#oyyyyyy

[aestian]

for some reason the where winds meet subreddit is convinced that wuxia means "low fantasy" and xianxia means " high fantasy" and the more "fantastical" the game becomes (the insane like $2k moon fancy idle animation in the CN server is the example i just saw) the more "xianxia" the game is becoming. i dont really have any sympathy for people being that wrong bc there's a billion fucking things out there explaining both wuxia and xianxia but none of you can read

[survivalove]

it’s become clear to me how many people in this cursed fandom don’t actually read anything. besides fanfics

tell me why i came across a discussion on katara not having a statue (🙄) while searching up Republic City hospital (didn’t find) and all the comments deduced that she was just not involved in politics

like it wouldn’t bother me if there wasn’t canon text completely voiding this statement but there is, so i’m bothered. and i’m not talking about actions that are left to interpretation or stuff. i’m talking about actual text that’s basically like “katara was very involved in politics”

like if it’s not visual the audience is not gonna know about it i guess. and these are not casuals but like people in fandom spaces?? who should know that this… is not true?

and frankly i have to turn this on the creators like if you know your fandom is this unintelligent and need to be spoonfed everything in pictures then why tf haven’t they done it already??? don’t get me started on that RPG book and there being zero mention of katara or a hospital in Republic City. avatar roku gets a university named after him and katara has ZERO mentions at all??

it’s starting to feel like more than an oversight of the LEAD female character of the entire franchise.

and before anyone starts i don’t really care about a statue or whatever tf i’m just lost why we are yet to see what the outside of a Republic City hospital looks like or why katara can’t get any visual representation of her many contributions to the place she lived in for like 40 years.

like yeah, words are nice for people like me who read. but there’s a whole other demographic out there who only know what they can search up on google images or reddit so

[thatbanditqueen]

Pesach starts today and so I'd like to take a moment to reflect and share my gratitude to my ancestors for making the exodus from slavery in Egypt and surviving the desert so that I could spend my days writing smutty Elvis Presley fan fiction and gagging over his music, films and photos.....

Because Elvis maternal line was uninterrupted from Gladys' Jewish grandmother, he was technically Jewish, although definitely not raised with it. But he embraced this heritage as a grown man, so in honor of Passover, here are some photos of E wearing a chai..... a gaudy, expensive over-the-top chai that i bet got real hot and sweaty all up in that chest hair....ok you got me, this was all a pretext to just post more BDE photos ...

[ventiyeasigimodabana]

😳😳😳

[meatballmarinaraonitalianherbs]

[theuniversalscat]

When the universe is trying to tell you something and all you hear is this…

[artsy-dreamer]

🙃🙃🙃

[queen-scribbles]

throwing the question back at you ;) Jas, how do you feel about your companions?

(answering as things currently stand in her game, so 5/6 of the way done, just finishing up with Irovetti, timeline wise)

“Let’s see, how do I feel about my companions…” She taps her chin with one fingers and swings her feet as she considers her reply. “Well, Amiri’s pretty cool,that’s for sure. Totally reckless and kinda bloodthirsty, which has been fun and frustrating by turns if I’m honest. But I love her enthusiasm, and she’s always ready for a fight, which is handy when you have so many people out for your hide.

“I appreciate Valerie’s… intensity? I guess you’d call it?” She shrugs and curls a lock of hair around her finger, tugging as she picks her next words. “She’s very stubborn and very loyal, both of which make her great to have watching your back. At first I thought she was being a little unreasonable with the paladins of Shelyn, but when I saw how far some of them were ready to take their devotion…. I can definitely see how that would be a wearying atmosphere if you were less gung-ho and not similarly minded. After our confrontation in the temple, I can’t really blame her any more. Still think she could be a little less vitriolic about the order as a whole; it was just a few of them who got really nasty where she was concerned.

“Linzi is the best! We talk all the time, and she’s such a talented writer, and I love having someone else around who’s almost always cheerful–well, Octavia does a pretty good job there, too-and of course, I’m honored she wants to tell my story.” Her lips quirk in a small, wry smile. “She does…. embellish a little more than I would in some spots, but that’s just Linzi. She’s so enthusiastic and excited about everything, it all gets cast in the most dramatic light possible, which I guess is part of why she’s such a great storyteller.” She giggles, bites her lip,.

“Um, who’s next…. “ Her nose wrinkles. “Y’know what, let’s get this out of the way. Jaethal always creeped me out. We disagreed about almost everything, and honestly, I’m surprised she stuck around long enough for things to end… the way they did.” She shifts uncomfortably in her chair and looks down at her lap. “And if I’d known they were going to end… like that, I never would’ve agreed to help her. So much death for absolutely nothing. It was awful and gave me nightmares for days. 

“On a less grim, if still somber, note, Harrim’s a gloomy gus, but I think he cares more about his people than he admits. Or maybe even realizes. And Groetus has given him a lot of neat and really useful abilities that Tristian and I don’t have, so that’s really helpful.” She winks. “For all his groaning about death and the end of the world being inevitable, he’s sure saved me from it enough times since we met.

“Octavia and Reg… I kinda have to talk about the two of them together, don’t I?” She laughs. “They’re fun to have around, ‘specially Octavia. Reg doesn’t know when to stop sometimes, and” –she leans forward to whisper conspiratorially–”I’ve been really tempted to shove him in water troughs more times than I can count. But I’m too short, so I just roll my eyes and deal with it. I know he means it in fun. Most of the time. And Octavia’s really fun and sweet and had some really great ideas for things I could do with my hair.” She tugs on the loose lock again. “She’s one of only a few people who can handle this mess. And she somehow makes it look gorgeous whenever I let her do her thing to it. But great as it is to have a friend who can actually help me look the part of, well, Queen now, what I really love about her is her heart. She’s been through hell and came out determined to keep others from suffering like she did. She cares so much about people, especially the ones most would forget. It makes her a wonderful person to serve as regent and that’s a decision I’ve never regretted.

“Jubilost…. Jubilost is a piece of work, He’s a pompous, sarcastic ass, half the time his tongue might as well be coated in the acid he throws at people, and Dreamer save me, I’ve definitely wanted to strangle him on more than one occasion. But the man’s one of my best friends in the world, one I’ve thrown myself in front of various massive beasties to protect with neither regret nor hesitation.” She pulls up one side of her shirt, showing a scar along her ribs.  “Manticore thought gnome steaks sounded good for dinner ‘til I smashed its face in. It wasn’t too happy with me, and magic can only do so much. Jube’s honest–to a literal fault, sometimes–principled, bold, determined, and loyal. Wouldn’t trade his friendship or knack for treasury-keeping for all the gold in Golarion.

“People are surprised at my friendship with Ekun , b’cause we’re so opposite; tall and short, quiet and loud, loner and social butterfly” –she giggles at the comparison, playing with her holy symbol–”but I think we’re friends to balance each other out. He’s loyal and driven and I think he’s so strong to keep going after what happened to his family. If I lost mine…. I’d probably curl up in a ball a straight week and cry a new river.

“Kalikke and Kanerah… They’re both something of a mystery, if I”m honest. I haven’t really spent much time with either of them, especially Kanerah. Kalikke and I get along pretty well, but I still haven’t spent much time talkin’ to them.” She wrinkles her nose. “I should prob’ly fix that. It’s kinda rude.

“Nok-Nok’s exasperating and I gotta be honest, Lamashtu kiiiiiinda turns my stomach, especially after…” She clears her throat. “Well, anyway. He’s really good to have in a fight, but I mostly just tolerate havin’ him around. 

“Guess that just leaves Tristian.” Her whole face lights up like she swallowed the sun. “It’s not really any kind of secret any more that we’re together, and let me tell you, despite everything that’s happened since I established Sparrows’ Nest, I don’t think I’ve ever been happier. He’s so sweet and cares so much about everyone–even people who tried to kill us, he’s interceding for their lives–and he’s such a good healer. I’ve never more than halfway gotten the hang of healing myself, so his talents in that area are extremely useful.” Her smile dims slightly. “What he went through with Nyrissa’s just… awful, and I don’t really like dwelling on it b’cause it makes me so damn angry how she treated him. Not trying to absolve his responsibility for what he… what he did, but….” the words trail off and she bites her lip. “It’s not important anymore, anyway, ‘cause he’s confessed and sincerely apologized and is trying to help me set things right, stop Nyrissa. The strength that takes…. how could I do anything but forgive him,  welcome him back?”  She giggles, then add, “And fall even more in love with him. I’ll take however much time we get, however we get it to have it, because meeting him, falling in love… it’s the best thing that ever happened to me. And whatever I have to fight to keep that, Ill tear its damned head off. ….Assuming I can reach.”