I am here for the Quissy and to write, but I'm slow with that...

AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH — miles quaritch, varang

cuddling in the tsahik’s yurt.

not my tweet or my fic (and there’s a good chance of this comment being a bot) but yeah, don’t do this. sure, some writers wouldn’t mind having fanfics (or direct continuation) of their fanfics written by someone else. some may even be thrilled and happy. but the fandom etiquette is that if you want to write a fanfic or a continuation of someone’s fanfic, YOU POLITELY ASK THE WRITER FOR THEIR PERMISSION. not their readers.

bro was STRAIGHT UP ready to put Quaritch down.

Absolutely no coup on my watch, MFer.

I love this man, he has 0 chill. Best assistant ever, 10/10 would hire. There's a good scene where he's pushing Selfridge around in his panties as well.

Everytime I see posts like this I get filled with such profound sadness

Cause you know who has the same brainrot as you? The same unhinged feelings as you after you've read the fic? The person who always wants to scream about the fic with you?

THE PERSON WHO WROTE IT

I never used to leave comments but since I got into the habit of commenting on everything i enjoy it's been incredible. Especially when the author gets back to me about it and we get to have a discussion of what other ideas they had. One writer replied to my comment with a 5 paragraph essay detailing the Floorplan of the building the characters lived in and it was incredible

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hey cough cough ;)

i nab me the movie. REMEMBER TO SUPPORT THE ACTUAL RELEASE WHEN IT COMES OUT!! we watching 10+ times when it comes out okay as compensation for pirating, okay!???

edit: YOU MUST DOWNLOAD TO WATCH (1.16GB)!!! the playback has a limit.

edit 2: copy the link, just incase this post gets taken down!!

edit3 3: new link is up!! probably might be the last one bc im scared of legal action lmao

download ⇩⇩

How the heck did the recoms get killed off so quickly? Like, I know Jake and Neytiri are capable fighters (aswell as being main characters). But, the recoms are supposed to be experienced military, bought back to life in 8-10ft tall avatar bodies working under Quaritch who is supposed to be a HUGE threat to Jake and the main cast.

Literally the FIRST time we see these guys in action FOUR of them die. (Fike, Walker, Brown, and Zhang) and then Ja, Lopez, Prager, Zdinarsk, and possibly Mansk were taken out on the boat by Jake and Neytiri (Albeit Ja who was crushed by Payakan, and Mansk who might not even be dead and doesn’t turn up in the third movie)

And then..nobody talks about it after? I understand the recoms only really existed to be killed off by Jake and Neytiri to show how strong they both are, but I wish their deaths had been talked about more. Maybe a small sequence between Lyle and Quaritch mourning these guys who they’ve most likely known for decades. Or maybe their deaths could’ve been used to make the RDA more worried about retaliation from the Na’vi, making them crueler towards them, or make them more desperate to capture and kill Jake.

Or maybe a few should’ve lived on into the third movie, and been more of a threat as none of them care about endangering Na’vi men, women and children, (considering the fact that Mansk was absolutely fine with shooting at Neteyam in the forest scene, or that Lyle quite literally shot and killed Neteyam)

Or they all could’ve been like: “We don’t get payed enough for this shit” and abandon the mission, teaming up with the Na’vi.

Lyle is so fucking DONE with Quaritch's bullshit

you don’t need a 500-page lore bible to write a compelling story.

but it doesn't hurt to ask the right questions about your world. that's when the ✨magic ✨ hapens!

if your world feels boring, it's usually because you haven't gotten down and dirty with the deeper layers. have you explored culture? history? daily life? small details?

those little details make worlds feel lived in. those are the kind of worlds you want to read about!

so here are a few questions i like to ask when building a world for a novel or fanfic:

history

what major event shaped the world people live in now?

what do people believe about that event… and what actually happened?

who benefits from the current version of history being told? (fantasy propaganda?? :O)

culture

what does this society celebrate? holidays, rituals, traditions?

what behavior is considered shameful or taboo?

what kind of person is respected here? and what kind is looked down on?

daily life

what does an ordinary day look like for someone in this world?

what’s something people complain about constantly?

what small convenience exists here that wouldn’t exist in our world?

power and conflict

who actually holds power in this world?

who thinks they hold power but really doesn’t?

what tensions exist that could explode into conflict?

environment

how does the landscape shape the culture?

what natural dangers exist?

how do people adapt to survive here?

little details that make worlds feel alive

what slang do people use?

what food is common in this world?

what rumors or urban legends circulate?

most writers struggle with worldbuilding because they don't have a structured place to explore these questions. they don't know what questions to ask. so they are left unanswered, leaving a hole in your world.

in summary: ask lots of (weird and oddly specific) questions about your world's logic.

if you need help, i have a super detailed novel writing planner (50+ pages) with a HUGE worldbuilding section. made by myself (an ADHD writer), so being concise, organized, and thorough were my three biggest priorities! It's got sections for worldbuilding, character motives, subplots, character arcs, theme + symbolism, and more!

it's basically a place where your entire story can finally live outside your head! <3

you can check it out here!

It's really helpful to share that information in an easily-accessible and permanent place because reblogging a post on tumblr or adding a tag to a post is only going to be seen by the people who catch that post when you put it up. Someone coming along 6 months or 2 years or a decade later will have no idea. Plus, you might have changed your mind in the intervening time.

It can be intimidating, difficult, or even impossible to directly ask someone if they'll allow you to create something based on their work, so a permission statement makes it all so much easier.

If you want to read more about permission statements, there's an article on Fanlore.

If you want to see what they look like, you can take a look at mine on my own AO3 account. Feel free to copy it and modify it however suits you.

Or you can make use of tools like @fanworkspermissionstatement that can help you build your own from the ground up.