Personally my fav of the drawings I'm doing rn I just love them so much
vanoss: moo, I just wanted to let you know that you are the best person I have ever met. I would do anything for you if you asked it. I would jump over the moon for you, would you go out with me?
moo: vanoss where are your pants
panda: [calls vanoss] Hey! I just bought some eggs and milk from the store
vanoss: Did you forget anything, like maybe milk...?
panda: [confused] Um... No. I got it all here, why?
vanoss: WELL YOU FORGOT ME!!! WHO FORGETS THEIR BOYFRIEND AT WALMART?!?
Aye les go another finished drawing!
moo: evan, why are you naked?
evan: i...uhh... donβt have any clothes
moo: *opens closet* sure you do, you have shirts, pants, oh hi panda, that new hat i bought you, jackets
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It's funny, because Buggy tried so hard to betray Luffy so many times. It's like the universe itself wouldn't let him not help after Luffy gave him the treasure marker.
Mihawk will make it explicit during the Marineford arc that Luffy's greatest strength isn't his physical prowess, but his ability to make allies. It's interesting to contrast the way in which Luffy wins people over compared to other thematic foils like Blackbeard, who gains equally enormous influence through violence and coercion. Luffy's guileless faith in characters like Buggy (which later shows up in his alliance with Law) is on its surface stupid in the cutthroat world of pirates, but it's because not despite Luffy is who he is that he influences others to his cause.
Cynical characters like Buggy and Mr. 3 will try (and fail) to take advantage of him, but by mere proximity Luffy will in turn inspire them to grow beyond their base instincts, and he's rewarded by the narrative for his trouble. Mr. 2 comes back to save him after being terrified of Magellan. Mr. 3 unlocks the keys to Ace's cuffs. Buggy saves his ass repeatedly through the saga. It's like Luffy is a gravity well that people can't help but fall into, and it's that charisma and ability to almost instantly create bonds with other people that will cause him to eventually become the Pirate King.
Side profile of M! Buggy. Yes luffy wrote his own name on buggys arm and yes he's that much of a dumbass that he fucked it up
not saying it
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