which leads u to the 20th chapter of wwyp, which then has five (5) moar goodies after <3
I AM OFFICIALLY MOVED INTO NEW HOUSE WOOOOOOO! the sheer stress relief is immense. Now, it's keeping my Symbiotes happy, unpacking, and doing artwork time.
pls look forward to some commission works i'll be able to share soon~
I posted chapter 25 of Fighting Instincts last night and didn't say anything on here til now because I HAD to make some art for the chapter. It's spoilers for the chapter, but my absolute favorite part.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Vermillion Seas Cardinal Skies: Chapter 32 - The Dawn
As one threat wanes, another rises, and Aang will have to face the consequences of his actions as a fight against the Fire Lord looms. And…just what are the Fire Sages up to?
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Hi y’all!
I had a few questions come in last time around about how that whole thing worked regarding Katara and her ‘abilities.’ The answers will arrive in due time - soon! Just know that the machinations behind everything have been in motion for far longer than it may be apparent. On another note, this week’s chapter is brought to you by the letter H. As in Holy shit.
I thoroughly enjoyed all of your comments and the surprise in the last chapter, and I hope that as we power on through to the end that we reach a satisfying conclusion to this story together.
As always, a major thank you and the biggest of props to the best beta/editor/friend/person/fruit there is - @achillmango. You legit make this possible every time, and no, I won’t stop shouting you out.
Now, without any additional delay, please enjoy Chapter 32 of Vermillion Seas Cardinal Skies - The Dawn.
Aang’s mind is in turmoil as he launches a chunk of mountain toward the distant airship. Blue fire? Zuko never mentioned that. Does the Fire Lord share Azula's sapphire flames? The ship begins to fall from the sky with its balloon torn asunder, and as it sinks, a plume of flame paints the sky above. A signal.
One by one, the flames cease from the other vessels, and the Fire Lord is rapidly approaching. He focuses on the fleet, and…they've stopped. A miracle? Except–
A stream of fire builds and roars toward him, closing in at breakneck pace. He takes a breath and launches himself into the air, just barely avoiding the azure flames as they bathe the rocky column where he was positioned just a second earlier.
“AHH!” He yelps, spinning around and pushing himself out of the way of dozens more blasts.
He’s on the back foot right from the start; he needs to buy himself time to assess the situation and come up with a new strategy. With a wave of his hand, he pulls a mass of wind from below and directs it toward the origin of the fireballs as he continues to dodge through the air.
It does the job well. The blast throws his opponent off balance, and as he lands on another pillar, the stark realization hits him like lightning to the chest.
“What are you doing here?!” He shouts as a sudden, angry frustration escapes him. “Where’s the Fire Lord!?”
Threaded in Vows (Gojo x Utahime | Arranged Marriage AU)
“If my name is not enough to make them back down… then I’ll give them something they can’t stain.”
“I’ll give her mine.”
Gojo doesn’t come to win. He comes to carry — her dignity, her future, her name.
And Utahime?
She walks through a festival of prayers toward a life she chose — not out of duty,
but because she’s ready to stop belonging to everyone else.
The weight of the almost sits different the night before a drop. ✒✒️
i’ve been pacing this chapter like a dim hallway in tribeca—checking the light, listening for the breath between lines, letting the ache settle where it needs to.
tomorrow, we step back into Hollywood & the heartland.
tomorrow, the almost becomes a little less almost.
