an obstinate despair

The Legend of Vox Machina Season 2 — Keyleth + Wild Shape ↳ requested by anonymous

Bonus: un-wildshaping

Katara from ATLA

While it is true that the good actions Zuko performs as the Blue Spirit are indirect outcomes born from selfish motivations, I would not say the Blue Spirit itself represents selfishness. It represents identity, giving Zuko a mask so that he can act outside of the role that's been forced upon him.

Katara, meanwhile, becomes the Painted Lady so that she can help people who would otherwise reject her. But, similarly to Zuko, what's at the core of this action is an exploration of identity. Although Katara's motives are heroic, she acts in a way that is against the rest of the group, lies to them, and risks them not making it to the invasion on time, not just because she wants to help, but because of her own personal need to take on that responsibility.

A running theme in Katara's narrative is reconciling her idealistic beliefs about how the world should be vs how it really is, and reconciling how she's been hurt by the world vs reclaiming her own agency. Katara begins her story waiting for a savior, and throughout the show, she experiences frustration over not being able to help people in the way they need. Her arc is one of actualization where she realizes that she is a hero in her own right, that she's free to make her own choices, even if she'll never be free of the marks of violence left on her by the war.

Sound familiar?

Gentle To The Touch

take this test (https://www.keithcirkel.co.uk/whats-my-jnd/, it's a color perception/comparison test, it's pretty fun. precision does not matter, just accuracy), then come back here:

the lower the number, the closer two colors have to be before you can't tell the difference

it doesnt have to be a good score, you dont have to take it multiple times, you dont have to get on a good screen, etcetera. just gimme your score please this is my final project grade :)