just finished reading pearl boy and i am absolutely shattered.
THE ENDING. THE ENDING. i don’t think i’ll think about anything else for the next month…
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Favourite Naruto moments: Gaara of the Desert saves Rock Lee from Kimimaro
So this year, I started watching the anime "Naruto" for the very first time in my late 20s. As a young girl, the whole Naruto hype actually never got to me but this year's spring I suddenly had the urge to finally give it a shot since so many people told me that I should.
And OH BOY! What shall I say? ;) The character stories are REALLY great and since I'm already a bit older I can relate to so many things this anime thematizes like being bullied for acting "different" than others, getting mocked for being chubby, the constant pressure of having to be perfect as well the crucial pain of loneliness and feeling like an outcast.
Gaara and Lee belonged quickly to my favourite characters in Naruto. Cause Lee is funny and full of enthusiasm while Gaara is just so cool and mysterious, I really adore both. Since I'm quite into shipping, I already knew before that they are a quite popular pairing among the Naruto fans. I actually never understood why but after watching the episodes where they fight against Kimimaro, I can SO see the appeal of this ship now!😍😍😍
Cause as a viewer, you have to keep in mind that Gaara always just fought for himself in the past. After this tragic and absolutely horrific incident with his uncle Yashamaru, he never let anyone close to him again and only cared about his own well-being. So this is actually the very first time Gaara uses his powers to protect someone besides himself! Gaara also remembers his fight with Lee during the Chunin exams where he severely hurt his legs which looks to me like he feels slightly guilty about it. So you can say that Gaara actually goes through a HUGE emotional character development here which makes this scene so much more greater in my opinion!^^
But Lee is also quite amazing in this sequence!^.^ Cause you gotta remember that after his fight with Gaara he was that badly hurt that he almost had to end his path of becoming a shinobi. If Tsunade hadn't arrived in Konoha right on time, his life probably would have turned out quite grey and depressive. Still, he went through a very hard and dark time before his operation. But does he yell or insult Gaara for any of this? No, he does not. Instead, he actually says to his face that "he doesn't hold a grudge" and this actually went straight to my kokoro cause Lee is just TOO precious!😍
Just the whole gentleness and care from Gaara in this very scene is SO adorable and definitely let me become a GaaLee shipper too😉
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Revisiting my childhood ships💕
Heya! For the whole month of September I'll be drawing my childhood ships every weekend. canon/vaguely canon/non-canon I couldn't really care much. I just hope you don't judge my younger self's "taste".
First off we have Touya and Yuki (TouYuki) from... Basically all of Clamp's stories. Haaaa I have very strong feelings for this one. They might just be my longest running, unconscious BL ship TT
To me, who had no concept of BL, at the age of 9 already thought "yes, they're married, your honor." Ughusgsisbx they're the very definition of 'I'll love you in every universe' periodt
Feel free to drop your ships too! We may share a common ship we can rave on for hours
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