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The classic “this was supposed to be a warm up doodle how is it suddenly rendered”

Anyways. Catra time

#eyestrain #catra #spop catra #i am not queuete!

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timelapse

#spop catra #spop #i am not queuete!

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Revolutionary Girl Utena's reference in She-Ra's finale got me crying harder than I already was.

What an awesome final season. My heart is so full right now 💖

#catradora #spop #utena reference #i am not queuete!

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Here’s my very late trans visibility day post! Have some t4t catradora art!

#spop #catradora #omg t4t catradora art on my dash #i love love love #i have been blessed on this day #thank you op #i am not queuete!

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Sketch commission for @hauntedbycatra! Thank you for commissioning!

#spop #catradora #i am not queuete!

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「you are mine, I am yours.」

#spop #catradora #i am not queuete!

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Another poll winner!

#catra #spop #i am not queuete!

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Some sudden kiss before catra went off to adora

#spop #glitra #i am not queuete!

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She ra season 5 episode 12: heart part 1

#spop #catradora #i am not queuete!

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part 1

those are some impractical dresses huh?

#spop #super pal trio #i am not queuete!

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the squad discovers kabedon :D some of them do it better than others...

#catradora #glimbow #scorfuma #spop #i am not queuete!

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Post-war naps ⭐️

#catradora #spop #i am not queuete!

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#spop #catradora #i am not queuete!

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OMG thank you for all the love to my last two catradora fanarts! This one is even older, tomorrow I’ll post one of the suggestions y’all gave me.

#spop #catradora #i am not queuete!

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girlfriends

#catradora #spop #i am not queuete!

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I have a huge crush on Catra ❤ drew them in my style

#catradora #spoo #i am not queuete!

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Catra and Touch

Ok look, it's raining where I am so I can't go for a walk and my mom's borrowing my car while hers is in the shop, so have some more meta while I try not to chew my own legs off from stir craziness. Also I'm pretty sure some people have discussed this before, but whatevs.

Like, a common fandom interpretation of Catra is that her touch aversion is mostly a joke due to her being part cat (because cats won't lay across you all damn day if you let 'em, nosir) or that she dislikes physical contact in general, but I'm 99.9% that's not it. And I'm sorry to bring a serious topic into what I think is supposed to be light hearted joking at character stereotypes, but well...

It's because she's been physically abused.

I mean, just look at the difference when Catra and Adora are still on good terms in the Horde or in the perfect world. (Also if anyone can send me a non-edited screenshot of that moment where she and Adora have their arms around each other's shoulders and Catra just looks so soft, I'd appreciate it.)

She's practically a cuddle bug. And like yeah, Adora has always been Catra's exception. She was her safe zone. That's the point. Catra had nothing to fear from Adora. Even the other cadets, even the other members of their squad weren't safe for Catra. Remember back in s1 when Lonnie told Catra "Adora's not around to protect you anymore" with two other cadets standing behind her ready to put Catra in her place, implying that this sort of thing happens to her all the time offscreen? Yeah, she's not cuddling up to anyone in that demographic.

Which kinda makes scenes like this a lot more uncomfortable.

Don't get me wrong, Scorpia doesn't have a malicious bone in her body and I doubt she would ever do this kind of thing if she knew exactly why it makes Catra uncomfortable. I think it has more to do with the fact that she's a giant, overly loving sweetheart who hasn't had her moms around to teach her boundaries. She's just as touch starved as the rest of the Horde gays. Still doesn't make it cool though.

And this kind of behavior isn't even limited to physical abuse victims in real life! I'm autistic and have touch processing difficulties, so sudden touches without asking or giving fair warning (especially if someone comes up on me from behind without me noticing) make my nerves misfire into flight or flight mode. Especially light touches without much pressure, which can be actually painful in a way that's really hard to put into words. I freaking love hugs and brushing up against people and just being in physical contact with those I care about, but I still need that fair warning because that automatic physical response doesn't give a shit who's giving out the touches. That's also true for people with ptsd like Catra! It's not her being tsun or a control freak or a hypocrite (given how touchy feely she is with Adora), it's keeping herself from a potential freakout.

And last but not least... The fact that people continue to touch Catra without her consent just highlights the underlying thread that Catra is constantly having her control taken away from her. In a place like the Horde, where nobody owns anything, maintaining control over who touches you and when is one of the few possessions these kids have.

So yeah. I kinda lost the thread of what I was getting at, but maybe check first before you go hugging or cuddling people without their consent. I get being excited, but unless you know what they're about and what they've been through maybe don't do this thing.

#catra #spop #she ra catra #i am not queuete!