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thatonebirdwrites · 8 months

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Korrasami is Canon

I literally do not understand when people trashtalk or write really cruel things about Korrasami shipping, especially when they make claims that aren't supported by the show itself.

I honestly wonder sometimes if folks who hate on Korrasami don't understand what a healthy relationship can look like? (Or is there unconscious bias influencing their hatred of it?)

Because Korrasami is a healthy relationship; it's relationship goals honestly. This doesn't make it a boring relationship either, as healthy relationships can have their joys, sorrows, pain, struggles, healing moments, etc. The important aspects that keep the relationship healthy is how the two respond to those situations together. To explain, I'll cover why Makorra is NOT healthy.

Majority of Makorra shippers' arguments cherry-pick random scenes that are incredibly brief with scant evidence of Makorra being "good" for Mako and Korra (it isn't). (P.S. Makorra shippers please stop using homophobic language and slurs when you talk about Korrasami shipping, it's a really bad look, okay? Thanks.)

All arguments ignore the huge amount of evidence that the Makorra relationship was severely harming both Mako and Korra. As well as the evidence that both are happier just being friends.

Mako and Korra fight all the time in screaming matches to the point they break things around one another. This is really not healthy.

They can't get through a conversation without one of them being furious at the other.

Mako fails to support Korra's decisions, critiques her decisions,and, does not give his thoughts when asked but instead parrots other people which isn't what Korra had asked at all.

Mako is indecisive about his feelings to the point of hurting both Asami and Korra.

Mako is too protective of Korra and does not respect her independence or her abilities.

Mako fails to support her emotionally due to often not listening to the core of her words, yet he expects her to support him emotionally regardless and is angry when she doesn't.

Mako's personality when he's with Korra becomes: bland dude with no thoughts of his own or screaming fury of a person. He's actually a much better person and kinder overall when he's NOT in a relationship with Korra.

Mako betrays Korra's trust TWICE.

Mako lies to Korra.

When Mako and Korra are just friends, they relate to one another better and don't scream as much at each other. Mako is also more respectful of Korra when they are just friends and NOT together.

All arguments ignore the plenty of evidence that Asami and Korra flirted with one another since Book 1. They tend to forget the brothers entirely in scenes with one another. Book 3 is literally the Asami-and-Korra-flirt-arc, like all they do is flirt in that book. Book 4 had an arc that contrasts how well Korra and Asami work together, and how horrifically critical of them Mako is during that arc.

All arguments ignore the buildup of Korrasami: Asami literally built Korra a whole dang park, designed and gifted her an airship, supports Korra no matter what, calls Korra amazing constantly, always follows through with helping Korra, painted her car blue in honor of Korra, and spends most of her time flirting and pinning after Korra since BOOK 1. Even at the end of Book 2, the first name she says when asking if the Krew is okay is Korra, and then she adds the others as an afterthought. This is all pretty blatant stuff that Asami does, and Korra responds in turn with her own flirting and pinning. Korra literally only writes Asami while she's gone for three years and admits that she feels like Asami is the only one who understands her. She even blushes for Asami in Book 4. Why does Korrasami work so well?

Korra and Asami have mutual respect for their abilities, strengths, weaknesses, and independence.

They support each other no matter what.

Asami is literally the first person to say yes to whatever Korra needs help on pretty much constantly, and she always follows through.

They talk through their arguments, and have never had a screaming match. In fact, the one time they do argue, Korra deescalates, and they talk it out and/or come to an acceptance relatively quick.

They are honest about their feelings with one another.

Asami is pretty much the only one that consistently asks Korra how she is, sits and listens to her talk through her troubles, and offers emotional support. (Mako fails to do so.)

Asami never, ever doubts Korra. (Mako does many a time.)

Asami never lies to Korra. (Mako does many a time.)

Asami reminds Korra she's awesome and amazing since Book 1 (even after she finds out Korra liked Mako too).

Asami never blames Korra for her failed relationship with Mako, instead she puts the responsibility on Mako who had lied to both of them and hurt them both with his indecision. Asami is never mad at Korra about this either, and her anger is only at Mako.

They are so seamless in their fighting styles that they can predict the other's moves, and so act in wonderful synchronicity. (Mako fails to ever do this with either of them and instead critiques them endlessly).

Asami and Korra never critique one another's actions. Instead, they talk through what happened and support each other's decisions. Asami ALWAYS supports Korra, and always sides with Korra, and is able to talk through hard issues with Korra. She shares her thoughts with Korra, and Korra respects her for that. (Mako fails to support Korra's decisions, often trying to stay in this weird neutral area, and gets angry that Korra doesn't like that he won't actually share what he thinks nor show support for her.)

Asami never betrayed Korra. (Mako does in Book 2).

Asami and Korra respect one another's boundaries.

Korra shares that she feels that Asami is the only one that really 'gets her' and understands her, and Asami feels the same about Korra.

I could go on and on.

Honestly.

Anyway, thanks for reading.

P.S. if Makorra shipper tries to shit on my post with unfounded vitriol and bad faith arguments, be advised that I don't have the energy or time for it. Blocks are very useful tools. Have a great day!

#korrasami #legend of korra #tlok #avatar korra #asami sato #asami #korra #the legend of korra #korra x asami #Mako is not healthy for Korra and they're better off as just friends #Asami is perfect for Korra and they are the cutest couple #Korrasami is a healthy relationship

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spop-romanticizes-abuse · 2 months

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let me stop you right there. yes, korra and adora both went through extremely traumatizing events. but korra didn't start dating the same person who traumatized here. gotta love how they used that screencap of adora getting electrocuted by catra, and still missed the point.

korra and asami may not have had much build up to their relationship, but they had a healthy dynamic. even though they got off on the wrong foot, they both learned to respect and support each other, korra chose to confide in asami when she was still recovering from her trauma, and they had a good foundation to build a healthy and long-lasting relationship.

you can compare korra and adora but you cannot compare catradora and korrasami. adora deserved someone like asami.

#spop critical #spop salt #spop criticism #spop discourse #spop #she ra #anti spop #anti catra #anti catradora #anti c//a #antic//a #anticatra #anticatradora #anti stans

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matt0044 · 6 months

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What if I said Makorra was the reason Korrasami took off the way it did?

See... Korra and Mako definately were a couple who cared for and admired each other but weren't exactly equipped for a terribly healthy romance in the long run. Especially when it came to where their loyalties lay in handling the Water Tribe's civil war.

Of course, part of this was a lack of parental guidance over the matters of the heart. Korra being locked up in a compound and Mako looking after Bolin on the streets certainly didn't help.

Thus remaining just friends was the best they could go for.

This crash course in love, in my view, lead Korra to take things more slowly from here out and let the pot boil slowly but surely with whomever struck her fancy next. It helped that Asami's turbulence with Mako helped as she too took things more easy.

No doubt it'd be more explicit of a thing without Nick being obtuse about it (considering their neglect of the show, you'd think they'd shrug it off) but it weirdly uses that "don't show your hand" mandate to it's advantage.

See... I generally stan the romantic subplots of Books 1 and 2 insofar as they are organic to the characters themselves rather than a degree from the author in part of what mentioned above. However, I understand why they're not terribly popular.

Whether you like messy teenage romances or not, there is a sort of dissonance when it comes to marring them with the threat of Amon's Equalists and Unalaq's dealings with Vaatu. The messy matters of the heart don't feel nearly as worth investing interest in compared to, say, saving Republic City from civil unrest turned ugly or the greatest threat to the Avatar itself from centuries past.

It's sort of something that ATLA avoided with its episodic approach even when it got more plot heavy in Book 3's final half, sort of segmenting any interpersonal drama from major plot developments. Basically, for "Air and "Spirits," having both wasn't the "you got chocolate in my peanut butter" moment they were likely attempting.

So when it comes to Book 3 and 4 having Korrasami being a lowkey build-up, I can see why even the writers gravitated towards it in exploring the pair by letting it simmer as a friendship. They wouldn't try to get together but often find themselves grow close in the moments they shared.

Thus you had Book 4 when Korra writes to Asami mainly and then is the first to greet Ms. Sato. Absense makes the heart grow fonder after all.

It's a weird happy accident when by executive mandate, Korra and Asami's growing relationship was a subplot that was seeding into the narrative when opportunity arose rather than ever feeling like a rogue ingredient.

It's sort of why I don't agree fully with the notion of LoK not being "planned out" when sometimes, letting the chips fall where they may can make for little miracles like these.

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selkiemaidenfae · 3 months

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this is something i want to go deeper into in a video essay but it can't be understated how fucking weird it was as a deeply-oblivious-to-my-feelings-for-girls baby bi to be on tumblr during the time when every popular straight ship was healthy and sweet and every popular wlw ship was abusive and toxic.

i envy the gen z kids who grew up with avatrice and calliette and lumity. or even older gen z kids who grew up with korrasami and catadora. they got wlw ships that were not only canon but warm and sweet and based on genuine affection.

when i was a little baby bi on tumblr, the big sapphic ships were swan queen (regina was canonically a rapist and her most consistent character trait was torturing people who tried to help her) and emison (allison spent years bullying emily for her sexuality and only stopped when she decided she wanted to fuck her).

these are the ships that tumblr tried to sell me as high sapphic romance.

hetero couples were given grand love stories and confirmed soulmates. gay couples were rarely canon, but fanon told the story of star-crossed lovers, destined to be apart yet deeply embedded in each other's souls.

and the lesbian romances were... women yelling at each other and gaslighting each other as an audience of mainly grown women insisted one character's abuse would just go away if they were given the green light to fuck the other into submission.

as a teenager, i was just starting to understand that i liked girls. but i didn't want the kind of relationship that was being romanticized. i didn't want a girl to hate me but also want to sleep with me. i didn't want her to hurt me and then maybe feel a little sorry afterwards, but then do it again.

i wanted the grand love story i saw for straight couples. i wanted fairytales and friendship and devotion and affection. i wanted women who healed together, women who protected each other, women who built lives together.

that isn't what i saw in fandom, though. so i thought that maybe wlw relationships were just... like that. maybe they were mainly physical, always tumultuous, never soft. if i didn't want that, i probably didn't want to be with a girl. i buried the feelings deep.

also, the amount of swan queen shippers that called me an evil straight person for not liking the ship probably didn't help that particular journey of self-discovery.

i wish i could go back and tell baby me that the sapphic love stories i wanted exist and they are beautiful and canon and beloved. a couple of them are even written by me.

i guess i'm just feeling reflective. and i've never seen anyone share this kind of experience, so i figured... why not? someone will get it.

#this post will not go over well but i've been wanting to put some thoughts into words #sapphic #wlw #tumblr #tumblr culture #tumblr meta #fandom #warrior nun #first kill #the owl house #the legend of korra #she ra #anti swan queen #anti emison #using anti tags make me feel like i'm back on 2015 tumblr lol #also i'm making myself sound old i'm 23 #i'm not ancient yet #long post

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fanstuffrantings · 6 months

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Since the poll is going around of korrasami/beauyasha. As a fan of both I think I need to say something because a few people are already trying to say beauyasha should win because there's more content around them in canon.

Which, if that is your argument to prove it's a better ship, you've lost the contest. Because korrasami becoming canon was world altering for me as a teenager. For the younger queer fans who don't get it, I want you to understand: the creators had to tip toe around their relationship until the last episode. At that point in time, there wasn't a group of children's media where people could see queer main characters having crushes or relationships. There was no steven universe, Owl House, she ra, etc, that was continuing to normalize these ideas.

People loved korrasami but like most queer ships, the idea of it being canon was more of a naive hope than an actual expectation. I know for me I was hoping that korra would end up single if nothing else because I figured she and mako would be back together by the end because that's what always happened. Popular guy/girl relationship that wasn't the best but was still end game because it was build up.

So when korra and Asami sat down in the final episode on those steps and had a heart to heart I was expecting for them to take a friend trip to the spirit world. Because in what realm would a children's show actually have their female leads be bisexual women. But that last shot of them holding hands and staring into each others eyes before the frame moved away gave me a feeling I'll never forget. I still remember sitting in class the day before Christmas break not being able to scream about it to any of my friends because they didn't watch korra but just knowing how monumental this moment was. The winter of 2014 when legend of korra added itself to queer history.

I was elated, I was shocked, what I thought would never happen did. And the creators only doubled down in the coming days by reiterating that yes korra and Asami were in a relationship. And it was a healthy relationship build on friendship and trust, it was one where you could go back and see the moments people were pointing out as a "maybe korrasami endgame" and just know that those weren't baiting fans but instead moments the creators were allowed to add in to show that yes korra and asami's dynamic was changing.

Younger queer fans can't be going around insulting every past bit of queer representation because we get better stuff now, when the only reason we have that better stuff is because of the previous content that was fought tooth and nail for. That sliver of a hand hold will always mean the world to me.

Fans also need to remember beauyasha is from dnd podcast where players can control their characters and don't have to contend with studio interference when they want something.

It's fine to prefer beauyasha and want it to win. I love beauyasha and was part of everyone screaming when they became canon. But don't diminish what korrasami accomplished to do so.

#korrasami #molten rambles #legend of korra #sorry if i rambled but im very passionate about this

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western-magical-girl-confessions · 1 year

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Why Could Marinette x Chloe be a choice?

They’re currently enemies in the show, but fans mostly ship them together for what they could’ve been. However, the creator had other plans for Chloe (also the show itself is about Marinette and Adrien’s blossoming love story, but I digress).

Marinette could be a big factor in Chloe‘s theoretical redemption.

They make for perfect foils but COULD come from being enemies to hesitant friends, then friends, and then lovers.

They could be similar to Lumity in some ways; both shows have their protagonists and antagonists starting off as rivals/enemies but said protagonist finds out that there’s far more to the antagonist than just being an egotistical bully. Also, both antagonists are only really the way they are because of their upbringing and manipulative parent.

Though not the healthiest mindset (and I'm NOT condoning it), it was often theorized that Chloe often teased Marinette specifically because she had a secret crush on her.

Why Could Adora x Glimmer be a choice?

The two were enemies on opposite sides of the war but learned to trust each other once they both got the bigger picture, realizing that neither was a bad person at all.

Both share the same kind of willpower to protect their people.

Some fans see this as a healthy and very supportive relationship.

Some may see them as a good representation of yin and yang (sun and moon, masculinity and femininity, hot and cold, night and day, etc.)

Seasons like 1 and 4 had some shipping fuel for them, with their conflict in the latter season reminding you of a "lovers' quarrel".

Why Could Musa x Darcy be a choice?

They may currently be enemies in the show, but one thing that they both shared is that they both dated Riven at some point.

It could end up as another Korrasami, once dating the same boy, only to end up with each other in the end.

Though considered one of the evil witches of the Trix, she’s the most normal, especially in season 8.

Their personalities COULD complement each other.

Note: If you hate any of these couples, that's fine. However, please avoid leaving criticism/hate on THIS POST/POLL. You can confess about it but don't leave any negative feedback here. This poll is just for fun!

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protectcosette · 2 years

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people who hate catradora are so weird.

"it's not a healthy relationship dynamic!" they're child soldiers trying to be better, healing isn't linear and they're going to make mistakes. they were abused in different ways and need different things to break their trauma bond with their abuser. and they were raised by terrible manipulative people, they aren't suddenly going to have good communication skills just bc they leave the horde.

"it's terrible lgbtq rep!!" the korra writers had to fight korrasami holding hands less than ten years ago. the owl house got semi-cancelled for trying to have good representation. the fight is still ongoing.

i don't think it's a coincidence that most of the people i see saying this shit are teenagers who don't remember what gay rep used to be

#certified protectcosette original #spop #catradora #20 club #50 club #100 club #200 club

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lok-repository · 4 months

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The Avatar Wiki newsletter has published the final portion of their earlier Q & A last year with Janet Varney, Korra's VA .

Questions after the cut.

What is your favorite Korra battle scene and the change that it brought to the world? Oh you know I can never pick just one favorite! But if I have to pick one for now, I think for sheer intensity, I might have to pick the big Zaheer scene, which I’m not even really thinking about the world impact more than even just the impact on Korra and where it takes us all… the journey afterwards… the PTS… Toph… clarifying her feelings for Asami…

If you weren't Korra’s VA, which character(s) in the show would you want to voice instead? It’s funny, it’s like even though we all know you aren’t asking me to take someone else’s job, the knee-jerk response is to be like “Nooooo! I couldn’t replace anyone! I love everyone too much!” But in a multiverse where we’re all just… maybe swapping roles? I might grab Bolin or Varrick!

Who would you pick as Korra’s VA if it wasn’t you? Thank goodness this would never be up to me in real life- I could never choose between all of the phenomenal VAs out there! That said, I’m kind of obsessed with all the ladies on one of my all-time favorite shows, “Reservation Dogs…”

What is something you have come to appreciate more about the original series while rewatching it for the podcast? Great question! Just when you thought you couldn’t appreciate something more… you watch it one more time, and every “one more time” you love it even more. I think an easy answer would be how much Dante and I appreciate “The Great Divide.” Especially after a recent conversation we had with a certain author about a certain history in that episode that may have influenced a certain book or two…

How are you feeling about talking about Korra on Braving the Elements? Does it feel different than talking about ATLA? Honestly? So far, it doesn’t feel like it will be that different, because anytime I watch Korra, I get so immersed in the story, I basically forget I was in it. But how much Dante might get to tease me about little things like I tease him about Zuko? Now THAT could change things. LOL!

What is the process of planning and recording episodes like? It’s pretty involved, tbh! For a recap ep, I rewatch the episode in question at least three times. You know I like to see what Avatar Wiki has to say! I consult the art book and all the dvd commentary (luckily Nickelodeon made all the commentary/bts stuff available to me, which is great!). I think about the themes of the episode and what kind of guest would be really fun and why. And writing the outline really cements the episode for me in new and interesting ways. And then Dante and our guests STILL manage to blow my mind with their own insights!

Did you know about the spiritual arc that Korra was going to have in Season 4, or when and how did you learn about her bisexuality during production? I knew some broad strokes, but Bryke/the whole amazing team did a good job of keeping us in the moment, episode-by-episode. I can’t remember exactly when Bryke told Seychelle and me about Korrasami, but it was definitely one of the things we knew before it actually happened. And we were both so, so happy!

How do you think Korra grew from her relationship with Mako and the lessons she learned that contributed to a healthy relationship with Asami? Good old Mako. This was a relationship I recognized so well from my own teenage years, and my friends.’ So combine that it was in some ways a very classic teenage relationship with the Avatar circumstances on top of that, and it’s kind of hard to see how it would succeed. But at the same time— who’s to say what “succeeding” or “success” means? What if that relationship was a complete success in that it lasted exactly as long as it was supposed to, and helped Korra and Mako both see what they would really be looking for in a relationship going forward? Plus, it was a success in that she and Mako were ultimately able to love and support each other as dear friends, and that’s a beautiful outcome.

Do you miss and enjoy voicing Korra for as long as you have? Here’s the thing- I don’t know what my answer would be if I *didn’t* get to keep talking about both series (and all the other media in the Avatarverse!) at conventions with fellow fans and with Dante and everyone on the podcast. But because I get to live in the Avatarverse through those things, I honestly haven’t thought about “missing” doing the actual show. Please, everyone, just let me keep nerding out on Avatar forever, and I’ll be happy! ;)

#interview #lok #legend of korra #tlok #the legend of korra

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is-the-owl-video-cute · 2 years

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if we're on the topic of Avatar, did you see that one vid about how someone wouldve rewritten the first season of Legend of Korra? I think it was by Hello Future Me on youtube.

No. LoK in general killed a lot of my interest in the world just in general because it really emphasized everything I couldn’t stand about Bryke.

Fun fact for those who don’t know since Bryke take credit for everything: they originally wanted Toph to be a hyper masc man to be a threat to Aang and rival love interest for Katara, that’s what the joke in The Play refers to. There was going to be another season but Bryke wanted to cash grab with the live action movie and gave M. Night creative freedom to make the most boring film I have ever seen. In Korra, Bryke based Mako on themselves in their “college days” and fully intended to Makorra the endgame pairing despite the obvious toxic/abusive nature of their relationship (as was seen with Aang and Katara previously because they don’t know what a healthy relationship looks like) but realized how unpopular it was last minute and tossed in Korrasami instead with no build up or chemistry because for the most part the series was just using her as a love rival for Mako’s affections and the two women had very few episodes that would pass the bechdel test to say the least.

That was a tangent but seriously I can’t stand Bryke. Utopia.jpg is what the future would be if the show was made by the entire staff EXCEPT Bryke.

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sterlingarcher23 · 1 year

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Elumax will happen...

Elmax will happen. Lumax will happen. Elumax will happen... Just not the way most imagine or would like.

They showed us how it will be made reality or better where: ElMax will happen in the mind. Lumax in reality.

El fought the monsters in the mind and revived her - Lucas fought the monsters in reality and caught her.

Elmax isn't one sided nor fan fiction, it's real believed to be fan fiction... Korrasami was fan fiction made reality:

Korrasami... (Or better: Korraava?) - They flipped the concept and made it look like ElMax is just a fan fiction thing.

On her heart. That description alone is telling. El revived her and then sent her mind into another dimension over a rainbow bridge. The script does not leave much room for interpretation here. Body goes to body (the UD is technically one huge organism), mind goes to mind. So this is a dimension of mind, of dreams and thought - the antithesis to the UD.

This is where Max's consciousness is now and needs to be send back/replaced and a connection to a healthy mind guarantees that she can feel and see. (see also links at the end of this post)

El and Max are made as exact mirrors, connected through their accessories and hearts.

But they are never alone.

There's always space for a third person, the lover who isn't there.

"Without heart we'd all fall apart. Even El. Especially El."

Max is the heart. She is literally the answer to a neverending story. And the very life of Lucas. Both are focus points in Max's heart and she does love both of them.

There were love confessions in Season 4 without using "ILY" at all.

Elumax will happen. They even made a poem consistent of two separate ones for them:

It's not a matter of chances but of what's there in the show. It will be unusual, it will be heart wrenching and heartbreaking but it will happen. It will be "quite moving and beautiful." as David Harbor put it, who pieced together what's gonna happen because he knows his characters arc, having a theoretical idea about this. (He stated this in an interview with Jimmy Kimmel recently). And Hopper's story is about El. So, it's about Max too.

My advice is to forget thinking of Elumax as a "traditional" relationship even for a poly: it won't be.

If you would have asked me months ago, I wouldn't even have seen Elmax as a real thing, not to speak of Elumax. I wasn't even a hardcore fan of the show. Weeks and months of looking at the pure evidence itself, thinking about it, coming from the point of view of the general audience because that's what I was, just GA (important imo because you tend to look at things from a different perspective).

As someone who didn't ship them then, even when I found Elmax I rejected them because it was to painful as my findings how they would solve that coma problem hurt to much but then I can't denie them either because it would be a lie... for all those reasons I can tell you: Elmax will happen. Lumax will happen. Both are set in stone. It will hurt, it will make you cry but it will happen.

I started with a simple question: How they would solve the Max problem because that's what this is about. I basically solved this after a few days. Then I found Elmax as a romantic couple and the rest is history.

They intended this to be: they can make it happen. They will make it work. And it will blow your mind.

Not going to put everything about how El and Max will happen in this post, only the links. But to give you an idea:

#max mayfield #elmax #elmax nation #stranger things #elmax supremacy #elmax my beloved #el hopper #elmax is real #elumax #lumax #lucas sinclair

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chaoticcerise · 2 years

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I guess two of your OTPs based on your Amphibia OTP!

Marcanne: Willuz and Skarlow. You're a huge fan of cinnamon rolls and who deserves a cinnamon roll more than their best friend? As a general rule your ships may not always be the most popular ships anymore, but they're very cute, have a lot of chemistry, and are among the first introduced so you have a lot of content, at least in the first season or two.

Sashanne: Catradora and Winter/Huntlow

You love a good reconciliation (friends to enemies to lovers) ship, and honestly I don't blame you. It's a good dynamic and makes for great angst fanfiction. Your ships might not be the most popular, but their fanbases are extremely dedicated and you're no exception.

Sasharcy: Lumity and Bubbleline

All I can say is that you have insanely good taste in ships and also more than a little trauma that you channel into creativity. You have a good eye and can spot ships as soon as they're introduced. Your ships are are great for hurt/comfort which is good because it's your favorite genre. Your ships are usually either canon or so popular (and for good reason) that they might as well be, and they're insanely cute. You also have a thing for smart chick x girlboss ships and cinnamon roll x spicy cinnamon roll ships. Unfortunately they tend to get WAY less screentime than they deserve, but there's ton of fanart and fanfiction of them. Seriously though usually your ships don't get nearly enough screentime and you're allowed to be sad about that, just remember that they're still together and likely will be until the end of time.

Sprivy : Spinnetossa and Korrasami

You ADORE fluff. You like ships that are introduced early in the series, it doesn't matter that they don't get much screentime early on because they work so well as a couple that they have very few relationship problems and have tons of content later on as well as one being a massive comfort character for you. You're absolutely right in saying that your ships deserve their own spinoff series and you should say it.

Yulivia: Alphyne and Harlivy

You love ships where one of them is slightly unhinged, and the other one is usually the voice of reason but also has some secrets of their own. Honestly kinda a mixed bag but almost always sapphic ships. You're generally into darker stuff with sapphic relationships, and you're most likely traumatized in some way. You probably also ship Sasharcy, in which case, please take care of yourself because you're DEFINITELY a traumatized Marcy kinnie and you've been through a lot.

Golden Oldies (Hop Pop x Sylvia Sundew): Gomez&Morticia Addams and WandaVision

You love a good healthy m/f ship, but unfortunately there's not many that meet your standards. DON'T LOWER THEM. There ARE good m/f ships out there, and they are adorable. You probably love older shows before they added all the unnecessary junk like lying and cheating to the m/f couples, like the Addams Family, I Love Lucy, etc. A newer media for you that I'd recommend is the How to Train your Dragon movies and shows, because you are going to LOVE hicstrid. Stay strong and remember that there will be more healthy m/f representation.

Grimepop: Rarepairs and Pocket Ships

You adore Rarepairs and Pocket Ships, sometimes intentionally, sometimes not. Fortunately this is Tumblr and Rarepairs thrive here, I don't really have much to say except for drawing and writing fanfiction will be your best friends.

Sashannarcy: Bumblebee and CaitVi

Your OTPs are GOD TIER, and the entire fandom knows it. There might be a few crazies who don't like your ships because homophobia, but as a general rule, your ships always win the shipping wars, if they even happen in your fandoms besides the aforementioned crazies. You're a great person and most likely polyamorous, because why fight over something (or someone) that can easily be shared?

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thatonebirdwrites · 14 days

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Happy Birthday Korra!!

I drew this by hand and used ink and markers to do so. I then took a picture and used a deepening filter.

I included the line drawing for others to paint if they want.

Important things to remember about this series:

Korra is definitely one of my favorite characters of all time. She has marvelous complexity and nuance with her character development. The way she fights to overcome her hardships, heal from her PTSD, and learn healthier ways of coping really spoke to me deeply. Despite the show's many flaws, the depth and care showed in every scene.

At the time the show aired, the creators fought against intense censorship. They had plans from the beginning to make Korra and Asami Sato bisexual. This is why Asami is flirting so heavily with Korra in Season 1, and Korra is flustered by it. When the creators fought for more seasons, they weren't sure they'd get them, so they tried to set up Season 1 as if it was a standalone. However, when they got the news they'd get the seasons they wanted, they needed to undo the Mako and Korra relationship so they could set up Korrasami. This is why Season 2 shows how Mako and Korra don't work and are better off as friends.

Season 3 is my favorite season, and in it, Asami and Korra are almost constantly together. It's what I call the Asami-seducing-Korra season. There are so many gay moments between those girls. (There's always gay moments between them, but it was getting more frequent.) Of course, Korra only writes Asami during her healing period, while Asami, in turn, writes her weekly or bi-weekly at least.

A lot of the laying the foundation for Korrasami had to be set up indirectly. Each scene of them together was a fight against censorship. Nickelodeon (or as I call them Nickopoopeon) hated Korra and kept cutting their funds. In fact the last few seasons weren't even aired on television. It was online only (Season 4 in particular). The fact we got four seasons at all is due to the creators and the producers who loved Korra and fought to keep the show alive.

There was supposed to be more Korrasami scenes in Season 4, but again, censorship blocked the creators from airing it. They fought tooth and nail to have Korra and Asami stand in the spirit portal, holding hands and mirroring the stances of the married couple. Then once the show was over, the creators made an announcement that Korrasami is canon.

The comics then show them building a healthy relationship together. The two work so well as a romantic couple, and are absolutely adorable. They are the first fanfiction I ever wrote.

Anyway, for folks just starting to watch the show now, it may seem like queer bait, but it's really not. Korrasami was endgame, they managed to get it in there despite intense censorship.

Because of Korrasami, other queer couples got more screentime. Korrasami helped pave the way.

So this post is in honor of that legacy. Happy Birthday Korra. You deserve the world. <3

#korrasami #legend of korra #tlok #the legend of korra #avatar korra #Queer history #censorship and homophobia #nickolodeon was pretty homophobic at the time TLOK aired #my drawings #my art #handdrawn #ink and markers

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burningexeter · 5 months

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First of all, artwork is by Larkei. Genuinely great AOT fan artist, check her work out. She's actually really talented and does great, gorgeous work on her art.

Second of all, I have a friend (refreshingly not ME this time around) on Twitter who for shits and giggles (excuse my french) came up with his own headcanon shared universe of media for fun. He shared it with me, it was actually pretty fucking cool and equally as fun to get and read but what does it have to do with this - it includes Attack On Titan.... the first TWO seasons of the anime to be specific. I asked my friend what he thought of it as a part of a bunch of questions I asked about it and he said he thought "The first two seasons of it were absolutely amazing while everything else after was just "meh"". One factor that he came up with it is that the ending to AOT in his universe (again this is just for fun, don't treat it as actual canon) was what you see up top, Mikasa and Historia getting together as a couple since both their loved ones are dead. Basically he said "Korrasami done right".

I then helped him come up with their relationship and their dynamic and here's what we came up with right down below that you can read —

It's a genuinely loving and emotional relationship that at times is unconventional. Mikasa and Historia both deeply love and care for each other to the point where whenever either of the two are in trouble, the other is always there to get the other out of it. The two are almost always seen with each other, nearly exactly like Mikasa was with Eren and Historia was with Ymir but this time with its own spins, distinctions and even quirks such as Mikasa carrying Historia in her own arms whenever she can even when Historia clearly doesn't need or want it, Mikasa always grabbing, joking about and commenting on Historia's large ass again whenever she can, Mikasa and Historia having a very playful sense of humor with each other and Mikasa and Historia's more than healthy but incredibly kinky sex life.

However like every relationship, it is far from perfect. Mikasa can be at times too over-protective of Historia for her own good such as giving her a curfew to which whenever Historia is even the slightest bit late, she's more than upset, Mikasa forcing herself rather harshly whenever Historia is not in the mood for any sort of sex and at times rejects it, Mikasa breaking promises to Historia as she feels at times she knows what's better and what's good for Historia more than she does and worst of all, Mikasa's quick temper that she almost always takes out on Historia and at times becomes abusive towards her right down to where there are times when Mikasa locks Historia into a small and dingy cupboard for an entire day and mocks her "Oh what's wrong. The Queen of the Walls is afraid of the DARK?!?!".

Mikasa now almost always feels immense guilt at all of the latter after doing it and always makes it up to Historia no matter what, even showing her true, real and genuine love. This shows Historia that she truly loves and cares for her and therefore the love is returned.

#attack on titan #mikasa and historia #mikasa ackerman #historia reiss

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onsenmacaque · 4 years

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Korrasami developed healthily and naturally out of mutual admiration and respect.

How often do we see shows like this where the protagonist’s main relationship is developed in such a way? Not knocking other narratives, just noticing how beautiful and pure that is. Makes me feel all warm and fluffy.

#the legend of korra #korrasami #korra #lok #asami sato #legend of korra #tlok #healthy relationships

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nbbjiang · 4 years

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honestly, normal, not overly sexualized wlw and wlw relationships in tv fucking sprinted so that i could slowly tip toe irl towards feeling comfortable enough in my identity to question it without worrying about the consequences

#yes i am talking about clexa #and san junipero #and more recently catradora bubbline korrasami fucking rangshi #also that girl from the scream netflix show with the short hair i don't remember if she was canon gay but i projected so much #i think she was tho #but clexa #left me fucking fucked up #you don't imagine how much it ducked me up #like i say it helped me accept myself but it also fucked me up that they fucking decided to kill lexa just after she got her happy #her happy ending bc let's be real they gave her a happy ending to kill her #like here u go u have sex with girl and now u die bc we can't actually portray a healthy wlw relationship jajajajaj ehat made u think it was #was ok what certainly not us #clexa should never have been bitch i mean didn't u catch it we obviously did it for the cqueerbsoting bitches #and we won bc si many wlw watched our show even though we are all PUCEES OF SHIT ASSHOLES TAHT DONT DEDERVE EANYTHING #motherfuckers i hate them #anyway what is up eith this ese tags they r so fucking longgahdksgdjahsgfksjsffhsj #original post #lesbian #wlw #maricadas varias

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hayleysayshay · 6 years

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did you know that secretly,,,,,,,, i am actually a trash makorrasami shipper

#healthy poly relationship pls #makorrasami #tlok #lok #legend of korra #avatar aang #ssssh #korrasami is still my otp tho #why can't we just multiship #five ppl tops can relate

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