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"Loki can't join the crew he's too big" uuuh yes he can haha you stupid fucking idiot.

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May I offer you my favorite fruitcakes in these trying times

(Ps. I'm having way too much fun on Procreate)

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feral boys

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I need their lore like I need air

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Here comes the tonal whiplash between this comic and my last

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class and ass

Being handsome helps in terms of gaining reader and viewer empathy. But Orochi really hasn’t done himself any favours in his actions either. But anyway, let’s have a look at these two despots: Donquixote D and Kurozumi O.

Doflamingo’s childhood story is shown rather than told, and he’s a more charismatic villain, so the general reader maybe feels the nuances of his past more deeply, but both he and Orochi were persecuted in their childhoods for reasons outside of their control, and due to their heritage and actions of others.

It seems that it’s only luck (or not) that Orochi was not hung up for crucifixion and archery practice in the same way the Donquixote family was, but as you can see from the words above, treatment was no better, and the Kurozumi clan was “chased and terrorized by strangers who claimed they were performing justice”.

The Donquixotes were persecuted for being Celestial Dragons due to crimes committed by other Celestial Dragons.

Possibly because of this, and very probably influenced by these injustices chasing justice, Orochi and Doflamingo inflicted very un-benevolent dictatorships (or pretty damn unconstitutional and cruel monarchies) on the populations of the areas that maybe they had a historical “right” to.

さらに読む

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The Rose and the Thorn

We're back! 1143 is a chapter that really shows how much things are falling apart on Elbaph. We have a lot of things happening all up and down the tree and what should have been a joyous party has descended into utter chaos. It starts here with Saul being somewhat on top of things and catching up with the kids. Leading to the reveal of Summers's Thorn-Thorn fruit, which is an utterly dastardly ability.

Anyone trying to help the kids are assaulted by the thorns, proportional to how much they care about the children. This power makes good on the ethos its user espoused. Love hurts. There's a lot of thematic weight there, the people we care about and care for the most are capable of hurting us in ways strangers cannot. Which of course is very much in line with that quieter side of Wano I've had a lot to say about.

So of course I can't help but notice that this power blends well with his allies and doubles down on those thematic connections. We already had the idea of Gunko's power fitting this framework and now you have this nice single panel giving you two more connections. The idea we've already established this is all a game but also Killingham's power being fleshed out a little more through a very interesting use.

Pulling salt out of a dream to make the perfect meal instantly reminds you of both Tama and Streusen. All pretty cool stuff. What's really scary is how well these three powers work together and how carefree the Knights are about potentially losing a batch of kids. This is a really tricky situation to deal with and they struck at just the right time. Which makes it pretty intriguing what Gunko points out. They weren't prepared for an Emperor...but that Emperor's arrival and the resulting party are exactly why this plan is going off so well. Especially when the stuff with Loki down below led to the fires.

Speaking of, we catch up with Loki's story and the group around him. He's a raging and a ranting as he's freed but this was a moment that caught my eye. Looks a lot like how we tend to show future sight being used. Which would make perfect sense for Loki to have. He's quite powerful and something about the bandages over his eyes makes me a lot more comfortable assuming that about him. It's kinda like Fujitora, that blind warrior is such a strong trope in Japanese media and all.

Either way, Luffy does make good on taking responsibility here. Which was of course what all that with Gaban was about. Doesn't take much to bring down the weakened giant but Luffy's quick to ask Gerd to tend to him. Even if Hajrudin's angry about the whole situation.

Speaking of, we get a bit more context for these two brothers. Loki doesn't come off looking great, honestly he's quite the little shit about Hajrudin's mother. But we end off playing with this question of how much of a hand he really had in their father's murder. I'll give credit where it's due; cold-blooded regicide doesn't actually jive with that particular gripe towards Hajrudin.

At this point I am wondering a bit more about Loki. His motives might actually have something more understandable to them. But I still don't like this bent a lot of fans have towards assuming he's a secret good guy because Luffy would only want to free someone who was good deep down. Even in this chapter Luffy's laying out that he doesn't really know or care one way or the other. Which is my big bone to pick with all this. It's still that subversion of a plot we'd typically see with a new island when the giants are established allies and you're throwing a huge curveball into an already dramatic situation in the boughs above.

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I got possessed a couple weeks back and I've been chipping away at a 16-ish page Kuina focused comic....excited to share, but it's still busy cooking!!!! -sets crockpot to high-

Here is a WIP of a portion I'm real happy with to sate my own desire to share ifjshfnabfnd

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hot drinks with loved ones ☕️💖

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ZINE RELEASED! 🍊🌸

We're a little late, but we're here!

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Thanks @zine-scene @opfandombase for the boost!

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My body may be gone, but not my love

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manhandled (^:

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kidd piece from january yes🔥

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Au where everything is the same except the baratie is a mcdonalds

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Modern AU (Surgeon) Law cos I’ve been watching far too much House DM,

I love fanart of him with scars/marks from amber lead disease so I had to include them :)

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Hey kid, look at me.

I want you to T-pose. Turn your right thumb up and your left thumb doen and look at your right thumb. Move your arms up and down a bit until you feel a nerve running from your armpit to your palm. Now turn your right thumb down and your left thumb up, and look at your left thumb. Keep your chest facing forward and your shoulders back. Move your arms again until you feel that nerve again. Keep alternating between these two for a minute, or look at each thumb thirty times each.

Now sit down. Put your left hand firmly under your left buttock, palm down. Keep your shoulders back and put your right hand over the crown of your head, very gently pulling it to the right. Do this for thirty seconds, then do it again but with your right hand under your right buttock.

These are stretches for the nerves in your arms, and are very good for people who sit behind a computer a lot, or fibre artists, or you name it. Do them daily. They will hurt in the beginning, but keep doing them, even after the pain has gone, or it will return and you'll have to start all over.