What really makes this for me is that OP could have phoned it in on the chorus and just repeated the same fics, but no. They found a unique one every time. Class act.
the best female characters are the ones that online discourse calls annoying and cannot stand. this is a fact sorry. the more hated she is by the online sphere the better her character is sorry
btw i want to say that the entire tumblr community banding together is what got these changes reversed so i hope u all realise the power of a reblog and start reblogging posts instead of just liking them this is the reblog website so hit that button right now
Percy doing a family tree project for school: this is my grandpa Kronos I hate him he tried to kill me, this is my dad Poseidon he’s okay I guess, this is my mom Sally I love her she’s great, this is my uncle Zeus he’s a bitch and also tried to kill me once, this is his wife Hera who he cheats on constantly, this is my other uncle Hades he’s chill ig, this is my cousin Jason love him he’s dead, this is my cousin Thalia she’s legally dead but is living with my cousin Artemis who’s great, this is my cousin Nico he’s also legally dead, this is his sister Bianca she’s dead, this is my cousin Hazel she’s legally dead as well, this is my aunt Hestia I love her, this is my cousin Lester/Apollo he’s okay, this is my cousin Athena she’s okay, this is my cousin Hephaestus, he’s alright, this is his wife Aphrodite, she is cheating on him with Ares, this is my cousin Ares i beat him up once and I hate him, this is my cousin Dionysus he’s alright I live with him over the summer, this is my aunt Demeter she’s alright, this is my aunt Persephone she’s nice, this is my cousin Hermes, this is his son Luke he tried to kill me but he’s dead now it wasn’t me I swear, this is my cousin Hephaestus’s son Leo he’s legally dead, this is Aphrodite’s daughter Piper she’s cool, this is my cousin Ares’s son Frank he’s Canadian, this is my cousin Apollo’s son Will he’s great love him, this is my cousin Ares’s daughter Clarisse she tried to kill me once but we’re chill now, this is my stepdad Paul I love him, this is my other stepdad Gabe he’s dead I hated him, this is my little sister Estelle I love her, this is my cousin Reyna she’s chill, she also stays with my cousin Artemis, this is my half brother Tyson I love him he works at a bookstore with his girlfriend Ella who’s amazing, this is my friend Grover who I’m sure I’m related to somehow, this is my-
The stereotype of the nerd girl taking her glasses off and suddenly she's beautiful, but in reverse. A cold tough mean office lady who glares at everyone until she gets glasses and suddenly becomes sweet, approachable and friendly since she no longer has a constant headache over not being able to fucking see, doesn't need to squint at everything, and actually remembers individual people by name now that she can tell them apart at all.
Iroh de-thrones Ozai after he burns Zuko, so by the time Aang makes it out of the ice a few years later, the world is already at peace. And you KNOW Iroh would all about restoring art and culture, especially if it means making his taciturn nephew happy so theatre troupes are welcome in the Fire Nation
Also I love the idea of Aang bursting out of the iceburg, rapidly processing the not-quite-a- hundred-years war, and then deciding that his new life calling is THEATRE
Special effects engineer Sokka is offended that everyone thinks he's just using bending. Appreciate his hard work for the genius it is, world! It's science, not spirit magic!!!
[image description: a tag that says, “what if word gets out that the avatar is part of the troupe but everybody thinks it’s sokka because the practical effects game is MAD” /end id]
Okay I am obsessed by how many people in the notes keep insisting that Zuko is still hunting them down - not to capture the Avatar, but because he's a fan boy
He probably still has duties as the Crown Prince, but Iroh is so thrilled that his nephew is finally showing some interest in something age appropriate that he's willing to fund Zuko's lucrative groupie road trip
#lol how did that happen?#Katara: I need to get to the North Pole to practice bending!#Aang: No problem! Appa can take us#Sokka: We’d still need money for the trip we can't just go without a plan#Aang: Okay so have you guys heard about Love Amongst the Dragons?#and Toph. Toph pulls the most cliche shit ever by running away to join the circus#Sokka: We’re a theatre group not a circus!#Toph: Funny cause I thought there was a clown in front of me right now#metal bending was invented not to escape some cage#but because Sokka wanted some new complex props#OMG THE EMBER ISLAND PLAYERS#THEYRE THEIR RIVAL GROUP (@cryoud)
The gaang met the Ember Island Players in person one (1) time. Sokka and Toph wanted to throw down but Katara and Aang convinced them to be the bigger people and ignore them
AND THEN the Ember Island Players created the Boy in the Iceberg, a terrible satire that implied that the gaang are terrible actors, and Katara realised that violence actually WAS the answer all along
How to Write a Character’s Breaking Point (+Sensory Details Cheat Sheet)
1. Strip Away Their Last Defense
A breakdown only lands if the character has nothing left to protect themselves with. Take away the coping mechanism they’ve relied on — their pride, their control, their relationships, their denial, or their hope.
The breakdown isn’t caused by pain. It’s caused by the loss of what kept them standing in that pain.
2. Make the Trigger Small but Devastating
The moment that breaks them should often be quiet, personal, and specific, not just the biggest explosion.
A single line of dialogue, a realization, or a tiny betrayal can hurt more than the obvious disaster.
3. Let Them Resist the Fall
Don’t drop them instantly into collapse. Let them try to hold it together first. That resistance creates tension and makes the fall feel earned and painful.
4. Show the Internal Shatter Before the External One
Start with the internal fracture — the belief that dies, the truth they can’t ignore, the hope that finally gives out — then let the external breakdown follow.
5. Let the Breakdown Change Them
A real breaking point permanently alters the character. After this moment, they don’t return to who they were before — even if they heal.
✦ Sensory Cheat Sheet for Writing Breakdowns
Use 2–3 of these at most so the scene stays sharp and not overloaded.
Physical Sensations
Chest feels tight, hollow, or painfully heavy
Hands shaking, numb, or clenched too hard
Throat burning, closing, or unable to form words
Sudden weakness in knees or limbs
Feeling too hot or too cold all at once
Emotional Sensations
Sudden exhaustion rather than loud sadness
A sense of “what’s the point anymore?”
Feeling disconnected from their body or surroundings
A sharp wave of shame, guilt, or self-loathing
Emotional numbness replacing intensity
Mental Experience
Thoughts looping uncontrollably
A single devastating realization repeating in their mind
Trouble focusing on anything except the pain
Feeling like time has slowed or stopped
A sense of being very small, trapped, or exposed
Behavioral Tells
Going silent instead of crying
Laughing at the wrong moment
Snapping at someone who doesn’t deserve it
Making a reckless or self-destructive choice
Withdrawing completely from others
Environmental Mirroring (Optional but powerful)
A room that feels too quiet, too loud, or too small
Harsh lighting or deep shadows
Weather that contrasts their emotion (sunny during despair, storm during numbness)
A comforting object that now feels meaningless
✦ Final Tip
A breakdown isn’t about how dramatic the moment is — it’s about how personally devastating it is for that specific character. The more tailored the pain is to their fears, flaws, and desires, the harder it hits the reader.
The multiverse is real, and parallel versions of everyone exist. Unfortunately, all of your alternate selves are pure evil. Dictators, murderers, tech CEOs, the list goes on, and they all seem to think you're the only other voice of reason