in the story we do not see, but what we do see is him continuously changing the story to fit a new genre that lets as many people as he can save live. Sorry sorry, I just think about SY being set up as a villain so much. It changes a lot of views I have on the series when I remember the duality of SYs story and character development.
551 notes
·
View notes
God I would absolutely die for a 2012 and Rise TMNT crossover
2012 and Rise TMNT Crossover Masterpost
12 Raph would be angry that he’s the leader in the Rise universe and not his own and so confused/irritated at how the Rise version of himself acts, meanwhile Rise Raph is just confused on why he acts like such a big jerk
12 Donnie would probably be lowkey scared of Rise Donnie meanwhile Rise Donnie thinks of him as the Superior Donnie
(“Where did you get all this supplies for your inventions?” “I stole them” “WHAT? BUT STEALING’S BAD—“ “Maybe for you, my morals however, are much looser—“)
The Mikeys chill. They’re best friends.
Meanwhile 12 Leo is all serious and brooding as the 12 Leader while Rise Leo just constantly makes fun of him but is secretly really impressed with the other Leo’s leadership skills and looks up to him
Meanwhile Giga Chad Rise April to 12 April:
“Why am I white?”
“Wh-what? What does that have to do with—“
“But why?”
“I-I think you’re missing the big point here—“
“Well I’m definitely not missing the point of you that’s for sure.”
“What-WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN—“
“Anyways—“ *moves onto a whole different conversation with the turtles while 12 April is very confused*
1K notes
·
View notes
I have the general rule that I just, don't let myself give a shit about other people's dumbass opinions but I have one pet peeve that I just. Can Not let go of. and it's posts that go
How to write [Minority Group]!
Step 1: Make sure all your characters are exactly like me the op, or are exactly what I like to see in media.
Aside: Anything else is impossible, unrealistic, bigoted and you'll go to hell forever.
Step 2: They also have to use the exact language I do to describe themselves btw, no matter the time period or setting. See the above aside for further explanation.
Step 3: you should never ever even think about the actual mechanics of what makes a trope problematic in its impact in the real world. J ust memorize this list of things that should be banned in all fiction (for being problematic because I don't like them/someone else I agree with said they should be banned)
Step 4: Nuances in identity don't exist <3
141 notes
·
View notes
reminder if you're posting about your delusions on the internet that shit needs to be tagged. posting your lore untagged is the exact same as nonpsychotics posting untagged reality. you are putting other people in serious danger. you are risking putting people into psychotic episodes because of how triggering lore can be.
if something as simple as properly tagging and filtering your posts is too difficult you should NOT be posting about abiut your psychosis online. being psychotic on the internet requires a whole other level of internet safety and it goes two ways. untagged psychotic lore is MORE than irresponsible, it is borderline offensive to fellow psychotics. your community relies on you doing your part to keep everyone safe, act like it or you will be blacklisted.
20 notes
·
View notes
aint no way i just opened up the twf tag and some freak is talking about hoping a 9yo girl and her 11yo brother are kissing each other in the dimension they're trapped in after dying in a horrific drunk driving accident. these kids have zero incestous subtext and zero prior trauma to their deaths that would indicate any abnormal sibling feelings. they're young children whose entire plot purpose is how they died in a tragic accident.
some of you people need to get your shit curbstomped and im happy to do it for you
12 notes
·
View notes
Can you believe William Afton is British pretending to be from like the Americas or Utah or something (at least in one popular fan comic, afaik) and then we have c!Wilbur being from Utah pretending to be British?
Anyway I'm Very happy to see you drawing fnaf esp peepaw Afton :]
I actually think c!wilbur sucks and wilbur soot should never be forgiven for the handling of that character it suckeddddd it sucked badly and I find 0 humor in the assassination of a rly promising arc about suicidal ideation, ptsd, and codependency. Fuck that ending
however. William afton is just slasher evil man who came to America to fuck around and (unlike cwilbur) find out!!!!!!
Yaaaay thank u btw I’m working on a big ol piece I wanna make into a print ^__^
32 notes
·
View notes