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Was feeling the ATLA brainrot, so here’s an Azula.

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Zuko being arm-tugged by the two twelve year olds in the GAang.  Imagine Zuko having to babysit these two. xD

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AU where Sokka’s high-on-cactus-juice encounter with the giant mushroom takes a dark turn. (Also he has a gun)

based on this beautiful tumblr post

bonus:

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it’s so funny how iroh is always just like “oh don’t look at me I am but a stupid old man” and if anyone is like “um… no…… you’re the Dragon of the West” he’s like “what? that was , like, ages ago. six years ago, even. I’m stupid now. my brains turned to mush!” and then they just believe him and completely let their guard down. I love it

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Trans Zuko is so funny to me. I’m not saying this to try and make fun of people who headcanon him as trans - trans headcanons are great and I support them. It’s just wild because it implies Ozai was out here like:

[Image description: a white woman with blonde hair is saying:

‘I can excuse burning a kid’s face, but I draw the line at misgendering’.

The words ‘burning a kid’s face’ and ‘misgendering’ have been edited in.

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I know we all know that toph loves to cuss, but I just realized

She had an extremely sheltered upbringing, then when she snuck out to fight, she went to the Earth Kingdom version of WWE, which, if it’s like real world WWE, is family entertainment, and she never spent time backstage, she came she fought she left

I don’t think Toph knows any swear words

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Not the celebrity news we ever expected to read, but the celebrity news we deserve to read.

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honestly ill come back to tumblr for atla

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Describing Water Tribe clothes, furniture, etc, and feel like you just keep saying “fur” and “skin” over and over and over again? Wanna be more descriptive but you just don’t know what kind of skins look and feel what kind of ways? Fear Not! I, an Actual Real Life Eskimo™ (King Island Inupiaq for those who don’t know), have cultural knowledge that may help!

As ever, this is a collection of helpful tips to use as you please. I’m not in the business of telling anyone what to write or not write. I’d just like to share what I know and hope this helps anyone who might be annoyed by a lack of knowledge that can take some creative googling and persistant note-taking to figure out. Plus given the atlaverse’s fun fantasy animals, you can switch it up and mix the following animals with each other or with completely different ones. Go bananas.

Please also note this is not a comprehensive list. That would make up an entire thesis and require scouring old, racist records from outsiders and talking to every living elder in the north.

As a general rule, furs tend to be thicker and warmer in the winter because thats how animals evolved to survive the intense cold weather. The younger the animal, the softer the fur tends to be, but this is not always desired and it’s preferred in most cases to avoid killing animals too young to survive on their own and their mothers.

Beaver:

Coarse and glossy guard hairs

Thick, stiff skin

Waterproof

Not much range in color, mostly russet brown

Caribou:

Hollow hairs that insulate very well

Used to make clothes warm enough to “sleep outside in fifty below [-50°F]”

Traditional Inupiaq mattress was just two layers of caribou skin

Skin and fur colored in a pattern, could cut light and dark skin from the same caribou

Ermine:

Fine, soft, short fur

Good for lining and trim

Dark in the summer and white with a black tip at the end of the tail in the winter

Fox:

Silky guard hairs with fluffy undercoat

Makes a good ruff for a parka hood

Skin traditionally used for women’s shorts

Fairly manageable skin, not too stiff or prone to tearing.

Many types of foxes available so lots of color variation, from white to almost black, to a coppery color typical of red foxes

Rabbit:

Soft, velvety fur

Very supple skin

Color depends on season when harvested

Comfortable, but can easily wear

Good for lining

Used for menstrual rags

Seal:

Bristly guard hairs, no soft undercoat

Keeps out wind and rain but not very warm

Yellowed silver with small dark spots

Has a musky smell many find pleasant

Wolf:

Thick, bushy fur

Very warm

Skin can be thin and prone to tearing

Strong smell

Yellowish tan to gray to white

Wolverine:

Long, well-oiled fur

Fluffy undercoat

Resists water and frost

Good for ruffs, cuffs, and hems

Dark brown with lighter patterning

Other materials

Antler: more plentiful than wood in parts of the arctic, used for handles, beads, buttons for pouches, etc

Baleen: historically referred to as “whalebone,” used to make small sleds, boot soles, and baskets. Engravings in pieces of baleen show up white against the black background. This art is called scrimshaw and when on long pieces of baleen, my depict a sequence

Fish skin: not a fur, obviously, but lightweight, flexible, and waterproof. Sometimes processed into thread, which may have otherwise been sinew

Grass: may be woven into baskets or insoles for boots

Gut: cleaned out intestines sewn together with tiny stitches, see through, made into waterproof over layer parkas

Ivory: tusks harvested from walruses, carved into beads, pipes, jewelry, and more. Cribbage boards have been fairly popular uses of ivory since contact. Ivory is popularly used for scrimshaw as well as baleen, and lines engraved in ivory are inked black for visual contrast.

Qiviut: musk-ox fiber, very fine, can be processed and spun like wool but is seven times denser. Many articles knit and crocheted of qiviut are made with a lacey pattern to prevent the wearer from overheating. To my knowledge, it was only used this way in Alaska as opposed to using the skins of hunted musk-oxen after the animals were reintroduced long after going extinct.

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Wait the fuck a moment in rise of Kyoshi we learn that fire benders are semi fire proof so the actual fuck Ozai! How long did you hold your burning hand on a literal child’s face to make him scar like that!!!!!

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thank you anon for giving me an excuse to procrastinate and reunite with my children

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kiss yo mans

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there’s so much positivity for trans men who enjoy feminine things or are gnc, but let’s show some love and support for trans women and trans girls who still enjoy masculine things or are gender nonconforming. they are still women and still absolutely wonderful  

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flower hat🥺

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