something about fall changing to winter that reminds me SO much of kagehina. fall being the season of change, winter symbolizing the potential growth. when i think of kagehina i think of finding your person that will make you better and those seasons just represent that idea to me!
so happy to finally open my shima & mitsumi pop mart figures!!! the best birthday gift ever 🩷
comfort trio!!!
i think it’s so cute that denji is just following what aki does even if it’s not perfect. they’re family 😭😭😭
anybody else think of little details like this where denji isn’t doing something correctly because I do. I think about it a lot and I might cry.
ace is such a beautiful character. growing up hearing the world hate his father & hearing how they would harm gol d. roger’s child yet never letting it tear him down makes ace so resilient. he grew up with so much rage & resentment but because of sabo and luffy, he understood what it felt like to have people love you no matter what. all his life, he was wanting to find out if he was worthy of being born. he wanted to become a pirate so he can become something and make a name for himself. despite his self hatred, ace found his way to the whitebeard pirates who made him feel welcomed.
even though ace felt hated by the world, his ability to love was so strong. it takes so much strength to be kind & to love so deeply when all you know is hatred. yet, ace was able to become a captain a few months after sailing the seas. he became a commander with loyal followers. everywhere ace went, there were people who cared about him. ace grew up to be an amazing person who can love & be loved in returned.
in his final moments, ace protects luffy. his little brother, the one who was there with him in his youth, the one person who truly knows ace. even in death, ace chooses to act with love. he was born into the world hated but he died surrounded by people who love him so much. ace was finally able to see his life was worth something. rather than being angry, ace chooses to thank luffy & his crew for loving him. it’s a huge testament to his growth to be full of gratitude in his last moments rather than rage like he once was as a child. it destroyed me watching ace die. he deserved so much more. he deserved to live, to find himself, to grow stronger, to love more.
his character is truly heartbreaking but so beautiful. i will always love ace & miss him so much. <3
i am IN LOVE with this new artwork! kusanagi is so unbelievably talented. the colors, the setting, the whole group together again. just absolutely stunning. you could feel how much she loves her characters through her art. they look so beautiful. i miss when they use to spend time as a family. hakyona looks so happy, the dragons all together again, and yoon smiling so brightly! i’m so moved!
what i love about the apothecary diaries is that maomao simply loves the work she does and jinshi pops out of the corner simply admiring her. it’s so beautiful to see how maomao worked hard to get to the point where she’s highly respected by noblemen while jinshi finds her so breathtaking. he’s so captivated by her every move and isn’t afraid to show his feelings i just love their dynamic so very much!!