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Just gojo & megumi being father & son

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“Hey Luf. I’m a bit late, aren’t I? Sorry for that,” Zoro said. “But I’m here now, so you’d better wake up quick. We are seeing each other after two days, you know?”

@alazystranger I READ IT!!! IT WAS SO GOOD!!!!! GAHHHH!!!!

I just, I ADORE IT when people write the crew going on an adventure like that- like it's just another filler story in the series or something!!! Like you create ur own little world, and bits of worldbuilding, and you write the crew and their interactions so organically,,, and then the way luffy goes missing feels so well done??? It makes so much sense!!!

PLEASE GO READ THE FIC BELOW U WONT REGRET ITT!!!

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Redraw of the panels that SHATTERED MY HEART o(；△；)o!!! OG panels + Opinions on the Luffy separation arc under read more

Keep reading

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Different pov🤷‍♀️

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Warning: Major major one piece spoilers of wano and egghead!!!!!

Tw: death & blood

The idea of luffy’s vivre card flash-banging sabo in that pitch black bilge is making me laugh so much

Bonuses:

Full pic of that last page👇

Here’s the full pic of this since it being a gif absolutely tanked the quality of the image.

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-faith & reverence-

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Zoro gazing lovingly at Luffy, a collection. Introducing opla

So much love!

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sometimes the sun is a kind boy with a straw hat

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Hey V @zaharya!!! This is my gift to you for the exchange :) Reading your wonderful fic made my heart beat real hard ; w ; so I wanted to capture one of my fave scenes!!

I referenced @tofublock's wave at the bottom of page 2 so go check out their beautiful artwork! and IF YOU DIDNT SEE THE LINK TO V'S FIC UP THERE THEN GO CLICK THE ONE BELOW TO READ CHAPTER 1!!!!!

that's one for you

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This is supposed to be the middle of the “I waited [outside your tent] all night” AU but it’s only the less ugly parts of it in case I never finish. Ahah. The rest is just rougher sketches including a start and an end blargh. 

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Sparring🔥❤️💦 this was inspired by @mielemare ‘s fic “Friendly Blackmail” which can be read hereeee https://archiveofourown.org/works/51375847 they also have an amazingggg Blutaraverse series that’s currently ongoing and it is a MUST read😍 check it out out!

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I really like this little Zutara crumb from the very end of the Sun Warriors episode…

At first, Zuko is angry and irritated because everyone is making fun of the new firebending forms. Just contrast:

Zuko @ Sokka: 😡

Zuko @ Katara: 🥺

The way his face instantly softens when she starts talking means so much to me. She’s also making fun of him. His whole demeanor changes as soon as she starts speaking. It’s literally just the sound of her voice talking to him that makes him soften up.

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so avatar legends: the roleplaying game just released character profiles for the game as part of wan shi tong’s adventure guide. it looks really interesting and i hope it’s successful, but i am a bit tired of how it follows the pattern of post-atla content repeatedly mischaracterizing katara in tsr. 

here is a quote from katara’s profile in the game:

[Image ID: Screenshot of Katara’s description from the Avatar Legends game. It says, “Later, Katara had the opportunity to use bloodbending to kill her mother’s murderer, but she refused, choosing the path of forgiveness.”]

and here is the direct quote from the show contradicting this statement:

[Image ID: Screenshot from The Southern Raiders episode of ATLA. Katara is telling Aang, “But I didn’t forgive him… I’ll never forgive him.”]

the entire point of the southern raiders is that it is an episode about katara - her journey, her grief, her choices. the best part of this episode is that katara gets to carve her own path and choose who she feels is worthy of her forgiveness and who is not. by the end of the episode, while katara realizes revenge wasn’t the answer for her, she also makes it clear that she doesn’t believe in blanket forgiveness - in direct contradiction to aang’s beliefs. because this is an episode about katara’s healing and making the decisions that are best for her in the long-run. 

but i suppose i shouldn’t be so surprised that the post-canon narrative is insistent on taking away katara’s agency by attributing her decisions to aang’s influence when this is what the creators have to say about it:

[Image ID: Screenshot from The Southern Raiders transcript with commentary. Bryan states, “I love that even though Aang is sort of not in this story very much, to me, his presence is in all of these scenes cause, you know, he’s like the little angel on her shoulder, you know, that she’s ignoring at this time, and so, to me it really is a story about Aang because it’s like it’s just about, you know, about him trying to have influence over her actions from afar, just by not telling her what she has to do, but just by gently suggesting, you know, what she try to achieve with this journey.”]

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many things have already been said about how the southern raiders proves that katara and aang are incompatible, but i think the real nail in the coffin isn’t just that TSR reveals a lack of understanding between the two, but a lack of trust. 

the minute katara tells aang she’s going to find yon rha, her mother’s murderer, his first question is “um… and what exactly do you think this will accomplish?”

right off the bat, his response to katara’s serious, emotionally-charged announcement comes off as accusatory and condescending, so it’s no wonder that katara responds defensively:

“i knew you wouldn’t understand.” 

at this point, aang is supposed to be katara’s closest friend. they’re just weeks away from getting into a lifelong romantic relationship. and yet katara doesn’t respond to aang’s remark the way you would expect someone in her position to react: she shows no betrayal, no disbelief, doesn’t even seem to really be hurt by the fact that her dear, trusted friend doesn’t see why she would want to find the man who murdered her mother.

her choice of words is also particularly telling: she doesn’t say “you know what it will accomplish” (which would indicate that she at least has enough faith in aang to believe that he realizes what this means to her) or even “you don’t understand” (which would be a more realistic response stemming from hurt and anger) but rather “i knew you wouldn’t understand.” 

this means that katara, at the point where she and aang should have been closer than ever, didn’t expect his understanding. she didn’t expect his support, or his sympathy, or his compassion. in fact, her reaction suggests that she was prepared for this exact response all along, that all she did expect from aang was precisely what she got —disagreement, dissuasion, and a complete lack of empathy and understanding.

why is this something you would expect of your best friend? shouldn’t you believe that you can count on them for support? shouldn’t you be hurt if they don’t support you? shouldn’t you at least be surprised if they don’t?

katara doesn’t trust aang to do for her even the bare minimum of what a friend should — and at the same time, neither does aang trust katara. he immediately assumes that her trip is about revenge, and then compares her to jet. shouldn’t aang know katara, his dearest friend and the girl he loves, better than this? shouldn’t aang know what katara is and isn’t capable of? shouldn’t he trust her to make the right decision?

instead, it’s zuko, who isn’t even katara’s friend at this point, who insists that it’s about justice and closure, not revenge. it’s zuko who stands by her side without judgement and believes in her to make the right choice. it’s zuko who trusts katara to stay true to herself. 

kas love to talk about how kat.aang’s friendship is the perfect basis for their romance, but in TSR it seems like katara and aang aren’t even friends. neither of them trust or understand each other the way friends should, let alone best friends who supposedly harbour romantic feelings. the southern raiders doesn’t just prove that katara and aang would be incompatible in a relationship — it calls the very foundation of their friendship itself into doubt.

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Zuko opened his eyes as soon as he felt her fingers on him. A familiar sense of coolness underneath the warmth of her skin. Even without seeing her face, he would know her. As an enemy, her hands were deadly and unyielding. But as an ally, they were merciful. 

He often wondered if their souls were intertwined. How else would one explain this sense of connection? Of always meeting each other in every corner of the world, no matter what mask they wear or disguise they don? He closed his eyes then leaned in.  

A patron sketch request that I adored so much I colored it :D 

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Happiest of early birthdays to you! ❤️ can I please request a zutara drawing? In your post, you said that you drew ATLA but didn’t mention any ships, so pls forgive me and no worries if this is one you won’t draw!

Everything you draw is amazing and I’ve been a huge fan for a while! Thank you for taking the time to use your talents here! ✨

manifesting this scene 🙏