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writing an autistic character when you are not autistic - a masterpost

completely double spaced version on google docs here – this post is more blocky for the sake of people’s dashboards, but still long so people will be less likely to glaze over it. my apologies if that makes it hard to read

things to look for and avoid in an autistic character

• symptoms only manifesting as “nonverbal and rocking” • super smart / living calculator • super dumb / doesn’t understand anything • all the symptoms you can come up with for them are “awkward” and “has special interest(s)” (please do more research) • trains, technology, and/or math as special interests • acting like a child • getting treated like a baby • unreasonably cruel and uncaring about others’ reactions to them being cruel • if they’re comparable to sheldon from the big bang theory, start over • animal comparisons • a lack of feelings • please no stories about what it’s like to be autistic told by allistics

the right way to write an autistic person

• lots of symptoms, including secondary ones not included on a general diagnosis requirement list (here’s a list i rather like that was made by an autistic person – their blog is also a good resource) • having a good amount of general knowledge and actually talking about it (i cannot believe that i have to say this) • talking about things outside of special interests (again…. come on……….) (special interests are usually the default things our brains go to when theres no stimulation or we want to entertain ourselves – it isn’t literally all we think or talk about ever. if a conversation has no connections to a special interest, reconsider having your autistic character bring it up in a context that is not an introduction.) • explicitly expressed to be capable of attraction and romantic feelings – if your character is an adult, add sexual feelings to this point • capable of general functioning, just with a disability that makes it more difficult – not a walking disability (….sigh) • a wide amount of feelings and emotional turmoil (but perhaps only being able to express it in limited ways) • we’re people • just people whose brains are wired differently

things to avoid in research for an autistic character

• autism moms / autism blogs and websites not run by autistic people • any affiliation with autism $peaks means you should walk away and never look back • a scientist trying to create explanations for what autistic people do without actually asking / not mentioning asking autistic people • anything about a cure for autism • a person that “worked with autistic kids” phrased in the same way as “worked with animals” • talking about autistic people as if they are mysteries, are like animals, or are otherwise othered weirdos instead of people

things to look for in research for an autistic character

• actual autistic people talking about their experiences and symptoms • just stick to that and you’re good but it’s hard to find sometimes ngl. just look for the above red flags

things i would personally like to see in an autistic character

• less easy to swallow sadness and more destructive anger. i would love to see a canonically autistic character who was frustrated easily by small things and had trouble communicating why • not a story about being autistic, a story that happens to have a character or characters who are autistic – it isn’t pointed out or questioned, they’re right at home with the rest of the cast and not othered (a la symmetra from overwatch) • intensive sensory issues / small sounds making large reactions • clear communications about not liking x sensory thing (for example being touched) • poor motor skills / clumsiness and not being laughed at for it • walking funny (body bent downwards, walking very fast, walking slowly, big strides, shuffling, stiffness, etc) – no one treats it as if it’s funny or something totally strange • a big personality that has a presence so they can’t be cast aside (but feel free to have quiet characters too) – if this was along with being nonverbal they would probably leap to being one of my favorite characters ever • a fear of asking for clarification on sarcasm or jokes because of past experiences and an arc about the character becoming more comfortable asking questions

>> if any fellow autistic people want to add something, feel free <<

allistics are encouraged to rb this

#writing #autism

bizarrelittlemew

Are you frustrated you can't leave second kudos on AO3? or third kudos? or whatever-who's-counting kudos?

Well, have I got the html for you!

Plop any of these in a comment (by copy&pasting the code) to make an author's day and show your appreciation!

Second kudos: <img src="https://i.ibb.co/tHMjbb6/second-kudos.png" alt="second kudos">

Third kudos: <img src="https://i.ibb.co/52bggQH/third-kudos.png" alt="third kudos">

nth kudos: <img src="https://i.ibb.co/6y7qGtC/nth-kudos.png" alt="nth kudos">

yet another kudos: <img src="https://i.ibb.co/wKtcj0s/yet-another-kudos.png" alt="yet another kudos">

It will look something like this (and will be transparent with white outline on dark backgrounds):

Feel free to spread and use these as much as you like! (and if you have ideas for other variations, let me know ✌️)

bizarrelittlemew

So happy to see people enjoying these and spreading the love 💖

UPDATE with some suggestions from the replies! And bonus: cookie kudos.

HTML codes under the cut.

gingersnapwolves

let me tell you, I got a ‘kisses your forehead’ kudos and it absolutely made my day

#ao3 #fanfiction #kudos #communicating to authors

passiunclepaltry

i just think glados should be allowed to wear shit like this

nonbinary-bosmer

Damn right @cydonian-mystery

#art inspiration

rozentias-deactivated20240103

in the latest cyber-news: the internet archive has lost their case against 4 major publishing houses (verge article). they’re going to appeal, but this is still a bad outcome. the fate of the internet is currently hanging in the balance because 4 multibillionare publishing groups missed out on like $15 of combined revenue during the pandemic because of the archive’s online library service. it’s so fucking stupid.

for those who don’t know what the internet archive is, it’s a virtual library full of media. books, magazines, recordings, visuals, flash games, websites - a lot of these things either don’t exist anymore or cannot be found & bought. heard of the wayback machine? that’s part of the internet archive. it is the most important website to exist, and i don’t say that lightly. if the internet archive goes down, the cultural loss will be immeasurable.

so how can you help?

boycott the publishing companies involved in this. they’re absolute ghouls, frankly, and don’t deserve a penny. the companies involved are harpercollins (imprints), wiley (imprints), penguin random house llc (imprints), and hachette book group (imprints). make sure the websites are set to your location as it may differ worldwide.

learn to torrent. download a torrent client (i recommend transmission), a vpn (i recommend protonvpn - sign up and choose the area that’s closest to your continent/country), and hit up /r/piracy on reddit for websites. with torrenting, you can get (almost) any media you want for free in high quality, with add-ons such as subtitles, and with no risks of loss. i would also recommend getting into the habit of watching stuff online for free. the less you can pay to a giant corporation, the better.

get into the habit of downloading and archiving materials. find a TB external hard drive, ideally the higher the better. it’ll probably cost around $60 for 1TB and continue to go up, but they’re so so useful. if you can’t afford a drive, look for any GB harddrives or memory sticks you have lying around and just fill them up. videos, pdfs, magazines, songs, movies, games - anything you can rip and download and fit on there, do it, because nothing is permanent.

donate to the internet archive. this is the most important option on the list. the IA relies entirely on funding, and it’s going to need more to fight this case. whatever you can donate, do it. i promise it’s helpful.

and finally…

#internet archive

writing-prompt-s

“The stone corrupts all those who wield it, it is fueled by their ambitions and dreams. So we need someone with no ambitions, no dreams, someone who doesn’t care about what the future holds for themselves. That’s why we found you.”

shady-tavern

The first thought, in a moment like this, probably should not have been what came to your mind. Well, fuck you too, you thought, half incredulous and half apathetic. You leaned against the doorframe with one shoulder and eyed the group of three wizened people before you. Why was it always the elderly who came with big quests or brought important items that had to be hidden away?

Also, if you didn’t care about the future, didn’t that mean you didn’t care about the stone either? You might as well give it to someone else. Maybe someone better suited than you. There was this little girl across the street who had an acorn necklace and played in puddles and always sat very still until the every last stray cat felt safe enough to eat what she brought them. Maybe the stone should go to her, she at least gave a shit.

You debated arguing or refusing, but your disinterest won out in the end. “Sure,” you answered, holding out a hand for them to plop the stone into. You weren’t scared of it, especially since it looked utterly unremarkable. If you tossed it into a river, no one would be able to tell it apart from the other rocks.

The three wizened elders, apparently the smartest of their magic circle, exchanged grave looks and you waited until they were done with their silent communication and their leader stepped forward.

“We entrust you with the Stone of Possibility, never use it and always hide it,” they said, voice solemn and carrying the sort of undertone that spoke of great importance. You blinked slowly. “Give it to no one, no matter how noble their hearts, how pitiful their tale or how silver their tongue.” You couldn’t help but imagine a genderless person sticking out their tongue dripping with mercury.

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#this was such a wonderful read!

writing-prompt-s

You’re a mimic. You were disguised as a chair in a dungeon when an adventurer decided to take you as loot. You’ve actually enjoyed your life ever since as furniture in a jolly tavern. So when some ruffians try to rob the now-elderly adventurer’s business, you finally reveal yourself.

bixbythemartian

Okay, so- hey, hey! Stop with the screaming, you’re gonna wake people up! Shut up! If I wanted you dead, you’d be dead. Listen for a minute, already.

I was just minding my own-

I am so serious right now. If you wake Bob up, you won’t like what I do. He’s not young, these days, he needs his rest.

Okay? Okay.

Anyway. I was minding my own business. I was a fairly young mimic, I’d just really sort of settled into my first good morph. When you’re really young, freshly spawned, you sort of rotate through things, and you don’t quite get it right, most of the time.

It’s like learning how to walk for people, I think. You’re small, you don’t quite know what you’re doing… it’s a whole thing.

And I went chair. Now, that’s very exciting. Chairs aren’t a common mimic morph. For whatever reason- the gods? who knows?- most mimics end up containers. Trunks, chests, drawers, wardrobes, I had a cousin who was a barrel.

Chair, though, that’s good, though. No barbarian is gonna poke through your insides looking for loose change if you’re a good sturdy wooden chair. You might get sat on, but, heck, we’re pretty sturdy as a species. No big deal. And, honestly, easier to get some food.

Wha- no, we don’t eat people. We don’t eat flesh, that’s gross. We absorb magic. It’s why we tend to spawn in dungeons, lots of magic there. Though I pity the poor mimic clans that end up in a necromancer dungeon. Ugh.

Most adventurers have magic items on them, you absorb a little energy and get sat on for a bit, no big deal, easy meal. And you get a little variety in your diet, win for everybody.

Sure, we kill people from time to time. But let me ask you this: If you were just at home, minding your own business, and some big guy with no neck bristling with swords came along, bust into your house, walked into your room, and reached into one of your orifices to find valuables, you might take averse to that, don’t you think? It’s not like people don’t know about mimics. Take a little care, you know?

Anyway, I was still pretty young. I’d just settled into my morph. And this guy comes along and, you guessed it, no neck, bristling with swords. And he claps eyes on me and just stops, and stares, and I was like- kinda panicking, right? I’m thinking I messed up the morph, and he’s clocked me and now I’m gonna have to fight this guy.

And then he nudges his buddy and says ‘Hey, hey Jim, ain’t that the most beautiful chair you’ve ever seen in your life?’

And Jim’s like ‘yeah it’s a nice chair so what?’ and Bob- that’s the guy with no neck- he says ‘no, look at it! it’s gorgeous!’

I tell you, if I coulda blushed, I’d have been cherry red from top to bottom. When you first start to settle into a morph, you feel a little self-conscious, you know? You’re just starting to figure yourself out, and someone comes along and just says the nicest things. And he went on for a while. I was so flattered, best day of my life, aside from my first spawning.

Jim says ‘well just bring the damn thing! we have shit to do!’ so Bob does! Just picks me up and straps me to his back, and off we went.

And I went lots of interesting places, met some interesting people. I even ended up doing the watch at night a couple of times. Because Jim, sometimes he has this thing where he just falls asleep, he can’t help it, it’s not his fault. I had to help them out a couple of times. I was fond of the guy, you know? And most mimics don’t get to be part of adventuring parties, it’s just not done, so it was really neat to feel like I was a part of things.

Jim and Bob and their buddy Wade, they end up saving the kingdom, and they all go their separate ways. Bob went back to his home village- that’s here- bought a building, put me in the middle, and said ‘this is gonna be my tavern’. He hangs up his magical weapons around the bar- don’t bother with that, buddy, that glass is tougher than your ax, I promise.

Anyway, I’ve got plenty to eat. I even spawned a couple of times, helped fill out the place. I figure, save him a little money, I start my own clan, and there’s plenty of ambient magic to go around, the place is lively, better than some manky old dungeon any day, right?

Bob, he never quite figured it out. I think Jim was onto me, but Bob- he’s not bright. But he’s just the nicest guy, you know? He’s always got a kind word for someone. He’ll give you the shirt off his back. If you show up here hungry with no money, he feeds you, and often he’ll make sure you get some place to sleep and a job, if you’re looking. Everybody loves Bob.

And I really like people, that’s something I figured out about myself. I like the atmosphere here, too, there’s always new stories to hear. I’ve learned a lot, over the years, I’ll tell you what.

Now Bob, he’s not young anymore, and his kids well- they’re not the adventuring sort, as I think you have already sussed out. But they don’t need to fight, you know? That’s not the kinda life they need to lead.

So, bearing all that in mind, here’s the deal. You got two options. One- put everything down- nice and easy, mind- and leave, lock the door behind you, and this never happened. No harm, no foul.

Or… you can find out just how many times I’ve spawned.

Thanks for reading! If you enjoyed this one and want to help support me, here’s a link to my ko-fi! If like this story and you want to read more, here is my masterpost, currently updated with all of my tumblr ficlets.

If you screencap this for another website, please be courteous and link people to my tumblr.

bixbythemartian

reblagging for the day crowd

druzya

@bixbythemartian may i use your story for an actual D&D adventure?

bixbythemartian

yeah have fun with it

digitaldiscipline

#writing prompts #dnd

writing-prompt-s

Two identical infants lay in the cradle. “One you bore, the other is a Changeling. Choose wisely,” the Fae’s voice echoed from the shadows. “I’m taking both my children,” the mother said defiantly.

dycefic

Once upon a time there was a peasant woman who was unhappy because she had no children. She was happy in all other things – her husband was kind and loving, and they owned their farm and had food and money enough. But she longed for children.

She went to church and prayed for a child every Sunday, but no child came. She went to every midwife and wise woman for miles around, and followed all their advice, but no child came.

So at last, though she knew of the dangers, she drew her brown woolen shawl over her head and on Midsummer’s Eve she went out to the forest, to a certain clearing, and dropped a copper penny and a lock of her hair into the old well there, and she wished for a child.

“You know,” a voice said behind her, a low and cunning voice, a voice that had a coax and a wheedle and a sly laugh all mixed up in it together, “that there will be a price to pay later.”

She did not turn to look at the creature. She knew better. “I know it,” she said, still staring into the well. “And I also know that I may set conditions.”

“That is true,” the creature said, after a moment, and there was less laugh in its voice now. It wasn’t pleased that she knew that. “What condition do you set? A boy child? A lucky one?”

“That the child will come to no harm,” she said, lifting her head to stare into the woods. “Whether I succeed in paying your price, or passing your test, or not, the child will not suffer. It will not die, or be hurt, or cursed with ill luck or any other thing. No harm of any kind.”

“Ahhhhh.” The sound was long and low, between a sigh and a hum. “Yes. That is a fair condition. Whatever price there is, whatever test there is, it will be for you and you alone.” A long, slender hand extended into her sight, almost human save for the skin, as pale a green as a new leaf. The hand held a pear, ripe and sweet, though the pears were nowhere ripe yet. “Eat this,” the voice said, and she trembled with the effort of keeping her eyes straight ahead. “All of it, on your way home. Before you enter your own gate, plant the core of it beside the gate, where the ground is soft and rich. You will have what you ask for.”

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Crash

hiveswap

Could we crash tumblr if we all posted the word "crash" on the 1st of april 2022, 12:35 EST?

hiveswap

Everyone schedule

hiveswap

Pm

go-learn-esperanto

Doing it again since I accidentally put the wrong time zone

Event Time Announcer shows time for Tumblr - Crash in locations all over the world. In New York it happens on Friday, April 1, 2022 at 12:35

So everyone can find their time :3

hiveswap

You may ask, "Jenna, why do you want this? Isn't there enough suffering in the world?" Well, you are right. But I want to scare the owners of this site. Not @staff, you know damn well they don't actually call the shots. No, i want to scare the people who make decisions. I want them to know that we can act as a unit and wreck shit on our own accord, that this community can move mountains. I want them to hesitate next time they make an announcement. Popular sovereignty, motherfuckers.

gelatinous-cat

I know most people know this but some people in the notes don't, so reminder that you don't have to wake up or anything to post it, just schedule the post like this:

now you just hit the blue schedule and forget about it until the day it happens 👍

demonboyhalo

oh hell yeah im doing this gamers join us

pinkpop1997

i love this because everyone ive seen who's reblogged this is like "yeah okay whatever" like nobody's really excited about this it's just something we all feel the need to do because it's our duty to keep this website as uninhabitable as the fucking mariana trench

demonboyhalo

group project is due next week let's get queued up chop chop !!

hiveswap

I made the post in february??

#keeping this place like the marinas trench

writing-prompts-re

You jokingly make an offering to an ancient and obscure goddess one night. What you never expected was for her to show up in your room in a manic frenzy, desperately trying to reward and please her first worshipper in centuries with whatever means possible.

#writing prompt #dnd warlock idea

holliday-inn

Skylark is the name Tissaia ends and starts with. Skylark was the name shouted at her from across the farm when she’d cry from the pain that rattled her bones, Skylark was the name uttered by teachers when she outperformed her classes, and Skylark was the last name her first real lover called her before she’d never see her again. But Skylark could be more. Skylark could be the name murmured across her pillow at night, hands interlocked with the woman she can’t let go, it could be the name shouted from the hilltops when she needed to let go, it could be the name that’s murmured to her in her last moments by the lover holding her face.

pssssst thank you for @daerienn for convincing me to actually post this anywhere, I wrote it back in December and was keeping it in a Google doc somewhere, sent it to her, and she told me I should post it.

#tissaia de vries #skylark #the witcher #writing inspiration

gameraboy2

Kyle Latino

#dungeons & dragons #dc comics #writing inspiration #maybe???

my-merry-idle-mind

Some thoughts on Witcher S2

It’s pretty, of course it’s pretty

Good riddance to the terrible nilfgaardian armor from S1

I like Tris’ new look (to be clear, I love both S1 & S2 looks). She goes from floaty light dresses and beautiful voluminous gravity-defying hair, to stricter looking kirtles and long gravity-complying hair. They also made her hair more red. In S1 Tris has this amazing kindness and positivity, like nothing could hold her down for long. Her wardrobe and hair reflect that too. But in S2 she is dealing with trauma and depression or some sort of ptsd. Her hair and dresses now work together to hide her scars. Her look in S2 is a visual representation of the weight of her emotions and experience, and shows that she is change by Sodden. I like it.

A makeover I don’t like is Ciri. In S1 the makeup artists intentionally make the actress look younger than she is. Ciri looks maybe 14-ish. But S2 starts with her wearing makeup in a way that makes Ciri look like she is in her late teens. No time skip as explanation. Ciri looking older this season made her seem like a bratty teen, instead of a terrified child trying to find their way in this world.

They also did this to Pavetta. I think there was a change in makeup artists between the seasons.

Fringilla’s hair!!!!!! Chef’s kiss. During her days at Aretuza, Fringilla had lovely curls that (to me) read as sweet and innocent. When we see Fringilla on the warpath, her hair is short (still lovely) but it reads as more militant (this perception may be because of the US military’s restrictions on female hair, and how sometimes it’s just easier to chop it off and ignore that piece of your femininity). Once we see Fringilla step into a position of political power, she gets the robes and hair to match. She has this wonderfully regal braided hairstyle that she maintains for most of the season. Every time Fringilla and Francesa were talking, I was struck by the similarity in how they styled their hair. No, not twinzies, but similar enough that it could represent their current alignment. Many small braids forming a headband, and two main braids hanging over their shoulders with decorations.

TISSAIA!!! I’m so happy we had more tissaia scenes. I liked that the conversations between yennefer and tissaia weren’t adversarial, they were on equal footing.

Someone please tell me Tissaia is using Vilgefortz, because idk if I can handle it if she actually likes him. 😫

Nenneke shows up in quite a few fics, so I was really happy that I had a visual reference for her and her temple.

WHO DO FIRE FUCKER AND LYDIA REPORT TO??!?!

Are Stregobor’s hands really burned off, or is it another lie??

If stregobor can hide his hands, why can’t Tris hide her scars?? Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate the writers touching on the aftermath of the battle and how some wounds are invisible and heal more slowly.

All the costumes were amazing, the Batman armor was hilarious, Jaskier’s hair was terrible (nice shirtless scene tho).

Yennaia moments!

Gerraskier reunion!

Whatever the fuck Yen and Jaskier had going on!

ALL. THE. BRAIDS. I love any hairstyle that uses a lot of braids, and the elves made me so happy this season!!!

my-merry-idle-mind

@storytellergirl thank you for the information!! No, I haven’t read the books or played the games. I don’t mind spoilers at all because it’s not likely I’ll have time to sit down and read them anytime soon. I’m really glad Tris’s story hasn’t been looked over and ignored. And I think it’s really cool that something as “simple” as hair/wardrobe can hint at everything you just said, even to a Netflix only fan. Thank you again!!

#witcher season 2 #reblog because I can’t comment #this is what I get for having side blogs #🙄🙄🙄#storytellergirl

Some thoughts on Witcher S2

It’s pretty, of course it’s pretty

Good riddance to the terrible nilfgaardian armor from S1

I like Tris’ new look (to be clear, I love both S1 & S2 looks). She goes from floaty light dresses and beautiful voluminous gravity-defying hair, to stricter looking kirtles and long gravity-complying hair. They also made her hair more red. In S1 Tris has this amazing kindness and positivity, like nothing could hold her down for long. Her wardrobe and hair reflect that too. But in S2 she is dealing with trauma and depression or some sort of ptsd. Her hair and dresses now work together to hide her scars. Her look in S2 is a visual representation of the weight of her emotions and experience, and shows that she is change by Sodden. I like it.

A makeover I don’t like is Ciri. In S1 the makeup artists intentionally make the actress look younger than she is. Ciri looks maybe 14-ish. But S2 starts with her wearing makeup in a way that makes Ciri look like she is in her late teens. No time skip as explanation. Ciri looking older this season made her seem like a bratty teen, instead of a terrified child trying to find their way in this world.

They also did this to Pavetta. I think there was a change in makeup artists between the seasons.

Fringilla’s hair!!!!!! Chef’s kiss. During her days at Aretuza, Fringilla had lovely curls that (to me) read as sweet and innocent. When we see Fringilla on the warpath, her hair is short (still lovely) but it reads as more militant (this perception may be because of the US military’s restrictions on female hair, and how sometimes it’s just easier to chop it off and ignore that piece of your femininity). Once we see Fringilla step into a position of political power, she gets the robes and hair to match. She has this wonderfully regal braided hairstyle that she maintains for most of the season. Every time Fringilla and Francesa were talking, I was struck by the similarity in how they styled their hair. No, not twinzies, but similar enough that it could represent their current alignment. Many small braids forming a headband, and two main braids hanging over their shoulders with decorations.

TISSAIA!!! I’m so happy we had more tissaia scenes. I liked that the conversations between yennefer and tissaia weren’t adversarial, they were on equal footing.

Someone please tell me Tissaia is using Vilgefortz, because idk if I can handle it if she actually likes him. 😫

Nenneke shows up in quite a few fics, so I was really happy that I had a visual reference for her and her temple.

WHO DO FIRE FUCKER AND LYDIA REPORT TO??!?!

Are Stregobor’s hands really burned off, or is it another lie??

If stregobor can hide his hands, why can’t Tris hide her scars?? Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate the writers touching on the aftermath of the battle and how some wounds are invisible and heal more slowly.

All the costumes were amazing, the Batman armor was hilarious, Jaskier’s hair was terrible (nice shirtless scene tho).

Yennaia moments!

Gerraskier reunion!

Whatever the fuck Yen and Jaskier had going on!

ALL. THE. BRAIDS. I love any hairstyle that uses a lot of braids, and the elves made me so happy this season!!!

#witcher season 2 #thoughts #yennaia #Fringilla is a boss actually #love all my magic girls

likecastle

Tonight I’m thinking about how changing beauty standards would mean that different generations of sorceresses transformed according to different ideas of what the most beautiful, powerful woman in the world would look like.

Some sorceresses have super high foreheads and virtually no eyebrows, while others have leaden pale skin and beestung lips. Some are pigeon-chested with wasp waists, while others are ruddy and Rubenesque, all luxurious rolls of fat.

You could go somewhere like the Conclave of the Mages and accurately estimate all the enchantresses’ ages by the dominant ideals by which they chose to change their shape.

#omg i love this #writing

moonofthechilcotin

No one suspects Lin to be spiritual in any way - she is a woman of action, tough, and well it's just not fathomable.

Then one day something else happens [insert here chaotic event with the possibility of ruining the world one day soon] and Korra HAS to get into Wan Shi Tong's library. Obviously it's not going well. Even Jinora is turned away. At their insistence, Wan Shi Tong says he will listen to only one human. The only one he trusts. And asks for Lin Beifong.

Everyone is like WTF ?!? How? Why? But he's kicked them out of the library and sent them on their way.

So they go and tell Lin and she is all "oh ok, well I guess it's been a while since we met up". And without further explanation she goes to the island with them, sits and meditates and goes to the spirit world.

She comes back with whatever they need and smirks and crosses her arms.

Kya is the one that gets her to eventually explain that she fell asleep once as a child after reading a book and dreamed of the library and Wan Shi Tong and telling him about it.

It's a recurring dream, but the book changes to whatever she is reading at that time. she ends up telling her uncle Aang. It happens to not be a dream, and Aang trains her to meditate and enter the spirit world.

Lin and WST keep meeting regularly. As Lin grows up she develops a love for arts and history and none of her friends really want to listen to her, so she returns to WST. She never asks for anything in return just company and that is how she became the only human WST allows in her library. Lin goes there often when life gets too hard. She did especially after her scars, Toph leaving, all the traumatic events.

The spirit and earth bender also played pai sho regularly rendering Lin virtually unbeatable at the game since she's played against 'he who knows ten thousand things". They get visits from Iroh regularly too.

And that's my essay on Lin is the best character of all time and she is queen of LOK. Thank you.

I've started writing an outline for a fic that's centered around answering one really stupid question: "what if Wan Shi Tong accidentally acquired a human?" and like, I think I might be taking it waay too seriously because im 2000-ish words into a document and barely anything that I wanted to get to has happened!

-how tf did that owl acquire a baby?

-whats the kid's life like if its only been raised by spirits?

- how is the kid's sense of self, humanity, gender, and whatever the fuck else effected by being a human owlet?

-did any malicious spirits try to eat it?

-would it be a knowledge gatherer like the foxes?

-is this Rapunzel meets Tarzan meets ATLA/LoK, yes, yes it is.

-Wan Shi Tong probably didn't want to deal with smol human, so probably sent it to spirit fox daycare.

-when/how did it get a name??

-please tell me it calls that darn owl "Dada"

-its not a proper OC if it don't meet some protagonists, my money is on Lin Beifong, old Toph too

-does it have bending? I like earth bending, that would be nice.

-seriously, what are its pronouns?!?!

-I wanna say it just doesn't have any framework for its own gender. It hasn't grown up in a ~*SOCIETY*~ and is the only human it knows. once It starts interacting with humans in the material world on knowledge collection missions It realizes it needs to be more human-y and maybe self-reflects until they find a more comfortable way of referring to themself. I think depending on what they want to accomplish that day they pick a gender presentation, but they are actually gender:No. they have long hair (bc I likey) and also haircuts just weren't a thing for them in the spirit world (and atla world has lots of cool long hair for everyone).

-amab? afab? fuck if I know!

-no but seriously, its not a proper OC if it doesn't get fluffy (maybe even smutty) with a protagonist, so umm.. that might actually be something I need to know. hmm.

-is this just a self-insert? I promise it's not. Am I trying to figure out how tf I feel about my gender and overall queerness? yes, yes I am.

#alta fanfic #wan shi tong #lin beifong #gender stuff #pronouns and shit #help #ive bit off more than I can chew!#my writing

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