#a-blue-bubble

That really raises the question of whether the cycle is more concerned about bending type or national identity, and I'm not sure about that, honestly. Could a water avatar be a waterbender born into the fire nation, or are they culturally fire? 

It also raises the question of what stage the avatar spirit latches onto someone. (As soon as they're conceived? At birth? Which gets into a longstanding debate about fetuses and souls that I don't want to touch on.) and at what point of development someone's bending status is decided. Katara could tell Pema's fourth kid was going to be a bender a few months before it was born.

That lets you know Jim’s been struggling with anxiety for a decent amount of time too, for Toby to be able to recognize when Jim’s getting overwhelmed and know how to help him. Those indicators are familiar to Toby, and that can take years to learn and familiarize yourself with.

And that makes it better imo. It’s rare to see mental illness even suggested in an adventure story, but when it is it’s usually after traumatic events befall the character. Jim’s anxiety is present before anything even happens. It’s just there, while he’s leading a normal life, and it’s beautiful. That’s really relatable and validating and important, I think, because that’s how it is for a lot of people and that’s not the kind of representation you usually get in stories like this.

Man, I would’ve loved to have a character like Jim to connect with when I was younger. The Adventure Begins novel is the closest I’ve ever seen an author get to accurately depicting persistent anxiety. Jim’s head is a mess. He’s distracted, tangled in his thoughts, dreading the day before it even begins, constantly frustrated that the “anxious voice” won’t leave him alone, and frequently trying to escape it all, his mind, his thoughts, himself. And that is exactly what it’s like. Every single day. Dealing with that. While trying to live your life. And that’s so fucking validating to see. 

It’s also super validating that a published author picked up on Jim’s anxiety in the show and seemed to take the time to accurately portray that anxiety on paper. I almost want to know if they just observed his character on TV, or if they also consulted the Trollhunters team before writing him in a way that heavily suggests he has an anxiety disorder. I know it’s probably a long shot, but I hope its confirmed in the show, that that representation is made official. I would legitimately cry.

Jim struggling with anxiety gives a heavier meaning to the grit-shaka too, especially after reading the novel and seeing how desperately he wants his anxiety to go away. To have that impossible wish fulfilled, God, he’s so stupidly happy. “Lose myself? I found myself, and I wasn’t even looking for me!” He’s on Cloud Nine. But he’s looking for relief in the wrong place. It’s like being heavily drugged, more so because Jim doesn’t remember what happened when he finally comes to, and he’s scared. “Toby! Where am I? What’s going on?” 

(I heard in the Guide thing Jim tries to get his hands on another grit-shaka even after what happened, and if that’s true that’s like. Really alarming. He wants to be totally unaware of what’s going on and what he’s feeling except for joy and confidence because whatever he’s normally feeling, that crushing anxiety and fear, is that bad, that unbearable for him...Someone help him.)

I think it is inevitable that people will pipe up about this sort of stuff, especially if it's in a place like the main tags. People will always disagree, or simply present other options that are interesting to consider (without suggesting that one is superior to another). Perhaps if you don't want people to add their opinions you could ask people not to on your post?

Usually unless it’s posed as a question, most people aren’t looking to be told their choices are wrong. Legit I drew up what I wanted to draw, and I will continue to do so. 

If I was looking for an actual conversation about the choices it def would have been worded so. Not everyone wants to have to sit and debate why they picked a thing and usually I just straight up block people who try to start up this sorta thing on my posts if I did not request it. 

I’m trying to be nicer and responding to this stuff, but it’s really presumptuous to begin with to assume that like.... everyone wants that. I post it in the main tag because that’s part of organizing. If I’d written something about 3below I would have tagged it that. This was about trollhunters characters, so of course I would post it that way. It’s how I organize my stuff. 

I like to doodle stuff and sometimes make aus out of things I enjoy, not everything is like... a big thing. It’s just me havin’ fun. I feel like if people desperately think that whatever I picked is wrong, they should go do the thing but like the way they think it should be. 

ok good timing friend. And no it's not anime, though the original original series it's based off are.

:DDD

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Thank you for the update! I'm looking forward to it.

So am I! :P There’s going to be a lot of content with the next batch of updates, although at this point I don’t know how many chapters it will be. Depends entirely on how much content ends up going into each chapter...

I have the main plot points lined out that I need to get to, but as we all know, there are smaller scenes that go in as well...

You love Anders and Josephine?? Same hat!

Same hat!!!

God, Anders is so near and dear to my heart. Him and Dorian. I just, *clenches fist* fucking love them so much. 

Omg I didn’t see this I’m so sorry !!

Anders: What are you most passionate about?

To be honest, I’m not even sure anymore lol. My current hyperfixation is Dragon Age though. So I guess that counts

Varric: What is your favorite fairy tale?

If I have one I can’t recall right now?? I’ll just tell you a little legend about Mt. Makiling in the Philippines.

There’s different versions, but the one I’m most familiar with is that basically there’s this woman, Maria Makiling (a goddess I think?), and she falls in love with someone. But she gets jilted. She’s so upset that she lays down on the ground and becomes a mountain. Which is why Mt. Makiling resembles a woman laying down on her side.

Shale: What is your earliest memory?

I don’t know why I remember this, but this was when I was 2 years old. I turned around and my little sister was standing there. I asked her if she was my sister and she said yes.