𝘼 𝙉𝙀𝙒 𝙉𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉

independent & private & extremely selective kai from avatar: legend of korra.  sideblog to / follows back from FYEIR.

[airgivn]

R U L E S   &   G U I D E L I N E S

—    this is a sideblog to fyeir, so all follow backs will come from there.  i use mutual tracker, so we will need to be mutuals on fyeir as well as here to count as mutuals.  hopefully that makes sense.

—    i am incredibly selective about following people back, and i typically don’t follow first.  i don’t really write outside this fandom right now with my atla / lok muses.  i will not explain why i’m not following you, and i don’t accept communications from non-mutuals in any way, shape, or form.

—    if you participate in drama (not callouts for community safety / education), i will immediately unfollow and probably block you.  if you participate in white-washing or writing nsfw with underage muses, i will block you.  if you write incest, i will block you.

—    i do not follow or interact with duplicates.  there is slight wiggle room here for multi muse blogs if there are other atla / lok muses i would like to interact with.  this isn’t personal most of the time, just based on past experiences and my own mental health.

—    all my icons are made by me using free psds from jaynedits, and amethiists.

—    my name / alias is jackie, 25+ yrs old, she/her/hers.

[unfreeze-my-heart-love-blog]

this is the cutest gif ever

i need a bison.

please buy me a baby bison.

[airgivn]

sungdreams​. 

        jinora  isn’t  sure  what  caused  her  to  react  the  way   she  did;  any  cute  thing  kai  has  done  in  the  past  has  only  made  her  turn  away  and  blush,  but  a  comment  out  loud ?   this  was  a  first.   maybe  it  was  because  she  didn’t  expect  it  at  the  time  and  was  caught  off  guard  when  his  hand  slid  into  hers…  not  that  she  really  minded,  however.  ❛  no,  don’t  apologize !   i…  it  was  nice.  ❜   she’s  too  shy  to  reach  out  and  hold  kai’s  hand  first  this  time,  but  the  quick  glance  jinora  throws  his  way  was  a  silent  invitation,  if  he  would  catch  on  to  it.

𝙝𝙞𝙨  𝙗𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙝  𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡  𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙨  𝙝𝙤𝙩  𝙖𝙣𝙙  𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙠  𝙞𝙣  𝙝𝙞𝙨  𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙨,  𝙗𝙪𝙩  𝙝𝙚  𝙨𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙨  𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙡𝙮  𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣.   his green eyes sparkle.   “ 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢? ”   he forgets that he’s not supposed to care this much about what jinora thinks or says;  he forgets it’s not supposed to be this easy for her to make him happy.  this time, kai reaches for jinora’s hand, not trying to be subtle.  her hands are so soft and small.   “ 𝚒𝚜  𝚒𝚝...  𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚕𝚕  𝚗𝚒𝚌𝚎? ”   he chuckles teasingly. 

[airgivn]

bryke canonically confirming the similarities between aang and kai? we love to see it 

[airgivn]

at least with @lavaeir / lacey's bolin, kai views bolin as more of a father figure as time goes on, and his and jinora's future air babies definitely have some kind of papa name for bolin 

[airgivn]

kai always knows that at least one of his parents isn’t born in / from the earth kingdom, though that’s where he grows up and where they’re living when they die or leave him at the first orphanage (he never knows the real answer about that either).  the first person he ever meets who is as dark as he is, who looks even a little like him aside from his earth kingdom eyes, is korra. 

[avatarthoryn]

Damn, that airbending looks good and legit

[airgivn]

@sungdreams​  ( from jinora )   —   NO  ONE’S  EVER  DONE  THAT  TO  ME  BEFORE 

𝙝𝙚  𝙞𝙨  𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙮  𝙨𝙢𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙝  𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣  𝙞𝙩  𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨  𝙩𝙤  𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚  𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚  𝙗𝙪𝙩  𝙟𝙞𝙣𝙤𝙧𝙖.   he jolts, eyes widening, immediately as far from relaxed as can be, his hand retreating to his lap quickly, springing away from hers.   “ 𝚘𝚑!  𝚒,  𝚞𝚑...  𝚜𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚢! ”   he blushes, rubbing at the back of his neck and hair nervously.  he doesn’t even think about it when he reaches for jinora’s hand, the two of them spending time with the bison, breathing in the early morning dew air.  it just seems like the right thing to do;  she seems so sad about korra!   “ 𝚞𝚖,  𝚍𝚒𝚍  𝚢𝚘𝚞...  𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎  𝚒𝚝? ”   just asking makes him feel so, so silly and nervous for her answer. 

[airgivn]

kai receives his airbending tattoos when he’s between the ages of 16 and 17, about 5-6 years after becoming an airbender and joining the air nation.  he masters the physical side of airbending very quickly, but the spiritual side always gives him trouble / never really is his forte. 

[lemonnettles]

Kainora X Name Meanings 💫

[airgivn]

moonethos​. 

    ❛   this  is  a  very  important  time  in  your  life,   kai.   ❜   tenzin  always  swells  with pride  when  this  time  arrives.   he  had  only  imagined  this  children  reaching  this  level  of  achievement.   to  see  others  excel  is  a  dream  he  never  believed  would  come  true.   it  shows  just  how  much  their  nation  has  flourished   ;   a  rebirth,   a  miracle.  

    ❛   you  have  mastered  thirty  -  six  levels  of  airbending.   it  is  time  for  you  to  get  your  tattoos.   ❜   he  motions  for  the  boy  to  follow  him.   the  island  is  quiet  this  time  of  day   ;   many  air  nomads  /  acolytes  have  specific  duties  they  must  attend  to.   though  he  knows  kai  isn’t  the  most  spiritual  of  the  group,   tenzin  wishes  to  bring  him  to  a  place  that  radiates  with  its  energy.   ❛   this  will  be  something  that  is  done  permanently,   and  i  know  the  ceremony  has  been  heavily  stressed  on  you  ever  since  the  beginning  of  your  instruction.   you  can  talk  freely  about  many  concerns  you  may  have.   ❜

     @airgivn​   gets  a  starter.

𝙝𝙚  𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙗𝙨  𝙝𝙞𝙨  𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙨  𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝  𝙡𝙚𝙛𝙩𝙮'𝙨  𝙘𝙤𝙖𝙩  𝙤𝙣𝙚  𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚  𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚  𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚  𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜  𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙯𝙞𝙣.   a small smile teases at his lips, but he tries not to grin too broadly.  this is supposed to be serious;  this is serious.  it is serious for him, who at times wondered if he would ever become a master airbender like jinora and tenzin.  it never troubles him too much, content with his duties around the temples with the bison, but he knows that it matters.  and when he’s finally approached by tenzin, finally knows that it’s coming, it really does make him happy.  he can do more for the nation, for his family and people and the bison, this way. 

“ 𝚒  𝚌𝚊𝚗  𝚐𝚛𝚘𝚠  𝚖𝚢  𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚛  𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔  𝚊𝚏𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚍𝚜,  𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝? ”   maybe it isn’t best to slip in a joke, but he can’t help himself;  he likes to tease tenzin too much, even as the years go on.  he already knows the answer  —  has seen it with jinora, after all.  he controls his grin fairly quickly again, however.   “ 𝚑𝚘𝚠  𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜  𝚒𝚝  𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚝? ”   he asks more seriously  —  his real questions this time.   “ 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕  𝚓𝚒𝚗𝚘𝚛𝚊  𝚋𝚎  𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎? ” 

[bewitchingmemes]

touch-starved starters!!

❝ no one’s ever done that to me before. ❞

❝ could you play with my hair? ❞

❝ i can’t remember the last time i did this with someone. ❞ 

❝ that feels nice. ❞

❝ i haven’t been hugged in years. ❞

❝ i never want to let go. ❞

❝ let’s just cuddle forever. ❞ 

❝ you put your arm around me and i literally felt my knees buckle, this is so pathetic. ❞

❝ i just want to be held for a little while. ❞

❝ you’re legally obligated to keep holding me. ❞

❝ i think i forgot what human contact felt like. ❞

❝ i need to remember what hugs feel like. ❞

❝ do you mind if we stay like this for a little longer? ❞

❝ my family was never the touchy-feely type. ❞

❝ i’ve never been in a relationship before, so i don’t really know how to do the whole…kissing thing. ❞

❝ you were my first kiss. ❞

❝ could we cuddle, like, platonically? ❞

❝ i’m in desperate need of a hug. ❞

❝ i didn’t even know i was ticklish there! ❞

[airgivn]

kai is only the second Airbender since aang to bond with a sky bison in over a century let that sink in 

[airgivn]

i have some canon divergences for book 4, even with as little as kai is actually part of the whole thing.  though i would prefer to just?  rewrite the whole thing, i will settle for rewriting what they do with the airbenders.  i don’t like the idea of them flying around as airbending police.  i’ve spoken with @moonethos about this, and i like the idea of them operating in a more peace corps kind of way:  helping to keep the balance as they are meant to and as tenzin wishes, but through peaceful and charitable means, not force.  i also really don’t care for the like?  skydiving suits.  i understand wanting to modernize a bit, but i don’t like the absolute departure from traditional airbender garb and colors. 

though kai is an incredibly good bender and fighter, and he certainly can when required, his primary duties are with the sky bisons, who he works with to protect and conserve and build up their herds at and around the temples.  he does go on charitable trips with the other airbenders around the other nations, specifically the earth kingdom as it tends to be the most in turmoil at this point in canon, but he is usually there because of his sky bison lefty, not because of any kind of fighting or policing the airbenders are preparing to do. 

[avatarsymbolism]

While it’s a similar swing, Kai’s move looks much more aggressive, and is more akin to Aang’s later strikes (especially when you look at “The Desert.”).

Aang’s, on the other hand, is lighter, and much more airbendery. 

[airgivn]

tag drop (even more relationships) 

[      *    ft.   lefty      ]

[      *    ft.   opal beifong      ]

[      *    ft.   oogi      ]

[airgivn]

after all that development in book 3.......i have 10 icons of kai from the entirety of book 4.  he had speaking lines in one episode.  he was in four episodes in the entire season.