I haven't stopped thinking about @highabovethecloudssomewhere's FMAgeswap AU, I know its pretty angsty (and ill still cry about it) but also. shenanigans. all of them
This is a redraw of one of the official arts for FMA (i think 03) that I saw around awhile ago, it has max gremlin energy and I love it
Thinking about how Zeff taught Sanji how to tie a tie.
Sanji was probably an early teen, seeing all these women come in with men dressed in fine suits and ties. He feels like that's what he has to do to get a woman's attention.
Zeff walks in on him, wondering why he's late to work because he's never late to work, and just sees Sanji struggling with the thing. Sanji freezes as he looks at him in the mirror.
Zeff just sighs and walks up behind him. He undoes the knot and carefully goes through the steps with him. He shows Sanji the different ways to tie it and also how to correctly wear a suit.
Sanji doesn't say anything and just listens, memorizing the movements and steps.
When they finally come down to work, all the chefs give him so many compliments, telling him how manly he looks and how grown up he is.
Sanji is blushing like crazy, telling them to fuck off as his voice cracks. Zeff stands, leaning against the doorway, smirking like the proud dad he is.
Ohmygod it's Taz (Sanji) and Craig (Zeff) in Villain prior to One Piece
Matt said Zeff was pretty difficult to cast but Taz suggested Craig since they worked together previously. Craig did the reading and they were like "oh thank god we found him. He's perfect!"
This just adds so much more feels to the Sanji-Zeff relationship 🥲
So they both hate themselves but love the other one so much but the key to getting together is for them both to accept themselves in the way the other one already does… okay
the reciprocation and communication of this couple is actually insane. they constantly returned compliment for compliment and uplifted and affirmed each other equally. They easily communicated boundries and interests. And even drew their own parallels of each other through their actions. When Ayda drafted a contract so did Fig, when Ayda gifted her feather Fig immediately reciprocated with her earring. When Fig kissed Ayda, Ayda kissed Fig. When Fig was trash talking Kalina, Ayda joined her. They're literally a fever dream wonder couple and where one goes the other will always be right there it's just who they are