#i'll probably do a followup comic maybe

[sweetestflow3rs]

messing up a job from cody when he's at low love has its consequences

[crystalpallette]

it's late again and I'm being more delusional! some more thoughts about the butterfly's effect au(my au where emmy goes back in time) under the cut, for potential professor layton spoilers

so anyway today at work it was slow so I was able to get fully lost in my thoughts, I've got like a basic plot set out now wooow

(I turned around the idea of making this a comic quite a bit, but then I realized three longterm comics at the same time is a bad idea. I'm confident enough in my writing skills to make this at least a fic though !)

without giving too much away, I've pinpointed some places where emmy will be able to make some small but significant changes to the timeline. these include but are not limited to: misthallery, during the finale; monte d'or, in the reunion inn; and the azran sanctuary, right in front of the proper entrance(where the good ol betrayal happens). I've thought about changing some things in ambrosia too, but I'm not sure what I can without breaking my rules for emmy here ngl, in order for this to be an actual story there have to be rules to keep us going

the butterfly can't be all-powerful, and it's going to have some limits. (eventually it will break and emmy will be stuck in a timeline with no way of going back anymore, but that's ok because by that point she'll have come to terms with most everything she needs to)

I'm still not 100% sure what the hell this butterfly is supposed to be. I know aurora will be able to sense something about it (she's a robot, she can do that probably,,) but it won't be azran, and since that's the canon go-to explanation for a lot of wacky stuff I'm kinda fresh outta luck yeah? but you know, I play fast and loose with canon anyway so it's probably fine.

the ideal goal here is to have a "prologue" fic with the events of the prequel trilogy, then maybe a followup fic following the original trilogy with emmy added to the cast. I'll be happy if I get that first one up and finished in any timely manner, though, and that followup fic would require some more thinking. I joke a lot about emmy cutting down playtime of games by account of being emmy, but that can't be the case for everything or we'd be out of a couple games. so that's all just some speculation for now.

(only time will tell if I ever get this story off the ground! stick along with me if you'd like to LOL it's gonna be a ride for me specifically but there are empty seats right next to me.)

[fox-guardian]

So 1) info dump me on the stoker swap au plz. Share the shenanigans. The drama. The Memes. And 2) Is the time travel au done for? I started following you for your art for that ages ago, and I honestly wouldn't blame you for not doing it if you didn't want to, but I've kinda been holding out hope to maybe see an update on that? Please? 3) Your Version of Danny my beloved

I'm gonna answer these in reverse

3) thankies he means so much to me <3 I'm rotating him in my brain regularly <3

2) I don't wanna say it's "done for" but it is definitely on the backburner. I had wanted to rewrite it since the show ended to rework a few things. Ultimately it'd be the same story, but in more of a "somewhere else is the past" type of thing. I may not finish writing the fic, especially since I write So Much but not very often so it makes it hard to want to rewrite a fic that already has 30k words and not much has happened yet plot-wise, but I may still make art/comics for it. Or even post what I currently have anyway if anyone would want that. But idk if it'd be worth it rn since there's so little plot. We shall see.

I do still think about it often, though.

1) YEEHEEHEE

In my brain I'm already on s3 and trying to figure out how all that would work out since Sasha being alive (because danny saves her with the power of the buddy system) changes things if you can imagine. Like a butterfly effect, so many things are now changed. But I still want Jon to run from the cops so leitner needs to die, but that'll be hard to initiate if Jon isn't running from not!sasha.

God I can't wait to get to the archive era. I'm still writing research, but hopefully I'll be done establishing everything I need to in a couple chapters and I'll be able to timeskip to Jon's promotion. I'll probably have to cut a few things out of the main fic but know that I WILL make stuff for them anyway, like a spin-off fic with missing scenes and whatnot or comics. I just REALLY want Jon and Danny to infiltrate a drag show for followup reasons with Danny as a drag queen and Jon as his little buddy/assistant/whatever, but I don't think that'll fit into the main fic aksjsksjd If I wrote every little field work adventure I want them to go on I'd never finish it.

I also can't wait for Tim to meet everybody. He's gonna become besties with Sasha so fast. He is GOING to adopt Jon. He's going to be Normal about Martin most likely. And he is GOING to punch Elias in the face AT LEAST once.

And wtgfs.... ough. I can't wait for Danny to meet Melanie because I already had him make a GHUK reference and I just. I can't wait to write that. He's gonna be normal I think. And Georgie and the admiral.... oguohugoh

Also I love Danny. I do. But I can't wait to cause him pain <3 he's gonna get so very wormed and also kidnapped <3

[kirbyspits]

This is why I can't read the TLOK comics:

What?! Why ask about Mako's arm if there's going to be no follow-up, especially from Book 1?! No, "I know how you feel." No "I'm here for you." Nothing that echoes their exchange when she's been in the exact same position before with Amon! Doesn't Korra show more concern and empathy for Tahno?! The first panel is terribly unsatisfying after 4 seasons of building a strong emotional connection and friendship. I might've been more forgiving if Korra was drawn looking at Mako.

Who is this Korra anyway? Bryke had that horrible line about how she needed to suffer to learn compassion. Where is it now for her supposed best friend? Mako dedicated his life to her, almost died fighting for her, and this is their exchange Mike? Sorry?!

Based on this panel alone, now I'm convinced the comics are completely stripped of the Korra I love in Books 1-3 (...well the latter half of Book 2). I've always been on the fence with Korra's relationships in Book 4. We see glimpses of her reaction during critical moments with her friends (i.e, Asami's father dying and Mako's sacrifice). So, she was always on a path for moments like this, but I had hoped the comics would give Bryke more room to expand on more emotional connections I thought they didn’t have time for in the show. Now I can clearly see they're not interested in maintaining the beautiful relationship they set up for Mako and Korra.

Whatever. I'm no longer their target audience, since I've always liked Korra's brashness and the Book 1 storyline anyway. I had no problem with Korra getting her bending back quickly since there were only 12 episodes and you know every kids show is going to have a happy ending! Hope all the critics and antis are enjoying this new Korra in comics.

Btw, I'll acknowledge that Korra's upset and probably doesn't have the emotional capacity to comfort Mako when she can't really comfort herself. My issue is Korra asking about Mako's arm and then dropping the subject she started. Last I checked, friends comfort each other. I'd feel differently if Mike only had Mako ask how Korra's doing, but I suppose they just wanted readers to know Mako can't bend and keep the story progressing. Doesn't make me any less annoyed.

The emphasis on "you" has been noted btw. Mako always giving it his all. My goodness, I never thought I'd make an anti Korra post, but I might have to. I'm getting strong Book 2 vibes from this, and that's a whole other rant.

... ... ... 

I ended up skimming the summary of Turf Wars.

I was hoping I needed more context and was wrong for judging Mako's and Korra's interaction based on those two panels alone. Turns out I wasn't missing anything I didn't already get from this exchange. I'm laughing at what I discovered though.

Mako's the one who alludes to Book 1. This is rich! So Mike does remember Book 1 happened. It's so interesting that they continue to have Mako be the one who's empathetic. They could have brought up Book 3 with how worried Mako was when Korra gets kidnapped (twice!), but no, they bring up the event where Mako discovers he's in love with Korra. Tarrlok's kidnapping her is still relevant and probably the best choice, but now Mako's bringing up their romantic history. Maybe to emphasize that he understands what it's like to worry over someone you love? Mako continuously says the right thing! His followup is beautiful! And what the does Korra say to this angel first? 😬🤷🏾‍♀️ Why?!! How could they make Korra so unlikable?!

Bryke tortured my girl to the point where her personality made a drastic change and deemed the suffering she endured as something she needed in order to grow. So where is this supposed newfound compassion that she apparently never had? How is Korra more likable now than she was in earlier seasons?

I just love how they make Mako actually say he understands what Korra's been through and pulls in the events of Book 1. He's always been supportive of Korra and I don't think we've seen Korra give him this same support back since Book 3. It's depressing to see how much Bryke destroyed Korra's connection to Mako. He's basically on Asami's level in the show now. The difference is, Mako still remains devoted to Korra on an emotional level that Asami was never given the opportunity to show. However, seeing this connection with Mako is not enjoyable anymore because the friendship is no longer an equal. Korra doesn't return this same energy. Mako's consistent love and support for this colder Korra and makes it hard to even like her. I'm on the verge of deeming Mako too good for her even as a friend. Rather than get to that point, I'll just avoid the comics.