started watching the new live action avatar
it’s. It’s pretty ok I guess? But there’s a lot of things I’m not altogether happy about. It feels very. Generic. Which is kind of sad.
I’m only two episodes in though, so I won’t be too harsh. But there are a few things that I really don’t like, and number one was Aang going into the Avatar State in front of Sokka and Katara for the first time when seeing Monk Gyatso instead of when escaping Zuko, and that moment being isolated instead of the moment everyone in the world knew the Avatar had returned
in the original series, Aang goes into the Avatar State when confronted by irrefutable proof in the form of the skeleton of his best friend and mentor - the airbenders really were massacred and he can no longer deny it.
every statue of the Avatar around the globe lights up in a single moment. the legendary figure’s destined return is announced to the world by an overwhelming outpouring of grief and rage from a young child who just discovered that everyone he ever knew and loved is gone. it’s poignant. the Avatar’s return in that moment is not a triumph. that terrifying show of strength and power, enough to light up the world in its glow, is pure emotional anguish from a small twelve year old, who just saw the dead body of his mentor and now believes he is all alone
and Katara and Sokka having seen the Avatar State before means that there is less of the shock and “what is happening” in this pivotal scene (which was the main focus in the live action). of course Sokka is still concerned about them potentially getting flung off the mountain. but both of them know this reaction for what it is - mysterious power, sure, but primarily, they see and recognize his grief.
I just. what happened to “we’re your family now” and “neither of us are gonna let anything happen to you”??? :(
on a side note, I do feel like Katara and Sokka themselves have been heavily (heh) watered down. it’s a shame. Sokka’s my favourite, and I just think that I. Don’t trust writers with Katara now. (Why is her waterbending a secret? The whole reason she didn’t learn was because there was no one to teach her and she couldn’t leave… also where is her instant connection with Aang… where is their silliness… where did it go…)
however! I did like a couple things that were done and I want to be a bit positive so here
love Zuko and Suki’s actors. they did a great job
Sokka and Suki’s training together was cute ☺️ (though I wish he had worn the uniform of the Kyoshi Warriors…)
Aang himself is adorable :) (wish he got to be a little more silly but Netflix adaptations always are more serious for some reason)
I actually kind of enjoyed getting to see some of the scenes from the war’s outbreak. I prefer the way the original show portrays it, with a lot of info being learned reverse chronologically, but it was cool to see Sozin, and some of the airbenders, and a little more of Gyatso (who I also really enjoyed :’) )
Katara bending water at Aang and it reducing to them splashing each other without even trying to bend. Rare sillies!
I thought Kyoshi herself coming to defend her island was pretty sweet!!!
Katara getting flashbacks to her mother’s death on seeing firebending. Well I don’t like this, obviously, but it clearly shows how her mother’s death haunts her, and if they have Katara face off against Zuko again at the North Pole, it’ll be all the more triumphant.
Suki’s mom!!! Damn she was so cool!!!!!!
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My media this week (7-13 Apr 2024)
📚 STUFF I READ 📚
🥰 If This Is As Far As We Go (BeauRadley) - 124K, stucky no-powers AU - after a year of being phenomenal hookup buddies, bucky ends their arrangement & throws steve into a tailspin - slow burn, angsty, oblivious steve slowly realizing his true feelings, good supporting cast
😊 Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid (Ngozi Ukazu & Mad Rupert) - cute graphic novel about art students forming a softball team to exploit a financial aid loophole
😍 Death in the Spires (KJ Charles, author; Tom Lawrence, narrator) - historical murder mystery set in 1905 Oxford - another KJC absolute banger: incredible sense of place, fantastic characters, perfectly done 'whodunnit' tension and a HIGHLY SATISFACTORY resolution. Loved every word
💖💖 +76K of shorter fic so shout out to these I really loved 💖💖
The Man, the Myth, the Legend (sparklyslug) - Check Please!: gen, 2.9K - Holster's beatboxing skills brings all the a capella groups to the Haus - a short, fun, funny, outsider POV fic
Say it louder for the people in the back (redhook) - MCU: shrinkyclinks, 14K - reread, forever fave - sometimes you just get a yearning to reread the best glory hole fic ever written
In Focus (sparklyslug) - Check Please!: zimbits, 6K - Jack's photography eye knows what's up before his conscious brain does
Entering Orbit (museaway) - Star Trek AOS: spirk, 30K - good post-AOS canon-divergent fic where Jim goes home to Iowa to escape the press & Spock joins him
📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺
Hot Ones - Conan O'Brien
QI - series S, ep 13
Game Changer - s6, e5 {Bingoception}
Um, Actually - s9, e4
D20: Fantasy High: Junior Year - "Dawn of Justice" (s21, e14)
D20: Adventuring Party - "We're Running on 200%" (s16, e14)
Death In Paradise - s11, e4-8; s12 e0-8, s13 e0-8
🎧 PODCASTS 🎧
Working - How to Be Both a Critic and a Creator
Worlds Beyond Number - WWW #10: Of the Reaching Green
Worlds Beyond Number: Fireside - Fireside Chat for WWW ep10 "Of the Reaching Green"
Short Wave - How Climate Change And Physics Affect Baseball
Consider This from NPR - Bad Omens Or The Cycle of Nature? How The Ancient World Viewed Eclipses
⭐ Armchair Expert - Anna Kendrick [Rerelease from 1/9/23]
Today, Explained - Is college still worth it?
The Sporkful - Jewish Food Is More Than Matzoh Balls
WikiHole - BEYONCÉ (with Zoë Chao, Nat Faxon and Poppy Liu)
⭐ All Songs Considered - Songs to make you laugh, with 'Weird Al' Yankovic
In Defense of Fandom - Season 2 Episode 2: Putting my theory to the test
Dinner’s on Me - Orville Peck
⭐ Switched on Pop - Chasing old sounds: Djo's "End of Beginning" with Joe Keery
⭐ 99% Invisible #577 - The Society of Ambiance Makers and Elegant Persons
⭐ Vibe Check - A Special Conversation with Ada Limón
The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Brown Mountain Lights
Short Wave - The Order Your Siblings Were Born in May Play a Role in Identity and Sexuality
⭐ Code Switch - How Frederick Douglass launched generations of Black and Irish solidarity
⭐ Decoder Ring - Can the “Bookazine” Save Magazines?
⭐ Imaginary Worlds - African Sci-Fi Looks to a Future Climate
Worlds Beyond Number - WWW #11: Promises Promises
Worlds Beyond Number: Fireside - Fireside Chat for WWW ep11 "Promises Promises"
What Next: TBD - Does Google Suck Now?
Short Wave - What To Know About The New EPA Rule Limiting 'Forever Chemicals' In Tap Water
Code Switch - Reflecting on the legacy of O.J. Simpson
The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Atlas Obscura Live: Two Places And A Lie
Dear Prudence - I Lost a Lot of Weight and Now I Enjoy Being a Mean Girl. Help!
It's Been a Minute - The car culture wars; plus, the problem with child stars
Endless Thread - RIP Lil Miquela
Shedunnit - You Probably Imagined It!
Armchair Expert - John Cena
Worlds Beyond Number: Fireside - [One Shot] A County Affair: Prologue
🎶 MUSIC 🎶
Presenting Bonnie Raitt
Lowrider Oldies
Huge House Anthems
Djo
Classic Soul BBQ
A LA SALA [Khruangbin] {2024}
Presenting Khruangbin
Happy Beats
'80s One-Hit Wonders
Feel-Good Classic Rock
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ooc / psa(?). the second i see anyone posting azula's actress isn't hot, attractive, sexy enough, or has too-wide-face/cheeks, etc. or any supporting of that ideology... you're getting a block. immediately. if y'all have the idiocy and audacity to conflate korean, be it mixed or not, facial characteristics (cheekbones, shape, jaw, etc.) with 'being fat'; you can go fuck yourself tbph. and stay mad that you can't fetishise a fourteen-year-old character, because azula is canonly 14.
miss me with all of that. 💅🏾🙅🏽♀️
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Hello,Im just here to spread the sub SKZ agenda :3
So sleepy Bang Chan letting the reader do whatever they want to him
sleepy much?
pairing: idol!chan x fem!reader
genre: smut, fluff, drabble like thing
warnings: established relationship, riding, blowjobs, chan is sleepy but he doesn't do much sleeping 👀
a/n: I'm so sorry anon this took me like a month- I'm sorry I hope u like it!
credits: dividers by @cafekitsune ♡
It was a very busy day for stray kids today and it ended quite late. By the end of the day, Chan was too tired to even eat. The first thing he did when he came home was hop into the shower, change and pass out on your shared bed. You were cuddled up next to him, hands wrapped around his bare torso as you felt a heat between your legs.
You rubbed your thighs together, remembering the photoshoot he had from earlier, how much skin he showed for that magazine. You felt bad for wanted him to fuck you so late at night but you couldn't help it, the desperation got to you as you gently patted his back, hoping it would wake him up.
“Hmm, what happened?” He asked, moving to look up at you, guilt filling your stomach as you noticed how tired he looked. “I uh,” you started, trying your best to express yourself without sounding like your selfish. It seemed that he caught on because when he looked down, your thighs were pressed firmly together. He smiled to himself, laying on the bed again before closing his eyes.
“You can do whatever you want to me.” He said, his voice deep and almost dreamlike. You smiled to yourself, happy that you can fulfill your needs. You moved down to remove his boxers, looking up at him as you took his softened cock in your hands, pumping him gently before putting the tip inside your mouth, sucking softly.
In no time, his dick was hard in your mouth as you bobbed your head up and down, his fingers entangled in your hair. “Thought you were sleepy?” you asked, coming up to catch a break. He rolled his eyes, his hands sleepily grabbing yours as he looked up at you. “Ride me?” His voice was deep and soft, eyes looking small and pleading.
You smiled. Who were you to deny him?
In less than 20 minutes you had him spurting ropes of cum, silently screaming under you as he sleepily grabbed your hands, the viens on his neck more prominent than before.
"so much for me b-being sleepy...”
this photoshoot has done some shit to me-
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