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#A whole basket <3

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Some of My Hurt Noctis Fics 👀

Prince Like Despair: Noctis has a mini freak accident when he bangs his right side into the hotel's bathroom sink and somehow he believes it causes the start of something much worse. Or: Noctis is an idiot and hides his condition until he ends up in the hospital because bathroom sinks do not cause appendicitis

Support Pillars (2023 Revisions)- Noctis, Ignis, Gladio, and Prompto a.k.a the crown prince and his entourage run into a lot of trouble when the epileptic prince and his anxiety disorder suffering best friend both run out of their prescription medication at the same time. That usually wouldn't be a problem….but the funds are already tight. With Noctis suffering from seizures and Prompto dealing with increased stomach aches, the gravity of the situation finally begins to set in. Someone is going to have to take one for the team.

Wishy-Washy Bubble Sniping- On the way out in the road, the Chocobros get chased and attacked mid ride by one of the Empire's Imperial Dropships. Prompto, Ignis, and Gladio have to break a few driving laws to defend their Prince and get him to safety as quickly as possible and help him recover during the aftermath. Maybe things wouldn't have been as serious if Noctis didn't suffer with severe motion sickness and had to suffer through it the entire time.

#I don't really go to this fandom but these fic are great #Author is also lovely #Fic Rec

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Hurt Zuko, my beloved ❤️‍🩹

He was doing something heroic, probably

#Hello yes hi I was summoned #Fanart #Zuko #Avatar the Last Airbender

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#I stand by my 7/10 rating for NATLA #But I'm watching the episodes in full (as opposed to flipping through them as I did before) #And I still don't like Bumi or Katara or Iroh's characterisation #But Ozai's is really irking me #Just because I love how the animated version of Ozai is so arrogant #He's not manipulative #Even when going to Azulon to ask for Iroh to be dethroned it's not very subtle. #It's what really sells the “of c I should make a position for myself and rule the world. I'm just that great. And my kid is that great too” #I get what they were going with in NATLA about manipulating Azula with fake affection for Zuko to pit them against each other #But I really think that the animated show's Ozai's abuse is just as damaging. Just different. #“You were born to be perfect like me and every single sign you're not is a disappointment of what you could achieve” is a #psychological MOUNTAIN to put on your kid #IDK. I know it's not a HUGE difference like Bumi but #It irks me. And it's irking me continuously. I liked OG Ozai and his flaws and his methods. #You know in a villain way. It just... #There's a line from “Stormbenders” (yes I've been in fandom that long) where Katara's like #“I have just realised that Ozai and Azula are petty... and that makes them so much more dangerous than I thought” #Similar vein to Yon Rha being “sad and empty” #And for Azula's eventual (need-to-be-hard-earned) redemption arc I just... I want OG Ozai and his nuances #That is the end of my rant I'll go re-watch scarf again

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Here's the thing. I'm a girl, and as a girl, I really like it when girls are portrayed in fiction. Especially fantasy.

But so much fiction/fantasy mixes up 'girls' with 'unstoppable forces of female badass' and there's not necessarily anything wrong with having a character who is an 'unstoppable forces of female badass'. But it gets old real quick. And it is not the same as portraying normal girls, or having good female characters.

And that's one of the many reasons I love Avatar the Last Airbender.

Because all the girl characters have flaws and weaknesses and sometimes act like idiots or jerks. They get emotional and make mistakes. They lose fights or arguments or are just wrong sometimes. Some of them are amazing warriors, and some aren't. Some are powerful or special and some are normal, with nothing special about them.

And I Love that.

I was around the same age as Katara when I first watched Atla. And I instantly connected with her as a character. I loved her optimistic attitude and her fighting spirit. And I could relate with her anger, and with her maternal instinct. I admired her fighting skills of course, but I loved how the show portrayed her compassion and kindness, the way she could both beat up a bunch of bullies AND enjoy a relaxing day at the spa. She was a baddass warrior that should never be crossed. But she was also a normal teenage girl who had a lot of the same internal struggles and problems that I did.

(I never connected to Toph on the same level, but I did relate to her on a few things. She's an adorable trash gremlin who would commit any crime for fun and I love that. But she struggles with being both independent and letting people help her, and I still struggle with that sometimes. I've learned that sometimes, you can help others by letting them help you.)

Yue is, in my opinion, a perfect example of a type of hero that seems to be disappearing. She is not a warrior. She is not a fighter. She's not even a bender.

Yue is a perfect princess, a perfect daughter. She is extremely feminine in a rather older sense.

And she was the only one who could save the world. She gave up everything for her people. She saved everything, everyone, the entire world. Without ever becoming a fighter.

Yue is a perfect example of a girl who was never more than a girl, and how that's okay. Not every girl has to be rough and tumble and fight for her rights in order to change everything. Sometimes it's okay to just be a quiet obedient girly girl. Sometimes that's all it takes to be a hero.

And I love that. Yue is strong in her own way. She is unique and interesting. She appears in only a few episodes and yet manages to be one of my favorite characters.

Song is another great example of this. Song is a healer in a small town. We don't see much of her but we see her compassion and empathy. She is gentle and generous. A healer not a fighter.

She watches Zuko steal her ostrich horse and does nothing.

Is that because she's kind and generous and knows he needs it more? Or is it because she's a healer girl who knows she can't actually stop those two from taking the horse? Maybe neither, maybe both. I have always thought that the scene where Zuko steals the horse and only the audience knows she saw it is one of the most thought-provoking in the series.

Suki is a badass warrior woman who is an awesome fighter and good leader. She is one of the best non bender fighter we see in the entire show. She was one of the smartest, most efficient, and powerful characters we ever saw.

She kissed a boy she had just met because she thought he was cute.

Now don't get me wrong I love SokkaxSuki. Its one of the best couples in the show.

But Suki totally did the old 'love at first sight' thing. And that is awesome. Because when she kisses him she delivers one of the best lines, not only from her, but, I think, in the entire show.

"I AM a warrior, but I'm a girl too."

Being a warrior doesn't mean that she isn't also a teenage girl. She might be a fighter, but she still gets crushes and likes to flirt with cute boys. And hey, she picked a good one. Not every boy is going to come break you out of prison.

Anyways, let's have more realistic girls in fiction. And please enjoy the next 24 hours.

#Well said OP #Well said #Avatar the Last Airbender

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I just need a scene where Fire Lord Zuko has been kidnapped and taken to sea. Katara shows up to rescue him and beats up the baddies, then walks slowly over to Zuko, leans down by his ear, and

Katara: don't worry

Zuko: stop

Katara: I'll save you from the pirates

Zuko: please leave me here to die

#I'll read it in fifty different fic lbh #Zutara

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#OP this is amazing #just everything about it #Doctor Who #Torchwood #but also not

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Plus these tags, which say all I need to say:

#why do antis think I hate either of them the moment I question their development and the writing choices bryke made for them#they're good characters I just want them to live up to their full potential#a lot of their actions in season 3 especially revolving around romance were counter intuitive to their arcs made them come off as jerks

Me, screaming into the void: I DON'T HATE MAI I JUST FEEL LIKE SHE NEEDED MORE DEVELOPMENT OUTSIDE OF ZUKO AND HER ARC SHOULDN'T REVOLVE AROUND HER LOVE INTEREST

Also me, still screaming into the void: I DON'T HATE AANG I JUST QUESTION WHETHER HIS ROMANTIC INTEREST IN KATARA BRINGS OUT THE BEST SIDES OF HIM AND FEEL AS THOUGH HE AND HIS DEVELOPMENT IS NOT ABOVE NECESSARY CRITICISM

#I was just thinking last night about Mai and Aang #And these EXACT feelings #Honestly I've worked for many years to try and see the good sides of Kataang and Maiko #To give them a chance you know? To critically assess instead of just the teenage me's 'they're not Zutara therefore we don't like' #And I will say that I've seen Kataang written well enough that I can now give you great positives about the ship. Or how it COULD have been #But Maiko... I still need help there. Mai is a fascinating half character that I wish was explored a whole lot more #I do NOT like who she and Zuko became when they were together #Personally I feel that both of them brought out the worst in each other when they were romantically involved #But that's just me. Still trying to have an open mind #Anyway Zutara and On Ji x Aang thanks for coming to my TED Tags

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everything, everywhere, all at once

#well this dealt me extreme damage in the heart #Zutara #Fanart #Avatar the Last Airbender

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#I sort first by genre then by author #I also have a “to read” pile on top of my bookshelf that grew so big it fell down multiple times #I have only recently given up and started stacking my newer books beside my bed #that pile is massive #it makes me mourn because the rest is so NICE AND TIDY #I do have a Doc of all my books though so at least I can whip out my phone on the fly to see what I have #and what edition if that's applicable #makes book thrifting so much easier #also a column to know who I lent what to :''')

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Suki: "Take care of your fire benders today!"

Katara: "As in... give them some hot tea and a blanky? Or murder?"

Zuko: "I'm going to remind you that you said that when it's a lunar eclipse. Don't worry. I won't forget."

#Could hear this in their voices 10/10 #Avatar the Last Airbender

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I saw justanotherghostwriter bemoaning the fact that I haven’t done any cake lately and that is true so here is some cake for my Animorphs followers.  Jake has a tendency to stress.

#ten years later and they're still my babies #Animorphs

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closure.

#Um OP? #You're amazing #I cannot even #the colours the expressions the backgrounds the lighting #The STORY #Zutara #Fanart

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AO3 Subscribers Poll

(please reblog and share for a bigger reach <3)

#wait wait hold on a minute 😭🥺 #Over 100 people??? #That's insane I never knew that #I'm 🥺 #Writing Life

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thinking about how peoples blorbos tend to be men on here (makes sense with the trends in fandom of men being prioritised etc etc) SO please reblog and tag your female blorbo(s). this is NOT the post to be like “[male character] becuz he’s a woman to me” i Will come to your house and bite you. anyway i’ll go first mine are susie and julie from dbd and carly jones from house of wax 🖤

#Katara #Would die for her. Absolutely 12/10 lady #I love the other main ATLA ladies as well but Katara my beloved #I'd also write essays for years about Charity Barnum from The Greatest Showman.

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•Normalize Fanart for Fanfics Again You Fools•

It's not cringe anymore (it SHOULDN'T be cringe anymore), just do it. You're doing something you enjoy, who cares what anybody else says! So spread the words my fellow internet brethren.

Spread the Word :)

#Okay on the days when I'm shameless enough I'll go on and on about how amazing comments on my fic are #I LOVE to know my fic filled their purpose: to provide something good in their lives. However small. #But getting fanart for something I wrote without having to commission/ask for it? Not as part of an event? #(Events/trades/commissions are all awesome. I just had this desire to move somebody to create you know? Egotistical perhaps but true) #That kind of fanart was on my bucket list for a decade give-or-take before it was filled (by Liz of course) #One of the happiest days of my life #Which is the long way of saying: please. Create the things for your favourite things. Including fanart and fanfic. #Fandom Life #Writing Life

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Y'all are amazing. Reblog to hug the person you’re reblogging from.

#<3