#*waves hands*

[allalrightagain]

I have several ✨personal milestones✨ happening this year, and, in anticipation of those milestones coming up, I told several people that I was thinking about a solo trip this summer to commemorate them (esp bc I'm finally less-sick enough to tolerate some amount of solo travel). Except, well. I said that a year ago. and I know people lived full and meaningful lives during the fall of the roman empire, but I feel like they were perhaps not vacationing to pompeii or gaul.

[orangepanic]

Why is General Iroh a general? Isn't he baby?

If I headcanon General Iroh as early 20s in LOK book 1, how can he be a general without extreme nepotism? An explanation by request.

The short answer is: he got very lucky

The long answer is:

I adjust the starting age for the United Forces from 18 like it is in the U.S. down to 17. Iroh joins on his birthday. Since I headcanon he turns 24 just after the action in B1 that gives him about seven years.

His extensive training as a firebender, hard work, and natural inclinations for organization and strategy put him at the top of his officer's class, which lead to more responsibility early and harder assignments. Could some of this also be nepotism? Sure. But I also think that Iroh, with the burden of his name and the constant worry that he'll never live up to Zuko, works his absolute ass off.

The United Forces is considerably smaller than any of the U.S. armed forces, which means fewer levels to climb and less competition.

Adapting some of the headcanons of the ever helpful expert @the-hopefulpenguin in An Overview of the United Forces, I use the idea that the United Forces had some controversies and growing pains that led to the mass resignation of a lot of the top brass at a critical time. This massive vacuum of leadership cleared the path for talented younger officers.

Based on what we see in the show, I also think Iroh did some very brave things in a few sticky situations that resulted in fast-tracking his promotions. In the show for the little we see him he's usually out front, drawing fire from the crow's nest or jumping on planes or planning training exercises to thwart Unalaq or standing toe-to-toe with Kuvira, whatever he's commanded to do after. He's a do-what-it-takes kind of guy - a pattern of behavior that probably got him noticed. In the above fic, for example, there's an engagement referenced where Iroh pulls off a win after all the other ranking officers are out of action.

Iroh has an... interesting... relationship with authority. He's never outwardly insubordinate, but he sure seems to think highly of his own strategies and will bend the rules considerably unless given a direct order to the contrary. I think it's possible he might have been promoted at least once to get him out of someone's hair because it was easier than trying to document a flaw in his record.

When we meet him he's a brand new general and hasn't held the title for more than six months. Yue Bay is his first major engagement as general.

[cutthroatcarnival]

“i love building” i say as i redo the paths and housings over and over

[thisdudedoesntexist]

Danny is a new technician at a rebuilt star labs. He didn't want to at first because Danny thought it would cut into his undead superhero/prince duties. Eventually though Clockwork (bullied) encouraged him and as it turns out, the lab is pretty lax about sudden "trouble at home". Plus, Danny can help set things back together when one of the Flashes messes up the timeline AGAIN.

(Flashpoint is what allowed Dan to come back as quickly as he did in the first place.)

The flash family, for lack of a better description, are straining. They're all putting up painted smiles that Danny knows aren't happening with his coworkers. Danny wants to be friendly with them but they're keeping him at a constant arms length away.

Barry, wally, Bart, and the rest of the flash family are freaking OUT. Why wouldn't they, their new technician caused the apocalypse. Granted they only know this because of an old speed scout from Bart. But it didn't have the time to tell them anymore than the name and some powers of one Dan phantom before fading. The timeline line the one man disaster's from doesn't exist anymore so they can't even check what happened or why the Dan destroyed everything. They can't even get rid of him because what if that sets off the guy!

[keferon]

THE NEW CHAPTER OF MISTAKES ON MISTAKES UNTIL IS OUT AND YOU ALL KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS~~~~~~

Spoilers for ch 74 below >:)

Head in hands. And then they all happened to be self sacrificial idiots.

Infinitely delighted by the fact that Optimus automatically decided to catch whoever was falling and only look who that was afterwards. 100/10. Peak Optimus writing.

[obii-wan]

"You're trying to Jedi Mind Trick me. You know, that only works when I do it, right?" Hayden Christensen for Monopoly Go commercial

[hinamie]

don't feel too well//you're always on my mind

[vmkhoneyy]

I think if I could be the kind stranger in someone’s memory, that’d be enough.

[apocalypselog]

Reading Braiding Sweetgrass and I feel like crying

[pangur-and-grim]

he’s feeling GOOD!

[sunburstsandmoonshadows]

woe. silly lil idea be upon you.

they are like muppets to me. so here they are as a doll and a puppet :)

[365filmsbyauroranocte]

Morgiana (Juraj Herz, 1972)

[gummi-stims]

🌱🦊🐺Critterfolk plushies!🦌🐰🌱

In order: Clover Fawn (she/her), Frasier Fox (he/him), Briar Wolf (he/they), Willow Cat (she/her), Rowan Raccoon (he/him), Honey Rabbit (she/her), Juniper Coyote (they/them), and Cinder Opossum (she/they)

[riant-draws]

handyman bill au really eating my brain for breakfast (au by @ waty_mot & @ LosanPostle on X — @ handymanbill on here)

[egophiliac]

You can’t pick Lilia for this. But who is your other favorite short character in Twst?

I like the angry little king boy 🌹

[waveoftheocean]

bruce "i can carry it all in one go" wayne, everyone 👏 (sneak peek at some new merch i've been working on!!)