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DOODLES FOR DINNER

PART 1 OF DOODLE DUMP

Crocomom that I've been hiding?

Yes plz

Fanart Crocomom fanfic by DeuBatty

Nutter Butter's insta got me worried for their admin

Everytime it's something new and worse then the last 💀

Exactly XD

if you could describe me in one to few words how would you do it?

Have you seen every clip of Lego Batman? XD

if you could describe me in one to few words how would you do it?

Or Lego Batman if we getting specific 💀

if you could describe me in one to few words how would you do it?

Batman = awesome

if you could describe me in one to few words how would you do it?

Cuz Batman

if you could describe me in one to few words how would you do it?

Batman

if you could describe me in one to few words how would you do it?

Crocomom that I've been hiding?

Yes plz

Fanart Crocomom fanfic by DeuBatty

Some Papa Ace doodle from mine and @aloeanemonabee27 au

(Angst and lore will come I promise)

Just a few doodles from school

I love how everyone collectively agrees to bully Botan

Always thought you looked like this XD

Rawr

Rawr?

Whatcha looking at?

Girl you stalk me too much

Someone plz ask me about Shin Godzilla/Record of Ragnarok/Inazma Delivery/my ocs

Please I just really wanna rant to people about them and I fo dump 😭

AHHHH I LOVE HIM SO MUCH

Sooooo my simp ass brain decided to draw someone

WELCOME BUDDHA FROM RECORD OF RAGNAROK!!!!

I did different overlay features the first ones just normal

Once again same drawing different overlay filter

I'm working on it rn!!! I promise I'll get it out soon!!!!!

I say fuck it, we gonna make the paper Papa Ace sketchs digital and get more art for it, maybe even angst/lore 🤔

(back on my Papa Ace grind, might also drop the lore with ma bestie)

Tack . . . . I'm stealing your girlfriend and you can't stop me

Squishiness

Question

What makes me recognizable?

And what is a thing that makes my art stand out?

I am just wondering

Unfortunately there is nothing we can do but spam, report, and try to tell others about it.

And the fact most companies won't do shit too

I know rignt? People don't really care as much if fics get stolen. But if it is art than it is a whole another thing.

Stop stealing people hard work.

and writing is a form of art, and as an artist (not with writing) IM FUCKING PISSED!!!!

It's the same thing but different treatment. I've found so many stolen art just looking on Pinterest for ideas and people beg for credit or say that it's theirs. Or if art is stolen you'll see Twitter go mad and hundreds of YouTube vids on it.

But I've never seen something for author's work. Not a single YouTube vid, not even a tweet unless it's someone really big. Author's don't have the same respect as artists and it's sad

I know rignt? People don't really care as much if fics get stolen. But if it is art than it is a whole another thing.

Stop stealing people hard work.

and writing is a form of art, and as an artist (not with writing) IM FUCKING PISSED!!!!

Will do! I'll say something about it in a discord server in in too!

THIS asshole on wattpad has been stealing people's fics on ao3 INCLUDING MINE AND @nobody-is-here01

THEY STOLE WHERE MY SUNSHINE GOES AND SO MANY MORE!

just as a psa

I could post something on my insta about it

THIS asshole on wattpad has been stealing people's fics on ao3 INCLUDING MINE AND @nobody-is-here01

THEY STOLE WHERE MY SUNSHINE GOES AND SO MANY MORE!

just as a psa

Can we spam them?????

Cuz. . . I looked and it does look like they stole a bunch of shit. So it's only fair

THIS asshole on wattpad has been stealing people's fics on ao3 INCLUDING MINE AND @nobody-is-here01

THEY STOLE WHERE MY SUNSHINE GOES AND SO MANY MORE!

just as a psa

LOOK AT THIS ABSOLUTE QUEEN!!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY QUEER QUEEN!!!!!

Yes it’s iva’s birthday and they are back in the anime. How much are they feeding me?!! Anyways I cosplayed an updated makeup version of Iva that was very much overdue. Hope you enjoy since everyone enjoyed the og one!

I showed this everywhere but here so ✨leech✨

Is LawLu/LuLaw "problematic"? /rant

I woke up yet again with a debilitating lower back pain and so seeing some dumb Tiktok user call LawLu a pedo!ship yet again was finally enough to make me write this rant. I have already blocked some people who keep spewing this narrative so I might be preaching to the choir here, but so be it.

To start with: I am not a psychologist or any kind of mental health specialist. I am a cis woman, so I also won't claim any deeper knowledge in relationships between gay men. However I am a criminal lawyer who has specialized in violent and/or sexual crimes, including crimes against children, and in doing that have acquired knowledge that I think can go a bit deeper than "age gap bad". And while I personally believe in letting people ship whatever they want in their own corners of the internet, this particular topic bothers me immensely as I see that it waters down concepts such as grooming.

So with those disclaimers out of the way, let us dissect the claim "shipping LawLu is problematic". Buckle up, this will take a while!

Terms and what they mean

proship(ing) (Wiktionary)

(fandom slang) One who supports a specific ship or shipping in general. [since 1996] 

(fandom slang) One who supports a ship or shipping deemed problematic (e.g., due to incest, age differences, abusive dynamics, etc.), and/or believes in the freedom to create and consume fanworks with such elements.  [since 2010]

(A/N: latter meaning is especially prelevant on Twitter)

age of consent (Wikipedia)

"The age of consent is the age at which a person is considered to be legally competent to consent to sexual acts. Consequently, an adult who engages in sexual activity with a person younger than the age of consent is unable to legally claim that the sexual activity was consensual, and such sexual activity may be considered child sexual abuse or statutory rape." (direct quote)

Currently the legal age of consent varies globally between 13 to 18 years, with most countries falling in the 15-17 age range, including most of Asia and Europe. Many age of consent laws have for situations where the other partner is in a position of power (teacher, police etc.), or conversely if "there is no great difference in the ages or the mental and physical maturity of the persons involved" leniency can be applied, especially when both partners are under 18.

It should also be noted that in some countries men and women have different ages of consent, or that gay sex (not lesbian sex) has a higher age of consent.

grooming (Merriam-Webster)

:to build a trusting relationship with (a minor) in order to exploit them especially for non-consensual sexual activity

(from several governmental/health organisations)

Grooming can be directed towards minors and adults who are at risk of being abused. The end goal to grooming is to directly abuse the victim (sexually/physically/financially etc.) and/or to manipulate them into doing things they otherwise wouldn't do.

Signs that someone is being groomed include but are not limited to:

becoming secretive and withdrawn

being in a close relationship with an adult/older person (especially children)

receiving money and/or gifts and not telling others where they got them from

sudden changes in behavior, especially in regards to sexual promiscuity

isolating oneself from friends and family

substance abuse

mental health problems

Typical ways groomers gain the trust of their victim:

lying about their age and status

using their profession or reputation to pressure the victim

offering advice, attention, understanding or giving gifts

taking the victim away from their family, e.g. to a vacation

Typical ways groomers manipulate their victim:

● Positive Reinforcement – praise, superficial charm, overt attention, ego stroking, ‘love bombing’. Claiming that there is a special connection, which could be romantic, spiritual, intellectual etc. This bond is often reinforced by groomer asking for the victim to keep things secret. ● Negative Reinforcement – Nagging, yelling, ‘ghosting’, silent treatment, ‘playing the victim'

exposing the victims to sexual content not suitable for their age

physical punishment for 'wrongdoings'

Is Law a child molester/groomer/otherwise problematic if shipped with Luffy?

Short answer: no. I do not see how you could read the above information and come to that conclusion. There is nothing in canon material that would suggest Law has/could/would harm Luffy in any way similar to those mentioned above.

Long answer:

About the age gap

The main reason why people call LawLu a problematic ship is of course the age gap. Pre-timeskip Luffy is 17 and Law is 24, then 19 and 26 afterwards.

As seen above under the age of consent section, even their pre-timeskip relationship would be legal in most countries right now. However as we all know, legality does not always equal morality, and that's not the only guideline one should observe. I still would like to point out that the age of consent being 18 is actually rarer, with Africa currently being the only country where it is about as prevalent as 15-16. I can't help but think that the idea of "if you fuck anyone under 18 while being a legal adult you are a groomer pedo" comes from the US, in which several states have the aforementioned threshold of 18 (and from where most internet users hail from). The same country where you can get a driver's license and buy guns as a teenager, but can't legally drink until 21... I digress. I am not saying that any specific country holds the right moral answer to this question, or that the majority opinion is automatically the right one, but it does give credit to the idea that 18 years is not a magic number that somehow alters your brain chemistry in a meaningful way.

Speaking from my own experience, an age gap like LawLu have pre-timeskip would probably raise eyebrows in my own country. But I am living in a modern-age welfare state that is about as far removed from One Piece world as can be. Not only are they operating in a pre-industrial era (...ish), but they have a political climate and governments most of us can't possible imagine. A lot of the people in One Piece live constantly in a state of war, terror and political upheaval. There are no child protective services or laws in place: both Luffy and Law were left to fend for themselves and were almost killed by several adults in their childhood. And, oh, they have both become PIRATE CAPTAINS WHEN THEY WERE STILL TEENAGERS.

This is not to say that people living in such conditions do not deserve the same protections and moral consideration as we do/have. This is not to say that people, especially lgbt-identifying ones, living outside the law should have less protection than what we have. What I mean is that it should be obvious enough that their world is so vastly different from us that it is hopelessly naive to assume that just because Luffy is 17 that the relationship is automatically morally corrupt. The world around them sees no wrong in Luffy leading his own crew on the high seas at that age, sees no problem sentencing him to death for it, yet people irl claim that he doesn't have the mental or sexual autonomy to be in a relationship of his own choosing by that point? That there is no consideration of other factors, no nuance?

Which brings me to:

About Luffy's character

It infuriates me to no end that the modern social media reduces any and all people under 18, often under 25, to helpless children who are always led astray be older people who are ALWAYS "groomers". While it is very important to be aware of that very real problem especially on the internet, it is just disingenuous to claim this of all age gap relationships.

Luffy is one of the most well-defined characters in shounen manga. These are just some of the points about his character that should be crystal clear by now:

he knows what he wants and stops at nothing to get it

he is a very good judge of character (even before learning to use Haki to suss out malicious intent)

he won't tolerate treating others as "less than"

he is very good at establishing his boundaries and telling others about his likes/dislikes

he is both mentally and physically one of the strongest characters in the show.

he has almost no brain-to-mouth filter and is a very bad liar almost to the point of not being able to keep secrets

In short, Luffy is a character who is very sure of himself in a positive way, is capable of protecting himself and his friends, knows what kind of people are bad in general or bad for him and his crew in specific. He is quick to trust but he will just as easily denounce people if they prove to be shitheads. He rarely associates with people who are objectively morally bankrupt, Impel Down being a notable exception and that was only because his only brother's (that he knew of) life was on the line. On top of that he has a crew full of people who love him, will do anything to protect him and who rarely leave his side. And even on the purely physical side he was already stronger than most other pirates of his generation pre-timeskip, especially through having Conqueror's Haki.

It weirds me out immensely that people see Luffy as almost a child who is incapable of defending himself. I cringe so hard when I see him written as being a weepy, scared kid who needs big buff men to save him. He might behave childishly quite often, but that does not mean he is childish or let alone a child. There is also no evidence of him having a developmental disorder of any kind, and despite people often portraying asexuality as such, he isn't canonically shown to have any hangups/trauma relating to sex. Being disinterested does not mean he wouldn't know what sex is or that he couldn't consent to it.

So, even if you take his and Law's meeting pre-timeskip and imagine the worst possible outcome... I still can't see a way for Law being able to come out on top, to manage to manipulate Luffy in such a short time with him being protected from all sides. The only possible timing would have been after Marineford, when Luffy was for some time on Law's mercy with Jinbe knocked out. And yet even this only makes sense if you purposefully misconstrue Law's character to fit your purposes.

About Law's character

Law is one of the most complex characters in One Piece in my opinion, and it isn't a wonder that many people either unintentionally or on purpose misread/misunderstand him. Hell, he is introduced as "The Surgeon of Death" with even Eustass motherfucking Kid being leery of him. However I don't think that there is any proof in canon to suggest that he would be the kind of predator some people seem to paint him as.

To be honest I do think that on another timeline, without Corazon's and other Heart Pirates' influence, Law would be physically and mentally capable of manipulating people like a groomer would. But in the timeline we have, there is simply no evidence of him being that kind of person. What we do have evidence of is the following:

he isn't seen hurting innocent people

he isn't seen violating anyone's personal space/boundaries

he is disgusted by characters like Caesar and Doffy's immorality

he isn't seen ogling after anyone, even Boa Hancock (like Luffy)

he does not take credit for others' achievements and has little interest in his own bounty

he is easily persuaded by Luffy/Straw Hats into helping others (even if he grumbles about it)

he hasn't tried to hold him saving Luffy over his head once.

Yes, Law can lie and scheme. Yes, he technically betrayed Luffy seeing that he didn't reveal the true target for the alliance. But even then he ended up regretting the lies and tried to save the Straw Hats from being further involved. And after Dressrosa you can see that he wants to protect them the same as he would protect his own crew.

In my opinion Law could be a bad guy capable and willing of grooming only if you stretch the character traits you see in canon into unrecognizable, dark versions of themselves. Dark fics are their own category which I won't touch here, but suffice it to say that you can do this to any character in any fandom, not just Law, and it would be highly unfair to judge him on "what ifs". That is why I firmly believe that even if he had the means to hurt Luffy on the Polar Tang after Marineford, he wouldn't have. He is not that kind of person, plain and simple.

About LawLu's shipping in general

Most LawLu shipping I see takes place post-timeskip, meaning the romantic/sexual parts. While for many it might be purely because of the ick Luffy's pre-ts age gives them, I also think that there is a noticeable shift in chemistry between the two from Punk Hazard onwards. It is no wonder the ship grew in popularity after timeskip, along with Law's personal popularity ranking. Punk Hazard and Dressrosa form a natural evolution in their relationship, and it's there even as a platonic one in canon. If nothing else, Luffy and Law are friends/allies, and most importantly equals as captains when they leave Dressrosa, no matter how much Law might deny it.

And that's the thing that so many people willfully ignore. Their age gap is the only thing Law has over Luffy even pre-timeskip. Luffy has a higher bounty, he has Conqueror's Haki and better Haki usage in general, has many friends and allies in high places... Even if Law's Devil Fruit ability could incapacitate Luffy, it has been shown that Law can't use his power for long periods of time without running out of stamina, something Luffy in contrast has a nigh-infinite amount of. Through his age Law has more experience/knowledge of the world around them, but Luffy has his crew to fill in the blanks as needed ("I can't even lie! But I can defeat you"). Also in the eyes of the government Law and Luffy are almost equal members of the Worst Generation with Luffy being the bigger threat. There is nothing Law has over Luffy pre-timeskip except for his age.

Moreover, do you honestly think that Law could have even for a minute been able to force himself upon Luffy without someone intervening? Like, say, Luffy's crew, who willingly let Law onto their ship on Punk Hazard after Luffy told them Law's a good guy? Jinbe or Rayleigh who didn't accuse Law of anything immoral after Marineford? Do you think that any of the older Straw Hat's wouldn't have called Law out for trying to manipulate Luffy into doing something that would cause him harm? Their only concern was Law betraying them as a pirate, and even then it came across as an inconvenience, not a threat.

There are so many smaller things to consider still, but I think I have made my point quite clear so far. In summary: if you feel the ick from LawLu/LuLaw, you can just not ship it. Feel free to block us who do ship it, mute the tags, do whatever you need to. But don't misconstrue the characters and go around bleeting about grooming and pedophilia when there is no basis for it.

I'd be Luffy's stepmom anyday