lottie

white: cult, powerful, isolation, distant

vs.

white: peaceful, perfection, clarity, familiar

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but when it comes to her in season 5, it comes from a moment of stubbornness due to her not wanting to give up because she LOVES her friends. she is just so full of love. her boots resemble glimmer, the heart on her chest is for bow, and her head piece represents catra’s. (considering there’s a moment where she takes it off and eventually loses it, it’s like catra gave her the head piece. she has her hair poof and her ponytail. (necessity btw) she’s more strong than ever.

and i think this is why catra blushed when she saw this form because it was more reminiscent of adora. catra didn’t like she ra at all. she wanted adora, not she ra. she ra was almost like a reminder that adora left her and is just so much more better than her than before. but catra warms up to she ra because she can SEE adora in her. AND JUST TO MENTION, this she ra saved catra and brought her back to life with just the power of love.

“We’d play tricks on Kyle, stay up all night whispering about, y'know, whatever”

Just thinking about the sheer number of posts that come down to "wait--what the FUCK were y'all whispering about?!" that literally only exist because of the way Catra blushes and smiles when she says it lolol

if she'd rolled her eyes and been dismissive in tone that would've been one thing

but no

they have her blush and smile

If this show meant something to you, then you know what to do. Whether it's streaming services or the end of a VHS production run, nothing lasts forever. How long it endures after that is up to you.

So, make copies, keep them fondly. Rewatch them with friends, rewatch them with your kids, if you happen to have them. And if you happen to be queer, there's probably going to be a day when you're the elder to some new kids on the block.

Maybe you'll watch it with them. And though they'll inevitably see it very differently, you'll tell the story of what it meant to you, and what it represented for all of us.