#Atlas 2.0

[weaponizedducks]

absolutely wild that out of all the possible ships the NATLA team decides to go all in on Zukka. kaatang and zutara in an all-out twenty year war and they decide yeah. we want the insane queer red and blue weirdos . saw voltron do it and were like YES LETS RECREATE THE QUEERBAIT OF ALL TIME

[ayur1n]

she's so perfect in her own little world 🌙

alternative reinterpretation of the finale, request!

[nagitosstolenhand]

i was looking at lok character wikis for a mini rewrite im planning on making for it and

what the fuck bryke

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Character, book, and author names under the cut

Charlie Spring- Heartstopper by Alice Oseman

Ellaria Sand- A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin

Eliot Waugh- The Magicians by Lev Grossman

Parisa Kamali- The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

[blade-liger-4ever]

I know everyone wants to say that Korra resembles Katara -

But I think she actually resembles On Ji more. Take a look.

The side profile and the eyebrows and the hair style are strikingly similar, and even Korra's nose is a bit like On Ji's.

Korra's chin is a bit more pointed, but even the face shape is a lot like On Ji.

Actually, their faces have the same angulature.

I always shipped Aang and On Ji, so this is just giving me lots of ideas now, lol.

[muffinlance]

Rough draft of Little Zuko Book Two Outline is done! Currently debating whether to try editing the whole thing at once, or posting it in pieces. The real determining factor is how long it is...

[makorra-scarf]

Im not aure if you're still active, it's fine if you're not, but I'm still upset makorra didn't happen. They had so many cinematic cues it's upsetting. Sincerely, someone who recently rewatched LOK.

Hi hi! I'm not super active on this blog anymore, but every once in a blue moon I'll reblog stuff lol.

I'm also still sad about makorra ;_; the setup was there and everything, it's honestly confusing and frustrating just from a cinematic standpoint.

I've been cooking an LOK rewrite in my brain for a long time, and maybe one day I'll post it, haha. There's so many things in the series that I wasn't satisfied with, so I think it could be a fun project (not that I'm a professional or anything haha).

Thanks for the message! (Your avatar is very cute btw!)

[fullsaw]

smooching them forever

[paponela]

so what do we think this week’s bee moment is gonna be

[fandumb-thoughts]

Souls of Warrior and Moon (or read on ao3)

i.

A boy loved a girl he could not be with, 

their every meeting hidden in the dark and icy cold.

He was only a simple warrior, young and untrained,

and she a princess that was just as  good as a pawn.

Their meeting then was a cruel fate—

another year and the warrior would a good husband make,

and the world a place where safety and security

need not be bought by the turning of princesses into pawns.

When the princess told of her betrothed, the warrior understood.

He saw how his sister was treated here and

he knew what duty to your people meant.

He could not begrudge the princess her responsibilities.

Who was he to when—for years—

he’d been a one-man’s defense, willing to be the first to die,

and he’d promised to help the young, naive, child-Avatar,

and he’d be leaving this place and princess soon, anyways.

How could he even mourn her choice,

when she gave her life to replace the Moon’s?

How could he wish she hadn’t done it, when he’d do the same—

for the world, for their people, for her alone.

ii.

A girl loved a boy she should not be with,

every interaction met with deriding eyes.

She was a warrior where she should have been gentle

and he was a prince who refused to meet expectations.

He thought not of boomerangs and spears in any of their uses,

as tools of the hunt or as extension of bare fists,

as a man in this place should and women had no right to,

even as it lived within the girl’s lungs and bones and blood.

What a pair they made—

the boyish girl warrior and the delicate prince—

but they were both well used to it.

Afterall, even in the South, women had their role.

The prince asked her, once, if after the war,

once their worries and burdens were gone,

if she would come back.

Not to stay forever, only as long as she wanted.

The warrior thought of her sister and the young Avatar,

to who she’d made a promise to protect,

both struggling in this place just as much as she,

and she told the prince she’d be coming back.

The warrior’s potential future of misery,

as worth it as it may have turned out to be,

was a promise that had been needlessly made.

She would have no one to return to.

Her sister held her as she cried, until she pushed her away.

Elder sisters shouldn’t cry on a younger’s shoulder,

and the Avatar was wracked with far more sorrows,

and girl warriors were the last people who were allowed weakness.

iii.

A girl loved a girl she’d never get to keep,

a cautious hand even when met with little disapproval.

One a girl warrior who shouldn’t be,

the other a princess with no say in her own fate.

The warrior was barred from the spaces she belonged—

the spaces that could teach her how to fight properly,

the spaces where she’d learn how to protect her little sister,

the spaces she was told were for men and men alone.

She had been a warrior since she was a child, though:

had stood between her village and a Fire Nation ship,

and trained with the all-women warriors of Kyoshi,

and traveled at the Avatar’s side.

The stories the warrior could tell fascinated the princess.

She’d only heard whispers of the outside world before.

Like how they all, like cowards, forced their women to fight.

Like how Northern women still used to leave, despite it.

Two girls attached to each other’s side,

even as unconventional as a girl warrior and a princess,

was not unfamiliar enough to raise concern.

Even when holding each other's hand in the halls of the palace.

The princess could not leave her place, though,

no matter how much she might be tempted.

Her duty came before all else.

Even when it good as killed her.

The warrior had every right to mourn, 

as a friend, but she hardened herself against it.

The princess was dead by the Fire Nation’s doing

and it was only through war that she’d be avenged.

iv.

A boy loved a boy he had no right to,

but then again who had any right to anyone?

One a warrior at the skill those his age were expected

and the other a prince, sheltered and pacifistic.

The warrior was taught not to underestimate a fellow fighter

by girls in green dresses with pretty fans as weapons

but he had not learned that there were other ways of fighting

until the prince with soft hands and a devastating bite.

When they were together they garnered no curiosity,

a promising young warrior and the wise and quiet prince.

Two close young men, confidants and friends, were typical

as long as they didn’t let their touches linger.

The prince had to stay with his people, of course.

Even without a spear and club he had responsibilities.

He would be chief one day, would have to take a wife,

but that was years away and they’d have time soon enough.

The warrior could not help but weep

when the prince gave back his life to the Moon.

Not for the choices made that night,

But for a future lost for all of time.

v.

Decades passed for the warrior and the soul within the Moon,

held there for gratitude’s sake at the sacrifice made.

The warrior—now fully grown—moved on

as much as anyone could from a first love still held dear.

But when the soul in the Moon came down from the stars

and cupped the warrior’s face in shimmering hands,

what was the warrior to do but profess long held love?

What was the spirit to do but bestow a ghostly kiss?

Man or woman made no difference.

Boy warriors, girl warriors, princesses and princes—

potentials twisted and turned into one fatal point:

the Spirits demanded the sacrifice of life.

[fluffykitteninabox]

I hate the legend of Korra

(but not as much as I used to)

So I hated the legend of Korra when it came out. I think it was the first time I actively hated a show. Like, I've had shows before that I didn't like before this, but this one I despised with my entire being!! 😂

Anyway, a lot of time has passed since then and Korra has ended now and my opinion on it has evolved.

Saying it again just to clarify, my opinion hasn't changed, it has evolved.

I've come to the conclusion that what I hated and still hate about Korra is the world building and the story. I don't like how they handled the Avatar universe, and the plot of every single season sucks ass, either because the premise itself is stupid or because it was executed poorly.

When the show first came out, on top of this I also hated the characters. Because let's be real here, everyone in season 1 except for Asami and Bolin were kind of dickheads. And Bolin was annoying to me, and we weren't supposed to be sure if Asami was good or not, so the entire first season we're just following a bunch of assholes around.

But in later seasons the characters evolve, and they get better, and they become actually likeable.

Korra while still not my favourite character, did grow a lot later in the series. She was "Mary sue-ish" in the first season, but she moved away from that quickly, and she became a really interesting character in my opinion.

Even though the writers had no idea what to do with Bolin, and they relegated him to being the comic relief in the C plot of each episode, he still managed to become a lovable awkward himbo.

Asami was always amazing, and she kept being amazing till the end!

And sure, it takes Mako a while to get there with the rest of them, but eventually he becomes an actual character too! (sorry not sorry to Mako fans 😂)

And by the end of the series I grew to love these characters. I wish they were part of a better story. I wish we had seen them grow closer. They never really felt like a friend group to me, and that's kind of sad.

One of the reasons I ADORE the original ATLA series is because of how it handles friendship and how close the main gang are with each other. I wish the main gang in Korra had the chance to get this close too. I wish we could have seen them be friends.

Perhaps if the writers hadn't wasted so much time on the stupid love triangle, we could have seen the "friend group" being an actual friend group.

Anyway, I still hate the story of LOK, but I adore its characters.

That's all I wanted to say

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Actually wait, one more thing:

Asami is a Goddess and is the best character in the entire series ok bye now!

[leafsimming]

Year 6, Fall

first day of high school and back with some familiar faces. Tala Robles-Ruano appears to have rolled the mean trait/school bully and immediately started berating the principal. at least we still have bestie Orion

[ayur1n]

modern korra and mako commissioned from the incredible @/notcypherwork ✨ on twitter/ig/tiktok

it was an honour to get one of my favorite artist to draw my beloved characters and couple! literally i'm obsessed- ❄️⚡️

[crowtongued]

{--MAAAAN, I just finished watching Arcane and BOY OH BOY DO I HAVE SOME FEELINGS.--}

[wishing-well-art]

Wip dump 1: drew this when it was hot as shit in September and then never finished

+ Atlas fingerguns

[cobraonthecob]

i hate that argument so much because what family, wherest? her two oldest children resent aang well into their 50s and 60s, and that's not an accident. her youngest feels burdened with the idea of bringing back airbenders one by one via nuclear family (and i don't even like pema! but why does her womb and katara's the only one to exist to bring back the airbenders every time this conversation comes up????), her grandson doesn't recognize her when they visit her, and she can't go to her granddaughter's ceremony...because she allegedly has a bad back that toph mentioned as a way to get the audience off of bryke's back? despite the fact that korra was in a wheelchair and still able to go?

tenzin literally has a bison, i do not CARE if he doesn't 'have time' to see his own mother. what do you mean that tian hai shi doesn't allow for vacation???? if i were a councilmember, i'd say 'fuck all you bitches for a month, i'm visiting my mom, y'all will be fine anyways' and taking everyone to see katara. it's not like they're working class and can't afford to take a plane trip to see katara, they can just all hop on the bison and GO. 'oh but the kids won't handle it' they're supposed to be NOMADS, not stationary people, how am i, an aang anti, much better at worldbuilding the air nomads than the people who supposedly love aang????

bryke were so threatened by zutara shippers that in legend of korra, they not only put jesus and the twelve disciples, but also judas and a megachurch congregation between the two just to prevent zutara shippers from shipping zutara more

unfortunately that badly backfired because everyone was like 'why in the ever loving FUCK was katara not at her granddaughter's air mastery ceremony but zuko was' and we all proceeded to flip off canon before continuing to have fun in the fandom out of spite