A Little, A Lot.

A little, a lot. 

(Catra getting started on her apology train for a ko-fi request. Baby steps.)

ya know shipping TOTTALLY aside i think a nice scene would be catra and glimmer talking about how they both fucked up and then glimmers talking about how she needs to fix it, and catras like “ how do you know you can fix it though? how do you know they’’ll ever forgive you” and glimmers like “i dont. i just have to hope i can and trust them. thats what you do for friends.” and catras like “i. i guess i just dont have many friends anymore”. and then shes kinda crying, not that she wants glimmer to see. and glimmer looks over at her and “well I guess we’re kind of friends now” and she puts her hand on catras shoulder but that turns into a hug, and then glimmers saying “ when this is over you can come home with me. we’ll fix this together.”

the thing about bakugo finally acknowledging the hurt he’s caused deku and apologizing in front of the entire class is that, generally, yes it would be respectful to do that in private, but the context didn’t allow for that. deku deserved to hear an apology for a long time, but what he needed most in this moment was a boost in his self worth. he needed to stop running himself ragged, into danger after danger, no matter the cost to himself, because this path would wear him down and kill him. he needed to hear that he’s no less deserving of kindness, of effort, of support, of all the appreciation for what makes him who he is. and that boost was possible—assisted by the rest of class a’s efforts—because of the apology. by calling deku by his real name, he finally showed him the respect he knew deku always deserved, but had denied him all their lives, in front of the group of people who had come to know them throughout their rivalry (more specifically, during the year of turmoil in which bakugo came to terms with deku’s strength and his own weakness). what’s more, he expressed support of deku’s efforts and choices, but he knows that for all deku is willing to give, he still needs support. one person shouldn’t bear the load of the world. all might’s example showed him that. so bakugo brought that support. “we’re here to step in when you can’t handle it all on your own. because to live up to those ideals and surpass all might, we gotta save you, the civilians at ua, and the people on the streets. because saving people is how we win.” they’ll do this together, following deku’s lead, being his support, both as his friends and in battle, not just because he’s a true hero, but because he’s their friend, and worth the effort.

Are we gonna talk about how Catra watched Glimmer have to make the exact same choice she made herself at the end of Season 3—whether or not to risk destroying the world for a chance to “win”—and she watched Glimmer instantly decide to try and fix her mistake and prevent anyone else from getting hurt by it, a.k.a. the complete opposite of what Catra did when faced with the same dilemma.

Catra saw this person who she used to think was perfect—a pampered princess with magic to make everything in her life so easy—fuck up just as badly as she herself did but then immediately try to repair the damage. She saw that Glimmer is just a flawed person capable of going down the wrong path the same as everyone else, but she also saw Glimmer be stronger than her.

She saw Glimmer take another option other than to continue self-destructing.

And that’s why Catra and Glimmer being forced to work together to escape from Horde Prime will be so excellent for both of them. Because Glimmer is the walking proof Catra needs that she doesn’t have to keep going digging herself deeper—that she can start to climb out instead—and Catra will be the walking proof for Glimmer that if even Catra can work her way back from that place then there’s no way that Glimmer can’t do it too.

Ezran&Terry + holding Claudia accountable