#*; Balance to the World » WORLD

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@aklramenai​ said:

❛ Well, well! It must be my lucky day today, being approached by such a beauty. ❜ from Bumi, for Lin

Lin raises a brow. What unexpected flattery... or knowing Bumi, not unexpected at all. While he certainly had more in common with her than Tenzin had- she’d do well to not burn her fingers on that one despite the flattery being somewhat amusing if only for the fact it was just as bewildering as it was appreciated.

─── ❝ Actually, I am here with a warrant- ❞ She’s joking, but she wants to see his reaction.

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Can I talk about Avatar for a second?? Lemme talk about ATLA/ALoK for a second.

Like, so, I have many, many...many....grievances and hangups about A:LoK. I have tried to watch it twice, and while the first season is okay, the second season made me so mad that I dropped it. Twice. I have not watched the third season or got to see Gays In Action in 4k, because I was that disappointed.

I remember a hell of a lot about ATLA...but I can barely remember anything about Korra. That’s mostly due to my disappointment, but the fact remains that I barely remember the show, after watching it twice, and it’s the latest installment. That being said, I remember one thing that stuck out to me most....

Vaatu.

I am so, SO disappointed that they really just!! Made up this AMAZING concept of an Avatar counter-spirit, and they were just like!! “Oh yeah, his concepts are chaos and darkness, he’s EVIL, dudes.”

The one thing in the world that could possibly rival one as strong as the Avatar, would have been Another Avatar. They could’ve done something amazing with that!! They could finally have a balancing act!! A great leadup to this bigger enemy, with a twist at the end - like how ATLA did it with Ozai, with Aang refusing to kill him and instead taking away his bending!! The outcome wasn’t expected, but it still led to the same ending, with a better meaning behind it because it didn’t force Aang outside of his boundaries!! But...LoK didn’t have that. It was “Here’s this sketchy guy, we all Know he’s sketchy, but LOOK, THE TWIST IS THAT HE’S SKETCHY!! BUT ON A MORE EXTREME LEVEL!! Haha!!”

The only thing that LoK managed to twist was the lore of the world, by expanding on the Avatar, how it came to be, and by introducing a spirit of EQUAL POWER to the Avatar. I love Wan’s and Raava’s story, that isn’t my problem with this twist. My problem lies in the fact that Vaatu was merely made to be the Evil Avatar Spirit, in a world where balance and equality mean everything. I think Vaatu being the spirit of Chaos and Darkness would’ve been so cool to explore, if the creators had time to explore him - because Chaos and Darkness aren’t evil, they’re nature. What is morality anyway to a spirit?? Why make an Evil Spirit?? Why not explore WHY Vaatu is the way he is rather than say he just is??

Does that mean that Tui and La are merely good and evil, then?? They’re supposed to represent Yin and Yang, quite literally. Is Tui, the moon, evil simply because they can only thrive in the darkness?? Is La evil, because the sea is unrestrained and takes innocent lives, being a chaotic force?? Shouldn’t Tui and La be CLOSE, or at least GRATEFUL to Vaatu for giving them the darkness they need to remain balanced?? I don’t know too much else about the spirit gods in Avatar, so idk if there’s a Spirit of the Night, but my point still stands - the moon can’t prosper without darkness, and the ocean needs the moon. How can that be constrained to an idea as simple as “evil”??

Was La in the wrong or the in the right for destroying those fire nation ships, for taking control of Aang, for taking Zuko’s crew away from him after their other half died??

I just think that the world of ATLA/ALoK would have been so much better if Vaatu wasn’t just...Evil Bad Guy Spirit. The balancing act would’ve been restored if there are two Avatars (and Raava should be seen as something that can become Too Much - too much light, too much serenity/complacency, too much order means that there’s no room for self-identity, chance, risk, and the ability to look inward. If Raava can go too far, but be held back by their Avatar, then why can’t the same be held for Vaatu??). For a world that says that balance and equality is the true guide to peace, it seems really, really desperate to keep only one Avatar.

Vaatu would have been an excellent twist, if he just wasn’t so one-sided, and if it was anyone else but goddamn Unalaq.

That being said, I think Tui, La, and Vaatu (and maybe Wan Shi Tong, that giant Owl bitch) would’ve been/should be Ride or Die.

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─── ❝ Don’t be sorry, be better. ❞

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*; @didymousrising​ » didn’t ask for it, but is still getting a High School Musical Lyric starter! For Eska!

─── ❝ I gotta lot of things I have to do. ❞

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*; @thegreatunxter​ » didn’t ask for it, but is still getting a High School Musical Lyric starter!

─── ❝ I'm not gonna stop, that's who I am. I'll give it all I got, that is my plan. ❞

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*; @mishmashofmuses​ » didn’t ask for it, but is still getting a High School Musical Lyric starter! For Desna!

─── ❝ Fake right and break left. Watch out for the pick and keep an eye on defense. ❞

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@kidncpped​ said:

Dear Korra ( from p'li! )

*; this » Send me “Dear ________” and I’ll write a letter from my character addressed to that person.

Dear Korra,

I hope you are doing ok. Ever since we found you, I have been very happy. Having you with us, watching your grow stronger and improving makes me proud. I know I don’t say it enough, maybe not at all when you’re around, but to me, you’re like my own daughter.

At least, that’s the closest I’ll ever get to having a daughter. I will always protect you and always love you like a mother. Don’t ever forget this.

Love,

P’Li

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@kidncpped​ said:

Dear Korra ( from Zaheer! )

*; this » Send me “Dear ________” and I’ll write a letter from my character addressed to that person.

Dear Korra,

Our cause would be nothing without you and your noble sacrifice. There is simply nothing greater than a devoted soul helping us realise our ideology. With you being the Avatar, you are the key to our success, but you already know this. 

There is nobody else like you and there won’t ever be again in the future. Then we will have achieved greatness, true balance, with no greater power abusing their position anymore. We will have done it and it is all thanks to you. The world has no need for the Avatar to act as a bridge between two worlds. People and spirits will live together like before, in one world, with a new order.

With your self sacrifice as the last avatar this world has ever seen, the world will change, and it is a much needed change. I welcome the new world we have thanks to you with open arms.

Yours truly, 

Zaheer

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@kidncpped​ said:

Dear Korra ( from Ghaz )

*; this » Send me “Dear ________” and I’ll write a letter from my character addressed to that person.

Hey Kid,

How’s it cookin’? I’m gonna keep it simple. I ain’t much of a scholar or writer. I let my bending do the talking, y’know.

If you haven’t noticed by the handwriting yet, I wrote Auntie’s letter as well. Keep ya head up. You ain’t half bad, she just wants to get on ya nerves to get you angry to unleash your full potential. It’s just how she is.

Well, good thing you got me to crack some rocks with or toss some boulders around to relieve that anger, am I right?

Look, we’re all really grateful for your support and all. We couldn’t follow and live our cause without you kiddo. So, I guess this is a thank you? Whatever, take it as you like, just don’t make me look soft or you’ll regret it.

Signed, 

Ghazan

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♡ make your muse ♡

tagged by » @gcldveiined​ (I know you said or but I had to do both... and I tried making Ty Lee as a Kyoshi Warrior but FAILED)

tagging » whoever wants to do it bc I am late to the party, as always! 

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*; @kidncpped​ » didn’t ask for it, but is still getting a High School Musical Lyric starter!

─── ❝ Keep an eye on defense. ❞

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@kidncpped​ said:

Dear Korra ( from Ming Hua!! )

*; this » Send me “Dear ________” and I’ll write a letter from my character addressed to that person.

Dear Korra,

You suck. Get better. Train harder.

Ming Hua

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