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this is my fucking super bowl

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my hottest take is that cardan is actually a fashion disaster when he goes to the mortal world

#listen #cardan greenbriar is such a material girl in elfhame #but!!! listen it's canon!!! my source is htkoelths #htkoelths #cardan #cardan greenbriar #the folk of the air #tfota #the cruel prince #tcp #elfhame #holly black #faerie

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#my art #the cruel prince #jude duarte #cardan greenbriar #fanart #the cruel prince fanart #folk of the air #elfhame #fantasy #jurdan #holly black #bookblr

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It's just a bro thing Sky...

#jayvik #arcane #squeue

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yall better be just as outraged about this as you were about notre dame

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MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!!! 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄 HO HO HOMOSEXUALS

#stolitz #helluva boss #squeue

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You really hate me, don’t you?

Almost as much as you hate me.

#self reblog #my art #cardan greenbriar #jude duarte #jurdan #jude x cardan #the cruel prince #the folk of the air #elfhame #the cruel prince fanart #the prisoner’s throne

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You really hate me, don’t you?

Almost as much as you hate me.

#my art #cardan greenbriar #jude duarte #jurdan #the cruel prince #the folk of the air #elfhame #the prisoner’s throne #(i just got tpt so pls no spoilers 😓) #holly black #faerie #fantasy #the cruel prince fanart

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proud of the ragwort steed ngl

#self reblog #jude duarte #cardan greenbriar #jurdan #folk of the air #the cruel prince #squeue

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proud of the ragwort steed ngl

#my art #jude duarte #cardan greenbriar #jurdan #the cruel prince #the cruel prince fanart #fanart #digital art #the folk of the air #elfhame #ragwort steed #faerie

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I just watched Avatar for the first time all the way through, and yeah, it’s great, but the one thing that surprised me was how different Katara was compared to the fandom interpretation I’d seen and internalized before watching.

Like, before you watch Avatar, you’ve seen all these memes about Katara and her mom, and based on those memes, you assume it’s one of those lines you have to get used to hearing at least once every episode. But then you watch the show and realize that she only talks about her mom maybe five or six times per season and you also realize she only brings her up when she’s trying to comfort someone or empathize with them because that’s how she processes her grief and that’s one way she connects with people.

Or you hear the infamous line, “then you didn’t love [our mother] the way I did” and you prepare yourself for one of the worst character assassinations ever only to see the scene after nearly three seasons worth of context and realize she was kinda right. She’s been the mother, the nurturer, the comforter. She’s been patient, gentle, and accommodating where everyone else has gotten to be insensible and reckless and childish, and the one moment where she allows herself to feel her grief, suddenly she’s this evil bitch and not, y’know, a 14 year old girl whose been thrusted into adulthood in a way no other character has. A 14 year old girl who should be allowed immaturity and raw emotion and anger instead of the patience and grace she’s been forced to extend to every character without even the smallest amount of gratitude or even consideration in return.

Or you see all of the clips where Katara puts Aang in the “friendzone” and you expect to have this wishy washy back and forth where Aang is putting his feelings out there only to have Katara neither commit nor express any clear reciprocation or rejection. Then you watch and realize that, as cute as the ship is initially, that there’s never a point where Aang returns any comfort or grace to Katara despite her always doing this for him to the point of coddling. That for as much as Aang says he loves her, he never seems to outgrow his perception of her so he can recognize her as someone who feels grief, anger, and pain as much as she expresses love, kindness, and maturity. And instead of having moments where he learns to see her beyond her strength or compassion, you’re instead given moments where Aang forces his feelings onto her, both romantic and non-romantic, and Katara is expected to just…shoulder those feelings the way she shoulders everyone else’s.

Katara is the most misunderstood character in the show. As much as people recognize the complexities of Zuko, Sokka, and Azula, they struggle to do the same for Katara because they see her struggles as somehow lesser, and therefore, less deserving of sympathy. They can handle her so long as she’s being endlessly patient and loving and kind, but the moment her endless love, patience, and kindness runs out, she’s suddenly this annoying bitch who can’t shut up about her mother or reciprocate Aang’s feelings. But Katara’s trauma does matter as much as anyone else’s. No, she wasn’t banished from her kingdom. No, she didn’t lose her entire community, and no, she isn’t the only one who lost her mother. But the difference between her and everyone else whose experienced loss because of the Fire Nation is that she’s never given time to process her trauma. Aang gets to lean on Katara constantly. Toph gets to express her feelings to Katara, and yeah, Sokka also lost their mother, but unlike Katara, he isn’t put in the position of being a substitute for everyone’s parent. He even admits that he sees his sister as a mother. The only characters who ever comfort Katara or allow her to vent is Zuko and her father and that’s, like, three scenes in a show where the other characters are consistently given opportunities to seek out Katara for unconditional support.

The fandom interpretation of Katara has been so bastardized that even those who haven’t watched the show know her for this fanon version and not for who she is. She’s such an interesting character beyond her fandom limitations, though. She’s brave, hot-headed, and hopeful as well as gentle and caring. She wishes to learn waterbending, not only because she wants to fight in the war, but because she wants to continue her culture’s practices because, and people often forget this, she also lost an entire subculture within her already fractured tribe. And she wants to defeat the Fire Nation both because of her deep love and empathy for other people, but also because she wants to avenge her mother. But because some of the fans have reduced Katara to a bitch who constantly whines about her mother and friendzones Aang, you wouldn’t know any of this, and it sucks because she’s the only character whose been dumbed down to such an extent.

#katara #avatar #good meta

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is it a common experience for other fanfic authors with adhd to love the immediate gratification of writing and posting a fic chapter by chapter but then either getting burnt out/disinterested or feeling like you have to retcon the whole thing bc it went in an entirely different direction than was originally intended?

asking for a friend thanks

#fanfic #fanfiction #fanfic authors #relatable #(maybe) #adhd #writers with adhd #writer #writing #adhd problems

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[CHAPTER UPDATE] The Mysterious Disappearance of Lady Whistledown

What might have happened if Colin Bridgerton had not seen through the new Lord Featherington’s lies?

This fic is an AU that takes place after the end of season two and follows the characters as they deal with the aftermath of Eloise and Penelope’s fallout, Colin Bridgerton’s new business venture, the instability of the Featherington family fortune, and unexpected romance amongst all the chaos of the 1815 social season. These authors hope you enjoy, dearest readers.

Chapter 4: Trolley Problem

Penelope slipped into her room, hoping to make the most of the unexpected break she’d just been gifted. Quickly, she lifted the corner of her mattress and withdrew several sheets of fine parchment. Her Whistledown drafts were also stowed away below the mattress, on the other side of the bed. It wasn’t a particularly clever hiding spot, she had to admit, but it worked. It was difficult to come up with a new system after Eloise’s discovery. The floorboards had worked so well for her. No one ever thought to check under the floorboards.

Just another casualty in the ongoing war between herself and Eloise Bridgerton.

Read Ch. 4 now on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/40281783/chapters/135709198

Or start from the beginning: https://archiveofourown.org/works/40281783/chapters/100898343

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if anyone ever asks why return of the jedi is my favourite star wars film i’ll just send them this gif

#lmaooo #squeue

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making silly stuff

#ofmd #adopt our crew

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btw with art when people say 'youve got to do it scared' 'youve got to draw bad' 'youre not gonna know how to do it until you do it' it sounds like bullshit but its true. 90% of art is just getting over the fear that it's not going to be good enough to deserve to be made in the first place. but you're here. you're alive and, with no need to justify that, you're going to make art. it's just part of being alive. you'll spend so long worrying you aren't doing it good enough that you'll look back and realized you didn't live a single day of it.

#good advice #then you’ll look back and go “actually it’s not as bad as i thought! #and then you compare to yourself now and get proud of how far you’ve come #make art because you want to make it!!! #squeue

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Balekin: Jude Duarte you will leave the High King’s side

Cardan:

#sassy man apocalypse #cardan greenbriar #squeue