I saw a post that was like "P&P is about a man listening to the love interest and unlearning his toxicity" and it's similar enough to many others I've seen that I'm just ... aghhhh.
ffs Elizabeth is not the love interest; she is the protagonist of the damn book and P&P is primarily about her character and development and experiences. If you care more about Darcy's, okay; that doesn't mean it's what the book is about.
Yes, Darcy listens to Elizabeth's criticisms despite the circumstances and that's good. But that framing makes it sound extremely one-sided, yet Elizabeth's arc (which, again, is the main focus of the novel) is contingent on seriously considering what Darcy says and drastically overhauling her conceptions of pretty much everyone involved. The listening goes both ways!
Not going to lie, "toxic" and its variants are losing all meaning for me at this point.
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▶ Wilding
One of the most common "rituals" in the nomad community is called (by the anti-nomad media) "wilding".
Wilding is when a group of nomads, usually all youths, venture into static society to "see what it's all about."
It is a fairly new occurence in the nomad community, but has gained an increasing interest among the youth.
Despite the name and media portrayal, most wildings are peaceful and boring. ━ NeoTribes, page 21
Valentin & Mitch | 670/??
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this part right here was the most disgusting, nausea-inducing moment they've ever had and it cemented the fact that i would absolutely kill for them
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something something kipps telling lucy that everyone leaves lockwood in the end something something lockwood admitting that he wanted his parents and jessica to walk through the door one more time something something lucy being held responsible for her team’s deaths and norrie’s ghost lock something something the fetch telling her that lockwood will die because of her something something lucy leaving the agency so lockwood will be safe something something lockwood building up the agency’s reputation so penelope will hire them something something lockwood asking lucy to join them on the job something something lucy seeing that lockwood was even more reckless without her there something something lucy walked back through the door and returned to the agency
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Hear me out guys...
...okay time to go on why this makes sense to me. Here's what I can think of while doing the dishes. (not spoiler free!!!)
Comparison between Zuko and Manolo
Zuko and Manolo break the toxic cycle of their family (Zuko not being an assh*le and Manolo not killing a bull)
Zuko and Manolo lost their mom and have a strict dad who raised them in an environment they eventually wanted to leave from (Zuko's mom is alive yes but he and everyone else believed she was gone for years)
Their moms helped them shape into the man they are today
Both willing to sacrifice their life for the one/people they care for (Zuko taking the lightning shot and Manolo trapping himself with Chakal with the giant bell)
Now for Katara and Maria
Strong sense of justice even at a young age
Raised by a single dad who they had a somewhat strained relationship at the beginning of the story
Would not hesitate to throw a punch (literally and figuratively) when needed
Voice of inspiration (Katara pushing the team to get better and Maria inspiring the townsfolk to fight with her)
Both will not hesitate to do anything to help their people/people in need
And remember Zuko's quote?
"You rise with the moon, I rise with the sun"
Well...Maria and Manolo are canonically reincarnations of their past lives, Maya and Zatz (from Maya and the Three, made by the same creator :DD)
Spoilers for Maya and the Three beyond!!!
And coincidentally enough, when Maya and Zatz die, they become the world's sun and moon...possibly the same sun and moon in The Book of Life timeline. Zatz and Katara rise with the moon, Maya and Zuko rise with the sun.
Another similar thing both pairs had is that they were both, in a way, royalty or rather from a very important family.
Zatz, like Zuko, sacrificed himself to help/aid in the battle/fight, leaving both Maya and Katara to finish off the enemy one way or another.
That's all I can think of for the meantime but yeah your honor that's all I got.
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Person : So who's your favourite from LoTR?
Me : Lothíriel 💕
Person : Who?
Me : Loth. Thi. Ri. El. :)
Person : Is that your original character?
Me : No wtf human how are you even living your life without Éothíriel in it- *proceeds to type out by heart that single paragraph in the Appendix where Lothíriel is mentioned*
Person : That's it?
Me : That's all we need, really.
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"Just do as you're told," Mogget said firmly. "Think of yourself as Abhorsen's sworn sword-hand, if it makes you feel better, though in this present era, you'll find common sense is more important than honor.
"Very well", Touchstone muttered, humbly. He stood up and put on the underclothes and shirt, but couldn't get the trousers past his heavily muscled thighs.
"There's a kilt and leggings in one of the chests back there," Mogget said after watching Touchstone hopping around on one leg, the other trapped in too-tight leather."
if you, as an author, aren't introducing your male love interests like this, what are you even doing with your life?
(from Sabriel, by Garth Nix)
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