such a fucking disservice to any marginalised creator to refer to their characters with whom they share a marginalised position as characters created to ‘represent’ them imo
writers and readers alike who come from a position of privilege get characters with all the nuance & complexity & thorniness & expectation of depth that that entails and marginalised writers & readers get representatives. sorry, “rep”
God I hope the future is kinder. I hope that they have it figured out better. I hope people don’t have to work so much for so little. I hope there’s time to explore passions and interests and skills. I hope people get the support they need. I hope the people from the future look back at our problems and are bewildered by them, like I’m confused by how they used to put poisonous lead in make-up, just… “how did they ever think that was okay? How did they live like that?” I hope the cruelties and hidden poisons of our world are one day so distant that they’re used as fun facts in trivia games. Please be kinder, future
They should not have been able to count on each other the way they did.
His purpose was to plant seeds for the future; her purpose was to preserve the past.
Her battle style was to slash and thrust up close; his battle style was to strike at a target from a distance.
His fur was the monochrome of Spring’s cloudy skies in which she took flight above the Earth. Her feathers were the rainbow spread of all the Spring flowers that he tended in his Warren below the Earth.
Their hearts were those of Guardians, reason enough to trust.
Please stop attacking the past versions of you. They were doing their best at the time and they got you here. It’s amazing how much progress you’ve made and how much you’ve grown but please don’t think your past self lacked worth in any way.
