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With Frylock being the only one with a proper bed in the whole house, I like to imagine this happens often

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ATLAB / LOK and Nickelodeon’s Enforced Gendered Viewership.

https://thesummoningdark.tumblr.com/post/619001411756310528/gayna-scully-prokopetz-silkktheshocka With regards to this long ass post. (And I’m gonna slightly deviate from the original topic.) The really messed up thing with Nick, with concern to Korra. I read somewhere that when they were first doing concept designs for LOK, that the Nick execs railed against a female avatar cause they thought/(wanted to market) Avatar Last Airbender as strictly a Boys show. When faced with the designs of a really buff, muscular Korra, Nick wasnt overly keen, because they thought her supposed lack of femininity would put boys off

They wanted her to be more feminine (even though Korra was meant to be a more physical Avatar in comparison to Aang.) And Mako would be more front and centre in aiding Korra. Guess what they found when they market tested the designs?  Girls were absolutely thrilled. And the boys? The boys couldn’t give two shits about Korra’s supposed lack of femininity. They loved the fact she could punch through shit. They thought Korra’s design was ‘cool’ and ‘badass’!

(my opinion) So whilst the Nick execs were all patting themselves on the back that their fucked up view and enforced gendering of viewer ship still carried some weight, they obviously didnt think to actually look/take on board the actual content of ATLAB and maybe wonder why exactly it was so immensely popular and who exactly the fandom base was made up of. 

ATLAB had some of the strongest, most well rounded female characters on tv at the time. There’s a reason why Azula, Katara and Toph are so popular. Why Suki, Ty Lee and Mai are so beloved.  

Not a single one of them is a damsel in distress. Hell, more often than not they handed the boys their ass in a fight.  Azula and Katara are bending masters in their respective element at 14 and Toph, a blind girl, at 11, in a world that it is heavily implied that most bending Adults have not reached that level of skill.  Toph creates her own off shoot of Earth Bending by being the first metal bender.  Azula is seen as an outlier by being able to create and bend lightening, never mind her signature and unique blue flame. Katara, under duress, masters  the rare ability to blood bend,  (being second person to do so that we know of in ATLAB) and has such a command of waterbending she can quite literally suck moisture out of the ground creating a barrier that torrential rain cannot penetrate. 

Even in the small snippet we get of Avatar Kyoshi, she is ruthless and takes no prisoners.  (and one of the main reasons why people have been clamoring for Kyoshi content spawning the books the ‘Rise of Kyoshi’ and the sequel that is following this year, ‘Shadow of Kyoshi’.)

If the Nick execs had cared to take notice of the themes and arcs of some of the characters they might have seen how part of Sokka’s character arc was growing from an ignorant misogynist to a young adult who learned over time and regularly took a hefty gulp of respect women juice.  (A message that the Nick Execs might have benefited from when dealing with LOK.)

Aang, the titular protagonist learns bending from two of his female peers and often defers to their superior skill and knowledge, until he masters them. Were the Nick execs that dense that they genuinely believed that all these amazing female characters, created by Bryke and colab narratives by Ehasz, were there to appeal only to boys?  To represent boys? The ratio of male to female main heroes/villains is 3 boys, 6 girls and 2 male adults. (one adult we dont even see until the last season.) The ATLAB fandom was massively made up of girls, and by virtue those girls would more than likely migrate to LOK, specifically because it was a female Avatar hoping for the same depth of character and positive representation, which makes Nick’s whole fucked up enforcing of gendered viewership all the more baffling.  Again, had the Nick Execs not watched ATLAB if they thought they could tout it as ‘just’ another action show and its subsequent spin off LOK?

ATLAB at it’s core is about the interpersonal relationships, the struggles one faces when growing up, dealing with dark themes in a way that kids can understand and older viewers can relate. The war is the back drop, the action part of the draw but not main spectacle. 

Had they not done their research, saw the trend of who exactly the audience consisted of and thought, ‘hey maybe its a good idea to maybe stop enforcing, dictating gendered viewership?’ and maybe not continue to labour under the belief that ‘girls dont like action’! Legend of Korra and ATLAB are still being discussed to this day and not only because it has the industry standard of redemption arcs by which all redemption arcs since have tried to emulate and hold a candle to. (SPOP I’m looking in your direction, congrats btw.) but also because of its representation, strong female characters and compelling villains.  Outside of Korra (/Asami), guess who are the most popular characters? Kuvira and Lin Beifong. 

Now getting back to the actual content of the OG post. There aint alot or ATLAB or LOK merch in general outside of comics and plushies.  (There was a poor attempt made at merchandsing on the M Night Shabigamoo’s god awful adaptation..... but shhhhhhhh, we aint even gonna get into that.) But of the merchandise that is available one in particular stands out as being in high demand.

I typed into google ‘Azula Funko Pop’ and this is the first image!  

(Look at that price, it’s insane!) 

Now that might be a case of price gouging because she was a US Gamestop exclusive but it in no way detracts from the fact that FUNKO POP is aware of just how popular Azula is therefore by virtue she is a prime candidate for exclusivity and would have collectors clamoring to buy her. 

Even Aang in the Avatar state isn’t an exclusive nor is the new Legend of Korra funkos that were meant to be released this June/July ,( which now might be pushed back Covid19 pending).

Now, who exact was Azula created for?  Yes, a foil for Zuko and a way to explore familial dysfunction, a mirror to what Zuko could have been if he hadn't been banished and had the support and guidance of his Uncle Iroh. Her subsequent mental breakdown is heart wrenching and a compelling take on what goes on underneath a villain’s impenetrable armor, that the ravages and victims of war are not just found in the body count. 

But for most of the show, Azula is flouncing round the world with her two more than capable and dangerous in their own right, sidekicks, Ty Lee and Mai thrashing the gAang for the most part, kicking ass and taking names whilst also successfully heading a relatively bloodless coup of Ba Sing Se.

How on earth with all that could Nick still be so bull headed as to continue to double down on maintaining it be a show strictly marketed to boys and then get pissed when it when girls flocked to it? And the comments made in the OG post are correct. Nick showed their displeasure by fucking around with LOK’s time slot on more than one occasion, claimed it’s ratings were dropping (no shit sherlock, wonder why?) before moving it to the web. (where ironically, it thrived.) and then they slashed it’s budget forcing Bryke to trim the animation in places, namely the outfits of the characters, so they could put the money towards the animation of scenes they had been building up to such as Korra’s style of metal bending, which would be more fluid given her OG element was water. 

Now imagine the show we might have gotten if Nick hadn’t been a bunch of arseholes, hadn’t tried to enforce their outdated misogynistic views and thrown a massive hissyfit? 

Roll on the live action re-imagining with Bryke at the helm. I’m sure Netflix wont be trying to claim or market it as ‘a show strictly for boys’! And thankyou to Bryke, for this.

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TRIGGERS Part Eleven: Cuts Deep (Series 26, Part 11 of 16)

Series Twenty-Six: Meeting the Desrosiers (Sixteen Parts) My masterlist is at the end of my bio.

Book: The Royal Romance (After Book Three) Pairing: Bastien Lykel x OC Rinda Parks Word Count: 1,912 Rating: M for Language, Triggers for Parent/Child Dysfunctional Relationships ****TRIGGERS for graphic description of a violent death

Author’s Note: Obligatory disclaimer that Pixelberry Studios owns the TRR characters and my pocketbook with those darn diamond scenes. OFC with all of her quirks is all mine. My apologies if Tumblr or I do something stupid when I try to post this. The keep reading link shows up on my laptop but not my phone. Ugh. Thank you @asherella-is-a-dork-3​​ and @bobasheebaby​​  for always being my sounding board! Thank you @silviasutton1989​​ ​ @riseandshinelittleblossom​​​ @tornbetween2loves​​ @sirbeepsalot​​ @innerpostmentality​​ @kennaxval​​ @strangerofbraidwood @sawyeroakleyscowboyhat @begging-for-kamilah @teamtomsato @jovialyouthmusic​​ for still being a part of the journey!

Series Summary: Rinda’s parents come to visit for a week to meet Bastien and spend Thanksgiving with them, and poor Bastien has to run interference for his Tria when her mother is a passive aggressive bitch.

Chapter Summary: ****TRIGGERS for graphic description of a violent death This was originally posted in the “Rinda’s Insecurities” series, but I reworked parts of it to fit here. Jane is a selfish, insecure bitch who cuts deep.

 Part Eleven: Cuts Deep (Please check triggers before reading!)

Rinda and Bastien were flopped on Mr. Ariti’s couch, exhausted after hosting Thanksgiving, and Mr. Ariti chuckled when he saw how tired they were. Brigitte and her family were still there—they were going to spend the night. Drake and Laura had stayed to help straighten up while her father visited a bit longer, and the children were outside playing while the adults relaxed inside. Rinda was cuddled against Bastien while everyone laughed at a story Mr. Desrosiers was telling about Rinda when she was a child. It was a funny story that he was telling out of love, and Rinda was laughing at the memory while Drake teased her. Everything was . . . gemütlichkeit. At least it was until Mrs. Desrosiers spoke. “Rinda, we should watch a movie tonight, just like we used to do when you and Henry still lived in Wisconsin. Unless you don’t like doing movie nights anymore now that you live in Cordonia. What about Clash of the Titans?”

 Bastien felt Rinda start to shake, but she calmly joked. “Oh, please not the new version again. It’s horrible. Harry Hamlin and all of the cheesy special effects from the ‘80s version is so much better.” Rinda’s redirect was momentarily successful. But soon her mom tried again.

 “Rinda, I keep thinking about this. I know I keep bringing it up. I’m sorry, I’m just not able to move on as fast as you’ve been able to. You probably don’t even care and I shouldn’t even say anything. But I have to. I should be able to share my feelings. It’s such a shame that Jameson couldn’t have an open casket funeral. That Henry couldn’t see his father’s face one last time.” Drake hissed and started to stand, but Laura quickly put her hand on his shoulder as she looked over to Rinda to gauge her friend’s reaction.

 Rinda turned to her mother. “We’ve discussed this several times. Jameson was the first to respond to the scene. According to training, the first ones on the scene go right in to minimize the damage. Then the ones who arrive later are the ones who have the luxury of taking the time to put on the extra SWAT training protection gear. It sucks. And yeah, Jameson got the short end of the stick, but the training was correct. He was able to save EVERY child in that building. Cassie wouldn’t have made it if Jameson had been there even a moment later. And if he had survived, but Cassie had died? You know Jameson, mom. He wouldn’t have been able to live with that guilt. It would have eaten him alive. It would have destroyed our marriage. Or he would have eaten his gun. No matter what, we—Jameson and I—wouldn’t have made it together. It just wasn’t meant to be, mom. “I know you’re still mourning him, and you have every right to take your time. But don’t bring this up when all of us are enjoying time together. It’s been the perfect day, and I was trying to show you and dad all the wonderful people who are in my life now, and in Henry’s life. Please stop doing this. And please stop mentioning Jameson so much in front of Henry. He still has a long way to go with therapy, and I don’t want you playing with his head or constantly reminding him of the past to make him feel guilty for moving on with his life. We’ve talked about this before.”

 “But Lorinda, don’t you feel any guilt? None?”

 Her given name. Everyone knew she disliked being called Lorinda, unless they were teasing her. “I know you’re only saying this to me because you’re upset that Henry and I are going to stay in Cordonia. Yes, I still have family and friends back home, but everything for me is here now. We’re still going to come back to visit throughout the year, and I promise Henry and I will stay for a few weeks in the summer, even if Bastien can’t stay the entire time. And you and dad, and everyone else, are always welcome to visit here. You know that. But my life is here now, with Henry and Bastien.”

 Rinda was starting to cry. “You cling so hard to people, mom. And you use these passive aggressive techniques to make them stay with you, but it doesn’t work. It only drives them away from you. It makes them hate being with you. Look at what you just did. I’m your daughter, and yet you purposely used the most horrible thing about Jameson’s death, the thing you know I’ll never fully get over, and you used that against me. And you brought Henry into it. You always use Henry, or my shortcomings as a mother or partner, as a tool against me. What did just now went beyond hurting me. What if Henry had walked in and heard you? What about the mind games you’re playing with him, making him feel like shit when this should be a happy week because you’re visiting? This isn’t acceptable. Don’t ever do that again. Ever.” She took Bastien’s hand. “Not to our son.”

 Rinda stared straight ahead, tears streaming down her face, refusing to acknowledge her mother’s sobbing as she said that it was clear she wasn’t wanted, and she and Rinda’s dad would just leave early. Fly back to Wisconsin and never bother her again. Rinda didn’t flinch. Her mother played a variation of this card all the time. Mr. Desrosiers quickly stood up, mumbling his apologies to the room that they would call it a night and go back to the Rinda’s house.

 After her parents left, Rinda gave everyone a shaky smile. “So, that’s Jane. Like I said, she’s got a lot of baggage because her dad was an alcoholic and she had a shitty childhood. But she also refuses to go to therapy or do any medication. I’m just fried from a lifetime of trying to be there for her, being her mom even though I was the child and there were times I needed her to be my mother. Putting up with her trying to be best friends with my friends because she didn’t have any of her own friends. Watching her parade around in teenage clothes, following trends, because she didn’t have a decent childhood of her own. But being completely insensitive to the fact that I couldn’t wear those same clothes because of my own body shape, and how shitty that made me feel. Making me feel guilty because I had such a strong bond with my grandma, a bond that I will never have with my own mother.” Rinda paused. “That stuff with the movie, and me feeling guilt? That was a really shitty low blow. I’ve told you the basics of what happened when I found Jameson’s body, but it’s really a lot worse than that. I actually remembered this part almost a year ago when we were watching Clash of the Titans. I had a really bad flashback, and it was in front of Henry.”

 Rinda paused. “Is it okay if I tell all of you? I think I need to.” Bastien reached a strong arm around her and pulled Rinda onto his lap, holding her tightly. Mr. Ariti reassured her that yes, his Rinda Rose could tell them anything. Laura got up to sit next to Rinda and Bastien, and Drake leaned forward and gave her a reassuring nod. He didn’t need to say or do anything else. None of them did. They were her closest friends who already supported her through so much. “So Jameson was shot short-range with a semi-automatic. He was shot in the neck, and thankfully he died instantly. But with his jugular, there was a lot of blood. And the shot went straight through his neck, so you might be able to figure out where this is going. Everyone was trying to get me to leave, to let go of Jameson. But I wasn’t moving. So finally one of the newer officers pulled me away. But he wasn’t thinking about how he should make sure I let go of Jameson first, and not just pull me away. So I’m standing up, looking down at Jameson and the gore falling on my shoes, and I realized I was still holding his head in my hands. I just broke. After I watched the movie and had the flashback, I went to talk to that officer the next day. I told him what I remembered, and I asked him to please tell me the truth. And he did. I was holding Jameson’s head and laughing hysterically. And I actually said ‘Release the Kraaken!’ I mean, how fucked up is that?”

  She paused but didn’t look up. “It gets worse. A lot worse. I screamed and . . . dropped him. My beloved Jameson. I wouldn’t let him go, but then I dropped him. And it was just really, really horrible. And that’s what my mom was forcing me to remember with her shitty, shitty comments just now. And that’s why I’m so grateful that I have all of you.” She looked at Bastien. “And especially that I have you.”

. . . . .

When the Desrosiers left, Brigitte looked at Rinda with so much love and empathy in her eyes, but she was unsure of what to say. It made even more sense now, the way Rinda was so understanding the first day they met. Brigitte thought she made the worst first impression on Rinda, on someone who was so important to her brother. But Brigitte was continuing to realize just how much she had in common with Rinda.

When Rinda began to cry, Brigitte watched as her brother pulled Rinda onto his lap, and her eyes widened when she saw Bas take the handkerchief out of his pocket. The one she embroidered for him. And he held Rinda so tight, leaning against her, pouring his strength into her while she told everyone what happened when Jameson died.

Brigitte saw how her brother gently wiped the tears from Rinda’s eyes, his teasing smile when he tried to clean her nose. He whispered something in Rinda’s ear and she laughed, shaking her head as she took the handkerchief—unfolding and refolding that piece of fabric several times as she desperately tried to wipe her nose.

Brigitte observed how Rinda ran her fingers through Bas’ hair, how she trailed kisses along his face before snuggling into his chest, and how he closed his eyes in bliss as he held her. He looked so happy, so at peace.

But now George was wrapping his arm around Brigitte, whispering in her ear, making sure she was alright. She looked up at her husband and saw the love in his eyes. The love that was mirrored in her own eyes.

“I’m perfect, ton agapiméno mou prostáti.” My beloved protector. “Thank you.” Then she nestled against him, sighing with her own bliss as her husband kissed the top of her head and gently traced his fingers along her arm to soothe her. And she smiled when she heard him say the words that she would never tire of hearing.

“Ekató kardiés tha ítan polí líyes ya na kratísun óli tin agápi mu ya séna.”

A hundred hearts would be too few to carry all my love for you.

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Master list: #hp/lv fic rec hub

Master list: #2016 hp/lv fic rec hub

As you can see, this is a listing of all the fics I have recommended so far. I did my best to omit those that were against the limits set by ghurahm (Underage and/or Rape) when recommending a fic in this hub, but there are many fics, so please forgive me if there is one that do not follow the guidelines. It will be up to the reader’s discretion to check the author’s warnings for things that are not your preference. I would also highly recommend looking through the author’s other works.

Use the hashtag (#hp/lv fic rec hub) to find the link and summary of each story. Refer to the part it is in (Part 1— Part __) to find it easier!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Part 1: #1—15 1. Dark Lion by HecatesKiss 2. 47 Days to Change (a translation) by snow_owl 3. For Voldemort and Valor by Acnara 4. Republic by eldritcher 5. The Consort Tournament by watermelonsmellinfellon 6. Again and Again by Athy 7. Of Monsters and Men by Clarisse(transnymphtaire) 8. Prancing Through Time by Lytri 9. How does it feel to fall, my precious angel? By TosMichiyo 10. Siren Song by The_Fictionist 11. Paper Tears by You_Light_The_Sky 12. Rebuilt by Terrific Lunacy 13. Shadowed Malice by Oceanbreeze7 14. Voldemort Goes Back to School by KisaraP 15. A Beast’s Virtue by Arliene ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Part 2: #16—30 16. The Fault of Boredom by tomrian (transnymphtaire) 17. Set the Sails (and don’t look back) by Terrific_Lunacy 18. Get Revenge (If It Doesn’t Kill You) by watermelonsmellinfellon 19. The Wand Chooses by DreamerEye 20. Field Theory by machiavelli 21. If Them’s the Rules by MayMarlow 22. The Train to Nowhere by MayMarlow 23. Don’t Fuck With Florists (They’ll Fuck You Up) by MayMarlow 24. Lord of Time by DebsTheSlytherinSnapefan 25. Snake Whisper by Violet-san 26. The Nightmare Man by Tiro 27. Harry Potter and the Slytherin Connection by KyrstalRoze 28. Freefall by ladyoflilacs 29. Mirrored by brainstorm1001 30. Skinny Love by rightonthelimit ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Part 3: #31—45 31. No Slaughter Without Laughter by SonnyGietzel 32. The Spellmaker by SonnyGietzel 33. House of Snakes by flitterflutterfly 34. Tempus Fractae by HecatesKiss 35. A Semblance of Peace by Maeglin_Yedi 36. Forever is a Long Time by coconut90 37. Connubium by eldritcher 38. Eclipse by wynnebat 39. Hadrian Potter and the Daughters of Chronos by Hallowtide 40. Love’s Loathing by The_Fictionist 41. Counting Bodies Like Sheep by rightonthelimit 42. Harrymort Oneshots by Blessed_By_The_Goddess 43. Rain on my Wings by DeeDee 44. The Strongest Memory by DeeDee 45. A letter lost, a lover found by DeeDee ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Part 4: #46—60 46. New Start by kmoaton 47. Birds of a Feather by ReasonablyUnreasonable 48. To the Waters and the Wild by Paimpont 49. The Flaw in the Plan by Paimpont 50. To Kill You With a Kiss by Paimpont 51. A Soulless Solace by Angstier 52. Their Verdict of Vagaries by Angstier 53. Meant To Be by phoenixmaiden13 54. Dreams and Darkness Collide by Epic Solemnity 55. Death of Today by Epic Solemnity 56. New Way to Bleed by Epic Solemnity 57. In Wonderland by hyugahime 58. Butterfly Heart by The_Fictionist 59. Death is but the Next Great Adventure by ObsidianQuill 60. Seventeen Years by RenderedReverse ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Part 5: #61—75 61. Vision by kmoaton 62. Of Potions and Curses by Blood_Like_Rubies 63. The Elements of Lordship by RenderedReverse 64. In Lukewarm Water by RenderedReverse 65. Ice Crux by Hermione Prime 66. Inconsistency by RenderedReverse 67. The Darkness Within by kurinoone 68. A Shattered Prophecy by Project Dark Overlord 69. Kiss Starts With a K (and so does Kill) by fadingstarlight (Genveon) 70. The Portrait by DariaSilver 71. Stand Against the Moon by Batsutousai 72. Xerosis by Batsutousai 73. FeS2 by Shivani 74. The Bitter Hug of Mortality by She Who Cannot Be Turned 75. Little Gem by Infinite Ravens ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Part 6: #76—90 76. The Art of Hidden Personas by whitedwarf 77. Harry Potter and the Descent into Darkness by Athey 78. All For Show by Cannibal Inc 79. In Somno Vertitas by Ansketil and Lilacs 80. The Last Horcrux by Ansketil and Lilacs 81. Déguiser by Batsutousai 82. Broken by Batsutousai 83. Visionary by BC 84. No Glory by ObsidianPen 85. Mine by ObsidianPen 86. A Snake Named Voldemort by estalita11 87. Get Off My Back by BlasterBlurby 88. Forbidden Gate by MidnightEmber 89. Schooled by WyrdSmith 90. A Twist in Destiny by IAMGinny ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Part 7: #91—105 91. The Grey Phoenix by LeightAiden777 92. Irreversible Destiny by SheWolfe7 93. Enduring Obsession by whitedwarf 94. Oswald the Ottoman by lunakatrina 95. More Precious than Rubies by Strange_Soulmates 96. As Certain Dark Things Are to be Loved by Strange_Soulmates 97. Possession by Blood.Stained.Fingers 98. Deal With The Devil by Blood.Stained.Fingers 99. Descent by Blood.Stained.Fingers 100. Prince of the Dark Kingdom by Mizuni-sama 101. Lamia by penpenhooray 102. A Twist in Time by Paimpont 103. Harry Potter and the Accidental Horcrux by the Imaginizer 104. An I for an I by lordmarvoloriddle 105. Dabbling With The Dark by Nyx Mist ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Part 8: #106—120 106. Paraselenic by EmpyrealFantasy 107. Noir Et Blanc by Tsurai Shi 108. Spiritus Mundi by Shaitanah 109. Locus by Shivani 110. One Winged Angel by Shivani 111. An Unwise Murder by Belgaris 112. Servants of the Malleus Maleficarum by Belgaris 113. The Broken Boy by behindthealias 114. Red Hood, Red Blood by Fairygirl34 115. The Final Horcrux by Majix.Trixx 116. Equivalent Exchange by Majix.Trixx 117. Our Greater Good by Felled_and_Fallen 118. October by The Carnivorous Muffin 119. Lily and the Art of Being Sisyphus by The Carnivorous Muffin 120. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by The Carnivorous Muffin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Part 9: #121—135 (Updated 3/11/17) 121. Guardian Angel by TosMichiyo 122. How does it feel to fall, my precious angel? by TosMichiyo 123. The Diary of Tom Riddle by BigJellyMonster 124. Unintended by NightmareThicket

(Updated 3/11/17) 125. Silk Roads by GenderlessPerson 126. Tender Tale of Darkness by Mara94 127. The wine-dark Sea by BrionyTallis (RobbieTurner) 128. Tainted Wings by Batsutousai 129. Love’s Loathing by The Fictionist 130. Moments by BigJellyMonster 131. One Way to Make Up by teecup_angel 132. The Dysfunctional Riddle Family by teecup_angel 133. and all I could hear was your pulse by belatrix 134. Magic Numbers by juliasejanus 135. Victory Day by WhiteWave14 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Part 10: #136—150 (Updated 4/1/17) 136. Inheritance by Midnight Ember 137. Some Other Beginning’s End by Beloved Shadow 138. Spider in your mind by DoYouMindIfISlytherin 139. To Persevere by HippoParty 140. Liquida Tenebris by DoYouMindIfISlytherin 141. Possess me by Ciiah 142. Harry Potter and The Ultimate Betrayal by DarkAngelsan 143. The Vitruvian Man by Mistress Slytherin 144. Entwine by Aaer 145. Visionary by BC 146. Schooled by WyrdSmith 147. Game over by Egyptian Dreamer 148. The Power of Obsessive Love by Zhu Yingtai 149. Paradise Lost by Neko-chan -Silvered Tongue 150. A Different Reality by Ethe ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ Special Edition ~ {Dynamics} 1. Keep Your Enemies Closer by Riddletobien 2. Draught of the Living Death by HippoParty 3. Tender Tale of Darkness by Mara94 4. Victory Day by WhiteWave14 5. Feathers and Fireballs by Na'hiel 6. The Broken Boy by behindthealias 7. Solace in Shadows by The Fictionist 8. Embracing His True Self by DebTheSlytherinSnapeFan 9. Fate's Favorite by The Fictionist 10. Snake Whisper by Violet-san 11. Prince of the Dark Kingdom by Mizuni-sama 12. Oswald the Ottoman by lunakatrina 13. Ice Crux by Hermione Prime 14. How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Lord V by cheryl bites 15. Taken by Surprise by BabblingSquirrel

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Don't do the first one I messed up lmao okay so heisaki and zutara for 001, ben solo for 002 and for 003 zuko, aang, sokka, katara, toph

001. (heisaki)

when I started shipping it if I did:

I honestly don’t even remember. I usually don’t start shipping couples as I watch a show, but after when I’m looking for fanfic to distract me from my schoolwork. So sometime after finishing S1.

my thoughts:

Heisaki pretty much caters to every grossly trash thing I like in ships: enemies to lovers, preferably with some kickass woman and some super-evil looking masked dude with Secret Depths and Softness™ (I know I’m garbage okay I’ve made my peace), where Sad Angry Scary Dude is shown affection from someone who believes in their goodness more than they’re disgusted by their evil, and Strong But Soft Woman discovers tenderness and support in the unlikeliest of  places.

What makes me happy about them:

All of the above, and also the way they cycle through various identities with each other in canon, the way canon teases them as people who would make an amazing team if they weren’t pawns for organizations bigger than themselves. The way both of them are uncompromising in their work but have secret private vulnerabilities. The way both of them love the stars. 

What makes me sad about them:

The way canon bastardized Misaki in the second season into being obsessed with catching Hei because of her weird unresolved feelings for him. But not in a cool or respectful way; just in a way that made Misaki into a lovesick waif whose personality completely went out the window. 

things done in fanfic that annoys me:

Mostly when Hei becomes to emotional or emotionally honest with Misaki without a lot of buildup, considering he’s been emotionally constipated for going on a decade now and for reasons that involved not dying. Likewise when Misaki turns into a damsel to be saved.

things I look for in fanfic:

Some sort of clear ideological friction between the two of them; Misaki’s discovery of the Black Reaper’s identity and/or interacting with the Black Reaper in person. 

Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other:

No one? Hei’s other options are Amber, a ship which I find interesting as something in Hei’s past but not one I would endgame bc abusive, and Yin, who is mentally basically a child and it feels like pedophilia.

My happily ever after for them:

Haaaa the grossly indulgent Office AU. Hei becomes a contractor working with Section 4, develops a little friend/family unit with Section 4 and astronomics; he and Misaki get married; Hei reconnects with his family in China; Hei and Misaki have a little girl named Seiko and it’s gr9. Everything is beautiful and occasionally hurts but never, y’know, forever.

who is the big spoon/little spoon:

Hei, probably. But it could vary. They’re just about equal in height so there’s no reason one should be the big spoon over the other.

what is their favorite non-sexual activity:

Stargazing.

001. zutara

when I started shipping it if I did:

Don’t even remember. Sometime after finishing Book 3, I think. 

my thoughts:

Gold standard ship. The ship I keep shipping in other fandoms, just in different iterations. The ying-yang, ‘you rise with the moon, I rise with the sun’ way they complement each other, and yet at their cores are so similar: highly driven, compassionate, passionate people who are proven in battle to make a great team.

What makes me happy about them:

The way their relationship beautifully unfolded over three seasons of mortal enemies, to maybe-allies (and then would-be-ally and traitor), to allies and friends. The way each season of ATLA ends with a fight between them; the first two against each other, and the last one with each other. The way they are safe places for the other— Katara confiding to him in the crystal caves, and again about her mother in Southern Raiders; Zuko confiding to Katara about his fear of facing his uncle, and Katara’s reassurance, and then the way Zuko took Katara with her to fight Azula because he knew he needed a steadfast ally he could trust.

What makes me sad about them:

The way Bryke have insulted the ship over the years, calling it too ‘dark and mysterious’ for Nick, but then fucked up all of the canon relationships in ATLA by having their kids have extremely dysfunctional relationships with their parents, or just making the relationships straight-up dysfunctional coughMaikocough 

things done in fanfic that annoys me:

When Katara gets the Mary Sue Strong Independent Woman treatment, or when she becomes some helpless crying waif (usually Book 1 kidnapping fics, which can be good, okay, they can), and likewise when Zuko post-redemption is still a jerkass. I mean he can still be a jerk, but he’s not a jerkass.

things I look for in fanfic:

I’ll read almost anything. I like S1 fic (typically Zuko captures Katara, and Katara takes none of his shit, and then TEAMWORK HAPPENS), s2 fic where crotchety I-once-did-something-good-and-gave-myself-a-coma Zuko and Katara are forced to work together in lovehate, and post-s3 Western Air Temple fics where Zuko has to earn Katara’s forgiveness. 

Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other:

No one lmao. I’m not a multishipper.

My happily ever after for them:

Fire Lord Zuko and Fire Lady Katara rule the Fire Nation in peace and harmony and are happy, the end.

who is the big spoon/little spoon:

Zuko’s the big spoon.

what is their favorite non-sexual activity:

Sparring.

002. Ben Solo

How I feel about this character:

ALL THE THINGS. I LOVE MY BOYFRIENDSON BEN SKYWALKER-ORGANA-SOLO.

More seriously— I love how he’s desperate for villainy, and yet cannot achieve it no matter how hard he tries. I love that this is a character who has to pray away the Light within him. I love how even after killing his father, the Light still won’t go away. I love that he is the beloved son of one of the most loved couples in cinematic history, related in a significant way to almost everyone in the prequels, OT, and sequels. I love that he effectively flips the conflict of the original films, wherein the fallen father is saved by the goodness of his son, and now it is the fallen son who will be saved (mark my words) by his father. I love the angst inherent in watching this character, who was practically born to be a hero, do everything he can to shirk his destiny and ensure his Darkness, and yet fall short. And most of all, I love the possibility (inevitability) of his redemption. I love the idea of getting to explore what redemption looks like when you don’t die before its completion, like Anakin. I love the idea of Ben realizing that his father did save him after all; of getting to smile at his uncle again;  of getting to hug his mother again; of it hurting so much— the hurt of a healing wound, at last, and not the hurt of the Dark Side. Of Ben getting to reclaim the person he might have been, had Snoke and misfortune and his own hamartia not found him, so that he no longer has to hide behind a false name and a mask, but can finally as himself face the sun, unafraid. Ben Solo means a lot to me. Maybe the hypotheticals of his character more than what we have now. But I honestly think that my strange compassion for this fake person has made me a better person. Because, if I can sit here and rail for his redemption no matter his sins— then what excuse do I have not to try to become a better person myself?

All the people I ship romantically with this character:

Rey the bae all the way.

My non-romantic OTP for this character:

BenPoe/Knightpilot, especially involving them as childhood friends, and Poe having to come to terms with Ben, who he was, and who he is, after Ben defects back to the Resistance. Some of my favorite character pieces to this end are This Thing of Darkness I Acknowledge Mine and Orbital Period. Also the BenPoe fandom are pretty much the nicest people ever?

My unpopular opinion about this character:

The fact that I like him is probably an unpopular opinion. 

Okay okay my real unpopular opinion (ESSAY AHOY) is my insistence of Kylo Ren’s true name still being Ben Solo (ofc you know this is a thing with me bc you very diplomatically asked me to talk about ‘Ben Solo’ and not ‘Kylo Ren’ in your ask lmao, and you know I call him ‘Ben’ just like I call Vader ‘Anakin’— practically always, in both cases, because it’s for the same reason). Kylo Ren is a shadow archetype, an alter ego, a mask and a costume— the thing Ben is trying desperately to become and yet never will, not only because he failed so horribly at being a proper villain in TFA (going for Rey instead of the droid; not torturing the bejeezus out of Rey immediately; feeling immediate regret after killing his father, not pushing Rey off a cliff during their fight when he had the chance, and then losing to her), but because it’s just how Star Wars works. It’s the same with Anakin and Vader— as Luke says to Vader in ROTJ, ‘[Anakin] is the name of your true self; you’ve only just forgotten,’ and ultimately Luke is proven right. Throughout canon, the Dark Side is depicted as a corruption of your true self; a warping of who you really are. Your Dark Side is not your authentic self, it’s a gross imitation, and whatever you call yourself under the thrall of the Dark Side is not your true name either. This is how it functioned for Anakin/Vader in the OT; and how it was for Galen Marek/Starkiller in the EU. Your Dark Side name is your slave name. It’s just another mask; a type of verbal disassociation— another way to remove yourself from the reality of what you’re really doing and what you have become. There is also the gross, skeevy observation that Anakin was given the name Vader by Palpatine, the creep who groomed him, and it’s not a difficult leap to assume that Snoke, the creep who groomed Ben in utero, gave Ben the name Kylo Ren. It is canon that Snoke has forbidden the name ‘Ben Solo’ to be spoken by anyone in the First Order, including Ben. But who the hell knows that Kylo Ren is Ben? It’s treated as an extreme secret, and currently I’d say the number is limited to Snoke, Hux, and Ben himself. So who is Snoke really forbidding from saying the name Ben Solo? Ben. He’s forbidding Ben. He’s giving Ben a gag order on his own name— which should immediately ring your bells as being sketchy AF for OBVIOUS REASONS, including but not limited to the fact that you only forbid people from doing things you know they are in danger of doing. If Ben were really completely dead, if he were really Kylo Ren all the way down, then what is Snoke afraid of? All of this to say, it annoys the everlasting and eternal fuck out of me when I see fics or headcanons where a redeemed Ben does not go back to that name, because then to me it represents a person who is still hiding behind the verbal equivalent of a mask. It would be like a redeemed Anakin still going by the name Darth Vader. It’s watching a man stand by the name of his abuse. It stands in literal opposition of everything a true redemption symbolizes, especially in Star Wars, and it’s gross gross gross I hate it.

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon:

A REDEMPTION ARC BITCHESSS

my OTP:

Reylo. Okay technically Reyben. But yeah. More recently I’ve become obsessed with the idea of them as parents, because it would be such a beautiful capstone for them both. Rey, lonely, orphan Rey, finally having a family of her own. Rey being terrified of motherhood, because she can’t even remember her mother. Rey feeling that fierce, wolfish upwelling of maternal protectiveness for the first time and knowing she wouldn’t trade it for the world. Ben, terrified of making the mistakes his parents made with him; Ben, terrified of his past poisoning his children’s future. Ben, now a father, realizing the sort of unbreakable love that let his own father walk out on that bridge knowing he might die, and still taking the chance on his child. Ben, looking at the bundle in his arms and knowing he’d do the same. asdfghjkl;

my cross over ship:

Ben Solo x happiness, probably. I know it’s a wild concept.

a headcanon fact:

Ben is naturally good at pazaak and other gambling/card games. It’s one of the few roguish/smugglerish things he has in common with Han. Poe, Finn, and Rey always accuse him of using the Force to cheat, but he never does. During sessions of strip Pazaak (Poe’s idea), Poe, Finn, and Rey will be almost completely naked while Ben sits across the table fully clothed.

003. zuko, aang, katara, sokka, toph

1. zuko

2. aang

3. katara (tied w/ aang but just for overall character arc aang’s affects me more powerfully)

4. sokka

5. toph