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someone make jinx fanart from this pls !!

Lain in the wires

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I LOVE being autistic and trying to communicate because every time it’s

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[ID: A digital illustration of Fire Lord Zuko holding a golden egg, his cheek against it. The atmosphere is dark, the egg lit up gold, along with Zuko's eyes and scar. End ID]

found a wip from a year ago ill definitely never be touching again

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Snow Leopard baby - Wildlife

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zutara week day 2 - Dusk

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Avatar: the Last Airbender + Twitter Posts Part 2

[Part 5][Part 4][Part 3][Part 1]

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by watarase

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the painted lady

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‘Mycena on Pine Cone’

by Jay Birmingham

Garden Photographer Of The Year Awards

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i found a dehydrated frog today… i tried to help it but idk, it didn’t seem to work (he could’ve died for multiple reasons) and then i found another dead dried up frog and took it with me

i’m going to bury the dried dead frog :)

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"I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy!"

Really because I would

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🔥🔫🌊🌊🌊🥺

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Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus), family Colubridae, found in the Eastern and central U.S.

photograph by Mike Martin

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How much do you wanna bet if the ages were reversed, more kataangers people would be critical of a 14 year old Aang romantically pursuing/harassing a 12 year old Katara?

I think it would depend most on the optics. If Aang was older but still looked significantly younger like he does in canon, people would probably continue to overlook his behavior for the same reasons. But if he was older and appeared more physically powerful, people would probably be more critical.

The problem is, a lot of people have this misconception that toxic behavior results from physical force when that isn't the case at all. In fact, myself and many other women have had the experience of a man who appears "nice" and physically non-threatening hurting us or exerting control over us. Age, physical stature, etc. can be factors in toxic power dynamics, but ultimately you have to examine the behavior. And most people won't do that.

(Side note: I also think that this is the same reason Zuko's personality is exaggerated into this aggressive, abusive, borderline rape-y monster. His physical appearance makes him appear more threatening, so people judge him accordingly)

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by Johann Ennemoser

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In another reality Azula would be a (somewhat) good aunt to Izumi 😭

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Excuse me, I really like your anti Aang posts. I have a question. Several people-such as Overly sarcastic productions-have defended the lion turtle ex machina by saying Aang is the last Airbender therefore he has a responsibility to uphold the air nomad values in a way yang Chen and gyatso didn’t. My problem with that is….why doesn’t the show verbalize this argument?

The show doesn't verbalize the argument because it didn't contemplate it. Justifications like these are examples of fans reading additional nuance where it was never intended. The writers wrote themselves into a corner and took the easy way out like most kids' shows do (and look I love ATLA but at the end of the day, it is still a kids' show).

Personally, I think the best solution to this issue would have been to have Aang address the blocked chakra conflict that was introduced at the end of Book 2. He was unable to access his full power as the Avatar due to personal emotions (attachment) holding him back. It would have made a lot more sense if the Ember Island kiss with Katara was properly addressed, resolving with Aang accepting that Katara doesn't share his feelings, letting that attachment go, and during the final battle, having an epiphany about how it's the whole world he's fighting for, etc. and go into the Avatar State.

Would have been a good message, tied everything together, closed a plot hole instead of introducing a new one, but "hero gets girl" won out.