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Honestly, Zhao/Long Feng would be such interesting toxic old man yaoi material. Like think about it.

Both who are overly ambitious in their goals and selfish wants? Biting more than they can chew? Terribly nefarious and rancid middle aged dudes who have beef with teenagers and thus getting their asses and plans wrecked by said teenagers? Are practically considered mere failures or terrible people of their time so much so that so many would despise them down the line of history? That people would only remember them for their foolishly wicked deeds?

Sounds like an impossible match made in hell.

#avatar #atla #avatar the last airbender #zhao #admiral zhao #atla zhao #long feng #atla long feng #zhaofeng #atla rarepair #old man yaoi #toxic yaoi

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theduckeminence · 5 days

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You know I’m getting tired of most ppl portraying the Northern Water Tribe as the most devilish, demonic nation that exists — so much so that its somehow worse than the Fire Nation (aka the literal imperialist nation that is responsible for genocide??).

Like yeah yeah I get the NWT follows a heavily gender divided societal structure and therefore will lead to sexist values and misogynistic mindsets/ideas. I understand why people would hate on the NWT for that reason.

With that being said, I think its a lame/boring take to just straight up paint them as this “evil” and bad nation of people.

I would have found it more fun and interesting if people actually went about showing the NWT in a complex matter in terms of their society, culture, and etc (rather than immediately paint them as a bad nation specifically due to the sexism laced in their old fashioned traditions).

Also not to mention the Northern Water Tribe separated gender roles is most probably inspired by the fact that indigenous groups such as the Inuit often separate their work among genders (or really sexes honestly but y’all get what I mean).

And I personally feel the reason for such a strict division in gender roles is perhaps due to the 100 Year War and the NWT doing what they could to preserve their culture — leading down to canon present in ATLA.

#but thats just a whole other post i made before actually #atla #avatar the last airbender #northern water tribe #water tribe #water tribes #yue #yagoda #yugoda #arnook #pakku #hahn

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theduckeminence · 5 days

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To my atla fans, particularly the ones that hate Pakku — I have a question.

Does anyone know any anti-Pakku fics? Where he’s just a downright sexist/misogynist?

#this is for research purposes #;3 #atla #avatar the last airbender #pakku #master pakku #anti pakku

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theduckeminence · 11 days

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Thinking about how Howdy may be the only caterpillar in his family who had already went through metamorphosis. Thinking about how to go through metamorphosis is a symbol of undergoing change, different stages and cycles of life, and transformation of one’s own identity. The renewal of oneself. And to undergo such metamorphosis, one would have to accept and embrace oneself in order to truly transform into something — or someone — new.

And in Howdy’s case, the only reason he had yet to undergo metamorphosis like the rest of his family is probably because he never truly accepted himself for who he is.

Some part of me feels that maybe the reason — or another reason — why Howdy has a tough relationship with his brother Latter is because unlike himself, Latter has learned to embrace himself for who he is — his talents, his passions, his hobbies. His self-expression and identity. And that because of how content Latter is with himself, maybe Howdy envies him and thus projects the sort of feelings of envy into…spite? Dislike? Some sort of emotion like that.

Also smth smth repressed homophobia/queerphobia smth smth Howdy feeling the need to express and present himself to be this traditionally masculine man to be perceived as such smth smth projecting his feelings of repression to his brother who seems rather queer-coded and if not that, then emotionally attuned and free. smth smth.

#welcome home #welcome home howdy #howdy welcome home #howdy pillar #welcome home theory #welcome home arg #wh howdy

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theduckeminence · 18 days

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I find it odd yet amusing that despite how much of an intriguingly wicked villain Long Feng is — he has quite the smaller fandom in comparison to other antagonist.

I guess he was so effective as an antagonist that people just end up hating him and honestly—I don’t blame anyone if they do.

I love him as a character, but personally I would put him in the meat grinder, blender, AND to hell and back. Maybe major ego death idk—

#atla #avatar the last airbender #avatar #long feng #ba sing sa #dai li

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theduckeminence · 19 days

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The Moon Spirit lives on! And no one was harmed :)!

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#ducky’s art #atla #avatar the last airbender #atla zhao #admiral zhao #zhao #gore cw #gore tw #candy gore #fake gore #emetophobia #cringetober #This piece is originally from october when i tried to do cringetober but failed brcause it was too much TvT #but at least i was able to learn how to draw some gore and guts finally

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theduckeminence · 19 days

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Earth King Kuei but he becomes scarier. Still friendly and polite but in a way that’s unsettling and cold. Has compassion and quite rational really, and often acts as goofy and oblivious to cover the fact that he may be a lot more calculating, perspective, and most of all — lethal.

And what makes it harder to uncover such darker parts of the Earth King is the fact that you can never tell the difference whether his polite, goofy nature is genuine or not.

Sometimes it is, but other times it could all just be a trap to lure you right into the maw of it.

I also feel like he deserves a hidden knife somewhere in his robes too-

#atla #avatar the last airbender #earth kingdom #ba sing se #earth king #earth king kuei #king kuei #kuei

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theduckeminence · 1 month

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Sometimes I think about the possibilities in which upon Jeong Jeong’s desertion if his family had to bear the brute of his desertion via being imprisoned and executed.

I also think about the amount of intensive guilt and self-blame he would hold if this had happened.

#this is coming from the idea/fact(?) that when a deserter is wanted for death so are their families #atla #avatar the last airbender #avatar #jeong jeong #alta jeong jeong #the deserter #master jeong jeong #idk where or how this may be true other than i am referring to the old jeong jeong webcomic #as well as a show i watched #but im not entirelt sure what resources can confirm this

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theduckeminence · 1 month

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Does anyone know if there’s any sort of Zhao Water Tribe Comic fanworks by any chance?

#My brain’s been rolling that comic series by ruftoons in my head again #god i should really reread it #but smth also tells me that theres some fanwork out there that ive just havent found yet #atla #avatar the last airbender #zhao #admital zhao #water tribe #water tribe series #water tribe comic #atla zhao #rufftoons

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theduckeminence · 1 month

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Thinking about au in which Eddie Dear just disappears one day.

And over time, the neighborhood begins to slowly forget about their lovable mailman. And that the only remaining members who do remember good reliable, friendly Eddie Dear is Wally Darling and Frank Frankly.

Wally Darling being ominous as per usual regarding the memory of Eddie Dear — most likely remembering of Mr. Dear but never saying so much about it. Perhaps keeping quiet about his memory. Or perhaps its like a sort of in-and-out type of memory?

As for Frank Frankly, one can say that every now and then, he would often have dreams about a particular mailman — one who was strong. helpful, kindhearted, and handsome. Someone so distant from him, yet he couldn’t out a finger on who is was and why he was seeing this mystery mailman to begin with.

The neighborhood never really had a mailman — let alone a post office to begin with.

So why is it that he feels so wistful every time he dreams of the mailman? Why does he always fond himself with tears on his face every time he wakes up from these dreams?

Why does it feel as thought he’s…missing someone?

#Missing Eddie Dear AU #welcome home #welcome home au #frank frankly #wally darling #eddie dear #frankly dear #eddie x frank #frank x eddie #wh eddie #wh frank #wh wally #welcome home eddie #welcome home frank #welcome home wally

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theduckeminence · 1 month

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Y’all ever think Xin Fu and Master Yu (the two guys who were hired to capture Toph and bring her home) ever explored each other’s bodies?

What about General How and Long Feng? Y’all ever think at one point they explored each other’s bodies too?—

#im literally going insane #im honestly surprised i dont see enough of these guys in this fandom #xin fu & yu — i get cuz they’re minor characters #how is a minor character too BUT honestly.#if under different circumstances — i say how/long feng would be interesting #xin fu/master yu would be too — tho maybe for like a post canon/slice of life on the road kinda ordeal yk?#the old man yaoi polycule grows larger everyday #atla #avatar the last airbender #xin fu x master yu #how x long feng #xin fu #master yu #long feng #general how

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theduckeminence · 1 month

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This is honestly just a theory/idea I got from when we learn about Howdy’s family.

With the way Howdy seems to hold some sort of dislike towards Latter (his brother) — most likely for the way Latter is perceived as this flamboyantly dramatic and emotional character (which for the 70s may be considered taboo especially to a young audience) — it makes me wonder about Howdy as a character.

Since Howdy could practically be one of the epitomes of traditional masculinity in the 70s (strong built, short & styled hair, etc.), what would this mean for his character? Could it mean that we may learn furthermore on the topic of toxic masculinity or homophobia/queerphobia through the vessel that is Howdy Pillar? Or maybe this sort of behavior from Howdy is only exhibited because of his attitude towards characters like Eddie Dear and Latter (both characters who are more softer, emotional, and creatives — something that I doubt the average, traditional man in the 70s would want to be apart of)?

#welcome home #welcome home howdy #howdy welcome home #wh howdy #howdy pillar #welcome home theory #eddie dear #latter pillar

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theduckeminence · 1 month

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Thank you so much (*^‿^*)!! And your reblog isn’t irrelevant! I’m glad to hear on your thoughts on the matter.

And I completely agree with on these points!

On the topic of Latter, it is pretty clear with the way Howdy feels around his (more poetic, emotionally in-tuned, & “unmanly”) brother that Latter is easily outcasted by his family. The only reasons Playfellow Workshop (or maybe Marlo??) even included Latter to begin with — despite his less-than-traditional-expression-of-masculine — is to probably have him act as some sort of comedic relief (which is unsurprising that in such a time period, seemingly perceived “unmanly” men would be seen as the butt end of a joke to the audience). And once more, since he’s a minor character, Playfellow Workshop didn’t have to worry so much about Latter ripping them off the air/losing promotions.

Likewise, since Eddie is perceived as not just an “unmanly” man, but is shown to be seen as a gay man with his less-than-traditional-masculinity (as well as technically the comedic relief/butt end of the jokes in Welcome Home), Playfellow Workshop (or Marlo??? I honestly idk tbh) would most certainly be working their to gradually tear Eddie from the script. And it’s possibly through whatever sort of depersonalizing hell Eddie had to go through that THAT in it of itself may tie to the show attempting to get rid of Eddie.

And having Eddie be missing from the Homewarming special and the commercials may as well just be the start.

I can’t stop thinking about Eddie Dear y’all.

First off, the probable reason behind what had occurred to him is most likely due to him being scrapped/taken off the script of the show is just both saddening and dreadful on his part. Like he exists within the realm of the Neighborhood, but considering his absence throughout the recent update, aside from him giving the viewers a decoder + clips of him throughout the Home-warming ad compilation, its safe to say that Playfellow Workshop had most likely taken off him of the show, or at the very least, lessening the amount of screen time he receive (in this case being the ads/commercials).

And now onto the actual possible reason why Eddie Dear would be taken off script. Now thinking back to the fact that Eddie & Frank being a couple is canon, it’s also safe to say that because of their connection in the show — even though Playfellow Workshop attempts to have them be distant or lack any sort of significant interaction onscreen — Eddie & Frank’s relationship, or at least Eddie’s love for Frank, could certainly be the reason why the he was taken off script.

After all, if two male characters are shown to be gay for each other in a kids show from the 1970s, chances are Playfellow Workshop would rather scrap the homosexual (derogatory) mailman character than have Welcome Home be taken off the air entirely just because of said mailman character.

Furthermore, what’s more interesting and ironic about Eddie being a prominent character who became intensively aware of his situation is the fact that he first appears to be a character who could be considerably perceived as“insignificant” or “irrelevant.” Of course I don’t actually think he is, but from the way Playfellow Workshop and the Homewarming commercials are framed Eddie, it can be interpreted that Eddie is seen as a rather character of little relevance.

It is partially due to him being taken script, but it’s also the fact that his only thing going on for him is being the mailman for the neighborhood — as well as a bit of a comedic relief. Eddie said himself in the Homewarming video from the secret site — if I’m correct, he feels that nobody appreciates him enough for his work (though correct me if I’m wrong). And that since there’s no one there to ask him to deliver something, or call, or check up on him, he feels as though that — somewhere inside of him — he feels both left out and “irrelevant.”

His one role is to be the neighborhood delivery man, and without that, then what exactly would he be good for?

(this could further be emphasized when Sally told him that they made the deliveries for him to give him a day off — even though no one told him that, and chances are this is perhaps Sally trying to reassure him when in reality, he was just scripted out of Homewarming hence why no one came to talk to him. Getting lil off topic oops—).

Recircling back to the original topic, yada yada yada Eddie just being a mailman and besides that he views himself to be irrelevant so on and so forth.

One thing I would like to mention, relating to Eddie being the probable first of the group to become aware other than Wally, is that I find it surprising that Eddie Dear IS the probable first to become aware like Wally.

To tell y’all the truth, I didn’t think he would play such a significant role in the Narrative (and thus probably doomed by it too). I would have least thought Frank or Julie would have been next to become the more Self Aware.

But Eddie Dear? Our loveable, friendly, and reliable mailman — Eddie Dear? Suddenly depersonalizing right on the spot with a pea plate and becoming aware of both his sentience, the weirdness of his setting overall, and how he could hear Home’s heartbeat? How he knew that the moment he comes to this revelation of self-awareness, he can’t go back? That everything he has ever known is most probably not real and/or all a lie?

It just has me stopping for a second on why and how him, but after thinking about it furthermore, alongside reading analysis posts, it would make sense for him to be next on why he had become Aware.

And I can only assume that from here on out, things are bound to change. And I for one fear these colorful lil puppets — particularly Eddie in this case.

Lets just hope the existential dread doesn’t drive all of them over the edge.

#welcome home #eddie dear

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theduckeminence · 2 months

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You guys. Ever think that when Eddie said “I want to go home” at the end of the secret Homewarming video, he is technically homeless?

I remember a post somewhere about how when Eddie was having that staring contest with Home, it was in a sense implicating the idea of how at first, Eddie was feeling at home when he finally got to rest in the chair. But when he and Home started staring at one another, it suddenly became this very unnerving and perturbing moment for Eddie as he began to spiral into this dissociation/depersonalization upon his revelation.

And the fact that when someone is feeling at home, they feel welcomed and comfy within the walls of said home — especially within the confines of their own home. It ofc sounds stupidly obvious and unnecessary for me to mention, but it connects to my original thought (it was far better worded in the post I mentioned before — which I hope to find later).

Moreover, it’s this intimidatingly imposing moment in which Home stares down at Eddie that in a way, it’s as if it’s not only subjecting him to the horrors of the reality they live in, as well as what they are, but it may also be subjecting him to the idea that — since Home is a place to belong and give warmth and comfort to those within it’s confines — unlike everyone else, Eddie may not be welcomed as much as everyone else is.

Could it be something related to the fact that Playfellow Workshop was intending to take him out that he is subjected to the horrors? Or was it because that Eddie was scrapped out of Homewarming that Home decided to contribute in some way to Eddie’s episode of dissociation/depersonalization & revelation?

And this makes it all the more interesting considering the neighborhood is celebrating “Homewarming” — which seems to be a holiday that celebrates Home with the title and some of the odd holiday rituals (though to be fair, I need to properly read up on everything within the update just to be sure).

Another thing that I feel may be well related to this, and what I have mentioned earlier, is that unlike majority of the other neighbors, Eddie doesn’t have an actual home. All he has is the post office.

I feel this may connect well with my theories/thoughts/ideas about how Playfellow Workshop perceives Eddie as a character in terms of purpose and how he appears to them — a simple mailman. Nothing more, nothing less. It may also leak into the idea of the realm between reality and the WH-world in which since Eddie is simply a mailman, this is all he is given.

No home, nor comforting confines for him.

This can also be taken into account that Howdy is quite similar — as like Eddie, all he has is his bodega.

Do with that what y’all will ;3.

#ough another welcome home ramble TvT #welcome home #welcome home spoilers #welcome home theory #welcome home arg #eddie dear #howdy pillar #wh eddie #wh howdy #welcome home eddie #welcome home howdy #eddie welcome home #howdy welcome home

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