Daydreams Last Forever

[wafflecrew-outofcontext]

Paultin: By some kind of outside force, that totally is not meta-gaming whatsoever whatever that means in this universe; I somehow just remembered that I have the Sunsword

Evelyn: Guess who has a twitch account now and can see chat

Paultin: Weird, at least I didn’t even need it until now so people can stop yelling at me, not that they are, and I’m gonna use the Sunsword

[wafflecrew-outofcontext]

Evelyn: Someone stand next to me so I can help!

Strix: We don’t wanna to hear about Lathander, that’s why we moved!

Evelyn: Well fine! Then you take the poison damage!

[ponderingprinces]

The Plot for the day is...

Zuko Plot 002: Been Here, Done That

The Gaang fails to beat Ozai, and Zuko dies from Azula's lightning strike. In order to restore balance they appeal to the spirits to go back in time to change this, but the Avatar spirit has to go back as well, and that doesn't just mean back in time, but backwards in the cycle. It has to go to a firebender.

Luckily, they already know the perfect guy for the job!

Zuko suddenly bombarded on his ship by a group of children who are WAY too friendly with him, whats wrong with these people!? Why are they being so nice?? Uncle stop drinking tea and help me!

Oh and apparently HE'S the Avatar too?? Now he'll never go home!

Gaang remembers everything and maneuver events to their liking while based on Zuko's ship. Zuko knows nothing and is having EMOTIONS over suddenly having friends who actually care about him??? You don't even know me!

Azula may be kidnapped for some redemption too.

Zuko has no memories like the others because he was dead already and so couldn't be sent back in time.

Let me know if you write it~!

[maiko-nation]

I don’t get why people still think Zuko would ever choose an “ordinary, average” life with a bubble girl or someone he only shared a trauma bond with (and let’s be real, it was pity more than anything). This man literally hit the refugee jackpot he snuck into another nation whiles being the enemy and within weeks had a nice apartment (while actual citizens were living on the streets), a job, a tea shop, and even a sweet girl crushing on him. And he refused it all.

Why? Because that’s not Zuko. He’s never been the type to settle for the easy or “safe” option. He turned down comfort, stability, and shallow affection , and instead chose the girl he knew for let's say 4-5 years of his childhood , knew him, his scars, temper, flaws and all, since childhood. An emo, complicated, traumatized girl who matched his own fire. That’s who he wanted. That’s who he loved.

So the shock, the surprise, the pity-party fanfiction where he’s a “victim” who deserves some other character? Pure projection. Zuko didn’t want your self-insert safe life. He wanted Mai😊

[snogards]

Headcanon that Zuko isn't just a master swordsman, but just really proficient with weaponry in general.

Swords, bows, spears, axes, knives, war hammers, crossbows, you name a weapon, and he probably knows how to use it well enough to teach you how to use it and then master it yourself.

He prefers his dual Dao because he's most proficient with them, but odds are that someone can just hand him a random weapon, and he can use it near perfectly.

When Zuko was younger and his bending still hadn't presented, Iroh used his connections to find him teachers like he did with Piandao in canon, because he didnt want Zuko to feel lesser (it majorly backfired but hey now he's got skills). For example, his archery teacher was a former member of the Yuyan Archers.

And then when Zuko’s fire-bending finally presented itself, he just kinda...kept up with it? Because he just learned how to use all these weapons freakishly well and weirdly fast, so why give it up after putting so much effort in? And now he's a prodigy in weaponry? Like yeah, that doesn't hold much weight in the royal family, but hey, it counts for something, right? He thinks to himself that his skill is gonna be useful at some point, right? Right, Uncle? This will be useful someday? RIGHT?

[beifong-brainrot]

I understand why some people thought Kiyi was unlikeable in "Ashes of the Academy", because no one likes a know it all, and it's hard to establish a new character in supplementary media. As well as kid characters being very hit or miss, in my experience. But I actually do appreciate Kiyi as a character in the comics.

Of course Kiyi would have more conciousness about the Fire Nation's politics than most children should, her brother is trying to rebuild the nation substantially, she herself has been targeted by a radical syndicate, and she's managed to rather quickly build relationships with notable members of other nations.

Also I find it so cute how Aang and Kiyi seem to have bonded well, considering she is also Avatar Roku's great granddaughter.

Kiyi is placed in this book as the beginning of the fire nation's reform and growth from it's past in the 100 year war. She's posited as a stark contrast to the royal siblings and their peers, as well as the kids in "the Headband". (In fact, I find certain similarities between Kiyi's character in "Ashes of the Academy" and Aang's in "the Headband"). Kiyi pushes back against a teacher trying to frame tha Fire Nation's actions in a more positive light, and questions the system in place. She refuses to be an active perpetrator, but she also refuses to be a more passive endorser and follower of a system, a role we see Mai and Shihan break out of throughout the comic.

Kiyi is supposed to herald in a new, more hopeful are for the Fire Nation, the one Zuko is trying to bring about.

Zuko: I promised my uncle that I would restore the honor of the Fire Nation. And I will. The road ahead of us is challenging. A hundred years of fighting has left the world scarred and divided. But with the Avatar's help, we can get it back on the right path and begin a new era of love and peace.

She's a child growing up in a nation that is still recovering from the self mutilation it went through due to its own imperialism. She's an outspoken and confident little girl who speaks out on what she thinks is right. She has the luck to be able to trust the adults around her to have her best interest in mind, something that her older half siblings, and many kids in the Fire Nation did not have. But that's not really a reason to dislike her.

I also don't really get the "Kiyi is a replacement Azula" thing. Like, yeah, she's Ursa's second daughter, and she shares some traits with Azula, like *checks notes* calling Zuko "Zuzu" and occasionally teasing him. But I think Kiyi is meant to be, once again, a symbol of the hope for the Fire Nation's future, and for Zuko particularly, the Fire Nation he is trying to foster and nurture. Quite literally untouched by Ozai, in a way, since Kiyi is the only "Fire Sibling" to grow up without being harmed by Ozai, at least directly.

I also just don't buy the "Ursa replaced Azula with Kiyi" thing. I can agree that Ursa choosing to forget Zuko and Azula and take on a new identity is kinda shitty. But also I am taking it easy on the woman who was forced into marriage to the Beethoven of Abuse™️ as a teen, sue me. But having Kiyi while under memory loss was definetly not a concious effort to replace her daughter, and from what we're shown of Ursa after she regains her memories, she is very worried and caring for Azula.

Like, do we not think that the fact that she is getting panic attacks over Kiyi not being in sight is connected to the fact that her other daughter is currently mia??? Not even a little?

Note that this does not mean I don't think Azula feeling replaced by Ursa is an invalid feeling. It's something even kids from less fucked up families can experience when having a younger sibling. Adding to this the context of Azula's conceptions of Ursa and her delusions surrounding her, I would be surprised if Azula were fine with Ursa having a new child, let alone a daughter.

But I think Azula's hurt can be valid, while at the same time, Ursa and Kiyi should not be seen as villains in her story. And Kiyi especially should not be hated just because of her asscociation with Azula, or pitted against her. Like that's two children, who both could use a shitton of therapy tbh.

Also, big fan of this scene. Pop off you little icon

[shitpostingkats]

Actually I find this really funny so let's break this down

Which of the Guardians of Light does Lea actually know going into the final battle?

Sora Course he knows Sora. Everyone in the organization knew Sora. Keyblade's chosen, major piece of the organization's plans. They developed quite a rapport through the events of CoM, plus on top of that all of Roxas and Xions' personal ties to him. Completely in the loop on who this guy is.

Kairi Fellow trainee in Merlin's Funny Timespace Distortion. Strongly implied they had several conversations and got to some level of friendship. Before that, he kidnapped her. Definitely acquaintances at the very least.

Donald & Goofy Sora's funny little guys that went with him through castle oblivion. He's spoken to them a handful of times. Maybe not directly, but you know. They're around. Probably unclear on the details of why they're here, but Lea doesn't sweat the small stuff.

Michael Mouse First of all, he's a semi public figure who interacted regularly with the king of Radiant Garden, so we cannot discount the possibility that Lea saw him just. Around. When he was a kid. Don't think they ever interacted through the events of CoM or Kh2, but at least might have had one conversation while they were preparing to save Sora from being norted.

Riku I would argue there's strong evidence Lea has no idea who the hell Riku is. Yes, Riku let him and Namine go in Kh2, but Lea certainly has no idea who that guy was. He was wearing a hood! Also was wearing Ansem's face! They don't talk in DDD because Riku was too eyes on the prize to particularly care about this random guy dropping in during a fight. Lea having any understanding of who Riku is I think hinges entirely on if he poked his nose into Vexen's work on the replica program.

Ventus Small teenager he had one (1) conversation with over a decade ago with a face identical to one of Lea's best friends. He asks for literally anyone to fill him in on why this is the case, or why this kid seems to have not aged a day in twelve years. No one does.

Aqua Random woman. Complete 0 idea who this person is. He might have heard someone refer to her using the title "Master" and that's all he's got to go on.

Terra Even less context than Aqua. They set out to kick Xehanort's ass with nine people in their party, split up, and then when they come back together, they have ten. No one comments on this. Said tenth person has the exact face of Lea's old evil boss. Please take a minute and imagine the sheer level of 'what the fuck' that must have been running through Lea's mind in that moment.

[kaydear]

The Knight & Rogue Series by Hilari Bell

"A glorious adventure. In other words, a disaster in the making."

[theunitedrealms]

we need to discuss michael's tattoos

are they, like, broken cuffs tattooed on?

are they overlapping broken circles, sorta like crescent moons?

is it just one broken circle on each wrist?

we need to come to an agreement, as a fandom, because i wanna draw them

[cannibalgremlin]

I have seen the 2nd one more often then the others.

[cudgelcrewed]

The second one is the most common, from what I’ve seen, but that also lands a lot of ‘it looks like the chanel logo’. I like the third one…

[king-pelleas]

personally, I think it looks like this

[serpyofold]

I always thought of it more like:

That looked simple enough to meet the description… but it looked a little more interesting to me than #2

[grandmaaesthetic]

Oh! That looks awesome. I vote for this new one.

[dragonkingbaum]

All bandit jokes in the first four Knight and Rogue books

What’s the difference between a man-at-arms and a bandit? Men-at-arms get paid on Skinday—bandits get paid every day.

What’s the difference between a lord and a bandit? The lords dress better.

What’s the difference between a tax collector and a bandit? The tax collectors take more, and you can’t fight back.

What’s the difference between a law clerk and a bandit? I don’t know. What? I don’t know either. That’s why I asked you.

What’s the difference between a traveling player and a bandit? The player expects you to clap when he’s finished.

What’s the difference between a merchant and a bandit? The merchant tells you you’re getting a good bargain.

Do you know the difference between a bandit and a baker? A baker works warm in the winter.

What’s the difference between a banker and a bandit? A banker makes you fill out contracts.

What’s the difference between a healer and a bandit? A bandit doesn’t charge extra for house calls.

You know the difference between a bandit and an apprentice? At least with bandits, you don’t have to feed them?

What’s the difference between a bandit and an apprentice master? A bandit don’t call you a lazy lout when he beats you and takes your money.

The difference between a ship’s captain and a bandit is that one’s called a pirate instead.

What’s the difference between a traitor and a bandit? The bandit never pretended to be on your side.

[serpenscapes]

Yesterday, I received an Amazon delivery which I had forgotten about. Within it was ‘The Last Knight’ the first of the ‘Knight and Rogue’ novels by Hilari bell.

I started it last night.

I also finished it last night.

God, have mercy on my soul, for Sir Michael has stolen my heart and his squire, Fisk, has sold it.

[theunitedrealms]

Sir Michael has stolen my heart and his squire, Fisk, has sold it.

[dragonkingbaum]

Updated date list

Caught an extra month in my reread of Scholar’s Plot. Freaked out a bit about how it completely wrecked my theory about which months went where before I realized the story took place during a different season than I’d been imagining. My old post on dates is looking a little messy after my last attempt at tweeking it without totally erasing my old speculations about how the months were ordered, so here’s a new post.

Holyon is in the middle of winter, and is followed by Junipera. Crocussa starts of spring, but things are still a little slushy until you get into Grassan, which is the rainy season. Next comes Roseon, which is when things really start to warm up, and summer kicks off with Berryon. After that is Cornon and then Wheaten, before things transition into fall with Appleon. Appleon is followed by Oaken, when things are starting to cool off but it’s not totally impractical for camping yet, and then there’s a two month gap before Holyon comes again.

So, basically

Holyon - Junipera - Crocussa - Grassan - Roseon - Berryon - Cornon - Wheaten - Appleon - Oaken - fall month - winter month

[thequantumranger]

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)

[aerithdreemurr]

I love how the only time Alvis is ever openly flustered is when Reyn is a moron.

[smallpwbbles]

I’ve had Maria and Shadow on the brain a lot more lately

[idwsonicnews]

Sonic the Hedgehog: Chasing Shadows Cover A

Art: Nathalie Fourdraine (@loopy-lupe)

[calista-222]

[Post-Shadow Generations]

He's fiiiine...