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[redbayly]

Sudden Zutara headcanon.

Both Zuko and Katara are terrible at making jokes or being funny. Especially when they are genuinely trying to be humorous, it always falls flat. However, they both think the other is the funniest person on the planet. Zuko would one hundred percent have laughed if he'd seen when Katara put Momo on her head when she was trying to prove that she doesn't hate fun. If Katara hadn't been stewing in her anger towards Zuko right after he joined them, she would have given an amused snort at his attempt to remember Uncle Iroh's tea joke.

Literally no one else thinks they're funny and even Sokka will groan at how terrible their humor is, but Zuko and Katara both think of each other as exceptionally funny.

[sinistercakes]

Hey, I love your "something happens to Yu Mingye and it impacts Xue Yang" posts. I was just wondering if you've considered doing something similar for Xiao Xingchen? The only other role I know the actor in is as Yan dafu in 'Birth of the Drama King,' so it would probably be stuff like "when Yan dafu calls someone an idiot, Xiao Xingchen feels the sudden urge to apologize for no reason" or "when Yan dafu's father tells him to murder Ji Chuan, Xiao Xingchen unknowingly kills Song Lan."

That’s a great idea! Thank you for the inspiration - I’ll give it a go!

[l-ucienes]

Redbayly's states I drew about a month ago ᕙ[ò۝ó]ᕗ

You can find Redbayly 's works on..

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Her states fic: ((I'm at chapter 48 guys, it's THAT good, I cried once or twice bc of this fic too lol)) ↓↓↓↓↓

I had a hard time thinking of the states designs so drawing other ppl's OC really help! Currently I'm making my own states designs but they're not 51/51 yet (I include DC cus my DC is a babey I luv em) if any of ya want me to draw all of your 50+ aphstates OCs, I'm genuinely interested to do draw em! I'll draw them in this kind of format tho. Uwu just message me to let me know :3

[incorrectreyloquotes]

Rey: Dinner’s ready. I made my killer lasagna. 

Kylo’s Brain: It’s poisoned! Whatever you do, don’t eat it!

*Kylo is already eating the lasagna*

Kylo’s Brain: Okay, you’re already eating it. Just don’t finish it!

*Kylo has already finished the lasagna*

Kylo’s Brain: Okay, you finished it. But don’t ask for–

Kylo: Seconds, please!

Kylo’s Brain: You moron! Just kill her!

Kylo: I’ll kill her after dessert!

[ang-banging]

Greetings, my lords. I was wondering, which of the non-orc sentient races of Arda do you find most useful for your plans, or, at least, the one you find least repugnant?

Hmmmm. That is an interesting question. Men are more corruptible, but they are also more fragile and far more irritating and repugnant. Elves are less corruptible in the sense of joining us. But at the same time, they can be tricked into fighting each other, which is both useful and amusing to watch. Watching them destroy themselves is fun. Also, elves can be turned into more useful creatures like orcs. Melkor would probably say dragons. But I think that, at least so far, his dragons are too unpredictable and too difficult to restrain to be entirely useful for actual plans. They are good at destruction, though.

[markedasinfernal]

Another gloriously gruesome chapter. Poor Maedhros, can't even have one little thing to console himself. On an unrelated note, there has been a question that has surfaced in my mind. In your works, you have orcs that do things other than serve as warriors (such as Styrrak, who's a physician), and I've been wondering, as Angband is both a fortress and the capital of an evil empire, are there orcs that are trained to do the bureaucratic work? Or is that left up to maiar like Mairon?

Ahaha thanks, and yeah, things are never really on the up for poor Maedhros :( 

To answer your question, yes, absolutely I think that there are orcs who do the mundane civil service jobs in Angband. As you correctly point out, Angband is both a fortress and essentially a capital city, and though it is very focused towards warfare, there’s a whole load of other things that go into running a smoothly operating empire. I’d imagine there are lots of orcs who supervise various agricultural outputs, and lots who do the farming themselves. There would be messengers, civil planners, nurses, explorers, bureaucrats, engineers, clerics, cooks, farriers, smithies, builders, musicians - you name a job in a pseudo-medieval society and there’s probably an orc out there doing it! I would expect that as much manual labour as possible would be left for slaves to perform, but there’s only a limited amount of slaves, so probably a lot of orcs get their hands dirty too. We just haven’t seen too many of these guys in my writing save in passing mention, they’ve never really been the focus of my stories, but maybe they should be! 

And when it comes to higher authorities, while I think there are more Maiar among the higher echelons of Angband’s society, there would be a fair few orcs and uruks too - ones with cunning and intelligence to make the fortress run at its most efficient best! 

(I hope you don’t mind me publishing this publicly - I thought that other people might be interested in this topic too!)

[incorrect-web-novels]

Mister Luo: You know what the worst thing about being a slave is? They make you work all day, but they don't pay you or let you go.

Xu ZiYan:...That's the only thing about being a slave.

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Potterbits: A series of Harry Potter Plotbunnies!

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/38Wsm5z

by KivatheDCWizard

A series of Harry Potter Plotbunnies.

Everything from AU's to serious to just funny random bits.

Inspired by Redbayly's Little Bouts of Randomness, Sprinter1988's Bolts from the Blue and Rorschach's Blot Odd Ideas, on fanfiction.net

Words: 3336, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/F, F/M, Gen, M/M, Multi, Other

Characters: Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Percy Weasley, Molly Weasley, Luna Lovegood, Neville Longbottom, Sirius Black, Megan Jones (Harry Potter), Daphne Greengrass, Arthur Weasley, Albus Dumbledore, Severus Snape, Minerva McGonagall, Newt Scamander, Draco Malfoy, Rubeus Hagrid, Tom Riddle | Voldemort

Relationships: Hermione Granger/Harry Potter, Neville Longbottom/Luna Lovegood, Hermione Granger/Luna Lovegood/Harry Potter, James Potter/Lily Evans Potter, Remus Lupin/Nymphadora Tonks

Additional Tags: Draco Malfoy Bashing, Ron Weasley Bashing, Ron Weasley is a Good Friend, Albus Dumbledore Bashing, Manipulative Albus Dumbledore, Misguided Albus Dumbledore, Albus Dumbledore Being an Idiot, Plotbunnies, BAMF Harry Potter, Powerful Harry, Magically Powerful Harry Potter, Smart Harry

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/38Wsm5z

[seyaryminamoto]

what sokkla fics do you recommend?

AHAHAHAHA OMG this is going to be long again… but yes, I had said I’d do this, so let’s go!

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Under the cut, that is. This is WAY too long.

First off, multichapter stories!

The Princess Guard by prinsesseazula

Zuko asks Sokka to help protect Azula from an onslaught of threats that are jeopardizing her safety. Slowly but surely developing the romance of our two dorks. Rated T.

Bonfire Heart by Madame Atomic Bomb

A dangerous group, called the Smoke Demons, plot to kill Zuko. Mai infiltrates the group to protect him, and enlists Sokka and Azula as well so they can prevent the attempts on Zuko’s life. Rated M.

She’s Something by haley97

An alphabet challenge that explores Sokka and Azula’s budding relationship following the prompt word for each chapter. Rated T.

p a i n t by lotusunset

Sokka is a widow, traveling across the world to overcome the loss of his wife and child. He stumbles across Azula in an Earth Kingdom village, where she’s been working as a painter, and he tries to unravel how she came to this place. Rated T.

Of Farms, Fairs and Fame by BellatrixLestrangey

A modern AU where Azula and Sokka live near each other in the USA countryside and have been friends for a long time. Azula is an aspiring musician while Sokka works at his family farm. Rated T.

Opposite Elements by LordStone

Set in a world where the Hundred Year War didn’t happen, Sokka travels to the Fire Nation to live as a guest of the Fire Nation Royals. He clashes with Azula at first, but soon enough they learn to see each other with different eyes. Rated T.

Proving You Wrong by PurplePlatypusBear21

Sokka travels to the North Pole and is surprised to bump into Azula here. He tries to decipher the mystery of why she’s here, and finds himself wanting to help her in any way he can. Rated T.

Reclaimed by Sokkaweekly

Azula escapes from the asylum and Zuko asks Sokka to help him find her and bring her home. Sokka does as he’s told, not knowing that his story with Azula is only just beginning. Rated M. 

Prisoner’s Dilemma by PurplePlatypusBear21

Sokka finds Azula freezing in a cooler during the escape from the Boiling Rock, and he’s overwhelmed by his sudden desire to help and protect the Fire Nation Princess. Rated T.

Blue Eyes, Blue Fire by PurplePlatypusBear21

A collection of short stories for Sokkla Saturdays. Rated T.

Saturnalia by clarielparke

Another collection of short stories for Sokkla Saturdays. Rated M.

The Black Cage by Fanwright

In a setting where slavery exists and Ozai’s ambitions got the better of him, his family is confined to a life in the Black Cage, where they’re occasionally entertained by a Water Tribe slave. Rated T.

Lightning and Boomerang - The Bounty Hunters by Chaosconetic

Not comic-compliant. After Ursa’s search ends, Sokka and Azula decide to try their luck as bounty hunters in the Earth Kingdom. Rated T. 

Collected by Sokkaweekly

Shapeshifter AU. Sokka seeks to kill a dragon who’s tormenting his village. He doesn’t expect the dragon to have the human form of a young girl with gold eyes and raven hair. Rated T.

Airship Down and the Mountains of Madness by Keith B. Real

Sokka attempts to attack the Fire Nation airship fleet when they’re near the South Pole, but everything escalates out of his control. What began as a reckless mission turn into an ordeal of survival when he has to work with a wounded Azula to save themselves from the horrors buried deep under the Mountains of Madness. Rated T.

Love of Madness by Keith B. Real

Three years have passed since the horror in the South scarred both Sokka and Azula. The return of the monsters of the depths brings them together again as they try to put a stop to their conquest for once and for all. Rated T.

Sokka, Agent of OWL by storywriter1id

Sokka is tasked with retrieving Azula by the Order of the White Lotus, and he must find her in the Earth Kingdom and bring her home. Her life will depend on the success of Sokka’s quest. Rated T.

Majesty by Anariel Tindomerel

AU where Sozin’s Comet arrives many years later: Sokka infiltrates Azula’s troops in the Earth Kingdom, hoping to serve as a spy for the White Lotus. But once he’s in Azula’s radar, she starts to unravel just why this soldier seems so familiar… Rated M. Warning: it’s in Spanish.

Imprisoned by conspiracy victim

Azula captures Sokka while trying to ensnare the Avatar. But the more time she spends with him, the harder it is to resist the temptation they pose for each other. Rated M.

A Week of Steam by Nara Shikaku

Collection of Sokkla stories, a few of them of the smutty kind. Rated M.

Puzzling Pieces by Vayleen

Collection of 100 Sokkla drabbles, a few of them connected with each other, about Sokka and Azula and the development of their story. Rated T.

Gaining One’s Freedom by LadyFireNation

Non comics-compliant. Azula is released from the asylum seven years after the end of ATLA, and Zuko sends her on a quest to find their mother with Sokka’s assistance. Rated M.

Solace by bevesy

After falling out of her father’s good graces, Azula is sent away to the South Pole as punishment, on the pretense of an arranged marriage. But as time goes by and she adjusts to life with her husband, Sokka, winds of change start to blow in the Fire Nation. Rated M.

It Was All Ty Lee’s Fault by Fokusas

A crack fic if there ever was one for this ship, Azula and Sokka have an intimate encounter by accident that results in their marriage in the middle of a war-torn Fire Nation. Rated M. 

The Night Before the Wedding by Lord-Captain000

Azula is being forced to marry someone she doesn’t love, while engaged in an affair with Sokka. Rated M. 

Now… Oneshots!

Kiss Me Like This by Princess Tyler Briefs

Azula’s birthday party features an entrancing guest who sweeps her off her feet as they dance together. Rated K.

Noble Daughter by LoveBackwards

A fluff piece on the aftermath of the birth of Azula and Sokka’s daughter. Rated K+.

Mother Knows Best by RedBayly

Azula meets Sokka after their affair culminates in a child neither one was prepared for. Rated T.

Flying Dragon, Crouching Tiger by Fanwright

In the Second World War, Sokka’s plane falls during a military operation, and he’s found by three dangerous Chinese military officials. Rated M.

Scribble Hearts by Fanwright

The morning after their wedding, Azula gets her hands on Sokka’s sketchbook and tries to unravel the meaning behind his doodles. Rated T.

Renewed by Sokkaweekly

Azula ponders her circumstances after the war, now that Sokka is often looking after her. Rated T.

Wholehearted by Sokkaweekly

A modern AU take on the Avatarverse where Sokka tries to surprise Azula who only seems to have her mind set on one thing. Rated K.

Genesis by Sokkaweekly

Azula is surprised when a simple sickness turns out to be the signs of pregnancy, and she must inform Sokka about it. Rated T.

Corrupted by Sokkawekly

The Day of Black Sun takes an unexpected twist when a secret alliance changes the fate of the world forever. Rated M.

Defending by Sokkaweekly

Sokka and Azula work together with Aang and Katara to protect a Fire Nation village from rogues. Rated M.

Pampered by Sokkaweekly

Azula’s handmaiden takes a day off, and it’s up to Sokka to provide his services for Azula in the best way he knows how. Rated T.

Singing Metal by BellatrixLestrangey

Azula is worried about the dangers of blades in a house with a newborn baby and tries to approach Sokka on the subject. Rated T.

The Right Decision by BellatrixLestrangey

Azula doesn’t know how to turn her one-night-stand with Sokka into a regular occurrence. Rated T.

Eternal by icewhisker21

Sokka brings a gift for Azula on their anniversary, hoping the hidden meaning of the present will convey the depth of his love for her. Rated T.

Fire and Ice by icewhisker21

A sparring session between Sokka and Azula takes an unexpected turn for the better after the Princess gets tired of losing against him. Rated M.

Shadow by clarielparke

Sokka finds Azula in a village, in the middle of a dark night. But the truth behind his intentions might push her away from him for good. Rated M.

Swordplay by Fanwright

While sparring in the Agni Kai Arena, Sokka and Azula find themselves succumbing to a hunger they cannot quench through anything but each other’s bodies. Rated M. 

Teaching You The Ropes by clarielparke

Sokka is sent by Zuko to capture Azula, who has been working as a bounty hunter. But the assignment brings complications when the Princess proves to be craftier than Sokka anticipated. Rated M.

Tales of the Stranded by icedcoffeepanda

The adventures or misadventures of Sokka and Azula while under the influence of cactus juice. Rated K+.

Stressed Out by Gd2go2

Long days of work at the United Forces offices have been very stressful for Sokka. Fortunately Azula knows just now to help him. Rated M.

Trick or treat by prinsesseazula

Modern AU. Sokka’s Halloween party is a complicated event for Azula, as she’s not sure she’s welcome amongst his friends just yet. Rated K+.

To Sleep With Fire by BellatrixLestrangey

Sokka fights with Azula over the covers in the bed. Rated K

The View From Atop Your Shoulders by BellatrixLestrangey

Modern AU. Sokka allows Azula to sit on his shoulders during a rock concert. Rated K

In Perfect Silence by BellatrixLestrangey

Sokka and Azula sneak away during a festival to find a place where they can be alone. Rated K+

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Ya’ know, I’m actually missing out on a huge bunch. I know I am. And that actually makes me kind of happy because it really shows we’ve got a ton more content than we did five years ago. Damn, I’m glad.

But alas, I’ve already spent like 3 hours of my life making this list? Or has it been longer? I was supposed to answer other asks too xD so I assume you have plenty to go on with the list as it is! Do enjoy, anon!

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Potterbits: A series of Harry Potter Plotbunnies!

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/38Wsm5z

by KivatheDCWizard

A series of Harry Potter Plotbunnies.

Everything from AU's to serious to just funny random bits.

Inspired by Redbayly's Little Bouts of Randomness, Sprinter1988's Bolts from the Blue and Rorschach's Blot Odd Ideas, on fanfiction.net

Words: 3336, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/F, F/M, Gen, M/M, Multi, Other

Characters: Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Percy Weasley, Molly Weasley, Luna Lovegood, Neville Longbottom, Sirius Black, Megan Jones (Harry Potter), Daphne Greengrass, Arthur Weasley, Albus Dumbledore, Severus Snape, Minerva McGonagall, Newt Scamander, Draco Malfoy, Rubeus Hagrid, Tom Riddle | Voldemort

Relationships: Hermione Granger/Harry Potter, Neville Longbottom/Luna Lovegood, Hermione Granger/Luna Lovegood/Harry Potter, James Potter/Lily Evans Potter, Remus Lupin/Nymphadora Tonks

Additional Tags: Draco Malfoy Bashing, Ron Weasley Bashing, Ron Weasley is a Good Friend, Albus Dumbledore Bashing, Manipulative Albus Dumbledore, Misguided Albus Dumbledore, Albus Dumbledore Being an Idiot, Plotbunnies, BAMF Harry Potter, Powerful Harry, Magically Powerful Harry Potter, Smart Harry

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/38Wsm5z

[askandanswerbot]

Does anyone question that there's 2 broken windows?

— Redbaylie (@Redbaylie) Tue Oct 03 01:28:01 +0000 2017

no, sae, mayonnaise is not an instrument

— Sachiko Koshimizu (@actualsachiko) Tue Oct 03 02:18:07 +0000 2017

[redbayly]

Had to do another rambling because some Antis got their panties in a twist.

After posting my very clearly tagged Zutara headcanons last night, I saw a post in the Zutara tag this morning where some Antis were ranting about their usual nonsense.

I would've just blocked and moved on, but something caught my attention about the post. I realized what they were talking about was very likely a reference to my post from last night.

I don't remember all the details (I did end up blocking them), but the crux of their complaint was that Zutara shippers steal Kataang dynamics or something. Specifically, they were calling out a recent post about Katara and Zuko traveling around helping people (which I talked a lot about in my post, so that's why I think it was me they were calling out) and that that is exclusively a Kataang thing that I stole and applied to Zutara. Also, someone in the comments had added that, if Zuko ever did go around helping people it would only be with Mai.

There was also a lot of whining about seeing Zutara stuff when they were looking for Kataang. As if I hadn't clearly tagged my post as Zutara and even used the word within the first few sentences to let the reader know what the post was about.

(For pity's sake, moderate your tags or skip over something with a tag you don't like! It's not difficult!).

But back to the main argument that Zuko and Katara wouldn't travel around helping people together and that that is exclusive to Kataang.

That is absolute bullshit.

First off, it was a headcanon of mine and I can headcanon what I damn well please (as can everybody else).

Secondly, what even is that argument they were making? Did they completely ignore the fact that both Zuko and Katara are good-hearted, helpful people who are trying to make the world a better place? We see numerous instances in canon of them helping others for the sole reason that it's just their nature to do so. In fact, if anything, they are more likely to seek out people to help out of pure altruism than Aang, who usually just sort of stumbles across people in trouble and helps because it's his job as Avatar.

(I'm not insulting Aang. I'm just saying that he's more likely to goof off and avoid getting involved in something if he thinks it's not serious enough, whereas Katara and Zuko are more likely to leap at opportunities to be helpful).

A third reason this is ridiculous is that Aang doesn't own a monopoly on doing good or helping the world. Zuko was already planning to make changes to heal the damage the Fire Nation caused. He's an "idealist with a pure heart and unquestionable honor." Do the Antis really think he would sit around on his ass while there are orphans to feed and towns to rebuild and justice to be restored? Also, why would Katara not be out there doing her all to help the world regardless of whether Aang is involved or not? Katara "never turns her back on people who need [her]" so I doubt she'd let anyone decide for her whether she travels around to fix people's problems.

I could go on and on about why this Anti-Zutara argument was stupid, but I've addressed the main points.

So, I'll say this one last time. If you dislike Zutara, read the damn tags and avoid the post you don't want to see. Don't whine about it and make up nonsensical arguments for your faux outrage. Leave Zutara shippers alone and let us have our headcanons.

You already got your ship in Bryke's canon. Just let us enjoy our headcanons in peace.

[sinistercakes]

Dr Yan is pissed off (again) because he doesn’t know where the fuck he’s going. His servant finds this hilarious. At that exact same moment, in another universe far away, Xiao Xingchen also doesn’t know where the fuck he’s going, but that’s because he’s blind and has lost his bearings. Xue Yang could help him but he finds it way too funny watching the daozhang bounce off trees.

In part 46, Yu Mingye is on a bridge with Goddess Zuo

In part 48, Gao Wei almost dies

[incorrectreyloquotes]

Snoke: All right, Kylo Ren, what is your reason for wanting the Scavenger girl your own apprentice?

Kylo’s Brain: Don’t say ‘revenge.’ Don’t say 'revenge.’

Kylo: Uh…Revenge?

Kylo’s Brain: That’s it. I’m getting outta here. *Sounds of walking down steps and a door slamming*

Snoke: *Looks down at a datapad and ticks off a box labeled 'Revenge’*

[ang-banging]

Which one of you would you say has the greater sense of "evil aesthetic"?

Well, I’m not at all sure of Melkor’s sense of “aesthetic” in general, so it would probably be me. Melkor is all about brute strength. And his decoration style is evil in the sense of no one wanting to look at it. Aesthetics are my department. When it comes to the evil side of it, I like crimson and black clothes, dark rooms with only candles for light, tapestries that show off our most evil deeds, working my way up to torture and other evil deeds (what’s the fun if you can’t scare them first by telling them what you will do or making them watch others go first).

Then again, Melkor did a perfect job with the design of Angband. The outside is pure terror for enemies brought before its gates. Melkor just doesn’t handle the details quite as well as I do.

[markedasinfernal]

redbayly replied to your post “There is one thing I've been wondering about An Evil Cradling. The...”

Actually, the first syringes were possibly invented by the Romans as early as the 1st century AD. So you have even more justification for using them.

Hey yeah I meant the invention of the first recognisably modern syringe. A metal and glass sort of affair that could be reliably used for intravenous injections, not just a crude feather quill and bladder pump contraption. So while I’m perfectly aware that the concept of a syringe has existed for millennia, I really was referring to the more modern iteration. Thanks for your contribution though.