Is Destiny A Book You Write Yourself?

Is Destiny a book you write yourself?

In S2 of The Dragon Prince we get Callum's iconic line, and in S5, a version of it appears in Viren's dark magic induced dream as well.

Both Callum and young Viren say that they get to make their own choices. Their own decisions.

But what if... they don't?

We meet again. Only this time, here I am on the other side. The path of fate is already chosen. Every step I took, I took because I had to.

This is what Viren says when he first sees the mirror in the dream sequence. Initially, I thought this was a reference to how he is now the one becoming trapped, not Aaravos. But that isn't the case.

Because he's not talking about the mirror; he's talking to the mirror. And the person on the other side. Teenage Viren, from the first time that he used Dark Magic. (I believe that this was confirmed by the writers of the show but don't quote me on that).

Years ago, as a teenager, Viren used dark magic for the first time. And he saw, in his vision, an older and corrupted version of himself. This older version of himself warned him of what was to come and told him that his fate was already decided. That every step he took, he took because he had to.

It's very similar to the conversation that Callum has with "Other Callum" in his dark magic dream. And crucially, Young Viren has a similar response to the one Callum had. He says that

No matter where you are on the path, no matter what you’ve done before, every step forward is a choice.

He rebels against this idea. He says his version of "Destiny is a book you write yourself". And yet... decades later he finds himself precisely where he was told he would end up.

Viren rebelled against the concept of Destiny, and yet, he ended up right where he was told he would.

And this raises the question; if Viren saw his future when he was a teenager, and it came true, then was it more than a vision? Was his destiny already written?

And so... is destiny actually a book you write yourself, or do you have no choice in the steps you take down the chosen path of fate?

Just food for thought going into the next season. Cheers.

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crazy-bytch

2 months ago

I still think it’s more than just a reference to her death because she checked it out 5!! Times that year including for her club with Mr. Martin.

mr anderson was probably the person that made most and least sense for mr. martin to bodysnatch

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crazy-bytch

2 months ago

No I agree. Hate him. But also that book has got sum to do with the plot

mr anderson was probably the person that made most and least sense for mr. martin to bodysnatch

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crazy-bytch

2 months ago

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crazy-bytch

9 months ago

Am I the only person who liked s4&5??

Like if you know storytelling you know they were set up seasons and they’re fun to rewatch in progression.

Also some REALLY good episodes s4&5. Finnigan, Igneous Rex, Callum getting the ocean arcanum. They’re not bad seasons!!

No TDP Youtube, I am not gonna listen to you talk about how much you loved S6 when y’all did nothing but rip on Seasons 4 and 5

Miss me with that noise

If you can’t enjoy the journey, you don’t deserve the satisfaction of heading towards the destination

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crazy-bytch

2 months ago

Correction. Janet knows that Simon and Nicole knows she’s not Maddie. She can probably guess the whole crew knows she’s not Maddie. I need episode 6 now pls.

2x05 Spoilers

HOLY PALKIA Y'ALL. My brain is not braining after this one. The feelings hit me like a Paldean Tauros. (Pardon my Pokémon puns)

First off, Charley x Yuri moments ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 (holy palkia I can do colors). I love them so much. "Out of the closet or the pottery room?" BOTH. I sat there watching them like "Ha! Gayyyyyyyy!"

Xavier was kinda funny. When he spilled the salt lmao. Also yes dude maybe remember to blink sometimes. On a more serious note one of the ghosts he saw when he about went *oof!* may have been Maddie's dad? 🥺🥺🥺

Rhonda 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 oh my Jod I felt things during all the scenes in the band room.

Maddie seeing the fire Jod damn that hurt.

Mr. Martin can Pokémon GO to hell. He stole Mr. Anderson's body and had the AUDACITY to go to Maddie's house like that (step on a Pincurchin dude) and gave Janet a copy of Fahrenheit 451 (only took me 2 tries to spell that right).

Can we get an F in the chat for Simon's phone? Rip.

Janet knows that Simon knows that she's not Maddie.

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crazy-bytch

1 month ago

Quinn and Yuri holding hands awww. I love those two sooo much

my squad pulls up like this wyd

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crazy-bytch

3 months ago

I feel like normies think of tumblr as the fanart and aesthetic and gifset website but real tumblrinas know that our most culturally significant output and our lifeblood is the humble text post

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crazy-bytch

2 months ago

Too many questions NOT enough answersssss

omg i’m rewatching the s2 episodes so far and in 2x5 mr.martin gives janet fahrenheit 451, which like fucked up bc they died in a fire right? well i think it’s more than that!

in 2x2 wally is looking through the library records and he says “Janet checked out Fahrenheit 451 like four times. Does that mean anything?”

charley responded “That she liked it?”

then wally added “Make that five times. Once for the science club”

So she read it 5 times and one of those times was with the science club, which we now know was run by mr.martin. wtf is going on yall, this goes so deep 😭

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9 months ago

Avatar universe characters as Tweets part 11 (I think)

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2 months ago

Charley wrote this.

YURI I LOVE YOU SO MUCH YURI LISTEN TO ME LISTEN TO ME YOURI!!!!! I LOVE YOU SO SO SO DAMN MUCH YURI DO YOU HEAR ME???????? YURI I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU MY DARLING LISTEN!!! LISTEN YURI!!!! I LOVE YOU

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