#thank you f.c yee

[badass-kyoshi]

This is shown in several moments of the books, Rangi always demonstrates that she is in love with Kyoshi's big hands. I don't judge Rangi for that. After all, who wouldn't love those hands...

It's amazing to read Kyoshi's novels and realize that Rangi (her girlfriend) has a massive crush on Avatar Kyoshi's hands, who has the biggest hands in the entire Avatar pantheon.

This is a snippet of Jianzhu's description of Kyoshi's hands, and why her earthbending is on a large scale:

"Like a person whose fingers were too thick and clumsy to pick up a grain of sand."

The fact is that Rangi loves Kyoshi's hands very much, even after they're crackled with lightning and become much coarser.

Rangi must be in love with the difference in size between her hands and Kyoshi's, and this is so cute!

*this art is not mine*

[kyoshi-week]

Thank you, everybody! Let's keep the excitement going. Only 70 days until the event!

[creampuffqueen]

I saw that post you reblogged about being open to followers asking about your fanfics, so I'm going to take you up on that. I wanted to ask if you have a favorite among the works you did for the Yangvik Week, but maybe that would be too unfair. So my question is: can you tell us what you, the author, like about each of those works specifically, or if you have a favorite line from them? (Bonus: was there a challenging part?) It's always so interesting to hear a writer be meta about their process! Thank you 🩵

Ahhh thank you so much for asking!!! You’re right, choosing a favorite would be very difficult and would probably end in like. A 3 or 4 way tie lol. But i would absolutely love to share my thoughts on my fics and some of the behind-the-scenes things about writing them!!

Gonna go ahead and put this under a cut because i have zero doubt it will get very long haha. Read on for even more yangvik ramblings :) 

Cover Story: 

The part about this fic that was the most fun to write and the part that was the most difficult to write happened to be the same thing - figuring out their secret mission. I truly have to give my props to f.c yee here; writing spy missions is not as easy at it seems! I had to figure out a realistic way to get Yangchen and Kavik alone in a room together, AND in a situation where their only way out was to kiss, without it feeling too contrived. Which meant I was having to think of backups for my backups. A lot of “okay, here’s a way they could get out - how can I make that way impossible?” I truly am quite proud of how it all turned out in the end!

Another favorite part was undoubtedly writing Kavik being absolutely head over heels the entire time. It was the first time I’d written from his perspective, and his head is quite fun to be in. His pining definitely created a few of my favorite lines from this one, such as “In this room full of beautiful things, she’s still the most captivating.” Or “The glow from the fire makes her gray eyes look like molten pools of silver. For a moment, Kavik nearly forgets where he is.”

Also, this entire interaction: ““I think we’re a bit past caring about how I feel about a plan; tell me what it is.”

“You need to kiss me.”

“What?!””

I made myself absolutely cackle with delight when I wrote it. It was so fun.

And then I’ve already shared in another post how I ended up entirely rewriting the entire kiss scene. It just wasn’t hitting in the way I wanted, and I’m much, much happier with how it turned out when I wrote it the second time.

I’ve also particularly enjoyed seeing peoples’ interpretations of this one! Some people think that Yangchen is totally oblivious to how hard Kavik is crushing, while others think she totally knows but is pretending not to. I won’t give an answer as to which is correct, because I think it adds a lot more to be ambiguous enough that it could go either way!

i can’t read your mind (though i’m trying all the time):

Little warning here because this fic is nsfw, so if you’re not comfortable with that topic of discussion feel free to hop ahead to the next section!

I think of all the fics i wrote for yangvik week, this one was the most challenging. I came up with the premise for this fic (yangvik bathtub sex) well before yangvik week, but planning out my fics for the event gave me the motivation to actually Write It. But even after decided I wanted to write it, I spent a lot of time waffling around with it, not totally sure how I wanted to take it. Add in at the time I was really struggling with my self confidence as a writer, and that led to me just being generally unhappy with the whole thing. 

What ended up happening was that I put it on the back burner for a bit, wrote some of my other fics for the event, and then came back to it. Having finished some other fics gave me the little boost I needed to push past the corner I’d stuck myself in (what felt like at the time endless dialogue) and finally write the whole thing. 

Random side tangent: i did not write my yangvik week fics in order lol. It ended up being Day 1-4-2-3-5-6

Anyway. Favorite bits? Quite a few haha

“Yangchen’s eyes don’t leave his, stormy gray meeting ocean blue. Kavik would drown in them if she’d let him.” <- I posted this one as a snippet but I still just love it so much. They’re so utterly whipped for each other it’s crazy.

““Kavik, I’m tired,” Yangchen breathes.

His lips still. “Do you want me to stop?”

A pause. Then, slowly, she drags their joined hands upwards until one of his palms is cupping her breast, showing him where she wants to be touched.

“No. Don’t stop.””

^ I had been planning out this specific bit pretty much since I got the idea for this fic. So I’d been hanging onto this for a few months. Finally getting to write it down was so incredibly satisfying. I HAVE to write my scenes in chronological order. Sometimes if I have ideas for single lines or specific words I want to use I’ll write them down just so I remember, but if it’s an entire exchange like this I force myself to wait for it.

I originally intended to write this fic going at an even slower pace, which looking back now is kinda crazy haha. It’s already got quite a slow buildup. But when I was writing I came to the conclusion that things needed to heat up at least a little bit, hence all the heavy making out that happens. 

“Seated above him, Yangchen has to look downwards in order to connect their gazes. A queen sitting on her throne.” <- I was very proud of this line and the imagery it evokes, and I was very glad to hear that others felt the same! I had several people point out just how much they liked this part, and it’s always very gratifying as a writer to hear that a scene created the feelings you were going for.

The premise of this fic is basically Yangchen going “I want that man on his knees and whimpering” and Kavik going “yes ma’am”

Another random fun fact: it’s a blink and you’ll miss it kinda mention, but the thing that brings them both over the edge during this is making eye contact with each other ;) 

And last but not least, I find it very funny that this fic is the most popular of my yangvik week fics, at least according to the stats on ao3. It has by far the most comments, kudos, and hits. By a long shot. 

Oh my god, you guys are so horny!!! (says the horny bitch who wrote the fic)

Anywayyyyyyy

i’m glad i get forever to see where you went:

So, although this fic was certainly the one with the darkest topic, I think I enjoyed writing it the most. It was an extremely cathartic write, and while I was writing it the words just seemed to flow nonstop. The whole fic came so easily to me, and with very little prior planning. Part of it might be that it was a very different writing style than what I usually use, with it being a more broad overview of an ongoing situation rather than one specific point in time. I really enjoy fics written in that style, and I was very excited to finally create one of my own!

Now for some random notes about the content of the fic itself. I don’t think I mentioned this in the end notes of the fic itself, but there is a reason that Yangchen and Kavik are living near the Eastern temple rather than the Western. In some random, older A:TLA media, it was said that Yangchen retired to the Eastern Air Temple, and she spent her last few years living in a hermitage near the temple. I suppose that narratively it makes more sense for her to live in the west, but I decided to go with it to sort of keep it ‘canon compliant’. I wonder if that will ever get retconned now that we have more content about Yangchen.

But I digress. A part I really enjoyed about this fic was being able to intersperse all the heavy moments with little tidbits that show just how much these two love each other. Even aside from the big, grand, devotion that they show, I also liked showing that they still flirt, they still banter, they still cuddle and watch the sunset together. Just casual moments of a long-time love. 

“Life continues on, though. The endless wheel of time won’t stop turning, even for the most powerful being in the world.” <- Very proud of this line. It just came to me right in the moment and it felt so perfect. 

“Perhaps a part of him is just hoping they’ll adjust. She’s still Yangchen, whip-smart and compassionate and always ready with a quick remark. She’s still every bit the woman he fell in love with, just a bit more forgetful these days. They’ll get through it, surely.” <- Again, very proud of this part. It accomplished several things I wanted to convey: showing the passage of time, as this isn’t something that just happens overnight. It’s a slow, progressive thing. Also adding in some more slightly positive views of Yangchen, as I’d just put her through a whole lot in the previous scenes and felt I needed to add a reminder that despite it all, she’s still Yangchen. And lastly, also adding in Kavik’s sense of desperation that things get better. Or, at least, that things don’t get any worse.

“He loves her, though. The world is always changing, and nothing is ever constant. The deepest truth that he knows in his life is this: He loves Yangchen with everything he has, for everything she is.

He loves her. He squeezes her hand while she sleeps, finally at peace for a change, and hopes that it’s enough.”

^ Yet another part I love. I just really loved my writing in this whole fic. I don’t really have much to add but I just had to put it here because I love it so so much.

Now, for the final scene. I was considering having this not be the last scene. I was going to make it worse. I had a few ideas, all incredibly angsty. Something like Yangchen getting hurt (working ideas were her leaving the fire on and forgetting about it or getting into a situation where she needed to bend a certain element but forgetting she could bend it) or her actually forgetting Kavik’s name for little bit. But in the end it didn’t feel right for the direction I wanted to take this. I wasn’t writing angst for angst’s sake. I didn’t want to end the fic on such a bitter note, on a feeling that all was lost for good. There needed to be some hope still left. Which is why I ended up going the direction I did with it. 

I was veryyyyyy proud of myself for the total genius moment I had in the final scene. Namely, Yangchen starting to return to herself when Kavik hands her the glider. It’s very subtle because in these kind of situations, it’s not like the person comes back to the present all at once. It’s very gradual. But, if you read closely, Yangchen begins to calm down when she gets the glider. Both because it’s something familiar and personal, and because it’s meant to mirror the scene in Legacy where Kavik originally hands her back her glider. Now, in order for this to happen, I had to backtrack very far to get this moment. Like; okay, Kavik hands Yangchen the staff and it helps. Why does he bring the staff with him? Oh, what if he’s using it as a cane! But wait, I never wrote him as needing a cane in previous scenes. Ah, he gets out of bed too fast and pinches a nerve in his back! (sorry Kavik).

And last but not least, the final scene, where Yangchen finally admits out loud how scared she is and she and Kavik both cry, probably has to be my favorite scene of this entire fic. Possibly one of my favorite scenes that I’ve ever written. It was so incredibly cathartic to write. I’m being completely truthful when I say I teared up while writing it. Yes, it was incredibly devastating, but very beautiful in its own way. It was just the culmination and release of all the heartbreak earlier in the fic, and gave way to the wonderful moment of Kavik promising to always be there for her, whether she remembers him or not, which is everything she needs to hear in that moment. I just really love it.

Breakfast and a Braid:

This one was pretty short and sweet so there isn’t a whole lot to say about it writing wise haha. I think the biggest challenge was getting them to the point where Kavik could talk about what he was doing while braiding her hair without the situation feeling too forced or awkward. I think I ended up doing okay, though!

Also while writing this and looking through the fic I realized that I mentioned the gong of Jonduri… the gong is in Taku. *facepalm* I’m gonna have to go fix that at some point. Whoops. 

When Yangchen says that she doesn’t remember breakfast being delivered, it’s meant to imply that she was sleeptalking again, the way she did to Boma at the beginning of Legacy. And I’m not sure why but I enjoy the way I wrote her waking up at the start of the fic. I think it’s just some funny imagery, of her startling awake and throwing her papers everywhere.

Another thing about the writing process of this one is that the part that goes “Tangles removed, Kavik draws his hands smoothly through her thick tresses. Yangchen nearly arches into his hand, like a cat-goose getting its back scratched. If she could purr she’d probably be doing it.” actually had a duplicate paragraph written a few paragraphs before it. I’m very glad I read through this one again, because that would have been awkward lol. I ended up liking the second use of it more, so I rewrote the paragraph earlier in the fic so I could keep it in this spot. Still not totally sure how I basically managed to copy an entire paragraph without realizing it!

“Still, she can’t resist reaching behind her to grab at his collar, dragging Kavik towards her for a proper kiss. He puts up no resistance, grinning softly as Yangchen presses their lips together.” <- and of course, writing kisses is one of my favorite things, so it’s no surprise that it’s one of my favorite lines in this fic :) 

Something Nice:

Not entirely sure why, but of the 6 fics that i posted for yangvik week, this is probably my least favorite 😭😭. Again, no idea why. Like i can’t even pinpoint what i don’t like about it, but whenever i compare it to the others i wrote i just feel. Kinda ‘eh’ about it.

I am however still patting myself on the back for the bit about the wool on the kuspuk being from Nujian’s older sister. I very clearly remember having this complete enigma while planning it out and being like ‘YES ITS PERFECT IM A GENIUS!!!’. So that’s definitely a positive.

Other positives include writing some team Yangchen shenanigans. I really love Yangchen’s team avatar in the books, and so whenever i can i try and include them in my writing, even if it’s just a little mention. But being able to include full on conversations in this fic was very fun.

Although I don’t feel completely satisfied with how this fic turned out (again, for reasons I’m honestly not quite sure of) I do still have a favorite line. That being “Even after she calms, a small part of her wants to stay there forever, held in the little bubble of Kavik’s embrace, safe from the needs of the world.”. I just loved showing how safe Yangchen feels when she’s with Kavik, and how she can just be herself around him. 

The other part i really enjoyed writing with this one was the PINING. Oh the pining. It’s always so delicious. And then the moment at the end where Jujinta interrupts them hehe. I’m definitely a sucker for the ‘moment interrupted’ trope… which i’m now realizing might be a bit obvious considering my other works… oh… oh dear…

darlin’, oh, you see i’ve never felt this way before:

Almost all of my writing is very ‘flying by the seat of my pants’ style as I very rarely go into anything with a concrete plan, but this one was EXTRA off the top of my head. I had a vague idea and a vibe to go off of when I started writing, and I’m pretty pleased with the results!

A few highlights of writing this include: contriving ways to get Kavik shirtless, letting the air nomads be the thirsty mouthpiece of the fandom, and pretending I’m back in middle school and turning absolutely everything into a ‘that’s what she said’ joke

I included this fun fact in the notes on the ao3 version but if you only read it on tumblr you might have missed it! When Kavik is playing the string game with the kids and he makes a shape called ‘the polecat-wolverine’ it is for multiple reasons. 1. ‘The wolverine’ is an actual shape that can be made during the real life string game that Inuit and other Indigenous groups play, and 2. The name ‘Kavik’ means wolverine! He was showing the kiddos how to make his name :) 

I also loved getting to include some more air nomad culture in my writing. The ‘holy day’ they are celebrating is completely made up, but loosely inspired by the Thai Buddhist festival of Songkran. As well, the nature of many of the conversations in this fic led me to basically do a deep dive into how i think the 4 nations view sex, desire, sexuality, etc. Which then led me to retroactively go in to throw in some demisexual Yangchen vibes, which is my personal headcanon of her sexuality.

I think the biggest challenges in writing this fic were, first of all, having little more than a vibe as my concept, and then also figuring out how to spin the ‘jealousy’ prompt into a way that I liked. I very much wanted to stay away from the usual interpretation of jealousy, as I simply don’t think it fits Yangchen and Kavik’s relationship with each other. So I did my best to show that Yangchen isn’t jealous of the other nuns because they’re ‘trying to steal her man’ or that she’s jealous and thinks Kavik will like another girl more than her or anything like that. She’s jealous because she already has to share so much of herself with the world, and doesn’t want to share what she has with Kavik as well. She isn’t at all threatened by other women appreciating his good looks, but she gets very bothered when the conversation starts veering towards more personal things about him. Hence why she stops the teenagers’ conversation when one of them mentions his ‘dreamy eyes’ when the other two had previously been saying far more suggestive things.   

Yet another challenging part of this write was when I decided I wanted to go down the love confession route. I wanted to make it clear that it WAS a love declaration, but without an ‘I love you’. Again, I feel very strongly that Yangchen and Kavik never fully define their relationship. It just… is. So it was a fun challenge to try and write something akin to a confession/declaration without going the typical route. I did consider having them say the Big L Word, but I couldn’t manage to fit it in where I mentioned it was the first time they said it, but at the same time didn’t make it this super huge deal. Of course they already know they love each other; they don’t need to be waxing poetic about it to make it clear, though. I’m pretty happy with what I managed instead!

There are so many standout lines in this one that i adore, but I think most of them come from the final part. I love a good ‘sleepy pillow talk in the morning after’ kind of vibe (in fact, I’ve been considering adding a part 2 to ‘the push' set the morning after) so it was lovely to get to include one here.

I’m very especially proud of the imagery right here: “Yangchen wakes up in shades, consciousness seeping into her bones with each exhale of breath. The pre-dawn light creeps through her window, casting the room in a soft, dreamlike haze.”

And again with this one: “He stretches, long and languid, yawning so widely that Yangchen can hear his jaw pop. His fingers tangle with those already on his cheek, bringing her hand to his mouth so he can begin to kiss his way up her arm, tracing the pattern of her tattoos.” (non-lip kisses my ABSOLUTE BELOVED).

“Rather than fall further into her trap, Kavik shuts her up by tackling her into the bed, making her shriek with laughter when his hands dig into her sides to tickle her mercilessly.” <- I really loved how I portrayed Yangchen in this whole part. She deserves to just let loose and be silly!!!!

“Avatar Yangchen belongs to the world before anything else. Yangchen will always be the Avatar; even in death her spirit will remain to continue the cycle. She holds the world’s biggest blessing and its heaviest burden. It will always have a claim over her.

But right here, her world is just this: the blue of Kavik’s eyes, the safety of his arms, and the love that she can feel pouring out of his very being.”

^ Made myself almost cry with the duality of it all. He’s literally her safe space. I’m never gonna feel normal about them.

This ended up getting… so long lol. If you stayed til the end, thank you very much! I hope you enjoyed getting some insight into my writing thoughts and parts I enjoyed about creating my fics! And again, thank you so much for the ask!!!

[atla-lore-archive]

What do we know about the origins of combustion bending and how these people obtain this ability & get that ‘third-eye’ on their forehead? Why do the patterns between P’Li and Combustion Man differ and how do the patterns form in the first place? Thank you!

There's still not a lot of information about Combustion-bending. Everything we know about it has been gleaned from audience observations, such as both Combustion Man and P'Li having the 'third-eye' tattoos.

Without getting too spoilery, some of F.C. Yee's novels reveal a little bit about Combustion-bending, but once again it's only some clues, and some of those clues might not even be relevant anymore by the time of the Aang and Korra eras.

[lairn]

For the book ask game, 3 and 4?

Woo, more questions! Thanks. :)

3. What were your top five books of the year?

I'm picking a blend of most enjoyed and highest rated for quality.

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro - all around gorgeous. Very good sci-fi.

2. Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison - will write more later but Allison has a way with character voices that is stunning.

3. Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie - simultaneously playful and dark look at crime and revenge capers. Especially enjoyed because I could see Abercrombie meeting the potential that his first trilogy hinted at.

4. Pale Fire by Vladimir Nobokov - this one was a lot of work to read, but the craft of it all was impressive. I definitely think about it regularly and might eventually reread with a more academic eye.

5. The Dawn of Yangchen by F.C. Yee - love how well Yee handles the Avatar universe. The expansion on canon in compelling and original ways is so satisfying to read. Looking forward to the next installment.

Honorable mention to Inside Mari by Shuzo Oshimi because it has lingered in my thoughts.

4. Did you discover any new authors that you love this year?

Dorothy Allison - Bastard Out of Carolina is such a cleanly written book. I haven't actually made my reading challenge post on it yet and I should. I'd love to read some of her poetry.

Max Gladstone - I read the first Craft Sequence book and it was a lot of fun! I don't think Gladstone's writing makes it into my top favorites, but there were a lot of good things about the book. I'm looking forward to continuing the series next year.

[d7kyoshi]

I was seeking anything fanfiction related to Kyoshi and Rangi. I found your writing on Archive of Our Own so I had to come find your on Tumblr.

Please keep writing... Seriously. I am struggling with how much there isn't enough of Rangi and the only canon source material are the two Kyoshi books. While they are amazing and beautifully written, considering your fanfiction is from Rangi's POV (best idea ever for fans like me), you most also feel like there just isn't enough of the two of them. If you're F.C. Yee in disguise, because I think your writing is comparable, please keep doing what you are doing.

Side note: I have a Masters in English so if you ever need any editing help, I am happy to oblige.

Thank you so much, seriously. Though I may go in and out of writing, it is something that I will never stop. And for someone to say that my writing is comparable to F.C. Yee is such an honor and very encouraging.

When I originally decided to turn the first long fic into a rewrite of the book, I felt that there was a lot left out due to the strict POV. There were details and pieces of Rangi and Kyoshi as individuals and as a pairing that could have been expanded on. Final editing obviously played a part in keeping material limited, but that is where I get to have the most fun as a fanfic writer and bring additional scenes to life to round out the story and their relationship.

There will never be enough source material and there will always be a marginal fear of the official source material becoming watered-down in representation. Their story will continue in my eyes and while nothing I write will never be formerly considered canon, I will continue to do everything in my best abilities to bring canon-like material to the readers.

To quote one of my favorite authors:

“If possible, I would like my readers to savor that same emotion when they read my books. I want to open a window in their souls and let the fresh air in. This is what I think of, and hope for, as I write—purely and simply.” - Haruki Murakami

Again, thank you thank you thank you! I hope that you continue to enjoy my fics down the road.

[iamanerd1]

Top 9 people you want to get to know better

Tagged by @asdeadasasquirrel (thanks dude!!)

Favourite Colour: Phthalo green

Currently reading: The Legacy of Yangchen by F.C. Yee

Last song: (if you count song just sung) I dreamed a dream from Les Mis

Last Series: Hunter x Hunter (I love all of my sonboys very much)

Sweet, Savory, or Spicy: Hmmm a toss up between sweet and spicy, savory really isn't my thing, but i'll go with sweet.

Currently working on: Uncountable WIPs including the two more of Vig week I want to do, another Fatcrab fic, a Sogoto soulamtes fic that I literally made up another type of soulmate au for, and a cloudnight one. And i'm working on a knuckleduster embroidery and hope to do more vigilantes ones in the future

I am tagging:

@liquid-purple @fullmetalmaple @kyurilin @scream-mans-friend @loganelfreeces @o0fyuu0o @dr-senpai13 @nitghowl1600 @sexyzawas

(and this is @welovethecloudboytoomuch 's main blog if you didn't recognize me ;)

[atuats-sidechick]

I GET SO HAPPY EVERY TIME THERES NEW FIC OR UPDAYE

AAAAAA THAT'S SO SWEET! I'm sorry I'm taking so long to update. I'm mid chapter four, but I've been using my writing time to read about strokes (don't ask why, I'm mad at F.C. Yee) and plan HR's recovery in more detail.

I hope you like the shorter fics that I've got planned too :)

dgjkhdsgjkk thank you ❤

[radarsteddybear]

I was tagged for this quiz-thing by @belphegor1982. Thank you!

3 Ships: Kathy Seldon/Don Lockwood/Cosmo Brown (Singin' in the Rain); Azirpahale/Crowley (Good Omens); Scrooge McDuck/Goldie O'Gilt (DuckTales/Disney Duck comics)

First Ship: I honestly have no idea. I usually just go along with what's canon, even more so when I was a kid, and I don't remember ever really feeling strongly about it until around high school.

Last Song: technically speaking, "Go To Sleep, My Dear" from the September 20 entry of Re: Dracula, as I've been spending the afternoon catching up.

Last Movie: The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015). Neither I nor my dad found it to be a particularly good movie, even divorcing it from the source material. Though, at one point, a Nazi gets brutally murdered by his own torture machine, so it does have that going for it.

Currently Reading: The Legacy of Yangchen by F.C. Yee; Dracula (via Re: Dracula); and The Return of Sherlock Holmes, His Last Bow, and The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (via Letters from Watson)

Currently Watching: The Gilded Age; Only Murders in the Building; Talespin; and I'm currently in season 5 of my Hogan's Heroes rewatch.

Currently Consuming: nothing

Currently Craving: a break

Tagging anyone and everyone who wants to do it!

[silverskye]

Tag 9

Thank you @twanette for tagging me!!! Sorry this took forever, hope you don't mind the delay by months.

Last song: Welcome Sicks by Full Throttle4, HoneyWorks, and Yui.

Currently watching: Anime wise, my current watch list can be found here. Too lazy to list all of them. As for K-dramas I'm currently watching Prison Playbook & will be watching Beyond Evil this weekend. I am also rewaching the Untamed.

Currently reading: The Dawn of Yamgchen by F.C. Yee. And a bunch of manga I won't be listing. Sorry.

Current obsession: Found myself on the hobby / cleaning / and wood working side of youtube. And this obsession is better than consuming any type of social media (besides tumblr). Yes, tell me how to get rid of rid of tough grease stains on clothing items.

Tagging: @gogofio | @saltwaterbells | @all-my-stufff | @allycat2090 | @aquilaperplessa | @rosianna-78 | @sunkobeni

And anyone else who wants to participate. Not participating is fine too.

[morningstarwhipped]

Tag 9 people you want to get to know better.

Thank you to @subtlybrilliant​ for the tag!! 💖

Favorite ship ever: oooooh this is a tough one. traditionally, it’s always been link and zelda. I’m willing to entertain any kind of ot3 situation with link, zelda, and ganondorf. recently it’s been trevor and sypha from netflix castlevania, also willing to entertain ot3 situations with them and alucard.

Last song: Fernando from Mamma Mia 2

Last movie: I introduced my niece and nephew to Ponyo for the first time over the weekend! ^^ They really loved it!!

Currently reading: I’ve been struggling to have enough time and focus to do any hobbies recently tbh, I’ve been trying to read The Dawn of Yangchen by F.C. Yee and struggling to start the Lord of the Rings trilogy 😓

Currently watching: been rewatching pre-season 5 spongebob episodes when we have the time 👀

Currently consuming: my partner just made us some good ol fashion ravioli and garlic bread

Currently craving: chocolate or ice cream. god i could use a bubble tea rn

Tagging any mutuals that haven’t done this yet!! thanks again for the tag it was really fun as always!! 🥰

[songbirds-sweet]

11-15?

Already answered 11!

12. Talk about a new friend you made this year

Omg I made so many new friends this year! All of my new hard rock and thrash mutuals! My new Gresties, and my new witch mutuals!!

13. How was your birthday this year?

March 24 (birthday!): The best part of that day was getting the entire collection of the Wizard of Oz books! March 25: The Foos released the Dream Widow EP AND I WAS SO EXCITED THEN MY HEART SHATTERED WHEN I WOKE UP ON THE 26TH

14. Favorite book you read this year?

Top five are The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, The Rise of Kyoshi by F.C. Yee, The School For Good And Evil by Soman Chainani, Emma by Jane Austen, and Scythe by Neal Shusterman

15. What’s a bad habit you picked up this year?

I have no idea

Thank you, Chandler!! 💖

[sunnybeanbun]

Thank you to @sugarcomatosed for the tag! :D

I've been tagged!

3 Ships:

- Iori Fuyusaka & Ei Sekigahara (sekifuyu) of 13 Sentinels

- Sam & the Farmer of Stardew Valley

- Vi & Caitlyn (caitvi) of Arcane: League of Legends

1st Ship: My earliest memory is a toss up between Lina Inverse & Gourry Gabriev or Amelia & Zelgadis from the Slayers??? Probably the latter cause I enjoy the Broody Individual with the Sunny Puppy dynamic.

Either them or... probably Yumi & Ulrich from Code Lyoko LOL. I rewatched the show recently on Netflix and I realized how frustrating and mildly problematic their relationship really is.

Last song: Melodies of Life - FF9

Last movie: The Adams Family (1991) ! I watched Wednesday and I had to see one of the original movies after. :D

Currently consuming: Coffee with hazelnut creamer and these adobo-flavored Lay's chips (a bit too salty for me... also it tastes more like chili).

Currently watching: Extraordinary Attorney Woo! Such a cute show so far... and I want to eat kimbap:o;

Currently reading: The Shadow of Kyoshi by F.C Yee & Michael Dante DiMartino. Great book so far and without spoiling too much, we learn more about the A:tla/TLOK Universe during... specifically earlier Fire Nation culture and customs in the second book.

After that, I got my eyes on Witch Hat Atelier Vol. 1 !!

Currently craving: Tea and boba, either Oolong or Wintermelon flavor with snacks... like popcorn chicken or calamari.

Tagging:

@desansen @erikavart @runicmagitek

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Aww thank you SO much!

I try to finish the older books in my reading pile so this year it would be:

Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor

Circe by Madeline Miller

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

The Bird King by by G. Willow Wilson

Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher

The Rise of Kyoshi and The Shadow of Kyoshi by F.C. Yee and Michael Dante DiMartino

[d7kyoshi]

I am really excited to hear you read yang chen because I love your content!! And I love F.C. Yee! And I hope it inspires you to keep making wonderful art in the avatar universe.

Thank you!! I’m really glad you love the content and fics!!

I really shouldn’t have waited so long to read the book but I wanted to finish writing the Light of Rangi first. Which is finally done!

The first Yangchen book definitely sparked up some ideas for future fics. There is a handful of things in the planning stages right now. This includes fics for both Yangchen and Kyoshi/Rangi. Part of me wants to create some Jetsun and Yangchen adventures because of reasons, aka mending my broken heart.

[kyoshi-lesbians]

[ID: text reading: “You forget, Xu,” she said, and a legion of voices synchronized in the eye of the storm. “There is always someone who stands above you in judgment.”

It was possible that other, more powerful people spoke through her in this moment. There was a chance she was simply a puppet beholden to their collective will. But an unassailable feeling of control told her that wasn’t true. The voices could lend her insight, eloquence, but they couldn’t take over. Many of them seemed to disapprove of what she was doing.

Let them, Kyoshi thought.” End ID]

This here, I'd argue, is the narrative climax of Rise of Kyoshi.

The fight with Jianzhu is the ending Kyoshi feels (“She decided to leave Jianzhu where he was, not out of any remaining spite. The path that led her to him had simply ended.”) But for a story centered around Kyoshi finding her own meaning of justice and coming into her Avatar identity, this is where it reaches the peak. When she trusts her judgement over her past-lives, and feels not a shred of doubt about it.

It's reminiscent (not the same, but parallels) Aang choosing to spare Ozai's life. Kyoshi understands in this moment is not how her predecessors would handle the situation -- but she is in control here, she is choosing her version of justice.