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The Language of Flowers (Remastered) - Dull As The Night

It felt like a dream — one she'd woken up from countless times with her chest aching and tears prickling hotly in her eyes. Just being back in Kya's space had her breath fluttering dangerously, thin and elusive behind her bones. The longer Lin hesitated, the further Kya anxiously tangled her fingers into the stitches of the large ivory crocheted throw. The one that had always been Lin's favorite in the colder months during the time they'd been...involved. Never together. Not really. Her thoughts must have been painted clear across her face because finally, Kya seemed desperate to break the silence for her. Free her from those painful memories that had her so frozen. End the veritable travel through time, back to when they'd last been together in a space just like this one. For the very last time. When Kya beckoned her closer, Lin went to her. Their thighs brushed when she sat on the bed next to her and the feel of it made her pulse quicken. “Hey, Lin!” Izumi appeared from behind the partition screen suddenly. Lin groaned, pulling herself from Kya to look at Izumi with a glare. “When you are done sucking face, I meant to tell you: Kya told me she wanted to ask you if you could drive us to our gig next week.”  “Fuck off!” Kya yelled, laughing and throwing a pillow at their retreating friend.  “What!? She’s the only one with a car who else could we ask?” 

// danger + allure //

[lilacmooon]

i got wrapped up in making that mixtape and revisiting old moodboard pictures and had fun making some wrap up posts for the first part of Language of Flowers: The Hyacinth Mix. But i promise i'm done spamming with old stuff and new chapters will be coming soon lol.

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Language of Flowers - Two: Internal Monolgue, Saturated Analog

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Three years before they break each other's hearts and never speak again: Kya and Lin meet for the very first time.

At the library for a study session, Lin becomes utterly entranced with Kya. The intense pull she feels toward the complete stranger eating a moon peach - rather seductively to her credit - leaves Lin frustrated and on edge. Yet compelled. Reluctantly, Lin is pulled away from the magnetizing flirtation by her new boyfriend. A relationship she has been questioning whether she should have allowed to begin in the first place.

Recent graduate of Cultural Anthropology from Ba Sing Se, Kya, is at Republic City University where she plans to secure a job as a teaching assistant as she continues her post grad studies. In the interview conducted by a childhood friend, Izumi, she shares her plans to present a controversial project proposal at the Air Temples. While it would allow her to peruse the dreams she has for her nation right there in Republic City, she runs the risk of upsetting the elders and disappointing her father. Overwhelmed but hopeful, Kya attempts to balance her passion project, a heat filled night which ignites a desire for something more, and her love for music falling to the waysides.

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Language of Flowers - One: New Shade of You

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As graduate student Lin Beifong prepares for midterms at Republuc City University, an old friend returns to town. Izumi and her riot grrrl band, Moon Peach Pity Party, are back after an indie tour across the Fire Nation, looking for gigs in Republic City's punk scene. Thrilled to reconnect with Izumi, Lin meets the band. Guitarist Leda, Drummer Pema, and Bassist Kya - someone she hoped to never see again.

Heartbroken and betrayed, Kya and Lin attempt to keep their torrid past from their friends. After three long years, they are finally being forced to face each other and attempt to talk things out. Hurt feelings, regret, and an ever burning mutual attraction threatens to root their past achingly in the present. Falling for Kya is a risk Lin is desperate to avoid but one that has always proven impossible to resist. Especially when Kya offers her own heart in a mixtape.

Just like she always used to - only this time, invitingly new.

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The Hyacinth Mix - Side B: Internal Monologue, Saturated Analog

I made a mixtape of the first part of my Kyalin 90s AU - Language of Flowers - cause idk why

(and a little doodad with some extra photos i didn't use in the chapter moodboards lol)

Spotify Playlist

Side A

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The Hyacinth Mix - Side A: New Shade of You

I made a mixtape for the first part of my Kyalin 90s AU - Language of Flowers - cause idk why

(and a little doodad with some extra photos i didn't use in the chapter moodboards lol)

Spotify Playlist

Side B

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The Hyacinth Mix - From: Kya // To: Lin

So, I made an actual mixtape for my Kyalin 90s AU...because why not I guess? lol.

Only I forgot I broke the record button on my stereo way back so it turned into an entire Thing. In which I had to remove the busted button without damaging the inner hardware so I could then use tweezers to reach in and push and pull the record function myself? Like I cannot stress enough how little I know about any of this shit. I just figured it was broke so if I broke it more than who cares? Except it worked? Somehow??? And so now I have this !

A tape with all the songs from The Hyacinth Mix - Side A and Side B (the first two chapters of Language of Flowers!)

I think that I'll probably keep doing these as I go. Also I dooooo have some flowers I pressed last month that should be good to go. So I can try to recreate one close to the ones I had Kya make for Lin in the fic! Maybe lol. Not sure how well it would hold up/play. But I'll give it a go I suppose. And I guess I will have to do one for all the band's songs too eventually lmao. A Moon Peach Pity Party tape!

I promise I have actual chapters coming soon. I'm just insane and wanted to do something with some old tapes lol.

proof she plays and also a fun little beep bop for Side A and Side B :)

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Skatebender Tenzin

inspired by my Kyalin 90s AU

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The Language of Flowers (Remastered Version) - Internal Monologue, Saturated Analog

“You’re following me.”  The woman said it as a statement. No question lingering anywhere in her thick voice. She stared ahead into the crowd, a flowering vine against the wall, as if she had always been there. As if she had been planted years ago and now she just was and would be forever — despite the fact that Lin had just tracked her flight across the dingy basement party. It made Lin falter. But only for a second.  Lin leaned against the wall with a shadow of a shrug, even as her skin positively buzzed where their shoulders grazed. They stood there together for a few beats until Lin could feel her lean into her lightly, the weight of her somehow both buoyant and dense, crashing into her and lapping at her all at once. Like ocean waves on starkly separate shores. “Kya.” The woman volunteered, extending her hand across her chest, arms crossed. “Lin.”  Kya’s hand was so warm and soft, Lin would have forgotten her own name if she hadn’t just said it. The loss of it after a short greeting shake tugged at her like the moon at the tides.

// loveliness + exultation //

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90s Izumi is a Riot Grrrl (obviously)

inspired by my Kyalin 90s AU

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The Language of Flowers (Remastered Version) - New Shade Of You

The Kya across from her right now — the one who played bass in her best friend’s band — this wasn’t the woman Lin remembered.  This wasn’t the Kya who had ruined her capacity for anything else. The one who had fucked her and then left her — over and over and over again. The one who had loved her so chaotically and so ferociously that the echo of it still throbbed within the deepest, rawest parts of her. The parts of herself she refused to acknowledge were even there let alone that they ached so completely for her.

// sincerity + regret //

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Lin sat with her knees under her chin, arms wrapped around her legs. A thin line of blood trickled down her wrist and when she flexed her fingers, the torn skin around her knuckles screamed. But it was Suyin who winced. They both sat in silence for a few seconds. It was saturated, indulgent. Neither of them really wanted it to end. Unsure of how to navigate this particular situation. To say the two sisters had never been close was an incredible understatement. “Fine. Do you want to know what happened?” Lin conceded “Yeah,” Su said eagerly. Then she let out an incredulous laugh that soon had Lin laughing too. “I really fucking do.”

Language of Flowers - Prelude: Violent Femmes

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Language of Flowers - Studio Sessions

Hi everyoneeee. I have posted an update over on AO3 as well but real quick:

I have archived the older chapters of Language of Flowers and labeled them as 'Studio Sessions'.

The new one I will be posting and updating from now on will be included in the same series as the old one on AO3.

For fans of this version of the 90s AU: don't worry! The new one will follow essentially the same plot points. There were just too many structural changes (and later in the timeline changes that I never got around to posting) to continue seamlessly from the older chapters.

Updated fic dropping shortly!

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welp since i have been resurrected here on tumblr by some beautiful art drawn for coriander and lilies (🥹). I guess i will pop in real quick also to say thaaatt. i will have some 90s AU content for yall soon........... (for real this time lol)

[lilacmooon]

UUUUUHHHMMMM. this. is everything. i'm obsessed??????

You could not have picked a better scene to draw. i am. so thrilled. incredible. truly.

Also you are so talented??! I was checking your art out yesterday when you followed! i love the piercings on Lin. i 110% back that she would have so many. especially since she's a metal bender.

Lin Beifong has an industrial piercing that she gave herself and i am convinced.

Thanks for the tag and for drawing this ugh wtf. i love itttttt. also my wife says your shading is top fucking notch 👌🏼

Been reading Coriander and Lilies by @lilacmooon and this drawing is LOOSELY inspired by chapter 10 ;)

still need to work on the background elements, and ill post a scan when im happy with it, but enjoy in the meantime

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also i found the artist who made the aang sticker which was actually a part of a super cute atla sticker sheet that i bought from them at a con a year or so ago!!! maridoodles if anyone is interested :) deff gonna have to do an art deep dive on their site for sure lol

threw this little aang sticker on my ipad case as a space filler, like, months ago. and I am just now seeing that i may have unintentionally made a meme?

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YESs hahaha omg

threw this little aang sticker on my ipad case as a space filler, like, months ago. and I am just now seeing that i may have unintentionally made a meme?