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Im probably never going to get to blow up a gas station before I die

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sorry if i'm gonna be quiet for a while. my country recently introduced laws that make it so that in order to use social media to the fullest (not being able to view ns/fw content and in a few cases, not even having access to dms), i HAVE to give the sites my id/face scan.

it goes into effect july 25th. it'll probably effect here too, since this place allows mature content (tho not full on ns/fw)

i'm very distressed about it bc i might end up not even being able to talk to my internet friends. i don't really have any irl ones

if i have to disappear on most socials by then, you know why.

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Knightmare before Krismas

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Inktober 9: The Hermit

(Slim, a repenomamus. the dog is simosuchus, a very little type of crocodile.)

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I need to learn to kill via the power of thought at great distances. I mean hug.

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Cultural Anatomy: Zuko’s Book 1 Hair

We all know that peculiar hairstyle Zuko sports in Book 1. It’s also a hair style we see on the male Sun Warriors. This hairstyle, like other facets of the Fire Nation aesthetic, is inspired by Thai culture. In this case, Zuko and the male Sun Warriors are sporting traditional Thai topknots.

In traditional Thai culture, the crown of the head is the sacred portal of the spirit of life and is not to be treated lightly, especially regarding children. This sacredness extends to the hair on the crown, resulting in top knots grown over children’s fontanels (soft spots). In practical terms, it discourages careless adults from touching the most delicate part of an infant’s developing skull. The cutting of the top knot, known in Thai as kon chuk (โกนจุก), is seen as a rite of passage and an auspicious event for children between the ages of 7 and 13.

Obviously, these implications don’t quite carry over into the Avatar-verse, since we see plenty of adult Sun Warriors sporting the ‘do. Most likely, the hairstyle is meant to add to the Southeast Asian “flavor” of the Fire Nation.

That said, I do think this cultural subtext adds new dimension to one of Zuko’s most memorable moments, whether intentional or not. When Zuko cuts off his topknot, you can essentially view it through three equally valid lenses:

If you view it through a traditional Chinese/Korean lens, Zuko is renouncing his ties to his father; Confucians viewed hair as a precious gift from one’s parents and to cut one’s hair was seen as an act of disloyalty.

If you view it through a traditional Japanese lens, Zuko is renouncing his status in Fire Nation society and abandoning his title for the life of a peasant. In Japanese culture, a samurai seeking to join a monastery or the peasantry would cut off his top knot and undergo a dramatic decline in social status.

In you view it through a traditional Thai lens, Zuko’s hair cutting is a rite of passage. He’s leaving behind childhood and beginning his journey into adulthood. There’s no denying that Zuko matures a lot after he cuts off his top knot.

All of these interpretations fit the Fire Nation as they are a combination of Chinese, Japanese, and Thai culture.

Stuff like this is what draws me back into Avatar as an adult. The series is a mish-mash of so many different cultures, yet they all meld together in a way that still preserves the context of the different cultures they derive from. The show has a masterful way of integrating real-life cultural motifs and historical events into its own story, and it still manages to work both metaphorically and in-universe.

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yesterday my friend accidentally attached this image of a dog to his discord message and I keep randomly thinking about it and laughing

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Dogs of Future Past

This is a pretty neat comic, it has an ending and all. And i LOVE IT

So, after a pacifist route, Frisk and Flowey discover that sans lost a friend long time ago: Gaster.

Then, they decide to take one soul of the dog amalgamate and use it to go back in time, before Gaster disappeared to save him... And it worked! They really went back in time... But not quite the way they expected (lol)

Masterpost:

Comic made by @lynxgriffin:

(this artist posts a TON of content about Undertale and especially Deltarune. You should check out!)

I absolutely freaking love the art style.

Kill me.

Going back in time is cool? Ever read Systematic Restore and Quantumtale?

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Ryno (roo-no) and Corr, a half monster and the demon he’s stuck with

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Anyone want to see some of my old Undertale OCs?

I miss them.

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Woe! Rat man upon ye!

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They’ll all be fine

I think