š± = a plot I want to write with youš² = if I ship our characters togetherš“ = a favorite canon character in my fandomšµ = a disliked canon character in my fandomš¾ = my opinion on OCs
š± = a plot I want to write with you
IsĀ āall the plotsā an acceptable answer here? No? Well, I definitely am enjoying where our current plotting is heading (not gonna reveal too much here in case people like surprises- lookie, Iām arrogant af too! XD) and I hope we can have great fun with that! I do really want to go deeper into a relationship with these two, since it did seem very strange when their friendship was first revealed (though now after analysis it seems pretty easy to understand). I also would totally be down for like, a modern!Au sorta thing. Perhaps based off of that school omake thing. Just being coworkers and all the modern-day drama that comes of it.Ā
š² = if I ship our characters together
I do like shipping these two. Theyāre a very interesting combination of characters, and I love theĀ āsuper happy, bubbly person A bothers person B to no end but person B would be so sad if person A was gone so person B just deals with itā trope. I love looking at it like if it were anyone else causing this much chaos for Mihawk, Mihawk would have little problem putting them in their place. But because itās Shanks he puts up with it (and not just because a fight with Shanks would be a challenge). If not romantically, I do absolutely love their BroTP too. I think they would get together often to talk about the Strawhats, and their hopes for them. Maybe one day when theyāre together, Mihawk starts to talk about Zoro and Shanks doesnāt even interrupt or stop him because he can tell- even though Mihawk is all monotone and showing little emotion- that Mihawk is very excited about Zoroās future. I like imagining they can read each other very well, and Mihawk can tell when Shanks is being honest or when heās faking. Iām rambling, but yeah, I definitely love all the relationships between these two.
š“ = a favorite canon character in my fandom
Okay. Iām sure itās obvious that I adore Shanks and I could write an essay as to why heās my favorite character in the series and why love him to pieces. If it werenāt for him, I probably wouldnāt even have gotten into the series. So let me talk about a different favorite character.
I adore Smoker. Well, I adore both Smoker and Tashigi- but Iām going to focus on Smoker a bit right now. I love characters who are frightening on the outside but on the inside are soft as a pillow. And I think Smoker definitely fits that bill. Thatās not to say heās a pushover, of course not, but heās a really, really kind person. We saw it at the beginning, when the little girl got his ice cream all over his pants. Before that, we had seen Marine captains with frightening reputations harming, even killing, those who crossed them. We saw a lot of corruption. And so here we have this character, introduced as a frightening, terrifying man, but we find out weāve been tricked. Weāve been doing what weāve been learning the Marines do to the pirates- painting them all with the same brush. Smoker isnāt angry at the girl, heās understanding, gentle, and gives her money for more ice cream. Heās even a little silly with his words. He is a good Marine. Yes, heās an antagonist for the Straw Hats, but he treats them with the utmost respect. Piracy is unacceptable to him, which is understandable, however he also understands the Straw Hats are not the villains most believe them to be. And Smoker takes note of that when he interacts with them. Tashigi as well, actions are more important to them than simple rumors. Smoker is strong and powerful, but heās also kind and understanding, and heās handsome so that doesnāt hurt.Ā
šµ = a disliked canon character in my fandom
Hmm. Thereās not many characters that I actually dislike, I do enjoy most of them and I can find reasons to like them otherwise if I really dislike a character I just dismiss them and never think of them again, haha. Some characters do make me feel uncomfortable, and I think thatās more on me than anything. One of them is Sakazuki. I know thatās a common one, and I know there are some really talented people in the fandom that have done great work with this character- who I view as a very difficult character to handle. But this character makes me feel very, very uncomfortable. I donāt do well with extremes. Especially extreme negatives. I deal so much in my real life with people who view things as so black and white that it leads to some really bad thoughts and emotions whenever I am faced with a character like Sakazuki. I havenāt learned enough about him to see him as much more than a person who has one mindset, and who acts on that mindset regardless of what other people believe. People like that scare me, and they are so real in every day life and there is so much at risk whenever one has any power. I very much disagree with this manās view, even if I werenāt introduced to the other side of the world, and his actions have very real in-world consequences. I want to know more about him, and I want to learn more, but I doubt Iāll ever be able to be completely comfortable with him.Ā
I absolutely love OCs. I think they add so much to the world and they really bring a storyline to life. When you have characters existing and living their lives at the same time as chaos is reigning around them, itās beautiful. Though, I do think that people need to be taking care when making their OCs. Iāve seen some that I start to wonder about, in terms of technicalities and I have seen a few Mary-Sues in my writing time that just make it hard to write with them. But thankfully, there are more people willing to get help for their OCs then there are people who dismiss concerns over their OCs, and it seems to provide a great learning environment for people of all stages of the character creation learning curve. If anyone has any questions or wants any feedback on their OCs, I wouldnāt mind helping out at all.Ā
