In Any Time Of Threat, You Can Count On Jason

y'all

señor orange cheeks??????

Y'all

Im not on tiktok and never have been, but I downloaded RedNote just to see what is up, and I am witnessing something truly amazing

The Chinese user community is giving the American tiktok refugees an overwhelmingly warm welcome, meanwhile the American users seem to have collectively agreed that not only will they not let the app be taken over with English and they will provide Mandarin subtitles for everything, they are LEARNING MANDARIN. Ive scrolled through so many videos of Americans offering greetings in Mandarin to try to acclimate to the new environment and be respectful, and speakers of both languages are posting lots of tutorials on language basics and internet slang in Mandarin

My God, there is an AMAZING outpouring of curiosity and delight among everyone to learn about each others cultures and daily lives. People are posting videos of landscapes, cities, towns, and natural areas in USA and China, posting recipes and traditional foods, vlogs of everyday life, and reaching out to find people with similar hobbies.

And it's not just young people! There are loads of videos from middle-aged American guys who have come to post about fishing or motorcycles and are now happily chatting with Chinese users sharing the same interests using Google translate

One American guy who was like. in his 60's had a comment on one of his videos that was like "Red Neck?" and he replied "Yes!" and I just about fucking lost it

Also the Chinese users love, and I mean LOVE, Luigi Mangione. He is apparently broadly adored in China. There is SO much fanart and SO many edits.

There are many threads initiating Chinese users to ask questions of American users about the USA, and vice versa, and everyone on both sides is clearing up a lot of misconceptions. Some of the questions I saw a lot from Chinese users were: "Is it true that American parents kick you out of the house as soon as you turn 18" (not often, but sometimes) "Do you all really wear shoes in bed" (NO!!! Apparently a lot of characters in American sitcoms are shown lying in bed with shoes on which I never noticed before!) and "are there really guns everywhere" (yes).

For the most part Chinese content creators seem just overwhelmed by the sudden influx of hundreds of followers that are super enthusiastic about what they're doing. A lot of them have made posts about how initially they thought the uptick in follower count was some kind of error, or that there was some kind of joke or prank, but then they realized the interest and enthusiasm was genuine and now they're welcoming all the newcomers.

I found several posts by Chinese users saying that this felt like a really profound historical moment, where these previously separated worlds are suddenly smashing together and suddenly there is freedom to learn about each other's cultures and connect. One of them said something along the lines of "This is a 21st century Tower of Babel and even though I'm an atheist I hope God lets this tower stand." OUGH MY HEART.

The app itself works a little bit like a video-based version of Pinterest. It's not really my thing so I probably won't be on there long term but it's been amazing to see what's happening.

!1!1 UPDATE ON ZUKO DRAWING !1!1!

I'm finished with it >_< ! I finished yesterday I just was top tired to post it :p

Anyways what should I name my oc? (Check my other post to know what I'm talking about) I like really need a name for him 😭

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Also quick comparison with the zuko drawing I did at home yesterday and the zuko drawing I did at school last last week :3

bro literally "jack and ralph smiled at each other with shy liking"

who the fuck is ralph and why the fuck is he radiating gay man energy

We’re reading Lord of the Flies in class right now and uh

I might be delusional but what do you mean Simon “shyly stroked” Ralph’s arm

anyways uh interesting book ig

🚨🧢✨🛑💀 chat kinda digging

💯🙏💛🟨👍

Y'ALL CHAPTER 3&4 ARE OUT!!!

"Dear Master Katara. I have to say, I did not picture receiving a letter from you under these conditions.

My nephew is a good man now. You and I know he will make a good Firelord. Even the people know.

The Fire Sages are an integral part of the Fire Nation’s constitution. Without them and their support, a coronation is impossible. It seems to me as though the best solution is, regrettably, what my niece not so tastefully informed you of a few days ago.

You would be coronated privately first, of course. Then Zuko’s coronation and your wedding in one.

This marriage will have to be final. The only way the people will accept is through a picture painted of love, not of strategy. The people of the Fire Nation are great romantics.

I advise you to find yourself. It depends on whether or not you are willing, Katara. My nephew will accept the agreement. That, I am sure of.

Your uncle and your wellwisher,

Iroh

Would he sign himself away to her for life? Pretend to be in love with her under the condition that he could rule and fix this slowly fracturing nation, held together by years of iron-fisted torture and greed?"

<<excerpt from chapter 4>>

and yes coronation and wedding is next chapter

debating on smut though

check it out!!!!!!!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/61792147/chapters/159557773

alr alr so hear me out in the agni kai vs azula TECHNICALLY katara was the one to defeat azula and TECHNICALLY the stakes for that agni kai were becoming firelord so...

WHAT IF

HEAR ME OUT

KATARA HAD TO BE THE FIRELORD AND ZUKO HAS TO MARRY HER IN A MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE TO BECOME THE FIRELORD AGHHHHH

pls someone write this fanfic or else point me to it if it already exists or i'll have to write it myself

ok thank you for coming to my ted talk.

okay but imagine the demigods getting matching t-shirts with their most traumatic experiences dumbed down on them because joking about your trauma is the solution to everything.

for instance,

Nico's would simply have the text "where's my sister?" written on it.

Reyna's would have "*throws chair*"

Leo's is a picture of a garage burning and "*explodes*" written underneath the picture

Jason's has the text "My mum sold me to wolves instead of One Direction"

so on and so forth, you get the idea.

you better believe it bitches

follow up is "i didn't need to fix him, he fixed himself for me and i supported him and he is now an amazing human being but maybe only around me and it's actually very healthy"

this is very different from enemies to lovers ok

“whatever the fuck these two characters had going on” is a vastly underrated character dynamic

i just posted about this lmao

“After a while, I slide down the wall, cradling my swollen hands, panting. Pain stabs my chest, and I wonder if a person’s heart can really break. Probably. The word brokenhearted had to come from somewhere. I imagine my heart busted into a dozen glassy red pieces, their hard, jagged edges stabbing into my flesh at every beat.”

haymitch is so real for that, i feel the same way about you bro

what the FUCK do you mean Lenore Dove had geese. wtf. the fact that Haymitch raises geese after the abolition of the hunger games. oh they were so in love I’m fucking heartbroken already