#jake sul

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folklore masterlist ✩ jake sully - completed

chapters ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚

i. this is me trying

ii. peace

iii. epiphany

iiii. hoax

v. the 1

vi. invisible string

drabbles:

✩ uh oh, i’m falling in love again

✩ i’m unglued, thanks to you

✩ darkest little paradise

✩ this love

synopsis: widowed jake sully tries his hardest to heal from the loss of neytiri and you’re there to pick up the pieces and mend him back together, even if neither of you wanted to or realized.

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Best brother duo out there! 💙

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s t a r t r e k d e e p s p a c e n i n e created by rick berman, michael piller [the storyteller, s1ep14]

'I still don't understand what's so funny about a bucket.' - varis

'Odo lives in it. He's a shape shifter. Every sixteen hours, he has to change back to his original form.' - jake

'Inside a bucket?' - varis

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Listen, I had to single out this moment in “The Storyteller” where I’m about 90% sure that Jake is trying to act as cool & unruffled as his dad.

More seriously, here are Jake and Nog offering to give Varis a tour of the station.

Later, the two boys offer Varis some comfort and advice.  I think Nog’s jealousy that Jake doesn’t have a problem talking with Varis is highlighted by the fact that the boys are in different colors now.  I do like Varis’ textured teal dress she wears here and at the episode’s end.

Not that their advice initially comes to much; here, Varis’ doubts about how to handle the political situation are interrupted by the boys showing up.

The prank sequence went by fairly fast so I didn’t get good screencaps of it.  While juvenile, I think it was nice of the boys to get Varis to act her actual age for a few minutes, as back home there’d be a high risk for a power imbalance (see Emma & Harriet in Emma for an example of how badly that can go) or there are other tweens who also can’t act their own age because they similarly had to prematurely step up to adult responsibilities due to the Cardassians’ actions.

Although it’s not jealousy, Jake is Very Flustered to see Varis give Nog a thank you kiss.  He looks everywhere but at them.

Thanks to getting the above screencap, I caught that Benjamin pokes Jake in order to get him out of the way, which is equally parts endearing and amusing.  Again: the Sisko family dynamic has been living up to its hype.

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Jake and I last fished Hazel Creek in 2013*

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*fixing that starting tomorrow

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Adding onto this post even though it's already long as fuck -_-

I'm interested in exploring how Ziyal could have interacted with Sisko more. Kira and Sisko are the two people Dukat pesters the most throughout the series and I wonder how he would have reacted to Ziyal seeking out Sisko's company and guidance more than his. We already know Sisko is absolutely wonderful with kids. Take "The Storyteller" for example (yes, I know it's an otherwise ridiculous episode, but just bear with me, ok?): Sisko easily takes up a supportive role for Varis Sul, a young Bajoran Tetrarch who lost her parents to the Cardassian Occupation, who's trying to do what's best for her people and keep their best interests at heart. He doesn't talk down to her or infantilize her the way the other Tetrarch does. Instead, he chooses to do his best to understand her position and offer his support where he can, but he doesn't hold back his misgivings about how ready she is to sacrifice herself for her people, recognizing the weight of expectation she carries on her shoulders. In his role as advisor, he doesn't try to soften any blows for her. He's honest and encourages her to be, as well. This relationship is paralleled with Varis' relationship with Jake and Nog, who manage to support her in their own way by convincing her to join them on their adventures. Simultaneously, she is given the respect and compassion she deserves as a young leader and the opportunity to nurture her childhood and be vulnerable.

And while we're on the topic of Nog, I love how his and Sisko's relationship as mentee and mentor evolves. Initially, Sisko is wary of Nog, but his friendship with Jake (who employs the same kind of humility his father teaches him) is what wears his defenses down. After Nog chooses Sisko as his mentor, Sisko slowly becomes one of Nog's most staunch supporters, determined to foster the spark of enthusiasm the young Ferengi has for Starfleet and exploration. It's a relationship that importantly showcases Nog's zealous curiosity and Sisko's compassion as a leader.

Amongst literally everything else he drops the ball on, Dukat doesn't really get that part of being a good adult figure in a child's life involves showing them respect. Or that that respect shouldn't have to be earned. This, along with his actual-real-life plan to kill his own daughter, forms the basis of his failings as a parent to Ziyal. Sooner or later, she was going to realize that. And in connection to my earlier point that Dukat's "love" was never unconditional, Sisko's compassion is always unconditional (and by extension, so is Jake's).

Also, just gonna put it out there - in case anyone hadn't noticed - that Sisko is kind of a creative genius (see "Dramatis Personae", "Explorers", "Penumbra"). I yearn to see the two of them sculpt or build together, or at least see Sisko asking Ziyal what she thinks about his creations and her asking him for his thoughts on her paintings in turn. I think they could quickly bring out the nerds in each other.

Ramblings on Tora Ziyal

I think it’s well beyond a shame that they killed off Ziyal because I really would have liked to see her Cardassian-Bajoran identity more fleshed out and have her navigate the world beyond her father’s influence. She was starting to do that a bit with Kira and Garak (though I strongly feel that Garak should have been more of a mentor figure than a love interest) and it would have been really cool to see her get to hang out with Jake and Nog and just be a kid for once. It feels way too weird the way they began her character as this traumatized little girl who knew nothing but the brief time of her life she spent with her mother on Bajor and the horrors of the Breen mines and then magically turned her into this saccharine sweet, mostly well-adjusted young woman who loves her tyrant father despite his crimes (and in many ways, is seemingly unaware of them???????). Where was the therapy? Where was the rehabilitation? Where was the jaded child we saw in “Indiscretion”? What if Ziyal had been allowed to channel her anger and pain into learning about Bajor and Cardassia, into healing herself? Her dad basically plucked her out of the Breen mines after years of giving less than a Cardassian vole's asshole about her and then it turns out he originally planned to kill her when he found her? After she prayed for years that he'd come and save her? I'd be pissed.

But also, I wish they'd explored more of why she didn't appear to be all that pissed. We have almost no other context for Ziyal's childhood, certainly not any of what it was like before Dukat sent her and Naprem away. Was it simply exhaustion and desperation that led her to the conclusion that she'd rather die than not be with him once he'd found her? Was there a guise Dukat put up to portray himself as a kind father and mask the tyrant underneath before he sent Naprem and Ziyal away? Or did she even get to see Dukat at all in her early childhood? Did she simply assume he would be a loving father? Is that the image Ziyal clung to for comfort for all those years? Did she cling so tightly she could do little else but believe it?

It feels icky to kind of reduce her existence to Dukat Drama™️ the way the show ultimately did with her death. Why didn’t we get to see her experiencing disillusionment about Dukat, who never actually changed for the better when she was still alive and trying to get him to stop being so horrible? Why didn’t we get any Rugal-level anger from her, the hushed-up child of a Bajoran comfort woman and the genocidal former Prefect of Bajor? Because, obviously, Dukat never actually took his fatherhood to her seriously. She tried to imagine him as someone he was not and he predictably chose to inflate his own ego by encouraging her. She wasn't much more to him than a device to garner some twisted idea of empathy for himself. Ziyal needed more of a chance to break away from relying on Dukat for unconditional love. Because his love, as we know, was not unconditional. In fact, I hesitate to even call it love at all, given how ready he was to manipulate Ziyal, how ready he was to get rid of her. She had unconditional love from Kira, who immediately went to bat for her before she’d even met her when she found out what Dukat planned to do to his own daughter. And I totally believe Garak’s love for Ziyal could have grown into something unconditional, but they ruined it with some weird, out-of-nowhere romance with an uncomfortable age gap and then had her killed off like some tragic, helpless maiden.

DS9 was sort of the only place Ziyal could experience any sort of semblance of real safety in her life, especially considering both Bajoran and Cardassian attitudes towards biracial children. It would have been interesting to explore an arc with her making DS9 her home as a place that is conducive to the cohabitation of many different species and cultures while also wrestling with isolation and ostracization from those who share in the two most pervasively impactful facets of her identity. Maybe the writers wanted to focus on portraying her girlhood and favored it over exploring the complexities of her Cardassian-Bajoran heritage. But honestly, they failed at both. She never got to have a girlhood and she ultimately became more of a plot device than a fully-fledged character. This franchise started off with its most interesting and beloved main character being both Vulcan and human. I know Ziyal is someone else entirely, but they totally could have done more with her than they did.

I would love, love, LOVE to see her engage with different aspects of both Bajoran and Cardassian culture. I wonder if she would develop any kind of spirituality regarding the Prophets. Since Bajorans are widely a spiritual people, it's possible Naprem shared some of her spiritual practices with her daughter. If she did, does Ziyal observe those practices to feel closer to her mother? Does she seek Kira's help in learning more about Bajoran spirituality? Do they connect over the struggles their faith has gotten them through? Would delving deeper into Bajoran spirituality open a gateway to acceptance from other Bajorans? Or would it make them turn their backs on her even more? How does her Cardassian-Bajoran heritage impact the way she interacts with her own spirituality and beliefs? As far as Cardassian culture goes, Garak certainly has an eye for art and I could see her connecting with Professor Natima Lang, Hogue and Rekelen and learning about Cardassia's resistance movements.

Also, multiple Bajoran and Cardassian drinks, confections and meals are shown throughout the series and especially with respect to its main character, DS9 frequently places food in an important cultural, community-building role. As someone whose strongest connection to their own heritage comes from food, I would have loved to see Ziyal engage with both Bajoran and Cardassian culture through food.

Obviously, we were robbed of heaps and heaps of space station shenanigans:

Nog sharing what he learns from starfleet academy with Ziyal, Ziyal trying tube grubs and actually liking them.

Ziyal illustrating Jake’s stories into comic books or murals and the two of them creating stuff together and maybe some nerdy pop culture history discussions on the side. I feel like Jake, Nog and Ziyal would totally have weekly movie nights.

Odo looking out for her, giving her advice about handling bullies, the two of them bonding over being generally considered the odd ones out and Ziyal making paintings to add to his quarters.

Kira giving her lots of hugs, teaching her to fight, protecting her from bigots and helping her embrace her Bajoran background, teaching her Bajoran culture. Ziyal stealing clothes from Kira's closet occasionally ("You hardly ever wear anything other than your uniform, anyway! And they fit, see?"). Ziyal sneakily tagging along on Kira and Dax's trips to the holosuites, eventually convincing them to just invite her to them regularly, anyway. She knows how to use her cuteness as a force for good, but more importantly, she knows how to use it as a force for capers and hijinks.

Garak making her clothes, teaching her the art of cunning deceit and helping her embrace her Cardassian background, teaching her Cardassian culture. More hangouts in the holosuites basking on steaming rocks. And the two of them giggling in tasteful mirth at Bashir because he finds Cardassian literature boring.

Gossiping with Bashir and Jadzia, learning to treat wounds and carry a bat’leth, never growing tired of Dax’s many tales of woe, romance and adventure.

Sisko teaching her how to cook and inviting her to play baseball with him and Jake.

Quark occasionally letting her have a drink on the house because she can be more devious than him if she wants to be (“Listen, kid, if you’ll get rid of all this root beer for me, you can have as many free glasses as you want”).

Leeta and Rom being the cool aunt and uncle who buy her all the jumja sticks she wants.

Babysitting Molly and Kirayoshi and learning about plants, science and Earth history from Keiko. I wish Keiko had gotten more screen time - in general, but also of her in her element, studying plants and playing music. It's criminal that we never see Keiko play her clarinet in DS9, so I definitely would love to see the two of them playing music together if Ziyal felt so inclined.

Leaving O’Brien in the dust at darts for reasons he simply cannot fathom.

Listening to Klingon opera with Worf over glasses of prune juice.

Becoming an accidental stowaway on Kasidy’s freighter one day and Kasidy taking her with on missions to Bajor. Kasidy, Keiko and Ziyal hanging out together is a trio dynamic that never happened and definitely should have.

Talking stuff out with Ezri, the two of them commiserating over their respective identity crises.

Dressing up for nights at Vic’s.

Learning about Klingon music from that Klingon chef (I believe his name is Kaga) on the Promenade.

Punching each successive version of Weyoun in the fucking face (maybe even Weyoun 6, accidentally or intentionally, doesn't matter, it would just be funny).

Rebel strategies with Damar (I think he’d come around if he didn’t have it out for her and got over Cardassian bureaucracy), Kira and Garak.

Helping around the house whenever she and Garak visit Mila, long talks with Mila about her Obsidian Order days.

Weekly dinners with everybody.

I want to see her making friends and being supported by all the loving, caring people around her who love her (collectively and individually) more than her actual-piece-of-shit dad. I want her to grapple with the fact that certain people hate the mere existence of her enough to want her dead but also decide to go “hell with it” and fucking live for herself. She deserves to be more than the tragedy that made Dukat finally snap and descend into pure insanity. She deserves to laugh and cry and stomp her feet and dance and shout and sing and love and play and paint to her heart’s content. She deserves to be angry. She deserves to have a childhood, an adolescence, an adulthood and an elderhood. She deserves to live. And maybe to be the perpetrator of a few political assassinations as a treat.

So………....................suffice to say, I have a LOT of thoughts about Ziyal. I love her and I wish the show runners had loved her more, too.

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Series:

Experiment 56 [neteyam x human reader]

[ Y/N characteristics and fun facts]

Summary: Y/N is surprised that she is an indispensable part of the human race, being a perfect blend of Navi and humans. Her family will do everything possible to keep her hidden and safe.

Experiment 56 SEQUEL “your time is coming” [neteyam x human reader] *paused*

PART 1 | PART 2 | PART 3 | PART 4 | PART 5

Summary: Y/N thinks she has a peaceful life with her new family. But a sudden visitor is about to change her life and her family’s life.

The New member [ Quaritch x human reader]

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 final

Summary: After the boat altercation with the sullys, and being able to make spider return with him to the base. General ardmore has a big surprise for quaritch. A new member will join her squad, this new person will not only change the RDA, but himself.

Do you hate me? [Tsu-tey x Human reader]

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 final

Summary: You are the eldest Sully daughter, you are adopted. All your life you have grown up watching tsu'tey, and your feelings for him have grown. Everything changes when one day you go hunting with your crush.

I can be a better father {Tsu-tey x Child Y/N x Child spider]

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6

Summary: Follow tsu'tey in his new life as a single father of two human children. A compilation of moments and adventures of their lives.

Ghost girl [Neteyam x Albino na'vi!fem x sully family]

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5(final)

Summary: After their village was destroyed by humans, Y/N must seek refuge in the forest. Her being rescued by a peculiar family, she discovering that her gift had led her to them.

Mama's Boy [Jake x neytiri x human reader (trio couple) x sully children's x Lo'ak son]

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 (final)

Summary: Lo'ak is his mother's favorite child. After leaving the clan, and now living in clan metkayina. His only wish is that his mother is by his side again. The only problem is that his mother is a… human.

One-shots:

1. They caught us [neteyam x human reader] SMUT

Part 1 |Part 2  |Part 3 | Part 4

2. Little gifs [ Tsu'tey x human reader] 

Part 1 | Part 2

3. The family’s Clothing [ Lo'ak x human reader]

4. Picnic in the greenhouse [Neteyam x Lo'ak x human reader] SMUT

5. A shy Y/N who doesn’t really show affection to neteyam. [Neteyam x human reader]

6. Loak and the reader take care of tuk. [Loak x Human or navi reader]

7. Reader fight with your brother loak, because he give tsireya your stuff. [Loak x human sister]

8. Neteyam does everything possible to help the sadness that Y/N feels.

9. Kiri and Y/N being twins, but Y/N has a curiosity about people in the sky.

10. Lo'ak x human/na'vi hybrid, Lo'ak lets his imagination fly.

11. Neteyam is obsessed with your chubby lover.

12. I am very sorry (Jake sully x Human daugther)

13. Use me [Neteyam x Human reader] (Smut)

14. Z-DOG she has something going on, and she doesn't know what it could be. Y/N may be able to help her.

15. Tsu'tey asks eywa for a perfect mate, eywa sends him a surprise.

16. Jealousy, damn jealousy (Neteyam x lo'ak x Human-mix reader)

17. Ao'nung save the reader from idiots (ao'nung x human reader-kiri twin)

18. Reader defending lo'ak from his father (lo'ak x human reader)

19. Quiet [Neteyam x Human-mix] (Smut)

20. Child human-reader is lost in the forest and some curious boys find her.

21. Tsa·zìskrrmipaw (Neytiri meeting us for the first time when we were newborn) Part 1 | Part 2

22. Hifwo (Neteyam x human reader)

Auntie Y/N sully series:

( The parts are organized, so that you can understand better)

1. Y/N being the best aunt

2.My lost child [ Aunt sully reader x Spider](Mother and son)

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

3. More moments in the life of AUNT sully.

4. Aunt Y/N's nephews are jealous of her new mate and they do everything they can to keep them apart.

5.AUNT Y/N SULLY BEING THE ‘COOL ONE’ IN THE FAMILY.

6. AUNT Y/N SULLY BEING THE ‘COOL ONE’ IN THE FAMILY Pt.2

7. Auntie Sully: New tails, new family

8. Auntie Sully: New tails, new family (part 2)

Others moments:

1. Aunt Y/N has to say goodbye to her family.

2.Tuk and kiri find an object and run to ask their aunt Y/N.

3. Jake discovers that several Na'vi tried to court his sister.

4. Neytiri reaction will be when she found out Jake and Auntie Sully are actually triplets

5. How the sully family, more neytiri. React to aunt Y/N and jake share more moments being twins.

6. Auntie sully giving everyone pizza for the first time

Headcanons:

1. Neteyam being a baby daddy ft. sully family and quaritch {Neteyam x Human reader}

2. Aonung wants you to be his partner, but he is afraid you will reject him. {Aounug x human reader}

3. where y/n is trying to show off to the boys and fails miserably.

4. Loak being a good brother. 

5. Kiri with her twin sister

6. Lo'ak in love with Y/N. Literally obsessed.

7. THE BEST FATHER I COULD BE [Lo'ak x human reader]

8. Rivals for lovers with Lo'ak

9. Jake and Y/N knew sign language and they both used it to just talk shit

10. React to a chubby reader [Neytiri, neteyam, lo'ak and jake]

11. Recoms being softies for thier medic Human-reader

12. Jake and neytiri holding the human reader like a teddy bear

13. Neteyam, Jake and Lo'ak how would they react if their partner playfully bites them

14. Your brothers and you (reader) react when you see a boy courting Tuk.

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The daughter of two worlds (4)

sully family x reader

There had been many surpass that had unfold upon the sully family and their clan, the other day when they had gotten some visitors. Brought to their village by a daughter who didn't know much about them, but was doing her duty to look out for others. Now they are in the forest soon the past will start revealing it self piece by piece.

Y/n " almost done with breakfast a few more second it will be perfect" you had made breakfast for you and your father, as neteyam was still asleep as he arrived home late last night.

neteyam " good morning my daughter"

y/n " morning dad I have made breakfast for us"

Neteyam " thank you"

y/n " umm so how was the meeting last night"

neteyam " it was good there are plans for a meeting with our guests today, as we will need to go over some details"

y/n " yes sir"

neteyam " I will need you on your best behavior but I always know, you are good child"

y/n " yes dad"

neteyam " now come on lets eat" the father and daughter soon ate breakfast, and had their usual morning talk with each other. Neteyam had left you at home, as he need to get to your grandparents house.

????? " hello neteyam are you here" you had heard your dad name getting called, you had stood up and went to entrance of the home pulled back the curtain door to see the reef navi family from yesterday.

y/n " hello my father is not here right now he is at my grandparents home, I can take you there"

aonung " oh thank you I was going to stop by to say hello to him"

y/n " your welcome" everything was already done so you stopped out of the home.

y/n " follow me please"

tonowari " thank you young lady"

y/n " I hope you all are getting use to the forest"

ronal " we are the group was able to settle in last night"

y/n " that good to hear" you had guided the group towards the Jake and neytiri home.

y/n " good morning sullies"

tuk " y/n you are here"

y/n " hello aunt tuk I had brought our guest here"

lo'ak " oh yes the meeting it was nice of you to bring them here"

y/n " thank you uncle"

neytiri " my granddaughter there you are oh tonowari and ronal welcome to our home"

ronal " hello neytiri"

Jake " it looks like everyone is here that good to know"

tonowari " yes and we hope this meeting can be beneficial for us all, after the short talks that happen yesterday"

Jake "good and it seems like my granddaughter once again has helped you all"

rotxo " yes she was major help we stopped by neteyam place, so aonung could have some words with him"

y/n " I had told them dad was over here for the meeting and brought them here"

Jake " that good of you kiddo"

neteyam " hello everyone"

aonung " hey neteyam I stopped by your ...."

neteyam " I heard everything no need to explain it again"

aonung " oh thanks"

Jake " the human and avatars will be join us along with some other guests, that have been told of you unexpected visit here as well"

tonowari " thank you for telling us Jake"

neytiri "sweetie I think it will be best if you run along now as the adults will need to talk"

y/n " yes grandmother"

Jake " we will make sure to tell you some of the Information of what, had unfold here today"

y/n " yes grandpa" you had nodded your head and soon waved goodbye to the group, as you had walked away from the group. It didn't take you that long to find something to do, and that was gathering and attend to the dire horse as well.

y/n " oh hello there how are you doing this morning" some of the reef navi looking at you, as you waved towards them but they soon ran off.

y/n " they might be shy and not feeling like wanting to talk" you had went to attend to the dire horse while humming, some songs from the sky people that you had learned.

y/n " our guests and new friends are very interesting I hope we get, to know them a bit more" you had pat one of the dire horse with a smile on your face.

y/n " well lets hope the great mother can shine some light on us, during these trying times"

The sully family home

tonowari " once again Jake sully thank for having us over and giving us refuge"

Jake " well after my granddaughter found you and brought you, half way here it would be wrong if I said no in front of her"

mo'at "so why have you all come here knowing you could of seek sanctuary anywhere else"

tonowari " we had once been allies and we wish to rebuild that alliance, along with being in her life as well"

neytiri " so know we know more of your motives of coming here"

ronal " we know we didn't end on good terms all those years"

neytiri " you called that girl a demon a baby that hadn't done anything wrong"

aonung " Jake and neytiri may I have some words"

Jake " speak boy now"

aonung " I know I haven't been the best husband/ mate to your son and not a good father to our daughter y/n, but I wish to start over and be in her life once again"

neteyam " my daughter she my daughter you regret her like she was worthless, when she worth everything it me just because she different ... well I'm happy she different as she sees the world unlike any of us see ... so aonung she my daughter you last right to call her your daughter all those years ago"

norm " the girl is amazing and you lost out on being in her life"

ronal " we will not let a dream walker lecture us"

tsu'tey " you will mind your tongue when you speak to my mate"

spider " yes you will show my father respect as you our guests here"

mo'at " no fighting if we raise our voice any louder word will get around, and soon enough y/n will hear" Everyone soon got silent as they are taking in mo'at words.

tsireya " we all wish to be in here life I know the actions and words, we said in the past can't be taken back easily but we wish to be in her life"

lo'ak " ........."

rotxo " please we wish to be here family like you all are her family"

aonung " Neteyam please let me in our ... y/n life please"

neteyam " you all can be stay here and we can work on the alliance, but just know if anything happens to my daughter we will have bigger problems"

mo'at " there also will be no force relationship on the girl for a time being, we will not tell her until it the right time"

tonowari " thank you"

Jake " I make this vow right now I don't want any harm to come to my granddaughter for any of you or the your clan as well"

tonowari " we will make sure everyone respect her and no harm comes to her, we will protect her like any grandparent would do for their child" neytiri had scoffed getting everyone attention she soon looked, and tonowari and ronal.

neytiri " you both make me laugh none of your have proven you deserve her in your lives, shameful what were the words you told us many years ago ronal .... oh yes it seems like the great mother has turned her back on you all" there seem to be tension in the air as both women look at each other.

tisreya " so what is y/n like if don't mind telling us"

Jake " she a kindhearted girls always helping around the village and human camps, everyone seems to love that about her"

neytiri " she always a child of wonder since she was small, she will always love to wonder off to place and explore the world"

neteyam " she very beautiful young girl her eyes a mixture for forest navi eyes and reef navi eye colors, having navi features from forest and reef along with the human dan running in her ... that makes her my beautiful daughter"

lo'ak " she very funny always has time to have fun and not be serious, along with pulling some pranks here and there along with jokes as well"

kiri " she not a good talent with healing always helping around with the healers, and taking her lesson seriously she always a good helping hand"

tuk " she a good lister always listening to other problems and helping find solutions, to the biggest problems leading to the smallest ones as well"

tsu'tey " she also has the talent of a good hunter and fisher as well, knowing when it good to hunt and when it not"

spider " She a good child who loves her family and clan, she will always make sure to be there for them as well"

norm " she a perfect child even due she has ups and down, she still loves her life " soon everyone looked at mo'at as she soon stood up.

mo'at " the girl is blessing from the great mother, a child of many worlds as well ... she has a mighty heart along with a good connection with the great mother as well, since she was small it seems like the great mother has blessed her she will always keep on surprising everyone"

Jake " you can ask others about her they will give her praise as well, you all have missed out in so much in here life"

ronal " yes we have umm yes but how has she adapted to her other half, reef navi she has to learn maybe aonung and we can teach her"

lo'ak " that a riot this man teaching her maybe we are lucky, because he can't ditch her on the middle of reef alone where an akula could be at"

tsireya " Lo'ak"

lo'ak " she my niece I will do anything to keep her safe"

kiri " she does know of the water she always loves swimming and when she not here, she will be seen near the river, lakes, and waterfalls being adventures .... she loves explore the waters here"

tonowari " good but one day she will need to see her second home, and learn our way of life and get ready to inherited all that will come to here"

neteyam " my daughter can make up her own mind tonowari, and I will not let anyone control her ... as it seems like all ocean and reef clans made up their minds"

ronal " we will speak them some of them are seeking refuge here as well in forest,swaps, mountains and anywhere else"

Jake " so we will be getting calls from other bases"

norm " I will prep the team for that"

neytiri " that can be handle once this meeting is over or later on but hear my warning ... if anyone hurts here they will not see a rage of mother they will see a rage of grandmother"

neteyam " it getting late we should call this meeting to an end, as we came to understanding respect y/n and the rules if you wish for peaceful life or stay here" the meeting was soon called to an end, everyone was standing outside.

Jake " tomorrow your family and everyone will start learning the ways, of the forest when it comes to surviving the navi way and some of human way"

tonowari " i will hold a meeting with my people and share the news"

Jake " good" it seems like there had been an agreement made after all, as tonowari family soon left and as they came to understanding of what they had been told. They were also looking for you wishing to have another time to speak with you, but it seems like they couldn't find you and no on was giving them a solid answer.

Later that night

y/n " I'm home"

neteyam " welcome home how was your day"

y/n " it was good I got done with the tasks that had been assigned to me, and helped out as well I went explore as always"

neteyam " my daughter you are special"

y/n " thank you so how was the meeting"

neteyam " it went well my daughter no need to worry, it seems like we came to some understand of how everything will go"

y/n " that good I hope tonowari family and their clan can do well here"

neteyam " they will as we were once in the same place as them, many years ago" you had smiled and nodded your head as you had helped your father make dinner. The meeting had gone well or close to well as it could be, after all the bad history that was between both families.

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IRA INFERNAL - KARINA (Aespa) INDISPONÍVEL (windmaster)

plot sugerido: Gaya, uma pequena ilha no meio do oceano índico, costuma receber uma quantidade de turistas escolhidos a dedo pelos moradores. Quando Yoo Jimin resolve visitá-los fora de temporada para realizar uma pesquisa, percebe que agora é parte do macabro ritual de Gaya.

FORSAKEN VALSE - MINNIE (G-IDLE)

plot sugerido: Os séculos XVII e XVIII carregam um grandioso mistério a respeito dos vampiros. Os céticos dizem que eles não existiram, os cientistas afirmam que foram extintos e os religiosos juram de pés juntos que estão aprisionados no inferno. Minnie, a última da linhagem pura de vampiros, está presa no Vale das Sombras; e, se quiser que a humanidade saiba a verdade sobre a existência de sua raça, precisa reviver o tortuoso caminho que fez séculos atrás.

GUILTY - TAEMIN (SHINee/SOLISTA)

plot sugerido: A realeza sempre esteve sob todos os holofotes. Lee Taemin, o segundo filho dos reis, foi criado como a segunda opção para todos os protocolos; porém, ao completar 21 anos, duas escolhas atingem o seu caminho: acabar com a monarquia e o legado da família, ou matá-los e se tornar o rei.

FOFOQUINHA? ACEITO! - SHUHUA ft. YUQI (G-IDLE) INDISPONÍVEL (CassandraRosemary)

plot sugerido: A parte boa de ser dona de casa era ter tempo livre o bastante para fofocar. Yeh Shuhua e Song Yuqi tinham um dia separado na agenda para isso: quarta-feira. Com o telefone no ouvido e tudo pronto para se arrumarem para um jantar à noite com seus cônjuges, elas faziam o que mais gostavam: falar sobre os maridos.

EVIL TWIN - HYUNGWON (MONSTA X) INDISPONÍVEL (heejakelinos)

plot sugerido: Chae Hyungwon notou que seu irmão mudou desde que voltou do internato na Espanha. Desde então, ele tem andado estranho pela casa, falando sozinho e passando a tarde trancado no celeiro. Algo estranho está acontecendo e Hyungwon precisa tirá-lo disso.

LA DOULEUR EXQUISE - SUNGHOON E JAKE (ENHYPEN) INDISPONÍVEL (julia_jullye)

plot sugerido: Ele sempre estava lá. Quando Sunghoon precisava de um amparo, Jake o dava casa, amor e um abraço. Mas quando Jake precisava, Sunghoon não fazia o mesmo.

DITTO - MINJI E DANIELLE (NEWJEANS) INDISPONÍVEL (ladynoir)

plot sugerido: Minji e Danielle amavam chuva. E Minji e Danielle se amavam, e escreviam cartas, e se beijavam de vez em quando.

BEIJIN? CAPAZ! - SUNOO E NIKI (ENHYPEN) INDISPONÍVEL (yutacomuna)

plot sugerido: Niki e Sunoo eram inimigos na escola e melhores amigos na rua de suas casas. De repente, numa manhã de terça-feira, surgiu um boato na escola de que deram uns beijinhos na sala da casa de Sunoo. Não era mentira, mas precisavam manter suas respectivas imagens de inimigos.

INIMIGO DA MODA - BEOMGYU E YEONJUN (TXT) INDISPONÍVEL (manura)

plot sugerido: No auge de sua carreira como estilista, Beomgyu vestiu celebridades do mundo inteiro e escreveu artigos em revistas sobre as roupas que usavam no dia a dia. Choi Yeonjun, um jogador de basquete famoso na Coreia do Sul, era uma das vítimas mais frequentes dos julgamentos do estilista, até que ele recebe uma proposta de concurso para vestir o jogador. Seria fácil recusar se o prêmio não fosse dez milhões de dólares.

DEXTER - IRENE E SEULGI (REDVELVET) INDISPONÍVEL (serpentae)

plot sugerido: Em 1930, os casamentos arranjados ainda eram comuns entre os jovens e o preconceito era tamanho que Irene e Seulgi não podiam se ver à luz do dia. Quando o faziam, sempre era no lago perto da saída da cidade para as vilas, onde o amor dançava ao lado das águas cristalinas.

SYRACUSE - SHUHUA (G-IDLE)

plot sugerido: O governo dos Estados Unidos costumava fazer parcerias com o governo da China para experimentos contra a lei e os direitos humanos. Na cidade pacata de Syracuse, o subterrâneo era palco do experimento mais extremista já criado: Yeh Shuhua, escolhida pelos governos para ser a vítima, era submetida ao extremo calor e o extremo frio, mas isso a concedeu força e vitalidade suficiente para criar um desejo anormal de vingança, porque, apesar de não ter contato com o mundo externo, sabia que o mundo não se resumia a quatro paredes brancas.

PAI!!! - JAY, JUNGWON E SUNOO (ENHYPEN)

plot sugerido: Sunoo achava que os verões na casa de seu pai, Jay, eram sempre inusitados. Dessa vez, ele chamou Jungwon, seu amigo e paixão desde o primário, para viajar junto com eles para o Country Club onde eram sócios. Antes tivesse decidido ficar na casa da mãe: desde que Jungwon chegou, seu pai não para de perguntar se são namorados.

CABINE 94 - JOY (RED VELVET) INDISPONÍVEL (rhobist)

plot sugerido: Joy recebeu esse apelido aos dez anos de um desconhecido na rua. Desde então, tudo o que ela faz é ter sorte na vida, exceto quando a Morte a visita e avisa que tem mais dois dias de vida.

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Character Spotlight: Nog

By Ames

After some great blogposts on Quark and Rom, we’ve got one Ferengi left to shine the spotlight on, and that’s another of our fan favorites: Nog! Similarly to his father, Nog’s character arc over the seasons of Deep Space Nine is captivating to watch, as he grows from a little punk ne’er-do-well into a fully realized, complex person full of nuance and opportunities to learn. Which is pretty much DS9 in a nutshell.

So get prepared for some character whiplash, as we’ve got both childish pranks and severe post-traumatic stress disorder to explore in our blogpost below as we applaud the impressive versatility and range of the late Aron Eisenberg. Check out what your A Star to Steer Her By hosts have assembled as some of the young Ferengi’s best and worst moments, and check out our discussion on this week’s podcast episode (jump to 1:15:10 for Nog!). And there’ll be no running on the promenade!

[Images © CBS/Paramount]

Best moments

Vulcans stole my homework As usual, we’re starting off with the good moments, and early on in “The Nagus” we see Nog get pulled from Keiko’s school out of Rom’s sheer racism. But what’s most commendable in the young Ferengi is that he sticks with it, secretly learning to read in the cargo bay with Jake and entirely subverting Sisko’s expectations and systematic racism against the Ferengi!

Maybe this isn’t a problem. Maybe it’s an opportunity. While we gripe about how the Ferengi can be cartoonishly one-dimensional at times, there are times when their obsession with profit makes for good character and plot moments. When Nog encourages Varis Sul, Tetrarch of the Paqu, to view her land-rights situation in “The Storyteller” as a business negotiation, she finds a compromise everyone enjoys!

Say that five times fast Speaking of Nog’s business acumen, he’s clearly still learning some of the basics in “Progress” but we still enjoy watching as he and Jake create their own Milo Minderbinder–like syndicate to sell yamok sauce and self-sealing stem bolts for what will turn out to be great running gags for years to come… not to mention tongue-twisters that frequently plague us on the podcast.

Because I don’t want to end up like my father From what we know about Nog by the midpoint of season three (including some of the bad moments you’ll see below), it seems entirely random for him to want to join Starfleet as he says in “Heart of Stone.” But when he exposes to Sisko that he has dreams outside of making profit, of being something greater than his father, you really root for the guy and know he’s really going to do it!

Best friends in subspace When old man Jake Sisko is ready to embark on some outlandish quest to find his father, lost in subspace for decades, in “The Visitor,” there is absolutely no surprise that Nog is right there at his side in the Defiant, ready to do whatever it takes for his old friend. Sure, it’s an alternate future version of Nog, but the connection he has with Jake is as real as ever.

On Wednesday we wear red Of course, Starfleet Academy is a challenge for Nog, who has set his sights on getting into the elite and extremely cliquey Red Squad to make a name for himself. But when it turns out that Red Squad is just a bunch of cadets being used by Admiral Leyton for his coup in “Paradise Lost,” Nog helps Sisko to find the truth of the matter, even if it is reluctantly at first.

Not quite a Vulcan Hello The B-plot in “Blaze of Glory” may not entirely gel with the A-plot of watching Eddington’s sacrifice, but it’s still some cute stuff for Nog. When he stands up to Martok after a whole episode of getting walked all over by the Klingons, you’ve got to respect the guy. As Martok says, “Courage comes in all sizes,” and it’s great to watch Nog tackle his problems head on.

Have a good day! There’s just something about “In the Cards” that makes you feel good. Nog, being the best friend a kid could ask for, agrees to help Jake win his dad a baseball card, going so far as to loan all his money to Jake (I can hear every Ferengi screaming at that). And then the rest of the episode is them going around the station, making everyone have a genuinely nice day. It’s so cute!

Boogie woogie woogie Okay, Nog might only have one line in all of “You Are Cordially Invited,” but I just find him dancing with Jadzia at her bachelorette party just so endearing that I had to include it. Aron Eisenberg came up with the little Ferengi frog dance himself, and when Terry Farrell joins in, I find myself smiling every time. Thank you, Aron, for creating this adorable moment.

Have faith in the Great Material Continuum So the whole Rube Goldberg device that is the chain events of schemes in “Treachery, Faith, and the Great River” may be kind of a repeat of the deals from “Progress” but it’s still very clever. After he joined Starfleet, you could almost forget that Nog is a Ferengi under the ensign uniform, but he pulls off deal after deal after deal to get the chief the stabilizer he needs.

We have a casino to build While it is painful to watch Nog struggle with PTSD in “It’s Only a Paper Moon,” the way he knuckles down to assist Vic with his finances and to work on expanding the lounge into a casino is simply fascinating. It’s helping him cope, so that by the end of a brilliantly acted episode, he doesn’t even realize that he’s put himself on the road to recovery that is right for him.

He’s not just a hologram, he’s my friend Speaking of Vic’s casino, Nog is quick to pay back his holographic crooner friend for helping him recover by participating in the big heist in “Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang.” Nog’s part is to crack the safe in the countroom, and when he learns that it has an auto-relock tumbler that no one was expecting, he keeps his cool, gets to work, and helps the whole crew save the day!

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Worst moments

You never get a second chance to make a first impression The very first glimpse we get of Nog in “Emissary” is him stealing shit (almost certainly at Quark’s bidding) and getting locked in the brig by Odo. He has all of two lines in the episode – “Hurry up!” and “Now!” –  but he is immediately cemented as a bad seed under the thumb of his uncle. The show literally starts Nog off with such a bad reputation there’s nowhere to go but up!

What this place needs is a school Nog’s delinquent behavior doesn’t stop there. When he and Jake strike up a friendship in “A Man Alone,” it’s by sharing the experience of pranking a couple of civilians on the promenade with some Garanian bolites, which cause them to itch terribly and turn colors in a scene that legitimately looks like torture. It’s no wonder Keiko steps in by starting up her little school.

Buckets of fun! We see another of Nog’s juvenile pranks in “The Storyteller” when he fills Odo’s bucket with oatmeal and dumps it on Jake who, utterly mortified, believes for a second that they’ve somehow killed Odo. It’s a little funny in hindsight, but at the moment it just seems cruel. Jake’s reaction of terror certainly helps that along, cementing Nog’s station status as a nuisance.

No running on the promenade! There’s one more Nog prank to make the list! When he sprays some foul-smelling fluid on Tumak in “Sanctuary,” it causes a big fight to break out with the various Skrrean kids. Nog just can’t help himself. As if these refugee kids haven’t been through enough, they have this short, big-eared, froglike nuisance wreaking havoc for them. What a brat.

No one’s asking you to think, my dear As we’ve discussed in Quark’s and Rom’s respective spotlight posts before, Ferengi culture is garbage, especially how they treat females. We see some of that come through in Nog in “Life Support” when he goes on a double date with Jake and acts like a complete asshole to Riska. He’s demeaning to her, he requests she cuts his food for him, and somehow Jake’s the one apologizing!

I’ve been looking for it for two years Even when Nog has matured and joined Starfleet Academy, we get little reminders of the miscreant that he was from the start. At his coming-of-age yardsale, Kira discovers that Nog has had her lost springball racket all along and was attempting to sell it in “Little Green Men.” Sure, that was two-years-ago Nog, but he could have returned it in all that time!

Could you massage it some more? Across so many of these posts, every time oo-mox comes up it automatically makes the worst moments lists. So when Nog tricks Faith Garland into giving him oo-mox in “Little Green Men,” and not for the first time evidently, I find it abhorrent. Here’s hoping I don’t have to bring up such rapey behavior again for a while (at least until that one Ferengi episode of Enterprise).

Healthy body, healthy mind After a season or so at Starfleet Academy, Nog suddenly becomes a tightass. The conflict with Jake, now his roommate, in “The Ascent” is manufactured and trite – the kind of odd-couple antics of eponymous sitcoms. Nog is now a neatfreak. He constantly works out. He corrects Jake’s stories without permission. It’s like his character has been rewritten to fit a punchline, and an old one at that.

I won’t turn my back on you again This one’s just a little silly peeve. After the events of “Empok Nor” when Garak’s little murder spree on the titular station, Nog vows to never turn his back on Garak when they’re out searching for supplies in “Rocks and Shoals.” But then after they get hostage-handoff’ed, he immediately turns his back on Garak as they cross the levy. Dude! What did you just say?

Red Squad, Red Squad, Red Squad! Nog got tempted by the allure of the corrupt Red Squad in “Homefront” and “Paradise Lost,” but it’s in “Valiant” that he gets thoroughly taken in. Acting Captain Watters offers Nog everything he’s ever wanted: respect, rank, and some semblance of power, in exchange for his unquestioning obedience when the utterly impossible plan goes swiftly sideways. Gee, who’da thunk?

And you find that impressive? The Dominion War sure brings out the worst in a lot of people. Sisko commits some war crimes. O’Brien is typically racist about the Jem’Hadar. And Nog starts to fancy himself a soldier, bent on killing the enemy. In “The Siege of AR-558,” he blatantly admires the Ketracel-white tubes that Reese has collected as war trophies, and Quark is all of us, displaying utter disgust at this.

You don’t come into my club and start hitting customers While we totally get that recovery from the loss of his leg is a struggle, that’s no excuse for how Nog treats his friends in “It’s Only a Paper Moon.” Living in a holodeck starts off as a way to not only avoid the people he thinks are staring at him, but to avoid helping himself get better through therapy and rehabilitation. And when Jake visits, Nog is rude to Jake’s date, and then outright attacks Jake in the middle of Vic’s set. Pally!

— You’ve got a deal! That’s the end of the Ferengi spotlights (for now?), but we’ve got more great DS9 recurring characters to examine for the next couple weeks, so make sure you’re following along here. We’re also still plodding through the Xindi arc over on our watchthrough of Enterprise, so join us on SoundCloud or wherever you get your podcasts, and hail us over on Facebook and Twitter. Now say it with me: self-stealing stem– dammit!

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✦ Nome do personagem: Jacob Park. ✦ Faceclaim e função: Jungwoo - NCT. ✦ Data de nascimento: 26/04/1998. ✦ Idade: 25 anos. ✦ Gênero e pronomes: Masculino, ele/dele. ✦ Nacionalidade e etnia: Austrália, sul-coreano. ✦ Qualidades: Generoso, calmo e prestativo. ✦ Defeitos: Tímido, controlador e distraído. ✦ Moradia: Tártaros. ✦ Ocupação: Professor na Divine Children's Academy. ✦ Twitter: @TT98JP ✦ Preferência de plot: ANGST, CRACK, FLUFFY, HOSTILITY, ROMANCE, SMUT. ✦ Char como condômino: Muito calmo, muito silencioso, muito prestativo. Jake é do tipo que gosta de passar despercebido, mas ajuda todo mundo que pode. Provavelmente pode ser visto carregando as compras de alguma idosa do condomínio com frequência.

Biografia:

O que falar de mim?

Bom, papai veio da Coreia do Sul pra Austrália para dar aula na Universidade de Sydney. Mamãe não sabia que estava grávida de mim e eu acabei nascendo na Austrália.

Papai estuda biologia e tem especialização em animais marinhos, ajudou bastante a evoluir o programa de estudos ambientais na universidade. Tá sempre falando de aquecimento global, animais em extinção e coisas assim.

Já a mamãe ama fazer comida e cuidar da gente. Não sei se foi algo que ela acha que tem que fazer, mas ela sempre parece feliz. Ela cuida muito bem do papai e eu amo ver os dois dançando na cozinha em momentos aleatórios.

Quando eu nasci a mamãe conta que o papai ficou muito feliz, que dormia comigo todos os dias e cuidava de mim sempre que estava de folga da universidade. Ele até pegou menos matérias por um tempo.

Mas ser o único coreano na minha escola não foi muito divertido. Quando você é muito criancinha ninguém liga, mas quando eu fiz uns 10 ou 11 anos eu não tinha mais tantos amigos. Eu não era bom em esportes, eu era bom em matemática. Então isso dificultou ainda mais.

Quando eu fui para o ensino médio as coisas melhoraram bastante, agora tinham pessoas diferentes e eu consegui conhecer mais pessoas que tinham vindo da Ásia ou tinham pais asiáticos e eu consegui me sentir mais incluído.

Conheci mais pessoas como eu, fiz amigos e pude aproveitar melhor a escola. Ter matérias específicas também me ajudou e eu pude me desenvolver melhor. O meu ensino médio foi tão bom que eu fui aceito em várias universidades.

Aí eu acabei me mudando para Melbourne. Passei para o curso de Matemática na Universidade de Melbourne. E talvez essa não tenha sido a melhor das decisões que eu tomei na minha vida. O curso foi muito difícil e eu quase desisti. Mas eu lembrava do que eu passei na infância e queria ajudar as crianças.

Me formei em 2021 e voltei para Sidney. Meu pai me ajudou a entrar no programa de pós graduação e eu comecei o mestrado em pedagogia, fui indicado por um professor da faculdade para dar aula na Escola Pública na cidade mesmo. Fiquei dois anos como professor ali até que minha avó faleceu na Coreia do Sul.

Viemos a família toda de volta para a Coreia resolver as questões do velório e herança. Todas as coisas foram vendidas e meus pais resolveram comprar uma casa em um condomínio em Seoul. Eu acabei indo morar com eles enquanto penso se volto pra Austrália ou se fico na Coreia do Sul mesmo.

Por sorte tem uma escola no condomínio e eu consegui uma vaga como professor. E eu estou gostando muito de dar aula para as crianças de quatro anos, me divirto demais. Estou tentando transferir o meu mestrado para Seoul enquanto vou me organizando para ter mais estabilidade e sair da casa dos meus pais.

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Jake: Ah! Ti prego, non ucciderci! Ti prego, ti prego, non ucciderci! Lo sai che ti amo, baby! Non ti volevo lasciare! Non è stata colpa mia! Ex-fidanzata di Jake: Che bugiardo schifoso! Credi di riuscire a cavartela così? Dopo avermi tradito? Jake: Non ti ho tradito. Dico sul serio. Ero... rimasto senza benzina. Avevo una gomma a terra. Non avevo i soldi per prendere il taxi. La tintoria non mi aveva portato il tight. C'era il funerale di mia madre! Era crollata la casa! C'è stato un terremoto! Una tremenda inondazione! Le cavallette! Non è stata colpa mia! Lo giuro su Dio!" - The Blues Brothers - (1980) John Adam Belushi nasceva il 24 gennaio 1949

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The Hunt I

Scheda informativa

Titolo completo: The Hunt I - Che la caccia abbia inizio Autore: Charlie Moon Editore: Sonzogno Prima edizione: giugno 2023 Pagine: 234 Prezzo: € 18,90

Trama

Builth Wells, Galles. A prima vista, sembrerebbe un ordinario ballo d’inverno: adolescenti in abiti eleganti, musica di dubbio gusto e l’atteso lento da condividere con la crush di turno. Charlie vorrebbe evitare tutto ciò, non sapendo come confessare a Tom che non potrà mai innamorarsi di lui, né recuperare il rapporto con Lance e Jake, un tempo suoi migliori amici, ora quasi estranei. Ma quando, al ballo, Charlie incontra per caso Hailee, tutti i ricordi riaffiorano e il suo cuore torna a battere per lei. E proprio quando le incomprensioni e le tensioni irrisolte sono sul punto di esplodere, succede il peggio: tre misteriosi sconosciuti tentano di rapire Jasmine, la sorella di Jake. Nell’impeto della lotta per cercare di salvarla, uno dei ragazzi scopre di potersi trasformare in un animale totem, acquisendo straordinarie capacità sensoriali. Ma da dove derivano questi poteri? Per risalire all’unicità, Charlie e i suoi amici dovranno scavare nel loro passato per imparare a conoscersi e ad accettarsi, preparandosi così ad affrontare una battaglia che affonda le radici nella notte dei tempi e li riguarda molto da vicino.

Recensione

È il secondo libro uscito, e che leggo, della content creator Charlie Moon, che “nata” nel mondo YouTube gaming ha sempre dimostrato una grande passione per il raccontare storie: chi era lì allora, a guardare i suoi video di Minecraft, può ben ricordare che il suo giocare sul gioco a cubetti della Mojang andava oltre il semplice “giocare”. Charlie Moon costruiva mondi, e ne viveva avventure al loro interno.

Ed è quello che ha fatto anche con il primo volume di questa trilogia fresca di scrittura, che racconta di un periodo invernale facendo il possibile per rinfrescare il lettore nella calda estate della sua uscita. È un libro che va oltre la sua trama, narrando temi attuali e di dibattito pubblico, dalla lotta per il riconoscimento dei diritti della comunità LGBTQIAPK+ — su cui il primo libro di Charlie Moon, Dicono di noi, è incentrato — ai temi di rispetto e sostenibilità ambientale.

Così come la natura ci ha creato, allo stesso modo ci distruggerà.

La natura è al centro della narrazione di The Hunt I fin dalle prime pagine del libro, dove i sei protagonisti — Charlie, Jasmine, Jake, Tom, Lance e Hailee — si ritrovano a giocare insieme durante l’estate, in quella che è un’infanzia fatta di fantasia e magia come tutti i bambini dovrebbero avere.

[...] Sorrido di rimando, pensando che non ha idea di cosa mi stia passando per la testa in questo momento. Mentre lo guardo uscire dalla biblioteca, penso che nemmeno io so cosa gli stia passando per la testa. [...] O forse vuole semplicemente smetterla di cercare di essere la persona che gli altri si aspettano che sia. [...] Chissà se agli altri capita mai di sentirsi come la neve a settembre. [...] Noi esseri umani viviamo nella convinzione che esista solo ciò che vediamo. Ci è stato insegnato che è la luce che dà forma al mondo. Nonostante tutto, ci interroghiamo spesso su cosa si nasconda nel buio. [...]

È una storia in cui emerge l’interrogazione dell’essere umano rispetto a quello che fa e a quello che pensa, aprendo il libro dei perché senza però trovare le risposte alle numerose domande che, prima o poi, tutti si fanno. È, però, anche l’introduzione a tutte le risposte che, molto probabilmente, seguiranno nei prossimi due libri della trilogia, che daranno un’interpretazione, un punto di vista, una visione del mondo per rispondere alle tante domande che l’essere umano si pone. Perché esistiamo? Perché siamo al mondo? Qual è il nostro scopo? 

The Hunt I è anche un libro di crescita personale. La protagonista, un’adolescente, è alla ricerca della sua strada. Nel libro la crescita personale è posta sotto una chiave magica, con una trasformazione alla lettera: ma chi può negare che, nella vita, le persone si trasformano per davvero? Charlie, in questo primo capitolo della sua avventura, se ne rende conto: passando per le difficoltà, e per il timore di non essere utile, si interroga sul modo giusto di reagire quando la vita prende una piega che va oltre tutto quello che è stato sempre insegnato. E non è forse il capire che, crescere, è una cosa bella? Che non riguarda solo l’avere sempre più responsabilità?

Ed è anche una storia di amicizia. Di come le amicizie, a volte, possono disfarsi con il tempo, ma anche di come le stesse amicizie possono sopravvivere a lungo, anche se ci si perde di vista per lungo tempo.

Dal punto di vista della scrittura, c’è da considerare che scrivere un buon fantasy è difficile, in quanto è complessa la creazione di un mondo che riesce a stare in piedi. Il fatto che si tratti anche di un urban ha facilitato l’autorə nel non creare un mondo da zero, posizionandosi in una località gallese, ricca di leggende druidiche, che ben si adatta alla realtà del suo libro. Ottima è la ricerca sulle capacità degli animali, e come queste sono diventate i superpoteri dei sei protagonisti. Ben fatto, anche se abbastanza superficiale, probabilmente dovuto a una visione “da esternə”, è l’inserimento di elementi che richiamano la popolazione studentesca e la cultura nerd della reale Builth Wells. Seppure parla a ragazzə giovanə nel loro stesso linguaggio, non è invece ottimale l’utilizzo dei numerosi intercalari volgari usati dai personaggi come espressioni di rabbia o stupore, dimostrando una poca ricercatezza nel lessico utilizzato.

Questo non significa che l’ignoranza sia da condannare.

La trama si svolge abbastanza linearmente, anche se è possibile intuire prima della conclusione chi è l’eroe, chi è la principessa da salvare e chi è il cattivo. È ottima, inoltre, la cura dei dettagli nelle scene di combattimento. In alcuni punti, invece, non ci si trova del tutto coerenti con il tempo cronologico degli avvenimenti, un errore comunque comune tra gli autori di fantasy, e che un autorə urban fantasy alle prime armi può solo migliorare con l’esperienza.

Perché finché ci sarà una luna a cui ululare, nessuno scriverà la parola fine.

Questo primo volume della trilogia The Hunt, dunque, si conclude mettendo le basi per lo svolgimento dell’avventura sovrannaturale dei sei protagonisti, lasciando nella mente del lettore una sola domanda: e ora?

La parola scoiattolo è contenuta 12 volte all’interno del primo volume. Seguite lo scoiattolo!

Valutazione

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Dicono di noi, Sonzogno, 2019

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Nome do personagem: Kang Jaehwan. Faceclaim: DPR Ian - Solista. Nascimento: 20/04/1988. Nacionalidade e etnia: Australiano, coreano. Ocupação: Músico e DJ na Sinkhole. Bairro: Daepo-dong.

TW na bio: Agressão, relacionamento abusivo, álcool e drogas.

BIOGRAFIA

Aparentemente nascer em uma família disfuncional, te torna um adulto disfuncional. Sendo o mais velho de outras cinco irmãs, Jaehwan precisou ser meio que um segundo pai para elas, até porque o pai mesmo não passava de um bêbado qualquer que só aparecia no apartamento para dormir e bater na esposa e nos filhos.

Os pais de Jaehwan decidiram sair da Coreia do Sul para dar uma chance àquilo que chamavam de “sonho americano”, mas que não era nada mais do que um pesadelo. O patriarca, Jaechan, não deixava que a mãe da família trabalhasse, afirmando que o único trabalho digno para uma mulher fiel era ficar em casa cuidando do filho, que até então era um só. Em pouco menos de dois anos a queda foi brusca, além do inimaginável. Ninguém ali falava um inglês decente e Jaechan vivia pulando de emprego em emprego, cada um pior que o outro onde o pagamento mal dava para o básico do mês, durando o máximo para pagar o aluguel do apartamento minúsculo que viviam e comprar algumas fraldas descartáveis e um pouco de comida.

No começo, não era tão disfuncional assim. Sua mãe dizia que ainda existia um pouco de amor ali, que Jaechan se importava com ela e com o filho, mas a instabilidade dos empregos e a dificuldade de se adaptarem ao idioma e ao novo país, levou ao alcoolismo, abuso, envolvimento com pessoas “barra pesada”, como ela costumava dizer. Não existiam brigas nem discussões, mas era sempre um clima muito pesado e, com Jaehwan maior, ele conseguia entender mais ou menos o que acontecia. A adaptação para ele não foi tão difícil já que o seu idioma nativo era o inglês, graças à uma vizinha de porta que mexeu alguns pauzinhos para ele conseguir ir para a escola onde, assim como a sua casa, não era um mar de rosas. Era um dos poucos “estrangeiros” da instituição, parte da minoria asiática que era o fundo da cadeia alimentar. Aqueles que sofriam bullying, praticavam com ele e mais uns dois gatos pingados que nem a direção da escola se importava.

Já que tudo que é ruim pode e vai piorar, Jaehwan não era mais filho único. A primeira bebê veio, criando algumas dívidas hospitalares já que não tinham um puto no bolso para pagar e piorando em 100% a estrutura da família. Logo, mais algumas filhas vinham, contabilizando o total de cinco meninas. Jaehwan e cinco meninas. Ao nascimento da última, em 2003, Jaehwan tinha apenas 11 anos e a responsabilidade de ter que agir como um pai era esgotante. Além de ter que aguentar mil desaforos em casa, na escola era a mesma merda. Os únicos amigos que tinha, se é que dá pra chamar de amigos, eram bem mais velhos do que ele que insistiam em o chamar de Jake porque, segundo eles, Jaehwan era um nome muito complicado. Enquanto Jaehwan tinha seus doze anos de idade, o mais novo daqueles amigos já estava com 15 e o mais velho passava dos 18. Bom, pelo menos ele não estava mais tão sozinho… Né?

Na medida em que os anos passavam, seu caminho era trilhado de uma forma que sua mãe jamais desejou. Com apenas 15 anos, largou a escola, se envolveu com bebidas, drogas, brigas com qualquer um que cruzasse seu caminho e principalmente com o pai que o batia como se fosse um cumprimento. E, claro, Jaehwan revidava.

A família Kang estava atolada em dívidas hospitalares e não demorou até que a assistência social tirasse a guarda das crianças. Jaehwan não iria pra um abrigo, nem fodendo. Então encontrou solução indo para as cidades vizinhas e deu o seu jeito lá. Conheceu algumas pessoas de confiança duvidável, mas que o introduziram à música, como um auxiliar de palco e a sua função era guardar os instrumentos, marcar os shows e fazer a divulgação, em troca de cama, comida e roupa lavada — e algumas vezes até o ensinavam a tocar uma música ou outra ao ponto de ter conseguido fazer algumas participações nesses shows. Como se estivesse ressurgindo de todo o inferno, Jaehwan também passou a compor e a vender as letras, o que o ajudou a juntar uma graninha. Depois de alguns anos, com quase dezoito, tinha conseguido uma certa quantia de dinheiro e decidiu voltar para a Coreia do Sul.

O ano era 2010, pela internet havia conseguido contatar uma irmã de sua mãe e acabaram se reencontrando. Jaehwan não era mais o delinquente que era um tempo atrás. Bem, não era tanto. Ainda bebia, fumava, brigava, mas tudo na medida certa. Ele e sua tia se davam muito bem, surpreendentemente bem para duas pessoas que nunca tinham se visto na vida, mas ela dizia ser tão doida quanto ele na sua época de adolescente, o que era um assunto em comum que tinham para botar em dia.

Jaehwan voltou a se apresentar em algumas casas de show ali em Seul, fazendo o seu nome pouco a pouco e com muita dificuldade, já que um moleque que nem 20 anos havia completado direito não passava credibilidade nenhuma. Junto disso, trabalhava com qualquer coisa que lhe aparecesse pela frente, juntando toda a grana que ganhava.

Nesses shows que fazia, acabou conhecendo uma mulher, Nari, com quem futuramente tentou construir algum tipo de relação. Eles acabaram indo morar juntos depois de alguns meses “namorando” e também porque Nari estava grávida. Era estranho. Ele gostava dela, mas não a amava. Na verdade, odiava a ideia de acordar todos os dias com aquela pessoa do seu lado e ter que tirar forças para aguentar o estresse que seria. Nari era instável demais. Alcóolatra ao ponto do café da manhã ser uma torrada e um shot de vodka. Viciada em remédios ao ponto de tomar remédios para dormir para se manter acordada. Agressiva ao ponto de bater em Jaehwan a troco de nada. E infiel ao ponto de levar outros caras para o apartamento deles sem se importar se namorado estaria lá ou não. E, para melhorar, ela fazia tudo isso estando grávida da filha deles. E Jaehwan, por sua vez, se mantinha naquele inferno pela filha.

Por sorte, em 2014, Hayoon nasceu sem sequelas além de uma bronquite grave que lhe rendeu alguns meses na UTI neonatal, onde Jaehwan passava seus dias e noites, sem imaginar que logo no dia da alta Nari fugiria com a bebê. Desde então, Jaehwan luta na justiça para que tivesse, pelo menos, um fim de semana com a filha, o que era sempre negado e o combinado se mantinha em 15 minutos por dia com visita assistida pela mãe instável. Não, Nari não tinha mudado nada, pelo menos não para melhor.

Na tentativa de ter uma vida um pouco melhor para, quem sabe, o juiz ficar um pouco do seu lado, Jaehwan decidiu se mudar para Sokcho por convite de um amigo e acabaram dividindo a casa por um tempo até que conseguisse um lugar próprio. Ainda vivia de música, vendendo composições e se apresentando, com isso conseguindo um horário fixo como DJ no Sinkhole logo que havia chegado ali na cidade. Era uma boa oportunidade para tocar músicas da sua própria autoria e, claro, tinha que aproveitar a chance. Sua vida profissional não era tão bem vista diante do júri, mas pelo menos estava fazendo a sua parte e o máximo que conseguia para ter uma boa estabilidade financeira e, quem sabe assim, construir uma relação boa com a filha que não fosse baseada apenas em mandar dinheiro toda semana.

OOC: +18. Temas de interesse: Friendship, angst, crack, fluff, violence. TW: Transtorno alimentar.

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A ponte de ferro

Eu nunca passei por ela mas eu sei o que representa pra mim. No interior do Rio Grande do Sul essa ponte em 2009 mostrou uma mudança, há aqueles que se jogaram dela e tem aqueles que passaram pro outro lado. Ainda quero ter a chance de poder andar sobre a ponte de ferro ouvindo bob dylan ou jake bugg de qualquer forma só existe duas escolhas, atravessar ou se jogar.