What If Tea Bags Were For Soup All Along?!

my february 2025 fanart for fanfic is from

you taught me the courage of stars before you left, how light carries on endlessly even after death by @macabrekawaii

its packed full of love for luffy (and law), and had me grinding my teeth—in the best way—over how sweet they were!! 🥹

We all know the meme

Well, I went digging further and found the backstory.

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It all starts in highschool (or early college)

(for time sake we’ll call blue shirt, girl 1 and the other girl, girl 2.)

Girl one begins to grow feelings for girl two.

She get jealous of the man and decides to become best friends with girl 2

soon girl two grows feeling for girl one

Soon, the time of the meme takes place

She finds out that he cheated on her by finding messages on his phone

She divorces him after that fight

Back to girl one, She find out and comferts her

They decide to hook up and the relationship goes great

The guy finds a boyfriend

and they all work everything out!

For the ask who wanted to see him happy… (no Alejandro in sight) + little reality tv interview talking about food (audio)

I DUNNOHJJHWJJJ "does this count as timjim/timken?" BOTH MAKE LOVE NOT WAR

Most recently, a friend came over my house and saw my computer background and went, "Wow, um, I didn't know you were into that." To which I look at the picture of the well drawn muscular female minotaur in historically accurate Greek clothing and I start geeking out about how I love the detail the artist did with the clothing and I point out the period appropriate folds and pins, how the artist even inserted the native plant that was used to dye the clothing this particular shade in the background, and even how the belt has technology AND historically accurate weaving patterns on it.

Then I start explaining how I love the muscular choices of the minotaur, that I was so impressed with the artist's anatomically correct depiction of the muscles converging into the neck. That many people get an upright cow's neck wrong because cow's don't have collarbones, so it can be very difficult to merge the upper arms and a chest of a human with a cow's body. I draw her attention to the beautiful way they've merged the pectoralis major so smoothly while also staying true to how muscular they've depicted the rest of the body.

I finish up with my thoughts on the artist's bold choice to depict the minotaur as a female, and despite the underlying themes of a minotaur being violence, child murder, strength, and muscles. I segue into how unlike bulls, cow are perceived as mothers. That they are the major source of milk in human culture, and that idyllic depictions of them in a field usually depict calves frolicking nearby, yet the minotaur kills and eats children.

I finish and there is a long pause.

FOOD

Find your nearest food bank or mission, for food

grocery stores with free samples, bakeries + stores with day-old bread

different fast food outlets have cheaper food and will generally let you hang out for a while.

some dollar stores carry food like cans of beans or fruit

SHELTER

Sleeping at beaches during the day is a good way to avoid suspicion and harassment

sleep with your bag strapped to you, so someone can’t steal it

Some churches offer short term residence

Find your nearest homeless shelter

Look for places that are open to the public

A large dumpster near a wall can often be moved so that flipping up the lids creates an angled shelter to stay dry

HYGIENE

A membership to the YMCA is usually only 10$, which has a shower, and sometimes laundry machines and lockers.

Public libraries have bathrooms you can use

Dollar stores carry low-end soaps and deodorant etc.

Wet wipes are all purpose and a life saver

Local beaches, go for a quick swim

Some truck stops have showers you can pay for

Staying clean is the best way to prevent disease, and potentially get a job to get back on your feet

Pack 7 pairs of socks/undies, 2 outfits, and one hooded rain jacket

OTHER

first aid kit

 sunscreen

 a travel alarm clock or watch

 mylar emergency blanket

 a backpack is a must

 downgrade your cellphone to a pay as you go with top-up cards

 sleeping bag

 travel kit of toothbrush, hair brush/comb, mirror

 swiss army knife

TW: rape, sexual assault, child abuse

Archived version here, in case you hit the pay wall:

He’ll start curling an item if it’s heavy in the middle of an aisle. He’s so into it that you have to gently tug him to the side because of how massive his frame is.

Poor baby’s taking up most of the aisle and König doesn’t even notice himself when he’s with you.

Sometimes he gets so comfortable knowing you’re in proximity that he wanders off into the next aisle and left you silently panicking in the store trying to find your behemoth dork of a partner.

He’s fine, you find him eyeing the console section with puppy eyes.

As a treat, you promised to bring him to GameStop. He never loaded the car with groceries so fast.

I cannot wait a minute more. Here is the title card and pages 1-3 of Issue 2. I would have liked to get more done, but in my infinite wisdom, I decided to redraw the next pages. Oh well! Enjoy!