#I'll tag this as

[iamfitzwilliamdarcy]

anyway, i'm sure this has been discussed ad nauseam at this point but I'll say it again -- the show gives us two scenes of zuko expressing very legitimate worries about facing a father-figure after messing up

The Book 3 opener, with Mai on the boat, where Zuko worries about seeing his father after 3 years and how he's changed/his home has changed

Zuko anxious about facing Iroh again and discusses this with Katara

The conversations go like this:

Mai: Aren't you cold? Zuko: I've got a lot on my mind. It's been so long, over three years since I was home. I wonder what's changed. I wonder how I've changed. Mai: [Yawns.] I just asked if you were cold, I didn't ask for your whole life story. [Zuko frowns at her sarcastic response. Mai giggles and holds his face in her hands.] Stop worrying.

(in interest of fairness, I will include that the transcript i got from atla wiki says this: The two kiss. Mai exits, and Zuko stays there with an expression of relief on his face. We return to the ship where Team Avatar is on -- however, the show just actually shows a close up of his eyes)

and

Cut back to Zuko, who becomes worried and ashamed before walking toward the tent. Cut to Zuko from behind as he approaches the tent before stopping. Close-up of Zuko. Side-view as he sits down. Katara walks up to him. Katara Are you okay? Zuko [Frontal view.] No, I'm not okay. My uncle hates me, I know it. [Katara sits down next to him.] He loved and supported me in every way he could, and I still turned against him. How can I even face him? Katara [Close-up side-view of Zuko.] Zuko, you're sorry for what you did, right? Zuko: More sorry than I've been about anything in my entire life. Katara: Then he'll forgive you. He will.

I just think there's a very clear contrast here of dismissive vs supportive. I get what the writers were trying to do- Mai even smiles a little when she makes her joke-- but it just doesn't land for me because I think Zuko's concerns are valid and ought to be treated seriously here-- who wouldn't be worried after 3 years away???? And And Zuko doesn't even disclose his real worries to Mai (he does to Azula though!-- about seeing his dad without having actually recaptured the Avatar! which I think is interesting)

And he's very upfront with Katara in the later scene, which is a very pivotal one for him-- his courage to make amends and apologize to one of the most important people in his life. And Katara doesn't try to lighten the mood or tell him to stop worrying -- she treats his concerns as valid and walks him through it-- he's sorry, so Iroh will forgive him (it probably helps that she has also forgiven him for what he did in Ba Sing Se, she knows what that means)

#zutara #atla #i'll tag this as #anti maiko #to keep y'all all of my back lol even though i don't think it's so much anti maiko as it is.... #just looking at these two scenes in contrast? the writing at least

[mac-lilly]

Inspired by your snippet, may I present

✨ Emotional support hamster Luke ✨

OH.MY.GOD!!!!!!!

He's so freaking adorable!! I love him so much! 🥹🫶 THANK YOU!

You cannot blame Reggie for adopting him! He's precious. One look at his fur and Reggie was like: That's Luke!

#the beanie OMG #Luke's been reincarnated as a hamster #I'll tag this as #julie and the phantoms #because it's awesome and hilarious and precious #meet Reggie's emotional support hamster Luke #jatp #THANK YOU SO MUCH

[orange-orchard-system]

(Probably Bad) Ways to Respond to "You're Not Acting Like Yourself"

A list for systems who aren't out yet

"Yeah, my theatre teacher gave out a pretty weird improv assignment this week."

"Wow, you humans are more perceptive than I thought! I'll have to tell the mothership of this."

"The self is a social construct."

"I sold my soul and this is my way of coping with the emptiness I now feel."

"So you know those soulmate AUs where you swap bodies with your soulmate?"

"I got my brain software updated; it included some patches to my personality."

"It's my horoscope."

"It's practice for when I go undercover on my next spy mission."

"Haha, yeah." *leans into watch* "They're onto me."

"I'm actually (name)'s long lost twin."

"Thanks for noticing!"

"I'm under a curse. Can you help me break it?"

"It's my rebellious phase."

"Shakespeare said, 'All the world's a stage,' and I've decided to take that literally."

"Don't worry, I'll be done possessing (name) soon, I just have to try (food) first."

Feel free to add your own!

#funny #plurality #pluralgang #actuallyplural #actuallymultiple #plural system #systemsillies #I'll tag this as #unreality #just to be safe #blue.txt #shaun.txt #front soup.txt

[toujouhidetora]

uh yeah have i mentioned lately that i’m obsessed with them

#'them' referring to ALL THREE PARTIES represented in this image #one piece #i fucking LOOOOVE #franky #i'll tag this as #frobin #too #because come on the love in this picture has me reeling

[cleradinel]

maybe bylers can be forgiven for the overall sentiment (far from being everyone’s though) of indifference or dislike towards steve/eddie/steddie when everyone and their mother started pretending eddie spent the whole season gay pinning in gay despair when will byers is right there and steddie was the talk of the town when the byler storyline has been happening for 4 whole seasons and steve was put at the very top of the gay ally pedestal when jon has been the most supportive brother since the beggining. maybe, just maybe it was okay for will byers lovers & byler lovers to be a little pissed. everyone and their mother is a dramatic way of me saying, maybe the actual mlm love story in the show being overshadowed by a wildly spread headcanon rubbed us the wrong way and maybe it’s okay to feel like that, even just a tiny bit, or a whole lot.

#i am just thinking and i am not trying to start shit #cause as far as i'm concerned as pissed as it's all made me i still like them fine and think the headcanon is somewhat cute. #again i'm just thinking and writing down thoughts but. it 100% makes sense why some people are still upset over this #i don't believe in holding most grudges but let people feel what they need to too #again i LIKE who i'm refering too. the situation has just been frustrating #i'll tag this as #byler #but hum #yeah

[blackbackedjackal]

not one owner in particular but the amount of people who come to me, a dog groomer, and say "oh yeah if hes acting up just yell at him" or even worse "just pop him its fine" makes me crazy, like??? you are giving me, a STRANGER, permission to fucking hit your dog??? its insane like, i dont know of anything that would make a dog less cooperative in a grooming environment then fucking VIOLENCE AGAINST THEM and thats your recommendation for me as their owner its horrible

I blame Cesar Millan tbh. That's absolutely horrible and kind of insane? Like putting a dog in an already semi stressful situation for them (being alone with a stranger touching all over them) and then being like "aha just fucking throttle them if they act out" like ughhhhh. People really don't understand that positive reinforcement goes FAR better than punishments for them.

#ask #I'll tag this as #animal cruelty cw #just incase

[hedgehogofspades]

Orctober day 7 - Marisol Virheel, taking the kids to the park

#orctober #orc #d&d #my art #Addison and Gallatea are 6 and 10 here #I'll tag this as #Joby's guys #too since Addison is here

[beebopurr]

I hate allergies SO MUCH I don't even have to be stopped up to have pain or trouble breathing bc my fucking nose is bent the wrong way since I busted it when I was little and just never got taken to the hospital for it 😭😭 like knowing what is wrong doesn't even help bc it's not like I can do anything about it. I just have to cope until the problem goes away or until I'm able to fix it

#I'll tag this as #vent #bc its literally just me complaining #but idc I'm so annoyed I hate just having to deal with shit #just. AURGH

[postmodernmulticoloredcloak]

how is it that i keep getting myself involved in silly campy pieces of media that make people experience emotions never felt before by human beings in the history of the planet

#blabbering me #i'll tag this as #ofmd #but also goes for the rest

[firelightfoxes]

mudi people are interesting because like. obviously almost every breed has some degree of gatekeeping, a lot of it is more along the lines of “ohh this breed is so hard, you can’t handle them, you have to be an EXPERT TRAINER to handle one of these dogs”, etc etc. but then with mudis ppl are like, “this dog is actively annoying and unpleasant to be around. don’t get one.” like bro??? i’m not sure if this is like a new level of gatekeeping or if they just genuinely hate their dogs. either way it’s so sad. obviously i’m all for being realistic about a breed (i’ve shared pros and cons of mudis many times), but they legitimately say that they’re unlikable and recommend ppl not to get them. WILD.

#i'll tag this as #dogbook #bc i've never seen it here just on the accursed dog facebook

[dudeyuri]

bad buddy fandom getting-to-know-you meme!

note: i consider "fanworks" to pretty much everything people create related to a fandom, including but not limited to meta/analysis/discussion, gifs, fanvids/edits/fancams, filk, fanart, fanfic, fan food, fan crafts, etc. please include this note with the meme unless you have a different definition!

name and whatever you want to share about yourself

hi i’m yarrow, she/her, i’m 28, i’m bisexual, i’m having the time of my life. i live in NY. if you’re a mutual who also lives in NY by any chance we should be friends

when did you watch bad buddy/join the fandom?

watching bad buddy was the first thing i did this year and it didn’t take me long after to make this blog. it hit me so unbelievably hard, i was reeling, i’m still reeling. i know i’m preaching to the choir but for me it’s unlike anything i’ve loved before. i had been out of fandom for like. almost ten years. before bbs (and a small handful of other beloved thai bls) yanked me back in

favorite ship(s)

well you know. the obvious one. inkpa too OF COURSE. waikorn cracks me up even if i’m a nonbeliever. i loved whatever was happening between pat, pran, phupha, and tian. and i also love, in a platonic way, pran’s dynamic with ink (he makes fun of her bracelet/fakes her out by saying he also liked her…as a friend. it’s very endearing very sibling-in-law) and pran’s dynamic with pa (in bbs but also in bbsos2) 

favorite character(s)

god how to choose between pat and pran. they are both characters of all time. well-developed with idiosyncrasies and penchants for lying and performing and slipping into roles and reversing roles. especially when they’re with each other of course. i might choose pran simply because i see more of myself in pat if that makes sense

favorite episode(s)

it’s probably episode 5, or episode 11. both these episodes just take everything out of me. you know why. runners up: episode 3 and episode 12. this is hard to pick because there is not a single episode i wouldn't enjoy (lol) randomly rewatching. all bangers no skips

favorite scene(s)

i love the scene in episode 4 of pat telling pran his dimples are cute. episode 5 fight scene my beloved. then there's the entirety of the bet era like aside from how perfect it is for pat and pran…it’s just peak romance, peak build-up, such a pleasure to watch. i reeeeeally do love the fantasy sequence of pat and pran eating dinner with pran’s parents in episode 11, i’m fascinated by it in a meta sense but also it hurts so good. i like ming and dissaya hearing pat and pran laughing and singing together in pran’s room in ep12 and being utterly powerless to stop it. it’s like, the show didn’t necessarily need all of ep 12, but it was such a welcome and fitting epilogue to these beloved characters and their love. pat and pran are gonna be alright... 

one thing you would change about the show if you could

i really appreciate all of its imperfections honestly but. it would have to be the aftermath of wai outing pat and pran. even in my first watch it was a head scratcher that pran was expected to be the one apologizing. it just didn’t add up. there was a weight behind what was happening that the show didn’t realize. i can rationalize it and explain it away to make wai somewhat less heinous in universe but it really should have been treated as what it was: an outing. also yes let ink and pa kiss.

what are your some of your favorite fanworks made by other people? 

you know i’m a sucker for @kit-teung's art

and for @hereforlou's art. pure domestic bliss that pat and pran have EARNED. this is the fanart reimaginings they deserve. also i love their little cowlicks

@miscellar's meta series the comprehensive shrek breakdown of pat and pran's story in our skyy (particularly for ep3 which i linked). i was in the trenches those two weeks in late may/early june and these posts (and their dms) were my guiding light...all of miscellar's meta is extremely baller and forever on the bbs 101 syllabus in my mind. and for some reason i’m waiting to read more bad buddy fanfiction until after i finish my own BBS fic but I’m excited to read their zombie patpran. so it gets an honorable mention here + they get so many anons singing its praise like i literally can't wait

also I’m not on Twitter much at all but the other day I read @dimplesandfierceeyes's pinned thread and listen it got me through the day. just read it if you haven't.

@transpat's "pre-relationship patpran and haq" post about the unspoken entitlement they entrust each other with. a deep dive into their pre-relationship dynamic. it's so good. an all-time bbs meta

@ranchthoughts (and me a little) talking about Pran's "Pat you've got to stop doing this to me" line in ep 5 here. i fucking LOVE this line and this meta. ranch's baseball mom shirt meta also required reading

"Bad Buddy, Tragedy, and Queer Futures" essay by @chickenstrangers, another all-time bbs meta, required reading. i go back to this one a lot

(if you create fanworks) what are your favorite fanworks that you’ve made?

my favorite bbs fanwork I’ve made is the unreleased patpran timeloop WIP that has been burning a hole in my gdocs for the past month. i’m having so much fun writing it but wow it’s also driving me up the fucking wall (affectionate)

i also really enjoyed all the meltdowns in the tags/notes when i posted this about that ep11 scene i love. and then this is my love letter to bbs, i think it still holds up idk my bbs os2-induced manic episode is all a blur.

idk anything else you want us to know?

thanks @fiercynn this was so cute 

i’m tagging some mutuals who post about bbs fairly often who i havent seen do this yet (i think?? i’ve been kind of absent lately). if i didn’t tag you and you want to do it please do, you can say i tagged you <3

@chickenstrangers @miscellar @hereforlou @ranchthoughts @midnightfreeway @philologique @neonsbian

#i'll tag this as #about me #i have no tag organization system idk #it took me so long to find some of the posts i linked #i hope everything is linked right my brain actively fights against me with these things

[kay-is-dying]

NO LISTEN PLEASE LISTEN TO ME HALLOWEEN FALLS ON A MONDAY THAT'S RAW DAY

Y'ALL REMEMBER THIS???? I REMEMBER THIS I NEVER FORGOT THIS SHE NEEDS TO BRJNG BACK THIS CORSET + TOP COMBO AND WEAR IT WITH THE JUDGEMENT DAY SUIT LISTEN TO ME IT WOULD BE SO PERFECT PLEASE PLEASE

#rhea ripley #I'll tag this as #monday night raw #for organization reasons #ANYWAYS LISTEN LISTEN I WOULD FOAM AT THE MOUTH I WOULD PASS OUT I NEED IT #THIS LOOK IS SO ICONIC IMAGINE MASHING IT UP WITH HER JUDGEMENT DAY DRIP

[my-brain-is-full-of-wobbledogs]

It's almost 2 am and I am struggling because I really want to attempt to animate a lipsync of Lust!Sans saying "Wrists are for girls, I'm slitting my throat", but I'm way too sleepy. I've never even watched Ginger Snaps, and I probably never will. But this line is so goddamn raw.

#I'll tag this as #sh mention #for good measure. tell me if more tags are needed.

[hypershocked]

femgame

#she has changed sm from the original design but i had such a blast with this #i'll tag this as #endgame #but i'm not putting it in the bb tag #bot art

[jinglejanglemornings]

okay also does anyone have journal prompts that they use for elul. writing is my way of processing/understanding things etc and i feel like i've seen elul journal prompts before

#i'll tag this as #jumblr #just in case

[moved-to-void-feather]

"You claim that we cannot change destiny? ..Liar."

To strike the mask from an Emissary is surely not an easy feat. But as something whose core ideal is defiance - something that has already broken both her own fate and her fate - that doesn't exactly faze Aria.

This is a scene from an RP that I and a few others are doing over Discord, called Fatebreakers, and I'd love to make more scenes from it if only I had models for every other character. I'm having a whale of a time with the whole thing so far~

(An unedited closeup is under the readmore!)

I tried to edit the model I had of Ava so that the mask better resembled the one Emissary Avalyse is wearing in her artwork. She never fell over or anything - in fact, it was Aria who dove to the floor to steal her mask after it got knocked off - but I still liked this angle too much to not go with it. I think her Keyblade was also in the other mode at the time, but the red of the power mode stands out more than the blue of the magic mode.

The lighting on this piece was really not cooperating - Aria's hair is way too dark, which makes her skin look way too pale (it's supposed to be the same tone as mine!!) - but I wanted to make this quickly, so hopefully it still looks okay!

#a call from the void #creations from the void #made using MMD #this post is okay to reblog! #i'll tag this as #aria (fatebreakers) #echo's self-inserts #kingdom hearts tag #fatebreakers tag #so far the plot is like.. KHUX meets XC3 meets kirby and the amazing mirror. and it's FANTASTIC #shoutout to rika for being the one running everything~