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This YouTube comment has been on my mind since I finished SOTR so this is what I came up with:

Lucy Gray was the mockingbird, living on the outskirts of district 12 and was there at the wrong time when they were forced to stay there after the Dark Days. They were subjected to the Capitol’s politics despite not being a part of Panem, technically speaking. Lucy Gray became part of the Games and, likewise, the mockingbird became affiliated with the Capitol through the jabberjay’s release into the woods, but it still continued to sing its own song.

Haymitch was the jabberjay, a Capitol tool that did what it had to in order to survive. The Capitol thought they could control them, but they retaliated in the form of rebellion. Haymitch refused to be a piece in their game and tried to end it, and the jabberjay, in the eyes of the Capitol, created a freak of nature that showed the Capitol’s lack of complete control.

Katniss was the mockingjay, a slap in the face of the Capitol, something that was never meant to exist. Together, the song of the mockingbird that lived on for generations and the stubbornness of the jabberjay that refused to die, the mockingjay had the best of both worlds. It was a symbol of rebellion and unity.

Big Sister Yaz giving life advice that her Little Bro-man echoes back later in the episode is, without exaggeration, one of my favorite treats in this franchise.

Ever since the release of jwct season 3, I've been wondering why Yaz was so set on following Brooklynn and saving her. Don't get me wrong – I'm not criticising my girl (I do criticise the way she talked about this with Sammy but not the decision itself), but I couldn't help thinking, "woah, she's very firm about this", and "but where does this decisiveness come from?"

I realized that, ultimately it is all rooted in "how everyone remembers Brooklynn".

We must take a couple of steps back and think about the flashbacks we got in jwct season 1/2. They say a lot about how the Nublar Five remembered Brooklynn, which memories were the strongest, or which bubbled up the most frequently.

Ben remembers Brooklynn as a friend who is a little bit adventurous, who listens to his crazy ideas, and who is a great companion. It is a fond and warm memory.

Sammy remembers Brooklynn in her family's house – Brooklynn is a part of a family, an obvious part of her life. (which makes her betrayal a "double" family betrayal – not only was Brooklynn a found family, but also Sammy remembers her in her biological family's space)

Kenji remembers Brooklynn in a moment that combines beauty, love, and heartbreak. His memories are bittersweet, very intense – but don't focus on regret (there's no "I could have done this other way).

Darius remembers love and guilt. Heavy cross to carry. He remembers Brooklynn through a series of his mistakes – the accidental confession, being late to the meeting. I think that this is also why he isolated himself so much – his grieving process was different because "his" Brooklynn was entwined with a negative perception of himself.

And then, there's Yaz. Yaz relates Brooklynn with her recovery, with working on her PTSD. Yaz remembers Brooklynn as someone who helped her when she felt misunderstood and lonely in her struggles. Yaz has been very visibly struggling with PTSD since jwcc, and it seems that while others learnt how to live with the trauma, she was still "stuck" – or rather, she felt stuck. Brooklynn was the one who helped her in a way that Yaz needed, and she was there at least during some part of her recovery.

Yaz remembers Brooklynn as someone who helped her, so it is very natural that she wants to return the favor – not because she feels she "owes" Brooklynn anything, but because helping is what defines Yaz's definition of "Brooklynn".

Do Ya'll Think

part of the reason why Yaz refused to give up on Brooklynn is because Brooklynn didn't give up on her getting over her PTSD?

Like Sammy was being overprotective to the point that it probably felt like Sammy gave up on Yaz getting better and that hurt Yaz a lot because her PTSD was so dangerous for her and Sammy that Sammy not helping her the way she needed really effected her.

But Brooklynn didn't give up on her. Brooklynn immediately directed her to the Dino Immersion Therapy place that Ben sent Brooklynn (note he doesn't think to send it to Yaz or Sammy but that might have been sent to Brooklynn with the intent of getting Yaz there.)

And I think Yaz is justified in feeling like Sammy gave up on her because season one Sammy was so convinced Yaz wouldn't be doing better despite being at therapy for a good chunk of time and she's still treating Yaz like glass even with how serious them being hunted was.

Brooklynn didn't give up on her, so Yaz doesn't want to give up on Brooklynn.

I am pumped for sooooo many things season 7 but I am so excited for the Rayla and Soren face off.

Presumably, Soren has the full context for who Runaan is to Rayla at this stage. I have to assume he knows Runaan is not merely the leader of the assasins to her. He's her father, the man who raised her.

And that has to smart with him, right? Soren spent the past few seasons and season 6 in particular, grappling with his father and who was.

Rayla was raised as a solider too. Unlike Soren who's role primarily was protection, Rayla was raised as an assassin. Raised to kill.

And here's the man who raised her like that. The killer, in Soren's eyes.

And Rayla is defending him? Fighting against her friends for him?

How does she make Soren understand that, with his background? How does she get him to understand that, yes, this man killed Callum and Ezran's father, was going to kill Ezran too... and yet she still loves him and wants to protect him.

Especially considering Soren was clearly willing to kill his own father to protect Ezran.

I absolutely adore how their friendship has developed over the seasons, and I am soooo excited to see them try and hurt each other.

Hiccup: I ran into Tuffnut in the kitchen at 1 AM last night and when I asked him what he was doing, he looked me dead in the eyes, said “these are my roaming hours,” and wandered off, strumming vaguely on his guitar.

Snotlout: “Struggle with depression” would seem to imply that I am bad at being depressed when I am, in fact, very proficient at being depressed.

Snotlout: *Gasp*

Hiccup: wHAT?

Snotlout: What if soy milk is just milk introducing itself in Spanish?

Hiccup: *inhales*

Fishlegs, in another room: Why can I hear screeching?

Tuffnut: Oh, fiddlesticks! That really ruffles my feathers!

Hiccup, tired: Please, just say fuck.

HTTYD Character Headcannons

Do you take submissions for incorrect quotes or do you just make them up on your own?

I’ve happy to take submissions for incorrect quotes but I usually make them myself!

Tuffnut: Hiccup said its my turn with the brain cell.

Ruffnut: Square up.

During HTTYD 1:

Snotlout: We can’t tell you because you’re not a member of the club.

Hiccup: What club?

Snotlout: The hating Hiccup club.

Hiccup: …The fuck? I should be the leader of that club!

Astrid: What does a winner do when life gives them lemons?

Snotlout: Um, make lemonade?

Astrid: No, they squeeze them right back into life’s eyes!

Ruffnut: *spits mouthful of blood onto floor* You’ve become far more powerful since we last crossed paths.

Dentist: Please stop, there’s literally a sink right next to you.

HTTYD1 Astrid: I’m really glad “fight me” has replaced “sue me” in the common vernacular because I don’t have money, but I do have fists and I am always angry.

Gustav: How would you guys deal with a toxic friend?

Fishlegs: Tell them how you really feel.

Hiccup: Slowly distance yourself from them.

Astrid: Engage in a 1v1 sword battle and if they lose they have to stop being toxic or pay the price.

Gustuv, being handed a sword: … well heck.

Tuffnut: Can we get a birthday cake?

Hiccup: It’s not your birthday.

Tuffnut: The cake won’t know!

Thank you for the tag 🙏😊

Last song: Brother by Madds Buckley

Favourite colour: Blue

Last movie/TV show: The 100

Sweet/Spicy/Savoury: Sweet all the way

Last thing I Googled: what fourth wing character am I?

Current obsession: every SJM book that has blessed this earth

Tags! No pressure:

@shallyne @dragonnnfly @hxuse-xf-black @h00kfangs @raayllum @raylas-blade

Nine people I'd like to get to know better

Tagged by @meghawhopp <33

Last song: Down by the River by Borislav Slavov from the Baldur’s Gate 3 Soundtrack (or more specifically the cover of Down by the River by Nerissa Ravencroft)

Favorite color: Blue and purple!

Last movie/TV show: Seinfeld, I’m currently on season four!

Sweet/spicy/savory?: I have a huge sweet tooth, so sweet things

Relationship status: Single

Last thing I googled: I searched up the show “Arthur” because I was trying to find that one meme where Buster was like “You really think someone would do that, just go on the internet and spread lies?”

Current obsession: Fragaria memories and tears of themis mostly^^

Tag Nine People: @kyaruun @xinieeee @deadmansbistro @florapot @hunita812 @scuffle-with-spirals @rexonalapis @maxellera @manicpixiedoomedgirl

Hiccup: Sleep is the body’s best safety mechanism.

Astrid: How so?

Hiccup: It keeps you from screwing up for 8 hours.

*Dagur is cooking*

Fishlegs: Any chance that’s for me?

Dagur: It’s for Astrid and Hiccup. I’m planning on making some bad choices tonight, and I need them on my side.

Heather: I never realized the forethought that went into being a disappointment.

Tuffnut: I’m sick and tired of being called 'mortal' like, you don’t know that. Neither do I. I have never died even ONCE. Nothing has been proven yet. Stop making assumptions. It’s rude.

Hiccup: *Trying to fill out legal paperwork stuff* Were you guys born AMAB or AFAB?

Ruffnut: Bold of you to assume I was born at all.

Tuffnut: I personally was created in a lab.

Snotlout: I just straight up spawned lol.

Tuffnut: I think it’s time I get my life in order.

Hiccup, narrating: But they did not get their life in order. In fact, they got drunk last night and fought a raccoon.

Fishlegs: I fell—

Snotlout: From heaven?

Fishlegs: No, I literally fell—

Snotlout: In love with me the moment you saw me?

Fishlegs: MY ARM IS BROKEN!

Snotlout: Okay, but do you think I'm pretty? Be honest.

Ruffnut: Why isn’t the statue smirking at me?

Hiccup: It isn’t smirking at anyone, you’re all just imagining it.

Tuffnut: Three of us saw it, Hiccup. How do you explain that?

Hiccup: *points at Astrid* Sleep deprivation.

Hiccup: *points at Fishlegs* Paranoia.

Hiccup: *points at Snotlout* Delusional personality disorder.