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freelyinstantwizard · 3 years
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NETFLIX, LISTEN TO ME  BEFORE YOU RUIN ATLA PART 1
Hey so I’m pretty new to the Avatar Fandom but I’ve taken the crash course, and I’m SUPER invested in the new Netflix show (Even though the creators just left it) so here’s my ideas for how I’d like this jazz to go down
This was going to be a hella long post, but I decided to just turn it into a series because, hey, why the heck not.
So here’s the first thing I’m really anxious about:
FIRE-BENDING CGI
In most movies, and this is purely my opinion, the depiction of fire powers has always been very...meh.
You just never seem to get a sense of how much force the character is putting into it, and although this example are super old I don't think we’ve come very far, 
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And honestly, it isn’t the VFX department’s fault, really. 
Fire, unlike the other elements doesn’t attack with it’s momentum. When we see someone get hit by a gust of wind or a jet of water, our brains are able to process it as : “Oh, the dude got punched, A’ight” 
But with fire the danger isn’t being thrown into the air, it’s being burned to crisp where you stand.
But we can’t put that in our movies because it’d be horrific and disgusting to watch. With no other way to visually show the character being hurt, the filmmakers just make them fly backward. And it all ends up feeling...wrong.
The animated series worked around this because cartoon fire doesn’t work like real fire. 
When Zuko punches flames at someone, it acts as a solid pillar of flame while real fire would look more like a flame thrower.
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Daunting yes, but it’s not going to look very good in H2H combat, especially when it comes to the Fire Nation’s Martial art’s style. Zuko even produces Fire blades to use in combat, how’re those going to work if we use realistic fire that always goes up?
So here’s what I propose fire bending should look like and I’m going to use 2 main references to explain this( I’m sure there are more, even far better ones, but I feel like these some what accurately convey what I’m trying to say).
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Yeah, I know, the movie sucked, you don’t have to tell me. Most of the CGI sucked too ngl. But this is one of the few scenes where actually liked how the fire looked, where it exploded on contact, added a much more DYNAMIC feeling to it.
But a much MUCH better example is pretty much everything Diablo does in Suicide Squad (I tried finding a decent gif but I couldn’t find any so I’ll just link a vid : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flrfBbEJkWg ) 
So, yeah. Those are my thoughts on what Fire bending should look like in live action.
If you’ve got some more ideas, I’d love to hear about it!!
TL;DR: FIRE-BENDING BE NEEDIN’ SOME MOMENTUM TO FEEL GOOD. 
Note: I am also kinda a new to this whole blog thing, does anyone know a reliable source to source Gifs from? Thx!!! 
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dreamiehrs · 5 years
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dream run ➛ nct dream
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genre: fluff, crack (it’s the dreamies what do you expect), roadtrip!au, bestfriends!dreamies
summary: you and your besties (nct dream) go on a road trip to this beautiful beach before summer ends.
note: a bulleted fic bc idk how to write this tbh... also this is completely platonic love!! just you and the dreamies being besties <3 enjoy! (gif credit: @softkooky​)
warning: some swearing
so you and your best friends, the dreamies, are all hanging out in their dorms, moseying around and playing video games on jeno’s computer from time to time
until hyuck runs in
“guys!! I’ve got an idea!”
everyone internally groans (sorry hyuck)
“we should all go on a road trip together! wouldn’t that be fun? injunnie can drive!”
cue renjun tossing a pillow at hyuck’s face
“well, I’m interested. where are we gonna drive to?” jaemin speaks up from behind the kitchen counter, snacking on some sugar cubes
“I haven’t thought that far yet.”
now everybody is throwing a pillow at hyuck as he tries to defend himself while you pull out your phone beside chenle
“what ya doing?” he asks beside you and leans over your shoulder
“trying to figure out where we should go.”
“see! y/n agrees with me~!” hyuck calls out and runs behind you to look at your phone screen as well
the first thing that pops up is this beautiful condo right near the beach. a lighthouse sitting on top of a mountain right beside the condo, and you swear you can see a restaurant only a mile or two away from it
you jump up quickly from the couch “guys, let’s go here.”
everyone reads what's on your phone one by one and all of them agree
“should we go now?” chenle asks, almost leaping from his seat
“I think we should wait until tomorrow. it’s already the afternoon and if we start now, we won’t get there until midnight or later.” renjun remarks and jisung nods his head
hyuck has a frown on his face and chenle does as well, jeno looks indifferent but you know he really wants to go
"I say f-it and let's just go." you declare and everyone but renjun jump up in glee, while he just facepalms
now everyone is running to their rooms, rustling through their drawers and bringing out the suitcases
you excuse yourself to go back to your apartment and grab your things
no one notices because they’re too busy running around frantically
thirty to forty minutes later, you arrive back to their dorms to see everyone standing outside of it with all of their suitcases
renjun passes by you and states “I hate this fucking family” (wow what a vine reference king)
you laugh loudly as you all shove your suitcases in the trunk of the car
now it's time to decide who sits where inside the car
you all play rock-paper-scissors except renjun because... he's driving (unfortunately)
jaemin wins passenger seat in the front and literally glomps renjun
you, jisung, and chenle are sitting in the middle row all together, and they both decide that you're gonna sit in between them
RIP you... but not really because the maknaes are tons of fun and you'll probably be cracking up during the way there and back ^^
jeno and hyuck lose and are in the back, but they don't seem to mind
because they downloaded tons of shows and movies to watch so... they're completely prepared for this trip
you all shuffle into the car and bring some things to keep you guys entertained... renjun even bought those tiny screens with a DVD player so you guys can watch movies LMAO
renjun pulls up the address on the GPS and you guys start your adventure there!
the first hour or so is full of bantering and teasing the others, then you go to your own devices
lele brought board games, books, card games, tons of electronics, etc
while jisung just brought... food
we all know how much this boy loves to eat
you just chuckle at how his bookbag is overflowing with snacks while he just lightly pushes your forehead back before handing you some chips
you accept them and lele pulls out a card game for the three of you to play
nana is in the front listening to an audiobook with his airpods... it's titled "how much sugar is too much sugar?"
jeno and hyuck are watching a movie in the back and sharing a blanket together... you can see jeno slowly drifting off and hyuck tapping his shoulder every few minutes to wake him up
injunnie is just... well... driving as nana would update him about his audiobook from time from time
the card game between you, lele, and jisungie is getting intense and finally, the winner is revealed... it's you!
lele and jisungie already planned that if you won, you would be surprised with a tickle attack
they send each other 'the signal' and start jabbing your sides rapidly, you squirming around like crazy to avoid their hands
the three of you decide to watch a movie together, putting the small movie players injunnie bought to use
you all attempt to watch on one movie player, jisung having to scoot even closer to you
you're now squishing lele but he just lifts his left arm and places it on the top of the seat behind your head, giving you more room
now hyuck starts complaining about how he's hungry and jisungie just throws a snack at hyuck before going back to the movie
"I need to go to the bathroom~~" hyuck whines out, jeno sleeping soundly on hyuck's right shoulder
“hyuck, we’ve only been driving for an hour and a half by now.” renjun calls out and disturbs jeno’s beauty sleep, him groaning and clinging even more to hyuck
“and? you guys know I have a small bladder, right?”
hyuck’s complaints finally get to injun’s head “alright, when I find the closest rest stop I’ll let you all know.”
hyuck hums in content and lets himself slowly drift off to sleep, him and jeno now cuddling like no tomorrow
after about 30 minutes, renjun stops at a little rest stop and the stillness of the car makes everyone aware of where they are
hyuck literally jumps out of the car and sprints toward the bathrooms... naruto who?
you all waddle over to the bathrooms and do your business
afterward, you guys head over to the little snack shop nearby to try to buy lunch
jeno let you borrow one of his airpods so you’re... extra careful because you tend to be pretty clumsy
he has a bomb playlist ngl... you did your best to not bust out dancing in the middle of an aisle earlier
so you’re all in the line waiting to check out when one of you realizes...
you lost jaemin
“where’s nana?” hyuck asks and everyone goes into panic mode
so you guys abandon the check out line and go searching for jaemin who just disappeared
you were passing by the frozen section of the shop when you swear you saw someone who looked like jaemin trapped in one of the freezers
...wait a minute
you take a double take and behold... it is jaemin whose stuck in one of the freezers
you quickly open the door and tell him to get out, while he just replies with: “no, I’m done with this road trip by now.”
“jaemin you’re actually going to freeze, get out of the freezer.”
“make me.”
you curse at him underneath your breath and call jeno for help, who just looks wearily at nana “jaemin, what the actual fuck are you doing?”
“trying to hide from you guys so you won’t make me go back in that cursed car.”
you and jeno share a glance before dragging nana out of the freezer
you give nana your jacket so he doesn’t actually freeze to death and tug him along by his hand as you spot the others
“why is jaemin blue?” jisung inquires as hyuck back hugs nana, attempting to warm the poor boy up
“I tried to escape you guys by freezing myself in the freezer. it didn’t work out as planned.”
...okay jaemin
so you guys buy all your lunches and head back to the car
renjun revs it back to life and all of you get situated before driving off
time skip to 3ish hours later bc... I’m lazy :)
you arrive at the condo and it’s !! breathtaking
you're not too far from the beach and there is a restaurant and a convenience shop nearby
once you get in the condo you guys play rock-paper-scissors (once again) to figure out the situation of the rooms
jaemin wins the biggest room of all but, to be honest... he deserved it
except he has to room with jisungie... you can just imagine it now: jaemin cuddling and babying jisung until no tomorrow
hyuck & jeno get their own rooms!! hooray!
you and china line have to share a room... time for them to be speaking in Chinese and you looking far off in the distance like you’re in The Office
it’s around 4 pm and you all decide to go to the beach because!! why not
you all change into your bathing suits as fast as you can and slather sunscreen on each other and go running to the beach
at first, you guys were just gonna all sit down on the chairs you brought and take it easy because... it took a while for you guys to get there
however, everyone was forcing each other in the water so... you just went with it
the water was super cold at first until hyuck picked you up by the waist and dragged you deeper into the ocean (like he did to mark in that Miami vid)
jisungie just laughs at how relentless hyuck is and stays a safe distance from you and him
hyuck eventually gives up and lets you go before chasing down jaemin and doing the same to him
you go and bother renjun whose trying to build a sandcastle by poking his sides until he gets annoyed
“y/n... do you want to die?”
you just laugh and keep on annoying him until he gets fed up and almost puts you in a headlock
lele is chasing jisung across the beach and jeno is surfing on the waves with the surfboard he brought himself
about an hour later... you’re all exhausted so you bundle yourselves in the towels you brought and trek back to your condo
when you get back, you all take quick showers and change into your pajamas
lele decides to stay up with jisungie and hyuck to play video games while you and the others go to sleep
you wake up the next morning to a body draped over you and to be honest, you’re not surprised when you find out its lele
he’s clinging onto you like a koala and you just laugh at his sleepy face nuzzled into your stomach
you don’t wanna disturb him but at the same time... you really have to go to the bathroom, so...
coincidentally, at the same time, someone starts clashing pans together, which you presume is renjun
lele jumps out of his skin and you just pat the top of his head before slithering out of his snug hold
you go do your business and end up taking another shower bc... why not
you slip into some comfy shorts and a loose, long-sleeve shirt before making your way to the kitchen
you plop down on a barstool beside a groggy jeno and lie against the cold, marble counter
hyuck follows your actions on the right side of you and his bedhead is... extreme... let’s just say that for now
you guys didn’t stop by the grocery store on your way here so basically... you had no food except the snacks jisungie brought + the ones you guys bought at the convenience store
renjun looks up the closest breakfast restaurant and it’s only 15 minutes away... that’s definitely a win
you all shuffle into the car and this time you sit all the way in the back with jeno just so you could sleep on your way there LMAO
you get woken up by both lele and hyuck screaming in your ears... cue renjun saying “I hate this fucking family”
just kidding, you love these dorks so much
after you guys order and everything you kinda just... chill out
you and nana play around with the snapchat filters on his phone
renjun is talking your ear off with all the conspiracy videos he watched earlier
hyuck is... sleeping
jeno is tuning the whole world out w his airpods
and jisung and chenle are quietly screaming about the pubg game they’re playing on their phones right now
when your food arrives you all gobble down without wasting a second
...that was a bad choice on your guys part because everyone is dozing off now LMAO
you guys shuffle back into the car and drive back to the condo to get ready to go to the beach (again, I know)
you guys arrive and you brought a lounge chair to sleep on because... you’re that tired from stuffing your face this morning
you unfold your chair and plant injun’s purple umbrella beside your chair
you’re just drifting off when you hear someone’s footsteps approach your chair
you expected someone to tackle you but however, that’s not the case
you open one eye to see nana unfolding a lounge chair and planting it beside yours
“take a picture, it’ll last longer.” you can hear him say and you just groan
“shush, nana. I’m trying to sleep.”
“well, I’m trying to get my beauty sleep too, so don’t disturb me.”
you start dozing off in the middle of his sentence LMAO
you don’t know how long you’re asleep for until you feel someone giving you a piggyback ride
you open your eyes for a second and see a tuft of light pink hair before dozing off again
you don’t even remember being slid off of jisung’s back into the back of the car with jeno beside you
all you remember is waking up the next morning with no one lying by your side, which probably meant you slept in
you go freshen up in the bathroom and change into some actual decent clothes before heading out of your shared bedroom
however, you’re only met with hyuck and jisung sat on the couch watching a channel on the tv
“where’s everyone?” you ask as you walk over to them and squeeze yourself between both of them
“oh, they’re getting refreshments because hyuck and I are really worn out from the past two days. so today’s gonna be a chill day.” jisung explains
“but wasn’t yesterday a chill day?” you inquire as you look back and forth between jisung and hyuck
“it was a chill day for you and nana. everyone else was playing hard while you two got your hard-earned beauty sleep.” hyuck answers back and you nod before all the three of you are in an intense episode of Game of Thrones
all your legs are tangled together as you three wanted to cuddle bc you guys kept on complaining about how cold it was... however, jisung untangled his legs to go grab a humongous fluffy blanket and threw it on top of you and hyuck
jisung proceeds to snuggle underneath the covers once again with you on his left, and you struggle to keep your eyes open until you guys hear the front door open
“we’re back! wake up, sleepyheads!” renjun shouts which makes all three of you simultaneously flinch
him, nana, lele, and jeno all set down the grocery bags on the coffee table in front of you guys
“geez, how much did you guys buy?” hyuck asks from your right as jisung snuggles closer to you on your left
“tons, if you couldn’t tell. everything’s up for grabs, so get it while it’s fresh.” you rustle from underneath the snug blanket and search through the bags, eventually settling on green tea ice cream, chocolate, bottled water, and sour cream and onion chips
you sit back down on the couch and you hear hyuck snicker from beside you. “so unhealthy..” he says
“don’t say that like you don’t have a whole bag of Cheetos in your lap right now.”
he just nudges you in response and somehow all seven of you guys sit on the couch together
jeno has control of the remote and he puts on Spirited Away
it was eight when you guys started and it was a two-hour movie so... you guys finished around ten
after the movie, you guys had cleaned up all the trash from the snacks you ate and got ready for bed... jisungie invited you to stay up with him to play video games and you took up that offer for about an hour or so
when your head hit the pillow later that night, you were out cold LMAO
the next morning renjun wakes you up by shaking you, and you just hit his chest to make him stop
“y/n... it’s our last day here.” this made you get up
you just pout and he ruffles your hair before pushing you towards the bathroom... basically telling you to hurry the f up
once you’re all situated, you head out to the kitchen to see him serving everyone pancakes, scrambled eggs, and bacon
what a god
this particular morning, all of you take your time eating. savoring everything before you guys have to leave tomorrow morning
lele lets you share one of his airpods and his playlist is actually filled with every nct song known to exist... taeyong is *crying in proud mom noises*
jaemin plays with your hair from beside you while he scrolls through Instagram, already done with his breakfast
and yes... you guys go to the beach once again... how could you not? and especially on the last day
you guys are already all prepared for the beach so you jump in the car and drive to the beach for the third time
jeno brings his boards to teach you guys how to surf!! how fun!!
as a team effort, you guys try your best for 15 minutes straight
you actually got the ropes of it, but the other five kept on getting aggravated because they kept on losing balance every 5 seconds
you thank jeno for giving you some lessons on how to surf and he grins at you before you start to head to where lele is seated on the sand
he’s making a sandcastle, and now it’s a competition on who can make the biggest one
after a few minutes, he glances at yours and starts hyena laughing until he just starts to silently laugh
“oh gosh, what is it now?”
he wipes a tear from his eye. “yours reminds me of jisung’s big head.”
before you can even react to his statement, jisung comes up from behind chenle and necks him before sprinting off in the other direction
lele is quick to get up and start chasing after jisung. you don’t notice that hyuck has come up from behind you and lifts you from underneath your arms
“hyuck, don’t you d―“
“too late.” he carries you bridal style to the ocean and the both of you go under for a solid 10 seconds before you come back up again. your wet hair is now sticking to your back and hyuck is grinning at you like an idiot
he comes closer to you and you know he’s gonna dump you back into the water... but there’s nowhere to go to escape from his antics at this rate
“if I drown I’m blaming it on you.” you say as he lifts you up once again
he smirks. “fair enough.” before dunking you back into the water and doing the same to himself as well
you come back up for air and your ears are... full of water
thanks, hyuck
lele is still chasing jisung on the beach while renjun stares at them like their madmen
it’s all fun and games until jisung trips and lele literally pounces on him LMAO
and at this rate... you’re extremely burnt and everyone is wiped out from being at the beach for... 2 to 3 hours...
you get jeno to piggyback you to the car because... you’re too tired to even try to move
he does like the sweet guy he is and even sits in the back with you so you could lie your head on his shoulder for a bit... can you tell that I love jeno?
it's around 4 pm and you guys decide to freshen up for a bit before heading out to dinner
you try to look decent and ask the guys for their opinions on what outfit you should wear
they all have different fashion styles, though, so you just reside in hyuck who has the closest style to yours out of the others
when you put on each individual outfit and walk out of the bathroom like you’re striding down the runway, hyuck is your hypeman
even if he isn’t digging the outfit that much, he’ll still compliment how great it looks on you or how it describes your personality
once you settle on an outfit that both you (and hyuck) agree on, you guys head out to the Mediterranean restaurant nearby!!
you’re situated between lele and hyuck... the loudest ones of your friend group... god help you
the three of you scan the menu, helping each other figure out what they’re gonna eat and such
whatever you guys order looks really good... you’ve never been more excited to eat than at this moment lmao
you then proceed to entertain the two boys beside you, playing truth or dare and never have I ever until you guy’s food arrives
you inhale your food like earlier, and you have to force yourself awake because this time, no one was going to give you a piggyback ride TT
when you guys get back to the condo, you all change into pjs and renjun decides to go to bed first, having to drive for a great deal tomorrow
you wipe off some of the makeup you had on for dinner and jump into bed alongside renjun, opting to watch a short youtube video of cooking asmr to help you fall asleep
before you even know it, you’ve fallen asleep in the middle of the video
yes, you were that tired
you wake up, tangled in your earbuds and renjun still fast asleep beside you
earlier renjun said he wanted to leave around nine... it was already eight
“injunnie, wake up.” you lightly shake him and he groans
“no.”
“oh my gosh, stop being a baby. it’s already eight o’clock.”
his eyes suddenly open and he jumps up to get ready
you just shake your head and decide to make the rounds to see if anybody else was awake
...no one else was awake LMAO
you wrestle with the others to get them up and ready to leave, and at this rate, it seems like you guys are gonna leave at ten
you put on some sweats and an oversized t-shirt before packing all of your stuff... you’re definitely not going to tell renjun that you stole his cream cleanser and almost used all of it... (sorry renjun TT)
you also went to bed at 1 am... yolo
it’s now 8:30 am, and you guys are dumping all your luggage into the trunk of the car
renjun is still planning on driving, so he situates himself inside the car and waits for you guys to finish up with the seating arrangements
jeno is sitting up front with injun
hyuck, jisung, and chenle are sitting in the middle row
and you’re in the back with nana
he lets you listen to the podcast he’s currently listening to while the three in front of you guys are screaming
jeno is deadass playing The Sims on his phone (big mood)
after an hour everybody’s calmed down
you fell asleep on nana’s shoulder and his head is resting on yours
you guys get home safely and you drive yourself back to your apartment
time skip to a few months later... all of you are hanging out at the dreamies’ dorm and hyuck comes running in again
“let’s go on another road trip!!”
here we go again...
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