Like Water
The five (former) guardians of Kandrakar returned to Heatherfield and were ready to resume their daily lives. Everything is back to normal. Except it isn't. At least for Irma.
For the longest time, she was facing a battle. A battle that can be resolved within her. It is not easy to discover her sexuality. Well, no. The discovery was the easy part.
Dealing with it, facing it, and admitting it is the hardest. Especially when you have your fair share of internalized homophobia.
Irma was successful in this battle. But, just as she was getting the hang of it, she began catching feelings -- and for a friend!
She internally laughs at this cruel cosmic joke thrown at her. Of all the people she can fall in love with, why does it have to be Cornelia Hale?
Yep. Cornelia Hale, former Earth Guardian and the campus ice queen, beaming with elegance from head to toe. Cornelia Hale, with whom she always has a round of verbal sparring. Cornelia Hale, currently in a relationship with Taranee's older brother.
If this thing happened to another person, Irma would have been amused. Right now, she feels like water. Come to think of it, she feels more like her element now than when she was still the Water Guardian.
Like water. Calm, collected, and yet, full of struggles beneath the surface. A dangerous turmoil ready to spill, ready to destroy.
And Irma did spill. On their last day in Kandrakar, she bore her heart out. She told Cornelia how she felt. Cornelia, elegant as ever, received her emotions with grace.
However, the ambiguity of it all bothered Irma. Did Cornelia understand what she was trying to say? Was she as clear as an untouched river on a bright, summer day?
Like water, ready to destroy. And Irma was destroyed.
Upon coming back to Heatherfield, Cornelia quickly called Peter and asked to be picked up. She sounded happy. Irma can only look as Peter arrived and the couple shared a kiss.
She can almost hear her heart break. Irma managed to catch a glimpse of Hay Lin briefly looking at her with concern and, in the end, just gave an optimistic smile.
Irma smiled. The only thing to do now is move forward. Even rivers eventually become the sea.
Just two more weeks and they are graduating.
She will eventually move out of Heatherfield. She will emerge from her shell, welcoming her newfound confidence and maybe, just maybe, forget about Cornelia Hale.
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Its pretty sad to look at the trailers for Peter Pan And Wendy with the movie out, since the trailers do look promising and actually seem to fit the movie title, aka Peter Pan AND Wendy, but when you watch the actual movie...well, Wendy gets some focus, but is also made to be interested in Hook and Pan's history just so film can focus more on them instead, to the point the film just has Wendy suddenly able to envision her future as a way to rush her being fine with growing up now, cause the film speed-ran Neverland to again, focus on Hook and Peter.
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Wendy sang Like Water in her Instagram live today! My battery almost died while I was watching and I ugly sobbed the entire time but to hear it without any microphone or sound enhancer was one of the highlights of MY LIFE (I'm being dramatic but she did it so beautifully, it was a dream come true 😭)
i missed her live but luckily i got the recording! she sounded soooo good and she sounds better than before 🤧 wendy has a really realy lovely voice and she sings sooo well. her lives are always a good surprise because she always does some singing and this time was even better given that she sang her solo songs! it always a great time whenever we get the chance to see her sing without any equipment and see her just using her voice 🥰
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kpop group xikers just had a comeback(which is honestly fantastic go watch the Do or Die MV) but like i went to go listen to the album and the first song on the album, Skater, has just moved me more than any other kpop song ever has i think?
like idk WHY but the chorus gave me chills, and i almost started crying????? WHAT.
like idk what they're saying and i haven't looked up a translation(if there even is one yet) but just the SOUND... idk man i wish i understood music more so i could know why it moved my soul like that. like i had to stop everything, turn up my headphones, close my eyes, and listen to it again. and the chorus gave me chills every time the second listen through too!! wtf!!
anyway it's an instant favorite and i have just had my world changed ever so slightly.
edit: the entire album is fantastic holy shit. AOTY for me idk if anything can top it and i've only listened through once lol
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