#THEY'RE SO GAY WHAT THW FUCK IS THIS

[beanghostprincess]

If somebody had told me Ling and Edward were so fucking gay in this show I would've watched fmab years ago

[wilcze-kudly]

Why do I get so attached to minor/side antagonists in tlok, especially Aiwei and Baatar Jr?

Like Aiwei is, from what I know, the first confirmed gay man in the franchise (we all hype Kya up where is Aiwei's gay clout huh), a member of an anarchist syndicate, and spent years undercover. And he has a slay nosering!

Tbh Aiwei gives some autism vibes with how he constantly calls people out for lying and is very blunt with his opinions and feelings, like when he told some random noodle seller that he was a liar bcs the guy claimed to be selling "the best noodles" or when Mako was trying to be polite and Aiwei called him out for lying too.)

But he's also so mysterious. Like he's been in the Red Lotus for years presumably, unless Zaheer could reqruit from a jail cell, and also has been infiltrating Zaofu for years, long enough for Su to consider him family. But like man I need details.

And he seems.... genuinely nice? To some degree. Like he helped Lin out when she was sick from stress and shit, even though it would probably be beneficial to him to have an enemy in a weakened state, and I think he genuinely cared for the Beifongs, at least to some degree.

I need to know more about him, his relationship to the Beifongs, his reasons for being in the Red Lotus.

And Baatar Jr is also so interesting but people only bring him up when they're trying to make Kuvira look better by being like: "oh Baatar did this shit too." Like yeah bitch but he's also a surprisingly interesting character on his own. Like if you're gonna talk about his warcrimes let's talk about his wonderfully crafted inferiority complex.

Like he's if Bumi had an engineering degree and also was evil. He's the firstborn child of TOPH FUCKING BEIFONG the greatest earthbender who ever lived. His other brothers are metalbenders, and especially the twins are clearly carrying on the family legacy. His only fellow nonbender is Opal who is then ripped away by RANDOMLY SPAWNING AIRBENDING. And he's lived in his father's shadow, literally carrying his name and simply engineering his father's projects instead of inventing anything ot his own?

And his love and dedication to Kuvira is genuinely devastating. Like how he prioritised her over everything, his family, the Earth Empire... and the bravery? He stared down at Korra who was in the Avatar state and holding him up with one arm and he laughed. HE LAUGHED IN HER FACE AND HER OTHERWORLDLY GLOWING EYES THE AUDACITY. Thw only think he feared was being seperated from Kuvira agh

He looks so unimpressed wtf [its bcs he's dating Kuvira right they provably do way scarier shit in the bedoom huh]

And the fact that he invented the avatarverse version of nuclear warfare FOR THE LOVE OF A WOMAN. A woman who then tried to kill him with it omg the drama! And also his VA did give a really good performance especially in the moments when he wames up after Kuvira's betrayal (even though he does kinda sound like Nazeem from Skyrim).

I also admire his "Wing and Wei will never forgive me. And Opal." Vs. Kuvira's "I said sorry why are you guys still mad at me". We love a king who takes responsibility for his war crimes and betrayal. Like yeah he still got of wayyy to easy but he's at least clearly not expecting forgiveness. And I do kinda love him just completely swerving Kuvira in the comic she does kinda deserve it lol.

[ryegarden]

do you have any advice for someone who, after believing they were and identifying as a lesbian for a few years, has now realised theyre not only trans but mlm/nblm? and intensely? thw shakeup of my orientation is really throwing me for a loop

hm I don't know if I have advice necessarily but I have gone through the same thing (as have many others!!! it's very common and you're not alone!!) so I can offer my experience with what helped me

It's ok to feel weird about it!! It's ok even to feel grief or loss over an identity that has given you a lot of joy and community and safety, and it can be scary to separate yourself from that. The thing is though, there is no permanent state of the self. It's all fluid and that's good! Change is inherent to human beings. Allow yourself to love and treasure the time that you were a lesbian/believed yourself to be a lesbian (whatever the case may be for you; for me, the time I identified as a lesbian, I was a lesbian, and then that changed, whereas for others, their understanding of themselves deepened and they realized they had been mlm/nblm all along, and for some that distinction doesn't matter), and allow yourself to embrace and love your newfound identity. Being a gay guy is great!! Being trans is fucking excellent!!!! It might take some adjustment to feel comfortable seeing yourself in a new way but it'll come with time.

Something else that helped me a LOT was someone telling me that labels are descriptive, not prescriptive; a label works for you, not the other way around. You have nothing to prove to any label or identity! They're just words to translate our experience to others.

I hope some of that rambling might have helped! At the very least know you're not alone. Also I would encourage any followers to reply with their experience if it aligns with anon!!

[acetheabnormal]

dude holy fuck the latest chapter . you went OFF

the code monsters my BELOATHED and thank god juanaflippa is ok even if bobby isn’t T_T mariana you absolute queen setting off to find the man you never got to express your love to,,, they are so sad and so hurt i just wanna give them a big hug ;-; sososo good man. mariana and charlie have so much gay tension,, etoiles is a fucking LEGEND as usual and its cool to learn more abt thw code infection hrgrgr shoutout philza for protecting all the eggs in his houseee im so excited to see what happens next ace!!!!!!

I always love your comments on the chapters LOL

Some part of me debated making the code monsters more sympathetic and I might kind of imply it later (you'll see what I mean) but they're definitely not the good guys lol. I felt like Mariana hasn't gotten enough love from me specifically so I hope this chapter helped. I might try writing more from his perspective if I see the need for it too :) in the meantime, I'm very happy you're enjoying it !!