I bite (with consent)

"Hi. Zuko here." and "Hello. My name is [Dan]" feel the same way to me

Every once in a while I think about this one episode of Ben 10 where Ben and Gwen keep arguing (as always) and they meet those twins that are picture-perfect, disgustingly sweet bffs. It looks like Ben and Gwen will learn to appreciate each other, right? Wrong! When they're in a tough spot the twins don't work together, but Ben and Gwen do - as the viewers should expect by now from all of the other episodes. So the message is not "bE NicEr tO EaCH oThEr" (as one would expect from a children's cartoon), but instead it's about how you can annoy and fight with your siblings/cousins all you want, because what matters is you're there for each other when it's important.

"Maturing is realising that Homelander's not the villain-" shut the fuck up. Genuinely. Go back to school, read a book with pictures, anything to work on analysing media and accepting nuance. He's a narcissistic, selfish, cowardly shitbag who murders people for disagreeing with him. He's a dictator. A sadist. A supe supremacist. Understanding that his trauma made him who he is doesn't magically absolve him from being an absolute cunt.

AO3 being born a beta, going through a short omega phase, and finally transcending the concept of secondary gender. What a relatable icon 🏳️‍⚧️