#tlok s/i

[prxship]

༅　kotoki honola , 14 , they/she , nonbinary

—　look alive, dreamer . . !

　　᯾　have you heard of kotoki honola? they’ve been known to be both eager to please and extremely shy, which isn't surprising since they remind me of cups of tea made just for their teacher, a collection of soft and clean clothes still warm from drying in the sun, and gentle, quiet airbending.

tws? '' grooming, age gap [adult/minor], power imbalance [teacher/student]

BASIC INFO

　full name: kotoki honola.

　nicknames: koko, derivative of first name, given by bolin. toki, derivative of first name, given by korra. koto, derivative of first name, used by tenzin only.

　age: fourteen.

　gender: nonbinary.

　pronouns: they/she.

　orientation: bisexual.

　language[s] spoken: english + spanish.

　voice / accent: american.

　temperament / mb: preserver + istj-t.

　alignment: lawful good.

　birthday / zodiac: august 28 + virgo.

　label[s]: tenzin’s apprentice.

APPEARANCE / PERSONALITY

　height: five feet, one inches.

　body type: slim + small.

　hair: mousy brown + fluffy. single white streak running through the front section. soft + usually messy.

　eyes: blue-grey. lighter towards the pupil, with long lashes. the left eye's lashes have a single section that is white, similar to their hair.

　usual expression: wide eyed + curious. always looking for their teacher, much calmer when with him.

　distinguishing features: white streak through hair and lashes. small air nomad symbol tattooed onto the back of their neck. freckles across their cheeks + shoulders.

　usual outfit: yellow short-sleeved kitadu shirt with orange accents + brown buttons. silky orange harem pants with extra wraps around the ankle area. red silk sash wrapped over the right shoulder + tied at the waist. brown leather sandals with two straps across the foot + one strap across the ankle.

　positive traits: quick learner, eager to help, soft spoken.

　negative traits: blunt, has difficulty understanding others' emotions, codependent relationship with tenzin.

HEADCANONS

　strained relationship with parents. when kotoki became an airbender after the harmonic convergence, their parents shipped them off to tenzin in order for them to learn to harness their abilities. kotoki had already been severely neglected beforehand, but after being sent away, contact between them and their parents ceased entirely.

　obsessed with tenzin. after arriving to train with the other newly awakened airbenders, kotoki and tenzin quickly developed a codependent relationship; kotoki made tenzin feel very important and powerful, and tenzin made kotoki feel cared for and special. the two gradually began to engage in a sexual and almost-romantic relationship. without any other form of support, kotoki began to obsess over tenzin, following him like a duckling and quickly becoming his "apprentice".

　friendly with korra + bolin. even though they aren't particularly close, kotoki is much friendlier and more familiar with them than anyone else, aside from tenzin of course.

plz send me asks abt them it took me ages to finish this...

[imjustavenuxwithaboomerang]

they can never make me hate you

(collage by me)

[loklove48]

A day late, just another favorite Korrasami moment.

[habibite]

thinkin' 'bout tahno in the swamps. thinkin' 'bout him bein' raised with nothin' but love and his parents doing their best to always give him what he wants/needs. thinkin' bout him having so much love. thinkin' 'bout his momma telling him that he was so talented in his bending. thinkin' she'd probably always tell him to chase his dreams, that she'd always believe in him because no one believed in her dreams and that was the least she could do for him. thinkin' 'bout him always loving his home and his family but always feeling a yearning for something bigger. thinkin' 'bout him feeling guilt for knowing that his home in the swamps would never be enough. thinkin' 'bout him growing up and dreaming about moving away. thinkin' 'bout his momma getting older and she never stops supporting him.

thinkin' 'bout tahno maybe taking trips to the city when he can afford it and being filled with so much wonder and there's this thing called pro bending that he's heard about over the static of their radio and they're building teams all the time and it's so exciting and he's just got to come back to try out

thinkin' 'bout tahno coming home, he always comes home, and telling his momma, telling his family about everything that he sees. the city is his first true love. they can all see it in his eyes. they can't keep him away from it even if they tried.

thinkin' 'bout tahno traveling back to the city because by some miracle he has the money and he's made it during the time of try outs, and they love him, of course they do; here is this pretty boy, with so much raw talent to be chipped way at. here is this boy from the swamps with just his travel sack and his endearing way of talking and this natural way of moving and controlling his element. of course they sign him.

thinkin' 'bout how he comes home to pack up what he has. thinkin' 'bout how everyone is so excited for him, but how much it hurts them to be losing one of their own. thinkin' 'bout tahno's momma being older. she won't go with him. this is his life.

thinkin' 'bout them sending him off with food from home. with blankets. with love.

thinkin' 'bout how he sleeps the first few nights, weeks, months; it's so much noisier than he'd known. it's so much brighter at night. thinkin' 'bout the bitterness he has to swallow down at leaving. thinkin' 'bout how hard he works to be the best, to prove that he could be something. he reads the newspapers, knows that they love him but they all wondering how nothing is going to become something.

thinkin' 'bout the letters he'd get from home. it wouldn't be many. it's so far. he can't visit much. there's always practice. always events. then there's games. thinkin' 'bout how his first letter he recieves from his family is sentimentally tucked into his breastplate the first match he plays (and wins).

thinkin' 'bout how the more successful he becomes and the way more bad press seems to follow him. thinkin' 'bout how hurt he is. he gave up everything to chase his dream and this is what he gets in return--everything he's wanted at the cost of his character. he hasn't done anything wrong. he thinks about going home sometimes but he's come so far.

thinkin' 'bout when the letter comes and it tells him what he's always dreaded in his gut and it's that his mother is dead. thinkin' 'bout how it wasn't sudden but it wasn't expected. of course it happened when he was a thousand miles away.

of course it'd happen and he would be too late.

thinkin' 'bout how the bitterness and rage and grief almost swallows him whole.

he has the money now for faster travel, he's home as quickly as he can be but it's too late and all he can do is press a kiss to her brow before she's physically gone forever.

he spends a few days there. it's all he has before he has to go back. thinkin' 'bout how everything has changed for him. he still has family at home but it's just not quite the same anymore. thinkin' 'bout how he has less to care for. thinkin' 'bout how the press would finally get to him, about how he would now fully lean into this bad boy character.

[the-named-anon]

In atla, could a water bender move mud?

Since it’s water and earth…. Could both benders bend mud?

Can air benders whip sand around?

I had a dream about this so now I’m interested in figuring it out….

Can a water bender suspend a rock in the air?

[tragedykery]

​getting tired of the amount of elaboration on fire nation citizens/culture in comparison to the other nations (especially the water tribes and air nomads) tbh.

[tossawary]

Listening to someone else watch the original ATLA again, just starting season 3, and there's this line where Aang suggests that it didn't just look like he died, but he DID actually die and Katara brought him back. And look, I don't know much about the lore introduced by TLOK, but this sounds like a really fun place to start an AU inspired by "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"'s take on the temporary death and resurrection of a cyclical chosen one: Aang is brought back to life and is STILL the Avatar, but his temporary death still also causes another Avatar to be born into the Southern Water Tribe (or Swamp People or refugees on some southern island, whatever).

Like, I know the Avatar is a reincarnation thing, but weird things can happen with spirits! Maybe this glitch in the cycle causes the spiritual equivalent of mitosis to happen to the Avatar and the spirit attached to them, so there's just two of them now! Maybe having two Avatars has some spiritual downsides, maybe not, it's up to whatever path you choose to explore in this AU.

I just think it would be really funny for post-canon 21yo Aang (and the Gaang and the White Lotus and all the spiritual / religious orders on the planet) to suddenly be confronted with a 10yo water tribe kid who is ALSO the Avatar.

A water tribe couple shuffle awkwardly up to Sokka, like, "Sooooo... we think our 10 year old daughter might be the Avatar...? She can, uh, bend all the elements and all that. Look at this shit." And Sokka is like, "Fuck, Aang is dead?!" Before he's like, "Wait, I saw Aang last week, this kid is way too old?!" And he has to hastily contact Aang like, "Hey, buddy, you're still alive, right?" And Aang can only reply, "Uhhh, last I checked, yes?!?!"

It's probably Sokka and Katara who put the pieces of the timeline together and figure out what caused this, because all of the other Avatars are probably initially like, "Yeah, I have no idea what's happening here. I'm you and you're me, but I'm also her and she's also me, and you and her are kind of the same person, but you're obviously different people now? Wow! Good luck figuring all that out, kid! You're really going places none of us have gone before! A real groundbreaker!"

Aang, through gritted teeth, "I am really not TRYING to do that, thank you!"

[devotedlystrangewizard]

i have such strong memories related to black sails like. it was my mom's birthday. during a weekend. think 2018/2019. we went away for the weekend to this. place. idk what its called in english but yk rent a tiny house for like a few days. whatever. i can remember what it looked like. i sat on that couch watching black sails. my sister and i had to share a room and i managed to break the bed (not permanently) i had to sleep on & because even after fixing it i didnt trust it, i slept on the floor. it was on that floor that i watched s2 of black sails. it was on that floor that i saw that fucking scene that fundamentally changed me as a person. because. listen. black sails was one of the first shows id watched with a queer story. with not one but two major plot threads revolving around queer people's relationships. i remember sitting in the car in the dark as the rest of my family was ordering fries for us and i remember my mom going "hey look gay couple!" in a restaurant. it doesnt feel real. that entire weekend is a fever dream. i thought i was just watching a pirate show. the pirates were gay. the pirates were fucking gay bro. i cried over that show. i wept at the end of it. i had to play boardgames for my mom's birthday and pretend like i wasnt going insane because the pirates were gay and i was just. ough. i was 14 or 15 and i was barely out and i was new to being queer in any capacity and it was such an experience.

[five-flavor-soup]

i genuinely, really like aang, but keeping his writing in book 3 and his writing in the comics in mind, i don’t think it’s all that implausible for him to get the sort-of-antagonist role in fics depicting katara-ships other than KA.

reiterating, i like aang: he’s adorable, he’s funny, and he’s nice. but i believe there’s something to be said about how his ‘niceness’ is written and seen as being The Reason he ‘deserves’ a love interest. his thinking is self-centred, and though that’s a believable flaw for a kid who’s, like, twelve, we’re shown that it’s a consistent character trait which is never treated as an issue… even though it is. (and if he’s mature enough to start dating the girl he’s going to marry and have children with, he should also be mature enough to be criticised for his less-than-savoury parts of his personality, no?)

it’s not OOC to write him as being possessive of katara even when they’re not dating, because he canonically is. it’s not OOC to write him as not respecting and/or noticing katara’s boundaries, because he canonically blows past them. the ideas that he might not mature much later on, that he might be wilfully and forcefully oblivious to any discomfort in the KA relationship, that he might continue shoving katara(‘s culture) aside—none of that is necessarily OOC, because aang does not go through significant character development in book 3 + the comics.

in The Promise, there’s that weird moment wherein aang is briefly anti-miscegenation and doesn’t change his mind until katara reminds him supporting that would affect him (him!!! his relationship with katara alone!!) personally. in TLOK, there’s the suggestion that aang never actively pushed for bumi & kya to learn about air nomad culture and there’s the heavy implication that aang never told the air acolytes about bumi & kya’s existence. additionally, tenzin doesn’t even have a hint of water tribe heritage anywhere in his house to honour katara’s side: he’s all air nomad (though?? nuclear family dynamic), in spite of being mixed.

don’t get me wrong, i vastly prefer fic and hc’s in which aang is a katara supporter first and foremost, and that’s also how i prefer to move through a fandom space barring meta and analyses. but i also don’t think making him jealous and petty when she dates someone else is a misinterpretation of the text we’ve been given; canon!aang shows the signs to become that way, and it’s not wrong to read his future self that way nor is it incorrect fandom-ing to highlight these traits

[wilcze-kudly]

As much as I like B4's finale, I hate that it happened in Republic City. Like first off, wanting to reclaim a Fire Nation colony that was not returned to the Earth Kingdom after the war ended is one of the very few points of Kuvira's that I could get behind, or at least see her reasoning.

Second off, however, Kuvira attacking Republic City feels a bit contrived and done purely to not make all the characters look like dicks because they were so obviously not gonna help the Earth Kingdom free itself from an oppressive facist regime that, let's not forget, Tenzin and Raiko did help put into place.

Like literally barely anyone other than the Beifongs seemed to give a fuck about the people dying in the presumed labour/concentration camps.

Like Raiko, Tenzin and Izumi were just ready to get into a cold war and call it a day. Tbh Korra didn't even seem that fucking broken up about it, more about still struggling with her own mental erosion (which is ok I like Korra's internal journey, but like, Girlie, things are going on rn.)

It just feels like if Kuvira didn't attack, the Earth Kindom would just get locked behind this handy reference to the literal Iron Curtain.

And if Kuvira does adhere to the the very obvious Stalin references she carries, the regular Earth Empire citizens are kinda fucked.

Like I get that this was a politically complex situation but there was no sense of urgency until they learnt that Kuvira would be attacking Republic City.

I genuinely wish tlok was less confined to their weird little America insert. When so much shit was probably going down in the Earth Kingdom we had to fuck around at the oriental reskin of New York city.

And it would be so much more interesting to see the Krew actually try to help free people from Kuvira's regime, as we see that there were common people who didn't support her. And the Beifongs, as an established Earth Kindom family, and Kuvira's adpoted family would also fit into this storyline perfectly but they got sidelined completely when they seemed to be the only people actively choosing to oppose Kuvira.

Like having the finale happen in Ba Sing Se or somewhere in the EK wouldn't give us as cool of a "mecha suit amongst big buildings" fights, but I think it would've been so much more interesting and poignant.

Goddamn I started writing and didn't realise I was this salty about this lol. Sorry if this comes of as bitchy. Like I said, I love the finale, I just think it could be so much better.

[venerawrites]

Can I request Gaara with an afab s/o who’s really tall and muscular but still pretty feminine?

author’s note: I was not really sure how to write this, since I don’t think Gaara would care that much if his s/o is tall and muscular (for some reason, I envisioned someone with the body build of Korra from TLOK), but today I suddenly got the muse so… hope you enjoy! Thank you so much for requesting <3

As mentioned above, compared to many other Naruto men the fact that you are tall and muscular wouldn't bother him.

Quite the contrary...

He always had a thing for feminine women (sorry, but I just imagine that is his preference!), but the fact that your body is so toned and lean would make you look like a goddess in his eyes.

He would love to see you dressed in one of these flowy white dresses, which expose your arms and back, showing off the result of years of hard training.

He loves to trace your toned arms and legs during your private times, absolutely amazed at how can you be so perfect. I firmly believe that in his eyes, you would be almost like an ancient sculpture - so delicate, yet strong!

He would absolutely adore you and your body, never failing to steal a glance at you once you pass near his office or on the street under his window.

If you are as tall as him - that would be absolutely perfect! Gaara would actually love it if you were the same height, so he doesn't have to lean down and try to adjust his head in weird positions in order to kiss you.

If you are taller than him - that wouldn't bother him, but you better lean down a bit, as he is too embarrassed to lift himself on his toes, especially if there are other people around.

He loves the fact that you are physically strong and toned, as you are also a pretty good sparring partner. Apart from his siblings, you are his first choice as someone to invite to the training grounds for a match. (which more often than not, ended in other ways, heh)

I feel muscular and feminine is a pretty GOOD combination, and you know it as well, so you may be into wearing a little bit more revealing clothes/dresses. (also the weather in Suna is literally so hot, so why cover in layers of clothes?)

Gaara is totally the type to get jealous of the idea that other men can see even a little bit of your skin, so he will sometimes keep you with him in the Kazekage office, growing draggers at anyone who lays their eyes on you for longer than 7 seconds.

Your BIGGEST FANBOY - he will compliment you and worship you every day, making sure to show you how beautiful you are in his eyes.

Overall, I don't think he would pay much mind to your build (he would love you the same even if you looked like a worm), but toned muscles would definitely make you at least 2x more attractive in his eyes.

cc artwork: Joshua Raphael

[prxship]

fucked up ship bingo ;; kotoki x tenzin

[low-budget-korra]

Quick Avatar Comment #117

I dont like to be this kind of person but honey of you need a "childish narrative", with all being show for you to understand the story or a character, its your fault.

Im saying this because fans compare the narratives of atla and tlok but forget that not only tlok used the most "to the point" structure that is used to this day with shows (cartoon or not), with 10 to 13 episodes max instead of 20+ that was used in the 00's and that atla used as well, but also forget that atla is way focused on children, its narrative is also more easy to follow and all. Meanwhile tlok is for teens and young adults, who should be able do deduce and figure things out without the show needing to overexplain or show

"Because the krew doesnt have personality or depth" Really? Book 2 develop basically all of them. Showing us a new side of them, Bolin being a narcisist, Asami feeling insecure, Mako being detective and a terrible boyfriend. Its not the show fault that you dont see what is in your face.

And again, all of those critics go back to the fact that Tlok aint atla and the fans simple dont let go of that.

[raayllum]

it’s high key really annoying the attention toh gets on this website while no one acknowledges tdp exists

Yeah, sometimes I wish TDP got more recognition and appreciation in a fandom space for its storytelling (the parallels, the worldbuilding, the mature theme explorations) simply because we haven't had a western kids' show go this hard since TLOK (even if I think Korra stumbles in a lot of ways) and arguably ATLA in its explorations of war and morality, two things that TDP is obsessed with, as well as a sometimes overwhelming discussion of Grief.

However, to be frank, while many teen and adult fans of kids cartoons say that they want darker themes and storylines, what that usually means, I think, is more akin to something like TOH or She Ra, in which you know 1) your favourite characters will always typically survive with maybe one or two minor parental or villainous exceptions, and 2) one or two characters in an otherwise fairly cookie cutter 'good guy' cast will have a redemption arc or be quirky morally dubious in a way that's played for comedy, and there will be a handful of significantly "Oh Shit!" darker or creepier moments. The characters are mostly teenagers, the heavier plot stuff is regulated to a few standout episodes, with most of the other conflicts being things like figuring out how to make friends or struggling with not fitting in or deciding what you want to do with your life. And those are all good explorations, and it's not as though TDP doesn't touch on some of that (Callum is finding his place in the world, Rayla is 'changing careers', Ez struggles with his new responsibilities and not fitting in, Soren - like Hunter - leaves an emotionally abusive relationship with a parental figure).

But I think it's TDP's attachment of all of those things to morality that makes the emotional stakes higher and less comforting and/or comfortable for people who are, likely, going to fiction for escapism rather than exploration. (To be clear: one is not better than the other, I just know what my personal preferences are.) Rayla's 'career/schooling' change is whether she's going to kill people for a living; Callum deciding what sort of mage he's going to be is rooted in deciding how much he's willing to either slowly destroy himself or take on the impossible, both with some dire consequences; Ezran not fitting is is also tied to having mysterious, unknown magical powers the story still hasn't fully explained the root cause of. Yes, the three main kids are typically good people who want to do the right thing, but that's much easier said than done (Ezran burning the monster soldiers, Callum's ruthlessness, Rayla's self sacrificial tendencies manifesting in destructive ways). TDP is never going to have an episode of "I lied to my friends because I wanted them to think I was cool or not a nerd" or "I'm scared of them preferring someone else over me" or "I need to learn how to be a good friend" (hi TOH with like 5 episodes and She Ra).

Like Rayla lies to the boys, but that's because she isn't sure how to tell them that her father murdered theirs and made them orphans, and she's worried it will accordingly be a wedge between them.

Like, there's hardly any episodes of TDP that don't talk about grief or death or both in some manner. The show consistently explores unreliable narrators across all sides of its ethical spectrum(s). S4 has a subplot regarding religious traditions and the ethics of the death penalty. Most of Arc 1 and now into Arc 2 sees good people with good intentions or understandable motivations doing pretty terrible things to either themselves, the people around them, or both. The death and body horror imagery aren't one offs, but consistent series defining elements that are always treated seriously. Villains aren't people who don't love their families (or anyone) and good guys aren't good because they're good friends to one another. It's more complicated than that, from the body swap and discussions of the soul in S1, to the cycle of violence laid out explicitly in S2, to explorations of punishment and exile in S3.

Overall, I'm fine with the success and appreciation that TDP gets; some of my students watch it, actually, which makes it useful in some of our lesson discussions. Because TDP is a good show for kids, yes, but it certainly never pulls its punches in forcing all of its ensemble cast through the wringer.

TLDR; due to age demographics and tonal differences, particularly in character conflicts, themes, and amount of Lore, I'm not surprised at all that TDP is pretty underrated on tumblr. Again, doesn't mean these elements of 'maturity' make it Better (although I do think it's written more cohesively than She Ra and more consistently than TOH in its set up and payoff), I just know where my (and many other's) preferences lay accordingly, and am not surprised at the split.

[kataraslove]

Hiii I’ve been having a lot of serious frustration with the atla fandom lately but your posts are always super wonderful to see! I LOVE Katara and I love your well-thought-out posts!

thank you so much!! that means a lot to me!

katara is an excellent character and i think it sucks that almost all fandom discussion about her is approached from a shipping perspective. not only that, but the shipping discussion is never nuanced and well-reasoned; you’re instead forced to pick between two sides of a very extreme coin. either you have to stand by everything that canon did to her or you have to vehemently despise canon with a burning passion. where is the nuance in that? what if i agree with some aspects of fandom arguments but think others are a very gross misinterpretation? what if i like some decisions in the comics and tlok but ultimately think that her character deserved a lot better than what was written? what if i think shoddy writing can absolutely be rectified in avatar studios material and there’s still more than enough left in canon to allow us to see fresher, more nuanced perspectives of katara?

i feel you on fandom frustration. my bit of advice: if fandom ever attempts to control your ability to enjoy a character you love (i.e., how the zutara fandom does with katara) IGNORE IT. make your own interpretations and headcanons and analyses. that’s how my whole blog started, because i was sick and tired of letting a very hypocritical, biased side of fandom dictate my right and ability to enjoy and engage with my favourite character(s).

also, cult-like fandoms and their so-called “fandom leaders” really, really dislike it when you disagree with their opinions, perspectives, theories because they want to be the dominant voices of ALL time. so all the more power to you to actively ignore them in favour of your own interpretations about katara.

[flyingwithskyeparkin]

Introduction to me and my blog

Hi everyone, my name is Lia and I'm a shifter from Italy. I will be introducing myself and my interests, so if you aren't a reality shifter, we can always talk about something else :)

About shifting...

I discovered shifting/manifestation in oct. 2020, thanks to a friend of mine who has kind of been my shifting buddy during these four years but has recently given up.

I've shifted fully once but had many different small shifts that I'd be more than happy to talk about.

My main DR is a Better CR in which I'm in a different country (Scotland, I love you).

My other DRs are (* means inactive):

Hogwarts DRs divided into different branches: Legacy (Sebastian Sallow), Next Gen, Golden Trio (with various S/Os), Hogwarts Mystery. Sorry, Marauders' fans.

Royalty

Percy Jackson* (Hecate's daughter)

Fame DR*

Winx*

We Can Be Heroes*

Stray Kids*

Barbie in the Dreamhouse*

My main S/O is Sebastian Sallow, whom I script everywhere. I like my pookies traumatised and pretty.

About me...

I realised this won't be a blog just about shifting, so here's some stuff I like and would love to discuss!!

TV series/films I enjoy:

The Crown

Psych

ATLA

TLOK

The Umbrella Academy

Descendants (still watching the second film)

Friends

Bridgerton (let's all say it in unison, Polin's season sucked)

Story of Yanxi Palace (other good historical c-dramas recommendations?)

She-Ra and the princesses of power

Books I devoured:

Harry Potter Saga (no shit sherlock)

Percy Jackson

HP and the Cursed Child

Many others, but I can't remember the titles

Random genres I like:

ROMANCEEEEEEEEEE

Historical (Royalty/Nobility) books/series

Comic novels about Isekai and both things above (I'm 2 dimensional)

Videogames:

The sims 3 and 4

Let's School

Minecraft

BitLife (packed with mods of course)

InZOI (as soon as it comes out!!!)

mmk bye