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gladerwolfstarkimagines · 2 years

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Imagine being one of Avatar Kuruk’s companions who he persues endlessly but it’s no use...you’ve fallen for his kind airbender friend Kelsang

Warning: Acephobic perceptions (which are shut down of course) also probably don’t read this if you like Kuruk or Jianzu.

To say you were one of Avatar Kuruk’s companions pained you every time. You preferred to say you were just employed by him because none of the other spiritual advisors wanted the job and as the youngest the task fell to you.

Why did you hate Avatar Kuruk so much?

Because he propositioned you more times than you could count and had an ego the size of the spirit world. You’d rejected him multiple times and yet Kuruk always came back. He’d told you numerous times it didn’t have to mean anything. It would just be fun and casual.

On his latest and current attempt he claimed he just wanted some warmth as he drifted off to sleep. In reply you told him to jump in the fireplace. Kuruk raised his hands in surrender and backed away, Jianzhu chuckling as he followed him out. It was always worse when Jianzhu was there, he egged Kuruk on and the situation went from mildly annoying to downright frustrating. Hei-ran shot you a small smirk "you know with a tongue that sharp you’d do well in the Fire Nation". You shrugged "great" your mood ruined by the avatar. It only took one interaction with Kuruk to ruin your whole day and it happened everytime. Hei-Ran noticed and sighed "you know he doesn’t mean anything by it don’t you?" she asked "I took it personally at first too but that's just Kuruk’s way. Men will be...". "If you say men I swear to god I'll backhand you all the way into the spirit world" you said sharply. He ran raised an eyebrow "I was gonna say idiots but fine, hold onto your hate". You scoffed "I have every reason to. He burns through women like a trainee firebender with candles. He hunts animals for sports and only turns up at events if alcohol or women will be present. He misuses his title and propositions me every time he gets drunk even though I’ve told him every time I will never ever sleep with him. Your anger for Kuruk was deeper than an ocean. You, being his spiritual teacher, of course understood why he neglected his avatar duties in the human world but you didn’t let that excuse his treatment of women or animals. As soon as someone took their trauma out on someone else unfairly, that’s when your pity ended.

You’d broached the topic with Kuruk before but he didn’t see the harm. It was just harmless indulgences he claimed but you didn’t see it that way. How many women had he perused who were in relationships just to leave them when it was convenient for him? How many women had he left pregnant and never helped with the child financially, physically or emotionally. You knew Kuruk never slept with the same woman twice, unless he was too drunk to remember and he didn’t exactly leave a contact me if with child card after he left so you could only imagine the chaos he had left behind in those womens’ lives. Not to mention how wrong it was for him to use his status on people in this way. While you knew Kuruk would never forced anyone to spend the night with him the power he held over them worried you. How many might feel obligated or pressured to return the Avatar’s advances? Kuruk’s reputation was well know and you’d seen many towns parade their young women right infront of him, hoping he’d actually fall in love with one or them and stay. How many of those women fully wanted to be used like that? How many women knew what they were getting into? The more you thought about it the more it angered you.

You friend Hei-Ran however always knew how to capture your attention. "So you're looking for a kind responsible man who doesn’t indulge in alcohol or other addictions, who cares for animals greatly...hmmm I wonder who comes to mind". You blushed immediately but pretended you didn’t know what Hei-Ran meant "I don’t follow". Hei-Ran rolled her eyes "Kelsang" she said simply and that name alone sent a shiver up your spine. "What about him?" you asked trying to keep your voice as calm as possible. "Seriously?" Hei-Ran asked "you're going to pretend you don't know what I mean? Act like you're not in love with him?". You babbled "that's crazy! Kelsang is just a friend. Just because we both get on doesn’t mean we’re a couple!". "I never said you were a couple, you're too scared to ever get to that stage". "I'm not scared!" you cried "and you're one to talk, you’ve never told Kuruk how you feel". Hei-ran’s smile vanished "so one second you're berating me for liking Kuruk and the next you're telling me I should tell him everything?". You shook your head "no all I'm saying is if you're going to come for me then take a look in the mirror". "So you admit how I feel about Kuruk is how you feel about Kelsang?" Hei-Ran asked and you tensed realising what you’d just done. "I never said.." you started but Hei-Ran just shook her head "one of the first thing we teach in the Fire Nation is to know when to admit defeat. You could do a lot worse than Kelsang". "Who's worse than me?" a familiar voice asked and you both froze. Hei-Ran recovered swiftly "Kuruk and Jianzhu of course! Y/n was just saying how you're the best man she knows and I couldn’t argue with her". You and Kelsang both blushed and looked anywhere but at each other. "I'm off to bed" Hei-Ran said smugly leaving you and Kelsang alone. The airbender was very tall but always had a way of looking small and adorable when embarrassed. "You’re too kind to say that about me" he said softly "I’ve done things that I'm not proud of". You nodded "I know but the fact you're not proud of them tells me you still have a conscience unlike Jianzhu and Kuruk. You did those things out of necessity, because there was no other option, not because you enjoyed them or wanted to. My statement stands. You're a great guy Kelsang". The young airbender blushed and you smiled "want to play some pai sho?" changing the subject. Kelsang shot you a grateful smile and nodded "you can go first" .

You and Kelsang sat together and lost track of time as you always did in each other’s presence. You’d become engulfed in one other and the world would just pass by without any notice. You didn’t realise how late it really was until Kuruk stumbled into the room. You jumped at the noise and Kelsang frowned "you went out drinking again?". Kuruk nodded a large grin on his face. Apparently after your rejection he decided more drinking with Jianzhu was a good idea. Kelsang mirrored your unimpressed expression and Kuruk laughed "ow come on, it was some harmless fun and it's a way for me and Jianzhu to bond! You should join us sometime instead of stating in with your book and tiles". Kelsang went to reply his idea of fun suited him perfectly well when Kuruk grinned "although considering your company I can see when you’d prefer this. A toasty little room with y/n. Playing pai sho by the fireplace...it’s the start of every innocent house call I've ever paid". You rolled your eyes "why does that not surprise me". Kuruk took your reply as encouragement and came to join the two of you. You tried to ignore him but he sat beside you and watched every move you made. "You know I could help you win it you wanted" he whispered leaning in far too close for your liking. "I'm okay thanks" you replied and Kuruk just chuckled watching you from under his eyelids like it was all some big game of cat and mouse. It made your skin crawl. Kelsang noticed and cleared his throat making Kuruk look at him "why don’t you go sleep off the hangover you're bound to have tomorrow?" he asked. Kuruk smiled "sure...if y/n joins me". You groaned "Kuruk I have told you a thousand timed I will never ever want to come to your bed". Kuruk just smiled "why? We’re both attractive young people in the height of our prime. Why not form our own spiritual connection?".

Your rejected Kuruk so many ways before and none of them had worked. You’d told him you didn’t find him attractive which he didn’t believe. You’d told him you thought it was unprofessional you being his teacher to which he replied he’d done many unprofessional things with lots of high ranking people. You pointed out there was a 6 year age gap which made you uncomfortable, Kuruk said age was but a number and you acted way more mature than him anyway. You told him you didn’t do one night stands and he told you it could be more nights if you wanted. You’d insulted him, yelled at him and even tried reasoning with him but none of it worked so you tried your last card.

"I will never want to sleep with you because I'm asexual!" you cried. Silence settled and after a pause Kuruk laughed "you're what?". You sighed "asexual. It means a person who feels little or no sexual attraction". "That's not a thing, sex is a fact of life" Kuruk smirked. "Well clearly not for everyone" you replied. "So are you some sort of monk?" Kuruk asked and Kelsang glared "Kuruk!". "No I'm not a monk" you snapped "monks are celibate but have sexual attraction they suppress. I don’t have any to suppress. I'm not celibate I just don’t have sex and don’t ever plan to". Kuruk frowned "never!" Kuruk cried like it was the worst thing in the world "what a boring existence". "Kuruk!" Kelsang scolded him again but Kuruk waved him away "no come on Kelsang you're an air nomad but you have to admit this is taking it a bit far. Everyone likes sex and does it". "Well some asexual people still have sex" you shot back "but I don’t because the idea disgusts me". Kuruk frowned "wait so does this mean you've never had sex before?". "Kuruk that's enough!" Kelsang yelled and you all froze having never heard the man raise his voice. "Asexuality is a valid sexual orientation and it is not up to y/n to answer your ignorant questions. Her lifestyle is hers and I think it’s beautiful. You of all people should refrain from judging her especially in this aspect". You stared at Kelsang awestruck and Kuruk looked down red faced. He quickly stumbled to his feet, almost over balancing due to his alcohol intake but when he was upright he glanced back. "Sorry y/n" he muttered and left. You watched him go before turning back to Kelsang "thank you" you said quietly. "You don’t have to thank me" he said softly "Kuruk was being an acephobic ass. If he ever bothers you again just let me know and I'll handle it" he said moving the next pai sho tile as if you’d never been interrupted. You nodded still kind of shook and played on in silence.

Kelsang was the next to speak "also thank you for sharing your orientation with us. It was very brave to do and I meant what I said to Kuruk. Your asexuality is beautiful and valid". You were quiet for a while and Kelsang hesitated "y/n are you..". "Thank you" you said your voice shaking as you tried not to cry. "That means a lot". Kelsang reached across the table and squeezed your hand "no problem". You looked into those kind eyes and couldn’t help expressing your feelings. "I was worried to tell you in particulat". Kelsang frowned worry coating his face "why? Have I done something insensitive in the past?". You shook your head "no just aces face a lot of rejection given how oversexualised our society is. Especially those of us who are sex repulsed and aren’t willing to compromise on that aspect. I was scared to tell you because I like you...". Kelsang sat up straighter and you stared at the ground "but not only was I unsure if you liked me back, I wasn’t sure if youd be happy living a sex free lifestyle with me...and people think normal dating is hard" you finished trying to joke but it came out as more sad than funny. "Y/n look at me" Kelsang said suddenly and you looked up to find him still holding onto your hand a smile on his face. "I like you too". Your heart leapt "you do?". He nodded "i do. You have such a big heart and the way you care for every animal you see is so wholesome. I love how you're optimistic but not naive and how you never hesitate to educate someone or point of they're being ignorant. Your morals align with my own and I just get lost every time I'm in your presence. I'd love to date you if that's the sort of relationship you’d like. If not we can work our something else". You couldn’t believe this was happening but you had to make sure one thing was clear. "And about my asexuality is that something you're okay with?". "Y/n of course it is! I love you not just what you can do or compromise for me. Your sex aversion is not an issue for me at all. I'm more than happy expressing our bond in non-physical means and I always preferred the emotional parts of a relationship more than the physical anyway. In that aspect I think we'll be very happy because I've never felt connected to anyone like I feel to you". "You're...I...I'm so happy" you cried and flung yourself into the large airbender’s arms. You were rather muscular and tall but it was nothing for the giant of an airbender who caught you easily and hugged you closely. "I am too" he smiled kissing the top of your head "I'm the luckiest airbender alive...also Pengpeng is going to be so happy when I tell him! He likes you more than me". "I can’t imagine anyone not having you as their favourite" you replied turning to stare up at the airbender and Kelsang smiled "that's odd because I wasnt going to say the same thing about you". You blushed even more and relaxed into Kelsang’s arms feeling safe and valid. Maybe being one of Kuruk’s companions wasn’t too bad...as long as Kelsang was there too.

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So yes I’ve read the Kyoshi Novels and no I don’t think that excuses Kuruk’s behaviours...but enough about him!

Kelsang was one (and there were many) of my favourite parts of the kyoshi novels. I have a thing for really confident girls (Azula and Kuvira) or really adorable guys (Bolin) and hence this imagine was born.

Also I realise Kelsang is older but this was obviously back when he was a young airbender so don’t worry I’m not crushing on a 60 year old man!

#kyoshi #avatar #avatar kyoshi #rise of kyoshi #shadow of kyoshi #avatar imagine #kelsang #rok kelsang #sok kelsang #avatar kelsang #air nomad #avatar kuruk #heiran #kelsang imagine #kelsang x reader #jianzhu #avatar heiran #avatar jianzhu

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samleewins · 1 year

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The Rise of Kyoshi

Fanmade introduction.

Animator: Sam Lee Wins

Jianzhu VO: Cole Roberts / Boxboothstudio

#kyoshi #avatar kyoshi #rangi #rangshi #jianzhu #kelsang #kuruk #heiran #hei-ran #trok #The rise of kyoshi #avatar #atla #animation

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thejourneyofwan-fanproject · 11 months

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Happy Pride! 🏳️‍🌈

Once again, pose and concept credit goes to:

@snootyfoxfashion

@likeacatcrafts

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daydreamerfox24 · 1 year

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#the shadow of kyoshi #kyoshi x rangi #the rise of kyoshi #rangi #rangshi #kyoshi #avatar kyoshi #kelsang #avatar the last airbender #heiran #kirima #yun #jinpa

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kkachi95 · 3 years

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“Jianzhu’s Awakening”

(Based on Reiner’s flashback scene from Attack on Titan)

#jianzhu #kyoshi #rangi #yun #kuruk #kelsang #heiran #the rise of kyoshi #the shadow of kyoshi #atla #Avatar The Last Airbender #the last airbender #avatar

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cypresstreeleaf · 3 years

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walking around yokoya, after everything

[ID: a digital drawing of Hei-ran and Atuat from Shadow of Kyoshi walking next to each other. Atuat is wearing blue water tribe robes, with her hair in two braids. She is looking towards Hei-ran, seemingly mid-conversation, with her arm looped around Hei-ran's. Hei-ran is wearing red fire nation attire, with her graying hair in a topknot, and is looking back towards Atuat with a slight smile.]

character design credits to @kkachi95!

#kyoshi #shadow of kyoshi #hei-ran #atuat #heituat #atla #avatar #AGAIN WHAT IS THE HEIRAN X ATUAT SHIP NAME BC IM TAGGING AS HEITUAT #yes this is after SOK several years later i'd like to think heiran will have regained her honor

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firebendingsummer · 3 years

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some of y’all give hei-ran too much credit.. girl readily killed her cousin for position of headmistress (in a culture where blood family is so important) and watched an orphan she helped raise get horrifically wounded before her eyes (multiple times), she was definitely the mom who saw rangi stumbling home with bruises and burns from bullying and told her that the pain would make her stronger but never bothered lifting a finger to defend her

#i said what i said #heiran is an enabler and she doesn’t change even in her very last scene #imo she doesn’t change she’s just. stuck #so preoccupied over her ‘failure’ to kuruk that she’s willing to do whatever it takes to make the best soldier #and/or avatar #any pain is necessary because pain is the best teacher #also y’all need better moms 😭 /lh #andy speaks #tw abuse #tw child abuse

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fullmoonbayferry · 4 years

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The Rise of Kyoshi - My Ship

There is this plot in the book that Jianzhu and Hei-Ran were invited to Hui's dinner party. Jianzhu was a people person and he fooled Hui more easily than Azula fooled Long Feng; he honestly admitted that the Avatar was missing and forced Hui to hide the secret voluntarily.

The inaccurate secret gave Hui false confidence, and he was misled to believe that Jianzhu was out of luck so came to seek his help. Hui made up a story to tell his followers, which was exactly what Jianzhu wanted: a story came from Hui was more convincing for Jianzhu's opponents.

Playing weak and sharing secrets brought him advantages, but also annoyed Hei-Ran greatly.

However, the relationship between Hei-Ran and Jianzhu was exactly the same as other politicians spotlight couples. She didn't show the slightest of her disgust until the two of them were alone. She made her statement of protest but Jianzhu didn't take it serious at first.

And then Hei-Ran loosened her topknot, took down her hairpin, and stabbed it into the carriage. Then for the first time in that night, Jianzhu felt threatened and became alarmed.

In that dinner party, every famous politician, saint and sage came together, all viciously keeping an eye on Jianzhu; Lu Beifong was desperately asking him for money, and Hui was desperately seeking to replace him.

That was the most dangerous trap the world could ever create, yet the only thing that he feared was Hei-Ran's hairpin.

Sorry for being a weirdo but I'm not getting out of this ship.

Yep.

书里有喜姨和坚竹参加辉的鸿门宴这么一段。坚竹玩辉比阿祖拉玩长风还轻而易举，直接和辉摊牌说筠和凯申失踪了。

分享这个假的小秘密之后，辉自以为抓住坚竹把柄，很得意。然而坚竹就是想让辉以为自己绝望无助，然后以求辉帮忙的办法，让辉自己编一个筠失踪的故事出来。对于坚竹的反对者们而言，辉说的话比坚竹自称更可信。

坚竹装可怜，分享弱点，虽然换到的东西确实不错（辉自鸣得意、也不知道虚子，往后肯定没那么棘手）但是让喜然非常生气。

不过我也说过，喜然和坚竹那种下木夫妇的关系，人前是绝对和坚竹一条战线的，只有到人后才表达自己对坚竹的不满。她表达了自己的观点，但是坚竹一开始没有当回事。

接着喜然解下发髻，把簪子狠狠地捅进马车里，坚竹「今晚第一次绷紧神经，警惕起来」。

可见发髻对于火锅人的重要性。（就，这场鸿门宴里，北方禄在磨他要钱，辉想伺机扳倒他，各种圣人大师政治家云集一堂，都对着坚竹虎视眈眈，然而坚竹唯一害怕的是喜姨的簪子。这一点就，很kill我。

没错。

#avatarthelastairbender #avatar #the rise of kyoshi #kyoshi #kyoshi warriors #jianzhu #heiran #happy bamboo

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comradekatara · 3 years

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While read the kyoshi novels I felt like Korra and Yun reminded me of each other. Like being the avatar was everything to them and both were extremely talent but when their avatarhood was taken away from them Yun choose revenge and Korra choose grief. Also kuruk life story sounds like Korra alone pg 13 version he just let no one help him but Korra let the people who loved her help her

interesting that you say that, because i did get the sense while reading the kyoshi novels that fc yee was making commentary on korra through certain plotpoints & themes. while of course i can’t speak to his intentions, i feel that the critique i made of roku versus kyoshi and aang’s upbringing also extends to korra and yun, and how the white lotus raising korra in a compound – with the best intentions, of course – left her totally unprepared for dealing with real global conflict (or even how to walk through a city with tact, which again, is not her fault, because she’d literally never been outside her suburb designed specifically to cater to her every need before). the political agenda of lok as a narrative is... complicated, but time and time again korra is shown to be upholding the status quo rather than disrupting it, even when it’s clear that as a private citizen she hates many prominent world leaders. either way, korra, like pretty much everyone, needed real-world experience before she could make good judgment calls, but she spent her adolescence preparing for a role instead of learning how to be a person.

yun was in the same boat, and even worse, there was no one on his side when he learned that he wasn’t actually special. jianzhu literally told him that since he wasn’t special, he was in fact disposable, confirming his greatest fear. unlike yun, korra had friends and family who wanted to support and affirm and heal her even once she was no longer capable of assuming her avatar duties, whereas the mentor yun idolized didn’t bat at eye upon sacrificing his life. even when korra is “alone,” she’s not, really. she��s isolating herself, sure, but she still has supportive parents, mentors, and friends who do anything for her. korra may have been hurt, but she wasn’t betrayed by anyone she was ever close to, so it’s not like she could vow to seek revenge. of course, yun’s vengeance is misguided, since kyoshi, rangi, heiran, and zoryu would never have sacrificed him the way jianzhu had, but yun doesn’t know that. he had also assumed that jianzhu valued him as a human being, but of course, he was wrong.

there is also an element of entitlement to yun’s actions that cannot be ignored. he is a person who likes feeling special and important, who wants to be celebrated for his superiority, and deeply resents kyoshi for supposedly stripping him of that glory. in his mind, that should be him, and he he hates her for it, even if he initially promised otherwise. the only time korra was ever put in a position where someone was showing her up despite having genuinely good intentions was when asami started dating her crush, which isn’t exactly an equivalent scenario. zaheer made his intentions clear from the beginning, so if korra felt betrayed, it was by her own mind and body for “not healing fast enough” and “not being capable enough,” though of course, she does eventually learn to forgive herself.

furthermore, i think kuruk was put in a truly impossible situation (and i’m not blaming yangchen for this either. she made the assumption that people would continue to respect sacred land, which i think is a more than fair assumption to make), and his choice to isolate himself and die in infamy was ultimately noble. it’s not like his friends could have helped him without hurting themselves in the process, and without the knowledge of spiritbending, he had no other choice but to kill the malevolent spirits. even aang, who was confronted with the impossible choice of letting ozai win or sacrificing his cultural values was able to go to the spirits for aid, but of course, kuruk only had one choice, and it was an awful one. isolating yourself and seeking hedonistic pleasures to numb the pain is almost always the wrong approach, but in kuruk’s case, i’m gonna have to give him a pass.

#analysis #korra #yun #kyoshi #yangchen #kuruk #jianzhu #pour one out for kuruk :(#asks #makisus

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