I love this depiction of how Toph sees the world in this Avatar: The Last Airbender episode “The Blind Bandit.” The visualization of sound waves (what has been referred to as “seismic sense”) as they ripple through the ground is an image that has stuck with me since I first saw this episode nearly 20 years ago.

ATLA was a show I loved as a teen, but I didn’t fully appreciate its visual storytelling until revisiting it in my early thirties. This shot is striking on its own, but it also gives us real insight into Toph and how she interacts with the world. It translates something invisible into something we can immediately understand, letting us experience space the way she does — through vibration, rhythm, and movement rather than sight.

STEVE'S MOST SAID WORD IN THE MCU IS TONY

STEVE'S MOST SAID WORD IN THE MCU IS TONY

STEVE'S MOST SAID WORD IN THE MCU IS TONY

STEVE'S MOST SAID WORD IN THE MCU IS TONY

The Avengers get whiplash from the contrast of current!Steve and future!Steve

Current!Steve blue screening when future!Steve tells him to get his head out of his ass about.. everything

Tony salivating over future!Steve's beard

i get to watch the same two people find each other in every universe possible, and fall in love with each other every time in new, different, creative ways.

i get to see other people’s perceptions of a piece of media, a ship and characters i love so much, and how they view their personalities, roles and dynamics. and i get to decide for myself whether that’s the ending i want for them, or if i want to imagine something different happening.

i get to enjoy other people’s hard work and pure, unfiltered dedication to their craft. i see people put their time and passion into creating new worlds and realities for pre-conceived characters - for both their own satisfaction and the enjoyment of their readers.

i get to interact with them directly, and tell them how loved and appreciated their works are.

i get to speak to other people with similar interests to me - sharing, recommending, discussing these pieces of fiction with each other - through fanfiction, and find comfort and community within this.

i find the creativity, nuance, hardwork, community, joy, togetherness and core humanity of fanfiction (and fandoms as a whole) truly beautiful.

Me reading angst: Pain is good.

Me reading smut: I'm going to hell.

Tony: that I was gonna marry Captain America

Me: