Just a little something about 15th, 14th and healing.
There was this one thing that has been living rent free in my head since I watched The Giggle on Saturday. Well, a lot of things, really, but...
When 15th hugged 14th for the first time... It hit an emotional chord really hard.
This made me think of all the times that my therapist insisted on me loving and understanding my past self (and how good it finally felt when I was able to accept that chubby, weird, obsessive, anxious little person I was as a child and a teenager... And I accepted all the anger and fear and hurt they had inside, and how much it still drove my adult self).
Also reminded me of a common theme on conversations, about how younger generations are doing the "emotional healing" for all the generational trauma that previous generations never knew how to process. How younger generations are addressing and working on what older siblings, parents and grandparents tried so hard not to see, but that were marking the life of every generation.
And... the main idea it left stuck in my emotional fridge was "make sure to be the adult you needed when you were younger". That's a truism I'm pretty sure I found here a long time ago, or on an IG post, one of those things that sound so "self help" that it is almost embarrassing to admit how helpful you find them when they actually come true (happened to me).
That hug is all of these things, on a Timelord scale.
Ncuti is so perfect to be the Doctor Who who finally addressed the trauma, was ready to be present for all his past selves (not only in the heroic way, as was in the 50th Anniversary Special, but emotionally too), accepts all of the past... And lets it heal.
15th will be so fresh and ready to run new adventures. This hug was the most stellar presentation he could have received... And I'm so ready to see him run, have fun, be cheeky and smart and compassionate and THE MOST STYLISH EVER.
Go on, Doctor. Heal and be happy. We all deserve it, and you've reminded us all about it.
Ok so- what about some Lusan now?? I am really in the mood for them
Mostly fluffy, lovely Lusan, they just enjoying each other presence (even if Luffy CAN'T stay still for more than one minute) and the feeling of love they share.
Sanji with her hair without a ponytail and Luffy amused about how her hair is good to play and beautiful. And she let's him touch, even if he will make a mess in her hair.
Luffy, who always when the ship stop in a new island, let his girlfriend use his hat if the sun is too hot. And saying the truth? Sanji loves using the straw hat.
They being silly, Sanji screaming at him for stealing the food again, and yet, everyone of the crew look at them and think 'yes, they're absolutely in love'
Sanji thinking so low about herself, that she is unworth of all the love Luffy gives to her, but he still praise her in a oh so genuine way that her heart is warm
Luffy being enchanted be everything his amazing girlfriend do, even more if this is something Sanji loves, like cooking and protect her loved ones.
They making clear that they love each other with all their soul, even if they don't always say this openly. Because there's no need to, they know how much their love each other.
Without the need of kisses, hugs, and being cling all the time, but still they do it. Because they like feeling each other skins and lips.
They just being... so much in love in the more beautiful way.
This was hands down my favourite moment. The way Prapai held Sky and calmed him down. He has already realised that something is wrong with Sky. He knows the fever isn't the problem. He actively asked: "How can I help you?" I never expected this but this is exactly how to deal with a person suffering from mental illness or trauma. Instead of pushing your own image of what will definitely help aka I know it better than you without having experienced it - he asks Sky. He wants to help and acknowledges that he doesn't know how to. He wants Sky to voice what he needs and is ready to give him that. The one moment where he wants to push his own ideas e.g. giving Sky a kiss, he stops himself and reminds himself that he cannot do that.