There Are More Plot Twists Packed In This Small Chunk Of Text Than 30 Mil Blockbuster Movies And I Respect

There are more plot twists packed in this small chunk of text than 30 mil blockbuster movies and I respect that

Just the idea of Hawks continuously calling out to someone from above if they are okay, even trying to sense their hearbeat with his feathers. He gets no response so he finally goes down to check on them a bit panicked, only to realize its a scarecrow that looks disturbingly human. He takes a moment to release the breath he was holding, then questions who the fuck puts a scarecrow in an ally way.

since my return to tumblr I’ve been seeing a lot of ppl talking abt disabilities & I have one piece brainrot real bad so I figured I’d babble a bit

it took me a weirdly long time to realize that... Shanks is disabled??? like. he lost an arm. if the fan theory is correct, he lost his sword arm. and only after losing his sword arm did this man go on to become one of the four most powerful people on the seas.

and he’s not the only one!!! Crocodile’s missing a hand. Tashigi’s probably legally blind without her glasses, which she keeps fucking losing. Fujitora’s blind, Zolo’s sense of direction is so bad it probably qualifies as some sort of intellectual disability — hell, Whitebeard himself, Edward fucking Newgate, is on a ventilator for the entire time he spends on the page/screen. and yet.

none of these people are defined by their disability. Whitebeard is considered the strongest man in the world. Zolo is fucking Zolo. Fujitora’s an admiral, which is the only reason I’m calling him Fujitora in the first place. Tashigi is Smoker’s right-hand man. Crocodile is one of the first truly imposing villains the straw hats come across, and, oh yeah, still making himself relevant nearly a thousand chapters later. and Shanks... well, Shanks is one of the Four Emperors, a.k.a. legally classified as one of the four biggest threats to the current world order. he’s doing pretty okay for himself for a guy who visibly struggles to button his shirts.

it just makes me think. Oda has made a world where disability accommodations are... normalized. in a weird sort of way, but still. hell, this is a maritime setting — having a devil fruit power is a permanent disability, and yet people don’t hesitate to take them on. because everyone is just... used to accommodating them. can’t swim? don’t go overboard, keep someone on watch around the water, bathe with a friend. only one hand? that’s fine, that’s why you keep your first mate around. can’t see? we have superpowers for that. we can handle it. to paraphrase Usopp: you do what you can, and leave the rest to your crewmates.

anyway I really love one piece

I am so nervous hahahhHahHhhAaAHhah

Tw intrusive thoughts (Dabi is just intrusive thoughts personified then vocalised soo)

Dabi: Do you ever fantasise about someone close to you dying just so you could feel something?

Hawks: W-was that a threat???

Dabi: League meeting. 20 mins

Hawks: should I bring drinks?

Dabi: Define drinks

Hawks: venti pumpkin spice Frappuccino with 3 pumps of caramel

Dabi: No, you’ll live without pure sugar

Hawks: ok

Hawks: but I would live better with it

Hnnnngh Dabi confessing that he's always wanted to see Hawks off his pedestal, see him wounded and dirty, and was willing to be the one to do it even though he does genuinely like Hawks. Morbid curiosity rather than hate and anger, if you will. But in a moment of vulnerability, all Hawks can say in response to that is a quiet, tired, confused, "why does everyone want to hurt me?".

His parents hurt him, the commission hurts him, his fans pull and yank his feathers out, villains he's never met want to destroy him. And now Dabi, who takes care of Hawks and is kinder to him than anyone he's ever met, still wants Hawks to be at a low and wants to be the one to put him there. Hawks doesn't understand what's wrong with him that it always ends up like this