Toph

but you're holding me like water in your hands

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its uh titts out monday (i think) In case you don't know, there is this really entertaining and spicy fic @ranilla-bean wrote named Nip It in the Bud.

zuko sure wasn't subtle and sokka an absolute gentleman.

it doesn't make sense but it'd be funny if it happened

One thing I don't get in anti-kataang discourse is when people say that the plot point of them getting together at the end came out of nowhere because katara only treated aang like her brother/child. I'm sorry, I must have hallucinated katara's realization of aang as a potential future husband in the fortune teller, her being flustered about kissing him in the cave of two lovers, the looks they share in the headband and their dance, the multiple cheek kisses she gives him of her own accord throughout the series, the blushing, the way she holds him, the way she leans into the kiss he gives her on the day of black sun.

You get my point. I think too often people equate characters' onscreen chemistry, which is pretty subjective, to actual plot set-up. The romance between aang and katara was well set-up from episode 1 by the writers, but some viewers do not think they have good chemistry and so are surprised by the fact that she chooses him in the end instead of their fave.

Your mileage my vary on aang and katara's romantic chemistry, but you really can't deny that the set-ups were there. Something something the death of media literacy.

shes hiding a knife up her sleeve

You Know What You Must Do

Every time someone reblogs this Lin gets laid.

as much as i’d love to believe that all of tenzin’s need to rebuild the air nation is self inflicted, i don’t see a universe where aang wouldn’t have, possibly subconsciously, created or fed into that need.

rebuilding the air nation was the most important thing to aang, that was clear to everyone who knew him, especially his son, the only person who could actually help aang realise that dream. while it might never have been said explicitly, tenzin knew from a young age the only way he could have anyone like him other than his father in this world was to have children.

i do not think, in any way, aang (or katara) would have ever told tenzin he had to have children. but, i do think it was in some ways expected from him since he was young.

after tenzin and lin had been together for a while, assuming lin’s aversion to motherhood was known already, i do think aang would have changed his expectations and come to peace with tenzin being potentially the last ever airbender, but that process would have come with a lot of grief. tenzin would have already been two decades deep in the loneliness of being an airbender, and aware his father won’t live forever, and so would likely have always wanted children of his own throughout his relationship with lin.

on a related note, demonising pema for her relationship with tenzin is completely and utterly ridiculous. tenzin was probably telling the truth when he said he and lin’s relationship was spiralling downhill. of course he would find companionship and friendship with an acolyte engrossed in his culture (that he is now the last member of), and find himself drifting from someone he cares deeply for but is not after the same things in life as him. when pema talks to korra about her relationship with tenzin starting, of course she’s not going to bring up lin’s obsession with career, or aangs passing and the grief associated, or tenzin’s unending loneliness in the world, just that she saw tenzin’s relationship was going to end horribly no matter what and she cared about him. (EVERYONE WHO SPENT ANY TIME AROUND LIN AND TENZIN PROBABLY KNEW THEIR TIME WAS UP. THEY ARE BOTH EMOTIONAL PEOPLE. A STRAGGLING RELATIONSHIP AND MUTUAL UNHAPPINESS IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO SPOT).

anyways. it does not make aang a bad parent for hoping tenzin will bring more airbenders into the world. it does not make pema a homewrecker for dating a man after a messy (& very public) breakup.

thank you for coming to my ted talk.

ps. read inheriting the wind by acommondator on ao3 it is beautiful!!!!

Had to be done. Sorry

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Avatar: Legend of Korra, Avatar: The Last Airbender Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Lin Beifong/Tenzin, Lin Beifong & Bumi II, Lin Beifong & Toph Beifong, Lin Beifong & Katara, Toph Beifong & Katara Characters: Lin Beifong, Tenzin (Avatar), Bumi II (Avatar), Toph Beifong, Toph Beifong's Parents, Suyin Beifong, Katara (Avatar) Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Light Angst, Pre-Canon, Lin Beifong Needs a Hug, Lin Beifong-centric, Sexual Harassment, Republic City (Avatar), sort of an analysis on republic city & it's attitude to everything lin represents, Lin Beifong Gets a Hug

i wrote a young adult lin fic!!!! woohoo

Because I'm curious about how the Netflix ATLA is being received...

Here's a poll!

"Active in the fandom" would be if you've done a rewatch recently, make lots of posts/fic/art, etc. (Can also refer to reblogging posts or reading fic; really, you're just engrossed in the series and could probably pinpoint plot threads or background characters that the other categories wouldn't!)

"Dormant in the fandom" would be if you haven't watched the animated series in a while/since it first aired, and don't often contribute posts/fic/art (maybe you have some, but it's not the main part of your blog), etc. (If you used to be really into ATLA, participating in the fandom and stuff, but other shows took over your brain and you only have faint memories of the show, you're dormant!)

"Inactive in the fandom" would be if you've only seen bits of the animated series in passing, and/or the Netflix adaptation is your first experience with ATLA, etc. (Or if you've seen the Shyamalan movie but not the animated. Basically, you're watching the Netflix version with no previous knowledge of the animated series!)

For example, I only ever watched the animated series when it was first airing, used to write fics and even had an OC, but now I only occasionally reblog ATLA posts if they pique my interest and can't remember a lot of the show. So, I'm "dormant" in the fandom. So far I've only watched the first episode of the live action, enjoyed it, and I'm looking forward to watching more!

a lil lin beifong

gradient courtesy of @cynderrfall lol

i’ve only seen the first episode of live action atla, but i really don’t mind them getting rid of sokka’s sexism.

he’s a realistic asshole, any teenage boy with that level of responsibility would be like sokka is. there’s already plenty of room for development without the sexism.

i hope they do cartoon sokka justice.

I really like Kya's hair!!!

I’m so sorry about the last one

Lin Beifong edition part 2 (x)

Legend of Korra edition (x)

Azula edition (x)

Avatar: The Last Airbender edition (x)