#Heart of Tenacity

[comradekatara]

aang bodied zuko in every single fight without breaking a sweat when he was only twelve years old. imagine if zuko had actually had to fight an adult avatar who had already mastered all the elements and the avatar state. zuko couldn’t even win a fight against his little sister. and it’s not like he ever actually formed any kind of coherent plan when attempting to capture aang. at no point was he even like “well maybe if i got a really big net…” like obviously zuko is constantly operating on one million levels of cognitive dissonance (capturing the avatar = honor = acceptance = father’s love = safety, and so on and so forth) so it’s not like he ever stopped to logically reason, and that’s kind of the entire point of his character, but like. was there really not a single moment where he stopped and went “this kid is kicking my ass, maybe i should just call it a day” ??? well, no. of course not. because then he wouldn’t be zuko.

#he’s so unintentionally funny 😭😭😭 #bless his heart #the poor thing #zuko #aang #his ridiculous tenacity and absurd level of commitment & perseverance #is actually very beautiful to me #i know this post is kind of facetious #but i rly do think it’s his best quality #anyway .!

[pink-november]

slay the princess swap aus are precious things to me cuz it's where i get blessed to see how the long quiet will be able to hold his voices and say his thoughts on them with the same tenderness and care the shifting mound shows to her vessels in game

#slay the princess #slay the princess spoilers #stp spoilers #just imagine please for example the specter #after doing her thing in this swap au route chapters #she approaches this entity in the long quiet #holding her killer in an embrace she cannot really comprehend is one #until maybe much later because off all the feathers and wings and claws surrounding them #tlq while holding the voice of the cold says his line #this fragment is both cold and calmness. he has mastered himself and veiled the heart he is missing #he seeks that which he cannot have even to his own detriment #but your understanding has managed to touch him despite his apathy #he will become my tenacity and determination #do not mourn him. for you have finally brought him home

[konietzko-sylvoran]

Day 1 for May DWC 2024 Mysterious - Appearance

★ Backstage Glimpses at Hearts of Tenacity Fest ★

'It's for the show, I'd do anything for the show.' He thought to himself internally for the thirtieth time tonight. 'Elune please, I beg of you please make my nose stop itching.' Mind over matter Kon... you are tougher than this. You can get through this. "Bare with us a little longer Kon, how are you holding up in there?" A familiar voice said though his eyes were still closed. "I'm managing, but my arms are getting heavy." "Do you need us to get you some broom handles to hold onto?" The question brought a sense of hope. "NO! No we can't his palms haven't finished curing yet." A different yet also familiar voice exclaimed. And like that, his hope was gone in an instant and the weight of his arms grew even heavier. "I will be alright everyone, worry not." Kon said sounding calm and confident even if he was internally dying. Who'd have ever thought that being mostly naked with only a tight thong on his body would make him hotter than hell itself. Or course, he was also covered literally head to toe in high performance platinum silicone rubber specifically designed for creating silicone makeup and fake skin effects. Did the audience truly know how to appreciate the artwork that went into such special FX? Did they know how many hours one had to stand perfectly still while layer after layer was applied. Hours spent sculpting each wound, each scale on his body and each scar. The science behind creating certain spray molds and smooth casting. All the chemicals used and mixed perfectly and time spent letting them cure in their molds to later be applied to his body. All the talcum powder applied and the adhesive applied painstakingly to every inch of his body. Being forced to resist the urge to twitch when it tickled, to scratch when it itched, to move at all and risk an imperfection of something falling off or not sticking when it wasn't dry yet. Light forbid if you have to take a leak during all this, a bathroom break was NOT an option when this heavy of effects were applied. One had to risk dehydration from the moment they woke as they could not risk having a full bladder till the show was over. And even as the last of the prosthetics were finally applied, then come the hours of makeup to get the color and tone just right to make it more believable. So much so the audience would genuinely feel it was real as they quite literally could reach out and touch it. It was all for the visuals and the more real it looked, the more real it became. This was nothing Kon told himself, trying for a moment to just imagine what it would be like to become an Illidari in reality. To embrace the fel magics and your literal inner demon as your body is twisted and torn into something grotesque for the power and ability to fight fire with fire in the most literal of sense. What he was going through now paled in comparison to the real deal. But tell that to the literal STING in cheek DEMANDING to be itched. To the ache in his arms as they felt like 50 pound weights. To the crick in his back for standing still for so long without moving. To the throb in his feet as every muscle scream to move. To the... "TALTHORN!" Konietzko suddenly yelled, head jerking up from the backstage table it had been resting on. A few cotton balls stuck to his skin from the heat he'd generated in his short respite he'd unintentionally taken to get a little shut eye in the dressing room backstage before the big show tonight. His eyes wide with alert and darting around confused as he was ripped from his slumber so suddenly. "Sorry Kal'dalah, I didn't mean to wake you." The magi replied not too far behind him mid wince as he picked up the brush he'd just accidentally dropped from his own hand. "Damn thing got tangled in my hair." he whimpered trying to fix the tiniest of knots in his long well kept silver locks.

Still somewhat confused in his sudden wakefulness, Konietzko staggered out of his chair and went to Talthorn taking his hands a little desperately as he looked him in the eyes being rather dramatic. This was nothing new to his husband of course so he just laughed as he held Kon in return. "Pleeeaaaseee tell me you're going to use your magic to apply my Illidari makeup for Inner Beast's set tomorrow." Kon whined making Talthorn quip a brow. "Of course, do you doubt my talents love?" "NEVER!" Kon exclaimed as he breathed a breath of relief so big it was as if he'd been holding it all this time. "Thank Elune I married a magi." Talthorn laughed as he reached up to remove those cotton balls on his cheek. "You didn't marry me just because of my magic did you?" "Of course not Kal'dalah. Only -mostly- for your magic." Kon teased at him as he leaned in to kiss his husband holding him tight in a warm embrace with a deep smile curved along his lips. "GET A ROOM!" A shout cried followed by many giggles from the nearby doorway. A quick look and both saw a few of their fellow stars standing there watching them. "Why when being watched is soooo much better." Kon purred in his deep voice as he slid a finger down Talthorn's thigh then hooked his leg and raised it up around Kon's own thigh. Talthorn played along, pressing his body against his husband as he hit the onlookers with a look only this silver fox could pull off and that made many jealous of Kon's marriage to him in all honesty. The doorway filled with smug grins, laughter, a few yelps and even the sound of a few feet running away suddenly down the hallway of the backstage area. It filled the elves both with laughter of their own as they looked to one another once more. "Guess we'll just have to save it for the Talicious show." Kon teased as their leftover audience groaned their displeasure. What happened backstage at HoT Fest stayed at HoT Fest... or usually wound up on their stage in some form. Either way, noone ever complained.

@daily-writing-challenge @talthorn-sylvoran

#konietzko #talthorn and kon #konietzko and talthorn #performers #hotfest #Backstage Fun #Hearts of Tenacity #MAYDAY12024 #MAYDWC2024 #konietzko sylvoran

[goldkirk]

as I'm going back over my past history and items and journals and years, I come across all sorts of things, like the pencil I saved from that so-precious memory from second grade, and a pair of flip flops I've been missing for two years, and (tw for murder/crime/killings) the modern-high-school-AU-kidnapped-by-a-serial-killer story I wrote in late high school jdfsjdfsjkjlksfd

#i can't wait to find out what red flags I didn't see in my own self back when I last read this thing in 2015 hfdhfdhjsfd #also. there's gonna be like a good sentence here and there and then CRINGE. the whole rest of everything is just me still trying to copy th #breathing pace (essentially) and ways-of-describing-things of mainstream authors like I thought I was supposed to #so this'll be somewhat painful but also god what a joy and a gift and an honor and a delight to get to hold this close to my heart #and witness it with understanding and empathy and slow reflection and care like my past younger self deserves #i'm so lucky i'm alive to be here and do this #i'm so grateful i'm headed towards welcoming back and embracing the last little girl i was that still felt a lot of things #so excited for her focus and precision and tenacity and constant curious joy and movement to be back someday #i'm afraid people won't like the me i was before rule after rule and then dangers #but my god it'll feel so good to be the fully-flowing energy machine and dance and conduit again how will I have enough bother to care? #people who are good to each others' nervous systems cumulatively feel better and better #if i'm not good for you and yours then you really truly SHOULD go elsewhere and find someone who makes YOUR self feel right and light + war #anyway now that i wrote an essay in the tags as usual [nervous laughter] #personal #add to journal #words n rhythm #WHY DID I FEEL CAPABLE OF UNDERTAKING A STORY LIKE THIS #cradling my past self gently but also BANGING my HEAD against the WALL lmao #i'm proud of myself for writing and sharing this and its creative ideas. even if i don't like it now or feel ashamed or see mistakes. #anything. it mattered that it came to me and it mattered that i explored it and it mattered that i poured myself through it to help shape i #and it mattered that I left it on the internet so that now it still exists. i'm going to honor this story no matter what current me would #objectively think about it if it was written by anyone else. #this is a gift i give myself now. #this is a lot of what I learn and learn to do #trauma evolution #mosswrites

[h0estar]

finished the new archon quest

#omfg i never thought an archon quest would be able to top sumeru but genshin proved me wrong #and i am glad it did fr bc that was the best archon quest i've ever experienced #i AM SAD #IDK WHAT TO FEEL #it was absolute perfection and i have no words!!! #furina has my whole heart i love her soooooooooo much #i might just have to pull for her fr bc i absolutely adored her and i admire her tenacity and willpower #to be able to play a fckn role for 500 years without shitting herself... i applaud and commend she deserves all the happiness in the world #i loved it so much i'm upset i wasn't able to get neuvillete #i love furina so much like yall pls understand i want to give her a big fat hug fr #the way the events played out perfectly to reveal this grand storyline #i love how it was just so satisfying. all the questions answered (fontaine lore) and the climax #+ buildup was absolutely gorgeous #focalors is a badass i love her so much #i love this archon quest sm bro i will NEVER shut up abt jt #genshin impact #archon quest 4.2 #genshin impact 4.2 #furina #focalors #nuevillette #navia #traveler #childe #archon quest

[talthorn-sylvoran]

The Hearts of Tenacity Festival ( WoW N-RP Event - May 19-21st 2023 )

The Hearts of Tenacity Festival is coming up fast! Embrace this incredible experience with fellow community members with a passion for performances and storytelling! Talthorn and Konietzko Syl'voran are your captivating hosts for this weekend of magic! ✨✨✨✨✨✨

We host our event at Tenacity Isle, a lone isle that is unnamed in game though we've given it a name! The proxy is located as seen below, within Pandaria near the Kun-Lai Summit!

Please join for our DISCORD the most current info or check out our CARRD SITE! https://www.tinyurl.com/HeartsDisc https://heartsoftenacity.carrd.co/

#hearts of tenacity #HoTFest #Talthorn #Kon #performances #storytelling #KonCert #Talicious #Grand Stage #weekend #rp #wrarp #moonguardrp

[crimson-nail]

sorry but i will just never understand people who read the ending of trimax as bleak

#it is spelled out on the page that the days are both tough and tender #on. the page. the best and kindest thing that humans can choose is compassion and communication #and then they do #if it shoved comfort down our throats for the sake of ‘closure’ the significance would’ve been compromised #some people have lost the ability to engage with hurt/comfort outside of through a shipping lens and it really really shows #discourse again. sorry #i have a lot of thoughts abt this series. and its meaning #and most of them are so so very uplifting of the human condition #bc it is honest that life is not perfect and shiny and sweet and that is a WONDERFUL thing. #the world is what we make of it and when we choose to use our free will for empathy we are adding notes to the ongoing song #glorifying not strength not power not violence but COMMUNICATION #plain and simple #and the tenacity it requires #and how it will pay off in the end when you are heard #stories where humanity isn’t perfect and they aren’t condemned for that fact are so precious to me #trimax and mp100 are right next to each other in my heart

[lestatlioncunt]

vio playing lanceboard with gale and winning only bc tara is the one telling her how to play send post

#rena.txt #vio who has been lying about knowing how to play since that meeting with raf: oh i'm in danger #she admits she can't play and goes 'allow me a little advantage..a little help..for your rotten soldier 🥺' / 'haha sure my love :)' <voice #of a guy who fell for the ruse straight away / calls tara to her side of the ring. wrestling bells ring. let the fight begin #and that's how gale got the most devastating defeat at lanceboard of his life #in my heart of hearts vio and tara would get along soo well after a while..when gale said she reminds him of tara for that 'steeliness' and #'unwavering tenacity' i took it at heart fr. nothing better to team up with your bf's tressym against him in my opinion

[artofradioactivechina]

Here we have three pairs of Enamel Pin Designs completed for @konietzko-sylvoran and @talthorn-sylvoran's Hearts of Tenacity Fest raffle!

One pair of floral pins for @dragonsiblings,

one pair of adorable critters for @turning-through-the-never,

and one pair of pins for Cyni Mistfang and her guild!

#Art of RadioactiveChina #Raffle #Enamel Pin Designs #World of Warcraft #World of Warcraft RP #World of Warcraft Role Play #WoW RP #Hearts of Tenacity

[teafiend]

#kang gil young #jung eun chae #the guest #ocn the guest #kdrama #Episode 4 #love love her ‘fight’ with Detective Go #her sunbae cares for her so much #but KGY is a blob of stubbornness and tenacity #and foolishly reckless #but courageous for all that #just can’t simp for her enough truly #the character moments in TG are brilliant #and the OST Alone in the background 😭😭😭 #these were such heart wrenching scenes #then we get the comical follow-up #I love this show and its writing to bits #tears and funnies one after another #and they were both right #and I live for KGY’s ferocity and anger #so relatable #another repost to relive the feels

[fishareglorious]

I’m getting the sudden urge to randomly build Ganyu into a physical dps ngl.......

#but like.... artifacts. i don't wanna build artifacts just for a physical dmg build i know my luck will just break my heart #i think i have a shit ton of pale flame though from farming millelith's tenacity for yelan #but i've recently had two absolutely good artifacts straight up disappoint me by not even rolling into crit rate/dmg #and they had both those stats in them. yelan doesn't really want 2-piece milleliths huh #n ee ways... what bow would be good for physical ganyu i'm taking notes #playing genshin #genshin impact

[konietzko-sylvoran]

Reforging Your Destiny, a tale written by the Hearts of Tenacity's @talthorn-sylvoran and performed by @konietzko-sylvoran Friday at 10pm MG. Bringing back the story one last time Live at the Tournament of Ages before our indefinite hiatus. -> Don't miss it! <- Original artwork by @syrosaur and Wei Wang!

#talthorn and kon #hearts of tenacity #world of warcraft #moonguardrp #tournament of ages #tournamentofages2023 #ToA2023 #ReforgingYourDestiny

[itgetzweird08]

“You shouldn’t be up this late”

Bakugo’s voice whispered, filling the silence in the dorm kitchen. He was right, and usually you weren’t. You valued your sleep, often being one of the first in the class to call it a night. But tonight was different. Your thoughts, your heart, was restless. Despite following your nighttime routine, which was curated specifically to help you wind down and rest, you still found yourself tossing and turning. Not even your ocean sounds could help you drift to sleep. Thats why when Bakugo spoke, you sighed heavily and let your shoulders droop.

“Yeah. I know.”

He took a few steps toward you, leaning against the countertop. “So what’s got you awake?” You shrugged at him, watching the water in the electric kettle begin to form small bubbles. “Dunno…just can’t sleep I guess.” You looked over to him, taking soft note of his tired eyes and disheveled hair. “And you? You aren’t usually awake at this time either.” He shrugged right back at you. “Dunno…can’t sleep I guess” he echoed your words, and it made you smile just a bit.

You both knew why the other was awake, or at least you both had some inkling. Between how the ambush attack played out and Midoriya running away, neither of you have had time to really process all of what has gone on. You haven’t had time to think about how your lives had been flipped one eighty. But since Midoriya was back safe and sound, and there was no real information on the League or their next move, everything was at a standstill. That meant your brain was finally coming up to speed on what had gone on recently…and it was overwhelming. It felt like your mind was in over drive, thinking so many thoughts at once that it was causing you to lose sleep.

“…There’s a lot of water in this kettle. Would you like some tea?” Bakugo didn’t answer, just walked over to the mug cabinet and grabbed both of your designated mugs. Yours had your hero insignia, and he had his. It was Nezu’s Christmas gift for all of the hero course students. Bakugo opened the tea drawer, grabbing you each a packet of sleepytime zen tea before walking back over to you. You worked in silence then, enjoying each other’s company as you made your own cups.

Your relationship with Bakugo was unique. You admired him, even when he was a bit of an asshole at the beginning of the school year. You’ve enjoyed watching him grow and working beside him as a teammate. You were inspired by his tenacity and drive. You liked how smart and witty he was, and how he could be funny even when he didn’t realize it. It also didn’t hurt that he was actually pretty cute. And all of the same things went for you in his eyes. He admired your kindness and your courage. He was inspired by the way you had such a big heart but you were no push over, standing up to him when he got too rough with his words or during training. In his eyes, it was like you were one of the only people to give him a chance, getting to know him past his rough exterior. You two had gotten closer during the year, training and studying together sometimes. You began to sit next to him for lunch, stealing small pieces of chicken from his plate while he stole beef from yours. You were the only one with that privilege. Eventually, you became this unlabeled, unspoken thing. You didn’t have to confess your feelings because he knew, and you knew how he felt about you even if he’s never admitted it.

You softly sipped your tea, allowing the warm liquid to run down your throat and causing you to sigh. He stirred his own cup, watching the spoon go around and around. Technically, there was nothing else for you two to do in the kitchen. Technically, you could’ve parted ways right here and drank your own cups in your rooms. But you couldn’t bear to leave him. Deep down, you both didn’t want to be alone tonight.

“Bakugo?” He looked up as you said his name. “Could I sleep over in your room tonight? I don’t think I want to be alone”

All he did was scoff, pick up his mug and began walking towards the staircase. When he realized you weren’t following, he scowled and turned to look at you.

“Let’s go brat. I’m missing out on my beauty sleep”

Part two

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Ps: im starting to do requests! So if you have an idea for me, go ahead and put it in my asks <3

#boko no hero academia #bakugo x black reader #mha #mha fic #bnha x reader #katsuki bakugo mha #mha headcanons #bnha bakugo katsuki #katsuki bakugo x reader #bakugo x reader #katsuki x y/n #mha katsuki bakugo #katsuki bakugo fluff #katsuki x reader #bakugo katsuki #bakugou katsuki #bakugo katuski #bnha bakugou #bakugou x reader #mha bakugou #bakugo x y/n #bakugo x you #bakugo x reader fluff #my hero academy fanfiction #my hero acedamia #my hero academia fic #my hero academia fanfic #my hero academia #bakugo fic #bakugo fanfic

[hydrodragons]

i gave ganyu a new timepiece 🫶🏻

#em >>>> atk for melt 🤩 #i don't use her as much as i did but she holds a very special place in my heart bc she was my first carry 🥹 #when will this game give me a fucking amos bow tho #im stuck with r3 hamayumi bc i have NOTHING ELSE 😭 #anyways. she could probably do more if i had gramps on tenacity #but alas...... i do not have a full set for him..... #(​i hate farming the tenacity domain so much no character i have uses pale flame 💀💀💀) #(unless i do a meme phys kazuha build LOL) #(/j....... Unless) #lou.txt

[talthorn-sylvoran]

Attending the Tournament of Ages Wonderlight Ball together in all their enchanting cosmic glory! May I present to you the Hearts of Tenacity as: ˗ˏˋ ★ ˎˊ˗ The Celestial Kings ˗ˏˋ ★ ˎˊ˗

Talthorn and Konietzko Syl'voran

( This event is so special to them. Simply cannot wait to embrace the event with you @konietzko-sylvoran ! )

#ToA2023 #Wonderlight Ball #hearts of tenacity #talthorn #kon #kal'dalah #Silverstar art #moonguard #wyrmrestaccord

[laikahh]

i love love love killing the regisvines in genshin i have such a fun way of doing it now that i got the raiden shogun

#they are. easy ♡ #i love u hyperbloom teams i love u 2pc tenacity + 2pc heart of depth nilou i love you additional dmg from kaeyas burst i love u i love u #its not like the most efficient team i Know . but im having Fun ♡ ♡ ♡ #voidcore.txt