#Thank you sweetie for asking!

[demaparbat-hp]

I didn't know Katara also had silver marks on the Kintsugi AU. How did you come up with that idea? Is it an in-universe cultural thing? If it is, is it exactly the same as Zuko's or does the Water Tribe have their own beliefs around it?

Sorry if I'm asking too many questions, I just really love how your mind works when it comes to these AUs 💖

Hello, and thanks for asking!

Initially, Kintsugi was a strictly Fire Nation tradition. Something to hold over the rest of the nations, and deepen their own belief of cultural superiority. Zuko hiding his scars played into that idea, since having gold inlaid in your body is a clear sign of Fire Nation blood—furthermore, High Fire Nation blood.

That being said, one lovely anon gave the suggestion that perhaps the other nations also have their own kinds of Kintsugi, and I fell in love with the idea. @ican-fixitbooks went even deeper into the particular philosophies of each nation regarding Kintsugi. I'll be using some quotes from them—watch for the italics.

It was during said brainstorming session that I thought of Katara having a silver Kintsugi scar, and how could it be used to enhance the themes of ATLA, Katara's arc, and this AU as a whole.

But a little background is necessary, I believe.

Kintsugi is a tradition practiced worldwide, with minor differences in philosophy/technique according to each nation.

The Earth Kingdom seal their scars with a substance that resembles bronze, as the mentality of breaking yourself down to build yourself back up better than you were is very central to their culture. It is used as a way to celebrate one's victories, made all the better if damage was taken to achieve it.

The elite have rather different views on this practice. They believe themselves to be above such things. That which is broken must be hidden away, which has interesting connotations when thinking about a certain blind earthbender.

The Air Nomad philosophy leans towards a naturalist approach. Anything natural doesn't need to be "improved" in their eyes. If a scar is there, it is there. Let it be there as a part of you, no different than any other, no need to be "made better", but in fact better to just "be".

Kintsugi is a cultural practice meant to celebrate making something beautiful out of something broken, arguably even making it better than it was. During Sozin's reign and forward, Kintsugi became a way to show the Fire Nation's superiority. Especially as that is essentially their philosophy for war: "Breaking the rest of the world so it can be reforged in fire, made a better, more perfect place."

As for the Water Tribes, there's the healing factor to take into account. The Northern Water Tribe isolated itself from the rest of the world once the war began, so they hold tight to their traditions and beliefs. If something is not broken, then why attempt to fix it? Kintsugi is scoffed at in the North—it is a foreign practice, one that is not necessary when all your wounds can be healed with bending.

However, the Southern Water Tribe has been exposed to the world. They have seen war. They have lived through it. They have suffered, but they are also free because of it, if only in spirit. The South is strong and proud and bold, so it comes as no surprise that silver Kintsugi becomes the mark of their warriors, their hunters, their people.

Katara was wounded during the last Southern Raid. After losing Kya in such a terrible way, Hakoda made sure to seal Katara's wound with the silver of their warriors, so that she would always remember that despite having been broken, she is still strong, beautiful, and proud.

The scar itself is long and thin, going from her right shoulder up to her jaw. It loosely resembles lightning.

And despite how she got it, despite all the things she lost on that day, despite it being a constant reminder of her mother's death—Katara loves her scar.

It grounds her. It pushes her forward. You are a warrior, it tells her. You are a survivor.

When Katara arrives at the North, her scar becomes yet another thing the Northerners hold against her. They use it to demean her, just as they do her gender and out-spoken personality.

The North believes a lot of things that Katara always considered natural to be a problem. What does it matter that she is a woman? What is wrong about being passionate? Why should having a scar mean she's broken?

This scar is something they cannot touch. The Northerners try to use it to demean her. To make her small. Self-conscious. Worthless.

They're scoffing at her mother's death.

Her strength.

Her beauty.

Her pride.

Her story.

And she will not allow it.

[glitchybitz]

*tries to clamber sneakily through your blog's window but misjudges the height and falls to the floor with a clunk* my dearest Glitch!!! this is a free gush pass for your newfound love of Mr. Ring-A-Ding | Lux Imperator...go on. tell us what you adore about him. anything that makes your heartbells sing!!! or anything fun about your little selfship? :3c

Ooh Ooh!!! AN ASK!! <3 Okay! There's not much I can say, because I have yet to set anything in stone, buT LET ME JUST SPLURGE A LITTLE: The moment I saw this little blue gremlin in a trailer on that.. other godforsaken website, it was as if the forces of the universe shot a flippin' beam from the heavens! I'll tall ya, I tried my damndest to deny it for a few days, and it seemed my closest friends were waiting it out. They knew. They ALL knew. Like, they had the fancams, screenshots and his goofy little song and dance in gifs on hand and at the ready! Oh, I was foolish, though, to deny this little charmer's, well.... charm. It's always the ones that are morally ambiguous. The ones that, on the outside, look innocent and unassuming with their goofy smiles and wacky antics, only to become everyone's problem in the end! A trickster! A menace! But that seems to be the case for Lux, not entirely "Mr. Ring-A-Ding"... I can get into that another time, though~ I'd just come up for a Ship name for my self insert and ol' Mr. Ring, that may be subject to change, but it was just so perfect in the moment. LiveAction might just take off from there. The most I've thought up for my self ship, is that Mr. Ring-A-Ding (assuming he adopts the more innocent side of the cartoon himself rather than "Lux Imperator") would be positively enamored with the look and feel of the human body. All he's known is 2 dimensions, and depth & perspective (despite what he said in the episode XD) is a hot topic for him. Perhaps, like The Doctor and Belinda... He can start gaining depth... As for my self insert, I'd hate to just make her a "piece of arm candy" for Ring to swoon over constantly, though nothing is inherently wrong with that. I've been thinking about bringing her into the world and giving the poor gal some backstory. For now, she's literally just me, but I might have some things to bring to the table to make her less, dare I say, flat. To end this off, though, I adore everything about Ring and the fanbase he's garnered over just a week just by being him. The design, animation, and the voice talent married perfectly to create this little ray of mischievous sunshine, and I'm excited to see more creative works from fellow artists and SI/OC x Canon mutuals.

[lifemod17]

I was looking for pictures of the eepy boys and the Flickr I ended up on also had pictures of Mr. Hozier, just thought I'd share with you :33

[gnawing at the iron bars of my enclosure]

Here are other photos from that night:

📸: Oriana Spadaro | Rockon Italy

Turin, Italy || 08/23/2019

[yanderemommabean]

MOMMA!!! YOU'RE BACK!!! I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE OKAY {and partly glad we get new content, but 90% glad you're okay}

Im glad to be back! Taking it slow but still here! Lol and I'm also excited to post new ideas and such, Ive watched a lot of shows while hanging out with my friends and ive actually had space to explore things I felt i didn't like. Now a whole new world of kinks and ideas have filled my smutty, evil brain hehehe >:3 But also Im just so happy to be here to talk with you guys again! I know it doesn't seem like it but I love when you guys talk about anything and just tell me things! I think it's sweet!

-mommabean

[ask-burning-stream]

Hello firefighter! How's stuff lately?

- Sweetie Belle

Burning Stream: uh... oh! Stuff is good!

((Featured @ask-sweetie-and-pip Thank you for the ask!))

[faunandfloraas]

Misinterpreting Bang Chan at the big scary boss is like how I see so many people saw how Lee know is intimidating angry one like no he’s just very much a Scorpio that’s how he shows affection haha

No. He is really evil for real. Source: I think so in my mind. Signed, twt fans.

[lurkiestvoid]

PSA bc I've seen it more than a couple times now with an alarming amount of success: DO NOT "SIGN UP" FOR ANY PROTESTS. EVER. YOU LITERALLY JUST SHOW UP there is NEVER ANY REASON to give anyone your PERSONAL INFORMATION FOR THIS. and you should NEVER "SIGN UP" TO "SHOW INTEREST" IN ANY "ACTION" THAT HASN'T EVEN BEEN PLANNED YET oh my god

[goshdangronpa]

so i just remember a funny thing ! one time i was really tired from school stuff and my brain scrambled your username as danggoshronpa, proceeded to look it up and flipped out when nothing was showing up on tumblr dot com

bonus fact about this story is that i was on airplane mode while searching. realized and said “ah, this is why!” searched again and flipped out again

NOOOO LMAOOOO

This is honestly such a sweet (and funny) thing to share, thank you my friend. I don't expect to ever delete this account, but rest assured, I'd never do it on purpose without saying something first. And if it happened without my involvement, I'd give a friend a message to share. I'm too much of a drama queen to leave without one last song and dance.

[whimsyvixen]

Diavolo has 3 basic looks and he's the only child of the Demon King. Yeah you might like him, I agree with that anon

WAIT ARE THOSE--HE'S GOT HORNS?!? YOU MEAN I CAN HOLD ON TO THEM WHEN WE--

Oh Yes~, you are the very right in me liking this dude.

My question now is, where can I find more stuff about him? Like are there clips out there I can watch? Thirst edits perhaps~?

[corporatebanana]

Show me your crochet wips 👀

I'll be honest the 2 main ones are currently frogged and balled up in the punishment corner but!!! I'm knitting these socks for my bf right now

(I hate knitting shhhh don't tell them)

Also you didn't ask but my most recent project that I'm actually proud of is still my exorcist fillet crochet

I still need to mount her somehow (does that make her count as a WIP?) but I love her

[lifemod17]

Oh my fucking god there's more. LOOK AT THAT SMILE!!!

LOOK AT THIS GUY 😍

more photos from that night:

📸: Oriana Spadaro | Rockon Italy

Milan, Italy || 11/18/2018

[yanderemommabean]

momma you're genuinely a goddess like I can not stop rereading all of your fics AND you're gorgeous??? Like how could you ever get any better??

(>\\\\\\\< ) you’re very sweet!!!

I could get better if I had like. ADHD meds maybe. I keep wanting to write but then life happens and then writers block happens and then I get sick, makes me sad. Cause I love writing! I love this place! And you beans!

I plan to try and keep making scenarios for us to feast on

-Mommabean

[crimeboys]

um you’re like really talented and a good writer and stuff and maybe i love you

WAIT THIS IS CARZY!! I LOVE YOU TOO!!

[softquietsteadylove]

Hello! Had this idea for Arranged marriage Au.

What if Thena is so busy doing some stuff at home she didn’t hear Gil and when he touches her lightly on her shoulder she flinches very hard and accidentally slaps him but instead of getting mad he just smirks and is surprised by her strength?

Thena tilted her head, examining the spread before her. Gil had given her full permission to go into his closet and purge anything she wanted to. They could shop for replacements when she was done.

While initially she had insisted that they didn't have to get rid of anything of his (none of it was 'bad' in any way), she had agreed mostly for the sake of her studies. Men's fashion wasn't an area of expertise for her, and getting to see what worked for Gil and what didn't might help train her eye more keenly.

She had helped him find a few casual pieces already, and she was quite proud to say that they did look good. Any man could look more polished in a suit, but Gil was truly able to wear a bomber jacket or a pair of jeans or a half-zip-pull-over nicely.

He didn't have much for a range of colour, but that might have been a little hypocritical, as she didn't either. But Gil had mostly all black suits, the occasional grey, oddly enough some brown. He had one that was such a dark red it bordered on black with a maroon undertone. It was nice but she didn't think it would flatter his complexion unless it was styled right. And some earthy greens wouldn't kill him either.

She sighed, stepping back and rubbing her eyes. The other challenge in this was that it completely entailed her imagining Gil in all of the selected ensembles.

Gil in various suits, two piece, three piece, in a casual jacket over a shirt and trousers. He didn't tend to wear accessories, but she had seen him wear a watch on a few occasions--dark face, leather strap. She wasn't sure if it was overstepping to suggest a metal link strap. What metals did he like?

He didn't have a wedding ring to match.

She rubbed her eyes more firmly. Gil had brought up wedding rings a few times since her first day. She had never thought anything of it; in her mind, they still weren't really...married. They were, but they weren't. For all she knew, he had some women for hire standing by to satisfy him before he actually came home to her and her frigid celibacy.

Not that she had thought about it much.

Thena huffed at herself, forcing out the thoughts of her gut twisting uncomfortably.

There was still a lot she didn't know about her husband. He wouldn't let her get too close to any of the sides of his line of work. He didn't let her ask about his day unless he could give her some excuse. She thought they were at least becoming friends in their odd roommate-like living arrangement.

There was the exception of that one kiss.

She hadn't wanted to admit that wasn't a bad kiss, really. Maybe even nice. She had gone inside and taken her seat, only to hear some women in the class whispering about the last time their husbands kissed them like that (it was a damn long time, apparently). She'd had half a mind to tell him not to embarrass her. But by the time her classes were over she was so happy to see him pick her up she had forgotten to hold onto her ire.

It was a nice kiss.

Thena groaned aloud, since there was no one to hear her frustrations. What was she to do? She couldn't exactly suggest couples counselling, and bringing up point blank in conversation that she wanted to know 'what they were' seemed trite and just humiliating.

She tried to resurrect the feelings about him she'd had in the beginning, when she found out that her father had signed both their lives away to a dangerous mob boss to whom he owed two entire lifetimes of debt. How they had signed her name on a piece of paper like a land transfer or a prized piece of chattle.

But Gil was different from how she'd first imagined him. All that time she had imagined he was some brute, waiting to make her some little doll or model he could parade around and then do something with at home--none of it was true. Gil had been true to his word, promising her a better life with him than she could ever have imagined at home with her father.

It wasn't just the gifts or the luxury or now catering to her every whim and want. Gil was just...nice. The side of him he allowed with her, at least. He was sweet, and kind, and thoughtful. He was mindful of things that spooked her and he never ended up demanding anything from her, especially in the 'wifely' department.

Well, her father was partially to blame, she thought. His last parting words to her were something along the lines of blubbering about how he had to, how both their lives were at stake and he just wanted to keep her safe. How selling her off did that was still a little unclear. But he had managed an almost fatherly sentiment when he told her that he had demanded Gilgamesh not touch her against her will in any way.

Perhaps that had set in her mind that Gil would, in fact, try something at some point. But that point never came, nor did her father's efforts to try and work earnestly and pay off his debts and bring her back home to their significantly more difficult life. And she should have known better than to believe the hollow words of a suds soaked drunkard anyway.

"Making progress?"

It all happened so fast. Thena felt the hand on her shoulder. She was so deep in her own thoughts she hadn't realised anything was happening around her. She didn't hear the door, or probably Gil calling to her as he came upstairs. All she felt was a presence behind her, and the cold grip of fear.

Gilgamesh blinked. She wasn't exactly an athlete, but she had still swung around and slapped him with the back of her hand. But he was eerily calm. He processed what happened and looked at her.

Thena's stomach dropped down to her toes. Her whole body went tense and she felt herself go even paler than usual. She gulped. "G-Gil...I-I'm s-s-s-"

"Not bad," he chuckled, his signature grin coming over him. He even touched his cheek, as if he could pull his hand back and find evidence of her strength. "You've got more in you than I thought."

"Gil?" she barely squeaked out in a whisper. Her hands were shaking. She didn't know what to expect from him. Her mind ran wild with ideas him wheeling around on her and dealing a similar blow. Or maybe he wouldn't go the physical route; perhaps all the closeness they had somehow managed to establish between them would vanish with this one incident. That somehow made her feel even worse. "Gil, I'm-"

"How was your day, sweetheart?" he asked her as if she hadn't just backhanded him for entering his own room. He bypassed the suits on the bed to walk into his closest. "What do you think of 'em?"

Thena was still trying to swallow past the massive lump suddenly stuck in her throat.

He re-emerged with something more comfortable on. He had come to put more effort into getting out of his work clothes immediately ever since she noticed some blood on him one evening. "Kinda boring, but if you have any suggestions, I'm open."

She must have been truly gaping at him like a fish. He stopped in the middle of leaving to go back downstairs to really look at her.

"Hey," he frowned, speaking more softly. He came over to her, putting his hands over hers. "Thena, look at me."

She struggled to. But eventually she managed it, still feeling a little green around the gills at the thought of what she had just done. "I'm sorry."

"It's okay," he assured her immediately and gently, as he always did. She still hadn't reconciled the gap between the Gilgamesh who ran a prolific crime ring to the Gil who was always so perfectly sweet with her. "I shouldn't have surprised you like that."

She shook her head. "I was just...thinking."

Gil waited for more but didn't prompt her for it. Instead he took her hand in his, angling himself toward the door again. "Come on--you hungry? I'll make us something. Or we can order in?"

Thena managed a faint smile. He was going the extra mile to try and lift her spirits. "Whatever you feel like. You must be hungry after work."

He shrugged, happy to have her walk beside him after the aberration from a moment ago. "I may have gotten some street meat while I was, uh, working. But I'm ready for a proper meal."

Thena looked down at his hand holding hers. He didn't have a watch on. "Do you prefer gold or silver?"

"Never thought about it much," he answered immediately and honestly. "I guess gold, but I mean that's the game in the business, y'know?"

She tilted her head.

He shrugged, smiling at her, "guy with the gaudiest office has the most money, kinda thing."

Thena laughed, which seemed to cheer Gil further. "If you know it's gaudy you could simply choose a more tasteful way to display your earnings."

He raised his brows at her.

"Winnings?" she corrected, and still got a look for it. She huffed, "your ill-begotten and mysteriously attained wealth?"

"That's the spirit, sweetheart," he snickered beside her.

And why he chose to spend so much of that wealth on her still escaped her. But Thena kept her eyes on him as they entered the soft, warm light of the connected living room and kitchen. Gil gravitated towards it, so at home in front of the stove.

He looked back at her, having felt her hand pulling at his as she lingered behind him. "Hon?"

Thena hesitated for only a second. She still had that funny clenching feeling in her gut. But she leaned forward to press her lips to the cheek she had hit earlier. "Sorry."

Gil didn't hide his surprise, which only made her fluttering belly issue worse. But he still seemed entertained by it, if anything. "Slap me more often if that's what I get out of it."

"Gil!"

"Come on, sweetcheeks," he laughed, sounding more like a crime boss now. He gave her waist a little squeeze, "maybe you can use that back swing to chop up some zucchini, huh?"

Thena sighed, still feeling rather ruffled about it. "You're not going to let this go, are you?"

"So, my wife's a badass, I wanna celebrate that," he shrugged, indeed endlessly entertained about it (much to her horror).

"Don't make 'sweetcheeks' a habit," she muttered as she settled beside him with her cutting board. Her knife clattered faintly as his lips hit her cheek in return. She was suddenly rather overheated and they hadn't even started.

"Yes, ma'am."

[zillasafe]

KEGARE FANART JUMPSCARE!!!!1!!1!111

WOAH!!

[chrimsonfoxdon]

neji the hyuga for the ask and dislike question,,,

There’s a lot I like about Neji but if I had to pick one thing, I’d say it’s his willingness to be a better person! This is after the chunin exams after Naruto punched some sense into him (literally), but it really takes a lot of strength to be like, “oop I was wrong. I gotta be better.” Like I’ve seen a lot of people who don’t have that strength. And in the long run, I feel like it helped him be the best possible version of himself he could be. It made him seem more… relatable?? Like he’s just trying to do his best and he doesn’t really know how but he’s trying!! And we gotta give him credit for that.

Something that I don’t really like about him is how he like… conformed to being a branch member after the chunin exams if that makes sense?? Like there are a lot of scenes where it just seems like he’s okay with basically being hinatas bodyguard and nothing else (this is not hinatas fault btw I will not tolerate hinata bashing in my house). It’s just… sad. To me it’s a big fault of the writing, especially when his life ended. To me, he never really had a choice in his own life, which is what it seemed like he wanted after his fight with Naruto. Especially when he was so bitter about what happened to his father. There were better ways for him to grow as a person and still counter his fate as a branch member. Him training and helping hinata is a great example of that to me. Basically, to me he merely had an illusion of choice, but in the end, it really wasn’t his to make, and I feel like if he was a bit more confident and rebellious towards the main branch his story would have been a lot more satisfying. Like you CANNOT tell me hinata (and maybe even hanabi) wouldn’t have sided with him. Maybe Hiashi too if anything out of guilt.

Anyway Hiashi dying to protect Neji and hinata and Naruto would have been so much better for a number of reasons I am correct no I do not take criticism