#isha speaks

[ace-no-isha]

rewatching one piece Again and luffy told sanji “dying isn’t how you repay kindness!” it took so much for that to sink in for sanji. he tried dying for zeff at the battle with don krieg at the baratie. he’s struck down by enel. he tried to jump in front of zoro before kuma. he sold himself to big mom. he sees his life as so worthless for too long until luffy comes to save him. he’s one of the wings of the pirate king. he’s a beloved son to a fighting cook. he is worth so much and has a home in this world and it took his whole life to figure it out. it’s insane how much luffy can heal people’s deepest traumas with his love

[ace-no-isha]

luffy said he doesn’t want to be a hero, but that doesn’t mean he can’t be kind

[ace-no-isha]

literally will never get over that first moment of luffy looking at nami going insane with grief over the loss of any chance of saving her people. nami just looking at luffy and saying “save me.” two words is all it took and she has another family now. i love them i love them i love them

[ace-no-isha]

luffy IS selfish. i need to correct myself. he does everything simply because he wants to and he doesn’t care how big of a mess he makes to get his way. but his way is always freedom and kindness and food for the hungry and water in parched lands and happiness for everyone around him. his selfishness is so inherently selfless that it feels wrong to call him selfish but he is undeniably selfish. it just so happens that he’s kind, too.

[ace-no-isha]

and LUFFY. i’m appreciating the beauty of his character even more. it was acts of kindness that made him choose his crew mates. he confirmed zoro when he ate the onigiri the little girl made. he chose usopp when he lied about captain kuro’s identity. he chose sanji when he fed a starving man. how can you not love luffy when all he chases is kindness?

[ace-no-isha]

crying cus i remembered luffy was 17 and saw nami ask for help and immediately jumped to save her home. he was 17 and climbing a mountain with two people on his back, freezing halfway to death, to make sure they got the medical treatment they needed. he was 17 and teaching chopper that he can be loved despite being a “monster.” he was 17 and bringing water back to alabasta. he was 17 and screaming at robin that she HAS to live because he knows she wants to. he was 17 and gave years of his life to save ace. young revolutionaries with hearts of gold i love you. he will remind you that you are worth everything. he will claw his way through every pain to save you. he was just 17 and his heart could already accommodate the world. he’s so fucking young and he’s doing so much. i love him. he’s 19 now and he’s doing things twice as big. he is so brilliant he’s almost hard to look at but you just can’t tear your eyes away. my miracle boy. i love him so much y’all

[ace-no-isha]

y’all ever sit down and think of the burden luffy has on his shoulders as (a GOOD) captain? way back in the beginning of the story he saved nami’s life by clawing up a mountain. he went to alabasta and beat the shit out of crocodile cus he was destroying vivi’s home. he fought CP9, some of the strongest forces in the marines besides the admirals, just to bring robin home. he went after a fucking yonko to save sanji from living as a hostage. it especially shows during whole cake island. he’s fighting katakuri after barely sleeping for Days while fighting an onslaught of big mom’s crew and he’s so worn down. katakuri, big mom’s top officer. his crew looks at him with so much concern and he smiles to tell them he’s okay. he wouldn’t let them get hurt. he would die before they lay their hands on his crew, and his stubborn ass refuses to meet death. it’s moments like this where i’m like, damn, luffy’s grown up. he’s never been immature when it matters, but the degree of severity of the situation has never been this extreme. he trusts them to stay safe while he’s gone because they’re strong but he knows they’d drop everything and rush to fight alongside him if he even gave them an INKLING of a chance that he couldn’t do it. knowing how deeply exhausted he was when he smiled for them felt like holding up the sky for a second. you just learned how heavy of a load luffy carries on his shoulders.

[ace-no-isha]

luffy feeling safe enough to just fucking pass out in battle cus zoro is by his side…i love them i love them i love them