you know what's tea...if robin wanted to literally burn the world it would be so understandable. she could've actually characteristically embodied the malicious creature with sordid intent the world conjured up, instead of rightfully and righteously reclaiming it all in a transformation. but all she did was try to get by and did so with whoever would actually keep her around long enough instead of treating her like the plague and a curse upon the world and immediately casting her away. and most of them would in the end, anyway. and the entire time she managed to grasp any semblance of "safety" she STILL had to watch her own back and was constantly in danger, in fight or flight mode and on the run. from CHILDHOOD. she was utterly alone in her formative years. because of this, she could've been made into the blight that they pretended and would've all deserved, and yet!!!!!!!!! she was and is gracious. even before luffy freed her and brought her true light, safety and stability, she was always so gracious. never truly reactive or lashing out. yes, even when she had to roll with some shady shit to live, she could've been the actual ring leader of doom they painted her out to be, the big bad wolf, a ticking time bomb ready to bring every single thing down, and yet!
this is really the mother of everything, the most enriching character who exists precariously on the sexy-intelligent axis. invented it even. alluring in spades. edgy adjacent. knowledgeable as fuck and willing to die for it. she means everything to me. my nerdy solemn girl. she is your friend's cool older sister, someone's hot girlfriend, a best friend, and a queen. a subtle instigator and yet a wise warning bell. love her