me when I'm very normal about media

Rambling about general media my bird brain latches on! I do the fanart thing sometimes

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Blood moonlit

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Epilogue: she did, in fact, kick his ass.

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This, he thought, was a beautifully executed plan, until I OPENED MY BIG MOUTH.

Sorry, love. I don't think she'll be open to bending classes any time soon.

Watch as Jian Li repeatedly puts his foot in his mouth in Akai Kotou's Chapter IV (read here!): Tempers (and Peaches).

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Jian Li tilts his head, watching her curiously. The waterbender has quite the temper. She's irritable and smart-mouthed and awfully, terribly vexing, for lack of a better word. Letting her in on his secret won't be easy. He's got his work cut out for him.  Unfortunately for her, Jian Li doesn't give up without a fight.

Oh, and what a fight it is. This isn't the (official) first meeting neither were expecting, but hey, it wouldn't be them otherwise. Here's to hoping the rest of their interactions are more peaceful than in Akai Kotou's Chapter IV (read here!): Tempers (and Peaches).

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“Feeding and checking on two animals a couple of times a day is hardly a chore for you. Meanwhile, I've got to deal with a sexist and—even worse—a stupid piece of koalasloth dung.”

“Still not my problem.”

“I'll make it your problem,” she growls.

She wanted murder. He needed sleep.

Technically, the scene this dialogue is from doesn't match the artwork, but the vibe is most important! Their banter must be one of my favorite things about Itch, Akai Kotou's second chapter (read it here!). The dynamic between Suki and Jian Li is terribly amusing, isn't it?

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Here I am, pushing the Jian Li (Akai Kotou! Zuko) = Jinshi (The Apothecary Diaries) agenda.

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He truly did.

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Their actual first meeting in the Kyoshi Warriors AU!

Katara had her Oh moment before exchanging a word with Jian Li, and while she gets over it in time (or, at least, convinces herself that she's not embarrassed by her initial reaction to him) this quasi-interaction haunts her for the first couple of days of their stay in Kyoshi Island.

It's just not fair that the place is full of gorgeous people! Or that he's not only beautiful, but also kind and awkward and respectful and dorky and—oh, La—she's in trouble.

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Kiyoshi AU - sharing kisses in their makeup?? They'd get so embarrassed cause the makeup leaves evidence. And I feel like Ursa would totally tease them (mostly Zuko cause he's too tease) but also think they're too adorable

They weren't made for subtlety

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Oh, Aang, you're really in it now...

This is Zu—I mean, Jian Li and Katara's second meeting in the Kyoshi Warriors AU. The first proper one, anyway.

Once they get through a minor difference of opinion or two (“I can carry my own basket!” “Never said you—” “I'm not weak!” “I didn't—” “Just because I'm a girl doesn't mean—” “Would you listen for once, woman?!” ) they'll become nearly inseparable.

For now Jian Li will carry Katara's basket all the way to the Kyoshi Warriors' dojo and, once there, they'll mercilessly tease Sokka when they see him in uniform.

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This isn't what Katara had in mind when she asked for a taste test (she's not complaining, though).

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You’re interesting.

Interesting.

She chokes on air.

Can our girl please get a minute? She needs it.

Callbacks and Oh moments seem to be the norm for Akai Kotou. Chapter V, Nothing to Fear (read here!) follows said law faithfully.

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Katara has many regrets in life but giving her boy the Jinshi Haircut is not one of them.

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I think the fun thing about zutara is not only that every year or so I get obsessed with them again like clockwork, but there's ALWAYS something new to notice. What do you mean I never realized Katara uses a firebending breathing technique to move through the ice after trapping Azula in the Agni Kai

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Being really really into the AKOTSK targaryens means I keep thinking about them with dragons (because how can I not) and if the dragons were to survive so long that would mean Rhaenyra would have sat in the Iron Throne. Her time had the biggest amount of dragons alive and claimed, and it if didn't mark the start of their extinction, their population should have grown over the years. Targaryens descendants from a queen and holding so many dragons makes me believe they would have been COMPLETELY different culturally speaking and I love the possibilities in this essay I will-

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I owe a formal apology to all aerion/valarr shippers for my disgusting lack of faith, just read valarr using dragon commands on aerion and now I see the vision so clearly

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It finally happened, I got so baffled I couldn't find the fic I was looking for that I wrote it