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stumbleonhometomycats · 10 months

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decided that my favorite book trope is when the female love interest is in mortal peril and the male main character goes absolutely fucking feral to protect her

#definitely don't recommend books like this to me....#megan reads #book trope #books #nyktos #sjmcu #xaden riorson #fourth wing #an ember in the ashes #rowan whitethorn #kingdom of ash #rhysand #acowar #acotar #iron flame #a fire in the flesh

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iron-embers · 22 days

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MORE WIPS

Angry Sekido and Pleasure seeker Karaku! The big piece I’m working on is coming along and can’t wait to show you guys!

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comradekatara · 10 months

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tags by @peony-pearl on this post that got me thinking about how gene yang writes sokka as if he is the ember island players’ portrayal of sokka (down to literally saying “wack a pow”). of course that episode is as much a parody of how the fans interpret these characters as it is an illustration of in-world colonial propaganda (and im sure the targeted audience being situated in the imperial core has nothing to do with that coincidence…) but surely, you’d think that a writer who was hired to write semi-canon paratext would understand the characters better than the fandombrained masses….

it makes me wonder if because sokka “endorsed” his portrayal in the episode, gene yang thinks that sokka “approved” of this play and it thus ought to lend itself to his characterization?? which doesn’t make sense regardless (a tv character should be interpreted on the basis of more than one singular episode), but it’s especially confusing considering that he doesn’t actually think that eip!sokka is an accurate portrayal, but rather that he finds it amusing. toph doesn’t actually think she’s a big buff man, but she isn’t enjoying the play for its fidelity to their experiences.

sokka and suki literally joking about their trauma during intermission should be an indicator of where they’re at regarding this play. while earnest, sensitive, straightforward aang, katara, and zuko take genuine offense at their portrayals, sokka and suki (the ones who wanted to go see the play in the first place) were always aware that this piece of colonial propaganda would be unflattering, and they approach it with a sense of ironic detachment and laugh (for the most part, sokka’s unprocessed yue trauma notwithstanding) at just how offensive and terrible it is.

while aang, katara, and zuko lament their offensive portrayals, sokka and suki sneak backstage so that sokka can suggest more jokes to the actor responsible for portraying him as shallow comic relief. sokka’s goal is to get laughs, not faithful representation, which he knows the fire nation would never actually grant him. the correct takeaway from that episode regarding sokka’s characterization is not that he acts like his actor counterpart in any way, but that he and suki would go to midnight screenings of the room together and throw spoons at the screen. i do think that faith erin hicks understands this. gene yang clearly does not.

#i mean narratively speaking of course the whole gang had to be there for this episode #but I really do think that sokka and suki should’ve known better than to invite them all to the boy in the iceberg #besides toph they should’ve known that they’d be the only ones to enjoy that #aang katara and zuko are way too sensitive and earnest for that!!!#they lack ironic detachment #which is a good thing overall but means that they truly cannot appreciate bad media at all #unlike sokka and suki whose primary coping mechanism is also the basis for their sense of humor #ember island players #comics crit #sokka

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emberkyrlee · 5 months

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Currently a little in love with TWO barbarians, both with chronic pain/illness, and both know what it feels like to burn from the inside out.

With VERY different personalities. From two separate pieces of DnD-based media.

#ember you useless bisexual #love this punk rock #and the ''devil with a heart of iron''#critical role #ashton greymoore #big3 #baldur's gate 3 #karlach

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shinidamachu · 2 years

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The thing about Zutara is that the first time I watched ATLA I knew from the very beginning Aang and Katara would end up together and considering I was a little child who wasn't familiar with concepts such as symbolism, themes or story telling and was more interested in the other aspects of the show that not romance, it didn't feel like that big of a deal when Zutara didn't happen.

Now, as an adult, the fact Zutara wasn't canon gets bonkers with each passing day. Which is even worse because it's like a retroactive loss, LMAO. Like, back then I was blissfully unaware of how much we had been deprived of, but now that I know I feel the rage I should have felt before tenfold. This isn't even supposed to be possible, what the fuck?

#Zutara #Sidposting #Katara #Zuko #Avatar The Last Airbender #I swear to God I was so blind #Ironically enough it was the Ember Island Players episode that even made me AWARE there were people out there who shipped Zutara #And I remember being like what the actual fuck?#But then the more I watched and with more mature eyes the more it made sense

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jasontoddssuper · 11 months

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Not a Super but i believe in their beliefs

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kckramer · 5 months

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World Ember 2023 & Writing Project Update

A quick update on writing as well as what I'm doing on World Anvil

So, for those who don’t know, I do a lot on World Anvil, which is a worldbuilding organization/inspiration/etc community. They do a lot of annual challenges which are a lot of fun, with World Ember being their big one. The main goal is to write ten thousand words of new worldbuilding in December. Sort of like NaNoWriMo, but much more manageable. So, it’s 10 ten days in right now and these are…

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#dieselpunk #my writing #iron horizons #world anvil #worldbuilding #writing #world ember #world ember 2023

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avian-hearts · 7 months

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on a similar notw; i've been thinking that phoenix cookie's magic candy ingredient would be tomato paste, which she uses to dye her hair!

#caw caw #this also connects to how bearded vultures dye their white feathers orange to red in mud or dust/soil full of iron <3 #except phoenix has black hair and feathers; bc i also based her of off embers.........................#WELL. ''black'' bc i myself have dark brown hair that just looks black

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landlordevil · 8 months

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And NONE of them could do my bottom surgery. Full stop. Well Dammon could but literally no one else

#infernal iron? i could do something with that #*he hammers at the forge wipes his sweat from his brow and produces my phalloplasty from the embers*

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soleilenchaine · 11 months

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i have been itching to write more horror fics but now that i have the time i am finally gonna start structuring a horror limbus fic!!!!!!!!!!!!

#i will still write smoke and ember but i need some time to iron out some pacing kinks #but i miss writing horror fics and the urge to put the sinners through unspeakable horrors is at an all time high

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gailynovelry · 1 year

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Rereading your old work is good and fun and delightful and rewarding, actually.

#source; i am polishing Shadow Herald for the upcoming revision and FUCK my old writing is actually blowing me away in some places #it's not perfect and i'm finding plenty to correct #but i'm only just finishing ch 4 and already i'm looking at my chars and going “oh! the babies! the babies girls and boy!”#i really love the juxtaposition of Crislie's ch 2 and Mep's ch 3 #Crislie is like "man i hear feyries are scary. is this suspiciously almost-dead looking girl a fey? nope her ears and blood are Normal #cut to pointy-ear Mep bleeding glowing blood as he tries to scale an iron-flecked wall & leave his horrible hellscape Irongardhe-ruled city #like you should pretty immediately understand that the Irongardhe are Not Great even if Crislie has internalized some propaganda #my poor babies #who did this to them #yes t'was me oh no #also i am jealous of past!me's prose #this motherfucker is going to reteach me her secrets so i can edit up Ember Warrior to standard next

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therunawaywriter · 2 years

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Read & Reading 📚

#writer #author #fantasy #bookish #book #writingcommunity #reading #read #amreading #an ember in the ashes #a torch against the night #iron widow #callies catastrophe #the city if brass #sweet berries

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iron-embers · 3 months

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Hi! Just wanted to say it makes me very happy that your blog exists! I love seeing people wholeheartedly and unashamedly making and drawing and writing about fandom OCs, since it makes me feel more confident with my own. And of course I love the Rengoku love!!

Also the donut slayer series has slain me, 10/10. Also also your art is nice!!

I’m so very happy that I can give that happiness to you! I have several obsessions and sharing it with others is my greatest joy! I’ve been doing this for awhile and so I’ve gotten to a point that those lil trolls trying to shame OCs mean nothing! I’m so glad I can help you in that regard as well, go crazy and most importantly have fun creating!

And yus, a fellow Rengoku enthusiast is always welcome!

Donut slayers is my fav obsession right now, and so glad ya appreciate the lil crack series. Don’t worry, there will be more donuts in the future to make the Slayers Dozen!

Thank you for the ask!

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comradekatara · 1 year

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the gaang and associates + their most niche interests?

i love the use of the word associates. their business partners. colleagues, if you will

aang: is "being an air nomad" too out of pocket? ok im gonna go with "noodle portraiture"

katara: ecoterrorism <3

sokka: rhyming haikus (but let's be real, when it comes to "niche interests," the world's his oyster)

toph: i mean........ metalbending

zuko: reading sontag's notes on camp from cover to cover

suki: being so passionate about consuming bad art ironically that it ultimately just circles back around to being sincere

ty lee: does chi-blocking count if she (probably) invented it

mai: well she has exactly one interest and it is knives. so knives

azula: memorizing esoteric knowledge about military history to bust out at parties

#imadisasterwalking #asks #the gaang and #this is within the time frame of the show bc i already answered an ask abt 'weird' interests of theirs which is pretty similar #so i decided to limit this one to canon #which means that i must clarify now that the notes on camp thing isnt literal its a reference to zuko being the blue spirit #and the suki one is both a reference to the ember island players #but also i like to think that the reason she loves chongs band is bc she started liking it ironically to annoy sokka #but ended up just actually becoming a fan #also i like to think aang made that ozai noodle portrait on his own and it wasnt actually a school assignment #he just did it for fun during lunchtime #makes more sense than the idea that the FN school would ask students to do that..... its way too fun and creative and silly for them!#anyway .

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mariasbookishcorner · 2 months

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If you are looking for captivating books that will get you hooked, desperately anticipating for the sequel then this book list is for you! 10 enthralling book series that are absolutely impossible to put down and are guaranteed to whirl you into their magical worlds!

#book blog #books and literature #booksbooksbooks #bookblr #literature #fantasy books #iron flame #fourth wing #a tempest of tea #divine rivals #ember in the ashes #the cruel prince #holly black #sabaa tahir #aesthetic #name of the wind #rebecca yarros #powerless #fantasy reader

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ofswordsandpens · 3 months

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it is a little funny, a little ironic, because as much as the Ember Island Players episode wants to be like "see?? you're silly for thinking zuko and katara's dynamic is romantic" it doesn't quite think through the in-world implications of the play because, conceivably, this play is built largely upon rumor, right? biased or purposefully distorted first, second, or third-hand accounts of the gaang and their journey? (and then of course, whatever artistic liberties the play writers want to take)

Because that all begs the question - why do the play writers think zuko and katara are together?? Like literally lmao was it just for the Drama of it all? Or do enough people in the avatar universe perceive Zuko and Katara to be a couple for it to be a far spread rumor?? Is June gossiping in taverns like "oh the fire nation prince? yeah he hired me to find his girlfriend. he had her betrothal necklace and everything"??

And how did the play writers (or anyone for that matter) even know that Zuko and Katara had shared a Moment with one another in the crystal caverns? Were there like, Dai Li Agents spying on them from afar? Watching katara huff and stalk around and yell at zuko then like five seconds later they see her cradling Zuko's face and they're just like "bro" "bro" "no way" "there's no war in ba sing se but we've got to tell people about that."

Then isn't it also implied this play is fairly popular in the fire nation? Like how many years after the war is the average fire nation citizen convinced that Zuko and Katara are an item?

#the episode being like: we'll show those zk shippers by implying that people in their universe constantly mistake them for a couple #that will show them #...and then have June call them a couple AGAIN in the following episode #amazing #atla #zutara

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