#unrealized potential

[quotesandzensome]

“The graveyard is the richest place on the surface of the earth because there you will see the books that were not published, ideas that were not harnessed, songs that were not sung, and drama pieces that were never acted.” — Myles Munroe

[halfhoursonearth-writes]

I try not to read anti-Zutara takes because like, help, I'm literally here to escape the dark divisive real world. But one point that I see over and over is that there's no time between when Katara forgives Zuko and the end of the series for the dynamic to shift between them.

I always found this kind of a surprising argument (leaving aside all the narrative and thematic groundwork already laid between these two characters, and also the in-show precedent for compressed romantic timelines like Sokka and Yue) because of the Ember Island of it all.

Between the scene where Katara forgives Zuko and the scene when he jumps in front of lightning to save her (both romance-coded visuals), they're living for weeks as unsupervised teenagers in beautiful beach house, emotions running higher than ever as they face down the end of the world as they know it, in a location the story has already told us "has a special way of smoothing even the most ragged edges."

It's kind of hard to imagine a setting or situation with more romantic potential. Except maybe the moment after Katara saves Zuko after he risked his life to save her.

I'm not saying the show cashed in on that potential, obviously. I just mean that one scene with the two of them having a heart-to-heart on the beach late at night or flirting in the surf would have been pretty much all it took.

[metropolitankei]

[You look at your reflection in the Clocktower's mirror. You don't know how much longer you can handle these loops. How much longer until you won't even recognize your own face?]

[basketcat]

finally some good news

[soaqrudyz]

soap who continuously ignores any medical professional’s warnings that the next concussion he gets could cause serious damage until ghost brings up one of their more recent inside jokes and he can’t remember why it was supposed to be funny

[sorrelpaws]

ermm..... that aco taco moment when your grandson is behaving in an increasingly dangerous and self-sacrificial manner and you have to grapple with the fact that you alone are responsible for this shift in character

[starryluminary]

I think there’s something to be said about how Sierra in world tour has the living breathing Cody at her fingertips, but still manages to ignore him at points where she has a fake version of him. Like the Meat Cody in the alps or the guard in London with a paper mask of Cody’s face.

She literally throws the living breathing Cody to the side and runs to the guard with the mask on. I can’t tell you *exactly* what should be said about that but I know there’s something there to think about

[riondisease]

shitty aspd moodboard

[quizzesandthings]

Oh thank God the actors are striking so shows aren't going forward with half written/unedited scripts that studios wanted to cram through after the writers went on strike

[howlsofbloodhounds]

i think it’d be interesting to explore the effects having his wounds and scars repeatedly erased with resets effect killer. Easy to dismiss what happened or is happening as not real if there’s no proof

[bastard-coatedbastards]

"I knew a ''''system'''' who said *insert fairly common innerworld experience for DID patients especially polyfrag presentations*"

"OMG THAT'S SO CRAZY WHY DO THEY FAKE FOR ATTENTION???"

[s1x-foot-deep]

kinito doodles i did tha other day or smthn . gave him a body in 1 of them sory

[metropolitankei]

Distorted houses and empty corridors no longer frighten us because there are no feelings of anxiety in a dream

[ellipse-society]

This form of syscourse will end. Relatively soon.

Its days are numbered. In the triple digits.

I'm curious how you know and when or what will change then?/gen

This ask intrigues me.

[spiderman2099sleftnipplepiercing]

Dropping snippets of SpidermanAU! because I can…. Yes, I reuse poses sue me. Pose thief here 🫣

From Earth 1985

Johnny Lawrence is the Valley's one and only Spiderman. (I know it's cringe okay, but couldn't decide between Encino or Reseda.)

His biological Father split, but he continues to live with his Mother and ass hat step-dad.

Kreese is the one who gets shot when Johnny storms out the Cobra Kai dojo one night. (Uncle Ben styled canon event)

His boyfriend Daniel Larusso, whom he failed to save when he was thrown from the clock tower. By none other, then his ex-best friend, turned green goblin Tommy. (Cry about it- Gwen Stacy who?)

These are just notes. Please hath mercy.

(Waiting for YA'LL to say NO MERCY.)

[captainbuzzard]

as deeply mediocre* as the coronation era ended up being it deserves some credit for giving the crabs our final win: taking NaN out back and evaporating them. that fucker got what was coming to them