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I'm so goddamn tired of 'katara in lok' defenders and similar almost exclusively addressing their kids as only Aang's kids. The show, the creators and everyone else already do that enough. 'cloud babies' would be cute if they hadn't destroyed Katara's character and also had some water anything in them.

#kya doesnt really count bc shes also treated dirty by canon. like. she does nothing. su and lin dont get treated that way #also not even her seemed to appreciate swt culture like you would THINK katara. being the last swt waterbender. would try to teach her only #waterbending chuld some of her fucking culture #but at least kya didnt forget she had a mother too and accompanied her in the south pole a while iirc #ugh anyway the more i think about how katara gets treated in canon and in fandom i get closer yo my villain origin story #katara #legend of korra #avatar the last airbender #anti kataang #tbs #katara deserved better

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I didn't say that, but I can see how it may seem like it. I don't want Katara to have been a Airbender breeder, no, not at all and not in the first place, but since she feels like she was, harmonic convergence undermines that. We could've had a Katara with agency and shit to do besides being being seemingly content to be a stay at home mom and have kids until there was an airbender, and it would've been fine by the time lok came around

Of course there's nothing wrong with being a stay at home parent and wanting to have kids, provided it's what they want and in the case of fictional worlds, it aligns with what was established for that character, and realistically it may happen that yeah tenzin was the last, but this is a fictional work and they could've made a better impression if tenzin had been the second, at least. Yeah I don't like kataang but if well written it could've worked, maybe they would have wanted lots of kids, but loks poor writing in that department makes it seem like she was used as a means to an end, emphasized by how aang disproportionately favored tenzin.

I love lok but damn if it doesn't make me mad how harmonic convergence and therefore the airbender resurgence made Katara for all intent and purposes being an airbender popping machine irrelevant. They would've just come back anyway, only this time they had people to teach them (lit only one fam, when it should've been Kya and bumi too, as well as having tenzin a lil more in tune with water tribe culture). Like, it all just reinforces the fact that they undermined and sacrificed (for lack of a better word) Katara's character for nothing, in the end

#dont you dare tell me im not a katara stan #she was my fav from atla and regardless of ship all I wanted was for her to be done justice #most of katara in lok/implied by lack of her i jsut dont recognize

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I love lok but damn if it doesn't make me mad how harmonic convergence and therefore the airbender resurgence made Katara for all intent and purposes being an airbender popping machine irrelevant and redundant and moot. They would've just come back anyway, only this time they had people to teach them (lit only one fam, when it should've been Kya and bumi too, as well as having tenzin a lil more in tune with water tribe culture). Like, it all just reinforces the fact that they undermined and sacrificed (for lack of a better word) Katara's character for nothing, in the end

#katara #legend of korra #lok #anti kataang #anti aang #ig. in the sense that lok also burchered his character. well writteb aang wouldve never #no matter how much realism they wanted to imbue their world with #atla #avatar

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for such a prideful character, i can’t stop thinking about Miranda only ever really taking ownership of her efforts when it’s her mistakes or her shortcomings. otherwise, it’s just her genes, her upbringing, her education, her position, etc. Her accomplishments aren’t really her own. She’s not supposed to make mistakes, so when she does it’s obviously her fault, her flaw, the reason she wasn’t good enough. i wonder how long she will still carry that in some way.

#this is also why i love miranda and shepard. they show her shes more than what she was made for. how she was used #they help her see her self worth and i just sdlkdfjsd #miranda lawson #mass effect #shawson #a bit

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Is there any discord server centered around natasha or yelena or the mcu women? i’d love to join one, but haven’t been able to find any

#even better if they love the sister duo #natasha romanoff #yelena belova #valkyrie #carol danvers #some of my favs #black widow #mcu #discord rec #??

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I know the mass effect 2 intro is incredible, but goddamn actually seeing it again after so many years....that shit slapped so hard it sent my mind back in time and it felt like watching it for the first time. You know Shepard is ok because there's still a whole lot of game to go, but the cinematography, the switches in pacing, the color contrast, red alert to blue space and dark vacuum, the music, the heavy breathing, the slow zoom out as the silence descends and shepard claws at their oxygen lines with increasing desperation, them fading into the darkness as they fall and you're left staring at the horizon glow trying to figure wtf jus happened. It still packed such a punch. Fucking 12/10, would die again

#like its not uncommon for media to throw you right into the action #but few manage to make it as impactful. #beyond a mere 'this is what we're doing lets get on with it' #and its all about the emotional connection. that wouldn't have worked as well in me1 #mass effect #mass effect 2 #mass effect legendary edition #me:le

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Gaia really just created her and her wife brilliant scientist Elisabet Sobeck's daughter, as a last resort to save the world again, even after the chances of success were made near zero, because her faith in her was that unwavering. Can't believe the gays keep winning even after the actual apocalypse <3

#horizon zero dawn #gaia #Elisabet sobeck #aloy #gaia hzd #aloy hzd #hzd #elisabet x gaia

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Miranda: kills Wilson point blank minutes after you first meet her

Me:

#Miranda Lawson #Mass Effect #Mass Effect 2 #ME2 #and the dude is sus from the start

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Miranda having trouble connecting with people beyond a minimal professional capacity, being the one most everyone likely dislikes/distrusts/is indifferent about, yet she’s the one who offers a squad health/weapon bonus..ironic but quite interesting –no matter what, she’s extremely capable and has great leadership and tactical skills, and people evidently respect that at least. Game mechanics showcasing her character better than the actual game story itself lmao. Between that and her being the only me2 squadmate able to deal with both shields and barriers/armor, we stan a fully rounded queen

#Miranda Lawson #Mass Effect #Mass Effect 2 #ME2 #ive always found it curious but it makes sense

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Hey besties, may I request some fic recs? I lit have no idea where to look for my very specific tastes. I'm suddenly having Glee feels again (1 year :c) and my fav was always Santana, so I'd love some Santana centric, evenly distributed or gen fics that aren't:

Romantic Brittana

Romantic Pezberry (double sided friendship is ok)

Bonus points if the have:

Romantic Quinntana

Platonic Sancedes, Miketana, Kurtana, Samtana, maybe Pucktana, Martana, Sebtana

#anti pezberry #anti brittana #the writing was just too awful tho i still appreciate brittanas impact #santana just deserves better :/ #Santana Lopez #Quinntana #Kurtana #Miketana #Sancedes #Martana #Samtana #Sebtana #Glee #op

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Why is a lot of fic that includes Miranda x Male Shepard either male gazey p*rn or leaning towards 'lets make Shepard an asshole'? Doesn't Miranda deserve a good man? 😩

#miranda lawson #shawson #shiranda #mshawson #mass effect #male shepard #miranda x male shepard #i kinda of get not wanting to make your femshep look bad but sometimes i just wanna read good mshawson #just two idiots in love. no cheating no oversexualization no abandonment #i kinda prefer fshawson too but things like this is why i barely search mshawsons tag #even if i do like it #ive got the cutest male shep for when i get mele. i ship miranda with love and happiness ok #ig this also to say if yall got any mshawson (and overall miranda) fic recs im 👀 #q

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I want to believe that for every Miranda hater, there are more lovers and like, i know it's not true but also the amount of love i do see for a deliberately unlikeable character at first makes me feel a bit better....anyway Miranda Lawson deserves better

#i just #why do they single her out so much. i do this thought experiment eveey time but picture her as a man....boom 80% less haters #miranda lawson #mass effect #mass effect 2 #im not excusing her wrongdoings but ppl seem to switch to black and white the moment it doesn't pertain their favs #moi

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Breaking in

#operative lawson