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@rainingracco0ns Deus vult

explosion at health potion factory 0 dead 0 injured

"why can't they just be friends?" not in the homophobic sense, but in the "in your need to center romance in everything you are missing the whole point of the media in question" sense

katara keeps the gaang alive mentally while sokka keeps them alive physically. because katara is headstrong and compassionate, never backing down from anything or anyone that needs her help, she’s capable of pulling the group back toward each other whenever they start drifting and always makes sure to remind everyone that staying together is what matters most. while sokka is caring, reliable, and fiercely protective of the people he loves. he is the one worrying about survival; food, money, plans, shelter, time. he’s always thinking three steps ahead, making sure they don’t waste resources or get distracted by things that could put them at risk. katara becomes the backbone and glue of the group because she can’t stand the thought of staying passive and losing the people she loves. sokka becomes the provider and protector because he’s spent his whole life being responsible of keeping the people he cares about alive. they’re both so used to being the anchors in others’ lives that they subconsciously carry those roles into the group dynamic. and because of that, they both end up pushing aside their own needs for the sake of everyone else.

one of my favorite bits in lord of the rings is something the movies didn't really try to do because it's entirely internal, but sam's carrying the ring and it starts trying to do its work on him, so he's having these intrusive visions of himself marching at the head of a vast and terrible army, and he just starts laughing because, me? samwise gamgee? sam gamgee the general sam gamgee the dark lord are you for real? man i just want to go home and do some gardening. and the ring gets frustrated and it starts trying to figure out other stuff that would actually tempt sam and it's finally like, okay, but hear me out: imagine if you could have...A REALLY REALLY BIG GARDEN

and then he's like, i don't know that sounds like a lot more work than a regular garden actually. why don't we just get on with finding mister frodo

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