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avrelia · 9 months
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In some AtLA fandom discussions I often find the most ridiculous argument – namely that Katara is forced to do all the household chores alone, and the Gaang doesn’t help her at all until Zuko shows up and takes on the chores to help her.
And it baffles me to no end.
Like people who claim to be fans of Katara think that the Gaang would force her to do something she didn’t want to do? And, namely, the household chores?
When Avatar the Last Airbender spent two episode discussing the division of labor, and Katara’s indignation when she perceived the existing situation to be unfair. She didn’t hide her anger to tell Sokka that he is sexist for letting her do all the housework because she was the girl. She didn’t mince words to tell Toph about accepting the way they all do the chores and participating in the chores in the group.
We don’t see her being angry at Aang in regards to doing chores. And I don’t believe she had her anger suppressed, or afraid of telling Aang off, or thinking he was a baby. I use my analytical skill to infer that he must have been doing all the necessary work without being told. After all, as an Air Nomad, he spent a lot of time traveling alone or in a small group, so I assumed he knew basic survival skills and could take care of himself.
True we don’t see the Gaang cleaning and cooking. But do we need to see them doing it every day to believe that they were doing it every time? We see them settling into some comfortable traveling routine when nobody complained of the rest not doing their share - and we know that Katara would not have hesitated to raise the issues again and again if she perceived unfairness.
Then Zuko joins the Gaang and we see him making tea for everyone. Does that mean he is now doing everything?
No, we are meant to understand that he is trying his best to be a part of the group and showing his best and most useful for the group ability – which is making tea.
Remember, until very recently, Zuko, even in exile, didn’t have to deal with household chores. Yes, he spent three years on a tiny ship, but on the ship there were other people who obtained food, cooked, cleaned, and let the prince do important things, like training, sulking, and looking for the Avatar. We have seen how pathetic his attempts at fishing were in the beginning of book 2. And sure, he had three months of life as a refugee where he had to learn how to live without servants. But I can hardly believe he learned more than Aang, Sokka, or even Toph, for whom secretly being able to take care of herself was a matter of pride.
Now, being able to make good tea was much more important to Zuko now, as part of him trying to show that he learned his Uncle Iroh’s lessons, both in tea and life. So it is important for us to see him making tea and bad jokes for the Gaang, as a part of his efforts to prove himself to be worthy.
On the other hand we don’t really need to see Aang sweeping the floors, and Toph cooking dinner to believe that they share household chores equally with everyone else. Just like we don’t see them eating and sleeping every day.
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buoyant-breeze · 2 years
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what’s on their phone? hcs
characters ⊱ albedo, bennett, childe
content ⊱ completely sfw, modern au
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albedo
the type of person that says he will get a new phone case, but hasn’t changed his case in years. each case he uses is always stylistic and goes for an aesthetic that he is interested in at the time.
used to have a phone charm on his current one, but it broke off, and now there’s just a charm holder sitting uselessly on his case.
the case itself is gold with an alchemical rune on it. it looks fancy, but it was from a video game he played. it is niche enough where no one recognizes it, which is his preference, since he prefers not to draw attention to himself with flashy, pop-culture cases.
does not have a screen protector on. a few scrapes and cuts are on the screen, but you can’t see it unless it shines in the light just right. no one knows how he hasn’t shattered his phone yet.
he’s surprisingly clumsy with it.
lockscreen is an unassuming picture of him and sucrose. the homescreen is a van gogh wallpaper with a verse from one of his favorite poetry books. if i had to choose one, i’d say this rupi kaur poem. he edited it himself.
the poem itself is meant to symbolize his deep yearning for a connection with a person he considers a soulmate in his life. it’s important to him.
does not use any specific layout for his phone: all of his useful apps are out in the open, and the ones that came at factory settings are thrown into a folder for him to ignore for the rest of it’s lifespan.
has a lot of editing apps, art references saved in his photo album (and 70% of his phone’s storage is taken up by said photo album), and takes lots of screenshots of his conversations with friends or love interests over texts to show sucrose.
puts heart emojis in signature colors besides the names of people he actually cares about, like kaeya 💙 💙 💙 or sucrose  💚 🌼. but then you have the people he doesn’t care about. they sometimes get names. other times, it’s just “ginger man.”
bennett
cracked, shattered, ruined; it’s not even a phone anymore.
it’s a piece of metal he can’t replace and no one knows how he still manages to take phone calls with it, or get cuts on his fingers when he tries to text people.
probably always asks his friends if he can borrow their phones, but he’s had a bad track record of accidentally dropping the phones of his friends that he’s banned from touching them after he cracked three different ones, including kaeya’s.
he had the messed up phone for sooooo long, but then kaeya buys him an “indestructible nokia.” it is both a joke and completely serious. somehow, bennett still breaks that one.
has one of those flimsy, stretchy phone cases in a bright red, shitty plastic. no design or anything on it, just some faded-out stickers that he put on the corners that can no longer be deciphered.
wallpaper is a blurry picture of him on vacation with eula, amber, albedo, and aether. in the background, you can see a chaotic explosion of fireworks that does not look safe in the slightest.
used to have a lot of games on his phone like fruit ninja or temple run, but given he can no longer see or really fully use his screen, he can’t play them anymore.
all of his contact names are very plain and actually capitalized, like Kaeya, Razor, Amber, etc. there is no personalization to them whatsoever.
childe
the asshole that has an image of a cracked phone screen as his wallpaper just to shock people. he specifically does this after getting a new screen protector, there’s just something amazing about the way zhongli goes, “you just got a new one, and you’ve already ruined it?” that makes childe feel giddy with mischief.
phone case is blue and has his usual narwhal motif.
he doesn’t know how to put on phone charms, or that they even exist. but if he knew about either of those things, he’d have a whale charm.
lockscreen is either the cracked image just for funsies, or is a picture of him and his family. homescreen will always be one of the newest pictures of his siblings.
saves every single family photo sent, ever. the christmas photos from two years ago? he has them. the vacation they took together to fontaine back in july? those, too. he has literally every single moment on photo or video, especially of his younger siblings.
screenshots recipes off of google that he wants to try. most of the time he says he’ll make them, and sometimes he does.
all of his contact names vary. fucking dottore, haha short man, pretty boy <3, handsome boy <3, pain, and zhongli are all just some of the options. family members get nicknames and lots of hearts to show they are special.
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purplewilmon · 11 months
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We are in this together
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thormanick · 11 months
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Me back in January: writes a fanfic where Kaveh becomes a “mad scholar” bc his accidental (Traveler-esque if you would) experience with Irminsul goes wrong and so he is sent to Aaru village (with Alhaitham trying to find the solution to his problem)
Kaveh’s canon lore from the event: so yep basically his dad at some point got messed up mentally by a diadem and lost his life in the desert
Me, viewing the said fic from a new angle now:
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Someone at Mihoyo really woke up one day looked at Kaveh and chose all possible kinds of violence didn’t they
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Tell me you said no.
GOOD OMENS Every Day (2x06)
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Hiccup and Astrid’s pre-relationship dynamic is just so great. There's the awkward crush stage. Getting embarrassed when the other catches them looking. Blushing when their hands accidentally touch. Doing literally anything and hoping that maybe when they're older it could work out. Laughing together over a stupid joke. Lying awake at night wondering if the other person is thinking of them too. Finding a piece of paper with the other's handwriting on it and keeping it as one of their most valued possessions. Feeling hurt when the other talks to someone else instead of them. Missing the other when they're sick but feeling like it would be too weird to check up on them. Awkward half-grins, eyes lighting up just a bit more when the other comes in.
Then you've got the RTTE stage. Fear when the other person is injured or dying, fear so unhinged they will do literally anything to save the other. Soft smiles exchanged across a room. Arguing like a married couple, but they’re “just friends.” Telling the other that they’re not making wise choices, or being brutally honest because lying to the other is impossible. Stupid inside jokes. Racing each other on their dragons. Being the sole two voices of reason at times, and giving each other the most tired looks. Thinking of the other when they’re alone, and then furiously whispering out loud that they are not in love. Unable to imagine a world without the other. Panicked, desperate hugs after a close call. Flirting without wanting to acknowledge that they’re flirting. Looking after the other when the other is sick or hurt to the point where it’s obsessive, and not even caring how in love they appear. Staying up with the other on sleepless nights. Being open and honest about their feelings, not hiding anything. “I’m not in love with them,” they say to those who ask. But there’s no other explanation that could possibly describe what they are.
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vpofcookies · 2 years
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Okay, so Technoblade, right? I really love all the blood god/god of war/god of justice/god of covenant concepts, but Trade is always the one that stuck out to me. A while ago I said this:
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So I'm gonna elaborate now. Long long post warning!
Trade with villagers: I think what started this idea for me was the amount of time he spends in villages and also my mental association of Techno and piglins. When he was setting up his trade system in dsmp he didn't set up farmer villagers even though he almost exclusively ate golden carrots. And he didn't set that up because there was a village nearby that already had farmers. It was one of the few cases I saw of a minecrafter treating villages like established communities, where you go because of their skill in a trade and respect the villagers for their established community, and then find sources for other materials on your own. A bit of a tangent, but Techno has more respect for mobs than most players, to the point where it's noticeable in his playstyle, and occasionally at disadvantage to him. Anyways, Technoblade trades in and out of his established trading hall, foregoing more efficient trades for the value of an established community. But still, the interactions are transactional. He goes to the village, trades, leaves. Heals zombie villagers, gets better deals from it, trades, leaves.
Why not a god of death or war?: you see, I don't think that saying Techno is a god of trade is saying that he isn't a god of blood or death or war. I think it just broadens what topics he covers and explains some of his behavior in a different context. If you think about it, what is death other than an exchange from life to death caused by an action? In many cases in the dsmp, Techno's violence is the result of a threat. His life and survival came at the cost of those that were threatening it. This is complicated by his principles on the dsmp but much more obvious on smp!earth, where the policy of the Antarctic Empire was very much "an eye for an eye". But even in the umpteenth war with Tommy in smp!earth he still prioritized negotiation and fair terms. The analogy falls apart a bit when considering the hypixel games, until you consider that life in that server literally converts to coins that can be used in trades.
Hospitality: this is another one I really want to discuss. Technoblade explicitly states on the dsmp (i think around when tommy shows up in his house) that he follows the principle of Xenia. Xenia is a Greek principle of hospitality or "guest friendship" focused on providing protection and generosity to guests by moral obligation as the host. Importantly, xenia is rooted in the importance of reciprocity, and Techno greatly values reciprocity. This is part of what made Tommy siding with Tubbo again such a betrayal to Technoblade. Techno at that point was providing hospitality and protection under a moral obligation, with an expectation of equal understanding that just wasn't there. This concept is also reflected when he says "Those that have treated me with kindness, I will repay that kindness tenfold. And those that treat me with injustice? That use me?! That hunt me down, that hurt my friends? I will repay that injustice a thousand time over" There is the expectation of repaid kindness and exchanged favors that treats interactions like trades. But in this case, the trades between justice and injustice are not equal to the trades of kindness.
This is because Technoblade also trades in trust (hello god of the covenant enjoyers. Love y'all). And when injustice is dealt, not only are the expectations of hospitality and returned favors broken, but so is the trust placed in that person. And trust is a very valuable thing to trade away.
I don't think Technoblade views everything as a transaction. However, I do think that the treatment of his character in the DSMP heavily favors this perspective and that aspects of a transactional view were adopted by his character as a defense mechanism to survive in that world. This brings me to my next topic
Technoblade as "The Blade": This is seen in several other series' where Techno is treated as a weapon or a sort of bargaining piece more than a person. This is most evident in the DSMP, since most other situations involve Technoblade as part of a team. The other examples that come to mind are Techno being added to the ultimate uhc charity event in replacement of two people, Techno being targeted in mcm and other events with no intervention to stop cross teaming by his opponents, and Wilbur offering to let the rest of the Antarctic Empire off free if Techno took all of the blame for taking over the world.
Now to the DSMP. Techno trades his own life as the blade, as a sell sword. He joins Pogtopia even though he wouldn't have been invited to Pogtopia and his reputation precedes him. He trades skill and time for what he thinks is support for goals similar to his own. But even when he is gathering supplies ans farming he gains the nickname "the blade." He is seen as a weapon, summoned for battle, and otherwise treated more like a sell sword than as someone who joined the resistance for his own reasons. Later, he is called an animal and a pig by the butcher army and leaves his retirement in order to survive. Once again he trades peace for war largely due to the perception of others that he is a tool of violence. His reputation on the server preceded his personhood to many. This is especially important after the revengers' stream, when it is revealed that Technoblade only had one life the entire time he was on the server. And at this point Technoblade also reveals that he now thinks that his life is worth it to stand by his values. Technoblade, always treated as a weapon and a means to an end, views his own life as a reasonable cost for his values.
And Technoblade values life and trust almost as much as he values freedom from oppression, but he always prioritizes his values.
In the DSMP Technoblade gives Ranboo a place to stay after doomsday. He trades his safety in his isolation to help another person. He trades favors with Dream but does not trade his obligation to Tommy as a guest for that favor. Philza talks about life over objects, Technoblade values life and freedom over disagreement, since one of his main values is the ability to choose and live freely.
Technoblade trades himself. Trades his trust. Trades his time. Over and over and over again, just to get closer to the world he's trying to reach. He trades isolation for trust gradually. He trades good treaties for his empire for mutually beneficial ones. He trades time and effort for growth. He trades hospitality and protection at the cost of his own safety for the lives of others. He trades, and he trades, and he trades, and the others around him are constantly affected by it, as is he.
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anna-scribbles · 5 months
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20 Questions for Fic Writers
thanks for the tag @jattendschaton and @miabrown007!! blowing u guys kisses
1. How many works do you have on AO3?
8 💪
2. What's your total AO3 word count?
105,963
3. What fandoms do you write for?
miraculous ladybug<3
4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?
this question is great bc nearly all of my 8 fics make it in👍
golden (like daylight)
call it even
at our wedding
circles & cycles (right back where you started)
no other shade of blue, but you
5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?
sometimes!! I try to!!! not as often as i wish i did :( I was pretty consistently replying on call it even for a while but then i fell behind and it got overwhelming😭 there are so many lovely ones I go back and reread all the time though!!
6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
no other shade of blue but you maybe? not sure if it counts as angsty it's very short and ends with marinette just being sort of sad and wistful. i'm not built for angsty endings<3
7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
probably golden (like daylight)! that's definitely the one i'm proudest of at least.
8. Do you get hate on fics?
no not really!!
9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?
No👍
10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?
haha not yet but i've had an anastasia inspired fic in the works for soo long. one day i'll dust it off and finish
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?
not that I know of!
12. Have you ever had a fic translated?
nope
13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?
AHAHA YES I co-wrote call it even with my sister @sha-nwa!!! one of the most fun experiences of my life, abby's such an incredible writer and she did marinette so much justice.
14. What's your all-time favourite ship?
lovesquare (shocking)
15. What's a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?
i have tooons of wips in my google docs but i am wary of posting anything on ao3 that’s not a one shot/something i’m sure i’ll finish. one i think might be lost to time is my ladrien greek mythology wip💔
16. What are your writing strengths?
a lot of comments I get are related to prose/description so maybe that? I tend to spend a lot of time trying to pick out the exact right words for each sentence so that it has the sonic/rhythmic quality i'm going for. golden is probably the best example of this; I worked and reworked those sentences for many months until I was satisfied haha. I remember wanting it to feel sort of like the building of a song
17. What are your writing weaknesses?
my writing can be sort of dense and hard to get through sometimes!! I think I have a tendency to try and pack a lot into every sentence, which is fun for me to write, but can be difficult to get through as a reader. it's sort of the polar opposite to how I approach drawing silly comics, where the goal is to deliver the point/joke as clearly and effectively as possible. writing puts me in a much more contemplative headspace, which makes my fic not quite as digestable I think
18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?
I admit i am guilty of peppering in random french words in ml fic whenever I feel like it 💔 I usually use italics though
19. First fandom you wrote for?
dear evan hansen I think? (<-I was a very specific type of annoying in high school)
20. Favourite fic you've ever written?
have to give it to my og adrien essay golden (like daylight). it has all my favorite stuff. adrinette. what could loosely be called a plot. the word "something." I said what I needed to say
tagging anyone who wants to!!
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nat111love · 11 days
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THE CLEANING LADY |   Season 1 Episode 1
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seentheredseentheblue · 6 months
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let me know when you’re ready to bleed
“You were staring at them.”
“I was not!” Charles’ high pitched protest only earns him another eye roll from Pierre. He is kinda right, but in Charles’ defense, he is not staring, he is simply observing.
Observing the way Max’s hand is wrapped around her shoulders, the way he pulled her closer and whispered something in her ear that earned him a giggle and a brief kiss, the way she is leaning her body into Max’s and interwinding her fingers with his hand on her shoulder.
He is simply observing.
Charles Leclerc/Max Verstappen | 6.7k | ao3
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buoyant-breeze · 2 years
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when they are angry hcs
authors note ⊱ THESE ARENT DIRECTED @ READER BTW! so if ur like me and have trauma w people being aggressive or raising their voices or smth,,, fear not. this is not directed at their s/o or reader specifically!! INSTEAD, imagine comforting them when theyre angry and they just melt into ur arms a little ok??? ok awesome
characters ⊱ albedo, diluc, childe, kaeya
warnings ⊱ anger? i guess?
rating ⊱ sfw
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diluc
he’s very slow to anger, and his expression is indecipherable enough that no one truly notices unless you know him: his fists clench a little tighter, his tone becomes a hint more clipped than usual, his eyebrows knit together into a harsh, intimidating line
mostly just gets frustrated and starts pacing, letting out very aggressive, deep sighs to try and calm himself (and only riling himself up again immediately after)
doesn’t pick fights, usually just walks away from situations or people that get him too worked up
however, if a person is committing an action that is entire immoral, or is a threat to those around them, or, it is directed at one of diluc’s loved ones, any sense of chivalry is gone
he’s on them like a wild animal, sneering through his teeth, and he doesn’t care about consequences
albedo
he isolates himself, becoming a little bitter about the situation, but keeping an air of mystery on how he feels if the perpetrator ever tried to confront him personally; he likes to pretend these things don’t get under his skin
has a distinctly less amount of patience than usual, however
might act a little colder if someone runs that very little patience too thin, to the point he could possibly even snap out or say something cruel
would mostly just prefer to be alone with his emotions at this time
lets out a lot of exasperated sighs if he thinks about it too much or if someone is pushing his buttons
childe
the most wrathful out of everyone here
lets out a lot of bitter, hollow laughs whenever he thinks about it
gets super tense, to the point he needs to work it out of his system, usually through some form of training, exercise, or battle; it gives him too much adrenaline and he’ll become very pent up and frustrated if it is left idle
might let out a growl through gritted teeth every now and then
clenches up his fists a lot and rolls his shoulders back, always with a very harsh grin and narrowed eyes
would definitely rile up anyone he doesn’t like when he’s angry, just to pick a fight or get his blood going
kaeya
if it’s with a person, he likes to just privately garner information about them, observing how they are feeling, and then basically picking apart their psyche in his head and laughing about it to himself while sipping some alcohol
he just thinks they’re sad and pathetic, really, and he revels in it
if it’s in battle, he gets a snarky grin and a wild look in his eyes, biting responses through harsh teeth and sneers
if it’s with a situation, or a set of circumstances, he just gets frustrated and annoyed, sneering a lot and having a disgruntled, revolted look on his face as he begrudgingly deals with it
his patience becomes a little thinner and he gets a little itchy with the sudden heat under his skin
most of the time he finds his anger to be funny, at first, like the person who’s poking at him is just a form of entertainment, a little fun. but then when it’s a bad day or a wrong move, it’s game over
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inukag · 2 years
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Inuyasha & Kagome on the cover of Shogakukan’s Heroes Come Back (2013)
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dick-chugger · 6 months
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Julian's mom:
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starpros-sunshine · 2 years
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迷い
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estravenlover · 6 months
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u guys have GOT to put disclaimers on some of yr cutsie edits like I started revolutionary girl utena with zero awareness bc I saw a post and was like “omg indian lesbian!! this looks so fun!” LMAOOO
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