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Naomi -20- She/It/they

[deathongoldenwings]

[ Pursuit ]

That WIP I posted is finally done, took 18 hours 🫠 (Been in the works since late march.)

I have many thoughts about NaomiLG - started having more thoughts about them during Delphi and well, made this.

Hopefully my next pieces don’t take as long.

Supplies used:

Procreate for iPad

[nightlightofhope]

Naomi Kimishima....

.... And this guy ig

[nightlightofhope]

He sit

[coolfire333]

Quick Naomi drawing because I realized I've never drawn her second opinion/delphi look before

[caduceus-usa]

trauma team is so amazing, all six main characters are constantly thinking "wow, i am the worst person in the universe, i contribute nothing to this world and i let down everyone around me" and every other scene one of their friends is like "hoLY SHIT, you saved this person's life with your BARE HANDS, you are IRREPLACEABLE, we could not have done this without you?!?!"

[silencedsolace]

anyone remember this hit film? so strange that the people behind it all died of mysterious circumstances

[marlynnofmany]

Small joys on Tumblr:

When your notes make a perfect cat

[marlynnofmany]

Kitty has an exclamation-point tail because of all the attention

[save-system]

[i-am-the-hero-alfred-jones]

Is this the cat that boops?

[marlynnofmany]

It is now!

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

not my tweet but I thought it would be a good psa for artists here too

[ayy-junipei]

Oh this is a common scam I find at work. Any file that:

isn't jpg, jpeg, pdf, or png

Is a file extension you don't recognise (this one is a visual basic file, used for scripting, but others like exe or bat are used)

has a very low or unexpected file size (this one's is less than 1KB, or 0.001MB, a good reference should be at least 500KB)

Is likely a scam. Stay safe kids.

[caduceus-usa]

仲間 by 空城 この二人が好き過ぎて生きるのが辛いです先生

[caduceus-usa]

"Hey... You weren't half bad as an assistant" in Second Opinion and "It's like the old Dr. Kimishima I knew is finally back" in Trauma Team are parallel moments in Naomi and Navel's relationship, an acknowledgement that the other person could be be something more than whatever subpar standard they are holding themselves to at the moment, it's seeing the very best in someone who can't see it in themselves, in this essay i will—

[caduceus-usa]

Thoughts on Naomi/LG (per the ship ask)?

You didn't specify which questions so I'm going to go off on a few questions that appealed to me! :)

Original Ask Meme

1- what do you think is the appeal of their dynamic

The story “Glances” by SprolliesDontJump succinctly sums up this relationship: “There's something reassuring about entering a relationship knowing each other's worst secrets.” This is also echoed in a piece by schuu-art which is captioned “You’ve been through it all together, you know each other best.”

This is exemplified in Trauma Team as they get ready to take down the Raging Bomb and Navel says “it's like the old Dr. Kimishima I knew is finally back” which makes Naomi stumble in her reply to him. I LOVE this moment! Because who else but him has seen that spark, that fire in her like that? It is incredibly obvious that he has feelings for her but on her end I think that idea of being so wholly seen by him does appeal to her very much! They truly were there for each other at the very worst and very best moments of their lives.

There is something so appealing about two characters who have this dynamic. There is so much to surmount, so much to overcome– together! It is so interesting!

And, not to mince words, they were villains. They did terrible things, knowingly. And the narrative redeems them quietly by letting them be the ones who discover the cure for the Rosalia Virus– I love the full circle nature of their joint character arcs there so much!

2- how do they weaken and strengthen each other

On his end, I think he likes that she challenges him and she pushes his buttons and that she cannot stop the part of herself that tries to do the right thing, so she makes him do the right thing. 

On her end, I think at the end of the day, he is someone she can be fairly honest with and she can reveal parts of herself to him that she can’t to anyone else. She says in Trauma Team that he’s such a “worrier” and I do think she, whether she knows it or not, enjoys being cared for in that way.

So functionally, his presence allows for her to tap into her inner humanity and her presence helps keep him on a more righteous path.

But I think they weaken each other because they’re in various states of precarity– she could relapse and his cover could be blown, at any time. It is a risk to be together when it’s just the two of them, nevermind having Alyssa in the mix too!

7- how much time did it take each of them to notice their feelings for the other and how long did it take for them to act on those feelings

I think by the end of Second Opinion there was a subtextual implication that what was passing between them was charged and not completely platonic. And then by the end of Trauma Team, he was fully in love with her and she had outwardly and probably internally recognized that she enjoys and appreciates his presence.

I bet it takes less than a year after Trauma Team for one of them to be brave enough to take that leap of faith. And then the rest is history.

27- what is the most extreme thing they have done in the name of love

I know there is a popular headcanon that he sought her out after Second Opinion but I do not subscribe to that particular headcanon myself. You could generously interpret that as loving but I know most do not! :)

But there is also another popular interpretation within the fandom that Navel arranged for the Savato samples to be left with Naomi after their last operation together so she could use them as a bargaining chip for amnesty– which she does! I think risking everything in Delphi for her is probably the most extreme decision in his life, followed closely by him pushing her way out of an explosion in Trauma Team. There’s also the quieter but still significant decision to arrange for Naomi to have custody of Alyssa. He did not have to do that but he saw how much Alyssa meant to her so he tried and he succeeded.

28- would you want to be in a relationship like theirs

lmao no, are you fucking kidding me

42- how intensely are you consumed by this ship, from casual to way past the point of help

God help me, I think they are truly my life’s OTP.

I’ve loved a lot of other pairings in my life but not enough to write what must be 100K words about them. I don’t think I have ever met a pairing where the pairing is on the brink of canon (ikr) and that edge of the cliff really drew me to writing for this pairing. I found a love for this franchise and for these characters at a very formative time in my life so they’re just stuck on the inside of my brain forever, oh well!

46- in what ways does their relationship fall within the norm and in what ways does it stand apart

Love this one!

At the end of the day, they are just two people who are attracted to each other, make each other smile, feel the need to protect each other, and who both like spending time with the other. Even in the midst of the dying days of her life, you can see that she genuinely enjoyed teasing him and pushing his buttons. It is CUTE. It is so NORMAL.

And then abnormal is all the mess that brought them together in the first place!

[sheericetorrent]

it has come 2 my attention that inever posted this one. by come to my attention i mean someone reminded me very nicely (dent in my skull)

bonus derek

[silencedsolace]

the one downside to liking a character so damn much is, he's everywhere. i can't escape this beautiful man. he's on every canvas, somewhere.

[caduceus-usa]

trauma team women having a bad day

[anotherlesbiandied]

i grew up with THE MOST elite combo of mythbusters, hank green, game theory, sherlock holmes, encyclopedia brown, and scooby doo. of COURSE i have a "let's find out" mindset and an insatiable passion for learning. i was trained.

[caduceus-usa]

happy rarepair week!

EDIT: I was reminded that the original ship in the "tragic yaoi" slot had a very problematic age gap dynamic so I subbed in a new ship! Thanks everyone!

[thelaurenshippen]