#nomad anon

[aangarchy]

You seem to know a lot about atla and what has been confirmed and fan theories and stuff! We know that flying bison shed quite a bit, but do you know if there's anything out there (canon, fanon, anything) about air nomad textiles from flying bison fur?

I'm pretty sure it's canon that airnomads use sky bison fur for their clothing, especially since it can get quite cold up on the mountains and the smallest benders can't quite control their own body temperature yet. They probably also sold garb made from bison fur on their travels. In Sozin and Roku's time a lot of fire nation nobles got very involved in the airnomad lifestyle and culture (which fuelled Sozin's hatred for the airnomads and ultimately resulted in his decision to commit genocide), i imagine they bought a bunch of fabrics and garments to really immerse themselves. I'm sure citizens from other nations that lived near the temples would often trade for bison fur fabric. I don't know if maybe there were specific breeds of bison, one with a more streamlined coat and one with a more woolly coat? Maybe they could have created wool out of it who knows!

One thing i do think is that bison fur is always harvested without harming the sky bison, probably an influx in bison clothing after spring, when they shed their winter coats. I don't see the airbenders slaughtering the bison for their materials, especially since they don't eat meat.

[wigglybunfish]

hi as a tibetan your art makes me so happy haha. thanks for taking the time to research our culture c: also if you don't mind me asking, how did chime get her scars? are they battle wounds?

hi anon!

oh holy bananapants I'm so honored??? Ever since I've started working on this story, besides the "heeheehoohoo yay indigenous ppl are so fuckin cool" dopamine injection, I've also been nervous thinking about "hey but what if I fuckup an aspect somehow without realizing it". It's a tricky trail to tread, so getting direct validation from a tibetan is as heartening as you think it is *screams into paper bag*

Researching your culture is super fun! I could look at pictures of different kinds of braids and clothing all day... and reading about all the tribes and their respective regions. (this article on hair is one of my favs)

On to the scar lore:

Chime gets her scar in an accident. She and one of her dads were on the run & taking cover from the war (same one that causes the nuclear winter). During all the chaos, they get cut off from each other by stray debris flung from the war zone. She tumbles down a tiny cliff and scrapes her cheek pretty bad. It is healed into a scar after she's rescued to a monastery.

(It would be cool if she gets it from a battle though... alas my girl is a baby teen at the time and only receives martial arts training after becoming a nun)

She also has a smaller, more subtle scar besides the one on her cheek. It's a cut through her left brow, which she's had since childhood.

that's pretty much the scar lore i have to offer at this time.

btw If you're comfortable in doing so, please poke me hard (read: send another ask or DM if you're up for it) when you spot anything and all things tibetan that's inaccurate! I try to get things right as much as possible, but I do get most of my info from online articles, movies, books, and videos by tibetan youtubers. I am but a taiwanese suburban kid that hasn't yet met a tibetan person physically + have a conversation with them, despite my efforts lol

mistakes are prone to happen, and I thirst for authentic lore as much as knowledge :)c

here's a baby chime. she's a bit scruffy hope u don't mind

[space-blue]

I saw your post about the Na'vi who live near volcanoes! (I loved it so much!) What examples do you have of their clothing? And what rites of passage do they have since making a bond with animals isn't a normal occurrence?

Anon, thank you so much!! I have the day off so I spent the afternoon doodling ideas for the Txepiva, half of them not even what you asked for lol

Here's the full sheet, which you can see in full size by opening in a new page.

Clothes :

Let's say they are mostly pastoralist nomads. They have an animal, an omnivorous creature that lives in small flocks of 20-30 members. They have a scaly/platted back and tail, but also tufts of heat resistant fibers close to a wool, just not nearly as compact. It's designed to keep them cool around the neck and chest.

Txepiva task young children with herding the flocks, making tsaheylu and often riding the flock's leading animal, leading them all by directing the one. They are used for meat, but also for their fibers, which are made into protective veils, as heat reflective as anything Na'vi can produce.

This made me think about masks (made of bone or worked leather) that would use glass lenses and veils made of that material to get extra close to lava. A Pandoran take on the protective suits we wear on earth.

I have had to honour of getting very close to a lava flow, and my experience is that when you're 20m away from it, it feels as hot and oppressive as when you're 1m away from a raging bonfire. If they need to get close, extra protection would help.

Masks could also have simple slits, though idk how much protection that would offer.

And since they can weave heat resistant fabric, but not everyone would get close to lava, you could also have more casual but still protective gear, mimicking Tuareg and other desert dwelling headgears and scarves. You could wrap the queue (tswin) inside of it and have it hidden from view. My adult Txepiva who aren't young herders or hunters have little use of their tswin outside of mating.

They would have access to a lot of precious stones. A lot of jewelry would be crafted there and be part of their main exports to other clans, alongside glass objects. Vials and glass rings would be particularly popular, as well as beads.

They'd import a lot of dyes and dried plant material in exchange. The one thing that is taboo for other clans though is metal.

That doesn't stop the Txepiva from using it for themselves, in earrings, worked plates, kuru clasps, brooches, etc. Copper is particularly easy to obtain around volcanic faults.

The other stone of choice is obsidian. I tried to give her white paint under her eyes instead of the black one I did on my original design.

But at the end of the day one of the most used materials in the clan is Bone. All warriors and scouts wear chains of vertebrae over their tswin. It's to prevent being easily killed by the queue being grasped and severed at the base.

The war chief, leader who takes charge of the clan whenever they face conflict or are readying an assault on another clan, tends to wear more flashy gear. This one collected vertebraes with a long neural spine :

The tswin and its bones are tied to his waist so they don't sway or get in his way. It's mostly ceremonial gear, I don't think he'd bedeck himself like this for war.

Didn't draw any shoes, but the Txepiva are occasional users of the stuff, especially on active volcanic plains.

Rites of Passage :

Not everyone is a warrior, so I assume they'd have different rites for different people.

Those who are warriors might be tasked to prepare their own kit to go on a quest of some sort. A raid to steal an animal, or to go deep into active lava flows to collect precious materials and prove themselves.

Or they might be cast out altogether for a whole year or more, young people forming roving bands from different clans who have to get along and conjoin their skills to survive. That feels a little extreme, though I've explored the idea of the ash people having a yearly meeting where most clans peacefully get together and trade, party, bang, and mate across clans to, you know, clean up that gene pool.

It being the moment roving bands return and have a ceremony accepting them as adults and able to join a mate and a new clan would be great. Another group of youth could be cast out at the end of that meeting, only to return in a year.

That has the advantage that it could include people whose main skill isn't hunting or killing, as they'd be just as valuable for a band's survival.

But otherwise I enjoy the idea of yuong people building a 'dowry' for themselves. It's not about mating at all, but to showcase their skills for the great meeting. Elders of all clans gather and inspect the ivory carvings, dyed weaved scarves, worked stones and jewels, or even the smithed blades and copper beads produced by this youth who claims to be an adult. They might prepare a single enormous project, or present a collection of wares.

If approved, then they would receive presents prepared for them by their friends and family ahead of time in a ceremony welcoming them as adults, and they'd be allowed to go trade all their hard work.

And that gathering place definitely has a fun-time tent for adults but also a massive complex of hot springs. It's a sacred place with a lot of growing soul trees where killing or fighting is completely forbidden.

You have to leave your clan's baggage at the metaphorical door.

They'd also have sport competitions and friendly matches, as well as conflict resolution.

OK going to shut up now because I think I could go on a little too long!!

[kyoshi-lesbians]

hi anon 👋 i'm not going to respond directly to that post (there's a lot there) but I will go into why I personally find ty lee & suki interesting!

the fun part of tysuki for me is that they would not get along at first. it would take time for both of them to trust each other and significant growth, especially for ty lee. (also, to note for this analysis, I interpret ty lee as having air nomad heritage and being aware of this in some way. that’s just sort of the base for any post-war imaginings I have for ty lee. an interpretation of their relationship where ty lee is not an air nomad is interesting for how it is a sort of microcosm of the decolonization and reconciliation that must take place after the war, but I won't delve into that.) what makes their dynamic compelling to me is suki’s justified distrust of ty lee and ty lee striving to become worthy of suki’s trust −  because she would respect suki, who leads the warriors with love and compassion and without competition, unlike any group ty lee has been part of before (including the circus, the cruelty of which we see through the eyes of appa). 

first step would be ty lee sincerely apologizing to suki for her role in the war. no matter the circumstances ty lee was operating under, she caused immense harm to the world and suki personally. ty lee may have earned the trust of the other warriors but suki wasn't there for that - that suki doesn't advocate to kick her out of the warriors is a testament to the level of trust between suki and her sister warriors, and probably the structure of decision making in the group as well (consensus or majority rule). 

but as an ongoing practice, ty lee would struggle to let her guard down around the leader of a powerful warrior group, while some honest vulnerability is a part of what suki would need to trust ty lee after the war. their skills and personalities complement each other, but only after they understand the logic the other operates under. 

as intelligent as ty lee is, as much as she can recognize and appreciate that the kyoshi warriors have a unique culture that is nothing like the fire nation, ty lee has been operating under (cultural) threat for her entire life in the fire nation and direct physical threat from azula for several years (childhood, with a break from her time in the circus, to being back under her thumb in more danger than ever.) her way of navigating the world wouldn’t completely change, but I do think it will take time, energy, and a lot of healing for ty lee to develop a ways of relating to people (other than mai) that are more emotionally honest and healthy.

but ty lee could. as a part of the warriors she would start using her people skills for group cohesion instead of solely her default state of personal protection (and, even more important to her, protection of mai). she starts to consciously consider it her social role/ responsibility within the warriors to manage the tense moments that come up in any large group −  even a tight knit, disciplined sisterhood like the kyoshi warriors. once suki recognizes ty lee is actively choosing to do this for the group, only then does she fully emotionally accept ty lee as one of the warriors. suki (to her own surprise) even starts to rely on ty lee's perceptiveness for group dynamics during difficult situations.

however to suki's dismay, ty lee can read her too, including when suki is struggling but not showing it for the sake of the other warriors. initially suki would be deeply uncomfortable with this, offended even when ty lee attempts to support suki personally (how dare she question suki's leadership? suki is fine. she's a teenager leading an elite warrior group while reconstructing her village, their island, other towns in the earth kingdom, providing advice to the fire lord to maintain world peace, she's fine, she even got a full 4 hours of sleep last night. she doesn't need ty lee telling her to take a nap while ty lee takes over leading afternoon training) but suki grows to accept the support, eventually recognizing that she has a responsibility to her girls to take care of herself.

I'm oscillating on whether they would develop a leader/second-in-command type dynamic. it's a role ty lee could slot into comfortably, hopefully now in a healthy way. either way, the work they go through to trust and understand each other would, i think, create something beautiful. 

and maybe, after some time (and a visit from aang) ty lee would open up about her heritage to suki. and suki, who as a kyoshi islander exists on the margins of the earth kingdom and whose home was destroyed by colonial powers, would understand. (this shared personal understanding is maybe the one thing that mai can't provide ty lee. and I think mai would recognize this and be grateful for the people in ty lee's life who can, like suki.)

ty lee wouldn't stay on kyoshi island forever… maybe a year or so before moving on to the most important mission for herself and the most meaningful she could do in the service of kyoshi: rebuilding the air nation with aang and her own family. but when she or suki need some rest or some fun, kyoshi island is just a bison ride away.

[fanfic-lover-girl]

So i've learned recently that monks universally (in the real world) do not.... make love? Anyway I feel like that should have maybe been taken into account with Air Nomad worldbuilding- like maybe not all the Air nomads have to be monks, necessarily, but those who choose to be can be. Or that Air nomads come from all around the world- an air nomad could come from fire nation non benders, or an earth bender and a fire bender, or a water bender and a non bender. But that isn't what happened is it

sorry if this is weird

I have very little knowledge of the culture and religion the air nomad monks were based on.

But anyway, the worldbuilding for the Air Nomads was super weak. I never cared much as a kid while watching it, especially since the air nomads were wiped out so I never thought about them beyond the genocide. But that actually sucks. A whole culture and people are wiped out and we never truly learn about the hole left behind. Bryke did the air nomads a disservice.

like maybe not all the Air nomads have to be monks, necessarily, but those who choose to be can be.

I agree! I don't understand why everyone has to be a monk. Maybe the prodigies or the most spiritual ones were taught in the temples while the rest of the airbenders had communal or nuclear families at the base of the mountains or something. It's highly suspicious that the air nomads have such a high bender rate as well.

[befuddled-calico-whump]

For t$$: What would be everyone's role in a zombie apocalypse?

I picture them all being a part of a community of survivors that have made a kind of peaceful life

Kaius would be aiding in the research to find a cure

Joy is in the armory (ofc), and manufactures bullets once supply starts running low

Jericho is with the medics most of the time, helping take care of patients and supporting Marla (who has more med knowledge)

Benji is a scavenger since he's good at sneaking around and can pick locks to find better supplies

Hunter is Benjis's partner for scav missions because he's more combat adept and keeps our boi safe

Vic and Sahota would be part of a raider group who come along to stir things up and ruin lives

[welcome-to-green-hills]

Do you think that Sonic Wachowski would love nature like his game counterpart? Game!sonic had a special knack for befriending small animals and enjoys being alone in the beauty of nature.

Ohmygoshyes! Yes, yes, yes, YES! They bond over rolling around in the grass and making flower crowns!❤️🥹❤️

[tohakumaru]

Reading the whole Impossible Nomad was an incredible experience so far. The best part is that I can't even describe what's so lovable about it. Honestly, it just makes me *feel* more than any piece of literature & media I've ever encountered. The writing is amazing.

I adore how there are aspects that aren't (or can't possibly be) explained. How the reader can't really pick out a logical explanation of anything, but that's the beauty of it. How the explanation is there's no explanation. This whole story altered my brain in a way, which I'm so grateful for. Texts like these make reading fun for me again.

I'm truly fascinated by this project and I'm sending so much love!! Keep doing your thing <3

hi anon,

i couldn't find the words to thank you enough for your kindness, this is such incredible encouragement. i am so, so very happy that you have been enjoying the tale of the nomad, especially since it is so close and personal to myself.

thanking you again and again, and to everyone who has been reading and participating in the polls so far!

[hood-ex]

I love the passport to get into the elevator. It could just be an ID thing because passports are well received forms of ID but I’m intrigued by the idea of a country that is a different country when you ↑ go up

That made me think of the movie "Upside Down" where you have two worlds that are parallel to each other, but gravity pulls them in opposite directions. So you have the "Up" world, which is the richer society world, and the "Down" world, which is the poorer society world. Maybe the elevator would allow you to switch to the opposite world.

[evansbby]

Omg yes with polls, I kept yelling ITS A WIG YALL ARE VOTING FOR A DAMN WIG😐😭

FRRRR

and honestly if it was a good wig then fine fair enough, but it’s a BADDDD wig 🥲🥲

[fandomfluffandfuck]

being gay is too difficult anon is too right 😔😔 i would give up all my organs to ride nomad steve. I WANT TO RIDE HIM AND HOLD HIS SLUTTY TITS AND LET HIM DESTROY ME 😭😭😭 !!! I WOULD DO ANYTHING THAT MAN TOLD ME TO DO!!! his hair drives me crazy. his beard makes my legs give out. he is a menace, and i want his dick down my throat, NOW...sorry the beard really does something to me. and his waist, don't get me started.

thinking about nomad steve and long-haired bucky just making out and pulling on each other's hair and and ahhhfdhfdh.

- bf showing anon (also, i saw you left some comments on the gifs >_< i still need to look at them, but i'm glad you liked them... i think, hopefully! also, also, i have been thinking about andy and tj again :') they have been on my mind lol)

related to this

We're not alone! ✊🏻Our numbers are great.

For real, though, who doesn't want Chris Evans? Remember that time when the internet was seemingly filled with memes of straight guys saying they'd do or be done by Chris? Can I use that as proof? Either way, I am. He's too powerful with long hair and a beard, and that wasp waist--slaughtering people left and right. It's too much.

Oof, though, you're too fucking right.

Nomad Steve Rogers And Long-Haired Bucky Barnes Pulling Each Other's Hair, Moaning Into The Other's Mouth While Grinding Filthily.

😮‍💨😮‍💨 That mental image is going to make me fucking short circuit.

(No worries, lol, take your time looking at them, I just appreciate you making and sharing them! I did enjoy them 😏) ((Good, we should all always be thinking about them 👀))

[yawn-junn]

can we get day 1 of October with nomad's rivr please!! maybe something where the reader is a vampire?

‧₊˚𓂃 ࣪ ִֶָ☾ My girlfriend's a vampire?

❥Thanks Too: Anon, Rivr, NOMAD

❥Note: happy Halloween everyone!! I hope you enjoy, this fic kicks off the spook fest on my page stick around if you'd like for more fics.

❥Taglist: no one yet but you can send an ask or dm me to join

❥TW: blood : horror elements (very light) : vampires : blood sucking :

❥Prompt: 1.) Vampiric Encounters.

❥Dividers: dollywons : miufresita

❥10/1/24

You watched in distaste, the movie in front of you portraying you're kind in a weird way, Kangsu seemed to enjoy it as he doubled over in laughter at one of the many horrible jokes the main character tried to make. "No?" He asked looking over at you seeing you're bored and rather annoyed expression, sighing you shook you're head "just don't like it" you said, taking a minute to poke you're fangs with you're tongue.

He smiled trying to cheer you up, "yeah? Maybe you're just jealous" he chuckled wrapping his arms around you're waist, he never commented on how cold you were, assuming you just didn't have good blood flow. "Jealous?" You giggled allowing him to pull you towards himself, he nodded "yeah, you wish you could be a vampire huh?" He joked poking at you're stomach making you wiggle, "as if!" You laughed making Kangsu follow along.

An hour or so passed when he spoke up once again the movie coming to an end, "what would you do if they were real?" He asked playing with you're hand, the topic made you uncomfortable. You weren't exactly ready to tell him the truth but you knew you had too, "better yet, how would you react?" You asked trying to turn the question around on him, he took a second to think "I think....id be scared at first...like if you were one...id be scared, but we've been together for long enough I know you wouldn't hurt me I think-" he said chuckling a little at the end.

His answer was to be expected, any normal person would be scared of you if they knew, even tho it broke you're heart hearing it from him, playing it off you nodded giggling "understandable" was the last word spoken on it. As time went on you couldn't help but feel guilty for hiding such a huge part of yourself from Kangsu, you knew you needed to tell him, each day you're relationship with him got more and more serious, sighing you spoke up deciding to do it before you could chicken out. "Su?" You asked looking over towards him, he was working on his college work, peeking up at you.

"Hm?" He asked pushing up his glasses delicately, "I have something to tell you" you spoke out, he could hear your voice shaking it made him nervous, setting his pen down he quickly got up making his way to you, wrapping his arms around you he tried to provide some comfort, you could feel you're non-existent heart beating out of you're chest, "take you're time" he said softly, he has commented on the lack of beating or movement in you're chest, with you giving some bullshit excuse trying to cover the truth.

"um....don't hate me ok?" You asked pulling back a little, holding out you're pinky. Kangsu smiled at the childish act, nodding he locked his pinky with yours "Promise." Taking a deep breath you quickly spoke "I'm actually a vampire" you said wincing at the end, peeking you're eye open when no reaction happened, Kangsu's eyes were wide before he doubled over in laughter, "what's so funny?" You asked less nervous but disappointed he didn't believe you "you're so silly" he laughed hugging you again.

"Kangsu! I'm being serious here" you huffed flicking his forehead, he quickly stopped laughing to wince rubbing the area, "prove it then" he challenged you chuckling softly. Sighing you rolled you're eyes, you couldn't turn into a bat, nor did garlic work as repellent, all of that was fictional. Thinking for a minute you smirked, finding factual proof, "give me you're wrist" you spoke holding you're hand out, he rolled his eyes playfully allowing you to pull it up.

Taking a deep breath you needed to control yourself and not get carried away, with a long sniff you took a second before plunging you're teeth into his wrist making him wince, after a few small sips you pulled back, showing him the blood on you're mouth and the two small fang bites on his wrist, his eyes widened. You could hear his heartbeat pick up and the sped up blood flow going through him.

He was terrified, it took a long long while for everything to go back to normal, as the fear faded he laughed making you show him all the cool vampiric stuff you could do.

[asmrtist-brainrot]

FINALLLYYYYYYY

SLOW BURN PAY OFFFFFF!!!!

WE GOT TO SMOOCH THE DULLAHANNNNNN!!!

Ladies, gentlemen, and my nonbinary friends, it has been a major win for us ASMR enthusiasts all around

Let me commemorate today by saying; someone get Chester some treatment.

Also@Connor’sAnon;wegotem,broooo

~ Dari (12/23/22)

[kyoshi-lesbians]

hello omg i love ur blog and i was wondering if u have ao3? ive looked everywhere and maybe im just bad at searching but idk. yeah

hi and thank you! you're not bad at searching, I changed the username a while back and idk if I mentioned it on here. it's jackaloopes. i've got a few bookmarks and 2 short works on there, a mailee fic i wrote in a Tracy Chapman induced haze & a little snippet of the Foggy Swamp air nomads as part of the extensive au/alt universe that exists mostly in my head & partly in my Foggy Swamp Air Nomads tag on this blog lol

I've got some other small storys/snippets in that world +/ air nomad ty lee stuff that maybe one day I'll clean up and post on there in a burst of free time & energy but I wouldn't count on it lol

[itsohh]

R6S PASTEL OPERATORS: DOC & LION

[seahagart]

chuhua/fenfang is best ship

They went to a bathhouse after traveling and pretended to be a family to get the private bath only for some real romantical shit to happen

Not pictured: Navi falling asleep and almost drowning in the bath

Chuhua basically was told her duties were more important than earthbending aka earthbending is a waste of time so why bother when you have real work to do, so shes not confident in her abilities

Fenfang belongs to @haijynks