antivillainess

i have seen it! and well the story should've been perfect for del toro's sensibilities but i found it lacking compared to the emotionally devastating complexity of mary shelley's writing. in her book victor grew up surrounded by kind loving parents and siblings, yet became an arrogant, selfish, spoiled young man who took for granted all the wonderful privileges in his life. no traumatic childhood and abusive father to explain his flaws, victor simply was what he was: human. and he has a muuuuch more fascinating character arc in the book - being so ashamed that he's created a "monster" that he doesn't tell anyone until basically the very end! and then he stops making the creature's girlfriend because he considers her lack of agency and consent! the movie should've kept the creature hunting down victor's friends and family filled with the deepest loathing for humanity. stalking victor while victor himself is surrounded by loved ones while at the same time denying his own creation that connection. generational cinematic fumble from del toro (<- very shocked that i even wrote that)

I was thinking today about Sophie's connection to the number 13. Hexhead. The 13th Supernova. A primer number too, since she's into that. And ironically, a lucky number (in number theory, i know its famously known as an unlucky number).

But also, in tarot, 13 is the number associated with Death! Not that it means actual death, but it signifies transformation, change and endings. All three things Sophie happens to be surrounded with and embody at certain points. She's The Alchemist, heavily associated with the transformation of matter as a chemist. She transformed her own life by leaving the WG, and that decision brought change to many peoples lives. She brought about the ending of an age by meddling with Ace and Blackbeard.

And let's not forget her.. ehem... involvement with a certain surgeon of Death.

And I could keep going honestly, but i think the point is made. All this just to say i love love love your writing!

I was wondering, since in your sophieverse you've repeatedly built up an encounter between sophie and blackbeard, as well as written such an interesting dynamic between, what did you think/ how did it feel in manga when you reached the encounter between the blackbeard pirates and the heart pirates? Did it seem like the cards all played out in your favor? Did it force you to rethink how certain things will play out? Either way cant wait to find out if i ever get to read it, but i wanted to know your reaction haha.

The spirit of Sophie possessed me, I wanted to eliminate poverty and get rid of that weird stuff growing on the ceiling.

There’s always a bigger romantic L to take.

You could be a dumbass and watching 500 episodes of one piece because a pretty coworker told you to. Despite her being a conservative evangelical who would probably stop talking to you if she knew you weren’t straight.

And start going to church with her because dimples make you unwise.

And now your Quaker one piece fan and STILL single.

And you don’t anymore.

So Sophie should feel better because there are specimens out there who have screwed up a lot more than her.

my dear that's not a romantic L, that's a missile dodged 😭🫶 this person would want to deport me and send you to conversion camp, who cares about her dimples 😭

That’s scary.