you gotta put some spit in it

OH OK, i thought this was the one where Sabo and Ace meet and they team up but they dont know eachother are Sabo and Ace cause Sabo has memory lost and Ace just believes Sabo's still gone.

No, i have not seen this one, i have seen it around i've seen this persons art i meam but i have not seen the AU. I will look at it in my free time though since you rec'd it.

I like my Law as a dead beat bottom who wants to leach off people so he can cry about it later and have a reason to say "oh, you dont want me im trash" I can see the chemistry but its just not for me.

Koala making him a new hat and him having crow vibes instead of snow leopard is really cute cause I like Koala alot.

BUT THEY SO NOT TRUST HIS ASS i think Dragon and Law conversation would be something im interested in cause this is the man who saved his son AND HE HAS THE OP OP FRUIT I think Law would think the revolution is trying to take advantage of him and hes fully aware of that even if they are trying to or not and I feel like if they were Sabo wouldnt be into that - i mean from a non romantic perspective.

I talk to my oomfs alot about Sabo having issues with Luffy like he loves him, but not in practice because hes a little terrified of him but also kinda mad with him for not saving Ace (like Sabo wasnt there so he cant talk but Ace was Sabo's friend first) so he holds a grudge and tries his best not to show it but it ends up coming off as looking like he has a dislike for Luffy. He doesnt (not entirely) its just complicated and I feel Law would call him out on his bs for that i want them to argue.

YEEEES YOU GET ME!

I'm about to pop off, and hopefully it's not too disjointed before we loop back around to Luffy being a good bottom:

Luffy is the type of character who gives EVERYTHING to others even when claiming to be selfish. Sure, there are some things he definitely "selfish" with, like food, but literally all of those have trauma related causes! He grew up having to hunt for his food or he didn't eat. He's selfish with his people and not wanting to share them because of his canonical hatred of being alone and the fact he had to fight for the relationships he does have.

But the thing with the second one is that even if it's him being a selfish pirate in his mind, his "selfishness" actually leads to giving everything to them to keep them. Almost every relationship he's in is one sided until he does something to convince them that he's worth staying for, and often times that means giving them freedom in some form. (Nami's freedom from Arlong, Zoro's freedom from the marines, Sanji's freedom from his perceived debt to Zeff and later all of WCI, ect. (I could get really fucking into this and I might later))

He loves anyone he considers to be one of his people, and the way that he loves is to give every single thing he can to bring them as much joy as they bring him! So yeah, he gives EVERYTHING to those he loves.

I read a post ages ago about Luffy's perception of love and how that affects him, and I feel that's also relevant here. (Link)

Anyways, despite his claim of wanting to be selfish, he gives EVERYTHING to those he cares about, and in return they take care of him in some way (Nami navigates for him, Sanji cooks for him, ect). And he loves this about them! He takes every chance he can canonically to talk about how much he appreciates everything they do for him because he can't do those things. Which I think can be tied to the fact that Luffy's a little love bug, but also to the fact that his childhood fucking sucked. He had to fight for even the smallest amount of affection until he wore them down to give it freely. His crew didn't require anywhere near as much wearing down as Ace. He had that shit down to a science after Ace!

Which loops us back around to the relationship point. He would *adore* anyone who decided to love him as fiercely as he loves, and to care for him gently when most of what he's known is violence? Perfection. He may not understand it fully at first, but dear fuck he deserves someone to care for him. To crack him open with gentle hands and hold his heart carefully while he falls apart.

Luffy being fucked stupid while being held gently, as if he's someone's world? Luffy being told that yes, he can take a couple more orgasms, more pleasure because he's strong (in contrast to him being able to take hits against an enemy, because a lover should not be his enemy)? Luffy being put so far into subspace that he has no choice but to let his lover care for him? Fucking perfection.

Small thing from twitter because twitter is exploding and I realized I never posted it here. Inspired by my urge to subvert expectations and this post:

Luffy's perception of what it means to be loved may be warped by all he's been through. His own love is pretty much unconditional, and he cares so deeply for others. However, when it comes to being loved himself-

He thinks he has to earn it via fighting or persistance.

Before I delve into individual characters, I'd like to acknowledge that Luffy is probably the most emotionaly intelligent person in the manga, but also that trauma can affect how a person views themself, leading them to hold themselves to higher/different standards than others.

Let's start with Garp. Garp constantly puts him through training as a child and tells him he must be a marine. He uses his "fists of love" on him to try and make him obey. The one time we see Garp look even remotely affectionate is when he thinks Luffy will become a marine, only for him to get even angrier upon Luffy declaring he wants to be pirate king. He also left him alone in the jungle all the time, and even threw him down a ravine.

Dadan makes a point of loudly declaring she doesn't want them around, which is an obvious lie to the audience, but not as much to the kids. The "If you don't hunt, you don't eat," rule in the mountain bandit's hideout also helps reinforced that important things (food, love) must be earned.

Luffy followed Ace around for three months, being hit with attacks meant to seriously injure him so that he'd be forced to stop following. Many of those attacks may have killed him were he not made of rubber. When he caught up to Ace and met Sabo, they threatened to kill him for knowing about the treasure. Instead, they leave him behind for Porchemy to find.

They spent all that time moving their treasure because they expected Luffy to tell Porchemy it's location. Instead, Luffy went through several hours of torture and refused to speak. If not for this, Ace and Sabo wouldn't have let him be their friend, let alone call him brother and love him. (and while we, the audience, know that Luffy might have broken through to them another way, Luffy doesn't. He would think that not giving into the torture is the biggest part of why he was allowed to be their friend, and later brother.)

He had to blackmail Zoro into joining the crew at first, and Zoro threatened to make him commit hara kiri (suicide via disembowlment with a blade) should Luffy get in the way of his dream to be the greatest swordsman.

He had to free Nami from Arlong for her to join the crew for real.He argued with Sanji at every turn until he wore him down (I refuse your refusal). Robin didn't call him (or anyone) by name until post Enies Lobby, choosing to only refer to him as "Captain."

He saved the lives of most of them, or offered them a way to complete their dreams.

He fights tooth and nail to gain their trust and friendship, because he thinks that they love him the way he loves them if he doesn't. Which could be a major part of why the strawhat grand feet's willingness to follow him confuses him. We know he values freedom above all else, and that he wants them to do what they want, but he still doesn't understand why that choice was following him... because he hasn't done enough to earn that.

Yes, they were all involved in the chaos that was Dressrosa, but that doesn't equal loyaty to that degree.

If it did, Law would finally admit they were friends, and not just allies. Hence his continued insistance of friendship and even though Law says they'll be enimies in the future at the end of Wano, Luffy ignores it. He knows it'll just take so more persistance, because that's what's worked in the past. Growing up in the Gray Terminal would have taught Luffy that people who are nice right off the bat or who suddenly switch to being nice probably want something from you, and while he is canon attitude leads him to not care most of the time, he's definitely aware of it. So he expects people who will eventually care for real to be meaner at first. as if "Real love is always earned and never just given" is a true statement in his mind.