The fact that Luffy has to stop and eat in the middle of fights now makes me realize damn he really was just whooping people from Impel Down all the way to Marineford. No Gatorade no bathroom breaks body full of poison he didn’t give a fuck
The lore surrounding them is insane. There is an intimacy and familiarity they share that really can only exist within the context of the show's worldbuilding. What they share is incredibly profound (reference absolutely intended) and I still have five more seasons to go. Whoa.
The subtext and unspokenness is intense. I fixate heavily on pop culture and entertainment media, so I've seen my share, but never have I ever watched two characters interact in the way those two do, it's incredible. I understand, now, why they have a deathgrip on fandom culture.