Look I’m all for aroace rep in my silly little shows. But I genuinely can’t help but wonder if Luffy would be even AWARE he’s ace/ aroace. Like. He knows what sex is. And crushes. And romance and stuff. I mean he dogs on Sanji for it and ace if you read that one scene with Makino that way. But like he never strives for it himself. And sure a moment with Ace or with the bandits where they teased him about liking a girl or getting a girlfriend and he just. Couldn’t fathom the idea and that made him so confused that someone said “oh that probably means your ace/aroace” and Luffy has just accepted it, would be kinda funny and sweet
But it’s infinitely funnier if he doesn’t know. Like. He knows what it is and all that, but it’s never once occurred to him that it’s meant to apply to him too. Like, never once does think he’s meant to like someone. He’s meant to be king of the not smooch people!! That’s Sanji’s thing!! And like whether the crew is dating each other or not doesn’t matter, they have definitely talked preferences. And it’s been a on going mystery/joke to figure out Luffy’s type. They definitely thought he was gay for a little while but that idea eventually gets shot down.
Everyone eventually figuring out Luffy is ace/ aroace except ironically, Luffy.
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Listen I like Tim and Steph but I don't go there, however.
Sometimes I remember that one monologue from the Diane of Bojack Horseman when her ex-husband got another girlfriend and think about Steph wondering how did she not have a mental breakdown regarding her and Tim breakup until today.
Because if Red Robin is still cannon and I was her I would have very much a mental breakdown eventually.
Monologue under the cut
"You accidentally see your soon-to-be-ex-husband kiss someone else. At first you think, oh, it's a fing. Whatever. They're drunk. It's a party. But then he puts his hand on the small of her back exactly the way he used to do to you. It means, "I got you." And when he did it to you, it made you feel safe. And you realize he will never do that to you again. And it breaks your heart again. After you thought your heart was so broken that it could never get any more broken. You thought it was safe. But it somehow finds a new way to break. Because even though you're the one who asked for this, now that you've got it you are completely adrift. With no compass, or map"
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Another Void & Gold Post!
I'm going to cure Elaine & Doug of this weird Joker bullshit if it kills me & I'm making it a whole thing about why they're so difficult to cure
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Duke has been trying for years to both find & cure his parents, but for some reason nothing can fix them. All the other victims have made some recovery but they just wont.
His mom is doing the worst, she barely responds to outside stimuli, the only noise she makes are giggles & laughs. He can't even look her in the eyes anymore, they've gone so dull, lost that luster that Duke remembers her for.
His dad is a bit better, he reacts to more aggressive stimuli, always asking for help for his wife, begging for someone to look for his son. Asking for his sister & her family, sometimes even his long dead parents. His desperation & pain make it so hard for Duke to sit there & listen to him speak.
Duke just wants his parents back, but nothing seems to be working. He was almost going to resign himself to this being all they could be when some new information came up.
Bruce had been looking into the "why" & he stumbled upon it. There was something inherently different about Elaine's very being, she was human yes but a different kind then what would be normal on this Earth. Doug by close association with her had taken on a few of those traits.
So the theory of Elaine not being from this dimension was brought up as very feasible. There where of course some difficulties across the board.
Duke getting desperate to find some kind of information about his mother before she came to Gotham. And the only person who could have possibly known her is Gnomon, her ex [husband?] & Duke's bio dad.
So Duke's sitting in the visitation room of a meta-human prison staring down Gnomon, who looks like he doesn't give much of fuck.
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G: So you've finally come to visit, finally come to ask about me?
D: Yeah no, I just wanted to ask about mom, not exactly here for your sob story.
G *sighs*: Yes of course, Elaine must have kept some things from you. Especially considering how ill equipt you where when fighting me. Did she not want to talk about her past with you, even now that you know about me?
D: More like she couldn't.
G *eyebrow raise*
D *deep breath*: Mom & Dad have been thoroughly Jokerized for a couple years now. Everyone else has made a proper recovery but they haven't. The doctors have come to the conclusion that something is fundamentally different about mom. We think it's dimensional. And you're the only person who knew her before she showed up in Gotham, so you'd know the best.
*tense silence*
G *mumbling*: Well you're not wrong.
G: Elaine & I aren't, under a technicality, from this world.
D: So you can guess what's wrong with them?
G: Not with any accuracy, not unless & I see it up close.
D *groan*: You aren't even set up for parole yet, & I'm not letting you out.
G: Child it was never about anyone letting me out. It was always about when you & Elaine would muster up the courage to come talk to me. I can leave whenever I want. And if what you say is true, then you're Mother & Douglas are on a bit of time crunch at the moment.
*D glares at G, who is smirking*
D: I don't like this.
G: I'm not about to hurt you Duke, I've done all I wanted on the getting your attention front.
D: How do I know you're not lying
G *serious*: Elaine was my first friend & love, you are my son, and you both deeply care for Douglas. Any harm I may cause to either of you three or anyone else you care for, for that matter, would only grant me your ire. And I do not want that.
D *sighs*: I'll see what I can do.
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So science, not my strong suit, but a small passion of mine. Still not going to go in amazingly thought out depth of it
Gnomon is able to pinpoint the reason Elaine & Doug are taking so long is because the Joker venom used on them had traces of Nth metal
An off shoot of Elaine & Gnomon's previous home dimension of The Sphere/The Collective, so their immune systems where having a hard time differentiating between the invading Nth metal & Elaine's own energy
As is it has been a long while since Elaine had rejuvenated any of her powers
The simple fix was to reintroduce Elaine's energy still within The Collective
A whole adventure to The Sphere happens as a sort of Father-Son bonding trip for Gnomon & Duke. Something that I'll probably have fun hashing out later in another post. But in the end they get back, synthesis the cure & get it to Elaine & Doug!
Elaine snaps out of it first, quickly followed by Doug, a tearful reunion between child & parents ensues
Jay's there by his family, also getting hugs & tears
Bruce explains some of what's been going on
Gnomon's off in hall being a bit awkward
And that's how Elaine & Doug are healed! Hip-hip hooray :D!
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