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atla couples + modern au ♡

(this came out of a conversation in the comments on a previous post about an author threatening to stop updating a fic because of lack of engagement)

So there’s this idea that fic writers should write for themselves and not care too much about stats or engagement,

and i totally get the sentiment behind that. if writing becomes entirely about stats and external validation, something important does get lost - creative freedom and joy, conviction in your own writing

but i also think:

“i write for myself, but i post for others.”

because posting fic is not only self-expression. it’s social. ao3 is called an archive, but emotionally it often functions as a community space.

people post for connection, for participation, for others to bear witness to their pain and trauma and grief,

and i don’t think most people are asking to be admired so much as acknowledged. there’s something deeply human about wanting another person to encounter something that mattered to you and go:

“ok, yeah, I see what you were trying to say. I see you.”

especially because fanfic is often people processing very real feelings through fictional characters at a safe distance, one step removed,

and then uploading that deeply personal thing into a shared archive and hoping somebody else might connect with it.

And i think that’s why it hurts so much when you summon up the courage and post a fic into the void and you get nothing back,

and then it’s like,

But I just wanted to do a quick shoutout to the writers and artists who devote time to these otps- because often your work won’t get enough attention to feel truly validated. Your work may never get the hits/kudos/reblogs/comments a more popular pairing will, but don’t despair- someone out there is happy because you did the thing, and honestly? If you’re happy you did the thing, then keep doing the thing.

Thank you for the time and effort you put into the ships no one talks about. You’re amazing and don’t forget it.

thanks to the wonderful @pugcrumbs , some alternate Looks for Iroh the Younger

left is an attempt at a more 'mature' non military look, like if he gets a Fire Nation government position after leaving the United Forces. inspired by Thai clothing, complete with his own set of double sabers, just like grandpa

HOLY COW!!! 

I gave a shot art korrastorian​ ‘s  post of drawing Asami in Katara’s  fire nation outfit (because I’m a nosy person) and, my gosh I think she looks even more like her mother!!! 

And she’s gorgeous nonetheless…

Here’s HSTHETE, the 24 hour comic I drew this year!  Thanks to everybody who followed along on twitter this weekend as I posted these pages <3

they could be omnivorous like pigs or opportunistic hippos/horses, and are just only fed plant matter in most places because meat is so expensive

I was thinking opportunistic omnivores, as well. Their teeth seem closest to an omnivore: