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Azulaang week 2022

Lady of the asphodels

Rating: T

Summary: When a child, she dreamed of being a queen. The war ended with her on the wrong side. Despite that, she got an echo of her wish, but it felt as though she had gotten the worse end of the bargain. With her empty crown, she now dreamed of not being alone. Or Five times they saw each other and the one time he extended his hand.

Of orchids, gummies and fire

Rating: T

Summary:

“The Air Nomads used to say that you start coughing up the flowers because the garden inside your heart grew too big,” he gave Katara a lopsided smile, and a half-hearted laugh. “Poetic,” Katara rolled her eyes, apparently giving up on her anger. “If there’s someone with a too big heart, it's you.”

Heartbeat

Rating: G

Summary: A glimpse into Azula's time in Ba Sing Se. Part of the Silken threads series. Written for day 3: Soulmates of the Azulaang Week 2022.

A winding path (that led us to each other)

Rating: M

Summary:

Then, the unthinkable happened. She had actually started to enjoy herself when she spent time with him.   But everything is more fragile than she thought; it all crumbles under the weight of something Azula isn’t sure she’s ready for. She’s then forced to confront some truths about her relationship with the Avatar, which may crumble as well. Written for the Azulaang Week 2022: Unplanned pregnancy.

Aang Rare Pair Week 2022

Last times (are not always forever)

Rating: G

Summary: A time Azula thought was the last, and a time that turned into the first. Day 4 of the Aang Rare Pair Week 2022: Reverse Tropes/Last time

Clear as a flame

Rating: E

Summary: Azula decides that she’s made a miscalculation. To correct it, she joins the Gaang to train the Avatar in firebending. Aang doesn’t have things quite as clear and finds his firebending master a little bit too distracting. And maybe he’s beginning to care for her a little too much for the good of the world…

Rare pair challenge kinktober 2021

WAIT

Reblog this to have your mutuals describe what their first memory of you is

Same.... Just got laid off today

AMAZING!! *SMOOCH* CHEFS KISS!!😍😍❤❤

Avatar Kyoshi fanart by me

What the past couple days have felt like

I'm literally speachless!! Who has been asking for twin earthbenders?? And I feel like Raava just being able to leave Korra is broken as shit.

Avatar Studios announces their first two animated movies: The Legend of Wei (2029) and The Legend of Wing (2030)

We knew there would be something at the Avatar panel at this year’s Nunya City Comic-Con but no one expected anything this huge: Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko have announced what Avatar Studios’ first releases are going to be and when they’re coming: two animated films: Avatar Studios’ The Legend of Wei and Avatar Studios’ The Legend of Wing, coming to theaters in 2029 and 2030 respectively. They will have a 30-day theatrical exclusivity window and then stream on Paramount+.

Here’s the official description from the official press release from Paramount that came out just after the announcement (emphasis mine):

The wait is over. From Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra co-creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko’s Avatar Studios comes a breathtaking new era of animation: The Legend of Wei, a 2D-3D hybrid animated film hitting theaters in 2029, followed by a direct sequel, The Legend of Wing, in 2030.

In The Legend of Wei, set five years after The Legend of Korra, Avatar Korra takes a vacation and the spirit of Raava temporarily leaves her body and fuses with both Wei Beifong and Wing Beifong, the twin metalbending brothers of the youngest generation of Toph Beifong’s famous family, with each getting two of the four elements. However, a twist of fate separates the pair, and, without his brother by his side for the first time in his life, Wei Beifong must grapple with being half of a whole and half of an Avatar.

“We know how much fans have wanted twin earth Avatars for years,” Bryan Konietzko said at Nunya City Comic-Con, “we knew we had to find a way to make it happen.”

“I think we cracked a really special story with this,” Michael Dante DiMartino was quoted saying, “we think you’re going to love it.”

Now that the official announcement is out, I can also exclusively reveal some more plot details from my source at Paramount:

Wei gets waterbending and earthbending while Wing gets firebending and airbending.

Vaatu was reborn inside Raava, and when she split to fuse with the twins, it was actually the Raava part that went in Wei and the Vaatu part that went in Wing. That’s why Wing mysteriously leaves (but no one knows about Vaatu, that’s why it’s a mystery until the end of the movie).

Vaatu became savvy of the modern world in the, what, ~9 years he’s watched the world through Korra’s eyes, and his evil plan is similarly on the ball: he knows that money and corporations make this modern new world turn and Wing seduces Asami, who breaks up with Korra and starts using Future Industries’ power and wealth for the dark Vaatu Avatar Wing’s plans. Wing and Asami are a power couple like the Four Nations have never seen.

Korra, heartbroken, falls into the arms of Wei, and they fall in love.

The main dynamic of the movie is the Wei and Korra couple vs the Wing and Asami couple.

Korra still has her waterbending, so she teaches Wei (and he obviously already knows earthbending). There’s lots of cute couple-in-love splashing from what I’ve heard. Zuko and Zaheer are Wing’s firebending and airbending teachers respectively.

All of this is happening while Toph and the rest of the Beifong clan are trying to organize Lin and Pema’s wedding, which is where most of the comic relief for the movie comes in. I don’t know the details on how Tenzin and Pema broke up and Lin and Pema got together, it most likely happened in the five-year gap.

Honestly, this is EXACTLY what we’ve been waiting for. Everyone knows Wing and Wei are some of the fandom’s favorite characters, including placing first and first (tied) in the recent CBS News poll run during their Avatar Week (disclaimer: CBS is owned by Paramount, Avatar Studios’ parent company), so it’s amazing that Bryke and Avatar Studios are listening to the fans.

And the fact that the movies are coming so soon? Cherry on top.

From what I understand, after these two movies are out, there will be multiple spinoff animated series for each of the rest of the Beifongs, coming to Paramount+ starting in 2031 and so on.

But for now, get hype for The Legend of Wei coming 2029 and The Legend of Wing coming 2030!

Gaia Gang Running Jokes

I made a joke about Beta liking Old World memes the other day, and that got me thinking about the Gaia Gang/A-Team and what running/inside jokes they might have. Not sure if these are any good?

Also please feel free to add your own :D

*pointing at a poisonous plant* "Hey Zo, can I eat this?"

Whenever Aloy isn't around, everyone else brainstorms ideas for new titles/nicknames they can call her. The important part is that they never directly reveal the fact that they made them up, leaving Aloy to wonder if she's going to get bombarded with new nicknames next time she stops by a settlement. (On at least one occasion, Kotallo went out of his way to include Hekkaro in on the joke, much to Aloy's utter bafflement)

*holding up random Old World trinkets* "You see, this here is a Gigglegripper 3000, which the Old Ones used to trim nose hairs-" "Actually that's the JumbleHopper 4000, a tool for determining whether or not it's raining." "You're thinking of the WetWorks WhipperSnapper Dry XL LUXE edition, this is-" and so forth. Becomes way more prominent if Sylens or Tilda are around.

Constant half-joking debates about whether Aloy is Sobeck's daughter or Gaia's daughter, and if Gaia is technically Sobeck's daughter. Usually gets complicated further by someone asking if Current Gaia counts as the same person as Gaia Prime, and then someone suggesting that Current Gaia is actually Aloy's daughter (because Aloy did restore her, after all). Although things could be even further complicated (to a humorous degree) by the idea that Aloy is Sobeck (renewed/extended/reborn/reincarnated, whatever you want to call it), everyone knows that Aloy wouldn't be comfortable with the notion, so they exclude that from their joking.

"So Aloy is Sobeck's daughter, and Gaia Prime is Sobeck's daughter, but Current Gaia is Aloy's daughter?" "No no no, Aloy is Gaia Prime's daughter, Gaia Prime is Sobeck's daughter, so Aloy is Sobeck's granddaughter. Current Gaia both is and is not the same as Gaia Prime, and is Aloy's daughter. Therefore, Aloy's daughter is also her mother, and her sister is genetically her grandmother :)" (cue Aloy looking incredibly exasperated in the background)

*Aloy is about to leave the base* "Hey, wait, you almost forgot the most important tool of all!" *hands her a fucking rock*

Jokingly blaming Ted Faro for literally anything going wrong. Accidentally spilled your food? Ugh, way to go, Ted. The machine you killed doesn't have that part you needed? *sarcastic* Thanks, Ted! It takes a while for Alva to adjust, but after she joins the team it becomes one of her favorite jokes, though she also suggests occasionally swapping out "Ted" with "Ceo".

Sometimes folks will use "we/ours/us" in cases where "I/my/me" would be more appropriate, mainly in an attempt to remind Aloy that she's not alone. However, over time it evolved and now she uses it to her advantage. "Aloy... we need to talk about your hoarding problem. There are literally over a thousand medicinal berries in your stash!" "Don't you mean our hoarding problem?"

*handing something very light to Kotallo or Erend* "can you hold this" or "this is heavy, please carry it for me" or one of those followed by several seconds of silence prior to the realization that the prankster has, in fact, initialized hand holding

At one point Alva makes an offhand comment about the Old World concept of an "Evil Clone" (specifying that it was a common trope in Old World media), and there's a brief, uncomfortable moment before everyone immediately agrees that neither Aloy nor Beta are anything close to an evil clone. Eventually it becomes a running joke to point at masked/concealed enemies (and sometimes ones whose faces are clearly visible) and ask if they're an evil clone of Aloy

"Even you fear me."

"No. I love you, Azula. I do."

Trying my hand at photot-mode in HFW, pretty happy with these ones.