Come what may I know the way

Fic-to-Art #66: Sokka and Azula share their story with their kids

I remain baffled and grateful, on equal measure, that my Patrons decided the last entry for this project, while the fic was still being published, would be the final Gladiator scene. No, it was not intentional, but it turned out that way anyhow! This is a silly yet adorable moment, as Sokka and Azula reenact their story in a humorous way... showing Hotaru, Shun and Yuuna what their chaotic first encounter was like. As the years go by, they'll be certain to learn much more about who their parents are and have been, and how their lives evolved all the way to the place where they are now.

Gladiator's over now, though! It only took us 13 years, and 420 chapters. Yes, meme number, it had to happen 🥲 Unfortunately, I couldn't avoid the memes because this is very much the full extent of what I wanted to do with their story.

My life, ultimately, revolves around storytelling. Even before Gladiator's time, I understood this was my calling. I hope it remains that way until the very end of my days, because stories truly make us human. The right tale, told the right way, at the right time, can be someone's salvation... be it the reader, be it the writer.

I intend to continue on my journey as a writer. You may not see my work chapter by chapter nowadays, since original fiction is its own beast... but much like Sokka and Azula did, I'll try to continue learning, growing and improving as a storyteller. And just as I intend to, those two will continue to share their own tale with their little family, for a long, long time... so, in a sense, it's never TRULY over as long as you let yourselves wonder how those kids will react to their parents' adventures, and what kinds of adventures of their own will they experience, someday. Food for thought! :D

Also! Stress tolerance is such an important skill that having a learning disability in that area is a major symptom of a whole lot of other disabilities/mental illnesses! Struggling with it is a huge part of life! It sucks!

Am I saying everyone with misophonia needs to listen to chewing noises all day? No. But you need to find ways to tolerate it enough that you don't treat others like shit if they make a mouth noise near you.

No, you don't have to read the fic with your trigger tags. But you do need to be able to handle scrolling past the tags without being upset.

It is hard! But not having it also makes you so so so easy to manipulate. That grandma is racist AF because her mom raised her to be uncomfortable around black people and she never fought that discomfort. Trans people make so many cis people uncomfortable and that discomfort turns into bigotry real fast.