you donât talk too much. you arenât too loud. you arenât too needy. you arenât too sensitive. you arenât too this, or that. you arenât too much anything. you will never be too much: you are you, and you are allowed to take up space. you are allowed to exist however you choose.
controversial opinion but unfortunately you are your actions and what you say. if you are mean to people, it doesnât matter if you sometimes have secret kind thoughts. fortunately you are your actions and what you say. if you are kind in your actions and your words, it doesnât matter if you sometimes have mean thoughts. the power is in working against inner negative thoughts and being a better person despite it. you have the ability to cultivate the person you want to be.
Casual cruelty has become so ingrained in a lot of people because we live in a society that is structured in a cruel way. To be quite honest you are obligated to consider the harm of your words and actions no matter your personal hardships.
if i can impart any one piece of wisdom to yâall, itâs to, whenever possible, assume good intentions
assume people are trying their best, want to be good and treat others well, and that when their behavior doesnât align with those goals, itâs because of outside factors that are pushing them to their limit
itâs hard to do, it doesnât always come naturally, but itâs worth it
before anyone jumps in with an âop has clearly never worked in the service industry,â i work in a public facing library job
i have a patron who is mean as a snake. wonât respond when you greet her, barks orders at you, and is generally nasty
i couldnât stand her & dreaded the moment she walked in the door, until i stopped one day & went âwow, to walk around feeling unhappy enough to treat people so horribly every day. what a difficult way to live.â
and so my tactics changed. i made a point to be extra kind & friendly to her. she changed her hair color one day & when i complimented her on it, she was very caught off guard & said âoh, thank you. my whole life iâve thought i was ugly.â
now weâre at the point where she shows me pictures of watercolor paintings she made & says hi when she walks in the door. sheâs not my favorite patron, but sheâs perfectly okay. most unpleasant people arenât inherently rotten, theyâre just unhappy & coping with it poorly
assume people are always doing their best, even if their best happens to fall a bit short. assume good intentions
people are saying do it scared, but you also gotta do it alone. you'll miss out on so much you want to do if you wait til someone will do it with you. do it scared and do it alone.
Choso who moves to your small town with his younger brother. Thereâs talk that the reason they moved there is because Yuuji had something traumatic happen and his older brother decided that a quiet life was best for a while.
Choso who answers your help wanted sign for a farmhand to help you out with your tiny farm in exchange for room and board for him and his brother. Who is sweet and helpful and quiet. Who very clearly loves his brother more than anything.
Choso who makes your heart leap in your chest when you see him bottle feed the new baby goat with the softest look of wonder on his face
series summary:Â when (y/n) (y/l/n) catches wind that the notorious sorcerer killer, toji fushiguro, has children, she makes it her personal mission to find them. Â the catch being she couldnât tell a soul about them- the risk of the zen'in clan learning about them was too great. Â keeping the secret isnât the hard part, itâs lying to her friends, shoko ieiri, geto suguru, and of course gojo satoru, that she struggles with. especially when satoru has suddenly become so keen on keeping an eye on her lately.
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tbah will have a new chapter posted every monday at noon EST (and a lil teaser posted at random before the next chapter) xx
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[ introduction ] âFind The Star Plasma VesselâÂ
[ one ] âCigarettes and Other Things That Kill Youâ
[ two ] âPlaying Games Of LevitationâÂ
[ three ]Â âLearning to Lieâ
[ four ]Â âMegumi and Tsumikiâ
[ five ]Â âQuality Timeâ
[ six ] ââŠâ
[ seven ] ââŠâ
[ eight ] ââŠâÂ
[ nine ] ââŠâÂ
[ ten ] ââŠâ
[ eleven ] ââŠâ
[ twelve ] ââŠâ
[ thirteen ] ââŠâ
[ fourteen ] ââŠâ
[ fifteen ] ââŠâ
[ sixteen ] ââŠâ
this is seriously so mf good! no oneâs ooc, the protagonist is relatable, and the plot is so intriguing that i canât wait for the next chapter :) loved it lots
pairing: neteyam x f!omatikaya!reader (no mentions of y/n)
summary: you remember all of your attempts to make Neteyam fall in love with you, using various methods, experiencing numerous failures, and you finally come to a conclusion or the five times you failed to win neteyamâs affection and the one time you succeed.
word count:Â 10k (!!! damn)
warnings: actually none but letâs say hurt/comfort, reader is a simp, 5+1 prompt, confessing, mutual pining, mention of blood, requited/unrequited love, !!adult neteyam!!, flashbacks to childhood and teenager years
note: inspired by the five love languages and the weekndâs song mentioned in the title.
* gifâs not mine.
The soft rustling of the teal leaves falling silently to the ground, as light as an ikran feather, is one of the most soothing sounds heard on the still night. The wind touches them gently, as if caressing them, before whirling them up again in a powerful gust, starting the cycle all over again. The moons stand high in the sky, and the stars sparkle like little gems that can beautify anything. The night is quiet, and the soft breeze seems to calm everything down and lull it into a deep sleep. The bright light of the bioluminescent plants lays gently on the moist meadows, illuminating the darkness. It is like a magical tale, perfect and without blemish. Yet, there is one who canât sleep in this harmonic time: you. With your arms and legs stretched out, you lie on your back, feeling like hours have passed since you started staring at the night sky without moving a muscle. You have even decided to sleep outside your hammock to hear and feel the sound of the wind, hoping to finally sink into the dreamland. But, as you know, this has done little to help.Â
Summary: When Eren gains control of the Founder, (y/n) is left to deal with the outbreak of titans along with the unorganised cadets. (I wrote this intending for it to be Jean x fem reader but thereâs like one part that suggests this relationship lmao + there is some accidental Floch x fem reader).Â
Summary: Despite your uninterests in getting to know the Omatikaya guests, youâd somehow managed to capture the attention of the eldest brother and Neteyam messed up by doing the one thing your brother told him not to. Plus Loâak being the captain of the ship.
Warnings: none
Word Count: 2,033
Just as expected, there were no particular signs of interest your siblings found in you when Omatikayas showed up on the shore, but youâd be lying if you said you werenât curious upon their arrival.
âShe will show up.â You faintly heard your Rotxo quietly say to Aoânung as you approached the commotion.
A glimpse of your father and mother speaking to an Olo'eyktan had you pushing through the crowd to get a better view. You could see your sister already examining the outsiders alongside your brother, being fairly kinder than he was.
âSee,â remarked Rotxo as he spotted you making your way over to them.
Their banter over you was not uncommon. It never bothered you and you could care less with what they were whispering about now when you knew they had no ill intentions. Instead, you shifted your attention to the family standing before you and eyed each of them individually.
The littlest one was hiding behind her motherâs leg, the other girl looked exhausted and the younger boy had his eyes glancing at your sister too often to your annoyance.
You glanced at the eldest just as he did too, noticing you for the first time. The corners of his lips curved upwards to form a subtle smile in an attempt to seem friendly, which others might have missed but your brothers didnât.
It wasnât the smartest friendly attempt, considering how it only deepened the distaste of your brother into sneers and scowls.
âIf he hasnât already, heâs going to take interest in you,â whispered Aoânung, though he didnât seem pleased to know that. âYouâre alluring. Stay away.â
âI wonât even do anything!â
âExactly.â
âShh,â interrupted Tsireya.
You shot a glare towards your brother in annoyance. He knew you wouldnât even be interested in seeing them, let alone talking to them, yet somehow he was so sure that theyâd approach you on their own
âThey wonât even care, Aoânung.â You had been so busy furiously thinking of arguments against your brother that the call of your name spooked you.
âThey will teach you our ways,â your father said, earning immediate complaints from your brother whilst Tsireya obliged and wasted no time in leading the guests.
There was no doubt that your sister could handle them, and your siblings wouldnât expect you to be interested in teaching them either. And they werenât wrong. Youâd prefer entertaining the kids running around the sand than guiding them.
âWhereâs your other sister?â asked Kiri when she noticed your absence.
Neteyam hung back with Loâak as their parents busied themselves gazing at the village. The place still felt foreign to them, and even more so when they knew theyâd be staying here.
âDoing something else. Sheâs not used to outsiders.â Tsireya did not stop to reply, the words coming off her tongue as if she had practiced it a thousand times.
Loâak raised his brows at the mention of another sister. He was too caught up fuming at Rotxo and Aoânung to even notice you, but he doubted any of them were used to outsiders either.
âThe quiet one.â Neteyam replied to his unspoken question. âThe interesting one.â
âGo anywhere near her and weâll tie you up with your baby tail.â
âRelax, sheâs all yours.â Neteyam held his hands up in defense. He didnât understand why they were getting so defensive over you although he barely even looked your way. Loâak was ogling at Tsireya and they didnât seem too bothered.
Something was off about you, especially when youâd so rarely make yourself visible to any of them for days. He wouldâve expected the daughter of the Olo'eyktan to be difficult to miss, especially when they all expected you to help teach them the Metkayina ways. And to be truthful, you just enjoyed doing your own thing that does not involve the outsiders.
âFatherâs expecting all of us to join them.â Your annoyance was clearly visible. You werenât even needed. They could handle this on their own without you, and your father knew that.
âFine.â
-
You left them alone for two minutes and somehow they were already taunting each other when you came back. Your sister was called to help mother, much to your dismay, and you were putting back the saddles of the ilu.
âLoâak,â you heard Neteyam warn as you returned to the group behind Aoânung, giving some distance.
When Loâak approached and flexed his fingers around, you knew what was coming before the punch actually landed on your brotherâs face.
âRotxo, stop!â you yelled, pulling him back by his hand. He shook you off easily, dismissing your warnings.
You looked to Neteyam who sighed, as if heâd witness this too many times. The older brother easily beat up Aoânung and his friends in Loâakâs defense, scolding Loâak afterwards.
âCome on,â Aoânung waited expectantly for you to follow them. He sensed your hesitance and saw the way your eyes roamed back and forth between them and the Omatikayas, and finally decided to leave without you.
âIn my defense, you got to show off in front of her,â said Loâak groggily, nodding to you.
âExcuse my brother and his unrefined mouth.â Neteyam received a weak punch for that and the tiniest smile from you. He didnât comprehend why, but Neteyam smiled at your amusement and from then, the annoyance you felt from having to teach them disappeared. Just slightly.
âDo I have to face dad?â
âYes. Until then keep out of trouble. I mean it Loâak.â
It was safe to say Neteyam was impressed that his brother managed to not utter a single provoking word until he had to face their father.
âHey.â Neteyam spun to the sound of your voice. It was nearly sundown and you were standing outside his room. âSorry about my brother and his friends. I can still teach you how to control your breathing if youâd like.â
The mindful part of him knew he should go find his brother who hadnât been visible for a long while, but the selfish part of him allowed his interests to take over. And this time, he allowed something for himself for once. Besides, Loâak should stay out of trouble after his last encounter with dad.
âYeah. Sure.â
You nodded towards the shore and Neteyam jumped off his marui to follow you. It took great effort to avoid bumping into any of the children running around and splashing water.
âThe secret to increasing your lungsâ limit is to slow your breathing and allow them to slowly adapt,â you said, pushing him back by the chest with both hands so that he sat down.
âBreathe from here.â You were only showing him parts of his chest and abdomen, but he couldnât help the increasing pace of his heart as your hands felt around his chest. His eyes locked on your face the entire time in an attempt to focus on what you were saying, but the words that came out from your mouth sounded foreign to his brain.
âYour heart is beating really fast.â You frowned. âSlow down.â
Neteyam nodded, but when you felt his heart keep its frantic pace, you sighed and removed your hands from his chest.
âWeâll try this again tomorrow with my sister.â
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Neteyam did the one thing Aoânung told him not to do. He found himself coming up with excuses to see you and he was just about subtle enough that even Tuk noticed.
âI just made peace. This time I think youâre going to be the one to mess things up.â
âIâm not doing anything.â They both knew it was a lie and Neteyam was fully aware of that.
âCan you show the way to our marui? They all look the same,â Loâak mockingly mimicked the conversation he overheard between you and his brother yesterday. Loâak was basking in his enjoyment.
It was something unlikely of Neteyam and something expected of Loâak, which made the whole situation even more amusing to the younger brother.
âOw.â Loâak swatted away the hand that hit him in the back of his head.
âYouâre being annoying. Stop.â
âStop being a wuss and make a move. Itâs her birthday.â The look Neteyam gave was out of pure disbelief.
âIâm not you who falls in love with every pretty girl you see.â
âI do not do that.â
âYes you do. Now go annoy someone else. Iâm going to see if mom found our gift.â Neteyam pushed the weight of Loâakâs arm away from his shoulder, distancing himself before walking the other direction.
âActually, you already gave her one.â The words from his brotherâs mouth caused Neteyam to freeze in place and turn his head to look at him.
âWhat?â
âYou gave her a pretty sea bouquet with a sweet little note.â If he could, Neteyam would tear the smug look off of his brotherâs face.
âKurkung.â Asshole. âWhat did the note say?â
âYouâre going to have to ask her yourself. She actually shows up when youâre around.â
Happy birthday, tanhĂŹ
- Neteyam
You somehow doubted that this was actually from Neteyam. He didnât seem like the type to show romantic gestures to someone he met only a few weeks ago. You were surprised that he was even interested in you at all and it had you flushing like an idiot.
âWhatâs got you so smiley?â asked Rotxo, snatching the note from your hand before you could reply.
âHey!â
âThat bastard. I thought mom got you that.â Your brother gestured to the bouquet with a glare. You had no idea why your brother and his friends were so against you and Neteyam. It wasnât like either of you showed any interest in each other. Well, not until now.
âLay off, Rotxo. Itâs her birthday,â you heard Aoânungâs voice before he entered the marui and stole the note from Rotxoâs hands. Your brotherâs hand ruffled your hair in a way he knew you hated. âHappy birthday, hĂŹâi kxetse.â
Happy birthday, small tail.
You shoved his hand away in annoyance, the glare you sent looking more playful than menacing. The pushes turned into fights and a full race to the waters.
âGuys-â Rotxo never got to finish what he was saying since the two of you were already running through the poor villagers that minded their own business, occasionally bumping into some of them.
Aoânung was grinning at his expected victory when you tackled him from behind. The rest of the way was filled with tripping, pulling, and your attempts at kicking him away from you.
You were nearly there. Aonung would often beat you most of the time, but on lucky days, you claimed the victory.
âWoah!â Before you could stop yourself, you slammed into Neteyam, knocking the both of you over to the waters.
Water filled your lungs quicker than you could comprehend and it seemed like Neteyam did the same since he was coughing a fit once the two of you resurfaced.
âSorry,â you mumbled an apology in between coughs.
âLooks like lover boy helped you win, little sis.â Aoânung appeared from behind you. Your brother did nothing, but you hit him on his forehead - which felt like a weak nudge to him - for his mere existence. âIâm gonna fetch Rotxo. Iâm still keeping my eye on you, forest boy.â
Once Aoânung was out of earshot you were quick to approach him and apologize for your brotherâs hostility. âSorry for him. I liked your gift, though. It was lovely.â
Neteyam knew it wasnât really his gift, but he couldnât help but play along. Loâak was never going to let this go and he knew it. He was âforever in Loâakâs debtâ.
âItâs alright. Happy birthday again.â
You smiled at Neteyam, leaning in to put a hand on his jaw and he hoped you couldnât feel the speed of his heartbeat increasing as you gave a peck to his cheek. It was supposed to be him, yet you were the one whose face flushed and quickly swam away to find your ilu.
Loâak just found the entire thing amusing.
He raised a brow suggestively as Neteyam spotted him standing by the shoreline, blowing a kiss his way, which was responded with water splashed to his face.
âYouâre welcome.â
kurkung [ËkuÉŸ.kuĆ] n. asshole (vulgar)
tanhĂŹ [tan.ËhÉȘ] n. star, bioluminescent freckle
Can yâall start writing some avatar fanfics? Like I know the movies not out yet but there really ainât nothing for us to preoccupy ourselves with while we waitđ I would but the comic isnât out in my town so I gotta wait until December 6th but please yâall Iâm starving rn
Actor! Chrollo whoâs a soft spoken person. Hasnât ever been involved in any drama or controversy in Hollywood, despite being very well known. He makes a splash in the industry with his phenomenal acting skills, his enigmatic personality, and his alluring physical traits. But despite his easy-going nature, people still flock to him. Heâs garnered a large fan base and quite the repertoire of acclaimed acting roles.
So imagine your surprise when a reporter on the red carpet for one of his new films asks Chrollo if he has his eye on anyone, if heâs looking to rectify his single status and possibly find a partner any time soon. Imagine your surprise when Chrollo utters your name. A singer who runs in completely different circles, and although youâre not unknown, youâre definitely on a different, much lower, social tier than Chrollo Lucilfer.
After that innocuous statement from Chrollo, the media goes wild. His fans are up in arms, and theories are flying across all corners of the internet. Chrollo isnât usually forthcoming with information about his private life. And heâs even more private when it comes to dishing up information about his lovers. You could count one hand the amount of people Chrollo has been linked with, and half of those are just rumors. So now, youâre fending off crazy fans and un-wanted attention because people believe surely if Chrollo name drops you in an interview it must mean youâre more than just a crush to him? Surely, the ever evasive Chrollo must be dating you, must have an established and serious relationship with you if heâs mentioning you in interviews?
Some people, but very few, believe heâs claiming you as his celebrity crush because he wants to cling onto fame longer. They say that your time is coming, youâre on the precipice of rookie singer to Hollywoodâs next top star and Chrollo wants a slice of that attention to bolster his own fame.
as a servant in the fire nation, youâve learned that life is often unfair. but as you venture through a tumultuous relationship with a certain prince, you come to realize a very tricky lesson: everything happens for a reason.
â emerald flames
youâd been told you were lucky enough to be born in the fire nation and, more than that, lucky to be a bender. not by your parents, no, theyâd instilled their sense of outrage and indignation right into you as soon as you were old enough to understand. only by teachers, school friends, and the odd family link were you condescendingly told to be grateful for your ability, and you'd put an end to that quickly enough.
in your mind, it was simple: you'd just stop bending. that way, no one in this wretched, impudent country would know, which meant no one could report about your wretched, impudent fortune, which, by extension, also meant that no one could have you fight in some wretched, impudent war.
and it worked... for a little while.
incidentally, fire prince zuko has some awfully quiet footsteps.
â your favorite worst nightmare
a skilled and intelligent bounty hunter with a mysterious past gets hired to finally hunt down and kill the avatar. but, instead of finding who she is looking for, she finds a stranger injured in the woods. this nomad, however, is not exactly the earth kingdom refugee he makes out to be.
â avatar: the last airbender
in hunting down the thieves that took the waterbending scroll from Y/Nâs home, the north pole, she finds the avatar and his friends. travelling with them to return to the north pole, she goes on many adventures and decides she wants to stay with them and help them defeat the fire lord.
â where the sparks were cold
you are born and raised in the capital city of the northern water tribe, to an upper class family that allows a little bending of the rules. always a rebellious and fierce spirit, you've had a hard time growing up with the strict ideals your tribe has for girls.
luckily, things change for the better with the arrival of a legendary child monk and two of his friends. you discover you may have a way out of the life that strangles you and a chance to help change the world.
and along the way, you meet a certain exiled prince who makes your heart race, and helps you understand what it means to play with fire.
â she chose well
in times of war, fear runs wild and panic is quick to grip the hearts of individuals that let it. these are times when mothers turn against daughters, neighbors against neighbors, and entire nations are not privy to collapsing at the hands of terror.
and what better distraction to have than a dancer and her pet monkey?
â guidance
zuko finds a woman in the forest, sheâs ready to help him and guide him through life. because she shares empathy with him about being not wanted.
â burning love
youâre a female thief, enemy of the fire nation, and partially on friendly terms with the earth kingdom. well, that is, until you teamed up with the former prince zuko, son of fire lord ozai. after seeing that he had split up from his uncle, you decided to join him on his journey to ba sing se, and a little romance forms during the trip.
â the unpredictable fire queen
fire lord zuko needed a wife, fast. you were the least tolerable of the bunch, so why not? he just didn't know what he was setting himself up for...
â rotations
Y/N grew up as a wealthy aristocrat. in this fic, Y/N realizes the negative affects her home has had on people all over the world. but she has a big decision to make: will she remain loyal to the one person sheâs ever loved, or will she give up everything to do whatâs right?
â best kind of medicine
all you wanted was for zuko to take better care of himself.Â
ââââââââââ 40%
ïč## SOKKA OF THE S. WATER TRIBEïč
â beneath the moon
Y/N never felt like she belonged in her home nation. after losing the most important person to her, she has to cope with the incident while also trying to figure out what her purpose in life is.
â secrets told in darkness
you and sokka get split up from the rest of the group after a sudden attack from the fire nation. staying overnight in a cave with him gives you plenty of time to discuss some disclosed feelings.
â councilman sokka
councilman sokka and Y/N L/N have been friends for a long time, even as they got their dream jobs in the republic. but then sokka realized that maybe friends wasn't enough for him. with his new feelings coming into play and an underground swimming pool, sokka knew he wasn't reading this wrong.
he was sure she liked him, too.
ââââââââââ 60%
ïč## BOLIN & MAKO OF THE UNITED REPUBLICïč
â reminiscence
Y/N shows up on makoâs doorstep with no memories of her past. the new team avatar knows exactly who she is, and not everyone is happy about having her back in republic city. plagued by questions, Y/N is desperate to find out what her past is, how sheâs connected to team avatar, and why someone would take her memories away in the first place.Â
ââââââââââ 80%
ïč## IROH II OF THE FIRE NATIONïč
â the unpredictable fire adventures
he was supposed to be the fire nationâs prince. you were supposed to be the fire nationâs top student. having never spoken before, you two end up on an adventure that neither of you planned. but heâs stuck with you, and youâre stuck with him on an adventure that's completely unpredictable.