#contrasts

[vangoghcore]

by roozengaarden

[sugarcubetikki]

I wonder which one is a mutually romantic scene and which one is not.

It’s really hard to tell!

[gayofthefae]

Will's eyes going dark brown when he's possessed but WHITE when he takes control back.

[onepiecedorayaki]

i can't help but compare dragon in god valley to luffy in marineford. because both of them are such small players among big figures (both literally and figuratively), and they are both risking their lives in the battlefield to save another person. and yet, the differences are so stark.

in marineford, luffy was in the limelight. everyone from both sides were focusing on him, either helping him or blocking him from getting to reach ace. in contrast, dragon was practically invisible. only the holy knights were briefly interested in him when they were trying to take back garling's babies. but even then, they didn't seem to notice the existence of a second baby. afterwards, nobody gave a single thought about dragon.

and i feel like this is such a fundamental difference in their personalities, and one that led to their diverging paths. dragon's unassuming personality helped him succeed in working underground as the revolutionary leader. people knew so little about him that even after becoming famous, he managed to hide his surname, connection to famous marine hero garp and the existence of his child. in contrast with dragon's ability to hide in plain sight, luffy draws people's attention everywhere he goes. so much so that the crew can always find him easily by going towards wherever the biggest commotion is. the first thing he says whenever he meets someone new is his full real name. and the second thing he says is that he's a pirate. he can't lie or lie low to save his life. it's only appropriate that his goal is to become the most famous person in their universe.

they are such polar opposites. shadow and light. inconspicuous and eye-catching. they have similar goals of freeing others but through two contrasting methods. they may even be two sides of the same coin. after all, a stealth attack and a distraction work best when they go hand in hand.

[fiataeterna]

Chris Salvatore

[for-the-ouchies]

Whumpee who is all too aware of how fragile they are. How easily their body can be injured. How risky every beating is. How quickly complications happen. Whumpee who hates it.

Whumpee who knows how fragile they are. How small, how breakable. How close the damage they sustain comes to killing them. Whumpee who loves it.

[reo-bylerwagon]

woah woah woah