[gotticalavera]

I think Aang calls Zuko by various pet-names.

[ennobaria-deactivated20180715]

My dear Corvo… The years are long, but it’s always good to see a familiar face.

[mikha-1-lschn-chmelle]

[numenhore-deactivated20240729]

Western Air Temple ✨

Buy prints here

[heavenlyyshecomes]

“The fall of a language is set in motion when [bilinguals] begin to take more seriously what they read in English. It is set in motion when, for example, they turn to English-language media to learn about critical international events and use the media of their own country only to find out the results of home sports games or follow home celebrity gossip. It's set in motion when bilinguals hurry to order a heavyweight English-language book attracting media attention before it comes out in translation, while neglecting fine books written in their own language. (Watching American or British television dramas rather than their own is not unconnected to this process.) Finally, because they have gradually become accustomed to making light of what is written in their own language, bilinguals start taking their own country’s literature less seriously than literature written in English—especially the classics of English literature, which are evolving into the universal canon. A vicious cycle then begins. The more palpable this trend becomes, the more non-English writers would feel that writing in their own language will not reach the readers they are aiming for. [...] Through the process of negative selection, writers who continue writing in their own language would be those whose books do not deserve to be called texts. This cycle, once it began, could only gain in force. Not only bilinguals but true readers of literature—not mere consumers of books—would eventually cease to expect their own language to bear the intellectual, ethical, and aesthetic burdens it once did.”

—Minae Mizumura,The Fall of Language in the Age of English, tr. Julia Winters Carpenter & Mari Yoshihara

[itspileofgoodthings]

you know what gets me about lord of the rings? evil is defeated by people who choose to fight against it without possessing absolute, or even very much, conviction that they can actually win. all the converging story threads that lead to the happy ending are carried out by people who are far, far more convinced that they will fail than that they will succeed, who had only the frailest, most foolish hope, who had blind faith and frequently wavering hearts not peace or ease or certainty.

middle earth isn’t saved because no one faltered or came close to despairing or who sank to their knees in weary defeat. it’s not saved by pride or conviction or even strength. it’s saved because enough people do what they have to do even if they have to do it in the darkness. in the dust. with the ashes of hopelessness and bitterness in their mouths. because enough people took another step. Frodo, Sam, Gandalf, Aragorn, Theoden, Boromir, Faramir, Merry, Pippin. And many don’t. For every hero there is someone who gives into the “reasonableness” of despair—Saruman, Denethor, Grima, even Gollum—but enough. Enough people said “it doesn’t matter if we lose, I will keep fighting” and then they do.

And that GETS me. It is the most hopeful thing about the lord of the rings to me. There is so much that sums up its spirit, so many beautiful quotes and moments, but to me it’s never been the most famous of the quotes about hope and love that hit me hardest but a line from the films. Before the battle for minas tirith, one of the soldiers says “we cannot defeat the armies of Mordor” and Theoden answers “no. but we will meet them in battle nonetheless.”

And I—That is the spirit that leads to the conquering of evil when it comes down to it, when we’re talking about the part played by humanity alone in the fight against evil. Not the conviction you’re going to win, not farsightedness into a perfect future, not perfect inner peace or certainty. But acceptance of the real possibility of defeat, of that defeat being more the reality, the future, of your life than the victory, and then doing the damn thing anyway because goodness is worth fighting for even if you lose.

[mortimermcmirestinks]

"We have no hope without Gandalf."

"Then we must do without hope."

[16stolenxpaperthin]

The universe delivers you to me as an act of providence.

–

Ozai has no qualms about sparring with children.

[aucatgirl]

[aucatgirl]

[monochrome-swirl-deactivated202]

So about that post-canon fic concept (link for context) involving Ozai & Ty Lee, a kidnapping, and a dash of conspiracy...I suppose it’s a visual concept now? In case I get intimidated and never end up writing it.

+ Bonus (stingray video):

[botanicaxu]

Some Zuko & Mai doodles! The last one is a genderswapped version ;P

[avatraang]

m a i t a r a, for @justoceanmyth.

Anaïs Nin, Ada Limón, Louise Gluck.

[tysukiweek]

Prompts have been picked! Thank you to everyone who submitted something! We have two options for each day.

Prompts:

Day 1, August 22 - palace/cover Day 2, August 23 - patterns/prisoner Day 3, August 24 - wine/thirst Day 4, August 25 - rope/bruises Day 5, August 26 - chi/aging

Rules: 

If a prompt doesn’t inspire you, you don’t have to follow it. Feel free to create whatever you like.

Works must be centered around Suki and Ty Lee. Other ships are allowed as long as Tysuki is the main focus. 

NSFW is encouraged! This is a censorship-free event. Just make sure to tag your works appropriately on tumblr and AO3, etc.

Graphics, gifs, fics, drabbles, playlists, headcanons, etc are all welcome.

Have fun, and be kind!

More info to come! Thanks again for participating. ❤️

[thetpot]

black belt in hangin' around | chapter 3

ao3

It was noon by the time her parents finally meandered their way to the point and by that time, all of them were in the living room together, had successfully run through just about every iteration of small talk possible and Toph was halfway ready to fall asleep.

Even still, she sensed the quiet settle in the room and then the distinct clearing of throats that usually preceded her parents launching into a prepared script.

Her mother was the one to start. "Toph, you said you hadn't been to Ba Sing Se in a while?"

"Not for a while, no. Not unless I have to be there." In the interest of expedience, she pushed. "Why?"

[airbender07]

Zukaang Week: Tattoos/Breath Of Fire

[messyliss]

Softly

Zukaang week just ended in my country but that isn't going to stop me. It's still July 8th somewhere. This was supposed to be day 7 (faces), though.

This isn't my usual painting style but I just wanted to experiment and try to paint like @/eter_nation (on insta) does. It was quite fun to try to get out of my comfort zone and I think I kinda figured out a technique? Idk I hope you like it. @zukaangweek

[aucatgirl]