#thank you for the mention ❤️

[the-hole-in-terzos-shoe]

Thank you for tagging me 🥰 @copiousloverofcopia and @mustluvecho

I thought this was the cutest idea! Please feel free to tag me in your trees as well so I can leave you all messages 💞

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[the-hole-in-terzos-shoe]

Hmmm! I had a hard time deciding if I should share the last sentence of all my WIPs or just one, but I opted to actually choose the last sentence I wrote.

"He's never seen you dressed up, has he?" you whisper quietly in his ear. Terzo shakes his head no. You reply, a little louder this time, "You should show him how pretty you can be, 𝘭𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢..."

😏 take a wild guess what's going on here...

LAST LINE CHALLENGE

Rules: Post the last sentence you wrote (fanfic / original / anything) and tag as many people as there are words in the sentence.

Tagged by @griefabyss69 💜

"Me, for real? Why?"

Tagging: @ozais-lobotomist @thetragicallynerdy @nburkhardt @leollyen

[demaparbat-hp]

I didn't know Katara also had silver marks on the Kintsugi AU. How did you come up with that idea? Is it an in-universe cultural thing? If it is, is it exactly the same as Zuko's or does the Water Tribe have their own beliefs around it?

Sorry if I'm asking too many questions, I just really love how your mind works when it comes to these AUs 💖

Hello, and thanks for asking!

Initially, Kintsugi was a strictly Fire Nation tradition. Something to hold over the rest of the nations, and deepen their own belief of cultural superiority. Zuko hiding his scars played into that idea, since having gold inlaid in your body is a clear sign of Fire Nation blood—furthermore, High Fire Nation blood.

That being said, one lovely anon gave the suggestion that perhaps the other nations also have their own kinds of Kintsugi, and I fell in love with the idea. @ican-fixitbooks went even deeper into the particular philosophies of each nation regarding Kintsugi. I'll be using some quotes from them—watch for the italics.

It was during said brainstorming session that I thought of Katara having a silver Kintsugi scar, and how could it be used to enhance the themes of ATLA, Katara's arc, and this AU as a whole.

But a little background is necessary, I believe.

Kintsugi is a tradition practiced worldwide, with minor differences in philosophy/technique according to each nation.

The Earth Kingdom seal their scars with a substance that resembles bronze, as the mentality of breaking yourself down to build yourself back up better than you were is very central to their culture. It is used as a way to celebrate one's victories, made all the better if damage was taken to achieve it.

The elite have rather different views on this practice. They believe themselves to be above such things. That which is broken must be hidden away, which has interesting connotations when thinking about a certain blind earthbender.

The Air Nomad philosophy leans towards a naturalist approach. Anything natural doesn't need to be "improved" in their eyes. If a scar is there, it is there. Let it be there as a part of you, no different than any other, no need to be "made better", but in fact better to just "be".

Kintsugi is a cultural practice meant to celebrate making something beautiful out of something broken, arguably even making it better than it was. During Sozin's reign and forward, Kintsugi became a way to show the Fire Nation's superiority. Especially as that is essentially their philosophy for war: "Breaking the rest of the world so it can be reforged in fire, made a better, more perfect place."

As for the Water Tribes, there's the healing factor to take into account. The Northern Water Tribe isolated itself from the rest of the world once the war began, so they hold tight to their traditions and beliefs. If something is not broken, then why attempt to fix it? Kintsugi is scoffed at in the North—it is a foreign practice, one that is not necessary when all your wounds can be healed with bending.

However, the Southern Water Tribe has been exposed to the world. They have seen war. They have lived through it. They have suffered, but they are also free because of it, if only in spirit. The South is strong and proud and bold, so it comes as no surprise that silver Kintsugi becomes the mark of their warriors, their hunters, their people.

Katara was wounded during the last Southern Raid. After losing Kya in such a terrible way, Hakoda made sure to seal Katara's wound with the silver of their warriors, so that she would always remember that despite having been broken, she is still strong, beautiful, and proud.

The scar itself is long and thin, going from her right shoulder up to her jaw. It loosely resembles lightning.

And despite how she got it, despite all the things she lost on that day, despite it being a constant reminder of her mother's death—Katara loves her scar.

It grounds her. It pushes her forward. You are a warrior, it tells her. You are a survivor.

When Katara arrives at the North, her scar becomes yet another thing the Northerners hold against her. They use it to demean her, just as they do her gender and out-spoken personality.

The North believes a lot of things that Katara always considered natural to be a problem. What does it matter that she is a woman? What is wrong about being passionate? Why should having a scar mean she's broken?

This scar is something they cannot touch. The Northerners try to use it to demean her. To make her small. Self-conscious. Worthless.

They're scoffing at her mother's death.

Her strength.

Her beauty.

Her pride.

Her story.

And she will not allow it.

[titsthedamnseason]

okay my darlings, you know what time it is…..SURPRISE SONG GAME TIME!!! except this time it’s extra super duper special because this post is actually queued because today is MY SHOW 🤭🫶 aka it’s atlanta n3 therefore i am BEGGING you to manifest the absolute best of your best picks and leave them in the tags or replies for me to see later and then give you an internet smooch if you win 💗 HAPPY GUESSING

i’m going to guess my absolute dream combo of hey stephen and dorothea

[the-hole-in-terzos-shoe]

Hehehe! Boy, do I have some goodies in the works 😈

Two Can Keep a Secret... If One of Them is Dead

Intro to Romantic Literature: Epilogue

Medieval Terzo Part 2

Physical Therapy

Side Seam...stress

Only 5 WIPs shockingly 😬 but three of them are gonna be sooooo long 😂

Tagging: @highwarlockofphilly (I'm obsessed with your work btw) @susulbr @vampghoulette @copiousloverofcopia

WIP tag game

Thank you @ghostchems 😊

Rules: post the names of all the files in your WIP folder regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them and then post a little snippet of it or tell them something about it! And then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

Birthday SURPRISE

I hate writing

Sad boi :(

Son of a preacher

The return of DOM COPIA

Perla

Cream pie diary

This is not exhaustive of all the silly little things I have started but all of these have actual writing at least 🙃

Tagging: @da-rulah, @her-satanic-wiles, @fishwithtitz, @meowsaidmissy, @zombiequeenblog, @the-hole-in-terzos-shoe and @mustluvecho

[frownyalfred]

ALFRED AND BRUCE…. healing me for real. I am genuinely going insane over this fic like I saw you updated and tucked my ass into bed ready for story time and it didn’t disappoint. I am losing it. I need Jason and Clark and Lex to meet and I need it to go so badly but also so well

I am totally normal about one (1) stubborn omega realizing his poor butler has been trying to pack bond with him for years and he’s been inadvertently shutting that part of their relationship off because of his own issues.

It’s definitely going to be something when Lex and Clark and Jason all get in one room. Luckily, Clark is pack alpha and maybe seeing him be calm and assertive and still earn Lex’s submission will help Jason realize he might be wrong about this whole alpha dominance thing.

(I just imagine Jason staring at Lex like wtf you’re actually submitting to this random hick??? and not me?? and Lex is just like sucks to suck, kiddo)

[iron-rose-art]

Was wondering if you read monty fanfic as well as write it and what your favourite is, I'm just curious. Have you seen the youtooz monty shoulder rider coming out in November.

I haven't read much fanfic in like.. gods a few months now? I get in a rut where I need a refresher from ao3 before diving back in once more, so maybe it'll be around the time I get sucked back in -w-

I saw there when Tooth and Claw came out and was being updated, it holds a special place in my heart 🐊❤️

And Not a Malfunction is definitely what I'll read whenever I get back to ao3, GOD the premise has me hooked already

"ERROR 403 (FORBIDDEN): ACCESS DENIED. MALFUNCTION. MAINTENANCE REQUESTED." Defying an order that goes against his programming results in Monty being scheduled for decommission. To preserve his existence, Monty escapes the Pizzaplex. His only ticket away from the dangers of the only world he's ever known and the irreversible consequences of his actions: you. Labelled as stolen property from Fazbear Entertainment, you think there is something more to the story than what the animatronic alligator fugitive in your backseat is telling you. Especially when a small town entertainment center offers a quarter of a million dollars for his safe return.

Those are the first two that popped to mind (tho I'm sure there's more) and I am more than happy to be recommended Monty/reader fics I might have missed 🫴

And YEESSS THE SHOULDER RIDER!!

I legit ordered it the day it dropped and I was so damn happy Steel Wool hadn't forgotten about our gator 😭🙏❤️

I hope they bring him back for future games, it's unfair they gave him to us in one game and left him there to rot SOBS

Over the past year, I've been in the DCA fandom and I'm so spoiled from that LMAOO there are so many AUs and so much art and love to those silly lil guys (which I love too, don't get me wrong)

So it was a shock coming back to the Monty fandom and seeing not enough people love him so I went "time to be the change I want to see -rolls up sleeves-" and forced myself to learn how to draw him -w-

[shuploc]

whenever i’m reading any miguel fics, i imagine ur black and white miguel picture because it’s absolute fucking perfection. i really love when people make realistic pictures of comic characters because then it helps me imagine them in real life, therefore i thank you 🫶

Oh wow, nice! 😄 I really had no idea it could make such an impact, especially when, y'know... it's just something I draw for fun.

Drawing stylized characters so they look realistic, or at least just somewhat realistic, is one of my favorite things to do, so I'm really glad you like it so much, that's so cool 🥹 Thank you for reaching out and for telling me!

[akkivee]

Oh no it would be soa wkward for them to kiss with that height difference

maybe lol but kuukou’s not afraid to make someone meet him halfway lol we’ll just get scenes like so 🤭

[kevin-sedai]

who used the most girl power in all of wheel of time?

Elayne, without a shred of doubt in my mind. Iconic girl power moments are:

Telling Rand that she'll swing by Andor to claim the throne at go-fuck-yourself-o'clock bc she wanted to claim it on her own

Using the Power to magically slam a chair in front of an Aes Sedai and telling her to sit down after she was done yelling at her

Scooby-Doo disguising herself as one of the Forsaken with a glamour to interrogate those Black Sisters

Having a bed that is carried around the castle grounds when she was pregnant and was tired of people telling her to stay in her bed and rest

Telling Rand she wanted to sleep with him bc Aviendha and Min already did and didn't wanna miss out (girl, same)

And, of course, being the Commander of Great Generals in the Last Battle

[yujeong]

hi ❤️ did you read siken's war of the foxes? ive really loved your vegaspete and crush comparisons

Hello my sweet anon ❤️

I did! I got caught up in other things and forgot to make a post about it, oops 🫣

It was amazing, I loved it so much. It didn't impact me as much as Crush did, but it was still beautiful and thought-provoking and everything I wanted Siken to give me.

And in regards to VP, first of all, I'm so happy you've loved my comparisons 🥺 I've made quite a lot of posts about the topic tbh hahah. This collection has only inspired one gifset so far, but I'd love to try making more posts based on it soon, if further inspiration strikes.

Sharing some of my favorite quotes, that are all about VP (Vegas, Pete, both), below:

"When you bang on the wall you have to remember you're on both sides of it already, but go ahead, yell at yourself."

"He's easy to desire since there's not much to him."

"What is a ghost? Something dead that seems to be alive. Something dead that doesn't know it's dead."

"Something's not right about what I'm doing but I'm still doing it - living in the worst parts, ruining myself."

"They weren't animals but they looked like animals, enough like animals to make it confusing."

"Love might be the wrong word. Let's admit, without apology, what we do to each other."

"Can I tell you something? No. There is something I have to tell you. No, you don't."

"The more you look at it the more you feel like you are looking into your own head, which is a strangers head, empty."

"It isn't fair, the depth of my looking, the threat of my looking. It's rude to shake a man visible and claim the results."

"There's a dream in the space between the hammer and the nail: the dream of about-to-be-hit, which is a bad dream, but the nail will take the hit if it gets to sleep inside the wood forever."

"There were gaps, of course, and sometimes overlaps: days too small to fill their slots, days too large for the day to hold them. And days, no matter what their size, that leaked into the next."

[monster-gut]

The way you draw Human fluttershy is amazing! I love her tattoos and her clothing style! She actually gives me gender envy.

I'm horrible when it comes to replying to these and I'm so sorry, but thank you!! I'm glad you like the way I draw her. I plan on redrawing all of them, I've already started on pinkie pie🫶

Thank you again!!❤️❤️

[blackbackedjackal]

Laddo for @vampcowboy! Laddo was a perfect little lady through the entire process and came out gorgeous ❤️

[taylor-on-your-dash]

The amazing @athreadofgold did a deep dive about 1989 for its tenth anniversary! They also mentioned my 1989 timeline 🥰 You can listen to the episode on YouTube through this link! Make sure to support our fellow Swifties by liking and subscribing to the channel! 💞

[isame-allen]

After years of studying I finally got the basics of jmv

Oh and I made smt for lil zircon

Jmv belongs to @/freyfall

[frownyalfred]

Now I know chapter 8 came out only 3 hours ago but between you and me if you just HAPPENED to have chapter 9 ready to go…..well let’s just say that the masses wouldn’t mind a double feature

/hj

Seriously tho amazing job as usual!! It’s my boy Jason doing not good things stop it!!! And lex in this story is so funny I have no thoughts about his canon character but in this I really like him! He adds so much! If it’s not too much of a spoiler do you think we’ll be seeing dick show up anytime soon?

Thank you so much anon! I’m sorry to say that I don’t have chapter nine ready — I took a nap since I was so tense after writing this one lol!

I don’t think we’ll see Dick until things calm down with Jason first. If another person showed up at the lake house right now, I think Clark would explode 😅