Has This Been Done Yet

theres a phenomenon that happens on here i have been calling "normalize loving parents posting" which is when you spend a lot of time on tumblr and are exposed to a lot of one specific counter-cultural narrative day in and day out until you start to forget what the dominant ideas are for most of the human population and thus feel the need to "defend" things that are widely accepted and popular. it's called this because of the time a bunch of text posts about shitty dads were circulating and then people with good relationships with their dad didn't feel included enough and started making "uhmmm can we normalize loving parents? not everyone has a deadbeat dad, MY dad is great" type posts, seemingly forgetting that good relationship with dad is a cultural norm that is expected and encouraged. i think its good practice, especially when im annoyed, to stop before i hit the post button and ask myself if this is a real issue or if im normalize loving parents posting. because often im about to try to normalize loving parents

I love that once someone meets Luffy they can't shut up about him

found a person from 1689 using tumblr

TONY ! TONY ! CHOPPER !!

ever met a gymbro?

Thinking about,,, Nami and her boys. The way the monster trio specifically are her protectors physically but she's their protector emotionally. Sanji is her pack mule and Zoro is her wall of meat and Luffy is her wild card, and she exploits this regularly, but a stranger should FEAR taking advantage of them on her watch bc these are HER idiots only. You better not test Sanji's kindness or Zoro's confidence or Luffy's joy. She'd kill for them if it came to it. She knows exactly what kind of encouragement they need. She's there with them after battles. She fully trusts her life in any one of their hands, but especially all three together. She has faith that they're strong and they're crazy and they're good. This is not to leave Usopp out--they have a different dynamic bc they're Squishy Human besties and that's worth its own entire post--but I love the Girl And Her Scary Entourage/The Idiots Under Her Wing energy she has with the monster trio.

So... when Luffy gets older, will he just not get any wrinkles ever, or will his skin start straight up cracking and crumbling like any old rubber?

Another thing that I love about YOI is that Victor and Yuuri's love goes beyond your average idol/fan relationship

Because typically, a plot line like Yuri on Ice's is almost always a recipe for disaster. They had every opportunity to make Victor this huge egotistical asshole who cares for nobody but himself, therefore turning his relationship with Yuuri into something toxic and unhealthy.

But they didn't.

Instead, they decided to make Victor one of the silliest, lighthearted characters on the show. He's a supportive, energetic, loving character who spends the entire series being over the moon about helping his lover reach his full potential.

Victor isn't perfect. He has many flaws. His emotional intelligence lacks in many areas, and he isn't great at comforting people. His pep talks can be tone deaf and he tends to like the attention he gets a little too much at times. and yes, he may be a bit overconfident at times (even if that confidence is earned).

But never once has his 'living legend' status ever affected his love and desire for Yuuri.

He truly sees Yuuri as his equal, and he loves him like breathing.

This much is obvious throughout most of the show, just based on Victor's actions, words, and open affections for Yuuri (more of this is talked about in my previous post). But it becomes even clearer in episode 10, when we get insight on the real reason why Victor showed up to Hasetsu to coach Yuuri.

All it took for this man to fall head over heels for Yuuri was a drunken dance (and maybe some dry humping...)

Their relationship is so perfectly set up. All of Victor's flirting, instead of being something creepy and predatory in nature, was just him being oblivious to the fact that Yuuri had no recollection of the banquet. He'd been trying so hard to get Yuuri to acknowledge what had happened that night by teasing him and making moves on him, and Yuuri was clueless the entire time.

It's such a silly concept, but it really does change everything.

I'm so glad that Victor and Yuuri's relationship didn't turn out to be something toxic and uncomfortable, and I'm glad Victor doesn't follow the stereotypical idol/celebrity character norms. They made his character extremely likable and easy to love, and made Victor and Yuuri's relationship into something so incredibly beautiful. The entire show was so well done, and the amount of thought that was put into each and every detail is evident.

There is so much to love about Yuri on ice, and this is just one small example of that.

I know we jokingly call mihawk an og zoro x luffy shipper but at the heart of it I fear he sees himself in zoro (and shanks in luffy). because mihawk is at the top. he’s the best swordsman in the world, he’s feared and respected, but he’s also alone. he sails with no crew. he chose his dream and ambition. and zoro chose luffy, and because of it has a family and a home.

Lesbian flag colors 🤭 god she looks as gorgeous as ever my queen 🧡🧡🧡