#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.

[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

[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~?

[hedwig221b]

you just killed me i am dead i am actually writing this from hell because you have killed me omg

have been refreshing tumblr since yesterday and im thinking wow i miss hedwig221b AND BAM I OPEN TUMBLR AND DAMN

your fics are always like top tier like i would NEVER EVER EVER DOUBT HEDWIG221B LIKE i genuinely think no one can do obsessive crazy cocky derek like you

your 2nd fic i think, the one where gerard forces stiles to marry him actually pulled me into this fandom and gave birth to me hyperfixation so thank you for that

i respect you sm like wow you really wrote a fic that quick like wow that dedication i am in actual awe

once again thank you for this fic i hope ypu get whatever your heart desires

sending you lots of love and hugs and kisses

NOT ME PULLING PEOPLE INTO THIS FANDOM LIKE

You made me so happy this evening, I'm so thrilled and grateful to receive this, so truly blessed 💖

GOD but that prompt came out of nowhere and it shocked me out of my writer's block (which I refuse to acknowledge) and I typed 6k of Derek being insane and Stiles being an indulgent meow-meow just like that *snaps fingers*

I am truly nothing without your support, like, literally

ANYWAY THANK YOU AGAIN SWEETHEART HONEY PIE FLOWER PETAL SUNSHINE KITTEN 💖 have a giant kiss from me on your forehead MWAH!

[oranpo]

What particular genre of Clancy Brown do you enjoy most? 😁

Haha the one where he's old. I mean, not to out myself as an old man fucker here (although given my interests... and the circumstances... you can see it coming from miles away) but Clancy, in my opinion, just ages like fine wine😔💕💕💕

Actually I lied. The one where he's an evil priest

He's gorgeous, He's delicious. Please watch Carnivale.

[mrs-scarecrow]

"Hi miss Emma! I know you're a hunter, but still. I want to give you a gift." The candelmaker holds out a candle to The Gardener, a candle shaped like a rose. "It's made of three different layers of wax, each has a different flowery scent!"

(Hettie @ask-the-chaotic-duo )

Can you light it for me and set it on that table??

I'm gonna stay over here if that's alright!

[girlofthemoon33]

What would you rank all the Epic songs?

Oh and the sagas?

This is difficult (for the songs anyway) but I'll try answer!

Sagas:

1. Ocean Saga - all the songs are great

2. Circe Saga - I like Circe, I'm reading the Circe book by Madeline Miller rn and it's pretty good

3. Thunder Saga - It's dark and very much different but i like that due to how it reflects Odysseus's new mindset

4. Troy Saga - It's the first saga and all the songs are good, it sets up the very important "when does a man become a monster" motif but it suffers from the fact that as time goes on everything after it becomes better and better due to it being the first one.

5. Underworld Saga - Short but good, i enjoy the themes but i (as someone unfamiliar with the source material) am confused why Hades doesnt make an appearance. It's still good though

6. Cyclops Saga - Rip Polites, goodbye Athena, Cyclops exists ig. Itd not bad but everything else is better

Songs! This isn't easy to figure out but here i go:

1. Open Arms

2. Monster

3. Ruthlessness

4. Done For

5. Keep Your Friends Close

6. Luck Runs Out

7. Suffering

8. Mutiny

9. Storm

10. Scylla

11. Puppeteer

12. Wouldn't You Like

13. Full Speed Ahead

14. The Underworld

15. Just a Man

16. Different Beast

17. Warrior of the Mind

18. No Longer You

19. My Goodbye

20. The Horse and the Infant

21. Thunder Bringer

22. Remember Them

23. Polyphemus

24. There Are Other Ways

25. Survive

[dayurno]

could we get anymore snippets from the kerejean fic your writing

I’m literally so excited, I love niknak22’s take on their relationship and can’t wait for yours

no pressure of course but do you have an idea of when you’ll start posing?

YES ABSOLUTELY YOU CAN i love talking about it so! i don't know when i'll start posting but probably a little later this year, hopefully july/august but i won't give out a due date because life gets in the way and such. and i love niknak22's take on it too! between you and i only but we're working together on something and i hope it's as fun to the people who read it as it is to us as we write it!!!

anyway i think i already posted a lot of my fav moments from the first chapters finished so here's some of the funnier/cuter scenes planned out in my notes!!!

[knickknacksandallthat]

hi! i just finished your kerejean fic series, and omg i swear it's the best fic i've ever read. thats all <3

Aww, thank you so much lovey!! Gosh, that's so kind 🥰 I'm so glad you enjoyed it. It's definitely one of my favorites (and I think maybe my longest series to date? And that's saying something 😅)

Hope you'll enjoy what's coming next! Thank you so much for telling me!!

[hotmessmaxpress]

Hello!

If Marc were to ever get pregnant in the omegaverse, how would that impact his abandonment issues regarding Vale? Since a whole child is the most certain way of actually never ever separating (forever bound by the antichrist child of motorcycles racing).

Also how do the pack dynamics change?

🎤

(your writing is absolutely delightful and as addictive as crack cocaine, got me hooked and following you)

okay so this is hard to answer because there are sooo many good rosquez baby au's. (@its-always-silly-season has a rosquez baby au that lives rent-free in my head, @shooters4yuki has Baby Boots and Riding Suits where Vale is the mother-- an absolute must-read) Also as a child of divorce I must say a child does not prevent two insane people from separating lmaoooo

I think that in this specific au marc being pregnant would give him some amount of anxiety. It's the totally irrational feeling of 'now that vale will have a baby what if he doesn't need me anymore? what happens when I'm not the center of attention?' which is actually a super normal fear with new parents on both sides!!

On the other hand the pack and vale are so so insanely supportive. vale has never been more in love with marc and he has more than enough love for marc and their baby. Vale will not shut up about marc being pregnant and how he's going to be a dad and how he got marc pregnant (*pervy old man eyebrow wiggle*) and how hot marc looks pregnant. Vale is one of those guys. If it wasn't so adorable and exciting for everyone then it would be sort of gross.

The pack are out of their minds supportive. Bezz is the one who maybe has the most emotional crisis about it because he's the other omega and suddenly he's learning about how much marc and vale are happy about his pregnancy and marc is glowing and bezz is like "well fuck who is gonna knock me up now??? I want one". (obviously Bezz is still racing and isn't mated yet so getting pregnant is still pretty far off for him but that doesn't mean he doesn't start fantasizing just a little).

The pack are fully preparing to spoil this baby. They love her before she's even born (I love girl dad vale so I have decided they have a girl). She's going to have so many uncles ready to spoil the fuck out of her and take her on rides and generally endanger her life in cute and lovable ways.

Even with marc's anxiety it's sort of hard for him to ignore the support of his pack and his mate and his family throughout the pregnancy. By the time he has the baby he's sort of chilled out about his feeling of being replaced and he's soooo happy to have their itty bitty little baby that he doesn't even know what to do with himself. He loves getting to see vale be a dad and see the rest of the pack step up and help out.

[yanderemommabean]

Obviously you get notifications of who follows you. I just saw that I don’t follow you and I did right now. I just want to let you know that I have been following you since god knows how long  I am a fan of your work and I was surprised to see that I wasn’t following you. Maybe I accidentally unclip it I just had to let you know cause I felt bad. 🖤

There's no need to feel bad at all! I also don't feel bad if you don't follow but you lurk! I appreciate you feeling comfortable enough to tell me, you're very sweet! But if you're worried about me being angry or hurt I promise, everything's okay <3

-Mommabean

[moonchild-in-blue]

did I tell you about the time I nearly physically ran into Mr adamross

He smelled like sandalwood and shampoo

Piss off.

WHAT DO YOU MEAAAAAN BABE?? WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK DO YOU MEAN YOU RAN INTO???? THE ADAMROSS HIMSELF ?????? AND HE SMELLED LIKE I ALWAYS IMAGINED AND OF LOVE AND MAN AND SUNLIGHT???????????? HELLOOOO?????

Bitch I am listening to my silly little playlist and trying to sleep. You can't put Adam on my notifications and expect me not to go feral 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[bandsandwristbands]

Do you ever sleep? I feel like you don't sleep that much. Im always receiving notifications of you reposting stuff regardless of the time... I don't mean to be noisy or something like that im just genuinely interested in knowing

😅😅😅 I do sleep!! I just don't have a consistent schedule and I have my queue loaded up to post a lot and I don't bother tagging 🫠

I also compulsively check tumblr/discord like every 30min no matter what I'm doing (anxious and seeking validation lol) or when I wake up every two hours so I'll usually interact with whatever notifs i have then 💀💀 I do flip over and go right back to sleep tho

Sorry about all the notifications 🙏💕 my constant reblogs used to drive my best friend NUTS when I first got on here lolll

[luckyshotwrites]

I just adore your work. Totally obsessed. 😍

Thank you so much! I am glad you like seeing my stuff. I've been slow as of late due to medical stuff, however, I appreciate it nonetheless! HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY! (Nonnegotiable).

[the-original-skipps]

supps sounds pretty cute tho!! everytime I see what's up/sup, I'll think of supps 🫣🫶 which I'm not complaining 💅

Now, I have some questions for your selfship if you do them ofc ><

Who confess first?

Who fall first and who fall harder?

What animal do you think that represents your lover?

What do you adore about them?

Take your time if you decide to answer them!! 🫶🫶

that’s also what I thought at first like it’s similar to sup hahaha it also sounds like soap brand 😂 also also thank you so much for the questions it’s not everyday I get to talk about my self ship lol

Who confesses first?

> definitely suo becuz I lack the guts and he’s such a handsome dude I thought I’d get rejected for sure if I tried hahaha

Who fall first and who fall harder?

> for sure I fell first that eyepatch got me feeling ways haha hmm who fell harder?? is it bad to say that’s it’s still me? xD he’s such a dreamboat I swear how could I not fall harder?

What animal do you think represents your lover?

> very cliche answer that you probably saw a mile away but a fox for sure like he be sneaky and mischievous not to mention he got that mysterious charm!!!

What do you adore about them?

> literally EVERYTHING!!! but if I have to choose I’d say how he always remains calm like he’s got everything under control unlike me who’ll shed tears over spilling water all over the floor lol

[igotsnothing]

📩 Simblr question of the day: What is the *one* most important feature you believe should be part of the next iteration of the sims at the core (on launch day)? @simblr-question-of-the-day

Hmmm! By iteration, are we talking about Sims 5/Project Renee? If so, I would say versatility. I know I'd love a storyteller mode, where I could control the time of the day, the seasons, and pose my sims without the aid of a million mods (all of which I am *very* grateful for) and in-game interruptions (lemme tell you about the time I put this scene together and just as I was about to start posing my sims, freaking gnomes started popping up everywhere and then there were ghosts and everyone was running around scared and while not a big deal, it was so annoying). Also, it would be nice if we could resize (like, using the cursor to expand and shrink instead of the current option that goes from tiny to gigantic with no real in-between) and place items wherever and however we want (like, easy cluttering- I don't want my items snapping to counters with some unnatural spaces between them- let me -alt move them the way I want without summoning TOOL or pulling tables and counters out of the way), and perhaps, even recolor (because there are some cute items that I don't use because they look like a clown threw up on them).

There you have it!

(And thanks for sending me this ask! ❤️)