The look that goes with the flat/deadpan 'really?'
god please someone tell me how to describe this expression in fiction writing without using the words 'pursed lips' and 'heavy lidded eyes' over and over again
(because sometimes the look doesn't even have pursed lips, and it's all in the eyes)
A few Team Avatar reminders (og series) because I think people tend to confuse canon and fanon a little too often:
- Aang was very mature and sensitive for his age (as he was forced to be). Most adults don’t have as strong and morally correct conviction as him, let alone most twelve year olds.
- Katara was a child. Regardless of how mature and strong she was, she was a little kid and a victim of the war, just like every other kid in the series.
- Sokka was incredibly smart, like ridiculously so (keep in mind he’s 15-16), and likely one of the smartest characters we encounter in atla. There are countless times the team would have been absolutely cooked without him (in most episodes, yes).
- Toph doesn’t hate being feminine, she hates being forced into a box. While she presents as a tomboy, the show also acknowledges her want to be taken seriously as a girl.
- Zuko is not reasonable or particularly smart. Most of his descisions are made based on emotion and his feelings in the moment. He’s not stupid at all, but he’s very much a passionate guy rather than a thinker (literally what his entire arc is based around, and imo what makes his arc that much better. He has to learn to he less impulsive).
I was thinking about something really similar to this the other day. Like how bending might give people slightly superhuman resistance/defenses related to their element.
Firebenders being more resistant to burns (which would make Zuko's scar even more fucked up). Earthbenders having tougher bones. Waterbenders being more resistant to illnesses (and idk maybe their skin doesn't prune in water, which would be a pretty useless but funny superpower). Airbenders having better than average lung capacity or hearing.
What if the cataclysm that happened before Seven Havens takes place was Sozin's Comet returning, except the world leaders were worried someone might use it for evil again and coerced/persuaded Korra into trying to bend it away (yk, since it's space rock), but she lost control and it hit the planet.
Anyone interested in reading a 'Ruins of the Empire' fix-it fic? I mean, I'm writing it anyway lol, but just trying to gauge potential interest to motivate myself.
Hello ATLA fans! With the recent changes to Fandom Metatags, a new change is coming to the way the Avatar: The Last Airbender franchise fandom on AO3 is structured! Don’t worry, the existing fandom tags will remain as they are - this change will not impact your ability to search for works in specific fandoms (i.e. Legend of Korra, The Chronicles of the Avatar novels, etc.).
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Okay, so I'm writing something and I need to crowdsource an opinion. In past watches of LoK, I had the understanding that Suyin intended to assassinate Kuvira in her sleep (during Book 4 when Kuvira invaded Zaofu).
The phrases used are 'put an end to this' and 'take her out'. But the more I think about it, the more I really can't believe Su would enlist her teenage sons to help her kill their foster sister. Like, that's just fucked up. Su can be ruthless, and I don't doubt that she would go to extremes if there were no other option, but I don't think she would put that burden on anyone but herself.
So I went back and watched the episode. No one actually explicitly says she was going to kill her. The language implies it, but it also could be read that she was going to capture her. Remove her from the equation and force the army to stand down. Because killing Kuvira would be pointless?? Baatar Jr. would take her place and be hellbent on avenging her. Then Su would have to kill her own son lmao.
As a side note, Korra does say, "We have no idea where your mom is or what her plan is." So I think it's meant to be left open to interpretation.
Anyway, I'm just curious what other people think.
Was Suyin intending to assassinate Kuvira? Yes or no, no nuance.
Been thinking about Kuvira meeting Toph for the first time, as a kid living in Zaofu. Suyin couldn't get through to her, so she called in some backup.
Kuvira watched them talk quietly, heads together, probably about her. Adults always did that. Suyin still looked frustrated, but the old woman was calm. Finally, she nodded and approached Kuvira, though she stopped about fifteen feet away.
“All right, kid. Show me what you got.”
“What? I’m not going to fight you. You’re a blind old lady.”
“Oh?” One corner of her mouth turned up in amusement. “Not going to fight me, huh? Why not? Don’t think you’re strong enough?”
“Of course I am! I’m even stronger than Su!”
“I don’t believe it. I think you’re just a weak little kid who’s used to picking on other weak little kids. No one taught you how to bend properly. You just flail around and hope for the–”
She didn’t get to finish because Kuvira had heard enough. Furious, she slammed her foot into the ground and opened up a wide crack, before she could even think what she was doing. Or decide if she should or shouldn’t. It just happened.
But the crack stopped before it reached the old woman. She hadn’t moved at all. Hadn’t even flinched. Shocked, Kuvira tried again, though with a less deadly attack. She didn’t actually want to hurt her. She was just so angry!
Nothing happened. The earth was there, clay in her hands. It had always obeyed her. That connection wasn’t gone, but still—nothing happened. It was like a giant hand was holding every piece of stone and dirt and dust together. She’d never felt anything like it. Again and again, Kuvira pushed and pulled and fought against that force, but in vain.
And she was sure—as sure as she knew the sun would rise each morning—that this old woman was responsible.
“How– How are you doing that?”
“Control,” Toph said. “Raw power is not everything.”
She brought her hand up and clenched it into a fist. The ground under Kuvira’s feet turned soft and she slowly began to sink into it. Panic bubbled up.
“No,” Toph said. “Focus. You are its master. It can’t hurt you. Master your emotions, and you will master the earth.”
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