A Friend Who Doesn't Watch AtLA Sent This To Me Captioned 'Zuko And Katara' And I Feel Like I'm Doing

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.

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.

"'Cause, baby, if your love is in trouble..."

"When you know, you know."

"When you know, you know."

"It kinda makes me laugh, runnin' down that path when you're good as gold..."

"When you're old, you're old, Like Hollywood and me, the diamond on your ring"

"The soul that you bring to the table, One that makes me sing in a minor key..."

"Don't give up, 'cause you never know what the new day might bring"

"'Cause when you know, you know, When you know, you know."

margaret by lana del rey ft. the bleachers x Zutara from Avatar the Last Airbender

zutara political marriage of convenience au

i started writing the fanfic about this post: https://www.tumblr.com/ireadfanfictionstuff/770987521978105856/alr-alr-so-hear-me-out-in-the-agni-kai-vs-azula

and HERE is a section of the first chapter which is now on ao3 @rrachulswrites ! this is my first fic on this account! also unbeta'ed and probably not too great, but ENJOY!!:)))

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(side note: would love a beta tysm)

Chapters: 1/?

And if Katara has to sign her life away to a humid country that’s as far away from as she can get, she would do it in a heartbeat for Zuko. If only that would work. If only.

She almost doesn’t hear the first part of what Azula says, but her brain grips onto the second part like a hook through a salmontuna. “Zuzu, of course, the only solution is evident. You’ve thought of it already, haven’t you?”

“You simply have to marry her.”

Katara might faint.

Arranged Marriage/Marriage of Convenience between Zuko/Katara (Aged Up Characters/Canon Divergent after the finale)

Thanks for the tag @siriuslyobsessed394!!!

Casual (Chappell Roan)

Slut! (Taylor Swift) (even if you don't like her this song is a vibe)

Chemtrails Over the Country Club OR Abbey by Mitski

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MUSIC LOVERS ASSEMBLE!!

i feel like starting a tag chain so i hope this works out :)

reblog this with 3 songs:

the song your listening to right now (or last one you listened to)

your current favourite song

a song of your choice

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mine:

its now or never - elvis presley/love in the dark - adele

trastevere - måneskin

nevermore - queen

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opening up my tumblr, happy to see 17 different notifs and it's all @bikisser23 >:((

I’m prolly going to finish today or tomorrow if you wanna talk then

yeah absolutely lol! :) tmrw is my b-day so i'd be super excited to talk. Have fun reading and tysm sm sm for the ask

Death will not free you of your duties, Jason Grace