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Voices in the Night
Ikki couldn't sleep. The moon was too bright and there was a hummingbird moth that kept tap tap tapping at her window and her head was too full of thoughts. So up she went, using a cushion of air to glide down the hallways so her mother wouldn't hear her steps and be cross.
Once outside the moon was even brighter, like a big wheel of sky bison cheese. Ikki couldn't see the hummingbird moth though. What she did see was a butt. A butt with dangly legs hanging out of one of the open windows.
"Hello, Mr. Butt!" she chirped. There was a yelp and then a man tumbled out into the bush. When he stood he had sticks in his spiky brown hair. "Oh, hi Mako," she corrected.
"Shh!" Mako pressed his finger to his lips like a teacher. His face was all red and his shirt was unbuttoned. "I was only, um, looking for... yeah." Then he took off running across the grass.
"Bye Mako!" Ikki whispered, waving. He was funny. No wonder Korra liked him.
She turned and walked the other way around the residence. A lot of people had been staying on the island lately to help her dad with what to do after those scary Equalists and making a new council and stuff, so she wasn't surprised to see a flickering light on in one of the detached residences.
"I'd never leave you unsatisfied," said a low voice, followed by a wet sucking sound. "Until tomorrow then." The flickering light bounced a bit until it was outside, where it resolved into a tiny flame carried in the hand of a young man Ikki had known all her life.
"Hi, Iroh!" she called. "Can't sleep, too?"
Iroh jumped like someone had blown air up his pants. The flame in his hand winked out. When his eyes finally settled on her she saw him sag in apparent relief.
"What are you doing out of bed, munchkin?" he asked quietly, jogging over. "It's late."
"There was a moon and a hummingbird moth and Iroh, what are all those red smudges all over your mouth? Were you kissing? Oh it'd be so romantic! Who were you kissing, Iroh? Was it a princess? Are you gonna make her a princess? Where's your belt? Are---"
Iroh clapped a hand over her mouth and steered her back in the direction of the house. "I wasn't here," he whispered in her ear. "There's extra candy in it for you tomorrow if you can remember that."
"Mwhf frn nu---" Iroh released the hand over her mouth. "Okay, goodnight General Not Here, I like rock candy, the apple ones, and I hope it was good kissing and that you go home and have good dreams about your princess where you get married and I'm invited and you fly away on a dragon together into the sunset and have lots of babies."
Iroh rubbed at his mouth with the back of his hand, blushing. "Go to bed."
Ikki waved at his back and started back to the front door. The idea of candy made her remember there were leftover sweet buns in the kitchen which no one could tell her she couldn't have if they were asleep.
Suddenly a dark shape detached itself from the shadows of one of the far buildings. Ikki stopped in her tracks. There were no more Equalists, her father said, and no bad guys coming to get them. Still, something about the way this person moved screamed "bad guy" all the same. He wasn't walking so much as slinking. A slinky bad guy slinking away from who knew what badness.
Ikki opened herself and sent a jet of air at the man's back. He stumbled with a grunt and wheeled on her and he was old! Old like her daddy was old, with wrinkles and bushy eyebrows and a stripe of white down the middle of his gray hair like a skunk bear.
"What are you doing, kid?" he growled.
"We don't want any Equalists," Ikki said firmly, hands on her hips.
The big man's posture relaxed. Then, of all things, he laughed.
"Me, neither, kid," he said. "I hate those buggers."
Ikki snorted. Buggers. Like bugs. "So why are you slinking?"
"Visiting an old friend," he said. He rubbed at the corner of his mouth and smiled. "We're getting reacquainted. I like doing that on your island. It's fun for me. Do you know what irony is?"
Ikki did. "It's what auntie Lin bends."
A grin cracked across the man's craggy face. "She sure does bend alright," he said. Then he shook his head with a sharp laugh and started off in the direction of the ferry. Ikki wondered if he was going to meet Mako and Iroh for something. Maybe they were having a tea party.
#makorra#irosami#linzolt#ikki#i dunno i just thought this was funny#everyone gettin' some firebender tonight#secret relationships all around#tlok#iroh ii#mako#lin beifong#zolt#lightning bolt zolt#drabble#fanfic#korra#asami sato
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#korrasami#korra#asami#asami sato#wuko#wu#prince wu#king wu#mako#weilin#wei beifong#bolin#wei#linzolt#lightning bolt zolt#lin beifong#zhu li#zhu li moon#varrick#iknik blackstone varrick#baavira#baatar jr#kuvira#baatar#legend of korra#tlok#the legend of korra#avatar#avatar the legend of korra#atlok
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Any Linzolt headcanons 👀
Here's a few:
Both Lin and Zolt consider themselves to be living a double life- their relationship is their big secret-other-life. Zolt is Lin's "friend from the bad part of town" and vice versa.
Zolt likes to massage Lin's feet at the end of a long day. It starts off with feet, winds up with her legs until they end up in bed together. Lin knows "massage" is code for something else now, but she makes sure to get a good massage out of it anyway.
Mako is the first person from Lin's life to find out about the two of them. It takes him a looooong time to process their relationship.
Lin has a secret case file wherein she has been working on finding traces of Zolt's family to reunite them. She has been working on this for decades to no avail.
Zolt has had lunch with Kanto once- he had no idea he was Lin's father, and Kanto had no idea he was Lin's boyfriend.
Lin starts bringing Zolt to family reunions and events after the events of this fic and nobody is allowed to freak out.
Zolt buys lacey lingerie for Lin and she thinks it's hilarious how his motors start running when he sees her in them.
Bolin hears Zolt refer to Lin as his best friend (at the time he didn't know who Lin was/that she was a cop) when he's a kid and figures that's the kind of love he wants when he grows up.
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Gossips at the RCPD
It was one of my fave #linbeifongsweek prompts and I'll post it right now because I'm not sure if I'll have time for it in november.
I have a young police officer OC ( the middle one) who shamelessly litteraly ships his boss with one of their biggest old targets and apparently he's not the only one...
#linbeifongsweek#linzolt#lin beifong#lightning bolt zolt#rare paring#the legend of korra#original character#canon character
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“You've got some fucking nerve showing your face in here.” Lin stood, her fingers leaving indentations on the steel surface of her desk. “I ought to have you booked for trespassing.”
The threat seemed to fly over his head as he drew closer, his gaze fixed on her abdomen. “It’s true,” Tenzin said, his eyes clouded with emotion and voice reduced to a broken whisper. “Lin, you’re…”
“I’m on my fucking lunch hour,” she said. “So if you haven’t been the victim of a crime, I suggest you get out before I start throwing things.”
“Do your worst,” Tenzin replied, finally meeting her gaze. “Throw things, swear, call me every name in the book, but by Yangchen, Lin, explain!”
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2023 Year-End Fic Round Up
Thanks @rotschopf-thedrow for the tag!
Words written (published or not, WIPs totally count too!): Published has hit 84,800. I have 4 major WIPS with about 18K words among them. Then there’s the short stuff that I haven’t been as focused on this year for some reason.
Smut scenes written (if applicable): 1, but I suspect it’s too boring to bother publishing.
New things I tried: Technically, my collaboration with @slowdissolve started in 2022, but it was late December, and most of the work happened in 2023, so it counts.
Fic I spent the most time on: Red Jade, hands down. This one-shot joke has turned into an amazing experience working with Slowdissolve. It’s now twice the length of my other long stories, and I think we’re at about 60% done.
Fic I spent the least time on: I Just Wanted You. Written at the end of a very bad, terrible, no-good day.
Favourite thing I wrote: Other than Red Jade? Probably First Day Jitters because I was actually happy with what could be a really wrenching idea if I go with it.
Favourite thing I read: Nope. This, I cannot do. There’s the Hands that Heal series. There’s @wishingforatypewriter’s Linzolt stories. There’s @orangepanic Irohsami oeuvre. There’s Slowdissolve’s Discipline of the Mind. And there's so much more - and this is only in the ATLA/LOK fandom.
Writing goals for next year:
Bring Red Jade to a satisfying conclusion.
Accomplish Angstpril.
Start on a new Kyalin project with @slowdissolve.
Y'all jump on in and add! @yellowsalt3 @linnorabeifong @itsmoonpeaches @chocomd @slowdissolve @master-sass-blast @i-put-the-ass-into-sass @frogblast-the-ventcore
And if I didn't name you, that's just Tumblr's fault. Tell us what your 2023 was like!
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Dissonance
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“Have you had enough whiskey to dance yet, or should we order another round?”
Lin smiled despite herself. “We can dance,” she said, “but don’t blame me if I end up stepping on your toes.”
xx
For @atlararepairbigbang, to go with the fic Dissonance. Please give the author some love and give it a read!
#atla rare pair big bang#tlok fanart#lin beifong#lightning bolt zolt#linzolt#lin beifong/lightning bolt zolt#sooz draws things
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🤍 Thoughts on Linzolt ? please and thank you.
Oh gosh, not my particular cup of tea 😅 just because I have such a hard time believing Lin would be attracted to a criminal- especially such a successful one!
Having said that, I've read some thoughtful fic for that pairing, like @nyamadermont and @slowdissolve's project Red Jade that sets up circumstances in which it could be most plausible!
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Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Avatar: Legend of Korra
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Lin Beifong/Lightning Bolt Zolt
Characters: Lin Beifong, Lightning Bolt Zolt (Avatar), Toph Beifong, Kya II (Avatar), Izumi (Avatar), Agni Kai Triad (Avatar)
Additional Tags: Romance, Flirting, Strangers to Lovers, Lovers to enemies to lovers, Explicit Sexual Content, Organized Crime
Summary:
Right after she graduates from the police academy, Kya and Izumi take a reluctant Lin Beifong out to experience the Republic City nightlife, and she meets someone. Then on her first day as an officer, Lin learns a shocking fact about the person she hooked up with.
#atla rare pair big bang#atla rare pair#atla#rare pair#atla event#lin beifong#lightning bolt zolt#tlok#linzolt#fanfiction#fanfic
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Zolt: It's nice to meet the other Beifong fucker
Baatar Sr: please don't say that
#then bolin joins lol#linzolt#sutar#legend of korra#tlok#the legend of korra#avatar#avatar the legend of korra#atlok#baatar sr#lightning bolt zolt#suyin beifong#su beifong#lin beifong
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Thinking about young, broke Zolt and his crush on the earth kingdom heiress.
“Zolt was never one for cactus powder or any of the other hard stuff his friends all tried. When it came to vices he liked something relaxing, a smoke out in the fresh air or a smooth drink. Him and Lin were the same in that regard. Only she drank the finest fire whiskey yuans could buy and took drags from cinnamon flavored cigarettes. He drank whatever liquor he could afford.
He laughed as he lit a cigarette. Lin wouldn’t touch this ‘cheap shit’ if her life depended on it. He couldn’t disagree with her. It tasted awful. But taste wasn’t the point.
It was the ritual. The few minutes respite in the icy night air. Watching the smoke disappear. Focusing on his breathing as he took a drag and then exhaled. It kept his mind from wandering, kept him from thinking about her. Her pretty hair. Her curves. Her biting remarks. How cute she was when she was angry.
He didn’t need to think about that now. He had work to do. He put out his cigarette and returned to the warehouse ready to finish the job. Some nights he regretted getting tangled up with the Agni Kai’s. Tonight was one of them.”
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Glad you are back and wishing you the best. Any ideas you want to get off your chest ? 💗🤍
Aw thank you so much
Mmmmm
I have loads of ideas and they're all in a tangled mess in my head:
Tenzin and Pema go out to dinner at the same restaurant where Lin and Zolt are having date night in the city. Maybe it was orchestrated by one of the members of Team Avatar? Maybe Zolt wanted to one up somebody once and for all? Or maybe, just maybe, Lin's enjoying this more than she'd like to admit.
Bataar is passing out from guilt because he had a sex dream about his wife's sister. Finally, it's Lin who slaps him back into his senses and he just turns red and runs off.
Lin gets stabbed in the ribs by the triads in the one of the many tunnels under Republic City. It's a race against time because he can't earthbend them out, neither can he run with Lin in his arms making a trail of blood behind, nor does he have the resources to attend to her wounds.
Bumi takes Lin to the spirit world for an adventure. That's all.
Tenzin finds himself taking a late night flight to Lin's apartment after having troubled past few days. He's vulnerable. Lin's a good friend. They both dance around the boundaries of their relationship.
The three times Bumi managed to make Lin laugh and one time he made her cry. This may actually wind up being a part of My Brother's Girlfriend.
Lin adopts a pygmy puma that formerly belonged to Lightning Bolt Zolt. The kitty, Black Velvet, takes full credit in re-uniting them.
Tenzin visits a flower shop and decided to anonymously send flowers to Lin's office and pretend to be her secret admirer. He knows he's the last person people would suspect. But Mako is a better detective than he is given credit.
Okay, I kinda lost myself there haha. Hopefully, I'll get to them sooner rather than later.
Thanks for the ask!
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Here is my contribution to the @atlararepairbigbang!
This mood board is paired with the fic Ghost of Weddings by @chiefbeifongcanrailme. Linzolt has a special place in my heart, and who doesn’t love a good wedding fic, so I was excited to step up to the plate here.
Check it out and leave the lovely writer a comment!
Song lyrics used in the moodboard come from “Million Dollar Man” by Lana Del Rey
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#atla rare pair big bang#avatar rare pair big bang#Linzolt#Lin Beifong x lightning bolt zolt#Lin Beifong#lightning bolt zolt#sav’s sketches
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I can't help but think that the revelation of Lin's past with Zolt would only serve to add more friction to her dynamic with Suyin. I imagine that once she got over the initial shock, Su would be angry. In her mind, when they were younger Lin acted so high and mighty, so morally superior, practically rubbing her perfection in Su's face. Meanwhile, she was fucking one of the most notorious mobsters in Republic City. The hypocrisy would make her see red. But on the flip side, Lin would still harbor some resentment over the fact that she gave up a man she loved in order to set a better example for her sister, to be around more and guide her on the right path, and Suyin still got in deeper with the Terra Triad. It felt like yet another slap in the face after what she sacrificed. And if Su got an attitude with her over it, Lin would probably lose her shit.
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Looking Out From Above
#FFF240 Broken Moonlight
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Avatar: Legend of Korra
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Yu Jin wasn’t entirely sure how the stuffed Juji and Roh-Tan had made it into her private space above the register, but when she looked at their green name tags, and felt the metal, she had a suspicion.
But they were cute, and fit nicely under her arms and chin as she got under the covers and settled down for the night.
She wriggled a little bit, lining up her bones on the little mattress she had kept with her since running away from that lady. It felt thin when she was really tired, but it was the only thing that was really hers.
Juji’s whiskers tickled her nose, and she giggled. Just a little bit. No one could hear her.
Ok, it was almost the only thing.
She nuzzled Roh-Tan’s side and fell asleep.
***
The crash startled her awake, but when it was quiet after that, she decided maybe Tan had just fallen out of bed again.
It made her sad.
The first few times, she had gone running over to his bed, but he was never there. He was always coming out of the water closet, a towel in his hands. He would throw the towel over his shoulder and give a big yawn, stretching his arms almost wide enough to hit the walls.
He’d ruffle her hair and say, “Sorry, kid. My bed just isn’t big enough sometimes. You’re the smart one. If you sleep on the floor, you can’t fall, can you?”
He’d smile at her, but it never felt the same as when he smiled in the daytime.
She would open her arms for a hug. He’d bend over and pull his hands up to her shoulders.
The first time Tan had wrapped her in a hug, she had gotten all tight and stiff and scared. She didn’t really know why.
That time, he just put his huge hands on her little shoulders, but really lightly. It was almost like they weren’t really there. He squatted down low and looked at her. “Did I scare you?” She shrugged and pushed his hands off her. But she didn’t run away.
He pulled his hands back and sat down on the floor.
“I won’t do that again, Yu Jin. I’m sorry.”
She hugged herself and rubbed her arms. “It’s ok.”
He didn’t say anything. He put his hands down on his knees and just sat still.
That night was the first time he told her, “You can leave if you want to. But you can always come back. If you want to.”
She couldn’t hear much from her little spot, but she knew he hadn’t gone back to sleep yet. She thought about getting out of bed and asking for some tea, but Juji’s whiskers tickled her nose again and she sneezed.
“Juji! Stop that!” she fussed at the stuffed animal.
And then she giggled about telling a stuffed animal to stop doing something.
She tried to imagine what Lin was like, using her bending to put the little toys in her spot without coming in. Did she wave her hands? Did she throw them up to Tan to put away? Did Tan throw them onto her mattress from outside her curtain?
She hugged the toys a little tighter and snuggled into her blankets.
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“Lin? I know it’s late…”
Yu Jin rubbed her eyes. When she opened them, she could only see a little glow from the streetlight outside, where it sort of bounced off the ceiling.
“I couldn’t sleep.”
She pulled the toys tighter to her chest. She knew there were nights Tan didn’t sleep, but he’d never said much to her about it.
“I hope I didn’t wake you.”
Silence.
Tan chuckled.
“Ok, maybe waking you up would be better than that.”
Silence.
Yu Jin thought about those times she heard Tan and Lin talking in the morning before she had to get out of bed. The way their voices stayed low and soft. She heard her name sometimes. They almost always laughed.
Tan’s voice was a little like that, but Yu Jin missed hearing Lin’s voice, too.
“Yeah. It was a bad dream.”
Silence.
Tan sighed.
“Yeah. That bad dream.”
He had never told her about his bad dreams.
He had listened to her talk about finding herself in the lady’s house. The lady telling her she lived here now and she had to stay. She had to stay quiet. She had to clean the dishes. Getting punished all the time. Getting little bits of food to eat.
“I can’t ask you….”
Silence.
“Lin?”
Silence.
“Are you there?”
Yu Jin rolled over and pulled the curtain open, just a little. It took her a minute to find him. He was sitting below the phone with his knees pulled up tight. The faint glow from the streetlights was just enough to see that he was still holding the receiver in his hands. He had to have been standing up to talk to her.
She couldn’t see his face, but she could hear him breathing. It was almost like he was shaking, but his hands were still.
She couldn’t remember him sitting so still before.
The bell jingled only once.
Yu Jin looked over to the door, and saw Lin’s left hand raised as she closed the door with her right. Above the door, the bell was frozen, upside down.
Silence.
Lin made a small motion, and the bell pivoted back down to its correct position, but it didn’t ring.
She looked around, but didn’t move. “Tan? Are you out here?”
Behind the counter, he just said, “Here.”
Lin’s bare feet made no noise.
Just as she turned to face him, a cloud must have moved, because moonlight flooded in around the posters and signs in the window.
Lin knelt and opened her arms.
Tan reached for her, and bent his head to her shoulder.
From her spot above, Yu Jin watched Lin hold Tan, washed in the broken moonlight.
#flash fiction friday#FFF240#broken moonlight#linzolt#lin beifong#lightning bolt zolt#Red Jade#nyama's short fics
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