*otp Shares Their First I Love Yous*

*otp shares their first i love yous*

me: and i love you! *finger guns*

preach

fitz and his anger issues

* cursing is involved * kinda? flashback spoilers

(pls don’t be angry this is just my opinion. sorry if i came off too strong)

alright guys i’ve been quiet for too long. there’s been so much discourse about fitz and i’m finally throwing my opinion onto the table.

ready? great.

fitz is a goddamn character. and guess what? character’s are supposed to have flaws. some of you are over here getting angry at fitz for having anger issues, but then before those anger issues really showed ya’ll were angry at him for being the ‘perfect character’.

i’m sorry but make up your fucking mind!

characters are supposed to have flaws, and not every character can have that 2D 'aw i’m insecure but in reality i’m really hot’ flaw. they need to have the 'i am in a bad place and need help’ flaw.

not all characters will be perfect.

not all characters should be perfect.

and not all character’s flaws should be fixed immediately.

stop hating on him. stop going to the extreme and even saying he should have died in flashback! stop saying he never should have woke up!

i don’t love fitz, guys.

but i don’t hate him.

so put on your adult pants and grow the hell up.

Author Asks

Where do you typically get your ideas?

When you’re writing a new story, what is the one thing you need to know before you can start?

How do you know when a scene is “done”?

How do you know when a chapter is “done”?

How do you know when a story is “done”?

Where do your titles come from?

How do you feel about prologues?

How do you feel about epilogues?

Do you tend to have an external narrator or use one of the characters?

Does your narrator move from character to character? 

What punctuation do you love too much?

What punctuation do you hate with a passion?

What grammar tends to cause problems when you’re writing?

What’s the one word you can never spell/use properly, no matter how hard you try?

How do you write a really good metaphor?

What is your best piece of advice for writing angst scenes?

What is your best piece of advice for writing hurt/comfort scenes?

What is your best piece of advice for writing comedy scenes?

What is your best piece of advice for writing action scenes?

What is your best piece of advice for writing smut scenes?

What is your best piece of advice for writing romance scenes?

What is your best piece of advice for writing fluff scenes?

How do you balance your characters in an ensemble story?

How do you balance your characters when there are only a two or three in a story?

How do you create an original character?

How do you go about world building?

Do you try to do most of your research ahead of writing (when research is necessary) or do you do it as things come up?

How do you make sure your plot points are there while also making them blend in with the story?

How do you plot your stories?

How do you edit your stories?

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tam song: you’re all little shits, goodbye

Coming into a fandom late

kataang & rayllum: how their arcs overlap

EDIT: Reposting as somehow this got deleted. Was originally posted sometime in spring/summer 2019 but has been tweaked a little.

I have made it no secret that I am a big Kataang shipper on this blog. My Kataang x Rayllum series proves that as well. But one day, my brain went, “Hey, instead of just some parallels here and there, why don’t you look at the overlapping arcs and romantic beats of Kataang and Rayllum’s individual relationship development?” Thus, here we go. 

Quick disclaimer: this doesn’t mean I think Rayllum is going to be canon (I have other reasons for thinking that, since S1). If Rayllum doesn’t become canon, I don’t think it means that Kataang wasn’t supposed to be canon either. This is just a series of cool parallels and overlapping arcs that are already common with romantic plots, some that aren’t, and some fun general dynamic things as well. Cool? Cool.

I’ll be doing my best to go in chronological order, but here’s just a brief overview to start.

Magical sibling (Katara / Callum) and non magical brother (Sokka / Ezran) meet a tattooed kid from another culture (Aang / Rayla) and through a series of wild circumstances, the siblings agree to leave behind their home and travel with the other kid to try and restore peace to the world. Being more knowledgeable about the world and its magic system, the tattooed kid mentors the magic kid and reaffirms their bending/magehood. 

The slightly older, slightly more serious/responsible female half of the ship (Katara / Rayla) is linked to the moon, and the slightly goofier, more carefree and younger by a year or two male character (Aang / Callum) is linked to the sky. 

That’s not to say that either of these scenarios is always succinct. As we can see, there are already things and attributes being swapped. However,  as we move forward in the analysis, Katara + Callum, Rayla + Aang, and Aang + Callum are the most common parallels. Without further ado, let’s get into it.

Bond Building

What makes a lasting bond? A significant first meeting certainly helps. This is one thing Rayllum and Kataang have in common, even on the surface their first meetings couldn’t be more different. Katara arguably saves Aang’s life by freeing him from the iceberg and bringing it to the surface to begin with, and Rayla is threatening Callum’s life, so how are the meetings similar? Remember how I said Callum and Katara tend to have the most parallels? This is one of those times.

Simply put, Callum and Katara always believed that Rayla and Aang, respectively, are ‘good’ so to speak. Callum asks why they can’t just make peace with the elves. He argues ethics with Rayla. He sees her as a person: “You know this is wrong.” He doesn’t believe, deep down, that she has to be his enemy. Likewise, Katara trusts Aang right from the start. While Sokka is suspicious, Katara outright dismisses his claims: “Oh yeah, I’m sure he’s a spy for the Fire Navy, you can tell by that evil look in his eye.”

Then, there’s the fact that without hours (or 2-3 days, for Kataang) both couples are making huge changes and leaps of faith for one another. Aang offers to personally fly Katara to the Northern Water Tribe to find a waterbending master for her, although she’s initially hesitant. Aang gives himself up to protect the Southern Water Tribe (and, emotionally, Katara). Rayla offers to fight against her own kind to protect Harrow for Callum’s sake. Callum and Katara both decide to leave behind everything they’ve ever known. When it comes to major risk taking, Aang and Callum both say no.

R: Say the word, and I’ll go back into that tower with you. C: No. It’s up to us now. We have to return this Egg, we have to keep it safe, and carry it to Xadia.

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