That's Rough, Buddy

“You helped a woman give birth and saved her and her baby, 

you gave me an arm and leg so I could stand up again.

Your hands aren’t made for killing people, 

me at the end of 2020:

“Remember you are…”

[ID: A five part manip gif set.

Gif 1: The back of Kya watching as Ming Hua comes into view using her waterbending to make a total of six tentacles-three on either side- overlayed Ming Hua using her waterbending to create the illusion of the airbenders taken as prisoners. + “remember you are water”

Gif 2: A side by side of Princess Yue and Katara. Princess Yue on the left showing her profile as she begins to cry. Katara on the right raising her head from showing tears in her eyes (The Puppetmaster). + “cry”

Gif 3: Kya using her waterbending to heal Bumi on the left corner to Kya using her waterbending in hopes to heal Jinora in a bathtub. + “cleanse”

Gif 4: Avatar Kuruk taking his then bethrothed hand in his own overlayed Avatar Kuruk surfing (Sozin’s Comet Part 2). + “flow”

My New Dream

I’m starting a new series where I am going to draw Avatar ships/couples as Disney couples.

To kick it off, here is Kataang as Rapunzel and Eugene from Tangled.

To everyone who has had to work in retail, healthcare, or other jobs that caused them exposure and who still turned down social engagements that could have given them some deeply needed mental release, because they cared about protecting others.

To everyone who has been able to work from home but suffered financially because of it. To everyone who went months without touching or talking in person to another human being, and whose mental health declined as a result.

To everyone who will continue to do the difficult work of keeping others safe even after they are vaccinated, knowing that asymptomatic transmission may still be possible and that no vaccine is 100% effective.

To everyone who sacrificed something of themselves for the sake of responsible social distancing: you have saved lives. Period.

You’ll never know how many people are walking around who would be in the ground if you’d tried to go about your life as normal, if you’d done as you pleased like so many people have. How many are healthy who would be suffering long term health problems. How many were spared pain, a stay in the hospital, the legitimate fear that they might die. How many have someone they love they do not have to mourn.

I’ve seen this gif going around, and it’s a wonderful visualization of this.

It can feel hopeless sometimes – seeing others act irresponsibly, seeing news reports of the damage the virus is doing. But know that even if you cannot stop the spread on your own, you have kept it from being worse.