#I knew that monkey FUCKED

[royaltea000]

are you telling me the monkey has canonically FUCKED?!!

Not jttw canonically but I’ve been told in the unofficial sequel spinoff he does have children

[ningadudexx]

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its finally autism

[mochiajclayne]

Marineford Law is no question interesting to me because he pulled off a surprise, motherfucker moment and the timing was so good to the point that both pirates and marines least expected it.

Before I proceed with this self-indulgent lawlu meta post, I will go ahead and say that everything that happened between them in Marineford is a catalyst of establishing their connection later on in the future arcs. I am a firm believer that those feelings™️ started to truly bloom in Punk Hazard and went downhill in a good way in Dressrosa.

Long post ahead. Enjoy!

When I was rewatching Marineford arc, the part where Buggy was already carrying an unconscious and injured Luffy and Jimbei, their conversation sparked my interest.

Highlighting the bit where Buggy was confused about Law's verbal tic of using the suffix -ya in referring to anyone, overall doubting him, then asking for Law's name. Don't forget that Law is a little shit (affectionate) so he proceeded to ignore all of those questions to say this:

Interestingly enough, this part is tricky to translate. I found two translations that closely encapsulate what Law wanted to say here but mind you, and I will sound redundant about this with everything that has got to do with Trafalgar Law's speech patterns: he likes speaking in runarounds, purposely using terms with double meanings and connotations on them, and he's both reticent and cryptic. (I wouldn't say not to trust on his words but don't take them at face value.)

Law described his connection with Luffy as 悪縁 (akuen) which directly translates as evil destiny or connection.

Forgive me for a bit of sidetracking but the kanji used for akuen is the same with Robin's epithet which is "Demon Child" (akuma no ko). To further elaborate, 悪 (aku) means evil--both as intent and violating a moral code. It is also used to refer as the direct opposite of good.

Going back to 悪縁 (akuen), in true Law fashion, this word doesn't only mean evil destiny or connection. Depending on the context, it can also mean unfortunate love.

(It sounds tragic coming from him, isn't it? If your mind was blown after this part, no worries, I am too. This part gave me so much whiplash when I was researching about it.)

So, considering these two interpretations of 悪縁 (akuen), that begs the question, what is Law's connection with Luffy?

On surface-level, they are enemies as Law said so himself. They're rivals when it comes to One Piece. Their common ground, which is only known among people that Law trusts the most, is sharing the same secret name of D. However, I will take one step ahead and say that they both went through the same tragic fate of losing their loved ones, for being weak and powerless to protect them. They were both involved in circumstances where if they were capable enough, they could've saved the person they loved the most. Doomed by the narrative and subjected to trauma that breaks their heart and spirit should they be lesser men to handle such misery and grief. It is unfortunate, disastrous, and cursed to love fully knowing the fact that the other person could die like the ones before them but these two have the biggest heart.

Of course, Law will never say it directly. Thus, settling for 悪縁 (akuen).

It gets better. He did say 悪縁も縁 (akuen mo en) and 縁 (en) itself means fate or destiny (especially a mysterious force that binds two people together). Additionally, も (mo) is also a particle that is used for emphasis.

The implication, in turn, of what Law said to Buggy can be translated this way: Strawhat-ya and I (will) eventually be enemies, but an evil connection is (the futuristic possibility of Luffy becoming his enemy) is fate (that binds them).

Law made sure to emphasize that their "evil connection" is fate: specifically, that mysterious force brought them together and compelled him to be there, that he was meant to sail to Marineford, and help Luffy escape.

These two translations are the closest that I found to be accurate but it's still scratching the surface of what Law said:

This entire panel between Ivankov and Law makes it funnier because he clocked him IMMEDIATELY.

Ivankov asked if he's friends with Luffy to which he replied: no.

He also emphasized that that he doesn't have any obligation to help him but then went on to say this:

親切 (shinsetsu) means kind, generous, gentle, considerate. 不安 (fuan) refers to anxiety, uneasiness, worry, apprehension. These are surprisingly direct words but of course, Law had to go back and be cryptic again when he followed up with 理屈 (rikutsu), which could mean two things: theory, reason, logic or (unreasonable) argument, excuse.

I think this panel did a good job for translating it.

Law himself is providing Ivankov here the benefit of the doubt. To reiterate, Ivankov beats him to the punch which makes their entire interaction so funny.

Again, brilliant translation for directly calling out Law's bullshit. Lmao. Ivankov says 直感 (chokkan) here. It means intuition, instinct, hunch. Please take the next statement that I will say with a grain of salt but "instinctively moving your body" is usually associated with the context of being reckless to the point of directly exposing oneself to danger, consequences be damned, in order to protect someone.

Even Law himself acknowledged that he's not obligated to be there, so why?

Unfortunately, this is the elephant in the room that Law will never address. Several characters even made sure to point out that he helped Luffy two years ago and he purposely dodges that topic.

One thing I can guarantee is that Law never did it to get Luffy to agree for the alliance. Hell, he thought of the alliance after reuniting with Luffy! He adjusted his plans by then. Additionally, he never used the fact that he saved Luffy's life as his bargaining chip and leverage to get him on board the alliance.

Lastly, this is too much for saving a life on a whim, isn't it, Law?

[quaggyday]

Ace's death is a tragedy because it was both preventable and inevitable

After like a thousand episodes of an impossible goal of rescuing Ace and losing thousands of lives in the process, at the last moment everything goes to shit because if ONLY he had just ran with his family. If only he had just swallowed his feelings and got the hell out of there to live another day

But like

Of COURSE Ace would never run from a fight, something shown time and time again. Of course he would defend Whitebeard, the only Father figure in his life to tell him "You deserve to be here" and showed again and again he loved Ace no matter what. Of course Ace would put his love and pride all out for somebody he loves, its simply who he is

And of course if Luffy, the crying baby brother who told him he needed him around was going to die in just seconds Ace would give up everything for him. His own pride got him in this despairing situation, and he took the consequences by saving his brother for another day because that's what big brothers do

What Akainu did was basically playing Ace's worst weakness, a weakness that came from a government that normalizes hunting and killing kids for just existing with things they can't control. And the fact that Akainu wanted Ace and Luffy dead not because of any of the crimes they did as pirates, but because their Fathers were technical criminals is what honestly makes this more of a gut punch of cruelty

Luffy and Sabo better get the chance to punch avenge their brother eventually

[feroluce]

This was all the way back from the end of 2.3.

Hey Sparkle what the fuck.

[eddith]

I think is so funny how one piece made me SO interested in war.

Usually I’m just not emotionally invested enough with war in fictions? I'm not a huge fan of fighting and the whole concept and politics of it, but OH GOD.

Oda made the whole summit war saga so ridiculously personal like that’s fucking gramps and ace in the center of it??? like i never felt this emotionally connected to a conflict before like this???

I swear I didn't blink during my entire Marineford binge, I was holding my breath every second, I've never felt so much despair and hope and despair like a damn whiplash of emotions back to back and there wasn't a single moment where I wasn't completely involved in this battle.

Ace's concern for his family and having to watch them DIE in front of him while being forcibly restrained, I bet he's never felt so damn usless in his entire life, like FUCK ME Honestly. The fact that in the end, Luffy did EVERYTHING he could, fought HARD and had no regrets and he actually did it!!!! He succeeded!!! He saved his brother!!

For it to just not be enough in the end???

And then, fuck, getting to post-war afterwards was like a punch in the gut and the warmest hug I've ever received in my entire life.

Understanding ace’s fear of turning his back to his enemies and learning the whole depth of his self depreciating issues and how he was put into this situation of receiving SO MUCH much love and acceptance for who he is regardless of his bloodline, and in the middle of this clusterfuck mess of violence he FINALLY acknowledges that YES!!! he wants to live!! he wants to fight and be with his family.

Him having the realization that he DESERVES to live.

And then the “Thank you for loving me” in luffy’s arms like FUCK ME TEN TIMES OVER AND OVER AGAIN LIKE WHAT THE FUCK.

This story hurts so much.

[thenerdymouse]

! ! Spoilers Ahead! ! !

I am going to ramble about Whisper and the Diamond Cutters in the new comic! Because my god, I love this! But beware, this contains spoilers!

OMFG, she is so fuckin' proactive and LOUDER than her current self!

I love how she USED TO BE a fucking ball of energy!

Smithy and Slinger having a brotherly rivalry is EPIC!

I love how these guys are like just so excited to fight unlike everyone else

I now understand how fucking hurt Whisper was when she lost her team

Okay, I feel tiny bit sad for Mimic, BUT he is still a fucking asshole for killing his team!

His redemption arc would be WILD lmao

WHISPER CALLED SMITHY A BIG TEDDY BEAR?! HUHWUAEAYU

I love the sisterhood between Whisper and Claire! Diamond Cutter Sisters 4 life!

[nicoscheer]

[skylarbee]

hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it seems like a lot of people still don't know this. ashley reese, who met alex at that pool party and interviewed him like a year ago is treated by the fandom like she's some kind of angel and is very much loved (even though she did nothing special?) when she's... well, I'll let you decide.

she thinks miles is such a bad person that he shouldn't be allowed to have a dog (x)

she very much enjoys him getting a really bad review (x)

she's glad about him not joining am for 505 (x)

she calls out am fans who still like alex and alexa, even though she's the exact same ("when she gets comments like this all the time" girl, you're the one writing similar shit. she has other posts discussing alexa and alex, but they're old, like the ones from the last screenshot) (x, x, x, x, x)

[littiaye]

the sun and the moon

this was the intended formatting, i’ll leave it here for you :)

[collgeruledzebra]

trench being the only person to say a kind word or even thank you to jesse when she's delivering mail in the first iteration of take control... :((((((((

[skitskatdacat63]

Painting 🖼

[imminent-danger-came]

Does anyone have a source for this concept art, I've been losing my mind over it for like 40 minutes

[hannibalismos-jaaneman]

i hope dev patel got dhokla and rasmalai and a hug from his mom for his birthday for the literal hate crimes his country has committed against him.

[daddy-long-legssss]

I’m slowly starting to build a vinyl collection without putting myself too deep in debt. I also couldn’t resist the Arctic Monkeys shirt, it’s too cute.

[clowningcrows]

it’s crazy how the human brain can make you feel so fucking miserable out of Nowhere to the point of being like i am the worst person to ever exist and everything is bad and it will always be bad and then you take a shower and you’re just like. oh lol sorry guys i forgot that everything would actually be fine <3 #embarassing