If you're still taking headcannon request Bronte mentoring Sophie?
Oohhh this is a fun one :D
And I will always take headcanon requests! It might take me a few days to finish each one but if you have a headcanon request send it in, I always love to talk about my headcanons!
Now moving on to the actual headcanons:
The reason why Bronte was so upset at the fact that he'd have to mentor Sophie was that he knew what the Black Swan had done in making her an Inflictor, and he was angry about it.
They had no idea what they'd done. Bronte hated being an Inflictor, and now the Black Swan put such a heavy burden on a young girl who already has too much to deal with
For centuries, he's had to deal with the struggles of being an Inflictor. Having to store up his darkest emotions so they can be released at any given moment really takes a toll on a person- one Sophie is much too young to realize
But she already was an Inflictor so he figured might as well Mentor her so she doesn't cause any damage
And at first, he absolutely hated it. He hated seeing his younger, more innocent self reflected in this girl. This girl who he believed would grow up to be just as damaged as he was.
Especially when he thought she was "malfunctioning". Bronte had already been furious with the Black Swan since he knew about Project Moonlark, and now he despised them.
He never really hated Sophie. He hated what the Black Swan had done to her, and the fact that he had to bear a lot of the repercussions.
The turning point in Bronte and Sophie's relationship was the ability restrictor. He was willing to support some form of punishment, and he'd even inflicted punishments on her himself (see what I did there) but this? This was going way too far.
And ever since then, he's vowed to protect her
Not just from the Neverseen, but from the Council.
Their Mentor-student relationship grew into a friendship based off of them both understanding something no one else would understand.
They never really talk about how hard it is to be an Inflictor, they just simply have this mutual understanding that doesn't require words.
Even though Bronte won't admit it, they have fun together in their sessions. Bronte will tell her gossip about the other Councillors and she'll tell him about Dex's latest prank on Stina
Sophie will casually drop in references to human books and movies
She thought Bronte got really annoyed with them, but then one day he accidentally dropped a Percy Jackson reference
Sophie went all :D :D :D and Bronte denied everything, not telling her that he'd stayed up until 3am last night finishing The Last Olympian
Even after Sophie's Foxfire training was over, they remained friends and would have movie marathons together
Ultimately, they have a mentor/student relationship that only two people faced with such a terrifying, humbling power could share.
Sophie learned from Bronte, of course, but he also learned from her.
Bronte, someone who never thought he'd have anyone to share in this burden, ended up with a young girl who taught him how to use his ability for positive inflicting, not just negative
And Sophie, who originally thought Bronte would be her hardest Mentor, the person she feared, ended up finding someone whom she could help as much as he could help her.
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I found out that Bowser was going to be meaner in the Mario movie and that they made him more likable in the final move.
Like Bowser in the final movie tries to destroy the mushroom kingdom and preform a ritualistic sacrifice, hold Luigi to later kill to make Mario suffer, his love for Peach is faker than plastic, he treats his minions like trash.
Like outside of being funny Bowser has no good qualities, and I can only think about how he would have been.
Yeah, I remember reading somewhere that figuring out his personality was one of the most difficult parts of writing the script, and they kept making him too much like a "Marvel Villain" (or something along those lines.)
They definitely went the right direction by leaning into the "hopeless romantic" angle and playing up his insecurities. The way he fawns awkwardly over his crush? writes shallow romantic ballads while imagining her swooning? nervously rehearses one-liners? If that was all it was, it'd be adorable!
You see the seeds of what could have been good qualities. His sensitivity could've garnered compassion and his determination could've made him a good ruler rather than a good conquerer. It's the fact that he's both unable to accept "no" in any capacity and makes his personal insecurities the responsibility of everyone around him that make him so scary.
He obsesses over what he can't have and enjoys nothing more than the utter destruction of anything that dares to stand in his way, hence the weird adoring/vengeful behavior he exhibits toward Princess Peach.
Peach is both something he wants and the thing telling him "no," and as a result he wants to take ownership of her and tear her down simultaneously... marrying her amidst a mass slaughter of her old allies and destroying her kingdom the moment she resists.
He is both terrifying and pathetic, so wrapped up in himself he can't see that he's a black hole of desires, constantly destroying his own chances at happiness in pursuit of an idealized version of validation.
He's somewhat likable because you can relate to his vulnerability, and the way he awkwardly fumbles with his own romantic feelings is incredibly entertaining, but boy oh boy he is not anything close to a good person.
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do you have any headcanons for the dunebabies (toph and aang's kids)?
Hello Anon!
Thank you so much for sending an ask - as you can tell I absolutely love talking about Taang and everything related to them. I especially love talking about the dunebabies and how they'd handle parenting!
Ok, as I previously stated in a past post, I really think Toph and Aang would have a very big family - about five to six kids. It comes in part because of Aang's burden of repopulating the Air Temples and keeping his culture alive. But I just genuinely believe that Toph and Aang are such a good team and couple that they take the challenge of raising a large family, test their communication, relationship and love.
They have 3 girls (one earthbender, two airbenders) and 3 boys (one earthbenders and two airbenders);
Their first-born son, at the ripe age of two, sneezes twelve feet into the air - scaring his mother as she momentarily lost "sight" of her boy; his father, on the other hand, cried with thrill with the notion he was no longer the last living proof of the Air Nomads;
Their first three children are all airbenders. Toph loves them more than she'll ever be able to put into words, but a part of her does fear that her earthbending genetics would not pass onto her children. Thankfully, their fourth child, a beautiful girl, at one, whilst throwing a temper tantrum, cracked their living room wall.
All their children are menaces - they either adopted their mother's humor and confidence, or inherited their father's mischievous and playful personality. They're kind and respectful children, but, just like their parents when they were young, they love having fun and goofing off;
Toph loves parenthood, adores being a mother. It's something she had once believed ill-suited her and she'd worried she lacked the nurturing, soft, gentle touch that came naturally to Katara and Suki. Despite everyone's concerns, Toph is an amazing mom. Laidback and carefree but strict when need be; she gives her children the freedom her own parents had denied her but always keeping a close, protective "eye" to guarantee their safety; she plays with the kids, tells them bedside stories of her adventures with Aang, suffocates them with tender love and care (love and care exclusively reserved for her family). Aang never once doubted her.
Aang would take all his kids to the Air Temples - earthbenders and airbenders alike - he took great pride in teaching them his culture, his values and morals, his history. He'd promised Toph he wouldn't force the Air Nomad lifestyle on his kin, unless they showed interest in pursuing it; additionally, Toph had made it clear that if he ever showed any sigh of favoritism for his airbending children, she'd terminate the Avatar Cycle with him - it was a threat he had taken seriously (though Aang would never neglect his two little earthbenders, he loved all their kids equally);
The kids adore teasing and pranking Toph because of her blindness - especially her airbending boys. They had found great joy in airbending their way out of her sight to escape punishment - so much so, that she had crafted little metal bracelets for all her children so she could keep tabs on their whereabouts (and so they wouldn't surprise her into an early grave);
The dunebabies love their uncles and aunts - and when accompanied by the steambabies and bladebabies... chaos and mayhem is certain. It doesn't help that the two youngest members of the Gaang enjoy causing their friends just as much stress as their children - many a times, Aang and Toph would join all the children in terrorizing the Fire Palace Staff or pissing their parents off;
Instead of having a permanent home - they have little homes in every nation due to Aang's Avatar duties. However, once the children grow old enough to go to school, cultivate friendships and need that stability - Aang and Toph agree that a forever home was long overdue. They eventually settle to reside within a calm town just on the outskirts of Republic City;
Toph eventually reforms the old Dai Li into Republic City's law enforcers. Balancing motherhood with her professional life was no easy feat, however, she and Aang had always worked in perfect harmony. So, when she needed to be present at work to teach metalbending, Aang would be at home caring for the kids; When Aang needed to leave for Peace Summits, Political Events and other Avatar duties, Toph would step in. They were always a team and because of that their kids never once had to be alone or without a parental figure.
Despite the odds, Aang and Toph raise their children beautifully and their a happy family, imperfect yet wonderful.
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