tears on library books

[ID: A digital drawing of Apollo Justice, Athena Cykes, and Klavier Gavin from Ace Attorney. Athena's leaning forwards looking at something with a magnifying glass and Apollo and Klavier are standing behind her, talking to each other. Apollo's arms are crossed and Klavier's smiling while playing with his hair. End description.]

Requested: Zuko’s dream with the dragons  

But I find the portrayal of Zuko’s character, while similar to/of previous depictions of his confusion, is particularly interesting in this scene.

Zuko, who believes he’s gotten exactly what he’s wanted, is not…reformed yet. Though he has an understanding of the world and is able to grasp that the Fire Nation is not exactly good, he still hasn’t quite removed his honour, and how he gains it, from his father’s approval. His moral compass is once again at its peak, and Zuko fails to really gauge his unhappiness. Something along the lines of: he’s gotten his father’s acceptance, so where oh where is his honour?

This dream fully encapsulates this because he is not burnt Zuko. He is, instead, scarless, and thereby looks exactly like Ozai.

Zuko, in his head, is at a point that he would’ve been at had his father not given him that scar.

This juxtaposition to his reality, while not wholly unique, is an exact depiction of Ozai’s psychological hold on him.

[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - Gamecube]

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