#fearbend

[bndair]

meme tag // always accepting

@fearbend ➔ [ teach ] sender, an expert at something, takes time to teach receiver how it works and how they can get better at it, too (maybe she's teaching him how to generate lightning post war??)

he's copying the circular motions azula showed him ( pretty well if he does say so himself ) but after almost an hour of work , backfiring explosions have only advanced to sputtering sparks barely more than static. it's the closest aang has managed to get for his actions ring hollow ; movement without heart leading to practice without progress. there's a whisper of hope that the fire prodigy won't notice or will attribute the plateau to nothing more than inferior bending skills. if he's lucky...

he's not lucky. her accusation of self sabotage is met with exasperation , voice coming out a more stern than he intends in response to being called out so honestly.         ❝ of course i seem unsure about this ! i am unsure about this ! ❞ the avatar quickly deflates , hands dropping as shoulders slump.          ❝ we're talking about what's probably the most lethal bending there is and i don't want to hurt anyone , azula. ❞

if he learns this , the avatar will always know it and that's not a legacy he wants to leave. a sigh softens both demeanor and tone , voice quieter when he speaks again.          ❝ that's not the kind of avatar i want to be. ❞

#fearbend #𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚 : book 4 #i'm sorry. he was very stubborn about this #i did have another idea for this prompt tho #so a starter that is coming too #idk when but it's coming #𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙪𝙚 : my cabbages!

[fanfought]

the cell never seems to warm up - no matter what time of day , a chill seems to have settled into her bones that no amount of rubbing her hands together can abate . time begins to escape from her more and more , and sleep comes whenever it pleases and takes her easily , until scraps are slid in through the door for her . she's begun to wonder how long her captors intend to keep her here ; did they have plans for her ? or did they mean to let her rot for eternity ? would she ever see the light of day again ? did appa make it back to aang ?

her doomed thoughts are interrupted by creaking metal , and the sliver of light peering into the small cell , framed by the shadow of a familiar silhouette . suki sneers at the princess , the chains binding her wrists together rattling as she awkwardly shifts into a sitting position . her bruised ribs scream in protest . " what do you want now ? "

@fearbend liked !

#fearbend #pre-boiling rock?? pre-boiling rock #suki entering her flop era :(((

[penddraig]

they've found a place to rest,   for now.   he's not sure about azula    with whom he's been travelling for the past few days   ( or maybe weeks ?   he's lost track,   as is his usual routine )     but he's so used to being on the move that this unfamiliar territory doesn't strike him with nerves.   it's dark enough tonight,   the moon enshrouded by clouds,   that he doesn't think anyone will spot the smoke from the fire,   least of all take interest in it.   if he's ever found by the fire nation's army,   he'll surely have to join.   and he wants that less than anything in this world.  

with a soft puff of breath,   howl blows the small flame he's made across to the next long.   it sparks weakly at first,   aided only once the sparks reach the dried leaves and twigs he had stacked on it.   only then does it begin to grow into the campfire he wants it to be.   satisfied then,   he leans back,   crossing one leg and pulling the other knee up to wrap his arms around it.   he curls up,   rests his cheek on his knee,   looks off at a point just shy of where azula is sitting.   and for now,   he's silent,   and in that silence,   time ticks on.   he's tired.   the day has been long,   after all.

@fearbend.   ‘ in another kingdom exists a throne and a crown that is mine by right. ’

it strikes him at this very moment that he really hasn't heard much about azula from she herself.   he quirks a brow,   attention immediately snapping to her,   and tilts his chin up slightly so he can see her better.    ❝    mmm ?   another kingdom ?    ❞    he's begun to suspect,   in knowing her even for this small amount of time,   who she really is.   but he'll never even hint that he knows in any way.   instead,   he merely looks at her,   a curious gleam in his eye.   an eager one,   too.    ❝    yours by right,   is it ?   and what sort of right is that ?    ❞

.゜––   of fairytales, folklore and faekind.  /  𝚊𝚌𝚌𝚎𝚙𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐.

#fearbend #( ;; hehehe hi again denise.<3 ) #( ;; it's good to see you again. ) #( ;; why are they travelling together? i don't know but they are now. ) #( ;; yo i STILL need a tag for this verse. ) #.゜–– ic . * answered .

[griefology]

she prefers the lute, but there is a lyre in her palms here, something [ . . . ] sad about the look of it. perhaps it is the broken strings, the way they bend all askew, like misshapen spider legs.

❝ you poor thing ——— ❞ alfira murmurs to the lyre, as if it were alive. as if it could feel. she carries it so gently in her hands that it may as well be living, breathing. ❝ oh, you are hopeless. ❞ she hears @fearbend mutter, and it causes her to turn, to feel the corners of her mouth tip upward with some sort of hope. a funny thing, that. ❝ please, ❞ she murmurs, approaching the other with careful steps. ❝ you must know how to fix this, right ? i found it there, discarded. but someone ———— someone would surely play it ! do you know where i could go to get it fixed ? ❞

#fearbend #fearbend ▎azula. #i. alfira / ic. #〈 * 〉▎sing sweet / dear child / for all you've lost. ( alfira. ) #tysm for this!!!!! alfira is doing her best LMAO

[earthssprout]

🌼🐌 one - liner call ! // 🥺🌼🍃 ( @fearbend )

" MMM … MS. ZA - ZULA CAN MAKE MY HAIR PRE … PRRR— my hair pretty, peas? " 

" like hers? "

#fearbend #( ❀ | v; not a familiar face around; though perhaps there might be a flower or two! // .undetermined. ) #( ❀ | chapter; my roots have grown but i don’t know where they are. // .orphaned. ) #( this idea popped into my head & it was too precious not to pursue 😭 widdol bun )

[howthesleeplesswander]

@fearbend continued from here!

Haughtiness dripped from her every word. Clearly the girl not only knew her own talents, but was unabashedly proud of them. Childe couldn't help but chuckle, remembering back to his days as a common Fatui foot soldier when he'd worn a similar look each time he bested his training partners.

If they'd ended up bloodied and bruised by the time he was done with them? Well, someone had to push the Tsaritsa's soldiers to improve when his superiors at the time clearly hadn't.

"A Vision is far more than a trinket, though I can see how it may seem that way to those who don't have one," he said with a shrug. Challenging words lit a spark in his eyes, and his grin stretched wider—sharpened just beyond the realm of 'friendly.'

"Besides, there's far more to my power than a Vision or a Delusion. Not that I expect you to take my word for it, of course; I'd be glad to prove it, if you're brave enough to take me on."

#fearbend #《⭒✩⭒ || interaction: child of the abyss (childe) 》 #no worries at all! ^^/ #take all the time you need! #sorry for the delay myself in replying to this too! #and also sorry for having to start a new post! #I wrote your starter back before I switched to the beta editor so the formatting was all wonky XD; #hope you don't mind! #AND ALSO no worries about having limited Genshin knowledge either!! #I'm ass-deep in the fandom and I still have no idea what's going on in the lore and stuff half the time lol #just let me know if you're ever unclear on anything or if I write anything that's confusing and I'm happy to help out! 😁 #Childe is also far too eager to take every opportunity to show off #nATURALLY HE IMMEDIATELY WANTS TO FIGHT TOO ASJDLSJDSKJ #ofc you're not obligated for Azula to agree or anything if you don't want to! #Childe just can't help but TRY to start shit X'D

[philomelia]

(    *    meme,    with @fearbend​      ).

old friends they are not,    but azula’s father had once sought soft futures from her mother   (even the rich and the powerful must crawl towards false prophecies:     cassie never knew how true most of what her mother said was,   but there had to be some embellishments   ...   truth,  after all,   was a flimsy invention).      her mother’s graceful gaze lands on the two girls.    cassie knows she must play the obliging daughter:    her arms lift to wrap around azula’s shoulders,   throwing a smile over her shoulder.      ‘‘     i’ve missed you terribly,     ’’       cassie lies,  badly,   shoddily,   the words burning on her tongue.

#fearbend #laughing at the one i got for them #i dont know if you have anything modern ish for azula but!! this might fit nicely into anything in that vein #i was thinking. ozai as one of hermother's regular customers? #and cassie is forced to play nice

[nagititiis]

Monster — dodie; lyric starter call !

❛❛ You sit so high and mighty, at the top of your list. ❜❜ Cold gaze rising to meet @fearbend​ ‘s, his visage is hard as rock, disturbed only by the dent that buries itself between his knitted brows.

❛❛ My rank is sinking, but we’re both guilty of black and white thinking. ❜❜

#fearbend #((FINALLY DOES THIS)) #((i actually associate this song more with his mother and i was gonna use a different one but.)) #((i thought these lyrics would be interesting!))

[uizado]

@fearbend.    ❛  this  is  the  nicest  thing  anyone  has  ever  done  for  me.   ❜

howl  looked  up  from  the  table,    where  he  currently  had  two  plates  set  :    one  for  himself,    &.    one  for  a̲z̲u̲l̲a̲.      ❛  are  you  absolutely  certain  about  that  ?  ❜      from  the  look  of  her  clothing             well-fitted,    decorative  while  not  being  quite  simply  &.    not  at  all  overtly  ornate            howl  doubted  that  this  was  the  nicest  thing  anyone  had  ever  done  for  her.    she  seemed  more  the  type  who  had  been  pampered  when  she  was  younger,    &.    if  the  sharp  aura  that  surrounded  her  were  anything  to  go  by,    she  just  might  have  been.    b̲u̲t̲ ̲ ̲n̲e̲i̲t̲h̲e̲r̲ ̲ ̲w̲a̲s̲ ̲ ̲h̲e̲ ̲ ̲v̲e̲r̲y̲ ̲ ̲i̲n̲c̲l̲i̲n̲e̲d̲ ̲ ̲t̲o̲ ̲ ̲s̲p̲e̲a̲k̲ ̲ ̲a̲ ̲ ̲w̲o̲r̲d̲ ̲ ̲o̲n̲ ̲ ̲i̲t̲  :    he  had  fashioned  up  his  own  elaborate  fabrics  to  wear,    &.    probably  looked  just  as  decorated.    but  at  least  he  knew  he  had  come  from  no  nobility  ;  well-off  commoners  did  in  fact  exist  around  the  fire  nation.    b̲u̲t̲ ̲ ̲s̲h̲e̲ ̲ ̲l̲o̲o̲k̲e̲d̲ ̲ ̲l̲i̲k̲e̲ ̲ ̲s̲h̲e̲ ̲ ̲h̲a̲d̲ ̲ ̲b̲e̲e̲n̲ ̲ ̲t̲r̲a̲v̲e̲l̲i̲n̲g̲ ̲ ̲f̲o̲r̲ ̲ ̲a̲ ̲ ̲l̲o̲n̲g̲ ̲ ̲w̲h̲i̲l̲e̲,    &.    he  would  turn  away  no  one  who  managed  to  find  him  out  here,    as  long  as  they  didn't  seem  a  threat  to  his  home  &.    hearth.    &.    she  …  didn't  seem  to  be  lying.      ❛  …  well,    in  that  case,    please  sit  down.    i  have  enough  for  the  two  of  us.  ❜

*   .゜ found  family  !      𝚘𝚙𝚎𝚗 .

#fearbend #( ;; that's the saddest thing he's ever heard. ) #( ;; I LOVED THIS THANK YOU. i need to finish my verse tag. ) #.゜–– ic . * answered .

[badboysupr]

‘  is  that  a  threat  ?  ’

@fearbend || Misc Sentence Starters || accepting!

    Rule #1 when dealing with a crazy powerful (and power-hungry) princess who would have absolutely nothing against frying you to a crisp when you make one step out of line: don’t antagonize her. There wouldn’t even need to be more rules than that. Just don’t make her mad and give her a reason to barbecue you, and you might just live another day.

    Problem here was that Leo never claimed to be a rule-follower.     And definitely not someone with the proper restraint.

    So, in the smartest response anyone in history ever had to that question, he barked out a laugh. A bit high-pitched, sure: maybe giving away some of the underlying nerves. But he still just laughed at her, hands lifting ever so slightly in surrender. 

    “Threaten you? Man, how stupid do you think I am?” Don’t answer that. “I was just saying: I can light things on fire, too! You’re not special, okay? Chill out.” (Rule #2 should’ve been something like “Don’t insult her,” but since he wasn’t following them anyway...) “I mean, I can’t really do the whole lightning thing, but... You wanna make things hot in here, go right ahead.”

#fearbend #(answered) #eee i was so excited to see you in the inbox! <3 #tysm for throwing this in! :D #and iMMEDIATELY i have to apologize for leo FJDHAODFNHAJO #i am so sorry pls feel free to destroy him u.u #truth is he's actually intimidated as hell but yknow #let's just write that off with jokes and make it worse 8'))) lEO STOP #ur a blessing tho ty again for this! uwu

[fantrained-a]

sc.        @fearbend​. 

warrior  had  done  the  best  she  could,     and  no  one  could  take  that  away  from  her.   daunting,    facing  your  death.     which  was  what  suki  assumed  she  was  doing,    sat  before  a  woman  so  feared,    she  was  almost  sure  azula  could  end  her  life  with  the  snap  of  her  fingers.      without  her  paints,     without  her  fans,     she  was  both  bare  and  at  a  disadvantage.     to  get  out  of  this,     she’d  have  to  try  incredibly  hard. 

“   i  don’t  know  anything.   ”     said  before  it  was  even  asked,      head  dipped  low.     “   i  don’t.   ”

#fearbend #fearbend 01. #dialogue. #hehehehe

[lihngchi]

❛  you’ll  stand  by  my  side  no  matter  what ,  right ?  ❜ (pre-betrayal oof)

for a moment, mai freezes at the mirror, white on the tips of her fingers. an agonizing second passes, then she turns, for once doing little to mask her surprise.  she doesn't need to when this is an uncharacteristic desplay of soft underbelly.  ❝   what's gotten into you ?   ❞  she intones, the first thing that comes to mind   —   it buys her precious seconds while her mind  ( and her pulse )  staggers.

she thinks back to the shared look with ty lee in the hall, their uncertainty when azula let slip she was going to conquer this city... until now, she thought they were discreet in their discontent, but could it be she's putting it together...?

mai carefully searches her best friend's expression for the signs this is some kind of test, something hard in her gaze that says this is just an act. in fact, there's a hesitation ( a fear ? ) there that reads as genuine, so far as she can tell. and, anyway, mai reasons with the panic, consoling herself with the knowledge that, if azula actually suspected treason or betrayal in her trio, they'd be dealt with in a manner far harsher than this.

she rights her features as she would rumpled clothes, smoothing them down until everything sits just so. it's just a coincidence. with all the time they've lingered in this city, it's not hard to guess where this might be coming from.

as expected, disguised as kyoshi warriors and friends of the avatar, they were welcomed with open arms and honoured with a place next to the king. a somewhat unintended consequence of their prestigious position, however, has been a clear window into the warped inner workings of the kingdom. sure, politics is politics, but here it's bloodier; the idiot king hasn't appointed a new adviser, so everyone's knifing each other in the back for the scraps.

and now, the longer they haunt these halls, more and more members of the dai li look to azula in the absence of their leader. loyalty is hard to come by, here. evidently, her dear friend has taken note.

mai sighs; that answer hasn't satisfied her in the slightest, so she offers something more substantial. ❝   do i look like i'm going anywhere ?   ❞

#fearbend #OW . #m.ai's too ''' oh shit oh fuck oh shit she KNOWS '''' to really feel bad about it just yet but she might get there for a second ! !! #m.ai got anxiety just from this adfhdh #but FUC K . #will she think about this moment at the b.oiling rock ? yes . yes she will . #had so much fun with this one !

[bndair]

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meme tag // always accepting

azula: Did you like the food I made? aang: No, not really. azula: But I put my heart and soul into it! aang: No wonder it tastes so cold and dead.

azula: What must it be like to live in your head? Are there happy ponies in there? It’s really something how utterly delusional your optimism is. If I didn’t hate you so much, I might even be impressed. aang: Huzzah! I got a heavily qualified and slightly sarcastic compliment from azula!

*while waiting outside the principal’s office* azula: What are you in for? aang: Oh, they just want to know if it’s cool if I miss my classes tomorrow to run sound and lights for a presentation in the auditorium. What about you? azula: I stabbed a kid with a screwdriver. aang:aang:aang: We live very different lives. azula: Yes we do.

aang: The path to inner peace begins with four words… not my fucking problem.

aang: azula, no. azula: azula, yes.

#fearbend #stabbed a kid with a screwdriver!?!? damn azula #she would tho

[chiblockd]

@fearbend said : you can't see these, can you?              ↳  𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐒 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐆𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐁𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 (𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟒).

it's a beautiful day outside : mid - summer, the afternoon warmth pleasant and agreeable against her skin, a gentle breeze sneaks through ornate silky curtains and ... and azula sits in the room with her, unreadable as usual. the sun does not quite manage to reach her face where she's sitting but it catches against the carpeted floor in thin yellow stripes, ricochetting off it to cast shadows across the princess' face; emotion always seemed to cling differently to her than it did to ty lee, for a moment making her feel lost amongst the walls of a place she'd thought of as a home, second only to the circus : how well did she really know her, this unpredictable figure of a childhood friend stripped of what they'd thought was her birthright? for a long time, the acrobat would've said that a lot : she had never been delusional enough to lie to herself into believing she was more a friend than useful to whatever goal occupied azula's mind, but there had always been intention to her presence, standing one single step to the side, keen ears to accompany an even keener form.

now, she sits, intentionless and silent, thinking of how distant the memories of the days when the princess would push her, child - like in her meanness, feel a fun pirouette interrupted and turned sour by the hard shove of palms on her back. or how they would gossip with their hands covering their mouths, as if the people around them could not hear, their giggles always loud enough to give them away regardless. now, there's something dark and dangerous behind honey - colored eyes that was not there before, and ty lee does not feel brave enough to ask about it.

ever so subtly, gray hues move up to watch her and she gives a short shake of her head, gently says, ❝ nope, there's nothing there, ❞ as she brushes imaginary dust away from her uniform, gloved hands folding neatly atop her lap when she's done. she'd insisted on being the one keeping an eye on her, and though she does not regret it, she does wish she hadn't turned down the offer of having one of the other kyoshi warriors stay with her as well, if nothing else so that she could talk to someone other than azula. the awkward taste of betrayal hangs from a thin thread above their heads, too precarious to ignore still.

but an idea springs to mind, and ty lee rises from her place with unnecessary flourish to walk toward the door, face turned toward her ... friend. there's a smile plastered on her features, does not matter that it takes a while for it to crinkle her eyes. ❝ hey, let's go sit under the willow trees outside, what do you think? it's so stuffy in here, i don't like it. ❞

#fearbend #answered. #trying smth new with my formatting .. let's see if i stick to it #anyway <3 Them . hope this is alright mwah ily

[howthesleeplesswander]

starter for @fearbend​

“Your technique is impressive! I can’t say I’ve ever met anyone brave enough to wield Pyro and Electro at once before.” Enthusiasm laced Childe’s tone, that which only heightened when a quick once-over of the girl revealed no Vision or Delusion to be found. Well, well, what have we here?

What kind of person could wield the elements without the aid of an Archon’s blessing or the Fatui’s counterfeits? Instantly the Traveler came to mind—a being from another world, something beyond human. Naturally, the question then became: was she as powerful, too?

“Though, I can’t help but wonder...” Head tilting, a congenial grin distracted from the intrigue in dull eyes. “How are you able to do that without a Vision?” 

#wanderer: childe #fearbend #hi there! #:D #thanks so much for liking my starter call! #I hope this works for you! #also #I apologize in advance for literally everything Childe says and does #X'D #he is 10000x too fighty for his own good and doesn't know the meaning of the word 'chill' #I love the idea of throwing Vision-wielders and benders together tho! #the universes meld perfectly!

[sifutoph]

❛ you look like you've got something to say. ❜

❝ sure, ❞ short, non-discriminating.

the earthbender goes ahead and stick her pinky finger up into one of her teeth, scraping against a piece of nut she's sure is stuck there around the back. people talk so much about growing pains, but geesh, no one would care to mention how needy your dental health could be. toph's trying to tough through the incessant pain throbbing every few hours across her lower jaw though, because the last time she'd indiscriminately dropped a vague concern about possibly getting it treated towards sokka, the guy's description of a dental practitioner had her feel like she'd sooner bury any teeth practitioner straight into the ground than let them anywhere near her mouth.

listen, it's—scary, okay ? it's one thing if it's just a healer and you've got a wound and they're treating you with purified water and stuff, fine. but to be strapped down and lay dormant when she can't even truly anticipate what they'll do ? may spirits have mercy on them because toph wasn't sure if she could.

anyways. not the topic they're focusing on right now.

the little princess is turning to her, most likely glaring — not that toph could actually confirm it; she's going by pure instinct and fuck-all expectation over here — while she's made to wait on an answer, and toph tries not to smirk at that. finally, nut-free, the younger earthbender flicks the piece away, addressing the situation at hand. ❝ you really want to help him, huh ? ❞ toph asks, her posture's still too relaxed; lounging on the half-reclined chair she'd requested zuko to make for her. ❝ firelord hotman. could see it through the floor. you really don't want him to mess it up. ❞

an assortment of dialogues.

#fearbend #ok something post-war perhaps ???? #and i hope i got ur post-war a.zula correct based on what we've exchanged!! #lmk if it isn't and i'd be happy 2 edit it again !! #GREATEST: ANSWERED.