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blueberrywhale123 · 8 months

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Maxi is a Good Friend - Chapter 1

Hi y'all! 😊 So this is a little story I wrote that I'm just gonna leave here. Tell me what you think! It might not stay up here and I have no clue how to do the formatting for stories on this thing but oh well🤷‍♀️

So before you read, here a little context (I feel like those recipes from a mommy blog rn).

I've always loved season 1 of Violetta but was bothered by Tomas just butting in where I didn't want him🤣. And I also felt like no one but Leon and Ludmila(!!) were doing anything to keep him in check which seemed so weird to me. So I wrote a story where Maxi (because I really wanted to use him and he's good for this concept I have) notices Tomas' pushy behavior and helps Violetta put a bit of distance between them.

All done! Enjoy hopefully!

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CHAPTER 1/2

“Violetta! Over here!”

Maxi shot his hand into the air to better snag Violetta’s attention when he noticed her scanning the tables for him. As soon as she spotted him, Violetta bounded to her seat, all flouncing curls and bright grins. Maxi stood to greet her and they kissed each other’s cheek as they settled down.

“Hey, Maxi, so what did you want to show me?”

“So, I took that melody you made of the piano the other day and messed with it a bit. Tell me what you think of this.”

They both leaned over so Maxi could share his earbud with Violetta and listened for a moment as the familiar melodic lines were intertwined with percussion and strings, weaving into a fuller and warmer piece of music. Violetta slid her eyes shut against the world and allowed the music to wash over her, taking her to a new place. Maxi watched her in silence, analyzing any twitch in her facial features for signs of displeasure, waiting for her to come back to the surface and put her thoughts into words. He had been trying to keep the mood of the melody intact, the sensitivity and sweetness of it had too much of Violetta in it for him to erase it with layers of synth and the like. He’d been rather satisfied with the end product but his ultimate test was if the original composer liked it too. As the last notes strained to be heard even as they dissipated into the air, she opened her eyes to find Maxi eagerly poised for her feedback.

“It’s beautiful Maxi, really. I wouldn't change a thing,”

“Alright,” Maxt wiggled in his chair, swaying his shoulders from side to side. Violetta smiled at her friend’s enthusiasm.

“Oh, is that Tomás,” Maxi half stood to his feet to peer out the floor-to-ceiling front windows of the restaurant. And sure enough, he was right. Tomás was strolling by the entrance, seemingly not sure whether he was entering or not while deep in conversation with another boy that Maxi recognized from the music class he shared with Tomás.

He was about to call out, even walk up and offer them to join, but as he took a step away from the table, Maxi happened to glance at Violetta and what he saw stopped him in his tracks. Violetta was frozen in her chair, twisted halfway around with her head to the side as if she wanted to look but couldn't bring herself to follow through. But he could see the way she was flickering her eyes back and forth between the wall and Tomás. Maxi was used to Violetta and Tomás’ odd moments when they seemed lost in each other’s eyes, though it hardly happened since Violetta had started dating León; but this was completely different. Violetta was tense as a string pulled to its tightest and her eyes shone with intense discomfort. Slowly, Maxi lowered himself into his chair again, watching as Violetta somewhat relaxed but also how she kept glancing Tomás’ way until he wandered out of view.

“Hey, Violetta,” Maxi ventured, not at all liking what he was thinking. “You okay?”

“Hmm,” Violetta turned her full attention onto Maxi, “Oh, yeah, of course.” Her regular smile plastered itself on her face and Maxi watched her try to shake off whatever had just affected her so much. It wasn’t working.

“Did you and Tomás fight or some-”

“Maxi, I don’t really want to talk about Tomás, okay?”

“Well, I just thought that if something happened maybe I could help you clear it up and-”

“Maxi! The last thing I need is Tomás and me making up.”

With a snap, Maxi shut his mouth closed and backed away from Violetta’s look. It was as stern as she could make herself look and Maxi could take the hint that he was pushing too hard on the wrong sore spot. Holding his hands in the air, Maxi apologized and Violetta softened, her whole body seemed to sag and her face pinched in contrition for her sharp tone.

“Sorry,” she said. “I’m just a little stressed and tired right now. What with … everything.”

Maxi nodded silently and they sat together in peace, all the while Maxi’s mind replayed the scene of Violetta and Tomás. Something was wrong. And maybe he shouldn’t pry but he had never seen Violetta act like that around Tomás before. So, he took one more plunge and hoped that it wouldn’t end in either of them storming out in anger.

“Just to be clear - and I’m not trying to get involved - but are you avoiding Tomás?”

Violetta sighed from deep within herself and remained silent, casting her eyes anywhere but Maxi. Just when the silence had carried on for so long that Maxi dismayed at never being able to give Violetta some peace of mind, she opened her mouth. Maxi had to stop himself from jumping to attention. Violetta glanced his way and shut her lips tight again. Maxi’s jubilation deflated inside. A moment passed before Violetta opened her mouth again to speak, this time with her eyes on the wall to her left.

“It’s really hard to be around him right now.” Was what she said and Maxi could hardly grasp it.

Tomás? Hard to be around? He was a great friend to be with. Why would Violetta think that, especially when … Here Maxi found his missing puzzle piece. He liked hanging out with Tomás, but Tomás was just a friend. For Violetta, it was a long and messy history that seemed desperate to drag her back in despite her trying to put it behind her and enjoy her time with León.

“Being around him just confuses me more because he tells me we’re meant to be. That I can’t deny it. But I’ve been hurt so much by him, Maxi. Is it really wrong for me to want to be happy with León? León takes care of me, I love him. It’s not a lie.”

“Of course, it’s not a lie, Vilu,” Maxi rushed to assure her, taking her hand in his to infuse some measure of warmth and comfort into her. “Who told you that you’re lying? We all know you love León. León knows it for sure.”

“Tom- it doesn’t matter.” Violetta shook her head as if to shake away all the muddled thoughts that clouded her brain daily, her problems all jockeying for their turn to be dealt with. “All I know is that León and I always get hurt because I’m with Tomás. I get hurt because my doubts are dredging up again and León gets hurt because of it too. If I want this to work, there can’t be a third party in this relationship hovering over us.”

Maxi patted her hand, happy to see the strength that filled her frame as she spoke her fears and resolutions. Only for her countenance to fall and her body to slump forward. Pain pinched her features and Maxi couldn’t think of anything to say in the wake of her utterly broken frame. Defeated was the only word he could think to describe her. Violetta brought her free hand to her face and roughly rubbed at her eyes.

“But Maxi, I don’t know how to put distance between us. It feels like Tomás just pops up whenever things are going well with us. It’s always the same thing. ‘Why are you with León?’ ‘I know you love me’ ‘You have to decide’ But when I do, he doesn't believe me!” Maxi caught a glimpse of her teary eyes and his heart squeezed painfully in his chest at the sight of his dear friend’s agony. What could he do?

Violetta turned her eyes back to the table and sighed. “I care about Tomás,” she whispered so quietly that Maxi strained to hear her. “I do. But I want to be with León. I love being with him. Why is it so hard, Maxi?”

Her small words, spoken so softly and with all the innocence of a child begging someone they trust to help them understand the unexplainable, were a knife to Maxi’s heart. What could he do? He couldn’t just sit by and do nothing. But what did Maxi understand about any of this?

Violetta squeezed his hand twice and her usual smile, while a tad dimmer, was still bright enough to alleviate some of Maxi’s worry. “Thank you for listening, Maxi. I’m sorry to put all that on you. I hope it doesn’t make you act any differently around Tomás, though. He’s still your friend.”

“No, don’t worry, Violetta,” Maxi smiled back, stood to his feet, kissed Violetta goodbye, and headed back to the studio with a mind full of many things that he needed to think about. The most important of all being, how to help Violetta.

#violetta #violetta castillo #maxi ponte #tomas heredia #leon vargas mentioned #violetta 1 #season 1 #AU I guess #That's the word right?#Anyways #please like comment share and subscribe #Don't forget to ring the bell and all that good stuff

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wakatshi · 2 years

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ME????? WRITING FOR OTHER CHARACTERS? unbelievable

#anyways go read my osamu thingy #like share subscribe #muah

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detransdamnation · 2 years

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I assume you're in therapy already? If not - I always told myself I would if I ever seriously considered dying. There was a time when I was avoiding therapy cause I thought they were just going to tell me lies but I made myself go anyway and it really helped, like it made me hate not hate myself and all that and from there I was able to actually get better. Even though looking back most of it was incorrect after all, but it was what I needed to hear ig. (ofc I didn’t say I wanted to die bc I didn’t want them to treat me different or take me away idk…)

If you’re radfem leaning + female(idk your sex ofc) meeting up with radfems irl can be great. They’re understanding of detrans people and there are often other detransitioners too (also everyone I’ve met is super cool) so it’s a great way to make new friends imo. There might be in person detrans meetups specifically but I haven’t heard of them.

Either way I’ve heard the first few months of coming off hormones are really hard emotionally (especially if you go cold turkey, because the hormone imbalance messes with your brain) so I hope it gets better for you soon! I’m sure it will get better in the future, whether that’s in a year or ten.

Hello, Anon. I'm so glad to hear that therapy has helped you. Unfortunately, my past experiences with therapy have been overwhelmingly negative, and even if this weren't a significant driving factor in my avoidance of it, I just do not have the time, money, or resources to try to go through that process again. Healthcare over on my side of the pond is far from great and the mental health sector is particularly damning. It was the mental health sector that cleared me for hormone replacement therapy despite my dysphoria presenting "abnormally," in their words, after all...

That said, I'm generally (and thankfully) not quite so anguished as I was when I wrote those posts. I hold a lot of emotions inside of me without much of an outlet, and have for most of my life, and when you internalize so much, you're bound to spill over eventually. My outbursts are far from pretty and more than likely disturb unfortunate onlookers—but they're also usually short-lived and not an accurate indicator of what I truly feel. I know what I need, and what I actually believe, and I try to remind myself of this every time it gets to be a little too much. I will be okay, if not out of destiny then because I need to be.

Thank you for the caring message. I really do appreciate it.

#i hope this doesn't come off like i'm shooting down or brushing off your message or anything like that #i just never know how to respond to advice lmao #i don't mean to skip over what you said about the radfem or detrans circles either but i don't really know how to respond #just because yeah i don't give out my sex lol so i don't feel it's my place to actively seek out those spaces at all #and i don't label my political beliefs or subscribe to any particular movement anyway #but i do follow a modest amount of desisters and homosexuals and other people who share similar beliefs to me #which does help ground me in general and give me a small sense of community even if only an indirect and parasocial one #but anyways #thank you anon #genuine fanmail #submission #text #my post

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wifeguycyclonus · 17 days

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saw somebody say once that they don’t like sparkbonds and i get where they’re coming from but also, to me at least, they make sense when you consider one of the big catch phrases of transformers is ‘till all are one.’ Then on top of that with the Allspark as both source of life and where they return when they die. Doesn’t it make sense that bots could choose to ‘become one’ by their own accord, with a person of their choosing?

i also think it should be something rarely done because with as long as they live, that’s a huge commitment, to share their soul with somebody else’s for the rest of both their lives. especially if it’s a somewhat or fully empathic bond and even more especially if one partner dying is generally going to be fatal for the other partner.

#i dont subscribe to the idea that its a fully telepathic bond tho just empathic. ie sharing feelings not full thoughts #and we’ve got a little canon stuff to back this up with like dreadwing saying he felt skyquake die #theyre brothers potentially spark split twin like ppl tend to think of sideswipe snd sunstreaker as but its still a bond #anyway idk where i was going with this rip #cyc.talks

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berzahoes · 6 months

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manifestation, baby! | tom blyth

summary: fans find out tom’s girlfriend has an old youtube channel where she reviewed the ballad of songbirds and snakes (and she definitely manifested her life)

an: the way i thought about this idea and quickly wrote it down so i didn’t forget it. i used to have an app that made those fake tweets but i’m just tired to make fake profiles 😭 maybe i’ll change it later idk

for the purpose of this imagine, let’s pretend tbosas book was published between 2017-2019

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tomblythxsnow apparently tom’s girlfriend has an old youtube channel where she reviews books and she reviewed the ballad of songbirds and snakes and she literally manifested her future 😭

lucymygf WHATTT WHATS HER CHANNEL NAME

tomblythxsnow it’s yn’s book corner. she hasn’t posted since 2019 ngl i need her to review a little life because that book destroyed me

nat76_ omg i used to watch her videos!! i’m still subscribed to her 😭 i remember only buying and reading the books she liked because i wanted to be her so bad

j4ckaszlol “if someone ever makes a movie adaptation of this book and casts someone attractive to play snow then i am sorry for the person i become” REALLLLL

graybairdsmockingjay dude the part where she said “i’m calling it now whoever plays young snow will be my boyfriend. movie studios always cast someone attractive as the younger version of a character!” MY JAW DROPPED SHE NEEDS TO TELL ME HER WAYS

“guess what rachel just sent me.” you heard tom say when he arrived to your shared apartment.

“wedding invitations?!” you gasped as you almost stood up from the sofa since you were watching reruns of criminal minds, but tom stopped you.

“no, it’s better!” tom sat beside you and showed you his phone. “why didn’t you tell me you had a youtube channel?” on his phone screen was your review of the ballad of songbirds and snakes, which had become a very popular video over the past couple of days.

you hid your face with a pillow and groaned. “don’t remind me. i just wanted to talk about my books and my family didn’t care. don’t watch it! it’s embarrassing!”

“i think it’s cute. aw look, your dog made a cameo!” he pointed at your old dog you used to have that walked into the frame.

“indi! no, come sit right here. oh . . . and she’s walking away. okay, anyways.” your younger self said in the video

“indi? why Indi?” tom asked you even though you were still hiding from embarrassment.

“after indiana jones. my dad and i loved those movies and he gifted me indi as a birthday present.” you confessed.

“love, don’t be embarrassed. i think it’s cute that you manifested your life according to the comments on instagram,” tom paused the video then cuddled up to you. “i won’t watch it if you don’t want me to.”

“it’s fine, i just didn’t think anyone would find it. we can watch it together.” you uncovered yourself and sat down properly to watch the video with tom. before he pressed the play button and together you watch your younger self review the book.

“i’ve read all the hunger games books at least four times and this one did not disappoint. but i do hope whoever ends up being cast as young snow is someone hot. i’m sorry it’s the rules! and they will be my boyfriend, i’m calling dibs.”

tom smirked at you. “if only younger you could see you now.”

“she would definitely think ‘wow, how did we pull this beautiful man?’ then be confused as to why the hunger games and fnaf is trending in 2023.”

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ynlovesbooks told ya. love you tomblyth ❤️

rachelzegler she is THAT girl

ynlovesbooks no u

everdeenx12 bestie he’s EVIL

ynlovesbooks he’s a walking red flag but my favorite color is red 😍

chamaletproblems pls tell me how you did this

ynlovesbooks i figured out who they were casting and kept him hostage until he agreed to be my bf

tomblyth true

#tom blyth one shot #tom blyth fanfic #tom blyth imagine #tom blyth x reader #tom blyth #coriolanus snow #the hunger games #the hunger games the ballad of songbirds & snakes #tbosas

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dreeaams · 3 months

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If you are struggling with manifestation and how it truly works, go watch this video. This is a GAME CHANGER!

She puts emphasis on this, what ever you truly believe to be true is completely true no matter what (that is with every single thoughts ever).

Here are many commus example:

Subliminals truly works if you believe that it works and vice versa

Tarot card reading truly work and can even take power over you if you believe it can take power over. But if you believe that it doesn’t do shit then it doesn’t do shit.

If you don’t have it you’ll have better! Babe please. This is not fucking true if you want this SP then believe that no matter fucking what, you have him. Please acknowledge that whenever you say things like that it becomes true.

She is also saying that your emotion (energy in motion) is a manifestation, NOT THE CAUSE OF A MANIFESTATION. This one really opened my eyes so when you feel a certain type of way, I say to myself this feeling/ emotion is a manifestation from a thought that I was thinking in the past, so you can dismiss because I chose to believe something that I want to believe. And POUFFF that negative feeling gets the fuck away.

Your inner dialogue same things as your thoughts are the ONE AND ONLY REASON WHY YOU ARE WHERE YOU ARE.

LET ME REPEAT YOUR THOUGHTS, YOU INNER DIALOGUES ARE THE ONE AND ONLY REASON WHY YOU ARE WHERE YOU ARE!!!!!

Stop listening to others that are not telling you this main belief please.

Anyways love each one of you take care beautiful princesses🎀

#manifestation #manifesting #law of assumption #loassumption #loa tumblr #god #loa #inner knowing #best self #true self #law of attraction #neville goddard

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comradekatara · 2 months

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Your atla analysis is the best so I wanted to ask your opinion on something I've found the fandom fairly divided on - what did you think of Azula's ending within the show proper? Unnecessarily cruel or a necessary tragedy? Would you say that her mental breakdown was too conveniently brought about in order to 'nerf' her for the final agni kai? Also, do you think it was 'right' for Zuko to have fought with his sister at all or would it have been better for him to seek a more humane way to end the cycle of violence?

okay so im saying this as someone who loves azula to death like she has always been one of my absolute favorite characters ever since i was a kid and i’ve always vastly preferred her to zuko and found her to be extremely compelling and eminently sympathetic. i am saying this now before the azula stans come for me. i believe in their beliefs. but i also think her downfall is perfectly executed, and putting aside all the bullshit with the comics and whatever else, it’s a really powerful conclusion to her arc. obviously that isn’t to say that she wouldn’t continue to grow and develop in a postcanon scenario (i have a whole recovery arc for her mapped out in my head, like i do believe in her Healing Journey) but from a narrative perspective, her telos is in fact very thematically satisfying.

no, she wasn’t nerfed so that they could beat her in a fight. the fact that she falls apart is what makes them feel that they can confidently take her on (although i do think in a fair fight katara could win anyway), but the whole point is that it’s not about winning or losing in combat. the whole point is that zuko and azula being pitted against each other in this gratuitous ritual of violence as the culmination of their arcs is fundamentally tragic. yes it’s a bad decision to fight her, and zuko should have chosen another path, but the whole point is that he’s flawed and can only subscribe to the logic he has spent his whole life internalizing through violence and abuse.

that’s why aang’s fight against ozai, while tragic in its own way, is also a triumph for the way in which his ideals prevail in the face of genocide, while zuko and azula’s fight is very patently tragic. there is no moment of victory or triumph. even as zuko sacrifices himself in a beautiful mirroring of “the crossroads of destiny” and as katara uses the element of her people combined with techniques across other cultures to use azula’s hubris and ideology of domination against her, it’s presented as moments of personal growth occurring within a very tragic yet inevitable situation. it was inevitable because azula had always been positioned as an extension of her father, and thus to disempower ozai also means disempowering azula, his favorite site of projection, his favorite weapon.

yeah, it does rub me the wrong way when zuko asks katara whether she’d like to help him “put azula in her place.” it’s not a kind way to talk about your abused younger sister. but it’s also important to understand that zuko doesn’t really recognize his sister’s pain, despite the fact that they obviously share a father, because he’s always assumed that she was untouchable as their perfect golden child and thus never a victim. and he’s wrong. zuko and katara expect a battle of triumph and glory, noble heroes fighting valiantly so that good may prevail over evil. but as they discover here, even more so than their previous discovery two episodes prior, a battle is not a legendary event filled with bombast and beauty until after it has been historicized. often a war is simply fought between pathetic, desperate people who see no other option but to fight.

aang’s ultimate refusal to fight despite having all the power in the world is what makes him so important as the protagonist. but katara and zuko both share a more simplistic view of morality and what it means to be good. and zuko assumes that by fighting azula, he can only be punching up, because she has always been positioned as his superior, and she (in her own words!) is a “monster.” and then azula loses, and his entire worldview shatters. joking about putting her in her place makes way for the realization that behind all her posturing and lying (to herself more than anyone) and performance and cognitive dissonance, azula has always been broken, perhaps even more than he is.

azula says “im sorry it has to end this way, brother,” to which zuko replies “no you’re not.” but i think azula is truly sorry, because in her ideal world, she wouldn’t be fighting zuko. she doesn’t actually want to kill him, as much as she claims to. she’s already reached the conclusion that zuko will only truly reach once their fight is over. she lacks a support system, and she needs one, desperately. if she could somehow get her family back, do everything differently, less afraid of the consequences, she would. she’s smirking, she sounds almost facetious, but really, she is sorry. as of this moment, she really doesn’t want it to end this way. but zuko cannot accept that, because in his mind, azula is evil. azula has no soul nor feeling. azula always lies.

her breakdown doesn’t come out of nowhere, either. it’s precipitated by everyone she has ever cared about betraying her. first zuko betrays her, then mai, then ty lee, and then ozai — the person she has staked her entire identity to and to whom she has pledged her undying loyalty and obedience, become nothing more than a vessel for his whims — discards her because she had the audacity to care about someone other than him. what i don’t think zuko realizes, and perhaps will never realize, is that azula betrayed ozai by bringing zuko back home. he was not supposed to be brought back with honor and with glory. azula specifically orchestrated the fight in the catacombs to motivate him to join her, and it’s not because she’s some cruel sadistic monster who wanted to separate a poor innocent soft uwu bean from his loving uncle, it’s because she genuinely believes that she’s doing what’s best for him. she believes that their uncle is a traitor and a bad influence, and she believes that bringing zuko home with his honor “restored” is an act of love. to her it is.

yes, she claims that she was actually just manipulating him so that she wouldn’t have to take the fall if the avatar was actually alive, but also, she’s clearly just covering her own ass. she didn’t know about the spirit water, and only started improvising when zuko started showing hesitation. but even if she was only using zuko, then that was an insane risk to take, because either way she was lying directly to ozai’s face. and zuko admits it to ozai while simultaneously committing treason, so of course ozai would blame azula, his perfect golden child who tried to violate his decree by bringing zuko back home a prisoner at best and dead at worst, and instead found a way to restore his princehood with glory.

we only see ozai dismissing and discarding azula in the finale, but it’s clearly a tension that’s been bubbling since the day of black sun. and we know this because we do see azula falling apart before the finale. in “the boiling rock” she is betrayed by her only friends. in “the southern raiders” we see that this has taken a toll on her, that she is already somewhat unhinged. she and zuko tie in a one on one fight for the first time. and she takes down her hair as she uses her hairpin to secure herself against the edge of a cliff. unlike zuko, who is helped by his friends and allies, who has a support system. it’s a very precarious position; she’s literally on a cliff’s edge, alone, her hair down signifying her unraveling mental state. azula having her hair down signals to us an audience that she is in a position of vulnerability. she is able to mask this terrifying moment wherein she nearly plummets to her death with a triumphant smirk, but it should be evident to us all that her security is fragile here.

and the thing is, even though she’s always masked it with a smirk and perfect poise, her security has always been fragile. azula has never been safe. azula’s breakdown is simply the culmination of her realization that no matter how hard she tries, she will never be ozai’s perfect weapon, because she is a human being. she is a child, no less. and there is no one in her entire life who loves her for nothing. zuko has iroh, who affirms to him that he could never be angry with zuko, that all he wants is simply what is best for zuko. but azula doesn’t have unconditional support in her life. she doesn’t even have support.

everyone she ever thought she could trust has betrayed her, and so she yells that trust is for fools. because she feels like a fool. of course fear is the only way; it’s what kept her in line all these years. azula is someone who is ruled by fear, and who is broken by the recognition that fear isn’t enough. her downfall is necessarily tragic because her worldview is wrong. the imperialist logic of terror as a tool for domination is her own undoing, just as ozai’s undoing is losing the weapon he has staked his national identity to. it’s a battle of ideals. aang v ozai: pacifism v imperialism. katara and zuko v azula: love and support v fear and isolation.

zuko is unfair to azula, it’s true. he tries to fight her even as he can clearly recognize that “she’s slipping.” instead of trying to help his little sister, he uses that weakness to his advantage, tries to exploit her pain so that he can finally, for the first time ever, beat her in a fight. it’s cruel, but it’s also how siblings act. especially considering the conditions under which they were raised, and how zuko has always viewed her. and in zuko’s defense, she has tried to kill him multiple times lately, both in “the boiling rock” and in “the southern raiders.” zuko is someone who gets fixated on a goal and blocks out everything else, including recognition of his surroundings or empathy for others. so of course when he’s promised to put azula in her place he’s going to exploit her weaknesses to do so. after all, isn’t exploiting his weaknesses exactly what azula does best? so he allows himself to stoop to her level, and in fact only redeems himself through his sacrifice for katara. but it is when azula is chained to the grate and zuko and katara, leaning on each other, look down and observe the sheer extent on her pain, that zuko realizes that “putting azula in her place” isn’t actually a victory. it feels really, really bad, actually.

they’re in a similar position as they were when they faced yon rha. and now it is zuko’s turn to understand that he is not a storybook hero triumphing over evil, but rather a human being, facing another human being, in a conflict that is larger than themselves. to “put someone in their place” is to imply a logic of domination, of inherent superiority, that someone has stepped out of line and must be reordered neatly into the hierarchy. but aang disputes the notion, ozai’s notion, that humanity can be classified along these lines, that there exists an ontological superiority among some and not others. so operation: putting azula in her place was always going to be flawed, even if she was performing competency the way she always does, because they’re nonetheless subscribing to her logic.

of course they should be helping azula, of course they should be reaching out to abuse victims through support instead of more violence. but first they must recognize her victimhood. first they must come to understand that they didn’t get lucky, and they didn’t dominate her because they are more “powerful,” that they weren’t “putting her in her place.” they must understand that they are not heroes fighting villains in a glorious trial by combat. that the logic of the agni kai is flawed. that they are all victims. that they are all just scared, hurt children who are still grieving their mothers.

#update: ok i readmored it 👍🏼#azula #analysis #zuko #katara #ozai #azula&zuko #azula&ozai #asks #malatilata #ugh azula is such a beautiful character….. i love her sm #her arc is so beautifully perfectly tragic #just thinking abt the mirror scene gets me sooo . distraught #this was supposed to be like 2 paragraphs lol #as is always the way . with me..

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mallo-person · 2 years

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I'm in nostalgia zone rn, what the fuck?? I want it to be 2016 again :[

#FUCKING R0BLOX GIVIMG ME NOLSTALGA AND MY OLD YT CHANNEL I SHALE NOT SHARE #i miis it #like damn 200+ subscribes 6 years ago 😔#thinking my old hacker friend bought me subscribers now thay i think about it #plus all the comments thaf say ''i subscribe''#so uh #but anyways i miss jt holy fuck j just #AAAAHAHDHAHAHAHAK #:[#♣️.txt

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emeryleewho · 3 months

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If you're worried about the enshittification of the internet completely killing your access to work by your favorite creatives (I've already seen a lot of artists I love state they'll be leaving Tumblr thanks to all the AI training), I want to introduce you to a handful of ways to circumvent the social media hellscape to stay connected to your favorite creators.

RSS Feeds

I'd argue that this is the best option. It essentially allows you to create your own social media "dashboard" by saving websites and getting updates when they post new content. Most websites already have these, and if social media goes down (or just continues to degrade), the best way you can access your favorite creators will be with direct connection to their personal websites. I'm still learning how to use these, but if you want to learn more, this article does a great job.

2. Newsletters

I know newsletters are a pain and it's annoying to have your inbox cluttered, but if there are creators you know you'd be remiss to lose access to, I recommend subscribing to their newsletters. I'd honestly skip the ones that share frequent content you don't need, but for example, my newsletter is updates only so I only send it out maybe every few months when something big happens. It's an easy way to stay up to date on info that social media buries. Of course, if your faves are writing up blog posts & insights that you want to read in newsletter form, consider subscribing to those as well, and don't feel like you have to subscribe to *every* newsletter to make it worthwhile. You just want to make sure you can still be reached by the creators whose work you really don't want to miss.

3. Ko-Fi/Patreon

I don't think a lot of people realize you can follow people on these platforms for free, but because they have paid options, they offer more direct access than social media sites whose algorithms will just erase people you love from your feed altogether. This one isn't the best alternate since a lot of content may be behind a paywall, but if you just want an easy way to be sure you'll still have access to updates from people you want to support, this is a usable way to compile creators in one place and most creators will post updates for free so you should still get those.

So yeah, these are my suggestions. If you're just on social media casually and you just like the easy access to content but don't particularly care about individual creators or specific projects or anything like that then you probably don't need any of this and that's fine. If social media is continuing to work for you then feel free to continue enjoying it without worrying about alternatives. I just want people to have a fail safe if you, like me, are realizing that this shit is getting completely out of hand and everything you once wanted social media for is quickly becoming inaccessible.

Anyway, I highly recommend tuning in to people's personal websites, but I doubt most people have the energy to check each individual website so RSS Feeds are great alternative. Whatever you choose to do, just try to diversify enough that no one company can completely kill your access to your faves on a whim and remember that the closer to direct communication you can get to with creatives the better.

#PSA #internet stuff #idk how to hashtag this but spread it around if you see it lol

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greymoonfeelings · 1 year

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You and Me

pairing: Jake Seresin x fem! reader

word count: 0.7k

note: this is a little blurb I’ve had in my drafts forever and I wanted to get it published. I firmly believe Jake says says “give me some sugar” when he wants a kiss and you will not change my mind.

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You let out a huff, swirling the ice cubes in your drink around with the plastic straw. With your head in your hand, you watch as Jake celebrates his latest pool victory with his friends. He wasn’t ignoring you on purpose, but he was so wrapped up in the energy of his friends that he had yet to realize you weren’t feeling the same.

After Coyote slaps him on the back, Jake spins around to face you. He looks over to you expectantly, hoping to see you smiling at him, but instead notices the downturn of your lips as you stare down at your drink. Jake excuses himself from his friends before approaching you.

“What's wrong, darlin?” He slides into the booth beside you, throwing an arm around your slumped shoulders.

“Nothing.” You force a smile, not wanting to ruin his fun with your sour mood. Jake cocks his head to the side giving you a knowing look. There is no use lying to him. He has always been able to see right through you.

You sigh in defeat. “I thought tonight would just be us. I love your friends, but we’re with them so much and I miss spending time alone with you.”

“Why didn’t you say something earlier?” His tone is soft, not accusing.

“I didn’t want to sound needy.” You peer down at your drink again, pretending to be interested in the condensation running down this side so you don’t have to look your boyfriend in the eye.

You’re terrified of Jake suddenly deciding that you’re too high maintenance. Maybe he wants a girlfriend who’s more go-with-the-flow and less clingy. Jake is a boisterous and extroverted person, why would he ever want to be with someone who was the exact opposite?

Jake recognizes that look on your face. The one you make when your order comes out wrong but you eat it anyway because you don’t want to be a bother. The one you wear when someone suddenly starts talking over you because they either didn’t realize you were speaking or they just didn’t care. Jake hates that look, hates that you feel like you’re not good enough to take up space.

“There’s no one else I would rather spend time with than you, darlin’. You can always tell me what you’re feeling, you don’t have to hide from me or feel embarrassed.”

“You’re so good to me, Jake. I’m not used to my feelings being considered.”

“Your feelings deserve to be treated with respect and I love you, I always want you to be comfortable.”

“I love you too.”

“Gimme some sugar.” Jake leans in, his lips searching for yours.

“Not here.” You duck away from him, looking around at the crowded bar.

“No one’s looking. They’re all too focused on themselves. C’mon, I missed you too, darling.” Jake whispers reassuringly as he presses kisses to the side of your face.

You take another quick look around the bar before deciding that he’s right. You lean into Jake’s side and press your glossed lips against his.

When you pull away, Jake licks his lips trying to savor the taste of you. “Mm, cherry. My favorite.”

“You’re not supposed to lick it off, weirdo.” You laugh and give your boyfriend a playful shove.

“Let’s get out of here. There’s a carton of ice cream back home with our names written all over it and I may have finally caved and subscribed to Disney Plus.”

Jake wraps his arm around your waist and tucks you against his side. After saying goodbye to his friends, he leads you out into the parking lot, his body warming you against the cool breeze from the ocean.

The two of you spend the remainder of the night curled up in bed sharing the tub of ice cream while your favorite movie plays. Jake makes sure you know just how much he cherishes his time with you. Being alone with just him refills your energy just the way you were hoping it would and you fall asleep feeling even more in love with your man.

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