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dcwnrisen-aa · 1 year
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sleepless nights mean nothing when it comes to you. | mini drabble.
one would question arsenio's sanity, showing up on nanami's doorstep, shoulders drenched from the rain and glasses fogged up. lightning zips across the sky, thunder making it's presence known a second latter and the demi-god wonders why he chose to come here. the man looked like he had been sleeping, or rather just falling asleep. it'd have been best to let him be but arsenio couldn't sleep until he saw him. til he saw him whole, in one piece because he had terrible dreams and couldn't stand another second within cool sheets. not until he could touch nanami with his own hands and know that it wasn't real.
his name is on the sorcerer's lips but arsenio moves forward, encapsulating the man into his arms, holding him tightly, lips pressing themselves into the top of his hair. he's not entire sure how long he held the other man but when he lets go, one hand gently cups nanami's cheek, thumb brushing back and forth over his bottom lip as he sighs out a quiet breath.
❝ ━ i know it's late, forgive me. ❞ there's an uncharateristic gruffness to his voice, his words rumbling forth, ❝ ━ you occupied my thoughts so much that i had to see you or i couldn't sleep. ❞ the demi-god is forever in awe of the sorcerer's beauty, as if he were carved by deities, smething specially made. lips quirk at the thought. said lips find themselves pressing to nanami's forehead a moment later, lingering there to inhale his scent, a remind that he's alive. that he's there and nothing he dreamt of was real. ❝ ━ Σ' αγαπώ. ❞ he whispers the words fondly, in quiet reverence before pulling away completely. ❝ ━sleep well, ilie mou.❞
something soft for @zangyo
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monhiio · 26 days
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Da-ge those look real heavy can I hold them for you??
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lotuslate · 1 month
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Knowing that he’d definitely die, Wei Wuxian somehow grew calmer.
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blluespirit · 2 months
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Overall NATLA Thoughts
Okay, now that I've watched the series, I can give my thoughts.
Overall, I thought it was good!!! I had fun watching it! I'd rate it a solid 6.5/10. It's nowhere as good as the original, but it was definitely enjoyable and made some nice changes here and there that I liked. There were also some things I was also Not a fan of too.
I said in another post that it's best to treat this like an AU of the original. There will things that are great and things that are bad. That's the nature of adapting something.
Having said that, I need to get my initial thoughts off my chest... here we go.
Things I thought were good:
Sokka's characterisation - I really enjoyed him! I thought Ian did a good job! He played the funny moments well and retained the underlying seriousness/cautiousness. It wasn't perfect, but I enjoyed the changes a lot and think it was overall a solid performance.
Zuko's characterisation - Like Sokka, I do think I was most satisfied with their performances. A lot of Zuko's moments from the cartoon are sometimes... well, cartoonish and definitely wouldn't translate to live action, but I think Dallas did a nice job at balancing Zuko's desperate anger and that occasional sassiness well.
Zuko and Iroh moments were great. Had me on the floor crying. As it should have.
The bending looks a trillion times better than the movie - I understand it would not have been easy for the actors but, overall, I was very happy about it.
The scenery was stunning. It just looked so beautiful. I loved it so much.
Absolutely ADORE that they made Zuko a good calligrapher and artist. I read a fic about a million years ago where Zuko is a fantastic calligrapher and I thought it was perfect and made so much sense, and now I can say it's canon. This is perfect for me.
S U K I
The Freedom Fighters were ✨ perfect
They were so real for making Oma and Shu lesbians
Koh, Wan Shi Tong and Hei Bai looked fantastic, but I have more to say about all of them below, unfortunately.
I actually like the change they made that Katara is Aang's sole waterbending teacher.
Aang is not perfect, and needed more goofy scenes HOWEVER, I did like how they've had Aang's guilt more prominent in the story. The original didn't do a very good job with that, imo.
Zuko entering is breaking and entering era by breaking into an impenetrable Earth Kingdom prison is just perfect.
In Masks, I like how Aang and Zuko got a longer conversation - that was pretty cute.
I liked how they changed Yue a bit and got her out of the arranged marriage... how Yue saw Sokka in the Spirit World before meeting him in the real world.
Things I didn't like:
Far too much info-dumping/exposition. So much spelling things out. It was not as egregious as the movie, and I get there's a lot of information that needs to be conveyed well and quickly... but sometimes it really took me out of the show.
Why are Mai and Ty Lee here.... I was hoping the live action would give them a bit more depth (and they might as it goes forward!), but why put them in season 1 at all if they're just going to stand around???
Some odd changes - putting this as one point, but there are some bizarre changes that didn't make sense to me, as they did not benefit the story or deepen the characters. I have two main examples: a) making it so Aang didn't run away from home, and b) making it so Zuko actually fights Ozai in the Agni Kai.
Characterisation of Katara was Not Great. I don't think I got many hints of the reckless, compassionate, badass Katara until the end when she fights Pakku and rallies all the women together to fight (which happens off-screen). She was sweet and kind, but she just lacked the fire that OG Katara has.
Azula's characterisation - Azula is desperate to impress Ozai and so her character is just…. brewing with anger, frustration, desperation. I was SO excited to see the Azula we are introduced too… perpetually and irritatingly calm, calculating and ruthless. She's perfect, she's terrifying! She's literally the character of all time. But this Azula had more Zuko vibes? I don't think there's anything wrong with giving Azula more concrete motivation by wanting to impress Ozai and establishing that Ozai is abusive to both his kids, but I do think trying to do that right off the bat is a mistake.
WHY is Wan Shi Tong here. I love Wan Shi Tong, but like I said: Why Is He Here? Why could we not have his iconic, ominous as fuck introduction from The Library, and instead he's introduced in a random season 1 episode giving Aang Information(tm) about the Spirit World.
When Aang gave Koh the statue, and then he just takes it and immediately lets all the villages go, and neither of them even say anything, I actually laughed out loud. Like, I am so sorry, but what in the jesus fuck was that.
Speaking of Koh - I think Koh is better the less we know about him. Roku saying ~all Koh wants is a family like the rest of us~ just pissed me off?? I like my Koh the Face Stealer Terrifying and Unknowable, thank you.
NOTHING EVER REALLY HAPPENS WITH HEI BAI!!?? where's my precious spirit bear?? Like Aang never really does anything with him and the replacement Koh story is boring and it sucks.
Bumi.... sorry I just didn't vibe with him at all.
Things I can't decide on:
Fancy spirit knife to kill the moon spirit annoyed me a bit, but I guess they wanted to Kuruk something to work with and a little bit more interaction with Aang which I get but idk. I really flip/flop on this one.
I've been very on the fence about having Azula (and Ozai) being in the show in season 1 in general. I'm not sure if it benefited either of their characters.
Azula & Ozai's dynamic - Okay, so, I think they're trying to give Azula more depth, right? They're trying to establish what it was like for Azula to live with Ozai and that she's also (like Zuko) trying to desperately prove herself to him, but Ozai using Zuko's... achievements to do that just felt so weird. I get he's doing it to manipulate her, but that just felt so wrong when in canon it's very obvious that Ozai just didn't give a single fuck about Zuko. Ozai pits Azula against Zuko by saying he's a failure, he's a bad bender etc. Azula is born lucky, Zuko is lucky to be born - like, Ozai says that to Zuko's face. I don't know if I am communicating this point very well, but it just didn't seem right to me??
Zuko vs Zhao in the Siege of the North... I genuinely do not know how to feel about it! I didn't love it, I didn't hate it. I don't know how to feel about Zhao telling Zuko that his mission is a sham and that Azula is the prized one... It feels like it's saying the quiet part out loud? In the OG we all know that Ozai sending Zuko on that mission was an excuse to get rid of him, but we can work that out, no one actually says it. And then Iroh just fucking killing him/mortally wounding him instead of the Iconic scene where Zuko reaches out to save him despite everything Zhao has done to him, but Zhao's own pride gets in the way from letting him accept help from Zuko.
Zuko’s crew being the 41st is not necessarily a bad thing at all!!! But I do just want to say that in the original, the attack goes ahead, and presumably, those soldiers die. It’s horrible. Zuko’s sacrifice is in vain, and it was always going to be in vain because the Fire Nation as it stands would not allow Zuko's compassion to win. Ozai would not allow it. While not necessarily a bad choice (all the soldiers bowing to Zuko on the boat was so sweet I loved it!) but I think it does take away some of the horror of Zuko’s story (same as it does with making Zuko fight back in my opinion) because the whole point is that Zuko did the right thing - and he was punished for it, and those soldiers died anyway.
anyway...
Okay!! got that off my chest. I know I just had a big whine here, but I still had a lot of fun watching this show. I think some of the backlash is a bit over the top and unwarranted. It was never going to stand up to the original - and that's okay.
Enjoy it for what it is!
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doctorsiren · 3 months
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do you see my vision
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dangerous-advantage · 8 months
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jin ling, having done some stupid shit: my uncle's gonna kill me!
lan sizhui, serenely: it's ok, your other uncle's a necromancer
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the-gayest-potato · 9 months
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Descendants of Jin Guangshan must be absolutely fucking terrified of dating, cuz anyone they're interested in has like a 90% chance of being related to them.
You think that guy's hot? He's actually your half-brother.
Think that person is cute? Sorry that's your cousin.
You got that girl pregnant? Yeah that's actually your half-sister. Wait you're still gonna marry her?
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jonathankai · 2 months
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❗❗MDZS spoilers, TGCF spoilers❗❗
Nie Huaisang: I destroyed him through and through. His own wife found him repulsive. The whole cultivation society wanted his downfall. He lost his mother's ashes. His dearest friend fatally wound him and dage tore his body apart. And what did you do with bastard who decapitated your brother?
Shi Qingxuan: He... comes over to dinner sometimes?
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avaantares · 3 months
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For @guardianbingo prompt "Black Cloak Envoy."
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demonicfarmer69 · 1 year
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i-i-it's not what u think, zongzhu!! 😖💦 (loosely based off of this post)
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villainessbian · 6 days
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it sucks having autism and ADHD because I want to listen to you infodumping, I'm extremely interested in what you have to say to me and what makes you excited, but midway through the conversation my brain will go
can't read my, can't read my, no they can't read my poker face COME ON BARBIE LET'S GO PARTY can't read my, can't read my, no they can't read my poker face COME ON BARBIE LET'S GO PARTY
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danmeiljie · 7 months
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I Collect Gay Cops and their Boyfriends
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Left to right, top to bottom:
Captain Luo Wenzhou and his boyfriend Business President Fei Du (Mo Du)
Chief Zhao Yunlan and his boyfriend Professor Shen Wei (Guardian)
Captain Xie Lanshan and his boyfriend Forensic Sketch Artist and freelance Painter Shen Liufei (In The Dark)
Vice Chief Yan Xie and his boyfriend former Chief Jiang Ting (Poyun)
Officer Xia Yao and his boyfriend Bodyguard and Business Owner Yuan Zong (Advance Bravely)
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lotuslate · 6 months
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the greatest thing you’ll ever learn is to love and be loved in return
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sophyret · 9 months
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>:3
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lenateliier · 2 years
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Very quick Shuangxuan / Beefleaf
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