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Inktober2023 Day 25 Dangerous

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[zuko-always-lies]

Ashes of the Academy First Impressions Review

Non-Spoiler version: I didn't like it, and if you're looking for good Azula content or good young! Dangerous Ladies content, you should look elsewhere. And if you are looking for Maiko content, that's pretty limited at best.

However, if you are looking for more fiction that sabotages its own themes by demonizing little! Azula, you are in luck!

Spoilers under the cut:

As always, ATLA media is so dedicated to demonizing Azula that it undermines it's own themes. The supposed theme of the comic is that the Fire Nation Royal Academy for Girls corrupts the youth and teaches them to be violent, cruel, and mean. Supposedly Ursa believes that the Royal Academy might have been the point where Azula "started to go wrong."

Yet the actual comic has several flashbacks to young Azula, and she's depicted as having been mean and cruel and entirely awful from the start of her attendance there. Hicks could have depicted a progression, where Azula becomes progressively worse as a person the more time she spends in the academy, but she choose not to. Moreover, some of the casual cruelty Azula does feels more Zuko-like than anything else. It's not impossible to imagine Azula doing everything she does, but some of it feels more like stuff Zuko would do.

As always, every demonized depiction of little Azula adds to the "Azula problem," where she's somehow a much better person at 14 than she was at 8, despite only having entirely negative influences over the past six years. Given Azula was apparently already totally awful from the moment she stepped into the Academy, maybe Ursa was the real bad influence on Azula!

Moving beyond that, another way Hicks undermines the themes of the comic is through the depiction of little Mai. Hicks could have depicted little Mai as someone who became a worse person under the influence of the academy and did things that grown up! Mai now regrets, but she didn't. Apparently Mai is entirely immune to all the corruption the Academy imposes and is, of course, "inherently good."

Mai of course is entirely good, entirely anti-imperialist, and entirely against the bad practices of the academy from the start. Better writing might have Mai start out fairly indifferent about it all but gradually turn against the Academy as she sees it's practices from a different viewpoint and realizes that what it put her and her friends through was cruel and wrong, but this is the Avatar comics. Mai can't have learning experiences where she learns to be a better person, since Mai was always a good person the whole time.

A few months ago, I posted that any depiction of Azula and Mai at the Academy needs to explain why they became friends. The good news is that Ashes of the Academy offers an explanation. The bad news is that it sucks:

Mai's father pushed Mai to become friends with Azula for their family's political advantage, but Mai didn't want to since Azula was so, so, so very mean, but Mai's father was persistent, so Mai eventually gave in and agreed to it. And Mai got Azula to like her by showing off her knifethrowing skills (OK, that actually sounds like something which could have happened).

Mai thus was an entirely false friend to Azula from the start, only pretending to like her for her father's political ambitions. Why Azula never noticed this, despite going to an Academy which encouraged people to be paranoid about their best friends, is a too sophisticated question for this comic. And of course "spending a decade pretending to be friends with someone I hate so my dad can get more power" is not something that canon Mai, who transparently couldn't give a rats ass about his ambitions, would do.

Of course, this does raise the question if Zuko and Ty Lee should be on the lookout for Mai being a false friend to them. After all, I'm sure Ukano pushed to Mai to seduce Zuko...And if Mai is willing to put up with two of her biggest relationships in her life being entirely fake, who's to say she wasn't only pretending to be Ty Lee's friend out of convenience? After all, we know she disliked Ty Lee girliness, but maybe Mai was willing to put up with it in exchange for having a chi-blocker on her side if she needed it.

Now, moving beyond Mai and Azula, the other aspects of the comic are just pretty uninteresting. I know a lot people were baited into buying it for the Maiko, but there's barely any Maiko in it, and their relationship struggles are definitely not resolved at all. The weirdest thing is Zuko telling the Headmistress that Mai will be a teacher at the Academy before he's bothered asking Mai. That's kind of an asshole move, to be honest.

I don't remember how Smoke and Shadow depicted Michi, and I'm not going to bother looking it up, but she's oddly warm toward Mai here, both in the flashbacks and in the present. It really seems like Hicks missed the point of what the cartoon said about her.

Kiyi and her friend have a pretty boring role which doesn't really drive the plot of the comic at all, and they don't get to do anything interesting. Better writing would have Kiyi begin to be corrupted by the continued awful practices of the academy, but this is the Avatar comics.

The headmistresses conversion to good felt distinctly unearned and unrealistic, but I suppose she's not Azula, so she was always inherently good.

I wasn't expecting any of the political stuff to be good, and it wasn't. All the Fire Nation elite families apparently hate everything Zuko is doing, which is fair and unrealistic. Why they haven't just slit his throat in his sleep is unexplained.

The evil old headmistress felt like an entirely unnecessary plot element, added only so the comic could get a fight scene. The Dai Li who for some reason work for her also felt very unnecessary. If they want Azula to become Firelord, shouldn't they have been putting their effort into assassinating Zuko?

These Dai Li were depicted as still being completely loyal to Azula, despite not having seen her for many years. A better written and more interesting work of fiction might raise the question of what Azula's ability to create durable, lasting loyalty in people she barely touched says about her as a person, but this is the Avatar comics.

About the only thing I liked is Ty Lee. She had a brief appearance at the end of the comic, solely in the present, and she actually felt like she was mostly in character, including through violating Mai's personal space against her wishes. A much, much better writer might have had Mai remember how Azula was careful not to do that, but this is the Avatar comics, and we got to keep our expectations low.

[mrrwsoup]

boyfriend ocs!!

Going to give each of his ocs a little introduction so there's more context into each of them! Also here's his toyhouse you can see more of his art and characters

Mamba

buried alive for his indiscretions, incidentally dug up and blackmailed into becoming a graverobbing accomplice

involved with Dirge

Jackson

career thief with amnesia and multiple bionic prosthetics. invasive...

involved with Micajah

Elias

calistoga importing co. vice president. suave and sadistic

involved with Rueben

Westley

dominating ceo of calistoga importing co.

involved with Kryl

Ruckus

sexy vampire....owns a record store

involved with Jules

Zero

mall goth knifethrower in crime circus, comes across creepy but is actually quite softhearted

involved with Nova

Morrigan

popstar diva that (almost) always gets what he wants

involved with Trinity

Rowdy

socialite and hardworking secretary for calistoga importing co

involved with Midas

Blythe

former model, now a costume designer for the circus

involved with Meyer

Valentine

dedicated little priest who catches the attention of a demon

alternatively in modern au, guardian angel who gets pulled down from heaven to serve the rituals of an aspiring black metal artist and occultist

involved with Silas

Julian

cultured victorian gentleman and heir, killed in an accident and becomes a demon

involved with Cyril

Hutch

elegant alpha male of a longwithstanding pack

involved with Kaan

Doll

surgically altered to become the perfect wife

involved with Wolf

[wainwrightjakobshammerlock]

hammerlock does some knifethrowing in bl2

bl4 gives us these throwing knife grenades which look very jakobs

...what if wainwright loved him to the point of invention

[cringefail-clown]

at last, where doing it man where MAKING THIS HAPPEN

cringes jakehal fic rec list

just so were clear: some of the fics are unfinished, and havent been updated in a while. leaving a comment to let the author know that youre reading and youre enjoying it is fine, but dont be a bag of dicks and harass them over when the new chapter will be up. have some decency or else ill be inside your walls.

Heart by fawn_writes || rated T || 1/1 || 663 words - man its so good. short and sweet. jake comes by to witness the construction of hals new body while also reminiscing about the times he fought brobot and his untimely demise. a good sparkling of body worship. "Everything will be normal. They’ll manage to keep it normal. After all, Jake has enough of his own heart to share." - fuck, that lines so effervescent.

What he needs by fawn_writes || rated M || 1/1 || 1259 words - another banger from the same author. they be doing the horizontal tango, but nothings too graphic. healthy serving of body worship from jakes perspective, as well as his internal struggle with his apparent robotic attraction.

Dead Weight by squirtgunplay || rated M || 5/9 || 27337 words - oh that fic. oh my god. love me some zombie apocalypse au with existential horror sprinkled on top. hal and dirk are twins but with a twist in this one. theres mystery. theres injuries that make you incapable of moving around. theres ship of theseus discussion. its nourishing. its beautiful. jake and hals banter in this one is fucking amazing, and the author captures their characters so well. the relationship between hal and dirk is also very fucking good and heartwrenching and just ugh. stellar writing, the forth wall break made me laugh out loud, hal gets called a security camera (derogatory). theres graphic depictions of violence, so beware of the tags.

Tennessee Whiskey & You by MistLaFey || rated T || 5/? || 12217 words - major character death and graphic depictions of violence tagged, so beware and read the tags. no-sburb au. dirk fucking dies (its in the fic description so i dont feel like its a spoiler). beautiful exploration of grief, unhealthy coping mechanisms and trying to get back into the normal life when theres a big part of it suddenly missing. hal and dirk are twins. jake is not doing well. hal is also not doing well, but pretending he is. its heartbreaking and some scenes made my chest hurt. very good fic and i dont understand why it doesnt get more love. it deserves it. go read it, even just for the funeral scene, i got teary-eyed over it.

seconds by squirtgunplay || rated E || 2/2 || 18698 words - graphic depictions of violence and its no joke, presidential alert the girls are fightinnn!! but its also so funny and the authors so funny and its also really hot! no sburb au, hals a human and dirks twin. he gets kidnapped by a craigslist hitman jake who mistakes him for dirk. the banter is top game in this one. hal cant keep his mouth shut even in life or death situation. jakes a dork, but hes a deadly dork, and also cant keep his mouth shut about his personal problems. theres fistfighting and knifethrowing and hal gets a weapon put to his head at least twice and he thinks its pretty damn hot. theres banging in second chapter. what more can i say to sell you on this one. the characters are on point, the action is tense but its also written in a cheeky, fun way, smut is good, a npc gets unsubscribed from life. amazing fic, 10/10, will read it again.

I Think Therefore I AR by Taxi_Boy || rated T || 25/? || 30417 words - im saving the best for last. major character death. hal has to start the game and get his friends into the medium while dirk is missing, while also pretending to be dirk as to not raise their suspicions. im not going to say anymore about the plot, you just have to go and read the fic. genuinely my favourite jakehal - and homestuck in general - fic of all time. i love caliborn in this one. i cant wait to see what the author has cooked up for us in the future. its plainly genious.

these are only ao3 fics as i have no clue how tf you search other fanfic sites for a specific ship, but if you have any other recommendations feel free to add them onto this post! we all need some good jakehal fic recs in these trying times!

[y7le]

Intro Post 🫶

Hi i’m Yule! Im 18 and I’m bigender, bisexual and autistic.

I enjoy drawings, knifethrowing, music, writing.

+ My special interest is bunnies ^^

[lynns-bonkle-blog]

And now, a list of videogame weapons that I personally believe the Vortixx would have made Matoran Universe equivalents of.

Warning: long.

The Saints Row IV knifethrower (basically a slow-firing minigun that fires knives).

The Gutterball from Brigador (a mortar that fires what are essentially bowling ball-sized spheres made of solid metal).

The Smartgun from Hard Reset (shoots homing energy-spheres that travel through walls, objects and even living things until they hit their target).

The Napalm Launcher from Postal 2 (specifically the alt-fire; shoots a bouncing canister that pours a flaming liquid everywhere).

The Synchronicity Gauntlet and/or Solar/Lunar Armlet from Zeno Clash 2 (allows the user to link two enemies together to damage them at the same time, and harness the power of the sun or moon into a beam for combat and puzzle-solving purposes, respectively).

The Cannon from Serious Sam (shoots gigantic cannonballs that plow through opponents, and can be charged for more distance and power).

The Laser Welder from Viscera Cleanup Detail (shoots a big laser, which becomes a dangerous heat-beam if fired for too long).

The Temblor from Brigador (an "acoustic laser" that vapourises rock by vibrating it intensely, with the effects you'd expect if used on a human).

Literally any of the projectile weapons from Rise Of The Triad (mostly increasingly-silly rocket launchers, as well as a magic baseball bat and a wizard staff).

The Penetrator from F.E.A.R (combat-issue nailgun).

The Penetrator from Saints Row: The Third (though probably only after going to Spherus Magna 😉)

Every single potential weapon and stat combo from Nightmare Reaper (which almost certainly includes overlap with at least one of the things on this list).

The lasers from Insaniquarium (they appear to only work on those the user designates as an enemy).

Every "weapon" (by which I mean tactical tailoring tool) from Fashion Police Squad.

The Radar Range from Bioshock Infinite's DLC (a handheld microwave that can be used as a radiation gun).

The hacking gun from Bioshock 2 (allows the user to remotely hack things using darts).

The GEP Gun from Deus Ex (very big rocket-launcher).

The Unmaykr from Doom Eternal (an inorganic laser that fires three beam).

The Unmaker from Doom 64 (a semi-organic laser that can be upgraded to fire more beams).

The GLOO Gun from Prey (2017) (cannon that fires instantly-hardening adhesive foam to fix leaks, trap targets, extinguish fire etc.).

The Leech Gun from Prey (2006) (a gun that can "leech" elemental energy from different wall ports, turning it into a plasma-rifle, a freezethrower, a lightning-gun and a giant solar laser).

The Vampire SMG and Shotgun from Necrovision (literally just a normal SMG and shotgun but they look like this and this, respectively).

The Telefragger from Turbo Overkill (a sniper-rifle that allows the wielder to instantly teleport into a target, obliterating them).

The Bolt ACR from Cruelty Squad (fires blue clouds of radiation that can phase through walls and cannot kill people who are dead, no I won't explain what I mean by that)

[dragongodryss]

Introduction, I guess?

Saw that a lot of people have these, so yeah.

I'm Ryss. I write for the Fairy Tail fandom and draw sometimes. My main ship is Stingue, but RoRay (RoguexGray) is a fun crack ship (It works surprisingly well)

Once in a while I'll do something Nevermore or Legend of Drizzt related.

Willing to Beta Read Fairy Tail fics (preferably not smut though) and I do take art requests.

I also post bits and pieces of original stories. Current ones include:

The Zurkhwood Shadow: Five Drow running a bar. A bit whumpy, so steer clear if you don't like that. (Being Revamped: Tagged under Zurkhwood Shadow now. More than a bit whumpy now.) Masterlist

Down the Ashen Roads: Fantasy anthology. Featuring an autistic knifethrower who stumbles his way into becoming public enemy number one, a planeshifting pyromancer on a quest to collect as many abandonment issues as possible and a demigod who becomes public enemy number two because she tried to be a slightly better person.

(Can you tell which one is my favorite?)

More than happy to answer questions about my stories and my OTP.

[vita-fanfics]

Definitive roles from my The House in which x Dark Woods circus AU:

Ralph: Circus owner

Beauty: Deformed diva

Blind: Blind knifethrower

Shadow and Vulture: The "two headed man"

Mermaid: "The siren"

Rat and Hunchback: Beast tamers

Tabaki: Fortune teller

Ginger and Red: Contorsionists

Sphinx: Blind's assistant

Macedonski: "fallen angel"

Chimera: Fire-breathing girl

Black: Ralph's son, Circus security

Fly: Ralph's daughter, Brainwashed and used as bait to attract new kids to the circus

Smoker: Townsboy Who stumbles upon a pamphlet and decides to sneak out to see the circus.

[kittensnax]

whats your setup for indoor knifethrowing. wanna practice but dont wanna lose my whole deposit

Oh it's not good, I just cover up the holes I make in furniture with stickers though :3 please don't do it inside LOL

[timerevolt]

not me forgetting to write any of lulu's general human verses.

she has her general human verse where she was a street kid in philadelphia who lives in a punk house and works as a bartender, massure, and sex worker.

her circus human verse - where she was taken in off the streets by a traveling circus and was trained as a knifethrower and flame dancer.

i also have a verse - where a friend got her into only fans. which lifted her out of poverty - but she still tends to live minimally. more likely to spend her wealth on loved ones or those in need than herself.

i'll get more indepth on the card later. rip.

[official-osha]

Knifethrow

i swallow it expertly

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MAIN / ACTIVE. ( SEVERED FROM GUN & GAME-LORE. CONSIDERED MY OCs.  ) ›   𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗔 𝗙𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗦, first victim, final girl / johnny's captive. bio. ( main muse ! ) ›   𝗥𝗔𝗣𝗛𝗔𝗘𝗟 𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗟𝗢 𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗝𝗢-𝗢𝗦𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗢, maria's best friend. bio. ›   𝗔𝗡𝗔 𝗙𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗦, maria's younger sister. bio. ›   𝗟𝗨𝗗𝗔 𝗠𝗔𝗘 𝗛𝗘𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗧, the hewitt matriarch. bio. ›   𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗦 𝗕𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗡 𝗛𝗘𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗧, l.eatherface. bio. ›   𝗩𝗜𝗥𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗔 "𝗠𝗔𝗠𝗔 𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗬" 𝗟𝗬𝗡𝗡 𝗝𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗦, jesse's mother, basement mom. bio. ›   𝗡𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗬 𝗦𝗔𝗪𝗬𝗘𝗥, the sawyer matriarch. bio. ›   𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗦 𝗠𝗰𝗡𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗔, distant hewitt-sawyer cousin. bio. ›   𝗧𝗔𝗨𝗥𝗨��, bullriding champion, mentor of wyatt / casey (?). bio. ›   𝗪𝗬𝗔𝗧𝗧, knifethrowing competitor, bullriding champion in the making. bio.

REQUEST-ONLY. ( MISC. ) ›   𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗟𝗢𝗣𝗘 "𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗡𝗬" 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗚𝗟𝗔𝗗𝗘, connie's ( fcused ) hs ex-girlfriend. bio. ›   𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗟𝗔 𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗔 𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗝𝗢, di2. repurposed for tcsm alongside canon au. bio.

NPCs. ›   𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗞 "𝗥𝗘𝗗" 𝗝𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗦, virginia's husband. personal lore heavy. ›   𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗠𝗘𝗡 𝗙𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗦, maria & anas' mother. personal lore heavy. ›   𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗢𝗡 𝗙𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗦, maria & anas' father. personal lore heavy. ›   𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗟𝗧𝗢𝗡 "𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗟𝗜𝗘" / "𝗛𝗢𝗬𝗧" 𝗛𝗘𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗧, the asshole sheriff.