Willow: The Puppet Show

[butterfly]

(warning: turned out much bitchier than I expected. Sorry. Doesn't the image rock though?)
Helping the Helpless


She just wanted to help Buffy. Right?

Willow's virtue/flaw has always been apparent to me. She's a big fan of taking shortcuts with good excuses.

After all, why should it matter if you hack into a system, if it helps in saving the world?

To me, Willow has always been the greyest of the White Hats.

She's always had a drive to prove herself. To show everyone exactly how wonderful she can be. In her selflessness, there is a core of selfishness.

And hiding under the selfishness, in plain sight, there is a lump of insecurity.

Helping people is good. It's even better if you're doing it out of a desire to help and not a desire to be important.

Comments

[sugarhigh9104.livejournal.com]

Wow. That description of Willow is utterly perfect. Wonderful image too. :)

Ant

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[butterfly.livejournal.com]

Thank you. That is how I see the girl.

[alymalone.livejournal.com]

You know, I've always identified with Willow because of that, because I tend to do that. I'll do something more because I know it will make someone like me/need me/etc. than because I want to do it to help.

She pissed me off for a while there, when she was all going insane and wrecking cars and had black eyes....

But Willow is always and will always be my favorite.

:)

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[butterfly.livejournal.com]

Ah. Heh, sorry about that. She's always been my least favorite of the Scoobs.