#feral!lin ask

[btheleaf]

What is up with feral!Lin? What happened to her? Is it an Au with Dont-Blame-It-On-The-Kids?

Feral!Lin is a @lis-muerta idea!

Feral!Lin exists because of @lis-muerta it's a blot bunny of theirs that's an AU where Lin is kinda like a disowned/failure member of the Beifong family because she was addicted to drugs and making all sorts of terrible decisions and hurting people.

Suyin is the chief of police. Su and Tenzin are turbo divorced, and Pema and the air kids are all still there as we know them.

BASICALLY, Lin gets clean and sober and goes back to Republic City to make amends with Su. En route to make amends she gets kidnapped by Tarrlok and Amon, and they take her bending. She has a very terrible no good time for a VERY long time.

How she's discovered/saved,,, well there's a couple of options that range from Tarrlok kidnapping Tenzin (and Pema)- to Lin being found in a cell after the rally- to Lin having been sold to Hirosho Sato as a "maid" and they find her before the raid.

She's feral because she's spent well over a decade not being treated like a human. She barely talks, she can't process emotions, she communicates in subtle ways.

The acolyte!Lin art was specifically dreamed up in the Hiroshi "maid" option because Lin thinks she was brought to ATI to be a "maid" and sees everyone in the robes and thinks it's the uniform.

She causes a lot of problems 🥲 Su is constantly trying to throw her in jail. There's varying degrees of how evil everyone is to her.

One constant is a LOT of Pema & Lin interaction because Pema sees a feral woman on the island and asks if anyone is going to adopt her and doesn't wait for an answer.

[darkcircles4lyfe]

Just me going feral over Type 8 Katsuki and Type 9 Izuku, who at their worst can be abusive but at their healthiest are perfectly balanced, you are a genius

(I love the enneagram, it’s the only personality test I ever took that made sense and helped me understand myself and those around me better)

AHH yessss!

Any type combo has the potential to be really well-balanced or unbalanced and "toxic," and with these fictional characters it's all up to personal interpretation how you type them,

BUT what's special to me about 8x9 bkdk is that these types appear to be such polar opposites on the surface, yet in the Enneagram chart they are right next to each other. This means they have the capacity to understand each other on a deeper level as they play off of and take on each others traits very freely. AND! This is the kicker! They're both in the same center! These are groups of three that share some common themes. 8, 9, and 1 are in the instinctive/body center, with the dominant emotion of anger, each dealing with it in their own way. It all fits very well into Izuku's whole "image of victory" thing.

It also speaks to the the earlier stages of their relationship, how an 8 can mistake a 9 for someone who ought to be beneath them, but then be surprised by how strong and resistant to control a 9 actually is. Meanwhile a 9 is still capable of great patience with an 8, and in seeing through their defenses, they admire and aspire to their level of energy. On top of that, the proximity and center of 8 and 9 also explain how their way of working things out has manifested in a lot of frustration/yelling/fighting combined with an inexplicable magnetism.

[seraphmeraph]

Decided to change it up a bit

Headcanons - Lin Kuei brothers

MK1 NSFW headcanons of Tomas Vrbada, Kuai Liang, and Bi Han.

TW: oral sex, p in v, praise kink, gn but might be a hint of afab, rough sex, degrading.

A/N: feel free to send requests cause I can't think. I didn't proof read again so sorry about that

Tomas Vrbada • Smoke

Needs constant reassurance when you guys get intimate.

You can't stay quiet around this man because he's gonna start overthinking and believe that he's not pleasuring you enough.

"Am I doing good, my princess?" Tomas asks, his voice laced with worry, his head buried between your thighs, lapping away at your heat. If you don't praise him, he'll get sad. "Please, are you feeling good?" He says, trying his hardest to hear your compliments, curling his fingers inside you.

He is literally so scared of hurting you; he immediately stopped and comforted you the first time he heard you whimper. Even after you tell him it's just a response, he still peppers your face with kisses, telling you how good you feel wrapped around his cock.

Tomas doesn't hold back with his volume, moaning and groaning in your ear. This guy definitely whimpers if you tease him enough.

He was gentle yet quick with his thrusts. "Mmph!" He bit his lip, feeling himself nearing his release, but he wanted to prolong your pleasure. "So warm…" He moaned into your ear.

Kuai Liang • Scorpion

Kuai Liang cannot keep his hands off you, even in public. He often tenderly holds onto your waist, playfully whispering suggestive things into your ear.

"I can't wait til you take this dress off," Kuai whispered, his warm fingers digging into your skin.

He loves it when you make marks on him, of course, where nobody can see. Scratch at his back, give him hickeys, love bites. He loves seeing your markings on his body.

He goes feral for cowgirl. Seeing you bounce up and down on his cock, the way your heat sinks down perfectly onto his dick. It's his favorite position, and you can tell by the way he moans and grabs at your body, touching you all over.

"You're doing wonderful," He groaned, mesmerized by how your heat swallowed his cock. "Just like that, my love." One hand grabbed at your breasts while the other rested on your thigh.

As you approach your climax, he'll tell you how much of a good girl you are and how much he loves you. He'll basically walk you through your release.

Bi Han • Sub Zero

He loves making you beg. He will edge you for hours to hear you whine and whimper his name.

"Bi-Bi Han," You choked out a sob. "Please, please let me come," You tried to reason. You were sat on his cock at his desk as he wrote something on a scroll. As you tried to wiggle, his grip was tight on your hip, keeping you in place.

"Be a good whore and stop moving," He sneered. "Maybe if you beg enough, I'll let you."

He gets jealous VERY easily. Seeing a man strike up a friendly conversation with you? His hands will be wrapped around you in seconds. As soon as you both are in private, you better pray. It's going to be a rough night.

Loves hair pulling, spanking, and leaving hickeys on you.

He presses his hand against your stomach to feel himself sliding in and out. It drives him crazy and makes him impossibly more possessive.

Sometimes, in the heat of the moment, he'll make the room chillier, ice forming under his fingertips. Occasionally he'll make his cock cold, groaning as your pussy warms it up. When he comes in you, you'll feel a cold and cool sensation in your stomach.

"Such a good slut, all wet and ready for me," He spoke, as he slid his dick in between your folds, teasing you. His tip was cold and made shivers run through your body. He slowly entered you, your warmth enveloping him.

[hunterwritings]

𝐜𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 | 𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐤𝐮𝐞𝐢 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐨

request: "Hello, I was wondering if you are ok with writing headcannons on what cuddling positions the Lin Kuei trio like with the reader? Thanks!" warnings: none notes: domestic lin kuei trio makes me FERAL

𝐁𝐢-𝐡𝐚𝐧

Bi-han is a man who cannot sleep without holding you.

His most preferred cuddle position is spooning. Most of the time he is the large spoon, he likes to feel like he's protecting you while you lay together. Anytime he's able to wrap his arms around your figure, he's happy.

He loves being able to hold his head in the crook of your neck and pull himself even closer to you. Every now and then pressing soft kisses to your neck and shoulders.

Rarely he will let you be the big spoon for him; it would have to be a time when he is extremely stressed or has had a long day. He'll fall into bed after taking off his arm gauntlets and the top part of his uniform. Once you make it to your room, you're surprised by the Grandmaster lying in your bed, already asleep and hearing small snores come from his mouth. All you could do was laugh, getting ready for bed yourself. You sit down on the edge of the bed and crawl under the sheets, reaching your hands up and softly drawing circles over his bare back. You hear a deep inhale and exhale come from his nose, showing that he wasn't quite fully asleep yet. "Long day for you?" You quietly ask, snaking your arms around his bare abdomen, lying your palms flat on his chest. He hums in response, pulling one of your hands up to his mouth to press a kiss to your knuckles. "Aw Grandmaster, you deserve your rest." You pressing your forehead into his back muscles. "I can rest now with you here." He says softly, gripping your hand tightly. You smile into his skin, pressing a soft kiss against his shoulder before the two of you drift off to sleep.

𝐊𝐮𝐚𝐢 𝐋𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐠

Kuai Liang doesn't have a specific preference for how you lay with each other, he's happy enough to be holding you.

One position he does like a lot is when he is embracing you. When the two of you are facing each other and you have your head against his chest while he holds you close in his arms. He wants you to be able to feel his heartbeat, to know that he's right here for whatever you need. You are a being to be worshipped by him and he is here to give you absolutely anything you desire. He loves being able to hold your head close into his chest and kiss the top of your hair as he whispers how much he loves you. Kuai Liang is definitely a romantic. "You have no idea how much this means to me, (Y/N). How much you mean to me." He whispers, running his hand up and down the crevices of your back as his other hand lies softly on top of your head. You smile into his chest before pulling back to look up into his eyes. "I just hope you know just how much I love you." He speaks softly, gazing into your eyes, moving his hand from the top of your head to the side of your face, moving his thumb across your cheek. You reached your hand up to hold over his as you pressed a kiss to the rough callouses of his hands. "I love you too Kuai Liang." You tell him before he leans forward and captures you in a deep kiss, one full of pure love and passion. Kuai Liang could stay in this moment forever if he had to, it would be his dying wish.

𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬

Tomas loves the idea of pleasing you. How ever you want to cuddle with him, he will happily oblige.

He also doesn't have a preference for what position the two of you lie in, his main goal is making sure you are comfortable.

He loves lying down with you in bed to watch a show/movie and holding you as you the two of you laugh at the scenes. One of the positions you find yourselves in most often is Tomas with his back against the headboard and you leaning against his chest, your arms snaked around his muscular waist.

A laugh will escape his lips as you two are watching, every now and then he'll lean down to press a kiss to the top of your head.

When he wants to sleep, he absolutely loves lying in between your legs with his head on your chest. Although Tomas is a big man, he knows how to hold himself over you comfortably without hurting you. He would give anything to lie with you for eternity, to feel your hands entangle in his hair as he feels the skin of your stomach against his cheek.

Once the movie you are watching ends, Tomas will shift from his position of sitting up and crawl down to you. "Getting tired Tomas?" You ask softly, half-awake. "Yes, I think it's time for bed." He yawns, plopping down his body between your legs and softly lying his head on your chest. You chuckle at his movement and reach your arms up to hold his head on your chest. "I love listening to your heartbeat." He whispers, looking up at you. "Aw, my sweet boy." You smile before he lifts himself onto his elbows to reach up and press a sweet kiss to your lips before returning his head back to your chest. Within minutes, you hear small snores coming from him, falling asleep with a smile on his face.

[iliketangerines]

I JUST WOKE UP AND NEED TO TELL YOU THIS BEFORE I FORGET! Had a dream where reader is a cumslut but she’s also Bi-Han’s wife. She yearns for his touch but he’s always so busy and ignores her or says another time. She uses his students and gets caught and bi bi goes feral on her. He then says he doesn’t mind reader being a whore and painted inside and out 🫠 He just wants us to be happyyyyyy oh gosh 💀💀💀 pleaaaase?

addition to the bedroom

a/n: guys...i fear i'm running headfirst into a burnout

pairing: bi han x afab!reader

warnings: nsfw (MDNI), pussy eating, voyeurism/exhibitionism

you lay on your bed in the bedroom, staring up at the moonlit ceiling and sitting with only yourself, Bi Han too busy to indulge in spending time with you

ever since Kuai Liang and Tomas had betrayed the Lin Kuei, Bi Han had no time to do anything with you anymore

he took his meals in his office, going over meeting notes, rations, supplies, and everything in between while eating

he left bed early, came to bed late, and could only nod his head at you in acknowledgement when he saw you in the hallways or at meetings

it had left you needy and wanting for him, his time, his voice, his touch, but your needs were below than those of taking care of the Lin Kuei

and so you lay alone in the bed, drawing the covers over you a little bit further as you reminisce on the memories of Bi Han

the door creaks open, and you turn your head to find Bi Han walking in the bedroom

you sit up in the bed, commenting that he was a bit early in coming back to bed, and he hums and crawls into bed, pressing his lips to yours in a sudden kiss

a surprised sound comes out of your throat, but you let him kiss you, closing your eyes and humming at his body pressed against your

your eyes flutter open, and you let out a surprised squeak when you find a member of the Lin Kuei standing at the door

pushing at his shoulders, he parts from your lips, and you tell him that one of his members wanted him

he lets out a small sound before saying that he had invited the member over to his bedroom for the night and that he had a proposition for you

Bi Han says he knows he’s been neglecting you, that he hasn’t had a lot of time to pay attention to you since he had become the sole leader, and that he knows you’ve been needy for him

his hands move to your body, slowly bringing them up your shirt and squeezing at your chest, and he says that he knows you crave his touch, his mouth, his cock

your eyes flick between the Lin Kuei member and him, unsure of where this was going, and you can’t help the arousal that swirls in your gut

he continues, saying that he still doesn’t have the time, not just yet, but for the time being, if you want, you could fuck some of the Lin Kuei members to ease the tension

you blink and look at Bi Han and then at the Lin Kuei member who stands still in the doorway, and he murmurs that of course, there would be rules: they could not mark you, kiss you, cum in you, that was only for Bi Han

but he knew that you had urges and that you could satisfy them with some of the Lin Kuei members

you sit still for a moment, unsure of what to think as all your thought turn into mush and clog in your throat, and your hands nervously clench together

and then in a quiet voice, you ask if he was okay with that truly, and Bi Han nods, saying that he had thought of the whole thing, he cannot leave his partner unsatisfied after all

the deal is appealing you cannot lie, a way to satisfy your cravings for heat and pleasure, and you look into Bi Han’s dark eyes to confirm

they hold nothing but sincerity, and so you slowly nod your head yes, that you accept the deal

Bi Han nods and kisses you softly, and he pulls away, saying he will be here to guide this Lin Kuei member first and then he will have to take his leave

with that, he beckons over the soldier, and they make their way forward, closing the door behind him and undressing himself

Bi Han’s cool hands reach to the hem of your shirt and pull it up over your head, revealing your toned chest to him and the guest

his fingers then hook into the waistband of your underwear, and he pulls it off your legs, kissing the expanse of your skin

and then Bi Han sits back, gesturing for the soldier to try and please you

they crawl in between your legs, spreading your thighs and placing them over their shoulders, and you can feel their hot breath on your pussy

the grandmaster tells them to place their tongue on your clit, to keep their tongue flat and firm on the sensitive bud to make you squirm

you grip onto the sheets, nervousness still curling in your gut at the soldier, someone you recognized as one of Bi Han’s best warriors

the thought is filed away as their tongue laps against your clit, listening to Bi Han’s instructions to a tee, tongue flat against your clit and relentless in giving you pleasure

Bi Han only watches from the edge of the bed, eyes entirely focused on the way your back arches off the bed and how you fist the sheets

your sweet little moans grace his ears, and he smiles at how you writhe in pleasure as the soldier wraps their lips around your clit and sucks on it

it makes you gasp and keen, sensitive from the lack of touch over the course of the past few weeks, and you clench your thighs around the soldier’s head

Bi Han hums and tells the soldier to fuck you on his fingers, to curl them up into you and listen for your whines, to know if you were really being please

the warrior listens, moaning into your cunt as he tongue flicks your clit back and forth, and uses one of their hands to part your folds and sink them into your wet heat

their fingers stretch you open, thick and calloused as they curl, looking for your sweet spot

after a minute they find it, a gasp leaving your throat and your hands flying to the soldier’s hair to pull on

they grunt into your cunt but continue to bully the spot, massaging it with the pads of their fingers, and you whine and buck your hips against their face

your orgasm hits you, crashing over you and sending you soaring into the stars and spiraling into the deepest depths of pleasure

gasps for breath and loud whines fill the air as they fuck you on their fingers through your orgasm, and Bi Han hums and squeezes your shoulder

you struggle to calm down as they slow with their tongue and fingers, and they look to you as Bi Han leans over you and brings your hand up to his lips

he kisses your knuckles gently and says that he must go now, but his soldiers will take good care of you until he can return

and then Bi Han stands up and walks to the bedroom door, sliding it open and glancing at you one more time as you whine, the soldier moving his tongue against your clit again

and the the room drops back into darkness as he gently closes the bedroom door, and you stare at the warrior through blurry vision as they close their eyes and continue to fuck you on their fingers

[n3ptoonz]

can you write hdcs on sfw/NSFW for Smoke? Please 🥺

Y'ALL CANT GET ENOUGH OF THESE HUH 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

smoke hcs

nsfw under the cut; not explicit, includes reader, i went to yappersville and they knew me

SFW

he's well aware he looks significantly less intimidating without his mask so he wears it like everywhere. he rotates them too since he got a collection of unique ones that look intimidating (NERD)

growing up in the lin kuei i know for a fact kuai and bi han always pointed out that he's white LMFAOOOOO and cause he gets visibly red easily they never let him live it down

since we're on the topic, kuai was often joking but bi han would always use it in arguments. i can literally see him losing an argument to tomas and being like "shut up you're white" 😭😭 bet he said it in mandarin too

tomas is almost fluent in mandarin, i make the rules. he learned most from overhearing conversations but also madam bo too

the funniest of the three. before his family um...yeah- he loved making his siblings laugh and wore a badge of honor once he got kuai to laugh at a stupid joke he made in passing when they were teens

has a platonic crush on johnny. i will not explain further. (he would love to be in a movie)

in my head he's had long hair on multiple occasions but cuts it on random occasions cause he couldn't make up his mind, but around the time of preparing the fight in madam bo's restaurant he kept it short

NSFW

captain switch. i've seen so many different hcs and fics and have come to conclusion that he has the capability of being dominant because he has to be in order to survive you feel me, BUT!! wouldn't hesitate to give up control if asked

lowkey masochist. i say lowkey bc you notice how he reacts if you do something that would inflict pain. be it a louder moan or him asking you to do it again without stuttering this time

don't call me crazy but i genuinely think he'd be hung LOLLLL sweet boys always got it going on what can i say?! tomas serving mad girth and tonage today 🙂‍↕️👌🏾

when it comes to you he kinda...he can't help but have such perverted thoughts sometimes. now i don't think he's a baby who can't speak for himself but damn does he get reduced to one red faced brain cell if you catch him staring at your ass. he's thinking of all the ways he could discreetly have you bent over the counter you're standing in front of. esp if you two just sparred

tomas vrbada is an ass man i DIE ON THIS HILL. back shots, cowgirl, PRONE, you facing the wall, you name it. he loves the feeling of your ass in his hands it's like the mf has never seen cheeks a day in his life

when he's dominant it fluctuates between soft dom and feral beast. it mostly depends on what his day was like + how good you look that night. especially if you teased him all day. my goodness, it's twinkie central in this bitch

when he's submissive he completely trusts you and listens to everything you say. is down for a lot of things peg him and generally you ain't gotta do too much to convince him to do things you wanna. he's all ears and puppy eyes

[antvmnos]

headcanons wedding day (bi-han ver.)

bi-han x reader

you and bi-han finally marriage each other.

afab, sfw, fluff, established relationship, reader is gender neutral.

First of all, before anything else, your marriage to him would most likely be something purely political. He wouldn't be interested if it weren't. You are probably a descendant of a powerful clan or someone from a crumbling clan who has special abilities like his. He combined the useful with the pleasant and sees this as a big deal. The elders did not agree with this idea of ​​such a hasty marriage, but he is the Grand Master of the Lin Kuei. He just doesn't care.

You basically didn't have much of a say in the party preparations because your, for all intents and purposes, future husband, had everything under control and made sure to rub it in any individual's face and wants everyone to know. Your wedding will have all this pomp in every detail and place it can be seen.

Their clothes are of the highest quality standard, they have the characteristic blue and the clan symbol. Just like Kuai's scenario, you should know that you are not just marrying Bi-Han, but his entire clan and deserve the respect you will deserve. (He will make sure of this).

You got gifts. HUGE gifts from everyone in the clan and guests, without exception. The amount is exorbitant and is almost a condition for being in the wedding.

Kuai Liang was happy for his brother and congratulated him, as did Tomas. Although you know the way he treats his brother with consideration, you also thanked him because he considers him his brother-in-law, despite all the interpersonal issues behind their relationship.

Bi-Han does not respect Liu Kang as a god, much less to be the host, so he chose someone else, but due to his insistence he had to swallow his pride to ask for blessings for his marriage. You really don't know how you convinced him. It is serious.

Your wedding was in Artika's, few people, but relatively important people. Naturally, Bi-Han hates heat and this was on purpose for his relatives who are from abroad. Deal with it. Give everyone warm clothes… Or not.

You greet all the guests and Bi-Han just watches you with this hardened expression of his. He wasn't wearing a mask and it was as if you were being devoured with his eyes. There's a feral desire there in those dark orbs that's hard to measure. Possessiveness. (He will ruin you after all this shit).

You don't love him and that feeling is reciprocated. But maybe you can learn to love him eventually. (I think???) I wish you luck marrying this guy. You will need this and a lot of patience.

a/n: maybe I should do a nsfw part 2? (tell me if I should or not... I have some ideas... *winking eyes*

[izzabela]

HALLOOO... I really love your work sooo much, jshsjsjshsjs. I can't get enough to re-read, so... can I get a request about the lin kuei Bros or earthrealms champion or both? so the reader has a sakura power (from Naruto), you know healing power and a MONSTER PUNCH so their friend/girlfriend on period and got sooo moody when she watched her friends/boyfriends not around her to calming her (cuz period was so suck and cramps hurt like hell) when she seeing (one of the lin kuei bros or earthrealms champions make a mess to her) and she was sooo mad and didn't realize she punch him in the face until it hits the wall. and the rest I leave to you.

sorry if my English is not understandable and messy (this is my first request, so I'm typing it with a lot of nerves). Thank youu

Packs a Punch - Roster Fic (not all of them are included)

in which your menstrual cycle affects those around you in a different way

a/n: i'm starting my period! also, i really tried to write for all of them, but i fear my brain has run out of juice...

ship[s]: johnny cage, geras, raiden, tomas vrbada x f!reader

warning(s): none, f!reader = f!genitalia, menstruation (though, people should be more informed on it regardless), throwing in some real examples from myself and other women around me

Dearest, gentle reader, periods suck- but so does having incredible healing power and super strength.

And when hormones and powers combine, a recipe of disaster is baked into reality. Luckily, your "reality" consisted of magic, gods, and eccentric people in a world 99% of the population hasn't even heard of.

Even so, sometimes they feel your wrath- even when it isn't your fault.

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Johnny Cage

- poor Johnny, subjected to the mercy of your power during this month's round of menstruation, especially since he's been gone for a couple of weeks for a mission

- poor guy, bringing flowers, chocolate, even a new heat packet with the latest tech (he realized heat was great aid in helping you relax)

- he was so sure he told you he'd be gone for a while during this mission, but all memory is gone when the only thing you're trying to survive your insane mood swings and even crazier cramps

- coming in your shared home, Johnny carefully treads the eerily dark and quiet home. he sees a lump on the couch, and every tip-toe closer to you is a year of his life getting crossed off his timeline

- he can hear you sniffling, and when Johnny just barely utters a soft (and wary) "hello," Johnny's sealed his fate

- you're ripping him a new one, crying about how he left you alone to deal with your cramps. how you had to take more advil and ibuprofen than the recommended limit, and how you missed him so

- Johnny's trying to approach you, carefully inching closer and closer to you with all of his peace offerings. honestly, it irks you more that he's treating you like a feral animal than a girlfriend

- "You left me, and now you look at me like I'm some helpless mutt?!"

- one minute, Johnny's seeing your tear-stained face. the next, he's seeing a playback of his life (was it always so vain?). he's also feeling the ground (except, it's supposed to be carpet, so why does it feel like drywall and wood?)

- it's not until his nose tingles, a reaction from the wood-dust and drywall shavings, and he sneezes, and he looks between you and wherever he was laying

- a comedically large, human-shaped hole was imprinted into the wall, and he can't even begin to process it as he's coaxing you to stop wasting tears on a "valid, totally valid" human reaction

Raiden

- Raiden asked his sister to describe her period symptoms in full detail once when he was fifteen (it earned him a slap in the face from her and more chores from his mother). still, she gave him the information, and it remained dormant in his mind until he met his girlfriend-you

- Raiden was attuned to the requirements to keep you comfortable during your period: hot towels, ice packs, warm baths, massages, tea, your favorite snacks and food- he has everything ready to make sure that each menstruation period of yours goes as smoothly as possible

- except when it doesn't

- it's really not his fault, you came home from Madame Bo's short-breathed and panting, sweat lining your forehead as you dropped everything and laid on the floor

- and you'd been dealing with the most awful customers, all of this not being Raiden's fault as he walks in to find you exhausted and drained

- "Are you alright, love?!" he calls out, kneeling down to get you off the dirty floor and to a cleaner space. you sigh, shaking your head as you keep yourself from letting frustrated tears fall

- you allow him to work on you, Raiden wiping your face and makeup off, wiping down your sweaty body, even him kissing your hands and everywhere else as he takes care of you

- it frustrated you, honestly, with how well he could handle everything while you were breaking apart (it's not your fault, but you're not really listening to your brain either)

- he notices your wobbly chin, and the simple question of "What's wrong, lovely?" has you breaking faster than water rushing through a dam

- you admit through warbled noises and wet tears that you hate how well-together he is, how he's always on top of everything, while you're breaking down. you also took this time to cry about work at the restaurant

Geras

- never did Geras think that someone like you could allow him to feel so human. me smiles just a little more, and you've gotten him to chuckle a few times

- though, he still lacks knowledge in other mortal/human things, especially how women's biology works, and yet he does his best to accommodate you

- Geras always brings you tea freshly brewed by Liu Kang for your periods. he's learned how to give massages as well, to ease the pain in your lower back and hips

- Geras has even asked for a sunroom to be built in the Wu Shi, Fire Temple, and the Hourglass realm- places that are familiar to both you and him. still, not even that is enough to save him from your hormonal wrath

- during this period, no tea, massages or sunlight could quell the frustration that bubbled within you. you had been waiting for ages for Geras to open the portal from the academy to the fire temple- it had been three hours since his scheduled time to do so

- cramps already twisting your insides, a searing pain in your bum, and a pulsing in your head indicated that this would not be a good week for you- and Geras just had to make it worse

- your strength got the better of you, stomping into the ground and leaving footprints into the concrete. kicking rocks didn't help either, as the projectiles brought fear to the unlucky students that were walking near you

- when Geras finally shows up, you've practically leveled the courtyard. with that glare you're giving the immortal man, he might as well be next

- "for three hours, Geras!" you screech, holding three fingers up into his face. "three! it's already hot enough with the sun out, but the fact my cramps made it even more unbearable- and this migraine! no water helped me with this either!

- you're giving him a (reasonable) earful on tardiness, how you were sweating in the scorching weather, and how he just forgot about you. obviously, the last wasn't true, he just got caught up in hourglass duties he didn't realize time passed (and can you blame him? he's dealt with enough of it...)

- "i just... i just can't believe you didn't watch the time!" you swung your arms down into his chest, and though he blocked it, he wasn't able to lock his feet in place to deal with the recoil

- he was basically punched into the wooden wall of one of the rooms of the academy. thankfully, no one was inside, but it doesn't cover up the fact he left a huge, Geras-shaped hole in the wall

- you rush over to him, frantically wiping all the splinters off his back and sides, even cleaning up the nicks of blood that began to peek through his skin

- "this is nothing, dearest," he said calmly as he wiped the precipitate off your forehead. "for the pain you endured due to my lack of diligence take more concern."

Tomas Vrbada

- Tomas doesn't remember how he dealt with his sister's periods. if anything, though, he hopes that it wasn't anything close to yours

- it's not that he doesn't love you (he has a ring all ready for you), it's just that he values his life just as much as he loves you. and honestly? he can't keep going into the infirmary of the Shirai Ryu every single month during your shark week

- this week is particularly awful: puking every morning, heat flashes, even fainting- you were not having this feeling of debilitating hopelessness stop you from continuing your daily tasks

- Tomas put you back into bed, strictly forbidding you from doing anything. while that did help some, it could've helped more if he was next to you. it didn't help that he didn't bother to check up on you the entire day

- which leads him into the current moment, trying to calm you down from a fit of pent up rage from today

- "i get that your clan means a lot to you," you began, "but I just don't understand how you couldn't take just a couple of minutes to see me?"

- you keep listing the things he should've done: should've kissed your head as a sign, should've brought you food instead of the servants, should've should've should've

- "Am I just that unbearable?" you probe, and Tomas ferverously shakes his head no. "I don't understand why you didn't see me!"

- Tomas, trying to explain his poor choices, didn't have time to react to the flurry of emotions that came out of you

- bits of anger, lots of frustration, and even more tears, Tomas was finally close enough to give you a hug- at least he thought

- no longer were you in his immediate vision, and instead he saw you running towards him, running past the drag marks in the wooden floors and through sliding door's latest design choice (why did the hole look so much like him?)

- you pet Tomas's hair, stroking the ash-colored hair and peppered his forehead and face in kisses. more tears ensued as you began to chant apologies and "i love you's"

- "no no," he said weakly, getting up from his spot in the gravel (so the courtyard was where I ended up, he thought). "i must apologize for my behavior. And if you like, we can make it up now since brother has released me from my duties."

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i hope you liked this req! i really tried to add more but this is all my brain could allow me, i wrote them

i'll see yall in the next fic!

[newkatzkafe2023]

Not sure if you're taking requests rn- but I found ur blog and m a n I am feral for that silly monkey king😭🤌🤌

Could I ask for a male Y/N x Monkey king, and Y/N is a Kitsune who's an apothecary and he checks up on Wukong even if if it's just a scratch, and can both kick ass and match the sassy attitude <3

Love ur work, keep it up <33

Yes I am taking requests, I am always taking request, Please send more🤩🤤

(Lmk Wukong) Awwwww, aren't you the sweetest demon he's ever met, worrying about little Ole him. You know he's probably gone through way worse than the injury you're helping him with, right? Although he totally appreciates your concern and the fact that you would drop whatever you're doing to run to his aid. It's so sweet of you to be worried about him the way you do, but it's even more amazing that he gets to watch you thrash the people who beat him up in the first place.

(MKR Wukong) Hates being out Sassed, but also finds it exciting. He could never find a better fighting partner than you, especially when you look kinda hot when you spill blood. Their's also never a time when you're taking care of his injuries, and he's not blushing. Even when It's just a little splinter, deep down, he appreciates your concerns for him and his well-being.

(HIB Wukong) Honestly He feels you should worry more about the children than with him. Between Luier's scraped knees and cuts and silly girl's splinters, you'll be more occupied with their injuries. Which is probably why he blushes in an instant when you show concern and care for him and his wounds. He also finds it handy that you're fantastic in battle, too, and it's nice for somebody to have your back.

(NR Wukong) You can't tell me that this old man hasn't busted his ass really badly before. Granted, he thinks he can just shake it off or take a nap as he is a stone monkey and immortal, but he needs medical assistance sometimes, And you're kinda his best option because he would run the life alert people into the ground. Although it helps that you join him in fights and battles so he doesn't sustain so many injuries, He finds it surprising.How ferocious you are, but then again, you are a fox demon. Also, the only demon who can force him to take it easy.

(Netflix Wukong) SASSY TWINS!!!! I mean, come on, he looks like he has a smart mouth! You guys would either sass each other or team up to sass the other people. It's hilarious🤣. He also kinda whines when you run over to him. Because of whatever blemish or scratch, he'll get in his Scuffles and battles like come on, you're embarrassing him. Although he does find it nice to receive care from somebody other than Lin, but still he's fine he can walk it off. Then again, do you know how many times he hit himself in the face with his own stick, Sometimes by accident, but most of the time, the staff gets angry or tired of him.

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[whatcannotbesaid-shallbewept]

"This is The Sound Of Something Being Born" (But What?)

Like anyone else who's listened to it, I just can't stop thinking about Warriors.

It's a dense work, and while the genderswap is probably my favourite thing about it, there's two other things about the story that I'm obsessed with. "This is the sound of something being born", and the song Same Train Home.

I've done my post on the genderswap so consider this Part 2 of my "favourite things about The Warriors" meta series.

But while the Genderswap is important to Warriors it's not the main thesis of the story.

While "This is the sound of something born" definitely is the thesis. It's in the first song, and the finale line of the last song. It's the mic-drop moment that ends the album. So what's being born exactly? And what do I have to add to this thesis?

It's important to pay attention to who says that line. Firstly, it's the guest rappers on Survive The Night. Then it's Cleon in Finale.

Cleon is definitely the heart (or soul?) of the story - she's the one who believes in Cyrus, the Warrior who has the highest emotional stakes in that dream being destroyed.

But Cyrus' dream isn't what Cleon is talking about in the finale. So... what?

Eisa Davis has already said what's actually being born in the final song... it's Hip-hop.

She calls the album "a love letter to the origins of the Hip-Hop". You can look at the plot through a lense of the Cyrus truce "enabling the the cultural conditions that created hip-hop". Like the real gang truces did in the 70s.

That's why the guest rappers are the first ones to say "this is the sound of something being born".

I basically agree with @thewhizzyhead that Luther killing Cyrus made peace between the gangs impossible. That dream is firmly dead.

The Gramercy Riffs even admit this themselves. In the end, they break the peace. In their words "Fuck the truce, and do what's right."

By the finale, the album admits that peace isn't a sustainable goal anymore. Hell, it's not even worth it. Guys like Luther need to be stopped, and peace isn't working.

And this is where I go a little bit feral because... thats what RENT says!! And like Lin Manuel Miranda, I fucking love RENT.

One of the final lines of act one of RENT is - "The opposite of war isn't peace, its creation".

Which is almost exactly the same as Warriors' final thesis. Destruction, peace, creation.

Luther wants blind destruction, Cyrus and The Riffs want peace but fail, and in the end Cleon declares - "This is the sound of something being born"

Now that's always been a great line from RENT, but not really one that the story focuses on.

Jonathan Larson was a very political writer, only really writing charged satire before RENT. But I wouldn't really call RENT politically charged . (Partly due to his editors asking him to change things)

A lot of people have praised the ending of Warriors for being hopeful - and it very much is hopeful.

But it shouldn't be? Right?

If you look objectively at the situation - Cyrus is dead, Fox and Ajax are gone, Luther destroyed any chance of peace, and you know. They're still a gang dealing with things like poverty and police violence.

Over the course of Warriors nothing actually changes for the better. In fact, things are probably worse.

The situation is hopeless - but for some reason, the characters aren't. And the narrative rewards them for this.

You see, RENT ends in the exact same way. Things get worse - some of them die, relationships get ruined, most of them don't achieve their dreams. They still all have death sentences over their head, they're still poor. Everything's the same.

But one single thing changes.

Mimi, after a indirect suicide attempt, survives. And afterwards, she wants to live.

That's the triumphant moment the show ends on. RENT is a very optimistic show, and this is how it justifies all that optimism. With just one small, insignificant thing, like hope.

The same happens with Cleon. Things get worse, but Cleon still has hope.

This is what the line "The opposite of war isn't peace, its creation" actually means. It's another example of RENT's optimism.

It's blind optimism that doesn't really make logical sense - but it ends up being proven right anyway. In a very metatextual way.

Some of the characters in RENT probably don't even survive much longer after the final song - but Mark managed to record a lot of their lives in his documentary.

The film that plays in the final moments of the play, is also subtextually - the musical RENT. Something was lost, but something was created too. RENT didn't just create itself, but half a hundred other culturally relevant musicals. Some of which you may already know - In The Heights, Hamilton, Warriors.

Watching the musical RENT over and over, you get a sort of self-fulfilling prophecy. A story loops back in on itself. It's the same with Warriors.

Eventually the birth Hip-hop happened, and then Warriors. It's own self-fulfilling prophecy. This is the sound of something being born.

[euphoricbi]

i loved the kuai liang fic if you're still taking requests can i ask for kuai liang and the reader doing it when they know they're not allowed to be together like a forbidden love trope but he ABSOLUTELY DESTROYS US LIKE HE DOESNT EVEN CARE IF WE GET CAUGHT LIKE HE JUST

KEEPS GOING DOWN ON US

(i really like scorpion 🤭)

babe. i rlly like him too. I WENT FUCKING FERAL WHEN I SAW THIS ASK.

dividers by @𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺

just for viewer discretion, kuai liang is your enemy here, the reader is a lin kuei and works for bi han! kuai liang is also married. and angry at you. sort of hatefucking. voyeurism undertones in the end. reader makes him nut inside, yall are normal [im lying]

something like this makes me crazy.

he has your back against the cold wall, his face stuffed between your legs, lapping up your juices. he grounded you by placing his palm firmly against your tummy, holding you still. your back arches, pussy being pressed further into his face.

you've lost count of how long you've been in this dilemma with your so called enemy. you softly cried his name, rewarding you with a slight nip at your clit— causing you to yelp. you gripped at his hair, pulling his head harshly backwards which caused him to look up at you with slight confusion, his nose scrunched.

you knew this was wrong. having sex with your grandmaster's brother, especially hearing of what they went through. but it felt so fucking good. you looked down into his eyes, his having a fiery lust behind them. you locked the sight into your brain— Kuai Liang on his knees, hair disheveled, your juices running down his chin and neck as he panted.

you ushered him up towards you, to which he slowly rose from his spot, hands grabbing at your skin as if you were a meal. he pressed his lips against your's, hand grabbing at your ass as you tasted yourself on your tongue. he pressed his clothed cock against your tummy, grinding it into you before you pushed his face away from yours.

"Stop pushing me away." he growled out before you could speak. all this, this worried you, it felt amazing— is amazing, but what if Bi Han had caught you? how would you be punished? for fuck's sake, Kuai Liang was married.

you were snapped out of your thoughts as Kuai Liang roughly rubbed at your clit, two of his fingers being pressed against it. your breath shuddering as you arched your back, legs spreading a bit wider for him. "Keep going.." you huffed, feeling that certain coil in your stomach, ready to snap for the umpteenth time.

then he stopped, his hands going to his pants— trying to undo his pants as fast as possible, causing him to fumble a bit. after he got his cock out he looked at you, almost as if asking your permission.

you blinked a few times, before leaning your head back, hands landing on his shoulders— pulling him closer. you didn't have it in you to tell him no, hell you didn't even want to tell him that. Kuai Liang breathed slowly, the head of his cock rubbing against your puffy clit.

you whined a bit, leaning forward to glance at him, seeing him watch the way your body reacted to certain movements he did.

"In, Kuai Liang, put it in." you whined out in frustration, causing him to look at you, eyes squinted. one of his hands pushed up your leg, the other assisting his cock to enter inside. before all this, he never would've thought he would indulge himself in this way. yet he found himself, fucking his cock into the person of the opposite clan, of his enemy's, of someone other then his wife.

he grunted as he pushed his chest against your's, caging you between the wall and him, his hips roughly fucking up into your pussy. he didn't care about the footsteps you heard, or even the fact that earlier he said he wouldn't fuck you.

your body hurt as he fucked you, certainly leaving bruises wherever his hand grabbed at, a memory for the next day to make you feel guilty— or to make you want him again.

you felt like a whore, to him you probably even looked like one. being fucked up against the wall by a Shirai Ryu member. the Shirai Ryu leader.

his hips stilled for a moment, hearing people speaking in the hallway, to your dismay. you whispered to him to stop, to leave— but he didn't. he snickered before continuing to fuck his cock into you, his balls slapping disgustingly against your ass.

you were cumming, trying to silence yourself as much as possible as you did, which caused him to grab your hands and hold them together— allowing you to moan in all your prime.

the footsteps scurried away at just the sheer sound of squelching, slapping, and moaning. telltale signs of two people too horny for their own good. his hips stuttered for a second, grunting as he bit down onto your shoulder.

he groaned into your skin, saying he was gonna cum, telling you how badly he wants to fill you up but couldn't, shouldn't.

"Inside—" you moaned out, hands pulling at his hair to make him look at you, "No, no— I can't." he whispered, eyes flicking down to your lips then back up to your eyes.

"Please, please. I want it."

"I'm s'close.—" he seethed, eyes shutting as he stilled his hips, your leg pulling him closer as he did so. he let out a small hiss as you felt your insides get warmer, fuller. he popped his cock out your pussy as soon as he could, spraying some of his cum on your tummy.

you felt his cum seep out of your hole and down your thigh, as you watched him look down at it. his hand pushing down on your stomach to make more of it come out.

he's trying to overcome his instincts. but you make it so hard.

[btheleaf]

Does hooker Pema ever get to fuck Lin

Are you asking if 33 year old Lin Beifong is going to fuck an 18 year old hooker? A hooker that she kidnapped and is forcing to detox from hard drugs?

Yes, the answer is yes.

[beifong-brainrot]

For the ask game!

Bolin: 8. What's something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you despise? 18. How about a relationship they have in canon with another character that you admire? 24. What other character from another fandom of yours that reminds you of them?

Suyin: 4. If you could put this character in any other media, be it a book, a movie, anything, what would you put them in? 22. If you're a fic reader, what's something you like in fics when it comes to ths character? Something you don't like?

And, because I Am That Guy and I Must Ask, Vaatu: 25. What was your first impression of this character? How about now? 14. Assign a fashion aesthetic to this character. (I just want to know what you would think...)

(Of course you don't have to answer all the questions, I just sent a bunch so you would have Options and opportunities to Yap. bc i love yapping personally)

OOH I LOVE TO YAP BABE. Yayyy

Bolin:

8. I think I've complained about this before, but I often think Bolin is infantilised by the fandom. He's often characterised as a sweet innocent lil himbo who can do no wrong but that is like... false. Bolin is 16 in b1, as old as Zuko and Sokka, the oldest members of the gaang during atla, and he's around 20 in B4. And Bolin has done a lot of shitty stuff, most notably harrasing and forcing a kiss on Ginger and joining Kuvira. He has a lot of flaws and has made a lot of mistakes. Additionally, his childhood was extremely traumatic, and yes, while ha had Mako to protect him, it's unrealistic to imagine that Mako could completely shield him from everything.

And I wish more people explored the concept of Bolin's guilt and allowed him to engage with more 'mature' topics, like the rest of the Krew do. Because it seems like he kinda exists in this weird limbo where he is sexualised for his design, but also infantilised as a character completely.

18. Honestly this is probably basic, but Bolin and Mako's relationship is so special to me. I love it so much. The idea of their childhood and the codependency they've built is so fascinating. Mako's parentification makes him a very intriguing character. I love the potential evolution between their relationship, where Bolin becomes a little more self sufficient and caring of Mako, while Mako has to go through the stress of his dependent growing up, becaue he has come to emotionally depend on the idea of caring for Bolin. I love how well they work together, you can tell that they're so used ot depending on each other.

24. I mean, there's a lot of similarities between Bolin and a lot of other 'himbo' archetypes. He particularly reminds me a lot of Jake Vallory from Bakugan:Battle Brawlers. They're both characters asscociated with the earth. They're both earnest and goofy, but genuinely care for their group and friends. There's a certain sense of insecurity around both of these characters, them both wanting to get better, and struggling to better themselves.

Look at him. What a guy.

Also both these himbos get hypnotised by the bad guys but Jake's hypnotised arc genuinely traumatised me as a child so Ruins of the Empure stays dissapointing.

We could've had evil feral Bolin but instead he was a sleepy boi.

Suyin:

4. Huh, that's so interesting, I haven't thought about placing Suyin in another piece of media. Honestly I feel if she were seperated from her family and Zaofu she would have a mental breakdown of catastrophic proportions. Though if I were were to send her to the persona 5 universe. No need to infiltrate palaces let Suyin stab people. Those kids need to be protected.

22. Honestly my favourite genre of Suyin's in fics focuses on her relationship with her children, especially with Opal, the twins and Huan, since they're often overlooked. I value Suyin's love for her role as a mother and I think it's a big part of her life.

I usually don't like when Suyin is presented as too 'malicious', especially towards Kuvira and Lin, which I find does hapoen in fics a little too often for my liking. It's kind of the reason I'm very picky with my Beifong family fics.

Vaatu:

25. Honestly I had very little impression of Vaatu when I first saw him. He felt kinda generic and wasn't explored enough and also i was like... 10 so I didn't really think much lol. Over the time I kinda grown to appreciate his potential and the dynamics he bring into the show. Though I'll admit that most of this growth came from you lol.

14. Honestly, probably trad goth. Like not even because he's the spirit of the dark, but he just kinda has the dorky vibe.

[jade-of-mourning]

Tenzin stares down at the scowling, scrawny kid. He's dressed in a patched grey shirt bound hastily at the forearms, equally-patched trousers hanging off his frame despite the long length of his skinny legs, and his feet are currently bare aside from some more dirty wrappings around the arch and heel. A shockingly red scarf loops around his neck, several times too-big and frayed at the ends. He's maybe fourteen or fifteen despite the heavy grey lines underscoring his features, because there's a familiar despair written in the recurring story — prominent cheekbones sticking out of his thin, pointy face, lips chapped and pale from the freezing winter nights of Republic City, gold-flecked brown eyes glaring back at him defiantly. 

And he's in a pair of handcuffs.

"So this is the one, you say," he addresses to the woman standing next to him. Her arms are crossed against her chest, a glare plastered across her face — precisely mirroring that of the scrappy boy handcuffed to the table in front of them. They're having an intense stare-down.

If he didn't know any better, he'd almost think this was her kid.

(But he knows all too well that he's not.)

Lin Beifong scowls. "Fucker tried to hit Jian with lightning after spotting her during a stakeout on a Triple Threats warehouse. He then managed to single-handedly fight off three officers while the rest of the gang bailed, looking like a feral, lightning-happy pyromaniac while at it —" The feral, lightning-happy pyromaniac looks pleased for a moment, before promptly dropping back into a glower "— and when I sent a cable at him from the back, he shot a pillar out of the concrete ground to block it."

"How do you know it was him?" Tenzin asks. 

"I know the motions. I am an earthbender, in case you forgot."

"Perhaps there was another man waiting behind to assist his escape, who earthbent the ground upon seeing his comrade in danger."

Lin grunts. "The team split when the cowards scrammed, and managed to capture a few of the accomplices. None of those fleeing were in the vicinity by the time the incident occurred."

"There could have been more of them involved than just the ones you saw fleeing the scene," Tenzin suggests.

"We were in the middle of a stakeout, Tenzin. If you need a definition, a stakeout is a period of time where the police conduct surveillance on —"

Tenzin cuts her off, conceding before she can keep going on at him. "Understood. But how can you know for certain that there weren't other members coincidentally passing through who elected to lend a hand?"

Lin acknowledges the point; the outside world doesn't come to a standstill when there's a fight inside. "One of the captured men said that the kid is Zolt's protege, which adds up with the frequency of which I see him in the aftermath of incursions. They're shamelessly bitter about him being the boss' favorite, and they clearly don't hold any well-regards towards him, so they don't have reason to offer assistance, aside from attempting to curry favor from a fourteen year old — and no faces were shown to that point, so that's out of question. Besides, they're gangsters. What sense of loyalty to each other do you really think they have?"

"More than you've got to the city." Both Tenzin and Lin whip their heads around in surprise at the low, raspy voice, having forgotten of the boy's presence during their back-and-forth. He looks almost like he wants to curl inwards on himself, but instead raises his chin higher up and manages to glare at them with even more force, if possible. "You police ain't done shit for us. You're all the same purposefully ignorant bastards. That's how we get here, but you knew that." The subject of we goes unsaid; all three of them in the closed metal room know precisely what he's talking about.

"So are you saying that one of your loyal friends stayed behind and bent that earth for you?" Lin demands, ignoring the jab at her dignity. Tenzin knows she's retracted the heel of her uniform, searching for a heartbeat.

The boy leans back in the chair flippantly. "Nah," he says curtly. "They're smart enough. None of 'em would stick 'round for me." It's contrary to the earlier claim of mutual loyalty, but unsurprising.

"So it was you," Tenzin concludes.

"I never said it was."

"Then who else could it have been?" The frustration is bubbling up in him, the way it always has since he was a kid; Dad had always laughed and said that he must've gotten it from his mother, quick to anger and full in force, but Tenzin has never been able to quell the feeling down despite his best efforts to be more like his father.

"Bet it was one of your cop cronies." There's something intense and unhinged and wild in the kid's half-pyrite eyes, almost glowing in the gleeful challenge. "Pro'ly got bored of the metal rod permanently stuck up your ass n' thought it'd be funny if —"

"Young man! You will not speak of —"

"I'm jus' sayin' —"

"Enough." Lin slams her fist down on the table, and the light in the boy's eyes dims in an instant. "I've had enough of your hog-monkey shit. Either you be straight with me and we can settle this quickly, or I'm holding you here as long as I deem necessary."

Which can be a very long time, goes unsaid.

Tenzin inspects the kid carefully, sees the minute way his shoulders slump down, and suddenly, all he can see in front of him is Jinora, hunching in on herself as her parents lecture her about not feeding her dinner to the sky bison. He doesn't know why — after all, this is a lightning-bending gangster, almost certainly raised by the streets in poverty and desperation; he couldn't be further from Tenzin's family.

But.

He's still just a kid.

Beneath all that bravado, those bitter, biting words, the degenerate behaviour that brought him here in the first place, the skin stretched too-thin over bones jutting out of his face — the harsh exterior is made to protect a kid who's seen too much. Tenzin knows that for certain.

And Tenzin is suddenly tired, because the boy is right. There's a reason that kids like him run with gangs, learn to fight dirty and low and vicious, and he's not naive enough to believe that it's not in-part due to their own failure as adults in power. He places a hand on Lin's shoulder — a silent request for her to step back and trust him. She looks over at him, green eyes meeting blue, and he's struck by how beaten down she looks by this conversation despite her infallible presence. Despite their time away from each other, despite the inevitable fallout that halved their world together like a splintering ravine and left no chance of reprieve, she knows him. 

She steps back.

Tenzin seats himself at the table as Lin moves to the corner of the room. Takes a deep breath to steady himself, tries to channel the way his father always made people feel like everything would be alright. "Young man," he says in a reasonable tone, "please, let's try again. Would you be willing to tell me your name?"

"It's —"

"Mako," the boy interjects before Lin can finish for him, take his autonomy, eyes dropping to the table. There's an unmistakable air of defeat around him, one at total odds of the snapping, feral boy described and seen from before. "My… My name's Mako. Why's it matter to you?"

Tenzin nods resolutely, ignoring the question. "Well, Mako. I have a proposal for you — one that should keep you out of the police station." 

A raised eyebrow.

Once it's out of his mouth, he can't retract it. He knows that there will be consequences for speaking without consulting Pema, Lin, his kids.

But his heart is telling him that this is right. Not just that it's the right thing to do, but also that the kid sitting handcuffed to the table in front of him is the Avatar. He can see it in his eyes, hard and resentful and gold-brown and so different from his father's, yet still the same in some inexplicable way. Reconciling the idea of this lightning-bending gangster of a street kid with the man who co-founded this city is… overwhelming, and Tenzin would almost rather blow this situation off and let himself live in remembering his father for who he is, not for whoever Mako turns out to be. But Tenzin has a duty to the world, and a duty to his father, and so he will ensure that he does the new Avatar right.

"I would like to invite you to stay on Air Temple Island for the time being. We can discuss the objective after I am able to gather the resources necessary to run an evaluating test. Do you accept?"

Mako glances over at Lin; Tenzin resists the urge to do the same. He doesn't need her approval for this — it's his home, and he knows what he's doing. He can't read the thoughts behind the boy's eyes as they flick between the two adults who hold an infinite amount of power over him, can't follow what internal strife might be occurring in his head.

Then Mako shrugs, an abrupt, jerky motion. "Sure."

Lin Beifong throws her hands up in the air, and leaves the interrogation room. She can't be bothered to deal with this; it's five in the morning. She needs some fucking sleep.

my ao3 (but it's not posted there)

sorry this was a crack idea i had while practicing piano and i had to crank it out. i Might write a series of oneshots on this if i get too inspired lol (similar to what empty shores was supposed to be)

yes bolin is alive in this au, yes i have an unfortunate amount of ideas, yes i'm still writing my normal conceivable-to-complete fics.

if tenzin thought korra was hard to work with, he is going to have a blast with mako, who comes pre-packaged with fifty times more trauma that korra had when she pulled up to air temple island. (and is also prone to stealing, and running away, and murder as necessary, probably.) (this is going to be so terrible on all sides until it gets better!)

[tare-anime]

Finally I finished reading Eyes Only the english translations.

The highlight of this book for me? Endo and Lin's commentary 🤣🤣🤣👏👏

It is very interesting to see that I get the impression that out of all Forgers, Endo loves Yor the most (but it's highly probable that I'm biassed. Duh!!)

I mean, we know that Endo loves strong female - fighting heroines. Especially if we look at Endo's previous works. Like the two serialization: Tista and Gekka Bijjin. Both has strong female heroines as the leader. And then, his one shots also featured female leads. Perhaps only his latest one shots: Ishi ni Usubeni (the one with Medusa kid which later become Anya's prototype) and I spy (the prototype of spy x family) that featured male character as leads.

No wonder Endo can creates so many amazing female characters in spy x family. (Not that the sxf male characters are bad. Far from it!)

But it warm my heart when Endo shows that Yor was the longest he took in creating the character design. (And I also notice that Endo loves to draw Yor in so many cute outfits and accessories 🥰 and also seems to get hurt the most for my whumpy needing souls delightment #ahem)

At the same time, the badass yet cute and naive Yor is the one character that he got trouble the most to develop!

I still remember back then, when we were still at chapter 38-39 ish, Endo did have more breaks than usual, chapters that is focuses on side characters like Damian, Bond, Yuri, Sylvia (short mission), Frankie, all that make the small fandom fans 'restless' for the "too many fillers chapters"

And then there was a tweet of him telling the fans to be patient, because he was planning something.

And then, BAM!! Chp. 43 dropped. A Franky and Yor chapter, that end with Yor getting a call from Shopkeeper. Yes, the chapter we just got the anime episode (ep. 29!)

The small fandom at that time was going ferall over "Garden" name drop. And keep chanting "Yor arc Yor arc Yor arc Yor arc!!"

And then BAM!!! We got one of the best arc ever: Cruise Arc.

With that one gorgeous Yor ilustration that make the small fandom around the world decided 4-6th April to become Yor's day. On the spot.

It's one amazing experiences, ngl.

So if one asked me whether Yor has been pushed to the back, I dare say no.

It's just writing an interesting assassins plot is difficult.

Especially in a story where everything is grey.

WISE is described as the "good" guy who tries in all their might to stop the war. (But are they really? Why are they snooping around inside other country? And why are they badmouthing Ostania?)

SSS is described as the "bad" guy cause they oppressed their own people and manipulate young energetic talent as Yuri to serve them. (But what if it is needed to keep 'peace' from the rebels which of course can be found everywhere in a freshly stopped war country?)

A good story can work with two opposing sides going head to head.

But then there's Garden. Where are their position? A story about three way "war" can be difficult to tell, overly complicated, and too much. On one side, Garden can't be the "good" side because they murder people. But they can't be "bad" either if the people they murder are the bad guys. However who to tell which one is good which one is not?

And most important, how to make Yor as a protagonist that is not a villain.

That's hard.

So, judging from the past experiences (when Endo took more breaks than usual), plus this amazing detail analysis by @itsmaferart, I dare say Endo is cooking another Yor or Garden centric arc, after the Eden and SSS vs WISE.

I have high hope for this. 😁😁😁😁

So we shall wait and see.....

Tldr; I think Endo loves Yor. He is preparing for something awesome for her. and I'm not complaining. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[orion4ever]

heya!! would you be willing to do tamarack and/or qiu headcannons for an mc who's super polite and mature like baxter half of the time and completely feral the other half? have a wonderful day!!

Author’s note: Hey! Thank you for the request! I will be writing for step 1 Qiu and Tamarack! I hope I made them accurate!

Pairing: Qiu and MC & Tamarack and MC

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Qiu Lin 🗒️

He would think you were cool!

Based on how he sees Baxter as this cool older kid, I would assume he would appreciate someone with some maturity.

He might think you are even COOLER than Baxter because you're his age.

He likes that you are polite as well.

You two, over time gain the reputation of being a polite duo!

His parents are glad that he’s friends with you, They believe you are a good influence.

Qiu might joke around with you about you potentially “being an adult trapped in a kid’s body”

Overall, He likes your polite nature and asks you for advice.

Now , its time for your feral side 👹

He’s pleasantly, surprised.

He suspected that there had to be another side of you that he wasn’t seeing

Yin and Yang, a balance etc.

Qiu likes the energy you bring

It's like having scary dog privileges/j

He might dote and worry a little about you

If you're like reckless feral and not just silly feral

Like running across streets (there are no cars but he’s still worried)

Or like having to be held back/hj

He likes joking that you might need to be put on a child leash!

One time, he entered your house’s kitchen; looking for you.

You were on top of the fridge.

You got too silly.

Tamarack Bauman🍂

At first, Tamarack would be the slightest amount dismissive.

But then she would warm up quickly and you two will be fast friends.

She may have thought you were older than her until you confirmed you are the same age.

Her grandmother would like your polite and mature nature.

Takes notice of how careful you are, how you eat, and how you talk.

Tamarack’s grandmother probably has Tamarack hang out with you a lot since you a good influence.

Tamarack, like Qiu. Also asks for advice constantly.

While hyper, she does like some guidance or support.

Time to go feral 👹

“You two might burn the place down.”

Chaos meets chaos

You guys get into so much trouble.

People shiver in fear when you two enter any establishment.

It is a nice change of pace though! Sometimes, you don’t wanna be the voice of reason.

She is also a little reckless so you both scare Qiu a lot.

You both jump at people from bushes.