PLEASE share thoughts on trans robin, i've also had so many thoughts on it and i wanna know what u think
iāll share my trans robin thoughts if you share YOUR trans robin thoughts because i donāt know a lot of people who have this same hc and itāsā¦.good, and i love herā¦
i think at the beginning, her gender identity was one more thing that made her feel like an outsider in ohara, that at first, like with her devil fruit, she saw it as something that made her different and āmonstrous.ā but i also donāt think that feeling lasted for very long. i think being close with clover and the other librarians of ohara, plus her own natural curiosity, gave her access to tons of research on gender identity and trans identity throughout history and gave her a sense of her place in the world and within a larger community.
not to mention that after oharaās destroyed: nobody knows her anymore. she can be whoever she wants to be, dress as she likes, present herself however she likes. she becomes known the world over as a woman because thatās how they identify her on her wanted posters.
but i think sheās probably also profoundly lonely. she can read about the history of the trans community, but she doesnāt know anybody that can personally relate to what it was like for her, growing up. Thereās no one she can talk to about just how muchĀ she wishes she could have come out to her mom. and i think thereās where luffy and the other straw hats come in, and why theyāre so important and good for her. aside from being the first people who have unconditionally loved her in years, they provide a safe space for her to talk more personally about her experiences. they love her even more after she eventually trusts them enough to come out.
also, not to make it shippy but iām very tender about trans robin in the context of frobin. i think that franky would be so good for her, because heās so body positive and because transitioning and reinventing yourself would feel like such a natural concept to him.
