"Shanks, have you ever been in love?"
The red head quirked a brow at the boy's question, smirking teasingly. "Aren't you a bit young to worry about such things?"
Luffy shrugged. "I don't really care, but adults seem to think it's important."
Shanks gave a small smile. He really wished everything could be as simple as it was in a kid's thought process.
He answered the question truthfully after a tired sigh. "Once."
"Once?"
"Yes. Once."
Luffy looked at him curiously with big eyes. "What did she look like?"
Shanks longingly watched the sea, his hair swaying in the breeze and his eyes glazed with memories. "His hair was the colour of the sky. His eyes, the colour of the sea. And you know a pirate's first love is always the sea!" He chuckled. "So I really didn't have a choice other than falling for him."
Luffy looked thoughtful for a moment before asking another question. "What did he choose?"
Shanks frowned, staring at the horizon as if searching for something, someone, that want there. "... I don't know. I just know it wasn't me."
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loving and moving my body this week (25.03.-31.03.24)
Monday. [pause]
Tuesday. 5 minute flat ab pilates [5 mins]
Wednesday. the iconic 10 min booty shaking Tiffany Rothe routine [10 mins]
Thursday. feel grounded pilates [22 mins]
Friday. gentle yoga, breathwork & meditation [20 mins]
Saturday. Full body Pilates for strength and flexibility [25 mins]
Sunday. Golden Era style bellydance choreo [25 mins]
Exhale to splits: Day 11 [24 mins] // Day 12[19 mins] // Day 13 [24 mins] // Day 14 [33 mins] // Day 15 [30 mins]
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This week, it was especially difficult to puzzle workouts into my schedule, so I'm really excited to enjoy myself in the brief moments I could scoop out, making the most of it!! And, of course, continuing to stretch. I really started looking forward to my evening stretches... <3!
In case the suggestion doesn't feel right for that day, here are some alternatives (12 minutes or less, can also be used as add-ons). No shame in taking it slow! Let's move according to our needs! :) nightime flexibility stretches // bedtime yoga stretch to release stress & tension // 8 min beginner's ballet flexibility. // 10 min | Beginner Belly Dance Workout | Slow & Smooth Tutorial // 15 min Gentle Pilates Workout For Beginners
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EVERY SINGLE NIGHT, THE SAME ARRANGEMENT
I GO OUT AND FIGHT THE FIGHT
STILL, I ALWAYS FEEL THIS STRANGE ESTRANGEMENT
NOTHING HERE IS REAL, NOTHING HERE IS RIGHT
I'VE BEEN MAKING SHOWS OF TRADING BLOWS, JUST HOPING NO ONE KNOWS
THAT I'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS
WALKING THROUGH THE PART
NOTHING SEEMS TO PENETRATE MY... HEAAAAAAAAART!!!!
I WAS ALWAYS BRAVE AND KIND OF RIGHTEOUS, NOW I FIND I'M WAVERING
CRAWL OUT OF YOUR GRAVE, YOU FIND THIS FIGHT JUST DOESN'T MEAN A THING
SHE AIN'T GOT THAT SWING!
THANKS FOR NOTICING 🙄
SHE DOES PRETTY WELL WITH FIENDS FROM HELL, BUT LATELY, WE CAN TELL
THAT SHE'S JUST GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS
(Going through the motions)
FAKING IT SOMEHOW
SHE'S NOT EVEN HALF THE GIRL SHE... OW!!!
WILL I STAY THIS WAY FOREVER?
SLEEPWALK THROUGH MY LIFE'S ENDEAVOR?
How can I repay-
WHATEVER 😮💨
I DON'T WANNA BEEEEEEE
GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS
LOSING ALL MY DRIVE
I CAN'T EVEN SEE
IF THIS IS REALLY ME
AND I JUST WANNA BEEEEEE...
ALIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE...
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Eda's framed warning notice implies that she regularly checks out books from the library regardless of her card being revoked under various disguises because she keeps mishandling the manuscripts, and the librarians need to keep her image handy in case any newcomer is Eda in a thin disguise.
1. Yeah, I figured that much - it just amused me that the librarians went so far as to frame the photo. I'd think that just having her picture on hand would be enough. Of course, it wouldn't surprise me if Eda has stolen the photo in the past, so they put it in a frame to make it more difficult for her to get away with it.
Either way, it really goes to show how much of a name Eda has made for herself in causing trouble everywhere she goes.
2. Oooh, that's a very neat bit of information! Funnily enough, I was discussing Episode 4 with my siblings after finishing it, and one of them was wondering why Luz can draw circles so cleanly, since it's pretty hard to do. My actual response was to bring up FMA as another example of a series in which characters are required to draw perfect circles as an inherent part of the magic system and can generally pull it off without any problems... so it's quite the coincidence that these two facts turned out to be explicitly related! Thanks for letting me know!
3. Yeah... it's pretty telling that Amity compares Luz coming to the library to the idea of Amity herself going to cause trouble at the Owl House, which is where Luz lives.
I appreciate how nuanced the dynamic between Luz and Amity is. It's not just a simple case of "bully character is Mean so main character stands up against her and gives her a taste of her own medicine which is fine because she Deserves It" - the show makes it clear that Amity has her own perspective on things that happen that doesn't necessarily line up with Luz's, and that she can be hurt and that it matters how she feels, too. In Episode 3 and Episode 5, while Luz was acting in defense of her friends, Amity was genuinely hurt by what happened in both episodes, though I don't think Luz really understood that until the latter episode.
In Episode 7, Luz was trying to befriend Amity rather than get back at her, but she still overstepped her boundaries and inadvertently got involved in something she shouldn't (Amity's feud with her siblings). Amity saying that Luz was a bully was a bit funny considering her own previous actions, but she still had a point, even if she was missing some key details about what was actually going on. Just because Luz is our protagonist, and we know what she's thinking and why she does certain things, doesn't mean that she can't make mistakes or hurt other people. Meaning well doesn't prevent you from doing wrong, and anyone can be a bully to someone else if they aren't careful. Including Amity, including Luz.
And to be honest, "Amity has a point" could be said about most episodes she's been in - Luz was helping Willow cheat in Episode 3, Luz was going along with Eda's cheating while being fully aware of what was happening. And of course, as you've pointed out, in Episode 7 Luz did invade her privacy, and was also partly responsible for the whole mess with Otabin. Amity may be rude, but she's very much right that Luz has a habit of making problems for her.
It's mostly unintentional, and a lot of it is just Luz having a hard time saying no to someone she trusts or someone she thinks is cool, but all Amity can see is the end result, and that's Luz doing something to get her in trouble again. But because Luz means well, and because she doesn't want to hurt anyone, she's able to make things right in the end. I think (or at least I hope) that Amity's starting to understand Luz's intentions a bit better as well.
4. Yeah, that makes sense!
5. This is actually how I read that scene! Amity herself didn't really gain any benefits from volunteering to go next there; the teacher himself said "you know I like to save the best for last", so she would've known that she would get the perfect chance to show off if she waited. And given that she's a star student, extra homework wouldn't faze her at all, so it seems unlikely that she would volunteer just to avoid it (though I suspect that this is the answer she might give if anyone questioned her about her actions).
The most logical reason she would have to volunteer herself in place of any other student is that she wanted to prevent her classmates from having to deal with the extra homework. Not to mention, whoever was chosen to go next would inevitably have to deal with resentment from the rest of the class (all two of them) for getting extra homework put on them. If the teacher did choose Amity to go next, she'd miss out on a chance to make fun of one of her classmates for messing up, and she wouldn't gain much for it. It seems more likely that she was trying to help out the others rather than herself in this situation. But of course, since Amity is Amity and was acting very smug about the whole thing, it's pretty easy to miss.
6. Oh.
...yeah
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LMAOOO YOUR TAGS
Sorry I’m perfect and you associate me with Aki 🫶🫶🫶 I won’t acknowledge eren 🫶🫶 that was a dark time….
FDHSHS BYEEEEEEEE I take aki back, you are only associated with genociders now (makima + eren) <3333
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