I think one of the reasons why I find Li Lianhua so relatable is bc I was, too, a talented gifted kid praised by adults, who couldn't waste talent so I had piano lessons, singing lessons, two acting classes (one outside school, one with school), artistic gymnastic lessons, volleyball, dance, theater shows in the summer, and let's not forget studying bc you're so smart of course you'll be a good student (and you can't bear to disappoint the teachers and the parents). So I also participated in philosophy Olympics, Italian Olympics, maths Olympics and every science competition organised by my school, while also signing up for P.E. extra activities bc I was the only student my P.E. teacher (her words) said had some life and passion for gymnastic in all her classes.
Then uni times, went to live outside my childhood house for the first time, and also outside the town I grew up in where everyone knew me and automatically put expectations on me (and my siblings sadly)
And suddenly I just want to have long walks with my friends, spend my free days laying in bed, cook and eat my food, read books lazily, drink warm tea in late afternoons, and let time pass without feeling guilty. All the while learning to accept to live with the constant exhaustion (and finding out my constant headache and being almost always in some kind of constsnt pain of is, in fact, Not Normal) and slowly understanding myself and having epiphanies about my gender and sexuality.
Truly, Li Lianhua and his tired gifted kid burnt out chronically ill constantly exhausted self who just wants to water his plants, wander in the Jianghu, scam people and sleep conquered me in ways young heroes of the Jianghu of other c-dramas couldn't (no shade intended)
Or, citing my amazing roomate (who I dragged in the fandom) wise words: "He's so damn relatable it should be illegal"
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With credit towards @jhaernyl who shared some fantastic doctor/surgeon humor with me that ended up leading to.....
The ZoLaw AU No One Asked For...
Where Law is a surgeon on some small Northern Island.
Recently Transfered Nurse Sabo: Excuse me, sir, there is a man here? Roronoa Zoro. He's apparently suffered a small injury.
Law: *sighs* Let me guess, that loudmouthed robot made him come in.
Nurse Sabo: No, he-
Law: Robo-ya's wife then. At least one of them is sensible.
Sabo: He came alone, sir, said he was training and suddenly felt something was off balance. I couldn't -
Law: *Going completely still*
Law: *Turning and grabbing the poor new trainee by the shoulders* QUICK! Answer me this: did he finish his training?
Sabo: Err, no, he said he was worried and he came right in so-
Law: BEPO GRAB THE CRASH CART! WE HAVE A CODE GREEN!!!
Law rooming down the whole hospital.
Law: WE CANT LET HIM GET AWAY HE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED *Pointing dramatically as Shachi and Penguin nod to one another, both grab jing gurneys and blocking off the ER exit*
Zoro: *Raising an eyebrow, though also still suspiciously holding onto his arm* Honestly, Torao it was no big deal, I feel fine now.
Law: *sighs* Zoro-ya... *looking down at the floor.*
*....And there is just a trail of blood on the floor leading to Zoro who is holding into his arm which he has (roughly) bandaged on.*
Zoro: What?
Law: .... Zoro-ya, give me your arm. Now.
Zoro: Torao, I told you, its fine, I just needed some ba-
Law: Give. Me. Your. Arm.
Zoro: Tch *hands over his stupid traitor arm*
Trainee Nurse Rebecca: *passes out cold*
Law: Zoro-ya, what has Law said about cutting off your own limbs!?
Zoro: But you always fix it and it was easier than-
Law: That's not the point Zoro-ya! You can't just cut off limbs whenever it's easy!
Sabo: So are they always like this?
Older HCA Ikkaku, who is used to these idiots: *holds out popcorn bucket to share*
No words. Her show is on.
Sabo: But none of the TVs are-Ooooh
HCA Ikkaku: I said shhh!
Ikkaku: Roronoa just mentioned Doctor Trafalgar just being sour over Zoro's ankle stitches. That ALWAYS leads to drama.
2nd HCA aka Perona: *appearing from nowhere to grab a handful of popcorn* Doctor Trafalgar hates those scars. Everyone in the hospital - depth, probably the whole town - knows as much. Law doesn't exactly make it a secret.
Like catching someone up on a your favorite long running television show.
Only its live and one of the people is holding a detached bloody arm.
Ikkaku: *ignoring the wide eyes stare from young nurse* Ooh, Looks like Roronoa is going to let him attach it.
Perona: *giggling* Doctor Trafalgar is gonna give him such a hard time! Horohoro, I'll bet he wouldn't even call for the anesthesiologist!
Law: AND DON'T BOTHER GETTING CESEAR! WE'RE DOING THIS NOW!
Ikkaku: Yo, new guy, stop just standing around and get your pal there off the floor.
Perona: And hurry up, we doesn't want to miss when Roronoa finally smiles. Doctor Trafalgar goes bright red! It's SOOO cute! 💕
She's right, too, as anyone whose worked there long enough will attest. It's the best part of the whole show.
The trainee and new transfer are not sure about all this, but the employees who have worked there awhile seem to be.... enjoying it?
Law: WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU, IDIOT!? WHAT IF I WASN'T HERE TODAY!? AND DON'T JUST ACT LIKE IT WAS A MINOR PAIN!!!
Zoro: Hey! Last time, when Robin made me come (damn noisy witch) and I showed the lady what was wrong, she passed out and you got all-
Law: Because you can't just show our poor check in team a gaping chest wound, Zoro-ya!
Law: *eyebrow twitching* Still! You're supposed to mention when you've CUT OFF YOUR OWN ARM!
It doesn't seem fair for Torao is getting so upset with him, especially since this time Zoro came in without even being made to. Oh, and he knew it wouldn't be a problem! Torao is the best surgeon in the world, Zoro knew he'd be able to fix him.
Sure enough.....
Zoro: Oye, Torao! Look at that! It's good as new! *Bright, sharp smile* See, ai knew there was a reason we kept you around!
Law: *immediately frozen*
HCA Ikkaku: *nudges nurse* Wait for it...
Law: *frozen*
HCA Perona: *holding onto the trainee Nurse too tightly, eyes wide* Here it comes....
Law: *whole face turns bright pink, pulling his surgery mask up as if hiding* Whatever you idiot! Now, stop getting yourself hurt! I'm not sewing on any other limbs for another month at least, I swear!
Zoro: You are the best, Torao *smile getting even brighter*
Perona: 💕 Ahh, aren't they so cute? 💕
Rebecca: Are they?
Sabo: Or are they just scary?
Zoro: *still with that sharp smile as he twists his arm, practicing all his sword moves. Absolutely glowing with pride* Not even a scar, doc. You really are the best.
Law: Of course I didn't leave a scar! I'm not some useless sack of flesh like that Hogsback asshole. I would never leave you with an unwanted mark.
Zoro: *still studying his arm, smile becoming softer, warmer* You know... I wouldn't mind a little mark. So long as it was from you.
And Law's mask gets pulled up so high he's practically got his eyes covered.
(It's both.)
(They're both adorable and scary.)
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ichikuu bangers 2️⃣:
across years and miles apart, despite rings not really being an accessory they both wore in their nb days, they somehow still managed to have matching rings on their hands
same colour palette
their drama track bro 😭😭😭
the running theme in it that kuukou refuses to leave ichiro’s side
the happy quiet giggle ichiro does when kuukou expresses this
speaking of ichiro’s giggles, that really embarrassing happy giggle he does when jyushi tells him he sounds just like kuukou when he’s being a hardass
double barrel, their duet title, has a secondary meaning, ‘to get married’
the nb team colour is gold they’re the golden duo
stage kuukou told ichiro he was his soulmate and we learn this through a very normal song about how much ichiro misses kuukou
when we finally got this duet with the two of them irl, they share a coke and i mean literally, kuukou takes a sip of coke and tosses the bottle to ichiro who then takes a sip himself
sometimes they call that phenomenon an indirect kiss lol 🤭
it’s also uniquely insane that during their final duet, as kuukou didn’t apologise for being late he cupped the back of ichiro’s neck and leaned in close—
bop 2023 was actually their time to shine lol lemme tell you about how ichiro and kuukou happened to meet on some stairs during wiz 6 mics and kuukou ruffled ichiro’s hair
or when kuukou playfully karate chopped ichiro’s head lmao
or how they kuukou’s improv rock paper scissors together where rock meant eternal bond, paper meant hands to praise one another with a scissors to poke your eyes out lmao
tho ichiro likely didn’t know it at the time, when the two of them played rock paper scissors together they tied on rock aka eternal bonds 😌
if you were ever curious about what happened to kuukou’s bandana, the stage’s interpretation of it is that kuukou took it off and dropped it as he bid his hypnosis induced farewell
this interpretation is also highly likely to be the work of hirono-san’s imagination only lol so he Gets It
speaking of kuukou actors who get it, hayama looked at this black bird kite and went ‘this is ichiro kin, i’m naming this ichiro’ and scribbled naughty busters on it and sent it flying lol
since the kite’s meant to be a symbol of strength, that basically means that ichiro is symbol of strength for kuukou
back in that leaders fantasy event in arb ichiro and kuukou wore matching cord belts
rhyme anima has been fun lol they started to get into a fight just for funsies (they clearly didn’t mean it lmao)
you can tell they didn’t mean it because in their following conversation, it’s heavily implied kuukou never really wanted ichiro to contact him ahead of time because ichiro is always welcome to wherever kuukou is and they smile very satisfied with each other lol
there’s a nb flashback scene where kuukou boasts about their street cred and ichiro does one of his embarrassing giggles
the literal next second, some acquaintances show up ichiro immediately turns away to let kuukou handle social interactions since apparently ichiro only wanted to talk and smile at kuukou back in those days lol
rhyme anima said ichiro and kuukou are symbolically the tiger and dragon, two different forces working together for the same goal
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