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camels-pen · 4 months

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the difference between zosopp and sanuso (romantic OR platonic) is that Usopp is Zoro's specialest little guy and Zoro is someone Usopp hangs out with and looks up to and hides behind when things get scary, but Sanji and Usopp are best friends. They horse around, they beat each other up, they confide their worst fears trying to one up each other. Usopp hides behind Sanji sometimes, sure, but idk, Sanji's weaknesses are more obvious (bugs, fighting women, etc) so there are times when Usopp has to stand in front of Sanji too, yknow?

Like, how do I say this, all the crewmates are equal- Usopp and Zoro are equals- but with Sanji it feels like more... comradery? Zoro's a rock in a terrible storm- even rocks tend to get weathered and chipped and worn down, but they overall stay strong and steady. He has trouble being vulnerable and there are times when the burden he's placed on himself to keep the crew safe is crushing his chest. Usopp would help with that and be very understanding, but the point I'm trying to get with that is that those moments are few and far between. So I feel like Usopp, especially after Water 7, would take Zoro's lead on something like that, and keep most of his worries to himself or only talk about them sparingly unless they're really bad and/or he can't hide them.

Sanji is like a tree in a storm; he can be strong, yes, but it feels like he bends and sways with the storm, and has more obvious breaking points. He can relate more to Usopp's struggles rather than resorting to blunt honesty that might border on callous like Zoro. And while, with Zosopp, I tend to think of scenarios with Zoro being blunt like that as a good thing- because sometimes when you're spiraling, it's nice to have someone say exactly what's great about you and shoot down all your worries with straight facts that you can't argue with- I can also see this as being a bad thing. Anxiety can really twist up your brain sometimes, you know? And despite the words, the tone could still mess someone up if they're already feeling like a burden on others in some way.

With Sanuso it's a lot more understanding and thoughtful words. It's distractions and comfort food and patience- the kind reserved for Usopp- until Usopp talks about whatever's troubling him. Compared to Zosopp, it doesn't take as long for Usopp to open up, since he's done the same thing to Sanji at times and it's more familiar to him to talk and commiserate with Sanji about his worries and doubts and such. However, there are times stuff like this has absolutely no effect and Sanji will end up at a loss, no idea what to do or how to help over the course of several days with Usopp being quiet and keeping his distance, and he'll end up working himself up about it which will only serve to make Usopp feel worse and. yeah. bit of a vicious cycle with them.

So it's like. Usopp can be weak with both of them, but since I see Sanji as the type of guy who'd be more open with his worries (at least compared to Zoro), there's less of a need to 'perform' and be his best self around him. He's comfortable around Zoro, yes, but he is constantly wanting to show that he won't be a problem to him. On the other hand, while he's more open with Sanji, and Sanji with him, they tend to relate a bit too much with each other and they both have issues with causing trouble for others and being 'deserving of love' so failed attempts at consoling one hurts the other and creates an unpleasant cycle of misery and avoidance before some other crewmate (Zoro) tells them to quit being stupid and just fucking talk to each other.

#one piece #sanuso #zosopp #long post #nemotime #does this make sense or is this the ramblings of a person who's only got 3 hrs sleep #bc thats me. 3 hrs sleep. ugh #listen okay its like. zosopp has their own growing pains to get through yknow? zoro will eventually get the whole #'oh usopp isnt as open with me bc he wants to seem tough and is also kind of doing the same thing i do. thats bad for him'#and it'll be a whole thing about making a promise between the two of them to try and be more honest with their fears and seeking help #when they need it #the sanuso thing is like. i hope i didnt mean to make it seem like sanuso is 'better' or w/e bc its just a different thing #sanuso got their own problems to sort out. 1. Sanji's everything 2. boundaries on special treatment-#i'm not gonna go seriously into this but both relationships start out not the best and get better over time yknow #also i know usopp's afraid and freaking out a lot but for this post i meant his deeper fears and insecurities #not 'i've got can't-go-on-this-island disease' lmao #the tl;dr of this post is: Usopp is more closed off with Zosopp. Usopp and Sanji have similar issues that cause problems with Sanuso.#also the way i see these ships will probably change at some point. who knows #there was a post i saw recently that was like 'hey sanuso bc romance trio were already chill with each other so sanuso became chill with #each other in an 'alone together' type of way and also they have the same issues' and i thought 'wow so true bestie' and here we are #also. man. usopp taking on / copying the behaviours of his loved ones regardless of his age is just. my jam. in a positive or negative way #maybe i'll make a post about that explaining it more. maybe

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soyouareandrewdobson · 4 years

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Alex ze Pirate “Mini Review” 1: About Male Abuse

Alex ze Pirate is in my opinion the WORST “comic” series Dobson has ever written up until this point (date for archives: June 2020). Sure, I agree with people that his “hot take” comics on Star Wars Fans, political issues and virtue signaling for the sake of making brownie points are worse overall cause they are uneducated propaganda that give insight in how much of a loathsome human being driven by spite he genuinely is, but Alex “offends” me as someone who enjoys fiction. It may not be the worst thing ever written, but it just does so many things wrong in terms of storywriting, storytelling, presentation and creating fictional characters, I can’t help but wonder what went wrong that Dobson even remotely thought this thing would be a “successful” comic series to establish him as a creator. Cause I can tell you, having read the likes of Don Rosa’s work on Disney, Hilda, Cleopatra in Space, Spirou, Asterix, One Piece (of which I will talk a lot in my next few posts) and many more, I can confirm by comparison that Dobson’s pirates as a published comic would have only one use on the public shelves: alternative for toilet paper during the COVID-19 epidemic

Believe me, I would love to write an in depth analysis of everything wrong with Alex ze Pirate, from the lazy artwork up to even the publication history of this trainwrack. But doing so would take a lot of time and there is one individual part of this I think deserve at least extra attention. Something that in my opinion embodies quite well a lot of things I consider wrong with this comic. So before I am going over Alex in its entirety (and believe me, the day will come) let me just talk within the next few posts about one certain aspect and story of the comic, that genuinely got me to loath this comic to the core: Sam the Cabin Boy and “his” own individual story Dobson drew in three parts around 2010.

For starters, lets talk who Sam is: Sam is one of the main characters in the comic and actually the first person who joined Alex and Peggy in the initial pages of Legends, the “original” form of Alex ze Pirate.

See, back in 2004, Dobson released Alex ze Pirate in form of a single comic volume called “Legends” which features Alex trying to recruit a crew. The thing is around 78 pages thick and based on what I saw pretty terribly paced. For comparison: When Luffy in One Piece got his crew together, he spend multiple volumes and at least three minor story arcs to get Zoro, Nami, Sanji and Usopp to join him. All while also giving us good insight into the kind of people his new crewmates were (especially Sanji’s and Nami’s backstory got to me), defeating the likes of Buggy and Captain Black, meeting Dracula Mihawk and defeating one of the biggest bastards Eichiro Oda ever created in form of Arlong. What is the story how Sam joins the crew? An orphanage organizes an auction and sells kids off. Which I assume was even illegal in pirate times, so kudos for already showing us how despicable the world of Alex ze Pirate is to begin with and how much it deserves to be nuked in some sort of alien invasion.

Sam also doesn’t really get anything to do when he is introduced, just helping Alex escape on a small boat. Which is weird because he does not know her at all, she is just some stranger who bought him off and has no means to keep him in check, so why even bother following her and not let the mob get rid of Alex?

Anyway, I wish I could tell more about Sam’s involvement in Legends, but I don’t have really more than some scans of it in the beginning and near the end. So I don’t know his involvement in the rest of the volume. I also can’t say how he plays out in volume two, because that does not exist at all. Cause for reasons I will never understand, Dobson just abandoned the idea of telling a “coherent” and ongoing story with Alex ze Pirate and instead went to his colored one page comics/strips with it, turning it into what some people called “Garfield with Pirates” (which I consider a genuine insult towards any newspaper comic out there, even something as Boondocks). And the first thing we see of Sam in “classic” Alex ze Pirate?

The perverted dwarf of the crew showing of his shota underwear so that Alex and Sam stop bickering who is the cutest, leaving him embarrassed and humiliated.

Which kinda sums up his role in the comic to a t. Cause this is what Sam is: He is the buttmonkey of the crew. And honestly, I would not have a total problem with Sam being a buttmonkey, if a) he wasn’t it all the time, b) he would actually do something to deserve any form of humiliation and c) if the other characters in this comic itself would not be some of the biggest assholes I have ever seen, who get away with abusing the poor lad.

See, here is the problem: In a crew featuring a choleric homophobic soulless ginger

A black rat person who wants to fuck the ginger even without her consent

A furry abomination that has the same brain wavelengths as Chris Chan

And a perverted dwarf who tries to impersonate Happosai from Ranma 1/2

Sam is the only decent person in the entire crew. He works hard, he even questions the morality of his friends at times, he is honest, he is not perverted, almost good to the point of childish innocence and he has a very humble “goal” which is he wants to own his own piece of gold. Not even a big pile of treasure, just one single coin would be enough for him.

So he is likeable and relatable. In fact, if anything goes by, he may have been one of the most popular ones in the comic. And yet he is the one who gets constantly abused by “fate” and his friends, because as Dobson would say it, he is supposed to be the buttmonkey. There is just one problem: People do not necessarily like buttmonkeys.

I can primarily speak only for myself here, but I hope what I have to say resonates with others too. See, I get it: A character who is the butt of a joke can be fun. Like Daffy in Duck Amuck. But there is a fine line where a character being humiliated for the sake of a joke is fun (and perhaps even deserved because of his own shortcomings or deeds/actions that make the humiliation sort of kharmic, like lets say Johnny Bravo) and a character being humiliated to the point it feels disproportional, unfunny and mean spirited if not outright sadistic, can be crossed. Take Meg Griffin from Family Guy for example whose only “purpose” for existing within the last 12+ years is to get shat on by her family and the writers. People have no idea for a plot with her, so what do they do? Have her father physically and emotionally abuse her, fart in her face for what is supposed to count as a joke and then add additional insult to it by acknowledging that they are only doing this, because they have no other idea for her and think abuse is fun. Let me just tell you from experience, it is not.

And that is essentially what Sam is: He is the Meg Griffin of Alex ze Pirate, used by his creator as the butt of very unfunny jokes, even if he does not deserve any of the things said or done to him. Want to see some examples?

How about the description Dobson gives Sam within the introduction of one of his volumes, showing how little Dobson as the creator even cares for him.

Why is he called an unworthy “slob” if he is the only one who actually works? Shouldn’t a slob be someone like Dobson, who can’t even take care of himself anymore? Also the confirmation that he was kidnapped at the age of 16. And as we have no clarification how much time passed between Legends Vol. 1 and anything afterwards, that means that in a way Alex is a child abuser.

And now, here some examples by the rest of the cast. Like Uncle Peggy framing him for all sorts of his perverted actions and even trying to kill him for no apparent reason?

Alex trying to kill him with chicken pox…

…Destroying all his worldly posessions which is hilarious because he is a poor orphan…

…Essentially describing him as worthless because he was born with an Y-chromosome…

… doing the kind of thing Dobson claims women would never do to man, using their sex appeal to hurt them…

…forcing him to do some unnecessary and rather petty work for her in a physics defying manner (seriously, the way he holds the axe does not compute with how he swings it. Try it out yourself)

… stealing his food and just being a cruel sadistic cunt to him just because it is fun.

Which is “funny” in so far as that there are a few comics indicating she would jump his dick and ride it like a little pony if she could.

By the way, Talus and Atea are not better. None of them calls Alex out on her bullshit on average, Atea uses Sam to trigger traps in one story arc…

And Talus, the closest to a “friend” he is supposed to have, once for no apparent reason made him dig through his litterbox

And don’t get me even started when the characters decide to gang up on Sam, to the point he gets sexually harassedor is called to be less worth as a human being than the dirt you find in your belly button

Fuck’s sake, even in fanart everyone gangs up on him, even the freaking big bad of the story everyone is supposed to hate or be afraid of

Bottom line, Sam is an abuse victim played for laughs in this comics. And just to clarify, I do not think this was Dobson’s intention. But if the character is undeservingly the butt of jokes for the majority of over 120 strips, it turns nasty. The way Sam is treated, I just find disgusting and indictive of just how unlikable any other character in this comic is to the point I do not want to see this being turned into a proper “franchise”. And I assume others were disgusted by it too, cause Dobson eventually decided to make a story more or less addressing the treatment Sam receives, while also attempting to prove that deep down the assholes with starring roles in this trainwrack care for him. How did this play out? Well, I am going to talk about it, so likely not well. If you want to see the details, grab yourself some popcorn and take a toilet break before we tackle part 2 of this thing.

#andrew dobson #so you are a cartoonist #sjw #comics #comic #webcomic #alex ze pirate #sam the cabin boy #legends #tom preston #disgusting #male abuse #unfunny

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onepieceimagines · 7 years

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So I'm 22 and have been out for awhile, but I'm sorta in a depressed mood partly because of it and wanted 'support' from the characters of my favorite anime. Could you possibly do one where the reader confesses to the entire Straw-hat crew, and Shanks and Benn that he's gay? I'd like to see their reactions and possibly have them comfort the reader if he's upset about it. It seems you're closed for requests but you posted a couple things, so I thought I'd try asking. I'm sorry to bug if you are.

(You’re not bugging me! I’m sorry its taken a while to get this out. I admire you for being out. I don’t have the courage to come out yet to my family ._. I hope this helps you fell a little less lonely at least! I used ‘you’ for the story since I think that will help best)

Monkey D. Luffy: He had been looking for you for a while now. A pout formed on his lips as he couldn’t find you anywhere. He liked hanging out with you the most since you always were free to play games with him or just hang out with him. The last place he had to look in was the aquarium. He peaked in through the window on the door and grinned as he saw your form. He didn’t notice the zoned out expression you had on your face nor how you were curled up.in the seat. You almost jumped out of your seat as he slammed the door open.

“(Y/N)! I’ve been looking for you!” He bounded over to you and threw his arms around you, his head tilted to the side. “What’s up? You’ve been kind of gloomy lately.” You could only smile faintly at the curiosity in his voice.

“I… I should really tell you something, Luffy. Mind sitting down?” He blinked and sat down with his legs crossed on top of the seat, facing you.

“Sounds serious.” You let out a breathless chuckle and scratched the back of your head.

“Kind of…” You sighed at how his eyes were looking at him wide-eyed. “Luffy… I’m gay.” Silence filled the room and you were too nervous to look at him.

“Uh, (Y/N)? What does that mean?” He muttered hesitantly. You glanced at him and gulped, already feeling your confidence fading.

“It means… I’m not attracted to women and I’ll fall in love with a man one day.” The rubber man blinked and his mouth turned to a small ‘o’ as it clicked. You watched his expression and cracked a small smile as you could literally see the cogs turn in his head.

“So… Kind of like the opposite of Sanji?”

“Please don’t compare me to Sanji.”

“Okay so like a little bit of Sanji?”

“If it’ll help you process this, then yes.” He grinned at you but it soon fell as a question raised up from the depths of his head.

“So, why do you look so upset?” You clasped your hands in front of you and fiddled with your thumbs.

“A lot of people don’t find it acceptable. I couldn’t help but be nervous when I was telling you.” He blinked and his cheeks puffed out.

“That’s dumb. You love who you love.” He raised his fist up. “And if anyone says anything to you, you got me and everyone else to back you up.” He grinned again. “So, don’t worry about it anymore. I’ve got your back. Always.” You felt a smile lift your lips and a sting behind your eyes. You gently bumped your fist against his, relief hitting your body like a wave.

Roronoa Zoro: You watched as he slumped down on the floor and prepared to take a nap. You stepped over him to sit on the couch. After countless spats in the past, you let him sleep wherever he wanted. He was the most comfortable in his own space anyway. His arms were resting behind his head and he had his eyes closed. You looked at him from where you were sitting and sighed.

“Hey.” He hummed in response, not even flinching. “I have to tell you something.”

“Go ahead then.” He mumbled.

“… I’m gay.” He opened his eye to look at you and closed it a while after some silence.

“Thanks for telling me.” You blinked, surprised. Your best friend wasn’t really great with words but you expected more of a big reaction from the swordsman.

“That’s it?” He opened his eye again and raised an eyebrow.

“What do you mean?”

“You aren’t going to act shocked or ask a bunch of questions?” He shrugged and put his arms down.

“Well, I do mean it when I say I’m grateful for you telling me. It’s your thing to tell so I’ll keep my mouth shut about it.” You grinned and crossed your legs on the seat.

“You’re such a softie on the inside.” He rolled his eyes and went back to his resting position.

“Shut up, will ya?” After a moment of silence, you couldn’t help but voice the question that’s been nagging at you.

“So… It really doesn’t bother you?” He sighed softly and looked at you again, raising an eyebrow.

“Why would it bother me? It’s your life. Who you find attractive is your choice.”

“It bothers a lot of people…” He glared at you and reached over to flick your forehead.

“You care too much about what other people think. Who cares? It’s your life and you’re gonna find someone to like or love or whatever.” He closed his eye and grumbled. “Let me sleep now.” You smiled slightly and nodded.

“Right. Sorry.” You laid down against the seat, thinking that a nap would be a good idea for now. As you were drifting off, you heard his voice grunt.

“(Y/N).”

“Hmm?”

“If someone says something to you, let me know. I’ll beat their ass.” He grumbled, making you smile sleepily.

“Overprotective softie.” He grunted again before snores filled the room from him. You curled up against the seat and dozed off yourself.

Nami: You sat next to the orange haired girl as she tended to the tangerines. The two of you finally found a calm day within the crew to step away and look over the tangerine trees. You were gripping the bottom of your shirt tightly as you glanced in her direction. ‘She’ll accept me… She will… Right?’ You kept thinking as your heart raced against your chest.

“Nami?” She looked at you and smiled.

“What is it, (Y/N)?” She asked, brushing her hands off of any dirt and leaves.

“I… Okay… What if a close friend of yours told you that… that they were gay?” You cursed at yourself for not just letting the words come out but your courage left as quickly as the words left your mouth. She stayed quiet for a bit, thinking before smiling and sliding closer to you.

“Then, I’d give them a hug and let them know that I still love them. They’re my precious friend and that won’t change.” You felt your eyes stinging, urging the tears to not flow.

“So… It wouldn’t bother you if this friend was gay?” She giggled softly and hugged your arm gently.

“Nope. They love who they love. I have no say in that. I’m here to support them.” She smiled up at you. “They’re still my precious friend and I’d feel honored that they trust me enough to tell me something so important.” Your tears finally showed themselves but you hugged her tightly to hide them from showing.

“Even if other people hate it?” Your voice came out muffled against her shirt. Her eyebrows furrowed before her expression saddened.

“If anyone dared to hurt for something you can’t control, I won’t accept it. I’ll always back you up.” She cleared her throat before stroking your hair back. “I mean your friend.” You could barely contain the tears that you felt from the overwhelming support you got from her.

“… Your friend really is grateful to have you as their friend.” She giggled and hugged back, patting your back.

“Just know, (Y/N). You don’t ever have to be afraid to tell me anything. I mean it when I say that I’ll be there to support you.” You sniffled and rubbed at your eyes, looking at her.

“Nami… I’m gay.” She smiled at you, giggling as she helped you to wipe your tears away.

“Thank you for telling me. I will always support you.” You let out a breathless chuckle and hugged her again.

Usopp: You don’t know how the phrase left your lips but you just knew that the silence between you was tense and you didn’t want that. You hung around Usopp a lot since he didn’t mind your presence and he also liked that you complimented his work once he was done with it. You don’t really know how the phrase left your lips but it put a halt to your conversation.

“Uh… That’s not the way I wanted to tell you…” You mumbled, gripping the sides of your head in frustration. Usopp looked at you with wide eyes.

“You’re gay?” You peaked at him and nodded slowly.

“Yeah…” You saw how a smile bloomed on his face and he put his hand on your shoulder.

“What are you worrying about? That’s great news, right?” You blinked, taken aback by his reaction.

“You’re not… Freaking out about it?” He raised an eyebrow, already packing his tools and chemicals away. Once he was done with that, he looked over at you.

“Freak out? Why would I?” He plopped down in front of you and tilted his head.

“I don’t know… Some people are uncomfortable with this kind of stuff…” He shook his head and placed his hand on your shoulder.

“Listen. You’re still the person that I wanted to be friends with. You’ve discovered something about yourself but that doesn’t change who you are. If you love guys, it doesn’t make me stop wanting to be friends with you.” He grinned and got up. “So that’s why this is something we should celebrate! Let’s get the others too! They’ll definitely want to party about this too.” He said as he stood up, holding his hands out to help you up.

You put your hands in both of his and pushed yourself up with his help. You caught him by surprise when you moved your hands to wrap around him in a hug.

“(Y/N)?” When you didn’t respond, he hugged back just as tightly as you held him and patted your back. “You were really stressed about this, huh?” You sniffled, your voice muffled from the fabric of his shirt.

“I didn’t want you to hate me….” He let out a soft huff, gently ruffling your shoulder.

“You’re my friend. Through thick and thin.” You smiled and raised your hand to rub at your eyes, nodding.

Sanji: You literally thought you broke him. His cigarette was hanging loosely between his fingers and his visible eye was wide as he stared at you. You checked the time and saw that he’s been quiet for about a minute and a half. You reached forward and snapped your fingers in front of his face. He snapped out of it and blinked a couple of times.

“Wait, you’re-”

“Gay. Yeah. I’m gay.” You could see that the wheels were turning in his head.

“So, you like-”

“Men. Yes.”

“Not women?”

“Not romantically or sexually.” He stayed quiet for a bit again and took a drag of his cigarette. You raised an eyebrow, waiting for his response.

“Are you going to be okay with this information?” He nodded a little, pushing the plate of small sandwiches in front of you that he just finished making before you had entered the kitchen and leaned back.

“I’m perfectly fine with it. That means I won’t have to keep an eye out on you when you’re around Robin-chwan and Nami-swan.” You let a breathless chuckle, your tense body finally relaxing as you could tell that he was half-serious.

“I thought you’d be the least understanding.” You quickly shook your hands. “No offense! Your love for women is so strong! I didn’t know how you would react!” He pouted slightly but it disappeared once he realized that you were right.

“Makes sense.” He rested his elbows on the table and looked at you in the eye. “(Y/N). I love women.” You felt a sweat drop forming on your forehead.

“Yeah, we all know that.” He nodded before gesturing to you.

“You love men. I know that now so just as you let me be, I’ll let you be. I have no say in what you do but just know that as long as we’re friends, I’ll support you.” Your smile made a smile lift his lips up too and you nodded.

“Thanks, Sanji.”

Tony Tony Chopper: The cute expression on his made you feel ridiculous that the little reindeer would judge you. He blinked his big eyes and tilted his head.

“Gay?” You nodded.

“Yeah… It’s seen as ‘normal’ for a man to love a woman but for me and a lot of people, we like the same gender.” He held his cheeks in his hooves and puffed his cheeks out.

“So you’re gay? So that means that you like men?” You nodded.

“You got it.” You smiled slightly. “It’s pretty serious for me. Your reaction is pretty positive but there have been people I’ve told who have reacted badly…” Chopper crossed his arms and closed his eyes as he tried to make sense of it in his head.

“Hmm, that’s ignorant. I remember the reindeers I was around back on Drum Island looked for a female mate but it was rare when it was two males.” He looked at you and smiled. “But love is love, right? If you love someone, it doesn’t matter what others say! It’s between you and the person you love! Regardless of gender!” His grin made you sweep him up and hug him tightly. He was flustered at the sudden show of affection but smiled happily at you.

“It doesn’t bother you?” He shook his head.

“Of course not! You’re my friend and I still love you!” He grinned at you. “So if anyone says something to you, I’ll back you up!” He thought for a bit and his grin became sheepish. “Or get Luffy and Zoro to come help.” You laughed and gave him a final squeeze before putting him back down.

“Thanks, Chopper. I won’t hide something from you again.” He smiled at you and held up his hoof, making you smile and bumping your fist against his hoof.

“Thanks for trusting me with something so important!”

Nico Robin: She peaked over her book to look at you as you entered the library where she had planted herself in for the night. She smiled at you and patted the spot next to her while moving the blanket away from her so you could sit next to her. You smiled slightly and sat next to her, getting under the blanket as well. It was almost as if she was expecting you since she had a second cup of tea ready on the table. She was skimming her eyes on the page but she could tell that you were nervous from how you rested your head against her shoulder.

“What’s on your mind?” She asked as she flipped a page.

“… i wanted to tell you…” You took a breath. “I’m… I’m gay.” The silence that followed made your eyes turn to look at her. She had a soft smile on her face as her eyes skimmed the page.

“That’s amazing, (Y/N). I’m happy that you told me.”

“It doesn’t bother you? Or surprise you?” She closed her book and looked at you, smiling gently.

“I had an inkling that you were but it wasn’t my place to assume.” She tilted her head slightly. “Why would it bother me?” You shrugged slightly and took a breath through your nose.

“I don’t know… People’s views get in the way of friendships sometimes.” She shook her head and smoothed her fingers through your hair.

“(Y/N). I know a thing or two about being judged. I would never do that to you. I’ll be here to support you. Always.” She smiled as she pushed the tea saucer closer to you. You wrapped your hands around the cup and smiled softly. Robin would be the most understanding from her past. You took a sip of the tea and put it down.

“Thanks for not hating me, Robin.” She giggled gently before opening her book again.

“I should say the same to you.” You both rested in silence, you enjoying your tea and Robin enjoying her book. She broke it with a teasing tone behind her question. “So, anyone on the ship catch your eye?” You felt your cheeks heat up and rolled your eyes playfully.

“Already teasing me?” She giggled and nodded.

“What? You wanted tonight to be serious?” You smiled at her sly smile and poked her cheek.

“Go back to reading.” She giggled and nodded, looking back at her book as you continued to relax on her shoulder.

Cyborg Franky: You had to cover your ears from how loud and excitedly he yelled.

“(Y/N)! That’s awesome! It’s SUPER!!” He was grinning at you as you slowly lowered your hands. You smiled, his enthusiasm was contagious.

“Really?”

“Of course! It’s an honor knowing that you trust me so much to tell me something so personal!” You smiled but it soon fell as your insecurities came back up your throat and out in a flurry of words.

“But won’t you be uncomfortable if I have a boyfriend around here eventually?” He blinked and shook his head.

“Why should I be? It’s your life, right? I would never be uncomfortable if you’re happy and have someone to love.” He grinned at you. “By the way, have you found someone that’s caught your eye?” You blushed lightly and shook your head quickly, making him let out a chuckle.

“Franky, thanks for not pushing me away. I really do appreciate it.” He placed his much bigger hand on your shoulder and looked at you seriously in the eyes.

“(Y/N), you are my friend, more like family. I would never abandon you. None of us on this ship will.” He moved his hand to your hair and gently ruffled, smiling. “No one is going to say something rude or mean to you while I’m around. I’ll protect you and so will the rest of the crew.” You smiled, reaching up and patting his hand with yours, your head moving a little at the movement you caused.

“I couldn’t ask for a better friend if I tried.” You grinned up at him as he laughed.

“That’s good to know. You can trust me with anything from now on.” He smiled and patted your head. “Let’s go get some cola.” You chuckled and nodded.

“I’ll give you my share.” As the two of you made your way to the kitchen, you looked up at the cyborg. “By the way, Franky... Could you please keep this between us for now?” He gave you a thumbs up and grinned.

“You got it. But when you do tell everyone and you need back up, you got me.” The tension in your shoulders relaxed and you laughed again, this one much more relieved.

Dead Bones Brook: He was humming along to the tune of his violin as he was writing another song when you walked in. He smiled at you before playing the last string and putting the violin down.

“What brings you here, (Y/N)-san?” You smiled slightly as you stepped over to sit down at the seat, putting a tea saucer down.

“I brought you some tea.” He smiled and stepped over to take a seat next to you.

“Thank you so much, (Y/N)-san.” He took a gulp of the tea before turning to face you. He tilted his head slightly as you bit your lip, looking lost in thought. “The tea isn’t the only reason you came here, is it?” You took a breath and shook your head.

“No... I came here to tell you something that’s pretty important.” He laid the tea cup down and gave you his full attention. He stayed still until you decided to speak up. Taking a deep breath, you opened your eyes back up. “I’m... I’m gay.” He smiled at you as he picked his tea cup back up and took a sip.

“That’s great. You didn’t have to be nervous to tell me.” You smiled slightly.

“I know that you wouldn’t react badly but there was still that fear.” You closed your eyes, releasing another shaky breath. “You’re a precious friend of mine and if you reacted badly... I wouldn’t know what to do.” You confessed, curling up into a small ball. Bony fingers stroked through your hair as he smiled.

“I support you, (Y/N)-san, and I’m grateful that you told me. It’s something to be proud of! You’ve accepted a part of yourself and now you can be honest with yourself as well.” He reached over and grabbed his violin. “Thank you again for trusting in me.” You opened your eyes to look at him and smiled.

“You accepted me for who I am. That’s all I’ve ever wanted from you and the rest of the crew.” He did a soft version of his laugh and he positioned his violin

“It’s the least I could do. You accepted me for who I am as well.” You smiled as he started playing again. You leaned back and closed your eyes, your head swaying a little to the music.

Red Hair Shanks: You wanted to let him know this part of you but there was that small chance that he would freak out and react negatively to your news. After a night of partying, the rest of the crew was passed out across the ship, hungover and in a deep sleep. You were laying on the deck next to your captain, looking up at the stars. He would doze off any second now so you wanted to let this itching thought out as fast as you can.

“Captain...” Shanks looked at you and smiled, he had sobered up long while ago but the drowsiness was finally getting him.

“What’s up, (Y/N)?” He saw the serious look from just your profile and raised an eyebrow. “Hmm?”

“What if... What if I told you that I was... gay?...” He didn’t look away from your profile.

“... Then we would celebrate this.” You looked at him with wide eyes.

“What?” He smiled at you.

“Yeah. What? Did you think I would kick you out of the crew or something?” You shook your head slowly, still in amazement.

“O-Of course not but... You’re taking this surprisingly well...” He chuckled and nodded, looking back up at the sky.

“Our crew is very diverse. I don’t judge those for something they can’t control.” He looked at you and smiled. “Just like everyone on the ship, I still respect you and am grateful that you’re trusting me with something so important to you.” He reached over and patted your head. You smiled, feeling relief go through your body.

“I was afraid you’d freak out.” He pouted slightly, glancing at you.

“Hey, I can be serious sometimes.” He stretched his arm above him and let out a yawn. “Let’s get some rest, alright?” He grinned at you, more sleepily than before. “We can throw another party to celebrate.” You chuckled and rolled your eyes, looking back up at the stars.

“I think you’ve had enough talk about parties today.” You murmured, hearing the snores already coming up from next to you.

Benn Beckman: He was a bit surprised when you wanted to talk to him in private but he tried to find some time from his first mate duties to talk with you. Finally sitting together, he waited patiently for you to start talking.

“There’s something important I wanted to tell you.” You murmured, throwing him off. Usually, when someone in the crew wanted to rely their secrets on someone, it would be the captain. He guessed that it was his stoic expression most of the time that scared people off. He nodded a bit, focusing back on you.

“What is it?” You took a deep breath, a bit nervous at how you were going to confess a big part of yourself to the first mate.

“You’re the first one I’m telling this to but... I’m gay...” Your voice quieting down towards the end. Even though your voice was quieter than a whisper, he still caught it. He silently looked at you, unsure of what to say. After a while, he noticed the flustered expression on your face. He realized how much courage it took for you to say this to him. A small smile lifted his lips and he patted your head gently. You looked up at him, surprised a bit at his sudden actions.

“You’re very courageous to let me know this about you. It’s an honor to know that you rely on me enough to share something so personal.”

“You’re taking this really well...” He nodded.

“It’s not my place to judge you nor do I want to. You will love who you love and you’ve got the crew and I to support you from now on.” He gently patted your head.

“You really think so?” He nodded and a genuine smile filled his face.

“Yes I do. So thank you so much for relying on me again.” He murmured before hearing his name being called. He sighed softly and patted your shoulder. “I gotta go now but if you need someone to talk to or to support you, come find me. We have your back through everything.” He smiled at you one last time before leaving the room. You took a deep breath and slouched down in your seat, unable to believe how easy that was and how understanding he actually was.

(I’m sorry if these aren’t that well written. Half-way through they got repetitive it seems ._.)

#emergency ask #coming out #straw hat crew #monkey d luffy #roronoa zoro #nami #usopp #sanjii #tony tony chopper #nico robin #franky #brook #red hair shanks #benn beckman

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