#he's sanuso adjacent

[beanghostprincess]

with sousou no frieren airing and telling us about stark's backstory (i'm anime only for now, btw, so this will only be about that) and my huge love for one piece, i can't help but just mix the two things together! stark's personality and backstory remind me so so much of a mix between usopp and sanji... as a sanuso shipper it honestly makes me quite insane. because stark grew up in a family of already talented people, where he had to work twice as hard as them and they treated him like the disappointment and weakling of the family tree. however, he has one single brother who helps him escape from that nightmare. that tells him to live. that teaches him that talent is nothing compared to the ambition he has and working his way to being strong. it reminds me so much of sanji and the vinsmokes, with reiju doing quite exactly the same thing for him... and, okay, his backstory is sanji's. just a bit lighter, i guess, but still heartbreaking. then the years pass by and... he's literally usopp. he's scared of dying and big big enemies even if he could win a battle against them any day. because he's strong but he doesn't realize. his self-esteem is so low he can't even acknowledge the strength that takes to kill a whole fucking dragon all by himself. i love how he's written because his fear isn't seen as something he needs to get over with. the narrative doesn't tell him "that'll pass. you'll be brave someday. you just need to become stronger". the story literally tells him: "even the strongest warriors are scared of death. being scared is normal. it means you are alive and it means you're working hard to get here. fear is what brought you here. being scared is only natural." and even if he is still insecure about himself, he's learning to take that fear and make it his.

and i wrote all of this to say that stark from frieren is exactly how i imagine sanuso's lovechild would be like because damn if he literally doesn't have usopp's personality traits and sanji's core fears of not being good enough. also, he's fucking stupid in the calmest of ways sometimes and i think it's a beautiful mix between them.

[beanghostprincess]

Sanuso T4T hits so good no matter in which direction. Canon adjacent transmasc Sanji and Transmasc Usopp? They literally laid eyes on each other and just went “Wow, what a dreamboat” they get each others insecurities, they both work on figuring out what being a man means to them instead of relying on someone else. Transmasc Sanji and Transfem Usopp? Sanji is her biggest cheerleader. He lays it on extra thick with her and she loves it, thinking he’s just indulging her and trying to make her feel good (it’s working) but he’s actually so deeply in love with her and he shows it in the only way he knows how to. Meanwhile he’s her Prince Charming, not only the most handsome man she has ever seen but also her best friend and such a good person even tough the world has been so awful to him. If anyone makes him feel like less of a man she’s gonna fucking snipe them immediately. Transmasc Usopp and Transfemme Sanji? Make way for protective boyfriend Usopp who just immediately knows when his girlfriend is doubting herself and has been trough something like this before, so he is more than ready to lend an ear and share his experiences and she’s just so overjoyed because while it’s not the same there are some things where Usopp just GETS it. And other times he doesn’t quite get it but when she starts to spiral downward he just always seems to know what to do and how to make her laugh and just kick her self doubt straight in the ass. Meanwhile he’s just as equally smitten and wants to give her the world. Transfemme Sanji and Transfemme Usopp? I feel like there’s not even much I can add here because there has already been said so much but goddamn the transbian experience of it all. The soft butch four futch or the high femme for butch or hard femme for femme or WHATEVER the energy they have it’s just all lovely and perfect and I wish girls were real! They are so in love. The love each other so much and their crew loves them so much and Zeff shed manly tears when he walked his “idiot eggplant daughter” down the aisle I just know it .

Basically, Sanuso is great in any shape or form because they have so much chemistry it works with every gender and sexuality you headcanon for them. My personal favorite is either Transfem Sanuso (I like women a lot, don't laugh at the lesbian here. I have my reasons) and Transfem Sanji x Transmasc Usopp because those headcanons are my favorite for them and I think that they'd be the cutest fucking thing in the universe of ships. "Protect traditional marriage" when Sanji screams and cries when she sees a bug and Usopp moves it away (never kills it) for her. And "Girlboss x Malewife" whenever Sanji kicks somebody's butt for her boyfriend bc big big monster wanted hand-to-hand combat and Usopp is not built for that type of fight. They fit the whole "I'll do what you can't" thing perfectly in this one, I think. My beloveds.