[ cw: ptsd / ]
The boys (and April!) would have loved to have their own Space Arc like the other iterations. Being such avid fans of Jupiter Jim, I think they’d have a blast just taking in the fact that they’re in space.
Imagine them gravity being turned off while they’re in space, and they’re floating and having fun in the spaceship and they look out into the darkness of space and-
And…
Leo’s floating, staring out into grey blankness, and everything hurts and he’s alone and this was his choice but he’s scared-
Things get less fun after they realize they already had a small taste of what space had to offer.
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This is also why I prefer to write Azula over most characters in Avatar: The Last Airbender
Because writing Azula is harder than writing Zuko or Iroh or most of the other beloved fandom characters. We are talking a person who pulled a Lady Eboshi and shot down her setting's equivalent of capital G God at 14, who got nerfed because the writers wrote themselves in a corner. A character who is presented as one thing, does the exact opposite, and gets treated like she's Warsmith Honsou or Fabius Bile by overgrown children who have never seen an actual human child or had any actual contact with a person of the species Homo sapiens besides their mamas bringing chicken tenders the basement.
Writing a character who's powerful, smart, and seen only through the eyes of others requires more skill than writing Prince Burns Shit When He's Mad struggling through fixing the postwar Fire Nation (I actually really like that kind of story but I ain't wasting the braincells on Prince Chuck Tingle Turtleduck), General Obi Wan Kenobi with tea, or what have you.
Avatars, of course, are an equal or greater challenge and this is why the setting itself has to nerf them because they created a fighting series for kids with a character whose greatest potential is stuff the setting doesn't uh, really bother exploring.
Of course the other character who'd be an actual challenge for an interesting story is Toph, especially when she gets metalbending. Toph is an OP powerhouse who steamrolls pretty much everyone and would be likely to start trouble if there is none for shits and giggles.
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"forced proximity prompts ˗ˏˋ꒰ 🐚 ꒱ — “god, here- just hold my hand.” " For Willy?
Willy stood still, his eyes scanning over the body of water. Tricks glanced backwards, head tilted slightly. His eyes flicked downwards, then back up, taking the sight in. Willy Stampler was scared.
A grin slowly creeped onto Tricks' face. "Willy, c'mon," he said, gesturing. "We gotta go this way if we're gonna get anywhere."
"No."
"No?" Tricks turned, hands on his hips. His ear twitched, and he flashed Willy a toothy smile. "It's just some water. It ain't even deadly." He was teasing him now. "I mean, I guess some water here is. But I assure you this is just a little ol' pond. Hell, kids play in it." Willy glared at him, taking a small, but subtle, step back.
"I'm going a different way. You're all backwards here. Not a damn bridge anywhere to use."
"Watch your tongue, Stampler."
Tricks sighed, rolling his eyes. He didn't know what Willy's deal was entirely. The pond wasn't even full. It was low for the season. "God, here- just hold my hand." Without waiting, he grabbed Willy's hand. Willy was about to protest, but Tricks dragged him forwards, wading into the water. "This is the quickest way. You know, your magic won't get you everything." Tricks squeezed Willy's hand harder as they walked through the pond. "Don't worry," Tricks cooed, "I won't let any scawy monsters hurt you Willy. I like you. You're an interesting thing. Look! Almost done."
Willy stayed silent, listening to his own heartbeat. This thing holding his hand was a monster. It was also the only competent monster he'd talked to in Faerûn.
Once they had crossed the pond, Willy wrenched his hand out of Tricks', glaring at him. "Don't touch me again. Helpful or not. I don't want you touching me."
Tricks huffed, then sighed, rolling his eyes. "You're not gonna get anywhere talking to people like that. Trust me. Ruling out of fear only gets you so far."
"And what would you know?"
Tricks grinned, waving his hand. A shimmer of dancing lights was cast, making longer-than-normal shadows dance across his face. "I know lots of things Willy! I've been using magic a lot longer than you have!"
Willy scoffed. "Right. I'm gonna let the kid tell me about magic. Nice shadow puppets. I have actual power. That's cute."
"I like to think so Willy!"
"Right. Sure. Whatever."
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