I Had A Dream Last Night That I Got Absolutely Demolished On Here And Someone In The Tags Said 'this

been doing my mandatory yearly rewatch of avatar and you know what I realised?

toph was never really affected by the war.

in the episode where zuko shows up to try and join the gaang, sokka katara and aang are all extremely opposed to this option, but toph is willing to give zuko a chance - and she says it herself, that there isn’t any other option and the judgement of katara and the others is clouded by their personal grudges, and she’s right. but the thing that I realised much later is that not only does toph not hold a grudge against zuko because she’s not had any real experiences with him/is more forgiving than the others, but also because toph never really had any real stakes in the war in the first place.

sure, she’s an earth kingdom citizen and an earthbender, but her wealth would have protected her if the Fire Nation reached Gaoling and having been raised in such an isolated manner wherein she has (apparently) no lower class friends whose fathers and brothers would’ve been sent off to fight, she doesn’t know anyone who is directly affected by the war. I bet her parents also kept her completely away from any news of the war in order to “protect” her, and so unlike katara, sokka, suki and aang toph never actually was affected by the war on a personal level, which makes it so easy for her to forgive zuko and allow him in to the group. It’s easy to see katara and sokka as overeacting to her suggestion to let zuko train aang, but the only time the fire nation actively affected her family or her living situation was when azula wouldn’t let them sleep that one week. I don’t think toph was actually ever aware of the full extent of the damage the fire nation had inflicted on the world - I think if she had been, her demeanor would have been much angrier than how she was portrayed. because of the above, there never was any real reason for toph to hate zuko without having ever met him, and for the same reasons she is not really affected by the others’ horror at iroh having approached them to save zuko.

It’s just interesting how the avatar universe portrays privilege in this particular situation and how it affects the opinions and decisions that toph has/makes.

Sort of obsessing over the concept of Tim, having been acknowledged canonically as a talented photographer, using these skills for morally gray reasons. This kid doesn't intend to use his fists to win every battle, or even most battles, actually. He's well-connected, fits into unconventional hiding spaces due to being lean and slender and 5'6", and he has a very nice camera. So really, Senator, it's a shame you thought you'd get away with so much. Think of what the Times could do with this evidence. High-definition doesn't lie. So you'll vote to expand funding for public education and Medicaid in the state, is that correct? Of course, you're an upstanding politician, after all. Couldn't have all this getting in the way of your career.

That scene in Fence: Disarmed where Aiden and Jesse fence each other, while Aiden tells Jesse that Seiji is clearly over him. Jesse still wins the match and Aiden asks if it *feels* like he won. And of course Jesse is like “yes? Because I won!” but he’s so angry…

Maybe you won but it do you feel good about it? In the end, does it really matter that you won?

Yeah. I’m never going to stop thinking about that

just imagine the batkids telling Bruce he’s delulu

not romantic or sexual or platonic but a secret fourth thing (we've spent so many years as enemies fighting each other we know each other's combat styles inside and out so now that we're teaming up against a common enemy we fight flawlessly together in sync).

MEGUMI FUSHIGURO 🧡

呪術廻戦 S2 Ep. 06: It's Like That

Adult Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase are the most surreal power couple in the mortal world.

Annabeth Chase, world renowned architect who was entrusted with repairs and renovation on the Empire State Building…

…and her husband, this guy who was wanted by the FBI for blowing up the St Louis Arch seventeen years ago

“why are they forcing diversity on percy jackson”

bitch where were you in 2010?