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So I guess this now classifies as a Zucest fic, now that I've made the decision to commit to that dynamic in the story. I wasn't sure whether to do it or not, but it seems natural to go that route in this AU.

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Will you participate in zucest week?

I wish I could. But June is a busy time for me. I'll try ! Thanks ! 🙂 (or maybe you hoped I wouldn't??? 🤔)

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A new chapter of Black Sun is released.

Summary:

Determined to bring Azula her treatment, Zuko ventures deep into the palace tunnels and makes some unexpected encounters. Mai puts herself on the line to save Ty Lee's life. Azula loses herself in the twists and turns of her madness.

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Yes of course, you can. 🙂

I'm looking forward to find out what this project is!

Dominion Fans, I Need Your Help

So Aurelia le has been having a terrible week. I would like to cheer her up by making a thread that celebrates what we love about Dominion. Could you all respond with a few sentences on what you've enjoyed about the fic and what you're looking forward to in future chapters? I'll start:

I really enjoy how much detail we get into the unseen parts of Azula's backstory and how that has impacted her psyche. I especially love the division between how she views herself (as a monster) and what her actions say (definitely not a monster).

I love Ursa's patriarchy brain and Azula challenging that. It's fascinating!

I love how Dominion looks at canon and other Azula redemption fics and goes, "Nice try, but let's dig a little deeper." Particularly in how it scrutinizes Zuko, Iroh, and Ursa.

I'm looking forward to seeing how everyone in the cast reacts to meeting Ursa after all of this time. I'm especially looking forward to seeing how Ursa and Iroh interact, and how Ursa is going to react to what Ozai did.

I'm also looking forward to seeing how everyone reacts when Zuko's secret comes out, because that's bound to be a wild disaster.

What is going to happen when Azula and Mai meet again? I have no idea, but I hope it's a shouting match where they word-vomit all of the poisonous thoughts that have been eating them up where their relationship is concerned. I want to see if reconciliation is possible.

What about you all? Thoughts?

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Man, nothing makes me double-down on my support for palestine quite like seeing zionist say EVERY VILE THING a group of people that support genocide would say about a group they want to systematically kill, and then go "See? Palestine is horrible and therefore what we're doing is not just okay, we're the GOOD guys!"

Even worst when they go "Oh, why are people making excuses for Hamas" when literally no one did - that's why zionists keep using october 7 the same way americans use 9/11, "Bad shit happened to me and that apparently means I can do something just as awful or even worse, and if you say that's absurd you're just trying to get away with saying I deserved it."

Nah, dude, that's a whole other sentence. Hamas is vile and proved it's fully willing to commit every kind attrocity with zero justification, and so is Israel. If you don't wanna be told you're as bad as them, stop deliberately trying to outmatch their cruelty.

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Great analysis! I agree 100%!

Comic by Vago_xd on Instagram

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It's hard to say how much I love this ! The disbelief, then sheer happiness in Azula's eyes when she got physical contact with her mom.

And she's so tiny!!!♥️♥️♥️

Comic by Vago_xd on Instagram

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Did you watch the atla live action and if yes, did you like it?

Hello,

Yes, I saw it, and I actually watched the latest episode last night. So your question comes at the right time!

Overall, I have a fairly neutral impression. I don't find it bad, nor do I find it stunning. There are some pleasant surprises and moments that let me a bit perplex regarding the narrative choices, which I will elaborate on.

First of all, I'm quite pleased with the casting. I found the actors to be convincing for most of them, especially considering they don't have long experience.

The special effects seemed a bit cheap to me compared to what the numerous trailers had led us to believe, and the lighting is rather poor. It's too obvious that it's shot in a studio. I found some of the choreography awkward, for example, during one of Azula's training sessions when she fights an earthbending prisoner and defends herself with a leaping kick. It looked like someone was throwing a panicked cat in front of them and I almost barked out laughing!

Regarding the plot, I initially enjoyed it but gradually began to doubt the decision to merge several episodes into one. The action unfolds a bit too fast to my taste and the characters passed by without us really having time to feel attached to them . It feels like Aang, Sokka, and Katara met three days ago at the end of the season, which doesn't make Katara's rapid progress very believable. I understand she's prodigious, but the fact that she becomes a master in just a few weeks thanks to a scroll and some silly and dubious advice from Jet isn't very credible.

I was a bit upset that Aang never tries to waterbend in 8 episodes, not even once, and doesn't try to encourage Katara to fight against the outdated traditions defended by Pakku, although his intentions (protecting his friends and preventing them from fighting) are understandable. They eventually gave this role to Sokka, which didn't bother me. I know many fans objected to the authors removing Sokka's sexism. That's not the only thing that changed about him. The new Sokka is imbued with much more responsibility and shows a maturity that we didn't see in the original show. Here, I say, why not? Although I sometimes miss Sokka's jokes.

I'm tired of secondary characters who seem to be there to amuse the audience while enhancing the other characters great qualities. Not that Sokka is that simplist in the cartoon but still...

Momo is ugly. As well as Appa. But I won't dwell on it. It's a matter of fact.

Aang is quite convincing but a bit too serious compared to the one we knew. However, it makes sense given his backstory.

Let's move on to my favorite part: the Fire Nation! I'm absolutely convinced by this new Iroh, and I totally share June's opinion: he's si cute. I want him to bé my uncle! I like that they accentuated his grandfatherly side and his relationship with Zuko, which is very touching. They still managed to maintain some ambiguity in him during the scene where he shows no remorse when an earthbender who captured him conducts his "trial."

I really liked all the scenes with Zuko, which respect the original character while adding more humanity to him. Making him the captain of the division he wanted to save from the general's Machiavellian plans was a good addition imo.

Zhao annoyed me much of the time, but I never liked this character who, for me, does nothing but delay Azula's appearance. Making him Azula's pawn was interesting, however, even though I sometimes found him a bit ridiculous and unbelievable and Azula's intentions seem unclear sometimes.

I am absolutely under new Ozai's charm, and it's not just about his abs (although...), but this new, more nuanced and manipulative version of the character makes me want to explore him in a whole new light and change his role a bit from what I usually assign him in my fics.

Finally, let's finish this review with my favorite of all time: Azula! I obviously love the fact she appears in the first season and the background given to her, a brilliant foreshadowing for the breakdown that inevitably awaits her. You feel the writers saw her potential as a redeemable vilain and I'm here for that. I wish there were flashbacks of her past and how her relationship with Zuko deteriorated and was once. I appreciated that she doesn't smirk when her brother is burned but her eyes shine with unshed tears insteaf. I love that we are able feel the pressure and terror Ozai inspires in her. Even though I had doubts at first, the actress plays the range of emotions that the princess experiences very well, and I think it was a good choice, even if she is physically quite different from what I imagine. (But I don't want to get into that territory).

Yet I regret that they reinforced Azula's "power-hungry" side that much, and I hope they will nuance this aspect of her character in the upcoming seasons. Especially to maintain her ambiguity and the complexity of her relationship with Zuko. Needless to say, if there isn't an adaptation of the episodes "The Beach" or "The Awakening," I'll make a scandal. Similarly, Zuko better show love and kindness towards her in the end and not be the insensitive jerk who gets rid of her without a word about the fate he reserved for her!

I liked that they didn't make Azula a simple prodigy but showed how hard she worked to get there. It was nice to have Mai and Ty Lee to convey Azula's feelings, but their role is totally static, to the point that it's a bit caricatural. Speaking about them: There's a problem with Ty Lee's costume and hairstyle, which are great for a cartoon but very unconvincing in real life! But the actress who plays Ty Lee seems perfect for the role!

So, that's my review. I'm pretty happy with what I saw, and I also think there are enough negative points to know that if something displeases me in this adaptation, I'll be able to distance myself. So, I don't feel uncomfortable.

Thanks for your question, and I'd like to know your own point of view!

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Nice. I love and envy your style!

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Here is chapter 2 of Black Sun or the Taste of Ashes, part 2.

Enjoy

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Haha! I love it!

Not a secret :)

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You are overestimating our government. My middle schoolers are waaaay smarter and have no difficulty to see the situation as inacceptable.

Nothing makes the connection between the US and Israel more obvious than the fact that Israel talks about the holocaust and the attrocities Hamas commited the same way the US talks about 9/11.

"A horrible thing was done to me, therefore I'm allowed to do something even worse to innocent people that were in no way responsible for the attack I suffered, and no one can call me out for it, otherwise they're being disrespectful to MY tragedy - that I can hold over people's heads forever to excuse any and all of my actions."

Israel decided to be as bad as its Daddy, and my God, they're achieving their goal shockingly fast.

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Yes, it's just that level of simplification...

Nothing makes the connection between the US and Israel more obvious than the fact that Israel talks about the holocaust and the attrocities Hamas commited the same way the US talks about 9/11.

"A horrible thing was done to me, therefore I'm allowed to do something even worse to innocent people that were in no way responsible for the attack I suffered, and no one can call me out for it, otherwise they're being disrespectful to MY tragedy - that I can hold over people's heads forever to excuse any and all of my actions."

Israel decided to be as bad as its Daddy, and my God, they're achieving their goal shockingly fast.

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Thank you! Here, in France, in the weeks following the Hamas' attack, you couldn't criticize Israël without being called an antisemite. And the government uses that now to discredit the left wing of the parlement. To defend Palestine is seen as terrorism apology. It makes me seek. It's such a simplification. And guess what? The far-right representants took thé opportunity to pretend they are the new defenders of Jews' community. Lol...

Nothing makes the connection between the US and Israel more obvious than the fact that Israel talks about the holocaust and the attrocities Hamas commited the same way the US talks about 9/11.

"A horrible thing was done to me, therefore I'm allowed to do something even worse to innocent people that were in no way responsible for the attack I suffered, and no one can call me out for it, otherwise they're being disrespectful to MY tragedy - that I can hold over people's heads forever to excuse any and all of my actions."

Israel decided to be as bad as its Daddy, and my God, they're achieving their goal shockingly fast.

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Nope, not mine !

‘And everybody wants to know 'bout how it felt to hear you scream

They know you walk like you're a god, they can't believe I made you weak.’

-Strange Love, Halsey

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Promotion for a friend! A very promising fic about Zuko and Azula relationship. Please give it a chance!🙂

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Very nice.

I tend to headcanon Azula at being good at drawing and painting. Love the background with the bamboos. Seems like a very peaceful place for Azula's recovery. And I love her hair too!

For From the Ashes: A Fire Nation Recovery Zine [@recovery-zine]