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suki's laughter makes her feel braver. she's a leader, first and foremost, though qian had picked it up quickly that she didn't particularly relish in that title, and a good one, but there are times where qian is still surprised that she's a girl, too. she's not much older than qian.

their laughter sounds alike.

she stumbles along by suki's side, pausing only briefly to glance back at the narrowing gaze of the farmer who'd asked for their help in the first place. " we have to tell him something ! i mean, we couldn't have done all of this, so he can't accuse us. " she pauses to leaf gloved fingers through the wreckage at their feet. some of the wrecked vegetation is littered with bite marks.

" we can at least let him that he can take his grievances up with some hungry rabaroos. what happened to no amount of help being too small ? "

of all the things suki had anticipated in their travels ... this was not one of those things . they've assisted refugees , towns ravaged by the war , even wounded animals and children displaced from their parents . a farmer with squished cabbages strewn across the ground ... that was certainly a new one .

she snorts , unintentionally , and tilts back just enough behind qian to hide her face from the farmer's view . then she laughs just a little , an airy wheeze , quiet enough that only qian could hear it , and presses her gloved fist to her mouth to disguise it as a cough . tears are beginning to well unintentionally in her eyes , along with an ache in her gut from the sheer willpower of trying to suppress her laughter . with urgency , she twines her arm with qian's and begins to tug her back where they came from .

" oh spirits , i think i'm dying . i can't breathe . we have to leave before he asks us for help . or accuses us of murdering his cabbage patch children . "

#I'LL FIND A NEW PLACE TO BE FROM ╲ qian › act 3. #girls being girls being girls 😇

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it's a diplomatic visit. as qian feels the burn of frost against her cheeks, she begins to doubt her initial briefing. the northern water tribe is massive, frigid, and hostile in both environment and reception. the new fire lord and his guard are hardly welcomed, even under peaceful pretenses. she avoids the gaze of onlookers as they're led to their chambers. they aren't threatening. just . . . angry. disgusted. it resonates deeper than qian could ever put into words.

it's a wonder that they're left to their own devices, if only for a moment, as they wait upon the chief. if the suspicious glare of their courier are any indication, it's not without reservations.

once the door is shut behind them, qian slips off her gloves to massage her hands, the skin angrily flushed from the cold.

"they're going to crucify me anyway."

she looks up, expression as void of feeling as her fingers. " and then what ? " she wishes suki were here. she's soft in the way people needed when they need support. whether or not qian particularly likes @banishmark, her job is as much support as it is protection. the edge in her gaze dulls. " you can't expect them not to. they kind of have the right. but what are you gonna do after that ? " she huffs, the breath billowing like smoke from her mouth. " what would you want to hear from someone if you were them ? "

#I FORGIVE IT AS IT COMES BACK TO ME ╲ qian › act 5. #the best perk of being the fire lord's guard is that every trip is technically a meaningful zuko field trip

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DON'T BE YOURSELF, BE SOMEONE ELSE — independent, selective, mutuals - only kyoshi warrior oc of avatar: the last airbender, written by cat. ©

#flameo hotman ! ╲ ooc › self promo. #i'll be around this weekend <3 i promise

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❝ ──── i used to think this scar marked me. the mark of the banished prince, cursed to chase the avatar forever. but lately... i've realized that i'm free to determine my own destiny, even if i'll never be free of my mark. ❞

an independent 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙯𝙪𝙠𝙤 from the 𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙧 : 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙗𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 franchise. portrayal is 𝙢𝙞𝙭𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖 & 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙣 𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙙, primarily animation with heavy live action influence. twenty+ and mutuals only.

#promo tag tbt. #!!!!! this is gorgeous !!!!!

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THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT - THE ANTHOLOGY BY TAYLOR SWIFT PROMPT LIST *  assorted lyrics from the album, some lines slightly adapted for meme purposes but feel free to adjust as necessary

even if it's handcuffed, i'm leaving here with you.

trust me. i can handle a dangerous man.

i love you. it's ruining my life.

does it feel all right to not know me?

i am who i am 'cause you trained me.

quick. tell me something awful.

i loved you the way that you were.

we were just kids, babe.

i can fix him.

you and i go from one kiss to getting married.

you said i'm the love of your life.

way up there, i actually love it.

i just don't understand how you don't miss me.

do you hate me?

did you think i had it in me?

what if i told you i'm back?

i still miss the smoke.

i'm not trying to exaggerate, but i think i might die if it happened.

you look like stevie nicks.

it's hell on earth to be heavenly.

i still can't believe it.

this happens once every few lifetimes.

didn't you hear? they called it all off.

it's happening again.

my friends say it isn't right to be scared.

i might just die.

fuck you if i can't have us.

tell me about the first time you saw me.

are you gonna marry, kiss, or kill me?

no one's ever had me... not like you.

stay away from her.

there wouldn't be this if there hadn't been you.

i don't think you've changed much.

that's where i was when i lost it all.

life was always easier on you than it was on me.

i hoped you'd return.

do you believe me now?

what if your eyes looked up and met mine one more time?

what are the chances you'd be downtown?

is it something i did?

oh, we must stop meeting like this.

they say what doesn't kill you makes you aware.

i'm not a donor, but i'd give you my heart if you needed it.

looking backwards might be the only way to move forwards.

the story isn't mine anymore.

what a charming saturday!

none of it is changing.

wild winds are death to the candle.

one bad seed kills the garden.

i'm bitter, but i swear i'm fine.

this place made me feel worthless.

i didn't want to come down.

everything had been above board.

blood's thick, but nothing like a payroll.

you can mark my words that i said it first.

the professor said to write what you know.

all of this to say, i hope you're okay.

your words are still just ringing in my head.

i built a legacy which you can't undo.

who do i have to speak to to change the prophecy?

the effects were temporary.

no, i'm not coming to my senses.

babe, you gotta fake it 'til you make it.

you know you're good when you can even do it with a broken heart.

i guess a lesser woman would've lost hope.

thought of calling you, but you won't pick up.

you're a professional.

long may you reign.

you're an animal. you are bloodthirsty.

now i seem to be scared to go outside.

i don't believe in good luck.

i hate it here.

if i'd been there, i'd hate it.

only the gentle survived.

i'm lonely, but i'm good.

you have no room in your dreams for regrets.

i thought it was just goodbye for now.

are you still a mind reader?

let it once be me.

i haven't decided yet.

i still dream of him.

i'm so afraid i sealed my fate.

it was always the same searing pain.

i can't forgive the way you made me feel.

it wasn't a fair fight or a clean kill.

she used to say she wished that you were dead.

tell me all your secrets.

they tried to warn you about me.

you're in terrible danger.

i'm the life you chose.

yes, i'm haunted, but i'm feeling just fine.

no one asks any questions here.

tell me i'm despicable. say it's unforgivable.

i'm running back home to you.

you should see your faces.

you knew the price going in.

was any of it true?

who the fuck was that guy?

i don't ever want you back.

did you sleep with a gun underneath out bed?

you don't get to tell me you feel bad.

you wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me.

am i allowed to cry?

there's no such thing as bad thoughts. only your actions talk.

they're going to crucify me anyway.

i know i'm just repeating myself.

that's the closest i've come to my heart exploding.

#LOCKING UP EVERYONE WHO EVER LAID A FINGER ON ME ╲ ask memes. #💋✨

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toryburch: The dream of joy. Serene and idyllic, in harmony with nature, Mystic Geranium blends fresh bergamot, aromatic geranium and musk with warm notes of cedarwood. #EssenceofDreams#ToryBurchBeauty

Havana Rose Liu via toryburch on Instagram, 08/09/2022.

#WHY BE A WALLFLOWER WHEN YOU COULD BE A VENUS FLYTRAP ╲ qian › visage. #your honor she CAN be happy!!! see!!!

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the world ends at kyoshi island's shores and begins at the edge of her village. the stories travel with their merchants, of the kingdoms and the creatures and the avatar. qian regards him with bashful curiosity. he's younger than her, enough that side - by - side, she's a hair taller. what a funny thing, to be taller than the avatar. plenty about this is funny, she supposes. kyoshi was known for her justice, her vigor, her fury. aang . . . has pets.

she stashes a berry into her mouth before momo can claim it.

" he must have many friends, then. " qian smiles briefly before eyeing the fruit in aang's hand. her gaze flickers to the benevolence in his expression. the warriors have made their stance on his party clear. their suspicion brings her pause. even as she reaches for the moon peach, it's clear on her face. " how do i know he won't, uh — " she thinks briefly of massive teeth, flat and powerful, clamped around her graceless wrist. " how do i do it right ? "

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@fanforged ➔ [ feed ] maybe pre - warrior qian feeding appa or momo when the gaang visits the island in s1 ? 🥺

❝ oh (!) momo is super easy. anything fruity or sweet or even small bugs. you actually might want to hide anything you don't want him to eat. he's used to finding his own food so he still things if he can grab it , he can have it. ❞ hand lifts to scratch at the back of his head with an awkward chuckle , feeling a bit sheepish at the admission that the lemur may steal her food. ( could be doing just that as they speak ). ❝ we're working on it. ❞

standing over the bender's shoulder , appa gives a strong huff that sees aang's demeanor immediately lighten ; smile breaks out on his face as clothes billow from the strength of the bison's exhale and one hand will reach up to affectionately scratch his friend. ❝ appa here loves a good bale of hay and moon peaches are his favorite sweet treat. give him some of those and he'll be your best friend for life. ❞ free hand extends. a plump , pink moon peach sits on the avatar's palm. ❝ did you want to feed him ? ❞

#don't worry aang i think it's cool to be 12 and have a pet :') #I KNOW THEY SAID THE END IS NEAR ╲ qian › act 1.

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poking my head out of hibernation to be so brave and say that who's afraid of little old me? gives qian in ways that i can't articulate on 4 hours of sleep

#straight from the bison's mouth ╲ ooc. #YOU DON'T GET TO TELL ME YOU FEEL BAD!!! #I WANNA SNARL AND SHOW YOU JUST HOW DISTURBED THIS HAS MADE ME!!! #I AM WHO I AM CAUSE YOU TRAINED ME!!!

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There were once two sisters who shared the same room, the same books, the same thoughts at the same moment. The older sister walked ahead of the younger one so the younger one always knew where to go.

#WHY BE A WALLFLOWER WHEN YOU CAN BE A VENUS FLYTRAP ╲ qian › visage. #but also the caption :'( ow

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hi i'm quietly around but it's amazing how ✨sleep deprivation✨ sucks all of your motivation away 💖

#straight from the bison's mouth ╲ ooc. #our neighbors are SO LOUD i've literally been sleeping on our couch 😊 i hate it here #so i've had no thoughts in my head and no words in my heart!!! but i love qian and all of u

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belated happy eclipse day ❤️ remember to punch a firebender

#straight from the bison's mouth ╲ ooc. #qian endorses this message 🤭

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rip qian you would have LOVED the animal planet channel

#straight from the bison's mouth ╲ ooc. #sit this bitch in front of the tv with some pitbulls and parolees and her life will CHANGE

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#straight from the bison's mouth ╲ ooc. #i'm sO tempted bc i want to associate qian's fc with her more bc i'm so proud of that choice BUT #i also have reservations bc it isn't really the norm yk

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look i just think qian should get to be a little silly a little bit more often

#straight from the bison's mouth ╲ ooc. #if there's anything that trauma's given her it's a willingness to lean into a joke (in a healthy way? who knows!)

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the world is so, so big beyond their village. the earth kingdom sprawls out for an unimaginable distance around them in a way that's both intimidating and intoxicating. qian stands straighter these days. even with the encroaching presence of the war around them, she finds comfort in the embrace of the other warriors.

they're doing what they can. they hope it's enough.

on days like today, it doesn't feel like particularly enough, but there's something refreshing about being out in farmland. the sky above them is clear and vast. the crops beneath their feet . . . are destroyed.

qian laughs, an incredulous, rare sound. she lowers her voice when she speaks, if only to avoid the ire of the farmer eyeing them from a distance. " does he know that a few crushed yards of cabbages doesn't count as an emergency? "

@fanfought said : ❛ we can’t giggle, we’re at a crime scene! ❜

#I'LL FIND A NEW PLACE TO BE FROM ╲ qian › act 3. #just gals bein gals <3 traveling the earth kingdom and doin side quests

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(sad) lyrics to inspire you from folklore - taylor swift ♡

by: @ncoincidences for: @screnwriter ’s birthday! ♡

if one thing had been different, would everything be different today?

you knew the hero died, so what’s the movie for?

some things you just can’t speak about

a friend to all is a friend to none

chase two girls, lose the one

i knew you’d haunt all of my what-ifs

but i’m still on my tallest tiptoes, spinning in my highest heels, love, shining just for you

you taught me a secret language i can’t speak with anyone else

you know i didn’t want to have to haunt you

i knew i’d curse you for the longest time

look at this godforsaken mess that you made me

who knows if i never showed up, what could’ve been

you know damn well for you i would ruin myself a million little times

the worst thing that i ever did was what i did to you

don’t want no other shade of blue — but you; no other sadness would do

i remember thinkin' i had you

and if my wishes came true, it would’ve been you

i loved you, i swear i loved you, 'til my dying day

you had to kill me but it killed you all the same

even on my worst day, did i deserve, babe, all the hell you gave me?

my barren land, i am ash from your fire

you didn’t even hear me out

you’re not my homeland anymore, so what am i defending now?

you never even gave a warning sign (i gave so many signs)

i didn’t have it in myself to go with grace

you weren’t mine to lose, ’cause you were never mine

i never learned to read your mind, i couldn’t turn things around

look at this idiotic fool that you made me

and if i’m dead to you, why are you at the wake?

i still got love for you

i’ve been having a hard time adjusting, i had the shiniest wheels, now they're rusting

all this time, we always walked a very thin line

would it be enough if i could never give you peace?

it’s hard to be anywhere these days when all i want is you

you turned into your worst fears

i had a marvelous time ruinin' everything

you can aim for my heart, go for blood, but you would still miss me in your bones

so i’m leavin' out the side door

my only one, my kingdom come undone, you have beaten my heart

so step right out, there is no amount of crying i can do for you

you were my town, now i’m in exile, seein' you out

#LOCKING UP EVERYONE WHO EVER LAID A FINGER ON ME ╲ ask memes. #yes i still have some in my inbox yes i'm hoarding more tysm <3

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the war is over, theoretically speaking. there's a tentative joy to the air that simmers like the spices in fire nation cuisine that make qian's eyes water. the sentiment sets her equally on - edge ; how many long, torturous moments will pass before the next blow comes ? what are she and the warriors for, if not the preparation of extinguishing two flames : the new fire lord, and the peace he proposes in lock - step with the avatar.

there's something sickening and satisfying about watching the smallest turn of zuko's expression. it's the exhilarating rise of landing a blow, the evidence of change beneath her fist, or the blade of her fan,

she couldn't care less for his apology. the words won't do anything to repair their home; or her life; or the dissected being that is the kyoshi warriors, now split between the island and elsewhere. but there's something else that he offers : an opportunity. the wounded, rabid creature inside of her paces and seethes. you have one shot. how much is she willing to stake on the possibility that this was truly a front ? what's the cost of her life now ? what's the cost of his ? qian doesn't know if her own expression betrays the temptation, or if the hand on her weapon tightens as much as it does in her imagination.

" to assassinate the fire lord in uniform, in plain sight, is as stupid as it gets. " she lifts her gaze, for a moment, to the crowd. too many. too hopeful. when she looks him in the eye, the fire is gone, even though her words carry clear threat. " i've spilled fire nation blood before for the sake of my people, and . . . " — suki, the warriors, her sister — " i'm not disobeying orders the first chance i get. "

he knew there would be resistance once the war was over and he'd befriended the avatar. he knew things would take time, that wrongs of the fire nation wouldn't ever be forgotten, and probably never forgiven. but he had to try. zuko knew there was much to make amends for and things would never be restored -- but instead, repaired. and he held onto this belief, no matter the struggle that presented itself to him.

he just hadn't expected to be met one full of ire for what happened back on kyoshi island. as qian spoke, he recalls that it was his call to storm the island in search of the avatar. he'd even given the order to burn village to ashes. but he was never the one to give orders to kill. the fact there had been any casualties to begin with had been news to him; still, his expression remains neutral. he can't allow others to read him especially now as the firelord.

all skin burns the same. ( he knows. ) weeks of practice down the drain, stoicism is broken by the sudden twitch of the corner of his scorched eye. for a moment, he can only stare at her -- sudden flame ignited within his eyes. there's a part of him that tugs, torn between correcting her (after all, who is she to speak to royalty like that??) and wanting to defend himself. his jaw clenches noticeably once, twice ... ❝ i'm sorry. ❞ defensive behavior is backburnered; how can he expect an entire nation to fall in line and redeem themselves if he's so quick to anger himself? ❝ ... for your sister and for what happened back then. hate me all you want, but this is a new era now. if you don't want to be here, take it up with suki. or -- ❞ a quick gaze around the arena, voice is lowered for only her to hear. ❝ you have one shot. how long do you think it'll take to reach you if you strike? ❞ by the looks of it: too many paces to be stopped.

#I FORGIVE IT AS IT COMES BACK TO ME ╲ qian › act 5. #LITERALLY tension you could cut with a knife.........or a fan 🤭 #zuko how would u know opening urself to regicide is qian's love language