One honest conversation can change the weather. Choose the right moment, keep it gentle, and say the part you usually skip.
Good timing for a serious talk about the future. Both of you are more ready to be honest than you assume.
A creative impulse at work is worth pursuing. Sketch it, send it, float it — even unfinished, it shows direction.
Overall: someone’s opinion of you is not your job this week. Tend to your own opinion of yourself; the rest follows.