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nuvex

Aright then, you know the deal people! I do this whenever I'm planning a new comic.

The "individual" means that 1 reblog per person, I got mass rebloggers last time haha.

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basykail

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littlestarlost

Here’s the thing about the air nomads.

I introduced a friend to ATLA a few nights ago, and they had only known two things about the entire show: the cabbage meme, and that Aang apparently wants to ride every large and dangerous animal he can possibly find. We got through the first five or so episodes, and my friend noted that Aang is exactly what a 12-year-old would be like if given godlike powers, and that this is literally just what he could do with airbending. He can’t even wield any of the other elements, and he’s one of the most powerful people on the planet, because he’s an airbender.

And that got me thinking.

This snippet from Bitter Work is one of the few pieces of concrete information we get about the airbenders, at least in ATLA. Iroh is explaining to Zuko how all four of the elements connect to the world and to each other.

Fire is the element of power, of desire and will, of ambition and the ability to see it through. Power is crucial to the world; without it, there’s no drive, no momentum, no push. But fire can easily grow out of control and become dangerous; it can become unpredictable, unless it is nurtured and watched and structured.

Earth is the element of substance, persistence, and enduring. Earth is strong, consistent, and blunt. It can construct things with a sense of permanence; a house, a town, a walled city. But earth is also stubborn; it’s liable to get stuck, dig in, and stay put even when it’s best to move on.

Water is the element of change, of adaptation, of movement. Water is incredibly powerful both as a liquid and a solid; it will flow and redirect. But it also will change, even when you don’t want it to; ice will melt, liquid will evaporate. A life dedicated to change necessarily involves constant movement, never putting down roots, never letting yourself become too comfortable.

We see only a few flashbacks to Aang’s life in the temples, and we get a sense of who he was and what kind of upbringing he had.

This is a preteen with the power to fucking fly. He’s got no fear of falling, and a much reduced fear of death. There’s a reason why the sages avoid telling the new avatar their status until they turn sixteen; could you imagine a firebender, at twelve years old, learning that they were going to be the most powerful person in the whole world? Depending on that child, that could go so badly.

But the thing about Aang, and the thing about the Air Nomads, is that they were part of the world too. They contributed to the balance, and then they were all but wiped out by Sozin. What was lost, there? Was it freedom? Yes, but I think there’s something else too, and it’s just yet another piece of the utter brilliance of the worldbuilding of ATLA.

To recap: we have power to push us forward; we have stability to keep us strong; we have change to keep us moving.

And then we have this guy.

The air nomads brought fun to the world. They brought a very literal sense of lightheartedness.

Sozin saw this as a weakness. I think a lot of the world did, in ATLA. Why do the Air Nomads bother, right? They’re just up there in their temples, playing games, baking pies in order to throw them as a gag. As Iroh said above, they had pretty great senses of humour, and they didn’t take themselves too seriously.

But that’s a huge part of having a world of balance and peace.

It’s not just about power, or might, or the ability to adapt. You can have all of those, but you also need fun. You need the ability to be vulnerable, to have no ambitions beyond just having a good day. You need to be able to embrace silliness, to nurture play, to have that space where a very specific kind of emotional growth can occur. Fun makes a hard life a little easier. Fun makes your own mortality a little less frightening to grasp. Fun is the spaces in between, that can’t be measured by money or military might. Fun is what nurtures imagination, allows you to see a situation in a whole new light, to find new solutions to problems previously considered impossible.

Fun is what makes a stranger into a friend, rather than an enemy.

Fun helps you see past your differences.

Fun is what fuels curiosity and openmindedness.

Fun is the first thing to die in a war.

paristexaz

OP went and ended hard with the last line.

echoislost

So glad to hear you’re ok

Yep my friend I'm ok now!!! Glad to know I've been missed!!!

shadow-the-guardian

Yes my friend you have been missed

echoislost

Mod: who’s your favorite canon pony?

I’m glad I got a question from you my guy!!!

@shadow-the-guardian

I love the questions you ask me!!!

shadow-the-guardian

Mod: I love the interaction between our ocs too. He looks so cute when you draw him. Also I don’t mind if you want to put him in the running of being flower boyfriend. Feel free to dm me so we can talk more.

echoislost

Remy: AYY MY GLIP GLOP GOT A FRIEND *whispering to the blue guy* if you hurt her or do anything bad to her let's just say your knees will dissapear

Flowerflash: HOLY SHIT REMY CALM DOWN!?

Mod: shadow are you ok!?😂🤣

@shadow-the-guardian

@remontariv

shadow-the-guardian

Shadow: I would never do anything to hurt her

echoislost

Flower I’m so glad you’re back -blush- I mean I uh.............I missed you

Flowerflash: It's nice to see you again shadow, I missed you too❤

Mod: These two are good for my heart.

@shadow-the-guardian

shadow-the-guardian

Awwwwwwww they are so cute

raikou-remade

I’ve never seen mlp

shadow-the-guardian

Amazing art

echoislost

Happy birthday mod -hugs you tight smiling big-

Mod: why does this feel like breaking the fourth wall?😂🤣

@shadow-the-guardian

shadow-the-guardian

Meh I’m sure it’s ok it is for a special occasion after all

echoislost

HELLO MY DUDES!!!

I have decided that I’m going to do an art raffle for my birthday because I think it would be fun!!!

Besides I’ve never done one before so it’s gonna be a new experience for me😊

Ok so let’s get down to the meat of it:

I shall use a random name generator for the winners, there shall be three winners in total.

You can see above with what the winners will get.

Things I’ll draw: basically anything, nsfw and sfw.

Things I refuse to draw: violence against children / rape. Or any other extreme fetishes.

To enter the raffle all you have to to is follow me and reblog with #ModsBdayRaffle so I know that you want to win!!!

The winners will get a message from me and we can talk about the prizes!!!

If I get no response from the winners I shall restart the raffle!!!

Well I hope you guys read the rules and want to participate, I can’t wait to see who wins!!!

Love you guys!!!

shadow-the-guardian

#ModsBdayRaffle

dhryiyrohuovhivyu9i-deactivated

Request for @shadow-the-guardian~

shadow-the-guardian

Omg he looks incredible thanks so much

echoislost

Ah! I see that you made it and brought a friend! Good, good. If you have any problems just let me know

Mod: bro this took so long to do!!! Hope yall like it!!! I'm done with crimbo now!!!

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