#bumi ii weekend 2024

[bitofawildman]

The prompts are finally here, and I hope you're as excited for the event as I am.

The week will run from 24th May to 26th May, and I will be tracking the tag #bumiweekend2024 or #bumi ii weekend 2024.

Day 1- Loss OR Day on the Water

Day 2- Bumi's thoughts about getting airbending OR Bumi, Tenzin, Kya shenanigans

Day 3- Bumi and Jinora oldest sibling hangout OR Scars

Free Prompts- Uncle Bumi brings the best gifts OR Naval Officers

This event exists to celebrate Bumi as a commander, son, brother, uncle or lover, and a list of faq can be found here.

[wilcze-kudly]

First day of Bumi week!

For the prompt: loss

I've always loved the idea of Bumi and Sokka being quite close. I wonder how Bumi would react to sokka's death

[bitofawildman]

Alright, so the verdict's in, and a Bumi Weekend is definitely happening because I don't think we've got enough fans for a whole week.

It's going to take place on this blog, and I'll post more details in a while!

Hello, I know most of you regret following me and don't really care about Bumi but!!!! I was wondering if there is any tentative interest for a small Bumi week or weekend?

He's a good and fun character who is also the love of my life and I think an event dedicated to him would heal all wounds I have. And it would also bless you with an added five years to your life.

Any type of content or ship would be welcome because I'd like to be as fair as possible, my only request is that it be focused on Bumi , not Kataang or Izumi or Lin Beifong.

Edit: Bumi Week/Weekend/Event?

I'd probably hold the week on one of my Bumi url sideblogs.

[bitofawildman]

Prompt Voting!

Charming you with my trusty flute into voting for all your favorite prompts right here!

[bitofawildman]

Schedule's here! Hope y'all seamen (or women! or pals!) are ready for a weekend dedicated to the coolest commander in the world, (Retd.) Commander Bumi!

Rules and FAQ can be found here.

Prompts can be submitted here.

Prompts can be voted right here.

Prompts have finally been announced!

[bitofawildman]

What's that?

Bumi II Weekend!

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Bumi Weekend is finally here, and I'm excited to see whatever you've made for our lovely dashing commander. And if not, no worries, for late submissions are welcome till the second week of June.

- bumiluvr500

[orangepanic]

Adding some elements from @yellowsalt3's year-end tag game to this post:

Fic Writing Review 2023

Reflection

I guess I wrote a lot?

I think, on reflection, what stands out to me are that I pretty much write three kinds of fics: Good fics, bad fics, and weird fics. Probably the easiest to point out are the bad fics. I don't mean bad in that they're awful, but they're clearly just meh. Forgettable in a hey, that exists sort of way. And overwhelmingly these fics are "supposed-to" fics. They're fics I wrote for prompt challenges, holidays, event weeks I wasn't super into, etc. because I felt like I was supposed to or promised somebody that I would. Often they feel like only half an idea and are lacking any real point. "Fire on Ice" comes to mind. It's cute. Ice skating AU. But it's just kind of there?

What surprised me is that some of my very favorites are the weird fics. These are almost exclusively extreme rarepair fics written for events. I love extreme rarepair events because they push me to do some very strange things with new characters. "Memory Like Fine Sand" is one of the best things I wrote this year not in spite of but because it's fucking whack, and I love that. I'd like to write more weird fics.

Then there are the good fics. These aren't necessarily popular. "Beyond the Painted Hills" comes to mind, for example, with its five little kudos. But to me, these are fics that aren't just putting characters in scenarios, but where I'm trying to convey something. Love. Loss. Desperation. Humor. Hope. Fics like "Disgrace" are probably popular because they have Zuko in them, but also it's 1,400 words of raw teenage angst that pales in comparison to any emotion in "Fire and Ice." “It’s my hair,” said Iroh, “and you can’t make me.” GOD. As if we didn't all have that stage.

I'd like to write more good fics, too.

Words and Fics

16 published WIPs I'm currently working on (getting there I promise)

37 fics completed this year

Top 10 Fics by Kudos

10. Tis the Sea Sun for Love - Iroh II/Asami Sato 9. The Holiday Heist - Lin Beifong/Lightning Bolt Zolt 8. Whiskey Tango Foxcat - Iroh II/Asami Sato 7. Seventeen - Iroh II & Izumi, Iroh II & Izumi & Zuko 6. Hard Bargain - Iroh II, Eska, Prince Wu, Asami Sato, Mako in various combinations 5. Sorry, Right Number - Korra/Mako, Iroh II/Asami Sato 4. Iroh's Dragon - Iroh II/Asami Sato, Iroh II & OC dragon 3. Hotman - Iroh II/Asami Sato 2. Disgrace - Iroh II & Zuko 1. Starvation Paradise - Iroh II/Asami Sato

Fandom Events

Avatar Solstice Gift Exchange

The Holiday Heist (Lin/Zolt)

AU Roulette 2023

To the Brink (Gen, space AU)

ATLA Rare Pair Big Bang and YeeHawgust 2023

After the Uncommon Rains (Iroh II/Asami Sato)

ATLA Rare Pair May Day

Beyond the Painted Hills (June/Col. Mongke)

Avatar WTF Weekend

Kemurikage (Jet/Agni)

Memory Like Fine Sand (Azula/Joo Dee)

She Comes to Me (Bumi II/Yue)

I Don't Like Your Attitude (Korra/Ginger)

You Say You'd Like to See Me Closer (Iroh II/Amon/Asami Sato)

Korra's Christmas

Fire on Ice

Magic Moon Cake

Upcoming Plans for 2024

FINISH MY WIPS DAMMIT.

I mean, really.

I have so many fics that I love that just need one little push. After the Uncommon Rains. Smoke. I Don't Like Your Attitude. Girls' Night. Not if You Were the Last Man on Earth. I'm so close on all of these and I just need to get 'er done.

Then there are the other projects. The never-ending Firestorm rewrite. The Jet/Agni sequel. Yasuko Lives AU. Asami's high school years. Big things like my version of the Equalist trials and my 30-years post-canon AU that I'm too scared to start because I know they're 90k-word monsters waiting to be born. But I can't hold them back forever.

At the same time, I feel like fandom is a ticking clock. With each release of new Avatar content my own interpretations of characters and scenarios and relationships become more and more obscure. How long before there's a Korra movie that makes Korra sami a ship from the start instead of an afterthought? How long before there is a General Iroh spinoff that makes my writing so OOC it's laughable? Ships that ten years ago were fairly popular have already become "ew omg how could anyone ever think that?" Friends that were sharing their passions move on. Rarepair authors and artists with three kudos on something they poured their heart into are starting to say "what's the point?" And it's tiring.

But I'm gonna finish my WIPs dammit.

Fanfic End of Year Roundup 2023

Published words: 363,588 Longest and most popular fic: Starvation Paradise (Iroh II/Asami Sato, 82,965 words, complete) Shortest fic: Goodbye (Hiroshi Sato & Asami Sato, 353 words, complete) First (complete) fic of the year: The Holiday Heist (Lin/Zolt) Last (complete) fic of the year: Exes (Iroh II/Asami Sato) Fluffiest fic: A Day at the Office (Iroh II & his daughter) or Little Fish (Asami Sato & her daughter) Steamiest fic: Six Days in Ba Sing Se (Iroh II/Asami Sato) Angstiest fic: Starvation Paradise Saddest fic: Endgame (Asami Sato) Strangest fic: Uh... four-way tie between Eurydice (Hiroshi Sato/Yasuko Sato), Kemurikage (Jet/Agni), Whiskey Tango Foxcat (Iroh II/Asami Sato) and Memory Like Fine Sand (Azula/Joo Dee). It's been a weird year. Fic you probably didn't read but should: She Comes to Me (Bumi II/Yue) Fic I'm the proudest of for no particular reason: How I Always Loved You (Hiroshi Sato/Yasuko Sato)

Open tags for anyone else who wants to share their year!

[bitofawildman]

Bring it on everyone!

Just 20 days left for Bumi II Weekend!!!!

[bitofawildman]

Ahoy, prompt submissions are here!

Prompt submissions last till Wednesday, so please submit any prompts you may have as soon as possible!

[bitofawildman]

Bumi II Weekend has concluded!

Thanks to everyone who reblogged the submissions, and especially to those who submitted their works for this event!

Late entries will be accepted till the first week of June, if anyone needs anymore time. I will however still reblog any submissions when given.

[bitofawildman]

FAQ + GENERAL QUESTIONS

What is Bumi II Weekend?

Bumi II Weekend is a tentative bi-annual event that will be held in May each year that focuses on the coolest commander in town, Bumi II.

What rules should I follow?

All works submitted must be Bumi centric, and while ships are allowed, all works should celebrate Bumi in all ways and forms. No underaged or incestuous works are allowed.

When will the event be held?

The event dates and the schedule is mentioned in the pinned post.

Is NSFW content allowed?

No, the May 2024 version of the event does not allow NSFW content. However a separate R18 version of the event may be held in later in the year, provided there is interest.

What types of content am I allowed to make for this event?

Fanfiction, fanart, headcanons, gifsets, graphic edits; pretty much everything is allowed.

Anything else I should keep in mind?

Not really, but feel free to ask questions.

[bitofawildman]

how many prompts are going to be selected?

I'll put the prompts to vote soon, and around 2 prompts a day will be selected, which is around 6 prompts in total (Friday, Saturday, Sunday).

However you're welcome to interpret the prompt in any way, so that it doesn't restrict you!

Also, would you prefer the forms to be voted in tumblr polls or google forms? I personally prefer forms and was going with that due to the ease and me not having to make multiple posts for polls.

[bitofawildman]

What are some ships that aren't allowed?

Anything explicitly underaged, incestuous, or non consensual.

Anything that takes away the focus from Bumi.

[bitofawildman]

Is NSFW content allowed?

Not in this weekend.

If there's enough interest, I can hold an NSFW version of this Weekend later in the year.

[bitofawildman]

Thank you for submitting the prompts! I'll release the poll within a few hours.

[bitofawildman]

In order to make the event more inclusive regardless of ship I won't be publishing with any prompts with a ship specifically mentioned in it.

However, you're completely allowed to interpret a prompt and write it in a shippy manner as long as it's centered on Bumi.