What makes me sad about the ao3 ddos attack is that fanfic writers are still gonna be the most underappreciated part of fandom despite how these past couple days prove they're really part of the backbone. Writers are still getting little to no recognition especially if they aren't one of the top kudos fics or have a small following. They'll continue to get thousands of hits but only a handful of kudos and maybe a comment or two. And of those comments, they're going to get some person insulting their work or making them feel pressured.
Maybe when you go to download your fave fics now that ao3 is back, you leave a comment for that author. Just something small, not even that much. And no, being shy or worried about being cringe is not a good excuse. It's once again showing that the writers you missed so desperately are actually worth so little to you
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Something I noticed is how between couples and parents and children they say "My" Ma"my"Jake, Ma"my"Neteyam. They are possessive of each other without being toxic. So I imagine that in order to adopt the "son" of another, even the "parents" being alive, he would have to prove that he is worthy of taking care of that creature. Just as they have to show that they are good hunters, horsemen, etc. to be recognized in the village. So in order for Tonowari to stay with Spider, he would have to fight Jake. Show that he cared for him, and show the village that he would actually be better off with another family, Ronal and Tonowari. Jake's reaction to being challenged to a fight, Neytiri's reaction, the children. And that actually Neyeam is not dead but wounded. And that he being the "older" the one who bears the responsibility of caring for his brothers. To be told that his parents have neglected Spider to the point where he almost died and that he is still weak. it would be a low blow, he must have realized something was wrong. Kiri too, Lo'ak.Tonowari, even if he has affection and respect for Jake, would not be soft. I would win.
"I am not doing this to hurt you, jakesully, I am doing this for the good of the child. I do not seek to disgrace you, not even to shame you, I just want to protect a child who has hurt for far to long," is all tonowari can say, because its true, this is for spider and spider only, he cares little about what will happen to jake, that's for Eywa to handle.
jake can't wrap his mind around the situation, he only started seeing spider as his son in the last few weeks and now he's being taken away. tonowari is challenging him to a fight? he knows the way of adoption in na'vi culture, but being on the side that's losing the child? how does one react to that.
when he and the kids demand a reason, it has to be laid out in front of them, with little sugar coating; jake and neytiris neglect have hurt spider more then he ever dared let on, that he almost died trying to please them, and that he will not thrive in their care (tonowari leave's out what he knows about spider almost dying for the sully's time and time again during his time with the RDA, how he was willing to die to protect them, how he feared his own 'mother' cause he's not here to destroy jake).
neteyam who always tried his best to be a good 'third parent' to spider feels like he is partly to blame (much to ronal and tonowari's disgust, no child should ever feel like that), lo'ak being so confused because he can't bring himself to see his dad as someone capable of hurting their brother like that (like he was hurt), kiri angry because jake and neytiri hurt her brother, her person. little tuk tuk being to young for any of this to truly understand any of it. neytiri going numb, she's hurt and insulted but painfully guilty, both for what she did and for her relief in that moment.
tonowari would show little mercy in his fight against jake, obviously not trying to hurt him, but he's angry, he's so angry. he's spent the better part of a week nursing a scared little boy back to health, a boy who is terrified of any sort of attention or care.
to adopt a child the family 'leader' has to be symbolically killed (not canon, but that seems to be the fandom consensus as far as I know), that would be jake, and tonowari would beg him to go without a fight, to just let go of spider, for his sake, and to jakes credit, he does (he fights a little, cause he's jake, but all considering he went quick). after that tonowari helps him up, thanks him for letting go of spider, and then goes about his way in the village.
is it becuase he can't stand to look at jake for another second cause he may actually hurt him in front of everyone, yes, yes it is, but he silent treatment is equally unnerving.
after that spider goes through the rest of the adoption process, a set of different ceremonies (also not canon, now I'm just pulling stuff out my ass, cause I can); first a symbol of his first family is destroyed, in spiders case his hair is cut. second he is washed and cleansed by his family in the eyes of Eywa. third he is given a new name in front of the whole village. and finally, he receives a symbol of his new family, in this case, a piece of jewelry (to symbolize surviving all he had, and the strength he had to do so), hair beads (to match his family), and a spear (carved from tonowari's hands alone and blessed by ronal). when he's of age (culture wise) he would also receive the family tattoo, to forever mark him as theirs.
all the while the sully's have to watch from a distance as spider becomes hi'i'tsyil, and they lose what little of him was their son, brother, and friend.
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Depressionen fühle sich an wie, wenn deine Haut brennt und du nichts dagegen machen kannst. Nicht rausrennen, nicht löschen, nicht um Hilfe rufen, einfach nichts. Du kannst einfach nur da liegen und beobachten, wie alles immer weiter um dich herum zerfällt.
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My apologies for not posting new art since a week, My RA is so bad since a couple days that I literally -can't- walk, so I've been lying in bed, trying to manage the pain. My Infliximab IV is in 2 days, then it's gonna be sweet sweet relief...
In the meantime, I downloaded the game Hades(no spoilers, I haven't finished yet) and is trying to romance Thanatos huhu. Really enjoying the game for now.
(I point the statement above to people unsubscribing from DFBM because I don't post an entire 36 pages colored chapter that takes me a whole month of nonstop work to complete, every week.)
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