#I missed drawing atla/lok stuff

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21+ / white aus / queer + trans (he/pika (/they if friends))

most of my posts are misc content but this is what a majority of my dash is, and what i like to talk about the most: resident evil, pokemon, hannibal, miss fisher, atla/lok, until dawn, markiplier/jacksepticeye, my chemical romance, muse, animal crossing, detroit become human, attack on titan, stranger things, howl’s moving castle (ghibli in general), how to train your dragon, fnaf, club penguin

tags i use:

keep: posts i might need for the future, usually because i want to send it to someone lol

bubba and i: posts i want my bubba to see!! and in general just posts that remind me of them and us. we're not dating btw

castle: posts that relate to things like houses and rooms... especially ones i wanna have with bubba

abt me: posts that are, funnily enough, about me!!! mostly those hyperspecific polls bc those are fun as hell

ask: people asking me things!! a lot of these are pokemon/anime/megabondshipping related :)

drawing tips and writing tips: exactly what it says on the tin

🌙: random aesthetic stuff. a mix of funky art, pokemon, anime gifs and nature. i usually use this for spotify playlist or moodboards

fandoms i tag for include: stranger things, fnaf, nbc hannibal and resident evil (if you’re looking for my resident evil shit post, check here)

i’ll probably update this list whenever i latch onto smth new tho

i don't use other tags simply because i'm lazy, but please send me an ask or dm me if you need something tagged!! i'd be happy to assist

[vanillabutspicy]

I'm curious what got you into Kataang. Thank spirits you love it, but I was just wondering what the catalyst was for you?

Ok I feel like there are 2 parts to this: what made me enjoy kataang, and what made me start to draw and write about it. Aaaaand this is longer than I thought it would be so I’ll continue after the jump:

I enjoy kataang for several reasons. First, because I generally enjoy canon ships. ESPECIALLY if there’s fate/destiny/spirituality tied to their romance. I live for that kind of story.

I also enjoy them because I’m a hopeless Aang stan. Aang always having to explain he’s vegetarian and defending his morals made me as a vegan feel SO. SEEN. HOLY SHIT. And ending the war by spirit bending Ozai which he learned from a lion turtle hrjwkdbfhjridjdjsnwbd the symbolism just kills me every time and I relate to it so hard that I wrote smut about it 😭😂. The first time I watched it I basically said “this is a kids show???” every episode because there’s so much damn WISDOM in it. And then also because of “it’s just you and me right now” like holy smokes.

Ok so I liked them the first time I watched it and that was like 4 years ago so I think everyone was already kind of over it and I had no peers to stan with. Then when it became available on Netflix in the US I watched it again and realized how much Aang reminds me of my husband. And I share some of Katara’s dominant traits. Aren’t the most feral shippers in it for the self insertion? Apparently I am too and I’m just lucky that it’s canon. So when I see Aang do anything from:

to:

and:

...I see the things about my spouse that I enjoy. Sense of humor, dextrous 🥴, strong, kind, determined, capable, goofy, smooth, joyous, unashamed, spiritual, feels like destiny. SIGN ME UP.

I looked for kataang content, but it didn’t take long to see all of it (or at least all of the nsfw stuff). Then I hurt my back and suddenly had a lot of free time because I couldn’t physically do my hobbies for a while. So I started drawing because it’s a sedentary hobby. And I went with erotic kataang because—TMI warning—my injury basically made intimacy impossible for me for several months and I needed an outlet. But also because the relationship shown in ATLA could be so beautiful in adulthood but LoK sort of pissed all over my hopes to see even a glimmer of that. So I wanted to fix it.

Honestly I said this on my IG story the other day but it’s baffling to me how any hetero woman with a sex drive could miss the signs of how Aang would just be the most generous partner I mean— like I’m telling you from experience he’s the ideal type of human for any context.

My back is about 90% better but I plan to keep drawing as long as I have ideas. I used to draw a lot in high school and then I just didn’t for ages. It feels really good to be making art again. Plus, I’ve earned some decent pocket change for it via buy me a coffee, so that’s a neat thing I’d like to keep benefiting from. I think I have more fanfic installments to write as well but I’m even slower at writing so give me some time. I’ll get there slow and steady 🦁🐢

Anywayyyhhhh sorry that this is so long and like weirdly personal but also I’m not sorry because I literally draw and write erotica to put online and strangers give me money for it? And then they sometimes tell me I’m wholesome and caring or thank spirits for my efforts??? The world is wild.

[thoughtsofanexcitedspacechild]

My (Un)Official Gf application

Hi! So...um...I’m lonely tonight. Thought I’d just go ahead and submit my gf application for anyone who sees it. 

The Basics:

Name: Hana Lee Zainea

Age: 17 (Still a minor y'all. Back off creeps)

Gender: Female

Height: 4′7.5 (yeah, yeah. I get it. I’m the little spoon.)

Weight: 125. I know it’s a bit heavy, but I’m working on it. I’ve cleaned up my diet entirely and work out almost every day now! We’re working towards 110 by spring.

Build: Curvy. (Hourglass figure? Not sure really) I’m not quite mid size either, but I’m working towards slimming down and building a more toned/muscular physique. Korra from lok is the end goal haha

Pronouns: She/her

Sexual preference: Bicurious? I’m not quite sure just yet, but right now specifically, I’m looking for a guy. I haven’t really come out yet and I’m not sure how my parents would react if I did. 

Enneagram type: Shifts between 6 on bad days and 9 on good ones

Meyers Briggs: INFJ (So rare, I know)

Zodiac Sign: I mean I’m catholic, so I don’t really believe in that sorta stuff, but uh, Libra if that makes any difference.

Reasons to date me: 

I’m small, so I’d always be the little spoon when cuddling. 

I LOVE making gifts and will NOT hesitate to send you letters in the mail, give you candy, make you drawings and handmade cards, and make you any kind of crochet/sewn stuffed animal ur heart desires. 

I do relatively good in school and can probably help you with homework judgement free. 

I’m an artist, so once you’re my so, there’s a good chance you'll be used as a photo reference for a piece. You might get a sick portrait out of this.

I’m laid back as heck and can pretty much vibe with whatever

I already made us matching bracelets. 

Available pretty much 24/7 to talk or at least text

I can cook pretty well and I personally think I thrive in a well stocked kitchen.

Reasons that you might not want to date me:

I’m waiting ‘til marriage. You don’t have to be a virgin at all, just know that you won’t get anything out of me until you put a ring on it and have seen me in a white dress walking down the isle. I just don’t want to give my body away to someone who isn’t willing to commit to me and my personality rather than just my body. We can cuddle, hug, kiss, etc but as soon as it gets dirty, it’s no. I’m sorry :(

I’m a bit clingy. I don’t mean to. I just get really excited about new people and want to spend time with them. 

I cry a lot. I’m a bit depressed and will sometimes cry for no reason. It’s not anything ur doing. I just need to cry.

I’m also anxious as HECK and sometimes it gets so bad that I’ll think I’m sick. I’m prone to intrusive thoughts and OCD too and will often worry excessively about if people actually like me or not. If you get a text that says “are you upset with me?” it’s not because u did anything to make me feel that way. I just do and if I’m not actually bugging you, just respond “not at all!” or something else consoling and I’ll be fine.

As far as looks go, I don’t have much to offer. I have huge brown eyes that I think are pretty, and I kinda like my small lips, but otherwise I’m not a stunner. I’m not super ugly, I just don’t look good unless I put effort into my appearance.

I have a CRIPPLING case of body dysmorphia. I avoid looking in mirrors a lot and often beat myself up for missing workouts even if I’m sore and could hurt myself/eating something mildly unhealthy, so that’s fun.

Things we can do together: 

Watch our favorite shows together. I like and will rotate between atla, the mandalorian, LoK, the office, the clone wars, and sw rebels, but we can watch pretty much anything together. I’m totally down for anything  and I’d love to get into more mainstream and conventional shows. I attach to shows pretty quickly and the night will mostly involve us wrapped in a blanket and me pointing at fictional couples (mostly Kataang and sukka) and going “hey babe look! It’s us!”

Cook together! If u don’t know how, that’s ok! I’ll teach you! We can cook your favorite together! My repertoire ranges anywhere from fried rice and spring rolls, to tacos, to pasta. 

Bake! Cookies, cake, whatever u want! My favorite are lava cakes that have an oozy chocolate center and lemon cakes with thick icing on them!

Work out together! Not sure what u like, but I really love yoga, and I’m trying to get into more light weight-high rep. stuff. Not full on bench press, but I’m working towards a heavier handheld weight. My goal by the end of 2021 is 20 pound weights, but we’ll see!

If you do art, we can create stuff together! If you don’t that’s ok too!

Go to all ur sporting events and kiss u before for good luck and afterwards for a job well done (even if u don’t win, you’re still my winner)

Road trips to Chicago! I live in MI, but I love going down there to spend the day. We can shop, go ice skating, go to the ghiradeli store and get ice cream, go to the art institute, go out to eat, etc. Then we can stay the night, have a nice breakfast in the morning, and drive back. 

While we’re in quarantine, write letters! I make mine look really nice. U don't have to at all, and I just like getting stuff in the mail!

Couples costumes for halloween! I have wayyyy to many ideas lol. Depending on what u like and what u look like, I can pretty much do whatever, but my top choice is Sokka and Suki from atla.

Coffee and study dates around exam time

Movie night with each other’s families. Once ur in my life, ur in my family’s too! Come over and we can make popcorn and play with my dog and u can meet my younger siblings! They’ll love u I promise!

My requirements: 

Be taller than me (I mean, it’s not that hard. I’m 4′7. I don’t think it’s too much to ask)

I get to be the little spoon. (Again, it makes more sense bc I’m really small. U can try to be the little spoon, but physically it makes more sense. 

U don’t need to remember any dates EXCEPT for my birthday, (October 12) and our anniversary. (Don’t know when that’ll be) I don’t need gifts, just a nice text or a hug and a kiss. 

Be 16 or older. Sorry youngsters. 

That’s literally it. That’s it.

A little warning/extra tip: My expectations are kinda “high” bc of fictional men, but honestly, if u pick up on their romantic gestures, it’s really not that hard to please me. Some examples of things u can do that’ll completely have me simping for u:

Hugs!

Kisses! (Especially when YOU initiate)

Holding me

bringing me a tea 

Stay loyal! I know I’m going to be. Like, for REAL. U got no competition

CONSENT. Again, I’m waiting til marriage, but still! I’ve never done this before, so if u touch me in a way that makes me uncomfortable, please respect my boundaries. I’ll respect urs too!

That’s literally it. That’s the application. 

[wifeasami]

Hello! I was jw, since you seem to be someone particularly outspoken about this, what is the issue with making nsfw fanart of the gaang? Obviously as long as they're over 18, definitely adults, and it's not something overly explicit, I don't get the problem? I feel like almost everyone in the atla fandom seems to forget that canonically the whole gaang is either dead or like 90, so.... they def didn't stay kids forever. Am I missing something? I'm genuinely asking.

it’s to do with the fact that in like 95% of ATLA material we see the gaang as kids and teenagers. yes, there’s art of them in their adulthood and we get flashbacks in LOK, but i highly doubt that the people who make nsfw art of the gaang waited until we saw them as adults before drawing them in sexual situations. i would bet that the vast majority of nsfw gaang art is the artist simply aging up their kid selves, which is hugely inappropriate and gross.

and i know a lot of people don’t intend for it to be taken that way and genuinely don’t think there’s anything wrong with what they’re doing, but aging kid characters up so you can draw them having sex is like......... why do you need to do that. i mean i just find porn of fictional characters weird anyway, but maybe that’s just me.

however! when it comes to stuff like making a/c/e icons of the characters we see as kids, which i think i’ve been a little more outspoken abt than art, i think it’s totally fine as long as you use art of them as adults.

[royaltealovingkookiness]

Off topic, but what do you think of LOK now?

Thanks for the question.

I think the story-telling improved in S3 and 4, but didn’t get to ATLA-level. The animation was stunning, without a question.  For me, the story beats were kind of “off” and the narrative arcs were not exactly there, like the arcs in ATLA. Character-wise, some of the quirkiness, distinctiveness was missing.

Still, some of the side characters worked quite well, I quite liked Jinora’s arc, for example.  Out of the old Gaang, Toph definitely felt most like herself and for me certainly her scenes with Korra were the highlights of S4. (Her conflict with Lin was a bit less clear, because I can totally see her being a “let them eat dirt” type of mum, but not one who’d purposefully keep her daughter having a relationship with her father - honestly, most conflicts felt pretty manufactured.) Varrick was another character who kind of grew on me by the end - I like the chaotic grey types he represents. Zhu Li was also a bright spot.

I wish they did more with Asami and her father - I think a couple of more little scenes would have made that a really nice arc. They certainly made more use of Bolin (though not terribly well-done ways) and Mako completely faded into the background - I wished they did something more compelling with them - I certainly would have loved to see some background of the siblings growing up as two different kind of benders (the way Sokka/Katara explored a bit the non-bender/bender sibling dynamic, and Zuko/Azula explored the hard-worker/prodigy dynamic).  I found myself not caring at all about any of the “ships” they had. Not positive or negative - they just didn’t draw me in very much.

I think the villains had some good potential - Kuvira especially was a pretty interesting one - but in the end none of them really lived up to it.

In world-building terms, I liked the new types of bending. I would have liked to see them tied to the issue of mixed-race families - like Bolin would be a lava bender because his mum was a fire-bender and his dad an earth-bender. I would have liked to see more rare stuff popping up.  On the other hand, I didn’t much like the dark/light spirit oridin story of the Avatar in S2.

For me, it certainly didn’t live up to ATLA, where I was left wanting to know more about what happens to the characters after (but for the most part I hate what they did with them in Korra, so another part of me wishes post-show canon did not exist), LoK didn’t draw me in the same way.

[fictionfromgames]

Book of Void fluff (ATLA/LOK)

Weiyong did his best not to blink or stare into the flashes as dozens of bulbs went off in front of him. Journalists crowded along the path, jockeying for the best angle as world leaders or their notable subordinates made their way through.

“Avatar.”

Fire Lord Oshi’s voice called behind him, snapping Weiyong out of his thoughts.

“Fire Lord Oshi,” he quickly turned and bowed, “How have you been?”

As he righted himself, Weiyong saw two new additions to the young man’s face, slashlike tattoos starting at the jaw below his ears and sweeping up to his cheeks, ending parallel to his eyes.

“I’ve been alright,” Oshi gestured with one hand, “Kinda been on a ‘spiritual retreat’ in the boondocks.”

“Well it looks good, kid,” the Avatar smiled. The Fire Sages in tow, however, frowned.

“Or uh, your highness.”

The reporters flocked as they met, prompting the two to pose congenially. He hadn’t seen Oshi in a few years, basically before adulthood, and even though they regularly corresponded, Weiyong realized he really missed his young friend. They clasped hands and nodded toward the lenses.

“Hey, do you wanna watch from my box?” Oshi inquired, still looking out into the crowd.

“Dunno if it’s the diplomatic thing to do or not, but yeah, I’d like that,” the middle aged Avatar replied.

“It’s not like Kamala’s gonna mind, right?” Oshi was done posing, ready to move on.

So he’d noticed too. The distinctive lack of yellow robes meant a political protest from the Air Nomads. Weiyong frowned. They’d been issuing requests and pleas to stop the launch of Tenshin 1, but to no avail. The overwhelming response from the United Republic, as well as the telecom giants across the world, was that it needed to go up. The world was struggling for another technological surge on the level of Old Republic City, and instant global communication was seen as one of the keys to moving forward. Everyone but Kamala and the Air Nomads had seemed eager. Weiyong had mostly wished they were there in an act of solidarity.

“Sir?” an OWL agent looked to him.

“Oh, sorry, uh, yeah, I’d like to spend a little while with the Fire Lord, if that’s manageable.”

The White Lotus agent mumbled into his radio and issued a curt nod.

One of the Fire Sages had to stand, but for the Avatar, it was an easy deference. It was a little crowded due to the teams of security, but they all fit.

“How’s things back home?” Weiyong asked.

“Eh, same as when I was out and about,” Oshi waved, “Still kinda seeing some problematic employment numbers, but crime is at least not increasing. More reports of Void Spirits, but they don’t really bother anyone.”

“You know I’ve still never seen one?” Weiyong’s brow creased.

“Really? I’ve had one visit anytime I’m studying,” the Fire Lord looked surprised, “You’d think spirits would feel pretty comfortable around the Avatar.”

“Maybe the airbenders are right and something’s off about ‘em,” the elder man suggested.

“They’re harmless as far as I’ve seen,” Oshi shrugged, “I just figure if there’s anyone to be curious about, it’s you.”

“I’m not that interesting.”

*******

More stuff

Intelligence Agencies

The Office of the White Lotus retains its status as an international entity, and offers a Secret Service type force for the Avatar. As a subset of the United Republic, they struggle to stay ahead of the game, having discovered moles from various nation states around the globe. Their strengths rely more on chi blocking, technology, and public relations than on spy games, which means their efforts are more reactionary and investigative than anything.

The Dai Li forms an overarching network of spies, drawn from individual agents from every former Earth Kingdom state. From police, to military officials, to scholars and a few politicians, they form a covert group that manipulates each of the independent states at the highest levels, often instigating border wars to maintain the facade that the Earth States are definitely their own thing and not another rehash of the old monarchies. Effectively, the shadow government that secretly unites them.

The Fire Nation is fairly adept with their own. The Order of the Blue Spirit is an organization that was formed by the Fire Sages that began as an informal group of vigilantes aimed at eradicating nationalist factions dedicated to Fire Lords from the Hundred Years War. They have thus remained removed from the attention of the Fire Lord, and later the Ministry as a way to ensure a power hungry figurehead couldn’t repeat the travesties of the past.

Lately, however, they’ve taken on more subversive roles, both as spies and secret police. Abroad, they clash with the OWL and Dai Li to further Fire Nation economic interests, as the situation at home is getting more precarious. Strike breaking has been one function that has been gaining traction, as society decides what a “functioning modern economy” actually means.

Fire Lord Oshi

Mid twenties, a little less serious than is expected, Oshi came to prominence when traveling with the Avatar. Then Prince Oshi was an endearing, younger brother figure to Weiyong, who as mentioned kept in touch ever since.

Oshi has actually met Blue Spirit agents on these adventures, but neither he nor the Avatar managed to correctly identify them with the group itself.

The scars on his cheeks are gifts of the Sun Warriors, who he studied under for about half a year, in order to understand them in a more personal way than the clinical reports he’d receive from the department tasked with their protection. He met a potentially serious love interest whom he intends to return to, and was accepted as warrior in their tribe.

Master Kamala

Head of the Air Nomads, with degrees in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Kamala is deeply immersed in the science and spirituality of space. An earlier ally of Weiyong, they often differed on priorities, but are longtime friends, and helped shape the goals of Avatar’s Peak. Now a world class scientist, Kamala has actually laid the theoretical groundwork for the satellite program, which would have been fine, until the appearance of the Void Spirits.

For whatever reason, no one listens to airbenders.

Void Spirits

Inspired by the “Mormnock” entry in the Legend of the Elements book, Void Spirits are vaguely humanoid blob spirits who seem to observe and sometimes mimic a lone individual’s habits. They disappear or generally flee when confronted, or even merely observed directly by the target of their interest, and have caused curiosity rather than harm.

Air Nomads are extremely wary of these visitors, as they seem to perturb other spirits, and have an unearthly aura about them. To draw on mid 20th century mass UFO sightings, Air Nomads (and other very spiritually attuned humans) have started speaking out, claiming they’re not from "our”world, or even what we know of the Spirit World-- they’re from space! As such, they don’t vibe with more terrestrially based spirits, don’t understand bending as we do, and are generally curious about what we’re doing here. They have avoided the Avatar entirely, as a beacon of Earth’s spiritual and material forces.

The way I envisioned them arriving is via spirit/electromagnetic phenomena, like the “Spirit Roads” or “northern lights” were in Book 2 of Korra, and that the Air Nomads would see humanity’s reach into space as a potential avenue for these beings we don’t really comprehend. You can flip the script on the Air Nomads as well, saying that their astronomical research and spiritual grasp into the void is equally or more likely for the attention of these visitors. In any case, magical interplanetary travel is an easy way to introduce aliens as opposed to the regular tech based sci fi, and I feel is a bit more in tune with the setting.

If you’d like to use them as Book level antagonists, this could be the “apocalyptic event” that so many ATLA futurists envision for the setting. Void Spirits on both the “street” and “kaiju” levels would probably decimate humanity unless it were united against it, and even if they were, who would be left to pick up the pieces? For giant monster battles, the Deep Spirits could probably be roused in defense of the Earth, because even if they despise what humanity is doing, look at these freaks and what THEY’RE doing, right?

Weiyong and building an Avatar

RAW, multi-bending characters can happen, even willy nilly. You could easily make a tri-bending antagonist if you like, but the way to get all four elements is one of two ways-- switch Playbooks and take new moves from there (a bare minimum of 5 Improvements and 1 Advanced Improvement), or find a Master Shaper character to teach you the basic Moves.

I feel like this doesn’t gel so much with the Avatars we’ve seen, who could kind of figure some small things out themselves, especially Korra, who was bending everything but air as a small child. So for brand new, 0 Improvement Avatars, I suggest the following:

Pick one Shaper Playbook, and have the other three elemental Moves available to use, but the three others all roll at a strict -1 until they either take the appropriate Move or learn it from a Master, at which point they roll from their typical stats.

The Avatar State is a bit different in the mechanics too, having to build up a unique stat  AFTER having accessed the Worldshaper sub-Playbook and purchasing the Move. I say, give ‘em the move, but stick to the fact that they have to wage peace to gain Spirit in order to use it.

For those who haven’t read Legend of the Elements, basically the Avatar Move gives that character a sixth stat, Spirit, and it starts at 0 and can even drop to -1, because the game punishes the Avatar for committing soulless wanton violence. I love that, and see that as fitting given the fact that Raava is the other half of the Avatar spirit. When you enter the State, you use Spirit as the stat for every bending roll, regardless of the element, which I also really enjoy, because it can get up to +3, and it means that whatever your character wasn’t so great at before is rightfully ignored by the power of the Avatar State, even as a brand new character.

It also means that the Avatar themselves has to play peacekeeper more often, so it’s not a character for people who want straight up bending wars. You can be more lenient in cases of constant unavoidable conflict, giving the Avatar kudos for at least trying, or for other reasons entirely, such as in a Void Spirit induced apocalypse and a need for a more active Avatar. It’s up to you and your players to determine how often this is necessary or fun.

Weiyong Character Sheet

Natural +1 Hot +1 Solid +2 Keen 0 Fluid +1 Spirit +2

Moves

Earthshaping Metalshaping Airshaping Fireshaping Watershaping Iceshaping Astral Projection

Sub-Playbook moves Lavashaping Chosen of the World Spirit Sealed

Fortune 2