#Give Zuko happiness

[demaparbat-hp]

Golden Boy (and Silver Girl) for the Kintsugi AU.

[fanfic-gremlin-ft-trauma]

happy birthday to one of the greatest fics of all time <3 ( @bisexuallsokka , thank you for writing this masterpiece.)

[muffinlance]

The point where you, uh. You definitely put a note with the wrong story. Because what does this mean

Which was the point Zuko realized trees didn’t really understand people. At all. That was okay, Zuko didn’t, either.

[dreamchasernina]

I JUST GOT THIS COMIC AND THIS PANEL IS SUCH BIG BROTHER ENERGY I LOVE THEM

[umossu]

It's the year of the dragon!! :D

[meitanteisachi]

watching ATLA live action and i am reliving my zuko loving, zutara shipping era

[sneakyvulpine]

get transmascd idiot

[erisenyo]

What’s your Max grief AU, if you’re comfortable with sharing that??

Oh am I ever! The Max Grief AU is the shorthand name I give to a Jeeko canon rewrite idea I have kicking around and partly brainstormed in which Zuko in his cranky, irritable way loves his ship, loves his crew, loves his Uncle, and maybe-but-we-aren't-admitting-i loves Jee, not that anyone knows about them.

And then his crew gets commandeered by Zhao. And the ship that's become his home gets blown up. And the North happens and only Zuko and Uncle manage to escape, despite everything Zuko did to try to find and save them.

And now we end up with a S2 and S3 Zuko who is absolutely spiraling and losing his shit, who doesn't care if Azula catches him, who almost *wants* Azula to catch him so he has something to fight back against.

Now we have a Zuko who keeps seeing the faces of his lost crew in the people he meets throughout the Earth Kingdom, and running into his grief over and over and over with no idea how to manage it.

Now we have a Zuko who can unsettle Jet with the depth of his rage toward those who lead the Fire Nation.

Now we have a Zuko who has no problem learning cold fire on the first try, because Zuko has been cold ever since he came out of the water in the North. No matter how much time he spends baking under the Earth Kingdom sun, no matter how many layers he puts on, Zuko is cold. Like the Northern waters seeped into his very veins. Like his losses are smothering his inner flame.

Like his dead cling to his bones, and his rage is the only thing he has left to keep the cold at bay.

[ssreeder]

“He didn't want to think about the ramifications of the Fire Nation successfully flying one of those war-balloons over the Lower Ring… The only protection available for those poor people would fall squarely on the shoulders of those new recruits, and they would have to be ready to carry that responsibility. This situation was already a mess and they were still in the planning stages.”

Can’t believe I ignored this last chapter. Good thing Zuko isn’t in one of these meetings or there’d be a fight. Interested to see if this is a redemption for Iroh though to think of the little people or if everyone is just completely fine with the lower ring being burnt to a crisp. Bato clearly has his mind on other things so someone else needs to step up. Jeez

Bato isn’t the only one concerned about this, Suki is also pretty fired up about it in the next chapter… the tension of the upcoming battle gets heavier as we go along.

Unfortunately, there really isn’t much they CAN do to keep the Lower Ring from experiencing casualties…. but how many citizens survive & how bad the destruction is will depend on how many resources they send down there and what their plan of action will be to save lives. (If they even care about saving those lives… many of them being refugees and ‘lower class citizens’)

I am also curious to see if Iroh shows any interest in trying to help the citizens in Lower Ring or if he keeps his focus strictly on keeping the forces from reaching the Upper Ring (where his precious Zuko is)… chaos in the Lower Ring can keep troops from advancing, and there is limited space to flee depending on how Azula advances upon the city… idk. I can’t see it going well, and even Iroh, as powerful as he is doesn’t hold much authority over what the generals do with BSS… He is a tentatively welcomed guest after all. Haha.

we’ll see I guess!! Haha thanks for the ask!!

[annelisereadsbooks]

Zuko hates the fire nation. He does and he is tired of pretending he doesn't. Don't get him wrong he loves his people and the culture but after seeing the whole world he understands that he will never feel safe in his own nation. When everything feels like a jab towards him. With all eyes looking at him.

So when Izumi turns 35 and after ten years of being his right hand.

AND learning that his lovable best friend/ambassador/the love of his life is going to become Chief he realizes the Southern water tribe may need a fire nation Ambassador and who is better than the former fire lord. So Zuko resigns and follows his heart to wherever he pleases with his trusty companion Druk.

Besides someone needs to help the Chief of the Southern water tribe the same way he was helped by his water tribe ambassador. And who knows maybe after not having the weight of the world in his shoulders he may finally confess

[giyuulatte]

YALL THAT IS MY SON DON’T PLAY WITH ME OR HIM

[thelediz]

Sonic Underground Episode 16: Bug!

I’m watching Sonic Underground in search of inspiration to finish a fic I’ve been writing forever. It’s a sad state of affairs. See the recap of the first three episodes here, if you're interested!

The plot (for want of a better word): Robotnik’s latest scheme is using robot flies to take control of mobian minds and turn them against their friends! The Sonic Underground plans to stop him, but Manic’s impulsiveness gets him infected. Can Sonic and Sonia save their brother and the day?

Don’t let the summary or the outcome fool you. This is a Manic episode, and a surprisingly not bad one, if you think about it more than the show wants you to.

So. An interesting thing about this series, which this episode highlights: in most contemporary media, Sonic’s problem is that he does everything on his own, and he needs to learn to rely on his friends. In Sonic Underground, he’s actually fine with teamwork, but the unspoken reality is that he’s actually more effective when he goes off on his own. Manic is the one called out as needing to rely on his team more.

Usually the series doesn’t call him out on this. But it’s fairly well done, to give credit where due, because Manic is the squishy wizard of the triplets: he has a lot of power with his drums, but he’s physically weak, emotionally vulnerable, and the slowest mentally. Whenever he goes off on his own, even in spaces he knows like the black market, he always ends up putting either himself or someone else in danger.

I’m just saying. In a better, more developed show, Manic absolutely could have had an amazing character arc of resentment and misused power and redemption. Sonic Prime!Nines says what.

This is another episode that feels like it was set earlier in the series than the ones that came before it, because Manic doesn’t know Sonic can use airgear hover boards (and probably better than him). He just doesn’t because he’s faster on foot. And their bond doesn’t seem as tight. It’s interesting.

Ah, this is Rudy’s episode. I’d forgotten him. I had also forgotten where I got the Resistance secret code phrase “The party’s at Mother’s, and the musicians are down the hall”. I’ve just always liked it for some reason, I don’t know why.

Rudy is a water dragon, talks about bottle flies, and has a quite broad but surprisingly believable north-eastern Australian accent, for… reasons. I therefore assume the triplets are in Downunda, which is a region from the Archie comics. They also refer to Freedom Fighters in this episode, which is another Archie invention. Enjoy it, folks. But again, is Mobius a kingdom or a world? You will never know…

So. Manic is bitter because Sonic doesn’t need help after getting on Manic’s case about the buddy system. And he goes off on his own to show Sonic up. If this had been more than an episode, it would have been a great arc, I AM JUST SAYING.

He of course gets bitten by the robot fly, while Sonic easily catches the one going after him.

Side note, real bottle fly bites are an absolute BITCH. This episode does not do them justice.

Meanwhile, Sonic reports to Rudy that his village and all the people in it are gone, and once again, this is treated (hammily but) seriously. This series didn’t dwell on them, but it never denied the realities of the world it was presenting.

We get some very quick explanation of the flies. They’re injecting a serum, a full dose of which only lasts an hour. Just long enough for people to march up and into the robotocisor. Robotnik modifies one so that Manic will get re-dosed every hour until he can capture the other two.

But it’s less than a day and only one radio in before Manic’s found out, of course, and when the serum wears off he doesn’t remember anything. The climax moves on as if none of this ever happened.

The song: Never Give Up. In contrast to the last few songs, this one isn’t quite so grating on the ears, and absolutely could have been an early 90s-style fight-the-man anthem. Kick-butt guitar solo. Reminding you that the Sonic Underground’s songs are—in canon—supposed to exist to inspire resistance and morale. Even if they come with a strong dose of magic firepower.

The day saved, the group heads back to Rudy’s village, and a few survivors pop out of the rubble. So not quite the downer it would normally be, though there is a low-key implication that they lost a lot of important people.

Meanwhile, the hedgehogs are trying to impart the lesson on Manic that him going off alone could have gone really badly, but he decides to prank them by playing zombie again. Which is supposedly funny but… really shouldn’t be. Honestly. Pick a lane, Trashfire.

Come back tomorrow if you're interested!

[aether-link]

I’m done re-re watching atla once again. Everytime, I’m always left feeling questioning myself “what is life? What do I do now?…bro…”. I GET LIKE THIS ALL THE TIME FROM ATLA, IT JUST RESETS THE MIND. Damn.

Though one thing I really wish they would animate, is finding Ursa. Zuko’s question to Ozai of wanting to find his mother and NEVER gets animated. UGH PLEASE. The comics are great seeing the gaang after war and what they do. What I’d give to see fire lord Zuko in action and everyone else, seeing Ursa again…damn.

EVEN SEEING KIYI OMG 😭😭 she’s so precious.

[mistninja]

I think this bit about zuko and lu ten is kinda cute

[000marie198]

I should be working on my thesis

*spends two hours outlining the plot of Gremlin Sisters series*

[psychicbluebirdmiracle]

WAIT IS THAT REAL IM STILL 1 MINUTE IN CAUSE MY WEBSITE WONT PLAY😭😭😭