to find my nakama

Yu Hanjiang being totally whipped for Xiao Lou rocking traditional female clothing

fanart of chinese bl webnovel CARD ROOM

https://chrysanthemumgarden.com/novel-tl/cr/

strawhats college gang !!!!!!! sry robin franky brook jinbe !!!! (vivis off on a foreign exchange program)

hehehe ofc chopper skipped grades and came to uni early

sanji is a total hipster with dem glasses and the beard

but tbh thats like the whole gang with all their sweaters and cardigans lol

resident campus troublemakers >:)))

pt 2: grown up kny squad, just colored in the sketches :>

haven‘t cleaned stuff up yet, but did in fact give tanjiro a ponytail !!!

personal headcanon that zenitsu will grow up hella fine and be able to charm the pants off of everyone even while secretly still being his smol awkward self

headcanon also that inosuke will eventually pull up his headress sometimes during combat and that he will never ever deign to wear stuff on his torso

wanna change up the kamado siblings‘ outfits, still thinking on it

they‘re like in their 20s btw and maybe hashira?

takes me forever to color, so might as well post my progress here

was going for grown up! kamado siblings, cuz the latest chapter (203) had me hella anxious and in need of badass fluff

so like in my headcanon verse, nezuko also learned some of dat cool dance of fire god breath style after being cured, for funsies and protection rather than a grave imminent threat

i already planned a half up do for nezuko, and i might add a ponytail for tanjirou, cuz he cute like dat

How does a fine mafia man like this turn into... uh, whatever’s on the right?

Well, his toddler kid dies and his wife runs out on him for lying about being a banker instead of revealing he’s a pirate throughout their entire relationship because she said she hates pirates on their first date, just to end up hospitalized from a mudslide in the storm without her emotions intact and sorta dead on the inside, unable to recognize him - so he gets her to smile occasionally by wearing ridiculous clothes that jog her memories of their dead son, withstanding all the disdain and mockery he receives for it.

I made the mistake of thinking Señor was a gag character and let down my guard

All new to this, but I need to get all this off of my chest somewhere.

So I started One Piece a month ago, and I’m currently on episode 630. So SPOILERZ AHEAD for up to Punk Hazard arc.

This isn’t a hate post, but I must confess I hated Tashigi at first. She totally misunderstood Zoro upon their first meeting, and was extremely judgemental about his inability to harm her when she didn’t even see the bigger picture. She refused admit her own incompetence and was convinced that the perceived insult was all misogyny on Zoro’s part, when in fact, 1. he wouldn’t harm her because of his Kuina trauma, and 2. he just dislikes getting serious with weak opponents. And particularly in contrast to Sanji, I have pointedly noted how indifferent and non-discriminatory Zoro is with regards to serious combat.

That’s why it pissed me off to have this weak ass, patronizing marine criticizing him for his non-existent prejudice.

She felt to me like one of those people who had so thoroughly convinced themselves that they were always the victim, the underdog, and the object of derision, that they couldn’t even tell when it was real or not. Like in her mission to rid the world of such close-mindedness, she herself had succumbed to the exact same kind of close-mindedness of seeing everyone through the same lens. Railing against prejudice so insistently like that felt counterproductive and hypocritical, like she was screaming for attention to the fact that she was a woman and almost inviting the different treatment. And it seemed like she felt so justified in it, too, caught up in lofty ideals of righteous justice that blinded her to the grey, grey morality of basically everything around her.

Then Tashigi changed my mind in Alabasta when she actually acknowledged her lack of ability and aided our mugiwara bebies. I was impressed with her for setting aside her pride as a marine, as a fighter, and for recognizing the need for compromise. I was genuinely looking forward to her character development.

Punk Hazard had me excited at her post time skip debut, and she didn’t disappoint. Her hair was more mature, fashion sense was still endearingly shitty, coat was cooler, and she reigned over those G5 scoundrels like a boss, what’s not to like?

Uhhhh, yeah, then I got to the Monet fight. And everything just seemed the same as before. She still misunderstood Zoro in the most frustrating way, and righteously (patronizingly) lashed out at him for NOT KILLING A WOMAN. Seriously, I thought she stood on the side of absolute justice?? Is sparing your opponent’s life something so shameful and wrong?? No wonder Zoro literally admits to looking down on her. He’s right to deem her weaker than him, but Tashigi yet again is in denial or actually cannot tell the disparity between them.

She also didn’t get that Zoro didn’t refrain because she was a woman, he refrained because that’s not his thing.

He’s not killed a single opponent so far: not Hachi, not Daz Bones, not T Bone, not Kaku, not Hyouzou. Monet is no exception, her gender has nothing to do with it. Maybe because it’s a shounen, but also, I think, because Zoro just doesn’t kill. He wants strong opponents, and maybe he’s aware killing might prevent them from growing stronger and challenging him again.

The point was defeat, which Zoro did the moment he broke Monet’s spirit, and Tashigi totally missed it, and I’m pretty sure she felt real proud inside for her petty “win” from cutting Monet up “first.” Yeah, I was disappointed, because I was expecting so much better from her. Two years should’ve been enough for her views to mature, but. Oh well.

Of course she redeems herself with the children thing, and I start liking her again, because dammit Oda you make EVERYONE so goddamn likeable at one point or another.

So I guess I just hate her interactions with Zoro. Once he’s out of the equation, she’s just another loveable, quirky, badass One Piece character.