#“and somewhere high above us you've got gatsby pullin strings / faster and faster no slowin him down”

[a-very-sparkly-nerd]

I can't articulate how much I am looking forward to angry Ezran season.

Not just because he deserves to be so angry- he's been playing adult for so long he's forgotten what being a kid feels like ("You'll grow up all weird, like your brother and Rayla"), but he could rival Aaravos in the pulling-strings category. I mean, being nice is the #1 way to get people to do what you want. And even when that doesn't play out for him, he plays his cards right with the rebel Sunfires and pretty much reads Rex Igneous's mind and makes him think he's doing the dragon's bidding, when it's entirely the other way around- an archdragon. He pulls a show!Grover (pjo) and the second he knows someone is pure evil, does a complete 180 and practically commits psychological warfare (looking at you, bluebitch).

And this is all while he's been calm and keeping his temper in check because he knows he is the forefront and the figurehead and appearances are everything. So what happens when he no longer cares about appearances, when he's allowing himself to be angry?

Kind people are the best manipulators. The nicest people are always the ones you want to keep from snapping at all costs.